Chapter 2761 Method
The emperor praised Mr. Zhuang and said, "Since Mr. Zhuang has taught you, then tell me how to make them afraid and how to show benevolence and righteousness."
Bai Jilang: "...Threaten them? And then show them some mercy?"
The emperor beckoned him and said, "Come, come, come, tell me, in this situation, how can we threaten and intimidate them, and then show them kindness?"
Shirojiro:......
Finally, he went back to find Bai Shan with his head hung. At this time, they had already lived in the small town. Every day, people were still besieging the city gates. However, no matter whether they were inside or outside, they no longer took action easily. Everyone was just engaged in a verbal battle.
Because of his "injury", Bai Shan has been staying in his room and not going out for the past few days. Even Bai Erlang doesn't know that he is pretending to be injured.
He was also very careful. Even when there was no one else in the room, he would sleep on his stomach or on his side with a pillow in his arms.
Bai Erlang told him the matter sadly, "In front of Duke Zhao, His Majesty gave me two days to come up with a solution. Please help me think of it."
Bai Shan: "...I can't think of it right now, but your opinion is correct, it's just that the feasibility is very low."
"That's right," Bai Erlang said worriedly, "Now that the soldiers and civilians in the inner city are all holed up inside, both sides resort to shouting at each other. Basically, they start arguing as soon as they come into contact. What's there to discuss?"
The people on the city walls and outside the city gates are all determined people. How could they be threatened or intimidated with just a few words?
Bai Erlang sighed and said, "It would be great if we could meet the people in the inner city, even if it's just to read them a passage or pass on some gossip. Unfortunately, we can't even get news about Master Zhang out now, let alone us going there to spread the word and then threatening people and then performing meritorious deeds."
Bai Shan, who had no idea at first, became thoughtful after hearing this and said, "You're right."
"What?"
Bai Shan said: "It's impossible to tell a story, but it's possible to write a book."
He said, "You wrote an article with half threats in the front and half bribes in the back. I don't believe that the people in the city don't have relatives and friends in the villages and towns outside the city, and in several small towns nearby. They must have relatives and friends there."
"Your Majesty is now distributing porridge inside and outside the city. Recently, the people in the small town have become less resentful of Minister Feng and have developed a favorable impression of us, the new Jin army. Therefore, this matter is feasible."
"But how do I send in the written article?"
"Have the Kongming lanterns sent over, and then we'll choose a day with a west wind and fly them."
"What if they can't read?" Bai Jilang thought they needed to consider various issues. "What if they don't know Chinese characters?"
"Goguryeo's official language and writing system are the same as ours, so how could we not recognize them?" Bai Shan said, "However, few ordinary people can read, so this is something we need to consider. In that case, let's paint the article."
Bai Shan said, "Even if you can't read, you can at least recognize paintings, right?"
Bai Jilang pointed his finger at his nose and asked, "I draw?"
Bai Shan, "If you don't draw, should I draw?" Do you have the nerve to bully a wounded person?
Bai Jilang shouted, "Do you think I can draw it?"
"Why not? Even though your painting skills are really lacking, you can still draw things clearly. Otherwise, wouldn't all those years of study have been wasted?" Bai Shan said, "Just draw if I ask you to. What are you afraid of?"
So Bai Erlang went to see the emperor and came out with a huge pile of papers. He first delivered the papers to Bai Shan's room, then went to the city gate, propped up his head to watch the Goguryeo people who were receiving porridge, and wrote down their expressions and words...
Manbao was riding by and saw him. He left the group and rode over. He looked at him curiously and asked, "What are you doing?"
As soon as Bai Jilang saw her, he asked, "Didn't you go to the prisoner camp? Why are you back?"
Zhou Man: "I'll be back when I'm done."
She dismounted and squatted with him, watching the refugees queuing for porridge. Seeing that the numbness on their faces had lessened a lot, she said, "There's a result from the prisoner camp."
These days, she followed the imperial edict and, apart from treating the wounded soldiers of the Jin army, she went to the prisoner camp.
The prisoners in the prisoner camp were always in a state of life and death. Except for some special people, after most Goguryeo soldiers were captured, the emperor would ask the Duke of Zhao to count their number and place of origin, and then send them back to their place of origin.
Except for a few individuals, no one would run back to the city to continue serving in the army. Most of them sneaked back to their hometown.
There was no other way around it. They didn't have much military rations left and couldn't feed so many prisoners. It would be better to give each of them two or three meals of dry food and then let them find a way to go home on their own.
The emperor treated this group of newly captured Goguryeo soldiers much better. He did not let them go and even transferred imperial physicians like Zhou Man to treat their wounds every day.
The purpose is to win people's hearts.
When Bai Erlang heard that her mission had been completed, his eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately stood up and said, "Then why are you still standing there? Go back and report."
Then he doesn't need to think of a solution, right?
Manbao glanced at him and said, "It's true that rats have their own ways, and snakes have their own ways, but this snake's way is not easy to walk on."
In addition to Zhou Man, Xue Bei, who looked honest and kind, had also been working in the prisoner camp, so Manbao was waiting for him to come and report to the emperor together.
"...the five captives who surrendered were part of a patrol team assigned to the city walls," Manbao said. "They said that one year, a prisoner escaped from the inner city. The city gates remained locked, but the person simply disappeared. While patrolling, they discovered a hole in the wall beneath the moat. Because the moat connects the inside and outside of the city, that section is quite special and rarely visited. During the summer and autumn flood seasons, the river rose, blocking the hole. And then, during the spring and autumn, the hole reappeared."
Xue Bei added, "They reported it before, but because Guonei City was deep in Goguryeo territory and such a small hole was harmless, it was never repaired."
Duke Zhao immediately asked, "Is the cave still there?"
"exist."
"But," Manbao frowned and said, "It's too cold now. There's ice floating on the river. It's easy to get into trouble if you go into the water now."
The emperor and others thought that this was a small problem and that a certain amount of sacrifice was normal. He even ordered the organization of a death squad to attack the city. However, the generals were reluctant to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers for a fruitless war. The emperor felt heartbroken when he thought about it and finally gave up.
However, this approach can now produce results. Once people enter the city and approach the city gate, they will be halfway to success.
The emperor asked, "Are the warriors I asked you to choose still here?"
Duke Zhao immediately responded, "Yes."
The emperor nodded slightly. "Screen them again and eliminate those who can't swim. Let them try swimming for the next two days. There's no rush."
Then he turned to look at Bai Erlang and said, "How are the plans I asked you to come up with? You must come up with a plan before they act. It would be best if you can make the people in the city uneasy."
Bai Jilang could only go back silently and continue to observe the refugees.
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