"The prefecture is indeed no better than others. It is majestic and has a tall and thick city. Although it is not as good as Yecheng, it is also a blessed place." Jiao Chu praised.

"What the general said is that Emperor Wu conferred the second son Liu Hong as King of Qi, and Linzi was the capital of Qi, which shows that he had excellent Feng Shui," Sima Yi nodded.

"General, give the last generals five thousand people to take down Linzi in one fell swoop." Hearing this, Cheng Erhu asked for battle with a sharp tone.

Hua Yan, who was standing beside him, suddenly showed a hint of worry, and he clasped his fists and said, "General, Linzi is now an isolated city and has no more actions. Please go and persuade the surrender to surrender, so as not to use swords and swords."

Sima Yi smiled and said, "General, General Hua Yan said very much. The superior troops attacked the plan, followed by the diplomatic relations, and the inferior troops attacked the troops. Throughout the way, all the cities and surrendered, which shows that the officials and soldiers in Qingzhou still respected the king, but were just confused for a while."

Jiao Teng nodded, looked at Hua Yan and said gently, "Zi Ping, I will thank you again. Tell them that as long as you put down your weapons and sincerely surrender, you will not blame them."

"Thank you, General" Hua Yan showed a hint of gratitude on his face, and he rushed out quickly. However, halfway through, the wide gate of Linzi City opened wide. He saw a tall, rough face, a beard on his cheek, red eyes, and a long scar on his left face, holding a big knife, hundreds of cavalry, and rushing out with evil spirits.

"Mengyi" Hua Yan shouted excitedly.

"Hua Yan" came to see Hua Yan, and his red eyes instantly rose in anger. He held a big knife and killed him, shouting: "I have killed you, the traitor."

Hua Yan was shocked and immediately grabbed the snatch. With a bang, Guan Tong slashed the gun.

"Mengyi, listen to my explanation." Hua Yan said bitterly with difficulty blocking the big knife pressing down.

"You defect to Yuan Xi and betray the eldest son, what else can you say?" The king raised his sword again and slashed him angrily.

The two of them fought together in an instant. Cheng Erhu looked at the powerful and powerful official commander and said seriously: "General, General Hua Yan is not the opponent of this rash man."

Jiao Chu also saw that Hua Yan's martial arts was just like that. In addition, he felt guilty, and he was at a disadvantage for a long time and shouted: "General Hua Yan is back."

Hua Yan's eyes narrowed, and after a shot slightly widened the distance, he drove back to the army.

"I am the commander of the eldest son. Who dares to fight me?" Guan Tong shouted loudly without fear in the face of the vast army.

Jiao Chu was stunned and then admired and said, "Zi Ping, who is this? He is a tiger general?"

"Report to the general, this person's name is Guan Tong, and he is the favorite general of the eldest son. He was originally stationed in Le'an, but in order to stabilize Linzi, he specially transferred him back. He is also the most loyal to the eldest son," Hua Yan said helplessly.

"Since that's the case, there's no need to stay. General, let me kill him." Hearing this, Cheng Erhu immediately said excitedly. Except for the water army camp, he had opened cities and surrendered all the way. His axe was already hungry and thirsty. The official martial arts skills were extraordinary, which was really satisfying.

Jiao Chu shook his head, looked at Guan Tong with a ferocious face, and laughed loudly: "General Guan, you are only a few hundred people, why bother to be a chariot? As long as you put down your weapons, I can represent the king. I forgive you for not guilty."

"Stop talking nonsense, I only know the eldest son, but I don't know what the king." Guan Tong had a madness on his face.

"It's simply seeking death." Seeing this scene, Cheng Erhu immediately held a big axe in his hand and was about to rush forward to kill the arrogant person.

"Mengyi"

At this time, a anxious shout rang out, and a middle-aged man with long beards and calm temperament rushed out with many officials.

"Shuzhi?" Hua Yan saw it clearly, a hint of excitement flashed across his face. The person who came was really a disciple of Qingzhou, Wang Xiu, the most important minister of Yuan Tan.

After looking back, Guan Zheng shouted unwillingly: "Don't let it go, the throne will not surrender."

"Bastard, do you want to harm the people of the whole city and the eldest son?" Wang Xiu said angrily.

Guan Tongyi was shocked, holding the big knife tightly, his face full of aggrievance.

"I won't come back yet," Wang Xiu ordered seriously.

Guan Tongyi gritted his teeth, shouted wildly, and then rode his horse back.

After seeing Guan Zheng return, Wang Xiu glanced at him and immediately took the officials to salute Jiao Chu, "The criminal Wang Xiu, lead the civil and military officials in Qingzhou to pay homage to the general."

A trace of surprise flashed across Jiao Tu's face. He originally thought that Wang Xiu was so talented that he would at least hold on for a while, but he didn't expect that he would open the city and surrender like this.

Sima Yi smiled slightly, and a hint of admiration appeared on his face.

After Jiao Chu took the people over, he got off the horse. Looking at the Guan Zheng who was still full of hostility and proudly stood up in the distance, he shook his head and smiled, and said softly to Wang Xiu, who bowed his head and surrendered, "You are the king and don't know how to do it."

"It's true," Wang Xiu replied.

Jiao Chu looked at the open city gate and asked in confusion: "Since you have such a heart, why should you stop our army from the border of Shanghe?"

Wang Xiu slowly raised his head and said with a bitter face: "As a minister, you have to do something for the governor in terms of emotion and reason! From the lord's suicide note to now, Xiu has been waiting for nearly two months."

"Then why do you surrender voluntarily now?" Jiao Chu continued to ask.

"The king's army has crossed the Shang River, thousands of miles away, Qingzhou has no master, generals have no ambition and no fighting, and it is impossible to stop it. If it weren't for Mengyi's loyalty, Xiu would have been tied up by the gentry and powerful, and dedicated it to the general as a merit. Now that the army is at the city and the general is in full swing, why should he sacrifice the soldiers for useless achievements? All the mistakes are the fault of Xiu, and there is no connection between the others. Please let the general observe clearly." Wang Xiu apologized again.

"Don't do this, the king has orders. As long as he sincerely surrenders, everything will not be pursued," Jiao Tu said softly.

"Thank you" Wang Xiu said thankfully.

"Shuzhi, I'm really afraid that you will hold on." Hua Yan also came over and said with a wry smile.

"Zi Ping, I have made you work hard. Everything we have done is worthy of the eldest son. This is God's will and cannot be done by human power." Wang Xiu sighed.

"Haha, Wang Wujia, you really make Sima Yi admire you." Sima Yi stood up and gave a sigh.

"General is serious." Wang Xiu hurriedly replied to the gift.

"Not serious, Wang Biejia. In two months, Qingzhou is mainly about you. You could have done a lot of things, but your official uniform is still patched." Sima Yi suddenly pointed to a hidden part under Wang Xiu's armpit, and saw that there was indeed a patch pasted with gauze. If you didn't look carefully, you would almost ignore it.

"This" Jiao Chu was shocked in an instant. Wang Xiu was so arrogant! Apart from Yuan Tan, the leader of a state.

"The two generals don't know anything. They are upright, fair and selfless, suppress the powerful, and have clear rewards and punishments. They do not take any money except their salary, and are deeply loved by the people." An official behind Wang Xiu stood up and said.

"Yes! Just say that during this period, many gentry and powerful people tried to take advantage of Qingzhou's unownership, enrich their private pockets, encroach on land, and bribe Niuji, but they were all rejected by Niuji. They even dropped General Guan back to stabilize the situation and prevent the people from being harmed," another official also admired.

"It's rare, rare, don't be a virtuous minister of a generation." Sima Yi shook his head sighingly. Not only do wise ministers have strict requirements on themselves, but they also have to do things that are beneficial to the country, kings, and the people. Loyal ministers only do what they think is right. A dynasty needs loyal ministers, but they also need virtuous ministers.

The official government is a loyal minister, only thinking about Yuan Tan, while Wang Xiu is a wise minister. On the basis of struggle, he also cares about the happiness of the people, the life and death of the soldiers, and does not only benefit himself, but ignores the others.

"General, everyone, you have been too rewarded. This is just the duty of being an official," Wang Xiu said modestly.

"Haha, how many officials can truly do this duty? The king will definitely value you," Sima Yi said affirmatively.

Hearing this, the other officials immediately showed joy, and Wang Xiu shook his head lightly, and suddenly said tiredly: "Thank you, General Sima, but if you can get forgiven by the king, Xiu just wants to return to the fields, work with the mat, and join books. This is too tiring to be an official."

"What" Jiao Tu was shocked, and Wang Xiu actually wanted to retire. Just as he was about to persuade him, a fierce quarrel suddenly sounded from the side.

Cheng Erhu was looking down at the official commander, and the anger flashed in both of them.

"I will kill you," Cheng Erhu said coldly, his anger was as shattered as iron brushes, as if the Lion King had been violated by his majesty.

"Come on, I'll beat you up and you'll betray you." Although the official looked up, his momentum was not weak at all.

"Bastard, what are you doing?" Jiao Chu said angrily when he saw this scene.

"General, this guy is very arrogant. I must deal with him today, otherwise something will definitely happen." After Cheng Erhu finished speaking, he said coldly: "If you have the ability, come with someone, fight alone, don't let the soldiers be damaged."

"Come on it"

After saying that, the two of them immediately got on their own war horses, carrying weapons, and Cheng Erhu said, "You find a place!"

"Okay" officials unified the horse and turned around.

The soldiers behind the "General" said anxiously.

"Don't follow me, don't be right. The situation is hopeless. From today on, you are all soldiers of the future Dayan and have nothing to do with our official command. Be loyal to Yuan Xi." Although the official commander looked resolute and disrespectful, his tone was filled with concern.

"Mengyi" heard this, Wang Xiu shouted anxiously.

"Don't let me do the last thing for the eldest son!" Guan Tong held his fists sadly and rode his horse away.

Cheng Erhu raised his lips and immediately followed.

"These two bastards" Jiao Chu was about to order someone to take them back, Sima Yi suddenly smiled and said, "General, don't worry, let them go! Brother Erhu seems impulsive, but in fact he understands the general very well. Although the general of the official commander is a little stupid, he also understands the general trend. The generals will develop friendship in the competition and will not have any worries about life. Just send someone to follow him."

Jiao Tu sighed and said angrily: "When they come back, you must deal with them well."

"Haha, General, let's go to the city to see the situation in Linzi first!" Sima Yi said with a smile.

After Jiao Teng nodded, he suddenly grabbed Wang Xiu's wrist and said seriously: "Wang is not allowed to let you go, and the king doesn't allow you to retire like this. Teng is a rough man and can't speak, but La will also take you back to Yecheng."

After saying that, he pulled Wang Xiu directly toward the city.

"General, General" Wang Xiu's little strength could compete with Jiao Tu, and he was immediately pulled into the city with helpless expression on his face.

Sima Yi smiled admiringly, looked at the tall Linzi City, and murmured: "This is the only way to settle Qingzhou."
Chapter completed!