Hong Ya was too lazy to even test these two people... because they had been on the battlefield yesterday, and their experience must be more unforgettable than his.
"The whole city surrenders, and then we take advantage of the situation to escape and return to Yanjing?"
Jiagu Wulibu frowned and looked at each other.
"Yes." Hong Ya answered frankly. "After yesterday's battle, the situation was ruined. Only Yanjing had tens of thousands of new soldiers south of Yanshan Mountain. In addition, the lessons of Taiyuan City and Yuancheng are there. I am afraid that they will not be able to stop the Song army from cleaning up and resting, and marching straight to Yanshan Mountain... The problem now is that someone has to go back quickly to meet the eldest prince and the king, inform them of the critical situation ahead, and let Yanjing make a quick decision. They have to try their best to help gather the defeated soldiers and pull the new soldiers south to try to save the capital... There is no one more suitable than you two for this kind of thing."
"And Zhending surrendered directly?" Jiagu Wulibu frowned slightly. "Are you really going to negotiate peace?"
"Forget it!" Erlubu suddenly interrupted. "At this point, do we still have any military hopes? Even if we do, we can't really rely on this. The Sixth Prince and Minister Hong have their own ways. It's good enough for the two of us to go back... Minister Hong, just tell us what you want us to do!"
Jiagu Wulibu also shook his head and sighed, and said no more.
"Kill Liu E and Cheng Cai." Hong Ya became more straightforward.
E'erlubu and Jiaguwulibu looked at each other without any doubt... They were also in the class today, so how could they not understand?
"It is easy to kill these two men. Not to mention that we have to return to Yanjing to kill them for our own sake, even if it is for the sake of our friendship yesterday, Minister Hong, we can kill them... But Minister Hong, you must know that after this battle, the strength of the Yanyun clan has been revealed, and there are no obstacles south of Yanshan Mountain. They are destined to act violently. After killing the two men, how can we prevent the news from reaching the ears of their clansmen?" Elubu asked without delay.
"How can I let you two take this responsibility?" Under the lights, Hong Ya was a little impatient. "As long as you two agree, I will immediately let Gao Qingyi go to Cheng Cai to inform him that Liu E has gathered private soldiers and some greedy people, preparing to burn the treasury first, and then take the opportunity to kidnap the Sixth Prince and escape... When the two sides collide, you two will send troops to help deal with it, and then they will die in the battle! And when the inside and outside of Zhending City are stable, we should surrender and leave... I will go to negotiate peace with the Sixth Prince, and you two will return to Yanjing to be the pillars of the country, isn't it the best of both worlds?!"
Elubu and Jiaguwulibu looked at each other again, still without any intention of refutation.
And Hong Ya did not hesitate at all. He stood up and went out to call his trusted attendants, asking them to call Gao Qingyi over... Although he was cautious in testing Tai Shi Nu at the beginning, after experiencing this wave, Minister Hong had already seen that anyone who had experienced yesterday's bloody battle would despair of the situation.
What the hell is Zhending, the Sixth Prince, the Yanyun clan…what do they mean in comparison to yesterday’s battle?
At least there is a consensus that it is difficult to preserve the area south of Yanshan Mountain, okay? The Jin Dynasty is about to perish, okay?!
In this situation, why can't I run? Why can't I kill the two bad guys? Why can't I save the country in a roundabout way? !
Of course, there may still be many important officials of the Great Jin Dynasty who are brave enough to persist, but those people are definitely not like Olubu, Jiaguwulibu and others who abandoned Shiyi, lost their subordinates, and fled here.
At midnight, chaos suddenly broke out in the city.
"Minister Hong, what's going on?"
The sixth prince of the Jin Dynasty, Eluguan, had not fallen asleep in the first place, and was even more frightened at this moment. When he hurriedly put on his armor and led his personal guards out of the hall of the Zhending prefect, he happened to meet a group of high-ranking officials in the city headed by Hong Ya on the steps, and he immediately asked them.
"Sixth Prince, don't worry too much." Hong Ya hurriedly led the crowd to meet him and told him seriously. "I just sent someone to inquire. It is said that Liu E, the defense envoy of Enzhou, was planning to burn the treasury and kidnap the Sixth Prince to escape. As a result, Hanlin scholar Cheng Cai got the news and led his troops to stop them... The reinforcements have already arrived."
E'eruguan was stunned for a moment, and first remembered what happened in the evening. He nodded slightly, but then he quickly realized that something seemed wrong.
As the riot quickly ended and news came that both parties involved had been killed in the riot, the feeling that something was wrong became stronger and stronger.
"Minister Hong?" In the dark night, Erluguan couldn't help but discuss this with the most senior person around him. "Is there any explanation for this matter... Where is the reinforcement? Shouldn't they go to rescue Cheng Xueshi? Why did both of them die so easily?"
"Sixth Prince." Hong Ya looked back at the many civil and military officials who had uncertain expressions under the torches around him, and then looked back at Elu Guan, who was calm in front of the public. "I don't think it's necessary to ask so clearly about this matter."
"What do you mean?" Eluguan's hair stood on end.
"The matter itself is obvious... After yesterday's great defeat, people's hearts are in turmoil. They can neither fight nor defend. Escape is a life-or-death struggle, and death is the most difficult thing in the world... At this time, it is natural for people to want to surrender and live." Hong Ya helplessly spread his hands and explained. "Liu E and Cheng Cai may have fought for official business, or they may have just fought privately, but in any case, the two of them died together, which is undoubtedly a way for those who want to surrender in the city to go with the flow! If we continue to investigate at this time, wouldn't it force the whole city to rebel?"
Erluguan was stunned on the spot, and then couldn't help but want to find other people to verify this statement. But when he looked around, he saw the flames and the faint sound of sobbing. Almost everyone stood in silence, just staring at him in a daze, and he was completely terrified. In the end, not only did he not dare to ask anyone, but he couldn't hold back and shed tears in public.
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