You look at me, I look at you, and finally a bold staff member began to ask: "I wonder what the city lord thinks? I don't know whether what is written on this paper is true or false."
"But according to my subordinates' opinion, King Xiao and Princess Xiao of Great Zhou have a very good reputation in Great Zhou. They are presumably benevolent and righteous people and should not do anything deceptive."
After finishing speaking, the aide did not speak anymore, but looked at the attitude of Lord Wan to let him know if he had said anything wrong.
You must know that these staff are just the retainers of Lord Wan City. Their future lies with Lord Wan City, and now Da Zhou is coming.
Whether to resist to the death or surrender, it all depends on what Lord Wan wants. Who knows, Lord Wan's face still has an unpredictable look, making it difficult to tell whether he is happy, angry, sad or happy.
One can't guess what the city lord's opinion is about this staff member's words. Another staff member also frowned and came out to retort: "But City Lord, after all, we are all from the country."
"Although it says so on those pieces of paper, they will definitely be treated differently. This..."
Before he finished speaking, City Lord Wan rolled his eyes: "It seems like you can't say anything if I ask you to tell me. I, the City Lord, ask you, how is the military strength of the City Lord's Mansion?"
"What about the strength of the city defenders? What about the strength of the attacking troops from Zhou Dynasty?"
The city lord's consecutive questions made all the staff a little confused, but a staff member quickly stood up and answered, because this person was in charge of Wancheng's border defense.
"Returning to the city lord, our city lord Wan's military strength is definitely not as strong as that of Da Zhou, and the strength of the city lord's palace plus private soldiers is only 500 people. As for the city defenders, the strength of Qianguo cannot exceed 30,000."
"So in total, our manpower is only 30,500 at most, but the troops coming to attack from Dazhou are hundreds of thousands, if we, Wancheng, don't surrender."
"It is estimated that the city will be destroyed and people will be killed! It is estimated that none of us here will survive, and now the people outside have begun to panic."
Of course, the city lord could also guess this matter. After all, it was obvious. The note had fallen almost all over the city. Of course, everyone in the city knew about it.
The staff stopped talking, because after hearing what the city lord meant, they were afraid that they wanted to join the Zhou Dynasty. After all, no one wants to die, not to mention the lives of a whole city are at stake.
As for Qian Guo, it was obvious that he could not count on them. When the eldest prince and the second prince passed by with their troops, they never thought of staying. In other words, Qian Guo gave up on them first.
The city lord saw that the atmosphere became quiet for a moment, and then looked at these staff: "Who wants to go with me, the city lord, to negotiate with King Xiao and Princess Xiao of Great Zhou?"
The staff understood what the city lord was going to do, but this was also very dangerous. One by one, you looked at me and I looked at you.
In the end, three people stood up: "City Lord, we will accompany you."
Looking at the three staff, City Master Wan nodded: "Okay, let's do that. You go and prepare. We will set off directly in an hour."
The three staff members turned around and left, while City Lord Wan returned to his secret room and took out a jade pendant. Looking at the jade pendant, Lord Wan City sighed.
"This day has finally come. However, it has finally come."
An hour later, City Lord Wan set out with his confidants and three staff. When the city gate opened, the soldiers who came to investigate had already reported to Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu.
At this time, Qian Jiujiu was reading a family letter, which was passed down from Mingyue Island. Not long after he got it, it was the growth record of the two children. Qian Jiujiu had almost read it.
After giving the growth record to Mu Yexiao, Qian Jiujiu discovered that there were actually two family letters underneath. He couldn't help but pick it up curiously and take a look.
A letter was sent from Qingyu. When he took it out, he found a jade pendant with white characters engraved on it. Qianjiujiu raised his eyebrows when he saw Qingyu's words: "Princess, this is given to you by Bai Zhen and the other little guys."
After glancing at the jade pendant in her hand, Qian Jiujiu went directly into the space. Then she continued to read the last letter from home, only to realize that it was written by her mother.
After picking it up and looking at it, Qian Jiujiu looked a little strange, and then called out to Mu Yexiao: "Mu Yexiao, my mother has written a letter home for me, please take a look."
Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu curiously. Isn't it normal for his mother-in-law to write a letter home? Why does Qian Jiujiu look so weird
After taking it and reading the contents, Mu Yexiao was speechless. He looked at Qian Jiujiu and didn't know what to say. The two of them were silent.
Suddenly I heard a soldier outside shouting: "Report, Prince, Princess, the gate of Wancheng has opened, and the Lord of Wancheng has also come out, saying he wants to see the Prince and Princess."
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao's expressions became even weirder. They glanced at each other. Mu Yexiao was the first to come back to his senses and looked at the soldiers: "We see Lord Wan City, bring him in."
"yes."
After the soldiers saluted, they withdrew, but they also kept Mu Yexiao's instructions in mind and went directly to the door of the camp to guard the arrival of Lord Wan and others.
However, the soldier did not wait long when he saw Lord Wan coming with his confidants and others. Before the soldier had time to speak, the guard beside Lord Wan spoke first.
"We are from Wancheng, and this is our Lord of Wancheng. We hope to see your prince, and I hope this little brother can report it."
The soldier nodded: "Follow me."
After saying that, the soldiers led the way, taking the people from Wancheng all the way to the tent where Mu Yexiao was meeting, and inside the tent, Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu were already seated.
It seemed that he was specifically waiting for City Master Wan and others, which made Master Wan and others understand that this relationship was not Xiaobing's self-assertion, but that Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu had already guessed that he would come.
City Lord Wan suddenly felt nervous, but thinking about his relationship with Qian Jiujiu, City Lord Wan gradually let go of his nervousness and looked at Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu.
"Prince Xiao, Princess Xiao, you two are indeed the best among us."
Qian Jiujiu raises his eyebrows, is he a dragon or a phoenix among people? Is this an attempt to frame them? After glancing at City Lord Wan, Qian Jiujiu coughed twice: "Who are you?"
Lord Wancheng then began to explain: "I am the Lord of Wancheng."
Qian Jiujiu said, "Isn't it Lord Wan City? If Da Zhou's words are not very smooth, it's better not to talk nonsense. We can't afford it."
"By the way, I wonder what the purpose of City Lord Wan's visit this time is?"
Pack! Really good at pretending! This was City Master Wan's first impression of Qian Jiujiu, but City Master Wan did not dare to say it out loud, so he could only cough twice and look at the two of them.
"I have seen the paper that Princess Xiao you sent to Wancheng, because I believe that Prince Xiao and Princess Xiao are the ones who do what they say."
"So I'm here. I hope you two will give me a chance. I will take Wancheng under my command and be willing to serve the prince and princess."
"Of course it's possible. I'm not very capable and can't bring you much help, but I definitely help you sincerely!"
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. Qian Jiujiu thought it was funny: "City Master Wan, I always feel like you are telling a joke."
"If I remember correctly, you are the Lord of Wancheng City who was personally granted the title of Emperor Qianguo, right? But now you actually say you are sincerely helping us in front of your enemies?"
"Are you showing your loyalty? But who dares to accept your loyalty?"
City Lord Wan and all the staff were silent, because what Princess Xiao said really made sense. Now that they had come to surrender, they were talking about loyalty, which was really a slap in the face.
Moreover, they didn't know why the city lord, who had always been calm, would lose his composure in front of these two people. This was what they couldn't understand the most.
At this time, City Lord Wan looked at Qian Jiujiu, his eyes were relatively excited, and the corners of his mouth moved, wanting to say something, but he never spoke.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Lord Wan City like this, with a flash of brightness in his eyes: "City Lord Wan, you look at me like this, what do you want to do?"
"Ah, I know this. Do you have any inappropriate thoughts about me? You can see that the prince is still here! Do you want to die?"
There was a hint of anger in Qian Jiujiu's tone as he spoke, and City Lord Wan was even more frightened. He looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Princess Xiao, you have misunderstood. This is impossible."
"Well, Prince Xiao and Princess Xiao, could you please step aside? I have something to say."
Of course Qian Jiujiu knew what the person in front of her was going to say, but she felt that she hadn't had enough fun yet! How could I slip on my slippers so easily
He snorted coldly: "What did you say? Retreat from the left and right? Do you want to assassinate the princess and the prince? But you are so brave, and you are so stupid."
Listening to Qian Jiujiu's tone, Mu Yexiao knew that Qian Jiujiu was becoming playful. At this time, although he sympathized with the Lord Wan in front of him, Mu Yexiao still chose to cooperate with Qian Jiujiu without hesitation. .
Looking at Lord Wancheng, he snorted coldly: "I wonder what Lord Wancheng is saying? Do you want me to retreat? Or is it like what the princess said? Seeing that Wancheng cannot be saved."
"So Lord Wan City, you chose to come to see me and want to assassinate me?"
City Lord Wan was really in trouble and couldn't express his pain, so he had to raise his hand and swear: "King Xiao, Princess Xiao, I can swear that I don't have the slightest intention of harming you."
"What's more, even if I hurt myself, I won't hurt you. After all, I am..."