/top/ Novel Ranking "Play conspiracy with me and I'll kill you!" Wan Lei looked at the back of Fang Xiaoru who left in a rage, and sneered in his heart.
But it's no wonder that Wan Lei was so proud. He had known for a long time that Emperor Jianwen was going to slow down the troops, so he simply used the strategy. Now that the strategy is successful, as long as the Peking Army eliminates Geng Xuan's only reinforcements that Emperor Jianwen can rely on, then Emperor Jianwen will truly succeed.
into despair
But Wan Lei knew clearly that this army was the reinforcements of Emperor Jianwen, but he pretended to be stupid and insisted that this army was a bandit army taking advantage of the situation. The Peking Army destroyed the bandit army to save Jinling. How great and selfless it was. And Emperor Jianwen could only be mute.
Eat Coptis, because when it comes to it, they openly negotiated peace talks and secretly mobilized reinforcements. It is not visible to the public. If you argue, you will only slap yourself in the mouth.
Wan Lei's small trick can move the world. Fang Xiaoru could only leave with anger. When he returned to Jinling City, the sound of cannons had stopped, but he didn't know what the situation of the battle was. Inside Jinling City
Falling into a state of anxiety and panic, Emperor Jianwen was even more anxious, because Geng Xuan's reinforcements were his last hope. If he failed, it would be really terrible.
Just as Emperor Jianwen was waiting for the battle report in fear and anxiety, and could not even eat dinner, at midnight, another whistle sounded from the riverside, resounding throughout Jinling City. It sounded chilling, like a mourning wail.
At this moment, at the east gate of Jinling City, a man and a rider "" appeared. See the latest chapter [Playing Ming] first release [] Playing Ming 395
"Open the door, open the door" a weak shout reached the top of the city
"The Holy One has an order that it is strictly forbidden to open the city gate. No one can enter or exit unless there is a special order," the guard at the top of the city shouted.
"I'm Geng Xuan, open the door quickly, I have something important to report to the emperor right away."
The people on the city tower immediately threw down a torch, and Geng Xuan's face flashed out in the light. There was only one man and one rider, and he was not even wearing armor. He looked very embarrassed. The general guarding the city frowned and asked: "General Geng
, why are you alone? Where is the army?"
"It's difficult to open the door quickly. If it's too late, it'll be too late," Geng Xuan said anxiously.
"It's getting late now. According to the law, it is strictly prohibited to open the city gate." The guard frowned and said, "Ai put the bamboo basket into the bamboo basket to hang General Geng up. General Geng, I have wronged you."
Soon, a bamboo basket was put down. Geng Xuan didn't bother to say anything. She climbed up the bamboo basket and was hoisted up to the tower. Then she borrowed a horse from the guard and went straight to the palace. As for the guard who asked about the army,
, but he didn’t mention a word
In the palace, Emperor Jianwen, who was anxiously walking back and forth in the main hall, soon received the news that Geng Xuan had returned to Beijing alone, and immediately summoned him to the palace to see him. When the ministers heard the news, they felt as if a big stone was hanging in their hearts.
Because they didn't have to guess to figure out that the reinforcements were probably finished.
"The Prince Consort Geng Xuan is here to pay his respects." His Highness heard the eunuchs singing and cheering. Emperor Jianwen directly ordered him to enter the palace. As soon as they met, he asked urgently: "Have the reinforcements arrived?"
"The guilty minister deserves to die. The reinforcements have not arrived. Only the guilty minister has arrived." Geng Xuan knelt down in the hall, not even daring to raise his head.
"You are the only one in the army of one hundred thousand who has returned. Where are the others?" Emperor Jianwen jumped up from the throne in anxiety.
"When our army marched outside Tongzhou, it encountered an ambush by the Peking Army. The enemy's artillery fire was too fierce. Our army was killed and injured nearly ten thousand people. Seeing that they were unbeatable, the soldiers fled in all directions. Some surrendered, and they were guilty officials.
Many people were killed, but the defeat could not be restored. In the end, all the soldiers surrendered, and the enemy only released the guilty minister."
"You have the nerve to come back to see me when you have trapped one hundred thousand troops?!" Emperor Jianwen was so angry that his face turned purple. He had long expected such a result, but when he heard the accurate message, he was still anxious and anxious.
He was so angry that he forgot that Geng Xuan was his brother-in-law, and wished he could have Geng Xuan pulled down and chopped immediately, because his last hope would be ruined in Geng Xuan's hands.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The enemy army released the guilty minister to send a message to your Majesty. The enemy general said that Jinling has been heavily surrounded, and the time limit is one day. If your Majesty does not abdicate, both land and water armies will attack Jinling. By then, everyone will be destroyed."
Please, Your Majesty, please think twice," Geng Xuan said in a low voice, not even daring to raise his head.
"Even you have betrayed me, and here comes Ai, who will throw him into the sky prison and wait until he is punished." Emperor Jianwen was furious. However, his anger did not attract a response from the Jin Yiwei, because as soon as the news that the reinforcements were defeated came out, Jinling was even more angry.
It was such a mess that most of the royal guards fled, and even the palace guards were nowhere to be found.
"Your Majesty, the situation is over. If you take a step back, the sea and the sky will be brighter." Fang Xiaoru stepped out and knelt down to beg for help. The reinforcements were defeated, and his last-ditch plan was shattered. He could no longer find any chance of victory.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Jinling, please allow Your Majesty to abdicate." Below, a dozen civil and military ministers knelt together, and even Geng Bingwen also joined the group to ask for resignation.
"You, you guys" Emperor Jianwen gritted his teeth in anger as he looked at the close and important ministers who were kneeling together. It is true that the king and his ministers are like birds in the same forest. When the deadline comes, they fly separately. Now that the deadline is coming, even the most loyal ministers can't.
Abandoning the king and running for another future
"For the sake of the ancestral temple and the country, please ask the Holy One to abdicate." A group of people below almost said in unison [Wan Ming] first published [] Wan Ming 395
"Okay, okay, okay, do your bidding for me, I, I, I abdicate." Emperor Jianwen slumped back to the throne. He finally understood what it means to betray relatives and leave. At this time, no one listens to him anymore, even if he doesn't abdicate.
, what’s the difference between that and being deposed?
"Your Majesty, abdication is not something that can be done with just an imperial decree. You need to inform the Republic of China and ask for its surrender. Otherwise, the army will attack the city," Fang Xiaoru said in a low voice.
"Then do you want me to tie myself up and surrender?!" Emperor Jianwen glared at Fang Xiaoru, his anger rising again, "How about you tie me up and give it to the enemy, and maybe I can get riches in exchange for it."
"I don't dare," they all knelt together again. It's not that they don't want to, it's mainly because the Republic of China has not published a reward list to reward Emperor Jianwen, and they don't want to take risks at this time.
"Don't dare, you are very brave." Emperor Jianwen looked at all the ministers with anger, stood up and said: "I have agreed to abdicate. Your goal has been achieved. As for the next thing, you will take care of it yourself."
After Emperor Jianwen finished speaking, he walked away with his sleeves. The ministers looked at his leaving figure and breathed a sigh of relief. They immediately began to draft an edict and discuss the candidates to go out of the city to ask for surrender from the Peiping Army. The ministers followed the principle of letting others take the blame.
, except for the unusual thing, Fang Xiaoru was pushed out to be the leader of the surrender group. After all, being an envoy to surrender is not a glorious thing, and it might be infamy for thousands of years.
Even though he knew it was a big scapegoat, Fang Xiaoru still had to bear it in the end, because if he didn't bear it, no one would. For the sake of the students' lives, he, as a teacher, had no choice but to do it. It was already midnight, and he didn't dare to delay.
, he took the envoy directly out of the city.
On the river, warships were densely packed, and every warship was brightly lit, lighting up the river red. Fang Xiaoru and his party entered the river in a small boat, and were quickly led to the Xia 01 battleship. To Fang Xiaoru's surprise
Surprisingly, Wan Lei was still awake at such a late hour. When the envoy arrived, he immediately agreed to meet him.
In fact, Wan Lei had already expected that there would be a lot of things happening in the second half of the night, so he went to bed early, got up, had a midnight snack, and sat in the study drinking tea leisurely. There was also a standing clock next to him.
It keeps ticking
"You guys are here, sit down." As soon as Wan Lei heard the footsteps of Fang Xiaoru and others, he pointed to the chairs below him. His eyes were still staring at the clock beside him, but there was no trace of anxiety or joy in his expression.
look
And just when Fang Xiaoru and others were sitting down, a clear and sweet chime came from the clock. Wan Lei finally moved his eyes away from the clock, and a strange smile appeared on his face. Fang Xiaoru and others couldn't help but feel a little scared when they saw it.
"Your Majesty the President, we are here to request surrender by order of His Majesty the Emperor. This is the letter of surrender. Please read it." Fang Xiaoru was afraid of an accident and hurriedly submitted the letter of surrender written in advance.
However, Wan Lei did not answer it. Instead, he picked up the teacup and said slowly: "You are from official and gentry backgrounds. Maybe you don't know what expired goods are. How can you sell expired goods? Only now did Emperor Jianwen agree.
Surrender, isn’t it a little late? That’s fine. You’re selling dead fish as live fish. This is not acceptable.”
"This, this, you, you are going back on your word and breaking your promise." Fang Xiaoru was dumbfounded.
"No, no, no" Wan Lei raised a finger and shook it a few times, and said calmly: "That was the price offered two days ago. Who made you miss the market? Now the price we are offering is that Emperor Jianwen abdicates.
They can only visit the palace city and imperial tombs, all royal properties are confiscated, and the annual royal treatment fee is reduced to 10,000 silver dollars."
"This, this is not okay. We agreed not to enter Jinling, not to confiscate the imperial property, and not to receive a preferential treatment fee of 500,000 yuan. We should do what we agreed to do," Fang Xiaoru said angrily.
"The market waits for no one. One price the day before yesterday, another price today, may become worthless tomorrow, or even be worth a penny. If you want to bargain, well, there are many people in the world who have blood feuds with the Zhu family. My subordinates
There are many people who were too cruel to cut Emperor Jianwen alive. I think I will
We should comply with the situation and let them vent their anger. Anyway, the royal family is a bunch of parasites. When they die, few people will feel sorry for them. Maybe the common people will applaud them." Wan Lei still looked extremely indifferent,
However, Fang Xiaoru and others were so angry that their faces turned pale.
"You know what I mean, so I obediently signed this contract reduction. If you don't sign, I just need to issue a reward order of 50,000 silver dollars to make a group of mobs rush into the palace city. I'm afraid it will be a fight by then. Not only will there be nothing
If you can’t catch it, I’m afraid you won’t even be able to save your life.”
"If you go back on your promise, even if you sign this contract, you won't keep it if you wait for it. It doesn't matter if you don't sign it." Fang Xiaoru was really angry, stood up and was about to leave.
"Haha, you still haven't understood the difference between a verbal offer and a contract. Of course we will abide by the contract written down in black and white. We will not lose the credibility we have accumulated over the years just for 10,000 silver dollars, but the verbal one is
Even if it’s not accurate, I’ll still say, if you want to sign it, sign it now. After dawn, the Peking Army will prepare to attack the city, and then the price won’t be the same.”