After Yuan Shizhong went south and landed from the Neixiang wharf, he found out that there was an official army rushing in this direction, needless to say, this must be the official army of Nanyang.

However, Yuan Shizhong still had some doubts, and he didn't know whether the news of his surrender had arrived in Nanyang at this time, and whether this group of officials and troops would welcome or intercept it.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still decided to take some precautions.

The local officials and soldiers in the inner countryside did not get any news that Xiao Yuanying had come to return to the imperial court, and when they saw the thieves crossing the river, they also went to the city to defend the battle.

However, there are more than 20,000 people in Xiao Yuan's camp, and the number of local officers and soldiers is only a few hundred, and the morale is not very good.

Compared with breaking into the camp, Yuan Shizhong's small Yuan camp is obviously more popular.

Every time the camp breaks into a city, almost all the local materials and people will be plundered, and the first thing Yuan Shizhong did after entering the city was to tell everyone that this time they were here to surrender.

Hearing that the Liukou was coming to return to Zhu Youhua, the king of Nanyang, and it was not under the banner of breaking into the camp, the people and the captured officers and soldiers were a little relieved.

In the evening of that day, Yuan Shizhong received a new report and learned that the official army that was rushing in this direction was led by his cousin Liu Yuqi, so he was relieved.

Yuan Shizhong opened the gate of the inner countryside, erected the banner of the imperial court, and released all the officers and soldiers captured during the siege, and then welcomed Liu Yuqi and his party into the county office in the city.

The long-lost brothers finally waited for the day of meeting, and both of them were very happy, and took their respective generals to the main hall of the Neixiang County Office.

Yuan Shizhong called someone to set up a banquet in the morning, and called for singing and dancing to cheer up, and discussed the important matter of returning to the imperial court with Liu Yuqi while eating and drinking.

After three rounds of drinking, Yuan Shizhong said: "My brother is here, is he entrusted by Zhu Youhua?" ”

Liu Yuqi nodded and said: "Well, the king of Nanyang knows that you are coming, so let me bring five hundred taels of silver to buy wine and meat for the brothers of Xiao Yuanying, and specially instructed me to bring you to Nanyang City and see you in person." ”

Hearing this, Liu Yuqi was a little flattered, and said loudly:

"Brothers, I said a long time ago that we are not welcomed in the camp, but it is very different when we get to the imperial court, do you know that the sky is falling, and now they are the deputy chief soldiers!"

"With Yuan Ye's strength, when you are a general soldier, you don't have a handle in your hands?" Zhu Chengju also smiled.

"This is the right-hand man under the prince of Nanyang, and now the thousand generals of Luoyang, Lei Dahu."

Following Liu Yuqi's hand, Yuan Shizhong saw a strong man wearing the armor of President Qian, so he hugged his fists and said: "Mr. Lei Qian, you and I will be colleagues in the future, and I hope to release my previous suspicions!" ”

Lei Dahu also said: "You're welcome, before I became an official soldier, I was a farmer, as long as I worked for the prince of Nanyang, I was my brother." ”

"Haha, this brother is straightforward and has a good temper!" Yuan Shizhong laughed, feeling very comfortable.

Seeing that these two people met so quickly, Zhang Xianzhong and others on the side sneered, and Zhang Xianzhong sneered:

"Fake benevolence and false righteousness, Li Zicheng will chase after him in a few days, and when the surnamed Li arrives, I'm afraid that your king of Nanyang will be sold by Yuan Shizhong and still count the money for him."

Seeing that it was Zhang Xianzhong who spoke, Lei Dahu and other generals of the Nanyang Battalion were all silent, eating and drinking, and watching the changes.

"When does Yuan Ye plan to leave for Nanyang?" During the banquet, Lei Dahu grabbed a chicken leg and gnawed and said.

Yuan Shizhong laughed and said, "This is not in a hurry, my little Yuan Ying has just arrived, so naturally there are some things that need to be dealt with." ”

As he spoke, Yuan Shizhong's eyelids trembled to Zhang Xianzhong's side, Liu Yuqi understood in his heart, and he didn't say much on his face, just clapped his hands and shouted:

"This drama looks good, but I don't know if I sell my art or not?"

Yuan Shizhong laughed, "If you sell your body or not, our brother wants her, but she still dares to give it?" ”

It was a joke to divert his attention, but he didn't expect Yuan Shizhong to take it seriously, Liu Yuqi's expression immediately changed, and he said with a smile:

"Brother, when you stay in Nanyang, you have to restrain the brothers of Xiao Yuanying, when you are in Nanyang Camp, the prince has strict military laws and can't rub a grain of sand."

"There's something going on, and it's not easy to be a younger brother."

Liu Yuqi didn't care, and waved his hand: "Don't worry, rest assured, my little Yuan camp is the same as breaking into the camp." You go to Shaanxi and ask, which family of people heard that Xiao Yuanying was coming and didn't open the door to greet them? ”

"That's fine." Liu Yuqi nodded and continued to watch the play.

......

Late that night, the banquet was abandoned, and Yuan Shizhong called Liu Yuqi over, intending to carefully discuss where the two brothers would go in the future.

Liu Yuqi was a little puzzled.

"Brother, if you want to vote for the king of Nanyang, then Lei Dahu is still good to call."

"Our brothers are talking about the old days, what do you call him to do?" Yuan Shizhong was a little unhappy.

Liu Yuqi said: "Lei Dahu is a member of the Nanyang Battalion, and the Nanyang Battalion is the prince's people, since he wants to take refuge in the imperial court and avoid Lei Dahu, can this not be suspected?" ”

"Are you really determined to vote for the imperial court?" Yuan Shizhong suddenly asked.

Liu Yuqi laughed a few times and said, "Brother, I am not voting for the imperial court, I am voting for the king of Nanyang." ”

"What's the point?" Yuan Shizhong didn't understand that Zhu Youhua was the king of Nanyang, and wouldn't voting for Zhu Youhua be voting for the imperial court.

"If it weren't for the grace of Luoyang, the king of Nanyang, your brother would have been buried in the city now." Liu Yuqi shook his head, "What's more, King Nanyang is definitely not an ordinary clan, my brother doesn't need to ask more, just trust me." ”

"I believe in you." Yuan Shizhong said without hesitation, "But do you really believe that Zhu Youhua, if you don't turn back this time, you will be like the collapse of the sky, and the road will go to the dark." ”

"King Nanyang believes in me, and I believe in him too!" In this regard, Liu Yuqi also blurted out without the slightest hesitation.

"Okay, my brother followed you!" Yuan Shizhong laughed a few times.

......

After Fugou Xiucai Liu Zhongwen received Song Xiance's assignment, not to mention how happy he was.

In his opinion, this is a great opportunity to win the attention of the king of Chuang, if he succeeds in persuading Yuan Shizhong to return to the camp this time, he can also make a name for himself in the camp.

Before leaving, Liu Zhongwen deliberately glanced at Yuan Huimei, who was locked in the camp tent, and asked her to dictate the daily necessities and food she had eaten in the camp in recent days, so as to prove that King Chuang was not treated badly.

In addition, he took away Yuan Huimei's close-fitting hairpin as a double guarantee.

Yuan Shizhong knew that Liu Zhongwen was coming by boat, so he made an advance and deliberately took Nanyang Qianzong Lei Dahu to wait at the Neixiang Wharf.

But Yuan Shizhong did not let Liu Zhongwen enter the city, but took him to a village outside the city where birds don't poop and treated him hospitable.

Talking about returning to the camp again, Yuan Shizhong also kept saying that this escape was forced by Zhang Xianzhong, which was a last resort, and expressed his willingness to return to the banner of King Chuang.

And he also said that now that King Li Chuang's orders, there is no rebel army in the world that does not dare to obey.

Because of Lei Dahu's presence that day, Liu Zhongwen left a line of words, and did not explain it to him, and later disguised himself as Liu Yuqi of the city's secret meeting, and then handed over Song Xiance's letter.

After reading the letter, Liu Yuqi's rhetoric was roughly the same as Yuan Shizhong's, saying that staying in Luoyang was an expedient measure, and he had already had the idea of returning to the righteous army.

Subsequently, Liu Yuqi warmly entertained Liu Zhongwen and called each other fellow villagers.

"Please go back to the king of Chuang, and say that my eldest brother misses Huimei very much, and I am grateful for the king's care this time. Therefore, Liu Yuqi was asked to prepare for Fei Yi's affairs, and presented King Chuang and the military advisor on behalf of him. ”