Zuo Zhanghachi didn't care about the poisonous sarcasm, but turned to the soldier and said, "Where are the people now?" ”

"Report to Qu Shuai, the person who came is waiting outside the city."

Shohachi Zuo commanded, "Come on!" ”

"Yes, Qu Shuai!" The soldier immediately withdrew after receiving the order.

After a while, the commander of the senior cavalry was invited to the residence of Zuo Zhangpachi.

Zuo Shohachi asked, "I am the Zuo Shohachi you are looking for, who sent you?" ”

Shi Chang said after a military salute to the left beard: "Huiqu Shuai, my lord is a general of the chariot and cavalry, a pastor of Jizhou, and a champion Hou; This time I came on the orders of the general of the Zhenjun army and the Taishou of Wei County. As he spoke, he handed over Ma Gui's Zhao'an document and Li Qiang's letter of persuasion with both hands, which were exactly the same as those received by Yu Poison before.

When Gao Shun was in Qingzhou, for the convenience of work, Huang Zhong was appointed as the general of Pingyu, and was fully responsible for the defense of Yanzhou; After Gao Shun returned to Jizhou, for the convenience of Li Qiang's work, he appointed Li Qiang as the general of the town army and enjoyed the treatment of 2,000 stones.

Zuo Zhangba was very satisfied with the etiquette of the comer, so he asked politely: "Okay, I have received the letter, what else do the general of the town army and the Taishou of Wei County have to explain?" ”

Shi Chang saluted again: "Back to Qu Shuai, at this moment, the general of the town army is stationed on the bank of the Fuyang River, and I hope to have an interview with Qu Shuai." ”

Zuo Zhangba was shocked in his heart, why did the general of the town army want to see him by name?

Yu Poison asked very calmly, "Who is the general of the Zhen Army?" ”

Because Gao Shun appointed Li Qiang as the general of the Zhenjun for a relatively short time, Yu Yu did not know about it.

Shi Chang hurriedly replied: "The surname of the general of the town army is Li Mingqiang, and the word is Mengwen. ”

Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison are no strangers to Li Qiang, he is Gao Shun's most relied on general, strong in martial arts, and has never been defeated.

Yu Xuan asked again: "How many soldiers and horses did the general of the town army bring?" ”

"There are only two guards!"

Hearing Shi Chang's reply, Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison secretly breathed a sigh of relief, they were not here to encircle and suppress them, but to interview, they couldn't help but admire Li Qiang's courage and trust in them.

Zuo Zhangba arranged: "You go down to rest first, and give you an answer in an hour!" ”

"Yes, Qu Shuai!" Shi Chang was taken away to rest by the guards of the left bearded shohachi.

Yu Poison said deliciously: "It seems that the champion Hou attaches more importance to you!" ”

"Haha, it's not a good thing to be remembered by the champion Hou, do you think we should go or not?" Left Beard Eight hurriedly changed the subject.

At this time, Yu Poison also saw Zuo Zhangba's thoughts, so he no longer hid it, and said directly: "This is an opportunity for us, and it is also an opportunity for our children and our subordinates, we must seize it." ”

Zuo Zhangba nodded, recognized Yu Poison's words, and said: "Yes, the champion Hou has been famous for his benevolence and righteousness since his debut, and the surrender of our Yellow Turban Army, he did not kill a single person, regardless of the old and young, women and children, they are all well settled, and now they are all living a good life, and the Qu Shuai and generals who surrendered also have a good home, we can't continue like this, surrendering the champion Hou is our only choice." But why did you oppose it last time when Liu Zhoumu recruited An, but this time you took the initiative so much? ”

"Haha, at this time and that time, Liu Zhoumu's policy is not as good as Champion Hou, all the people who are recruited are for the people, and it is not good for us, Champion Hou is different, he will give priority to selecting strong people to join the army, and arrange for me to wait for official positions, after we go, at least we can be a military horse! And also to consider the matter of the Holy Maiden, we have to accept Zhao'an, maybe this is arranged by the sect leader in advance. ”

Zuo Zhanghachi recognized the poisonous words, and said, "Why don't you come with me?" ”

Yu Poison decided: "Okay, then I'll accompany you to meet the general of the Zhenjun." ”

So, Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison each brought 200 guards to go; The commander of the senior cavalry arranged for the commander to lead the four cavalrymen to return to report in advance, and he accompanied Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison.

When Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison arrived at the meeting place, Li Qiang had already sent someone to set up a table and three chairs on the Fuyang River Bridge, waiting for the arrival of Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison.

Li Qiang sat on the bridge in civilian clothes, and the cavalry lined up and guarded two hundred meters east of the bridge.

Due to the narrow bridge deck and the fact that Li Qiang was on the bridge, it was not conducive to the passage of war horses, so Shi Chang and the four cavalrymen had to continue to wait on the west bank of the river.

After Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison arranged the guards, the two walked forward side by side; Li Qiang's arrangement made the two very relieved.

The two walked to the table and took the lead in saluting Li Qiang: "Meet the general of the town army!" ”

Li Qiang didn't get up, waved his hand and said, "Sit down, have a cup of tea first!" ”

"Yes, General!" The two didn't care about Li Qiang's attitude, and sat on the chair opposite Li Qiang in a regular manner.

Li Qiang filled the three teacups on the table with water, and motioned to Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison to choose the teacups, and the remaining cups belonged to Li Qiang; Seeing that the two of them didn't drink the teacups, Li Qiang picked up the teacup, took a sip, tasted it carefully, and then drank it all.

The two of them also followed Li Qiang's example, drinking this bitter tea in small sips, and they were very unaccustomed to it.

Li Qiang didn't look at the two, but waved his hand behind him, and the two soldiers immediately walked over with two boxes in their hands and carefully placed the boxes on the table.

After the two soldiers retreated, Li Qiang opened two exquisite boxes, and the two things were presented in front of Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison.

They are so familiar with these two things that they know at a glance that they are not fakes; The two were startled at first, then got up, knelt on the ground, bowed to the box, and tears couldn't stop flowing.

After the two of them finished crying and stabilized their emotions, they sat down in front of Li Qiang again; Li Qiang said: "When the sect leader was captured, he saw that I committed suicide on the third day after I married Ning'er. ”

Yu Poison asked, "Did the sect leader have any last words?" Is the general the new leader? ”

Li Qiang said with a serious expression: "Taiping Dao no longer exists, and there is no so-called new sect leader; The sect leader has no special last words, he only hopes that the champion Hou will treat all the disciples well, that is, he hopes that you can live a good life. ”

Zuo Shohachi asked, "Is the holy woman good?" ”

"Haha, we now have a son and a daughter, Ning'er and the child are still in Taoyuan Fort, and when the daughter turns one year old, she can come to live in Wei County."

Li Qiang is dignified, as the husband of the saint, he is very compatible, and the two are happy that Zhang Ning has a good home.

Yu Poison asked again: "General, we are willing to follow the general, I don't know how our soldiers will be placed?" ”

Li Qiang explained: "It's not to follow me, it's to follow my family's lord and champion Hou; You have not yet made military achievements, and now you will arrange the post of military commander at most, and the remaining small leaders are basically the tun chief or military marquis; As for the soldiers, they all need to be selected, and those who pass can be assigned to the cavalry or infantry respectively, and according to their own ability and level, they can compete for the captain, the chief, and the uncle; The unsuccessful candidates can only be resettled as people, and the government can allocate arable land, distribute farm tools, seeds, grain, etc., and build houses with mutual assistance, and the government provides certain subsidies, and implements preferential taxes for the first three years to help them settle down and buy homes. ”

For these arrangements, there is not much difference with the speculation of the two, but they can only serve as military Sima, and the gap with Zhang Niujiao and others is too big, and the psychology is a little unbalanced.

Zuo Zhangbachi is more honest, and he is very satisfied with the arrangement of the government, so that he and his soldiers and family members can have a good home, instead of wearing the hat of a thief for the rest of his life; Yu Poison is more shrewd, and I hope to fight for it again.

Li Qiang looked at the faces of the two of them, and knew that they were a little dissatisfied, so he explained: "Don't be unbalanced, Cheng Zhiyuan and others started from the level of military marquis, if you want to improve, it all depends on military merit and ability; As soon as you come, you will serve as the military commander, the starting point is not low, this is still approved by the champion Hou, as for how far you can go in the future, it depends on your ability; The arrangements for soldiers and their families should be treated equally, and there should be no dissatisfaction. ”

Zuo Zhangba was a little embarrassed to be said, recalling that he was beaten to a state of despair by the Youzhou army, he even abandoned tens of thousands of believers, and only fled with a few thousand cronies, and later learned that it was the Youzhou army that deliberately let him escape, otherwise, he and thousands of Jingzhuang were also captured, he was not willing to experience that kind of despair again, and now the conditions offered by the government have made him very satisfied, so he said: "I am willing to lead the soldiers under my jurisdiction to accept the recruitment of the government, and everything depends on the general to fight." ”

Yu Poison saw that Zuo Zhangba had expressed his position, but he was afraid that he would be dissatisfied with Li Qiang if he fell behind, so he immediately echoed: "It's up to the general to decide!" ”

Li Qiang didn't expect that the two of them would accept Zhao'an so easily, and he was very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, okay, I'm happy for your choice, and I believe that the sect leader's spirit in the sky will also be pleased with your choice." ”