The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"Your Majesty, if you truly wish to surrender the city, I hope you will take this old servant with you when you arrive in Shu. This old servant wishes to continue serving Your Majesty."

Jiao Bo's eyes turned red as he listened.

As a close attendant who had always been by the emperor's side, how could he not know?

For so long, apart from the lowest-ranking palace servants, anyone with even a little status has never taken the emperor seriously.

Including Eunuch Guo, who served the Empress Dowager.

Before the two sides reached an agreement, Eunuch Guo had never regarded His Majesty as the Son of Heaven.

If eunuchs were treated like this, then the people behind them, as well as the various high-ranking officials and nobles, were naturally even more so.

Such an emperor is truly incompetent!

Rather than continuing that pathetic life until the day I abdicate, I might as well go completely mad!

Jiao Bo, who was the first to support the emperor's decision, now attracted the wrath of countless people.

"Your Majesty, we did make the wrong choice before, but now we have realized our mistake. Please give us a chance to make amends!"

What followed were the voices of countless people pleading.

Seeing Sima Shi's army retreating in the distance due to the surprise attack, and even the reinforcements from the besieging army could not stop the decline, these people became even more anxious.

Their sincere expressions made it seem as if they had deeply realized their mistakes.

Liu Bang glanced at them one by one, and in the end just pursed his lips.

"Zifang, do you think they really know they were wrong?"

Zhang Liang, who had just come over, glanced at it a couple of times, then shook his head.

"Not like."

"They probably just know that the benefits that were about to be taken are about to slip away, and some of them may also know that they are about to die."

When the Han army enters the city, they will either win over some people or kill others.

Those who were killed need no further explanation.

Those who are won over may not necessarily have a good ending.

First, they had to persuade the Han army to surrender everywhere. If they encountered someone slightly more radical, like Guanqiu Jian, they would most likely be killed and thrown out to be fed to the dogs.

Secondly, they should contribute all the food and provisions from their own homes to demonstrate their support for the Han army.

Once again, we would have to make arrangements from top to bottom, from the Jingzhou faction to the Yizhou faction, before we could get the chance to abandon all our ancestral heritage and start over!

Know your mistake?

In the minds of the gentry, they were never wrong.

They are good at calling black white.

This time, however, Liu Bang insisted on watching the entire court of officials obediently admit their mistakes, regardless of their sincerity.

"However, Your Majesty, if you want them to genuinely admit their mistakes and correct them, I'm afraid it will be impossible before the Han army enters the capital."

Seeing that Liu Bang still didn't react much, Zhang Liang couldn't help but offer some advice.

Everything should be done in moderation.

These people have probably reached their limit.

"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

Liu Bang nodded softly, then looked up at the officials who were all bowing their heads.

"Gentlemen, I have said what I wanted to say, and the grand show I wanted to invite you to watch has come to an end. What you do next is up to you."

"If you want to surrender, then I will return to the palace to retrieve the imperial seal. If you want to fight to the death and defend the capital to the death, then I will go crazy with you this time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, many people's eyes lit up, but not many people showed any joy.

Having solved the logistical and logistical problems of the Han army, it was not something that could be stopped by simply holding out.

Persuading His Majesty not to surrender is only the first step for them.

They still have a lot to do.

"The Han army is powerful, and there is a steady stream of supplies coming from Chang'an. It would be extremely difficult to hold out against them or even defeat them."

"The situation outside the city is still deadlocked. Why not send troops out of the city to help the general?"

Someone came up with this terrible idea.

Liu Bang merely gave him a look, and immediately someone took him away.

"Send troops to help the general? Is that to help him repel the enemy, or to lure him into the city?"

"Gentlemen, whatever you intend to do next, please remember one thing for me."

"If you dare to help Sima Shi, I will announce to the world that we have surrendered to the Han army!"

"I would rather the Great Wei perish than see Sima Shi still alive. I will give this empire to the Great Han, but I will never give it to Sima!"

"The rest is up to you, my dear ministers, to do your own thing."

"..."

Seeing the officials looking at each other in bewilderment, their words of discussion stuck in their throats, Liu Bang didn't even glance at them before turning and leaving the city wall.

A moment later, the aristocratic families who had been complaining that they had no more food left began to gather on their own.

"Since His Majesty trusts us so much, then as loyal ministers and generals of the Great Wei, we must never let His Majesty down!"

"Is the Xun family of Yingchuan doing well lately? Could you spare another thousand soldiers?"

"...Brother, the Xun family of Yingchuan is just a gentry clan, not a wish-granting machine. At most, five hundred. Any more than that, unless you want to see this old bone of mine personally mount the horse!"

"And what about you, Jia family? Could you spare two thousand soldiers?"

"My father's teachings were: never hoard troops, and never cross the line with the imperial court."

"We can still spare some money and provisions, but we really don't have any troops."

"...Your father really didn't understand his own position back then. He was clearly a ruthless strategist, but he insisted on pretending to be a loyal minister."

"You!? I've already provided the money and supplies, why are you bringing up my father? Is there a problem?"

Some of the Jia family members were dissatisfied, but the focus at the moment was clearly not on them.

All the powerful families were discussing and probing each other's cards.

At this time, however, Sima Shi's army had already begun to show signs of weakness, and was being driven back by the Han army.

Upon realizing this, someone immediately stepped forward.

"If you continue to hide, you can all die with your clan's trump cards!"

"If we hold off the Han army, we can make up for everything later. If we lose, we lose everything!"

"My Yingchuan Chen clan has dispatched two thousand soldiers and one veteran general!"

At this critical juncture, Chen Tai knew it was time for him to step in.

As soon as he finished speaking, many people were moved.

Although everyone already knows that Chen Tai is the emperor's man.

Yet, even in the face of this situation, he was still able to make such a decisive decision to personally lead the troops.

Deserves respect!

“In that case, my Yang family will also contribute another thousand soldiers. We don’t have any veteran generals, but we can add a small number of bows and crossbows.”

From this moment on, the various powerful families gradually began to reveal their true intentions.

Under the suppression of the Sima family, they all appeared to be obedient, but in reality, they were all doing something behind the scenes.

In a short time, Jiao Bo watched helplessly as nearly 20,000 troops suddenly appeared in the capital, which had been almost easily breached by the enemy!

These were not the previous guards who were just there to fill positions; most of them were soldiers who had returned from the border and were secretly kept by the aristocratic families.

They've all seen blood!