Chapter 654: Chang'an surrender

On June 19th, the fifth year of Tiantong, Chang'an City, Tai'a Palace, and the only remaining civil and military officials in Qin State were gathered here. Today is the ceremony of the new king of Qin State ascending the throne. Although the death of Emperor Yingzhuang of Qin was only one day before Qin Emperor Yingzhuang, Qin State had not much time. Even because of Deng's siege, Yingzhuang, which should have been buried in the imperial tomb of Mount Li, could only be buried in the corpse palace.

"Clang! Clang! Clang..." As the bell rang, the eunuch shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is here!"

"I welcome your Majesty!" Everyone bowed down and bowed.

Outside the Tai'a Palace, Empress Qin led the ten-year-old Ying Han slowly into the hall and walked all the way to the throne. Empress Qin placed Ying Han on the throne, and she herself sat on the left side of the throne, then looked around the people in the hall and said, "No gift! Stay flat!"

After everyone stood up, Li You walked up to everyone as the prime minister, picked up the imperial edict and read it: "The Emperor Daxing issued an edict: I have ascended the throne since the first year of the 19th Qin Dynasty. In the past five years, I have been reviving the Great Qin Dynasty. Although I am unwilling to accept it, I have to meet my ancestors and ancestors. After my death, I have been in charge of the crown prince Han, the regent of the Zhao family, the prime minister Li You, the censor Baili Jin, and the king of Wu'an, Bai Qi, assisted the government. I hope that all the people will live up to my expectations and assist the new king, and rejuvenate my great Qin! I am here! June 18, the fifth year of the 19th Qin Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty!" This is Ying Zhuang's will, and the ministers also wailed symbolically to express their grief.

After everyone was sad, Li You took out another imperial edict and read it: "On June 19, 19th year of the 19th century of the Great Qin Dynasty, my minister Ying Han submitted a letter to the Emperor Tianhoutu, who was loved by the late emperor and was given the throne. Now he ascended the throne in Tai'a Palace, and was named Qin 20th. I hope the heaven will protect me and protect me from the Great Qin!"

"Your Majesty will live forever!" Everyone bowed again. As soon as this imperial edict was issued, it represented Ying Han's official ascendance to the throne and become the emperor of Qin.

"Flat!" Ying Han said in a tender voice.

Then, Li You took out another imperial edict and read it out: "The Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty said: I first ascended the throne, and I need the support of all the ministers. Now I will be promoted to Empress Zhao as the Empress Dowager and govern the government; Bai Qi, the Lord of Wu'an, was the General, the Grand Sima, and the Lord of Wu'an; Li You will be the Lord of Wenhua; Bai Li Jin, the Censor and the Lord of Wen Xin, three people will be the Lord of the Government, I will be the Lord of the Government! June 19, the fifth year of the 19th Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty!”

"I am thanking Your Majesty for your kindness!" Li You, Bai Qi, said in a hundred miles.

After the throne ceremony, Bai Qi returned to the city tower, while Li You and Bai Li Jin came to the Jiaofang Hall where Queen Mother Zhao was.

"Empress, Your Majesty has ascended the throne, and the Deng army outside the city will probably launch an offensive against Chang'an City soon. We have less time left for us. Please give us the imperial edict as soon as possible!" Li You said to Zhao.

"Li Xiang, do you have to do this? Should I wait a little longer, maybe Wu'an Jun can have a way to repel Deng's army?" Zhao said hesitantly. Yesterday, Zhao was just a woman whose husband had just died, and was at a loss. But today in the Tai'a Palace, Zhao was respected by all officials and ruled over the government. It can be said that the power of the entire Qin State is under control. This feeling is really great. How could a person who reaches the peak be willing to come down? So when Li You said that he had surrendered, Zhao had already had other ideas compared to his helplessness yesterday. Zhao even hoped that Bai Qi could repel Deng's army. In this way, she was the most noble empress dowager in Qin State.

Li You and Bai Li Jin were stunned when they heard this. They never expected that Zhao had changed his words and did not want to surrender. This was different from what they had previously imagined.

Li You and Bai Li Jin looked at each other and saw the helplessness in both eyes.

Baili Jin bowed and said, "Empress, do you know how many Deng's army are in the city besieged outside the city? It is less than 500,000. Can you tell me how many soldiers and horses there are in the Chang'an City? There are less than 60,000 people. Looking at the entire Guanzhong, there is only one Chang'an City. Even if Wu'an Jun can repel Deng's army, what about the next time? Empress, the Qin Dynasty is powerless to turn the world back. I hope the Empress can think about His Majesty!"

"This..." Zhao was originally a woman in the deep palace. With the lessons of Empress Dowager Xuan of the pre-Qin Dynasty, the Qin State has always strictly prohibited the harem of interference in politics. Therefore, although the Deng army had surrounded Chang'an City, Zhao was basically ignorant of war. Now, after hearing Bai Li Jin's statement, she realized that the gap in strength between Deng and Qin was so huge. Although Zhao did not understand military affairs, it was too difficult to defeat 500,000 Deng's army with 60,000 soldiers and horses. Only Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu in the past, and even Bai Qi, the pre-Qin Dynasty, had such a record.

"Empress, I hope to put the overall situation first. Although the country is heavy, Ying Qin's bloodline is even heavier!" Li You also said.

Zhao was very frightened at this time and hurriedly said, "Okay, just follow the words of Li Xiang and Baili Doctor, the Ai family will issue an imperial edict." After that, he asked someone to write the edict, then stamped the Qin jade seal and the empress dowager's golden seal, and handed it to Li You.

After Li You received the imperial edict, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhao would be confused for a moment, be greedy for power and refused to surrender. Now that he received the imperial edict, he finally let go of the big stone in his heart.

"Empress, it's not time to go and discuss with Wu'an Jun!" Li Yousheng was afraid that Zhao would regret it, so he hurriedly pulled Bailijin away.

After Li You and Bai Li Jin left the palace, they also breathed a sigh of relief. Li You said to Bai Li Jin: "Doctor Bai Li, we almost caused a disaster!"

Bailijin nodded and said, "Yes, fortunately the Empress Dowager did not persist, otherwise something really happened."

Baili Jin was also a little scared. He originally asked Ying Han to ascend the throne and Zhao's ruled the government in order to convince Bai Qi with righteousness, but unexpectedly, Zhao had the idea that he shouldn't have.

"No matter what, the result is still as we wish. Now Bai Qi is left, just convince Bai Qi." Li You said.

"Bai Qi, is it a trouble, is Li Xiang confident?" Bai Li Jin asked.

Li You shook his head and said, "Doctor Baili, to be honest, the original state is not very sure, but Doctor Baili is relieved. The original state will never let Bai Qi do anything bad. No matter what, it is imperative to open the city and surrender. Only in this way can you save Your Majesty's life and wealth."

It is not easy to convince famous generals like Bai Qi to surrender? Even if Li You had the imperial edict of Empress Dowager Zhao, whether Bai Qi listened or not was another matter, and whether or not he did it after hearing it was another matter, but Li You had confidence that even if Bai Qi refused to compromise, he would not let Bai Qi do something bad.

Seeing that Li You was full of confidence, Baili Jin was relieved, but a deep heart arose, and he said, "I didn't expect that the foundation of the Qin Dynasty's hundreds of years would be destroyed in your and my hands. When we get down in the future, how should we face the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty?"

Bailijin, Li You were both old ministers of Qin. He returned to Guanzhong's hometown with Qin from Xiliang, and wanted to help Qin achieve hegemony, but he did not expect that Qin would end today in their hands.

Li You understood Bailijin. If he hadn't been desperate, he wouldn't have been willing to go this far. So he patted Bailijin on the shoulder and said, "Doctor Baili, don't think so much. Although we are sorry for Daqin, we are worthy of the Ying clan. If we don't do this, the Ying clan's direct lineage may not be able to be saved. I believe that the ancestors of Daqin will understand us."

"Oh..." Baili Jin sighed and said, "I hope so!"

The two came to the city tower together. Now the Deng army is still dispatching troops and has not yet attacked the city, but the pressure on the Qin army is also very great, especially the death of Yingzhuang, which has a huge blow to the morale of the Qin army. Although Qin has now had a new emperor, no one knows what a ten-year-old emperor will bring to Qin.

After getting up to the city tower, he found Bai Qi directly. Bai Qi was surprised by the arrival of Li You and Bai Li Jin. The new king had just ascended the throne, and there should be many things in the court that need reason to deal with Bai Li Jin. How could he have time to come to the city tower?

"Suang Li, Doctor Baili is not in the office to handle government affairs, so why do you have time to come to the city tower?" Bai Qi asked.

Li You looked around and said, "Wu'an Jun, we have something important to discuss with Wu'an Jun, and ask Wu'an Jun to shut up and leave."

Although he felt strange, Bai Qi still asked the others to go out.

After the others left, Li You took out Zhao's decree and handed it to Bai Qi, saying, "Mr. Wu'an, this is the decree of the Empress Dowager, you can see!"

Bai Qi took over the imperial edict for no reason. When he opened it, his face suddenly changed, his face was full of anger. He looked at Li You and Bai Li Jin and said gritting his teeth: "Li You, Bai Li Jin, what do you mean?"

Although this imperial edict belongs to Zhao, Bai Qi knew very well that Zhao was just a woman in the deep palace and knew nothing about national affairs. Now that he suddenly surrendered the imperial edict, it is easy to think that it was encouraged by Li You and Bai Li Jin in front of him.

Li You said: "Wu'an Jun, the Queen Mother's imperial decree has been made very clear. It is meaningless to continue to fight now. Instead of making unnecessary sacrifices, it is better to open the city and surrender. Only in this way can the lives of tens of thousands of Qin people in the city be saved. Please don't mislead yourself!"

"Don't make mistakes about yourself?" Bai Qi laughed and said, "How did I make mistakes about myself? Since the war started, I have been working hard for the Qin Dynasty. Now, with just one word, I will let me open the city to surrender? Don't think about it, I will tell you that there are only Qin people who died in battle, and no Qin people who surrendered."

Seeing Bai Li Jin so stubborn, he stepped forward and said, "Bai Qi, you are not afraid of death. Have you ever thought about your Majesty? You refused to surrender, fought with Deng's army bloody battles, and the last soldiers and soldiers made you famous for your loyalty and martyrdom, but what about Your Majesty? Have you ever thought about what your Majesty will end if Deng's army breaks the city? To be honest, surrender is not only the empress dowager, but also the late emperor. Before the late emperor dies, he will leave a will and let old and Li Xiang save your Majesty no matter what. If you are so persistent, where will your Majesty be placed?"

"Hmph!" Bai Qi sneered, "This is just your family's saying. Before the late emperor died, he did not leave a will to surrender. How did I know if this was you forged the last emperor's will forefather for your own wealth and life?"

"Hmph!" Li You said, "Bai Qi, let's not talk about whether this is the last emperor's will. But now the Queen Mother is the regent of the Queen Mother. The jade seal of Your Majesty and the golden seal of Your Majesty are the ones who decide where I Qin will go. If you resist the imperial edict, it is for disloyalty and for your own selfish desires, you will be considered unrighteous. Do you want to be such an unfaithful person?"

Li You's words left Bai Qi speechless, yes. Let's not talk about whether Ying Zhuang left such a destiny. Now Qin State is the head of Empress Dowager Zhao and Ying Han. They decided to surrender. As a minister, if they resist the order, they would be disloyal. But if they surrender like this, Bai Qi was unwilling to accept it.

Seeing that Bai Qi began to shake, Bai Li Jin took the opportunity to say, "Wuan Jun, Lao I and Li Xiang are not people who are afraid of death, but now that the Qin Dynasty has reached this point, even if you have the ability to understand the sky and the earth, you will be unable to make the world come true. Since the Deng army of the Qin Dynasty sent troops, countless people have died in battle. Please ask Wuan Jun to leave a root for the Qin people, don't fight again, the Qin people have already shed too much blood!"

Bai Qi clenched his fists, struggled very much, and then said, "Suang Li, Doctor Baili, can I consider this matter?"

"It should be so. If Wu'anjun makes a decision, please let me know. But I hope Wu'anjun can make a decision as soon as possible. Wu'anjun is also very clear that Deng's army is about to attack the city. If it takes a long time, we may not even have the chance to surrender." Li You was relieved when he saw Bai Qi shaken. Although he didn't know what the result was, at least he had hope.

"I understand!" Bai Qi nodded and said.

After Li You and Bai Li Jin left, Bai Qi looked at the sky and could not let go for a long time. In Bai Qi's heart, he was unwilling to surrender. As a military general, he was even more famous general in the world. Bai Qi had his own pride. He thought that he had joined the army at the age of 18. For more than 20 years, he had fought south and north and made great achievements. When he joined the army, he made a vow to lead the Qin army to sweep the world, but who could have expected that things would develop to such a field.

Bai Qi stayed alone for several hours, and then asked someone to invite a group of generals to pass on Zhao's decree one by one.

The royal general Ying Pi asked Bai Qi with a serious expression: "I wonder what the Lord is planning?"

"I will want to hear your opinion?" Bai Qi asked back.

"I will wait until I hear you!" Meng Tong, Li Jin, Bai Chen and other Bai Qi's direct descendants said in unison.

Only Ying Pi hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this is the Queen Mother's decree. Now the Queen Mother is in charge of the government, and the future of Qin should be decided by the Queen Mother."

Bai Qi glanced at Ying Pi and knew that Ying Pi had already thought of surrender, but Bai Qi did not directly explain his love for you, but said, "I have not considered this matter yet. You wait and let me think about it carefully."

"Here!" Everyone responded and left. However, Meng Tong, Li Jin, Bai Chen and others looked at Ying Pi with a little contempt.

After everyone left, Bai Qi remembered the words of Li You and Bai Li Jin, and struggled very much. After a long time, Bai Qi finally made a decision and murmured: "Since you all want to surrender, then I will fulfill you, but I will never be as humble as you."

On June 21, in the fifth year of Tiantong, Xue Rengui accepted the surrender of the Qin king and ministers under Chang'an City. At this point, the Qin Kingdom, which had been established for more than 200 years, was destroyed and the Battle of Guanzhong ended.
Chapter completed!