Since the Sui army crossed the river on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve in the ninth year of the emperor's reign, by the 16th day of the first month, the east and west sides had formed a joint siege of Jiankang, the capital of the Southern Chen Emperor. The people in Jiankang City are panicking, that is, the princes and generals of the border are not sure if they will wake up tomorrow and become prisoners of the Sui army.

At the same time that Chen Shubao issued an edict ordering all the monks and nuns and Taoist priests in Jiankang City to serve and plan to start a desperate battle with the Sui army outside the city, on the evening of this day, an uninvited guest came to the mansion of Zhendong General Ren Zhong in Willow Lane, which is not far south of Jiankang Taicheng.

"Pei Zhige is here, but is there an edict for the last general?" Ren Zhong saw that this uninvited guest in the main hall of his house was Pei Yun, the general of the Zhige who had a good personal relationship with him, and he hurriedly retired from the attendants and asked him.

Pei Yun stretched out his hand and took off the hood on his head, revealing an unfathomable smile, and asked Ren Zhongdao: "Barbarian slave, Xiao Maha was a prisoner of the Sui army in Jiangshan a few days ago, do you also want to follow in his footsteps?" ”

Ren Zhong heard what Pei Yun said, his heart flashed, and he hurriedly asked him: "To this day, I don't dare to deceive the Zhige, the barbarian slaves have an old mother, and a wife and children, at this time, I just want to save the lives of the family." It's just that there is no way to go to it, so it is still trapped in this city, and I hope that the straight pavilion can guide the maze. ”

Although Pei Yun had always been good friends with Ren Zhong, it was inconvenient to directly persuade him to return to the Sui Dynasty, so he looked at his face and deliberately tested him: "Didn't the barbarian slave offer a plan to the saint, and wanted to lead a group of soldiers and horses to attack the Jin king's department and cross the river north to Xuzhou?" Now Jiankang is in danger, and the barbarian slaves can protect the saint and break out of the city, showing the true colors of the famous generals of the previous dynasty, why do they think of a small family and do not want to serve the court? ”

Ren Zhong said unhappily: "If the Zhige has something to say, please say it directly, there is no need to tease the last general like this." A few days ago, it was still possible, but now that Jiankang has been besieged by the east and west, what can a barbarian slave do to turn the tide? ”

Pei Yun observed his words and confirmed that what Ren Zhong said was true, and Fang fanned the flames and said: "It is said that the general is one of the four famous generals of the previous dynasty, with a heart of loyalty, and his suggestions and suggestions have been rejected repeatedly, which is clearly suspicious of the present and is not used by today, that is, even in the palace for a long time, he has worked hard all night, but he is still only a straight general for many years, how can he compare to the generation of President Jiang and Shi Wenqing, just by writing one or two beautiful poems, he is high in the pavilion and the center, and it is chilling to think about it!" ”

"What Naokei said is extremely true. It is said that after Xiao Lang was captured in Jiangshan, he surrendered to the Sui army, and still did not lose his position in the opening of the palace, I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

"What, the barbarian slaves also intend to follow in Xiao Lang's footsteps and surrender to the Sui army?" Pei Yun quietly continued to test Ren Zhongdao.

"Although there is this intention, there is no one in Nai to communicate with the news, but it is also difficult!" Ren Zhong had already seen that Pei Yun was here, which was extraordinary, and deliberately led him to explain his words first, so he pretended to sigh.

"Since the general's words have been said to this point, there is nothing to hide from the next, so you might as well say it directly: at the beginning of today's succession, Chang'an has been secretly communicated, and if the general is willing to surrender to the Sui army, he can be a person in the middle and pass on his heart to the general, but ......"

"But what, Naoka Ming said." Hearing Pei Yun personally say that he had already taken refuge in the Sui Dynasty in private, Ren Zhong was secretly taken aback and immediately asked.

"Xiao Lang surrendered to Sui, because his wife had an affair with today, and abandoned Chen Tou Sui in a fit of anger, and the barbarian slaves also made suggestions to the present a few days ago, and now if they want to surrender and surrender, I am afraid that they still need to show a sincerity." Pei Yun said leisurely.

"Straight pavilion but there is an order, and the end will all be rewarded." Ren Zhong stood up solemnly and responded with his fists clenched.

The next day, Chen Shubao was sitting alone in Taicheng, and he was sad to send troops to resist the siege of the Sui army, but when he saw Zhendong General Ren Zhong Guanjia go straight to the forbidden palace to see him, he couldn't help but feel refreshed, and hurriedly asked Ren Zhong: "The general came to see me in military uniform, did he want to lead the army out of the city to fight to the death with the Sui army?" ”

Ren Zhong replied angrily: "Exactly." However, it is still necessary for His Majesty to award a heavy reward to encourage the officers and men of the three armies. ”

Ren Zhong is the only general in Jiankang City who has not been defeated by the Sui army, and since he has come to take the initiative to invite Ying to fight, what is the reward? Chen Shubao was worried that the unscrupulous generals around him could lead the army out of the city to meet the Sui army, and now saw Ren Zhong take the initiative to enter the palace to ask for his life, and couldn't help but turn his worries into joy, and immediately ordered Cai Tuo'er to bring two boxes of gold ingots, and handed them to Ren Zhong to encourage the soldiers to go out of the city to fight the enemy, and agreed with Ren Zhong that if he could repel the Sui army, there would be a heavy reward in the follow-up.

Ren Zhong took two boxes of gold ingots and left the palace, and led his troops and horses straight to the Suzaku Gate, which was attacked most fiercely by the Sui army. When he led his headquarters to march to the Vermilion Bird Gate, he lied to Kong Fan, who was guarding the city gate, that he was ordered to go out of the city to meet the Sui army, and made Kong Fan open the city gate, and then raised his arms and shouted: "Chen Shubao is absurd and unreasonable, everyone can get it and punish him, brothers of the Sui army, quickly follow me into the city and capture Chen Shubao alive." He turned his knife and led the Sui army outside the city into the city.

Since Ren Zhong left, Chen Shubao was full of expectations in Taicheng looking forward to Ren Zhong bringing him the good news of retreating from the enemy as soon as possible, but he waited left and right, waited until the evening of the day, and did not wait for the good news that Ren Zhong sent back, and when he was full of suspicion, he suddenly saw Kong Fan running into the palace to report to him that Ren Zhong had not only led his troops to surrender to the Sui army outside the city, but also was guiding the Sui army to break through the Suzaku Gate and rush in the direction of Taicheng.

"Puff misunderstands me!" Chen Shubao screamed after getting the report, and almost fainted on the spot.

"The Suzaku Gate is lost, and Jiankang is in danger! The ministers are willing to protect His Majesty to open a bloody road and run east to Nanyu Prefecture to settle down, in order to recover. At this critical juncture, Kong Fan did not give up, holding a sword in one hand, stretching out his other hand with a hideous face and pulling Chen Shubao out.

However, before they could run out of the palace gate, they could clearly hear the shouts of killing from the Sui army's formation outside the palace gate.

"I am dead today, and I have to die with my two concubines!" Chen Shubao heard the shouts of the Sui army, and knew that there was no way to escape, so he broke free from Kong Fan, turned around and ran towards the three high pavilions behind the Guangzhao Palace.

Among the three high pavilions behind the Guangzhao Palace, there are three of Chen Shubao's favorite concubines - Zhang Guifei, Gong Guifei, and Kong Guifei. When Chen Shubao rushed to the bottom of the three high pavilions, he disappeared Gong Guifei, and under the high pavilions, only Zhang Guifei and Kong Guifei were waiting for him in panic. Chen Shubao didn't have time to explain more to the two of them, so he grabbed one with one hand and fled into the imperial garden without a clue.

However, what Chen Shubao couldn't have imagined was that at this time, a pair of eyes were hiding in the dark watching his every move. After confirming that he fled into the imperial garden with his two favorite concubines, Pei Yuncai, the general of the Zhige, who was placed in the Nanchen Palace by the Sui Dynasty, turned around from behind the pillars and ran straight to report to the Sui army that had invaded the city, and was rewarded for his meritorious service.