At the end of September, the north wind blew, and the land of Qi and Lu showed a bleak and solemn appearance.

The Qin army surrounded the four city gates in Linzi and laid out numerous passes, and did not allow all materials to flow in.

King Jian of Qi decided to surrender to the Qin army, but the two sides had not yet agreed on how to surrender.

"The people of Qi surrender, and they should put down their weapons, seal the treasury, and wait for our army to accept it..."

Outside the west gate of Linzi, negotiators from Qin and Qi are in the third round of negotiations.

In the Qin State, Wang Ben was the main one and Meng Tian was the deputy. The civil servant who was specifically responsible for negotiation was Qu Rong, the censor who followed the army.

"On the day of surrender, the King of Qi should wear plain white clothes, wear his hair, hold a barefoot, hold a white goat in his hand, and go out to Linzi City in person to kneel down to welcome the Qin army!"

Qu Rong looked arrogant and stared at the Qi envoy opposite him with disdain.

A weak country has no diplomacy. Being an envoy to a strong country is born with a sharp aura.

"Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated, let alone the king of a country?"

Tian Bao, the official in charge of the negotiations in Qi State, raised his head and stood up, with an angry look on his face: "We will never allow the king to be humiliated and the ministers to die. The king of Qi will suffer this great humiliation."

"The King of Qi is a life-loving virtue and does not want the two armies to fight, which will only hurt people's lives, so he is willing to surrender. Qin cannot impose shame on the people of Qi, otherwise the people of Qi will hate it deeply."

Deputy envoy, Doctor Yongcheng, also argued with reason.

For a long time, Qi people have been in the position of a great country and their ancestors have been rich for many years. The five countries have defeated Qi, and Qi has declined. However, Qi's culture is prosperous, and Qi people are always proud in their hearts.

Qi people's cultural confidence can be seen.

"Hmph, is it a good virtue?" Deputy General Qiang Xun laughed at him, "When two countries fight, the strong will win, the loser will die and the country will be destroyed. Why do you say so much?"

Qiang Sheng comes from Longxi and has the blood of Qiang people. Qiang tribes fight, and the failed tribes are slaughtered, and women are taken as slaves. In Qiang Sheng's opinion, humiliating the losers is not a big deal.

When Qi surrendered, everything in front was easy to talk about, but the King of Qi led the sheep and surrendered, and the people of Qi were stubborn.

Meng Tian sat at the top of the right side of the military tent, looking at his nose and listening to all directions. From time to time, he picked up the triangle wine cup on the table and savored the tea carefully.

Qin and Qi were located in Xichui, and Qi lived on the shore of the East China Sea. For hundreds of years, there were three Jins in the middle, and there were few bloody battles between the two sides.

When Wei Ran, the Marquis of Rang, was in power, Qin once attacked Qi from time to time. Compared with Wei and Zhao, it was equivalent to a small fight.

Through Han, Zhao and Wei, they attacked Qi. The supply line was long and they could not send too many troops. After all the struggles, they could not gain much advantage.

During the reign of King Min of Qi, Qi, Wei and other countries joined forces, and Kuang Zhang led his army to break through Hangu Pass. The Qi army was in great prosperity and failed to occupy half an inch of Qin's land.

Qin did not beat Qi people in pain.

Qi people still can't let go of their pride.

"General Meng, the king regards us as the second envoys of the two chiefs and deputy chiefs and deputy chiefs, and presides over the surrender of Qi. I wonder what General Meng has to say?"

Seeing that it was about to noon, both sides had no intention of giving in, and Wang Ben on the main position was a little unhappy.

In the Qin Dynasty, there were many officials from Qi. The decree from Xianyang was very clear that we should not commit too many killings in Qi.

Qi's country is prosperous and has destroyed too much, and it has to work hard to build it, which is quite unprofitable.

The world is about to be unified, and Xianyang's mind has begun to think about how to govern the six Shandong countries.

"Meng Tian asked to plan separately with General Wang."

Coming back to his senses, facing Wang Ben's gaze, Meng Tian nodded slightly.

"You all retreat."

After Wang Ben waved his hand, everyone in the tent retreated one after another.

"Now, only you and me are left in the tent. What do General Meng have to say? Just tell me." Wang Ben's tone was plain, neither happy nor angry.

After Wang Jian returned to old age, Wang Ben became much more mature, and his dislike for Meng Tian was hidden in his heart.

Meng Tian destroyed Chu with 300,000 people, half less than Wang Jian's 600,000. The news came back to Guanzhong, and the Qin people all regarded Wang Jian as cowardly. Wang Jian's contribution to destroying Zhao and Yan suddenly seemed a little dim.

"Does General Wang want to destroy Qi or decide Qi?"

Meng Tian pondered his words.

In the final battle to destroy Qi, Ying Zheng issued an edict to take Wang Ben as the leader. Wang Jian was not interested in power, so Ying Zheng had to give Wang Ben a contribution no matter what.

"Destroy Qi? Determine Qi?" Wang Ben frowned, "What's the difference?"

"If you destroy Qi, you can just capture Linzi and capture the King of Qi. If you settle Qi, you will have to borrow the King of Qi." Meng Tian explained.

"It is easy to destroy Qi, but it is difficult to settle Qi. Qi is a large population, enjoying the benefits of fish and salt, and the economy is prosperous. By the king and general, how many people and horses are needed to guard Qi after destroying Qi?"

A deep surprise flashed in Wang Ben's eyes.

Wang Ben has never considered this issue over the years of war. He only cares about fighting and winning the war. As for the occupied land, it can be left to the officials in Xianyang.

Wang Ben didn't understand why Meng Tian asked this. After pondering for a while, he spoke: "If it's a hundred thousand."

"The land of the six countries in Shandong is several times that of the Qin State. Our army divided its troops to garrison, and it was dispersed into pieces, and scattered among the six countries. If the wealthy families of the six countries attacked us, our army would probably be exhausted to deal with it. The children of the Xianyang School Department were scattered to various places as officials, and the supply was in short supply, and the quality would be uneven."

Meng Tian stood up, unfolded the map of the world drawn by Qin, and drew a big circle around the six Shandong countries: "In the Warring States Period, only the Qin State reforms were the most thorough. The feudalism was abolished, the fields were opened, and the Qin officials ruled the people. The Tian family of Qi had many wealthy families, deep-rooted and had a great influence. If the Qi State was destroyed, the Tian family would not be eliminated, and it would be a chaotic situation."

"What does this have to do with the surrender of King Qi?" Wang Ben asked.

"The ancestors of Tian's family were the sons of Chen State, and they defected to Qi State and gradually developed. Later, Tian Chang usurped Qi State, killed Qi State, Gao, Yan, Cui and other local tribes of Qi State, and granted more than 70 sons of Tian State. These people occupied the beautiful land of the city and hoarded goods and wealth, and had many children and servants, which were unstable factors."

Meng Tian pointed to the Qi city on the map: "For example, Jimo, Yeyi, Chunyu, Gaomi and other cities, the land is owned by the Tian family, and the officials are all their former officials. Now that our army is in a big way, the Tian family dare not move easily. But General Wang and I will return to Xianyang sooner or later, and we will not be able to station more than 100,000 troops in Qi for a year. At that time, can the Qin officials from Xianyang still suppress the Tian family in these places? It is better to take advantage of the agreement to surrender and plan carefully to share the worries of the king...."

There was a Qin army camp two hundred steps away, where the Qi delegation was staying.

"You said, will Qin Jun agree to my request?"

Tian Bao kept stroking his beard and paced back and forth.

"If you can fight for it, try your best to fight for it. If you really can't fight for it, you can only feel wronged by the king." Doctor Yongcheng sighed.

The people of Qi valued etiquette the most. According to the requirements of the Qin people, the King of Qi sued barefoot and sued, and those who were ministers also had to crawl and beg for surrender.

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