"Now, the thieves have agreed to peace talks...but I don't know what conditions they will put forward! Therefore, in order to prevent them from making a big noise, we have to appoint envoys to negotiate!"
Hearing this, many wealthy people lowered their heads.
They don't want to do something like this.
Jiang Tuo sighed lightly, tapped his fingers on the table, and said slowly: "Since none of you are willing to go, then I will go there myself and negotiate with the bandits. How about that?"
Everyone was shocked. Jiang Tuo was the governor of Liangzhou. If he went to the lair of thieves and bandits, wouldn't it be a sheep in the tiger's mouth? What if those bandits were crazy and would be unfavorable to him?
Patriarch Yang advised: "Sir, no, how can you do such a dangerous thing with your rich body?"
"Yes, sir, as the saying goes, a gentleman never builds a dangerous wall. Please ask the governor to appoint someone else to negotiate!"
Jiang Tuo nodded and suggested: "Since Patriarch Yang thinks I shouldn't go, then... Patriarch Yang, how about you go there for me?"
Patriarch Yang was stunned. I have a saying that I don’t know whether to say it or not.
"Okay, no need to argue."
Jiang Tuo said obligingly: "Please rest assured, this matter is of great importance. Even if there are tens of millions of people, I will go! And as an official of the imperial court and the governor of Liangzhou, if they dare to harm me, I must be prepared to welcome them." The imperial court is furious and is preparing to exterminate the clan!"
"Although I will die by then, I will be able to replace a group of thieves and bring peace to Liangzhou, and your families will also be preserved. It can be regarded as a well-deserved death!"
Everyone was in awe. They really didn't expect that Governor Jiang looked young, but he was so affectionate and righteous. He was truly a man!
Jiang Tuo shook his head slightly and said: "It's getting late. Let's do this. Chief Yang and Chief Wang, you go with me! Others, sit in the rear and watch the camp and the army, so as not to be attacked by bandits again."
"yes!"
After that, Jiang Tuo left with a dozen guards and two clan leaders.
The wind rustles and the water becomes cold. When the strong men leave...
The clan leaders looked at Jiang Tuo's back and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, I really didn't expect... the governor is so brave!
He is truly a hero among men!
The bandits have now occupied five or six counties, with a strength of 10,000 troops. Their power is so great that they can already suppress the imperial court and the wealthy families. It is even said that they are qualified to break the earth and seize the throne.
When the scouts reported the news to the bandits, the bandits took it very seriously and specially set aside an open space of about a hundred acres outside the county seat. The soldiers stood in eight rows, looking mighty and majestic.
Among the soldiers, craftsmen built a simple wooden shed. The shed was large enough to accommodate dozens of people.
It was the middle of winter, the cold wind was howling, and the tip of one's nose was red from the cold. Patriarch Yang saw the group of thieves staring at him from a distance, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
"Ahem, it's freezing, it's freezing!" Patriarch Yang reluctantly cheered up, observed the surroundings vigilantly, and then glanced at Jiang Tuo in front of him, who was leisurely than just strolling in the courtyard.
He also pointed at the formations of the bandits, just like traveling around the mountains and rivers.
Is the governor confident, or is he a tough guy?
"Sir, the shed in front should be the place for negotiations."
"Then go there!" Jiang Tuo nodded and walked straight to the wooden shed.
"Stop, who are you?!" When they were still twenty steps away from the wooden shed, a dozen thieves blocked the way of Jiang Tuo and others and asked sternly.
"I am Jiang Tuo, the governor of Liangzhou, please get out of the way!" Jiang Tuo glared at him and cursed: "You dare to block my way. Do you not know how to write the word "death"?"
"I don't care who you are..." Before he could finish his words, a man ran up from a distance, severely reprimanded the bandit, and then respectfully led Jiang Tuo and others to the wooden shed.
At this time, Patriarch Yang also noticed the tables and chairs placed under the wooden shed. The main seat was a tiger-skin Taishi stool, with a burly man sitting on it. Judging from the posture of this man, he should be the legendary second master. .
This guy has a rough face and looks very difficult to mess with.
Patriarch Yang was frightened and kept thinking, what attitude should he use to speak and call him Brother Geng? He was afraid that the other party would be angry. With the figure of the bandit leader, he could be slapped away.
Otherwise...since it's Kunzhai, how about calling him Brother Kun?
It’s not wrong to be afraid. He is a bandit leader with tens of thousands of soldiers. If he makes someone unhappy, he can reach out and move his hand, and tens of thousands of thieves will rush forward. One of them can drown him with a spit.
While Patriarch Yang was thinking about it, Jiang Tuo's voice sounded in his ears.
"Now I give you a chance to surrender. I hope you won't be ungrateful. Otherwise, when the Han army arrives, they will kill you to pieces and wipe out the three tribes!"
Hearing Jiang Tuo's questioning attitude, Patriarch Yang's legs couldn't help but soften, and he almost knelt down before Geng Bin.
He looked at Jiang Tuo with a look of disbelief, "Brother, why are you acting like an official at this time?" You don't want your life, please, open your eyes and see clearly, this is other people's territory.
They are still a group of murderous thieves. If you are so arrogant, are you not afraid of death?
Patriarch Yang winked hard at Jiang Tuo, indicating that he should have a better attitude, but it had the opposite effect, as if his eyes were regarded as encouragement.
I saw Jiang Tuo ordering Geng Bin who was sitting on the tiger leather chair: "You are blind, didn't you see me standing? Why don't you quickly move me a seat so that you can meet me more conveniently!"
Jiang Tuo's words rang in Patriarch Yang's ears. Patriarch Yang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, feeling chilled from head to toe!
Damn it, the whole army is going to be wiped out now!
He could feel that the air around him was condensing and filled with a tense atmosphere. It seemed that in the next second, he could see Geng Bin murdering people and dragging their bodies out to feed the dogs.
However, what happened in the next second made his eyes widen, as if he was dreaming.
Geng Bin quickly stood up, with a look of fawning on his face, moved a seat for Jiang Tuo, poured a cup of tea himself, and asked with a smile: "Sir, we have been planning to recruit him for a long time!"
"You...you are actually..." The most shocked person was Hao Santong. He had his back to Jiang Tuo just now and did not see Jiang Tuo's appearance clearly. Now that he saw Jiang Tuo, he was shocked and speechless.
He had met Jiang Tuo before and knew that Jiang Tuo and Geng Bin knew each other...
But why is Jiang Tuo still the governor of Liangzhou?
When Jiang Tuo became an official, Geng Bin rebelled. What was he trying to do?
What is going on? !
"What are you?!" Geng Bin slapped Hao Santong on the back of the head, causing him to stagger and almost fall to the ground.
"You idiot, are you polite? As the head of Kunzhai, why don't you kneel down when you see the governor?!"
Then Geng Bin looked at Jiang Tuo and said with a silly smile: "Sir, our leader is a poor scholar with little knowledge, which makes you laugh. Tell me, what are the rules for negotiating a peace!"
