Zhang Xianzhong patted his thigh and said, "Rush out!" Otherwise, nesting in this narrow valley will be a dead end sooner or later. ”

Gao Yingxiang shook his head and said: "It's not a good way to break through, we are at the bottom of the valley, the officers and soldiers are at a high place, and we are guarding according to the danger. If we blindly rush to kill, it is tantamount to hitting the knife with our lives. Now that morale is low, another defeat will only lead to chaos, and once the army's mind changes, it will not be able to be restrained. ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and Li Zicheng suddenly felt that the moisture in the cave had increased a little. Gao Yingxiang saw that everyone's expressions were different, and he got up and waved at everyone: "I, Gao Yingxiang, swear to live and die with all my brothers, and I will never forget my righteousness and sell myself for glory!" The matter is critical, we must not be suspicious of each other, as long as we work together, this is not a desperate situation. ”

Zhang Miaoshou disagreed, and asked rhetorically: "What is it that is not a desperate situation?" It's better to be relieved of yourself! In my opinion, it's the final battle! When you are too hungry to hold a knife or gun, you will only have to be slaughtered! ”

The scorpion block said: "It's better to break up the gang, break it into pieces, take care of everyone, pretend to be woodcutters and mountain people, and avoid this level first." ”

Zhang Xianzhong teased: "My brother's appearance has been painted for many days, and there are not many soldiers in Chen Qiyu's camp who don't know you. The scorpion was speechless for a while. Everyone shouted for a while, and couldn't think of a perfect solution for a while, so they looked at each other and were silent.

"I have a plan, I wonder if the leaders are willing to hear it?" Gu Junen stepped forward and took a deep look. He stood in the shadows so that no one noticed.

Gao Yingxiang greeted: "It turned out to be Jun'en!" Come and sit down, have something to say, and just hide in the shadows for what? ”

Gu Junen shook his eyes and said, "The only way to do this is to deceive and surrender." ”

"Fraud? I thought it was an amazing trick, but it turned out to be just picking up people's teeth and wisdom, this set of tricks to coax ghosts, Shen Yikui and Wang Jiayin have long been tired of using it, and the officials and soldiers have suffered a lot, how can they believe us again? Zhang Xianzhong sneered, and everyone also felt that they were asking the most important questions, and they were all waiting for Gu Junen to answer.

"Eight kings, what you said is also true. But since ancient times, soldiers have not tired of deceit, and there are many clever plans that have been tried and tested. made it to Yang He, and naturally made it to Chen Qiyu. ”

"How so?" Zhang Xianzhong was quite conceited when he heard him, how could he believe it?

"Back then, Shen Yikui and Wang Jiayin were appeased by Yang He, but we had to take the initiative to surrender and show our sincerity. This is one of them. Second, we are in a desperate situation, and the soldiers are unable to fight anymore, so the officers and soldiers will be less vigilant against us. Third, the officials and soldiers are greedy for profit and merit, so let's use it to make a profit and dedicate all the jewelry we get to Chen Qiyu, and he is naturally happy to gain fame and fortune. Fourth, if he has any more concerns, he can understand them. Gu Junen glanced around at the leaders, saw them nodding slightly, and then said: "This is the most important, Hong Chengchou has killed too much, and the emperor is a little alienated from him, Chen Qiyu should not want to learn from Hong Chengchou." Besides, we can go out of the customs to level Liaodong as bait, if we can not only eliminate civil strife, but also eliminate external troubles, Chen Qiyu is not a fool, he also wants to leave a name in history, how can he give such immortal achievements to others? ”

"Who can do this?" Gao Yingxiang's eyes flickered, "I have a wound on my body......"

Li Zicheng said: "King Chuang went to the anti-Hui to teach people to underestimate us, everyone should agree to this plan, I will go to see Chen Qiyu!" ”

Gao Yingxiang pondered: "Zicheng, beware of Chen Qiyu taking you hostage." ”

"If he takes me as a hostage, he will be sincerely surrendered and appeased, otherwise he will be tricked to lure us out of the valley to hunt and kill, but we must be vigilant." Li Zicheng's expression was solemn.

"So what to do, it's not a dead end?" The two of them were shocked. Gao Yingxiang smiled slightly: "At that time, I couldn't help him." Let's put it to death and live here, which brethren will not fight to the death? ”

Zhang Xianzhong shouted: "My old Zhang first cut off Chen Qiyu's head to make a wine bowl!" ”

"You don't need to cut it, Chongzhen must not be able to spare him." Gao Yingxiang got up and said, "Bring the wine, give yourself a strong appearance!" ”

Seven or eight large bowls were filled, and the cave was filled with the smell of wine, which diluted the moisture a lot, "Take care!" The crowd drank in unison and smashed to the ground.

The heavy rain has taken away a lot of the heat and the weather is much cooler. In the governor's line of the five provinces, Chen Qiyu sat leisurely eating tea, and the staff, the Chinese army, and his entourage were commenting on the text panel of the book he had just written, which was written on the Song people's Xin Qiji's "Breaking the Array", Master Cao twisted his beard carefully, and praised it loudly: "Xin Jiaxuan's poem is written with great pride, and the handsome hand is a real book, the law is solemn, and the face and willow are not reduced, and the end is a perfect match, and the words are unique!" ”

Master Wang was unwilling to be left behind, and continued: "The subtitle of this first word is "Giving Zhuang Words to Chen Tongfu to Send", and the beginning sentence is 'Drunk to pick up the lamp to see the sword, dream back to blow the horn and battalion', followed by 'Eight hundred miles under the command, fifty strings turn over the outside sound. 'Autumn soldiers on the battlefield', it's all babbling and idiota! He is a Confucian scholar, and he doesn't have much merit in his life, so why do you have any strong words? As for 'the king's affairs in the world, and winning the name before and after his death', it is even more delusional. It's not impossible to say such things, but it depends on who says them. If it falls on the head of the handsome, it is a realistic statement, which is the most suitable. With such a meritorious mind, and then write it with Yan muscles and willow bones, it is a different atmosphere. This word is just a pretense, and the handsome man comes easily, but it has nothing to do with Jiaxuan! ”

"This great achievement of stabilizing the country is no less than that of Xu Da and Liu Bowen, who founded the country."

"At that time, it was natural, and it was even more difficult to start a business! The two of them are not as handsome as they are! ”

"Zhuge Wuhou is also beyond his reach, his success is down, the stars fall into the Wuzhang Plain, and he can't compare to the handsome sweeping the Central Plains and clarifying Yuyu." The crowd was in awe.

Chen Qiyu said: "Put it away first, wait until you return to Beijing, and then find someone to make paste." ”

The soldiers outside the door came in and reported: "Congratulations to the commander, the rogue broke into Li Zicheng and tied himself out of the valley and came to ask for surrender." When everyone heard this, they smiled happily.

Chen Qiyu was silent, gently put down the teacup, took a hand towel to wipe the fine sweat on his forehead, and hit the army: "Pass my general's order, all the soldiers in the carriage gorge are strictly guarded, beware of the rogue breaking through." Seeing the Chinese army hurriedly go out, he ordered again: "Bring him in!" ”

In the lobby, the previous official was replaced by a majestic guard with a sword, and Li Zicheng came in to kneel and bow: "Li Zicheng, a small citizen, was entrusted by Gao Yingxiang and people from all walks of life to ask the marshal to surrender." Willing to submit to the court, never be a coward. ”

Chen Qiyu saw that the person was in his thirties, with a square face and a wide forehead, a slightly dark face, high cheeks and shaved cheeks, an eagle-eyed nose, and a calm demeanor, implying a sense of awe-inspiring power, and there was some appreciation in his heart. "Two axemen came in from outside the door, dragging them outward.

Li Zicheng struggled and asked, "Sincerity is coming, why did you kill me?" ”

"Full of nonsense! The main department has been reading since childhood, and the military book and war strategy are well understood, how can I give you a few words of vernacular coaxing? You are clearly here to deceive and surrender, and you have to quibble! Chen Qiyu's eyes burned and he looked downward.

Li Zicheng said calmly: "Xiaomin knows that the handsome man has experienced a hundred battles, and even suppressed the mountain tiger, willow thief, a dragon, diamond diamond, a mountain harrier, a black god, a tiger among people, the king of the five yamas, fly immediately, Wang Denghuai, Ma Red Wolf, full of flying in the sky, full of geese and birds, Huang Shenyao, flying through the ditch, Zhang Cong, Fan Dengke, Fan Jirong, a piece of iron, green-backed wolf, pangolin, old general, second general, full of stars, mountain tiger, sweeping tiger, sweeping tiger, wide sky flying, jumping tiger, new general, roll on the spot, little yellow warbler, Fang Ri rabbit, Jia general manager, forced to the sky, little red flag, Seventy-seven large and small leaders, such as Flying on the Grass, a Tiger, Flying with One Wing, Yunli Hand, Four Heavenly Kings, Xue Hongqi, One-tailed Wolf, Drilling Sky Sentry, Kaishan Axe, Golden Winged Peng, and a City, are powerful and powerful, what tricks can hide from the handsome? We are all people who are in a desperate situation, and we are all people who are waiting to die, and we really sincerely ask to surrender. The marshal put himself in his shoes and thought, only by returning to the imperial court can his life be saved, what other way is there to live? ”

Chen Qiyu groaned: "How do you appease? The food and salary of the headquarters are all allocated by the imperial court, and there is no surplus for your needs. Besides, if Yang Xiuling is placed, the headquarters is not at ease. ”

"Xiaomin is willing to serve in front of the Liaodong Army, and it doesn't cost the commander a penny of food."

"Oh, is it really faithful? Let the ministry play the court, and if you receive the grace of the Holy Lord, you will be able to serve the country. Chen Qiyu said: "If the emperor does not allow it, the headquarters has no choice but to dismiss you." For this reason, it is necessary to send people into the valley to count the people and horses before making plans. ”

Li Zicheng said again: "Xiaomin still has a few private words to say to the marshal. ”

"Go down!" Chen Qiyu glanced left and right, everyone quietly retreated, he looked at Li Zicheng who was kneeling on the ground with his arms tied behind his back, raised his hand and said, "You get up and speak." ”

Li Zicheng took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "The carriage gorge has achieved the prestige of the handsome through the ages, and all the courtiers in the world are envious. ”

"Oh, what do you have to worry about?" Chen Qiyu stroked his beard, a little disdainful in surprise.

"Dare to ask a word that I don't know how to advance or retreat, what are the plans of the marshal in the future?"

"What are your plans for the future? Motobu didn't think about it yet. ”

"As the saying goes, when the moon is full, it is lost, and when it is prosperous, it is declining, since ancient times, those who have succeeded and retired are all smart people in the world, and those who are far away say Fan Li and Zhang Liang, the two of them have a good death, but the fate of Wen Chong and Han Xin is inevitably chilling. Besides, how many heroes the great grandfather has killed, the big man naturally knows better than the small people. Li Zicheng saw that Chen Qiyu's eyes narrowed into a slit, listened very attentively, guessed that he was a little tempted, and then said: "Song Taizu's cup of wine to release the military power can be described as a high move, which not only takes into account the feelings of the monarch and ministers, but also can sit back and relax. Now that the marshal is the governor of Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Sichuan, he is also in charge of food and salary, and half of the soldiers and horses in the world are in his hands, and he has such miraculous feats, can the emperor sleep? ”

"You! The main hall has read the books of sages since childhood, and the word loyalty and filial piety is more important than life, and there is the slightest dissent, and the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! It was originally a reprimand, but it turned out to be a gambling curse and an oath.

Li Zicheng shrugged his shoulders, moved his numb arms a few times, and nodded: "Xiaomin doesn't have half a sentence to slander the marshal, the art of war says: think about retreating before thinking about it, and there will be no big mistake in leaving a way back in everything." Xiaomin has been working as a grass coward for a few years and has a lot of savings, which is enough to return to his hometown to live and work in peace and contentment. There's a lot of silver, who still wants to hold their heads and work hard! But the big handsome may not be as comfortable as the small people, right? ”

"Are you persuading the headquarters to go into hiding?"

"Xiaomin didn't say that, he just thought that if the handsome man was suspected all day long, he was afraid that life would not be easy."

"Well, it's natural to retreat from the rapids. Lao Tzu said: Born to have, for the sake of Buddha, successful and prosperous. If the husband does not live, he will not go. The birds are all hidden, the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked, and the main hall also has a deep taste. ”

"That's nature." Li Zicheng secretly thought: According to his age, he must be seventy years old, and the old man is always right when he speaks. He said: "The handsome Xianxiang Baode Prefecture is severely impoverished, and it is a rabbit who does not...... Well, well, it's a place of bald mountains and barren hills, and I heard that the marshal took out three thousand taels of silver to help his hometown during his tenure in Yansui Futai, and paid taxes for another year, spending more than three thousand six hundred taels in total......"

"How do you know?" Chen Qiyu's face changed greatly, most of the silver was borrowed or embezzled, and it had only been more than a year of work, and the deficit had not yet had time to be repaid.

"Da Shuaize has long been rumored to be a beautiful talk by the township, and there are not a few people in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces who know it. Besides, if the handsome man returns to his hometown, it is indispensable to use silver to build a garden and a building, so he can't ask the emperor with his hands open! Xiaomin knew that the handsome man did not have enough money, so he specially prepared a little small gift, put it in the pocket on the horse's back, and asked the handsome to smile. ”

Chen Qiyu's eyes were blazing, and he ordered someone to carry him into the lobby and untie it with his own hands, in addition to the yellow and white things, there were also many jewels, shining brightly, presumably in a hurry, too late to choose carefully. Li Zicheng saw that he was a little greedy, so he stuck his pocket tightly and dragged him to the back of the handsome case, and said with a smile: "There are still many such things in the camp, needless to say, it doesn't cost a lot of money to be placed in the township, even if you appease one person and pay fifty taels of silver, the rest of the silver people don't have to worry about building houses and land!" ”

Chen Qiyu secretly whispered when he heard this, he had been a political envoy to the left and right in Shaanxi, and the silver included in the treasury every year was only one million taels, which was not as good as the income from the raids and plunders of the rogues. He sighed secretly for a moment, then returned to his reserved appearance, and said slowly: "This can also be regarded as robbing the rich and helping the poor!" The headquarters will accept it for the villagers, and they will not use it. Then after sitting back on the handsome case, he ordered outside: "Come on, give him a rope!" ”

Two guards came in, untied the rope for Li Zicheng, and retreated to Chen Qiyu's left and right to press the knife to protect him. Chen Qiyu naturally had to say something, and said: "Since you intend to change your mind and return to your hometown to live in peace, the headquarters will fulfill you and issue you a card to avoid death." However, there must be a team of every 100 people, one after another out of the valley, and there must be a pacification officer in each team, through Hanyin, Shiquan, Xixiang, Hanzhong, north out of the plank road, from Fengxiang, Longzhou, Pingliang, Huanxian, Qingyang line, sent back to the township, the food required on the road is sent by the prefectures and counties along the way. ”

"The virtue of regeneration is unforgettable!" Li Zicheng fell to his knees again and kowtowed.

It was very easy to count the number of people, and it took half a day to count them, with a total of 36,000 people. Early the next morning, a team of 100 people began to go out of the valley, and the soldiers in the valley came out listlessly in ragged clothes, very embarrassed, and walked slowly. Chen Qiyu ordered Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Yunyang, who was guarding the south, to release him in accordance with the law. Lu Xiangsheng was shocked, strictly ordered to hold on, and rushed to Xing'an City on horseback, dissuading: "Dashuai, the thieves have broken their knives and crossbows, and they are the opportunity to extinguish them in one fell swoop, why do you want to let them out?" ”

"Jiandou, you don't have to worry too much, the headquarters will be appeased one by one, and it will be a great success without a single knife or arrow."

Lu Xiangsheng was in a hurry, reached out and grabbed Chen Qiyu's arm, and reminded: "Dashuai, do you want to make Yang He's mistake again?" ”

Although Lu Xiangsheng was born in Wen Jinshi, he can practice martial arts since he was a child, and his strength is outstanding. ”

"Letting go of tens of thousands of thieves like this, do they miss the kindness of the handsome? A thief for one day is hard to change for life. The marshal allowed them to go out of the valley, and they were like fish entering the sea, and if they wanted to hunt and kill, they couldn't! Lu Xiangsheng tugged at the sleeve of his robe and argued.

Chen Qiyu changed his face and said, "Let it go!" You are also from the two lists, and you are so misbehaved? Come on, coax him out! ”

Lu Xiangsheng grabbed the knocker and cried loudly. Chen Qiyu sneered: "The Ministry of Medicine dealt with it quickly, tens of thousands of murderers, once disbanded, there will be no bandits in the world from now on, are you crying for them?" ”

Lu Xiang raised his voice and said: "The humble position is to cry for the millions of people in Sanqin, cry for the Ming Dynasty, and worry that there will be no peace in Sanqin after that!" "Hide your face and go away.

After more than ten days in a row, more than 36,000 rogues were finally dispatched, and each of them was escorted back to his hometown by more than 50 pacification officers. Every day, there are letters and newspapers coming back from everywhere, and where the rebels from all walks of life have arrived, they are all the same smooth news, Chen Qiyu was a little numb when he heard it, thinking that those rogues returned to their hometowns to live in peace and became good people with hoes and burdens, and couldn't help but feel a little complacent, and it was really a great merit to surrender without a fight. He was thinking about the ending of the appeasement, how to give the emperor a fold, and quietly said that this merit shocked the past and the present. Left and right pondered, was about to invite Cao, Wang and the two masters to come over to discuss, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves outside the gate, walking in the gate is a capital crime of killing the head, he had a gloomy face, was about to get angry, stumbled into a soldier outside the door, panting and reported: "Great, handsome, out of ...... Something big is wrong. ”

Chen Qiyu always thinks of himself as a Confucian general, and he is most unaccustomed to people who are panicked. He rolled his eyes twice and shouted coldly, "What are you panicking about? Speak slowly! ”

The soldier took a breath and said: "On the seventh day of the seventh month of July, the general Liu Guoming took more than 50 people to send all the way to Baoji, and wanted to stay in the city for a few days, but the local squire Sun Peng and others made a noise and refused to accept it, and Li Jiayan, the county governor of Baoji, had to order the closure of the four gates, and beheaded the thirty-six thieves who climbed to the top of the city to show the public. When the rogues outside the city saw it, they rushed up and killed General Liu Shen and others to rebel. ”

"Is it Li Jiayan who made his own opinion?" Chen Qiyu was a little angry when he heard this, and his eyes stared at the soldiers viciously.

The soldier frightened him a little, and snorted: "He is stationed in Baoji with a thousand soldiers and horses led by Yang Lin, the head of the town, so he is not afraid." ”

Chen Qiyu gritted his teeth and said: "What a Li Jiayan, he dares to spoil my big things, I think I'm impatient!" According to the emperor's holy edict to him, the civil officials and military attachés can be named to participate in the performance, and they can be asked in time, but Shaanxi is Hong Chengchou's territory after all, and he can't help but be afraid. Thinking that Yang Lin had arrived in Baoji, he didn't know it, his heart was on fire, and he asked, "Who sent Yang Lin?" ”

"Lord Futai Lian, Shaanxi."

"Wow! It turned out that he was practicing state affairs to support them behind his back, and he was against the main department! He waved his hand grimly, and the soldier pushed him out as if he had been pardoned. Chen Qiyu was so angry that he paced back and forth in the house, took a pen and wrote an excerpt of impeachment and state affairs and Li Jiayan, and bowed overnight, and the anger in his heart almost subsided, but he received even worse news: "As soon as Li Zicheng came out of the Hanzhong plank road, he also killed the appeasement officer of the supervision, and successively attacked seven county towns such as Linyou and Yongshou......"

Chen Qiyu was so shocked that he didn't feel a trace of sleep, first he was nervous, and then he couldn't help but worry, and said worriedly: God is with it, abandon it ominously, shouldn't I really let them go out to welcome them? If they really rebel and make things worse, the situation will be difficult to clean up. Thinking of this, he felt a burst of coolness, the scorching heat seemed to have turned into the middle of winter, and he couldn't help but sit up in his clothes, wrinkle his brows, and be stunned......