After the Qianyu army occupied Xiangguo, they arrested Old Master Lu and some patriarchs to the Mobei royal court, and all the men of these big families were killed, and the remaining women and slaves were sold to Heren Fort. At this time, Herenbao became a concentration of slave traders and looted goods from the Central Plains of the Black Flag Khanate.

When they arrived at the Mobei Royal Court, Pajaqili and Hu Lu warmly entertained Old Master Lu, after all, this Old Master Lu was the teacher of the important ministers of the Liang State, and he had a high reputation in the Liang State.

Old Master Lu was not shocked, and sat in the big sweat tent of Pajaqili with his eyes closed. Pajaqili was very respectful, and personally poured a cup of fiery wine for the old master, and the master and the saint were busy for a while. Hu Lu also found some brand new clothes for the servants to help Master Lu change.

Old Master Lu saw that the Great Khan and his wife were so polite, so he thanked him: "The old man came to the north as a guest this time, the Great Khan is so gracious, and the old man is grateful, and I hope that the Great Khan will think of the common people in the world, make a truce as soon as possible, and make a good relationship with the Great Liang."

Pajaqili also learned from Old Master Lu to return the salute with both hands: "Ben Khan doesn't know much about many things in the Central Plains, and he also asks the sage to give advice, does the sage think that my Black Flag Khanate can take the world?" ”

Old Master Lu sighed slightly: "The world belongs to the virtuous, as long as the Great Khan bows to benevolence and righteousness, and saves the people of the world with the king's army of the Great Khan, he will be able to take the world."

Pajaqili smiled: "I heard that the ancestor of the Great Liang Emperor took away the orphans and widows of the previous dynasty, where did this virtue come from?" ”

Old Master Lu took a sip of fiery wine: "The Great Khan only knows one thing, he doesn't know the other, the emperor acts, he can't be judged by ordinary people, virtue is the heart of the people in the world, where the heart of the people is, the heart of the people is the support of those families who can support the world." If the Great Khan can get the support of the world's clans, he can also ascend the throne and become emperor, and he must not learn from those rogues who kill people indiscriminately."

Pajaqili disagreed: "This family is still no match for our army, and when the army arrives, it will also be a ghost, so why do I need their support?" ”

Old Master Lu's face was solemn: "If the Great Khan wantonly slaughters the great families in the north, the great families in the south will definitely use all their money, food, and grass to recruit soldiers and horses and fight to the death with the Great Khan, may I ask how many troops and people the Great Khan has now?" ”

Pajachili laughed: "The soldiers and civilians on my prairie are almost a million together, will you be afraid of your sheep-like army?" ”

Old Master Lu also smiled: "The Great Khan knows that there are still 30 million soldiers and civilians in the Liang State south of the Great River, dozens of times that of you, and the people of the Liang State exchange ten lives for one of your lives, I don't know how much you can exchange?" ”

Seeing that the two were tense, Hu Lu persuaded each other: "What Old Master Lu said is very right, the Great Khan will stop fighting, or listen to Old Master Lu's ideas."

At this time, Hu Gao also broke in, Hu Gao was born poor, and he looked down on these big families, as soon as he saw Old Master Lu, he sneered: "I heard that Old Master Lu is full of peach and plums all over the world, and now he has been captured by our army, I don't know if I can sell them for a good price?" ”

Hu Lu was about to stop Hu Gao, but Hu Gao waved his hand to look at Old Master Lu, but Old Master Lu replied cleverly: "Blue is better than blue, I, a bad old man, is not worth mentioning, worthless"

Pajaqili intended to recruit Old Master Lu, so he interjected: "Old Master Lu is only eight buckets high, famous all over the world, if he is willing to be the minister of state in the Khanate, this Khan will definitely obey his words."

Old Master Lu closed his eyes: "The old man has long lived in seclusion, seen through the fame and fortune of the world, and does not participate in the disputes in the world, the old man is not a person who wants to be an official at all."

Hu Gao's eyes rolled: "Since the old master is so detached, can you ask the old master to evaluate the heroes of the world?" ”

Old Master Lu squinted: "There are endless battles in the world, how can you be a hero, you can come to the old man to listen"

Hu Gao directly moved out of Chen Hongyi: "There is a person from a family, but he has experienced a hundred battles and won the hearts of the people, and Lingnan Chen Hongyi can be called a hero"

Old Master Lu shook his crutches: "Chen Hongyi is a gangster, and he is not on good terms with the family, but he is just an old pawn."

Hu Gao smiled: "There is one person, who leads the civil ministers, the power leans towards the government and the opposition, and the government decrees are all in his hands, Xiaoshan can be a hero"

Old Master Lu chuckled: "It's just a miser, he has no foresight, and it is difficult to achieve great things."

Hu Gao then listed Xie Rui and the others, and Old Master Lu was not very appreciative

Hu Gao asked again: "Zhong Zhiming commanded an army of 50,000, can be civil and martial, form a good family, and win the hearts of the people, can he be regarded as a hero?" ”

Old Master Lu snorted: "This person is from a poor family, how can he be compared with the people in the family"

Hu Gao thought about it again: "There is a person from a famous family, sitting in Bashu, and Wang Xian, the general of the Liang State, can be a hero?" ”

Old Master Lu threw away his crutches: "Wang Xian has a false appearance, greedy for money and a good name, and an incompetent person."

Seeing that Old Master Lu had damaged all the martial arts in the Central Plains, everyone was overjoyed, and Hu Gao remembered another person: "Youzhou Zhu Yaoshi, gathering tens of thousands of people to divide one side, can he be a hero?" ”

Old Master Lu's mouth was crooked: "This kind of thief is not worth mentioning!" ”

Hu Lu also had the heart to play tricks on Old Master Lu, so he learned from Hu Gao: "There is a person who was born poor, went through hardships in the Central Plains, came to Mobei, worshiped as a national teacher, trained elite soldiers to sweep the Central Plains, Hu Gao can be a hero?" ”

Old Master Lu said angrily: "If you lose your dog's ears, the villain will be rampant!" ”

Hu Gao suddenly became angry: "As old as you, the country has fallen like this, and it is the fault of others in your mouth." When you were young, you entered the office, worshiped as a secretary, and when you were young, you became the center, only seeking your own selfish interests, not caring for the people. When he was middle-aged, his disciples were all prominent officials and nobles, and the mountains and rivers were broken, so instead of thinking about serving the country, he stayed in the north to persuade the rebels. When he was old, he manipulated the political affairs of several countries behind the scenes, exploited the people, and committed himself to the enemy everywhere. A brazen person like you is also respected as a saint, which is really a shame for the word saint! ”

Old Master Lu was scolded like this, but he was not in a hurry to return the favor, and closed his eyes as if he didn't hear it.

Pajaqili was afraid that the old master would be angry to death, so he complained to Hu Gaolai: "The national teacher is so hospitable, it seems that we have no grace, don't snub the master"

Hu Lu also persuaded Old Master Lu to come: "Master don't care, the national teacher has a bad temper, come to someone, help the national teacher to rest"

Several servants took Old Master Lu out to rest, but Hu Gao pointed to Pajaqili and said: "If the Great Khan believes in such people, he will incur a great defeat in the future, and the discord between the main and deputy generals of the Thousand Feather Army is caused by the bribery and bribery of the family. ”

Pajaqili also happened to be happy and quiet, so he sent Hu Gao to Xiangguo to control the three generals of Fan Zhi and Hong Cheng.

A few days after Hu Gao left, Old Master Lu became the minister of the Black Flag Khanate, and wrote letters to his former disciples and major families, acting as peacemakers, and persuading the two sides to make a truce.

Jinling sent Zhong Zhiming to the other side of Lishui to strengthen the city defense of Xinli City, and confronted Zhu Yaoshi. Zhong Zhiming's staff made a match, and even started a business to recruit Pharmacist Zhu.

Zhu Yaoshi was quick to speak, and wrote a letter to someone to send it, saying that as long as Liang Guo rewarded him with 8 million guan money, he would restore the banner of the Liang army and guard Youzhou.

Seeing the letter from Pharmacist Zhu, Zhong Zhiming did not dare to make a decision alone, so he ordered someone to bring the letter back to Jinling to report.

Xiaoshan, Xiao Ding, Xie Rui, Yuan Kang, Liu Qian, and others discussed and decided to turn the war into jade silk, so as to preserve the strength of Zhong Zhiming's army, so they emptied the treasury and sent the money to the front. In the court, they made concerted efforts to let the emperor issue an edict to enshrine Zhu Yaoshi as the Marquis of Wu'an to worship the history of Youzhou, the word Wu'an has always been unlucky, and the courtiers also wanted Zhu Yaoshi to be defeated after obtaining this title.

In the matter of Zhao'an, Xiao Ding, the right prime minister, personally led people to Liyang. Pharmacist Zhu set up a high platform early to wait for Xiao Ding.

When crossing the river, Xiao Ding was full of suspicions and kept asking Zhong Zhiming's navy if it was against Zhu Yaoshi's warship. In order to reassure Xiao Ding, Zhong Zhiming sent a boat to escort Xiao Ding across the river.

Xiao Ding was dressed in a gorgeous costume on the boat and shook a feather fan, and kept chanting that Gong Wu crossed the river, and Gong actually crossed the river.

Pharmacist Zhu saw Xiao Ding crossing the river on the high platform, so he took his cronies to the river to greet him. When the old ministry heard that Zhu Yaoshi was going to surrender to Liang again, he couldn't think of committing suicide by throwing himself into the water for a while. Many of the remaining people also asked Pharmacist Zhu: "General Zhu is righteous to protect the untouchables, and today the soldiers are strong and strong, why did he surrender?" ”

Pharmacist Zhu sighed: "Now that our army is the weakest, it may be swallowed up at any time, so we must settle down first, so that everyone has time to train and farm, and wait for the opportunity to truly protect the untouchables in the world." I have killed hundreds of people in the family with my own hands, and if I do surrender, I am afraid that there will be no place to bury them. Please understand my painstaking efforts! ”

When everyone heard him say this, they stopped talking and followed him to the river to meet Xiao Ding.

The boat docked at Liyang Wharf, the soldiers of the Liang army escorted Xiao Ding off the boat, and Zhu Yaoshi rushed forward and knelt on the ground to lead everyone to shout: "Long live the Great Liang Emperor, long live the Great Liang Emperor, long live the right prime minister, and the right prime minister is a thousand years old." Greetings to the Prime Minister! ”

Xiao Ding was very satisfied when he saw this scene, and he glanced at everything in front of him before slowly saying: "Get up, you can belong to the court anyway, it is really your blessing!" Today, the Prime Minister has come to recruit peace, and he must see your sincerity."

Pharmacist Zhu raised his head, the person next to Xiao Ding gave him a look, and Pharmacist Zhu immediately turned his head and ordered someone to bring the congratulatory gift to Xiao Ding alone.

Several soldiers carried a coral rockery over, Xiao Ding couldn't take his eyes off and was amazed, Zhu Yaoshi bowed his head and bent down to introduce to Xiao Ding that this was a treasure bought from the Goryeo Kingdom, and only high-ranking officials and family backgrounds like Xiao Ding could enjoy it. Xiao Ding laughed, ordered someone to move the coral rockery upstairs to the boat, and followed Pharmacist Zhu to the high platform to hold a ceremony to recruit An.

The high platform was full of Liang army flags, Zhu Yaoshi's subordinates took off their shirts and put down their swords to kneel to welcome Xiao Ding, and the honor guard brought by Xiao Ding also began to blow horns and beat drums, Zhu Yaoshi invited Xiao Ding forward, and let Xiao Ding and several internal supervisors take the edict and official uniforms to go up to the high platform first, and they took off their armor and helmets and climbed on the high platform behind.

Xiao Ding quickly finished reading the edict on the high platform, Zhu Yaoshi kowtowed and thanked him, put on the official uniform of the assassin history, Xiao Ding patted him on the back: "Lord Zhu, Jinling can recruit you, it is worthy of you, you have to cherish this opportunity, remember, send more gifts and write letters to the adults in the Jinling court, your official will be able to become bigger and bigger, I also know that you did stupid things when you were young." Who is without fault? As long as you can change your past mistakes, and with our four great families protecting you in the court, no one will dare to touch you."

Pharmacist Zhu took out a pair of night pearls and stuffed them to Xiao Ding, thanked Xiao Ding again, and helped Xiao Ding to walk off the high platform.

After recruiting Pharmacist Zhu here, Wang Xian was also unwilling, so he sent his henchmen to negotiate peace with Ju Wuzhi overnight. Seeing that Hu Gao could no longer talk and collect money as soon as he came, he discussed with his henchmen how to get rid of Fan Zhi and Hongcheng and take charge of the military alone.