The mansion of the left servant of the Great Xia Kingdom who shot Fan Yuan. Two young men walked in, both about twenty-five or six years old, one a little taller and the other a little shorter. The slightly taller one has a fair face, wearing a white round-necked Tang scribe suit, with a graceful demeanor, there is always a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his whole body is filled with a ball of harmony, which makes people look at it, very natural and comfortable, and wants to be close to him; The shorter one, with a dark complexion, was wearing a dark blue round-necked Tang scribe's uniform, unusually calm, his face was calm, and he looked very ordinary, but he had a pair of sword eyebrows, an angular and masculine face, but he exuded a heroic and arrogant atmosphere.

After the two saw Fan Yuan, they bowed and saluted: "Qinghe Cui Gan (Fan Yang Lu Chengqing) pays a visit to Lord Fan of the left servant." ”

Fan Yuan hummed softly, pointed to Dong Kangmai behind him, and introduced: "This is my Lord Dong Kangmai, the secretary of the Great Xia National Military Department." ”

The two young men bowed to Dong Kangmai again and said, "Cui Gan (Lu Chengqing) meets Master Dong." ”

Dong Kangmai also hummed softly, and then stopped talking.

Fan Yuan asked slowly: "Didn't your Shandong Hao clan cut off the supply to my Great Xia Kingdom and instead supported the completion of the Tang Prince?" Now my Great Xia Kingdom and the Great Tang Dynasty are like fire and water, each other is an enemy country, and the Shandong Hao clan and my Great Xia Kingdom have also become hostile from allies, today, you are visiting me, for what? ”

Lu Chengqing was calm on the surface and did not react. Cui Gan stood up and said to Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai: "Lord Fan, Lord Dong, let's not talk darkly, the situation of the 400,000 army of the Great Xia Kingdom and the Great Xia Kingdom, Lord Fan and Lord Dong, who are in charge of the supply of grain, grass and equipment, should know best. The Great Xia Kingdom has run out of food, and there is no new equipment to replace, the Great Xia Kingdom is already declining and crumbling, but your Handong King Liu Heimin has no idea, we want to ask, what are the plans of Lord Fan and Lord Dong? Is it planning to perish with him Liu Heimin? Or are you ready to retreat to the mountains and forests? ”

Dong Kangmai retorted: "Although my Great Xia Kingdom has encountered a little difficulty now, but my Great Xia Kingdom has 400,000 soldiers, the King of Handong is brave and resourceful, and the soldiers under his command are brave and good at fighting, and he has just killed the King of Henan in the Tang Dynasty, Li Daoxuan, the Eastern Capital Left Behind, and Luo Shixin, the Duke of Tan Guo and the Governor of Jiangzhou, occupy the fortress of Zhushui, and the troops are flourishing, and my Great Xia Kingdom is flourishing and thriving, how dare you say that my Great Xia Kingdom is crumbling?" ”

Cui Gan chuckled, and his laughter was full of mockery. He didn't answer Dong Kangmai's question, but looked at Fan Yuan, the left servant of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Fan Yuan sighed and said to Dong Kangmai: "Master Dong, don't deceive yourself anymore. What is the current situation of my Great Xia Kingdom, their Shandong Hao clan is also clear. ”

After that, he looked at Cui Gan and said, "You Shandong Hao clan is also unprofitable, my Great Xia Kingdom has reached the verge of collapse, and there is no oil and water to fish." I don't know what your Shandong Hao clan is trying to do with you, the best son of the Shandong Hao clan, to my water city? Tell me what you have. ”

Cui Gan smiled: "Master Fan is amazing, he hit the nail on the head in one sentence." Okay, then we'll say whatever we have. His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty is magnificent, thirsty for talent, and hopes to be able to recruit you. ”

Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai asked in surprise at the same time, "What?" The prince is going to recruit us? Why? ”

Cui Gan replied: "The crown prince is benevolent and filial, but he is lonely and alone, and he has no power in the army, and he has always been threatened by the king of Qin to the position of the prince. You have talent to learn, and you have soldiers and horses, but you have no choice but that the Great Xia Kingdom is about to collapse, and there is no branch to rely on. The situation of the Tang Dynasty, you should also understand that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, the nobles of Guanlong, the wealthy family of Shandong and most of the officials of the Tang Dynasty support His Royal Highness the Prince, and the prospects of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be described as the best. If you take refuge in His Royal Highness the Prince, you will inevitably become a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty in the future, and you will have endless glory and wealth, and you don't have to accompany him Liu Heimin to die, nor do you have to return to your hometown to farm and spend your last years in vain; And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, with your support, will also completely suppress King Qin. Ascending to the unification is bound to be a sure thing. Together, there are two benefits, and there are two injuries when divided. Therefore, we hope that you can also support His Royal Highness the Tang Crown Prince like our Shandong wealthy family. ”

After listening to Cui Gan's words, Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai were suddenly moved.

After thinking for a moment, Fan Yuan cautiously asked, "Will the Tang prince allow us, the rebels of the Tang Dynasty, to take refuge?" ”

Cui Gan smiled: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty is asking for it." His Majesty the Tang Emperor also hopes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will have his own power in the army, and he will definitely welcome you to join His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This time to pacify Hebei, the prince's military adviser, the prince Xian Ma Wei Zhengwei, proposed a strategy for His Royal Highness the prince. The thief leader Liu Heimin must be exterminated, and for Lord Fan and Master Dong, they strive to appease and take it for their own use. ”

Fan Yuan sighed with emotion: "It's good to appease, it's good to appease." ”

Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai glanced at each other, the two nodded at the same time, and said to Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing: "Fan Yuan (Dong Kangmai) is willing to be loyal to His Royal Highness the Tang Prince." ”

Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing looked at each other and smiled.

Cui Gan said to Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai: "Right now, the Great Xia Kingdom is about to collapse, I hope that the two adults can be cautious and attract more talents for His Royal Highness the Prince, thinking that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will use them." ”

Dong Kangmai immediately responded: "This, you can rest assured. We will definitely do our best for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

After Fan Yuan groaned, he said, "Great Xia talent? The left general Chang He and the right general Gao Yaxian are good at fighting, and they have always been in charge of the Great Xia ** team. Elegant and virtuous, foolish, often shrewd, elegant and virtuous are obedient to Chang He in everything. If the two of them can be persuaded to defect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it means that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can have more than 300,000 troops in an instant. ”

Cui Gan asked excitedly: "The key to persuading Chang He and Gao Yaxian lies in Chang He, but can this Chang He be convinced?" ”

Fan Yuan groaned: "Chang He is shrewd, if he knows the current situation of the Great Xia Kingdom and the recruitment of the Tang Prince, I believe he will know how to choose." ”

Cui Gan looked at Lu Chengqing, who had been silent. Although Lu Chengqing doesn't talk much, and his eloquence is not as good as Cui's, he has extraordinary courage, calmness, and is good at making decisions.

After thinking for a while, Lu Chengqing said to Fan Yuan: "Trouble Lord Fan to place armor soldiers in the rooms on both sides of this hall, and we will persuade Chang He together." If Chang He is unwilling to take refuge, we will kill him and return to Luoyang City. ”

Fan Yuan hurriedly went to arrange it in person.

Soon, Chang He, the left general of the Great Xia Kingdom, received an invitation from the left servant to shoot Fan Yuan and came to the hall of Fan's mansion.

Fan Yuan explained to him the current crisis of the Great Xia Kingdom and the solicitation of the Tang Prince.

Chang He looked pensive and fell into a tangle. He said to Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai: "King Handong is not thin on us, and he is very kind to us. We should be loyal to the king of Handong......"

Lu Chengqing suddenly stood up and clapped his hands, and the armor soldiers of the Fan Mansion immediately poured into the hall and surrounded Chang Hetuan. Lu Chengqing said coldly: "Chang He, I will give you two choices now, either join His Royal Highness the Tang Crown Prince like Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai, or completely bury yourself in this house, I hope you will think carefully and think about it carefully." ”

Chang He was shocked, but after all, he was a battle-hardened veteran, and he continued what he had just said, and said very calmly: "Although he Liu Heimin is not thin on us, he can't let us accompany him to death." Defecting to the Tang Dynasty Prince is our only right choice. ”

Cui Gan, Fan Yuan, and Dong Kangmai looked at each other, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, this Chang He changed too quickly, and he pretended to be calm like this.

After a stick of incense, Gao Yaxian, the right general of the Great Xia Kingdom, under the persuasion of Chang He, decided to submit to the Tang Dynasty and take refuge in the Tang Dynasty Prince.

Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing asked Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Chang He, and Gao Yaxian to write letters of allegiance, and then returned to Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, with the letter of allegiance. Since then, the henchmen and important ministers of Liu Heimin, the king of Handong in the Great Xia Kingdom, have all returned to the Tang Dynasty and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty Prince.