Chapter 624 Neutral
Liu Wei was shocked when he heard this. Just as he was about to comfort him, Zhou Ben shook his head and said in a silence: "Don't persuade him, your family knows his own affairs, and I'm not going to be able to do it. But I still have many worries on him and I can't be free. Now I'll tell you to Mr. Liu."
Seeing that although Zhou Ben's expression was faint, he showed a sense of awesome power. It seemed that he could not speak with words, so he stopped persuading him and focused on listening to his old friend's last words. Zhou Ben restrained his spirit and said in a deep voice: "Now Lu Fang's army is extremely strong, and after crossing the river, Guangling has no danger to defend. If the city is united and the city is carried by one, it is not impossible to fight with Lu Fang to the death. But now Guangling City has different intentions and the collapse has emerged. The people in your command of the army must not throw more than 10,000 soldiers into an unexpected situation with a momentum of intention!"
Liu Wei nodded and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Zhou Gong, a certain family is not a fool. If Lu Fang was just a bad residence before crossing the river, then now he would simply have no situation. I can bear the great kindness of King Wu Zhong, not his Xu Wen, and I will not do stupid things for the sake of his will."
Zhou Ben nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, I feel relieved. I think Lu Fang has been doing very well over the years. What he wants now is nothing more than the territory of Huainan. Anyway, the Yang family is just a puppet in the hands of Xu Wen. Instead of being driven by Xu Wen to fight with Zhenhai Army, it is better to communicate with Lu Fang. As long as he can guarantee the wealth and glory of the Yang family, we will not help each other and give him a way out."
After hearing what Zhou Ben said, Liu Wei slapped his high-high and agreed: "What Duke Zhou said is reasonable. Lu Fang was also from Huainan, and King Wu Zhong was his old master after all, and he had great kindness to him. Now the orphan and widowed mother are not threatening him, so why should he be that evil person? Instead, it ruined his reputation." Speaking of this, Liu Wei suddenly looked embarrassed on his face and hesitated: "But would Lu Fang think that we are a delaying strategy and delaying time to wait for change?"
"I have already thought about it. Isn't Yan Keqiu being detained in the back camp? As we all know, this person is Xu Wen's confidant think tank. With this person as a token, Lu Fang will naturally believe in our sincerity."
Liu Wei was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Yes, if you don't say it, I'll forget this guy. I'll immediately get this guy up and write a letter to Lu Fang!" As he said that, he was about to get up and leave the tent, but Zhou Ben pulled him and whispered: "This man has many strategies and knows a lot about the internal military in Huainan. If he is sent alive, he will probably have an accident. This man is very respectful in his daily life. Give him a glass of poisonous wine to make him less painful. The same is true for beheading the head."
Yan Keqiu sat on a pile of straw. Since he was detained in this back camp, Zhou Ben treated him very harshly, not even a bed where Zhang could sleep. There was only a pile of straw as bedding, a small table to eat, and a clay pot for urination. Yan Keqiu was at ease, lying down and sleeping, and he was sent to eat. Even if the food was crude and cold, there was no complaint. The soldiers guarding him admired him. He felt that although this person was a big man in Guangling City, he had no arrogance at all. It was indeed not a blessing to be able to be on the top.
At lunch that day, Yan Keqiu was sitting quietly on the ground, and suddenly the curtain was opened. The sergeant who usually delivered the meal came in. The dishes on the tray in his hand were very rich, and there was a pot of wine. The sergeant placed the meal on the small table and smiled, "Mr. Yan, I came a little late today, but I was hungry?"
Yan Keqiu smiled and replied: "It's okay, eat late as a meat, and you'll have a better appetite if you're hungry."
"What are you doing for meat? Today there is really meat and wine!" The soldier smiled when he arranged the dishes, "Look, this is made in the Central Military kitchen. I heard from the captain's instructions that he would send you back to Guangling on the day, so I'll ask you to have a good meal!" Come on, you see, the wine is still hot, I'll pour it for you." The soldier was quite quick to arrange the dishes, and then he filled a glass of wine for Yan Keqiu, and turned around and left the tent.
"Wait!" Yan Keqiu felt aroused in his heart and said with a smile: "I have been troubled by you these days. I don't know when I will see you again when I go back. Today I will give you a flower to offer Buddha and drink this glass of wine." Speaking of this, Yan Keqiu has already presented the glass of wine to the sergeant.
"How can I do this!" The soldier waved his hand and refused: "I am on a job. If I drink alcohol, I will be beaten by a military stick. Besides, there is only one cup here. How dare I use this fighter with the gentleman?"
"There are only you and me here. Drinking a glass will not make any mistakes. What's the point of warming your body!" Yan Keqiu was quite persistent and stuffed the glass of wine into the hands of the soldier. Seeing that Yan Keqiu was so persistent, the wine worm in his stomach was so greedy, so he took the wine glass and drank it all. The soldier looked like a wine worm. The wine slid into his throat, and his eyes emitting light, which was obviously very happy. Yan Keqiu saw the visitor drinking and then returned to several cases and started eating. When he went on a mission, everything went smoothly. He thought in his heart that he should go back after going back.
How to act to maintain this situation, I couldn't help but drink a few more cups, and I felt a slight pain in my abdomen. Just as I was surprised, I suddenly heard a sound outside. When I looked up, the soldier rolled in just now. I saw the soldier rolling around on the ground, holding his chest with his hands, and even pulling his clothes open, looking extremely painful. Yan Keqiu quickly stepped forward and pressed the soldier. He saw that the man's face turned black, his facial features were bleeding, his eyes were protruding, and his throat was rumbling, but he could no longer speak. It was obvious that he had lived for a while.
"There is poison in the wine!" Yan Keqiu had already guessed seven or eight points when he saw the appearance of the sergeant. At this time, his abdomen also started to hurt, as if it was a knife. He turned around and quickly stirred his fingers deep into his throat and spit out a lot of the wine and food he had just eaten. Only then did he feel better. When he looked back, the sergeant had opened his eyes wide, bleeding from his mouth, and died. Yan Keqiu had no time to think about why Zhou Ben wanted to take it from
He was desperate to stand up and rushed out of the tent, but he saw a lieutenant holding a horizontal knife in his hand, leading dozens of soldiers holding swords and shields behind him, pointing at him and shouting loudly: "According to the order of Mr. Liu, kill the rebel Yan Keqiu's head!" The soldiers behind him answered in unison: "Get orders!" Then he carried the swords and shields around him. Yan Keqiu felt a dizzy moment in front of him, both angry and despair, and could not help but scream.
The next day, in the Liuhecheng County Government, where the Shangshou County Magistrate was sitting, Zhu Jin looked at the heads on the tables in front of him with scars on his face, looked up at the envoy kneeling below and asked: "Do you think Zhou Dutong and Liu Wei's husband said he would surrender to Zhenhai Army?"
The envoy did not look up and replied in a deep voice: "My minister asked his minister to lead the conversation, saying that he was unwilling to work hard for the traitor of Xu Wen, so he killed the military supervisor sent by Xu Wen, Yan Keke, to take the head to the army as a certificate. He also hoped that Mr. Zhu would like to express good intentions to Mr. Lu, and that the two families would stolen troops to repair it."
Zhu Jin heard the envoy's words and was speechless for a while. Suddenly, he burst into laughter. Zhu Jin laughed louder and louder. He suddenly stood up and kicked Yan Keqiu's head to the envoy, sneering: "The two families have been repaired, what a big tone. He is more than 10,000 remaining soldiers in Zhou Ben Liu Wei, and he is worthy of talking to his lord about the two families? A joke!"
The messenger did not stand up and said in a deep voice: "The last general has not finished saying anything. I hope Mr. Lu can guarantee that he will not harm the lives of King Wuzhong's clan and that he will be rich and glorious."
When Zhu Jin heard the envoy mentioning Yang Xingmi's family, his arrogant expression was a little restrained and said coldly: "What if my family doesn't agree?"
"Then although we have few soldiers and few generals, we must do our best to deal with each other!" The messenger said in a bad voice, but his pronunciation was very clear. All the generals of the Zhenhai Army in the lobby could hear clearly.
Zhu Jin snorted coldly, and glanced over the faces of the generals in the hall. Wang Zisheng and others from Zhenhai Jung were unquestionable. However, Mi Zhicheng, Liu Rengui and other surrendered generals in Huainan were all looked like Qi Ran, and they obviously agreed with Liu Wei and Zhou Ben's request. In fact, Zhu Jin himself had also received the great kindness of Yang Xingmi, so he also wanted to repay it. However, his identity was awkward at this time, and he was led by the former army of Zhenhai as a surrendered general.
The most taboo thing is that others say that they miss their old masters and are not loyal to Lu Fang, so they have to look firmer, let alone Zhou and Liu are not about surrendering, but just keeping neutral. If they are proficient in their actions here, they are afraid that they will be a handle in the future. Thinking of this, Zhu Jin said coldly: "This matter is of great importance. It is not convenient for a certain family to be proficient in their positions. I will cross the river to meet the king!"
"Let's go!" Wang Zisheng stood up and said, and he walked quickly to Zhu Jin and whispered: "Master, when the two armies are fighting, the opportunity is fleeting. It will take two days for him to go back and forth, and maybe he will miss the matter. The separation or subordinates of the two families is just a false reputation. If Guangling can be taken down, it will be better to follow us."
Zhu Jin was happy when he heard this. Since Wang Zisheng was willing to take the responsibility, he was no longer afraid and quickly smiled and said, "The general Wang means—"
Wang Zisheng said in a deep voice: "Since they said they wanted to be neutral, let the Wu Gongtai be given up first, and the road to attack Guangling, and the hostages must be handed over. There are only 10,000 people, but they only occupy the vital part of their throat. As long as they make the road open, our army will come in a steady stream, and there are thousands of iron cavalry. Even if they have any tricks, they can't make any waves. The Yang family has no real power in hand now. As long as they take down Guangling City, the power of life and death lies in the hands of people. At that time, the lord spared them and it would be nothing serious. What's the matter if we agree first?"
Chapter completed!