In winter, the days are exceptionally short, and it gets completely dark after the end of the day.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the Taishou Mansion with carved beams and painted buildings took up the lamp, and the surrounding lights were brilliant.

Although Mi Fang's official position is below Guan Yu, in terms of the style and scale of the mansion, the Taishou Mansion is far superior to Guan Yu's mansion.

Before defecting to Liu Bei, Mi was the number one businessman in Xuzhou, so Mi Fang was qualified to put on a score, and no one dared to question Mi Fang's money from the wrong way.

In the study, Mi Fang was secretly receiving a guest dressed as a businessman, who was Fu Shiren, the general of Yamen who guarded the public security.

"Brother Boshou pretended to be a businessman and came to visit in the dark, why did he come?"

Mi Fang, who was in her early fifties, stroked her goatee under her chin and asked knowingly, her flickering eyes revealing uneasiness.

"Instead of sitting and waiting to die, why not descend to your grandson to survive?"

A few days ago, Fu Shiren intentionally or unintentionally tested him, but Mi Fang remembered that his brother was still in a high position in Bashu, and he was also the Taishou of Nanjun, so he hesitated for a while.

However, because he and Fu Shiren resold grain and grass to Lu Meng without authorization, they were almost caught by Guan Yu's subordinates, and Mi Fang, who was half frightened, had to send his henchmen to set fire to the granary, destroy the evidence, and cover up his crime of collaborating with the enemy with dereliction of duty.

When the angry Guan Yu set out on the expedition, he let out a rumor that when the class teacher returned to Jiangling, he would definitely thoroughly investigate the granary fire case and severely punish Mi and Fu.

After Guan Yu left, Mi Fang couldn't sleep and eat, burned incense and worshiped Buddha day and night, hoping that Guan Yu would die on the battlefield and never return.

It's a pity that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, Guan Yu not only did not die in battle, but flooded the Seventh Army, shocked Huaxia, and sent Yu Ban and 30,000 prisoners to Jiangling City, which made Jiangling Prison overcrowded for a while.

Mi Fang, who stayed in Nanjun, did not dare to make any more mistakes, so he could only turn all the Reclining Buddha Temple and City God Temple in the city into temporary prisons, which only locked up all the 30,000 Wei troops and waited for Guan Yu to return when he fell.

The greater Guan Yu's credit, the more scared Mi Fang became, and even had nightmares after falling asleep, and she lost a lot of weight in the past two months.

Fu Shiren repeatedly proposed to him to surrender Wu together, but Mi Fang didn't know what the outcome of Guan Yu's battle would be, in case he was directly attacked by Xuchang, then he surrendered to Wu and had no way to live, so he didn't say anything, and he had been fidgeting and suffering.

Tonight, Fu Shiren came uninvited, and Qiao was dressed as a businessman, Mi Fang could guess his intention without thinking about it.

Fu Shiren was a few years older than Mi Fang, with a medium-to-fat build, a mustache, and yellow eyes that showed cunning.

After drinking all the oil tea in the teacup, Fu Shiren slowly put down the teacup and said word by word: "The public security has lost it." ”

Mi Fang changed color when he heard this, although he thought of such a day, but when it really happened, it was still difficult to hide the shock in his heart.

"Ah...... Who was attacked?Cao Ren, Xu Huang?Oh...... Zhang Liao must have killed him from Hefei, how many men and horses did he bring?"

Fu Shiren sneered in his heart, and spit out two words with an expressionless face: "Lu Meng." ”

"Lu ......"

Mi Fang stumbled and sat on the chair, and the whole person almost collapsed, but it took a moment to come to his senses, "You said that Wu Jun was killed?"

"Hmmm......"

Fu Shiren nodded, "Lu Meng led five thousand soldiers Qiao to disguise themselves as business travelers, and crossed the river through the fog last night, and the soldiers came to the public security city. The foolish brother knew that he was invincible, so he led his troops to submit to ......"

"Fu Shiren, Fu Shiren, you are really not human, Lao Tzu was miserable by you!"

Mi Fang was in a hurry and couldn't care about the crepe anymore, and almost reached out to slap Fu Shiren.

"Didn't you say that Dongwu only bought grain and didn't grab land? Why did Lu Meng take advantage of Yun Chang's troops in Xiangfan to sneak attack our army's city?"

Fu Shiren looked helpless: "How did the foolish brother know that the Wu people had rebelled? Lu Meng led his troops to sneak attack a certain person, and he didn't know that the wood was already in the boat, and it would be useless for Zifang to complain about the foolish brother again." ”

"You surrendered with only 5,000 men? You are an old friend of the king of Hanzhong, Fu Shiren, Fu Shiren, do you trust Xuande?"

Mi Fang felt dizzy for a while, and hurriedly rubbed her forehead with her hand.

Originally, there were 5,000 defenders in Gong'an Port, but when he heard that Lü Meng had returned to Jiangdong to recuperate, Sun Quan sent the young Confucian general Lu Xun to sit in Lukou, and Cao Wei's reinforcements continued to rush to Fancheng to support Xu Huang, so Guan Yu transferred 3,000 men from the public security, leaving Fu Shiren with 2,000 men to guard the front-line fortress of Gong'an.

Fu Shiren said expressionlessly: "Five thousand is just a vanguard force, and there are 30,000 troops led by Gan Ning, Jiang Qin, and Zhu Ran coming from behind. It was really full of masts and sails, and the warships were like shuttles. ”

"It's over, it's over......"

Mi Fang couldn't help but cry out bitterly, "Even if you don't descend now, Jiangling won't be able to hold it." ”

"In addition to Lü Meng's attack on Nanjun, Ding Feng led an army of 10,000 to attack Wuling, and Xu Sheng led 10,000 people to attack Lingling, and these two counties could not be saved. ”

Mi Fang's face was like ashes: "This, this...... How should I explain to the king of Hanzhong? ”

Fu Shiren continued: "In addition to the Wu army that attacked the three counties, Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, is also leading Ling Tong, Zhou Tai, Sun Ben and others to rush to Lukou with 50,000 troops, and will join Lu Xun in Jiangling City in less than ten days. ”

"Shhh...... Soochow is pouring out of the nest!"

Mi Fang showed despair, closed her eyes and sighed: "Fu Shiren, Fu Shiren, you patted your chest and said that it would be okay to sell the grain and grass to Dongwu, even if the news leaked, it can be said that you will implement the king's strategy and marry Dongwu." ”

"It's good now, I'm being overwhelmed by the 100,000 Sun Wu army you befriended, how do you let me explain to Xuande?"

Fu Shiren sneered: "The matter has come to this, Brother Zifang still wants to explain to the King of Hanzhong? Let's think about how to save my life and my family first!"

Mi Fang was speechless for a moment.

If the news that he and Fu Shiren resold grain, grass and ordnance to Dongwu leaked, even if he could escape to Chengdu, he was afraid that Xiang Shang's head would not be guaranteed.

At present, there are only 4,000 defenders in Jiangling City, even if he resists stubbornly and resists the 100,000 Wu army with 4,000 men and horses, he is afraid that he will be used as a chariot.

"My family is all in Gangneung City. ”

Thinking of his five wives and concubines, more than a dozen children, and the gold, silver and jade silk accumulated over the years, Mi Fang's heart was dripping blood.

It seems that apart from surrendering and becoming a traitor like Fu Shiren, there is no second way for me to choose!

Seeing that Mi Fang had lost his fighting spirit, Fu Shiren continued to advise: "Brother Zifang, people don't destroy the heavens and the earth for their own sake! Then before Guan Yu set out on the expedition, he threatened that the day of the class teacher is the time when you and I will be punished. Even if the Wu army doesn't come to sneak attack, you and I won't have good fruit to eat in the future. ”

"Before the foolish brother left for Jiangling, General Ziming said that the lord of Wu passed down the edict, if General Mi Zifang is willing to abandon the secret and surrender to the Ming, he will definitely be taught by the marquis, and he will definitely not treat you badly. ”

Mi Fang's face moved: "Did Lu Meng really say that?"

"Brother Fool has been friends with you for more than ten years, and they are like brothers and sisters, how can I fool you?"

Fu Shiren's words were conclusive, and then he wiped away his tears with a fake smile: "Brother Fool has met Xuande since he was eighteen years old, and has followed him for more than 30 years, so how can I be willing to bear the infamy of being a traitor seeking glory?"

He scolded hatefully: "It's only to blame that Guan Yu has no one in his eyes and is arrogant." King Wu sent an envoy to ask for marriage, but he dared to say that the tiger girl could marry a dog, which offended the entire Wu country. ”

"The king of Hanzhong and Kong Ming's military division have clearly ordered us to form a good alliance with the state of Wu, and you and I sell grain, grass and ordnance to Lu Meng, also to improve relations and ease the conflict provoked by Guan Yu......"

"It's good now, Guan Yu offended Wu Guo and didn't realize it in his dream, so he took Jingzhou's troops out of the air to attack Xiangfan. Now that the Wu army is attacking, what can you and I do?"

"The ants are still greedy for life, and if the foolish brother dies, how can he let his family accompany him to the funeral? Brother Zifang, don't hesitate any longer, come down to Wu with me, and the foolish brother will ensure that you are no less rich than under the king of Hanzhong. ”

Mi Fang still hesitated: "If the little brother is just one person, if it falls, it will fall." But my brother is still in Chengdu, won't I hurt him by doing this?"

"Brother Zifang, although relaxed, Xuande treats people with benevolence and righteousness, Brother Ling has always been loyal, I think Xuande will never be angry with Brother Ling because of your actions. ”

After a pause, he added: "Brother Fool has been friends with Xuande for more than 30 years, and I still know him about this. ”

Mi Fang sighed: "That's it, that's it, Cao Agui said that I would rather bear the people of the world than let the people of the world bear me." Now Fang is desperate, so she has to submit to Lord Wu. ”

"Those who know the times are Junjie, and the foolish brother knows that Brother Zifang is a smart person!"

Fu Shiren was overjoyed and said goodbye: "Governor Lu led his troops into the public security this morning, and he originally planned to go to Jiangling with Pan Zhang non-stop after a little settlement. It was the foolish brother who came to persuade you to join him with his life, and now he has finally fulfilled his mission. ”

"Brother Fool will return to the public security to resume his life, it is expected that the army will be under the city of Jiangling tomorrow evening, and I hope that Brother Zifang will open the city gate to welcome Governor Lu, you and I will definitely not lose the title of Hou and pay respects." ”

Mi Fang gave her hand: "The matter has come to this, when the army arrives, the younger brother will open the door to greet him, and I hope that Brother Boshou will say a few good words for me in front of the governor." ”

Afraid of leaking the news, Fu Shiren did not let Mi Fang send him out of the mansion, pulled down the hat on the big hat to cover his face, quietly left Mi Mansion with a few entourages, and rode out of Jiangling City.