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Chapter 501 0498 [This is a gift from the general to His Majesty]

Wanyan Loushi was a powerful general of the Jin Kingdom and Wanyan Zonghan's most trusted confidant. Moreover, he and Han Zhen had a sworn hatred, so it was naturally impossible for him to surrender to Qi.

But now that the waist card appears in Ma Kuo's hands, there is only one possibility left...

Gao Qingyi looked at Ma Kuo in surprise. He wanted to scold him angrily, saying that the badge was forged.

Wanyan Loushi was the first ten thousand households in the Jin Kingdom. Wanyan Aguda personally enthroned the family and ordered a craftsman to create a waist badge. This was a great honor.

Therefore, Wanyan Lou always wears it in his room.

It has been more than three years since Gao Qingyi surrendered to Yelu Yujian. How could he admit his mistake after having watched for three years?
After a while, Gao Qingyi invited: "Ma Shangshu, please come into the tower to talk."

"Just to my liking."

Ma Kuo smiled slightly, knowing that half of the effort to persuade him to surrender was already done.

After the two of them entered the tower, several personal guards immediately guarded the door.

The tower was a place where troops were stationed and weapons were stored. There was not even a table, let alone a chair.

Gao Qingyi didn't waste any time and asked straight to the point: "How's the situation in Datong Mansion?"

"This is the good news that our Majesty sent urgently last night. General Gao will know it at a glance." Ma Kuo took out the secret report from his sleeve pocket and handed it over.

"Stop playing tricks!"

Gao Qingyi warned, took the secret report and read it.

After reading it, I suddenly felt a storm in my heart.

The situation was worse than he expected.

The Qi army won a great victory and captured more than 40,000 prisoners. More importantly, Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshuke were killed in battle.

Crushing the battle report into a ball, Gao Qingyi sneered: "You want Kaicheng to surrender based on a battle report whose authenticity is unknown. It is simply wishful thinking."

Ma Kuo couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "General Gao already knows whether it is true or false, so why should he deceive himself?"

"Even if it's true, so what?"

Gao Qingyi said loudly: "The city of Datong is thick and thick. There are 80,000 capable warriors under the marshal's command, and there are more than 100,000 civilians in the city. Besides, the East Route Army can rush to help at any time. The Qi army only has 100,000 people, so we can fight in a short time. If we don't go to Datong Prefecture and start a war on three fronts, if we can't win quickly, there will be a lot of dissatisfaction in the country. It will be useless to rely on surprises in the early stage, and we will have to retreat in embarrassment in the end."

Ma Kuo was not impatient and retorted one by one: "General Gao should have seen the power of firearms and artillery, which can be said to be devastating when used to attack a city. Times have changed, and strong city walls cannot stop artillery. I can fight with General Gao." It’s a bet, in ten days, at most, our Qi army will conquer Datong Mansion. If I lose, General Gao can take this head at any time.”

"..."

Gao Qingyi was silent for a while.

He participated in the entire siege of Shenwu Town, with an army of 60,000, and the siege lasted for several days. Even Wanyan Loushi personally went into battle, but he did not capture even a single tower.

The soldiers of the Qi army are brave on the one hand, and the artillery is equally important.

Several times they looked about to capture the city tower, but the Qi army relied on artillery to repel the Jin army's fierce attack.

You know, this is because of continuous rain, which caused the gunpowder to get damp and made the firearm unusable.

If it is a sunny day, let alone an army of 60,000, even an additional 60,000 will not help.

Ma Kuo continued: "Secondly, the Eastern Route Army will not rush to help. Wanyan Zongwang's thoughts can be said to be Sima Zhao's thoughts. Everyone knows it. Even a foreign minister like me knows it clearly. How can General Gao not know?"

The throne!

Even for the Jurchens, a group of barbarians who had just come out of the mountains, it was a fatal temptation.

Since the birth of human society, the temptation of power has been greater than anything else.

There are very few people who can overcome this temptation.

In terms of identity, status, strength, and prestige, Wanyan Zongwang is the number one candidate to be the next emperor of the Jin Kingdom. The only variable is Wanyan Zonghan.

It's not that Wanyan Zonghan can compete with him for the throne, but out of consideration for his own interests, Wanyan Zonghan will never let Wanyan Zongwang ascend the throne. The most likely result is to support a puppet emperor to come to power.

Seeing that Gao Qingyi was agitated, Ma Kuo struck while the iron was hot: "General Gao is indeed brave, but without reinforcements, how long can Xinghe Town hold out, five days or ten days? General Gao was an old minister of the Liao Kingdom. He was surrendered to the Jin Kingdom and drifted with the tide. It’s not up to oneself. However, a good bird chooses a tree to rest on, and a wise minister chooses his master to do his work.”

Gao Qingyi retorted: "Yelü Dashi is just a lost dog, how can we talk about its master?"

Ma Kuo smiled slightly: "Yelü Dashi is naturally not a wise master."

Ok?
Gao Qingyi raised his eyebrows and looked at Ma Kuo in surprise.

Ma Kuo cupped his hands towards the south and said: "My Majesty, the Emperor of Da Qi, is a man of great talent and broad strategy. He is broad and tolerant, good at attacking, and skillful in controlling people. He has inherited the legacy of the Wu and Tang sects of the Han Dynasty. After Yelu Yu saw his surrender, he was now granted the title of King of Jin. He is the first king with a different surname in our country. He has a distinguished status. General Gao is brave and resourceful. It is not difficult for him to be crowned king and prime minister."

A series of threats and inducements made Gao Qingyi fall into deep thought.

Ma Kuo did not rush and stood quietly aside.

At this moment, Gao Qingyi's brain raced and he quickly analyzed the situation ahead and the gains and losses after surrendering.

"Where is the Liao envoy?"

At this moment, an arrogant voice came from outside the city tower.

Jurchen supervisory army!

The Kingdom of Jin was a tribal system, and the same was true in the army.

Although Wanyan Zonghan appointed Xiao Qing, Gao Qingyi and other Liao surrendered generals, he was actually not at ease with them. When leading the army alone, in addition to a group of grassroots military governors, a supervisor would be arranged to monitor their every move. A move.

Once the leading generals make any changes, they can be killed on the spot.

To put it bluntly, the Jurchens only trust their own people, and those who hold important positions in the army and court are all Jurchen nobles.

Ma Kuo and Gao Qingyi's expressions both changed.

The Jurchen supervisors had already arrived at the city tower, but were stopped by Gao Qingyi's personal guards, who immediately yelled: "You little slave, how dare you stop me?"

"Don't be rude to the supervisors."

Gao Qingyi's voice came from the tower.

Hearing this, the guards guarding outside immediately stepped aside. "You blind dog slave!"

The Jurchen supervisor raised his whip and whipped it towards the head of a personal guard.

Snapped!
There was a crisp sound, and a bloodstain immediately appeared on the guard's face, and the burning pain continued to stimulate the nerves.

The guard lowered his head slightly, with a trace of resentment flashing in his eyes.

These Jurchen supervisors were used to being arrogant. Apart from being a little polite to generals like Gao Qingyi and Xiao Qing, they often beat and scolded other soldiers.

Because in the eyes of the Jurchens, these people are slaves.

The sixth-grade system is more than just talk.

When he strode into the city tower and saw Ma Kuo, the Jurchen supervisors could not help but be slightly startled. Then they looked at Gao Qingyi and asked sternly: "Why don't you kill him?"

Gao Qingyi said calmly: "An envoy can be killed at any time, but this person brought a gift that he wanted to give to the supervisor."

"Gift?"

The Jurchen supervisor stretched out his hand and said in stiff Khitan dialect: "Bring it to me and take a look."

"it is good."

Gao Qingyi stepped forward and put one hand into his arms.

The Jurchen military supervisor's gaze was attracted and he stared at Gao Qingyi's big hand that reached into his arms.

Clang!
A cold light flashed.

With his other hand, Gao Qingyi suddenly pulled out the steel knife from his waist and slashed across the opponent's neck as fast as lightning.

The next moment, blood spurted out.

The Jurchen supervisor covered the wound on his neck with one hand and grabbed Gao Qingyi's arm with the other hand, his face full of disbelief.

"Ah Ba!"

Gao Qingyi shouted loudly.

A strong man immediately walked into the tower: "I'm here!"

Gao Qingyi ordered: "Lead a group of soldiers and kill all the Jurchen governors among the generals."

"I accept my order from my humble position!"

Ah Ba didn't ask any more questions, turned around and left.

At this time, as the blood continued to spurt out, the eyes of the Jurchen supervisor gradually lost their luster, and the whole person fell softly to the ground.

Gao Qingyi grabbed the opponent's head, raised the knife with his hand, and chopped off the head with one blow.

Passing over the head of the Jurchen Supervisory Army, Gao Qingyi smiled and said: "This is a gift from the general to your majesty. I hope your majesty will not dislike it."

"Your Majesty will like it."

Ma Kuo didn't mind it at all and took the head smoothly.

After wiping the blood on the blade, Gao Qingyi put the steel knife back into the scabbard and bowed: "In the future, I will serve as a minister in the same court. I hope Ma Shangshu will take care of me and say a few kind words in front of His Majesty."

Ma Kuo laughed and said: "General Gao, you're welcome. With General Gao's talents, he will be reused by His Majesty. Then it's time to take care of me."

People carry people in sedan chairs.

Gao Qingyi felt relieved after hearing these words.

After a while, Ah Ba came back, full of blood.

"General, all the Jurchen warlords in the army have been slaughtered."

"Well done."

Gao Qingyi nodded with satisfaction, turned around and said: "Ma Shangshu, what kind of regulations are coming next? Does your Majesty have any decree?"

Ma Kuo said: "General Gao will guard Xinghe first. After I return, I will report to Your Majesty, and a decree will be issued soon."

Gao Qingyi smiled and said: "In that case, the general will just wait for the good news from Ma Shangshu."

The two of them walked out of the tower talking and laughing.

After going down the city wall, Gao Qingyi ordered his soldiers to open the city gate.

After sending Ma Kuo out of the city, Gao Qingyi glanced in the direction of the military camp and said in a deep voice: "Ma Shangshu, Yelu Dashi is extremely ambitious and unwilling to be inferior to others. In the end, the general will worry about raising tigers."

Hearing this, the smile on Ma Kuo's face became even wider: "General Gao, don't worry, your Majesty has already prepared a countermeasure."

This person has a rough appearance, but his mind is delicate and tight.

"That's good."

Gao Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"General Gao will stay, I will take my leave!"

The horse raised his hands and walked away on the muddy road.

Watching Ma Kuo's back gradually go away, Ah Ba came up behind Gao Qingyi at some point and asked softly: "General, are you determined to surrender to Qi?"

Gao Qingyi nodded and explained: "The general trend is such that it cannot be violated. Compared with the Central Plains Dynasty, the only thing the Jin Kingdom can do is an invincible army. But now it has been defeated repeatedly against the Qi Kingdom. The proud Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Yinshu were killed one after another, and it will only become more difficult in the future."

He saw clearly that the Jin Kingdom could not compare with the Central Plains Dynasty in terms of its system, population, culture, economy, etc.

The only advantage is absolute force.

But now, even this only advantage cannot compare with Qi State, which makes Gao Qingyi really unable to see the slightest hope.

(End of this chapter)