Chapter 2 Zhan Yi (Part 2) The elder Shi Qinyong lived up to Luo Yi's expectations and came up with a suitable way that afternoon. He tied the letter asking Lu Qin to meet and negotiate for peace on a siege crossbow and shot it into the second bullet of Yi County.
That day, the defenders sent a team out to reply to the letter, saying that their general promised to meet the guests from Youzhou at the farewell pavilion by the Yishui River tomorrow morning, with four guards and twenty followers each, and the rest.
Soldiers and horses are not allowed to come within five miles of the pavilion.
"Seeing off guests? It's so far away! Your general is very particular about it!" Luo Yi was very annoyed by Lu Qin's request. He frowned and said. With his reputation as a fierce general, he is in his own camp.
When meeting each other, they would not take the opportunity to embarrass a junior, but with a piece of paper, they were sent to a field twenty miles away from the city. Not to mention that it took a lot of effort to go back and forth, and the Youzhou Army had to make some preparations in advance.
In case the two parties are talking happily, the broken pavilion that has been standing for who knows how many years suddenly collapses and crushes everyone to death.
"My general said that the weather is hot and it is a rare honor to be able to drink tea and enjoy the water with my seniors by the river!" The Boling Army messenger, wearing a uniform, bowed and explained with a smile.
He used crossbow arrows to write a letter, and the enemy sent someone to reply. On the basis of courage, the Youzhou army had fallen behind. So although he hated Lu Qin for being meddlesome, Luo Yi reluctantly agreed to the other party's request and took the initiative to invite the defenders to come.
Before Lu Qin arrived, he sent an envoy to check the surrounding situation. If he felt that his safety was threatened, he could break the contract at any time.
"General Huben was the one who marched on the Great Wall back then. He would never engage in kidnapping for ransom, so there is no need to send an envoy to inspect it. My general will definitely be there tomorrow!" The envoy was very bold and directly rejected Luo Yi's kindness.
"Then I will be waiting for your general in the farewell pavilion tomorrow!" Luo Yi smiled magnanimously and ordered someone to see the envoy off.
When the visitor was far away, the Youzhou Army immediately began to prepare. Liu Yifang personally led a sentry and horse general to search the ten miles around the guest pavilion, cut down all the bushes, and dug out the holes found in the nearby fields.
The broken tile kiln was all smoked. Only when I was convinced that there was no assassin hiding could I put my heart back in my stomach.
After some on-the-spot investigation, the generals discovered that the farewell pavilion was indeed a scenic spot. The Youzhou soldiers originally thought that it was just a vulgar object built by a rich country man to be arty. However, after reading the inscriptions on the stone tablet at the foot of the pavilion, they realized that this pavilion was actually built.
During the Three Kingdoms era, when Emperor Wu of the Northern Wei Dynasty was on an expedition to Wuwan, in order to commemorate the actions of Jing Ke, the warrior who assassinated the Qin Dynasty, it is said that the location of the pavilion is the location where Jing Ke boarded the boat and left. On that day, Gao Jianli struck the fou, and Jing Ke sang wildly that there are still "strong men" nearby.
Once gone, never to return!" The ancient rhyme lingers in the sound of the waves.
"This Lu Qin knows how to pick places!" After hearing the reports from his subordinates, Luo Yi had a higher opinion of the enemy generals. Yan and Zhao were such generous and tragic people. Even a failed hero would be respected by everyone. Today
The contrast between the strengths and weaknesses of Youzhou and Boling is just like the strong Qin and weak Yan back then. Lu Qin chose the farewell pavilion as the venue for negotiations, which already showed that he would not give in to Luo Yi.
"The general must beware of him taking desperate risks!" After hearing the allusion to the farewell booth, the elder Shi Qinyong couldn't help but worry about the safety of his own coach. Although the Youzhou Army's attack was blocked, its strength was much higher than that of the opponent. If Luo Yi were here,
When injured by thieves, the morale of the army will inevitably be greatly affected, leading to the loss of all previous efforts.
"It doesn't matter. Although my body and bones are not as good as before, I am not afraid of an unknown young general. Besides, if he dares to come to our camp to deliver a message in person, he will not be a man who uses dirty tricks. If we are too careful, we will be killed by him."
Smile!" Luo Yi smiled and shook his head, his eyes full of admiration for his enemy.
"The commander-in-chief said that the person who responded to the letter was Lu Qin himself?" Cao Yuanrang and others couldn't believe their ears, and asked with wide eyes.
"Of course it's him!" Luo Yi praised the case, "Can an ordinary captain make the decision for the general to inspect the unobserved scene in advance? I thought it was strange at first, but it's a pity that I woke up too late. The future is terrible, and the future is terrible.
Ah! We can’t find such talents among the young people in the Youzhou Army!”
"Once the courage of an ordinary man is trapped in our place, wouldn't the soldiers under his command be leaderless?" Cao Yuanrang muttered sourly when he saw that the coach was trying to improve his ambition.
"Is my character so bad in your eyes?" Luo Yi raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Go out and get twenty army sticks yourself, you have no knowledge!"
After being scolded, Cao Yuanrang did not dare to talk back, and obediently went out to find General Hu Ben. Luo Yi's eyes swept over the faces of his generals, and he felt more and more that he lacked talents under his command. An unknown young general in the Boling Army could actually say
Saying "I was the one who blocked the Great Wall back then" not only complimented the opponent, but also blocked the opponent so much that he couldn't keep silent. How could the knowledge and skills of a sycophant like Cao Yuanrang be comparable? Even if his son Luo Cheng was in the same situation.
Next time, there may not be such a calm person. It is said that a strong general has no weak soldiers. Looking at this person's demeanor, you will know what a hero his commander was back then. Fortunately, Li Zhongjian died early, otherwise the Youzhou Army would have really encountered a strong enemy.
With a heart full of love for talents, Luo Yi set out early the next day and went to the farewell pavilion in advance to wait for the younger generation in Yi County. But when he arrived, he could not hear the sound of horse hooves. Just when he thought that the other party was brave.
When I didn't dare to go to the appointment, I saw a small boat going down the river. Twenty or so young men in military uniforms were shaking their oars and heading straight to the small hall. The team member who replied to the letter yesterday was standing there.
The bow of the ship began to hand over to Luo Yi from a distance
"You're a cunning boy!" Hu Ben General Luo Yi cursed secretly, and stood up with a smile. In order to guard against the Boling Army's deception, Liu Yifang specially brought five hundred Qingqi to ambush several miles away. If Luo Yi was in danger, as long as he insisted on going up
In a quarter of an hour, the cavalry were able to catch up. Unexpectedly, Lu Qin was not a brave fool. He actually got a boat and came to the appointment by water. If the Youzhou Army tried to force the guests to stay, he only had to jump on the boat.
If you go, you can row to the other side in a blink of an eye. No matter how many cavalry you send to chase, you can only look at the river and sigh!
In a moment, the boat had connected with the pavilion. It was not Lu Qin who came forward to greet Luo Yi. A tall man walked out from the crowd behind him and jumped into the pavilion.
"You!" Before the big man could announce his name, the four generals Cao Yuanrang, Xia Jun, Zhou Zixiong, and Zheng Yuan had already protected Luo Yi, and the twenty Youzhou guards who were on guard more than ten steps away around the central pavilion also immediately drew their swords.
Have it in hand, ready to rush forward to meet the enemy at any time
Everyone couldn't help but feel nervous about the situation in front of him. Luo Yi and the four confidants around him were all strong men. Compared with the visitor, they were still more than half a head shorter and half a shoulder narrower. In addition, the other person had a dark face.
He has a beard and looks like a reincarnated King Kong. Once he comes forward to show off his evil deeds, Luo Yi, who is over fifty years old, may not be able to defeat him.
However, the person who came did not follow the tension in Youzhou and followed the situation. He stood upright, put his hands on his heart, took a step forward, raised his fists to his eyebrows, bowed twice, and then retracted his outstretched eyebrow-level hands and touched his forehead.
He bowed a third time and said: "Junior Li Zhongjian has heard about General Huben's reputation for a long time, and often regrets not having the opportunity to be taught in person. It's a joy to see him today."
Then, with your hands attached to your heart, you take a step back and look at the other person's face.
"Okay, okay, what a Li Zhongjian!" Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, General Luo Yi looked straight, straightened up, and first accepted the opponent's big bow, then put his hands on his heart, hugged his chest, and bowed slightly
He bowed and responded with the courtesy of an elder, "I always thought that you died in the battle on the south bank of the Yellow River. I'm so sorry. I never thought that you would fake your death and hide your name and sneak back to Boling!"
"Countless people are looking forward to the death of this junior, so I have to stop and hurry back to make my seniors worry!" Li Xu explained with a smile, and then bowed around, "Generals, I have to wait for so long! Li is really guilty.
I hope you all will take it for granted that we are serving as officials in the same court, so you won’t be able to see me like a rough guy like me!"
"If you are a rough man, we will all become pigs!" Cao Yuanrang and others cursed secretly in their hearts, but had to smile and return the favor. Today, they invited Lu Qin to negotiate on the premise that Li Xu had died in the battle and the six counties were ownerless.
Now the master of the six counties personally went to the farewell pavilion to meet with Luo Yi. He made it clear that he wanted to ask the Youzhou army about the crime of bullying orphans and widows while he was away. What's the point of talking about it? Why not return to the military camp as soon as possible to organize the troops?
Pull it out and see the real story with a knife and a gun
"Everyone is a guest from afar. As the host, I have to show my kindness to the landlord. There is no good wine in the army. General, please bear with me!" Ignoring the embarrassed expressions of Luo Yi and his generals, Li Xu waved his hand to the boat.
, "Let's serve the wine and food, and wait until I personally bring it to Mr. Luo to take care of him!"
"No!" Lü Qin, Zhang Jiang, Wang Xuba and Guo Fang agreed, carrying two short tables, several jars of wine, and several food boxes one after another. The twenty guards did not come forward to help, but looked helplessly.
Looking at Lu, Wang and others emptied the food, gently pushed it to the shore with their bamboo pennies, and the boat went to the center of the river like fallen leaves, anchored and folded its oars, as quiet as a virgin
"Old General, please take a seat!" Li Xu smiled and stretched out his arms, making Luo Yi move to the guest seat.
"General Li, please!" Even though he felt a thousand kinds of unhappiness in his heart, Huben General Luo Yi could not lose power and lose others, and responded with a smile.
The two parties sat down separately, and the four attendants they brought stood behind them to serve the wine. When the two gold cups were filled, Li Xu ordered someone to come forward and bring Luo Yi's wine cup to his side, and poured the two cups of wine into each cup.
Pour out half of it, mix it into the same cup, then divide it into two and a half cups, and then personally carry the wine jar to fill a new cup for both parties. Lu Qin hands it to Luo Yi and puts it in front of Luo Yi. He raises the cup with both hands and touches his eyebrows.
Equal height
"Longevity to the veteran general!" Li Xu raised a cup to his eyebrows and made a toast
"May General Li live a long life!" Luo Yi nodded, raised his eyes and returned the favor.
After going through such red tape, the surprise in his heart has slowly calmed down. The other party said it well, countless people are looking forward to his death, so he has to sneak back to the territory. As one of the spies of the Six Counties of Boling, Luo Yi is indeed not qualified.
Accusing others of deliberately deceiving. Moreover, when Lu Qin wrote back yesterday, he kept saying that he was 'my general'. Who else could be respectfully called 'my general', not Li Xu?
The blame for this incident can only be attributed to the scouts in the Youzhou army. They were too poor at detailing and did not detect any clues that Li Xu had faked his death and sneaked back. This led everyone in Youzhou to preconceptions about Lu Qin as the person they were meeting today.
protagonist, which leads to the entire negotiation situation becoming passive.
"When I went to sell goods outside the Great Wall, I passed by Jixian and heard the words of the old general from the Bu Xiaowei, 'Man is not a beast, and he does not need fame and blood.' He was deeply inspired and later joined the army. He always encouraged himself with these words. Therefore, he was called the old general.
It's natural for me to say "Senior", please drink this cup to be respected by the younger generation!" Li Xu held up the second cup of wine and persuaded with a smile.
When he drank the first glass of wine, he had already proven with practical actions that the wine could not be poisoned, so Luo Yi would not suspect that he was harboring evil intentions, so he raised the cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Both the guest and the host had silver chopsticks placed in front of them. They were shiny and very neat. Li Xu finished the wine and then ordered the dishes. He did not treat Huben General Luo Yi as an intruder. The more enthusiastic he was, the more embarrassed Luo Yi felt.
He reluctantly took a few mouthfuls of delicacies, put down his chopsticks, and said with a smile: "I always thought that General Li had died for his country, so..."
"If the junior dies for the country, it will be most reassuring if the six counties are left to the seniors to govern!" Li Xu interrupted Luo Yi with a smile, and was polite in his words, "If the junior could have spoken to the old general earlier, we would have a better relationship with each other."
We wouldn’t have caused so much trouble, but the road is unsafe, and Boling is too far away from Youzhou, so Youzhou raised troops and mobilized a large number of people, I’m really sorry!”
"Well, well, this is rude!" Luo Yi was so suffocated that he could hardly breathe. He coughed a few times and responded, "General Li, tell me clearly, what are you going to do in the future!"
The other party is a senior, so of course he can't just say, 'Boy, I'm going to annex the six counties under your rule! You have to know what's going on! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!' So just kick back the conversation and listen to how Li Xu plans to end this.
Anyway, the Youzhou army has already arrived at the city. Whether the master Li Xu is here or not, he cannot just say a few words and let tens of thousands of troops return to their base easily.
"This junior has already come to the imperial court. The king of Yue, Yang Tong, the official Duan Da of Guanglu, the imperial minister Yuan Wendu and the tiger general Liu Changgong have colluded with the bandits and deliberately murdered your majesty. I think that your majesty is the emperor of Shengming. I will not ignore this matter!" Li
Xu didn't seem to understand what Luo Yi was asking. He thought about it and answered
"If Your Majesty wanted to avenge you, he would have ordered Liu Changgong and others to be killed long ago! Why wait until now?" Seeing that Li Xu still had delusions about the court, Luo Yi couldn't help but say something to wake him up.
By killing Duan Da and others, the imperial court would have no soldiers to deal with the Wagang people, so Li Xu and his brothers could only count their deaths in vain. This is the fundamental reason why Jiangdu has been pretending to be confused. Luo Yi and his close aides had already
After analyzing it, I don’t believe that anyone would take the trouble to bring justice to a helpless general from a poor family. Moreover, since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Li Xu was not the only one who died in the hands of his own people in a daze. Similar things have happened many times, from the late emperor to the present day.
At most, they can only find a scapegoat to appease people, but they have never dealt with the real mastermind behind the scenes.
"I am a minister of the Sui Dynasty. I can only ask Your Majesty to make the decision and others will betray me, but I cannot start a war without permission!" Li Xu sighed and responded quietly.
"How long can Da Sui hold on?!" Luo Yi couldn't stand Li Xu's mother-in-law and blurted out his scolding words. After finishing speaking, he realized that he had been led into the ditch again by the "honest man" in front of him.
The so-called requesting His Majesty to make the decision is purely an excuse from Mr. Li. If such a piece of information was sent to Jiangdu, Yang Guang would definitely comfort him with gentle words and even give him a promotion. Although the official titles of the Sui Dynasty looked
It is no longer valuable, but for him, Mr. Li, it is equivalent to reaffirming his management authority over the six counties of Boling. The court can no longer send new people to replace a loyal general manager who has just been wronged, and the Youzhou Army
Going south has become a veritable act of rebellion, becoming increasingly morally untenable.
"As long as the Great Sui Dynasty exists, I am a minister of the Great Sui Dynasty. It is my responsibility to protect the country and the people. I dare not make any mistakes!" Li Xu bowed his hand to the south and continued to pretend to be a loyal minister.
"Then I let you down, plotted to attack my colleagues, and relied on the strong to bully the weak!" Luo Yi could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, roaring and slamming the table.
He is not a person with a gentle temper. Since Li Xu landed, almost every word he said has forced him to be at a disadvantage for a long time. Naturally, he will erupt. The four generals Cao Yuanrang, Xia Jun, Zhou Zixiong, and Zheng Yuan are not easy to deal with.
Seeing that the coach was about to quarrel with the opponent, he simply pulled out the knife from his waist. Waiting for Luo Yi's order, he rushed forward and used the weapon to bargain with Li Xu.
"Hey!" Wang Xuba sneered, folded his arms and looked askance.
"Hey!" Lu Qin curled his lips, picked up the wine jar, and continued to fill the gold cups for the general and guests, turning a blind eye to the bright light of the sword.
The two sneers sounded to Luo Yi's ears more powerful than the roar of thousands of armies. The gesture and the look in his eyes were clearly directed at him, who had once blocked the Great Wall and treated the entire Youzhou Army lightly.
