Liu Yu sat on the dragon chair with a sad face. His son Liu Lin stood aside with a similarly sad look on his face. They all know that the fate of Daming Mansion is in danger. "Dad, what should we do now?" Liu Lin asked anxiously, "Wanyan Zonghan's three armies have withdrawn north, and Zhao Yingluo's army may attack at any time. Ninety percent of our troops and horses were lost in Chanzhou. There is no way to resist.” Liu Yu was silent for a moment and then slowly said: "Lin'er, what do you think we should choose? War or peace?" Liu Lin's heart trembled, he understood what his father meant. War means almost certain defeat and possible destruction; peace means surrender and losing everything. "You think we should surrender." Liu Lin took a deep breath and expressed his thoughts, "But not to Zhao Yingluo, but to the Song Dynasty court. The Song Dynasty court and Zhao Yingluo are at odds, if we surrender to the Song Dynasty The imperial court may be able to save its life.” Liu Yu remained silent after hearing this, seeming to be thinking about the feasibility of this suggestion. Surrendering to the Song court meant losing the throne and power of Da Qi, but at least he could save himself and his family's lives. "Okay." Liu Yu finally nodded, "As you said, we surrender to the Song Dynasty. You immediately send someone to negotiate peace and express our sincerity." After hearing this, Liu Lin was overjoyed and immediately accepted the order and left. This might be the last hope for their father and son. If the Song Dynasty court did not agree, their father and son's lives would be lost in an instant. As night fell, Zhang Xiaochun sat at his desk, lost in thought alone. An oil lamp was lit on the table, and the dim light illuminated his wrinkled face. Ever since he had no choice but to surrender to Da Qi and become the pseudo-left prime minister of Qi, he has been suffering in his heart. Now, knowing that Liu Yu and his son were about to surrender to the Zhao and Song Dynasties, he was filled with emotions. "The Zhao Song court actually colluded with the Jin people. It is no longer the court I want." He murmured to himself, a trace of disappointment and anger flashed in his eyes, "But Her Royal Highness Princess Zhao Yingluo was able to defeat the Jin people twice. She is the one who The future of the Song Dynasty."
Thinking of Zhao Yingluo, Zhang Xiaochun's face showed a hint of admiration and expectation. "Come here." He shouted in a deep voice, and one of his subordinates walked into the study. "What are your orders, sir?" his subordinate asked respectfully. "Go and prepare immediately. We will leave the city tomorrow night." Zhang Xiaochun said in a deep voice, "Inform our people to be prepared and make sure the news is not leaked." "Yes, sir." The men followed the order and left. …… When Zhang Xiaochun and his party arrived at Wei County, Zhao Yingluo had just finished handling some military affairs and was preparing to rest. She was a little surprised when she heard that Zhang Xiaochun had come to seek refuge, but she immediately ordered someone to invite Zhang Xiaochun into the house. After Zhang Xiaochun entered the house, he bowed to Zhao Yingluo. Seeing Zhao Yingluo's heroic appearance and impressive demeanor, and the heroic generals around him, he couldn't help but sigh that his decision was right. "Your Highness, I am polite to you." Zhang Xiaochun said respectfully, "I came here this time because I want to join your Highness and serve you. I hope that Your Highness will forgive me for my misconduct." Zhao Yingluo smiled slightly and motioned for Zhang Xiaochun to sit down and talk. "Although Mr. Zhang is in the enemy camp, his heart is towards the Song Dynasty. How can I blame him? Does Mr. Zhang bring any important news when he comes here?" Zhang Xiaochun nodded and said solemnly: "Your Royal Highness, the old minister learned that Liu Yu has decided to surrender to the Zhao and Song court. He sent an envoy to Lin'an to express his intention to surrender." Zhao Yingluo frowned after hearing this, "This Liu Yu Yu is not stupid, he knows that I will take his head, but does he think that surrendering to the Zhao and Song Dynasties can save his life? How naive!" Zhang Xiaochun continued: "Your Royal Highness, the veteran believes that we should attack Daming Mansion immediately. Now that Liu Yu has decided to surrender to the Zhao and Song Dynasty, Daming Mansion's defense must be relaxed. We will seize the opportunity to attack and we will definitely win it in one fell swoop." "Everyone, Master Zhang Xiaochun suggested that we attack Daming Mansion immediately." Zhao Yingluo broke the silence and spoke first, "What do you think?" Yue Fei immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the general thinks Master Zhang's suggestion is feasible. Daming Mansion is the residence of the traitor Liu Yu. Taking it will not only severely damage his power, but also show the majesty of our Song Dynasty." . Moreover, now that Liu Yu has decided to surrender to the Zhao and Song Dynasties, the defense of Daming Mansion will inevitably be relaxed. This is the perfect time for us to attack." Wang Zaixing also nodded in agreement: "What General Yue Fei said is absolutely true. In addition, we can also use the opportunity of Liu Yu's surrender to divide the internal forces of the puppet Qi and further weaken their combat effectiveness. In this way, our success rate in attacking Daming Mansion will be improved." It will be greatly improved.” Other generals also agreed and believed that attacking Daming Mansion was a feasible plan. Zhao Yingluo nodded after hearing this. She had already made a decision in her mind: "Okay! Since everyone thinks it is feasible to attack Daming Mansion, we will take action immediately. Yue Fei and Wang Zaixing, you two will each lead an elite army from the east and west respectively. Attack Daming Mansion from the side. I will personally lead the Chinese army to support you." "Yes!" Yue Fei and Wang Zaixing responded at the same time, with firm expressions on their faces.
Zhao Yingluo turned to the other generals: "You all should be prepared and ready to support at any time. This operation can only succeed, not fail!" "Yes!" All the generals responded in unison. 【Lin'an·Royal Palace】 Zhao Gou sat on the dragon chair with a proud smile on his face. He had just received a letter of surrender from Liu Yu, which made him very satisfied. After all, Liu Yu neither defected to the Jin Kingdom nor surrendered to the Song Dynasty. For him, it was undoubtedly a huge victory. Qin Hui stood aside, watching Zhao Gou's happy look, and secretly rejoiced, "It's all the officials' wisdom and prowess that made Liu Yu, the traitor, realize the current affairs and choose to surrender to me, the Song Dynasty." Qin Hui's flattery made Zhao Gou laugh and feel very good after hearing this, "Qin Qing, you have also made a great contribution this time. Since you were the one who persuaded Liu Yu to surrender, I want to commend you." After hearing this, Qin Hui hurriedly bowed his hands and thanked: "Thank you, officials! I will do my best to repay the officials' love!" After putting the surrender letter aside, he asked, "Qin Qing, how do you think we should deal with this traitor Liu Yu?" Qin Hui was well prepared and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, I think Liu Yu should be made the prefect of Jinan. This will not only show the magnanimity of our Song Dynasty, but also make Liu Yu grateful and serve our Song Dynasty." After hearing this, Zhao Gou thought it made sense and nodded in agreement: "Okay! Just as you said. I will make Liu Yu the prefect of Jinan." Then, he remembered another thing: "You quickly send an order to General Han Shizhong, asking him to lead the east route army to Daming Mansion as quickly as possible. We must be careful of that girl Zhao Yingluo taking the opportunity to seize the city.