Miao Shang followed Xu Shu to Yewang, and saw the smoke and dust around the city from a distance, the flags fluttering, and the Han army surrounded Yewang like an iron bucket, no wonder no one asked for help for several days.

When the men and horses arrived, Ma Dai and Li Yan entered the tent, and heard that Xu Huang was captured and the Wei army was defeated, and all the generals were happy.

Xu Shu said to Ma Dai: "The wild king is already in the bag, I have ordered Meng Qi to take advantage of the victory to take Wen County, and if General Ma wants to support, he can go." ”

Ma Dai hugged his fists and said: "Sima Yi planned to kill the three uncles, and slaughtered 100,000 Xiliang troops. ”

Xu Shu nodded and said: "In this case, if the guard general dedicates the city later, the general does not have to enter the city to leave." ”

Ma Dai also knew that Xu Shu was jealous and hateful, so he knelt down and said, "Thank you, military advisor." ”

Xu Shu helped Ma Dai up and said angrily: "You and I are friends of life and death, why thank you?" This time to settle grievances, the Xiliang army should work together to make contributions to the country and restore the glory of the ancestors. ”

"Yes!" Ma Dai gave a deep salute, turned around to give the order, walked to the door of the tent but stopped again, and asked: "The Sima clan has a deep hatred with us, but the lord strictly orders to kill innocents indiscriminately, let alone kill prisoners, if the Sima clan takes the initiative to surrender, what should I do?" ”

Xu Shu chuckled and said: "Wen County is the seat of Hanoi, the city is strong, and there is Xu Huang's son to guard it, and it is not a matter of a day to break the city." It is important for the general to send troops first, and must not let the Sima people flee when they hear the wind, and I have my own opinions on the rest. ”

Ma Dai's heart tightened, and he quickly walked out of the tent, ordering all the Xiliang troops to be ready to go, the enemy was in front of him, if they escaped, it would be tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

Xu Shu looked at the windblown curtain in a daze, his eyes were deep, and there was a slight worry between his eyebrows, but when he saw the figure flickering at the door, he had instantly regained his clarity.

Li Yan hurriedly walked in and reported: "The guards in the city have learned that the general situation has gone, and the city has been opened and surrendered!" ”

"As I expected!" Xu Shu nodded slightly and went out with Li Yan.

When I came to the south city gate, I saw that the flag on the city had already been removed, the city gate was wide open, and a team of officers and soldiers were following Miao Shang out quickly, all with uncertain expressions.

The county commander Chang Gui knelt on the ground, sweating profusely: "The lower officials see General Xu." ”

He was besieged for several days, and since the Han army did not call for war or attack the city, he did not even have the opportunity to surrender voluntarily, so he could only wait for reinforcements every day.

Unexpectedly, it was Miao Shang who was waiting for him to enter the city alone and persuade them to surrender, which made Chang Gui regretful, he knew that this was the case, he should have taken the initiative to open the city regardless of face, just to save some face in the county, but he gave this great credit to Miao Shang?

What made him even more worried was that when Xu Shu was arrested, he was just a small scribe, and he saw Shan Fu kill Liu Wei with his own eyes, and he testified on the side to let Xu Shu be tortured, worried that he would take the opportunity to retaliate.

But obviously Xu Shu had long forgotten about him as a little person, raised his hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to panic, General Liu has always been lenient and benevolent to the people, as long as he still has the Han family in his heart, he will never hurt the innocent." ”

As if they had been granted amnesty, the officials got up, and accompanied by Miao Shang, escorted by brightly armored soldiers, marched into the city.

Chang Gui wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and looked at the back of Xu Shu in the distance, he was still so familiar, but suddenly it was out of reach, and he sighed in his heart.

The murderer of that year seemed to have become a hero of the Xinghan Dynasty, famous all over the world, he fulfilled his duties, worked hard every day, and in the end it was just a small county order, why is the gap between people so big?

"Could it be that I haven't met the Lord?" Chang Gui was startled, and quickly followed with his sleeves broken.

Everyone came to the mansion, Miao Shang took the lead, the big and small officials saw the salute again, Xu Shu ordered him to make a list of the people, it was the time of spring ploughing, exempt from taxes this year, and the people were all happy.

In less than half a day, the murderous spirit of the tense Yewang City disappeared, and was replaced by the joy of the city, and Chang Gui moved out all the old wine hidden in the mansion to reward the Han army officials.

Xu Shu raised his glass and smiled: "Although I was killed in Hanoi in the past, is it a blessing for Sai Weng to lose his horse?" Today, I am fortunate to have the general's weapon, so I will revisit my hometown today, and I am full of emotion, and I drink with you, and I don't get drunk and don't return. ”

All the officials were overjoyed, they all knew that Xu Shu was Liu Qi's right-hand man, and they all toasted him, if they could take this opportunity to win their trust, they would have a bright future in the future.

Xu Shu was even more promising, and when he was drunk, he actually danced and sang during the banquet, as if he had returned to the time when he was fighting swords and drinking drunk at the end of the world.

The three armies were rewarded in the Yewang City, but the Xiliang Army outside the city had no nostalgia, and with the afterglow of the sunset, they resolutely rushed to the southeast.

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At this time, Wen County was mixed, happy that the largest family Sima Kui was marrying the fourth Sima Kui, and the big banquet in the house was endless, and there was an endless stream of guests and celebrities, and there was laughter.

The worry is that Cao Cao is defeated, the war in Hanoi is urgent, the military and civilians are uneasy, and Xu Huang is defeated by Ma Chao in the front, which makes everyone feel worried.

The eldest son, Sima Wang, took the opportunity to return to his hometown and provincial relatives to persuade Sima Fang to move his family to Wei County.

But Sima Fang resolutely did not obey, Sima is a descendant of Chongli, the son of Gao Yang, as far as the Shang Dynasty, he inherited the Xia officials from generation to generation, and changed his name to Sima in the Zhou Dynasty, and Sima was given the family name when King Xuan of Zhou.

The ancestor Sima Wei followed Xiang Yu to destroy Qin, was named King Yin, and built the capital of Hanoi, and the Sima family lived here for generations, how could he leave his hometown in his hands?

Sima Fang has eight sons, the time name is "Sima Bada", the godson is strict, even if the children are weak and adulthood, they are also very in awe of Sima Fang, do not dare to enter, do not dare to sit if they do not sit, do not ask questions and dare not speak.

Sima Fang resolutely did not move, although Sima Wang was anxious, but he was helpless, although he was the eldest son, he did not dare to force the clansmen to move.

He also understands that the Sima clan has been an official for nearly a thousand years, and it is precisely because of the deep foundation that once he leaves this place, it is rootless duckweed, and it is difficult to regain his glory without the efforts of two or three generations.

But in order to recapture Chang'an, Sima Yi did not hesitate to design and destroy 100,000 Xiliang troops, so bloody and vengetable, in the past three years, Xiliang assassins have continued to sneak into the mansion to assassinate and take revenge.

Although the guards of the Sima family are all masters, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, several family members were killed, and the people in the house were panicked and did not dare to go out easily.

The day after the wedding, Sima Wang had to come to see his old father again, and persuaded: "The Xiliang thief is even more cruel than the tiger wolf, this time Ma Chaobing entered Hanoi, it must be Xingshi to take revenge, the knife hangs around the neck, you must avoid it, I hope my father thinks twice." ”

"Hmph, what is the reckless man of Ma Chao?" Sima Fang flipped through the Han magazine bought in Luoyang, stroked his beard and said: "The old man is an important minister of the imperial court, serving the first emperor, and he also had a great friendship with Liu Jingsheng when he was in Luoyang. ”