Hearing Han Deshu's shout, Yelu Heli, who was originally in confusion, somewhat regained his senses, subconsciously retracted his hands, and looked at Han Deshu with a puzzled face, waiting for the other party to give him an explanation. And Yelu Gangsage, who was standing on the opposite side, was very angry by Han Deshu's dismantling behavior, and asked sharply: "Bold Han Deshu, you dare to call the holy decree written by the Son of Heaven as an edict, you have to rebel!" ”

When Han Deshu heard this, he sneered disapprovingly, and said, "The holy decree written by the Son of Heaven himself? Dare to ask when this holy decree was written? ”

"The decree was written by the Son of Heaven this morning." Yelu Sage obviously didn't understand the reason for Han Deshu's question, and subconsciously answered casually.

"Written this morning?" Han Deshu first pretended to be thoughtful and repeated Yelu Gangsage's answer, and then suddenly broke off, "I have just heard from the King of Taiping himself that the Son of Heaven was assassinated by several cheap slaves in the camp outside Shenzhou on the first day of the sixth month, how can you write this holy decree in your own hand this morning, do you dare to say that this is not an edict?" ”

"It was the first emperor who was assassinated on the first day of the sixth month, and it was the new monarch who wrote the holy decree this morning. Han Deshu, don't confuse the public and mislead everyone. When Yelu Sage heard this, he immediately retorted.

"Xinjun? Hum! Han Deshu seemed to have heard a very clumsy lie, and glanced at Yelu Sage with disdain, "I ask you, did the first emperor ever set up a prince when he was alive?" ”

"Never." Although it may not be good for him to know such an answer, it is a matter of common knowledge that the old emperor Yelujing never made a crown prince during his lifetime, and even if Yelujing Sage is a scoundrel, he can't talk nonsense on this issue with his eyes open.

"Did the first emperor leave an edict for Yeluxian to succeed him?" Han Deshu asked again.

Although forging a so-called edict of the first emperor is just a gesture for Yeluxian and Yelugang Sage and others. However, when this plan of persuasion was formulated, neither Yeluxian nor Yelugang Sage, nor ministers like Yeluwuzhi could have predicted that under the heavy siege of the Zhou army and no chance of victory, some Liao officials in Liaoyang City would question the legitimacy of the holy decree. Therefore, Yelu Gangsage only had the holy decree ordering everyone to surrender in his hands, and there was no so-called "edict" passed on to Yeluxian by the first emperor - although the edict outside the city was also a reason that could be used to prevaricate, it was impossible to dispel the doubts of the civil and military officials present, let alone respond forcefully to Han Deshu's question. Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Yelu Sage finally had to answer truthfully: "No." ”

"Did the first emperor leave an edict for Yeluxian to succeed him?" Han Deshu, who became more and more courageous the more he fought, continued to ask.

Yelu Gangsage, who had been overwhelmed by Han Deshu's series of questions, was somewhat confused at this time, so that he misresponded to this kind of problem that could be solved with a lie, and even replied with an answer such as "The first emperor died on the spot after his assassination, and there was no time to leave an oracle" as an answer.

"There is neither an edict nor a testament, and he was not a prince before, Yeluxian, the emperor, is not rightly named and unspoken, what is the holy decree he wrote if it is not an edict?" Han Deshu caught the loophole in Yelu Gangsage's answer and chased after him, not giving the other party a chance to breathe.

"The succession of the new monarch is supported by all ministries and recommended by the ministers." Although Yelu Sage is already a little lacking in confidence, he is still looking for a basis for Yelu Xian's succession.

"All ministries support and ministers recommend. Well, this is not against my Great Liao State system. Han Deshu first nodded in agreement, and then asked in a calm tone, "May I ask which clan leaders, imperial relatives, and important ministers of the imperial court are all involved in the election of the Taiping King?" ”

Although some people didn't quite understand the reasons why Han Deshu asked the tribal leaders, imperial relatives, and important ministers of the imperial court who participated in the election of Yeluxian as emperor, in order to show the legitimacy of the latter's succession as emperor, Yelu Sage still had patience and reported the names of all the important tribal leaders, imperial relatives, and important ministers of the imperial court who participated in the inheritance negotiations outside Shenzhou City from memory.

Hearing this, Han Deshu nodded again and said, "If the dozens of princes, ministers, high-ranking officials and dignitaries mentioned by the King of Taiping are jointly promoted, then it will be counted. Before, he was under the official Meng Lang, and he hoped that His Royal Highness the King of Qi would forgive his sins. With that, Han Deshu respectfully bowed to Yelu Sage

Just when Yelu Sage thought that he had finally passed the pass of Han Deshu, and Han Zuoxiang, who was known for his loyalty and righteousness, finally found a sufficient reason for his surrender, the latter said with a smile on his face and a solemn tone: "I think that these dozens of court humerus units who participated in the election of the new monarch are all by the side of the Son of Heaven at this time, I wonder if the King of Taiping can invite all the noble ministers to the city to be a witness, with the hearts of the soldiers and civilians and officials in the city." If the Zhou army is suspicious of letting the princes enter the city, they can also remove the temporary iron bridge outside the city, so that our civil and military forces can meet the princes outside the city across the moat. ”

Han Deshu's words changed suddenly, which caught Yelu Gangsage, who had already relaxed, a little unprepared, and immediately replied subconsciously: "Since the death of the first emperor, the imperial court soldiers and horses have attacked and defended many of the Zhou army, and the battle of Shili River is even more tragic. Princes and ministers, court nobles, and high-ranking officials and important ministers either died or fled, and most of the ministers who participated in the election of the new monarch have been lost. However, there are still more than a dozen people following the Son of Heaven, and they can all testify. ”

"There are more than a dozen left? Hmph, the Taiping King might as well say that there is only one Chitose left, wouldn't it be simpler. Han Deshu got the answer he wanted, and he didn't have the previous respect, but hugged his fist to Yelu Heli, and said in a solemn voice: "Lord Stay, Yelu Sage, Yelu Xian, Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Huge and others must have seen the strength of the Zhou army, and in order to save their lives, in order to covet glory and wealth, they abandoned the Son of Heaven and the court, and secretly ran to Liaoyang City to surrender to the Zhou army. Yelu Gang Sage must have been instructed by the Zhou army to enter the city this time, and deceived us with lies and pretensions to abandon the battle and sacrifice the city. The lower officials thought that the Son of Heaven and the courtiers were afraid that not only would they die or surrender as Yelu Sage said, but they might have gotten rid of the entanglement of the Zhou army and retreated to a safe place. Outside the city, the Zhou army was afraid that the morale of the officials and guards in the city would increase greatly after receiving the news, and they would defend the city, so they sent Yelu Gong Sage into the city to falsely pass the holy decree, in order to take Liaoyang without a fight. Therefore, the lower officials implored the remaining lords to correct the law on the spot with Yelu Gang Sage and his two retinues, reorganize their troops and horses, and fight the Zhou army to the death. In this way, we can repay the holy grace of the Son of Heaven and be worthy of my ancestors and ancestors of the Great Khitan. ”

Han Deshu's words can be described as sonorous and powerful, which not only made Yelu Sage speechless for a while, and made Yelu Heli, who had already planned to accept the order, hesitate for a while, but also caused ripples in the hearts of those centrist officials and guards who were not very firm in surrender, and began to weigh what they should do.

Just when Yelu Sage racked his brains to think about how to deal with it, just when Han Deshu thought that he had won the victory, and when Yelu Heli's originally exhausted loyalty to the country was gradually restored, Li Chi, who had been standing behind Yelu Sage and did not speak, slapped his face and shook his head and said: "It is worthy of being the left minister of Tokyo Dao Han, with a pair of sharp teeth and a strong rhetoric, the king of Qi can be dumbfounded, and can make Yelu stay behind and the civil officials and military generals present to doubt and hesitate." ”

"Presumptuous. Today's deliberations are all important ministers of the imperial court and relatives of the royal family, and you little lieutenant dare to put your beak here indiscriminately. Someone came, and pulled down this guy who didn't know the height of the sky and his companions, and severely punished the eighty military sticks, so as to set an example. Knowing that the two so-called entourages around Yelu Gangsage must have been sent by the Zhou army to monitor them, Han Deshu deliberately did not say anything, but wanted to take the opportunity to beat and humiliate them and even take their lives, so as to completely cut off the retreat of Yelu Heli and other civil and military generals, and force them to defend the city with him.

It's just that Han Deshu has a flexible mind, and Yelu Heli is not a fool. Although he is still hesitant about whether to surrender now, he will not do anything to scold or even kill Zhou Jun and cut off his own way - if Han Deshu deliberately did it, he would say that it was eighty military sticks, and forty military sticks could kill these two Zhou military soldiers. What's more, he can believe that Yelu Gangsage, Yelu Xian, and even Yelu Hugo will betray the lord to seek glory, but he will never believe that Yelu House, who can be called the pillar of the country, will rebel against the king, and the matter will never be as simple as Han Deshu said. Therefore, he first waved his hand to signal the dozen or so personal guards who heard Han Deshu shouting and rushed into the hall to go out and wait, and they must not act rashly without his order, and then said to Han Deshu with a sinking face: "The two captains are not only with the King of Taiping, but also can be regarded as envoys of the imperial court, how can they be bullied and neglected." Since this Lieutenant Li thinks that Han Zuoxiang is reasonable, he must have his own reasoning, so Zuo Xiang might as well calm down and listen to his words. If what he said is unreasonable, without the order of the left minister, Ben Liushou will order someone to pull them out and behead them. ”

Although he was unwilling, his boss had already opened his mouth, and Han Deshu had no choice but to nod yes, close his mouth and stop talking. Seeing this, Li Chi took out his right hand, which had been put into his arms and was about to take out a pistol to fight back, and hugged his fist slightly to Yelu and Li, and then said: "Han Zuoxiang just kept saying that the new monarch was not in the right position, and what the King of Qi passed was an edict. But I don't know that the first emperor who was dedicated to supporting Han Zuoxiang and would rather die than betray before succeeding to the throne was the prince, and before the death of Sejong, there was an edict or oracle to let him inherit the unification, and there were more than ten civil and military generals who discussed and elected him as the emperor in the Yelu House quality account? It is ridiculous that the former emperor, to whom you were resolutely loyal, was originally seized by a group of leading generals with a knife handle, and now you are ashamed to accuse the new emperor of being incorrectly enthroned. ”

"As for whether the first emperor has died, it is very easy to verify." Sun Dahu, who was standing beside Li Chi, also put into his left sleeve, ready to pull the eight grenades tied to his body when the situation was unfavorable, and his right hand that died with all the Khitan civil and military forces in the hall withdrew, and added loudly, "Now that the first emperor's Zigong is stored in Shenzhou City, you civil and military officials only need to send one or two officials who have seen the driver to identify it, and you can prove that what King Qi said is true." ”

"Not bad. As the saying goes, 'the real can't be fake, the fake can't be true'. Liaoyang City was at the fingertips of the Zhou army, and the reason why it did not attack the city and sent the king of Qi to deliver the decree was entirely to protect the soldiers and civilians in the city from the poison of war, and to enable everyone present to save their lives. For his own selfishness and for the sake of the so-called honorable face, he wanted to drag all the civil and military personnel to accompany him to the funeral, and his heart could be punished. I hope you will make a decision as soon as possible. After all, Coach Huang and Deputy Marshal Zou gave King Qi only one hour to announce the decree and persuade him to surrender. If there is no result by the time it arrives, the Zhou army outside the city will attack the city. At that time, thousands of cannons will be fired, and the lives in Liaoyang City will be ruined, and this account will eventually fall on your heads. Li Chi threw out an ultimatum as a "trump card" in a timely manner.

Speaking of which, all the civil and military forces here who already had the heart of surrender no longer know how to choose, and they will really become fools. So, without waiting for Han Deshu to refute anything, Yelu Heli had already stepped forward to receive the holy decree from Yelu Sage, and bowed to the ground and said, "Minister, Yelu and Li have the decree." And behind him, in addition to Han Deshu, who had no way to retreat and insisted on standing there without worshipping, the other civil and military generals present also knelt down with hula la, and the echoing voices of "the minister's order" and "the minister's order" came and went.

At the end of the fifth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar in the seventh year of Jianlong (the twentieth year of the calendar), Liaodong stayed in Yelu Heli and ordered to kill the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, Xingshizhong, Yue Guogong, and Han Deshu, the prime minister of Tokyo Province, and confiscated his home, and then led a group of civil and military generals in Liaoyang City and the soldiers and civilians of the city to surrender to the Zhou army outside the city.