"What else can we do?" Hong Ya spread his hands in response. "We can't fight right now, and if we can't fight, we have to defend. If we can't defend, we have to leave. If we can't leave, we have to surrender or die... What else can we do?"
"Guard..."
"It's impossible to defend it, it's just a matter of enduring... I know what you mean... Leaving is something that only a very small number of people can do, it's just luck." Hong Ya interrupted. "The overall situation is like this, the real way out for the entire city is actually surrender or death."
Under the light, the master's slave was silent for a moment before asking again, "Even with these two points, what do you think Minister Hong should do?"
"It's not what I think. What can I, a minister who is temporarily blamed, do? It's mainly about the opinions of the people in the city..." Hong Ya paused before continuing. "There are still many people who want to surrender, especially the officers and soldiers below. There are also many people above. The only difficulty in life is death... But many people above are too embarrassed to surrender, and there are also a few who are determined not to surrender for various reasons and have made big promises, so the situation is stagnant."
"What are the pros and cons of surrendering or dying? Minister Hong, you must have an opinion, right?" Tai Shi Nu hesitated for a moment and continued to ask. "Just talk about the pros and cons for the Great Jin Kingdom."
"For the Jin Kingdom, there is no pros and cons." Hong Ya said with a sigh. "Defending to the end and being annihilated is of course a good thing. At least it can make the official across the river open his eyes and look at us a little, knowing that the Jin Kingdom still has loyal ministers and righteous men. In the future, he will not underestimate the Jin Kingdom... But can everyone in the city really die together? When the time comes to blow up the city or attack it, I'm afraid that nine out of ten people will surrender."
Upon hearing this, Tai Shi Nu smiled bitterly.
"But if we surrender, we should show our sincerity and let someone of the Sixth Prince's status talk to Emperor Zhao in person. Maybe we can leave some room for peace talks. If we can really negotiate peace, then I don't know how big this room will be!" Hong Ya couldn't help but stare at the other party's expression. "But I still say that there are always one or two idiots who didn't see the might of yesterday's battle and always thought they could go against the trend, and thus ruined things in vain!"
"That's right." The Taishi Nu finally sighed when he saw the other party's attitude. "No matter what, anyone who experienced the battle yesterday would understand what it means to be invincible. At this moment, life and death, surrender and peace, Zhending and Yanjing, are all just the leftovers of the Zhao emperor's sweep of the army yesterday. They are not very meaningful. The key is to find a way to survive, for you and me, and for the Fourth Prince and the Great Jin Kingdom."
"That's exactly what you said!" Hong Ya finally raised his head and closed his eyes and sighed. "Just listen to the cries of the whole city and you will know what it means that the building has collapsed. After you left yesterday, the Fourth Prince and I looked at the battlefield and saw an iron curtain slowly sweeping over us. We felt hopeless and wished we could have you come back and put those false surrender words into practice... I'm going to say something unpleasant today. After yesterday's battle, don't even think about going south of Yanshan! It's useless to struggle any more. It's better to abandon Yanyun early and return to the frontier."
These words touched the heart of Taishi Nu...However, this man was very clever, otherwise he would not have been able to move so easily between Yelu Yudu, Yelu Mawu, Wanyan Balisu, and Wanyan Wushu. So, after a little sigh, he suddenly realized:
"Minister Hong wants me to go again and ask for surrender on behalf of the Sixth Prince, and then facilitate peace talks?"
"That's right." Hong Ya replied simply.
Hong Ya's response was a long silence.
However, Hong Ya is also very patient.
Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, the Grand Master Slave finally spoke with difficulty: "Didn't Minister Hong just say that there are some bastards in the city who are hindering this matter?"
“The second-generation rich kids from the great families of Yanyun are, of course, the most afraid of an attack from the official… But what can a few second-generation rich kids achieve when they go against the will of the people? I can destroy them with a wave of my hand.” As he spoke, Hong Ya really waved his hand.
"Sixth Prince...?"
"The Sixth Prince has already lost his composure. It seems that he has long been prepared to surrender, but it is only because of his status that he is forced to do so... We can take care of the matter and give him a push, and he will naturally nod his head."
"But isn't Minister Hong also a surrendered person? Isn't he afraid..."
"It is because I am a surrendered person that I have to take advantage of this situation to hide in it... I cannot act alone, otherwise I will be courting death."
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"So... I have one last question." After several rounds of conversation, the master's slave couldn't help but feel dry-mouthed. "If we surrender now, will it be harmful to the Fourth Prince? He is still on the other side of the river and has disappeared."
"What's the problem?" Hong Ya smiled bitterly. "They say that losing Zhending will allow the Song army to march straight in, but in reality, if the Song army wants to attack somewhere else at this time, why would they care about Zhending? Besides, no matter how smoothly this matter goes, we have to wait until we meet with the Zhao Song emperor tomorrow to discuss it, and then it will be done at least the day after tomorrow... and the fourth prince will be at the Qinshui River tomorrow at the latest, and his life or death has nothing to do with us."
Tai Shi Nu became increasingly depressed.
"However." Hong Yaqing knew that he had said too much, so he quickly continued. "If the Fourth Prince could come back, I'm afraid he would agree to peace talks... It's really impossible to continue fighting... Peace talks are the general trend!"
The Grand Master's slave nodded, and finally nodded: "In that case, wait for Minister Hong's instructions tomorrow."
Hong Ya nodded: "No need for tomorrow, you can go back and wait for the movement and follow my signal."
Just like that, Tai Shi Nu said no more and left directly. Hong Ya did not move at all, but called a servant and asked him to invite two more people... After a moment, Elubu and Jiagu Wulibu arrived together.
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