"The envoy from Qi State has arrived!"
The chief secretary of Jiujiang Prefecture City heard something moving outside and quickly signaled to the soldiers to put away their swords.
Yuan Jixian barely escaped, but he didn't know it. He stood up and walked quickly to the door, shouting to the guards standing outside:
"Envoys from Qi State? Who let them enter the city? When will I have peace talks with Qi Lu?"
Only one soldier replied: "Master Duan, General Duan from Yue Shimen has brought them here. They have soldiers, and the young ones can't stop them."
Governor Yuan waved his sleeves, and the golden pheasant patch on the chest of his robe shook violently with anger.
"...Duan Tianxing has rebelled! Someone is coming!"
Four or five servants came in immediately. Yuan Jixian pointed at them and said: "Go, kill all the people from Qi State, immediately!"
These servants were all Yuan Jixian's confidants, and they immediately walked toward the door with their swords in hand. After a while, the servant returned and whispered a few words in Governor Yuan's ear.
"Ah? Qian Muzhai came here in person?... Let him come in."
The servants led Qian Qianyi and his entourage into the living room. The chief clerk and the soldiers stood at the door, looking ready to leave at any time.
Wei Zhao protected Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu and walked in front, filing in through the door. Xu Jingwanshao and Jiangxi Bing followed closely behind, and Li Zicheng was in charge of the rear.
Seeing that everyone was still wearing weapons, Yuan Jixian's servant quickly blocked the front and yelled at Wei Zhao to take off his sword. Li Zicheng rushed towards the servant without saying a word. The servant was hit by a hammer and took five or six steps back. Got to the wall.
The remaining servants drew their weapons one after another, and Wei Zhao and others also took off their short crossbows and flintlock guns.
The two sides were just pointing at each other in the living room of the Jiujiang Governor's Mansion.
The atmosphere was awkward and tense.
Zhang Pu immediately hid at the door and soon started chatting with the chief clerk.
Qian Qianyi said sternly: "Wei Zhao, Li Zicheng, put down your weapons, I said, today we are here to negotiate peace, not to fight!"
Wei Zhao stared at the servant opposite, waved his hand suddenly, and several people behind him put down their short crossbows at the same time. Yuan Jixian waved to the servant, and the servants also put away their weapons.
Yuan Linhou slumped back to sit on the Taishi chair. The sudden visit of this group of uninvited guests showed that the Ming army in Jiujiang had long been alienated. Except for the servants in the house, few people were willing to be enemies of the Qi army.
Qian Qianyi looked up at Governor Yuan and said with a kind face: "Brother Linhou, it will be almost fifteen or sixteen years since we said goodbye to Nanjing!"
Yuan Jixian nodded slightly, as if he was agreeing, but also as if he was still immersed in his own world.
"I think back then, when you and I were promoted to Jinshi and traveled around the Qinhuai River, it was such a romantic time. More than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. I didn't expect to meet here today. What a trick of fate!"
"Category manipulates people, and you and I each have our own masters. Brother Muzhai went to the capital, and I stayed in Nanzhili. Now you are a swordsman, and I am a fish. If you miss it, it will be a thousand miles away."
Yuan Jixian laughed sadly, seeing Li Zicheng and others looking murderous, he said helplessly:
"You can travel unimpeded today. When you come here, you can see that Jiangzhou is open and has no power to fight. Now our Ming Dynasty is beset with internal and external difficulties, the soldiers are alienated, and a few sycophants in the court have not forgotten to impeach me. This is the end of the matter. , It’s hard to support a tree alone, and I’m powerless. I just hope that Brother Mu Zhai, in the name of our friendship back then, can spare my servants’ lives in the name of my loyalty.”
With that said, he stood up and knelt down to Qian Qianyi.
The five servants standing by saw them and said loudly:
"I am willing to die with the Governor!!"
Qian Qianyi stepped forward quickly, helped him up, and said in surprise: "Brother Linhou, why do you have to do this? Why do you have to do this!"
He held the tea with his own hands and handed it to Yuan Jixian. Yuan's face was pale, he waved his hand to block the tea cup, and suddenly stretched his hand to the scabbard, intending to draw the sword and kill himself.
"Why is this necessary? Linhou is popular among people in the south of the Yangtze River. My emperor is thirsty for talents. If he can submit to Daqi..."
A servant came up to help and took the sword away from Yuan Jixian's hand. Qian Qianyi sat back on his seat, breathing heavily. He winked, and Wei Zhao took out the envelope from his arms.
"This is the handwriting of the Supreme Emperor. Brother Linhou, why don't you read it first?"
Seeing that Yuan Linhou didn't respond, Qian Qianyi tore up the envelope and handed over several pieces of rice paper filled with handwriting. Yuan Jixian slumped in his chair and did not pick it up.
The clerk standing at the door finished chatting with Zhang Pu, strode forward, grabbed the letter, unfolded it in front of everyone, and read aloud:
"This dynasty established the country, eradicated the tyranny, common thieves, destroyed the Donglu, eliminated the White Lotus, conquered the Japanese country, and defeated the Rakshasa... Magnificent martial arts, shocked the ages, all people felt the virtue, and returned to destiny! I want to reconcile with Erming forever, In order to enjoy peace, we formed an alliance with Xuzhou to protect the common people. How could you betray the alliance and abandon your righteousness, kill the people of Xuzhou, and hurt my peacekeeping spirit?
That's why he raised an army to attack the enemy.
The world is not owned by one person, only those who are virtuous live in it. The army and the people are not the army and the people of one person. They are governed by those who are virtuous.
Since the Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, those who came to dominate China from Shuomo used to attack the unjust with the right, but they still refused to abandon the traitors and started provocations, and called themselves soldiers by questioning the guilty. There was a time when we raised an army to defeat thieves, fought for righteousness through rescue, drove out the sworn thieves in China, and avenged the undying revenge of our late emperor (referring to Zhu Youjian's assassination by Zhang Chun). Really?
Zheng Sen, the successor of Zhilong Zhilong, was entrenched in the southeast and plotted to assassinate Emperor Ming; Zuo Niliangyu, his crime cannot be written down.
The former, a small test of brilliance, used a small force to destroy Zheng Ni in Dengzhou and wiped out the Zuo thieves in Jiangxia, and the world was shocked.
Today, we lead 810,000 ships, chariots, camps and troops. With Jianghan as the pond and Huaihai as the belt, we point our swords at the south of the Yangtze River and drink our horses from Minyue. We go straight to the thieves' lair and annihilate the pirates. This is the revenge of your father, Lord Xue of the Chao Dynasty. , burn the cauldron and sink the boat, the thief will never be destroyed, and he vows not to retreat!
In the prefectures and counties that I passed through, if anyone could give up the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the Qi Dynasty, and accept the money sincerely, he would be rewarded with honor and wealth, and he would maintain wealth and honor for the rest of his life.
If anyone resists and disobeys, soldiers will arrive, all jade and stones will be burned, and all will be massacred. If someone with ambition is in the autumn of fame and career, if he breaks his promise, how can he serve the world?
The righteous soldiers have come to avenge the king and the common people.
The only ones to be executed now are Zheng Sen, Zuo Liangyu, and Zhu Changyinger. When officials come and return, their officials will be restored; when people come and return, their careers will be restored. It will not harm you.
I have always heard that Yuan Linhou, the governor of Jiujiang, cleans himself and is strict with others. With Uncle Fang and Zhao Ruhu's talents, he follows the ambition of Yuefei and Han Shizhong, and makes great achievements in suppressing and mopping up the country until the country's collapse is beyond control. If you are a minister of others, you will die and be wrapped in leather, and you will stay in your place, so why should you be afraid?
However, the Ming Dynasty is now dark and weak, Linhou is trapped in Jiangzhou, and the king's division is occupied with the remaining troops. The giant trees are smashing eggs with eggs. Although there is an ambition to patrol the fields, there is no leader of the Ming Emperor and the Wu Emperor.
Nowadays, Nanjing is besieged internally and externally. Nanjing has destroyed the Great Wall in order to avenge its enemies. With Kuai Qun Xiao Yi's opinions, he has killed them all and even falsely accused Jiujiang of treason. Although there are many unjust imprisonments in ancient and modern times, the relationship between them is as important as that of Governor Yuan. Also... I am not worthy of being Mr. Yuan.
In the past, Guan Zhong shot Huan Gong and hit the hook. Huan Gong used him as Zhong's father to achieve hegemony. If Linhou leads the people on the right side of the Yangtze River to return and protect the people, then the former empire will be repaid, his wealth will be protected, and his descendants will enjoy wealth and honor forever. But Linhou will think twice. "
After reading the eloquent essay, when I looked at Yuan Jixian, my face was already full of tears.
Qian Qianyi struck while the iron was hot, leaned forward and whispered:
"Brother Linhou, you see this article is full of heartfelt words. You should know the depth of my emperor's intentions. To be honest, now Daqi has changed its policy and uses the Yangtze River as its boundary. The systems and laws in the north and south are different. The south of the Yangtze River still inherits the Ming Dynasty. In a nutshell, it is "one country, two systems". If you surrender, you will actually just change your name and it will not prevent Brother Linhou from bringing peace to the world!"
Seeing that Yuan Jixian was already hesitant, Qian Qianyi continued:
"Brother Linhou, do you know about the Xuzhou Alliance?"
Yuan Jixian nodded doubtfully.
"Daqi has not received Nanming's annual coins for two years! It's all the Emperor's money! You said that you eat the emperor's salary and die for the emperor. Let me ask you, where does your salary come from? Can you think of it this way? , the salary paid to you by the ** minister actually belongs to our Supreme Emperor..."
Yuan Jixian was speechless.
For this reason, he and Jiujiang, which he held on to, no longer had any reason or possibility to continue to resist.
The chief secretary and the soldiers knelt down and begged: "Supervisor, please surrender. What is there to defend in Zhu Ming? We are bleeding in the front, Ruan Dacheng and Song Yingxing are enjoying themselves in Nanjing. The imperial court will not save us, but will put us to death." , surrender to Daqi and give the people of Jiujiang a way to survive!"
Yuan Jixian closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, knelt down and reached out to take the letter Liu Zhaosun gave him.
"The guilty minister Yuan Jixian is willing to lead the army and people of Jiujiang to surrender to Daqi, serve as the king's vanguard, and regain Jiangyou (Jiangxi). I beg the Supreme Emperor for forgiveness and do not hurt our people in Jiangyou!"
Qian Qianyi was overjoyed and quickly helped his old friend up, laughing loudly and saying:
"Hahaha! My emperor has a marquis, Jiangyou can be determined!"
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