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Chapter 32 My Great Song Emperor is willing to surrender to General Dong!

Upon hearing Lu Xiufu's question, Mo Fei suddenly turned around and replied:

"It is precisely because the country is in peril and its future is uncertain that I need to overthrow the old dynasty and be reborn from the ashes."

"You, Lu Xiufu, ask yourself honestly, given the current corruption of the old dynasty, once Xiangyang falls, how many more years will the Song Dynasty you serve have left?"

Mo Fei's rhetorical question immediately plunged Lu Xiufu into deep thought.

Could it be that before he could reply, she continued:

"As far as I know, Xiangyang is already in imminent danger, and the defensive barrier of Fancheng has been lost. However, the Southern Song court you serve not only does not send reinforcements, but also sends an imperial envoy to supervise, which makes the defending generals hesitant and creates chaos in Xiangyang."

"At the critical moment when Xiangyang City was on the verge of falling, the emperor you served not only did not send troops to help, but also sent the eunuch Wei Xu to gather troops from various military garrisons to ambush and kill me in Luoyang."

"What a wise, powerful, and sagacious emperor he truly is!"

Lu Xiufu was so ashamed by Mo Fei's words that he looked utterly defeated and had no desire to argue with Mo Fei anymore.

Perhaps seeing Lu Xiufu like this, he lost interest in further discouraging him.

“Go back and tell Zhao Qi that I, Dong Tianbao, will give him two choices.”

"Or he can just surrender the city tomorrow, and I'll guarantee him a lifetime of peace and happiness."

"Either we resist to the bitter end, and when the city falls, my soldiers under Dong Tianbao will not sheath their swords for three days, and we will kill them all, leaving no one alive, and the blood will flow like rivers."

This time, Mo Fei ignored Lu Xiufu, who was deep in thought, and turned around and strode out of the military tent.

……

On the way back to Health City.

Lu Xiufu's mind kept replaying Mo Fei's words, his heart growing increasingly bitter and cold, until finally he murmured to himself:

"Yes! With such a corrupt court, once Xiangyang falls, how many more years will it have left?"

……

Zhao Qi, who had been waiting in the Golden Palace, immediately sent people to welcome Lu Xiufu and the others into the palace when he heard the eunuch report that the delegation had returned to the city.

Upon seeing Lu Xiufu, she eagerly inquired:

"Minister Lu! What was the outcome of this negotiation? Did you manage to persuade General Dong to cease hostilities?"

Lu Xiufu looked up and surveyed the civil and military officials in the hall and Zhao Qi on the dragon throne.

Seeing the ministers' expressions of wanting to ask questions but hesitating to speak, he noticed...

Seeing Emperor Zhao Qi on the dragon throne, his face full of anticipation, waiting for him to deliver good news, Lu Xiufu's inner defenses crumbled instantly.

He suddenly knelt down and cried out in a sorrowful voice:

"I have failed Your Majesty's grace and failed to persuade the traitor Dong Zhuo to retreat. I deserve to die a thousand deaths."

After saying this, Lu Xiufu felt a sense of relief, and a deep sadness flashed in his eyes.

He finally saw through it all at that moment.

Yes! Expecting such a corrupt and decadent court to save the country and its people and resist foreign enemies is truly a pipe dream, a pipe dream.

Upon hearing Lu Xiufu's words, Zhao Qi's face immediately showed deep disappointment, and voices of criticism against Lu Xiufu began to emerge from among the civil and military officials.

However, Lu Xiufu had no intention of compromising and pandering to these people.

He suddenly stood up and loudly addressed Zhao Qi:

"General Dong's attitude is firm. He wants me to tell Your Majesty that he is only giving us two choices this time."

Zhao Qi was immediately drawn in by his words and quickly asked, "Which two options? Minister Lu, please tell me immediately."

Zhao Qi's performance deepened Lu Xiufu's contempt. He glanced around at everyone in the hall and said in a cold voice:

"The first option! We surrender the city, and General Dong promises not to commit further bloodshed after the surrender."

Your Majesty and your closest royal relatives can all enjoy wealth and comfort, living a carefree life as wealthy gentlemen.

"If you do not agree to surrender!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qi quickly pressed for an answer:

"If he doesn't surrender, what will he do?"

Lu Xiufu gave Zhao Qi a deep look before loudly proclaiming, "If you do not surrender, Dong Jun will immediately launch a full-scale attack on the city. When the city falls, we will slaughter all the civil and military officials in the city. We will not sheath our swords in the palace for three days. We will kill until no one is left alive and the blood flows like rivers before we stop."

As soon as Lu Xiufu finished speaking, the court erupted in chaos.

Some people shouted angrily, some were pale and trembling, and some remained silent with flickering eyes.

"This traitor Dong is so arrogant, does he really think that there is no one in my Great Song Dynasty?"

The person who said this was pale and trembling, clearly in a state of extreme panic.

"But the enemy and our forces are vastly different. If we do not surrender, even if we fight with all our might, we will definitely lose more often than we win."

"What should we do then? If we don't surrender soon, Dong Jun will think we are trying to resist us. Once he launches an attack, how can we possibly survive?"

Zhao Qi listened to the chaotic and noisy debate in the court and was momentarily dazed.

At this moment, Lu Xiufu stepped out from the chaotic crowd of civil and military officials and addressed Zhao Qi, who sat on the dragon throne in a daze, once again:

"Your Majesty, General Dong told me when I returned that we would only have one day."

"One day from now, Dong Jun will launch a full-scale attack on the city until it falls, and will not accept any surrender in the meantime. I hope Your Majesty will make a decision soon."

At this moment, Lu Xiufu had already made up his mind.

He was loyal to all the people under heaven and protected the Central Plains.

As long as the Central Plains are not allowed to fall into the hands of the Yuan Mongol Tartars, what's wrong with Lu Xiufu sitting back and watching the court change?

……

After sitting on the dragon throne in deep thought for a long time, Zhao Qi finally sighed, slowly stood up, and addressed the civil and military officials in the hall:

"My lords! Come with me to the top of the city wall."

Since Dong Jiajun besieged the city, he had been living deep in the palace. Although he had heard from civil and military officials that the rebel army numbered in the hundreds of thousands and had completely surrounded the capital, he had never seen it with his own eyes.

Perhaps it's fear, or a reluctance to face reality, or maybe both.

Now came a crucial moment, and he decided to go to the city wall to see the rebel army that might bring an end to the Song Dynasty's centuries-long reign.

……

Zhao Qi sat high in a sedan chair, surrounded by numerous civil and military officials and imperial guards, and arrived at the city wall.

After the rebellion broke out, Zhao Qi went up to the city wall for the first time.

Looking out at the rebel army camps outside the city, with their banners stretching to the sky and tents extending for dozens of miles.

Zhao Qi's legs suddenly went weak, and he almost fell over.

"Your Majesty, please be careful..."

The eunuch accompanying him quickly helped him sit down and asked if he was alright.

Zhao Qi waved for him to leave, then sighed sadly:

"I made a mistake in one thought and never expected to commit such a grave error. I have heard that Dong Tianbao was just a lowly monk in the temple. How did he rise to such prominence in such a short time?"

"Could it be that I was wrong, that my Great Song Dynasty was wrong?"

Upon hearing Zhao Qi's words, the civil and military officials all displayed a variety of expressions, some contemptuous, some terrified, some worried, and some pained.

"As the Tang emperor once said, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. It seems that the Song Dynasty is about to be destroyed by the waters of the people."

At this point, Zhao Qi couldn't help but burst into tears. Seeing their emperor weep, the civil and military officials around him also began to sob softly, and for a moment, the city walls were filled with mournful cries.

Looking at the weeping civil and military officials around him, Zhao Qi felt a little comforted.

He instructed a waiter to summon Lu Xiufu to his side and spoke gently:

"Minister Lu! I will have to trouble you to go outside the city again. After you go, please speak with General Dong about your name."

"I, Zhao Qi, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, am willing to surrender to General Dong!"

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