Chapter seven hundred and ninety fourth sudden change
Seeing that Qin Feng refused to drink tea, Liu Xiu did not force it. He picked up the teacup, took a slow sip, and said with a smile: "This is the herbal tea I brought from Luoyang. Don't you want to try it, Mr. Qin?"
Seeing that Liu Xiu had already drank the tea, Qin Feng had nothing to worry about. He picked up the tea cup and drank the tea in one gulp. Liu Xiu raised the corner of his mouth and asked with a smile: "What do you think of this tea, Duke Qin?"
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Qin Feng glanced at Liu Xiu with a strange expression. He thought that Liu Xiu brought some famous and high-quality tea from Luoyang. He would not take a second look at the tea he was drinking at this time.
Seeing Liu Xiu shamelessly asking him how the tea was, Qin Feng almost became angry and said, "When Prince Xiao returns to Luoyang, I can give Prince Xiao some good tea."
When Liu Xiu heard this, he threw his head up and laughed. Everyone has different tastes. He liked this sweet herbal tea, but obviously Qin Feng didn't like it very much. He suddenly changed the topic and said: "Liu Yong is dead."
Qin Feng was stunned at first, and then his body was shocked again, and he looked at Liu Xiu in surprise. There was no connection between Qin Feng and Liu Yong, but as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Liu Yong was in the east and he was in the south. The east and the south echoed each other, which greatly dispersed the strength of the Han army. Now that he suddenly heard that Liu Yong was dead, Qin Feng suddenly felt as if his lips were dying and his teeth were cold.
He narrowed his eyes, looked at Liu Xiu intently, and asked word for word: "Is Prince Xiao trying to trick me?"
Liu Xiu smiled indifferently and asked: "Does Mr. Qin think that I can lie to you about such a big matter?"
Qin Feng frowned, lowered his head, and remained silent. If Liu Yong was alive, Qin Feng could still have some hope. What if Liu Yong won the battle in Yuzhou?
As a result, Liu Xiu could only put the main army in Yuzhou, and even Cen Peng might be transferred to the eastern front battlefield, so that he would get a chance to breathe.
But now that Liu Yong was dead, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered. Qin Feng's hands on his thighs slowly clenched into fists.
Seeing his changing expression, Liu Xiu said: "First, Tian Rong was defeated, and now Liu Yong was killed. Duke Qin defended Li Qiu, who else can we count on?"
Qin Feng's face changed, and then he leaned forward and said angrily: "I have nearly a hundred thousand troops under my command, and Liqiu City has high walls and strong walls, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are ample supplies of food and grass in the city. King Xiao really thinks that he has already
Are you certain to win?"
Liu Xiu shrugged and asked in a calm tone: "How long can we keep guard?"
"ah?"
"How long can the food, grass and materials in the city be enough for Duke Qin to hold on? One month, two months? One year, two years?" Liu Xiu said: "Qin Duke should be very clear in his heart that Li Qiu has become a turtle in a urn, and is a piece of cake.
If you hold on to this place of death, there is only one way to die. Even if Duke Qin doesn't care about the life and death of his nearly 100,000 soldiers, doesn't Duke Qin even care about his own life and death?"
Qin Feng clenched his fists tighter and stared at Liu Xiu with his eyes without saying a word. Liu Xiu said slowly: "As long as Duke Qin is willing to surrender now, I can put past grievances and seal them off."
Qin Gong is the Marquis of Chu, and the five counties in Nanjun can be used as Qin Gong's fiefdoms. What does Qin Gong think?"
Liu Xiu was already making a big move. There were only seventeen counties in Nanjun. Liu Xiu was willing to separate five counties as Qin Feng's fiefdom, giving almost one-third of Nanjun to Qin Feng. As long as he was willing to take the initiative
surrender.
Qin Feng swallowed his saliva and remained silent. He had to admit that Liu Xiu's offer was very generous and tempting, but it was just for him to be demoted from king to marquis, which was really hard for him to pass.
He pondered for a while and then said: "If King Xiao can make me the King of Chu Li, I can respectfully address King Xiao as Your Majesty!" The implication is that he still wants to be king and continue to be his King of Chu Li in Nanjun.
Liu Xiu said sternly: "The great ancestor taught that no one with the surname Liu can be the king! I inherit the Han Dynasty, practice Han system, and apply Han law. How can I violate the ancestral teaching? Qin publicly proposed such a condition, which is too strong and difficult for others.
It’s so insincere.”
Qin Feng fell silent again.
He also agreed with what Liu Xiu said. After all, there were so many ministers in the Luoyang court who had great achievements, but because of their different surnames, they were not named kings, and the highest they could be made were marquises.
Among them, Deng Yu had the most fiefs, with three counties. But now Liu Xiu promised him to give him five counties. In fact, this was the first of its kind for the Luoyang court.
Qin Feng thought about it for a while and asked, "I wonder which five counties King Xiao will give me?"
Liu Xiu raised his head and smiled, waved his hand and said: "Dong Qin can choose any of the counties in Nanjun!"
Hearing this, Qin Feng's eyes flashed again. He looked at Liu Xiu opposite him intently, as if he wanted to see into the depths of his heart. After a while, he said quietly: "Prince Xiao will not
Are you trying to trick me?"
Liu Xiu smiled indifferently and said quietly: "I am the emperor, and I always go back on my words. This is the behavior of a villain. Duke Qin is not important enough for me to destroy my own reputation and reputation, right?!"
When Qin Feng heard this, his old face suddenly turned red. Liu Xiu continued: "Jingzhou has fought too many wars. The people of Jingzhou have been displaced and starved to death. I am not willing to fight again, nor do I want to see the people of Jingzhou die miserably."
On the battlefield, all lives are in ruins. If Qin Gong can really wholeheartedly think about the Chu land and the people of Jingzhou, he will put down his sword and turn fighting with me into friendship. This will be a blessing for Jingzhou and even more fortunate for Nanjun."
Liu Xiu's words penetrated Qin Feng's heart. Indeed, the people of Jingzhou were suffering too much. First they fought with Wang Mang, then the separatist regimes in various places killed each other, and then they fought with Liu Xiu.
Over the years, where has there ever been a day of peace? The land of Jingchu that was so prosperous and prosperous back then is now devastated and dilapidated.
Qin Feng remained silent for a long time, and Liu Xiu did not urge him. He picked up the teapot and poured himself and Qin Feng another cup of tea each.
Now Liu Xiu sincerely persuaded Qin Feng to surrender, even giving Qin Feng five counties.
First of all, Qin Feng did have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. Secondly, Qin Feng's prestige in Nanjun was quite high. If Qin Feng was willing to surrender voluntarily, the imperial court would be able to manage Nanjun with twice the result with half the effort in the future.
Liu Xiu finished the newly poured cup of tea. Seeing Qin Feng still rolling his eyes and thinking, he smiled and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Qin?"
"This...is a very important matter. I still need to think about it carefully! Think about it carefully!" Qin Feng said absently.
Liu Xiu nodded, and did not chase Qin Feng to ask him to give him an answer immediately. He thought for a while and said, "Three days! I will give Qin Gong three days to think about it, okay?"
Qin Feng thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay! Within three days, whether I accept it or not, I will give Prince Xiao an answer."
"We are committed!"
“It’s a deal!”
Liu Xiu and Qin Feng reached a verbal agreement on whether Qin Feng should submit to Luoyang. They made a three-day appointment. After that, Liu Xiu waved his hand with a smile and said: "Qin Gong, please have some tea!"
Qin Feng looked at the tea in front of him. He really couldn't get used to drinking this kind of sweet herbal tea, but he couldn't refuse it. He could only bite the bullet and drank the cup of tea in one gulp, and then he stood up.
, bowed his hands to Liu Xiu and said: "Prince Xiao, I am going back!"
Liu Xiu then stood up and said meaningfully: "I hope Qin Gong can think twice before he acts. The life and death of one hundred thousand soldiers in Liqiu City now depend on Qin Gong's thoughts."
Qin Feng glanced at Liu Xiu, sighed secretly, and thought in his mind that after returning to the city, he would need to summon the generals to have one last discussion. As long as there was still hope of breaking out of the encirclement, he and Liu Xiu would fight to the end.
As long as there is still a glimmer of hope, Qin Feng does not want to surrender to Liu Xiu.
Qin Feng bowed his hand to Liu Xiu again, turned around and walked out of the shed. Liu Xiu followed him out, with his hands behind his back, he looked at Qin Feng who was mounting his horse with a smile and said, "I am waiting for news from Duke Qin."
Looking back at Liu Xiu, Qin Feng nodded, without saying anything more, he kicked the horse's belly with both feet and urged the horse forward.
Watching Qin Feng and his three followers go away, Xuying and others came to Liu Xiu. Xuying held the horse, handed the reins to Liu Xiu, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, does Qin Feng really know how to do it?"
Will you submit to the imperial court?"
Liu Xiu shook his head. It was difficult for Liu Xiu to make a judgment now about what decision Qin Feng would make in the end.
Surrender means losing face, but refusing to surrender means losing life. Liu Xiu doesn't know whether Qin Feng will choose face or life.
Just when Liu Xiu took the reins and was about to mount the horse, he suddenly heard the sharp sound of breaking wind coming from behind. He subconsciously looked back. The sun was dazzling and he could only vaguely see Qin Feng and others walking away.
's back.
At the moment when he was stunned, a cold light fell from the sky and went straight to Liu Xiu's face.
Liu Xiu had a premonition that danger was approaching, and subconsciously turned his head to the side. Hearing the sound of sand, an arrow flew past his cheek and nailed the neck of the horse behind him.
The war horse neighed and fell to the ground.
People looked closer and saw a shocking arrow stuck in the horse's neck. Looking up at Liu Xiu, his cheeks were all red. Xu Ying was horrified and hurriedly pulled Liu Xiu and backed away.
At the same time, he raised his other hand, put his thumb and index finger into his mouth, and blew a sharp whistle.
As soon as the whistle sounded, the Han soldiers who were originally located a hundred steps away rushed over.
The incident that happened on Liu Xiu's side naturally alarmed Qin Feng. Qin Feng looked back and saw the scene where Liu Xiu's horse was shot. As for whether Liu Xiu was injured, he couldn't see clearly.
Ting and Xu Fei immediately protected Liu Xiu behind the three of them.
Qin Feng was stunned for only a moment and immediately realized that someone must have fired an arrow from the top of the city to kill Liu Xiu.
He screamed inwardly that it was bad and wanted to go back to find out what was going on. The three guards around him hurriedly grabbed him and said with a change of expression: "Your Majesty, please leave!"
At this time, a large number of Han soldiers had already rushed towards the small shed. If Qin Fengyu went back, would he still be alive?
Qin Feng was so anxious that he had no choice but to flee back to Liqiu City in a hurry under the protection of three guards.
Entering the city, he didn't even bother to get on and off his horse, and shouted loudly: "Who was shooting cold arrows just now?"
A general hurried over and intervened, saying: "Your Majesty, it was the arrow that was fired by the last general! The last general thought that as long as Liu Xiu died, the enemy forces outside the city would be defeated without attacking..."
Before he could finish his words, Qin Feng whipped him with a horse whip, and there was a crisp snap in his ear. The general covered his face with his hands, fell to the ground, his body hunched into a ball, and whined.
Qin Feng was displeased, so he got off his horse, picked up his whip, and whipped the general indiscriminately.
While fighting, he said angrily: "Does this king need you to make decisions on your own? Does this king still need you to make decisions on your own?"
The surrounding generals reacted, hurriedly stepped forward, intervened and saluted, and said in a flurry of words: "Your Majesty, please calm down! May your Majesty be happy and angry!"
During the negotiation, Qin Feng was very clear about what would happen next. Liu Xiu had already offered him generous terms and a way out, but now, with this cold arrow, everything disappeared.
