"Your Majesty, please calm down and allow me to finish what I am saying!"
Without waiting for Liu Li to question him, Meng Zhihai quickly waved his hands guiltily. He had let someone abandon his wife and children, so anyone would doubt what his intentions were.
Fortunately, I had a plan in advance, otherwise it would be easy to be exposed.
Even so, Liu Li was still furious, and was determined to sacrifice the guy in front of him in front of him and fight to the death.
But there was a turn of events. Liu Li suppressed his anger and said unhappily, "Tell me about it!"
Meng Zhihai's heart tightened, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as he could feel Liu Li's temper.
Then, he continued calmly, "Your Majesty, I have no selfish motives. I am only thinking about you!"
"Your Majesty, if my guess is correct, the morale of the soldiers outside the city is probably very agitated now. If most of their families were not in the city, they would have surrendered to the court long ago."
Hearing this.
Liu Li nodded and said, "That's the truth. Although the soldiers outside the city don't know about surrendering to Northern Qi, our battle array is so tight that it's impossible not to further shake the morale of the army."
"To be honest, quite a few soldiers have secretly surrendered to the imperial court in the past few days, and the generals seem to have turned a blind eye. You can imagine how demoralized the army is."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is all expected, so I have such a plan!"
"Well, don't keep me in suspense. Tell me everything quickly."
Liu Li's mood improved a little, and he urged impatiently.
Meng Zhihai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he was really worried that Liu Li was angry and something might happen to him, so he decided to calm down first.
"Your Highness, if we want to meet Northern Qi's conditions, our top priority right now is to stabilize the morale of the army and let these hundreds of thousands of troops fight the imperial court."
“How to stabilize?”
Liu Li asked hurriedly, not quite understanding what this had to do with his false surrender and his family.
Of course, they had already decided that the soldiers outside the city would be treated as cannon fodder. Even if they were all killed, it would be great as long as they could meet the conditions of Northern Qi.
"Your Majesty, the hearts of the soldiers on the front line cannot be stabilized by just a few words. We need to show some determination and sincerity."
"The Sixth Princess is both civil and military, and she is stunningly beautiful. She can be said to be the most beautiful woman in Yanjing, not to mention that she has not yet married..."
"Everyone in Yanjing knows that the prince loves the Sixth Princess very much. If the Sixth Princess is appointed as the commander of the front army, it will definitely boost the morale of the army and show the prince's determination to fight to the death with the court. The suspicions and rumors in the army will be refuted."
"Of course, Your Majesty, to be on the safe side, you can also let a few other princesses with strong cultivation bases accompany you."
After saying this, Meng Zhihai paused subconsciously and observed Liu Li's facial expression.
This was just the first step. According to the Northern Qi's order, even if Liu Li surrendered with his troops in the end, he could not take any of his family members with him.
The Northern Qi Dynasty had only one purpose in this move, which was to make Liu Li a lonely man. To put it bluntly, what they valued were the elite soldiers and generals under Liu Li.
There is another purpose, can the families left behind have a good life?
Therefore, if Liu Li had nothing but hatred towards the Dayao court, he would have no way out and could only cooperate wholeheartedly with the Northern Qi.
Meng Zhihai knew it best. Just kidding. Even if he was eloquent, the Northern Qi court was not easy to fool.
So, he could only come back to fool Liu Li. Of course, he didn't want to harm Liu Li, he just wanted to facilitate this negotiation.
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth!
If Xing Bang knew this, he would probably smile so hard that his mouth would be crooked, and he would also sigh:
"Mr. Meng, what a nice man!"
"Given your virtue, this general will never kill you..."
Liu Li hesitated and thought for a long time, and finally said with a long sigh: "This is not impossible!"
Hearing this, Meng Zhihai was secretly delighted. As long as he took this step, the rest would be much easier.
"Your Majesty, I dare to assert that as long as Your Majesty and Northern Qi join forces, within a few years, Dayao's world will belong to Your Majesty!"
"That will be the time when the prince will truly ascend to heaven."
Meng Zhihai flattered just the right amount.
At a glance, Liu Li was indeed moved when he heard the words.
It is conceivable that even if Liu Li defected to Northern Qi, he would not forget his ambition to be an emperor. He fantasized in his heart that he would stay in Northern Qi for the time being, and in time he would return to Dayao to rule the world.
To put it bluntly, Liu Li, who thought he was smart, was only thinking about maintaining his own military power and using Northern Qi to achieve his own goals.
He was delighted and said immediately, "Sir, as long as you sincerely help me, I will never let you down in the future."
"By then, you will be second only to the emperor and above all others. I guarantee that you will enjoy endless wealth and glory for generations to come."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best to assist you in accomplishing your great cause!"
Meng Zhihai expressed his determination with a sincere look on his face, but he was thinking in his heart, who would believe you?
However, Liu Li's words made him feel more at ease. He had already seen that he would be given a high position and generous salary, but it was just a gift from the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Liu Li nodded, then recalled the doubts in his heart and quickly asked, "Sir, what do you mean by asking me to feign surrender?"
"Your Highness, the Sixth Princess is only in command to boost the morale of the soldiers. In a real battle, there is a high probability that we will not be a match for the imperial court. However, as long as we can delay for a while, we will be able to negotiate with Northern Qi, and by then the Crown Prince will also become the consort of Northern Qi."
Um?
Liu Li frowned, "If that's the case, then we can't hide the fact that we want to surrender to Northern Qi, right?"
Meng Zhihai was well prepared and said immediately: "Your Highness, think about it, this matter must be exposed eventually. If we don't let the court know about this, how can we better gain the trust of Northern Qi?"
That's the truth, there's nothing wrong with it!
"But, this will anger the imperial court, right?"
"Hmm? What you mean by false surrender is... you don't want me to tell the court that Northern Qi is falsely surrendering, right?"
Liu Li changed his mind and asked back.
"Your Majesty, that's exactly it!"
Meng Zhihai nodded solemnly, thinking that our prince is not stupid, this is the best.
He then added: "However, our false surrender to Northern Qi was fake, and our false surrender to the imperial court was real."
"What does this mean?"
Liu Li was a little confused, and then Meng Zhihai whispered in his ear:
"Your Majesty, please send me a letter of divorce and let the Sixth Princess..."
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This is the third update today, and all the owed content has been completed!
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