"Ming Ting..." The chief secretary and the thief Cao Peng heard the footsteps outside the official residence getting closer and closer, and they all looked at Xu Zong in fear, whether to fight or surrender, and asked him to decide quickly.
"...!" Xu Zong kept a straight face and said nothing to hide the fear in his heart, but the slightly shaking sword betrayed him.
Xu Zong sighed heavily. After all, he did not have the courage to sacrifice his life, so he could only comfort himself with "Sun Quan is not my king."
Xu Zong said to his left and right in a hoarse voice: "Now that the Han Dynasty has declined, all heroes have risen together, Liu Annan and Sun Taolu are fighting for the corner of the Yangtze River, how can people like us participate? Now that Peng Ze has been defeated, even if we wait If you refuse to surrender even if you resist death, and you die together with the city, what will it do to help? Instead, your family will be affected and the people will suffer, so it is better to stay useful for the future."
Hearing Xu Zong's words, all the officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Quan had no kindness to them, so why would he risk their lives for him?
Then Xu Zong said to the chief registrar: "The chief registrar will go out on my behalf to meet with Liu Annan's generals. As long as they are willing to let Peng Ze's officials and people go, I am willing to pay a personal visit to Liu Annan and offer a seal and ribbon to plead guilty."
"No." The chief clerk accepted the order, took off his sword, and carefully walked out of the pavilion door. Unexpectedly, he was immediately surrounded by Jingzhou Army soldiers. For a moment, they threatened him with spears and cut his neck with white blades. The chief clerk was horrified and quickly explained. I came here because I was afraid that if I spoke too late, I would die miserably with a sword or a spear.
Wenpin and Feng Xi had captured the county temple, and it no longer mattered whether Magistrate Pengze surrendered. However, Magistrate Pengze stepped forward to appease the people, and order in the city could be restored as soon as possible. The two immediately agreed to Xu Zong's surrender request.
After the county temple was secured and Wen was hired, Feng Xi divided his troops and attacked various parts of the city. The Jiangdong Army defenders were still resisting.
Due to the "guarantee system", the Jiangdong Army guards had their families placed in the rear. Facing the Jingzhou Army and Peng Ze officials, their attitudes were completely different. They either resisted desperately or fled out of the city. Only a few people were trapped in the siege and had no way out. , will surrender to the Jingzhou Army.
At sunrise, it was already bright. The guards in the Jiangdong Army City fled without death. The villains who took advantage of the chaos to fish in the troubled waters and robbed homes and homes were all killed by the patrolling Jingzhou soldiers. Their heads were hung in public, and Pengze basically restored peace.
Next, Wenpin and Feng Xi divided their troops into two groups. Wenpin continued to stay in Pengze and issued notices to calm the people and maintain the stability of the city. Feng Xi led his troops to take over Jindu outside Pengze City, clearing the way for the subsequent naval forces to enter.
At noon, Wenpin saw that Peng Ze was under control and Xu Zong was no longer needed, so he sent someone to send him to Chaisang Mukou Camp to meet Liu Jing.
Liu Jing was very happy when he received the invitation and Xi Zhen sent him the news of the victory over Pengze.
Pengze tightly controlled Yuzhang and exited the river mouth. The geographical location was extremely important. What Liu Jing was most worried about was that Sun Quan's reinforcements would invade Pengze and join forces with Sun Ben, Taishi Ci and others in the south to form a pincer attack on him.
Now that our side has seized Pengze first, Sun Quan's reinforcements have not only lost their foothold, but also lost the initiative.
According to Liu Jing's estimation, it would take Sun Quan's reinforcements twenty or thirty days to reach Yuzhang at the earliest. It would be best if they could capture Chaisang before Sun Quan's reinforcements arrived. Of course, it doesn't matter even if they fail. , anyway, he was just a bait along the way, not the main force.
Liu Jing still attached great importance to Xu Zong and did not regard him as a prisoner. He went out of his tent to welcome him personally. After all, if he wanted to rule Yuzhang, he had to rely on these wealthy families with the right surname and famous local celebrities. Without their support, it would be difficult to move forward in Yuzhang.
It is not clear whether Xu Zong had real talent or knowledge, but his appearance was quite good. He was slender, gentle in appearance, and very graceful. His appearance was worthy of his reputation as a famous scholar.
What Liu Jing didn't know was that Xu Zong was actually a figure who left his name in history. He once entered Xudu and made friends with Kong Rong. Kong Rong was such an arrogant person. Anyone who could be recognized by him, regardless of others, would inevitably He is a talented person.
It's just that Xu Zong and Zhang Jin, the pastor of Jiaozhou, had the same problem. Confucianism was too much, and his subordinates were incompetent. In the end, Zhang Jin died at the hands of his subordinates, while Xu Zong was implicated by his subordinates and was killed.
"Peng Zechang, Xu Zong, pays homage to General Annan." Xu Zong did not grovel because his life and death depended on Liu Jing's hands, and when he met Liu Jing, he was respectful but not charming. This is the so-called gentleman's demeanor.
Liu Jing himself is a famous person, so how could he not know what he meant. He was just deliberately showing off his character in order to raise his reputation in front of him.
Liu Jing introduced Xu Zong into the tent, invited him to sit down, and personally made tea to receive him. He said: "I and I are in Linjun. I am young and inherit the family business. I am solitary and disciplined. I am known as Yuzhang. Even if I am in Changsha, I have also heard about him. When I saw him today, it turned out that he is indeed a worthy person despite his great reputation."
Xu Zong cupped his hands and replied: "I don't dare to be a general. The general is famous all over the world. Compared with the general, what does my little reputation mean?"
"Haha, you are too humble." Liu Jing personally poured tea for Xu Zong and said with a smile: "This tea comes from the south of Dongting. The production is limited. I cherish it quite a lot. When I heard that I was coming, I specially took out this tea as a treat. Please drink."
Because Liu Jing likes to drink tea, tea is the most popular among officials and people in Jingzhou, especially in Jingnan area.
Yuzhang County and Changsha County are adjacent to each other. Naturally, this tea-drinking trend gradually affected Yuzhang, although it was limited to the upper class.
Xu Zong had drunk tea several times before, but because he couldn't get it right, he didn't taste any special taste. This time he tasted the tea brewed by Liu Jing himself, and his lips and teeth were filled with fragrance and endless aftertaste. His eyes couldn't help but light up. Weigh the tea.
"As long as you like it," Liu Jing said with a smile: "In the past, Chen Zhongju (Chen Fan) set up a couch to welcome his ancestor Xu Ruzi (Xu Zhen). Now I prepare tea to welcome you, so I can admire the previous sages a little bit."
"Chen Fan stayed at the hotel" is an ancient story. When Chen Fan was the governor of Yuzhang, he never received guests. Only when Xu Zhen came to visit, Chen Fan set up a special couch to receive guests. When Xu Zhen left, he removed the couch and left it hanging. Nice talk.
The two chatted for a while, and Liu Jing began to return to the topic. He talked about the whole reason for sending troops to Yuzhang, saying: "This time I raised a hundred thousand people to punish the people and punish the people. I only killed Sun Ben and left the others alone." "Now that Pengze has been decided, but Chaisang is blocking the way, please come personally to the gate of Chaisang City, tell the soldiers and civilians in the city the interests and dangers, and ask him to surrender the city to avoid the disaster of the fish pond."
Xu Zong frowned and said: "Chaisang Guardsman Xu Sheng is quite brave and courageous. He is deeply valued by Sun Taolu and I am afraid that no words can sway him."
Liu Jing knew better than Xu Zong what kind of person Xu Sheng was. He took a sip of tea and said, "Even if we can't say that we can bring down the firewood and mulberry trees, we can still dismantle the city's guard. It doesn't matter if we just go with one step."
Xu Zong immediately understood Liu Jing's plan, then he said no more and bowed to obey the order.
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