In order to quell the rebellion in Hanzhou, Lou Yan had to borrow troops from Jingzhou, and in exchange, he also invited a new herdsman from the Xi family.

Xi Fu is the eldest son of Xi Yun, who originally held an idle position in the court, and later returned to Jingzhou to manage his father's affairs.

Although the Jingzhou army did not have any major victories, it at least gained a foothold and became one of the most powerful heroes.

Xi Fu was also favored by his father because of this, and was promoted to the pastor of Hanzhou at every opportunity.

When Shan Yu summoned the heroes, Xi Fu had to go for many reasons: first, he "asked for guilt" from Shan Yu for his father, Xi Yun was unwilling and did not dare to leave Jingzhou, so he asked his eldest son, who was also a shepherd, to do it for him; The second is to win the recognition of Shan Yu and the emperor, Xi Fu's shepherd is a "cheap act", and he must be appointed by the imperial court to count; Third, Hanzhou has not yet been completely pacified, and there are still some counties and counties that have set up their own names and claimed to be officers and soldiers, but they do not obey the orders of the herdsmen.

The trip to Qinzhou was not perfect, the so-called group of heroes were mixed, more than half of them were of unknown origin, Xi Fu didn't even hear of it, the only thing that made him happy was that the King of Jin was also among them, although the Shen and Xi families were enemies, but at this time they had a sense of sympathy, and the two soon became friends.

Hundreds of "heroes" mixed together, bowed to Shan Yu and the emperor's brother Yuyang Wangxing, but the treatment after that was very different, Shen Tan and Xi Fu became the most important figures of Shan Yu, but Shan Yu did not come to Xi Yun in person, he was still dissatisfied, and ordered Xi Fu to pass the word: The son is the son, Lao Tzu is the old man, each is a minister, can not do it for him, within a month, Xi Yun must come to see Shan Yu alone.

Xi Fu did not dare to raise objections, but other things went well, his pastoral position was recognized by Shan Yu, and he would soon be appointed by the imperial court.

Xi Fu was also allowed to participate in He Rongren's southern attack plan, which was the thing he was most reluctant to, but also the most daring to refuse, and he got some comfort from Shen Tan.

Shen Tan said to him: "Heroes move because of the times, take advantage of the situation, the current situation is like this, the Shen family will dedicate the entire state to Shan Yu, at the beginning I did feel a little embarrassed, but Shan Yu does not distinguish Huayi, the Jin army meritorious service, still get a heavy reward, I am calm." What's more, just to help Emperor Tiancheng pacify the world, we are doing things for the imperial court. ”

Xi Fu agreed, not only to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the World Army and the Yizhou Army, but also to provide food and grass for He Rongjun's army who entered Hanzhou after winter.

The heroes said goodbye one after another, Xi Fu volunteered to stay for a while, befriended He Rong and the powerful, and cautiously pleaded with Shan Yu, and finally asked for more time for his father: Xi Yun could wait for the beginning of spring next year to come back to see Shan Yu.

He Rong's cavalry galloped and scattered to launch a surprise attack, and Xi Fu immediately set off to return to Hanzhou to supervise the battle, and he was a little uneasy about the Changshi Lou who stayed behind.

As it turned out, his worries were not superfluous.

Hearing that Hanping City had been recaptured, Xi Fu was very happy, but when he heard that Lou Yan had actually negotiated peace with the Yizhou army, Xi Fu was taken aback, and went straight to the small town of Gukou without stopping, and did not let the soldiers report, led people to break into the council hall, seized military power, and then issued a series of orders to prevent the ongoing peace negotiation.

As soon as Xu Ji got the news from Chang Yanzhi, a soldier came to summon him, and Xi Mushou wanted to see him.

The meeting hall was crowded with people, mostly the entourage and generals brought by Xi Fu, and Lou Yan and his subordinates were squeezed into a corner, and there was no room for interjection.

Xu Ji was brought to Xi Fu.

Xi Fu is in his forties, although he is dressed as a military general, his appearance is quite elegant, sitting on a chair, still holding a horsewhip in his hand, he is talking to a subordinate general in a whisper, glanced at Xu Ji, continued to talk, and only after finishing speaking, he stepped forward and said: "You are Xu Ji?" ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "Exactly, Xi Mushou doesn't remember me?" ”

"We've met?"

"It should be six or seven years ago, when Xi Mushou met with the Chinese army general Lou Qiang, I was also there."

Xi Fu and Lou Qiang used to be friends, and they often met when they were in the Eastern Capital, and let out a long sigh, "You were still young at that time." ”

"Well, and there were many children of the Lou family present at the time, no wonder Xi Mushou had no impression of me."

A smile appeared on Xi Fu's gloomy face, "The most unknown descendants of the Lou family back then caused the biggest trouble. Xi Fu looked at the Lou obstacle on the side, "This is your Lou family's business, General Pingxi just let it go and didn't say a word?" ”

Lou Yan said: "There is a brother, I don't dare to make my own decisions." ”

"Hey. The hard fat man can't even control himself, this time in the Shan Yu camp, I saw him, he went with the so-called Liang King Ma Wei, and he became fatter, and his flattery is increasing day by day, but I don't understand, Ma Wei is hard to protect day and night, why does the hard fat man have to hang on such a dying tree? ”

Xi Fu paused for a moment and glanced at Lou Yan, "Your Lou family is very weird. He said to Xu Ji: "But the weirdest person is you, Lou Ji, or Xu Ji?" ”

"Xu Ji."

"Hey, even the last name has changed, but it has nothing to do with me. Shan Yu misses Your Excellency very much, you will go on the road later, and I will send someone to send you to Qinzhou. ”

"Shan Yu will soon enter Hanzhou, why bother to send me to Qinzhou?"

"Because Shan Yu waits for no one, it's up to you to decide where to meet Shan Yu."

Xu Ji arched his hand and smiled: "Let the pastoral guard arrange it." ”

Xi Fu glanced at Xu Ji a few more times, "It is rumored that you are sharp and good at demagoguery, why do you have nothing to say in front of me?" ”

"There are people who can be persuaded first, and then there are words that can be persuaded, and Xi Mushou has made up his mind, so that I have no way to speak."

"Haha." Xi Fu said to Lou: "Did you hear it, General Pingxi was fooled by him because his mind was not strong and full of flaws." ”

Lou Yan said: "I was not persuaded, but I made a decision on my own. Makimori-sama, I still think ......"

"Shut up!" Xi Fu shouted.

When Xi Fu first entered the Han Dynasty, the foundation was unstable, and he gave three points to Lou Hinder, but after returning from Shan Yu, the situation was very different, he not only had He Rong's army as a backing, but also brought him to take refuge in the Hanzhou heroes, to have soldiers, to have generals, to Lou Hindrance is not as afraid as before.

Lou's subordinates all showed resentment.

Xi Fu didn't care at all, "The heroes visited Shan Yu, Yizhou Ganzhao refused to come in person, and only sent a messenger, which has angered Shan Yu, and Yizhou must be captured in the next spring." Shan Yu said, 'Those who come to see me will be treated with courtesy, and those who go to see me will be swordsmen', and he will recruit this king of Shu for a long time. The Yizhou army in the Baochuan Road is in He Rongjun's pocket, and he must not give them an opening in Hanzhou, and as for the other Yizhou troops in Hanzhou, they must also be arrested and suppressed one by one. ”

Lou Yan glanced at Xu Ji and didn't say anything.

Xu Ji took a step forward and said: "There are five hundred Yizhou soldiers outside the city, if Xi Mushou allows it, I can persuade them to surrender and avoid a battle." ”

"Only 500 people, do you still need to persuade them to surrender?"

"The Wei Hang army in Hanping City fled yesterday, and the Yizhou army in various counties and counties will inevitably abandon the city when they hear the news, and the Hanzhou army should be quick and whip up, and go straight to the pass between Han and Yi, and should not waste troops on just 500 people."

Xi Fu glanced at the generals on the left and right, and after getting their hints, he said coldly: "Then you go, I only wait for half an hour, the five hundred Yizhou army is going to surrender, and you have to go on the road, don't think that if you make a little merit, you can get anything from me." ”

"I don't dare to have such extravagant hopes, but I hope that in the letter written by Xi Mushou to Shan Yu, it will be stated that I am on the road voluntarily and have no resistance."

Xi Fu showed a hint of disdain and waved his hand, "Go and go back quickly." ”

Xu Ji was taken out, and Xi Fu turned to Lou Ji, which was the most difficult problem he faced, and the most important reason why he agreed to Xu Ji to go and surrender: he had to keep his troops to deal with Lou Ji's henchmen.

"At the beginning, General Pingxi invited the Xi family to guard Hanzhou, I was a little suspicious, but after getting along, the friendship deepened, I went to meet Shan Yu and entrusted the entire Hanzhou to you, who would have thought that General Pingxi disappointed me."

Lou Yan said: "During the days when Xi Mushou was away, the situation in Hanzhou changed a lot, and I also acted on the opportunity. ”

"Hanzhou has changed, the world has not changed, General Pingxi only looks at the small trend, not the big trend?"

"Something...... I kindly ask to speak with Xi Mushou alone. ”

Xi Fu glanced at it, "Let your people back down first." ”

Lou Yan nodded to his subordinates, everyone was reluctant to go, Lou Yan said: "They are all from Hanzhou, and they are all for the sake of Hanzhou, Xi Mushou and I will be able to negotiate a result that everyone agrees with." ”

Only then did the generals withdraw one after another.

Xi Fu only needs one order at this time to get rid of the building barrier, but he doesn't want to do this, the building barrier has been operating in Hanzhou for a long time, and there are quite a number of soldiers who are loyal to him, and if there is a person in the hall, there will be chaos outside, at least until the Yizhou army is eradicated, and then plan slowly.

Xi Fu retreated from his own people, but left four guards behind him, and said to the building: "You can say it." ”

"After occupying Hanzhou alone, it is inevitable that the Hanzhou army will go to Yizhou to fight, Hanzhou is equivalent to surrendering without a fight, and in the future, it will be married to others, and it will not die......"

"General Pingxi doesn't need to say this, I haven't seen Shan Yu before, I'm also worried that the bird will be hidden from the bow, but only a generation of Ming masters, there is no Huayi, the King of Jin has been an enemy of him, and he still has to be reused after returning to Shun." Xi Fu gushed endlessly, recounting what he saw and heard in He Rong's camp, and finally said: "In the final analysis, you and I are both human ministers, and we can't decide the general trend of the world. If Tiancheng has a turnaround, it will also be Zhang's own efforts, depending on the current situation-" Xi Fu shook his head again and again.

Although he didn't see the emperor himself, Xi Fu had lost hope in the Tiancheng court.

Lou Hindrance still did not give up, discussing the meaning that Hanzhou can be defended and Tiancheng can be saved, Xi Fu refuted them one by one, and said more than Lou Hindrance.

After a long time, the general outside came in and reported: "Xu Ji is back, with Yizhou general." ”

"The Yizhou army had to surrender, but Xu Ji grabbed a success. Let them in. Xi Fu was still talking to Lou Yan, and he was not very interested in Xu Ji and the general.

Lou Yan gradually approached Xi Fu, and he was already in front of him, stubborn, hoping that Xu Ji's thoughts could be the same as his own.