When the entire Rongcheng was completely controlled by the Han army, the sky still showed no sign of lightening.
Because the incident happened suddenly, most of the Youzhou soldiers were captured by the Han soldiers who poured into the city while they were still sleeping, and very few of the Youzhou soldiers were even killed.
"Your Majesty, I have captured the guard of Rongcheng!"
Wu Xin, a tall and long-armed cavalryman, carried a man who was tied up and reported to Liu Yuhui very happily.
"His Majesty?"
The captured Youzhou general was originally devastated, but after hearing this statement, he immediately regained his composure.
Liu Yu also saw something strange about him and asked immediately.
"Are you the guard of Rongcheng, Zao Quan, Zao Song's clan brother?"
After hearing Liu Yu's question, the man was still stunned and even forgot to answer.
"Damn it, Your Majesty is asking you something!"
When Zhao Kun saw this, he immediately stepped forward and kicked him.
Zao Quan's body was shaken by the kick and fell to the ground, but he asked loudly.
"Aren't you the soldiers of Sun Wei and Wang Zan?!"
It turned out that Zao Quan thought he had been attacked by Sun Wei and Wang Zan from Zhangwu County. The two sides were constantly attacking each other. He originally thought that his escape was unsuccessful and he must be dead.
Now I know that the people who attacked were not Sun Wei and Wang Zan, but seemed to be the army of Han Dynasty in Qingzhou.
If this was the case, then it would be impossible for him, Zao Quan, to be killed to vent his anger. After all, he had enmity with Sun Wei, but he had no enmity with Qingzhou Liu Yu.
Even when Wang Jun went to Linzi to marry his daughter, he was one of the guests seeing off relatives, and he wrote the marriage letter.
"Of course not! I am the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Sun Wei and I are my subjects!"
There was no joy or anger in Liu Yu's words, but it still made Zao Quan overjoyed.
He immediately struggled to kneel down and kowtow. Because his hands were tied, he even lost his balance, which looked quite funny.
"The sinner Yingchuan Zaoquan, pays homage to Your Majesty!"
"Sinners know that their sins are serious, and they only ask that before they die, they can let Your Majesty know about their sincerity!"
"My brother Zaosong is greedy for profit and greedy for power. I tried to dissuade him from all the deeds he did, but he didn't listen to good words and only listened to the words of flattering villains. That's why he decided to separatist rule. This is a stupid thing for the state to be an enemy of His Majesty!"
"The sinner has repeatedly urged him to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, but he has always been rejected. Now that I can see your majesty lead the royal army to conquer Youzhou, I will have no regrets even if I die!"
After saying that, Zao Quan raised his neck, closed his eyes, and made a gesture of preparing to die generously.
Everyone present was dumbfounded, and they were all impressed by Zaosong, the clan brother.
"As expected of a person from Yingchuan, it is indeed a place where literary talent gathers. He is obviously begging for mercy, but he says it so forcefully, and he perfectly refutes all charges."
Liu Yu couldn't help but admire in his heart. He knew that Zao Quan was Zao Song's clan brother, and he must be a die-hard man. In order to force him to surrender obediently, he had just thought about the ten tortures in his mind, but now it seems that No more use.
"Bah, shameless guy, he betrayed even his own clan brothers so easily, he should really be killed to warn the world!" Wu Xin thought to himself.
"He is obviously a loyal minister, but why do I feel that he has not committed any crime and should not die?" Zhao Kun thought in his heart, and then turned to look at Liu Yu.
As for the other captured generals who were being held in front of them, they all had their heads lowered, praising their commander in their hearts.
"In this case, Mr. Zao should be my loyal minister!"
Liu Yu also wanted to take advantage of him.
"Only a foolish king kills loyal ministers!"
"General Zao, do you think I am a fool?"
Hearing what Liu Yu said, Zao Quan opened his eyes, widened his eyes, and said righteously.
"When I saw His Majesty when I met him, I felt that His Majesty was heroic and mighty, and that he was a wise king who saved the world. How could he be a foolish king!!"
When Liu Yu heard this, he was slightly stunned and asked.
"When did General Zao and I meet? Why don't we have any impression?"
After hearing this, Zao Quan immediately took the opportunity to tell the story of his relationship with Wang Jun when he married his daughter. Even all the details in it were expressed very truthfully. To others, it sounded like an old story. .
"Oh, it turns out we are old friends!"
When Liu Yu looked at the situation, it seemed that Zao Quan was very smart and he could be used to save a lot of trouble.
"Hurry and untie General Zao!"
After hearing Liu Yu's order, Wu Xin looked a little uneasy, obviously worried that this treacherous villain had other evil intentions.
"I am the Mingjun, and Zaoqing is the loyal minister!"
Seeing the situation, Liu couldn't help but pretend to say.
"How can a wise king tie up his loyal ministers to show off his evil deeds?"
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Youzhou, Fanyang.
When the sky was just getting dark, Zaosong, the governor of Youzhou, got up early.
Since he woke up, his eyelids have been beating non-stop, and his originally irritable mood has become even worse.
A few days ago, he sent a secret letter to his brother Zaoyue, who was supervising the army of You Tong, to report that You Tong deliberately delayed the march on the road and seemed to be in no hurry to go to Daijun. Zaoyue said in the letter that he should make plans early.
When Zaosong received this letter, he guessed You Tong's thoughts in his mind.
He felt that You Tong did this just because he wanted to take the opportunity to ask for an official position. After all, he was indeed a little wronged by a mere second officer and general.
Zaosong didn't care at first, but in the following days, all Zaoyue's secret messages were cut off.
Nowadays, Zaosong doesn't even know where the army led by You Tong has gone, as if the soldiers and horses deliberately hid.
Zaosong calmed down and prepared to send someone to carefully inquire about the itinerary of You Tong and others after finishing their meal.
As soon as he sat down at the dining table, and the maid next to him brought a bowl of honey water, his personal servant hurried in to report.
"Master Lang, there is a report from a ranger, saying that they saw Zao Biejia leading a large group of soldiers and horses coming from the east in a mighty manner. They are already twenty miles away!"
"Sanlang? You mean the third brother?" Zaosong looked confused.
"yes."
"Hey, I didn't give the order to summon him, why did he come with the troops?"
Zao Song naturally had great trust in his clan brother and did not think there was any rebellion, but something unexpected happened.
He began to make calculations in his mind.
"Is it the soldiers under my command who are clamoring for winter clothes? Or do they need subsidy money?"
Zaosong thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
"Go and tell the sergeant guarding the city. When he arrives outside the city, let him come to see me alone. He is sending an army without authorization. It is becoming more and more unruly!"
