The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 668 Undercurrent
But the same thing goes, if we take the initiative to talk about surrender now, we will lose all initiative. Besides, the fighting has been so brutal in the past few days, if we surrender voluntarily, we won't be able to get any price.

I'm afraid even the Marquis is in trouble.

To be honest, the person who most wants Qin to send people to persuade the country to surrender is King Jingmin of Wei.

Now no one is trying to persuade King Jingmin of Wei to surrender. The attitude King Jingmin of Wei has shown to the outside world is that he is determined to fight to the death. He has long ago issued an order prohibiting talks on surrender, otherwise everyone will be killed without mercy.

But this does not mean that people will not consider surrender.

Since the king does not want to surrender and is determined to stop a chariot with his bare hands and seek a path that will lead to his death, then let the king do as he pleases.

But no one will follow the king.

The moment Wei Yong learned that Qin was going to attack Wei, he began to contact his ministers.

Although he had always been a strong advocate of war, that was only in the past.

How can an official have such an inflexible stance?
After becoming the prime minister, he no longer advocated war against the Qin Dynasty.

After all, the Qin State was really too strong.

Moreover, he had a complicated relationship with the State of Qin, and the King of Qin had some leverage over him, so he could not fight against the State of Qin.

Not only can he not fight, but he also has to build good relationships. His daughter is favored in the Qin King's harem, and entered the palace early. She has already given birth to a son and a daughter, and recently it seems that there is another princess.

Moreover, it is said that the granddaughter princess born was extremely favored. Under such circumstances, how could they become an enemy of the Qin State?
Especially, I can't risk my life for a father and son in Wei State who don't trust me at all.

Sure enough, no matter what the matter is, it is better to do it early than late.

Thanks to the relationship with the Qin State, it can be sold at a good price now.

If you, Wei Zeng, are unwilling to sell the little remaining value of the Wei State at a good price, then don't blame me!
Wei Yong had already made up his mind and started to act.

The most important thing in politics is always to live long. As long as all the strong and capable people are killed, the only ones left are naturally the ones with seniority!
After all, Wei Yong had been in the Wei court for more than 40 years. He was submissive under King Anxi of Wei and dared not speak out. He was completely powerless under Lord Xinling.

But today, it is the undisputed white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple gold beam that spans the sea of ​​the Wei State!

Wei Yong has always attached great importance to the management of his reputation. Although there are some flaws and some people with discerning eyes can see them, at least on the surface, it is still very good.

He is the most worthy and prestigious old minister in the Wei court!

Such an old minister still has strong connections in the Qin State. Now he wants to lead everyone onto the bright path of conforming to the will of heaven. The officials and nobles who already wanted to change ships quickly naturally agree with him.

It's not that everyone is unwilling to surrender, but they are afraid that there is no way to surrender. Now that the Qin King's relatives are taking the lead and have already had contacts with the Qin State, it is natural that they will surrender one after another.

Wei Yong was always thinking about taking the opportunity to sell it quickly, the sooner the better.

We can't delay this matter. If someone else gets there first by accident, it will be too late.

However, Wei Yong could never have imagined that King Jingmin of Wei would have such cruel means. He did not care about the decline in combat effectiveness, the casualties of soldiers and even officers and nobles, and would rather make everything a mess than not lose control of Daliang.

I don't even think about the future anymore.

After all, King Jingmin of Wei was the son of King Anxi of Wei, a great ruler. He had once been a hostage to Qin for his country. Now, he had been the king for more than ten years. Although he could not defeat Qin, he had no problem controlling the domestic situation, at least for a short period of time.

This made Wei Yong very confused. The city defense was in such a mess. Not to mention being completely confident, he didn't even have a relatively high degree of confidence.

There is only one chance to surrender the city, and we must seize it.

Otherwise, if you fail, you will either die and your clan will be wiped out, or fail miserably, becoming a laughing stock and never having the chance to make any merit again.

After all, Wei Yong had been the prime minister for several years and had worked in the Wei court for so many years, so his network of contacts was intricate and extremely strong.

Even though the situation was so chaotic, he had been working tirelessly to win over all parties. He firmly believed that as long as he won over enough people, there would always be a chance!

As the Qin army's offensive became more fierce, the situation in Daliang City became worse and people's hearts became more unstable, and Wei Yong's chances became greater and greater.

Wei Yong actively connected with officials and nobles, determined to seize the opportunity to sell Wei at a good price.

King Jingmin of Wei was also very sensitive to the depressing atmosphere in Daliang City. The Qin army launched fierce attacks for three consecutive days, and then the offensive suddenly changed, with only harassment left every day.

But the harassment every day was enough to make it miserable. The mechanical Suzaku and mechanical winged bats flying in the sky dropped incendiary bombs on all important military targets day and night.

Fortunately, the King of Qin only allowed attacks on the army, without harassing civilians or attacking granaries, otherwise there would have been chaos.

However, the psychological warfare against civilians did not stop. Leaflets persuading the people to surrender and manifestos criticizing themselves were continuously dropped like snowflakes, and they could not be collected all.

People's hearts are becoming increasingly unstable and anxious.

Moreover, although it seemed that the offensive momentum had slowed down, the Qin army did not send envoys to persuade them to surrender. The leaflets that were flying around to persuade them to surrender were all addressed to the officials, nobles, soldiers and civilians in the city!

Outside, the city of Daliang was surrounded tightly.

King Jingmin of Wei was not stupid. He knew very well that the Qin army knew that Daliang City had no shortage of food and grass. If they wanted to break the city by siege, they would not be able to do so for two or three years. At the same time, he also knew that the Qin army could not adopt a siege tactic, as they could not afford to delay the attack.

Well, since there was neither a siege nor a violent attack, there was only one possibility left except a water attack.

Civil strife!

The Qin army was waiting for civil unrest.

The Qin army is now using a trick to incite the people and traitors to rebel and surrender! The purpose is to cause chaos in Daliang City.

King Jingmin of Wei was well aware that by now the surrender faction had already become the majority, but he simply did not give them the opportunity.

But he had no choice. Human hearts were not something that could be easily converted into loyalty.

King Jingmin of Wei sent out all the royal secret guards to monitor the entire Daliang city. Any abnormalities must be reported immediately, and anyone with ill intentions will be killed without mercy.

He also disrupted all the garrisons more frequently and let the royal troops occupy the most important positions. However, even so, he was not at ease. He had difficulty falling asleep every night and would wake up at the slightest sign of trouble.

In addition, even when it came to such a point, with the morale of the army and the people already weakened, King Jingmin of Wei still did not open the treasury to boost morale. He was still thinking of keeping the money for his own use after the surrender.

After all, the things in the private library are still yours even if you invest them.

Time passed day by day, and half a month went by in a flash. During this half month, King Jingmin of Wei could not eat or sleep well. He lost more than ten pounds in this half month, and he became visibly haggard.

It was too stressful, every minute and every second was torture. Not only did I have to worry about what other tactics the Qin army would use to attack the city, I also had to worry about whether there would be a big chaos in the city. I really couldn't afford to slack off every minute and every second.

After all, this is the time when your head is most valuable.

In this extremely depressing situation, someone finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Besides King Jingmin of Wei and Wei Yong, there were many others who wanted to sell the State of Wei for a good price in the end.

Chang Xia, a senior official of the State of Wei, was born into a prominent family of the State of Qi. He was both civil and military, and had great prestige in the court. He had always been a peace advocate and yearned for the Qin Dynasty.

During this period, he felt that both the military and civilians were complaining, and he felt relieved, thinking that the opportunity had come!

He sent people out of the city to contact Meng Wu secretly, hoping to achieve internal and external cooperation.

Meng Wu agreed immediately, even though he had no hope of success.

He was just a senior doctor, a foreigner at that, who colluded with some people and wanted to carry out internal and external cooperation in the heavily guarded Daliang City. He was thinking things were too simple.

But Meng Wu didn't care. Now that someone from within had stepped forward to cause chaos, it was a good thing for the Qin Dynasty.

Sure enough, Chang Xia was caught very quickly. He was discovered before he could even carry out his plan. He was caught quietly without even causing any trouble.

With the help of the great memory recovery technique, he gave out the names of all his accomplices, and they were all arrested. All of them, including their entire families, were directly executed by King Jingmin of Wei.

King Jingmin of Wei did not publicize this matter, but even so, many people knew about it, after all, many people died.

This is the first time that someone in a high position is actually planning a rebellion.

This is no longer just complaining or secret thinking; it is real action being taken.

Although it failed, it meant that people's hearts were almost reaching the limit of their patience.

This incident not only sounded a wake-up call to King Jingmin of Wei, but also made Wei Yong feel uneasy.

Wei Yong did not dare to delay any longer. The current King Jingmin of Wei would not talk about the future. Once he found someone plotting rebellion, he would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.

He quickly told this to the people who had been involved in the conspiracy, and added another message:
If the Qin army fails to capture Daliang City within three months, they will launch a water attack when the rainy season comes!

At that time, when Daliang City was broken, all officials and nobles were killed without mercy! Their property was confiscated and their families were exterminated!
Wei Yong certainly wanted to scare them about the water attack, but they were not so far from believing it.

Once a real naval attack is launched, Daliang and even the surrounding areas of hundreds of miles will be turned into a swamp. At that time, this group of people will be truly of no value.

And he probably won't be able to survive. His family is still in Daliang City. Fire and water are merciless. If you are not careful, the whole family may die.

Although the probability of King Qin launching a naval attack was low, they did not dare to gamble.

A noble would not gamble the lives of his entire family on the kindness of his enemy.

In addition to external threats, there was also the high-pressure rule of King Jingmin of Wei.

If King Jingmin of Wei knew that they had evil intentions, given their current madness, he would never let them go.

It was in the face of such a situation that Wei Yong began to take action.

Gather the people and get started!
(End of this chapter)