Fortunately, Xu Zongwen didn't sleep all night. He had a deep conversation with Fu Lang all night at the Governor's Mansion, and all that was needed for Fu Lang to surrender to Jin was a personal letter from Xie An.
But it is very far from Jiankang to Qingzhou. It is far away from the huge Xuzhou. It takes ten days and a half to go back and forth. The so-called long nights and many dreams. Who knows if there will be many changes in the meantime. When the time comes, the bamboo basket will be empty. Xu Zongwen Not only did he come to Linzi City in vain, God knows whether Fu Lang would have captured Xu Zongwen and sent him to Chang'an to claim credit and reward.
With this in mind, Xu Zongwen sent a letter to Shen Yu, who was guarding the Pengcheng camp, asking him to ask Zhu Xu for an autographed letter from Xie An. Xu Zongwen planned to ask Pei Qing to copy one, which temporarily stabilized Fu Lang. , and then report it to Jiankang when everything is ready. Presumably at that time, Tai Fu Xie An will understand Xu Zongwen's temporary monopoly out of consideration for the overall situation.
Linzi City, in the courtyard where Xu Zongwen rents.
"What?" Pei Qing: "The general actually went to see Fu Lang last night?"
Under Pei Qing's cross-examination, Xu Zongwen couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and saluted: "I was reckless last night. I didn't think well. I didn't have time to inform you, sir. It was me, Meng Lang. Please forgive me, sir."
Xu Zongwen bowed his body, as if he would not get up if Pei Qing did not forgive him.
"General, you are going deep into the tiger's den, and the troops are in danger." Pei Qing quickly stood up and helped Xu Zongwen: "If something changes, and you are not by the general's side, you will not be able to catch it, and it will be too late to regret it!"
"Sir, you are wrong." Xu Zongwen straightened up.
Pei Qing didn't know why and asked, "What's wrong?"
"That Fu Lang is not a tiger, he is just a gluttonous vicious dog."
Someone like Fu Lang, who was born in the Qin clan and was a frontier official who held great military and political power in a state. Before the enemy army launched a crusade and when the troops came to the city, he planned to surrender the city to the enemy in order to obtain high-ranking officials and generous salaries. He was not fully loyal. People who serve their country with integrity and have no sense of shame. For people like this, Xu Zongwen is very shameless!
In Xu Zongwen's mind, Wang Xiandu, the prefect of Xiapi who was intimidated by the strength of the troops in the north, was a little stronger than Fu Lang, the governor of Qingzhou. At least he had troops approaching the city, and the city of Xiapi was built in the wilderness, with mostly plain terrain. The danger can be defended. Even if Xu Zongwen cannot take it, Wang Xian will definitely not be able to hold it when Zhu Xu's army encircles him. Therefore, Wang Xian's surrender is reasonable and indeed a wise move.
Looking at Qingzhou again, there are 36 counties in one state, six counties, and a total of 36 cities. Qingzhou also has the Yimeng Mountain System composed of Taishan, Lushan, Yishan, Mengshan, and Nishan as a natural barrier that isolates Xuzhou from entering the Qingzhou area. Barrier, as long as Ju County and several cities headed by Zhuxian County are heavily guarded within the Chengyang County between Wulian Mountain and Yishan Mountain, they can control the northeastern part of Xuzhou into the eastern plain of Qingzhou and the Jiaodong Peninsula. The terrain is unstoppable!
But no matter how good the location is, no matter how good the city is, if the defenders are not determined to defend, it will be in vain.
"The general's metaphor is very vivid. Fu Lang's selling out and seeking glory is really not something that should be respected. I heard Xi Shouyue say before that Fu Lang already wants to join him, but the time has not come yet. I wonder what the general gained last night?"
When Xu Zongwen heard Pei Qing start talking about business, he not only grabbed a copy of Gu Kaizhi's "Pictures of Fuyan Waterbirds", but he also didn't hide anything and told all the secret talks and plans between him and Fu Lang.
Speaking of copying Xie An's handwriting, Pei Qing said: "It is your duty to do such trivial things and do your best."
"I'll leave everything to you, sir!"
Five days passed by, and the day that Fu Lang had been promised to send Taifu Xie An's handwritten letter had come. However, no one from the governor's office came to invite him, and Xu Zongwen became suspicious.
What kind of name is this Fu Lang trying to get?
It was agreed that night that three days later, Xie An's handwritten letter would come to Linzi, and the two parties would meet at the Governor's Mansion. It was delayed for two days, and no one came to explain the reason. It was so weird!
"General, do you know the story of Ban Dingyuan?" Pei Qing asked suddenly when he saw Xu Zongwen was restless.
Ban Dingyuan was Ban Chao. Because he went to the Western Regions as an envoy, he made the countries in the Western Regions return to the Han Dynasty and stabilized the Western Regions Protectorate. He was named Dingyuan Hou for his merits, so he was called Ban Dingyuan in the world.
At such an urgent and important moment, Xu Zongwen had no intention of chatting with Pei Qing, "Why would you, sir, think of Ban Dingyuan?"
Pei Qing smiled slightly: "When Ban Dingyuan followed Guo Xun to the Western Regions for the first time, he arrived at Shanshan Kingdom. The king received Ban Chao very warmly at first, but his attitude began to become cold after a while. Ban Chao questioned him in the post house The talented people in Shanshan told the truth, and it turned out that the envoys of the Huns also came to Shanshan, and Qin Muchu of the Shanshan Dynasty wanted to have two boats."
So that’s it!
Xu Zongwen suddenly understood why Fu Lang broke the promise. It must be the special envoy of King Qin Fu Jian who came to Linzi, so Fu Lang wanted to sit back and watch the success or failure, and then decide whether to surrender to Jin!
Pei Qing continued: "Ban Dingyuan made a decisive decision and led thirty-six warriors from the Han envoy to attack the Hun envoy at night, and handed the heads of the Hun envoys to King Shanshan. Later, King Shanshan had no choice but to surrender to the Han Dynasty. Ban Only then did Dingyuan establish a foothold in the Western Region."
"Sir, you are right. The current situation is very similar to the scene when Ban Chao was ignored by King Shanshan. The news of Qin's special envoy arriving in Linzi must have been blocked by Fu Lang. Now we can only wait for Mr. Xi's reply."
While Xu Zongwen and Pei Qing were anxiously waiting for news, Zhang Sanlai reported that Xi Jian had arrived at the door. Xu Zongwen couldn't bear his temper and ran out to greet him.
"Mr. Promise Keeper, let me wait!"
"It's all my fault for keeping the general and the auxiliary machine brother waiting for so long!" Xi Jian's face was full of guilt, and he accused him again and again.
Pei Qing smiled and said, "It doesn't matter to me. I remember he is a general." After saying that, he glanced at Xu Zongwen who was a little embarrassed next to him.
After the three of them entered the room, Xi Jian slowly said that it turned out that a special envoy from the King of Qin really came to Linzi, and Fu Lang did not inform him for the safety and surrender of Xu Zongwen and others.
Xu Zongwen didn't believe Fu Lang's words. Xi Jian and Pei Qing's analysis was very clear. They both said that Fu Lang might be wavering between surrendering or not. At this time, it was extremely necessary for Xu Zongwen to make a decision to block Fu Lang's escape route, leaving him with only one option. My heart follows the master of the Great Jin Dynasty.
"Isn't it just to kill a few people?" Xu Zongwen stood up and called Zhang San and several familiar army leaders to come in and ordered them to gather the soldiers scattered in Linzi City.
Tonight, once we find out where the envoy of Qin lives, we will not hesitate and take action immediately.
Zhang San and the others couldn't hold it any longer. They haven't been exposed to blood for a long time since they conquered Pengcheng. How could they let go of this opportunity?
That night, Xi Jian came to report that the Qin envoy was staying in Guanyi not far from the Taiping Tower. Xu Zongwen immediately ordered Zhang San to lead his troops there to capture the Qin envoy alive.
Zhang San and a hundred of his fellow soldiers gathered at Guanyi under the cover of night and immediately surrounded Guanyi. Because there were few people in Qingzhou Guanyi, there were usually only a few postmen responsible for cleaning the courtyard, cooking and washing. Zhang San and others A swarm of swarms of people rushed into the post, so frightened that the post staff hid in corners and cried and begged for mercy.
Zhang San had no time to pay attention to these postmen, so he left a few people to take care of them. He personally led a group of soldiers up the stairs and quickly found several rooms where the Qin envoy was. After a melee, he killed the entourage. More than ten guards beat the emaciated Qin envoy unconscious, tied him up with a sack, and left.
Several postmen at the post office saw a group of people going upstairs with shining white steel knives, and then intermittent sounds of fighting and shouts of death came from upstairs. Everyone thought that they were destined to die, and there was no way to go to heaven. There is no way to enter the ground!
Unexpectedly, Zhang San and his men carried the special envoy of the State of Qin directly out of the post gate without paying any attention to him. The guards also ran and left after him. Several post staff were so nervous that they did not even dare to breathe. After half an hour, Zhang San's large group of people had gone far away, and then someone bold and careful got up to close the door...
