Li Zhen frowned and said in a deep voice: "You say surrender, I'm afraid it's Nanjing. If you go back to Nanjing, Emperor Tiangao is far away, and I can't control you. In this case, I can't be sure that you really surrendered? Or is it a false surrender? You are a smart person who must understand this truth. ”

Li Xiucheng chuckled in his heart when he heard this.

How can you guarantee it?

Li Xiucheng thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of any way to stabilize Li Zhen.

In desperation, Li Xiucheng said loudly: "The words of the manly husband who spit on and nail are naturally serious." Although I, Li Xiucheng, am not a good person, I am a man who stands up to the sky and the earth, and he will do what he says. Since you have promised to be obedient, you will surely be obedient. If you choose to believe me, you should take my word for it. If you don't believe me, just pull me out and kill me. ”

These words are loud and clear.

However, Li Xiucheng thought in his heart that in order to escape, he could only fool the person in front of him.

Li Zhen sneered in his heart, when he was a fool!

However, Li Zhen also understands that forcibly leaving Li Xiucheng must be a person in Cao Ying's heart, and only by convincing Li Xiucheng can he have a general. Moreover, Li Zhen already has generals such as Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, Smith, Lu Shaochuan, and Qi Zhenhai under his command, and a strong and powerful team has been formed, and without Li Xiucheng, it is enough to operate.

Li Zhen's heart spun rapidly, thinking about how to deal with Li Xiucheng. In particular, Li Xiucheng's scoundrel made it a little difficult for him to deal with, and he had to deal with it carefully.

Suddenly, Li Zhen's eyes lit up.

Li Xiucheng wanted to deceive and escape, so he planned to let Li Xiuchen escape, but he was also depressed and bleak. At that time, Li Xiucheng could not gain a foothold in the Taiping Army, and he could not defect to the officers and soldiers, and he would still think of him in the end. Especially people like Li Xiucheng, who are accustomed to the military camp, and people who are accustomed to having military power, will definitely not be able to get used to it once they are hidden.

Li Zhen nodded and said, "Ben Shuai believes that you will also agree to your request." ”

"Really?"

Li Xiucheng was a little unconvinced, and the move was too dreamy.

"Really!"

Li Zhen nodded earnestly, his face was full of sincerity, and he fully believed in Li Xiucheng. This expression fell in Li Xiucheng's eyes, which made Li Xiucheng look too incredible, and even secretly scolded Li Zhen for being a fool. Li Xiucheng pondered for a night, stayed up all night and didn't sleep, and now he succeeded because of a few words.

After scolding, a trace of guilt suddenly rose in Li Xiucheng's heart.

Li Zhen believed in him so much, trusted him, but he was so deceitful. Once Li Zhen caught him in the sea, he was released directly. Now that he has been arrested, he has been served with good food and drink, and he is going to be released.

If he didn't value this approach, he would have been killed with a knife.

Whoever is valued by others will rejoice. Li Zhen was an official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and was quite powerful, but now he let him go repeatedly, which made Li Xiucheng feel a little guilty.

It's just that Yang Xiuqing is in front, and he can only live up to Li Zhen.

Li Xiucheng said sorry in his heart, but said seriously: "Li Daotai, I believe you will not regret your decision this time." When I return to Nanjing, I will definitely be reused by Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East. When the time comes, I will garrison the city gates, and when you come to attack, I will let you into the city as an internal officer, and you will surely be victorious under a sudden attack. ”

"I'm sure you won't regret it either!"

The corners of Li Zhen's mouth hooked up a smile, and this smile was somewhat intriguing.

It felt a little weird.

Li Xiucheng suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, but he was instantly occupied by joy and said: "Since Lord Daotai promised to let me leave, when will you let me go?" ”

Li Zhen said: "Ben Shuai will leave for Hai tomorrow and we will leave Changshu County together tomorrow." You're not in good spirits right now, so let's take a good rest for a day, and I'll let you go tomorrow when Ben Shuai leaves. ”

"Good!"

Li Xiucheng responded directly and did not object.

After convincing Li Zhen, he was relieved.

In fact, Li Xiucheng didn't think about striking while the iron was hot, lest Li Zhen regret it, but if Li Zhen was forced to be in a hurry and things were broken, it would be worth the loss. Therefore, Li Xiucheng simply agreed. After Li Zhen left the room, Li Xiucheng closed the door and lay on the bed, feeling unprecedentedly happy.

Li Zhen returned to the study and found Smith, Lu Shaochuan and Zhu Wu.

After the three arrived, Li Zhen told Li Xiucheng about it.

Lu Shaochuan reacted extremely fiercely to Li Xiucheng's disapproval, and directly objected: "Dashuai, you can't let Li Xiucheng go." This Li Xiucheng is a stubborn stinky stone, stinky and hard, and his heart is like an iron stone. You're trying to subdue him, but you're not going to succeed. According to me, I killed Li Xiucheng directly. ”

Smith also said: "Dashuai, I also think that it is too expensive to subdue Li Xiucheng. ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Wu said: "Dashuai, as a Daotai, is now the governor of Guangzhou, and he is already a veritable feudal official. The handsome man has already given Li Xiucheng enough face, but this person is unmoved, and such a person cannot be moved. Dashuai, you can only boost Li Xiucheng's arrogance, you think twice. ”

The three of them unanimously opposed the outside world.

Li Zhen waved his hand; "Don't worry, don't worry, listen to me."

The three of them looked at Li Zhen but still didn't believe it.

Li Zhen said unhurriedly: "Li Xiucheng pretended to surrender, my heart is like a mirror, I have already seen through it, and I also know that Li Xiucheng wants to escape back to Nanjing." The reason why he agreed was to make Li Xiucheng desperate and cut off Li Xiucheng's mind to stay in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. ”

The three of them sighed when they heard this, and in the end, Li Zhen still did not give up the idea of subduing Li Xiucheng.

Smith asked, "How are you going to design it?" ”

The corners of Li Zhen's mouth hooked up a smile, and he said lightly: "A few days ago, I fought with Pan Qingyang and killed tens of millions of bandits, especially the location of the battle was near the Wangyu River in Changshu County, not far away. It doesn't take long to go back and forth. Lu Shaochuan was familiar with the situation and immediately sent soldiers to bring back the corpses of 100 Taiping soldiers after they died, cut off their heads and send them to Nanjing. ”

Lu Shaochuan immediately asked, "Why is Dashuai?" ”

Li Zhen continued: "The purpose of this is to frame Li Xiucheng and say that Li Xiucheng killed these soldiers before agreeing to let Li Xiucheng leave. At the same time, it is necessary to say that Li Xiucheng has been submissive, and returning to Nanjing is the internal response of the marshal. The combination of the two, even if Yang Xiuqing knew that Li Xiucheng was loyal, he didn't dare to use it. ”

"Just imagine, Li Xiucheng killed more than 100 people, and went back with the opportunity to exchange his brother's life. Even if Yang Xiuqing had a heart, Qin Rigang, Wei Changhui and others would never agree. Maybe they will punish Li Xiucheng heavily. At this point, Li Xiucheng lost his rights, was disappointed in Yang Xiuqing, and would be disappointed in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the opportunity came. ”

Li Zhen was in high spirits and was extremely happy.

Lu Shaochuan said: "There are prisoners in the army of the marshal who kill a hundred soldiers of the Taiping Army. ”

Li Zhen frowned and said: "The battlefield battle must be iron-blooded, not the benevolence of women. But these soldiers who have chosen to surrender after being captured can no longer be killed, they are unarmed people, and it turns out that ordinary people can stay, so let's stay. You immediately send your soldiers to the Wangyu River and bring back a hundred corpses. ”

"Yes!!"

Lu Shaochuan was helpless for a while, so he had to agree.

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