Zhang Guochen and Qu Yiyang were overjoyed when they heard Zhu Wannian say this, and they secretly said that as expected by Lord Dutang, Xie Zhu and the others would not refuse to caress when they saw the letter.

Yang Yufan was in a hurry, knowing that the road was not good, Xie Zhu and the others were moved by Liu Yulie's letter and were going to go out of the city and surrender! In a hurry, he wanted to come forward to persuade him, but he heard Zhu Wannian hesitate for a moment, and then said to Xie Lian: "Does Lord Futai think this matter is credible?" Xie Lian was stunned, he didn't believe in his heart, but if he didn't surrender again, the consequences were not something he could bear. Liu Yulie's letter was close to a naked threat, and he couldn't refuse anymore.

"Li and Kong have always been cunning, and they have learned from the past of Dengzhou Yuanhua, so they have to guard against it, but the imperial court reinforcements are more than ten miles away. Lord Dutang said in the letter that the reinforcements are strong and strong, including the Shenji Battalion brought by Lord Dutang, the Beijing Camp of the Governor of Gaoqi, the elite of Liaodong, and more than 10,000 Sichuan soldiers, with a total strength of more than 40,000. He also successively killed the thief general Chen Shi in Shahe, and Xiaoguantun defeated Li Jiucheng, and the rebels were severely damaged in both battles, so the official expected that Li Kong and the others might not be afraid, and maybe they would really consider surrendering. Xie Lian said this against his will.

Zhang Guochen and Qu Yiyang were overjoyed when they heard this, and what Xie Lian said was also the reason they relied on to appease.

Zhu Wannian was unmoved, shook his head and said disapprerovingly: "Not necessarily, the lower officials think differently from Lord Futai, and the lower officials think that Li and Kong are still fraudulent this time." ”

"Why did Henan say this?" Xie Lian leaned forward slightly.

Zhang Guochen and Qu Yiyang frowned slightly at the same time, and glanced at Zhu Wannian with some impatience. Yang Yufan had hope in his heart.

Zhu Wannian ignored the unkind eyes of Zhang Qu and the others, and said to himself: "First, Lord Dutang commanded the army and the small officials, and he didn't enter for a long time, so he just sent an envoy to negotiate and appease, and it has been a long time, Li and Kong Zhen have surrendered, and they should have surrendered a long time ago, so why only perfunctory the terms of the negotiation and appeasement with him." Second, Li and Kong want to descend, when they descend to the Governor's Hall, why do they descend to me? Therefore, the lower officials thought that there must be fraud in it. ”

"What Henan said is extremely true." Xie Lian nodded, slowly got up and paced a few steps, and stopped in front of Zhu Wannian, "But if you can really appease you, it will be of great benefit to the court and me." The court granted the Lord of the Governor the camera to decide the right to Fu Zhan, it seems that the Lord of the Governor is the main Fu, and now the thief is invited to surrender, if I refuse, not only may I lose a good opportunity to Fu Xuan, but also the charge of 'sabotaging the Fu Bureau' will be added to your head and me. We have been trapped for several months, and the danger is very serious, and the thieves will see that I am not accepted, and they will attack in a hurry. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Wannian didn't say anything more, just sighed, indeed, no matter how much he doubted, he couldn't afford the hat of "destroying the situation". Today, the Ming Dynasty is not only a natural and man-made disaster, internal and external troubles, but also a particularly serious disaster of party struggle. Today, the court is controlled by Donglin, such as Xie Lian, non-Donglin officials like him, if they are not the same, they will end up with a "party and difference".

Xie Lian also knows the consequences of the Dao, and it is okay, he doesn't have to pick it out by himself if he says it himself. Zhang Guochen and Qu Yiyang glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of joy. Xie Lian will not surrender, Li Kongding is going to attack the city urgently, and if the reinforcements do not arrive, Laizhou will be in danger. If Laizhou is not in danger, Xie Lian has no choice, he only has one way out of the city and surrendered!

Yang Yufan's face was already pale, he could threaten Zhang Qu and the others, but he definitely didn't dare to threaten Xie Lian.

In just a moment, Zhu Wannian had already made up his mind, he also got up, and said: "Although what the Lord said is reasonable, it is impossible not to prevent Li Kong from falsely surrendering and taking the opportunity to attack the city. ”

Xie Lian nodded heavily: "Yes, so Ben Fu thinks that among the three of me, two of them can go out of the city to be surrendered, and one person is strictly guarding the city. ”

As soon as the words fell, Yang Yufan and Zhu Wannian snatched them out almost at the same time, and said in unison: "The last general (Xia Guan) is willing to go out of the city and surrender!" ”

Both of them knew that it was extremely dangerous to go out of the city this time, but they both did not hesitate to come forward, and Yang Yufan was ready to kill. He didn't believe Li Kong, but the matter had come to this point, but he couldn't watch Xie Lian put himself in danger.

Xie Lian looked at the young Yang Yufan, and then said: "General Yang is a military attaché, and it is his duty to defend the city and fight the thief, or is it the duty of Benfu and Zhu Zhifu to meet the thief." ”

Yang Yufan hurriedly said: "It is precisely because he is a military attache that he can meet the thief." If there is fraud, just give it a go. ”

Zhu Wannian smiled, raised his hand and said: "Don't fight with General Soldier Yang, what Lord Futai said is that General Soldier Yang can't go." This official is the prefect of Laizhou, and it is incumbent upon him to shirk his position. That's it, General Yang defended the city, and the official and Lord Futai went out of the city to surrender. Both of us are civil ministers, and we are powerless, and we can't help if we stay in the city, but I can protect my Laizhou in a critical moment. ”

"Two adults!"

Yang Yufan wanted to say more, but Xie Lian interrupted him directly, turned around, looked at Zhang Qu and the others with happy faces, and said coldly: "Today, I, Xie Lian, am willing to go out of the city and surrender, but if the rebels are deceitful, it is not a pity for me to die, but please tell the Lord of the Governor that the matter of Denglai should be dealt with quickly, and regeneration will only bring disaster to the country and the people, leaving a reputation for eternity." ”

After saying that, he walked out with his negative hand, followed by Zhu Wannian. Zhang Guochen and Qu Yiyang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, but when they saw Yang Yufan looking at him fiercely, they couldn't help but tremble, and they didn't dare to stay in this hall anymore.

After the two of them left, Meng Chao, the general manager of Yang Yufan's subordinates, asked: "Zhentai, what should we do?" Do you want to send troops to protect the two adults? ”

"No need." Yang Yufan shook his head, showing a look of pain, and after standing still for a while, he regained his composure and commanded in a deep voice: "Pass my order, the soldiers in the city will be doubled, and no one will open the city without my order!" ”

When Xie Lian and Zhu Wannian were about to go out of the city to surrender, in the rebel camp outside the city, Li Jiucheng was pleading guilty to the two eunuchs with a smile on his face, "So that the two fathers-in-law know that the humble position was really bewitched by Kong Youde, and he did this great rebellious thing after being blinded by lard for a while. As long as Governor Xie can come forward to accept the surrender, release the suspicions of my subordinates, and lead the whole army to put down their weapons and wait for the court to deal with it!

The sins committed by the lowly duty and the Tao are too serious, and I dare not hope that the court can let it go, but the lowly duty is dead, but I can't let go of the dog Ying Yuan, the child is ignorant, and he is also blindly obedient to the lowly duty that day, so the humble duty asks the two fathers-in-law to say a few words for Ying Yuan in front of the high father-in-law, as long as the dog can be saved, the lowly duty is also grateful to the two fathers-in-law! ”