Ling Zirui hurriedly stepped forward to press Rui An, and arched his hand: "I was negligent for a while, and I was really ashamed to let your fellow countryman suffer." ”

Ling Zirui is a native of Huaishang County, and Ruian is a native of Jiangdu County, and the two places belong to the same city of Luoyang Prefecture, so they can naturally be called fellow villagers.

After Ling Zirui appeared, he didn't talk about business, but only talked about the friendship of fellow villagers with Rui'an, and started a family routine, and after a few laughs and talks, the atmosphere in the lobby became harmonious, sweeping away the previous hostility.

"I don't understand what General Xu just said, I don't know what the general means......" Rui An has not forgotten the main matter, and after a few small talks, he will talk to the main topic.

Xu Han only lowered his head and sipped his wine, but did not answer directly.

As the master, not everything has to be done by himself, and some things are still handed over to his subordinates to explain conveniently.

Ling Zirui next to him understood, so he said in a low voice: "Rui'an, since you and I are fellow villagers, I might as well tell you what I have in my heart." ”

Seeing his mysterious appearance, Rui'an's nerves immediately tensed again.

"Actually, I came to Luoyang with General Xu because I wanted to break away from the Yi country, be self-reliant, and never serve the Li Huang clan again." Ling Zirui whispered the secret, but Rui'an was taken aback when he heard it, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Ling Zirui, you are ......"

Rui'an, who was shocked, couldn't turn his mind for a while, thinking that Xu Han was not a soldier under Emperor Li, and Ling Zirui was not a military advisor who had followed Emperor Li for many years or a second-grade minister.

Why did these two suddenly betray Emperor Li?

Ling Zirui was unhurried, and told Rui'an indignantly how Xu Han was jealous and how he was framed by Taifu.

Rui An listened and gradually understood, but the look of amazement on his face continued unabated.

His gaze unconsciously moved to Xu Han, and he exclaimed in his heart: "This Xu Han is known to be brave and unscrupulous, but he didn't expect that he not only used soldiers like a god, but also had great courage, and dared to do such a move to punish the nine clans, could it be that those rumors are all false......

The country of Yi is powerful, and it is only necessary to destroy the Xuan country, so it is not difficult to unify the world and Shenzhou.

Xu Han, as a military general, dared to betray Emperor Li secretly, which was simply madness.

What shocked Ruian even more was that a resourceful person like Ling Zirui would go crazy with Xu Han, what happened to the world......

"What kind of charm does Xu Han have that can make Xu Ling Zirui follow him?" Rui Anxin was shocked and puzzled.

Seeing Rui An's surprised and shocked look, Xu Han and Ling Zirui glanced at each other and smiled secretly.

"King Han neither wants to return to the Kingdom of Xuan, nor does he want to submit to the Kingdom of Yi, so it seems that King Han and my general are facing the same situation. That being the case, why don't we join hands to fight against the strong enemy and protect the peace of Luoyang! ”

After laying out for a long time, Ling Zirui finally revealed his true purpose.

Rui An suddenly realized in an instant, and secretly said in his heart: "This Xu Han, no wonder he will capture Qianyang in the name of unity, I think he wants to show my king his ability......"

Rui An is a smart person, and with a little contact, he quickly figured out Xu Han's motive for using soldiers.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he swept a sneer, and said: "It turns out that General Xu is asking for my king, since he is asking for someone, he should show some sincerity, what General Xu did before is not like asking for someone." “

Rui An knew that Xu Han did not have the big backer of Yi Guo, and he came to Luoyang alone, and his tone suddenly became arrogant.

"Smack!"

The wine glass in Xu Han's hand was heavily placed on the case, his sword eyebrows condensed slightly, and his anger suddenly appeared.

Rui'an's body trembled, and a look of nervousness crossed his face.

Xu Han's eyes were like blades, staring at Rui An, and said coldly: "Mr. Rui, if you want to figure out the situation, you will be here to cooperate with King Han, not to join him." ”

The words were like knives, full of undoubted might, and only Rui'an heard a cold sweat on his back.

Obviously in a disadvantageous position, but still dare to be so arrogant, hum, it is clearly a bluff, how can I be bluffed by him.

After weighing it, Rui An calmed his mind and pretended to be indifferent: "Even so, if my king doesn't plan to ally with the general, what should I do?" ”

Rui'an's tone also hardened, he believed that Xu Han would not dare to turn his face with him, although Xu Han won a game at the moment, he was still less than 10,000 soldiers, and the land was no more than a county in Qianyang, for King Han with 100,000 armor, although it might take a little effort to destroy Xu Han, it would never be a problem.

Xu Han was secretly laughing, Rui'an's attitude changed, all of which he expected, so he said slowly: "If King Han doesn't want to cooperate with Xu, Xu will take Qianyang as a meeting gift and return to Xuanguo." ”

As soon as these words came out, Rui'an's expression changed greatly, the previous arrogance disappeared in an instant, he looked at Xu Han in surprise, with an embarrassed look on his face, and he had to admit in his heart that the other party's move was too poisonous.

At present, the Shencheng of Huaishang County has been lost, and Qianyang is the last line of defense to defend Huaishang County, if Xu Han surrenders to Xuanguo with Qianyang, then Luoyang Prefecture will be directly exposed to the Xuan's army.

If you lose the pious sun, Huaishang will not be able to defend it, and if Huaishang does not keep it, it will be difficult for Luoyang City to survive.

Xu Han and Ling Zirui glanced at each other, and a sly smile flashed in their eyes.

"Fang Cairui is just joking with the general, how can the general be serious, if he can form an alliance with the general, my king Han can't ask for it." Ruian immediately put down the shelf and smiled reluctantly.

His words were tantamount to showing weakness to Xu Han.

Ling Zirui next to him said with a smile: "Mr. Rui is too good, how can he not know the stakes, of course my general knows that you are joking." With my general defending the city of Luoyang for the king of Han, and resisting the strong enemy, the king of Han can rest assured and boldly pacify the civil strife, so it seems that the king of Han still takes a big advantage, Mr. Rui, you say yes. ”

"Yes, yes, Brother Ling Zirui is right."

Rui An replied with a wry smile, but his stomach was full of bitter water.

Now, there is no other way than to persuade King Han to join forces with Xu Han and let Xu Han stay in Qianyang, who let him be careless for a while and lose the important town of Qianyang.

Xu Han saw that he "frightened" Rui'an, so he asked him to repair a letter as soon as possible to show King Han the "sincerity" of his alliance, and the two sides could conclude an alliance as soon as possible.

Rui An had no choice but to repair a book, explain the benefits and disadvantages to King Han, and persuade King Han to agree to join forces.

As soon as the letter arrived, Xu Han politely sent Rui An down to rest, but opened his letter to observe it first.

The content of the letter is roughly that Qianyang has fallen, and in order to protect Huaishang County, it is necessary to unite with Xu Han, which is similar to what Xu Han expected.

However, when Xu Han saw the paragraph in the letter about the loss of piety, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he muttered: "This Rui'an, the level of responsibility is really good, it is good, it is in my arms......"

In the early afternoon.

Xu Han took Rui'an's letter and went to visit another of his captives.

The locked door opened, and Jiang Zheng, who looked gloomy, was sitting there with a heavy face.

Xu Han waved his hand, and the soldiers hurriedly brought in the prepared wine and food, but Jiang Zheng didn't even move his chopsticks.

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and it is not a shame to lose under Xu, why are you so sad."

Xu Han poured a glass of wine and put it in front of Jiang Zheng.

Jiang Zheng glanced at it, still gloomy and indifferent.

Xu Han didn't think it was strange, drank a cup of himself, and sighed: "Although Xu is in Yiguo, he has already heard of Jiang Zheng's name, in fact, in the battle of Qianyang, if there is no Rui'an to obstruct it, and you will have full command, I am afraid that the number of victories and defeats is not yet known." ”

After being defeated and captured, Jiang Zheng's dignity was all shattered by Xu Han, and now Xu Han's words have given him dignity again, and Xu Han's still quietly put the responsibility for failure on Na Rui'an.

Jiang Zheng's gloomy expression suddenly eased a little, and it seemed that Xu Han's words resonated with him.

He gritted his teeth and drank down the glass of wine in his eyes, then shook his head and sighed.

Xu Han could see that his words had indeed hit his sore spot, and Jiang Zheng at this time must have been full of complaints about Rui An in his heart.

"Right now, I will ally with King Han, and from now on I will be stationed in Qianyang, and I will reject the Xuan Kingdom, and there is a lack of a good talent who is familiar with the Luoyang region under my command, Jiang Zheng, you are also a bloody person, rather than being reused under King Han, why not submit to me."

Xu Han finally threw an olive branch to Jiang Zheng, if he wants to gain a foothold in Luoyang City, he must have the help of local people.

Moreover, Jiang Zheng's family members are all in Qianyang, if Jiang Zheng is obedient to himself, he doesn't have to worry about his family being embarrassed by King Han, the only thing to cross at the moment is to turn his back on King Han's psychological hurdle.

Jiang Zheng's expression was shocked, and he seemed to be a little tempted by Xu Han's invitation, but he soon showed hesitation.

"Jiang Zheng is honored by the general's good intentions, but King Han treats me well, and Jiang Zhengshi can't bear to turn his back on him." Jiang Zheng said helplessly.

Xu Leng snorted: "If King Han really treats you well, how can he not worry that you have the power of the army, and he has to send a henchman like Rui'an to contain and monitor you." ”

"This ......" Jiang Zheng was speechless, speechless for a while.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Xu Han took out Rui'an's letter and handed it to Jiang Zheng, "This is Rui'an's handwritten letter to King Han, you can take a good look at what he said about you in the letter." ”

Jiang Zheng was stunned at first, and then took the book and read it.

Looking at it, the originally helpless expression suddenly became angry.

The anger in his chest was burning, his face was surging with grievances, Jiang Zheng gritted his teeth and scolded: "Rui'an dog thief, how dare you confuse right and wrong, shirk responsibility, it's really despicable!" ”

"Jiang Zheng was unfavorable in the battle, and he was defeated by Xu Han, which caused Qianyang to fall ......"

This is Rui'an's explanation of the fall of Qianyang in his letter to King Han, and it is obvious that his words put the responsibility for the failure on Jiang Zheng.

When Xu Han saw these lines, he concluded that Jiang Zheng would definitely be angry after reading it, and the facts in front of him proved that he expected it well.