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Although as a modern person, he had a natural sense of closeness to the Song Dynasty, which had always been regarded as the formal, Chen De, who came to this era, was deeply influenced by the Southern Tang people. In the eyes of the Southern Tang people, the northern Central Plains regimes pursued a tyranny of military and military affairs, and bowed to the outside world and imposed heavy taxes. When the treasury was tight, he conquered small countries in the south, burned, killed and looted. At this time, the southerners' concept of viewing the Northern Dynasties was similar to those of the Northern Dynasties' Khitan.

It is precisely because of this that Chen De would do his best to fight for the Southern Tang Dynasty. Who knew that after so much blood, the Tang Kingdom surrendered in such a dramatic way, which made Chen De, who was used to legend, feel a serious sense of frustration in his heart, and even doubt his life goals. The so-called historical trend is vast, and those who follow it prosper, and those who go against it perish. Since he knows how to perform this script, then don’t do boring things that fight with God anymore. Should he use his understanding of history and quickly surrender to Zhao Guangyi and be a minister who follows the dragon, it is far better than hanging out in vassal states in various places. Although Wang Fu’s official position is not high, it seems that Zhao Guangyi is highly appreciated. With his recommendation, it is an opportunity that others can’t even dream of.

He thought so confusedly in his mind, and did not pay attention to when he parted with Lu Jiang, Hu Ze and others. He was walking on the street alone. At this time, the street was no longer peaceful, but Chen De was wearing a helmet and a sharp blade hanging on his waist. Two personal soldiers followed closely behind him. Generally, rogues who were robbing families did not dare to provoke them easily, and those who were far-far could avoid him.

Suddenly, someone bumped into him, pulled his hand and asked loudly, "Brother Chen, why are you still wandering here?" Without answering, he pulled up Chen De's sleeve and pulled him to the side, and said, "Justice Chen sent someone to Tongbing just now. The Prime Minister had the idea of ​​committing suicide and dying for his country. I will go and persuade him as soon as possible."

Chen De looked up and saw that it was Liu Yi, the censor who was familiar with him. He heard that Chen Qiao was going to commit suicide and died in the country. Chen De was shocked and was pulled to Chen Qiao's mansion by Liu Yi.

The Chen family is a family of officials in Jiangnan, and the mansions cover a large area. Since Chen De served in the Tang Dynasty, although Chen Qiao has taken care of many things, he has different civil and military careers. In order to avoid gossip among others, he is the first time he is visiting the Chen Mansion this time.

Liu Yi's family background is similar to that of the Chen family, which is a good match for the family. Therefore, Liu Yi pulled him to the door and entered the hall without waiting for the doorman to report. He then felt that the atmosphere was strange.

Chen Qiao wore the prime minister's official uniform that was only in the dynasty, with a jade belt around his waist and a square foot. He was very proud of the prime minister Feng Yi. He sat upright in the hall with a calm expression. The children of the Chen family were lined up on both sides and went forward to bid farewell one by one. Each looked sad, and the whole family seemed to have not seen Liu Yi come in.

Liu Yi ignored this and shouted loudly: "My parents should not lose money, let alone life, the Prime Minister thinks twice!"

Chen De also woke up. He had always respected Chen Qiao, so he naturally did not want him to die meaninglessly. He also persuaded him: "Although the building is in decline, it is for the people of Jiangnan and for the grace of the Emperor Li. The Prime Minister should still have a useful body and deal with the Song people."

Chen Qiao raised his head and looked at the two of them, with a calm expression on his face and slowly said, "When you are in such a chaos, you will come to persuade Ziqiao regardless of danger, and you are so kind." After saying that, he ordered his family seriously: "Chief Liu and General Chen are righteous people. When you encounter unknown things in the future, you must ask you more questions."

When Liu Yi heard that he wanted to entrust his son to the other party, he hurriedly said: "Ceiang Chen, death is more important than Mount Tai, and less than a feather. You must not do this suicide."

His words were actually vaguely offensive, but Liu Yi was anxious and didn't care much about it, and Chen Qiao might not blame him.

But Chen Qiao seemed to be excited by him and sighed with a sigh: "You are right. Death is more important than Mount Tai and less than a feather. Chen's family has received the grace of the country in the world. I have lived in two dynasties. Your Majesty of both dynasties has the grace of knowing Qiao. However, Qiao has no virtue and power, and the country is getting weaker. I am powerless. Seeing that the building is about to collapse, I can only say nothing. It is better to abandon it like this, so that the world knows that my Tang Dynasty was not the master who lost his virtue, and the treacherous dynasty died in the current dynasty, and there are loyal ministers."

Chen De said on the side: "Celebrity Chen, all the countries in the world are destroyed, why should the Prime Minister suffer so much!"

Liu Yi continued again: "Does Chen Xiang really bear to abandon us in the world?"

When Chen Qiao heard him speak frankly, he couldn't help but smile, and remained silent for a while, and whispered: "General Chen is a honest person, and I will not deceive you. When the famous general Lin Zhaoren was there, the Song people could not go south and use counter-espionage to murder. I knew that he was innocent, but I could not persuade Your Majesty to save Lin Huzi's life. As the Prime Minister, I could not protect the pillars of the country. I should die. As the Prime Minister, the Empress Meng and Your Majesty had a strong trust. All the national affairs were discussed with me, but the situation could not improve. The position of the corpse was misleading and the matter was misleading. I should die. Your Majesty had the idea of ​​burning himself to sacrifice his country. I should not persuade the king to be surrendered to prisoners, and I should not let the emperor down and let the emperor give in his or her instructions, and I should die three times."

After talking about the long-term depression in my heart, Chen Qiao seemed to have put down his burden and said warmly: "You two are both literary and military, both are rare talents. Unfortunately, the building is about to collapse. I can no longer support you to do your best for Jiangnan."

He looked at Liu Yi with some regret. The Northern Dynasties were in power, and Zhao Pu also made a joke about taking the wrong national name. He shamelessly claimed that "half the Analects of Confucius ruled the world". Although he claimed to be favorable to literati, all the people above were rude. How could anyone truly appreciate such literary talent as Liu Yi? This person was probably buried in his life.

When I saw Chen De, my eyes were complicated, and hesitated for a while, and hesitated for a while and said, "General Chen, I look at the general trend of the world. After the Northern Dynasties engulfed Jiangnan, I used troops to the north, either the Northern Han or the Khitan. It was when the warriors emerged. A few days ago, I heard rumors that the Song Lord also praised the general's courage for being inferior to the other generals Cao and Pan. If the general returns to Song, he will have a bright future. But when interacting with our old ministers in Jiangnan, you must be careful not to misunderstand the facts of others."

Seeing that he was very guilty, Chen De did not force others for his sacrifice for his country. When he told him that he had the style of respecting his elders and caring for his younger generation, he couldn't help but feel a little sore in his nose. His thoughts turned around and said, "Although the Lord surrendered to Song, if the Lord Song wanted to pursue Jiangnan's crime of disobeying the emperor, wouldn't he have to bear it if the Prime Minister was not responsible?" The implication was that Chen Qiao would survive and take all the blame for Jiangnan's disobedience to the Song Dynasty to relieve Li Yu.

After hearing his words, Chen Qiao thought about it, and then smiled for a while, "General Chen is scheming, but he thanked me again because of the idea of ​​protecting his son Qiao. I think the Lord's thought of dying for his country is very deep, so I no longer need to live in the world."

Chen De was anxious to scream. A person as passionate as Li Yu would never commit suicide, but he could not give evidence to refute Chen Qiao. This stubborn old man used his heart to measure Li Yu's determination, and would never believe that Li Yu would go to Bianliang as a prisoner at the last moment and bear the tragic fate that made future generations sigh.

Seeing that Chen De seemed to want to persuade him, Chen Qiao reached out to stop him from speaking and sighed: "How come there are no ministers who have died for decades! I have decided, so you don't have to persuade him again." He picked up the tea bowl and said to see him off.

Liu Yi and Chen De left the Chen Mansion awkwardly, and their hearts were heavy.

Back at the mansion, without waiting for Chen De's order, Li Si, the captain of the Yajun Camp, had arranged for all his confidant guards to obey the orders in front of the hall. Although the building was about to collapse, his subordinates still refused to leave, and his eyes were full of trust and expectation. Chen De's heart suddenly moved. In this chaotic world, the most reliable ones were the life and death brothers who went up the mountain of swords and fell into the sea of ​​fire.

He forcibly suppressed his negative emotions and said in a calm tone: "The king has decided to surrender. Perhaps within two or three days, the Song army will take over Jinling."

To Chen De's surprise, the news of the destruction of the Southern Tang Dynasty did not have much impact on Li Si and other personal guards who were born in middle-class families. They lived in the Five Dynasties and saw too much about the rise and fall of their own group. They paid more attention to the ups and downs of their own group.

"Sir, things have come to this point, how can we deal with it?" Li Si asked on behalf of the personal guards.

His question made Chen De a little confused and then relieved. This was the Five Dynasties. After the king surrendered, the army might not be willing to disarm the armor, but instead strive for the greatest benefit in such a chaotic situation. If he ordered these personal guards to obey the Song army's despair, his army would probably disperse.

Looking at the expectant eyes of the guards, Chen De quickly thought about it and said in a deep voice: "The situation of the enemy and us is not yet clear yet, and we still need to wait and see. You should first scatter and scatter in various houses in the city. If the Song people abide by the agreement and treat our Tang army well, we will find an opportunity to sneak out of the city. If the Song people burn, kill, loot or even slaughter the city, we will naturally not be able to sit and wait for death. Li Si,"

"The last one will be here!"

"Send brothers to pay close attention to the Song army outside the city, the Lingbo army in the inner city, the Tiande army and the Heiyun. Whenever there is any abnormal movement, report to me immediately."

"Get orders." Li Si replied loudly, just about to turn around and go out to make arrangements, but was stopped by Chen De.

Chen De looked around the dozen people in the hall, all of whom were trustworthy and said, "During the turbulent times, the situation changes rapidly, and you must have a plan early. Tell me, if the Song people really massacred the city, how can we deal with it?"

Massacre of the city? This is the most avoidable problem for the Tang army and civilians in the south of Jinling City, because once the army abandons the support of the city wall, with the general military quality of the Tang Dynasty, how can it be the enemy of the Song army in the north, which is like a wolf or a tiger? In other words, even if the Song army massacres the city, most people will either fight to the death or kill them.

Li Si thought for a while and said, "The enemy is strong and I am weak. If you don't want to die with the city, then you have to find a way to break out of the city."

"Our army has only a hundred people in the city, and the enemy is large and we are very different from each other. How can we build momentum to break through? Where should we break through the city gate?"

"This?" Li Si hesitated.

The Sogdian Dutou Shi Yuanguang clasped his fists and replied, "Sir, if the Song army really plundered or even massacred the city, our army could set fires everywhere in the city to aggravate the chaos, and incite the Tiande, Lingbo and Heiyun troops, saying that the Song people would kill all the surrendered soldiers and encourage the troops to cause trouble together. Our army could take the opportunity to carry out some of the soldiers and kill them out of the city."

"The walls of Jinling are tall and the gates are covered by the walls. How can we fight out? The Song army is everywhere. Even if we fight out, how can we get out?" Fan Tian, ​​the head of the personal guard, retorted.

"If you really want to break through, you should break out at the place where the Song army broke through the city." Li Si interrupted. Chen De heard what he said and planned to make a secret agreement with him. He nodded slightly. Seeing his encouragement, Li Si said again: "If you really have a big search in the city, all Song troops will definitely rush to enter the city and rob. The outside of the city will be empty. Once our army has advanced to the city defense, it will immediately get rid of the soldiers of other troops who are being held and advance lightly to the east, and join the left and right troops led by the two generals of Xin and Xiao. By then, the commander will have the land of the two states, and the strong soldiers are in hand, so there is room for maneuvering or fighting."

Chen De nodded. The personal soldiers were not stubborn. After many days of teaching, he ordered: "Li Si was responsible for contacting Tiande and Lingbo military captains. If there was any change, everyone would rebel in the city together. It would be better than the end of 40,000 Shu soldiers being lured and killed in Jinguan City."

He turned to Shi Yuanguang and said, "The Sogdians in Yuanguang pretended to be a merchant, and found a large mansion near the Song army's broken city, and stored bows, crossbows, arrows, dry food and other items to serve as a gathering for our army before breaking through."

At this time, a personal guard suddenly came to Bing outside the door, saying that it was the eunuch in the palace who sent an order, saying that the king invited Chen De to discuss matters. Chen De thought that since he was determined to surrender, Li Yu had nothing to discuss with him, and he would not ask his head to serve as a meeting ceremony. He impatiently said to the personal guard: "Let him wait." Then he said to Fan Tian: "You lead your brothers to prepare saltpeter and sulfur firewood in the various industries of the Divine Guards in the city. Once there is a change, the whole city will ignite, so that Jinling City must be in chaos."

"Abide by the order!" The guards answered in unison, and then went down to arrange their actions. Chen De called Li Si and asked, "How is the progress of the tunnel leading to the palace?"

Li Si looked puzzled and replied: "Brothers who are familiar with geotechnical workers probably will need ten days to dig into the palace walls day and night."

Chen De was a little disappointed and said, "Then it's too late. Let your brothers stop working first. You can arrange it first, and then follow me to meet the king."

Note: In the great era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there were ministers who died for their country. The Southern Tang Dynasty did not die without virtue. Feng Dao was not despicable, even noble. Chen Qiao was also. The age of chaos was to break the body of the peaceful years, and the sword light and sword shadow reflected the multifaceted aspects of people's hearts.

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