If Liu Che really wanted to threaten the Qin army with sparing his own life as a condition, Su Dingfang would never agree to it, not to mention that his surrender would save the Qin army tens of thousands of soldiers, even if it was 100,000.
After all, the Qin army still respected the Han Dynasty and supported the Han emperor, but Liu Che went beyond the limits and proclaimed himself emperor. This is a crime that is absolutely impossible to forgive.
If even Liu Che, who proclaimed himself emperor, could be pardoned, then if other princes proclaimed themselves emperor and surrendered after being defeated by the Qin army, would they be pardoned or not?
Therefore, everyone in the Northern Han Dynasty can be exempted from liability, but Liu Che must die. This is a matter of principle and the price that must be paid for becoming emperor.
Proclaiming himself emperor was a serious crime against the nine clans. According to common sense, Liu Che's wife and children would naturally be implicated, but if there were special circumstances, a pardon would not be impossible, such as the current situation.
Liu Che's wife and children had not committed any crimes, and they posed no threat to the Qin army. However, if they were spared, the Qin army would have spared the lives of tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Naturally, they could be pardoned depending on the situation.
"I said, there can't be any premeditation here, right? Liu Che doesn't even care about his own life, so he would care about the lives of his wife and children?" Sun Lingming said with some disbelief.
Su Dingfang was not sure if there was a conspiracy, and said helplessly: "It's a pity that the military advisor has gone to Youbeiping and is not in the army. Otherwise, even if Liu Che has a conspiracy, as long as the military advisor is here, there will be nothing to hide."
The war situation in Beiping is urgent, but the situation in Yanjing is a foregone conclusion. As one of the three great military advisors, Zhang Liang will be overqualified if he continues to stay in Yanjing.
Therefore, shortly after Ye Qingmei entered the city, Zhang Liang, protected by hundreds of guards, headed to Youbeiping at full speed to assist Qin Hao against the hundreds of thousands of Manchu troops.
"Bu actually felt that Liu Che was not playing any tricks. After all, he calculated that if he continued to fight, his sacrifice would be in vain.
Liu Che is not a crazy person at all. He fought for a chance for his wife and children even though he knew that the war would be lost and he would die. As a father and husband, this is absolutely normal," Lu Bu said.
After hearing this, all the generals couldn't help but nodded, feeling that what Lu Bu said was reasonable.
Seeing this, Ye Qingmei looked at Su Dingfang and asked, "Marshal Su, can you agree to Liu Che's conditions?"
After Su Dingfang pondered for a while, he said: "Agree, I only let a few people go, but it can reduce the casualties of tens of thousands of soldiers and add tens of thousands more troops. Why don't you agree to such a good thing?"
"But what if Liu Che plays tricks?" Sun Lingming asked.
"Then let's attack the city. Anyway, our army has not suffered any losses."
Su Dingfang agreed to Liu Che's conditions, and Ye Qingmei once again asked for orders to go to Yanjing to negotiate the surrender with Liu Che.
"Your Majesty, Marshal Su Dingfang has agreed to your conditions. He will not liquidate your wife and children after the war, and will ensure that they have enough food and clothing." Ye Qingmei said.
Liu Che shook his head and said, "No, Su Dingfang is a cunning and cunning person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
In order to attack Yanjing, he poured all kinds of dirty water on me, but I don't believe his lies."
Hearing that Liu Che had already called himself "I" instead of "I" was a good sign, and Ye Qingmei believed what Liu Che said even more.
It can be seen that Liu Che has a grudge against Su Dingfang and does not believe in Su Dingfang's promise, which gives Ye Qingmei a headache.
"Then what will it take for you to believe it, Your Majesty?"
"I don't believe in Su Dingfang, but I believe in you, Miss Ye, so I would like to ask you, Miss Ye, to escort my wife and children out to sea."
Liu Che's eyes were full of desolation, and he said sadly: "If they, orphans and widowers, stay under the rule of the Qin army, even if they are not liquidated, their future life will definitely be difficult. It is better to leave by sea and land and go to other countries."
Clan of the Han Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. The King of Qin is by no means a narrow-minded person, and he will definitely not make things difficult for your wife and children."
"Qin Hao really doesn't know how, but what about his men?"
"this……"
Ye Qingmei was immediately speechless. She really couldn't guarantee this.
Seeing this, Liu Che hurriedly said: "The distance from Yanjing to Yuyang Haikou only takes five days on horseback at full speed, and half a day on flying pigeons to deliver messages.
Miss Ye, you can escort my wife and children to the sea first. If you receive a flying pigeon message from me to surrender in five days, can you let my wife and children go to sea?"
Ye Qingmei's eyes suddenly lit up. Surrender first and then let him go? How could Liu Che be so relieved about him?
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that Qingmei will not let you go after surrender?" Ye Qingmei asked.
"Ms. Ye can go into danger alone for the people of Yanjing. It can be seen that she is a virtuous person and will not break her promise." Liu Che said with a serious face.
Ye Qingmei was a little embarrassed by what Liu Che said, and then she clasped her fists and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, since Qingmei promised, he will definitely ensure the safety of your wife and children."
"Thank you, Miss Ye."
Ye Qingmei nodded, then returned and reported to Su Dingfang truthfully.
Looking at Ye Qingmei's leaving back, Liu Che's eyes flashed with guilt because he took advantage of this woman's kindness.
After a while, a dark figure appeared next to Liu Che and reported: "Your Majesty, the adults' substitutes have been prepared. There are eighteen people in total."
"Okay, I will send the Queen and others out of the city tomorrow, and have them appear at the top of the city."
"promise."
On the other side, after Ye Qingmei told everyone Liu Che's conditions, Su Dingfang and other generals couldn't help but hesitate. After all, there is a big difference between pardon and letting go.
Su Dingfang even doubted Liu Che's sincerity. It was not until Ye Qingmei said that Liu Che was willing to surrender first that he gave up his doubts about Liu Che again.
The next day, the Yanjing City Gate, which had been sealed from the inside, was finally opened from the inside, and then three carriages slowly drove out. The leader of the carriages was Liu Che, the puppet emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty.
Before and after arriving at the Qin army's formation, the Han queen Wei Zifu, the prince Liu Zhi, and the eldest princess Liu Ling stepped out of the carriage one after another and were inspected one by one by the Qin army. The accompanying maids and guards were also inspected, about two or three in total.
ten people.
Su Dingfang turned a blind eye to the others, but kept his eyes fixed on Liu Che to prevent him from being disguised by others, and the attention of other generals naturally fell on Liu Che.
After a long time, Su Dingfang said: "This is Liu Che, yes, but why did he come out in person? Aren't you afraid that the commander will detain him directly?"
"Su Shuai, look at the tower." Sun Lingming said.
Su Dingfang looked up and found that generals such as Xue Gang, Xue Kui, Huo Guang, Han Zeng, Qin Hong, Yu Chijing, Luo Chang, Wang Zongli, Cheng Yuehu, Feng Qianlang, etc., all appeared on the tower and were standing in a row.
"Haha, no wonder you dare to go out of the city. It turns out that you have a backup plan, so you dare to come to see your wife and children on their last journey."
Su Dingfang sighed and said: "It is quite sentimental and righteous, and he still retains his true qualities as a hero. In this case, I will help him and let him stay with his wife and son for a while."
It was Benli's turn to check on Liu Ju. Because of Su Dingfang's order, Liu Ju turned back and ran back, hugging Liu Che's thigh and burst into tears.
"Father."
Liu Che touched his son Liu Ju's little head and said softly: "Don't call me father, call me dad."
"father."
"Ji'er, from now on dad is no longer by your side, you have to obey mom, do you understand?"