Youdao asked for a price everywhere and paid it back locally.

When Li Laiheng saw Liu Zhao's reply, he smiled.

This Liu Zhao is really a little bit of a thing.

In just a short letter, he had to say everything he should say.

But at least Liu Zhao's attitude was still good, and Li Laiheng did not feel any arrogance.

But Liu Zhao did put forward his conditions.

Liu Zhao’s conditions are very clear, and there are three main points.

One is that he and his family must be safe.

This is naturally reasonable.

Moreover, Li Laiheng can make the decision by himself, so he doesn't have to alarm His Majesty the Emperor.

But this second point made Li Laiheng embarrassed.

Liu Zhao hopes that the Ming court can ensure that he can stay in his original position.

If Liu Zhao had sacrificed Taiyuan City, he would have had the merit of offering the city. But after all, he was a surrendered general. He would not have the final say whether he could continue to take the position of general. Li Laiheng didn't have the final say, only His Majesty the Emperor had the final say.

Li Laiheng cannot directly agree to Liu Zhao, otherwise there will be suspicion of overreach of power.

If it was spread to the court, even if His Majesty the Emperor did not pursue the investigation, the censors in the court would not let Li Laiheng go.

Li Laiheng did not intend to bet on his future with the future of the generals of the Kuidong Army.

This is irresponsible to him and even more irresponsible to the Kuidong Army.

Of course, Li Laiheng can skip this condition first and look at the third item.

In the third condition, Liu Zhao clearly pointed out that he hoped that Li Laiheng could allow him to continue to retain his direct army.

This is a bit too much.

Li Laiheng felt that even if he reported to His Majesty the Emperor, his Majesty would not agree.

You should know that the court usually dispersed the surrendered Qing army and filled it into various camps.

If the organization is retained, it is possible to rebel at any time.

Did Liu Zhao know that the Ming Dynasty had this unwritten rule or was testing the bottom line between Li Laiheng and His Majesty the Emperor?

Li Laiheng thinks the latter is more likely.

How many people who can get into this position are stupid.

Liu Zhao must be not stupid either.

Liu Zhao's attitude is actually a test. If Li Laiheng lets go, it proves that the status of Taiyuan City is still very important and irreplaceable in the Ming Dynasty's mind.

If Li Laiheng did not let go, Liu Zhao would understand that although Taiyuan is important, the Ming army had the strength to take it back in person.

The difference between the two attitudes will directly lead to changes in Liu Zhao's attitude.

Or in other words, Liu Zhao has prepared both ways from the beginning.

He is really a smart person to adapt to changes in the same way.

Li Laiheng thought for a moment, then ordered someone to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to prepare a reply.

First of all, Li Laiheng affirmed Liu Zhao's idea of ​​surrender in the letter.

Then Li Laiheng replied to Liu Zhao's request one by one in his reply letter.

Li Laiheng agreed directly in the first article, and Li Laiheng said that he would write a memorial to fight for Liu Zhao as much as possible. As for the third article, Li Laiheng also clearly stated that it was impossible to achieve it.

After the letter was written, Li Laiheng immediately ordered people to tie them to arrows and shoot them into the city.

He can't wait to see Liu Zhao's reaction now.

It would be the best if we could win Taiyuan City without bloodshed. But if the two sides could not reach an agreement, Li Laiheng would not mind fighting.

After all, he also has a bottom line to defend, and it is impossible for Liu Zhao to take hostage without any bottom line.

The Ming army is now the advantageous side and has taken the initiative.

Of course, Liu Zhao could also make requirements, but he could not be uncontrollable.

Liu Zhao soon received the letter.

In fact, he had already expected the content of Li Laiheng's reply.

A little surprised was that Li Laiheng actually proposed to fight for Liu Zhao's second condition.

This is something Liu Zhao never expected.

In fact, Liu Zhao is testing Li Laiheng's bottom line.

Seeing Li Laiheng's reply, Liu Zhao could have let go of his heart.

"Will His Majesty the Emperor really let me take my position in the original position?"

Liu Zhao kept asking himself.

If this is true, he really has nothing to ask for.

As for the third condition, Liu Zhao was also very clear that what he mentioned was a bit unreasonable.

Any emperor cannot agree as long as his brain is not kicked by a donkey.

If the emperor did not agree, it would naturally be impossible for the ministers and generals to agree.

This is okay. As long as the official position remains unchanged, Liu Zhao doesn't mind some adjustments in detail.

It seems that we can prepare for surrender.

"Come, I will serve you."

After Liu Zhao's intention was decided, he immediately ordered someone to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to start replying.

In his reply letter, Liu Zhao expressed his willingness to surrender, and clarified the specific matters of surrender in the letter.

There are many details of surrender, and Li Laiheng must be explained clearly before he can feel at ease.

After writing it, Liu Zhao read it carefully again. After confirming that there was no problem, he nodded with satisfaction and ordered people to tie them to the arrow and shoot them out of the city.

Li Laiheng waited for a reply in less than a stick of incense, which he had never expected.

He couldn't wait to take the letter from the arrow and spread it out. After seeing the content of the letter, Li Laiheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Well, just agree to surrender. It seems that Liu Zhao is also a sensible person.

Li Laiheng hoped that Liu Zhao would open the city gate now.

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Although he surrendered from the city, Liu Zhao was still prepared very grandly.

All civil and military officials, including generals over 1,000 generals, all put down their weapons and arranged them to be listed as cities to receive surrender.

The moment he opened the city gate, Liu Zhao could see the dense Ming army.

At that moment, he was very glad that he made the right decision.

"The criminal Liu Zhao paid homage to Duke Lin."

Liu Zhao walked a few dozen steps away from Li Laiheng and knelt down and said, "I beg Duke Lin Guo to take over Taiyuan City."

"General Liu, please get up quickly."

Li Laiheng helped Liu Zhao up and said in a harmonious voice: "It is no big deal to know that mistakes can improve. General Liu can correct his past mistakes and abandon the darkness and turn to the light. If you choose a good bird and choose a tree to live on, General Liu will definitely have a bright future."

In fact, this is just a scene saying by Li Laiheng. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is good that the surrender can maintain its original state, so how can it be said that it is so successful?

Although Liu Zhao had the merit of offering the city, this was just an acceleration of the Ming army's recovery of Taiyuan.

In fact, the Ming army will be able to take Taiyuan sooner or later.

Therefore, Liu Zhao's achievements can only be considered reasonable, and cannot be said to be very amazing.

But for Li Laiheng and Kui Dong Army, this reduced the casualties of the Ming army after all.

In this way, he should have expressed his gratitude to Liu Zhao, at least in the face of his face.

"Duke Lin is really too polite. These are all things I should do. If you have any instructions from Duke Lin, you will definitely follow the leader of the Lin Kuang."

"Well, let's hand over the city defense first. You can take the rest slowly."

Li Laiheng said in harmony.

"Please rest assured that this Duke Lin is wrapped around the body of the emperor. It can be completed within one hour."

Liu Zhao patted his chest and held his arms wide.
Chapter completed!