When Tian Jianxiu arrived at the gate and took off his helmet, Shi Huai recognized that it was General Tian under the tent of the king. 【Fengyun Reading Network. So he asked in a loud voice, "It's General Xiatian under the command of King Chuang, right?" ”

Tian Jianxiu looked at Guan Cheng, and when he saw that it was Shi Huai, he smiled and said: "It is Tian Jianxiu, General Shi Huai, I have something important to meet, I want to meet the King of Qin, please make it convenient." ”

Shi Huai said: "No problem, I'll open the city now, do you come in by yourself, or do all those people come in?" ”

Tian Jianxiu thought to himself, since he had arrived in Guanzhong, he didn't need so many men and horses to escort him, it was better not to bring them, so as not to be suspicious of the other party, so he said: "You don't need to go in, I only take twenty cavalry, and the rest of the people are stationed outside Tongguan City first. ”

Shi Huai secretly thought, he only has 500 people, and I have more than 3,000 people here, even if there are any bad intentions, they can't stir up any storms, and besides, the official army will never come to attack for a while, so he nodded and said: "This is easy to say, I promise." ”

As he spoke, he sent someone to open the city gate, and Tian Jianxiu greeted twenty personal soldiers, brought all the treasures, and then ordered the rest of the people to camp outside Tongguan City, waiting for his news.

Everything was arranged, Tian Jianxiu entered Tongguan and met with Shehuai.

Shi Huai also wanted to arrange a banquet to entertain Tian Jianxiu and others, Tian Jianxiu knew that the military situation was urgent, where was there time to drink and catch up, so he confessed to Shehuai, and rushed through the city and rushed to Xi'an.

At this time, there was already a flying pigeon in Shehuai, and it was reported to Xi'an City, King Qin knew the news, he didn't feel stunned, and said to Zhang Yi: "Li Zicheng sent Tian Jianxiu at this time, I don't know what happened?" ”

Zhang Yi said: "I heard that Li Zicheng's troops have won successive battles in the Central Plains, and the number of people has grown rapidly. King Qin smiled: "What do I have to worry about, the harder he fights in the Central Plains, the safer Guanzhong will be." At present, the key points of the Qin army are all in the trilateral region. In any case, this year we must lay down Jingbian and recover the entire Qindi. ”

Two days later, someone came to report that Tian Jianxiu had arrived, and the King of Qin asked Li Yan to go out to greet him, and brought Tian Jianxiu directly to the palace to meet him in person.

After the cold noise between the guest and the host, Tian Jianxiu got straight to the point and said his intention without reservation.

King Qin looked at Zhang Yi and Li Yan, and smiled slightly: "General Tian came to Guanzhong from thousands of miles away, I said that there is a big matter, and I dare to love this prisoner." ”

Tian Jianxiu said: "Exactly, this person is in the court, his official reputation is not high, and his prestige is not high, so he may not be useful to Qin Jun." But Fu Zonglong has a close relationship with this person, as long as he can get this person, King Chuang can deal with Fu Zonglong, and I hope that the king will be convenient. I have a small gift here. ”

As he spoke, he took two pro-soldiers to present the gifts, and the two pro-soldiers had already taken down two boxes from their horses and put them on the hall, and Tian Jianxiu personally opened the lid, revealing the jewels and jade inside. The room is full of light.

King Qin just nodded lightly and smiled, there are almost no treasures he has never seen in his life, although such things are precious, to him, they are no different from silver money, but now the Qin army wants to recover its vitality, recruit troops and buy horses, and appease the people, it is not good to have less money, so King Qin is not polite: "In this case, Qin Jun has thanked King Chuang for his attention, and Ding Qirui can hand it over to you immediately." ”

Tian Jianxiu said: "King, if Ding Qirui knows that it is handed over by both of us, it may be detrimental to his actions in the future, so I have a plan, and I can't agree to it." King Qin said, "You can talk about it." Tian Jianxiu said his plan, and King Qin nodded: "What's so difficult about this, Li Gongzi, you take my secret decree to handle this matter." ”

Li Yan received the order, took the secret decree, and left the house with Tian Jianxiu.

Zhang Yi ordered someone to put away the gifts, fill them into the silver treasury, and then said to King Qin: "King, Li Zicheng seems to be very sure of such an action, and the matter of the Central Plains should not be a problem." However, Weichen has just heard some news recently, which is said by merchants who come and go from the south to the north. ”

King Qin said: "What is the important thing?" Tell me about it. ”

Zhang Yi said: "Some merchants from Anhui said that Anhui has recently changed its governor, and it is Fan Ju who defected from the Qin army. ”

King Qin's expression was grim, and he slapped the table angrily: "This traitor has risen quickly. ”

Zhang Yi said: "Not only him, but also Ziyi, these two people, a governor and a general, have already taken office." I heard that he also brought tens of thousands of horses, which is very powerful. ”

King Qin said: "I'll meet him sooner or later." What else have you heard? Zhang Yi said: "The original governor of Anhui was dismissed by Chongzhen because of the disadvantage of suppressing thieves and replaced by Fan Ju, but according to those merchants, although Fan Ju was promoted, it was not a good thing. Anhui peasant army, there are two or three hundred thousand, led by the old Hui Hui Ma Shouying, Ge Li Yan He Yilong, as well as Zuo Jin Wang He Jin, the reincarnation king Liu Xiyao, and the troubled times Wang Lin Cheng, these five battalions of people and horses are collectively called the five battalions of Ge Zuo, and the power is not small. If Fan Ju couldn't suppress these people, most of his heads would not be able to be saved. ”

King Qin sighed: "It's a pity that Anhui is too far away, if it is closer, our Qin army can also send troops to help the fifth battalion of the left of the revolution, and finally borrow Chongzhen's knife to get rid of Fan Ju." ”

Zhang Yi said: "It's a pity, but the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution is not weak, Fan Ju has few people and horses, and his life is sparse, and he has no foundation in the local area, so it is not easy to make the local people work hard." Therefore, I think that most of Fan Ju's life will be sent to Anhui. ”

King Qin shook his head slightly, he walked down the hall, and paced with his hands: "Fan Ju is scheming, Ziyi is brave and good at fighting, these two people are both talented in fifty years, this king is really worried, if they pacify the rebel army in Anhui, they will gain a firm foothold there." If you want to eradicate it, it will take a lot of effort. ”

Zhang Yi said: "That's the case, but we are far away from the water and thirsty, and it's useless to think about it, so we can only wait for the battle between Fan Juziyi and the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo." I hope that God will look down on Fan Ju and defeat the peasant army, so that one of my Qin army's henchmen can be removed. ”

Speaking of Li Yan, he came to the prison and personally brought Ding Qirui out.

Tian Jianxiu had already considered the whole plan on the way, and he said to Li Yan, and Li Yan nodded in agreement. Tian Mixiu went out of the city in order to act.

These days, the Qin army has not embarrassed Ding Qirui, so this captive has been raised a little fatter, and today he will be raised, Ding Qirui was so frightened that he was almost paralyzed on the ground, thinking that he was going to cut himself with a knife, and when he got out of the prison door, when he saw Li Yan, Li Yan was very polite and said to him: "Lord Ding, it is difficult for you these days." At present, the Qin army and the court have not turned their faces, and the two sides are still making peace, so I will send Lord Ding back to Beijing. ”

Ding Qirui also knew that even if he returned to the capital and waited for him, he would be removed from his post and investigated. Because he lost the whole of Gansu, the responsibility is not small. Therefore, as soon as he heard this, he hung his head and said, "Yes, I should also go back to Beijing and wait for accountability." ”

Li Yan sent a small team of cavalry, with a secret decree, to escort Ding Qirui, out of Tongguan to the north, he made it clear that once he met the official army, he could hand over Ding Qirui. Then all of them withdrew to Tongguan.

This small group of cavalry had already been secretly told by Li Yan and knew the inside story, so they nodded and agreed, and soon left Xi'an City and rushed to Tongguan.

After arriving at Tongguan, he saw Shehuai, told the order of King Qin and Li Yan, and took out the secret decree, Shehuai saw it, did not doubt it at all, and immediately let him go. also got a prisoner car according to the secret order and let Ding Qirui sit inside.

After this group of cavalry left Tongguan, they did not go far, and suddenly a group of men and horses, including several hundred people, broke out from the dense forests on both sides of the road, blocked the road, and the leader shouted with teeth and claws: "Leave the dog officer, and let you live." ”

When this team of Qin soldiers saw that there were many people and horses on the other side, where did they dare to stay, they immediately turned their horses and fled, shouting in their mouths: "Oh no, the thieves are coming to rob people, flee back to Tongguan quickly......"

They ran so fast that Ding Qirui was trapped in the prisoner car, how could he escape, and he was captured alive by this gang of thieves.

Tian Jianxiu ran out at this time, looked at Ding Qirui in the prisoner car, and sneered: "We are the king's men and horses, monitoring the Qin army, where are they going to escort you?" Say it quickly, or you will be cut in two. ”

Ding Qirui was frightened, stammered and told the matter, Tian Jianxiu laughed: "It turns out that he is still a pacification envoy, and his official position is not small, come here, bring it back to receive the reward." ”

In this way, everyone smashed the prisoner cart, took Ding Qirui out, tied his hands and pressed them on horseback, and the cavalry took turns to take him back to Baofeng to see Li Zicheng.

They came and went, less than half a month's effort, and when they returned to Li Zicheng's army, Li Zicheng at this time had already led his men and horses to conquer several counties around Luoyang, and also pointed the troops to Kaifeng, so that Fu Zonglong issued an urgent order, so that the guards of these two cities were strictly guarded and fortified the city defense.

As soon as he saw Li Yan escorting Ding Qirui back, Li Zicheng was very happy, and immediately sent someone to lock Ding Qirui up, and then he found Song Xiance to discuss the plan.

Song Xiance had already made up his mind, he whispered to King Chuang, and Li Zicheng nodded again and again: "Clever plan, just do it." ”

The next night, Li Zicheng convened the generals to discuss major matters. Deliberately brought Ding Qirui in first, showed it to everyone, and then said: "This surnamed Ding is a high-ranking official of the court, let's enter the Central Plains this time, we want to make a name for ourselves, first start with him, and tell the world that if we can kill the pacification envoy, we can kill the chief military officer, we can kill the vassal king, and we can kill the capital." Tomorrow, this person will be sacrificed to the flag. ”

Everyone applauded loudly, and Ding Qirui was so frightened that he almost peed into his pants.

Li Zicheng instructed that Ding Qirui be detained in the room next to him, and two people were sent to guard it, and then everyone discussed the specific plan.

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