Liu Li sighed: "He deserves to be killed, but my father has already adopted his plan."
"What? Father, how can you be so foolish? Northern Qi is like jackals, tigers and leopards. Surrendering to them will not end well..."
"Father, in my opinion, you should execute this man immediately to calm the hearts of the army and the people. Even if our Zhenbei Army is defeated, we must never surrender to Northern Qi!"
"If that is the case, we will all bear the infamy for eternity, and we will all be homeless ghosts after death, father!"
Liu Zhixi was extremely excited, and her eyes turned red as she spoke.
Liu Li smiled bitterly. Hearing his daughter's words, as a descendant of the Liu family, he felt heartbroken. However, the arrow had already been drawn on the string. Unless he got the help of Xing Bang, there would be no way out.
Then he shook his head: "Xi'er, it's too late. Your brother might have already arrived in the capital of Northern Qi."
"You...Father, how could you be so careless as to believe the words of a traitor who sells out his country for personal gain?"
"Father, have you ever thought about why the agreement was reached so easily? This is too simple. It must be that Meng Zhihai has taken the lead in defecting to Northern Qi, and the scheme he came up with was just to deceive you, father."
"My daughter swears to never surrender to Northern Qi. Father, please execute Meng Zhihai immediately and give up this idea."
Liu Zhixi looked righteous and awe-inspiring.
Liu Li smiled bitterly again, "Xi'er, father will not truly surrender to Northern Qi overnight. Now we have no other options. We can only compromise and submit to Northern Qi for the time being, and then we can slowly make plans. By then, we may be able to seize Dayao's kingdom."
"Without the support of Northern Qi, our family, young and old, would never have a chance to make a breakthrough in this life."
Liu Li paused, then continued: "Meng Zhihai deserves to die, but we can't kill him for now. He is still needed to handle the matter of the alliance with Northern Qi."
"Anyway, this is also a way out for us. If we can't reach an agreement with the court, we have no choice but to go to Beiqi."
"Father, if this is the case, we might as well surrender to the court. Even if we die, it will be honorable."
Liu Zhixi continued to advise Liu Li, not caring at all about her brother who had already arrived in Northern Qi. Since things had come to this, she could not care less.
"Xi'er, tell me the truth. You really have no selfish motives in coming back this time. Is General Xing really willing to turn against me for you?"
Liu Lin asked Liu Zhixi another question doubtfully. In his mind, this plan was of course better than defecting to Northern Qi. This was called a strong alliance. If they defeated the imperial army and then captured the capital, then there would be no doubt that he, Liu Li, would ascend the throne as emperor and the entire Dayao would be his.
Moreover, he would get the woman he still missed, and enough of her to alleviate the hatred that had been weighing on his heart.
"Yes, father!"
Liu Zhixi nodded solemnly, and then continued: "Father, if it wasn't like this, how could he let his daughter come back so easily?"
"Whether you surrender to the imperial court or to Northern Qi, he can still accomplish this unprecedented feat."
"If they knew that my father had surrendered to Northern Qi, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers outside the city would probably all flock to the side of the imperial court."
At this point, Liu Zhixi decided to proceed according to the original plan. Otherwise, it would only be a matter of time before her father surrendered to Northern Qi.
Liu Li frowned and asked again: "If that's the case, if there is no deception, then Xier, why didn't you say it just now?"
"Instead, do you choose to fight to the death with your father against the imperial court?"
Liu Li himself was doubtful, and after she said that she had surrendered to Northern Qi, she reacted so strongly that he had to doubt her.
"Father, can't you even trust your own daughter?"
Liu Zhixi looked at her father with a sad face, but she was not too surprised, because she could have guessed before she came back that her father could not even trust her.
As the saying goes, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled, and more importantly, he also feels how outstanding his so-called son-in-law is.
Although you have high aspirations for your precious daughter, it is possible that she will fall in love with a man at first sight. Once your daughter makes up her mind, even a eunuch may not be able to stop her determination.
However, having said that, it was just suspicion. In his heart, he really couldn't accept that Liu Zhixi would push his mother, aunt and sisters into the fire pit.
Liu Li smiled bitterly, "Xi'er, it's not that father doesn't trust you, but at this point, father doesn't want to lose everything with one wrong move, so he has to be more careful."
Hearing this, Liu Zhixi sighed, "Since father doesn't believe my daughter anymore, then I have nothing to say. I will just let father deal with it."
"But, I still want to advise you, father. Don't forget that you are the son of the late emperor. Dayao and Northern Qi have never been able to live in peace. Your actions are a betrayal of your ancestors."
"Besides, Father, can you really feel at ease? What's the difference between this and living like a walking corpse without a soul?"
"Okay, Xi'er, stop talking. Father would never hang himself on a tree. Besides, he didn't do this for himself, but for the soldiers."
"You know how cruel your uncle is. If we lose, not only will our lives be in danger, but countless soldiers will also suffer."
"Also, Xi'er, do you really think that even if father surrenders to Northern Qi, he will really work for them?"
"Father, I am just looking for a place to stay first. Besides, I have a large army under my command. It won't be easy for Northern Qi to do anything."
"We should gather our strength and wait for the times to change. Who knows who will be in control of the world by then."
Liu Li spoke out his thoughts in one breath.
Liu Zhixi breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that her father was not sincere in his decision to surrender to Northern Qi, but she was being naive. At the same time, she knew everything in her heart and was afraid that it would be difficult to persuade her father.
"Since father has made up his mind, I will not persuade him any further. But I still mean what I said just now. I will never surrender to Northern Qi."
"Please take care, father!"
As he spoke, Liu Zhixi prepared to leave.
"Xi'er, what are you going to do?"
"My daughter is going to return to the army and lead it to fight a decisive battle with the imperial court."
Liu Zhixi's attitude was very firm.
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