Chapter 323: Emergency

Just as Shi Bin was full of joy and preparing to return to Chengdu, he was stopped by Saizilong who was speeding away from Ezhou City when he arrived at Fifty Miles Shop outside Ezhou, and said that there was an emergency that needed to be dealt with, and he could not leave Jinghu North Road for the time being.

And an emergency? Li Zengbo has already taken refuge in himself, Sai Zilong and Sai Zhangfei two nails were also nailed to Jinghu North Road, before leaving, Li Zengbo also brought so many officials from Jinghu North Road to show goodwill, where will there be any emergency?

Shi Bin, who was stopped by Sai Zilong, was not very happy, but seeing Sai Zilong's anxious face, even if he didn't believe it, he had to listen to him patiently, otherwise he would be too irresponsible.

So he squeezed out a little smile on his face and said, "What emergency is Zilong?" Haven't all the things about Li Zengbo been resolved? Could it be that he wants to turn against the water again? So two sides and three knives? ”

"My lord, this is not Li Zengbo, it's Liu Quan!" Sai Zilong said anxiously.

"Liu Quan, what is Liu Cheng going to do? What kind of waves can he set off as a state commander? Shi Bin asked disappreciatively.

"My lord, he is a small state commander, and he only has four or five thousand men under his command, and he really can't make any waves, but what if he takes refuge in the Yuanren?" Sai Zilong asked nervously.

"Take refuge in the Yuanren? He dares to take refuge in Yuanren? Shi Bin roared in surprise.

"My lord, it's not sure whether Liu Cheng really took refuge in Yuanren's subordinates, but this was inquired about by his subordinate spies, and it is said that he said it when he and Xia Gui were drinking, so there must be no fake." Sai Zilong replied.

"There is always a reason for everything, he is not bad in my Southern Song Dynasty, he can be described as a wife and a shadow, why do you want to betray the Great Song Dynasty and join the Yuan people, do you think we can't bear it?"

"According to the opinion of my subordinates, I'm afraid not, the adults have hit the Yuan people one after another, and the Yuan people will not dare to intrude where there are adults, and now the border of my Great Song Dynasty is peaceful again. And the adults and your father-in-law control the power of the four routes, and they have a good relationship with Lu Wende, Wu Qian, Zhao Kui, etc., and they are not afraid of being plotted by others. Therefore, if Liu Quanruo really wants to take refuge in Yuanren, there should be other reasons. Sai Zilong analyzed carefully.

"It makes sense, then you want your subordinates to find out what grievances Liu Cheng has suffered recently, don't misunderstand him, it's too stupid to really push him to Yuanren in a daze."

"My subordinates understand that I will immediately let my subordinates secretly investigate, and never let Liu Cheng find out. He is also a tiger general, and he knows everything about my Great Song Dynasty, even if he is destroyed, he can't let him take refuge in the Yuan people. ”

"Well, that's what I meant." Speaking of this, Shi Bin sighed regretfully, turned his horse's head and returned to Ezhou City dejectedly. Along the way, he also lamented his hard work.

After returning to the temporary mansion, although Shi Bin was tired, he did not feel sleepy, even if he lay on the bed, the news that 'Liu Cheng may take refuge in Yuanren' has been lingering in his mind.

Seeing this, Xu Feng simply walked to the side of the bed and talked to Shi Bin.

"Are you thinking about what the Commander of the Race said earlier?"

"Yes, Liu Quan's defection to Yuanren is not trivial, if it is not handled well, it will be in big trouble. I had accepted his offer before, and I couldn't guarantee that others wouldn't take the opportunity to find me trouble. Shi Bin said with a frown.

"I see. My lord, I really forgot that Liu Cheng and Xia Gui said that they would serve you, but they never came under your account and were directly under your command. Xu Feng suddenly realized, and then explained: "But you don't have to care too much about this matter according to your humble position, your holy family is Zhenglong, even if Liu Cheng really takes refuge in the Yuan people, Li Zong will not be angry with you because of this." What's more, it's useless to be anxious at this time, it's better to rest at ease and wait for the race leader to bring it back

Let's talk about it. ”

It's really useless to be in a hurry, Shi Bin didn't bother to think about it after listening to Xu Feng's words, and naturally fell asleep quickly without these burdens.

Five days later, Sai Zilong brought several important news: First, Liu Cheng turned out to be not a Song person, but a Jin person who took refuge in him. Second, because he was a golden man, he was squeezed out by Lu Wende and others, and he had to rush to the front in the war, but the credit fell to the end. Third, some colleagues close to him have been dismissed or killed by Lu Wende for various reasons.

Knowing this, Shi Bin was almost certain that Liu Cheng was going to rebel against the Song Dynasty and defect to the Yuan, and he asked himself that if he suffered such a blow, even if he did not take refuge in the Yuan people, he would establish himself as the king and never suffer this humiliation again.

"Xu Feng, quickly bring Sai Zilong to me, and you will also help the staff officer when the time comes."

After Xu Feng received the order, he immediately called Sai Zilong to Shi Bin's room, and the two of them saw Shi Bin's complicated expression and even walked carefully, for fear of accidentally disturbing him and being scolded.

"You're here?" Shi Bin, who was facing away from them, suddenly said.

"Here we are, sir." Sai Zilong and Xu Feng replied together.

"Tell me how we should deal with Liu Quan's matter?" Shi Bin asked.

"My lord, do you think we can talk to Lord Lu and ask him to be a little kind to Lord Liu for the sake of your face?" Xu Feng said, "Before, his two brothers Lu Wende also became the commanders of a state because of your help, which made his Lu family a lot more powerful, if you open your mouth to give this face, he should give it." ”

"I'm going to say?" Shi Bin muttered, "This is not a bad way, Lu Wende will probably give this face, but I also want to see if Liu Cheng is worth it for me to do this." I don't want to be unhappy with Lu Wende because of a capricious villain. ”

"What the adults said is true, so what do you think the adults should do?" Sai Zilong asked.

"This is exactly the purpose of my coming to you, I want you to find a way to help me know what kind of person Liu Cheng is."

What kind of person is he? Since Liu Quan first betrayed the Jin Kingdom and now wants to betray the Great Song Dynasty, he is definitely not a good bird, do you still need to know what kind of person he is? Xu Feng and Sai Zilong were puzzled.

Knowing that the two didn't understand their own thoughts, Shi Bin explained: "Of course I know that Liu Cheng can't trust him too much, but as Zilong said, if you want to achieve great things, you must embrace all rivers. What I want to know is where his bottom line is, and under what circumstances he can guarantee not to defect to the enemy. ”

It didn't take long for Sai Zilong to speak: "My lord, as the saying goes, 'spit out the truth after drinking', why don't you invite Liu Quan to drink in the name of transporting firearms to Lu Wende, so as to show what he thinks in his heart?" He thought it was best to accept the banquets everywhere and drink all the way to Longxing Mansion, so that he would not be dissatisfied with Lu Wende and could know Liu Quan's true thoughts. ”

When Shi Bin heard this, he praised Saizilong's power and said that he would do as he said.

The situation was similar to what Sai Zilong expected, Shi Bin did drink all the way to Longxing Mansion, and there was a banquet almost every 100 miles, which was regarded as drinking Shi Bin down.

Lu Wende was very happy to see the hardcore brothers of the Lu family come to deliver firearms, and personally went to the city gate to greet Shi Bin, which made Shi Bin a little flattered, after all, Lu Wende was also a general, which gave him great face.

Because he wanted to deal with Liu Quan's matter, Shi Bin asked tentatively at the banquet with Lu Wende.

As soon as Liu Cheng was mentioned, Lu Wende's face changed greatly, and he scolded Liu Cheng for being unruly, disobedient to control, and rebellious.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wende was so dissatisfied with Liu Quan, Shi Bin had no idea for a while, at least he didn't want to persuade Lu Wende to let Liu Cheng go on this wine table.

Since Shi Bin not only took his two clansmen to obtain war exploits but also sent him so many firearms, Lu Wende didn't care about Shi Bin asking Liu Cheng, because he already knew that Liu Cheng had taken refuge in Shi Bin, and it was normal for Shi Bin to ask like this.

Seeing Lu Wende's appearance, Shi Bin knew that he had already understood why he asked Liu Quan, but he didn't poke it, but expressed his dissatisfaction in the form of abuse.

The banquet was very pleasant, although the two of them had their own thoughts in their hearts, their common interests were still very large, so they didn't bother to care about Liu Quan's.

On the second day, Shi Bin set off for Chengdu, and on the way to Xinzhou, where Liu Quan was stationed. Knowing that Shi Bin came to visit Liu Quan also went to the city gate to greet him, this made Shi Bin's vanity greatly satisfied, and he wanted to shout 'Who else should I be in the world'.

On top of the banquet that Liu Chuan set up for him, Shi Bin smiled and said, "Commander Liu knows that I went to Longxing Mansion, right?" ”

Hearing the words 'Longxing Mansion', Liu Quan's whole body trembled, as if he was frozen, and he stammered when he spoke: "My lord... You're okay in Longxing Mansion! ”

"Thank you Lord Liu, I have a good relationship with Lord Lu, he entertained him very well. It's just that he said something in front of me, Lord Liu, you're not. Shi Bin smiled.

"I've always been on bad terms with Lord Lu, but please don't listen to Lord Lu..." Liu Cheng said tremblingly.

"Hehe, Lord Liu, what's wrong? Although I have a good relationship with Lord Lu, I will not think that you are not a good official because of his words. ”

"Thank you, sir." Liu Cheng said with a smile.

"Lord Liu, I heard that you were originally a golden man?" Shi Bin asked with a smile.

As soon as he heard Shi Bin mention the question of his origin, Liu Quan, who was originally a Jin man, was completely panicked, he was also a smart person, and understood that Shi Bin mentioned that he was a Jin man at this time, and he was by no means checking his identity, but had another deep meaning.

"My lord, the lowly position is indeed a golden man."

"Then how did Lord Liu become Song Chen?"

The lord asked, and the lowly was willing to tell the truth. He was often bullied by local bullies in the Jin Kingdom, and one day he was angry and killed the bully, and he had no choice but to flee south to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"I see, it seems that it was not my intention to leave the Jin Kingdom, but it was a last resort. If I had killed the bully, I wouldn't have gone south, because it's not good... Shi Bin looked at Liu Cheng meaningfully and said.

Knowing that this was Shi Bin scolding him for not being treasonous, although Liu Cheng was unconvinced, and slandered Shi Bin for not understanding his suffering, he still said on his face: "What Lord Shi said is that Liu Cheng should not go south to join the Song Dynasty. It's just that I was already in a state of confusion at that time, and I don't know what to do, so I want to ask my lordship, what would I do if I encountered this matter? ”

"Lord Liu, you just need to know that I will never surrender to the enemy, it's a big deal to be a good man in the green forest for the heavens." Shi Bin said with a smile.

At this point, Liu Cheng was already sure that Shi Bin knew that he had moved to join the Yuanren, but he didn't break it, which shows that he hoped that he would find his way back.

In this case, Liu Quan didn't bother to hide it anymore, and said very simply, "My lord, I was squeezed out by Lord Lu before my humble position, and my life was very difficult, and several colleagues with good relationships were calculated. ”

"Okay." Shi Bin said with a smile, "Lord Liu is really a good man. Since the adults trust Shi so much and dare to tell me about this matter, then I hereby give you a promise to Lord Liu, as long as you don't betray the Great Song Dynasty and go all out to resist the Yuan, I won't have to make it so difficult for you! ”

Shi Bin's words made Liu Quan see hope again, and immediately expressed his belief that Shi Bin would keep his word, and he would no longer have two hearts and would not be a slave with the third surname.

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