Chapter 118: The Lobbyist Arrives
The thin Confucian who originally appeared in the village near the Warrior City sat on horseback at this moment, quietly looking at the glorious Jincheng Taishou Mansion in front of him, although it was only a poor county governor's office, compared to the Liangzhou Thorn History Mansion not far away, but the double gate in front of the door was towering into the sky, and the wall as high as the city wall could not cover the pavilions and pavilions in the wall, and the star lights on the high pavilion seemed to be hanging as high as stars in the night sky.
The thin Confucian looked at this magnificent mansion with a smile on his face, and began to think in his heart, whether he would one day dominate this mansion? Or is it the Liangzhou Thorn Mansion that dominates more beautifully than it?
Thinking of what he had seen and heard after entering the city, the thin Confucian began to believe that the mansion in front of him, which had kept him out of waiting for so long, would soon be prostrate at his feet.
As he rode into the city, every rebel soldier he saw was depressed and depressed, with no hope of arrogance and swagger, and he could not see that they were bullying the good people at will, but only standing indifferently in the streets.
Although the people still walked with their heads down, they still had to dodge, give way, and shrink their heads when they encountered the rebels, and they did not dare to come out. But it was obvious to him that people were beginning to dare to look at the rebels, and their eyes flashed with an indescribable light. The children on the street chased each other and played with each other, happily spreading nursery rhymes, saying: "When the white horse enters the golden city, the cool chaos will be over." The Yellow River turns into a yellow spring, and the middle reaches of the thief spring. ”
There are also children who spread nursery rhymes, saying: "The small people are not to be bullied, and the iron riders are not afraid." The silver spear is painted in the air, and the thieves' heads fall to the ground. ”
Such a nursery rhyme with obvious meaning, with the children's singing, quickly spread throughout Jincheng, and gradually spread to the area of Jincheng within a radius of 300 miles. Even if Han Sui's henchmen blocked it in every possible way, the nursery rhymes were still as pervasive as the wind. Not only were the children singing, but some of the adults were whispering the poem, and even some of the rebels were muttering the phrase. A haze of nervousness, panic, restlessness, and restlessness hung over the heads of the rebels. The thin Confucian felt that the rebel soldiers, like old men dying of old age, were anxiously waiting for death to come, but on the surface they were as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
This made the thin Confucian even more convinced that he was only three words away from owning the Xuanhe Taishou Mansion in front of him.
At this moment, the door of the Taishou Mansion opened, and the thin Confucian saw that a man dressed as a scribe was running quickly, leaving behind all the servants who were holding the lamp for him, and he crossed the high threshold, and walked quickly, saying as he went, "I heard that the gentleman wants to save me?" "This person is none other than Li Xiangru.
The thin Confucian got off the horse unhurriedly and gave Li Xiangru a shallow look.
Under the dim night sky, Li Xiangru couldn't see the other party's face clearly, and when the servant came with the lamp, the faint light illuminated the other party's face, and Li Xiangru saw it clearly and exclaimed: "Jia Xu? Jia Wenhe? It turned out to be you? ”
Yes, this person is Jia Xu.
Jia Xu smiled faintly: "The prince of the mansion also knows the cheap name? ”
Li Xiangru smiled: "Hehe, there is a Di person in my trilogy who once told me about your experience. You falsely claimed to be Duan Cheng's grandson and escaped a catastrophe. After listening to what happened to you, I knew that you were a rare talent. ”
"I'm ashamed."
Li Xiangru hurriedly made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Sir, please enter the mansion quickly, it just so happens that Huang Yan is also here, we can talk in detail." ”
When Jia Xu heard this, Huang Yan was also there, and secretly said that it would be better to do it now. followed Li Xiangru into the mansion and met with Huang Yan.
Huang Yan saw that Jia Xu was just dressed in cloth, and said disdainfully: "I heard that you columnists are the most capable of using your tongue. ”
Jia Xu smiled and said: "There is a catastrophe at your feet, and death is coming, so you might as well listen to the next word." ”
Huang Yan snorted coldly and said, "Okay! I'll just listen to what Mr. Gao said! ”
Li Xiangru pushed Huang Yan dissatisfiedly, but Huang Yan was unmoved.
Jia Xu said: "What do you think is the chance of winning the lord at the moment?" Will he be able to get out of Ma Chao's encirclement? ”
Huang Yan said coldly: "Since Mr. is resourceful, you can talk about it." ”
Jia Xu smiled and said, "Obey." In my humble opinion, Han Sui had three results. The first result was that Han Sui could not escape from Ma Chao's encirclement, his troops were completely annihilated, and he was captured alive or beheaded; In the second result, Han Sui was lucky to break out of the siege, but his troops suffered heavy casualties and fled back to Jincheng in a hurry; In the third result, Han Sui was lucky enough to escape with little damage and fled back to Jincheng. ”
Huang Yanle was happy and said, "Then since my lord may still be able to escape with his whole body, how can Mr. say to save our lives?" ”
Jia Xu smiled: "Because the probability of that outcome is less than 1 percent, do you really want to bet on 1 percent and 99 percent?" ”
"Isn't there a second outcome! Isn't the lord still able to come back! Huang Yan was anxious and shouted.
"The trilogy is gone, what are you going to do to defend the Golden City?! Just 20,000 people under your feet! Jia Xu also shouted without showing weakness.
Li Xiangru wanted to block it for Jia Xu, but Huang Yan was so angry that his neck turned red, pushed Li Xiangru away, walked to Jia Xu's approach, and roared angrily: "There are few parts, can't I recruit them!" ”
Jia Xu also roared: "Han Sui was defeated again and again, and all the tribes were surrendered to Ma Chao, who is willing to die for him from the Qiang people, Di people, and Liangzhou people?" Don't say that you can't recruit soldiers, even if you recruit soldiers, you will give them to Ma Chao! ”
After Huang Yan heard this, he wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, he couldn't think of anything to refute. Yes, the original 200,000 iron horses of Han Sui have achieved the 120,000 iron horses of Ma Chao now. And the rebels who have not yet reneged are probably already thinking of treachery in their hearts. Besides, the nursery rhymes outside are so powerful, and no one wants to apply. Even if they are forcibly conscripted, they must have a grudge against the rebels in their hearts. Such a soldier is pulled to the battlefield and meets Ma Chao, which is the enemy.
Huang Yan sat down like a defeated rooster.
Jia Xu said: "Han Sui is about to be defeated, and his feet are also under the nest, and Liangzhou is about to change its flag." At the foot is Han Sui's cronies who entrust the nest; committed heinous crimes in Liangzhou again; It was originally the imperial court's order to be too guarded, and betrayed the Han family. Do you think Ma Chao will spare your life? If you want to live, you have to listen. ”
Huang Yan didn't speak, and Li Xiangru said worriedly: "Please give me advice." ”
Huang Yan also looked at Jia Xu with some hope.
Jia Xu said lightly: "It's actually very simple: open the city and surrender." ”
Huang Yan and Li Xiangru probably knew that Jia Xu was here to persuade him to surrender, and they had already been mentally prepared. But when they really heard the piercing words "Kaejo Surrender", the two of them still trembled involuntarily.
"Sir, is that really going to be the case? Can't we escape? Huang Yan thought about it for a long time before he said weakly.
Jia Xu saw that he had already taken the bait, but he was still a little hesitant, and he was secretly happy in his heart. Jia Xu said: "Escape? How to escape? Where to escape? How long do you want to escape? Is it possible to escape for the rest of your life? ”
When Huang Yan heard this, he lowered his head weakly.