Before Li Yunchong came back.

Li Jinzhu and the important ministers present discussed what to do. But everyone was at a loss. Now Li Yunchong's incisive analysis made them seem to clear the clouds and see the sun.

"The Queen Mother, I think we should wait for General Zhao Mancheng to return to Seoul. How long can we hold it? Maybe the Chu State and the Meng Yuan can capture Liaodong?"

"Or, are there people from the southern prefectures and counties who are bringing troops to serve the king? We can't give up on these great rivers and mountains if we still have one breath."

An old minister saluted and admonished me.

"But if we do this, it will look very ugly if the city is destroyed. I think the most important thing now is to ensure the safety of the king and the queen mother. I think we should defend the city and surrender if conditions permit."

Some veterans also said.

"Are you going to give up the mountains and rivers?" The veteran who spoke first said angrily.

"All the mountains and rivers have fallen. We have done everything we can, so why give in? Now we should first ensure the continuation of the Jin family."

The veteran who spoke last also stared angrily.

Others also left one after another, splitting into two groups, and quarreling continued.

Wait for the transfer.

Please defend and surrender.

No one wants to go to Fusang barbarians, and no one wants to go to the mountains and old forests to fight guerrilla warfare. Li Jinzhu's beautiful face is so pale that I feel pity for him.

After thinking for a long time, she had no decision. She could only let the important ministers go down and returned to the palace.

She sat in front of the dressing table and looked at her pale face. Regret was like countless ants gnawing at her heart.

If there was a regret medicine, she would definitely take it without hesitation.

It's okay, why bother with that Liaodong tiger?

It’s not that I won’t report it, it’s not that the time has come.

How high-spirited and ambitious were the 50,000-strong army when they crossed the Yalu River? Who could have imagined at that time that we would be here today?

The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed.

Lives are in danger.

At this time, even if you die, you can still leave a heroic image in the history books.

But she is not a heroic woman, she is very afraid of death.

Extremely scared.

Li Jinzhu's delicate and smooth hands were clasped tightly on her lower abdomen, and her delicate face was full of fear.

After all, they were seizing the city and waiting for the opportunity.

It is better to surrender to the city.

Li Jinzhu made a decision quickly. But it was not made by her, but by Wu Nian.

Zhao Mancheng was blocked at the Lanxi camp and could not move. When Wu Nian led Wang Gui and announced his troops, they set up camp in the north of the city.

Li Jinzhu had no other choice.

Inside the palace hall.

Li Jinzhu sat on the throne and looked at the important ministers below. The number of people was getting smaller and smaller. Those who remained now were the loyal ministers among the loyal ministers.

Her makeup can be described as simple compared to usual. But even with a little makeup, she still looks stunning.

"The Ai family does not want to die. Who can represent the Ai family and go out of the city to negotiate with Wu Nian. The Ai family's demands are not high. They only ask General Fu Han to give the Ai family a thousand acres of fertile land and guard their son until he grows old."

Li Jinzhu's tone was sad, as if she were a weak, pitiful and helpless ordinary woman. It was in sharp contrast to the majesty she used to listen to politics behind the curtain.

Everyone present could not help but feel sad.

Immediately, everyone looked at each other. It was Li Yunchong who stood up, cupped his fists and saluted Li Jinzhu and said, "Go ahead."

"Yun Chong. The lives of the Ai family, mother and child, all depend on you." Li Jinzhu was worried, with a sad look on his face and a serious tone in his words.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will do my best." Li Yunchong solemnly agreed, turned and left.

The rest of the people, together with Li Jinzhu, were waiting for news in the main hall.

Outside the city, Wu Nian Camp is still under construction.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Wu Nian took off his armor, wore a purple gold python robe, sat on the commander's seat, and read the military strategy. After hearing the news, he put down the military strategy, raised his hand and said, "Please come in."

"Yes." The soldier who came to report responded, turned around and went down.

Soon after, Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun led a group of soldiers and escorted Li Yunchong into the tent with eager eyes.

"Foreign Minister Li Yunchong, pay homage to General Fu Han." Li Yunchong was still calm and did not dare to look at Wu Nian, so he bent down and saluted.

Wu Nian, however, looked at Li Yunchong unscrupulously and did not answer immediately. Instead, he said casually: "General, you are really good at doing many good things. I was almost surrounded to death by you in Guangyang Mansion. How should I repay you now?

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Li Yunchong's heart trembled, but he remained relatively calm. He bent down and said, "The foreign minister led troops to surround the general. It is a heinous crime. If you want to kill or behead him, follow the general's orders. I just ask the general to take pity on the foreign minister's family and don't kill them."

"My family still has 500 acres of Susukita in Seoul. Please ask the general to let them guard the Susukita and make a living."

Wu Nian looked at him and couldn't help but smile and nodded.

The generals of Goguryeo were only Zhao Mancheng and Li Yunchong. People said that Li Yunchong was not as good as Zhao Mancheng, which is right.

People say that Li Yunchong relied on the Queen Mother's relatives to occupy a high position.

This is too much.

There are more people in the Li family. The blood relationship between Li Yunchong and the Queen Mother is not very close. There are many other people with close blood relationships.

However, Li Yunchong was able to surpass so many close clan members and leap to a high position.

Together with Zhao Mancheng, he was very capable of maintaining half of Goguryeo.

In short, he only knew about the Goguryeo generals Zhao Mancheng and Li Yunchong. Of course, there were also those Goguryeo generals who died in battle or committed suicide.

It's just a dead person, but it doesn't mean much.

But now that Wu Nian saw Li Yunchong with his own eyes, he was still calm and composed. He was a hero for a while.

"Okay. No matter what happens next, I promise you. I will keep your family alive and will not let them fall to the bottom."

Wu Nian nodded and agreed.

"Thank you, General, for your kindness." Li Yunchong took a deep breath and bowed with gratitude on his face.

First, he wants to live.

If you can't do it.

He wants his family to survive. But he doesn't want to see his wife and daughter become someone else's domestic slave, or even become a prostitute.

Now is the best result.

Li Yunchong calmed down and felt a little ashamed. He was obviously helping the Queen Mother to get treatment, but he talked about his own affairs.

"General, this time the foreign minister was ordered by the Queen Mother to negotiate terms with the general." Li Yunchong said in a deep voice.

"There are no conditions. Let her open the city gate immediately and surrender. Otherwise, when I break the city, I will behead their mother and son in public."

Wu Nian sneered, extremely domineering.

Li Yunchong was stunned for a moment. This was completely different from the attitude towards him just now. He raised his head and looked at Wu Nian, wondering whether Wu Nian was serious or threatening.

He took a deep breath, showed his strength, and argued with reason: "General, please think again."

"There are still 30,000 capable soldiers in the city, and they are all willing to die for the Queen Mother. If the general attacks Seoul, I am afraid that the general's soldiers will suffer heavy losses. The general's soldiers are all elites who have fought in hundreds of battles. It would be a pity to lose even one person."

"What's more, there are Meng Yuan and Chen Bing of the Chu State on the border of Liaodong, eyeing Liaodong with covetousness."

"If the general is under the walls of Seoul, too many troops will be lost. It will be detrimental to the general."

Wu Nian looked at him again and said with an unpredictable expression: "With your attitude, aren't you afraid that I will withdraw the conditions I just made?"

Li Yunchong raised his head and said: "I am incompetent as a minister. I failed to help the Jin family to protect the country. I deserve death. Now that I have been ordered to go on a mission, I dare not abandon the official position for personal reasons."

Wu Nian looked at him for three seconds, then laughed again and said, "Okay, he is a man."

But then, he said: "It's just that I still don't allow it."

"She will open the city and surrender immediately. Otherwise, I will attack the city. After the city is broken, I will not only kill their mother and son. I will also kill all the Jin family clan, heroes and nobles in the city. No chickens or dogs will be spared."

Wu Nian's tone was cold and murderous.

Conditional surrender?
Chapter completed!