Chapter 356: The Fall of Jin
In the past, Ji Chong'er was not so talkative.
He would not even bother to reminisce about the old relationship between the monarch and his subjects with a minister.
This surprised Lian Po.
However, when he saw the glass of wine handed to him personally by the other party, he did not hesitate at all.
He took it and drank it, then wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth casually and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will defend the city to the death!"
Ji Chong'er witnessed Lian Po drinking the glass of wine with his own eyes, and a look of joy filled his face.
"As the saying goes, three rounds of wine are enough. Come, drink two more cups with me."
He refilled Lian Po's glass of wine.
The other party still didn't suspect anything and drank two glasses in a row.
Ji Chong'er laughed heartily and said, "Today, you and I, king and subject, must get drunk together!"
Lian Po quickly shook his head and clasped his fists, saying, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the Qin army will invade again. I must keep a clear head at all times."
Ji Chong'er said bluntly: "I'm afraid you can't go back."
As soon as these words were spoken.
Lian Po looked at the wine glass in front of him, and seemed to realize something. His face changed drastically and he stood up suddenly.
"Your Majesty, what are you..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt his internal organs churning.
Like being burned by fire.
In an instant, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing this, Ji Chong'er sighed heavily, "I know you are loyal, but... my Great Jin is doomed."
He seemed to have used up all his strength when he said the last two words.
Suddenly.
He actually spat out a mouthful of blood.
Lian Po fell to the ground in pain. Seeing that the Jin Emperor was in the same situation as himself, he frowned deeply, obviously confused.
Ji Chong'er smiled and said, "I personally killed the ministers who were loyal to me and the Great Jin."
"And I am the ruler of a fallen nation. How can I...have the face to live in this world?"
"I will... accompany you on your journey to the underworld. It will be nice to have someone to accompany you."
Although he drank a relatively small amount of poisoned wine, it was still enough to be fatal.
Lian Po had practiced martial arts for many years, but he could not endure the pain of the poisonous wine devouring his internal organs, so he could only lie on the ground and wait for death.
However, Ji Chong'er sat cross-legged, endured the severe pain, and tidied his clothes.
He wanted to leave in a dignified manner.
Lian Po's speech was a little unclear, and blood kept spurting out while he talked.
Even so, the Jin Emperor understood what he wanted to say, so he explained:
"You want to ask me why I do this?"
"I know you want to be a general whose reputation will be remembered through the ages, but those soldiers who are still alive are innocent."
"The people in Shangjing City are also innocent..."
"I cannot just sit there and watch the Qin army slaughter everyone after they break into the city. What we should do is to reduce the number of casualties."
Yes, since the State of Jin was inevitably doomed to perish.
So why engage in pointless resistance?
It is true that during the period when Lian Po was defending the city, the Jin Emperor behaved very foolishly.
He hangs out with those treacherous ministers all day long.
But in the final analysis, the Emperor of Jin also wanted to work hard to govern the country, and after experiencing all kinds of things, how could he not distinguish between loyalty and treachery?
Thaksin believed what Tuanjia said, and he just wanted the other party to fight as hard as possible to give his descendants the opportunity to survive.
Hear the answer from the Jin Emperor.
Lian Po endured the severe pain, laughed a few times, and then said loudly:
"Your Majesty...your Majesty...will die without regrets!"
"I will go first. Even if I go to the underworld, I will continue to expand the territory for Your Majesty!"
...
The words fell.
Lian Po slowly closed his eyes.
Never opened again.
Immediately afterwards, Tu'an Jia appeared and stood before the Jin Emperor, holding the imperial seal of the Jin Dynasty. He knelt on the ground and said:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will protect the Crown Prince and allow him to live a carefree life."
Ji Chong'er nodded, "Thank you for your help."
Then, he also closed his eyes, lowered his head, and all life was gone.
Tu Anjia took a deep breath and kowtowed heavily, saying:
"I would like to send you my Majesty the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty..."
"Let's go!"
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Early September of the third year of Taichu.
Tu'an Jia, a minister of the State of Jin, personally led all officials and the royal heir to open the city gates and surrender to the Qin State.
In order to convince the Qin army, he also transported Lian Po's body to the city gate.
Zhao Kuo, Liu Yu, Xiahou Dun, Yao Guangxiao and others came to the city gate.
Tu'an Jia bowed deeply to Zhao Kuo and said, "The jade seal in your hand is the imperial seal of the Great Jin Dynasty!"
Hearing this.
The latter took the jade seal, looked at it carefully, then raised it high, looked at the tens of thousands of Jin people in front of him, and said loudly:
"Jin, from today on, is dead!"
As soon as the words fell.
Countless Jin people knelt on the ground one after another.
At this time, Tu Anjia, with a flattering face, bowed deeply and said:
"General, the people behind me are the royal family of Jin. The Jin emperor has passed away."
"General, could you spare these young children?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuo responded, "This general is only responsible for marching and fighting. Someone else will take care of their arrangements."
Tu'an Jia nodded, waved his hand, and ordered people to bring Lian Po's body.
Zhao Kuo saw Lian Po, who had died of poisoning, frowned deeply and said:
"Whose idea was it to poison him to death?"
Tu'an Jia couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's exactly what I planned."
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