Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture.

This place has been lost, the magistrate was killed in battle, and the thousands of military horses stationed in the imperial court were all destroyed.

At this time, the Lang Son army had already raised the banner of rebellion, and the sword was pointed at Songjiang Fucheng.

The prefect Gao Ting has received a letter of persuasion, this Gao Daren, now is overwhelmed, the civil strife in Jinling, so that he has a sense of precariousness, when the Lang Son army came to the city, this Gao Ting finally knew that the disaster was coming.

The letter of persuasion is written by Hao Fenglou and Xu Jingming, and the conditions in it are very simple, spare him not to die, otherwise there will be no place to bury him on the day the city is broken.

Such persuasion is a bit absurd. It stands to reason that in order to induce the other party to surrender, it is inevitable that high-ranking officials will be generous, but Hao Fenglou is not interested in fooling now, and directly chooses the easiest way.

Kochifu is already in a hurry.

On the one hand, he sent people to Zhenjiang to ask for reinforcements, and on the other hand, he ordered people to go to Jinling to report the emergency, and now, the only thing he can do is to sit in this city that has been surrounded like iron barrels, and sit back and wait to die.

Descend, he is unwilling to descend, for Langshan, he has an instinctive disgust, his ancestral home is in Jiangxi, is the Jishui area, if the Langshan army takes Jishui, the Gao family will be gone, so he would rather be a loyal minister, but I hope that one day, when the court quells the rebellion, one day can be compensated, now, it is nothing more than a death.

The thought of death made Kochifu feel terrible, but he had no choice.

At this time, news came from Zhenjiang.

Zhenjiang guarded the general and had an affair with Xu Jingming. Dropped.

That's right, 20,000 elite soldiers, just like that. Possessed of a thief.

This means that it is impossible for Songjiang Mansion to receive any rescue, and the fall of Fucheng is only a matter of time.

Kochifu took a deep breath, he concealed the news and still supervised the battle.

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Outside the city, tens of thousands of Langshan troops. The posture has been set.

When the Zhenjiang guard changed banners and sent a letter, Hao Fenglou casually crumpled the letter into a ball. To him, this seemed to be taken for granted. And Xu Jingming seems to be in a hurry, he is now in a hurry to use Hao Fenglou to lead troops into Beijing, and the Queen Mother does not know life and death. He also didn't know anything about the Xu family's situation. If we delay like this, God knows what will happen in the end.

When the Xu family's hole cards were revealed at one time, when there was civil strife in Jinling, Xu Jingming had already made a decision to lure the wolf into the house, it was not that Xu Jingming was stupid, but he knew very well that the Xu family fell into the hands of the clan. It must be the fate of the Zhu clan, and it falls into the hands of the Hao family. If the Hao family still wants a fig leaf, and wants to enter Beijing in the name of saving the Queen Mother, they must treat the Xu family well, no matter what, everyone always has some affection.

Of course, the real problem is not in the feelings, but in a reason, this reason, when Xu Jingming bowed down at the foot of Hao Fenglou, and at the same time repaired the book for Hao Fenglou, and began to persuade his protégés and former officials and some subordinates to surrender, the truth can be drawn from what he said to his confidant messenger.

"The reliance of our Xu family is the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother represents the first emperor, so the heroes of the Jingjing Martyrdom are all looking forward to the Queen Mother, so many gentry still have delusions about our Xu family. It is precisely because of this that others are not allowed to snore under the couch, and only by eradicating the Xu family can they become the only lifesavers for the gentry and officials. These clans, once the matter is completed, when the situation is stable, it is impossible for them to show mercy. ”

"But the Hao family is different, behind the Hao family, not the gentry, they don't have to worry about the feelings of these gentry, they don't have to win their support, they don't have to seize any reputation from the hands of the Xu family, their purpose is to eradicate the gentry, the gentry are removed, then the Xu family, is a rootless tree, keep, can always set up a memorial arch, show their kindness, only in this way, we can survive, rely on these alms, so that the family can continue, do you understand? Now, there is no way out, the only way out is to compete for the qualification to be the lackeys of this door, after all, we can be used. ”

"Therefore, from now on, I, Xu someone, is the biggest loyal minister of the Hao family, just like that Mu Sheng, live, live, when today, changes have been born, we can't make the tide, then we must follow after this mighty tide."

Xu Jingming suddenly stopped playing tricks, this benevolent brother, now follows Hao Fenglou's heels every day, and even whether it is a military meeting or some logistics arrangements, he is cheeky and squeezes in, when Hao Fenglou reins in this Songjiang City, he is also unceremoniously reined in the horse, like a personal guard, and follows the same steps.

"Your Highness, the Zhenjiang guard has surrendered, do you want to send someone into the city again, and persuade this Songjiang prefect again, if he is willing to surrender......"

Hao Fenglou shook his head: "I don't think it's necessary, it's a waste of time, we must enter Jinling as soon as possible, rather than delay here, it's better to cut through the chaos quickly." ”

These words really have no military common sense, at least he lacks ancient military common sense, and persuasion is the most time-saving and labor-saving way, but it has become a waste of time.

However, Hao Fenglou obviously has his own confidence, because he knows that his Langshan army, the time to attack the city will be shorter than the persuasion to surrender.

So an order was given, and then the artillery roared, and the entire Songjiang Mansion, the shells rained down like fire, and the cannonballs that covered the clouds and the sun were poured into this ancient city, and the city wall suddenly collapsed, and then, a large number of Lang Son troops began to enter the city on foot and clean up the battlefield......

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Half an hour.

In half an hour, the good news had arrived, when the scouts of the Langshan army in the city arrived in front of Hao Fenglou's formation on fast horses, bowed to the ground, and announced that the city had been taken.

Hao Fenglou looked sideways at Xu Jingming beside him and smiled: "Look, these people are not enough to stuff their teeth, for this king, the real battlefield is only Jinling." ”

Xu Jingming smiled, but it was a flattery against his will: "Your Highness is wise and martial." ”

Hao Fenglou no longer calls him a brother, and Xu Jingming obviously seems to have forgotten that everyone has burned yellow paper, one highness at a time, people are very realistic, Xu Jingming no longer has the qualifications to call him a brother, about this, he adapts quickly, and Hao Fenglou is obviously very adaptable.

At this time, Pegasus came over and said, "The prefect Gao Ting and the local garrison have been captured, please dispose of them to Your Highness." ”

Xu Jingming couldn't help but say: "Your Royal Highness, this Kochifu, I have also heard of it, it is said that he is a gentleman, known as a straight name, when Zhu Gaosui was in the court, he had written to impeach the Son of Heaven for his reckless military force, and finally was demoted to the place, if this person is killed, I am afraid that the people's hearts will ......."

Hao Fenglou said: "Order, show the public." ”

Xu Jingming's face changed, and he wanted to persuade again.

At this time, Hao Fenglou turned sideways, glanced at Xu Jingming coldly, and said: "It doesn't matter who he is, but there is no square circle without rules, this king has spread all over the world, the traitor is born, the recalcitrant is dead, no matter how valuable the character of the surname is, that is his business, he has crossed the line of this king, it is a dead end." ”

Xu Jingming was silent.

Hao Fenglou waited for the herald to go to the herald, then sighed and said: "I know that you don't think so, you think this king is cold, but this king also knows that what I am doing now is to kill people, but the only difference between this king and the murderer is that this king is not a butcher, killing people for, just to achieve my goal, and now killing a Kozhi Mansion, in order to let more Kochi Mansions know that it is powerful, seeing that the army has arrived, for the sake of the people in the city, they can open the city gate, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, only not to give them hope." In order to live more people, do you understand this truth? Okay, let's go into the city now, and then think about who else is missing, and see who else is soft. ”

Xu Jingming smiled bitterly, nodded, and said, "Just by His Highness's orders." ”

In just a few hours, the whole of Songjiang had changed hands, and it had calmed down, and the only thing that confirmed that there had been a battle here was the crater from which the artillery had fallen, and the shocking bullet holes in the wall.

There was no one on the street, and at the city gate, there were several heads, whose heads were unrecognizable.

Hao Fenglou directly hit the prefect's yamen, there were already guards here who began to clean up and guard, and entered the main hall, Xu Jingming came up, and brought the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, he lay on the table, and began to recall again.

This is a drudgery, because persuasion to surrender, always have to be bitter, you have to state first, this is for your sake, and it can't be straightforward, you have to cultivate feelings first, such as so-and-so general, when did we start to meet, when we were bare-assed, what did we do, and later, how did we know each other' Blind date', of course, if you beat this kid when you were a child, you must not mention it, and when it is almost over, you must know the righteousness and tell him what is the truth of the universe, therefore, Xu Jingming has been recalling the bits and pieces of his past every day, and has recalled his life and life.

But as a result, Xu Jingming felt inferior, and he suddenly found that in his life, he really didn't do anything meritorious or lacking virtue, but a basket, and sometimes Xu Jingming even felt that he hated it: "It's not a thing." (To be continued......)