The two sides met ten miles west of Chenzhou City. Shanqi's army had set up a temporary camp here, but in fact only 5 or 6 tents were built, and there were dozens of soldiers guarding the surrounding area. Of course, Zhao Erxun and others were not careless, and they also brought more than 500 soldiers to guard when they left the city.

When the two sides met, Zhao Erxun first bowed and said, "Prince, you are here so fast."

Shanqi also returned the tribute and said, "Zhao Zhitai, now the emperor is in a hurry to go to Guangdong, how dare we neglect it."

Because Shanqi mentioned the emperor and Zhao Erxun had not officially joined the Pu Wei government, he did not respond, saying, "I have prepared a banquet in Chenzhou City to welcome you. Please come to the city."

Shanqi said, "I have been in Chenzhou City for many days to ask for trouble. Why do you have the nerve to let Zhao Jiantai spend money again!"

Zhao Weixun waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty is so polite. Why bother with some trivial matters?"

Yang Wending also smiled and said, "Everyone is a distinguished guest who we can't even invite, how can we not receive it well?"

Shanqi smiled and said, "As it is, we will go and disturb Zhao Taifa." He turned to Liangbi, Pulun, Yulang and others and said, "That is Zhao Taifa. If Yang Futai has good intentions, we don't have to refuse. Let's go to the city first."

At this time, Liangbi said, "Prince, Zhao Jiantai asked everyone to wait a moment. The 30,000 silver escorted to Zhao Jiantai has not arrived yet. When this batch of silver arrives, we will bring the silver into the city. Wouldn't it be better if we all leave and something goes wrong with the silver."

After hearing this, Shanqi patted his forehead and said, "Look at my memory, why did I forget such a big thing?" He turned to Zhao Erxun and said, "Zhao Manufacturing Platform, please wait for a moment."

During the last negotiation between the two sides, Shanqi promised on behalf of Pu Wei that he would pay Zhao Erxun 100,000 taels of silver as a fee for passing through Hunan. When Zhao Erxun heard that he had transported him 30,000 taels of silver, he was overjoyed because he was short of money now. In order to deal with Pu Wei and his party, he gathered more than 7,000 troops. Not only did he pay the soldiers, but he also had to feed them, which was a considerable expense. Therefore, the 30,000 taels of silver could indeed solve many problems.

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So Zhao Erxun smiled and said, "Even if that's the case, it's okay to wait for a while."

Shanqi said: "Then we can't just stand here, go to the barracks to sit for a while and have a cup of tea. Although the barracks are simple, they are better than standing outside to bask in the sun!"

It was June and the sun was in full swing. So when Zhao Erxun heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay."

So Shanqi took the lead and led everyone to the tent. Someone lifted the curtain. Shanqi smiled and said, "Please come in, Zhao Zhengtai." He said first.

Zhao Erxun had no doubts at all. He followed into the tent, and the others entered one after another. Liu Yongming, the general of Changsha, ended up and hesitated for a moment. He was not suspicious, but his status was too low. Although the general was a second-rank official, according to the Qing court, his actual power was not as good as the fourth-rank prefect and fifth-rank prefect. The people present were either the governor, the governor, the prince or the waiter. If the Qing court was still there, he would not be qualified to stand with these people. Although the Qing court has now perished, and because of his army, his status has been greatly improved, he was able to accompany Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending to welcome Shanqi and his party, but after all, his many years of habits still made him feel a little bit more in front of these people.

And the last one who entered the ban here was Liang Bi. Seeing Liu Yongming hesitating, he smiled and said, "General Liu, please come in."

After hearing Liangbi say this, Liu Yongming was relieved. In fact, he also wanted to be on an equal footing with these people. From then on, his thoughts of being proud of him were different from the times, so he walked into the tent.

There were about 20 square meters in the tent, and there was a whole large Weiwen mantle inside, but there were no tables, chairs, benches, and the tent was empty. Zhao Erxun and others were wondering, but Weiwen separated from the middle, Pu Weiwen came out from behind, and Shanqi and others separated on both sides. On the left and right of Weiwen, 3 or 4 soldiers were each drilling out, holding rifles and pointing at the three people. The three were shocked. Just as they were about to leave the tent, they saw Liangbi, the last Liangbi, who entered the tent, stood in front of the tent, and 3 or 4 soldiers drilled out from behind, each holding short guns, blocking the retreat of the three people.

At this time, Shanqi laughed and said, "Zhao Erxun, Yang Wending, and Liu Yongming, why don't you meet the emperor quickly."

At this moment, Zhao Erxun understood what was going on. It turned out that this was a trap from the beginning, just to slowly relax his vigilance against Pu Wei, but now he is a slight dilemma.

As early as when he left Sichuan, Pu Wei discussed with everyone that he would gain a foothold there after leaving Sichuan. Chen Kuilong was an alien, and it was almost impossible to meet him again after leaving Sichuan. The governors and governors in the south would not recognize Pu Wei's throne. Therefore, if they wanted to gain a foothold in the south, they could only kill one and take the land for their own possession. Who is the most suitable to kill? Yuan Shikai's strength is too strong and he cannot be easily moved. Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi are too far away from Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are bordering Sichuan, but in a corner, only Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending from Hunan are the best objects.

First of all, Hunan borders Sichuan, and occupying Hunan is also conducive to the integration of its jurisdiction by Puwei's government. Secondly, Zhao Erxun, Yang Wending is weak, so persimmons are of course necessary to pick up soft spots. Once Puwei's government occupied Hunan, connecting Sichuan and Hunan provinces into one, and ruling about 700,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 70 million is indeed very likely.

However, although Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending's strength are weak, they are not completely vulnerable. Moreover, Pu Wei's control over Sichuan is extremely limited. At present, Sichuan does not have much support to Pu Wei. Therefore, even if he can win, he will inevitably suffer casualties. After all, the army brought by Pu Wei from Shaanxi is the backbone of the future government. If the loss is too great in the battle to attack Hunan, it will be unworthy of the loss.

Moreover, if Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending were really forced to force him to surrender to the East China Government and sacrifice Hunan as well. Therefore, the attack by force is definitely the worst strategy, and it is better to use wisdom as the best strategy.

So after everyone discussed, they decided to deceive Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending's trust in the name of passing through Hunan. After the two of them relaxed their vigilance, they looked for an opportunity to attack, seize the two, and then discussed it in the name of them to control Hunan Province. After hearing this plan, Zhu Erdian, the former British Minister to Qing, also strongly agreed, because the plan had the least cost and had the fastest effect. At the same time, they also expressed their willingness to help the Puwei government and deceive Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending.

Although in just a short moment, Zhao Erxun thought about the causes and consequences, and also had a clear understanding of his current situation. First of all, he could be sure that he was really deceived by Pu Wei and his gang. Pu Wei and his gang's real purpose was not to pass through, but to seize the entire Hunan Province. As a result, he did not detect it at all, and relaxed his vigilance step by step, and got into the trap.

Although he brought more than 500 troops of guards, even a few dozen steps away from the tent, it seemed to be close, but in fact it was far away and could not save himself at all. Therefore, now he had no choice but to surrender to Pu Wei and save his life. After all, Pu Wei still needs to use his famous advice to control the entire Hunan Province.

Thinking of this, Zhao Erxun's legs became weak, and he knelt down on both knees, bowed three times and bowed nine times to Pu Wei, and shouted long live. Although Yang Wending's reaction was a little slower than Zhao Erxun, he would immediately feel it, and he knelt down on the ground and gave Pu Wei a great gift to the king and his ministers.

Only Liu Yongming reacted slowly in this regard and was still thinking about getting out. After all, more than 500 soldiers he brought were nearby. As long as he could rush out of the tent, he could immediately recruit soldiers and turn the situation around. Therefore, after Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending gave their salutes, Liu Yongming stood stupidly in a daze. As a result, two soldiers came over, swung their guns and knocked him over to the ground.

Although Liu Yongming was born as a military general and had some strength, he was hit by the barrel of the gun and did not dare to resist. As a result, several soldiers took the rope and tied it up.

Liangbi came over and kicked him, sneered, "You dare to be disrespectful to the emperor. You deserve to die in a real crime. Just wait for the knife."

When Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending saw it, they were so scared that their faces were pale because they listened to Liangbi's words that they wanted to start Liu Yongming. Even if Zhao Erxun judged that he could save his life, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

At this time, Pu Wei walked up to the two of them, reached out to help them up, and said, "Two beloved ministers, there is no need to be too polite. Now our Qing Dynasty is in a difficult situation. I still need two virtuous ministers like my beloved ministers to go to the national crisis together, work hard to govern, and revive our Qing Dynasty!"

Zhao Erxun hurriedly said, "I will do my best to help Your Majesty revival the Qing Dynasty and revive the country." Then he stood up and felt a little calm. From this point of view, he could still save his life.

In fact, this was also discussed by Pu Wei and others. Although Liu Yongming's official position was not high, he had soldiers in his hands, and the actual threat was much greater than that of Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending. Therefore, he attacked him. On the one hand, he established his authority and captured Zhao Erxun, Yang Wending and other officials in Hunan. Don't have any unfair intentions; on the other hand, he also eliminated the threat and killed Liu Yongming. Other generals in the Hunan army did not have the ability to replace him, so he was unable to resist the rule of Pu Wei's government.

The overall situation was determined, and everyone left the tent. Zhao Erxun and Yang Wending realized that the 500 soldiers he brought were also controlled. It turned out that after everyone entered the tent, someone immediately sent wine, meat and food to the soldiers, saying that they were comforting them. When the soldiers saw that there was wine and meat, they were concerned about anything else, so they immediately put down their weapons and started to eat and drink.

Just as the soldiers were eating and drinking, Pu Wei transferred a large army to surround them. When the soldiers in Hunan found out that it was too late, they were surrounded by groups, and even most of their weapons were confiscated, so they had to surrender one after another.
Chapter completed!