As for the things that were dismantled, Bai Shan said, "We have decided to send someone to the Wang City of Kucha to see if we can negotiate with the King of Kucha."
Bai Erlang lifted his head from his bowl, "Impossible, the King of Kucha is not a fool, why would he negotiate with us?"
Bai Shan said, "What if we say we're surrendering?"
Manbao asked, "Will they believe it?"
"Why wouldn't they? General Guo followed the State Duke and surrendered to Great Jin, serving as the magistrate of Beizhou, Zhaozhou, Jiangzhou, and Jingzhou, all with achievements. He also had merits following Hou Ji on the Western Expedition to Gaochang. If accumulating merits, he could have been conferred a marquis by now, right?" Bai Shan said, "But His Majesty has never granted our general a marquisate, so he has grievances in his heart. Why wouldn't he want to surrender Xizhou?"
