Chapter 611: Coercion and Temptation

The inner city of Pyongyang, with the fall of the outer city, everyone, including the princess, is in a panic.

As for the 2,000 Korean forbidden troops who held on to the walls of the inner city, they were under the influence of Minister Wang Gong...... Although there was no change on the surface, in their hearts, they had no confidence in guarding the inner city under their feet.

At this moment, several ministers who were not captured by the Tiger and Leopard Army were arguing with each other in the palace hall with anxious faces. The usually majestic hall, at this time, is as lively as a vegetable market.

Just when everyone was arguing, the princess appeared.

For a while, several pairs of eyes in the main hall, as if they had been discussed, gathered on the beautiful princess at the same time.

To everyone's disappointment, they did not see hope in the princess.

Not only that, a trace of panic from the heart did not emanate from the princess in the slightest.

Sue them, in the face of the tiger and leopard army pressed by the soldiers, they have no way.

Just when the atmosphere in the main hall became more and more heavy because of the arrival of the princess, a figure that everyone was very familiar with hurriedly walked into the main hall......

This person was none other than a Korean minister who had been captured by the Tiger and Par Army and was ordered to persuade him to surrender.

Faced with the surprised gazes of the princess and her colleagues looking at him, the minister hurriedly gave the princess a big salute, and then spoke: "See {princess......

However, before she could finish her sentence, the princess's questioning full of doubts sounded in the main hall: "Lord Wang, as far as this palace knows, you have been captured by the Tiger and Leopard Army. How did it end up here...... Did you escape from the Haw Par Army......"

The princess's voice just fell. A minister who doesn't deal with him much. said with a disdainful face: "Escape, Lord Wang still has this ability?" If nothing else, Lord Wang must have been released by the Tiger and Par Army and came here to persuade him to surrender......"

"Persuade the ...... to surrender" Hearing these two words, everyone's faces immediately showed different expressions.

There are surprises, there are shocks, there are angers, and of course, there are expectations......

For those who are surprised and expectant. The word persuasion is like a little light in the darkness, so that in despair, they suddenly see the hope of life......

For those who are shocked and angry, these two words are humiliating for North Korea......

If everyone really surrenders to the Haw Par Army, then the whole of Korea will be over. Therefore, they directly expressed their anger at the arrival of Lord Wang......

After the purpose was said, Lord Wang immediately showed a trace of panic, but. The panic didn't last long.

Because, this Lord Wang is confident. The persuasion conditions brought by himself will definitely impress most of the people in front of him, even the high-ranking princess.

Thinking of this, Lord Wang directly opened his mouth and admitted: "Lord Li is right, this official was indeed captured by the Tiger and Leopard Army and released again...... As for the purpose of being released by the Haw Par Army, on the surface, it is indeed to persuade you to surrender. However, the official does not see it that way...... In the opinion of this official, the purpose of this official is to save the entire Joseon Dynasty......"

After Lord Wang's words were spoken, the other people showed a sneering expression on their faces. However, the princess showed a very moving expression on her face.

After waving her hand and signaling the ministers not to speak, the princess asked directly to Lord Wang, who was kneeling in front of her......

"For the future of North Korea...... Lord Wang, where did you start with this? ”

For a while, the suspicious eyes of several other ministers also shifted to Lord Wang.

Without asking everyone to wait too long, Lord Wang spoke: "Princess, my lords, after the criminal minister said the surrender conditions offered by the Tiger and Leopard Army, everyone will know why the criminal minister said this......

"The Haw Par Army, which has occupied the outer city, agrees that as long as the princess opens the inner city gate and surrenders to the Haw Par Army, the Haw Par Army will guarantee the safety of everyone in the inner city and will never kill a single person......

"In addition, the members of the royal family, led by the princess, still continue to live in the palace and are protected by the Haw Par Army......"

"As for your Excellency, while ensuring your safety, each of you only needs to pay a certain amount of gold and silver to the Haw Par Army to ensure the safety of the family property and be protected by the Haw Par Army......

As soon as Lord Wang's words fell, a minister who regarded wealth as his life, as if he had gone crazy, shouted loudly: "No, this is not persuasion at all, it is not a condition, it is blackmail, the extortion of the Tiger and Leopard Army against us...... In any case, we can't promise ......"

After the minister's words were finished, several ministers immediately agreed. As for the remaining ministers, including the princess, they fell into deep contemplation, pondering the feasibility of this construction.

For those ministers who disagreed, and even directly said that they were traitors. Lord Wang did not have the slightest politeness, and directly retorted: "No, my lords, do you know what the consequences of not agreeing to these conditions of the Tiger and Leopard Army are?" ”

"It's a big deal to be killed by the Haw Par Army in the inner city, and I will die in exchange for it, and I won't surrender to ......the Haw Par Army," a minister replied loudly with anger on his face.

Then, in an arrogant tone, he continued: "Besides, we still have two thousand defenders, and with these two thousand defenders, there is no hope of holding the inner city...... As long as we hold the inner city for a day and a night, the king will lead his troops back to Pyongyang......"

After the minister's words were finished, many people had a heartfelt expression on their faces.

However, this expression did not last long, and it was completely disappeared because of Lord Wang's next mocking answer.

"Die in the inner city! If you want to die in battle, you can rush out of the inner city now, fight the Haw Par Army, and don't bother your family and other ministers, and of course, the princess and the entire royal family......"

"The Haw Par Army said that if everyone does not surrender, continue to resist...... After the Tiger and Leopard Army broke through the inner city, these people in the inner city, no matter what their status, all the men were sent to the mountains to mine, and all the women were sent to Daming to be rampant prostitutes...... As for your belongings, they were all confiscated by the Haw Par Army...... And your family is no exception......"

"As for whether we can hold the inner city with 2,000 defenders, hold on until the king returns to Pyongyang. I believe that the speed with which the Haw Par Army occupied the inner city has already told us with facts......"

"In addition, I would like to remind you again that the Haw Par Army that has entered Pyongyang has less than 3,000 people. However, all of these 3,000 tigers and leopards were armed with muskets that we had never seen before, and there were dozens of artillery pieces. More importantly, their follow-up troops will be able to reach Pyongyang in one day at the latest......"

"As long as the Haw Par Army decides to launch an all-out attack on the inner city, in two hours at most, the 2,000 defenders in your hands will be completely defeated......"

"Therefore, the criminal ministers did not come to persuade the Haw Par Army to surrender, but to save everyone and the entire Joseon Dynasty. As long as we live and the princess lives, there is still hope for North Korea, and if everyone dies, North Korea will really face the situation of annihilation......" (To be continued...... R1292