Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4446 Disarm and Surrender
The carriage traveled through the streets and alleys of Chang'an City in the wind and rain, and finally arrived at the gate of Chengtian. Chu Suiliang, who had been waiting here for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried forward to welcome the two men to the gate, and helped them one after another. After dismounting, they entered the guard room inside Chengtian Gate together.

Chu Suiliang poured the hot water that had been prepared into the teapot and made a cup of tea for each of them. Then he sat aside and asked with concern, "How did the talk go?"

Ever since the two went to negotiate with Liu Rengui, he had been worried. If the two were taken down by Liu Rengui, it would easily lead to all the private Shandong soldiers wanting to fight to the death. At that time, there would be no "success anyway", so he, Chu Suiliang, would take How to win the trust of Li Chengqian, how to return to court?
Seeing the two of them come back with their tails full now, I feel relieved...

Xiao Yu took a sip of tea, breathed out a breath of cold air, picked up a handkerchief beside him and wiped the rainwater off his face, shook his head and sighed: "Liu Rengui is too shrewd, he refuses to let go at all, it's a waste of time to go this trip."

Cui Xin on the side said in a muffled voice: "It's not in vain. Judging from Liu Rengui's attitude, whether we surrender or not will not affect the outcome of the battle. This just proves that our choice is correct."

Why does Liu Rengui have such a firm tone and such a tough attitude?Naturally, they believed that they had the chance to win. Tens of thousands of Shandong private troops could not decide the outcome of the battle, so they refused to give any negotiation conditions. If Liu Rengui himself did not need such a meritorious service, he might not even see him...

Chu Suiliang nodded and asked, "How do you two decide?"

He didn't care what kind of surrender conditions he negotiated with Liu Rengui, he only cared about whether he surrendered or not, as long as the Shandong private army surrendered to Liu Rengui, it could be counted as his credit, and he would have his own opinion in front of His Majesty.

Xiao Yu asked back: "How is the battle going on King Jin's side?"

Chu Suiliang shook his head and said: "It's not optimistic. Although His Royal Highness King Jin entered Wudemen, the King of Jiangxia was defeated and captured. Fang Jun blocked the way in and out of Wudemen. Now His Royal Highness King Jin and Duke E To storm the Hall of Martial Virtue, one must either capture the Hall of Martial Virtue and occupy the center, or be defeated or captured or killed."

Xiao Yu sighed again, and said helplessly: "The situation has changed. Before capturing the Wude Palace, maybe he could use the order of the central center to announce to the world, ascend the throne as emperor, and force Li Chengqian to retreat to Hexi to regroup. But now it is captured In the Hall of Wude, Li Chengqian only needs to exit the city through the secret road, and he can come back when Fang Jun calms down the rebellious soldiers in the city. King Jin is besieged and helpless in the Hall of Wude, who will listen to him?"

The three troops of An, Li, and Liu went to Chang'an and were defeated and lost. The impact was too great.

Even if someone is blinded by profit, how can they break through the lines of defense of Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, and Xue Wanche?
Now it seems that although Li Jing and Xue Wanche are sitting outside the city, causing the Tai Chi Palace to be dangerous, precarious and even on the verge of falling, and taking huge risks, they have cut off the way for outsiders to enter and support the King of Jin. The rebels, rather than the entire Chang'an city and its surroundings, fell into a full-scale melee, causing the situation to collapse and Guanzhong to be in turmoil.

And You Tunwei did live up to expectations, blocking ten times as many enemy troops with his own strength, and finally ushered in a reversal of the situation...

The strategy is extremely correct.

Xiao Yu looked at Cui Xin: "Is that the case?"

Cui Xin gave a wry smile, and sighed, "What if it's not like this? Liu Rengui dared to let us back. One reason is that he didn't want all the Shandong private troops to die in this Chang'an city, which would cause Shandong to be alienated from the center and have many hidden dangers. We also have sufficient confidence, and those who know the current affairs are heroes, not only do we have no room for bargaining, but we also have no ability to change our fate against the sky."

It is not difficult to make the decision to surrender, but how to face the situation of stabilizing the land of Shandong after suffering heavy losses, and even keep the few family properties of the Shandong family, is extremely difficult.

He has been pampered and pampered all his life. As the head of the Boling Cui family and the leader of the Shandong family, he can be said to be extremely honorable and highly respected, but he has to swallow the bitter fruit of failure when he is old, and bury a generation of the Shandong family in this pass.

It is conceivable that after returning to Shandong in the future, what kind of criticism and rejection will be faced by the children of Shandong, and the fame of the whole life will be lost...

Now that things have happened, they can only admit their mistakes and stop losses in time. Even if they can't get extra benefits in the negotiations, they should try their best to send as many Shandong children to Shandong, so that they can return to their hometown and retain their vitality.

Seeing that the two had already made a decision, Chu Suiliang couldn't help urging, fearing that the night would be long and dreamy, "It's better to act sooner rather than later."

Xiao Yu and Cui Xin nodded together.

Jin Wang is still fighting fiercely in Wudemen, and the danger is at stake, but there is a huge difference between surrendering to Liu Rengui before his defeat and surrendering after the defeat. Now surrendering is to change the evil and return to the righteous, abandon the dark and turn to the light, and bring it after the defeat of the King of Jin Surrender, that is desperate, treachery, not only can not get leniency, but also will lead to infamy.

Xiao Yu said: "I'll leave everything to Cui Gong."

Cui Daodao: "It's a matter of duty."

Now the troops gathered in Suzaku Gate, Chengtian Gate, and even the entire imperial city are all Shandong private troops, so it is natural that Cui Xin needs to order to surrender and appease them.However, due to the heavy losses of the Shandong family this time, and worrying that His Majesty will lose his mind in anger and severely punish the Shandong family, Xiao Yu and Chu Suiliang must be brought together.

Xiao Yu is the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, and he surrendered to His Majesty together with him, so His Majesty has to worry about whether the Jiangnan gentry will feel cold and cold if the Shandong family is severely punished, and then the entire Jiangnan region will be in turmoil.

Although Chu Suiliang has no influence, and the Qiantang clans have no qualifications to control the situation, but after all, he is a veteran of the Zhenguan Dynasty, and has been accompanying Emperor Taizong since the Eastern Expedition, so he has a bit of a nudge with Li Chengqian...

Walking out of the house, Cui Xinxin looked at the sky with dark clouds, let the cold wind and rain hit his face, let out a heavy breath, and called all the children of the Shandong family waiting outside the door to him, and ordered them one by one.

Hearing that Cui Xin ordered all the private soldiers in Shandong to lay down their weapons and surrender on the spot, waiting for the custody and supervision of the naval forces, these Shandong children not only did not feel the humiliation of surrendering without a fight, but all breathed a sigh of relief. convey the order.

Since ancient times, there have been many heroes in Shandong. Although they are just private troops hastily recruited, they also have the bloody spirit of never retreating. Cooled by the wind and rain.

Up to now, with the continuous advancement of the Navy's Modao team, the corpses of Shandong private soldiers have been piled up on both sides of Suzaku Street, layer upon layer, densely packed, and the entire long street is soaked in blood donations, even in this heavy rain. Can't wash away the blood donation gurgling out of the corpse... Who wouldn't be terrified of such a tragic scene?
Soon, the entire Shandong private army on the line from Chengtianmen to Suzakumen laid down their weapons under the orders of their respective captains, and waited for the navy troops to come to escort them out of the city and take care of them.

There is no rebelliousness, no fighting to the death, no resentment, no complaints, only disarming silently, squatting silently, and even some private soldiers gathered together to whisper for a while, and couldn't help laughing freely...

No one likes war. If it is to resist foreign aggression and defend the country, it is fine. Who would want to sacrifice their lives if they fight against each other like this?

These Shandong children imagined that now that the war is over, they will soon be able to return to their hometown to see their parents, wives and children, so they couldn't help showing longing expressions...

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Liu Rengui soon led his troops to Zhuque's gate, Xue Wanche also mobilized a group of troops into the city, divided the disarmed Shandong private army into a team of about a thousand people, and drove them eastward. Li Jing had also received Liu Rengui's request to open the Chunming Gate , the Shandong private army will be temporarily detained near the Six Commander Barracks of the East Palace after Chunmingmen left the city.

There was no final struggle or battle of trapped beasts, and the whole surrender process went smoothly, and more and more Shandong private troops were driven out of the city.

Liu Rengui had people call the officials and yamen servants of Jingzhao Mansion, and led his troops to arrest bandits, appease the people, and maintain order. The chaos caused by the rebels' entry into the city gradually subsided.

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Inside the barracks outside Chunming Gate, Li Jing was listening to the battle report and drinking tea leisurely.

The most dangerous stage has passed, and when almost all the Shandong private troops are driven out of the city, giving up the Suzaku Gate, Chengtian Gate and the entire imperial city area, the Six Commanders of the East Palace and You Wuwei can send part of the army into the city to reinforce the Taiji Palace. It can be destroyed with a flick of a finger.

After this battle, all the forces that were not subject to His Majesty were almost wiped out, and the remaining fish that slipped through the net were also scared out of their wits. They would no longer dare to obey others and disrespect the emperor's orders. Li Chengqian's rule will be completely stable , the imperial power is in his hands, and the degree of concentration of the imperial power is even higher than that of Emperor Taizong.

After all, no matter how talented and ambitious Emperor Taizong was, he still had to be wary of the influence of powerful families all over the world. He was the king of the empire, but he could not do whatever he wanted.

Li Chengqian, who had just ascended the throne for less than a year, did it...

Of course, the price paid was extremely heavy.

Almost every household in Shandong is plain, and every family hangs banners. The family property accumulated by the Shandong family for hundreds of years is empty. In winter, it will be a big deal.

Although the Jiangnan gentry were not as miserable as the Shandong aristocratic family, they were still hurt.

Not to mention the Guanlong Clan, who launched two mutinies in succession, no matter how strong the family is, they will not be able to withstand such a toss. Almost all the outstanding children will be exhausted, which will make the Guanlong Clan slump from then on. Impossible to recover.

The most serious thing is the loss of the center of the empire.

(End of this chapter)