Sentence 1: Zhao Xi heard that Li had some influence over the Gengshi family , and invited Zhao to help him persuade the Lis to surrender .
Sentence 2: Zhao Xi heard that Li had some influence over the Gengshi family , so he invited Zhao to help him persuade the Lis to surrender .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?