(I've been riddled with trivial things in the past two days, so I've updated a little less, and I'll make up for it when I go back!) ）

"Two days ago, Mu Lima led tens of thousands of Qing troops to the north to Dezhou, and it is impossible for the Manchu court to send a single soldier to Henan, and the system and this Kaifeng have been abandoned!"

Xu Yuncheng's words were not loud, and it could even be said that if you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't be able to hear his voice at all. However, his words still reached Liu Qingtai's ears.

What the!

The news brought by Xu Yuncheng made Liu Qingtai's whole face change suddenly, as if a thunderbolt exploded in the air, and he was speechless for a long time.

How is this possible?

Could it be said that the imperial court gave up and gave up Henan.

Thinking about it, it must be the same, now most of Henan has been occupied by the Ming army, and Kaifeng at this time is a lonely city. Compared with Kaifeng, for the imperial court, Zhili is undoubtedly more important.

Although he was extremely shocked in his heart, he couldn't figure out what he couldn't understand before, and he figured out why there was no news from the messenger sent so far, and if the court had no intention of sending reinforcements, it would naturally not let the messenger come back.

Everything that couldn't be explained, now finally explained. Although this explanation is not what Liu Qingtai wants to see.

"Oh,"

Although he seems to be calm on the face, Liu Qingtai's heart has already set off waves for a while, he doesn't mind being loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and even he has made up his mind to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty. But when all this really came, he suddenly felt a little reluctant, especially when this kind of loyalty was regarded as an abandoned son by the court, and that kind of reluctance to life controlled his thoughts.

"Dare to ask the control of Taiwan, if there is no army to help, how many days can this Kaifeng be held?"

Although Liu Qingtai didn't speak, Xu Yuncheng could still see from her face that this person was already fluctuating, and what he needed now was to add more force.

"It can be seen that this loyal army has set up heavy artillery all over the city, and after the Celestial Empire, it can fire ten thousand cannons at once, and when the time comes, how can this Kaifeng City stop it?"

"Dare to ask the production of Taiwan, when the time comes, what will be the fate of the production of Taiwan?"

When the questions kept coming out of Xu Yuncheng's mouth, Liu Qingtai's face changed from time to time, compared to Xu Yuncheng's pride, Liu Qingtai was confused, so that for a while, he didn't know how to answer him. Just there, sitting there silently without saying a word, countless thoughts tumbling in my heart.

In Xu Yuncheng's opinion, since a person like him can cherish his life enough to be a traitor, then he can naturally be persuaded by himself because he cherishes his life.

Maybe Yun Cheng is not an official, but he has been teaching for decades, he has seen all kinds of people, and naturally he also understands human nature very well, and it is precisely because of his understanding of human nature that he chose to come to Kaifeng from Luoyang and come to lobby Liu Qingtai, because he knows what kind of choice the so-called governor of Henan will make.

A traitor like Liu Qingtai has no so-called loyalty at all, they are traitors for their lives, for glory and wealth, so as long as they are allowed to benefit and be safe, they can also persuade him and persuade him to surrender, just like when he took the initiative to take refuge in the Qing Dynasty.

That's human nature!

Human nature is profit-seeking!

Human nature is to seek profit and avoid evil!

He sneered so much in his heart, but Xu Yuncheng noticed the resoluteness that flashed in Liu Qingtai's somewhat hesitant expression, could it be that this guy was determined to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty?

"Not to mention that Liu received the emperor's favor, he is a thief......"

After a long silence, Liu Qingtai looked at Xu Yuncheng and said.

"Then how can the Zhu thief allow Liu and Liu's generals?"

Liu Qingtai's answer made Xu Yuncheng understand what was going on, not that Liu Qingtai was unwilling to surrender, but because he was worried about what the result would be after the surrender, after all, for the feudal official who was the governor of Henan, he naturally had to think about his future, and this was the reason why Xu Yuncheng came here. Of course, he didn't come to Kaifeng for King Huai, and naturally he didn't be a lobbyist for King Huai.

"King Huai naturally won't tolerate the platform!"

Xu Yuncheng's directness made Liu Qingtai stunned, and then sneered.

"In that case, how can Liu be cocooned and wait for him to wave his knife at him without the slightest resistance?"

Looking at Liu Qingtai with a smile, Xu Yuncheng had a smile on his face, and that smile only made Liu Qingtai's whole heart a little uncomfortable, secretly thinking, what is going on with this person?

The reason why Xu Yuncheng laughed was because from Liu Qingtai's words, he had completely heard the concerns of the governor of Henan in front of him, and heard the true thoughts in his heart.

Nothing came as a surprise to him!

Liu Qingtai was not unwilling to surrender, but he was afraid that after surrendering, he would be beheaded as a traitor. That's his concern!

With a sneer in his heart and a smile on his face, Xu Yuncheng just looked at Liu Qingtai with a smile.

And Liu Qingtai was quite uncomfortable by Xu Yuncheng, and secretly wondered what this person meant.

In fact, for Liu Qingtai, although he once wanted to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, so as to repay the kindness of Emperor Taizong back then. But on the other hand, there is also a desire in his heart to be able to keep his whole family rich. After all, the reason why he defected to Taizong as a living being, in addition to being forced by the butcher's knife of the Houjin soldiers, the most fundamental reason was probably for personal glory and wealth.

If possible, Liu Qingtai of course hopes to preserve his personal wealth, but the Huai King is not a person who is light, the battle of Suqian, he ordered the capture of the Eight Banners will be beheaded and build a view of Beijing, the brutality of its treatment of the flag people has long been a well-known thing, and has never been soft on the "traitor", as for him Liu Qingtai If he is according to the standard of a traitor, he is naturally a standard traitor.

In this way, Liu Qingtai naturally has no intention of lowering the mind, not that he has never moved this idea, but because King Huai has never been soft on traitors, he will not let go of other traitors, and naturally he will not let him Liu Qingtai go, and it is precisely because of this that Liu Qingtai will be loyal to the Qing Dynasty and repay the grace of Emperor Taizong.

But if there is a glimmer of life, Liu Qingtai will naturally not miss this limited life. He will seize the opportunity to save his glory and life as much as possible. If it weren't for that, how would he be where he is today?

Of course, he never said such things to outsiders. He didn't even reveal even a trace of such thoughts to outsiders, such thoughts were the most unspeakable secret in his heart, you must know that in the past, he had always shown himself as a loyal minister of the Great Qing Kingdom. Even sometimes, he himself felt that he was also a loyal minister, and he would never do anything to be sorry for the court and his master.

However, now Xu Yuncheng's smile seems to have seen through him, seeing through his thoughts, seeing through his desire to surrender but unable to surrender, wanting to be loyal but unwilling to be loyal, naturally he seems to be very weak-hearted.

"Hmph, King Huai, it's just a thief!"

Holding on to some confidence, he took a deep breath, and Liu Qingtai sneered.

"Don't say that the Zhu thief can't tolerate Liu, that is, Liu, as the court official of the Great Qing Kingdom, how can he tolerate the Zhu thief?"

When he used tough words to cheer himself up, Liu Qingtai himself didn't hear the lack of confidence in his words, once upon a time, he also pinned his hopes on the imperial court, but now he has been abandoned by the imperial court, obviously he has no confidence to be like in the past, and he is often "Great Qing Kingdom", after all, he has become the abandoned son of the Great Qing Dynasty, although he has the heart to be loyal to the Great Qing Dynasty, but he is unwilling to lose his life.

Because of this, there is no confidence in those words, and such a strong appearance fell in Xu Yuncheng's eyes, which only made his heart full of pride, he was not worried that the governor of Henan in front of him was willing to be a loyal minister of the Great Qing State, because in his opinion, a person like Liu Qingtai would never be a loyal minister of the Great Qing State, because for them, there is nothing more important than personal wealth, glory and life, as for what loyalty and shame are just words. So, whenever they have the chance, they will definitely fall!

What is Xu Yuncheng worried about?

It was Liu Qingtai in front of him who was desperate and did something unexpected, for example, in despair, he was really determined to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and such a stupid person is not nothing.

But now it seems that everything is under his control. Come to think of it, how can a person like Liu Qingtai be a loyal minister? Since he did not become loyal to the Ming Dynasty, it would be impossible for him to take righteousness for the Qing Dynasty!

Liu Qingtai looked at Xu Yuncheng, who was smiling and silent, and he was a little weak in his heart, and continued to force himself.

"This time, Liu has to let his surname Zhu be defeated in Kaifeng!"

Such a bluff fell on Xu Yuncheng's ears, allowing him to further see Liu Qingtai's thoughts, but he did not expose the other party, but smiled slightly, looked at Liu Qingtai and asked rhetorically.

"Then I don't know how many days does I think this Kaifeng can be kept?"

Kaifeng can be kept for a few days!

Xu Yuncheng's rhetorical question made Liu Qingtai's whole person dumbfounded, and let Zhu Mingzhong's troops defeat Kaifeng? This is naturally impossible, and even in a few days, this Kaifeng City will be occupied by Zhu Mingzhong. At that time, he is afraid that he himself will be dead, how can he let Zhu Mingzhong's army defeat Kaifeng.

This sentence is just a bluff.

"I think that with King Huai's evil and hatred, how will it end when he breaks the city? Is it to set an example after killing, or to exile the clan to Taiwan? ”

Under such a rhetorical question, Liu Qingtai's whole person fell into silence, his face changed slightly, and even a sense of despair rose in his heart, the reason why he was determined to serve the Qing Dynasty here was not because he couldn't see a way to live? Now that such a fact has been exposed, the confidence of bravado has completely disappeared.

Exiled to Taiwan with a family?

Liu Qingtai never even thought that he would have such a blessing, for him, he knew very well what would happen once he fell into the hands of the Ming army, and it would already be a great blessing not to be executed by Ling Chi.

Life!

After being pierced by Xu Yuncheng, Liu Qingtai's whole person fell into silence, he sat there with his eyes closed, his fingers even trembled slightly involuntarily, and countless thoughts in his heart kept flashing,

Is it falling? Or shou?

Faced with such a choice, Liu Qingtai was unable to make an immediate decision except for silence.

At this moment, only Xu Yuncheng's slow voice was heard in his ears.

"Since the Qing captives entered the customs, my Henan has fallen into the hands of the Qing captives, and several Qing captives have been among the puppet officials, that is, you treat my Henan people as the people, not the enemy, and kill them at every turn."

Xu Yuncheng's words were not loud, but the words came into Liu Qingtai's ears word for word, and he immediately listened to his words attentively, for fear that if he missed a word, he would lose his life. Since the person in front of him is here to be a lobbyist, then he will naturally make his conditions.

"Therefore, Xu Mou is here today to save Taiwan, and it can be regarded as a return to the people of Henan Province!"

It's just an excuse. For Xu Yuncheng, even Liu Qingtai is also killing people at every turn, as long as he doesn't slaughter the city at every turn, he will use these words to impress the other party, he needs to let Liu Qingtai understand that the reason why he came here today is to give Liu Qingtai a way to live.

Seeing Xu Yuncheng throwing a way to live, Liu Qingtai's body couldn't help leaning forward slightly, although he didn't speak, but the actions he showed had fully demonstrated his actual thoughts, he wanted to save his life! As long as the conditions are suitable, he, Liu Qingtai, will naturally not refuse, provided that the conditions are suitable.

Regarding Liu Qingtai's reaction, Xu Yuncheng, who already understood his true thoughts, said sincerely while sneering.

"With the talent of Taiwan, if he is not captured by the Qing Dynasty and trapped in Liao, how can he be forced to use the butcher's knife for the captivity? Today, my Ming Dynasty is the time of Zhongxing, if the system can wake up as soon as possible, why worry about not being my Ming Dynasty's virtuous minister! ”

In the face of such praise, Liu Qingtai did not have the slightest heart, he knew very well the attitude of King Huai towards traitors, maybe he had not slaughtered the city, but there were thousands of righteous people in Henan who died in his hands, not to mention for the virtuous ministers, even if he could let him live, I am afraid that they are still between the two.

But now that a lobbyist has come to persuade him to surrender, there will naturally be certain conditions, but what kind of conditions will King Huai have?

"I'm afraid of ......"

Liu Qingtai swallowed his saliva, and then slowly voiced his worries.

"I'm just afraid, King Huai will never let Liu go someone!"

Now that he is moved, what he is most worried about is whether King Huai will let him live, after all, surrender is surrender, and killing the head is killing the head. These are two different things, if King Huai is determined to kill him, even if he surrenders, what is the use?

"Humph......"

Sneering, Xu Yuncheng looked at Liu Qingtai and said.

"Don't forget, there is not only one King Huai in the Ming Dynasty!"