readx; Although Liu Guozhong spoke in a roundabout way, Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin immediately understood what he meant. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info: To put it bluntly, Liu Guoneng still didn't trust the imperial court, and was afraid that his surrender would become a self-defeating trap, so he asked Lu Xiangsheng to send an official to his army first, which was actually a hostage. Once the court does not meet the requirements, or breaks the promise, then the official will not want to live.

Lu Xiangsheng's face sank, and he was about to speak, but he saw Yang Tinglin winking at him. Lu Xiangsheng knew that Yang Tinglin had something to say, so he ordered someone to take Liu Guozhong down first, and then asked, "What is Boxiang's opinion?" ”

"Lord Shangshu, the lower officials think that Liu Guoneng should be a real surrender," Yang Tinglin said solemnly, "so you might as well agree to his request." ”

"How can you see that it is really descending?" Lu Xiangsheng didn't believe in the authenticity.

"The thieves are under the blows of the official army, although there are still a lot of troops, but the situation is close to exhaustion." Yang Tinglin analyzed seriously, "Take Liu Guoneng as an example, he was just beaten by the official army and lost most of it, if Liu Guoneng is a person who understands, he should know that stubborn resistance to the end can only be a dead end." Moreover, we treated the captives well according to our will, and also deliberately released some people, and when these people returned to Liu Guoneng's camp, they would inevitably preach the benefits of submission, and of course it would have an impact on the thieves and even Liu Guoneng himself.

"Moreover, Liu Guoneng has relatively few troops in the 'Thirteen Families', and he will inevitably be controlled by others. Banditry fires occur from time to time, especially when the situation is unfavorable. Rather than being eaten by other thieves, it is better to return to the court with dignity. Of course, the premise is that the imperial court wants to give him a way to live, and if he surrenders like Hong Chengchou, of course no one will be obedient. Now that the imperial court is in a difficult situation both internally and externally, if Liu Guo can really return to obedience, tens of thousands of living beings will be spared from being destroyed, the officials and soldiers can concentrate on dealing with the stubborn enemy, and the thieves will also accelerate the disintegration, which is really beneficial to the imperial court. ”

"Boxiang, I actually thought of what you said." Lu Xiangsheng sighed and said, "But now no one can say for sure that Liu Guoneng is really surrendered, and besides, he wants me to send officials to his camp, once there is a change, this person will be harmed..."

"Just because I don't know if Liu Guoneng really surrendered, Lord Shangshu should send someone to Liu Guoneng, seeing is believing." Yang Tinglin resolutely said, "The lower officials are not talented, I would like to ask for an order to go!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned at first, and then shook his head again and again: "No, no, no!" Boxiang, this matter is by no means child's play, it is too dangerous! No, no, no..."

"Three points of risk on horseback and boat." Yang Tinglin insisted, "Isn't it worth taking this risk for the overall situation of the society? As long as Lord Shangshu is ready for everything, even if Liu Guo can cheat or change his fortune, the only one who will be damaged is Tinglin. Tinglin has been taught since he was a child, and he has been blessed with grace by God, and he is a minister, shouldn't he be loyal to death to repay the king's kindness? Even if Tinglin really suffers misfortune, it will not be enough to repay Jun's grace. The battle situation is changing rapidly, without further ado, please make a decision quickly! ”

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't persuade him, and Yang Tinglin insisted on going. Lu Xiangsheng thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Boxiang is brave and strategic, and he will be able to turn evil into good fortune and succeed. I'll send fifty Chinese soldiers to escort you..."

"No," Yang Tinglin hurriedly said, "If there are too many people, it will cause Liu Guoneng to be suspicious, and if there is really something, fifty people will not play a role in the thousands of troops, but they will be sent to death in vain." Xiaguan can go alone with Liu Guozhong, and he will be improvised, in short, he will not disgrace his mission, please rest assured that Lord Shangshu! ”

In this way, Yang Tinglin and Liu Guozhong quietly set off from Pizhou before dawn and rushed to Liu Guoneng's camp. And Lu Xiangsheng quietly sent several teams of elite cavalry to follow from afar, and once he found that the thieves had any abnormal movements, he was desperate to break into the enemy camp and rescue Yang Tinglin. Despite this, Lu Xiangsheng's heart was like pressing a big stone, and he muttered repeatedly: "I hope everything goes well, and Boxiang can return safely!" ”

However, it is said that Liu Guozhong led Yang Tinglin to ride a horse from Pizhou to the southeast, but only thirty or forty miles, he entered the Luoma Lake area. In the summer, this area is connected into a large lake, now although the water falls, but the ground is full of silt, after being frozen, it is even more rugged than the mountain road, Yang Tinglin had to get off the horse and hold the reins, one foot deep and one foot shallow to go forward. While memorizing the surrounding terrain, he secretly thought: Liu Guoneng's troops entering here are indeed like entering a dead end, and even if they want to play any tricks, the officers and soldiers have the ability to wipe them out in the lake area. When I think of this, I feel more relieved, and the pace of progress is not brisk.

After trekking for more than an hour, it was not until it was getting late that the two arrived at Liu Guoneng's camp. Originally, Liu Guoneng set up a large camp on Daichang Island in Luoma Lake, because it was a dry season, a very narrow land bridge appeared between the north of the island and the land, and the other three sides were still surrounded by the lake. Although the lake was frozen, it was not very solid, and the army could not cross the ice, and the land bridge became the only way for the island to communicate with the outside world.

Now it is heavily guarded, and it is personally guarded by the Chinese military battalion, which is most loyal to Liu Guoneng and has the strongest combat effectiveness. Seeing Liu Guozhong come back, he also brought back a court official wearing a red official uniform, and the central officer immediately gave a salute, and after a short time, Liu Guoneng led his generals to greet him collectively.

As soon as he saw Yang Tinglin, Liu Guozhong only introduced two sentences, and Liu Guoneng knelt down on Yang Tinglin's knees, and bowed to him: "Sinner Liu Guoneng, knock to see the principal!" Lord Yang is not afraid of ice and snow, does not think that we are thieves, and is willing to deign to come here, and the country can be grateful! Before the words fell, tears flowed.

The enemy is far away from the enemy, and the only ship learns from the cold to test the enemy

Yang Tinglin saw that Liu Guoneng was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his voice was like a Hong Zhong, and he was full of feelings, not like a sinister and cunning person, so he hurriedly picked him up with both hands and said seriously: "General Liu, please get up." The ancients said: It's not too late to make amends. The general was an enemy of the imperial court in the past and made a big mistake, but fortunately, he learned his way back and returned in a very timely manner, which can be said to make up for his mistakes. Today is the immortal saint, the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner, and there are many places where generals and soldiers can serve the imperial court! ”

After the two exchanged a few words, Liu Guoneng asked his generals to give Yang Tinglin a salute, which led Yang Tinglin into the big tent of the Chinese army. A sumptuous banquet has already been set up here, Liu Guoneng invited Yang Tinglin to sit on the main seat, accompanied by the prime minister, raised a glass and said loudly: "It is a great honor for Lord Yang to come to us today to discuss the matter of surrender with us!" Come, let's salute Lord Yang three times! ”

Yang Tinglin didn't raise his glass, and sighed softly and said, "Thank you General Liu for your kindness." However, this winter there has been heavy snowfall everywhere, and countless hungry people are waiting to be fed, and even the Jingshi has supplied grain and rice according to the capitation limit. The saint leads by example, only eats a bowl of porridge and a nest head for each meal, and the student is a minister, no matter how good the wine is, how can he swallow it! ”