After more than half an hour, Liu Yaozu got up and left after having enough wine and food.
Xiang Xuanwu personally sent him to the city wall and asked the soldiers to use ropes and baskets to carry Liu Yaozu down. The latter crossed the suspension bridge, got on his horse, and returned to the Zhenglan Banner camp to resume his life.
"hey-hey!"
Looking at the retreating figure, Xiang Xuanwu sneered a few times, then took out the bag of jewelry from his arms, weighed it in his hand, touched it again, and finally sighed, and ordered someone to find the commander of the army. All records were handed over to be used as military expenses.
To be honest, when faced with priceless jewelry, no one can afford to be greedy, and the same goes for Xiang Xuanwu. He loves it so much that he wants to keep it all for himself, but after weighing the pros and cons, he suppresses his greed.
For one thing, Qin Feng runs the army very strictly. Anyone who embezzles military pay, accepts bribes, or extorts people's property will be beheaded regardless of their official position!
There once was a sentry commander who had made many meritorious deeds. He became greedy and embezzled a little of the food expenses of his soldiers, and the amount was not much, only 10%.
In other armies, this kind of thing is very common. If you are greedy for 10% or 20%, you are clean. If you are greedy for 40% or 50%, it is not too much. If you are ruthless, you dare to be greedy for 80% or 90%.
But this was the Tianwei Army, and what they hated most was corruption. When Qin Feng found out, he became furious. Then, regardless of everyone's pleas, he killed the sentry commander with his own hands. His head was hung on the flagpole for a month as a warning to others. .
With such a lesson learned from the past, Xiang Xuanwu naturally did not dare to try the law himself.
Secondly, these are troubled times, and Qin Feng is a man of both wisdom and courage, who is able to conquer battles. He will definitely have a bright future in the future, and it is possible to be named a marquis, a duke, a king... or even one step further.
As one of Qin Feng's important subordinates, as long as he is loyal and diligent, it will not be a problem to hold a high position and have a wife and children in the future.
For a small bag of jewels, Xuanwu would not do such a stupid thing, depriving himself and his descendants of great wealth!
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To make a long story short, four days passed quickly, and Liu Yaozu came again to persuade him to surrender.
Xiang Xuanwu's strategy was: hold a banquet and entertain him warmly. As for the matter of opening the door and returning home, he said that he was ready to agree, but he hadn't made a final decision yet. He hoped to let himself think about it carefully. It wouldn't take much time, and it would be enough in two days. !
Seeing Xiang Xuanwu's enthusiastic attitude and his intention to surrender, Liu Yaozu had no choice but to nod in agreement, eat and drink well, and go back to report.
After the report, the Jurchen army did not move!
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Two days passed quickly, and Liu Yaozu came again to persuade him to surrender.
This time, Xiang Xuanwu made it clear that he had figured it out and would open the door and submit to the Jurchens in order to gain a good salary, prosperity and wealth.
But, I have figured it out myself, but my subordinates still have many things they can't figure out. It will take some time to convince them, not much, just two days.
Seeing Xiang Xuanwu agree to surrender, Liu Yaozu was very happy and went back to report.
After the report, the Jurchen army once again stood still!
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Two days later, Liu Yaozu came again.
This time, no matter how much he said, there was no time for grace. In desperation, Xiang Xuanwu had no choice but to agree to surrender and negotiated the specific details of the surrender.
Liu Yaozu returned happily!
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At noon, Zhenglan Banner Camp - inside the Chinese army's tent.
Sanbeile - Mang Gurtai was sitting in the middle, cutting up a roasted whole lamb with a short knife. The mutton was golden in color, fragrant and tender. His mouth was full of oil after eating, and he drank a few mouthfuls of kumiss. It felt very comfortable. .
There were also Gushan Ezhen, Mele Zhangjing, Jia Lazhangjing... a total of more than 20 people, sitting on both sides of the tent, also drinking heavily and eating large pieces of meat!
There was only one exception. Not only did he have no wine to drink or meat to eat, he didn't even have a seat. He could only stand in the corner of the big tent with his hands down. It was none other than Ning Wanwo!
Ning Wan, am I not an important strategist? Why do I receive such cold treatment?
This is not surprising, although after Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne, he vigorously promoted and re-employed Han people and let them participate in various military affairs.
However, in the Jurchen regime, the status of the Han people was still very low. They were regarded as slaves and barbarians. They were often beaten, scolded and bullied by the Jurchen nobles.
Take Ning Wan and I as an example. As one of the three great Han advisers, I have given many good ideas to the Jurchens. It can be said that I have worked hard and made great achievements. However, in front of the Jurchen nobles, I am not even qualified to sit down. At most, I can usually sit down. Just a few less scoldings.
The slave devotes himself to serving the master, but the master looks down on the slave. This has been the case throughout the ages!
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While eating and drinking, Mang Gurtai suddenly said: "That bitch slave Liu Yaozu, this is the fourth time he has gone to the city to lobby. If he fails again, Benbeile will mobilize his troops to take Baichengzi by force and kill the people inside. It’s all clean!”
"Master Beile is right. All kinds of siege equipment have been built. We can completely capture Baichengzi. There is no need to waste any time!"
"I heard that there is a lot of wealth in Baichengzi. Now we, the soldiers of Zhenglan Banner, can grab a lot of it, haha!"
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Mang Gurtai and a group of generals lost patience with the surrender and discussed forcibly attacking Baichengzi.
At this time, Ning Wanwo stood up from the corner.
"Master Beile, in my opinion, for Baichengzi, attacking by force is the worst option, and recruiting and surrendering is the best option. Liu Yaozu is lobbying, so we'd better wait patiently!"
"Hmph, Ben Beile has already given away a bag of treasures and promised a first-class official position to Aung Bang Zhangjing, but Xiang is still unwilling to open the door and surrender. He really doesn't know how to praise him. He is just a small guerrilla general. He deserves us. Is this such a waste of time?"
"If I go back to Master Beile, Xiang Xuanwu is naturally not worth it, but don't forget, behind Xiang Xuanwu is Qin Feng!"
As soon as Ning finished my words, the big tent immediately became quiet.
It is true that the Jurchens look down on the Han people. That refers to the surrendered Han people and the useless Han people. They treat the Han people who are really capable and treat them differently.
For example, Yuan Chonghuan had guarded the Liaoxi Corridor for many years and was the biggest obstacle to entering the customs. The Jurchens hated him deeply, but they did not dare to look down upon him in the slightest.
The same is true for Qin Feng. In the previous battle of Gyeonggi, many banner leaders and Baylor suffered losses at his hands, losing troops and generals.
In this battle of Shanxi, Dudu and Abatai, two Baylors known for their ability to conquer battles, were defeated by him one after another, and the former even lost his life.
Now when it comes to Qin Feng, no one among the Jurchen nobles dares to look down upon him. Some even regard him as the second Yuan Chonghuan!
"Xiang Xuanwu is one of Qin Feng's important subordinates. Baichengzi is Qin Feng's foundation. His beloved wife Jin is also in the city. If he can take it down without bloodshed, it will be like holding Qin Feng's life. Then If you send people to lobby, you might be able to recruit them!
The surrender of Qin Feng is equivalent to the surrender of Tianwei Army. In that case, I, Dajin, will not only get a tiger general, but also an army that can conquer and fight. This will be of great benefit to the future of conquering the Central Plains and achieving great things. I also hope that Lord Beile and other generals will Think about it and be careful! "
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"Well, that makes sense. People as powerful as Anping Baylor were defeated at the hands of Qin Feng. This shows that this guy is even more powerful. It would be a great thing if he could be recruited to surrender!"
"I understand, the Han people have a saying that throwing bricks to attract jade, Xiang Xuanwu is the brick in front, and Qin Feng is the jade in the back, right?"
After Ning finished my words, he got the approval of all the Jurchen generals present, and even Sanbeile-Mang Gurtai no longer objected.
Just at this time, Geshiha came in to report that Liu Yaozu, who was in charge of recruiting people to surrender, had returned, and Mang Gurtai immediately greeted him.
Soon, Liu Yaozu walked into the tent, knelt on his knees and saluted, saying, "I see Lord Baylor and all the generals!"
"Get up and tell me quickly, has that Xiang promised to surrender?"
"When I return to Mr. Beile, Xiang Xuanwu has promised to open the door and surrender!"
"Okay, great, you little bitch did a great job, haha!"
After learning that the surrender was successful, Mang Gurtai and all the generals laughed.
But just laughed
After a few shouts, Liu Yaozu continued: Report to Lord Beile, although Xiang Xuanwu agreed to surrender, he put forward three conditions! "
"Oh, tell me what the conditions are!"
"The first condition is that the various rewards previously promised to him must be honored afterwards, and Lord Baylor must personally sign the documents. He will not be relieved until he sees the documents!"
"Haha, no problem, it's just a piece of paper. Ben Beile just writes it to him!"
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"The second condition is that Qin Feng has a favor for Xiang Xuanwu. Xiang Xuanwu hopes that after Lord Baylor enters the city, he will not harm Qin Feng's family!"
"Haha, this guy with the surname Xiang has a bit of a conscience. No problem. Benbeile agreed. After the army enters the city, not only will it not harm General Qin's family, but he will also provide food and clothing and take good care of him!"
"The third condition is that Xiang Xuanwu asks Lord Beile to send troops to respond!"
"What does it mean to send troops to respond?"
"When we returned to Lord Beile, after Xiang Xuanwu agreed to surrender, he discussed the matter with his men. As a result, some people agreed to surrender, while others did not agree to surrender, and there were quite a few who disagreed.
If these people make trouble, things will be in trouble. Therefore, Xiang Xuanwu came up with an idea. He arranged for those who agreed to surrender to the west gate.
Tomorrow night at the second watch, he will secretly open the west gate, ask Lord Beile to lead his troops into the city, cooperate inside and outside, and arrest those who are unwilling to surrender. Such a big thing can be accomplished! "
"At the second watch, lead the troops into the city. Well... Benbele needs to think about this!"
