"Your Majesty, now that you have taken control of the overall situation, please give us 100,000 shi of food as promised."
"Oh, is Mrs. Li leaving now?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, my brothers and I are used to being loose. There are too many rules in this city and we are not used to living there. It is better to leave early so as not to disturb the people and embarrass Your Majesty."
"Haha, I don't think so. I think the soldiers are quite used to living here."
Zhu Cixiang laughed and didn't even think about running away.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do you want to break your promise?" The red lady frowned slightly.
"I am the king of a country. How can I, the emperor of tomorrow, break my promise and become fat? Even though Mrs. Li must leave, I will not force her to stay. One hundred thousand shi of food will be delivered immediately."
Zhu Cixiang said with a righteous look.
"Then thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality these days, and I will take my leave." The red lady also breathed a sigh of relief, clasped her fists, and turned around to leave.
Zhu Cixiang looked at her back and sighed.
This red lady was so innocent and completely unaware of the sinister nature of people's hearts, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
After the red lady returned to the station, she summoned all the generals and informed her of her decision to leave tomorrow. Everyone immediately went crazy.
"Commander, this is fine, why are you leaving?"
"Yes, Commander, there is food and drink here, so you should stay."
"Why are you leaving? I think you've been out of your mind these past two days."
"We made an agreement with the little emperor back then, and we would leave after he takes control of the situation. Now that we have all the weapons and food, why are we still here?"
The red lady cursed angrily.
All the generals knelt on the ground and began to persuade him.
"Commander, Your Majesty treats us well and thinks highly of you. We don't have a good place to go, so why not surrender?"
"Yes, Sister Hong, just surrender!"
"Commander, surrender!"
The red lady looked at this scene, stunned and so angry that she could not speak.
But what shocked her even more was what came next. After hearing the news, more and more people came over, including the two female generals and two thousand female soldiers. In the end, everyone knelt on the ground.
"Commander, surrender!"
"You...you...tell me, what benefits did the little emperor give you?"
The red lady was so angry that she was trembling all over. She still didn't understand what was going on. Seeing everyone lowering their heads, she immediately rushed to the palace again.
Qianqing Palace.
Looking at the red lady Zhu Cixiang who came back with a smile.
"Is there anything else wrong, Mrs. Li?"
"What exactly did you promise my men?"
The red lady stared at him, biting her lips and drawing blood.
Zhu Cixiang ignored her cannibalistic look and said slowly:
"Actually, it's nothing. The generals only rewarded each of them with a house and three beauties. They also promised that if they perform meritorious service in the future, they will also be rewarded with land. Those who have performed great meritorious service will be given a title and their wives and children."
"As for the ordinary soldiers, each of the elite soldiers will be given ten acres of land and five taels of silver per month. Other soldiers will be given two taels of silver per month and five acres of land. They also promise to reward the house after killing the enemy and making meritorious service. Those who are brave in battle will be rewarded with a house."
Give me a wife."
"I should have thought of it earlier. I really shouldn't have agreed to form an alliance and enter the city. You must have planned all this in advance, right?"
The red lady fell down on the small stool next to her in despair, and finally understood why everyone didn't want to leave. Isn't this why the brothers followed him and his wife to fight to the death?
"Mrs. Li, you'd better submit. If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your brothers and sisters.
Do you really have the heart to continue wandering with them, living a life of no fixed abode and licking blood?"
"Your Majesty, where are my sisters? What benefits did you promise?"
The red lady did not agree, but raised her head and looked at him blankly.
She understood that those men were unwilling to leave for the sake of glory and wealth, but the two thousand female soldiers were also unwilling to leave, which really made her confused.
"It's even simpler. I promise to make your two capable female generals the commanders of the fifth-grade imperial guards with swords. They can step down after two years and then make them concubines.
Two years later, I also promise to find a good family for them to marry and prepare a generous dowry for them."
"Of course, Mrs. Li's salary will definitely be much higher. If she is willing to surrender, she will be an imperial concubine at the end of the day. Even an imperial concubine can be discussed."
"Bah! You...you are shameless! Who cares about your concubine?"
The red lady couldn't help but cursed loudly, her pretty face turned red. She never expected that this little emperor would be so shameless.
"presumptuous!"
"Do you believe that I will punish you now for insulting the king? I will push you out and behead you!"
Zhu Cihong slapped the dragon case and yelled loudly, and his whole body erupted with an aura of looking down on the world.
At this moment, the majesty of the emperor was fully displayed. Obviously, he was now in control of the overall situation and felt confident in speaking.
After all, it doesn't matter whether the red lady submits or not, as long as her subordinates submit.
He was sure that the Red Lady was leaving now and she would definitely not be able to take many people with her.
Can this bunch of mud-legged rebels enter Beijing?
The red lady was also frightened by Zhu Cixiang's sudden outburst. Faced with the pair of dragon eyes that wanted to devour others, she involuntarily lowered her head.
"Your Majesty, I can surrender. I don't want the concubine or any benefits you promised. I just want to lead troops to fight against the intruders."
"And you must fulfill all the promises you made to my men. In the future, you must be a good emperor who loves his people like a son."
She also understood that she had no choice at all. Without these soldiers and horses, if she wanted to seek revenge on the trespassers, she didn't know that she would have to wait until the end of the year of the monkey.
Besides, her brothers and sisters have found a good home, and she really can't bear to force them to make a choice again.
"Okay, but I want to tell you that this is the last time you will put forward conditions in front of me."
Zhu Cixiang said slowly with no expression on his face.
It's a good thing that the red lady is willing to surrender. After all, her troops can't find suitable generals and commanders for a while. If they are promoted and placed casually, they will cause trouble.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The red lady was not convinced and immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "General Li Ying, please pay homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"Get flat!"
Zhu Cixiang's tone softened a lot when he saw her surrender.
Then he asked again: "General Li, I wonder if you are familiar with Liu Fangliang?"
"Your Majesty, this man is one of the few people in the rebel army who respects my husband. He is generous and capable. My husband once said that he is the only general in the rebel army who can stand alone."
The red lady didn't know why he suddenly asked this, but she still explained, her tone was much more respectful than before.
"General Li must not know that Liu Fangliang retreated to Tongzhou. During these days, while I had no time to look after him, he tried his best to gather up the defeated troops. So far, they have no less than 80,000 troops. So I want you to surrender him. Do you have any idea?"
grasp?"
After Zhu Cixiang finished speaking, his face was very ugly. If those nobles and civil servants hadn't made trouble, how would he have given Liu Fangliang a chance to breathe?
"The general can give it a try. I think they also lack food, grass and weapons. If your majesty allows the general to lead his men, he should be more confident."
The red lady thought for a while and said.
Zhu Cixiang stared at her, somewhat doubting whether she was planning to take the opportunity to run away.
"If your Majesty doesn't trust the general, you can replace him with someone else."
The red lady obviously saw his suspicion, and she felt depressed for a while, and said immediately.
"Well, as the saying goes, don't trust people who you doubt, and don't trust people when you employ them. I believe in General Li's character and will never let me down."
Zhu Cixi also knew that the more suspicious he was, the more people would want to run away and just stay single.
After all, even if she wanted to run away, her men probably wouldn't run with her.
He didn't believe that anyone would let go of a good life with a bright future and live in a life of living in an uncertain place and licking blood from the knife's edge.