The good news came quickly, because Li Hao got up early and saw Qin Chu in the government office.
It's just that at this time, he was wearing the clothes of ordinary people, and his whole face was gray.
"How can Wuyanghou be left in such a miserable state? Hurry and take Wuyanghou to freshen up."
Li Hao first gave orders to his servants, and then said to Qin Chu with a smile: "I'll wait here until Lord Qin comes back from washing, and we'll have a meal together."
Qin Chu also accepted his fate at this time. After all, those who know the current affairs are heroes, and nothing is more important than his own life.
He immediately expressed his gratitude to Li Hao and then left with the maid.
However, given the courtesy, precautions should still be taken. In the end, there were several guards accompanying him.
Then Li Haocai looked at Ren Xin and asked, "You captured the man, how did you capture him?"
When Ren Xin heard this, he was a little careless, as if he was doing a very small thing, and simply replied: "Nothing, I just brought them back to you if I met them on the way near the Qi Army garrison."
Of course, the specific process would not be that simple. At least Li Hao could see at a glance that the Jin Yiwei who was accompanying Ren Xin was full of desire to tell.
It's just that Ren Xin's understatement revealed an unintentional pretense.
Li Hao didn't give her a chance to show off. Anyway, the result was good. It didn't matter whether he knew the process or not. He smiled and said, "Well, you guys are really lucky. It's been a hard night. Let's go down and rest first." .”
With Ren Xin taking the lead, the others would naturally follow.
After waiting for less than half an hour, Qin Chu, who finally changed into decent clothes, came to Li Hao again.
At this time, a sumptuous breakfast meal had been prepared in the kitchen, but Qin Chu, who had an empty stomach, had no appetite at all. Instead, he had a full stomach and wanted to say something to Li Hao.
Li Hao just pretended not to see it and said: "Master Qin, these are Liuzhou's special pastries. You should fill your stomach first. If you have anything to say, wait until you finish eating."
So Qin Chu moved his chopsticks, but in the end he didn't take a few bites.
But Li Hao's appetite increased greatly and he kept using chopsticks. Qin Chu had no choice but to sit there and wait.
Finally, after Li Hao put down the bowls and chopsticks and asked someone to remove the tea from the table, Qin Chu found an opportunity and asked, "Your Highness, now that Qin has been captured by mistake, His Highness should handle it.
But judging from His Highness's attitude, he doesn't want to kill me, so I don't know what I need to do before he is willing to let me go. "
Li Hao took a sip of tea and said: "This matter is not urgent. It is rare for Lord Qin to come to his country. Naturally, he needs to perform some landlord etiquette. He will wait for his return to the country first.
The top priority now is to relocate the soldiers and horses outside the city as soon as possible to prevent lives from being destroyed and reckless killings. Do you think this is right, Lord Marquis? "
Qin Chu sneered in his heart, I'm afraid the number of people you killed with your troops is already countless, but now you feel compassion for them.
Keren had to lower his head under the eaves, and he also knew that the soldiers and horses outside the city who had no food and grass had lost their fighting capacity.
It would be better to use it to show his role and echoed: "Qin admires His Highness for his compassion and is willing to assist His Highness in recruiting and appeasing them."
"Okay, let's not delay that matter. I'll gather the troops and horses out of the city immediately, and ask the Marquis to come with us."
As expected, Li Hao ordered his troops to assemble. Except for the necessary soldiers and horses to defend the city, they all followed him out of the city to persuade them to surrender.
At this time, the Qi Army camp was in chaos.
Because when the middle-level officers came to find Qin Chu early in the morning, they suddenly found that he was missing, and there was also a group of high-level generals who were not necessarily with Qin Chu.
How can they not know now that they have been abandoned as abandoned children?
So they were ready to save themselves, so they contacted acquaintances and gathered together to discuss a way out.
Then two factions emerged. One faction advocated begging for surrender from the Su Kingdom, not selling their lives to anyone. This time they surrendered with their troops and horses, and they might have a better future.
Most of the people in this group are from the lower class.
There is no industry in Qi State.
The other faction advocated dividing their forces and launching another strong attack. Of course, they also knew that it was impossible to capture the city. They just hoped to attract Li Hao's attention and give them a chance to escape.
This faction was from a wealthy family in Qi State, and since their family had a great business, they naturally wanted to return to Qi State.
At first, the dispute between the two sides was somewhat restrained, but as the news spread more and more widely, letting the soldiers below know that the conflict became somewhat uncontrollable.
The soldiers at the bottom were born into the poor, and their personal emotions naturally tended to be beggars who came from the bottom.
The begging faction, which received the support of most people, was too lazy to waste time talking nonsense after seeing this. They publicly recommended Chu Wei, the captain of Zuoying School, as their leader and issued a notice to the gentry faction.
The gentry faction originally looked down on these idiots, but now that they saw that the other party dared to give orders to them, they were naturally unwilling to obey.
The contradictions between the two sides have further intensified, and a conflagration is almost imminent.
But at this time, they suddenly heard someone coming to report that the soldiers and horses of Su's army were approaching, and they also sent a handwritten letter from Qin Chu, asking Qi's army to surrender to Su.
After hearing this, the gentry camp's first reaction was disbelief, and they snatched the letter from the stranger's hand.
After it was confirmed that it was Qin Chu's handwriting, I felt extremely depressed.
On the contrary, the surrender camp was filled with joy at this time, because with Qin Chu taking the lead, it would be justifiable for them to surrender.
Of course, there must be some ambitious people who will be a little disappointed, such as Chu Wei.
After all, the great achievements that he had taken the lead in had now been reduced a lot for nothing.
But now, he can only continue to go on, at least get hold of everything he can get, so that he can show more of his value.
So he immediately stood up and called: "Since the Marquis has ordered surrender, under the current circumstances, we can only obey in order to survive.
Therefore, I also ask you to clean up the camp and welcome the prince and marquis of Su Kingdom to take over. "
As soon as Chu Wei said this, people in the same camp naturally immediately agreed, and then the pressure came to the gentry faction.
Because of this letter, the momentum of the originally weak gentry faction suddenly dropped a bit.
Therefore, after a stalemate for a while, someone couldn't help but echoed, and after the first person, the rest quickly fell down one after another.
At this point, surrender to Su Jun became the unanimous opinion, and Chu Wei also established his position as the leader among the people.
Later, Chu Wei sent a message back to Li Hao to inform Li Hao that they were willing to surrender. At the same time, they went out to suppress the soldiers.
It's just that Lieutenant Chu was extra thoughtful and left two of his most trusted brothers behind.
"After you go out later, take a few people and keep an eye on the ones who danced the most happily to see if they can do any tricks. Be sure to keep it a secret."
The two of them didn't have the brainpower of Chu Wei, and one of them, Wei Qi, said: "This is something everyone agrees on, and there is an order from the Marquis. They don't dare to do anything."
Chu Wei didn't explain anything, he just said: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. This is about our wealth and life, so we can't be too concerned."
Wei Qi replied: "Okay, you have always been smart, so I will listen to you on this matter."
In fact, some of these people really have bad intentions.
In that letter, it was mentioned that Li Hao would come in person to accept surrender, so they wondered if they could find an opportunity to capture Li Hao.
In this way, the situation of a huge defeat might be reversed directly.
Of course, this matter was too big, and they didn't dare to let too many people know about it, lest the news leak out.
So in the already small team, a group of people who knew the basics were streamlined, and they joined together to conspire together.
Once they arrived, Wei Qi and the others were sure that they had bad intentions, but they had no way of knowing the specific content, so they had no choice but to go back to Chu Wei and inform him of the situation.
After hearing this, Wei Chu also fell into deep thought, but because there was too little useful information, he could only plan to take a step forward and take a look.
Taking one step forward, while continuing to stare at them, he summoned his brothers who had survived and be ready at any time.
Li Hao didn't give them much time. After all, Liuzhou was not far from the Qi Army camp.
After being only two miles away from the Qi army's camp, Li Hao led his army to a halt and asked the Qi army generals to come out to pay their respects.
After getting the letter, Chu Wei immediately summoned a group of people and went out of the camp to find Li Hao to surrender.
But before leaving the camp, Lieutenant Chu suggested: "Everyone, we are going to beg for surrender. To show our sincerity, there is no need to bring these weapons and armor."
His original intention was to test what those people were plotting secretly and see if they would object.
As a result, they really didn’t object this time and agreed readily.
So this large group of people came to Li Hao wearing outer robes and empty-handed.
Seeing their arrival, Li Hao did not criticize them, but reiterated the peace between the two countries and asked Qin Chu to do the work of appeasement.
Then Li Hao ordered his troops to garrison the camp, and first collected the weapons and armors of the soldiers of the Qi State. After all the collection was completed, Li Hao set off and led these officers to the Qi State camp.
After entering the main tent of the camp, Li Hao took the seat of honor without hesitation, and then in order to show his recognition to Qin Chu, he made him the leader, and then he became the general of the Su Kingdom.
As for the group that had just surrendered, they stood in the tent together, waiting for Li Hao to judge them.
"I believe Lord Qin must have told you just now that Gu is not a person who is good at killing. Those of you who are willing to abandon the dark side and join the light and submit to me, Gu are all welcome.
As for those who want to return to Qi State, Gu has no objection, but now that the war is over, the return date may have to wait a little longer, but Gu promises you that all supplies will be sufficient during this period.
Of course, this is all for those who keep their peace. If anyone wants to cause trouble, Gu's butcher's knife is also ready. I hope you will take care of yourself. "
When he said the last sentence, Li Hao quickly changed his tone and eyes, and glanced at everyone present.
They couldn't help but feel nervous. Finally, Wei Chu took the lead and said, "Thank you for your teaching, Your Highness. We will respect your orders."
Li Hao softened his tone at this time: "That's good. Then you all go back and prepare for the meeting. After that, you will go back to Liuzhou with me to inspect the camp. After that, you will follow me back to Liuzhou, where I will give you a banquet."
As for the food in the camp, I have already ordered people to transport it, so you don't have to worry. "
When they were leaving, Li Hao suddenly stopped Chu Wei and said, "By the way, Chu Xiaowei will stay for a moment. I have something to say."
Chu Wei was naturally happy after hearing this, while the moods of the others inevitably changed, but the steps on their feet did not stop.
For those who have meritorious service, they should be rewarded, and at this stage of panic among the Qi Army, it is also necessary to set a benchmark.
Therefore, Li Hao said: "Captain Chu, I heard that you are the most powerful among the people to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. I am very satisfied with this, and I also want to reward you. If you have anything you want, just say it."
After hearing this, Wei Chu's mind changed. It would definitely not work to directly specify what reward he wanted.
After all, he didn't know Li Hao's temper, so he would be in trouble if he said the wrong thing.
So he simply took retreat as an advance and replied: "Given the current situation, surrendering to Your Highness is the general trend. I dare not covet the merits of heaven, let alone ask for any extravagant rewards.
I just hope that His Highness can give Xiao Xiao a chance so that he can contribute to His Highness. "
After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and said: "Okay, I will promote you to General Zhaowu of the sixth rank for the time being. I will help you manage the affairs of the camp first. After that, I will arrange the specific duties for you."
In addition, other meritorious people will be rewarded one by one, and you will also explain to them. "
The sixth-grade official title was not a big deal in Li Hao's eyes, but in the eyes of Chu Wei, who was born at the bottom, it was already a ladder to the sky, something he might not have gotten in his entire life in Qi State.
And more importantly, he showed his face in front of Li Hao. This can be regarded as a weakened version of Jian Zai Dixin.
Chu Wei was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you very much, sir."
Your Highness, I am willing to swear allegiance to you. "
Li Hao smiled and said: "I know, go and sit aside, and I will accompany you to inspect the camp later."
Wei Chu stood up but did not sit down. Instead, he said, "Your Highness, I have something to report to Your Highness."
Now that he got what he wanted from Li Hao, he naturally didn't want anything to happen to Li Hao, so he wanted to tell what someone was secretly plotting.
Li Hao replied: "Tell me, what is it?"
However, Lieutenant Chu did not say anything, but looked at Qin Chu in the camp with some hesitation.
Li Hao saw this and said, "Tell me, there is nothing to hide from Lord Qin."
Lieutenant Chu was a little confused when he heard this. In his opinion, Qin Chu should have been captured by mistake, so he was coerced into surrendering.
But looking at what it means now, it seems that Qin Chu has completely switched sides.
When he couldn't understand something, he would do it according to Li Hao's wishes, and he was always right: "It's like this, during the previous discussions, some people were unwilling to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, but they just couldn't resist the public opinion.
Therefore, I kept an eye out, and found out that they were communicating in private, but I didn't know the specific content. "
Li Hao could roughly guess this situation and was not too surprised: "Yeah, then who are the specific people? Write down their names to me."
Taking the paper and pen handed over, Chu Wei wrote down the names of the people he knew one by one.
