"Well, I understand. Let's meet Yuan Shu's envoy first."
Yang Qiuchong nodded to Zhang Liangming. He also understood what he meant through these words, but how to make a decision on this matter can only be decided after meeting Yuan Shu's envoy.
"No, I will invite Yuan Shu's envoy to come over right away."
Since Yang Qiu said this, Zhang Liang naturally understood what he meant and directly retreated with fists clasped to invite Yuan Shu's envoy to arrive.
After a while, under the leadership of Zhang Liang, Yuan Shu's envoy Yuan Ping entered Yang Qiu's living room directly.
"My subordinate Yuan Ping, Tian is Yuan Zhoumu's messenger and pays homage to the general."
Yuan Ping was very polite and did not neglect a small prince like Yang Qiu just because he was Yuan Shu's envoy.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, envoy. Please take a seat."
Yang Qiu was still very satisfied with Yuan Ping's attitude. After all, he was just a small force with more than 10,000 mercenaries, but the opposite party was Yuan Shu's envoy with hundreds of thousands of troops and horses. This gap was a bit big, but he saw from the other party's eyes
No arrogance visible, good, good.
"Thank you, General."
Yuan Ping sat directly on the seat next to him.
"I wonder why the envoy came here this time?"
Although Yang Qiu knew what Yuan Ping meant by coming here, he still had to go through the process.
"General, it goes without saying what I am doing here. The traitor Ma Teng brazenly sent troops to invade my state when my lord was conquering Yanzhou. No one will let this go.
Of course, if you say that my lord is just out for revenge, you probably won’t agree, so you might as well say it clearly.
My lord is determined to liberate Liangzhou. Liangzhou belongs to the Han Dynasty and is not a grassland where foreigners can roam freely.
So I come here firstly for Ma Teng, and secondly for the countless people in Liangzhou.
If the general can see through this and surrender to us, my lord will not neglect the general, and the troops and horses under your command can still be under your command.
If the general really wants to help Ma Teng and help those foreign races fight against my lord, we won't be afraid, and the worst we can do is a fight."
Yuan Ping has given him the respect he deserved just now. Now it’s time to show his dominance. If you submit, then everything is easy. If you want to be hostile, it doesn’t matter. In the worst case, I will destroy you and Ma Teng.
Lose.
Yang Qiu was stunned when Yuan Ping became stronger. He was gentle and polite just now, but now he is showing his domineering attitude. This is just an insignificant messenger. If he really has to face Yuan Shu, what will happen?
Yang Qiu couldn't imagine it and didn't dare to think about it, but one thing was certain. Yuan Shu would not give up his attack on Liangzhou just because Ma Teng became stronger.
As he said, even if they can defeat Yuan Shu this time, the hematopoietic ability of the Jizhou Legion is far beyond what they, the retail investors, can match.
The next time Yuan Shu attacks Liangzhou with all his strength, what awaits them will be a complete failure.
Moreover, Yuan Shu also said that his troops and horses can still be under his control. It is better to help the horses rise now and defeat Yuan Shu and be a free prince for two years.
It would be better for him to lead his troops and completely surrender to Yuan Shu and become his general to expand his territory, and to be a certain feudal lord for future generations.
He can still tell the difference.
"Yang Qiu is willing to submit to Yuan Zhoumu."
Now that he had figured it out, Yang Qiu did not hesitate, stood up and walked to Yuan Ping, saluted him with clasped fists, and expressed his decision.
"Okay, since the general can figure this out, we will be a family from now on. I hope you will prepare your troops and horses immediately and go to Jincheng to meet with my lord to fight against the traitor Ma Teng."
Yang Qiu chose to surrender. This was what Xun You could have expected when he sent an envoy, so he also made arrangements to let these surrendering forces lead their troops to Jincheng to fight Yuan Shu. In this way, no matter whether they surrendered sincerely or pretended to surrender, everything would matter.
It's not up to the other party to make the decision.
"Promise, Yang Qiu will obey the order of the lord and immediately prepare the army and horses. He will send troops to Jincheng within three days."
Yang Qiu also smelled Xun You's arrangement. It was to guard against them, but what could he do? Since he had chosen to serve Yuan Shu, there was no harm in leading his troops to the round.
"Well, general, I will return to Jincheng immediately to report the news to the lord. I also hope that the general can leave for Jincheng within three days."
Now that everything has settled, there is no need for Yuan Ping to stay here.
"Envoy Yuan also asks you to finish the reception banquet before leaving, and I can also send people to other places to help the lord persuade other forces."
Seeing Yuan Ping about to leave, Yang Qiu immediately grabbed him. Since we are all a family in the future, Yuan Ping must be Yuan Shu's confidant if he comes as an envoy. It is always right to have a good relationship with such a person.
"General, we are all a family. There is no need to be so polite. You can have banquets at any time. When I wait for Jincheng, I will arrange for the general to have a drink. Moreover, as the general just said, he will send people to help the lord persuade other forces. Just do your best.
After all, the lord wants generals who are sincere in their service, not those who are defeated by the wind."
Yuan Ping shook his head. He didn't want to delay here just because of a meal. After all, he was Yuan Shu's man. He wanted to bring the news back quickly so that his lord and the military advisor could make appropriate arrangements.
"Well, since Ambassador Yuan insists on leaving, I can't stop him. Bring it up."
Yuan Ping was so determined to leave that Yang Qiu couldn't stop him, so he shouted directly outside the house.
I saw a soldier slowly walking up to Yang Qiu carrying a small wooden box. After Yang Qiu took the box, he passed it to Yuan Ping, and then opened the box, only to see that it was full of gold bars.
"Envoy Yuan, a small gift is not a sign of respect, so please accept it."
"General, Yuan Ping is just a small person, and there is no respect for him. Let's forget about it."
Yuan Ping was stunned when he saw the box in Yang Qiu's hand, but he immediately knew that it must contain gold and silver. Yang Qiu wanted to have a good relationship with him, but Jizhou's anti-corruption efforts were unprecedented. After all,
This was what Yuan Shu valued most when he was reorganizing Jizhou.
Some things cannot be touched, and they will fall into the endless abyss if touched, so Yuan Ping directly chose to refuse.
"Envoy Yuan, please rest assured that no one will know about these, so please feel free to accept them."
Yang Qiu was immediately stunned when he heard Yuan Ping's words. To be honest, he had never met a person like Yuan Ping in all his years in the army.
After all, this box of gold is priceless, I dare not say anything else, but judging from Yuan Ping's salary, it is definitely a huge amount of money that he will never earn in his life.
He came as an envoy firstly for Yuan Shu, and secondly for these gold and silver goods?
Could it be that I didn’t give enough?
Or is there really such a noble and upright person?
There are naturally such people who do not blind themselves to wealth, but it is absolutely impossible for them to appear in a small messenger.
