Xuchang was originally a relatively small city, but it once became an ancient capital here, so it will become a very famous place, in this geographical point, it is no one else who sits here, it is Wang Shichong's general Zhang Zhenzhou, who is Zhang Zhenzhou? He is a strange person, who governs the army as a civilian official, and he actually makes him govern quite well. The people of Xuchang were very convinced of him.

However, he was not in a good mood recently, Li Xin came, tens of thousands of troops roared, the army stretched, Guo Xiaoke was the vanguard of the front, and the army that Zhang Zhenzhou had just sent was destroyed by Guo Xiaoke, so he could only shrink in the city and wait for reinforcements.

"General, there are people outside who claim to be the general's old and have come to see him."

Zhang Zhenzhou's personal soldiers said outside.

"Old? Where is there any old thing about General Ben? Zhang Zhenzhou is a native of Shucheng, Shucheng is still a long way from Xuchang, he thought about it, and finally asked people to invite his "old past" in.

"I've seen the general in the lower Tang Dynasty." The person who came was a young man, at most in his twenties, and his bearing was extremely good, holding a long sword, the long sword looked extremely simple, and he looked like a hero.

"Tang Shou? Listening to your accent, you're not from Shucheng! Zhang Zhenzhou hesitated for a while and said.

"If not, how will the general see me?" Tang Shou said with a smile: "Don't hide it, I'm here to be a lobbyist in Guanzhong, otherwise, I'm afraid the general won't even give me a chance and will kill me." ”

"Haha, you're kind of funny." Zhang Zhenzhou suddenly laughed after hearing this, but a lobbyist admitted that he was a lobbyist, no wonder Zhang Zhenzhou was curious. After ordering someone to serve tea, he said: "It's not as simple as your Guanzhong, the humble house is a little shabby." ”

Tang Shou was relieved when he saw this, and immediately said: "The officials are simple, and the people are rich, so that's fine." The general knows. Why did the army outside besiege but not attack? ”

"This, I'm afraid the prime minister is to reduce losses! After destroying the 5,000 troops, they gave up the attack and besieged instead! Zhang Zhenzhou hesitated for a while and said.

"I don't believe what the general says." Tang Shou looked at Zhang Zhenzhou with a smile and said: "When the prime minister came to Xuchang, he found that the people of Xuchang lived and worked in peace and contentment, which was different from other places. It is very rare to have such an official who treats the people well, and such a person is also a talent that the court said it needs, and it is a pity to kill him, so he ordered the generals to surround Xuchang and not to attack forcibly. That's where we are today. ”

"The prime minister also knows about me?" Zhang Zhenzhou was very surprised and said that his approach was very unusual for Wang Shichong's subordinates, and he was often reprimanded by Wang Shichong, but Zhang Zhenzhou still insisted on doing it and treated the people well. Unexpectedly, today he was praised by the enemy, which made Zhang Zhenzhou sigh for a while.

"Jinyiwei is all over the world, and there are talents like General Zhang. How can the prime minister not know? Tang Shou smiled and sat on the chair and said.

"The strong man has a compelling demeanor and extraordinary conversation, and I am afraid that he is not an ordinary person. I don't know what position I hold under the Prime Minister? Zhang Zhenzhou's eyes flashed, and he looked at Tang Shou with some curiosity and said.

"The official position is not big or small, isn't it a good thing to be able to serve the Ming Lord?" Tang Shou did not say his official position. Instead, he smiled and said, "Does the general know the news that the Tiger Prison Pass has been lost?" ”

"Ahh Zhang Zhenzhou's face changed, and he couldn't help but look at Tang Shou, and said, "Why did the Tiger Prison Pass fall?" Has the Guanzhong army already conquered Luoyang? From Luoyang to Tiger Pass, at least there are Yanshi, Gongyi and other fortresses, how can Tiger Pass be easily lost? ”

In order to resist the general Li Jing, Wang Shichong transferred the surrounding soldiers and horses to defend Luoyang, because the general attacked quickly, and when the soldiers came to the city, Wang Shichong could only transfer the soldiers and horses of the Yan Division, even if it was the Tiger Prison Pass, a lot of soldiers and horses were also transferred. When the general ordered Pei Yuanqing to lead 7,000 elites to arrive at the Tiger Prison Pass, the pawns Tian Da, Kitten and others in the Tiger Prison Pass were dissatisfied with the exploitation of Wei Ying, the steward of Wei Leopard, and rebelled. ”

"I see." Zhang Zhenzhou's face suddenly showed a trace of bitterness.

"The prime minister thinks that the general is a rare talent and should not be buried with Wang Shichong, so let me come to persuade the general and ask the general to abandon the darkness and return to Guanzhong, so as not to kill and injure the soldiers on both sides and the lives of the people of Xuchang." Tang Shou's face was solemn and said: "After the general returns to Shun, he can also be the governor of Shuzhou." What does the general think? ”

"This?" Zhang Zhenzhou's face hesitated for a while, he had also heard of Li Xin's reputation, but he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart when he made it so easy for him to submit to Li Xin, and said at the moment: "Brother Tang, I don't know how the prime minister is, this general is going to have a face-to-face interview with the prime minister, as long as he sees the prime minister in the city, Zhang will immediately return to Guanzhong." A smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Zhenzhou's mouth, he wanted to submit to Li Xin, but he also wanted to have some face and let Li Xin come to see him in person.

"The general is really interesting." Tang Shou glanced at Zhang Zhenzhou seriously, shook his head and said: "It's ridiculous that Wang Shichong has no eyes and can't see the general's talent, but let the general come to Xuchang, if the general can enter Xingyang and other places, sit in the east, and command the army east of Xingyang, Li Xin may not attack Henan, and Wang Shichong may not be trapped in Luoyang." ”

"Hey!" The corners of Zhang Zhenzhou's mouth showed a trace of bitterness, in fact, Zhang Zhenzhou is very prestigious in the army, because he is a transparent and transparent official, different from reason, and clear between public and private, so many people believe in him. Because of this, Wang Shichong is a person with a small belly, how could he allow Zhang Zhenzhou to have such a prestige, but he didn't want to see his thoughts, so he asked Zhang Zhenzhou to come to Xuchang and be a general manager, and there were only 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands.

"Since the general has seen Li Xin, go out with me!" At this time, Tang Shou laughed, pulled Zhang Zhenzhou and said.

"Oh good! Hey! When did General Ben meet the Prime Minister? Zhang Zhenzhou was suspicious for a while, and then suddenly thought of something, looked at Tang Shou in surprise, his eyes were wide, his eyes were frightened, and finally he fell to the ground violently, and said loudly: "The sin will not know that the prime minister is coming, and he will miss the welcome, and please forgive the prime minister." Zhang Zhenzhou never thought that the young man in front of him was Li Xin, and after careful analysis, wasn't the "Tang head" the first person in the Tang Dynasty? Get rid of Li Xin, who still has such a name.

"The general, if you let others come, I'm afraid it will be an insult to the general, but I am worried that the general will be loyal to Wang Shichong, so I have to use a pseudonym." Li Xin stepped forward to help Zhang Zhenzhou up and said, "If there was a faux pas just now, please don't blame the general." ”

Li Xinneng personally said that Zhang Zhenzhou was surrendered, mainly because the other party's prestige was too high, and he was very prestigious in the army, if he could say that he would surrender this person, the following distance would definitely be much easier, as Wang Shichong's command, Zhang Zhenzhou, who was faintly known as the first person in the army, was not allowed to be Shan Xiongxin, and was forced to Xuchang to be a little guard, Li Xin couldn't help but shake his head for Wang Shichong.

"The prime minister came on a blind date, which is a blessing for the criminal general." Zhang Zhenzhou looked at Li Xin with some excitement. As far as he knows, since Li Xin raised the army, the only person who can make Li Xin personally invite him to surrender is the current general Li Jing. I didn't expect that he was just a person with a little reputation, Li Xin would personally enter the city and risk his own surrender, this kind of treatment is not something that ordinary people can get. The humiliation in Zhang Zhenzhou's heart just now disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"It is my Li Xin's blessing to be able to get the help of the general." Li Xinzhong was very happy that according to Zhang Zhenzhou's prestige in the army, he could quickly resist the Xingyang area and unite with Li Jing's army. He knew that Li Shimin's front vanguard had arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass, and it was only a few dozen miles away from Xingyang, which was the Zheng family's base camp, and he couldn't figure out that when he arrived in Xingyang, Li Shimin had already occupied Xingyang.

"The prime minister is worried about Xingyang?" Zhang Zhenzhou thought that Li Shimin's army had arrived outside the Tiger Prison Pass, and saw Li Xin's worried appearance, so he couldn't help but say.

"Yes, Xingyang guard general Wei Lu is familiar with this person, the general?" Li Xin nodded and said: "Xingyang seems to be in the hands of Wang Shichong, in fact, it is the Zheng family of Xingyang who controls Xingyang, and the Zheng family married their granddaughter to Li Shimin, that is, the treasure is pressed on Li Shimin's body, Li Shimin's forward arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass, there is not much way to Xingyang, if the Zheng family lifts Xingyang and surrenders, it is not impossible." ”

"General, when the Tiger Prison was captured, how was Wei Bao's situation?" Zhang Zhenzhou suddenly asked.

"Captured alive." Li Xin said indifferently: "Although Wei Bao is Wei Lu's nephew, it is unlikely that he wants Wei Lu to surrender!" ”

"The prime minister doesn't know, this Wei Bao is not a simple character, he is Wei Lu's nephew on the surface, but in fact Wei Lu is the son of Wei Lu's fornication with his sister-in-law." Zhang Zhenzhou suddenly told a shocking secret, and said: "Otherwise, a nephew of Wei Lu can also sit in the Tiger Prison?" Others will take refuge in Li Shimin, but Wei Lu does not dare. ”

"I didn't expect anything like this." Li Xin gasped, suddenly looked at Zhang Zhenzhou and said: "The general has a very high prestige in the army, I don't know if he can persuade Xingyang, Guanzhou, and Bianzhou to surrender?" Li Xin finally said his purpose.

"The subordinates are willing to serve, but there is no guarantee that the other party will surrender to the subordinates." Zhang Zhenzhou smiled bitterly. After all, surrender is a big deal, and it is really impossible to say with Zhang Zhenzhou's face.

"Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven!" Li Xin said with a smile: "Let's go, go with Gu to meet my colleagues in the future." ”

"Prime Minister, please." Zhang Zhenzhou said happily. The two looked at each other and laughed. (To be continued......)