Chapter 941: Pros and Cons of Dragon Boat Race (Final)

Zhuge Qingyun seized the opportunity and emphasized again: "So Qin Dudu, you and the so-called Pingtian Army comrades are actually not all the way, and even become enemies early on.

"I am even more convinced that once the two of you really go to war, Li Wannian of Chang'an will either choose neutrality and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, or once he sends troops, he will naturally help Zhao Guangxiao to attack you. After all, you're the outlier out of the three.

"And for you, the wisest choice now is to surrender to my Dayue court and become my Dayue official. No matter what kind of accidents you face next, you will get the greatest support and help.

"Moreover, when the imperial court truly rules the world, not only will you not be questioned for your previous actions, but you will also be able to make meritorious contributions because you have already abandoned the secret and surrendered to the Ming, and you will have the benefit of being a supreme minister and a marquis.

"You don't think that the current Pingtian Army will have a chance to replace Da Yue, right? Even if there is a chance that you succeed, I am afraid that the reward you will receive at that time will not be more generous than that given to you by the imperial court."

Analyzing the pros and cons of his life in this way made Qin Yude completely give up his thoughts of continuing to work for the Pingtian Army.

Yes, the three of them have been suspicious since they took Luoyang and the Central Plains, not because of different concepts, but because of differences in origin and cognition.

It's ridiculous that he has been deceiving himself all along, thinking that as long as he retreats a little, he will be able to exchange for Zhao Guangxiao's change.

Now it seems that this is impossible.

What Zhao Guangxiao wanted was to take him, or at least his Zhao clan, as the emperor, and he not only wanted to be loyal to him, but also to completely give up Kaifeng.

No, I must not agree to make such concessions and submissions, because that will only make them worse and end up with no place for me to die.

Anyway, they are all ministers to others, so why should I mention my head as an enemy of the court again, it is better to directly call the court a minister and get more benefits.

At this moment, he was indeed moved.

When his mind turned, he almost nodded his head and surrendered.

But at this moment, Ma Shen beside him suddenly coughed: "Dudu, please listen to the next word."

This sentence made him wake up suddenly, and he steadied his mind and said, "You say."

"Governor, even if what the two of them said is true, the attitude of the imperial court is not yet clear, let alone what kind of benefits it will be with us, we must not agree to them at this time and completely belong to the imperial court." Ma Shen glanced at the two of them, "Two, if you want me to Kaifeng more than 100,000 soldiers for the use of the imperial court, you must come up with something, right?"

Zhuge Qingyun smiled: "This is easy to say, before I came, His Majesty had already granted me the right to act cheaply, as long as the request made by the Governor of Qin was reasonable, I could agree to it for the imperial court."

"And it's not just a verbal promise, but also a pledge written in black and white, which can be passed on to the world!"

Seeing that he answered so happily, Qin Yude was even more happy in his heart: "Okay! If this is true as you say, then the Governor of Hondu can consider submitting to the Dayue court.

"As for the requirements, let me tell you when I get back and negotiate them."

"Yes, then I'll wait for the good news of the governor." Zhuge Qingyun was busy responding, and his heart was even more relieved.

I didn't expect that today's scene would be so smooth, as long as Qin Yude was willing to raise the whole army and the whole city to submit to the imperial court, then no matter what he wanted, the emperor and the imperial court were willing to agree and give it.

After all, the return of this side to the imperial court means not only the matter of more than 100,000 people or a few cities, but also the trend of the entire world situation.

When the matter is completed and the world is announced, I am afraid that the military morale of the other two Pingtian armies can quickly collapse.

And as long as Qin Yude's matter is publicized, it will inevitably attract more people who are wavering in their minds to the imperial court.

So even if it is for the purpose of buying horse bones, this time the court must win him over!

Just when the two sides set a final agreement three days later, the dragon boat race on the Jinming Pond below also entered the final moment.

The red, yellow and black dragon boats have always maintained a leading edge, far away from other dragon boats more than half a mile away.

But even so, the competition for the top spot in today's dragon boat race is still extremely fierce, and the distance between the three boats has not been widened.

In particular, the red and yellow boats in the first position are almost completely parallel, and the difference is a fraction of a centimeter.

This made the people on the two boats not dare to slack off in the slightest, and kept paddling desperately, and the oarsmen were already covered with sweat, but they didn't care to wipe it.

The drummer kept beating the drum faster, and at last the drum was completely united, urging the oarsmen to row faster, and the boat seemed to be flying on the water.

However, the black flag dragon boat still controlled its speed steadily, but it did not let the two boats in front of it completely widen the distance from its own, and only hoisted the second boat tightly and kept moving forward at a constant speed.

Just when everyone thought that the leader would be born from the red and yellow boats, the three boats finally came to the last 200 steps from the finish line.

Suddenly, the drummer on the Black Flag ship stood up and beat the drum loud and fast.

Motivated and directed by this, the eight oarsmen who had reservations suddenly began to paddle at an accelerated pace.

Sixteen oars continued to rise and fall on the water in a neat and rapid manner, and the black boat, which was already speeding forward, increased its speed again.

This speed was faster than the two ships in front, and even the dragon capital in the bow of the ship had risen high because of this, and it seemed that it was really about to fly out.

And with the sudden agitation of drums in the rear, I felt that the third place began to pursue, and the two boats in front naturally wanted to accelerate again.

But this time, as the drums beat louder, their speed did not rise but decreased.

When they saw this scene, hundreds of people around them were a little dumbfounded in eagerness, what the hell is going on?

Only a few attentive people saw the problem at this time.

Because the people on the red and yellow boats wanted to win too much, and they tried their best before, all the oarsmen did not have any reservations.

In this way, when they tried to work harder, the tacit understanding between the oarsmen was broken, and they could not row the boat in full alignment, causing the forces to cancel each other out, so that the boat could move faster than fast.

This naturally gave the black ship a chance, and in this way, it caught up, and from being five or six feet behind, to being on par with them, and by the last fifty paces, the bow of the black ship had overtaken the other two.

With the last few thuds, the black ship with its dragon head held high was the first to cross the finish line, taking with it the colored silk that lay across it.

Suddenly, cheers and exclamations resounded around Jinmingchi, and everyone was incredulous about the black ship's victory.

Only the people on the high platform did not react too much.

Qin Yude and the others were thinking about more important things, but Zhuge Qingyun and the others had already made a prediction.

As they had already expected, as long as they gave themselves the opportunity to lobby, they would definitely be able to persuade Qin Yude to surrender to the imperial court.