"So, Brother Xiaowei surrendered so easily?" In the room where Lu Qian was imprisoned, looking at Xue Ti who looked calm in front of him, Lu Qian's voice was filled with suppressed anger. If I remember correctly, Xue Ti also came from a poor family and received
Cao Cao promoted people all the way to the position of governor.
"In the words of Chu Shijun, it is surrender. In fact, it is the same. Cao Gong is dead. Although I am sad, life still has to go on. Does General Lu want to be buried for Cao Gong?" Xue Ti actually didn't understand Lu Qian very well.
What does this kind of person mean by not surrendering or seeking death?
Lu Qian: "..."
No one wants to die, but he always feels that it is wrong to surrender to Chu Nan like this.
"You and I have been guarding Mount Tai for several years. What should be said has been said below. In this life, it is important to repay kindness, but it is equally important to show one's ambition. When two armies fight, one side will always lose. Mr. Cao's
Things are not what we wanted, but now that they have happened, what should we do?"
Xue Ti stood up, looked at Lu Qian and said: "Continuing to serve the imperial court is your choice. The general has no choice but to choose, but the general also needs to know what he wants? Otherwise, he will not be able to follow Duke Cao under the Nine Nethers, and he will not be able to do it all at once.
If you show what you have learned in your life and live in ignorance, like a lonely ghost, you may become a useless person in a few years. By then, even if you let the general go, what will the general do?"
After saying that, he stopped trying to persuade him and turned around and said, "That's it for now. General, you can take care of yourself."
Looking at the direction Xue Ti left, Lu Qian frowned and thought about some issues that he didn't want to think about or face these days.
What should be my future?
To prove his ambition by dying? It doesn't seem to be that far, but to let him serve Chu Nan and Lu Bu, he still has a hard time getting over it.
Just as he was thinking about it, footsteps sounded outside the door again, and this time it was Chu Nan and Lu Qian.
"Gongming, are you sure this person is willing to be used by me?" Chu Nan's voice sounded from outside the door, with a hint of irritation in his voice.
"Your Majesty, the general is willing to pledge his life to convince Zi Ke." Xu Huang's voice made Lu Qian frown and convince himself? Why?
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the door being pushed open and two people walking in one after the other.
Chu Nan looked at Lu Qian, forced a smile and said, "It has been a while since the general was captured. I wonder if he has thought about it properly?"
"Shameless person, even if I die, I will never be used by you!" Lu Qian didn't know why, but when he heard Chu Nan's voice, his anger rose.
Chu Nan's face darkened and he sneered: "That's right, the general himself is not afraid of death, so isn't he worried about the suffering of his wife and children? I have sent your wife, children and family to Xuchang. I advise the general to think again!"
"If Lu Bu was a wise master, he wouldn't make things difficult for the lonely and widowed like this. If not, what can I do? I can't even think of asking you to grovel!" Lu Qian said angrily.
"Okay..." Chu Nan laughed angrily and was about to speak when he saw Xu Huang standing between the two of them.
"Your Majesty, let the last general speak." Xu Huang saluted Chu Nan.
Chu Nan then swallowed the words that came to his mouth and sat aside.
"Zike, why are you doing this?" Xu Huang looked at Lu Qian and said with a wry smile: "This victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Cao Gong fought with Wen Hou and died in the war. It was not a conspiracy, and Cao Gong
No matter whether you are Marquis Wen or not, we are all working for the imperial court. We who have joined us are the imperial court after all. We cannot be buried because of two high-ranking officials fighting for power, right?"
Lu Qian looked at Xu Huang and suddenly smiled and said: "I never noticed before that Gong Ming is so eloquent."
"Zike, you..." Xu Huang frowned and looked at Lu Qian.
Chu Nan on the side shook his head and said: "Have you ever regretted it when you used your life and property to guarantee this kind of people?"
Lu Qian's expression changed when he heard this, but Xu Huang shook his head: "Your Majesty, don't say any more."
"What does this mean?" Lu Qian asked in a deep voice.
Chu Nan waved Xu Huang away, looked at Lu Qian with a sneer and said, "You don't think that Xuchang is a place that specializes in orphans and widows, right? Someone is already planning to kill you, so why send your family to Xuchang?
I don't think a man like the general would be willing to surrender, so I specially asked Brother Xiaowei to help him negotiate."
"Then Xue Xiaowei was also invited by Gongming?" Lu Qian frowned and looked at Xu Huang. Although he and Xue Ti were guarding the same place in Mount Tai, they basically didn't meet each other. They couldn't talk about friendship, let alone friendship. Just now, he was still wondering why Xue Ti would do this.
I came here to talk to him about some truth. Now that Chu Nan is like this, it makes sense.
"Zike, a person's life is very long. You have a lot of talents, but if you are killed like this, what's the point of your talents? Your father is already old, do you really want him to bury Zike?" Xu Huang sighed.
Lu Qian couldn't help but remain silent for a while after hearing this.
"General, if you have a clear mind, you can continue to serve the imperial court, and Gongming will guarantee you with his life in vain." Chu Nan seemed a little impatient: "There are many things going on recently, and I don't have much time to lobby the general. If the general is determined,
I will not stop you from seeking death. As for your family, you can rest assured that even if I kill you, as long as you do not rebel against the imperial court, your wife, children, and family will not be in trouble, and the imperial court will not be in trouble. As for where to go, it is up to the general."
When Lu Qian heard this, he felt a little confused. He frowned and looked at Xu Huang and said, "Why is Gongming doing this?"
Xu Huang glanced at Chu Nan, he also wanted to know, but that was all he said, so he could only continue according to the plan. He sighed and said: "In the past, Paoze was dead, let's go, the battle of Xuchang,
Too many old friends have died, and Zi Ke and I are no longer on good terms with each other. But after all, it was just a battle. I can’t bear to see Zi Ke’s talent disappear. On the battlefield, you and I are our own masters, so naturally we will do whatever it takes, but now that we are on the battlefield.
, I still don’t want Zi Ke to die!”
"Thank you very much." Lu Qian stood up, saluted Xu Huang, then looked at Chu Nan and said, "I can submit to the imperial court, or I can fight for the envoy, but I have something to say first."
"Please tell me." Chu Nan looked at Lu Qian and nodded.
"Qian is returning today, but I will never do anything with the former leader. If the emperor agrees, I will be willing to serve as the emperor and do the hard work for Marquis Wen. If the emperor refuses, please take my life." Lu Qian said to him.
He bowed to Chu Nan.
"Don't worry, although I am not a gentleman, I will practice what I say and will never let General Lu fight with the former leader." Chu Nan stood up, helped Lu Qian up and said, "General, have you thought about it?"
"I am willing to serve you!" Lu Qian nodded silently.
"Okay!" Chu Nan changed his previous impatience and pulled Lu Qian and said: "If we can get help from the general, Taishan County will have nothing to worry about!"
As a general who has been stationed in Taishan County for several years, with the help of Lu Qian, not only can the Taishan garrison be of maximum value, but the shortcomings of being unfamiliar with the Taishan terrain will also be made up. At this point, Chu Nan's last piece of land in Taishan County
The shortcomings were made up for.
Immediately, he changed his previous indifference and took Lu Qian to personally remove the cobwebs from Lu Qian's body.
"Aren't you afraid that the general will break his promise?" Lu Qian said in surprise when he saw Chu Nan untie himself so easily.
"Don't trust the people you employ, and don't trust the people you doubt! Although you and I were enemies before, it is precisely because of this that I trust the general as a human being. If the general breaks his promise, he will just think that I am blind and know people poorly!"
Don’t be suspicious when you employ people, and don’t use people when you are suspicious?
Lu Qian looked at Chu Nan and bowed to Chu Nan silently: "My general will admire you if you are as ambitious as Duke Cao."
"Don't say these polite words. Next, go to my place to discuss some serious matters!" Chu Nan waved his hand and took Lu Qian and Xu Huang straight back to the prefect's mansion.
Lu Qian was a little confused. Should he hurry up?
Chu Nan told Yuan Tan his concerns.
"As Brother Gongming said, if Yuan Tan attacks, the main force will definitely pass through here. No matter how they go, if they want to enter Mount Tai, the army has only this way." After hearing Chu Nan's prediction about Yuan Tan, Lu Qian immediately gave it.
Following his own advice, there were many trails into Taishan County, but coming from Qingzhou, the only road suitable for marching was the one where Xu Huang was stationed.
Chu Nan frowned when he heard this and said: "In other words, if Yuan Tan comes to attack, we only need to defend the Guishan area?"
Lu Qian shook his head and said: "This place is suitable for a large army, but if there are only a few hundred elites, and there are people here who are willing to provide supplies for them, without considering logistics, there are at least five feasible routes in Yuanshan and Gaoshan.
."
Seeing Chu Nan's confusion, Lu Qian explained: "Although this place is not marked on the map, in the past few years, I have traveled all over the Taishan Mountains and visited many hunters in the mountains. There is a road here, along the river leading to the North Sea.
Although the road is not good, as long as you walk along the river, you can cross the mountains and reach Laiwu in three days. Based on Laiwu, if you have enough troops, you can raid the surrounding counties. There is also this place, which is also divided by water. Although
It’s not as spacious as the original mountain path, but you can go directly from Ban County to Ying County. If you go upstream from Ying County, you can reach Fenggao in one day!”
Lu Qian pointed out some more roads to Chu Nan. From Qingzhou to Taishan County, if a raid was to be carried out, there were actually quite a few roads.
The reason why he can point out so many loopholes is not that Lu Qian is any better than Xu Huang, but that Lu Qian has personally explored the terrain here in Taishan County for several years. He is a hundred times better than Xu Huang who has just arrived in Taishan.
, at this time, it is natural and logical.
Chu Nan also nodded frequently when he heard this, and finally said with a smile: "It is a great blessing for our army to have the help of the general. In this case, how about leaving the defense of this area to the general? I can also provide the general with three thousand troops here, I don't know if it is enough.
?”
"Three thousand soldiers and horses?" Lu Qian looked at Chu Nan in surprise.
"The three troops that were stationed at Guishan and Youlai Mountain have now surrendered. There are 3,000 people in total. General Gongming led the 5,000 elite troops I brought to station in the Guishan area to guard against the main enemy force. The general led
Three thousand soldiers and horses are responsible for guarding against enemy raids. What does the general think?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.
Lu Qian frowned and said, "I don't have any problem. It's just that the defense here will be empty. Not to mention anything else, there is actually a small path available from Guishan."
Xu Huang's 5,000 troops and Taishan's 3,000 surrendered troops were all sent out. In this way, the interior fell into an extremely empty situation. Not to mention Yuan Tan sent elites here.
If there is rebellion at all times, Chu Nan will be in crisis.
"General, don't worry, I have my own way of protecting myself. As long as I can block the main force of the enemy, I can control the rest!" Chu Nan shook his head. Although the local nobles were dormant for a long time, their war potential had been reduced by Chu Nan.
It's almost done. Even if Chu Nan takes action, Chu Nan still has insect troops available. Moreover, during this period, Chu Nan also recruited a group of brave men in Taishan County. If they can't form a battle formation, they can still defend the city.
For now, as for other problems, we can only take one step at a time. After this hurdle, everything will be fine!
"In this case, I am willing to contribute to your envoy!"