Han Shizu

Chapter 1022 Can discuss the departure

The bleak winter wind, carrying the moisture of the river, crazily penetrated into the Chengxin Hall through the cracks in the tiles of the doors and windows, refreshing the minds of the Jiangnan officials gathered here.However, the coldness of the winter wind is not as cold as the coldness in the heart after all, especially after Xu Xuan brought back the stern and decisive answer from Emperor Han.

The current situation has slipped to the current situation, even Chen Qiao, who has been fighting for a while, doesn't know what to say to continue to encourage Li Yu and encourage him to continue.

The Jinling courtiers present were, in the final analysis, just literati, who could barely be called politicians, and there was no politician at all.It is still necessary to be cautious in allowing them to govern the country, and it is indeed embarrassing for them to save them at such a critical time.

"The lord, the unification ambition of Emperor Han is unbreakable, and the minister is incompetent, and it is difficult to change his will!" Xu Xuan spoke again, breaking the dullness, and making a summary of the trip to Tokyo.

Hearing this, Li Yu also showed his generosity, saying: "Sending Xu Gong to the north is a helpless move. I have the right to try. Now that the Han army is besieging the city, how can it be possible to stop the army?"

After a pause, Li Yu looked at Xu Xuan and asked, "Mr. Xu, in your opinion, where should we go?"

Wen asked, Xu Xuan was silent at first, then raised his head, and solemnly said to Li Yu: "Chen, I swear to follow the king and support the decision of the king!"

Well, what Xu Gong said is smarter. In front of Li Yu, he is not as tough as when he was talking to Emperor Liu and Li Gu. He is tit for tat and invincible.Xu Xuan's meaning is also obvious, whether it is a war or a surrender, he follows Li Yu.

Literati, sometimes it is hypocritical.

There was another silence, Li Yu sighed, picked up the copy of Li Gu's handwritten letter on the case, and said to the officials: "Today, the commander of the Han army wrote a letter asking me to surrender, what do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other with rich expressions and eyes, but no one took the initiative to express their opinions, and they seemed to be waiting for others to take over.After a while, when Li Yu's young face became more and more bitter, Zhong Mo took the initiative to stand up, and his words were affirmative, without nonsense: "The lord, the minister thinks, I should surrender!"

After saying this, the others looked at Zhong Mo with similar expressions: It really is you, Zhong Mo!

When the Han army approached the city, Zhong Mo's voice became louder and became more active.When getting in touch with the Han army, they were also gathering comrades to prepare for the entry of the army into the city, and even considered assisting the court to stabilize the government affairs and people's livelihood in the south of the Yangtze River after the war.Of course, if Li Yu can be encouraged to surrender and avoid an offensive and defensive war, it will be a credit to Zhong Mo.

"The lord of the country must not listen to Zhong Mo's words and give up easily!" Chen Qiao also stood up: "It is not easy for grandfather to start a business, and it is even more difficult to maintain a business. How can future generations give up lightly and be an unfilial king?"

Hearing what Chen Qiao said, Zhong Mo couldn't help but sneered, and retorted: "Now that the army is approaching the city, Jinling is in danger, the people in the city are panicked, the army's morale is shaken, how can we resist the strong army of the Central Plains with weak troops?

If the lord surrenders, he will not lose his position as a prince. If he resists in a corner and breaks the city with strong troops, not only will the people be hurt, but the lord's safety will also be unpredictable!If the ancestral temple is completely destroyed, Li's family will be extinct, and there will be no one to worship his father and ancestors in the future, but Xiaoyi? "

When Zhong Mo said that, Li Yu shivered subconsciously. His imagination was rich, and he automatically sketched the scene of the palace city being broken and the strong soldiers raging in his mind, which made him shudder.

In the final analysis, Li Yu is just a frail scholar. He stayed in the wrong position at the wrong time, and he didn't really experience any setbacks. It is difficult to deal with such a crisis calmly, and he is easily influenced by others.

Facing Zhong Mo's refutation, Chen Qiao's eyes widened, turned to Li Yu, and persuaded him generously: "Since ancient times, there has been no country that is in perish, and there is no way to surrender. It is only an insult to the ears. Please fight against the city."

It doesn't cost much to talk about it, and Chen Qiao can be regarded as loyal to Jiangnan.Feeling a little excited, he directly suggested to Li Yu: "Zhong Mo is a disciple who betrayed the Lord, please kill the sacrificial flag to show the heart of resistance!"

After saying this, Zhong Mo suddenly became excited. While cursing in his heart, he also tore his face, and said to Li Yu: "The lord, Chen Qiao wants to trap the lord and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to death for his own ambition. , This is a traitorous minister, please kill him to show your surrender and keep the city safe!"

"The minister thinks that he should surrender!"

"What Zhong Shangshu said is true, Chen Qiao should be killed!"

"My minister agrees!"

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This time, the banner was directly displayed, and more people supported Zhong Mo, and more than a dozen courtiers jumped out of the scene.It's already at this time, if you don't show your attitude, put on a good posture, and throw yourself at the court, it will be too late.

Seeing this scene, Zhong Mo breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Qiao's face was twisted together and looked extremely ugly, but Li Yu's face was actually not very good-looking.To say that the most complicated mood belongs to him, the king.

Li Yu, the lord of the country, no matter how poor he is, he is also the king of a country respected in the south. Even if the mountains and rivers are at the end of the world, the decision to surrender is not easy to make.What's more, as far as Jinling is concerned, it has not yet reached the end of the road in the true sense. The city is still strong, there are still tens of thousands of defenders, hundreds of thousands of people, and there is no shortage of food and weapons for the time being.

After a little hesitation, Li Yu looked at Feng Yanlu: "Feng Qing, what do you think?"

Feng Yanlu also looked solemn, pondered for a while, and cupped his hands and said: "The general trend of the world is like this, and billions of people are looking forward to the unity. Since the Allah has come out, it is not advisable to go against the trend. I am deeply grateful to the Lord. Today The country is in danger, there is nothing else to ask for, but to follow the king with all your strength!"

Feng Yanlu's meaning was also expressed very clearly, the unification of the world is unstoppable, surrender is the only way out, he Feng Yanlu is willing to follow the lord and surrender.

Of course Li Yu is not a stupid person, and he could understand it. After thinking about it for a while, he said in a dispirited manner: "Today's discussion is over here, whether to surrender or not, I still need to ask the mother of the country for instructions, and sacrifice to the ancestral temple!"

A court meeting ended again in a depressing atmosphere, and there was no result when it arrived. However, as far as today's content is concerned, it can be said to be a major breakthrough.At least, in the many previous discussions, not so many people shouted the word "surrender".

After the meeting was over, Li Yu went directly to his mother, and explained the current situation sadly, hoping to get support from his mother, the support of surrender.Empress Dowager Zhong is kind and gentle, she is just a woman who cares about her husband and children, and never interferes in politics. Li Yu asked her where she could get strong support.

In the end, it is up to Li Yu to make his own decision.Before the Han army officially launched an attack and broke through the city, he still had some time to think about it.

Compared with Li Yu's entanglement, hesitation, fear, and helplessness, Zhong Mo's side, after leaving the palace, is much more relaxed.A group of courtiers gathered directly at his home and held a banquet. Yes, even if the Han Dynasty besieged the city, for these bureaucrats, singing, dancing and drinking banquets were still regular activities, and it seemed that they would not be affected at all.

However, to be a little more careful, Zhong Mo first said in private with several close officials: "The matter has come to this point, according to the situation in the palace, the king has the intention to surrender, but he is still hesitating, it is not Chen Qiao and his ilk. We can dissuade you. Next, we should spread rumors among the people of Jinling and encourage them to surrender. As long as the people's will surrender, the ruler can follow the time and people's hearts and surrender!"

(End of this chapter)