Chapter 37: Submission
"Jashen, you're really good." Guo Qi smiled: "This king does have conditions, don't you distrust this king?" In the same way, this king does not trust you, and among the part of the people you send down the mountain, there must be the leader of your Green Forest League and the family members of the owners of each village, so that they can come to this king as hostages;
In addition, the location of each village, the surrounding terrain, the number of people and troops in the village, all need to be drawn into a book and sent to this king;
Although this king does not send troops into your cottages, he will send some officials to assist you in the management of each cottage; The grain and grass required by the cottages need to be purchased from this king at your own expense, and this king will give you the cost price;
Of course, as long as you are willing to agree to these conditions of this king, it will also be beneficial to you, this king will officially accept you as the people of Yongzhou, enjoy all the policies of the people of Yongzhou, if anyone attacks you, it will be like attacking this king, and this king will immediately send troops to protect you. ”
Hearing Guo Qi's conditions, Jia Shen and Chen Feng were full of reluctance.
Guo Qi continued: "You can go back and think about it first, discuss and discuss, this king is not in a hurry." ”
Jia Shen thought to himself: "You are not in a hurry, but we are in a hurry!" ”
"Lord Wang, can't we discuss it anymore?" Chen Feng asked Guo Qi.
"This is the king's final bottom line, if the king doesn't get the response he wants at the time set by the king, then don't blame the king for not being emotional." Guo Qi's attitude is very tough; "The fifth son will send off the guest for the king."
"Please, two of you!" Li Wu said in a cold tone.
After Jia Shen and Chen Feng left.
Song Yiming asked Guo Qi: "Lord Wang, are our conditions too harsh." ”
"Harsh? This king did not directly send troops to destroy them, it was enough to give them face. ”
"But Lord Wang, haven't you been worried that the Green Forest Alliance will collude with Xirong, or that the army will enter the mountains to encircle and suppress the losses?"
"This king did have these concerns before, but now this king is the same." Guo Qi said angrily: "This group of bandits shouldn't give them face, they really treat themselves as a person, and negotiate with this king, do they have this qualification?" After Guo Qi finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left.
Song Yiming then understood why Guo Qi's attitude changed so quickly, the reason was that this group of bandits took themselves too seriously, no matter what, Guo Qi was also the prince of Qi; Negotiating with a group of bandits, if it gets out, it won't be a shame for the royal family! This is also very bad for Guo Qi's reputation, to put it bluntly, this is a matter of face.
Secondly, Guo Qi does have this capital now, after all, during this time, most of the mountain people have gone down the mountain to surrender, and these mountain people are also very familiar with the situation in the mountains. Now that he has such strength, Guo Qi's attitude is naturally tougher.
After leaving the palace, Jia Shen and Chen Feng did not leave immediately, but stayed in Yongcheng for two days to have a good understanding of the situation in Yongcheng. Although Chen Feng had been to Yongcheng before, when Chen Feng came, he was just in time to exterminate the mountain carving, so Chen Feng did not see the military appearance of the Ya Junwei, and he did not know the combat power of the Ya Junwei; But in the past two days, the two of them have learned a lot about the Ya Junwei.
Although the Yajunwei can't enter the barracks, the Yajunwei will go out of the camp to run around the city every morning, looking at the heavily armed Yajunwei soldiers, both of them have numb scalps; The Green Forest League has a few catties and a few taels Jia Shen and Chen Feng are very clear, the thirty-six villages add up to less than 100 sets of leather armor, and there are not a few sets of iron armor, they are simply a group of rabble.
After staying in Yongcheng for two days, Jia Shen and Chen Feng returned to Erlong Mountain.
"Second brother, is Yongjun really like you said?" Chen Shan, who was sitting on the main seat, asked.
"That's still false, I saw with my own eyes that Deputy Alliance Master Jia and I, every morning they all ran around the city three times in full gear, and they ran very neatly, just like running alone, at first glance, they were elite divisions, even fighting with Xirong cavalry, I guess it was comparable."
"Deputy Alliance Leader Jia, is it really like what Chen Feng said? No way! How long has King Yongzhou been in Yongzhou? Cheng Yong asked with some disbelieving.
"That's exactly what happened." Jia Shen got up from his seat and said: "And I, King Guanyong, is not a person who does not keep integrity, during this time, many people have been converted, and I have not seen King Yong's settlement after the autumn, and he also distributed houses, food, bedding and other winter supplies to those who returned to obedience;
I thought that a prince in his majesty would not be untrustworthy! If he really settles accounts after the autumn, then he won't slap himself in the mouth! Who else will dare to surrender to him in the future? ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this matter?" Chen Shan asked everyone.
"Now that King Yong has given the final conditions, although it is a little harsh, but compared to letting us go down the mountain, people have already made certain concessions, I think we should accept it when we see it! Otherwise, if we really provoke this prince and send a large army into the mountains to encircle and suppress it, I am afraid that we will not have a good life. One of the owners said.
"Lord Yan Zhai is reasonable, I think that's what I think! We couldn't have a better choice. ”
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After everyone agreed, Chen Shan said: "Okay, since everyone agrees with Guishun, then this matter is decided, and everything will be done according to the requirements of the prince; Now that the big guys have decided to surrender, it is necessary to show the sincerity of our Green Forest Alliance, and I think that when they are surrendered, it is best for the owners of our thirty-six villages to go to all. ”
"Go all of them, what if King Yong backtracks then? That's not going to give us a pot. Cheng Yong immediately objected.
"Vice Alliance Master Cheng, since we have decided to surrender, naturally we can't have two hearts, if Vice Alliance Master Cheng is unwilling to go, then forget it; The leader of this alliance will not force you to do this. Chen Shan finally spoke.
The news of the Green Forest League's decision to return to obedience spread to Yongcheng as quickly as possible, and Guo Qi only said a simple sentence after learning the news; These bandits are quite knowledgeable. ’
Two days later, the thirty-six village owners of the Green Forest League came to Yongcheng with a group of mountain people who came down the mountain, Guo Qi did not greet him in person, obviously the strength in his heart had not yet come, but just let Song Yiming go out of the city to greet him; After entering the city, the mountain people who went down the mountain were properly settled, and the owner of the 36th village came to the palace hall to meet Guo Qi.
Guo Qi said to the thirty-six people: "Since you have submitted to this king, you are the people of this king, as long as you do not live up to this king, this king will naturally live up to you." ”
"Don't dare, I'll swear to follow the prince to the death in the future." Chen Shanbiao, the leader of the alliance, said loyally: "Lord Wang, this is the household registration form of the 36 villages of the Green Forest League and the surrounding mountains and rivers, and please accept it with a smile." ”
"Well, that's good; In the future, as long as you keep to yourself, this king will not treat you badly. ”
After the ceremony, Guo Qi hosted a banquet for the owners of the 36 villages in the palace, which naturally moved the 36 village owners; They are also some proud men, and after some contact, Guo Qi also got acquainted with these people, laying a good foundation for future actions.