Chapter 50 Under the City of Shouzhou and Northward on the Tang River

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In the fourth year of Xiande, Shouzhou City is still in the hands of the Tang State, and Liu Renzhen sighed when he heard that the reinforcements were defeated by the Zhou army.

In mid-February, Liu Renzhen heard that his son had defected to Zhou Jun, and he beat himself in the chest.

A few days ago, on the first day of April [pay attention to the time, flashback], it was the time of the night.

Liu Renzhen has been in charge of the military and political affairs of Shouzhou for the past few days, and now it is a critical juncture, and he must not allow the failure of a single detail, otherwise Shouzhou City will be captured by the Zhou army immediately.

At this moment, he dragged his tired body, put on a big cloak, and watched the various performances of Shouzhou City in the study.

Mrs. Liu served tea and food to the study day and night, seeing that she was working, she was worried that her son Liu Chongzhi was a piece of meat that fell from her body after all.

"Husband, it's better to take a break, your body is important." Liu Shi carried a bowl of porridge and pushed the door in.

"The old man's body is sick from the anger of the rebel, if he has the face to come back, the old man I will not spare him."

"Husband, the concubine has something to say, the concubine is not unloved, but the military law cannot be abolished. The concubine knows that her name is important, and if she comes back, the concubine will support her husband's approach and protect the loyalty of my Liu family. ”

"Madameβ€”well, that's it, old man, now I had better hope that the rebel doesn't come back."

At this time, Liu Renzhan's youngest son Liu Chongrang came back, he pushed the door in, and said, "Chongrang has seen his father and mother." ”

"Chongrang, why don't you sleep so late?"

Liu Chongrang got straight to the point and said: "Daddy, now Shouzhou City is a lonely city, although Chongrang is small, but the safety of Shouzhou City is related to the safety of the people, but my brother has gone to Zhou State now, I don't know how it is now?" ”

As soon as Liu Renzhan heard his young son mention Liu Chong's advice, his heart was not good, this rebel took advantage of his illness to go out of the city to join the Cheng Zhou army under the pretense of a military order, and wanted to buy his generals to conspire to surrender to the Cheng plan, at this moment he roared angrily: "What do you do with that rebel?" Is he still your big brother? ”

Liu Chongrang lowered his head, not daring to look up at Liu Renzhan, and said: "Daddy-the child thinks that this matter is debatable, now that the Zhou army is approaching, Shouzhou is in danger, if it weren't for Chen Jue's deception, King Qi would not obey, I'm afraid Shouzhou is not in this situation." ”

"Let your son, don't talk about the government in vain." Liu reprimanded.

"Mother, what should the army do in this situation now?"

"Our Liu family is stubbornly defending Shouzhou, and we must resist, otherwise your father will not be able to give an explanation to the people of Shouzhou City and an explanation to the imperial court." Liu said, resolute and resolute.

"Daddy, the child understands. Say goodbye! Take care Daddy! Liu Chong let go of the study door and went back to his room.

Later, Liu also went back to his room to sleep, leaving Liu Renzhan alone.

Since dinner, Liu Renzhan has been sitting at his desk until midnight, and he is still struggling to consume his physical strength.

Tonight's wind was very strong, from after the sun had set in the unitary hour, until the hour of the day, and the wind was blowing non-stop.

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That night, when Guo Rong was stationed in Xia Cai, Zhao Dezhao was in the military camp south of Shouzhou.

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and I couldn't see my fingers, and it was the time to enter the city. So Zhao Dezhao felt that the opportunity should not be missed, and specially ordered the secret agent activities of Changchun Hall in Shouzhou City, and then sent the man in black to Shouzhou City again to persuade Liu Renzhan to surrender.

Originally, Zhao Dezhao planned to go to Shouzhou City in person, but the man in black and Lao Jiu persuaded him to put the great cause first and not to be in danger.

However, before persuading Liu Renzhan to surrender, the most important thing is Liu Renzhan's life, Liu Han was in the army at this moment, and in March, he went over to inquire about it, and the case was specially diagnosed, and then asked Liu Han to prescribe some prescriptions and make some medicines, which were specially prepared for Liu Renzhan.

The medicine had been made, and then he handed the man in black a burden, which contained medicine and other supplies, and then asked Liu Renzhan's son Liu Chongji to write a letter, and then imitated Li Li Jing's font, in Li Jing's tone, the letter read: If Shouzhou is down, destroy its city, kill its people, and prevent the people from falling into the hands of the Zhou army.

Then these letters were transcribed on paper, and if Liu Renzhan did not surrender, these letters would appear in the city of Shouzhou, when the city would be in chaos, and its own defenders would open the city gates.

In March, the man in black bought the doctor who treated Liu Renzhan in the city, and then used the medicine prepared by Zhao Dezhao to treat Liu Renzhan, this medicine is very unique, Liu Renzhan felt much better after taking this medicine. He greatly praised the doctor's medical skills, in fact, he didn't know that this medicine came from Zhao Dezhao, and Liu Renzhan's body was stronger than before.

That night, the man in black reappeared in Liu's mansion in Shouzhou.

Liu Renzhan knew that an acquaintance was visiting, so he got up from the couch and asked, "Brother, what did the third master (Yang Xingmi's third son, the third in line) say?" ”

The man in black said truthfully: "That day, I saw the young general go out of the city and was almost caught by the Tang army, if it wasn't for the orders of the young master of my family, I'm afraid that according to the character of my brother, even my own son would have been slaughtered." ”

"What's this, Shouhui is deeply favored by the emperor of the Tang Kingdom, and he must sacrifice his life for the Tang Kingdom, even if he kills his own son."

The man in black persuaded hard: "Brother Shouhui, what kind of character is Tang Lord Li Jing, I'm afraid you know better than me, since he ascended the throne, he has favored traitors and reused the five ghosts." It made a mess of the dynasty, and now the Jiangshan Sheji of the Tang Kingdom is afraid that it will be destroyed at the hands of this person, and the Jiangshan that you want to be loyal to is like this, so why do you stick to it. Didn't your father also be a courtier of the Wu State before, why didn't he be loyal to the Yang family and self-discipline, isn't this integrity your confession Liu Shouhui? ”

"Uh...... This...... The elder brother said this to Shouhui was ashamed of himself, when the third master died, Shouhui didn't know, if it weren't for the third master's blessing, I'm afraid of this life. Shouhui can't know that the third master is still alive in the world, but Shouhui is now a minister of the Tang Kingdom, and he must die for the Tang Kingdom. ”

"In this case, why do you put the people in danger, I don't need to say much about the situation in Shouzhou now, you also know that the army of Zhou is bound to capture Shouzhou City this time, and I don't care if you surrender or not. This time, it is the third master who looks at the old feelings, and asks me to protect you as much as possible. And the major general is already in the camp of the Zhou army at this moment, and I believe that soon, Shouzhou City will be breached. I'm worried about your life! ”

The man in black paused, and then said: "I heard that you played Li Jingda, the king of Qi, and Li Jingda refused your request, it must be that Chen Jue made a ghost, now that the five ghosts are in power, Li Jing obeys these people, some time ago Zhu Yuan of the Tang State surrendered to the Zhou State, I think that if this continues, the entire Jiangbei land may enter the land of the Zhou State." ”

"Shouhui is now over fifty-eight years old, and he is almost in the age of Ershun, so there is nothing to worry about, but I, the people of Shouzhou City, should go where to go, and it is okay if I want to surrender. As long as the emperor of Zhou can promise the safety of the people, there is no other ear. ”

When the man in black heard that Liu Renzhan couldn't rest assured of the people, he was overjoyed, but his face did not change: "It is not bad for Shouhui to think so, since this is the case, I will leave." I have the medicine and other items that the young master brought with him, which he personally configured, and the elder brother must take the medicine on time, and the things in the baggage are all prepared by the young master for you. ”

After speaking, the man in black took out a baggage, which contained the medicine prepared by Zhao Dezhao, specially prepared for Liu Renzhan, and then said, "Brother Shouhui should take care of your body, my family master is still going to see you, you are like this, he is talking about you every day in Kaifeng!" ”

"It's rare for the third master to care so much, and Shouhui's body seems to be taking good care. But doesn't the third master want to take revenge? ”

"The Lord is indeed like this, but now that the Young Master has been ordered, he must seek justice for the Yang Clan, and the Yang Clan's people were successfully rescued in the hands of the Young Master before."

"The people of the Yang clan were originally rescued by you! I was relieved that one of my wishes had been fulfilled. ”

"Brother, it's not early, take a good rest and say goodbye!"

"Walk slowly, don't send it!"

The man in black left Shouzhou and disappeared on the plain, and then sent a message to Zhao Dezhao.

Liu Renzhan took out a bottle of medicine from his baggage, he sniffed the smell of the bottle, and suddenly his face changed greatly. Why is this medicine so similar to the smell of medicine that I have drunk for a month, or the doctor who saw the doctor was sent by the third master, and I don't know that this must be what the young master ordered, so I suddenly have a good impression of the young master I have never met.

"Hehe, I have a heart, but I, Liu Renzhan, must personally guard the city, and I will accept these medicines first."

Then he took out a letter sealed in wax from his baggage, and the font on the envelope was very familiar, yes, it was written by his unfilial son.

Liu Renzhan opened the letter, took out the letter and read it, and the letter had been in a tactful tone. said that Zhou was benevolent and righteous and treated the people well, if his father went out of the city and surrendered, Emperor Zhou would definitely treat his father well. Liu Renzhan's eyes did not squint, but he still tore up the letter at once because of his hot temper.

"This rebel, does the old man still use you to teach?"

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The man in black stood outside the door, he also smiled, and then disappeared into the darkness, and the secret agent of Changchun Hall has been lurking in Shouzhou City, waiting for the opportunity.

The man in black waited in Shouzhou City for a few days, but did not hear the news of Liu Renzhan's surrender, and then he sent a secret agent from Changchun Hall to send Liu Chongzhan's secret letter to Sun Yu, the deputy envoy of Liu Renzhan's general camp.

The so-called secret report of Liu Chongzhi received by Sun Yu was just a handwriting by Zhao Dezhao copying Liu Chongji's handwriting, and the letter described the process of mutiny, and the premise of the mutiny was to secretly control Liu Renzhan and protect his life, and then he would sacrifice Shouzhou City and surrender to the Zhou army ten days earlier than in history.

Immediately, Sun Yu contacted Zhou Tinggou, the envoy of the supervising army, and explained the plan, and then the two hit it off, intending to open the city gate at dawn on April 8 and surrender to the Zhou army.

On April 3, Zhao Dezhao received the news that Zhou Tinggou and Sun Yu were about to mutiny, and then he asked Changchun Hall to spread rumors, saying that Shouzhou City was now out of food, and Liu Renzhan had sent his son General Liu Chongjian to the Zhou army camp to surrender to Cheng, and Shouzhou City would be captured in the near future, and the Zhou army was about to deliver grain to Shouzhou City, hoping that the people would support the Zhou army.

But now there are people in Shouzhou City who don't want Shouzhou to surrender to Cheng, and plan to destroy the city, and Li Jing of Jiangning Mansion is incompetent, and has ceded the fourteen states of Jiangbei to Zhou State, and Shouzhou is just a lonely city.

Zhao Dezhao let the rumors spread by Changchun Hall fly all over the sky, one by one, ten from ten, to the ears of the people in Shouzhou City, and the people are talking about it, they hope for peace and security, not death.

Therefore, when they heard about this, there was a commotion in the city of Shouzhou, and the families of the gentry and heroes in the city wrote to the Jiedu embassy, asking to surrender to the Zhou army, otherwise they refused to provide food. And the people who were in turmoil were also instigated by the undercurrent and went to the Jiedu Embassy to protest.

In the past few days, there has been a great panic in the city, the military orders have not worked, and the thieves have been rampant, and the people have been very panicked.

Liu Renzhan finally stabilized the situation and suddenly couldn't control it.