After Du Fuwei finished speaking, he glanced at the three of them and finally said, "Xiongxi, I'll leave this matter to you."
Wang Xiongxiu, who had never said a word before, immediately stood up after hearing Du Fuwei's words, clasped his fists in salute to Du Fuwei, drank in a deep voice, but only said this, and then said: He sat back as if nothing had happened, but the others were used to Wang Xiongshu's character and didn't say anything. When they heard that Du Fuwei didn't adopt his suggestion, Ximen Junyi was also a little bit agitated. He was anxious, but Du Fuwei had great prestige in the army, and Ximen Junyi did not dare to question Du Fuwei's decision.
The Chen Leng whom Du Fuwei and the others referred to was none other than Chen Leng, the former right imperial guard general. Chen Leng was ordered by Yang Guang to go south to quell the bandit rebellion. In the beginning, Chen Leng indeed won many battles and suppressed the bandits in the Jianghuai area. He couldn't hold his head up, but as Du Fuwei made a comeback again, he defeated Chen Leng's army by provoking the generals. Chen Leng could only flee back to Jiangdu in panic, and was even punished by Yang Guang for this.
After Yang Guang's death, Yu Wenhuaji appointed Chen Leng as the governor of Jiangdu and stationed in Jiangdu. Yu Wenhuaji led the army to leave Jiangdu, leaving Chen Leng with some remnants. The Hailing bandit Li Zitong took the opportunity to attack Jiangdu and captured the army. After Jiangdu was captured, Chen Leng had no choice but to run to Liyang and defect to Du Fuwei.
However, Du Fuwei didn't seem so enthusiastic about Chen Leng's defection. He just asked people to arrange Chen Leng's arrangements. As for Chen Leng's disposal, there was the same debate as before. After making arrangements for the time being, Du Fuwei Wei frowned again and said in a deep voice: "Li Zitong has now occupied Jiangdu. This is not good news. What do you think?"
When Du Fuwei said this, a chill flashed across his eyes. Du Fuwei was very resentful towards Li Zitong. Back then, Li Zitong was actually a young general under Zuo Xiangcai of Changbai Mountain, but Li Zitong He was very ambitious and formed a clique under Zuo Xiangcai for personal gain, so he was kicked out by Zuo Xiangcai. After coming to Jianghuai, Li Zitong first followed Du Fuwei, but he did not expect that Li Zitong secretly cultivated his own power and established his own power in Jianghuai. He bit Du Fuwei back at the critical moment, and Du Fuwei almost died at the hands of Li Zitong, so Du Fuwei was naturally not happy when he saw that Li Zitong actually occupied Jiangdu.
After hearing Du Fuwei's words, Fu Gongyou immediately said to Du Fuwei: "Du Gong, there are many weapons and armors in Jiangdu. Li Zitong's strength will be greatly enhanced if he gets Jiangdu. In addition, there is a gap between Li Zitong and Du Fuwei. If time passes, , will definitely be detrimental to Du Gong, so I think we should strike first to gain strength,"
This time Ximen Junyi also nodded in agreement with Fu Gongyou's point of view, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, foster father, I am willing to lead an army for my foster father, attack Jiangdu, and take Jiangdu from Li Zitong's hands."
"Yeah," Du Fuwei actually meant the same thing. If it were the previous Du Fuwei, he would not ask for the opinions of his subordinates as long as he had an idea in his mind. He had always acted arbitrarily, but after so many years After this failure, Du Fuwei also changed his previous style and listened to the opinions of his subordinates before making decisions.
But since Ximen Junyi and Fu Gongyou both had the same idea, then the matter was settled. Du Fuwei nodded lightly and opened his mouth to speak, but before he could speak, the door of the study room opened. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and a sergeant's voice came from outside: "Commander, there is news from the city gate that someone is coming from Luoyang."
"Oh," after hearing the news, Du Fuwei's eyes that had been squinting widened, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. Then he patted the armrest of the Grand Master's chair where he sat down, stood up in an instant, and faced Wang Xiong. The three of them laughed and said, "Okay, let's go and see if Wanhe is generous enough."
Du Fuwei didn't change any clothes, he just walked out of the study in such a blue robe, and Wang Xiongshu and three others followed Du Fuwei closely, and the four of them walked out of Liyang Prefecture all the way. They got on their horses and rushed towards the city gate. After a while, the four of them arrived at the city gate. From a distance, they saw that the city gate was already completely surrounded.
Looking at such a scene, Du Fuwei frowned, but secretly thought to himself, there seemed to be a lot of people from Luoyang, otherwise, the soldiers guarding the city gate would not have just surrounded the city gate, thinking in his heart After thinking about it for a while, Du Fuwei also rode forward directly. When the soldiers who were blocking the city gate saw Du Fuwei coming, they all made way to reveal the visitors who were standing in line at the city gate. Du Fuwei took a closer look, and his expression suddenly changed. A cold light appeared from his eyes in an instant. As for Wang Xiongshu behind Du Fuwei, he showed a ferocious murderous intent and pulled out his weapon with a clang. He took out the big knife from his waist and looked ahead with a cold face. Du Fuwei looked at the man in front of the queue with a sullen face and sneered: "Li Jing, you are quite courageous. You dare to come to Liyang."
I saw that the city gate arch was already full of soldiers, and some soldiers even formed a square formation at the city gate. Looking around, there were at least 3,000 people, and in front of this formation stood a horse. There are more than a dozen knights, and the first one is Li Jing, Wan He's number one general.
During the tenth year of the great cause, Du Fuwei was at the height of his power in Jianghuai. It was Li Jing who led the army to defeat Du Fuwei, which destroyed the foundation that Du Fuwei had worked hard for many years. Even Du Fuwei himself almost died. Li Jing's men, now seeing Li Jing again, how could Du Fuwei not feel resentful in his heart.
But when Li Jing heard Du Fuwei's words, he chuckled, clasped his fists at Du Fuwei and said, "General Du is here well. When we said goodbye in Liyang, General Du left in a hurry, which really made Li worried. General Du can still recognize Li today. Li is ashamed, ashamed,"
"Hmph, how could I forget you?" Hearing that Li Jing dared to mention what happened back then, Du Fuwei felt angry. However, Du Fuwei was worthy of being a hero, so he suppressed the anger in his heart. Angry, he stared at Li Jing coldly, pointed at the scar on his forehead, and hummed: "The thoughts you left for me back then are still there, and I will never forget them in my life."
Du Fuwei's words were full of resentment, and Wang Xiongshu glared at Li Jing, which showed how much they hated Li Jing, but Li Jing smiled nonchalantly, and then said to Du Fuwei: " General Du, back then you and I were each our own masters, but now General Du is willing to find his way back and defect to the imperial court. This is also a good thing. There is no need to remember what happened back then."
"Huh," if it were Du Fuwei in the past, he would definitely not listen to these nonsense words from Li Jing, but would directly mobilize his troops to fight with Li Jing, but now Du Fuwei is much calmer, and Li Jing is this time He came on behalf of Wanhe and the Sui Dynasty in Luoyang. Du Fuwei had previously expressed his intention to surrender to Luoyang. If he took action against Li Jing now, wouldn't it be reneging on his promise? I'm afraid Du Fuwei would also be despised by the world, so even though How much Du Fuwei hated Li Jing in his heart, but at this moment he could only hold it back and shouted in a deep voice: "Li Jing, let's not talk about the past for now. You are here on behalf of Wanhe this time."
Li Jing smiled and seemed not surprised by Du Fuwei's concession. Instead, he smiled and said to Du Fuwei: "Yes, this time Li is representing the King of Liang and expressing his acceptance of General Du's surrender. This, It's the bestowal that King Liang sought for General Du." As he said that, Li Jing took out a yellow brocade scroll from his arms, which turned out to be an imperial edict. However, Li Jing also knew that all the soldiers around him They were bandits, and they didn't pay much attention to the rules of the officialdom, so they simply threw the imperial edict to Du Fuwei.
Wang Xiong, who was guarding Du Fuwei, grabbed the imperial edict with his saliva, and then handed it over to Du Fuwei. Du Fuwei untied the imperial edict and took a closer look, then raised his head, squinted his eyes and hummed. He said: "The chief steward of the host road, what a big official, Wan He is willing to give it up." In this imperial edict, in the name of Emperor Yang Gao, Du Fuwei was first pardoned for all his previous crimes, and then Du Fuwei was appointed. Wei is the general manager of the host road and leads the Jianghuai war. For Du Fuwei, it is enough to solve Du Fuwei's justice problem. Now Du Fuwei's identity has been completely cleared, but Du Fuwei's purpose is not only Therefore, there was a hint of sarcasm in those words, obviously mocking Wan He for using his official position to bribe himself.
As for Du Fuwei's attitude, Li Jing seemed to have expected it. He smiled lightly and took out another imperial edict from his arms. However, this time Li Jing did not throw it directly to Du Fuwei, but smiled at Du Fuwei. Fu Wei said: "Of course, in addition to this, King Liang also prepared a big gift for General Du and asked the emperor to confer General Du as King of Chu. Li is here to congratulate His Highness the King of Chu,"
King Chu, when Du Fuwei heard what Li Jing said, he couldn't help but be startled. Not only Du Fuwei, but also Fu Gongyou and Ximen Junyi behind Du Fuwei also had their eyes widened. This Wan He It's a bit too generous. This prince is actually issued like this. You know, this prince is not awarded casually. Wan He gave Du Fuwei such a prince, doesn't it mean that he admitted it? Du Fuwei monopolizes power. Obviously Wan He also knows that it is impossible for him to ask Du Fuwei to be loyal to him. However, in this breath, he gave Du Fuwei the title of King of Chu. This gift is too big. Alright.
Du Fuwei narrowed his eyes, but he did not show a happy expression so easily. Instead, he stared at Li Jing with amusement, and sneered: "This person has short hands, but he just doesn't know. In order to get the title of King of Chu, I What do you need to pay?" There were all Du Fuwei's cronies around here, so Du Fuwei didn't have to worry too much.
"It's very simple." Li Jing also squinted his eyes, but a murderous intent suddenly flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "What the Liang King wants is Yu Wenhuaji's head."