In the city of Yanzhou, Lu Junyi led his troops to attack the soldiers and horses of Dapo Renli at night, and after capturing Renli alive, the tribes near Yanzhou did not hesitate at all, and all of them surrendered to Daliang.

There are three earthen walls, a wooden fence, and nothing but straw in it, a toilet in the corner, and nothing else. There was only one one-foot-sized window on the earthen wall, and it was sealed with an iron bar, not to mention escaping, and even the light that came in could not illuminate the entire cell.

This is a prison cell in Yanzhou, and in the past, all the powerless criminals in Yanzhou were imprisoned, not to mention the royal family, even the tribal leaders of a large point near Yanzhou would not be imprisoned.

However, in the past two days, a genuine member of the Western Xia royal family has been locked up, and he is still a prince.

In order to prevent the prince from escaping, the jailers were also replaced by Lu Junyi's personal soldiers.

Renli sat on the straw and looked out at the blue sky through the one-foot-sized window.

The sky was still that high, but he could only see the blue sky the size of a palm.

Although he was a member of the party, he did not love the blue sky and white clouds, grass cattle and sheep in the past, but liked the poetry and money of the Han people. When he was a prison soldier in Weizhou, he accepted bribes from officials, and was reprimanded by his brother Renzhong for this.

Now that he is in prison, he knows that the blue sky is also so beautiful. If you can go out, lie on the grass freely, and watch the blue sky and white clouds, you are also happy.

But he couldn't enjoy this kind of happiness, and after being captured alive by Lu Junyi, he was imprisoned here. No one interrogated him, as if he had forgotten about him completely.

However, Renli also knew that there was no such good thing, and there were probably only two results waiting for him, the first was to be beheaded like Li Qianshun, and the second was to be escorted to Tokyo to participate in the prisoner sacrifice ceremony.

Renli has studied in Sinology for many years, and he also knows that after the Han people won great victories, they would often hold ceremonies to sacrifice prisoners to show off their martial arts. Conquering Western Xia is a rare victory even if it is placed in the Song Dynasty. It is rare to hold a ceremony to sacrifice prisoners, and the royal family of Western Xia is naturally a prisoner.

When Renli was first imprisoned, he was looking forward to the first outcome. But after looking at the blue sky for two days, the irrepressible prayer is the second result. Although once you participate in the captive ceremony, it is very likely that the Western Xia will be completely dead, but at least after participating in the captive ceremony, you can save your life.

According to the convention, the Han people will give birth to and support the people who have lost their country. But the previous Prince of Daliang ruthlessly killed Li Qianshun, so Renli wanted to see Emperor Daliang more than Prince Daliang who used troops in Western Xia. After all, Prince Daliang has already caught Li Renai. is to hold a prisoner sacrifice ceremony, and it is enough to have Li Renai, and one more of him will not add any glory. But for the Great Liang generals, it was a great achievement to be able to catch a prince of Western Xia, so Renli expected Lu Junyi to send someone to escort him to Tokyo directly, instead of waiting here.

In case Prince Liang knows, he is likely to send him a decapitation order, and then he will really say goodbye to the blue sky.

Renli was praying not to bump into the hands of Prince Liang. But I heard a knock on the cell door outside, and then someone at the door said, "The general wants to see Renli, and you bring him up." ”

"Yes"

The guards in the prison answered, and walked over.

Renli didn't know what was coming. I tried to stand up, but I found that my legs were a little weak.

The two guards walked outside the wooden fence and saw that Renli was still sitting, as they opened the cell door. On the other hand, he said: "Hurry up, the general wants to see you, don't delay." ”

Renli gritted his teeth. I stood up with my arms on the ground, my legs still a little limp.

The guard opened the cell door and shouted, "Come out quickly." ”

The guards did not put any wooden shackles or shackles on Renli. It's not because they don't value Renli, but as Lu Junyi's personal soldiers, they have the confidence to watch Renli. And there are guards watching inside and outside, and it is difficult for Renli to escape. In addition, the day before yesterday, Lu Junyi had confessed that he was giving birth to Renli, so they did not wear any torture instruments to Renli.

When Renli came out, he walked towards the door of the cell at the signal of the guard.

Lu Junyi's two personal soldiers were already waiting outside the door, and when they saw Renli coming out, they said, "Come with us." ”

Renli didn't dare to resist, and was sandwiched by Lu Junyi's four personal soldiers and walked towards the Yanzhou Mansion.

In the Yanzhou Mansion, Lu Junyi sat in the main seat, and Yan Qing and Fang Dangjun sat on both sides.

Fang Dangjun temporarily took over the post of inspector of the Yanzhou Department and helped Lu Junyi manage the various departments in Yanzhou.

Lang Yanming temporarily inspected the Weizhou Fanbu, and he had rushed back to Weizhou to collect and surrender the Weizhou departments.

"General Yu, bring it with Renli."

"Well, go down."

Renli looked at Lu Junyi, and subconsciously wanted to salute, but he just opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to speak, so he couldn't help but stand on the spot, just made a gesture.

Lu Junyi looked at Renli's behavior like this, and said with a smile: "I have been busy recruiting various departments for the past two days, and I only thought of you today, I don't know what you think about?" ”

Renli asked, "I wonder what the general wants Renli to consider?" ”

Lu Junyi said: "Are you willing to submit to my court?" ”

Renli thought for a moment and said, "My brother is back?" ”

His soldiers and horses had been scattered, and he didn't have any tribe to belong to, so if Lu Junyi couldn't get benefits from him, it would naturally be impossible to recruit him. Therefore, Renli only thought about it for a moment, and then thought of his brother Renzhong.

Lu Junyi nodded and said, "Well, I have already passed Qinggang Gorge and entered Hanhai, so I should be coming to Yanzhou." However, there are less than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and I have asked the various departments to recall their soldiers and horses. When he arrives in Yanzhou City, I'm afraid he will have less than 50,000 under his command. I want you to persuade your brother to lead his troops to my lordship. ”

When Renli heard that Renzhong had led his troops back, he also calmed down, and said strangely: "Aren't you afraid that after I go back, I won't persuade my brother, but instead come with my brother to besiege Yanzhou?" ”

Lu Junyi said with a smile: "Not to mention that there are no trees outside Yanzhou City, even if there are trees to build siege equipment for you, can you take Yanzhou?" ”

Renli said: "Even if we don't fight Yanzhou, we can go to Youzhou." Judging from the soldiers and horses you attacked at night, I'm afraid there aren't many soldiers and horses in Yanzhou City. Don't you dare send troops to intercept us. ”

Lu Junyi said with a smile: "Now that the general trend of Western Xia has gone, even if you let your brother go to the Yinxia region with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses." My Great Liang army will also attack soon, and it is impossible for you to hold the Yinxia region. If you abandon the city and leave, I am afraid that not many people will follow you. Where will you go? Go to the desert to be a horse bandit? It's better to take advantage of the fact that there are still soldiers and horses under your command to lower my beam, and you can also ensure that your brothers are rich and prosperous for a lifetime. Otherwise, together with the flames of war, Li Qianshun's yesterday will be your tomorrow. If I dare to let you go, I will naturally be able to arrest you again. ”

Renli hesitated for a while, then nodded, "Okay, I'm willing to persuade my brother, but you have to promise us not to slaughter the Yinxia tribe." ”

The Yinxia area is the place where the Wei Ming clan raised troops, and most of the tribes there are the earliest supporters of the Wei Ming clan.

"Okay." (To be continued......)