But when he hurried back to the hall and looked at the signature on the envelope again.
He was immediately frightened, and his whole body trembled violently.
This, this, this group of puddle grass bandits, when did they notice me?
They, they must not have good intentions when they send me letters at this time.
Master Liu thought about this and immediately wanted to throw the letter out the door.
But just as he threw his hand away, he suddenly took it back.
No, no, you can't do this.
If this move angers those puddle bandits, wouldn't my Dongchang Mansion be in danger?
Let's open the letter first and see what's written on it.
If what you write is too disrespectful, I will just refuse it flatly.
But when he took out the letter from the envelope with slightly trembling hands, he glanced through it.
He was immediately so angry that his eyes darkened and he almost fainted.
But the content of the letter read:
'I am Zhu Wu, the military advisor on Shuibo Liang Mountain. I am writing to you now to inform you of something.
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‘That General Zhang Qing belongs to a different camp from us.
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'But after a short period of getting along with him, we discovered that General Zhang Qing is definitely a rare good man in the world.
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'Now that I heard that General Zhang Qing has suffered a lot of criticism from you, our brothers on the Shuibo Liang Mountain are very angry.
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'Now there are two ways for you and others to go. I hope you and others will not act out of anger and ruin the harmony between us.
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'The first is that we at Shuibo Liangshan are willing to give one hundred thousand taels of silver in exchange for General Zhang Qing's freedom. If you agree, the one hundred thousand taels of silver can be delivered within a few days.
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'The second is that you will lead all the soldiers and horses of Dongchang Mansion to engage in a decisive battle with me in Shuibo Liangshan. When you are slaughtered by us, General Zhang Qing will naturally be free.
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'I hope the prefect will give you a reply before the evening of the next day, and don't deliberately delay it without knowing what is good or bad.
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'Otherwise, when our Liangshan army arrives, the whole family of the prefect will be dead!'
If you ask Mr. Liu at this time whether he is afraid, the answer must be yes.
Not only did Shuipo Liangshan easily defeat the bandits in Qingfeng Mountain, but even the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court returned defeated after fighting with them.
How can such abnormal fighting power be comparable to that of Dongchang Mansion?
What's more, he has already formed a rift with that Zhang Qing. In such a crisis, he doesn't believe that Zhang Qing will come forward to help them.
At this moment, Mr. Liu's heart was really in chaos. He was really scared, angry, and helpless.
What he was afraid of was Shuibo Liangshan's almost abnormal fighting power.
What makes him angry is that Zhang Qing actually has such a deep friendship with Shuibo Liangshan.
If this were not the case, how could Shuipo Liangshan go out in full force for a small leading general like him?
How could he give out one hundred thousand taels of silver just to let him get a free body?
At this time, if he said that Zhang Qing had nothing to do with Shuibo Liangshan, he would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.
However, what made him helpless was that his own troops were few in number and lacked training.
Moreover, when Dongping Prefecture was in trouble, Dongchang Prefecture did not send troops to assist due to other reasons.
At this time, if troops were suddenly sent to ask for reinforcements, how could Dongping Mansion agree?
Although there are still thousands of soldiers stationed in several cities near Dongchang Mansion.
But Mr. Liu would not think that the generals who defended the city would be so generous in sending troops to help.
Of course, in addition to this, it seems possible to ask for help from the imperial court.
But this involves two more issues.
One is the army sent by the imperial court, which has just been withdrawn from the capital due to various reasons.
If he suddenly called for help at this time, what would be the probability that the imperial court would send soldiers to rescue him?
One percent or two percent?
Or is it zero at all?
Of course, even encountering this situation is not the worst.
The worst thing is that Dongchang Mansion simply does not have the time to send a request for assistance to the imperial court.
Because the water in Liangshan, based on the letter, has already determined the final decision-making time.
Just before tomorrow evening.
In such a short period of time, Dongchang Prefecture's messengers did not say they had arrived in the capital, and even completing half the journey was unlikely.
Therefore, if you really want to rely on this method to get rid of the crisis before you, then when the reinforcements from the imperial court arrive, there may be enough to burn Master Liu's head.
At this time, Mr. Liu's mentality had completely collapsed.
After all, for a person who has been forced into a corner, he will never be able to calm down even if he wants to.
At this time, Mr. Liu was roaring with anger.
The tea-drinking utensils on the coffee table and the fruit plate placed aside were all thrown everywhere by him.
But even so, he still couldn't vent the overwhelming anger in his heart.
Then he focused his attention on the letter.
When he held it in his hand, he was about to tear it into pieces when he was suddenly shocked.
I couldn't help but secretly thought, no, no, I can smash other things, but I must not tear this letter!
Because what is recorded above is the indispensable evidence that Zhang Qing surrendered to the enemy and treason.
If I tear this thing into pieces today, then I will not have enough evidence to make Zhang Qing plead guilty or punished.
But now, what should I do?
If you agree to Shuibo Liangshan's request, you can keep Dongchang Mansion and at the same time receive one hundred thousand taels of silver from the other side.
It seems to have no harm at all, but the risks involved are actually not small.
Because the imperial court has almost zero tolerance for those rebellious officials, traitors, and bandits.
If I make this deal with Shuibo Liangshan this time, then this news will definitely not be hidden.
In the future, if the imperial court knows about this matter, will they think that I have something to do with Shuibo Liangshan?
At that time, the impact on your official career will be small, but the loss of your life will be big.
Moreover, the attitude of the person who wrote this letter is really too bad.
If I agree with humiliation at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to throwing my dignity on the ground and letting the other party trample on it at will?
Then how can I, the head of this government, have the dignity to stand here in the future?
What if you don’t agree?
The result...
When Mr. Liu thought of this, he suddenly shuddered all over his body.
At this time, Mr. Liu has been slapping his forehead with his palms.