"The Qin envoy Li Shiqi persuaded the king and the prime minister to surrender. The king did not refuse on the spot. All the ministers wanted to surrender to Qin?" At the top of Linzi City, when Tian Dan heard the report from his younger brother Tian Rong, his whole body was filled with excitement. stunned.
Immediately after the surprise, there was boundless anger. Tian Dan said in shock and anger: "The soldiers all over the city are trying to fight to the death with the Qin people and live and die with Linzi. How can the king and the prime minister have the intention to surrender? Is it possible that none of the ministers of the Qi Kingdom and the Manchu Dynasty are bloody-minded?" Tian Rong was angry. He said: "Outside the palace, I heard Dr. Jimo and Mr. Taishi arguing with the envoy of Qin. However, the king did not listen to Dr. Jimo. The Prime Minister also responded with his intention to surrender. It is a pity that our country of Qi has only loyal ministers in the court, and it is difficult to save the country. It's dangerous." He thought about the big cauldron in front of the palace and couldn't help but regretted: "If I had known this, I should have thrown the beautiful food into the cauldron and boiled it to death." Tian Rong felt very regretful.
The Qin army had bombarded the city with huge cannons for several days. Tian Rong, as the general who defended the city, was beaten very badly. So he ignored Tian Jia's order and insisted on dragging Li Shiqi to the big tripod. The purpose was actually to intimidate him, kill the Qin envoy, vent his resentment from being shot in the past few days, and wait until Li Shiqi When he bowed his head and begged for mercy, he let go.
Unexpectedly, Li Shiqi was not only unafraid, but threatened his son Tian Guang and Dicheng Tian's family. This actually made Tian Rong fearful in his heart, and he surrendered first.
Thinking about it now, if he had really cooked Li Shiqi to death, there would have been no chance for peace talks between Qin and Qi, let alone for him to persuade Qi to surrender.
When Li Shiqi left later, Tian Jia seemed to have considered the possibility that Tian Rong and others would do something bad, and asked his cronies to escort Li Shiqi away from other city gates, leaving Tian Rong no chance to take action.
Just when Tian Rong was filled with regret. Tian Dan whispered: "No wonder I always felt that something was wrong with Xiangbang during this period. I didn't expect that he actually wanted to surrender to Qin."
"But fortunately, neither he nor the king agreed immediately. Thinking that things will turn around, I will personally persuade the prime minister and the king to give up the idea of surrender."
"Ah Rong, you will sit here and guard the city for me, and be careful not to let the Qin people take the opportunity to attack the city. I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person and ask for an audience with the Prime Minister!" Tian Dan gritted his teeth and strode towards the city.
... Linzi City, in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Tian Dan asked to see him with a dark face. When he saw Qi Prime Minister Tian Jia, he asked in a deep voice what the Qin envoy had said about his surrender today.
"Everything about surrendering to Qin depends on the king's will. After all, this Qi country is your king's Qi country. Even though I am the prime minister of Qi country, it is difficult for me to interfere in this matter." Tian pretended to smile, facing Tian After repeated questioning, he only blamed Qi Wangjian for everything.
This answer made Tian Dan even more angry. He scolded: "What Xiangbang said is unreasonable! You are not only the Prime Minister of Qi, but also the king's younger brother, and a descendant of the Tian family. This Qi State is also passed down from the ancestors of Xiangbang, so why can't you interfere?"
"Xiangbang, at this critical moment for the survival of the country, you should dissuade the king from surrendering to the Qin people!" Tian Jia asked: "If you don't surrender, can the general have any strategy to defeat the enemy?" Tian Dan was startled. , he did not want to lie, and said in a low voice: "Today, the situation is over, and we can only fight to the death and die for our country."
"General, you are so strong! General, go and defend the city first. I will enter the palace later to discuss the matter with the king." Tian Jia said calmly.
Tian Dan glanced at Xiangbang and saw that his expression was calm and he could not tell what he was thinking. He bowed his hands and said goodbye, and before leaving, he requested again: "I would also like to ask the Prime Minister to dissuade the king from surrendering to Qin. As long as the king sticks to Linzi, the children of the Wutian family will fight to the last moment for the sake of their ancestral country! We will live and die with Linzi!"
"Yeah." In Tian Jia's perfunctory voice, Tian Dan sighed and left Xiangbang's mansion. Seeing Tian Dan leaving, the servants in the mansion closed the door, and Tian Jia said: "Please come here, Mr. Chen." A moment later, a lean man in Chinese clothes walked into the room and saluted, "Chen Chi has met you." Bang, that General Tian Dan is gone?"
"Let's go." Tian Jia responded, staring at the man in front of him, and said eagerly: "What Li Shi said today is similar to what Chen Jun said, but I still want to confirm it with Chen Jun again. As long as we wait If you surrender to Qin, can the King of Qin really protect our wealth and not make trouble for the people of the four countries in the past?" Chen Chi laughed loudly and said: "Prime Minister, there is no need to be afraid. Our Qin Kingdom is about to unify the world, and my king will become the king of the world. The only king in the world. The life and death of all the people in the world are just a matter of words from my king."
"Xiangbang only needs to perform well at this time and win the favor of the king. Will there be less wealth and power in the future? So everything that Xiangbang is worried about actually depends on Xiangbang's performance."
"Xiangbang needs to hurry up on this matter. Throughout Linzi City, many ministers have contacted us and made arrangements to surrender to Qin." Tian Jia gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, in that case, I will enter the palace immediately. , urge the king to surrender to Qin!"
"Yeah. But as far as I know, that General Tian Dan just now is quite determined to be anti-Qin. The Prime Minister needs to deal with it well." Chen Chi said calmly.
Tian Jia responded: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I will deal with it myself. I supported Tian Dan. Removing his military power is just a matter of words between me and the king."... An hour later.
Tian Jia walked into Qi Palace. Before entering the palace, he heard the voices of Shangqing Taishi Wen and Doctor Jimo coming from inside.
"Your Majesty, today Li Shi said that the king surrendered to Qin, and gave the king five hundred miles of land. But how can there be a thing in the world that would give up a country thousands of miles away and covet someone's land of five hundred miles? It would be ridiculous to abandon the big and chase the small. ?”
"Of course, the people of Qin have a heart of tigers and wolves, and they have no faith. How can your Majesty easily believe their words? Didn't you see that Zhang Yi deceived King Huai of Chu in the past?"
"Back then, King Huai of Chu believed Zhang Yi's words and broke off diplomatic relations with Qi for the sake of six hundred miles of land. As a result, when he sent people to Qin to ask for it, he only heard the words 'Yi made an appointment with the king for six hundred miles, but not six hundred miles'." , this matter is really the laughingstock of the world!"
"If the king today believes Li Shiqi's words and surrenders the country to Qin because of these five hundred miles of land, won't he be afraid that Li Shiqi will also say, "Li Sheng and the king are about five miles away, but they don't hear about five hundred miles." ?" Dr. Jimo and Tai Shiwen repeatedly remonstrated, and even cited Zhang Yi's deception of King Huai of Chu as an example.
The words of the two made Qi Wangjian in the room feel uneasy. There was a precedent, so it was really possible.
King Jian of Qi muttered, "Yes, what if the Qin people don't accept their debt and only give me five miles of land?" Tian Jia strode into the house after hearing this.
I saw Qi Wang Jian sitting on the couch with a sad face. Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo stood in the palace and kept admonishing.
Tian Jia said: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you. Please step aside."
"Is there anything that Xiangbang can't tell us?"
"Could it be that the prime minister wants to persuade the king to surrender to Qin?" Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo immediately shouted angrily. Tianjia ignored them. By now, the attitudes of both parties were basically clear.
Tian Ji wanted to surrender to Qin, but these two people were willing to fight to the end. They were not from the same group and had nothing to say.
He believed that King Qi Jian would make a choice. Sure enough, King Jianlue of Qi hesitated and said to Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo: "You go down first, and I will discuss national affairs with the prime minister." Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo felt something.
The two of them fell on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, Tian's Sheji must not be abandoned lightly! I am willing to fight to the death for Your Majesty, but I hope Your Majesty will not surrender!" The flesh on Qi Wangjian's face shook, and he waved his hand: "You go down first, I will think about this matter for you." Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo had no choice but to leave in tears.
As soon as the two left, Qi Wangjian looked at Tianjia with a bitter face and asked, "I think what Tai Shiwen said makes sense. If I really surrender to Qin, what will happen if the Qin people don't recognize the five hundred-mile agreement?" How about it? Isn't it like what happened to King Zhang Yi in the past?" Tian Jia looked at King Qi Jian in front of him and no longer treated him as a monarch. He sneered to himself and said: "Brother, brother, you and I are brothers. Telling lies to you."
"As of now, if our brothers do not surrender to the Qin State, when the Qin people break the city, capture you and me, and escort you to Xianyang like Han An, Zhao Qian, and Wei Jie, you will either die or be imprisoned. Can you think about the so-called five hundred miles of land?"
"Don't mention that there is only five miles of land by then, you might even lose your life. Or do you really count on Tian Lang's plan to destroy Qin?" These words woke up the dreamer.
Qi Wangjian suddenly woke up. Yes, if he doesn't surrender now while he can still negotiate terms, and when the Qin army breaks Linzi and captures him, he will be the loser, and then he will truly have no terms to negotiate.
Let alone five miles away, he might just be thrown into a small dark room and become a prisoner. As for whether the Qin army can break Linzi?
King Jian of Qi does not have any delusions at all. Although he has been paralyzing himself mentally, he is not a fool. He is very clear about the general trend of the world today. He knows that King Qin is determined to destroy Qi. With the strength of Qin, Qi will never be able to protect it. He is There is absolutely no way to escape.
The words of Jimo doctor Tian Lang were exaggerated and pretentious, just like farting. Now from the perspective of King Qi's own interests, it is really most appropriate to surrender to Qin.
Thinking of this, Qi Wangjian raised his head and glanced at his magnificent Qi Palace, feeling a little firmer in his sadness.
I want to live.
"My brother is right, the Tian family is destined to perish. If I don't surrender to Qin, I will just become a withered skeleton, or a prisoner in a dark room. In such a situation, how can we talk about wealth? Now that I surrender to Qin, at least I can still survive. If I can save my life, even if the King of Qin doesn't give me five hundred miles of land. If he only gives me five miles, I will accept it." Qi Wangjian began to make calculations in his mind.
Five miles away. It's still quite a large area. If he negotiates terms with the Qin people, takes away some gold and jade wealth, and takes away a group of beauties and concubines in the palace, then he can live the rest of his life happily. .
Thinking of this, Qi Wangjian no longer had any doubts. He nodded to Tian Jia and said, "I am willing to surrender to Qin!"
"Send someone to contact Qin General Zhao Tuo and tell him that if he can protect my wealth, I will surrender Tian's country to him!"
