Chapter five hundred and thirty-eight changes in the barracks
Liu Xuan's surrender to the Red Eyebrow Army was a fatal blow to the morale of the Luoyang defenders; Liu Xiu personally led his army into Henan and reached Luoyang, which was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Zhu Tuna understood that Luoyang was now completely reduced to an isolated city, with no help and no hope of breaking out. If they were to defend the city, all the soldiers would be trapped alive in the city.
On the fifth day after Cen Peng entered Luoyang, Zhu Tuna finally couldn't hold on anymore and ordered the city gates to be opened. He was led by Cen Peng and went to the Han army camp to surrender to Liu Xiu.
When Liu Xiu saw Zhu Tuna, the latter was shirtless and tied with a rope.
Being shirtless and holding a bush to plead guilty was a fixed form of surrender at that time. Even when Liu Xuan surrendered to the Red Eyebrow Army, he was still dressed like this. Fortunately, there were no female generals in the Han Dynasty, otherwise, even surrender would have been difficult.
Zhu Kun was one of the culprits who killed his eldest brother. Liu Xiu naturally had deep resentment towards Zhu Kun in his heart, but at the same time, he also admired Zhu Kun's insistence on the Han system.
Now seeing Zhu Kun, Liu Xiu's mood was quite complicated. He stared at Zhu Kun for a moment, stood up, walked behind Zhu Kun, untied the rope on his body with his own hands, and then held Zhu Kun's arm.
Lift him up from the ground.
When the two met, Liu Xiu's mood was complicated, and Zhu Kun's mood was even more complicated, and it was also mixed with some ups and downs.
At this time, seeing Liu Xiu not only untying the rope on his body, but also lifting himself up, Zhu Qian's eyes became hot and his eye circles were red. He bent his knees, knelt down again, kowtowed forward, and said with choked sobs: "Your Majesty, my ministers.
Guilty!"
Liu Xiu said: "Chang Shu was willing to sacrifice Luoyang to save hundreds of thousands of soldiers and people in the city from the disaster of war. This is Chang Shu's contribution, a great contribution!" wavv
If Zhu Tuna insists on refusing to surrender, the battle of Luoyang will be inevitable. There will be more than 200,000 Luoyang defenders and 200,000 to 300,000 civilians in the city. How many people will die until the end.
Although Liu Xiu has been fighting, Liu Xiu has never been a war-loving person. If he can defeat others without fighting, this is the best strategy for Liu Xiu.
On the premise that the disaster of war can be avoided, his personal grudges can be put aside.
The magnanimity shown by Liu Xiu made Zhu Tun even more ashamed and ashamed. He knelt on the ground and said with a cry and choked with sobs: "I am a sinner and should be punished with death, but your Majesty does not mind it."
I am despicable, but I must treat you with sincerity. From now on, I am willing to swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death, even if my body is broken to pieces, my liver and brain are bruised, I will not hesitate!" At this point, Zhu Tuna put his head on the ground and burst into tears.
Zhu Tuna used to be Liu Xuan's official minister, but in fact, the relationship between the two was really not that of a monarch and a minister.
Liu Xuan was originally a puppet that Zhu Kun, Wang Kuang and others worked together to put on the stage. When the two discussed matters, Liu Xuan always listened to him. When had he listened to Liu Xuan?
Strictly speaking, Liu Xiu can be regarded as Zhu Tuna's first loyal object of allegiance.
The world is so strange. In the past, Liu Xiu and Zhu Kun were sworn enemies, but now, with Zhu Kun loyal to Liu Xiu, they have become monarchs and ministers.
Liu Xiu was indeed a man of integrity. He said he would not kill Zhu Jun, but he really did not kill him. He promised to grant Zhu Jun the title of Marquis of Fugou, and he really did it. He conferred the title of Marquis of Fugou upon Zhu Jun.
Worship Zhu Tuna as General Ping Di.
His canonization of Zhu Tuna was really not done casually. The Marquis of Fugou was different from the Marquis of Jiangong, Marquis of Zhongyi and other marquises who only had a false name.
Fugou is a place name, and Zhu Tuna is granted the title of Marquis of Fugou, which shows that Zhu Tuna can command the food town of Fugou County and is a serious county marquis with eight hundred qualifications.
Of course, Fugou belongs to Huaiyang, and Huaiyang belongs to Yanzhou. Currently, Yanzhou is not under Liu Xiu's control, but under the control of the Red Eyebrow Army. So for now, Zhu Kun's Fugouhou is just a
It's just a false name, but even if it is a false name, the County Marquis is a County Marquis after all, and his status is above the Township Marquis, Ting Marquis and Guannei Marquis.
Liu Xiu's kindness to Zhu Kun moved Zhu Kun's heart, and he was grateful to Liu Xiu.
Zhu Tuna is a very interesting person. It can also be said that he is stubborn. Even ten cows can't pull back what he is sure about.
He said that he would not accept the title of king. No matter how others tried to persuade him, it was useless. He was determined not to do anything that conflicted with his own ideas. If he wanted to kill Liu, he was really single-minded and focused on putting Liu to death.
; Now he has sworn allegiance to Liu Xiu, and he has never changed since then.
There were so many people who first took refuge in Liu Xiu and later turned against Liu Xiu for various reasons, but Zhu Kun remained the same no matter what others thought or did.
A person can always hold on to his original intention. In this regard, there is indeed something admirable about Zhu Tuna.
The next day, Liu Xiu, accompanied by Zhu Kun and others, entered Luoyang City.
Liu Xiu was no stranger to Luoyang. He had built a palace for Liu Xuan here when he was the captain of Sili School.
Luoyang was the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and its royal palace was called the South and North Palace. As the name suggests, the South and North Palace was not one palace, but composed of two palaces in the north and south.
The Nangong is located in the south city of Luoyang, and the Beigong is located in the north city of Luoyang. The Nangong is large and the Beigong is small. The two palaces are in the shape of "Lv" and are connected by an imperial compound road in the middle.
Luoyang Nangong existed a long time ago. During the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng gave it to Lu Buwei.
The palace built by Liu Xiu in Luoyang was the South Palace. Firstly, it was renovated and secondly, it was expanded. At this time, the North Palace in Luoyang did not exist yet.
Accompanied by Zhu Kun and others, Liu Xiu first went to the Luoyang barracks to receive Zhu Kun's tribe.
Zhu Kun's men, consisting of more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, were divided into four camps: Dongcheng, Nancheng, Xicheng and Beicheng. Liu Xiu and others first arrived at the Dongcheng camp.
The commander-in-chief of the entire army, Zhu Kun, had surrendered to Liu Xiu, and the soldiers below naturally bowed to Liu Xiu. Zhu Kun had people fetch the roster and give it to Liu Xiu for review.
The roster records general officers above the rank of military commander. Even so, the bamboo slips of the roster must be packed in boxes.
Liu Xiu picked up a scroll of bamboo slips and unfolded it. The records were very detailed, including his name, official position, place of birth, etc., all were recorded one by one.
After taking a general look, Liu Xiu nodded with satisfaction and put the bamboo slips back into the box. Then, Zhu Kun invited Liu Xiu to the school military field to check the military appearance of his own soldiers.
Zhu Jun was not an incompetent person. He was strict in running the army, and all military rules and disciplines were strictly implemented by the entire army. In the school military field, when he saw the neatly arranged and solemn Luoyang Army, Liu Xiu's eyes flashed brightly.
of brilliance.
The elite of the Luoyang Army, the main elite is that the soldiers are all in their prime of life, young and energetic. Standing there, they all exude a chilling air, majestic and majestic.
Liu Xiu rode on a horse and first patrolled slowly around the perimeter. Zhu Kun followed him on horseback, and at the same time kept explaining to Liu Xiu, which piece of music, which part, and which part of the square array in front of him belonged to?
Who is it, who is the captain, etc.
When Zhu Kun was telling the story, he didn't even think about it, and he knew all the treasures from his family. This shows how familiar he was with the soldiers under his command. Liu Xiu nodded repeatedly while listening. As they walked, they walked into the military formation.
Just as Liu Xiu was slowly patrolling while listening to Zhu Tuna's story, suddenly, an arrow flew out from the crowd in the military formation, and the sharp edge of the crossbow arrow went straight to Liu Xiu's head.
Zhu Tuna, who was standing next to Liu Xiu, caught a glimpse of a cold light flying towards Liu Xiu from the corner of his eye. He had no time to take a closer look or think about it, so he instinctively shouted: "Your Majesty, be careful..."
While he was speaking, he threw his body sideways towards Liu Xiu while sitting on the horse.
Zhu Tuna pounced on Liu Xiu hard, knocking Liu Xiu off his horse. At the same time, there was a pop sound, and a crossbow arrow pierced Zhu Tuna's shoulder deeply.
The two fell off their horses and rolled into a ball on the ground. This sudden change shocked everyone present. Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo, who were following Liu Xiu, shouted in unison.
: "There is an assassin"
The three of them immediately rushed to Liu Xiu and protected him. Wu Han and others who were traveling with him all raised their eyebrows and shouted in unison: "Capture the assassin!"
The guards headed by Zhao Gui rushed towards the direction of the crossbow arrows.
The soldier who fired the crossbow and his companions all retreated, and a large open space appeared on the scene. He was the only one standing there alone, holding the crossbow.
Zhao Gui took the lead and stabbed the opponent's chest with his sword. He was quick, but the soldier's movement was even faster. He swayed past Zhao Gui's sword, and then he pulled out a dagger from his clothes.
, and slashed towards Zhao Gui's neck.
Even though Zhao Gui was just a villager before, he was an expert hunter in the village, good at archery and martial arts.
He put away his sword to block, and with a clang, the opponent's dagger was deflected away. The soldier stopped attacking and ran away into the crowd, but the other guards had already caught up and surrounded him.
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Let's talk about Liu Xiu. He got up from the ground and immediately checked Zhu Kun's injury.
Zhu Kun was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, but his vital parts were not injured. However, Zhu Kun's face was extremely ugly at this time, and his lips were purple. When Liu Xiu saw this, he secretly said something bad, and blurted out: "The crossbow arrows are poisonous!"
Everyone around was shocked when they heard this. Long Yuan and others protected Liu Xiu, lifted Zhu Tuna, quickly exited the school military field, and hurried to the central military tent.
As soon as they arrived at the Chinese military tent, the medical officers also arrived after hearing the news. All the medical officers came to Liu Xiu together and wanted to check his body. Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. Let's save General Zhu first. No matter what, I won't do it."
We must save General Zhu’s life!”
The medical officers gathered around Zhu Tuna and looked at the arrow wounds on his shoulders.
The surrounding area of the wound had turned black, and the blood flowing out was not red, but a shocking dark brown color. Zhu Tuna's eyes were closed tightly, and his body was trembling constantly. He didn't know whether it was pain or curare poison taking action in his body.
Seeing such an arrow wound, the medical officers present were helpless and did not dare to help Zhu Kun remove the arrow.
When the arrow is lifted, the curare poison will spread faster. Before lifting the arrow, they have to find an antidote first. But the problem is, there are so many poisons in the world, who knows what kind of poison is in the red tuna?
Seeing that the medical officers were still unwilling to treat Zhu Tuna's arrow wound, Liu Xiu frowned and asked, "Why are you still not helping?"
A medical officer said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, we... we don't know what kind of poison is on the arrows, and we can't prescribe the right medicine, so... we don't dare to treat it rashly!"
Liu Xiu frowned and turned his head and said: "Long Yuan, if you want to keep the assassin alive, you must force him to hand over the antidote!"
