The imperial court promised Shen Faxing many benefits, such as retaining their family name, government soldiers and property, which was actually equivalent to laying a hidden danger for the Southern Sui, unless the imperial court always sent people to monitor the movements of the various families in Wu County, so as not to cause them to rebel and the situation to be turbulent. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, the reason why the imperial court was willing to take this risk was because Li Xuanba and Yang Tong were unwilling to use their troops in vain, after all, the Southern Sui had just stabilized, and even if they were confident of capturing Wu County, they were still more willing to force Shen Faxing to surrender without blood.

After discussion, Yang Tong drafted two documents and handed them to Li Xuanba, as for how Shen Faxing chooses, the court does not care too much.

Li Xuanba left the palace and just returned to the Zhou State Mansion, when he saw a carriage parked outside the palace, and a middle-aged man was anxiously pacing the side of the carriage.

"Xiaguan Shen Nansheng pays a visit to Lord Zhou Guogong." Shen Nansheng stayed in Jiangdu for nearly twenty days, Li Xuanba never showed up, he was already anxious, and now that he heard that Li Xuanba had finally returned, how could he dare to delay, and hurriedly ran to the Zhou State Mansion to ask for a meeting. But when he arrived at the Zhou Guogong Mansion, he learned that Li Xuanba entered the palace directly after returning to Jiangdu, and no one invited him into the mansion, so he could only wait outside the mansion.

Shizuka was kind-hearted, and originally planned to invite Shen Nansheng to wait in the mansion, but was stopped by Yang Ling. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty all let Shen Nansheng eat the closed door, and Yang Ling could naturally understand the meaning contained in it.

"Hey, forgive Xuanba for being rude, Lord Shen looks a little embarrassed, I don't know which colleague he is?" Li Xuanba arched his hand and wondered.

"If you go back to Zhou Guogong, the lower official is from Wu County, and he has not served the imperial court for the time being." Shen Nansheng is also smart, and only said that he has not served the imperial court for the time being, and the implication is that Shen Faxing intends to surrender.

"I see." Li Xuanba smiled, his expression was indifferent, and he did not have the joy that Shen Nansheng expected at all: "If this father is not mistaken, the time limit of half a month has passed, since Shen Faxing did not offer the table, he naturally intends to resist to the end, and this father has already asked His Majesty to issue a war letter, since Lord Shen is here, it is also a trip for nothing." After speaking, he took out a document from his arms and handed it to Shen Nansheng.

Shen Nansheng's heart froze, how dare he reach out to pick it up?

"What? Do you want my father to dismount and deliver it to you personally? Li Xuanba frowned, and his eyes exuded a fierce color, which frightened Shen Nansheng's legs.

"Lord Zhou Guogong, King Wu was originally a courtier of the Great Sui, and he has been looking forward to continuing to serve the imperial court, but the country is broken, and King Wu is powerless, so he can only temporarily protect the people in Jiangnan." Shen Nansheng calmed down, bowed down and said: "The lower officials came to Jiangdu this time, and they were ordered by King Wu to discuss the surrender with the imperial court. ”

"It's too late to say that." The corners of Li Xuanba's mouth curled, and he looked like he knew it in his chest: "Your Majesty has already issued a war letter, how can there be any reason to take it back?" Don't hide it from Lord Shen, the next battle letter is something that this duke finally asked His Majesty to agree! After speaking, he directly threw the paperwork in his hand in front of Shen Nansheng, and then ignored the stunned Shen Nansheng, and rode directly into the Zhou State Mansion.

Shen Nansheng trembled and picked up the paperwork on the ground, opened it carefully, and cold sweat flowed down his sideburns.

When he saw the content of the document, Shen Nansheng's eyes flashed, and he seemed to see hope and read it carefully.

The gate of the Zhou Guogong Mansion had been closed, and Shen Nansheng finished reading the documents, turned his head and glanced at the gate of the Zhou Guogong Mansion, and suddenly understood many things.

From the appearance of Li Xuanba to the entry into the mansion, he has always been on the horse, treating himself coldly, Shen Nansheng felt a little surprised at first, but now he understands that in the Southern Sui court, it is no one else who really wants to attack Wu County, it is Li Xuanba.

Because Li Xuanba wanted to lead the army south, he left Jiangdu under the pretext of not giving himself a chance to see him. Because Li Xuanba wanted to attack Wu County, the civil and military officials of the Southern Sui Dynasty would not dare to receive him, and the gate of the Zhou State Mansion was also closed to him.

"Everyone thought that you didn't want to use troops in vain, but I didn't expect you to be the one who wanted the court to use troops the most." Shen Nansheng's hand holding the document tightened, looked at Zhou Guogong's door and whispered coldly.

The door of the Zhou Guogong Mansion slowly opened, Li Jiuzhi ran out of the mansion, saw Shen Nansheng and the open documents in his hand, was stunned, and then walked up to Shen Nansheng, pretending to be calm and said: "Lord Shen, Zhou Guogong just took the wrong paperwork, and this is the war book in my hand that should be handed over to Lord Shen." ”

"Since Your Majesty is willing to accept the surrender of King Wu, why does Lord Zhou Guogong insist on issuing a war letter?" Shen Nansheng feigned anger and said, "Please let the lower officials enter the mansion to meet Lord Zhou Guogong!" ”

"Lord Zhou Guogong has just returned from Jiangling, and he has already laid down to rest." Li Jiuzhi coughed lightly, handed the battle book in his hand to Shen Nansheng, and said calmly: "But he told the villain, saying that the documents in your hand don't need to come back, anyway, he plans to throw them away, so he bothers Lord Shen to help." After speaking, he shoved the war book into Shen Nansheng's hand and ran away.

Facing the door that was closed again, Shen Nansheng wanted to cry without tears, he looked at the war book, cold sweat flowed down again, and when he saw the end, he sat down paralyzed on the ground.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Shen Nansheng's entourage stepped forward to help him up and asked.

"King Wu sent someone to secretly contact Lin Shihong, and the Southern Sui Imperial Court already knew about it." Shen Faxing muttered, he looked at the two documents in his hand, and his heart became more and more worried: "Hurry up and send these two documents back to Wu County, remember to be careful, I am worried that the Zhou State Guild will send someone to snatch them halfway." ”

Both documents were given by Li Xuanba, why did he snatch them? The attendant's face was confused, and he froze in place.

"Don't go yet!" Shen Nansheng almost shouted: "This matter is related to the people of Wu County and Yuhang and other places, if something goes wrong, our head will not be saved!" ”

The attendant reacted, took the two papers, and rode away quickly.

Shen Nansheng climbed into the carriage with the support of other entourage, his heart was very uneasy, he was lying in the carriage, his eyes were closed, his brows were furrowed from time to time, and his heart was very flustered.

The cold outside the carriage hit people, and Shen Nansheng was covered with a futon, but he still felt cold all over.

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"Husband, the court has promised so much before, Shen Faxing has hesitated, and now that the previous promise has been reduced by more than half, how can Shen Faxing be willing to surrender?" In Yang Ling's room, Li Xuanba, Yang Ling, and Shizuka knelt around the fire, and Yang Ling listened to the contents of the two documents and said curiously.

Shizuka fiddled with the charcoal in the stove, obviously not interested in what Li Xuanba said.

"The whole country of Daliang surrendered, and the state of Chu did not dare to act rashly, why did Shen Faxing start a war with the imperial court?" Li Xuanba replied with a smile: "He wants to take advantage of the court's reluctance to use troops to seek more benefits for himself, if the court gives him this opportunity, I am afraid that he will become more and more emboldened." ”

"So those two documents are considered the two paths given to Shen Faxing by the imperial court?" Yang Ling nodded and came to his senses: "Pity that Lord Shen, who has been freezing outside the mansion for nearly an hour, and finally saw you, but my heart is even colder." (To be continued.) )