Qi Wangjian's mouth twitched on the king's couch. Tianjia, who was next to him, was also speechless. As the person involved, Tian Lang looked even more embarrassed.
As the saying goes, hit someone without slapping someone in the face, and expose someone without exposing their shortcomings. This Li Shiqi publicly talked about his abandonment of the army, which made Tian Lang unable to get off the stage. Looking around, he saw many people in the palace looking at him with disdain.
They agreed to lead an army to help, but were beaten and fled into the city in embarrassment. It was really disappointing. His dignity as a dignified doctor in Jimo was completely lost.
Fortunately, his good friend Tai Shiwen immediately spoke out to defend: "The defeat of Dr. Jimo was just a sneak attack by your Qin army. There is no need to say more. On the contrary, what you, the Qin envoy, just said is too ridiculous. Our Linzi city is strong. Just like gold and stone, why do we need you to save us?" Tian Lang immediately used his words to counterattack: "That's right, you, Lisheng, actually said that you came to save the lives of my monarchs and ministers. Do you know that Linzi is a huge city in the world? The walls are high and thick, and there are 300,000 soldiers in the city. They are all good warriors and brave soldiers. When I heard that the Qin people were coming here, the hundreds of thousands of Qi people in the city were already full of fighting spirit. They wanted to drink blood with their swords and halberds and fight to the death with you. Fight."
"Your Qin army is less than half the number of our Qi people. Even now that the war has started, it is difficult to capture our city walls. My king and ministers are sitting in the city, why do you need to come to rescue me?" Li Shiqi laughed and said, "What are you saying, doctor?" That's ridiculous. If our army wants to capture Linzi, it can only be done in a matter of seconds. All we need to do is bombard the city with huge cannons and let the soldiers push ladders and carts up the wall. Then the Linzi wall will be like running to our Qin army. Walk on level ground.”
"Now that our army has entered Linzi, it will be like a ferocious tiger entering a flock of sheep. Who can resist it? When the army comes to Qi Palace, Linzi will be stained with blood. Is it true?" The sound of Qi Chen's breathing could be heard in the palace.
Qi Wangjian, who was on the king's couch, shuddered involuntarily. The scene where the Qin army entered Qi Palace and the ax was placed on his neck had begun to appear in his mind.
Li Shiqi saw King Jian of Qi's face showing fear, and took the opportunity to speak: "Our Qin army has the power to attack the city and destroy the country, slaughtering the entire city, but General Zhao is kind and righteous, pitying the lives of all the people in the city, and even more respectful to the king. Therefore. We do not attack the city, we only use giant cannons to test it. I am sent here today to find a better solution to stop the disaster between the two countries."
"Sir, what's your plan to stop the disaster and save our lives?" Tian Jia asked in a deep voice, staring at Li Shiqi with his eyes.
Many ministers in the palace also opened their eyes wide and looked at the Qin envoy. Qi Wangjian swallowed his saliva nervously, waiting for the next words.
Li Shiqi chuckled and said calmly: "The disasters caused by swords and wars are all caused by the disputes among the countries. In the past, during the reign of King Ping and King Huan of Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was weakened, and the princes came together to merge with each other. They were quarreling in all directions and became enemies of each other."
"After the three kingdoms were divided into the Jin Dynasty, the seven kingdoms of Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han continued to fight each other, causing the country to turn into ruins and the people to suffer misery. It has been hundreds of years now!"
"Now the king of Qin is wise and powerful, sweeping away the Liuhe and sweeping the eight wastelands. All the people are attracted to him, and the four sides admire his virtue. This is not won by military force, but by destiny. Qin's annexation of the world is the will of heaven and man."
"In today's world, only Qin and Qi are left. They govern by dividing their borders. It is inevitable that there will be discord and disputes, which is extremely unsatisfactory. If the two countries are united and the world is unified, then the conflicts can be stopped and there will be no more wars. "
"The king and the princes have turned against each other and surrendered with courtesy. Not only can they avoid the disaster of swordsmanship, but they can also keep their wealth and honor. Isn't it wonderful that the country is safe and the people are happy?" Li Shi spoke like a river and sounded like a bell, directly clarifying the purpose of his visit. , his eyes were shining brightly towards Qi Wangjian on the couch.
Although he had been prepared in his heart, when Li Shiqi said his words of persuasion to surrender, Qi Wangjian still shrank into a ball, and all the ministers in the palace bit their lips and fell silent.
Immediately afterwards, a sneer sounded. Tian Lang stood up and shouted: "It's completely ridiculous. Your beautiful words are really ridiculous." He looked at the ministers in the palace and said loudly: "Gentlemen, please don't be fooled by the words of this arrogant man."
"I have conquered an area thousands of miles away, and have millions of armors. Although the great Sima Zhen city was defeated, it did not hurt the bones of the country. Now the Qin army is approaching our Linzi city. Even if there are huge cannons to show off their power, they can't break the city. They can only We can just waste food here. When our troops from the seventy cities across the land come to help, we will be able to recruit millions of people. We can attack one with ten. Is there any reason why we can't win?"
"Now it is Zhao Tuo who sees that there is no hope of breaking the city, so he sends these preachers into the city, intending to use his lips and tongue to deceive the Qi Kingdom to surrender. How ridiculous. Since ancient times, in the world, can there be a country that is thousands of miles away? And the one who surrendered?" Tian Lang's face flushed with blood, and he stared directly at King Qi on the couch.
"Your Majesty and Prime Minister, please do not worry. Although Qin has destroyed the five kingdoms, none of the heroes from the Three Jin Dynasties have surrendered to Qin. Thousands of people have entered our Qi territory. Your Majesty will expel the Qin invaders, and then you can accept the warriors from the Three Jin Dynasties." For my own use, and with a hundred thousand people, I can enter the pass of Linjin."
"The great ministers and ministers of Chu in Jing Dynasty do not want to join the Qin army. There are hundreds of them between Qi and Ju. The king has taken them with an army of 100,000 men, so that the old place of Chu, that is, Wuguan, can be entered. "
"In this way, the power of Qi can be established and the state of Qin can be destroyed. The title to the south of Fushe is to surrender to Qin from the west. The king will not take it!" Tian Lang's words were so loud that the whole court was shocked.
His friend Tai Shiwen opened his mouth wide and was speechless. Even Li Shiqi, who was known to be eloquent, was severely shocked by the words of the Jimo doctor.
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"The policy of destroying Qin" is really admirable. Li Shiqi chuckled and sneered: "False words, deceiving oneself and others. Now the Jimo doctor insists on going against the laws of nature and acting against human sentiments. Don't you hear the saying goes: Those who follow the rules will prosper, and those who go against will perish? Today, our country, the Qin Dynasty, has millions of soldiers and good generals. Thousands of people. I wonder how the fluorescence of the rotten grass can compare with the bright moon in the sky?" With that, Li Shiqi stood up.
He cupped his hands to King Jian of Qi who was on the couch and said with a smile: "Since Dr. Jimo has a plan to destroy Qin and strengthen Qi, please ask the king to implement it to establish the power of Qi. Li Shi did not bother him and just returned to the camp. , persuade General Zhao to move all the big artillery in the army to the southwest, so that he can greet the king day and night." Before Qi Wangjian could recover from the verbal battle between the two, he heard Li Shiqi trying to persuade Zhao Tuo to launch an artillery attack Qi Gong's words immediately caused the souls to scatter in fear.
Dr. Jimo's strategy to save the country is like farting. But Li Shiqi's words were a real threat.
King Jian of Qi did not wait for the ministers to speak, so he shouted: "Mr. Li, wait a minute. The matter of surrendering to Qin is something that I have to think about! Think about it!" Li Shi's eyes lit up.
This matter is indeed interesting.
"Your Majesty, Qi and Qin are our mortal enemies. An Neng surrenders to Qin! This is unthinkable, Your Majesty!" Tian Lang shouted.
But there were not many people in the palace who supported him except Tai Shiwen. Nearly a hundred Qi Dukes and ministers in the entire palace, like Qi Wang Jian, fell into a strange silence.
Tian Lang felt bad and shouted to Tian Jia: "The king of Qin attacked Qi. In his edict, he asked the prime minister and the princes to question the crime. If the whole country surrenders to Qin, won't the princes be reduced to prisoners? How can they survive?" Tian Jia nodded and asked Li Shiqi: "As Dr. Jimo said, the King of Qin listened to the villain's slander and wanted to accuse us. If he surrendered to Qin, wouldn't he put us in jail?" Li Shi Qidan was stunned. Dan said: "If the prime minister and the princes surrender to Qin, they will certainly have done a great job in surrendering, and they should preserve their wealth and status. As for the villain's slander, the King of Qin is wise and powerful. He will definitely distinguish it and will never let the heroes feel cold. But if If you really want to resist to the end, when the city is destroyed, it may not be easy to talk about this matter." Hearing Li Shiqi's hints and threats.
Tianjia and many ministers breathed a sigh of relief. They are veterans in the political arena. In a flash of thought, they can think of the previous incriminating edict written by King Qin, which was nothing more than an excuse to start a war. Its purpose was to force them to surrender.
As long as you surrender, you can rely on the merit of surrender to avoid disasters and keep your wealth. If you don't surrender, after the city is broken, it will really be over.
"The matter of surrendering to Qin is of great importance. Please sir and General Zhao give us time to think about it." Tian Jia said.
Li Shiqi nodded knowingly. The surrender of the whole country was so important that it was impossible for anyone to agree to it on the spot.
But looking at the situation at hand, after some temptations and threats from him, the matter was mostly settled.
"In this case, I will retire first. According to General Zhao's instructions, I should stay for three days. After three days, if the general cannot get a satisfactory answer, he will send troops to attack the city. There will be no chance of peace talks. Please consider it. "Li Shiqi smiled and said goodbye, but before leaving, he wanted to add one more thing.
He looked at King Jian of Qi and said in a seductive voice: "In the past, our Qin army destroyed the five countries, and the five kings rebelled against Qin and were either dead or imprisoned. Your Majesty is different. If you are willing to surrender to Qin, my king will read The king does not use swords and weapons, but only cares about the virtue of living for the people. I will provide you with a land of five hundred miles, which can make the king rich and noble for the rest of his life."
"Five hundred miles?" Qi Wangjian's eyes widened. In his mind, he thought of the killed Han Wangan, the exiled Zhao Wangqian, the imprisoned Chu Wang Fuchu and Wei Wangjia, and the newly captured Yan Wangxi and Dai Wangjia.
The six kings were either killed, exiled, or still in prison. And if he, King Jian of Qi, surrenders, he will be able to get five hundred miles of land. This treatment is really completely different.
Without contrast, there is no temptation. Qi Wangjian's heart moved.
