《Big Businessman》Why did Qiao Song and Bao Qing besiege Hefei instead of attacking it?

The recently aired drama titled "The Big Businessman" has attracted widespread attention. Whether it is the appearance of the actors, their outstanding acting skills, or the dramatic plot, it has attracted a large number of viewers.At the same time, why Qiao Song and Bao Qing, the big businessmen in the drama, besieged Hefei instead of attacking it has become a hot topic discussed by many viewers.Let’s explore this together now.

《Big Businessman》Why did Qiao Song and Bao Qing besiege Hefei instead of attacking it

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Qiao Song and Bao Qing besieged Hefei but did not attack. In fact, they were seeking personal gain. They asked the court for grain money during the military stalemate in order to line their own pockets.Prince Gong introduced Li Cheng's troop deployment in Hefei to Gu Pingyuan. The Qing soldiers besieged the city of Hefei. The people and soldiers were starving and could only survive by eating rats.Although the granary was already empty, Li Cheng still had no hesitation and was determined not to surrender.

Facing the piles of corpses on the city streets, Li Cheng felt helpless and desperate.Su Zixuan secretly came to find Gu Pingyuan, which caused a series of changes.Although Gu Pingyuan was panicked, he was finally shocked by Su Zixuan's behind-the-scenes methods.Gu Pingyuan hopes to persuade Li Chengdao to leave Hefei City through Su Zixuan to prevent innocent people from suffering from the war.Facing the die-hard man Li Cheng, Su Zixuan could only helplessly explain that he was desperate.This made Gu Pingyuan worried about the situation of Li Cheng and the people in the city, and expressed his willingness to help Li Cheng get out of trouble.

Qiao Song led Gu Pingyuan to inspect the military camp, and the defending general Bao Qing hosted a banquet to entertain the guests.Gu Pingyuan was anxious and eager to know the siege plan, but found out that Baoqing planned to take action when the soldiers in the city were unable to fight due to hunger, in an attempt to defeat the enemy without a fight.Gu Pingyuan felt guilty that innocent people might starve to death, so he put pressure on them, even using the name of the Queen Mother to exert pressure.Qiao Song stepped forward in time to eliminate the misunderstanding and persuade Baoqing to attack as soon as possible.Gu Pingyuan excused himself to go home first, secretly hoping that the situation in the city would improve, and then went to persuade him to surrender. This move left both Qiao Song and Bao Qing without any doubt.

Since both Qiao Song and Bao Qing were Prince Gong's capable generals, and Cixi criticized Prince Gong a lot, Qiao Song chose to save the country through a curve and asked Bao Qing to try to save Gu Pingyuan.If Gu Pingyuan ultimately fails to convince Li Cheng, then all responsibility can be passed on to him.Early the next morning, Gu Pingyuan decided to go to the city of Hefei with the intention of having a pragmatic dialogue with Li Cheng.He persuaded Li Cheng to withdraw from Hefei, but Li Cheng was imprisoned. If he left Hefei, he would only have the fate of fighting with his roommates or being surrounded and suppressed by Qing troops.Bai Yimei presented the wine glass, and Li Cheng solemnly promised to open the city gate the next morning, never letting the people suffer from famine, and determined to protect the safety of the soldiers.When Bai Yimei reminded Li Cheng to think about the soldiers around him, Li Cheng was furious. He decided to deliver an impassioned lecture to the soldiers and let Gu Pingyuan witness with his own eyes that there were no weak or timid people under his command.At the critical moment of life and death, the soldiers lined up in formation, and Li Cheng appeared in front of everyone with a dashing horse and whip, urging them to choose whether to follow the ancient plain and return home.The people in the city took their families out one after another. Some of the rebels put down their weapons and followed them away. Gu Pingyuan and Li Cheng witnessed all this from the city tower.

Bai Yimei climbed up the tower to look for Li Cheng, who suggested that Gu Pingyuan observe the true intentions of Qiao Song and Bao Qing.The two of them took turns persuading Gu Pingyuan to drink wine, until he was extremely drunk.They then continued to get the Ancient Plains drunk and publicly revealed their conspiracy.Their true colors were revealed, they looked at each other, and lost the ability to hide.

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