Prince Gao Wu was sent back to the sky prison on the front foot, and Zhang Hui was taken out on the back foot.
He rolled his eyes, and honestly went to see the King of Goguryeo.
This time, not only the King of Goguryeo, but also the ministers of Goguryeo were in the hall.
Persuading people to surrender, of course, is one person's shortcoming, and three people's shortcoming.
The King of Goguryeo proposed what all men in the world dream of, such as official positions, titles, and even land.
In addition, there are beauties, money, whatever you want, a request, to persuade the emperor of the Jin Dynasty to negotiate peace, he is willing to cede the land west of Liaodong City to the Jin State, and Goguryeo will become a vassal of the Jin State.
Zhang Hui thought to himself, he had been squatting in the dungeon for several days before, why did he see the fifth prince and him again today
Such generous conditions were also given.
Could it be...
Zhang Hui's eyes brightened slightly, could it be that His Majesty and the others have led the army here
He immediately lowered his eyes to cover the brilliance in his eyes, and after a while raised his head and solemnly said to King Goguryeo: "Your Majesty, don't bother with me. Goguryeo is a vassal state of Jin, but you have violated the will of the main country for many years. Silla and Baekje, which are vassal states, forced the two countries to belong to you, and even violated our Dajin border many times. The disasters of Goguryeo today are all the retribution of the royal court of the Gao family for not cultivating virtue..."
Zhang Hui is the servant of the Ministry of Rituals. When it comes to Lili, I can’t finish talking about it for three days and three nights. Let’s talk about the relationship between the two countries first. Jin is the master and Goguryeo is the minister. Handed it in person, but you repeatedly violated the agreement of the master and minister, and provoked the master in turn;
Let’s talk about Goguryeo’s internal affairs. In recent years, the Gao family’s royal court was extravagant and warlike, and the people under its rule suffered unspeakably;
Finally, he talked about their chaotic rule of law. Although it is impossible for the nobles to break the law with the common people, based on his understanding during the time in the inner city, the nobles here can do whatever they want with the ordinary people, and no one can control them.
If a kingdom is like this, it is almost the same as subjugation.
Even if Da Jin doesn't kill him, he will kill himself in a few decades.
Since they all perish, there is no difference decades earlier.
Zhang Hui's eyes brightened, and he scolded even more vigorously, citing scriptures and scolding Goguryeo's monarchs and officials. The Goguryeo king was so angry that his chest hurt and he almost vomited blood when he pointed at his nose and scolded.
Seeing that his fingers were trembling, Zhang Hui shut his mouth. He was also afraid that he would kill him if he pissed him off.
Zhang Hui was thrown into the sky prison again, but fortunately he was not beaten, but there was less food to eat.
Prince Gao Wu couldn't help him even if he wanted to support him, after all, there was a wall between them.
However, Zhang Hui became more certain after this trip, and he quietly said to Prince Gao Wu: "Your Highness, our Majesty has gone outside the city, and the inner city should be besieged, can you think of a way to send some news go out?"
Gao Wu's prince perked up, and almost leaned against the wall, "It's true, how do you know?"
He was also offered to talk, how could he not know
Zhang Hui said affirmatively: "Really, if you don't believe me, you can find out by asking someone."
The movement of the army besieging the city was so big that it couldn't be a secret. I'm afraid that the yamen servants in the prison knew about it. Unfortunately, he had no money, no connections, and no favors. This matter can only be left to the fifth prince Gao.
Zhang Hui smashed his mouth, Bai Shan really did the right thing in asking him to bring Gao Wu Prince, a person is much more useful than a jade pendant.
After all, the jade pendant is a dead thing, but people are alive. As long as you hold on to the fifth prince firmly, there are infinite possibilities.
Prince Gao Wu began to make trouble next door. He is the son of the king after all, and the servants in the prison dare not neglect him. Even if they know it is fake, they still have to question him.
The emperor made the deployment, the four-way army went all the way to besiege the city for a day, and Gao Zhi was going to besiege the city today. Since they are here, they must be given a chance to meet.
So Prince Gao Er persuaded everyone to surrender under the city gate, and the soldiers, officials and people in the city were all stunned.
Although I have heard that the second prince has treasoned, but there is still a big difference between hearing and actually seeing.
The impact on the people in the inner city, especially the ordinary people, can hardly be expressed in words, and even the dignitaries have doubts about the future of the kingdom.
"The second prince has always been shrewd, even he chose to surrender..."
"The fifth prince has also surrendered. Even if he is thrown into prison, he does not want to return to the royal court and follows Goguryeo wholeheartedly."
"Is it really time?"
"It's not certain, but now most of Goguryeo's country is in the hands of others."
"Isn't there still Jian'an City?"
"Jian'an City is already an isolated city. Although the Jin Kingdom has never attacked it, but conquered the surrounding cities, can Jian'an City survive alone?"
"That guy Lu Min shouldn't stick to Jian'an City. If he sends troops to help Anshi City, maybe..."
"Hmph, the reinforcements in front and back of Anshi City, plus the local garrison of nearly 250,000 troops, are still broken. Even the second prince who guards the city has surrendered."
In the midst of this discussion, some people couldn't help but quietly went to the prison to contact the fifth prince.
Of course, they wouldn't go there in person at the moment of the enemy, but instead bought the yamen servants and sent some food to the fifth prince.
So the fifth prince ate the steamed bun and ate a letter.
Fifth Prince: …
He spat out the paper, unfolded it with disgust on his face...
Yin Li entered the room with a small bamboo tube, "Your Majesty, there is news from the inner city."
He opened the bamboo tube, took out the rolled paper inside and offered it up.
The emperor took a look at it, and passed it to him, "It's a letter from Zhanghui. They are now locked in the sky prison. Gao wants to talk about peace."
Yin Li said: "I sent the letter of state, but Goguryeo hasn't replied yet."
The emperor sneered: "It's only been a day, they must not have made up their minds so quickly."
Yin Li asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to attack the city to scare them?"
The emperor thought for a while and shook his head, "It has just snowed, the weather is cold, and the gates of the city are easy to freeze. At this time, attacking the city is not good for us. If it is just frightening, it is not enough for us to pay such a high price. Send an order and surround the city." Do not attack."
He paused and then said: "Let each army select some people to fight against. It's best to be able to scold people."
Yin Li: "...can't you scold me?"
"Let the people from the Ministry of Rites come on," said the emperor, "Isn't the Ministry of Rites still following several people, as well as those civil servants, who have nothing to do, just go around and preach the righteousness after the scolding is over. Why did we attack Goguryeo? My big brother." Jin is presumptuous and persuades them to surrender."
Yin Li responded with a "yes".
Therefore, in addition to taking care of the follow-up for the captured city, the civil officials had to go outside the city gate in shifts to persuade them to surrender.
Some people's voices are not loud enough, and they have to pick a smarter soldier to pass the message, which is very tiring.