In the past, it was difficult for Zhao Jun to bribe or win over these powerful civil and military officials, but now it is very different. At this moment, Luoyang City is surrounded by Zhao Junjun, and the mentality of the officials in the city has also changed greatly. After all, compared with "life",
, compared with the lives of the whole family, these so-called persistence are no longer very important.
Among them, the civil servants were doing better. Those generals, especially the middle and low-level generals, fell quickly when faced with Zhao Jun's wooing. Zhao Jun besieged Luoyang City for more than ten days, and already one-third of the generals in the city were
They all fell under the banner of Zhao Jun and were willing to submit to Zhao.
During these ten days, the atmosphere in the city became more and more tense and depressing. For ordinary people, it was slightly better. The various policies under Zhao Guo were extremely enviable to them.
Zhao Jun controls Luoyang, so they can naturally enjoy tax exemptions, land distribution, free education and other policies.
However, these ordinary people are also worried that the battle in Luoyang City will affect them. After all, Sword Eyes, who can guarantee that Zhao Jun will not take any measures after breaking the city? This is the old capital of Dayan, but Dayan lives there.
The little emperor is still the home of the King of Luoyang.[
For the upper-level civil and military officials, their pressure is definitely not low at this moment. War? Can't win! Surrender? This idea is not easily proposed now. After all, this is not only the capital of Dayan, but also the home of the King of Luoyang.
Who can guarantee that if they propose to surrender, they will be executed by Luoyang Wang'e's secret guards?
The longer the time dragged on, the more worried the officials in the city were. A kind of pressure caused these officials to calculate their own little plans.
In Luoyang City, although the King of Luoyang did not take the young emperor seriously, all the powerful officials and troops in the city were his own. However, he did not abolish the emperor, and the civil and military officials and some central institutions still existed. Of course,
In Luoyang City, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, the one who calls the shots
It is still the Luoyang Palace. The rest of the bureaus, such as the Liubu and the Yushi Yamen, are just empty shells. Any government orders are the responsibility of the Luoyang Palace. In other words, the Liubu under the orthodox name of Dayan, although the Luoyang Prince
It has not been abolished, but it has no real power at all.
But now, the Luoyang Palace can no longer control the situation in Luoyang City. Facing tens of thousands of Zhao troops outside the city, and the King of Luoyang and his main ministers are all in Jingzhou, the entire Luoyang City is gradually losing control. In
After the officials in the city repeatedly asked Xu Ji, the Right Prime Minister of the Luoyang Palace, for reinforcements and response methods, but to no avail, the officials in the city began to discuss how to deal with the situation at hand.
Emperor Yan is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, and has no real power, let alone ability. Therefore, the current situation has also made the old officials of Yan in the city start to consider a new way out. As for Emperor Yan, he can no longer care about it. Of course.
, there are also some die-hard elements who still claim to live or die together with Luoyang City.
In the residence of Zhou Ting, the Minister of Civil Affairs, several "highly powerful" officials in Luoyang City gathered together to discuss their way out. It has to be said that these old officials of the Yan Dynasty are basically five or six
He is a ten-year-old man. Of course, it is basically impossible for people to hold official positions in the Six Ministries if they are not fifty or sixty years old. Especially when King Yong was in power in the past, these Six Ministries officials basically became a place for retirement.
.
"Master Zhou, the Zhao army has been besieging the city for half a month. From the news we know, the entire land of Dongyongzhou has probably fallen into the hands of the Zhao army. I'm afraid we can't count on reinforcements from the King of Luoyang.
Here, you have the highest official position and the greatest prestige. Now, how should we deal with it? You need to come up with a charter so that we can be prepared." Su Lin, the Minister of Household Affairs, trembled.
The white beard said in a muffled voice.
Zhou Ting sneered in his heart. General Su Lin had already revealed the unfavorable situation. Luoyang was besieged and foreign reinforcements were coming. Now if he was asked to come up with the charter, what else could he do besides surrender? But if he was the first to say it, then, then, he would
You must bear the responsibility of surrender.
Although no one will make things difficult for me, my reputation is stinky. After all, these people are all veterans who were loyal to Dayan in the past. Even if they don’t think about themselves, they must also consider their family. My reputation is stinky.
Yes, it will definitely have some impact on them.
After all, no matter who it is, once these officials who hold high positions, especially those at the center of the imperial court, betray their master, their bad reputation will be completely left behind. Moreover, most princes and monarchs do not like it.
These people who hold high positions and turn their backs on their master. After all, Emperor Yan has not yet reached the point of anger from heaven and people.
With his mind moving, Zhou Ting said with a smile: "When it comes to official positions, except for me, Mr. Su from the Ministry of Hubu, Mr. Xu from the Ministry of War, and Mr. He from the Ministry of Punishment are all at the same level. When it comes to prestige, the people here among us are also
Prestige? The Zhao army is besieging the city, and the Free King of Luoyang is in charge. We have no rights, let alone the strength to do anything. If Mr. Su has any ideas, just say no."
What Zhou Ting said is true. Among the six ministers, although they differ in importance and power, the official positions and status of the six ministers are the same. The six ministers who came this time, except for the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites
Except for the others, the rest are all here. The ministers of these two departments are all veterans who are loyal to Emperor Yan. Naturally, they will not invite these two people to come to this discussion.
Su Lin was cursing secretly. Zhou Ting secretly contacted his subordinates early this week with the idea of surrender, but now, he refused to speak. Of course, Su Lin also hoped that the other party would be the first to propose surrender. Just as Zhou Ting was worried
In that case, the person who is the first to shout surrender will definitely lose his reputation.
Su Lin wanted to be the first to propose surrender. After all, surrendering to Zhao Jun might gain Zhao Jun's attention and be valued by the other party. However, he did not know Zhao Jun's attitude towards the old ministers of Dayan in the city, nor did he communicate with Zhao Jun.
method of contact. Therefore, he asked Zhou Ting, who
However, we know that as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he has many cronies in his name. Although Zhao Jun has not contacted the six ministries and the main officials of each ministry for his detailed operations in the city, they all know that Zhao Jun has begun to communicate with some of the people in the city.
The generals and city gate commanders have begun to contact each other.
Xu Ru from the Ministry of War said anxiously: "Okay, don't say these useless words. Now that the situation has been put in front of us, the King of Luoyang may not be able to count on it, and reinforcements will not be able to come to support at all. In terms of taking ten thousand steps back,
, even if reinforcements from the King of Luoyang arrive, I am afraid that the Zhao army outside Luoyang City will have already broken the city."
"Now we are discussing. If you are still talking nonsense like this, then Xu will not accompany you. At worst, when Luoyang City is destroyed, life or death will be determined by destiny."
Xu Ru's words immediately made Zhou Ting and Su Lin frown every day. If they were to separate like this, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to plan the surrender together. If they wait for the Zhao army to break the city, who knows what they, the old officials of the Yan Dynasty, will do.
And what will happen if the "important ministers" under the command of the King of Luoyang return to the army.
Su Lin said in a low voice: "Master Xu, please don't be impatient. Since it is a discussion, it cannot be accomplished overnight. Master Zhou, it is heard that many of your officials are having close contacts with some unknown people in the city today. I want to come.
, at this moment Zhao Jun
The army is besieging the city, and Luoyang is in danger. If you can still be in the mood to eat, drink and have fun with these people of unknown origin, there must be another way. If this is the case, why don't Mr. Zhou speak up and let everyone discuss it, so that you can find a way out?
"
Zhou Ting was cursing secretly, but since Su Lin made it so clear, and the others were not stupid, they naturally knew what he had done in the past few days. So, he could only say in a low voice: "What are the little guys down there doing?
Is this something I can know? I am their superior and their benefactor, but I am not their father and mother, so I cannot pay attention to them in everything."
"However, as far as I know, they seem to have close contacts with some businessmen. However, this is just a private matter. Zhou will not pay attention to it or ask about it."[
Seeing that Zhou Ting was still pretending, Su Lin was so angry that he really wanted to throw the tea in his face. However, since he had already pointed out the problem, he had no choice but to say: "Businessmen? Most of the businessmen in Luoyang City are
They have a lot of connections with Zhao State. So, they must have contact with Zhao Jun's people. Luoyang City is under siege, and all the government offices are considering a way out..."
Xu Ru said coldly: "In this way, Zhao Jun's people are already active in the city. Our six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other ministries and yamen are just empty shelves. In the eyes of outsiders, our place is just a pension.
The place. Now, the Zhao army is laying siege to the city, and there is no rescue. Even if we are six ministers, what can we do?"
"What Mr. Su said is nothing more than surrendering to Zhao. Since everyone has it clear in their hearts, why bother to hide it? Everyone, the Zhao army outside the city will not give us time to think about it slowly. And the officials in the city will not
Will wait for my reply. If they contact Zhao Jun directly and surrender the city, then we will have no share."
Xu Ru's words immediately made the more than ten people who were working on it become anxious. Yes, if Luoyang City was captured by Zhao Jun before they could reach a conclusion, then Luoyang City would have nothing to do with them.
It’s over. When the time comes, we can’t talk about the benefits, that is, whether we can protect the
They are old ministers, whether they are old Yan ministers or Luo Jun ministers, they are all enemies to Zhao Jun. If Zhao Jun wants to clean up Luoyang City, then they
The result will definitely not be any better.
He Mingzhang, the Minister of Punishment, said in a deep voice: "Master Xu is unreasonably worried. My lords, please stop worrying now. Luoyang City cannot be defended. If Luoyang City is broken, we will be prisoners. By then,
Not to mention serving as an official in the Zhao army, there is no doubt whether you can save your life."
"Everyone, even if Zhao Jun won't use us, we still have to think about our descendants. If Zhao Jun is accused of some crime and has our family confiscated and exterminated, then it will be..."
At this moment, Zhou Ting couldn't care less about being reserved, let alone being famous. He immediately said, "Having said that, you all mean to surrender to Zhao. In this case, everyone will work together to discuss the issue of surrender. Now, in the city,
The army is all from the King of Luoyang, but we also have a certain relationship with these defenders."
"Now, the King of Luoyang is not here, and the reinforcements of the King of Luoyang cannot arrive. The outside of the city is surrounded by the Zhao army, and escape is impossible. Therefore, not only us, but also these close associates of the King of Luoyang, I am afraid that at this moment, there is a feeling in our hearts.
are wavering. As for ordinary low-level officials and generals,
Not to mention. Mr. Su also said before that they have already hooked up with Zhao Jun’s people. Therefore, in order to increase our bargaining chip, or in other words, our achievements, we not only need to recruit the civil and military personnel in the court
Officials, even the generals who are staying in Luoyang City, must also be brought along."
"The reason why Zhao Jun did not attack by force was because he was afraid and did not want to plunge the country into war. In this case, we can let Luoyang City fall into the hands of Zhao Jun peacefully at this moment. Even if it is not reused by Zhao Jun, our descendants will be affected by it.
Benefit. Zhao Jun must give certain benefits to those of us who are beneficial to him and surrender voluntarily. After all, there are still large areas in the south and several princes who have not surrendered."
Su Lin nodded and said: "Okay, that's it. Mr. Zhou and I will contact the officials from various ministries, while Mr. Xu and Mr. He will contact the garrison in the city. We will work together to persuade them to surrender to Zhao."
Xu Rudao: "Master Su's arrangement is reasonable. However, in addition, Master Zhou also needs to get in touch with Zhao Jun's people. At the very least, he must let Zhao Jun outside the city know what we are doing. In addition,
I suggest that it is best to persuade the emperor to lead the officials in the city to surrender to Zhao. This will be beneficial to both Zhao and the emperor."
Everyone naturally understood what Xu Ru meant. If Emperor Yan surrendered to Zhao, then it would definitely be a good thing for Zhao. Even Emperor Yan surrendered to Zhao. Doesn't this mean that Zhao is destined to return?
In addition, Emperor Yan could also save his life by surrendering to Zhao.
Su Lin glanced at everyone and said: "Just do it like this. No matter what, we are also old ministers of Great Yan. We can save the emperor's life. For us, we have an explanation to Great Yan."
The situation in Luoyang City was naturally quickly reported to Zhao Jun outside the city. Regarding Emperor Yan, Zhao Xiong did not dare to make any independent decisions and directly reported the situation to Zhao Xun in Youzhou City.
"Luoyang City is going to surrender. This is not beyond our expectations, but this Emperor Yan is really difficult for us to deal with." In Youzhou City, Pei Yi said with a wry smile.
Situ Liang said coldly: "It's hard to handle? What's so hard to handle? Just let the Zhao army outside Luoyang City kill them when they break the city. However, this requires one person to be responsible for it. It's really not possible.
, let the old officials of the Yan Dynasty in Luoyang City or the officials of the King of Luoyang bear the blame. Your Majesty, I think that although Emperor Yan's surrender is good for us, leaving him will also have legacy problems, so it is better to get rid of him right now.
."
Zhao Xun understood what Situ Liang meant. This Emperor of Yan was also the Emperor of Yan after all. It was inevitable that some people with evil intentions would cause trouble due to this. In addition, since ancient times, the king of a conquered country has generally been in the new dynasty.
None of them would end well. However, Zhao Xun couldn't bear it. If Emperor Yan was an adult, Zhao Xun might have directly ordered the attack. But now Emperor Yan is just a teenager.
In addition, one of his concubines is still Princess Dayan, and is also a member of the Dayan royal family. After all, this Emperor Yan is still his nephew. This is why Zhao Xiong did not deal with Emperor Yan directly, but reported it back
for the sake of.
Zhao Xun thought for a while, in history, Zhao Kuangyin did not execute the Emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty even if he wore a yellow robe. Do he still have to get rid of this child who was used as a decoration? Besides, even if someone wanted to take advantage of Emperor Yan, he was afraid
? After thinking for a while, Zhao Xun secretly expressed his intention to Lu Ziliang.
Looking at Zhao Xun's expression, Lu Ziliang naturally understood that Zhao Xun was unwilling to take action, and also knew the relationship between Emperor Yan and Princess Side, so he said in a deep voice: "The return of Emperor Yan will be of great benefit to us.
, the emperors of Great Yan all surrendered to our Great Zhao, doesn’t this just mean that our Great Zhao is destined to be the “mother”? In addition, with the current strength and internal situation of our Great Zhao, even if someone wants to take advantage of him, big things can happen.
Is it? Are we, Great Zhao, afraid?"
"Secondly, even if we accuse others, the death of Emperor Yan is definitely related to us. At that time, many people will definitely think that our great Zhao cannot tolerate such a ten-year-old child.
This is also an infamy that all dynasties in history have struggled to shake off."
"In addition, there are several princes in the south who are hostile to us. If we can accommodate Emperor Yan, then the officials and generals under the princes in the south will not worry about their past and whether they can be accepted by our army in the future.
.In this way, during our southern expedition, some princes and generals will definitely surrender because of this. But if
If we cannot tolerate it, the southern princes will definitely make a concerted effort to oppose us. Although the Zhao army will clean up those officials who have done wrong things in the past, and even purge those in the south who have done wrong with them.
We are only dealing with Emperor Yan, but when it comes to the mouths of these princes, it will definitely change." [
"Not only in the south, but also in the whole world, although Yan has died, its influence is still there. Although no one will oppose us because we dealt with Emperor Yan. But there must be some officials who came from Yan, or those Confucian scholars
, there will definitely be discussions about this.”
Zhao Xun nodded and said: "You are right, can't I accept a king who has subjugated his country? Even those kings in the Western Regions, as long as they submit, I can accept them, but can't I accept a Emperor Yan?
?”
Seeing that Zhao Xun had made his decision, Situ Liang had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, doing this will also highlight the reputation of our country, Zhao, for its benevolence and righteousness. However, I suggest that the king personally go south to Luoyang City to accept the surrender of the capital of Yan Kingdom and Emperor Yan.
Once, to highlight the integrity of our great Zhao."