After Liang Dingfen sent Zhao Fengchang away, he hurried to the Taiyuan Governor's Yamen to see Zhang Zhidong.
At this time, Zhang Zhidong was sitting in the study. As soon as he saw the two storyboards coming, he hurriedly asked: "They have been sent away."
"Back to my lord, Zhao Fengchang has left the city and gone to Liu Hai's camp."
Zhang Zhidong nodded, then sighed and said: "After so many years of friendship, I never thought that something like this would happen."
Liang Dingfen paused for a while, then answered: "My lord, there is no need to sigh. There is a saying that husband and wife are birds of the same forest. When disaster strikes, they can fly separately."
After Zhang Zhidong heard this, he suddenly stood up and glared at Liang Dingfen fiercely.
Liang Dingfen saw that Zhang Zhidong was already angry, and she knew that what she just said had aroused Zhang Zhidong's taboo.
Now he remembered that when he was in Huguang, there was a saying among the people - Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Zhao Fengchang, the first-class wife.
What he said just now sounded like he was mocking Zhang Zhidong.
However, this kind of thing became more and more troublesome the more it was explained, so Liang Dingfen simply stood there and said nothing.
Zhang Zhidong did not continue to pursue the matter. He sat there and thought for a while, and then said: "Do you think Liu Hai will come to accept the surrender in person?"
Liang Dingfen thought for a while, "Judging from his humble position, in order to show his magnanimity to the world, that Liu Hai will definitely come to accept surrender in person."
Zhang Zhidong nodded silently after hearing this, but he was still a little uneasy. His plan was not very satisfactory. Could it be that Liu Hai really couldn't discover it?
Liang Dingfen actually knew that this strategy was not very satisfactory, but if the fight continued at this point, Taiyuan City would definitely be captured, so it was better to take a risk.
"Sir, there is no need to hesitate anymore. This is the last resort. As long as Liu Hai is taken down on the spot or his arrogant generals are killed, they will definitely fall apart and attack each other."
"At that time, my lord, you will see the opportunity, send troops to regain the capital, and then restore the world. By then, if you advance, you will have a share in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, if you retreat, you will be famous in history. Why not do it."
Zhang Zhidong shook his head when he heard this and said: "I am very old and have no wrong thoughts. I just think that if things come true in the future, the people of the world will be less turbulent."
The two of them were chatting lively here, but they didn't notice that a boy from Zhang Zhidong put his ear against the door and window and heard their words clearly.
When the boy heard this, he backed away gently, and then came to the small stall selling wontons in the Governor's Yamen.
When the stall owner saw the boy coming, he quickly said with a smile on his face, "Uncle, you are here, are you still following the same rules today?"
"Old rules."
After the boy finished speaking, he sat in front of the wonton stall.
After a while, hot wontons were delivered to him.
The boy was mumbling while eating the wontons. After a while, after eating Huan Chaos, the boy actually paid a few pennies and left the noodle stall.
The owner of the wonton stall put the money into his basket and saw that there were no diners around, so he closed the stall and went back.
Besides, in the current camp outside the city, Liu Hai is meeting Zhao Fengchang during the Chinese army battle.
Zhao Fengchang saw Liu Hai and looked at his face carefully.
Zhao Fengchang was very disappointed when he saw it. It turned out that the bangs were not as handsome as those famous officials, but the face of an ordinary person.
Although he was disappointed, Zhao Fengchang still stepped forward and gave Liu Hai a deep bow.
Liu Hai smiled and raised his hand to help him slightly, and then said: "Mr. Zhao, you have a hard journey, no need to be polite, please take a seat quickly."
"I don't dare, student, thank you sir."
After Zhao Fengchang sat down, Liu Hai asked: "Mr. Zhang decided to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. I don't know what to say."
After Zhao Fengchang finished listening, he quickly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Liu Hai with both hands.
Xiao Kun, who was next to Liu Hai, quickly stepped forward to take the letter, and then brought it to Liu Hai.
Liu Hai opened the letter and read it. The letter was written by Zhang Zhidong himself. At the beginning, Zhang Zhidong talked about his relationship with the seniors of the Hunan Army. After that, he talked about surrender.
The general meaning is that Zhang Zhidong can abandon the case and surrender, but he hopes Liu Hai will be kind to the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu after his success.
Next, in the morning three days later, he will lead his civil and military ministers to welcome Liu Hai at the gate of Taiyuan City as he enters the city.
After Liu Hai read the letter, the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Since Mr. Lao has abandoned the dark side and surrendered to the light, I will strictly abide by Mr. Lao's conditions. It's settled. You go back and tell Mr. Zhang that in three days, I will personally go to the gate of Taiyuan City to accept the surrender."
After hearing this, Zhao Fengchang was so happy that he smiled all over his face. If this thing was done, he could not only save his family, but also repay Zhang Zhidong's kindness.
There was nothing to say next, so Zhao Fengchang stood up and said goodbye.
Liu Hai hurriedly said to Xiao Kun on the side: "Hurry up and see Mr. Zhao off for me."
"yes."
Xiao Kun agreed, then came to Zhao Fengchang to guide him all the way, leading him out of the Chinese army battle and back to the gate of the camp.
When they got here, they were about to separate, but Zhao Fengchang grabbed Xiao Kun's hand and said, "The matter is done. When can my wife and children go home?"
Xiao Kun smiled, raised his hand to brush Zhao Fengchang's hand away, and then said: "Why are you nervous, Mr. Xiao? From now on we are a family. When this matter is over, I will immediately report to Shanghai at the telegraph office in Taiyuan City."
Sending a report will ensure that Mr. Zhao’s family is safe and sound.”
Zhao Fengchang was a little helpless at this time, so he could only hand over to Xiao Kun, then left the camp and headed for Taiyuan City.
Xiao Kun had been standing at the gate of the camp, watching Zhao Fengchang disappear. At this moment, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and then he looked gloomy and glared fiercely in the direction Zhao Fengchang left.
Then he tossed his sleeves and entered the camp.
Besides, Zhao Fengchang left Liu Hai's camp and quickly returned to Taiyuan City. As usual, a basket was sent down from above to drag Zhao Fengchang up to the city.
After Liang Dingfen received the notification from below and learned that Zhao Fengchang had returned, he had already come to the city wall. He happened to see Zhao Fengchang selling it out of the basket.
Liang Dingfen hurried forward, supported Zhao Fengchang and asked anxiously: "How is it? Is the matter done? Will Liu Hai come to accept the surrender?"
Zhao Fengchang, who has also been a counselor for many years, was a little surprised when he heard Liang Dingfen's words. However, although he had some doubts in his heart, he did not show it on the surface.
"Liu Hai has promised to come in person to accept the surrender in three days."
Liang Dingfen breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this, but he immediately became alert. He was a little anxious just now. Could it be that Zhao Fengchang saw something wrong?
Liang Dingfen raised his head and glanced at Zhao Fengchang, and was relieved when he saw that there was no change on his face.
"Old Zhao, you have done a great job this time. They are going to see you now."
Then the two of them went down from the tower and went straight to the governor's Yamen.
Because the relationship between the two of them and Zhang Zhidong was different from the past, the soldiers and guards in the governor's office did not stop them. The two people easily moved into the inner house and arrived at Zhang Zhidong's study.
Zhang Zhidong sat there calmly on the surface, but in fact he was extremely anxious now. Now that Zhao Fengchang had entered the door, he stood up anxiously and asked: "Is the matter done?"
Zhao Fengchang hurried forward and saluted Zhang Zhidong before replying: "Everything goes well! Mr. Liu Hailiu has accepted Mr. Lao's surrender. In three days, he will come to the gate of Taiyuan City to accept the surrender in person."
Zhang Zhidong breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this, then sat on his seat and said to Zhao Fengchang with a smile: "You have done a great job in this matter. You have worked hard all the way this time. Now go back and rest."
Zhao Fengchang quickly thanked Zhang Zhidong and then exited the study.
After Liang Dingfen left, Liang Dingfeng smiled and said to Zhang Zhidong: "Sir, this time something big has come true."
Zhang Zhidong touched his gray beard, and finally a smile appeared on his face.
The defense of Taiyuan City these days has caused some trouble for Liu Hai's troops, but the general trend is still a continuous retreat, and now there is only an isolated city left to defend.
If this continues, I am afraid that I will become a prisoner of bangs in the near future.
It's good now. As long as this plan succeeds, he will be able to turn the tide.
However, Zhang Zhidong was from the old city after all. He was only excited for a moment, but immediately calmed down and asked Liang Dingfen who was standing beside him, "How is the person I asked you to choose?"
"Sir, I have selected three people in the army who are very capable and of a very moderate figure. As long as they put on official uniforms and stand behind you, Liu Hai will not be able to discover their true identity."
"Okay, when that day comes, you ask these three people to follow me closely. When the time comes, I will kneel down to Liu Hai. For the sake of fame, Liu Hai will definitely step forward to help me. Then let the three of them do it together. If they can
Of course it's better to capture him alive. If he can't be captured alive, then kill Liu Hai immediately."
"Don't worry, sir, I'll go down and make arrangements right away."
After Liang Dingfen left, Zhang Zhidong suddenly felt weak all over and sat down on his seat again.
Just now he acted very calm in front of his subordinates, but in fact he was also frightened in his heart.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the study room.
Zhang Zhidong heard the sound, straightened his clothes, and then asked majestically: "What's the matter?"
"Master, my servant has brought you tea."
Zhang Zhidong immediately relaxed when he heard this voice, because the owner of the voice was his personal servant and had served the Zhang family for several lifetimes. He could be said to be the confidant of their family.
"Come in."
After Zhang Zhidong paid one cent, the door to the room was opened immediately, and he had an hour to drag the tray in.
The boy came to Zhang Zhidong and replaced the cold tea with new tea.
Then he asked: "Master, do you have any other instructions?"
Zhang Zhidong didn't know whether to bow or not.
When the boy saw this, he quickly lowered his head, bowed and exited the study.
After the boy left Zhang Zhidong's study, he hurried out of the governor's Yamen. As usual, he ate a bowl of wontons at the wonton stall next to the Xunfu Yamen before returning.