Li Zhen frowned and said in a deep voice: "You talk about surrender, but you may be thinking about Nanjing. If you go back to Nanjing, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and I can't control you. In this case, I can't be sure.
Are you really surrendering, or are you pretending to surrender? You are a smart person and must understand this truth."
When Li Xiucheng heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
How to guarantee it?
Li Xiucheng thought for a long time, but couldn't think of any way to stabilize Li Zhen.
In desperation, Li Xiucheng said loudly: "A manly man, every spit and nail, what he says will be taken seriously. Although I, Li Xiucheng, am not a good person, I am an upright man. I will do what I say. Since I have agreed to submit to you, I will
You must surrender. If you choose to believe me, you should believe what I say. If you don’t believe it, just drag me out and kill me."
These words were spoken with great force.
However, Li Xiucheng thought in his heart that in order to escape, he could only deceive the people in front of him.
Li Zhen sneered in his heart, thinking he was a fool.
However, Li Zhen also understood that if he forced Li Xiucheng to stay, he must be in Cao Ying but his heart is in Han. Only by convincing Li Xiucheng could he have a general. Moreover, Li Zhen already had Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, and Smith under his command.
, Lu Shaochuan, Qi Zhenhai and other generals have formed a strong and powerful team, which is enough to operate without Li Xiucheng.
Li Zhen's heart started to spin rapidly, thinking about how to deal with Li Xiucheng, especially when Li Xiucheng acted rogue, which made it difficult for him to handle, so he had to handle it carefully.
Suddenly, Li Zhen's eyes lit up.
Li Xiucheng wanted to pretend to surrender and escape, so he used his trick to make Li Xiuchen escape in despair. By then, Li Xiucheng would not be able to gain a foothold in the Taiping Army, and he would not be able to join the officers and soldiers. In the end, he would still think of him, especially since Li Xiucheng was so used to it.
The people in the military camp are accustomed to having military power. Once they are hidden, they will definitely not be able to get used to it.
Li Zhen nodded and said: "I believe in you and agree to your request."
"really."
Li Xiucheng didn't believe it, it was too dreamy.
"really."
Li Zhen nodded sincerely, with a sincere expression on his face, fully trusting Li Xiucheng. This expression fell in Li Xiucheng's eyes, which made Li Xiucheng so incredible that he even secretly scolded Li Zhen for being a fool. Li Xiucheng thought hard.
I stayed up all night without sleeping, and now I succeeded because of a few words.
After scolding, Li Xiucheng suddenly felt a sense of guilt in his heart.
Li Zhen believed in him so much, trusted him, but he was so deceitful. Last time Li Zhen caught him in Shanghai, he immediately let him go. Now that he is caught, he is served with delicious food and drinks.
And he also wanted to let him go.
If someone didn't value him for doing this, he would have been killed long ago.
No matter who is valued by others, they will be happy. Li Zhen is a Manchu official with great power, but now he is let go one after another, which makes Li Xiucheng feel a little guilty.
However, with Yang Xiuqing in front, he could only fail Li Zhen.
Li Xiucheng apologized in his heart, but said seriously: "Li Daotai, I believe you will not regret this decision. When I return to Nanjing, I will definitely be reused by Dongwang Yang Xiuqing again. When the time comes, I will be stationed in Nanjing."
City gate, when you come to attack, I will let you into the city as an internal commander, and you will definitely win with a sudden attack."
"I believe in you and I won't regret it."
A smile appeared on Li Zhen's lips, which was a bit intriguing.
That feeling is a bit weird.
Li Xiucheng suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart, but he was instantly filled with joy and said: "Master Daotai, since you promised to let me leave, when will you let me go?"
Li Zhen said: "I will leave for Shanghai tomorrow. We will leave Changshu County together tomorrow. You are not in good spirits right now. Have a good rest. I will let you go when I leave tomorrow."
"good."
Li Xiucheng directly agreed and did not object.
After convincing Li Zhen, he felt relieved.
In fact, it was not that Li Xiucheng never thought of striking while the iron was hot to avoid Li Zhen regretting it, but if Li Zhen was forced into a hurry and things went wrong, the gains would outweigh the losses. Therefore, Li Xiucheng simply agreed. When Li Zhen left the room, Li Xiucheng Xiucheng closed the door and lay on the bed, feeling unprecedentedly happy.
Li Zhen returned to the study and found Smith, Lu Shaochuan and Zhu Wu.
After the three arrived, Li Zhen told what happened to Li Xiucheng.
Lu Shaochuan did not have a good impression of Li Xiucheng and reacted extremely fiercely. He directly objected: "Commander, you can't let Li Xiucheng go. This Li Xiucheng is a stubborn and stubborn stone, smelly and hard, and has a heart as hard as stone." , you are focused on subduing him, but it is impossible to succeed. According to me, just kill Li Xiucheng and it will be over."
Smith also said: "Commander, I also think it is difficult to conquer Li Xiucheng, the price is too high."
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Wu said: "As a Taoist commander, and now as the governor of Guangzhou, he is already a veritable official in the border areas. The commander has given Li Xiucheng enough face, but this person is unmoved. Such people cannot be influenced, Commander, you can only increase Li Xiucheng's arrogance, please think twice before you act."
The three people were unanimous in their opposition to the outside world.
Li Zhen waved his hands and said, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, just listen to me."
The three of them looked at Li Zhen, but still didn't believe it.
Li Zhen said unhurriedly: "Li Xiucheng pretended to surrender. My heart is like a mirror. I have already seen through it. I also know that Li Xiucheng wants to escape back to Nanjing. The reason why I agreed is to make Li Xiucheng despair and cut off Li Xiucheng." Xiucheng’s thoughts on staying in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.”
When the three of them heard this, they all sighed,
In the end, Li Zhen still did not give up the idea of conquering Li Xiucheng.
Smith asked: "Commander, what are your plans?"
Li Zhen raised a smile on his lips and said lightly: "I fought with Pan Qingyang a few days ago and killed thousands of bandits. Especially since the battle took place near the Wangyu River in Changshu County, not far away. It won't take long for a visit. Lu Shaochuan became familiar with the situation and immediately sent soldiers to carry back the corpses of a hundred Taiping soldiers, cut off their heads and send them to Nanjing."
Lu Shaochuan immediately asked: "Commander, why?"
Li Zhen continued: "The purpose of this is to frame Li Xiucheng. He said that Li Xiucheng killed these soldiers, so I agreed to let Li Xiucheng leave. At the same time, I also had to say that Li Xiucheng had surrendered to me and returned." Nanjing serves as the commander's internal support, and when the two are combined, even if Yang Xiuqing knows that Li Xiucheng is loyal, he would not dare to use it."
"Just imagine, Li Xiucheng killed more than a hundred people and went back, in exchange for the opportunity with his brother's life. Even if Yang Xiuqing had intentions, Qin Rigang, Wei Changhui and others would never agree, and maybe they would punish Li Xiucheng severely. , At this point, Li Xiucheng lost his rights, was disappointed with Yang Xiuqing, and would be disappointed with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the opportunity came."
Li Zhen was in high spirits and extremely happy.
Lu Shaochuan said: "Commander, if there are prisoners in the army, just kill a hundred Taiping soldiers."
Li Zhen frowned and said: "Fighting on the battlefield must be fought with iron blood and not with the kindness of women. However, these soldiers who have chosen to surrender after being captured cannot be killed anymore. They are unarmed people and they are ordinary people in the past. If they can stay Just stay, and you immediately send soldiers to Wangyu River to bring back a hundred corpses."
"yes,."
Lu Shaochuan was helpless for a while and had no choice but to agree.