Chapter 2269: Fu Zhang surrenders and Cun Xiao returns
Huo Qubing decided to trust Li Xiuning once and asked her to help persuade the captured general Li Tang to surrender, and the first target was Fu Cunxen.
Although Fu Cunshen was not captured by Huo Qubing but by Zhang Liao, after joining forces, Li Jing imprisoned all the senior Tang generals who were unwilling to surrender.
In other words, generals such as Fu Cunshen, Zhang Xiu, Changsun Wuji, etc. are now being imprisoned together.
Inside the prison.
"Fu Cunshen, someone is here to see you."
Hearing this, Fu Cunxen thought it was a colleague who had surrendered, but when he saw the person coming, he was shocked.
"Princess Xiuning, why is it you?"
Fu Cunshen was very puzzled. How could Li Xiuning, a princess of the Tang Dynasty, appear here?
"You and I are both abandoned sons of the Tang Kingdom. You can appear here, why can't I?"
Li Xiuning's cold rhetorical question made Fu Cunxen even more frightened.
Abandoned son?
Princess Xiuning has become an outcast?
Has the war outside deteriorated to this point?
"Your Highness, what happened?"
Fu Cunshen asked with a serious face. Li Xiuning was his benefactor. If it hadn't been for Li Xiuning's recommendation, he wouldn't have been in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty king, so he respected Li Xiuning very much.
"well……"
After Li Xiuning sighed, he briefly talked about his experience with Fu Cunchen, and also talked about the situation outside.
When he learned that the king of Tang was so heartless that he even wanted to take advantage of his own sister, Fu Cunshen's eyes were full of anger and he couldn't believe that his lord could be so heartless and unjust.
The Tang Dynasty can be what it is today, Li Shimin can become the king of the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Xiuning can be regarded as the first contributor. Even if you don't look at blood, you must look at merit. If you don't look at merit, you must look at hard work. How can you treat a meritorious official like this?
Isn't this chilling?
But when he learned that Li Shimin had resigned from the throne and declared himself a vassal of Qin, Fu Cunshen also understood that Li Shimin was being forced into a hurry.
Now Li Shimin is on the verge of madness. He can even abandon his own sister. Will he still care about ministers like them?
At this thought, Fu Cunchen's heart was filled with bitterness.
"Your Highness Princess, just tell me the purpose of coming here."
"General Fu, I hope you surrender to Qin."
Li Xiuning went straight to the point. Fu Cunxen's eyes were full of surprise. He couldn't believe that Li Xiuning, a princess of the Tang Dynasty, was now trying to persuade him to surrender for the Qin Dynasty.
Is this a complete falling out with his brother Li Shimin?
"General Fu, Li Shimin is unkind and unjust and does not deserve your loyalty to him. Come to Qin with me. You will be put to better use in Qin."
"But……"
"Are you worried about your family in Chang'an City? Don't worry, as long as you agree to surrender to Qin, Qin will get your family back through diplomatic channels.
The Tang State is now a vassal state of the Qin Dynasty, and it will definitely not dare to let your family go. "
Hearing this, Fu Cunzhen felt slightly relieved. Li Xiuning had helped him get to this point, so why should he hesitate? He immediately knelt down.
"Princess Xiuning, Fu Cunshen is willing to submit to Great Qin."
"good."
Li Xiuning finally showed a smile and stepped forward to help Fu Cunshen up.
She knew Fu Cunshen's ability. If the gap between Qin and Tang Dynasty hadn't been too large, Zhang Liao might not have been able to break through Fenglingdu guarded by Fu Cunshen.
A talented commander like Fu Cunshen will surely shine in the future as long as he is given a chance.
Among all the captured Tang generals, Li Xiuning valued Fu Cunshen the most, so he was the first to lobby him.
Now that Fu Cunshen had really surrendered, Li Xiuning was relieved. With Fu Cunshen and other Tang generals here, she had some foundation in Qin.
Li Xiuning is different from most women of this era. She is not the kind of woman who relies on men for everything.
Even next to his second brother Li Shimin, Li Xiuning relied on his own abilities to have a place in the Tang Kingdom.
Now that Li Xiuning is about to marry into the Qin Kingdom, she neither wants nor wants to completely become a vassal of Ying Hao, so she has to fight for her own future.
Li Xiuning hasn't seen Ying Hao in five years. There has been no contact between the two in the past five years, and she doesn't know how much of the original friendship is left.
Could Ying Hao have forgotten her?
Even if you still remember her, after such a long time, the relationship between the two will definitely become colder. Can you go back to the beginning?
Li Xiuning didn't know this, but she didn't feel confused or hesitant.
She understands Ying Hao. This man is not a pure lustful person. Compared with the beauty of a woman, he misses old love and talent more, and she, Li Xiuning, has both of them.
Li Xiuning, who was once a bad commander, is definitely one of the people who knows the Tang Dynasty best, and he is no less generous than Li Shimin.
With her in the Qin State, the civil and military forces of the Tang State had an extra way to live, and they no longer had to fight Li Shimin to end a dead end.
With her assistance, Ying Hao would be able to annex the Tang State more easily, and the surrendered troops and generals of the Tang State, and even the entire Tang State, were her help in the Qin State.
"General Fu, how is your personal relationship with General Zhang Xiu?" Li Xiuning asked.
Fu Cunchen didn't even think about it and replied decisively: "It's not bad. Brother Zhang once taught me the marksmanship, and I also taught him the art of war."
"In that case, come with me to lobby General Zhang Xiu."
Zhang Xiu is different from Fu Cunshen. He has enmity with the Qin army.
Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji died at the hands of Li Cunxiao at Hangu Pass, and Li Cunxiao was the most powerful general in Qin, so it was naturally more difficult for him to surrender to Qin than Fu Cunshen.
The reason why the Qin army did not kill Zhang Xiu was because he was a disciple of Tong Yuan, and the famous Zhao Yun was also a disciple of Tong Yuan. The two were brothers.
Zhao Yun is the son-in-law of the Qin family and has friends all over the Qin army, and Tong Yuan is a great master that Ying Hao respects very much, and he even wrote a special letter to invite him to Luoyang to watch the ceremony.
Based on these two relationships, Qin Jun did not kill Zhang Xiu.
Zhao Yun came to lobby not long ago, but was decisively rejected by Zhang Xiu.
Although Li Xiuning had given Zhang Xiu a favor, she was not completely sure that even Zhao Yun had failed, so she dragged Fu Cunshen along.
"Princess Xiuning, Brother Fu, why are you here?"
Zhang Xiu's reaction was even greater than that of Fu Cunshen. He didn't understand why these two people appeared here again, but when he heard their explanations and their intentions, his face suddenly became ugly.
Tang Guo's time is running out. Does he really want to be buried with Tang Guo?
Li Xiuning actually overestimated Zhang Xiu's hatred for Qin.
When Zhang Jicai died, Zhang Xiu's heart was indeed filled with hatred, and he wanted to take revenge on Li Cunxiao every day. It was precisely because of this that his strength improved so quickly.
But then he gradually looked away. After all, it was a war. Either you died or I died. It was not surprising whoever killed the other.
Moreover, in the battle of Hangu Pass, Li Cunxiao killed many people. Nearly one-third of the famous Tang generals were killed, and even Li Yuanba had one arm cut off.
The families of these people, including Tang Wang Li Shimin, all wanted to take revenge on Li Cunxiao, but who could kill Li Cunxiao?
Zhang Xiu would think this way, mainly because his enemy Li Cunxiao was so powerful that he couldn't see any hope of revenge, so he might as well give up hatred.
According to official history, Zhang Ji sent troops to plunder Liu Biao due to lack of food in the army, but he was killed when he attacked Rangcheng in Nanyang County, which was equivalent to death at the hands of Liu Biao.
After Zhang Ji's death, Zhang Xiu took over the army and did not avenge Zhang Ji. Instead, he and Liu Biao jointly stationed troops in Wancheng.
From this it can be seen that Zhang Xiu is a sensible person, and he will take revenge if he can, but if he really cannot take revenge, he will not risk his own life.
Under the persuasion of Li Xiuning and Fu Cunchen in turn, Zhang Xiu finally decided to give up the hatred between him and Li Cunxiao.
Li Cunxiao is too powerful. With his qualifications and strength, there is no hope of revenge. What's more, now that the Tang State is about to perish, there is no force in the world that can fight against the Qin State alone. It is simply impossible to continue to fight against the Qin State. Just looking for death.
Zhang Xiu naturally didn't want to die, so he decided to give up his hatred and submit to Qin.
After saying that Zhang Xiu had been surrendered, Li Xiuning was in a good mood and continued to lobby other generals.
Under the lobbying of Li Xiuning, Zhang Xiu, and Fu Cunshen, the captured Tang army generals surrendered one after another, with only Changsun Wuji and a few others still persisting.
In this regard, Li Xiuning did not force him.
Changsun Wuji is Li Shimin's brother-in-law. The relationship between the two is too close. If the Tang Dynasty is destroyed and the old master is not dead, if he betrays and surrenders to the enemy, he may not be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life.
Huo Qubing witnessed with his own eyes the entire process of how Li Xiuning demoted Fu Cunshen, Zhang Xiu and other generals. He couldn't believe that the process was so smooth.
It's not like they haven't said what Li Xiuning said before, but those die-hards just refused to surrender. Now they just said the same words again with another person, but it had a completely different result.
This made Huo Qubing sigh that Li Xiuning had a great influence in Li Tang, so this marriage to Qin was definitely not a loss.
The impact of Zhang Xiu and Fu Cunshen's surrender was undoubtedly huge. Before them, no general at the level of a lieutenant general in the Tang state surrendered to Qin. Those who surrendered were all school captains, and the highest level was just a partial general. But now Two surrendered at once.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. With Zhang Xiu and Fu Cunshen taking the lead, there will definitely be more generals from the Tang Kingdom who will surrender in the future, and their ranks will be higher.
With Li Xiuning here, if troops are sent to capture the Tang Dynasty in the future, it may not be impossible to recruit famous generals and ministers such as Yang Jian, Gao Siji, Li Kui, and Li Si.
Looking at Zhang Xiu, Fu Cunshen and other generals standing behind Li Xiuning with respectful expressions on their faces, Huo Qubing said: "Madam, I have reported the matters concerning the generals' families to Governor Li Jing.
A few days ago, the Governor had sent an envoy to Chang'an, and after some negotiations, Li Tang had agreed to send back the families of the generals. "
It’s okay to disagree. Regarding the Treaty of Luoyang, Li Tang did not fulfill some minor clauses as agreed, such as the issue of Sima Yi and Proton.
Especially for Proton, he temporarily deposed the crown prince Li Zhi and established Li Xingyun as the crown prince. This was not taking advantage of the treaty.
No matter how good the excuse Li Tang made, failure to perform is still failure to perform. Qin could use this to claim that Li Tang did not abide by the agreement and lacked sincerity.
The reason why Qin did not hold him accountable was because he deliberately dug another hole for Li Tang.
In Ying Hao's opinion, what is the purpose of the treaty? Just for tearing up.
No, if it is beneficial, then obey it; if it is not beneficial, then tear it up.
The Qin State was jointly pressured by various countries, and with the founding ceremony approaching, the Treaty of Luoyang was signed.
As for the content of the treaty, Qin naturally did not suffer any loss, but the benefits were certainly not as great as those of Tang, and this was a loss for Qin.
Therefore, from the moment the treaty was signed, the top officials of the Qin State knew that sooner or later the lord would tear up the treaty, but breach of contract would have a bad reputation after all, so he needed to find an honest reason.
The more regulations Li Tang fails to comply with now, the more excuses Qin will have for sending troops in the future.
Li Shimin didn't know what Ying Hao was thinking. After tentatively violating two regulations, he didn't dare to test Qin's bottom line anymore, so he decisively released the families of Zhang Xiu and other generals.
Hearing Huo Qubing's words, Zhang Xiu Fu Cun Shen and other generals were relieved.
They had rather refused to surrender before, not entirely because they were completely devoted to Li Shimin, but because they did not want to involve their families who were held hostage in Chang'an.
Now that Li Tang had given up and was willing to take the initiative to send the general's family back, the last worries in their hearts were gone.
All the Tang generals, headed by Fu Cunshen, knelt down and said in unison: "Thank you, princess, for marrying us."
"Everyone, get up. Now that you have returned to Qin, you should serve Qin well." Li Xiuning said.
"Yes, since we have surrendered to Qin, we will never rebel." Fu Cunshen and other generals said in unison.
Seeing this scene, Huo Qubing felt a little disgusted. Why did he go to thank Li Xiuning? It was Qin Jun who helped them get their families back.
Huo Qubing was vaguely aware of Li Xiuning's intentions, and thought to himself: Maybe after the Tang Kingdom is destroyed, there will be another faction in the Qin Dynasty, the Tang Faction.
"Report... General Qi, General Li Cunxiao is back."
"What?"
Huo Qubing suddenly showed a look of surprise.
Li Cunxiao has been missing for more than half a year since the Battle of Hangu Pass. No one knows where he is, only that he must still be alive.
But as time passed, Li Cunxiao did not show up for a long time, and it was inevitable that rumors would spread that he had died in battle.
This kind of rumor is still widely circulated among the people. After all, Li Cunxiao, the best in the world, has not shown up for more than half a year. What else could he be but dead?
In this regard, the State of Qin naturally refuted the rumors, but the effect was obviously not good. As long as Li Cunxiao does not show up, this theory will not disappear.
Now that Li Cunxiao is finally back, the rumors of his death in battle have naturally disappeared.
"I'm finally back. Let him go quickly. Forget it, I will go to greet him personally."
Huo Qubing and Li Cunxiao had a good personal relationship. He was overjoyed to learn that Li Cunxiao had returned and went out to greet him personally.
As soon as he walked out of the camp gate, Huo Qubing saw a familiar figure. It was not Li Cunxiao, but there were two beautiful figures beside him.
Huo Qubing was stunned when he saw this. He thought that Li Cunxiao had burned up his inner strength just after he broke through to the Grand Master, and all his years of training had been exhausted. He had not shown up for so long because he was recovering from his injuries.
But what happened to these sisters?
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