Chapter 114: Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun
After everyone dispersed, Wang Chong kept Liu Ye and asked, "Ziyang, where is Zhou Tai being held now?" ”
Liu Ye replied: "Cell! ”
"What about Jiang Qin?"
"Jiang Qin's injuries are too serious, and the cell is dark, and it is not suitable for recuperation, so he is temporarily imprisoned in an independent mansion in the north of Anhui City, surrounded by dozens of soldiers and guards, and there are doctors and craftsmen left behind to take care of him, so he should be fine."
Liu Ye knew that Wang Chong attached great importance to Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, not only because the two were old friends of Li Tao, but also because of their abilities or martial arts, which Wang Chong appreciated, otherwise on the battlefield, Wang Chong would not have chosen to capture the two of them when he had every chance to kill each other.
You must know that it is a battlefield, there is only friend and foe, there is no affection, if Li Tao's face is alone, Wang Chong will never be merciful.
"Let's go, take me to the cell." Wang Chong said nothing, and walked in front of him.
Liu Ye followed closely behind, and said as he walked: "Lord, speaking of the cell, at this moment, in the cell of Wancheng, there are still two usable talents, if the lord has the heart, he may be able to take these two for his own use." ”
"Oh?" Wang Chong raised his eyebrows, "Who are these two?" ”
"Yuan Shu's chief bookkeeper, Yan Xiang and the general Zhang Xun!" Liu Ye replied, "Yuan Shu was killed before, and these two people went south with Yang Hong, Lu Mian and other Yuan Shu generals to defect to Sun Ce, but they were robbed by Liu Xun, and then the rest of them all surrendered to Liu Xun, but these two people refused, so they have been imprisoned in this cell by Liu Xun." ”
"Yan Xiang, Zhang Xun?" Although Wang Chong had heard of the names of these two people, he didn't know much about them.
Regarding Yan Xiang, Wang Chong's only impression is that he once persuaded Yuan Shu when he was proclaimed emperor, but he did not succeed, but from this point of view alone, this Yan Xiang is obviously a good minister.
As for Zhang Xun, well, the generals under Yuan Shu, Wang Chong has only one Ji Ling, even if Zhang Xun was named a general after Yuan Shu became emperor, and his official position is still above Ji Ling, Wang Chong doesn't think that this Zhang Xun's ability will be so strong.
"Ziyang, in your opinion, these two people can be reused?"
Liu Ye said: "Yan Xiang is upright, although he is not flexible, but he is conscientious and meticulous, if he helps, he should be able to share a lot of pressure for Ziyu; Although Zhang Xun's talent is insufficient, it is more than enough to be down, coupled with his sincere and easy-going person, fair, and quite loved by the soldiers in the army, he can be regarded as a good general, the most important point is that these two people can still maintain their own opinions under Liu Xun's coercion and temptation, and they have not surrendered to the death, which shows that they are not afraid of power and are very principled. ”
Wang Chong smiled: "When you say this, I really want to meet these two." ”
At Liu Ye's suggestion, after Wang Chong entered the cell, he temporarily changed his mind and went to see Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun first.
Yan Xiang looked very ordinary, in his forties, medium build, small eyes, big nose, thick lips, if it weren't for the bookish aura of a scholar, I am afraid that if he was thrown into the crowd, he would be lost in the blink of an eye; Compared with Yan Xiang, Zhang Xun is much more distinctive, not very old, at most in his early thirties, seven feet tall, with a clear face, a small goatee on his chin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, full of heroism, but he does have a bit of a general's style.
The two have been locked up together for more than a month, except for not seeing the sun for a long time and their faces are a little pale, their spirits are actually not bad, obviously because of the fame of the two, Liu Xun didn't dare to do too much.
Seeing Liu Ye, both of them were a little surprised, Zhang Xun looked even more incredulous, and asked without saying anything: "Mr. Ziyang, why are you here?" You can't ...... it."
"Even me, what? Why don't you go on? Liu Ye laughed, "What? Do you think I took refuge in Liu Xun? ”
Zhang Xun asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?" ”
Liu Ye said: "There has been such a big movement outside in the past few days, you really haven't noticed it at all?" ”
Yan Xiang smiled bitterly: "Mr. Ziyang doesn't know, that Liu Xun is very protective of us, and never let people get close to us easily, the iron door key of this fortified cell has always been in the hands of Liu Xun's cronies, and the people who bring us food on weekdays are either dumb or deaf, and we can't get any information from them at all." ”
Zhang Xun said: "Listening to Mr. Ziyang's tone, could it be that Anhui City has changed hands?" ”
"Yes, yes." Liu Ye nodded and said, "Otherwise, do you really think that I am the envoy sent by Liu Xun to descend on you?" ”
Hearing this, Yan Xiang looked embarrassed, but Zhang Xun said excitedly: "Who captured Anhui City?" Is it Koto? Yes, it must be Jiangdong, besides Jiangdong, who else in the south has the ability to capture Wancheng? ”
Seeing this, Wang Chong and Liu Ye both subconsciously frowned, looking at Zhang Xun's gaffe reaction, they seemed to have a good impression of Jiangdong.
Yan Xiang noticed the change in Wang Chong and Liu Ye's expressions, and immediately his face changed, and he gently pulled Zhang Xun's sleeve.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xun looked at Yan Xiang in confusion, Yan Xiang hurriedly glanced at him, and it was only then that Zhang Xun realized that Wang Chong and Liu Ye's expressions were very wrong.
The smile on his face gradually hardened, Zhang Xun swallowed his saliva, and asked weakly, "Is it difficult...... Did I say something wrong? ”
"Of course!" Liu Ye said in a deep voice, "General Zhang, you must know that Sun Ce is not the only hero in the world, I might as well tell you the truth, just yesterday, Sun Ce's 50,000 army has been repelled by us." ”
"This ......," Zhang Xun was shocked and asked, "Then dare to ask Mr. Ziyang, who are the princes who occupy Anhui City now?" ”
Liu Ye pointed to Wang Chong on the side and introduced: "This is the lord of Ye, Jinfan Wang Chong Wang Shaolin!" ”
"Sail Thief!?" Zhang Xun reflexively exclaimed, "How is this possible!?" ”
In recent months, although Jinfan's reputation on both sides of the Jianghuai River is extremely loud, but when Yuan Shu died and he was imprisoned, Jinfan was just a water thief entrenched in Poyang Lake, how long has it been now? With Jinfan's troops, how could he capture Wancheng? How could it be possible to defeat the 50,000 troops in Jiangdong?
Absurd!
This is the first word that comes to Zhang Xun's mind after listening to Liu Ye's words.
But in the next second, Zhang Xun, who reacted, suddenly felt a thrill, his face became extremely pale, and the clothes on his back were soaked with a lot of cold sweat.
Woe to the mouth!
If Liu Ye didn't lie, then he scolded him for being a Jinfan thief in front of Wang Chong, which ......
Zhang Xun secretly glanced at Wang Chong in horror, only to see that Wang Chong's face was as usual, and there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't see his inner thoughts at all, which made Zhang Xun even more frightened.
"General Zhang, be cautious." Liu Ye sneered, "Now my lord has long been out of the thief, and he was named General Annan by the Son of Heaven, Huainan Taishou, if you dare to speak disrespectfully, it is not only humiliating my lord, but also a great disrespect to the Son of Heaven, even if my lord does not pursue it, I Jinfan tens of thousands of soldiers, I am afraid I must also ask General Zhang for an explanation!" ”
"Hiss-" Zhang Xun gasped, and his mind was confused for a while.
"Ziyang, those who don't know are not guilty, I believe that General Zhang did not mean it." Wang Chong patted Liu Ye on the shoulder and said with a slight smile, "Okay, I'll leave it to you here, I'll go first." ”
After speaking, Wang Chong turned around and left the cell.
"This ......" Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun couldn't help but look at each other, they couldn't figure out the context of Wang Chong's actions at all, they came to the cell from afar, but when they saw them, they only said one sentence, what does this mean? If you want to recruit them, that's too insincere, right?
Unlike Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun's confusion, Liu Ye knew very well the message conveyed to him by the smile that Wang Chong had when he left.
Wang Chong came to the cell this time, originally for Zhou Tai, and when he came to Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun's side, he was just a stopper.
Not everyone is worthy of Wang Chong's personal recruitment, Wang Chong didn't pay much attention to Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun in the first place, not to mention that for Zhang Xun's performance just now, Wang Chong didn't care about it on the surface, so he really didn't care about it in his heart? …… Not necessarily!
Zhang Xun looks down on Jinfan and still has his heart for Jiangdong, just with these two points, Wang Chong can't be too angry.
Not reluctantly!
This is what Wang Chong's smile wants to convey to himself.
Those who can be persuaded will be persuaded, and if they can't be persuaded will go with them, where will they go? Hell or Heaven can't stay on earth anyway.
Pathetic Yan Xiang, this time, he was obviously innocently implicated by Zhang Xun.
Liu Ye only hopes that Yan Xiang can be more knowledgeable now, and don't pretend to be high-minded and reserved, otherwise, even the gods can't save him.