The next day, in the post station in Wu'an City, in a certain room, two military generals and two eunuchs sat there, and the military general on the upper seat was one of the general soldiers in charge of the Beijing camp, Wang Pu. The eunuchs sitting on the left and right sides are Lu Jiude and Yang Jinchao, and the next one is Chang Daoli, the soldier of Hebei Province.

"Mr. Wang, I don't know why you called the three of us here?"

As soon as Lu Jiude's words fell, Wang Pu did not answer immediately, but looked at the three of them with his eyes, revealing a solemn expression, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, spread it on the table, and then said in a deep voice: "Two fathers-in-law, deputy envoys, you take a look at this first." ”

Seeing Wang Pu's godlike and solemn look, the three of them all showed doubts, and there was a hint of strangeness between their eyebrows, as if they were not so confused in their hearts, Yang Jinchao even took the paperwork, and in the process of pretending to browse, he couldn't help but read it.

"Kowtow: We are all good citizens, but because of bad luck, we have encountered drought in Shaanxi for many years, and in order to satisfy our stomachs and save our lives for a while, we acted in confusion, resulting in the commission of a great crime. I vow to surrender now, and I am willing to return to my homeland and resume my business......"

Gradually, as the content deepened, except for Wang Pu, who was very calm, the other three were very surprised, they didn't expect that the group of anti-thieves would have such a literary style, written in a reasonable and well-founded manner, and burst into tears, which aroused sympathy.

The content is even more shocking, and a trace of inexplicable joy is born.

After Yang Jinchao finished reading, without waiting for the three of them to react, Wang Pu said again: "Two fathers-in-law, deputy envoys, this letter was received by the general soldier in the morning, as soon as he saw the content, the general soldier did not dare to have any delay, and called the three here to discuss the matter, whether these thieves really changed their ways and were willing to surrender to the imperial court?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to think of something, and Wang Pu added: "The matter is big, in the entire Wu'an County, the official position of the four of you and me is the highest." The matter is urgent, so let's discuss it first, how should we deal with the fact that these thieves are willing to surrender? ”

For a while, there seemed to be some kind of scruples, Yang Jinchao and Lu Jiude did not respond, without any expression, Chang Daoli responded even more speciously: "General, two prison lords, three of them came to this Zhangde Mansion, although it has only been more than two months, but there is probably an understanding of the war here." Although these bandits are a rabble, their combat effectiveness is mediocre. However, once you fight with people, you are particularly fierce. ”

"The deputy envoy is right, in just two months or so, those bandits seem to have been forced to hurry, and the army on our side alone has lost about half of its troops. If it weren't for the imperial court's allocation of salaries, it is estimated that the strength of the army has not recovered until now, let alone encircled and suppressed the anti-thieves. If we continue to fight like this, I don't know how long it will take and how many casualties will be there. Yang Jinchao nodded thoughtfully. Said meaningfully.

"Yes, General, in just two months, we have lost about sixty percent of our troops." Lu Jiude echoed, and between speaking, he turned his head to look at Wang Pu, and his tone was full of emotion and jealousy.

For a while, although Chang Daoli, Lu Jiude and Yang Jinchao did not say it explicitly, their attitudes were still not very clear, but they had faintly reached a certain consensus, and between singing and harmonizing, Wang Pu was forced to express his position.

"This general soldier understands what the three of them mean, and what he said is not bad." Wang Pu said this abruptly, seemed to have made up his mind, and continued with some determination: "As the saying goes, rabbits bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention that these are tens of thousands of hungry people? Once they are cornered, they will give it a go, fight with us to the end, and fight with us. ”

At this time, Lu Jiude's eyes suddenly bloomed with a crystal light, his face was slightly excited, and he interjected excitedly: "General Wang Bing, if Zhang Miaoshou and those people really surrender and are willing to accept the appeasement of the imperial court, if they can do this, it will definitely be a great achievement, and they will definitely be rewarded by the emperor, so as to be promoted to the knighthood." ”

"Father-in-law Lu is right, once this is done, he will definitely be rewarded by the emperor." Yang Jinchao also had the same affectionate change, his eyes were shining, with a hint of fantasy and greed, and he further said: "General Wang, if we can promote this matter, we can avoid a war for the imperial court, and we can save a lot of money and food for the imperial court." ”

"Uh-huh... That's exactly what he said to the two fathers-in-law. Chang Daoli agreed, nodded again and again, like a chicken pecking rice, and added: "Moreover, after this is done, the court has a lot of troops out of thin air. At this time, the garrison of Datong in Shanxi Province is weakening, and there is also a barbarian invasion in Ningxia. Now, if the rebellion can be quelled immediately, the troops of the land of the Three Jin Dynasty will be able to return to the north and protect the safety of the Beijing Division. As for these rebel armies who surrendered, they could be repatriated to their hometowns to fight against the barbarian army in Ningxia. ”

Wang Pu finally made up his mind, no longer hesitated, looked at the three of them directly, and said solemnly: "In this case, in the face of such a great achievement, what are the three of you waiting for?" It is better to choose a day than to hit the day, let's immediately jointly write a letter to report this matter to the emperor, and try our best to promote this matter. ”

"Good fox!"

Lu Jiude, Yang Jinchao and Chang Daoli had these three words in their hearts at the same time, and secretly said in their hearts: "Made, you have made up your mind so quickly, this is to discuss with us, and we have already made a decision." is really shrewd and cunning, and he also involved Lao Tzu. ”

As soon as they thought of this, when they scolded in their hearts, the three of them glanced at each other, although they were full of complaints, but the three of them had to laugh together, and at the same time, Chang Daoli asked: "General, is it too anxious and hasty to report this matter to the emperor today?" Do you want to discuss it with Lord Xuan, the governor of Henan? ”

Hearing this, Wang Pu hesitated and groaned slightly, but still said categorically: "Hmm... In this way, after we jointly signed the letter, we will disclose this matter to Governor Xuan, and it will save others from criticism. ”

"Well, okay, just do as the general says."

The three of them responded in unison, agreeing very happily, but they knew very well in their hearts that Wang Pu was guarding against Xuanmo, and he was afraid that the other party would rob him of his credit. As long as the fold reaches the emperor's hands first, no matter whether Xuan Motong agrees or not, whether he has other thoughts or not, the decision is not here.

There is no doubt that at this moment, there may be other factors, and the three of them have reached a consensus that the matter of recruiting the rebel army is definitely a great merit. After the incident, he will definitely receive a grand reward from the emperor.

In the credit book, a strong stroke will be drawn!

As an iron horse galloped out of Wu'an City, the news of the surrender of the rebel armies from all walks of life spread quickly in the land of Sanjin as if they had grown wings, and were well known to all forces. As a result, the tide of battle gradually eased.