That guy was Gong Du's brother, the fifth oldest, and everyone in the village called him Gong Wu. This Gong Wu was so trusted by Gong Du that he didn't take it seriously even after being scolded, and said with a flattering smile: "
Yes, yes, I reported to the two generals that Xincai sent someone here to send a message on behalf of General Liu. I don’t know whether to let him in, so I asked the two generals to decide."
Gong Du nodded with satisfaction, turned to Liu Pi and said, "Junior Brother Liu, could it be that he has issued a challenge to us? Do you want to meet me?"
If Gong Du had followed Gong Du's past behavior, he would have dealt with people sent by the government with a single blow, and there would be no nonsense. But because Liu Pi had just proposed peace talks, Gong Du held back his temper and asked.
Ask Liu Pi for his opinion.
Liu Pi pondered and said: "In my opinion, it would be better to meet them. At least we can find out their intentions. As for whether we can negotiate for peace, we will have to wait and see. Anyway, the initiative is in our hands, whether to negotiate or not."
Talk, don’t we have the final say?”
To their disappointment, the person who came in was just a messenger who could not decide anything. However, the letter brought by the messenger was passed from hand to hand, and the faces of both of them were uncertain and confused.
A look of decision.
The letter first pointed out the situation of Gongdu and Liu Pi. Xincai, the gateway to the south of Pingyu, had been captured, and only a vanguard force had captured Xincai. Next, there would be an army of 60,000 people approaching. Next
Then he turned to the topic and reminded Gong Du that if Liu Pi and his two brothers wanted to save their lives, they had to recognize the situation clearly and go to Xincai to talk as soon as possible, and they might be able to gain some glory and wealth.
Liu Pi threw down the letter in his hand and said hesitantly: "If it is true as the letter said, Yuan Shu has 60,000 troops coming after him, this Pingyu city cannot be defended. I just don't know the glory promised to us in the letter
Whether wealth can be realized is a dilemma for people."
"Be careful with the Wannian Ship!" Gong Du waved his hand and said, "Junior Brother Liu, how do we rely on our survival to this day? Just be careful! The two of us are absolutely not allowed to go to Xincai. If we want to talk, just
Let them come to Pingyu!"
Such a result had been expected by Jian Yong. He had not expected Gong Du and Liu Pi to take the risk to come to Xincai. The reason why he invited Gong Du and Liu Pi to Xincai was to reveal information about the peace talks to them.
To test whether they had the desire for peace talks. After learning about Gongdu, Liu Pi asked him to go to Pingyu for talks, and Jian Yong agreed without even thinking about it.
When Jian Yong appeared in the hall of the Runan Prefecture in Pingyu City, both Gong Du and Liu Pi secretly admired Jian Yong's courage. You must know that Jian Yong was not a general who was brave enough to defeat the three armies, but was just an untied warrior.
The fact that a thin scribe with the strength of a chicken can personally take part in danger shows that he is sincere in coming this time.
When Gong Du saw Jian Yong coming in person, he was even more anxious than Liu Pi. After all, no one wanted to live the life of hiding in the mountains and forests. Gong Du quickly led Jian Yong to sit down at the top, and then saluted
Said: "Master Jian, you said in your letter that you want to give Gong and Junior Brother Liu a fortune and wealth. Now there are only Gong and Junior Brother Liu here. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly."
Seeing that Gong Du was very attentive in his words, Jian Yong couldn't help but feel more confident about his trip to peace affairs. He said with a smile: "Though the two generals are knowledgeable about current affairs, they are truly outstanding. Now our army is on the way, day and night."
At the end of the day, if the two generals continue to resist, they will only die. However, my lord is a kind man and cannot bear to see the lives of people in ruins, so he specially ordered Jian to come and show the two generals a clear path."
Liu Pi stood up with a look of disdain on his face and said loudly: "That fellow Yuan Shu is tyrannizing and extorting money in Runan, making it hard for the people to live, but he dares to say something about his kind nature, and he is not afraid of the ridicule of the world if word spreads!"
Jian Yong laughed and said: "General Liu's words are wrong. Yuan Shu will kill himself if he does too much injustice. What qualifications does he have to be Jian's lord? To be honest with you two generals, my lord is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and his surname is
Liu Mingbei, the two generals must have heard of him."
"Liu Bei?!" Liu Pi cried out, "that big-eared thief! Humph, not only have I heard of it, but he has a lot of our brothers' blood on his hands!"
Jian Yong waved his hand indifferently and said: "General Liu is also a man who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Don't you know that it is life and death on the battlefield? At that time, everyone was their master, but it was not a personal grudge. General Liu couldn't tell the difference.
Is it clear?"
Gong Du sneered and said: "Master Jian, let's put aside the past events for now. But Gong heard that Master Liu recently lost Xuzhou and has switched to Yuan Shu's command. If Gong's brother regards him as his lord, he might as well go
It would be more appropriate to vote for Yuan Shu. I wonder what Master Jian has to say about this?"
Jian Yong's face turned slightly red, but he spoke plausibly: "Since the two generals are old members of the Yellow Turbans, I guess they are no strangers to Cao Cao and Liu Xin. Cao Cao went south to seize Xuzhou, but fortunately my lord planned to defend it, so he saved it.
The peace of the people of Xiapi and Guangling counties. I hate that Liu Xin took advantage of our army's exhaustion and famine to launch a sudden attack. My lord has a good life, so in order to avoid the loss of life in Xuzhou, he had no choice but to go far away from Lujiang to stay temporarily.
Under Yuan Shu."
After a pause, Jian Yong continued: "My lord, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, originally thought that Yuan Shu was also determined to help the country, and was willing to help him to fight against Cao Cao and Liu Xin. Who would have expected that Yuan Shu was ambitious.
He actually wants to replace a big man and brazenly proclaim himself emperor. Naturally, it is impossible for my lord to join in with him."
Hearing the news that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor, both Gongdu and Liu Pi were shocked. Liu Pi still didn't believe it, so he stood up and asked, "What did you say? Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor?"
In fact, the news of Yuan Shu proclaiming himself emperor has not reached here yet, and Jian Yong is not sure. But this is a strategy he discussed with Liu Bei. He believes that the imperial seal presented by Liu Bei will be able to successfully persuade Yuan Shu to proclaim himself emperor. In order to conquer
Gong Du and Liu Pi simply revealed this still uncertain news in advance.
Jian Yong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This matter is still confidential. However, since my lord intends to recruit two generals, he will naturally not hide anything from them. If my lord does not expect, Cao Cao and Liu Xin will soon
Within a short period of time, they will raise their own troops under the guise of eradicating the rebellion. I wonder if the two generals have ever thought about whether Runan is in a strategic position and can it withstand these two groups of tigers and wolves?"
Gongdu and Liu Pi couldn't help but laugh bitterly in unison. What's this? It's just a fire at the city gate that affects the fish in the pond. They are a mob that can't even defeat Jian Yong's 10,000 horses. How can they resist the two armies of Cao Cao and Liu Xin.
Liu Pi winked at Gong Du, which meant that we should retreat into the mountains as quickly as possible. Although the colorful world here is nice, it is not a place for long-term love.
Jian Yong took in all the changes on the faces of these two people, smiled, and continued: "General Gong just said that it would be better to vote for Yuan Shu than to vote for my lord, but Jian did not agree. Yuan Shu was a cruel person.
, the two generals occupied Runan and killed Yuan Shu’s confidant Han Yin, is he willing to let the two generals go?"
Because Han Yin finally reached a reconciliation agreement with Liu Xin during his previous mission to Xiangyang, he was highly praised by Yuan Shu and appointed him as the prefect of Runan. In fact, Yuan Shu also knew that Han Yin had real talents, so he made this decision
Such an appointment is also based on the fact that Han Yin and Liu Xin have dealt with each other, and Runan and Yingchuan are adjacent. If any conflict occurs, Han Yin will be there, which will be more conducive to negotiation with each other.
After Liu Pi captured Pingyu in Gongdu, Han Yin was captured alive before he could escape. Originally, Gongdu wanted to keep Han Yin alive as a hostage, but Liu Pi fell in love with one of Han Yin's
Concubine, he insisted on beheading him. Now after Jian Yong reminded him, Gong Du couldn't help but turned his head and glared at Liu Pi fiercely.
Liu Pi felt guilty and did not dare to suggest that Gong Du should withdraw to the mountains. He turned to Jian Yong and said, "My two brothers have believed in Master Liu's sincerity, but they just don't know how to avoid Cao Cao. Liu Xin and I
attack?"
Jian Yong chuckled and said: "As long as the two generals submit to my lord and join forces, with tens of thousands of people, although the attack is not enough, the defense is more than sufficient. At that time, my lord will issue a proclamation to the world, and we will fight together.
Yuan Shu is a traitor. My lord has done this righteous act. Even if Cao Cao and Liu Xin are fierce and stubborn, they will not dare to risk the disapproval of the world to attack Runan."
Gong Du felt a little moved, and quickly raised his hands and said, "I wonder about the glory and wealth that Master Jian just promised..."
Jian Yong didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then nodded and said: "If the two generals can submit to my lord, they will be my lord's right-hand man, which is better than being a thief here. Moreover, my lord is raising the flag of righteousness in Runan and will definitely march south."
, and took Lujiang instead. Yuan Shu has been operating in Lujiang for many years, and there are many women of gold and silk in the city. Are you still worried about missing two generals?"
Liu Bei now has no one available, so Jian Yong said that Liu Pi would become Liu Bei's right-hand man in Gongdu. As for going south to take the Lujiang River, it was also the plan that Liu Bei and Jian Yong had agreed upon. Not counting the 50,000 Xuzhou that Liu Bei brought with him.
Yuan Shu's army originally had more than 200,000 troops, but Shouchun could not be conquered for a long time.
Gongdu, in the hands of Liu Pi, has suffered a lot. Today, there are still 100,000 people trapped in Shouchun, and another 30,000 people were brought out by Liu Bei. Plus the 30,000 people defending Qiao County, the real strength of Lujiang will not be
There are more than 40,000 people. If Liu Bei counterattacks at this time, the chance of winning is still quite high, and it is not impossible to take back the imperial seal.
In Gongdu, Liu Pi rebelled. Firstly, they wanted to make ends meet, and secondly, they also wanted to live a good life. When they heard about the bright future planned by Jian Yong, they were all overjoyed, and they quickly ordered wine to be served to welcome Jian Yong.
Hearing that Liu Pi ordered his minions to hold a banquet in Gongdu, Jian Yong's heart finally fell to the ground. Although all matters have not been finalized yet, it is only a matter of time for these two people to surrender. During his trip
Finally, the mission was fulfilled. Without any thoughts, the wine was naturally drunk very happily. During the time of drinking, the two parties agreed on many matters, including the placement of the old and weak Yellow Turbans, which made Gongdu and Liu Pi very satisfied.
At this time, Gong Wu walked in quietly and whispered a few words in Gong Du's ear. Gong Du's expression changed drastically.