321, rebellion (I)
Dugu Xin's sword left Qiao Shiwang's neck, and Qiao Shiwang suddenly felt a lot easier. And Qiao Shiwang took the initiative to come to Queen Xiao and tore off the disguise on his face.
"Empress Xiao, do you still know me?" Qiao Shiwang asked.
"You are the second envoy of the Tang Dynasty? Why are you back again? Empress Xiao asked.
Qiao Shiwang took the initiative to say: "Empress Xiao, now that my army outside is preparing to attack Dingxiang City, our Datang mainly wants to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions, so we sent me here to persuade you to know the current affairs and not to give the Turks a martyr." ”
Qiao Shiwang first used a very condescending attitude, because he knew that he had made a low-pitched request at the beginning, and he was afraid that he would be looked down upon, and the other party would think that you were too weak, so it would not be good for him to negotiate the conditions in the future. Qiao Shiwang, as an underground worker, often had to negotiate with the enemy, so of course he knew this. What's more, what he said this time is not bad, the Snow Shame Army can attack this city at any time, they just want to make the task more complete and seize Jieli. Otherwise, they would not have chosen to rebel against these remnants of the Sui Dynasty.
"What? You asked Empress Xiao to cooperate with you in attacking the city? Dugu said angrily.
After all, Dugu Xin is loyal to the Great Sui, and now this Dingxiang City is the only city in the Great Sui, and she still can't accept being attacked now. And if it is breached, it will be breached, but it is still helped the enemy to break through by himself, which is obviously unacceptable.
"Miss Dugu, we are giving you old and young people a chance, if you don't seize it, you will die. When the time comes, our army will attack, and you will all be treated as lackeys of the Turks. Even, you are all the remnants of the previous dynasty, why should we be polite? The city was breached. Kill him and leave no chickens and dogs. Qiao Shiwang continued.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you right away? You three-legged cat kung fu are no match for me! Duguxin said very angrily.
But Qiao Shiwang was not frightened, and immediately said, "If you dare to kill us, aren't you afraid of losing the last chance?" We're here to persuade your envoys, and if you kill me, you'll be blocking the last way back. ”
"Empress Xiao!" Duguxin turned her head and asked Queen Xiao, she wanted Queen Xiao to call the shots.
Empress Xiao listened to Qiao Shiwang's words, and couldn't help but sigh a little. In fact, Empress Xiao already knew that it was impossible for the Sui Dynasty to be revived. He had not just persuaded Princess Yicheng not to make such fearless efforts. But Princess Yicheng just didn't listen. Instead, they tied Empress Xiao to the chariot and controlled Empress Xiao's freedom. Although don't look at the fact that Empress Xiao still has a certain amount of freedom now, she is only free in Dingxiang City. These old and young people can't leave Dingxiang City.
"Do you need our cooperation to be able to break through Dingxiang City?" Empress Xiao asked.
Empress Xiao wanted to test the status of her strength. If the strength of the Tang army outside is not strong, then Empress Xiao may be able to "sell" her people for a good price. Because if the strength of the Tang Army outside is not strong, then I am afraid that these internal should be very important, and they will definitely take the opportunity to ask for more at that time. And if the strength of the Tang army outside is very strong. Then Queen Xiao doesn't have many cards to play, she can only take one step at a time. As for refusing to cooperate, Empress Xiao didn't dare to think about it, because now the situation is very unfavorable to Dingxiang City. Even if Datang did not break through Dingxiang City this time. It can also be broken in the future. And if Empress Xiao doesn't want to wait for death, she can only cooperate with Datang. But she also wants to know how valuable she is. If it's not worth much, then he's helpless. She wants to have a lot of value in herself above all. In this way, you can take the opportunity to talk to Datang about the conditions.
Empress Xiao is actually also a Han person, and he prefers to have a Han person as his "boss". The Turks are a group of barbarians, which has always made Empress Xiao very unhappy. If it weren't for the fact that there was no way. I'm afraid that Empress Xiao will not choose to cooperate with the Turks. Even, now that Empress Xiao has regretted it, she actually came to seek refuge with Princess Yicheng at that time, and as a result, Princess Yicheng supported it as a banner for the revival of the Sui Dynasty. Now Empress Xiao just wants to negotiate conditions, so that Datang can know their importance and can pardon them.
But Qiao Shiwang is not a vegetarian, he immediately knew what Empress Xiao said, and also replied: "Empress Xiao, you don't have to work in vain. Our army was very strong, 40,000 strong, and it was well armed, all of them in wagons. In addition, we have a weapon called a rocket missile, which can blow through the city wall in one fell swoop and rush in directly with a large army. So, it's very easy for us to break down the city. ”
"And what do you mean you're still coming to us?" Duguxin asked.
Qiao Shiwang said: "Miss Dugu, the reason why we are here is, of course, for our purpose. We know that you still have more than 100 elite soldiers in your hands, and if you can help us in the city during the siege, and can capture Jieli, then we will be considered a merit. At that time, this is the opportunity for you to bored, and if you do a good job, maybe you will be able to have a future. If you can't, then you will have to give the Turks a burial. ”
Only then did Empress Xiao know that it turned out that Datang just wanted to seize Jieli. Empress Xiao also probably heard from the people outside that the Tang Dynasty had tens of thousands of troops, and it was about to attack the city. And Empress Xiao is naturally not willing to give the Turks a burial, after all, he also has a grandson, Yang Zhengdao. But now Empress Xiao and his grandson Yang Zhengdao have been supported by Princess Yicheng as the emperor of the "Sui Dynasty" and have boarded the thief ship. And in this case, Empress Xiao didn't know what Li Shimin would do with them. And now there is an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and Queen Xiao is like grasping the only straw when she is drowning, although she doesn't know whether she is reliable or unreliable, but this may be his only chance.
Empress Xiao has also been the queen for many years, and she has heard a lot about national politics. Now, if you don't want to reflect their value, then I'm afraid Datang won't let them go at all. Although I heard that Emperor Li Shimin was a benevolent monarch, Empress Xiao was not sure whether Li Shimin's benevolence and righteousness could survive in the face of this situation. Since ancient times, for the royal family of the previous dynasty, it is necessary to kill them all, and they cannot leave any troubles. Now, Empress Xiao doesn't know what to do! (To be continued......)