Li Ji was a person who observed words and feelings, and arched his hand and said: "General, presumably my king has made it very clear in the letter, if the general is concerned about the safety of his wife and children in Chang'an City, he can help hide the general's wife and children first, and then let the general and his wife and children get together after breaking Chang'an City!" ”

The leopard was silent for a long time and did not say anything about his wife, he said: "If you break through Chang'an City, how are you going to treat the emperor?" ”

Li Ji thought for a while and said: "General, this matter can not be decided in the future, and it is too early to say that it is too early to break through Chang'an City, but I think the general should understand that if the general wants to protect the emperor, it is the wisest choice to submit to my great qian, because if the general submits to my great qian, with the status of the general and the past friendship with my king, if he pleads with my king to guarantee Tuoba Huang, I believe that my king should give the general this face!" ”

The leopard was a little shaken in his heart, he knew very well that if Zhao Junsheng's determination, there was a chance that this Chang'an City would not be able to hold it, even if there were sufficient equipment and grain and grass to defend the city, it would never be possible to defend it for a long time, so what would Chang'an City look like once it was broken? He couldn't imagine that he didn't care about the life and death of other people, he only cared about the safety of his wife and children and the emperor, as long as the safety of these people was guaranteed, he didn't care what happened.

After thinking for a moment, the leopard hugged his fist at Li Ji: "How about asking Mr. to stay in the city for two days, and then give Mr. an answer after I think about it?" ”

Li Ji nodded: "Okay, the general doesn't need to make a decision in a hurry, but the time under the next is limited, and the general's time is not unlimited, if you don't go back to my king within three days, my king will understand the general's intentions!" ”

"Ben will understand, just ask Mr. to stay in the post house for two days, and if you need it, Mr. can ask the post house manager, and they will try their best to satisfy Mr.!"

"Say goodbye!"

The next two days, whether it is for Li Ji or for the leopard, it is a kind of torment, the leopard's heart is fighting fiercely, he does not want to surrender, surrender is a great shame for a general, and it is also a manifestation of disloyalty, but with the current situation, if he does not surrender, can Chang'an City and Xinfeng City hold on?

Leopard had also fought, and after careful analysis of the comparison of forces and the situation between the two sides, he felt that it was basically impossible to hold it.

As long as the cadre army sends 10,000 cavalry to contain the defenders in Chang'an City, and then concentrates its forces to attack Xinfeng, the city wall of Xinfeng County will not withstand the onslaught at all, and more than half of his men are cavalry, and they are not good at defending the city, as long as it will be broken in less than ten days and half a month.

The leopard now really feels that the "general trend has gone" has a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the army, he still has 15,000 people under his command, more than half of them are cavalry, if the situation does not deteriorate to such a point, he pulls these 15,000 people out of the city, and he is not afraid of 100,000 troops on the opposite side, but the reality is very cruel, the entire Wei State only has two cities, Chang'an and Xinfeng, and almost all the officers and soldiers in the army have lost the courage to reorganize the rivers and mountains!

In such a situation, even if there is an army of one million, it is just a number, and it will not play a role, and a single charge of the vigorous cadre army can wipe out the million lions in an instant.

It has been two full days since Li Ji met with the leopard, and on the morning of the third day, the leopard led people to the post house in the city.

"Here, bring in!" The leopard beckoned a few soldiers to carry a few boxes into the lobby of the inn.

Li Ji stepped forward and said: "I've seen the general!" ”

The leather leopard hugged his fist in return, he waved his hand to let his subordinates out, and Li Ji also let his entourage go out when he saw this.

There were no irrelevant people in the lobby, and the leopard asked straight to the point: "Sir, I want to know how you plan to rescue my wife and children?" ”

As soon as Li Ji heard this, he knew that the leopard had already planned to return to the Great Cadre, and he was immediately shocked, and immediately said: "As long as the general submits to my Great Cadre, I will immediately report to my king, and persuade my king to use the black-clothed guards hidden in Chang'an City to rescue the general's wife and children, and move them to a safe place before Chang'an City is breached, so that they will not be persecuted by the monarchs and ministers of the Wei State because of the general's submission, and the black-clothed guards definitely have this strength!" However, in order for the general's wife and children to cooperate with our people to carry out the operation, the general's handwritten letter or personal token is also needed! ”

"I can also write letters, but how do you get them into the city? How do you give an order to the black-clothed guards in the city? ”

The leopard was deeply suspicious that the cadres had a way to get in touch with the black-clothed guards in the city, and now that the city was heavily guarded, and the guards and patrols on the city walls were non-stop day and night, he couldn't think of how the cadres could get in touch with the fine workers in Chang'an City.

Li Ji said with a smile: "Although the general can rest assured, it is not a waste of fame for the black-clothed guards to have such a big reputation now, they must have a way, otherwise they will not dare to make a guarantee to the general!" ”

The leather leopard looked at Li Ji's sincere smile, took a deep breath and hugged his fists and said: "Okay, as long as the king can agree to me with two conditions, my leather leopard will let him drive: first, ensure the safety of my wife and children; Second, King Qianwang must promise not to touch a single hair of the emperor after the city of Chang'an is broken, so let him be a commoner! ”

Li Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "The general is concerned about chaos, the first condition is that you can agree to the general now, as for the second condition, I think the emperor's safety should not be a problem, but let the emperor be a civilian, my king is afraid that he will not agree, the general should put himself in my king's shoes, the emperor is still young, once he is a commoner, it is easy to be used, and I think that my king should give him a knighthood!" ”

The leather leopard was silent for a moment, clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, sir!" ”

After speaking, the leather leopard opened a few boxes one by one, "Little meaning, please don't dislike it!" ”

Li Ji opened his mouth wide: "General, this is ······"

"Please also take this matter to heart, and after you go back, you will have a few good words for the last general in front of King Qian!"

Li Ji thought about it, if he didn't accept these belongings, he was afraid that the leopard would not feel at ease, and if he was suspicious, it would not be beautiful, but he was afraid that there would be other incidents, so it was better to accept this money to settle down!

"In this way, you're welcome!" Li Ji smiled.

Seeing that Li Ji had accepted the money, the leopard was really relieved, and a smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly said: "I have prepared a banquet in the house, and I also invite Mr. to appreciate the light, let's talk about the matter of returning to Shun and surrendering in detail!" ”

"Then I'll bother the general below!"

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Ji returned from the successful completion of the mission, and he reported to Zhao Junsheng the process and results of the trip, and stated the two requirements of the leopard.

After hearing this, Zhao Junsheng said: "It shouldn't be difficult to let the black-clothed guard go out to protect the wife and children of the leather leopard, right, Lao Lu?" ”

Lu Xuanbo clenched his fists and agreed: "The ministers will arrange it properly!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded and continued: "Tuoba Huang is just a child, what am I going to do when I kill him?" But if he is asked to be a common person, will there be rumors among the people? Let a child who is not yet an adult go out and live alone, will he be able to support himself? ”

Li Yuande immediately stood up and said: "King, the minister thinks that you can't let that kid be a commoner, his identity is too sensitive, and you still have to prevent someone from using him to make a fuss!" ”

Shen Hui also stood up and said: "King, preventing someone from using his identity to make a fuss is only one aspect, and it is also one aspect that he is too young to live alone. Back then, the king was also a minister of his father, Emperor Taiwu, and if he was asked to be a commoner, he would probably make the world think that the king was mean and thoughtless! The minister suggested that he be given a knighthood, rewarded with a mansion and some land, and the court issued him some money every month, and it would not cost him much to raise him! In addition, the property in the Chang'an Palace is also at his own disposal, so the people of the world can't say anything! ”

Li Yuande and Shen Hui's words can be said to be to the point, Zhao Junsheng thought so, and immediately said to Li Ji: "You set off for Xinfeng tomorrow and tell Pi Leopard that Gu agreed to his conditions, and when his wife and children are settled, he must immediately change his flag and accept the reorganization of our army!" His official position····· Canonized him as General Zhenxi and Marquis of Xinfeng! As for the generals and colonels under his command, the official positions after the reorganization will remain unchanged in principle, and even if there is a slight adjustment, they will be compensated in other aspects! ”

"Yes!"

Two days later, he immediately came to Xinfeng again, and the leather leopard personally went outside the city to greet him.

"Mr. has worked hard, please go to the city to rest in the county office!"

Li Ji arched his hand: "General, my king has agreed to the two conditions proposed by the general, and I have just received the news that Mrs. Ling and Ling Lang have been rescued by our personnel and are currently placed in a very safe place, this is Mrs. Ling's token, please take a look!" ”

The leather leopard took the golden hairpin handed over by Li Ji and looked at it, confirmed that this was his wife's, and hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, please!" ”

"Okay, please also ask the general to order the summoning of the generals and soldiers and officials, and announce the submission to my big officer! After that, the general's soldiers and horses will accept the reorganization of our army, and after the reorganization, it will be a family, as for the general's official position, title and other generals' treatment, our king has considered it, and has also issued an edict, just wait for the general to announce the change of flag, and the lower official will read out the canonization of my king in front of everyone! ”

The leopard hurriedly said, "Of course! ”

On the ninth day of the first month of June, the leopard announced in Xinfeng that he would return to the Qianguo, and the 15,000 troops under his command were reorganized into three armies, and he was canonized by Zhao Junsheng as the general of Zhenxi and the Marquis of Xinfeng, and the official position of the former general and school officials under his command remained unchanged.

After the news reached Chang'an, the teacup in the hand of Buliu Guli, who heard the report, fell to the ground and shattered, and Xi Liu's face changed greatly, and the courtiers scolded the top of the hall, scolding the leopard for being ungrateful, a traitor, betraying the lord for glory, and being shameless······

"Go and arrest the leopard's family for this king!" Buliu Guli roared loudly.

However, the soldiers sent out soon came back and reported: "The wife and children of the leather leopard are gone, only some family members and guards are still there, and the subordinates have tortured them, and they say that some men in black have come a few days ago to pick up the wife and children of the leather leopard!" ”

Bu Liu Guli shouted murderously: "They must not have left the city yet, let this king search, search the whole city!" ”