Gao Di was not stupid and naturally understood the hidden meaning in Li's words.
He said: "If it doesn't work once, do it twice or three times. We must find a way to send someone to contact the capital. Even if something really happens in the capital, we must find out the situation."
"Don't worry, Dong Weng. The students have arranged for more than a dozen messengers. There will always be someone among these people who can break through the siege of the tiger thieves." Staff Li comforted Gao Di.
The cavalry of the Tiger Banner blocked the entrance to Shanhaiguan. Everyone knew that it would be difficult to send people to the capital.
Gaudi nodded.
There wasn't much he could do at the moment. The capital was really about to fall. He needed to make plans early. Shanhaiguan alone couldn't support him for too long.
"Dong Weng, regardless of whether the matter in the capital is true or not, you should make plans early at this time, Dong Weng. The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for you, Dong Weng." Assistant Fu said to Gao Di.
The other staff member didn't speak.
They followed Gaudi to take the risk and came to Shanhaiguan to perform meritorious services and build connections so that they could have the opportunity to serve as officials in the future. Naturally, they would not be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
And without the support of the capital, Shanhaiguan cannot sustain it for too long. Over time, money and food alone will be able to overwhelm Shanhaiguan.
Gao Di hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Wait a moment, wait until the news from the capital comes back."
He understood what Assistant Fu meant.
But he didn't want to see Fan Wencheng at this time.
He even suspected that Fan Wencheng deliberately spread the rumors about Shanhaiguan, otherwise it would not be such a coincidence. As soon as he refused to meet Fan Wencheng, rumors spread about the fall of the capital.
He is not a dazed young man who goes into and out of official circles. He knows that all coincidences often have a dark hand behind them.
Seeing that Gao Di still wanted to wait for news from the capital, Fu's staff stopped trying to persuade him.
Too much persuasion often backfires, and he also suspected that the rumors in Shanhaiguan were the work of Daikin.
However, the rumors spread too many times, and it is impossible to get exact information from the capital. Even if you guess it is a rumor, it will still make people panic.
Two days later, the news about the fall of the capital became more and more fierce in Shanhaiguan. Ming troops who were defending the city began to secretly escape from Shanhaiguan, but most of them were captured.
Gaudi was not polite at all to deserters. In addition, he also wanted to kill chickens and monkeys, so he chopped off the heads of many deserters.
However, this did not stop the spread of the rumors, but made them more real. The Ming army in Shanhaiguan also began to become unable to suppress them.
On this day, Fu Fu approached Gao Di again.
"But someone from the capital has arrived?" When Gao Di saw his staff, the first thing he did was to ask if there was anyone from the capital.
Staff Fu shook his head.
Gaudi looked disappointed.
"Dong Weng, dozens of people in the army escaped under the cover of night yesterday. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on without the help of the tiger thieves." Assistant Fu said.
Hearing this, Gao Di said with an ugly face: "Do you think the capital has really fallen?"
"The students don't know," said Assistant Fu, "but the students feel that it is no longer important whether the capital has really fallen, because most people in Shanhaiguan believe that the capital has fallen, and Shanhaiguan has become an isolated city with no backup."
After hearing this, Gao Di sighed and said, "Yes, it doesn't matter whether the capital has been captured or not."
Even though they knew that the capital was probably not lost, the people below believed the rumors even more.
"Dong Weng had better meet that Fan Wencheng, just to leave a way for the people of Shanhaiguan to survive." Governor Fu said.
Hearing this, Gao Di snorted coldly and said: "I'm afraid this person is the one spreading the rumors in Shanhaiguan. If I go to see him now, wouldn't I be bowing to him?"
"Don Weng, just think that you are meeting him for the sake of the people of Shanhaiguan. The people of Shanhaiguan will only praise you for being considerate of the people and caring for the people wholeheartedly. Besides, even if Dong Weng meets Fan Wencheng, he does not have to agree to anything at all. You can wait for the news from the capital to come back and decide what to do." Assistant Fu said.
Gaudi remained silent.
He no longer resisted seeing Fan Wencheng, but when Fan Wencheng put him in a position, he just lowered his head and felt very uncomfortable.
"Student Wang Dongweng wants to meet this Fan Wencheng for the sake of the people of Shanhaiguan." Assistant Fu saluted Gao Di deeply.
well!
Gaudi let out a long sigh and said immediately: "For the sake of the people, it stands to reason that I should go see him, but I can't get over this hurdle in my heart."
When Fu Fu heard this, he understood what it meant.
He immediately said: "Dong Weng can ask Fan Weng to come to see you in person. If Dong Weng feels dissatisfied, you can even have Fan Weng captured directly."
"Are you sure?" Gaudi couldn't help but ask.
Assistant Fu said: "That Fan Wencheng took the initiative to come to Shanhaiguan. It can be seen that he wants to ask for you, so the student thinks that he will not refuse such a small request."
Gao Di thought for a while and said: "Just do as you say and have someone contact Fan Wencheng. I will meet him at Shanhaiguan."
"Students thank the supervisor on behalf of the people of Shanhaiguan." Staff Fu bowed deeply again.
Soon, the news that Gaudi agreed to meet was sent to Fan Wencheng.
Fan Wencheng was in agony after receiving the news.
He originally wanted to meet Gaudi somewhere outside the city. Even if there was danger, he would be very sure to escape. But if he entered Shanhaiguan, it would be difficult to escape. Life and death really depended on other people's thoughts. .
"Gaodi asked me to go to Shanhaiguan to have a detailed discussion with him face to face. I'm afraid the matters here will be left to you, Zuoling." Fan Wencheng said to Nichkhun.
Hearing this, Nichkhun said: "Mr. Fan, just go. Nothing will happen to me here. If Mr. Fan is detained in Shanhaiguan, I will definitely find a way to rescue Mr. Fan."
Fan Wencheng's mouth twitched when he heard this.
Just these dozen people went to Shanhaiguan and it was not enough to fill the gap between their teeth.
And he didn't believe that Nichkhun would save him at all. If he was really detained by Gaudi, I'm afraid Nichkhun would go back to see Huang Taiji immediately instead of going to Shanhaiguan to save him.
In the end, Fan Wencheng decided to go to Shanhaiguan to meet Gao Di.
He must complete the errand assigned by Huang Taiji. If he shrinks back and does not go to see Gao Di at this time, I am afraid that Nikun will report the matter to Huang Taiji immediately after returning.
Based on his understanding of Huang Taiji, if he fails to complete the errands given by Huang Taiji, he will definitely not end well. Especially since he is a Han Chinese, even if he does not die, he will lose his power and become a slave of a certain Niu Lu.
He joined Dai Jin just to be able to display his talents, and one day he would follow Dai Jin to take over the Central Plains, become a founding hero, and let the world know his name Fan Wencheng.
So he will never go back to the days of being a slave to others.
(End of chapter)
