The fifty-second chapter, the two come to lobby* like a tongue-in-cheek
"The commander-in-chief has an order to summon Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhou to the Yamen!" came the voice from the middle hall.
In a moment, three cannons were fired, and the central door of the governor's quarters opened with a bang. Two rows of soldiers, dressed in rich clothes and hats, wearing broad-brimmed knives of the same color, rushed out with their heads held high and their eyes angry. They were arranged in an orderly manner on both sides of the corridor.
, all the guards leaned their cold-shining sword backs on their shoulders and formed a sword corridor. The oil cauldron in the courtyard in front of the main hall was in flames, and the boiling oil with green smoke made a "hissing" sound. The atmosphere was grim.
It was so terrifying that it took one's breath away.
Wang Shirong glanced at Zhou Peigong and saw that he was glaring at the oil cauldron, and couldn't help but smile. Then he saw Gong Rongyu striding out with his sword. He stood still on the steps, his eyebrows twitched and he gave up his hand, saying coldly: "Big
I'm so handsome that I can't greet you, please!" Zhou Peigong secretly strengthened his strength, adjusted his clothes, and walked in with a swaying step behind Wang Shirong.
"It's been a long time, brother Fuchen!" Wang Shirong bowed in court, bowed to the four generals, and laughed loudly, "After a few years apart, the general's demeanor is still there. Although the war has temporarily lost small gains, the majesty and power are still the same!
Now Wang has brought 50,000 troops to come to the rescue. We can reach Pingliang within three days. We should join Tuhai to hunt Gandong, show the prestige of our Han family, and sweep away the ugly captives!"
"Hmm."* His face was completely devoid of a smile. He turned around and asked Zhou Peigong: "Who are you? How did you get into my small place without even telling me your name?"
After hearing this, Zhou Peigong looked up and suddenly smiled and said: "I am Zhou Peigong, a scholar from Jingmen. I am the 'Mr. Zhou' you just invited in. Since it says 'invite', you should treat each other with courtesy. Why do you use swords and guns as soon as you enter the door?"
The oil cauldron greets each other, but when they meet, they sit still. Is this the same as being tortured? It is said that the angels of the upper country do not worship the princes of the lower country. In terms of equality, they think that the general has lost his way as a master!"
* was stunned by his words, and sneered with the anger in his heart: "What a sharp tongue - Mr. Wang, please sit down - I'm here to ask you, Mr. Zhou, you and I are facing each other, and the outcome is still undecided, what do you call
When Cheng meets me, what advice can you give me?"
"The winner is still in doubt!" Zhou Peigong laughed heartily. "The general fought with me with 30,000 elite troops, and within a few months we lost eight out of ten. Now we are sitting in a poor city, with no food and grass in the house, and the three armies are in disgrace. There are no reinforcements outside.
, I am besieging everyone. May I ask what the four words "win or lose is not decided" are based on? It is really a big lie!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was only a "pop" sound, and the policeman stood up, pointed at Zhou Peigong and asked: "Let me ask you, Liu Chun led a thousand cavalry, but it was your trick that caused his entire army to be destroyed?"
"We don't dare to plunder people's beauty," Zhou Peigong said, "but we want the general to come and take command in person."
"What about the Battle of Jinghe River?"
"Of course, it's all thanks to Tu Hai, I'd like to do my best to express my gratitude!"
"Did you burn Hudun?"* Thinking of Wang Jizhen's tragic death, his eyes suddenly flashed, and his voice immediately became hoarse and gloomy, "Then it was you who also caused the death of Mr. Wang Jizhen!"
At this time, Zhou Peigong knew that Wang Jizhen had been burned to death. He was secretly surprised, thought for a moment, raised his head and said, "Yes, I am the one who burned Hudun!"
"Look over there!"* pointed to the oil cauldron outside with a pale face, "It doesn't matter whether I have food or not, whether I have food or not, whether I have help or not - since you harmed my son, that is where you will be buried!"
"It was you who killed your son!" Zhou Peigong stared at him, his eyes so bright that he dared not look directly at him, "I will cut off the treasury for you, entrust you with a special estate, give me your heart, build your teeth and build a mansion.
, a very human minister, you rebelled for no reason, which is disloyal to the minister; Long Live, regardless of your heinous crime, let Wang Jizhen return to Shaanxi, and you trapped him to death, which is unkind as a father; now, General Fuyuan, I have been ordered by the Holy Order.
I came here to express my righteousness and urge you to be sincere, but you are treating me rudely and speaking rudely, which is unwise..."
"Take it!" Zhang Jianxun was always angry. Seeing Zhou Peigong being so tough and unruly, he glanced at Wang Shirong and shouted. Several of his soldiers agreed with a "cha" and rushed forward to capture Zhou Peigong with his hands.
"... The officers and soldiers of the three armies have been with you for decades, and now they are like dead eggs and their lives are hanging by a thread. You have ignored it, which is unjust for your friends. The people in the city are eagerly hoping that the war will turn into jade and silk, but you insist on going your own way and want to be trapped in peace.
In the sea of blood, there is an unkind heart..." Zhou Peigong's face turned red, and he struggled and said loudly. He was tied tightly. During the struggle, an Arhat coin fell at his feet, and Zhou Peigong's body was thrown sideways.
He lay down on the ground and picked up the copper coin with his mouth.
Zhang Jianxun suddenly laughed, stood up, stepped forward to pick up the coin, turned it over and looked at it, and said: "Who gave this to you? Unexpectedly, you are so greedy for money... I wonder if there is a pearl on the road to hell.
Suo'etu's official shop, what kind of official can you buy with this money?"
When Zhou Peigong heard this, his eyes were filled with anger and he was silent. The soldiers dragged him away and dragged him away.
"Come back!" Gong Rong, who was standing next to him, was completely burned out when he met Arhat Qian. Hearing Zhang Jianxun's nonsense and insulting his mother, he was even more angry and trembling, and shouted: "Who the hell dares?"
He strode forward and cut the rope with his sword. Although he had read a lot in the past few years, his true colors were revealed in a panic. He snatched back the Arhat Money from the dazed Zhang Jianxun and gave it back to Zhou Peigong.
On the one hand, he said to the police officer: "Since we are both envoys, please treat Mr. Wang and the Marshal with courtesy - I will kill any bastard who dares to mess around!"
Gong Rongyu suddenly made such a mad noise, everyone in the hall was stunned. Zhang Jianxun originally had a higher position than him, but he couldn't save his face. With a glance, several soldiers approached Gong Rongyu with a "miserable" step.
Several captains behind Gong Rongyu made a "bang" sound, drew their swords in their hands, and stood with angry eyes. Suddenly, the lobby of the superintendent's office became as dead as an ancient temple.
"I'm honored to meet you..."* was shocked in his heart and only said half of what he said. Then he changed his words and said, "Oh... I am confused. Mr. Zhou, please sit down too. Although your words just now were a bit unfair to me*, they are not
It makes sense, but since I have committed a 'heinous crime', why do you need to come here?"
Zhou Peigong caressed his painful shoulder and arm, glanced at Wang Shirong with a knife-like gaze, and calmed down his excitement a little before saying: "Heavy sins can be made up for with great achievements. The general was fooled by others in the past, and he just took risks. The imperial court has surrendered
Once you abandon the secret and turn to the light, how can you not forgive him? Tuhai and Pei Gong are willing to protect each other with their lives and property!"
"I didn't expect to hear such a wonderful sound when I came here!" Wang Shirong smiled, and suddenly said coldly, "It sounds so nice, like the joy of the sky - you protect the king, general, who will protect you? Assistant minister
Brother, this man is extremely cunning. You have lost your troops and lost your sons. Haven't you suffered enough from him? Today, 20,000 exhausted troops in Tuhai are stationed under the fortified city of Pingliang. General, if you hold on for two more days, I will arrive with 50,000 heavenly troops.
Tu Hai has wings, where can he fly? Gansu and Shaanxi have decided, and the successor troops from Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan will come one after another. General, based on this, the Sanqin Fortress will reach the Central Plains in the east, so there is no need to worry about failing to achieve great achievements!"
The generals in the hall couldn't help but look at each other in surprise after hearing his persuasion. Gong Rongyu stepped forward and said, "Sir, these words are also very pleasant, but how credible are they?" Wang Shirong smiled and said, "I
I am here to live and die with the soldiers guarding the city. My life is not my life. If the soldiers do not arrive within three days, General Gong will cut off my head as a thank you to the three armies!"
Zhou Peigong listened for a while, then leaned across and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Wang, how did you know that there were 50,000 soldiers coming to help?"
"I came from Yunnan and Guizhou, how can I not know?"
"Then why didn't you come with the army but entered the city empty-handed?"
"What's weird about this?" Wang Shirong said with a smile, "I came here to report the news first..."
"Reinforcements are coming from behind, right? Hey, it turns out they are also exhausted!" Zhou Peigong laughed, "As for saying there are 50,000, it seems suspicious. Wu Sangui's total troops are now only 530,000, and there are more than 300,000.
In Yuezhou, 170,000 troops are scattered along the Yangtze River and Han River. There are less than 60,000 troops stationed in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces. Where did you get 50,000 reinforcements?"
This sentence was firmly nailed, and Wang Shirong knew that his opponent was a strong enemy. He straightened his body and said: "I, Wang Shirong, a famous scholar from Guanxi, have traveled around the world since childhood. I have always treated people with sincerity and I don't know the word "deception". How can I start talking about it! As for fifty thousand
Why do I need to inform you, Mr. Zhou, about the whereabouts of the elite soldiers?"
At this time, there were two people talking to each other in the hall. * was so disturbed by what happened just now that he was undecided. At this time, he made up his mind: let Zhou Peigong take the entrance examination.
Wang Shirong, you can take some time to think about it.
"Who knew you were bullying others? There are only old, weak and remnants of less than 10,000 soldiers, and they traveled 3,000 miles, but you boasted of 50,000!" Zhou Peigong said, thinking about it in his heart: In such an argument, the two sides are evenly matched, and in the end they cannot defeat Wang Shirong.
Yes, he changed his tone and said with a dark smile, "'There are as many famous people crossing the river as crucian carp.' If you are a famous person, you are really well-known. You first studied in the Three Qin Dynasties, traveled to the Three Wu Dynasties, and traced your footprints all over the southern country. You also wrote Qin Shu
You have traveled all over the world, drank wine in Jinling, played chess and Liangyuan, are accustomed to playing the flute, are good at poetry, can play Go, can play two continents, go to Tongguan to the west, Wuchang to the south, whether it is a major thoroughfare or Caoxi in Yunling, who doesn't know you Wang Shirong?"
"How dare you!" The more Wang Shirong listened, the more shocked he became: This person actually knew him so well! Thinking about it, he couldn't show weakness, so he said, "I hope you can teach me!"
"To be fair, I, Zhou Peigong, think that I am not as good as you in three ways." Zhou Peigong saw the slight change in color on his face and knew that the psychological attack was effective, so he simply let go. He stroked the back of his hand and glanced at Gong Rongyu. Gong Rongyu was also using his words of admiration.
Looking at him, their eyes met, Gong Rongyu quickly moved away.
"Dare I ask which three are inferior?" Wang Shirong took the opportunity to tease, "Now you are inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people in the Tuhai camp. You are arrogant and domineering. Except for the tail on your head, you are not as good as my Han family attire.
Is there anything worse than three?"
"Beautiful demeanor, good appearance, gentle and graceful, like a virgin looking at her shadow and pity herself, like Pan An throwing melons in a sheep cart. Zhou Peigong in Handan cannot learn to walk, and no one is looking at him when he is walking. In this life, he is not as good as you!" Zhou Peigong said with his fingers, "Second, let's do it vertically and horizontally."
Among the princes, he sings songs and chants, writes essays, and talks with each other. He is full of enthusiasm, writes a thousand words in an instant, is calm in the face of danger, and has a calm demeanor. Zhang Liang in ancient times was nothing more than this! This is something Zhou Peigong cannot match!"
After listening to Zhou Peigong's endless compliments on himself, Wang Shirong felt chills coming over him. He was afraid that he knew nothing about the other party, but the other party knew everything about him. It took a long time before Wang Shirong came back to his senses, leaned over and said with a smile: "
——Oh, how dare you, how dare you!"
"As for three," Zhou Peigong pointed out again, "In terms of conspiracy, deceit, hiding evil plans, betraying the king, cheating father and brother, betraying kindness, betraying friends, being unkind, unjust, unfaithful and unfilial, and all kinds of strange behaviors, not only Zhou Peigong is inferior to
, all the gentlemen here can’t even hope to catch up!”
At first, everyone heard him praise Wang Shirong gushingly, but for some unknown reason, when they suddenly heard his sharp and sharp sarcasm, they were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
Wang Shirong seemed to have been hit hard by someone, and his body flashed when he sat in the chair. The blood and tears, hate and love in his heart came up together with the bitter water, and his face suddenly turned purple, but after all, he had a deep experience in the world, and his eyelids
He glanced at Zhou Peigong and said: "Mr. Zhou, are you able to treat people like this from your mother's womb, or did you learn it from others later? In this way, I also have three things that I am not as good as you. I am not as good as you in using opportunities and troops, and being cunning and unpredictable. I am not as good as you.
"I use strong words to intimidate and take advantage of others' dangers, but I am not as good as you. My name is a good minister, and your name is Pei Gong. His ambition is as great as his name. I am not as good as you!" Although he did not lose his arrogance, he felt that he was in a difficult situation with such a weak attack.
Unable to parry, even Zhang Jianxun couldn't help but shake his head.
"Mencius said, 'The so-called good ministers today are the so-called thieves of the people in ancient times'!" Zhou Peigong quoted Mencius's words and refuted it bitterly. Seeing that Wang Shirong's face was green and red, and he could not sit still, he simply said, "How dare I offend you?"
?Wu Sangui has been your old master for many years, and you went behind his back to associate with Shang Zhixin; Fu Honglie appreciated your talent and became a close friend of you for eight years, but you actually used Wu Shicong's hands to kill him. Is this not without a king or a friend? You deceived your mother and committed adultery.
Sister-in-law, I am so angry at my wife that I am so angry, does this mean I have no father, no brother, and no wife?"
Except for Zhou Peigong's guess about Shang Zhixin's collusion with Wang Shirong, the rest were carefully checked from the archives of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, documents and newspapers. The hit rate is high, and the tone is indifferent.
Pretentious and upright. As soon as these charges were listed, all the generals in the hall turned to Wang Shirong, wanting to hear how he would defend and counterattack.
Wang Shirong's face suddenly turned from red to white, and then from white to yellow. He was silent, staring into the distance absently, his hands searching slowly on his body, and finally took off the jade flute. Zhou Peigong didn't give him a chance to breathe.
Opportunity, he said loudly:
"Everyone in the world has five moral ethics. You, Wang Shirong, have all five moral ethics. You have no talent and knowledge, but you join the bandits and kill yourself. If you can't win the trust of the world in life, how can you meet your father and brother again in death?" Zhou Peigong
He stood up and sighed loudly, "Oh my God! Why did you bring down such a beast in this attire to the world?"
Under such a barrage of attacks, Wang Shirong had no strength to fight back at all, and could only shake his hands and raise his flute to play. At this moment, he heard the roar of the noon cannon at Gongchen Terrace, and knew that noon had arrived.
"Do you want to play the flute and sing?" Zhou Peiqing said, "You'd better listen to the songs of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard several loud noises in the air from the Tiger Pillar, and the roar of two red cannons broke the silence in the hall. Several huge iron fireballs passed through the air and shot down with a "bang".
In the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, the ground shook violently, and the back office building and the East Flower Hall where the banquet was held had been razed to the ground. Then the surrounding areas of the city responded to each other, and a song that resounded through the sky came in:
Take the twelve prefectures of Gansu and Shaanxi first,
Other elements will attack the government office.
Looking back, Qin Sai was as low as a horse,
Gradually the Yellow River flows straight north!
The power of heaven rolls over the earth and crosses the Yellow River,
Thousands of miles away, the Qiang people sing loudly.
Moyan Hengshan's water flows backward,
Go from Jiaoxi to make a favor!
Wang Shirong listened quietly, then suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, turned over and fell under the chair.
The generals were convinced that Zhou Peigong was telling the truth, but no one was willing to help him.
Zhou Peigong looked at his opponent blankly, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
After a while, Wang Shirong seemed to wake up a little, fell to the ground, threw the jade flute in his hand against the stone slab, and immediately broke it into two pieces, muttering something in his mouth.
"What did you say?" Zhou Peigong took a step forward, tears bursting out of his eyes, "Tell me, we will do it immediately..."
"I said..." Wang Shirong said with a sad smile, "I didn't die in vain at your hands... I was such a close friend and a close friend... After I die... I hope... I hope..." He tilted his head, and this sentence will always be buried in his heart.
Already.
Wang Shirong was scolded to death on the spot!* He shuddered with shock. He was originally forced to obey by the generals. Looking around the crowd, Gong Rongyu, Zhang Jianxun, Liu Chun and the generals under the corridor were all like wood carvings and clay sculptures, and he thought
Thinking of Emperor Kangxi's kindness to him, he gave him a leopard-tailed gun and released his son. Unconsciously, he burst into tears and waved his hands and said: "Mr. Zhou, please don't break your promise. I...I...surrendered." (To be completed.)