One day later, Jingzhou, Zhijiang, County Sheriff's Mansion.
Liu Daogui sat behind the big table where Huan Qian sat a day ago, with a calm look on his face. His general's robe was stained with a lot of blood, and there was a wound band on his shoulder. On one of his bare arms, his muscle lines were still intact. Fafa, Tan Daoji looked at him and shook his head gently: "Brother Daogui, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies and the governor of a state. It is too dangerous to climb this city wall yourself. If anything happens..."
Liu Daogui smiled and said: "What's the matter, Daoji, am I too old to lift the sword? My eldest brother in the Linqu battle and Wuji brother in the Sangluozhou battle, weren't they both fighting on the front line personally? This But the tradition of our Beifu Army is that as a general, you have to take the lead, and if you don’t fight, what are you doing wearing this armor?”
Yanzhi curled up his lips: "But you are the commander after all, and you are charging forward. If you make a mistake, it will affect the morale of the entire army. Besides, command..."
Liu Daogui waved his hand: "Aren't there still you? If I am really seriously injured or killed in the battle, Daoji will take over. If Daoji dies, Yanzhi will take over. If Yanzhi also dies in the battle, your lieutenants will take over. There are rules in the army, and our Beifu Army fights with a certain momentum, and this is what the man named Huan lacks the most..."
At this point, he pointed to the hall floor in front of him. Two bloody heads were placed on wooden trays. Were they those of Huan Qian and Huan Shisui? Liu Daogui shook his head: "This time, Huan Qian didn't run away after all. He escaped and wanted to go east to Lu Xun, but he was killed by his men on the way. He brought his head to sacrifice, and this Huan Shisui wanted to follow that Zhengyang County Wang Tianen fled back to the Later Qin Dynasty, but he was intercepted and killed by General Fu Hongzhi. General Fu, this time you are the real magic weapon descended from the sky."
Standing next to Tan Daoji, Fu Hongzhi, dressed in military uniform and dusty with travels, smiled and said: "It's better to come early than to come by chance. Following my father's order, the general led Liangzhou soldiers and horses to come to the aid of Jingzhou Governor Liu, but he never expected to catch up with this incident." During the battle, Huan Shisui and Huan Qian broke out separately and happened to bump into me. Originally, their troops were more than the 3,000 reinforcements I brought. However, the morale of the army was in chaos and they collapsed without fighting. Huan Shi Sui Ye was captured by me directly. I was afraid that the thief would take the opportunity to escape again, so I simply beheaded him in front of the camp. Liu Inspector, I was right to do this."
Liu Daogui smiled and waved his hand: "Hongzhi, back then we were on guard duty together in the palace. When did we become so different? Why don't you still call me Brother Daogui like before?"
Fu Hongzhi lowered his head: "I, I made the mistake of following Huan Xuan, becoming enemies with the Beifu brothers in the puppet Chu army, and my hands were stained with the blood of the Beifu brothers. Now I am lucky to be pardoned. How dare you call yourself brothers with the soldiers of Beifu again?"
Liu Daogui stood up, walked to Fu Hongzhi, and took his hand: "It's all in the past. In the past, each was his own master. Your Fu family and his son have lived in Jingzhou for generations. They have received the kindness of the Huan family and worked for him." It is only natural to serve Huan Chu. After all, at that time, the fake Chu usurped the Jin Dynasty. Even the eldest brother, Brother Xile, Brother Wuji, me, and all the brothers in Beifu had accepted this fact. How could we expect you to rebel? Where is Huan Xuan? When the two armies faced each other, the soldiers only followed orders. As a general of Chu, you, like Hu Fan, did your best. You are worthy of your true nature as a soldier. We respect you very much. The past grudges cannot be ignored. It doesn’t matter, now we are all Jin soldiers, we are all comrades fighting side by side, from now on we will continue to treat each other as brothers and no longer have biological identities."
Fu Hongzhi nodded excitedly: "Thank you so much, Brother Daogui. If you have any instructions, Hongzhi will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Yanzhi said in a deep voice: "Liangzhou is thousands of miles away from Jingzhou, and the road is dangerous. You need to cross mountains to get there, but Brother Hongzhi's men and horses have all arrived, and Yongzhou is only a few hundred miles away. We can march at full speed in five or six days." We were able to get to Jiangling, but Lu Zongzhi has never been seen. It is in vain that the Jin Dynasty relied on him so much, and the country was facing a national crisis, but he did not want to repay him!"
Fu Hongzhi's eyes were shining, but he hesitated to speak.
Liu Daogui looked at Fu Hongzhi, smiled and said, "What, Hongzhi has something to say?"
Fu Hongzhi gritted his teeth and clasped his fists: "Since Yanzhi said so, there is something I must report. Huan Qian once sent someone to send a letter to my father, saying that my Fu family had been greatly favored by the Huan family, and also He once fought with the Beifu army and forged a blood feud, saying that Marshal Liu and Emperor Jin could not forgive us directly. They had only sent us to the border over the years, which was akin to exile. Now, as the head of the Huan family, he has come back to fight. Drive away the Jingba, uh, drive away the Beifu Army, make Jingzhou the Huan family's empire again, and ask us old troops to be loyal to him."
As he spoke, he took out a cowhide bag soaked with sweat from his arms and handed it to Liu Daogui: "This is a letter to persuade you to surrender, and the messenger was once an old official of my Fu family, and he was beheaded on the spot by my father. Kill, when you send me to lead troops to support him, you want me to present this thief's letter to clarify the feelings of my father and son."
Liu Daogui took the letter with a smile, opened it, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "Hey, the person who issued the letter to your father is the governor of Jingzhou. All the letters issued to you go to Zhennan General and Nanman Colonel. This is the price. It's not that low. If I were you, I might think about it carefully."
Fu Hongzhi shook his head: "My Fu family has received great favors from the Jin State in the past generations, not from the Huan family. No matter how high the price is, I will never commit such treason and surrender to the enemy. Huan Qian surrendered to the barbarians and attracted the Qiang." The thief who raped, killed, and plundered my people in Jingzhou has long been a traitor to the country, not our benefactor. Even if he falls into my hands, he will be like Huan Shisui, who rectifies the law in front of the army to comfort the soldiers who died!"
Liu Daogui nodded, put the letter back into the cowhide bag, and threw it onto the treasure box with three large locks next to Huan Qian's head. Fu Hongzhi looked at the box and said: "According to the confession of the prisoner, in this box are the letters of allegiance from the Jingzhou powerful, civil and military officers, and generals who Huan Qian secretly communicated with when he came back this time, and agreed to serve. Perhaps, Who are the local people who have delayed coming to help, or who have not contributed to the work? Open this box and you will know at a glance. Brother Daogui can also take precautions based on this, so that these people with second thoughts cannot continue to be in their positions. He’s in an important position.”
Yanzhi said excitedly: "Brother Hongzhi is very reasonable. It is too troublesome to investigate these rebels one by one, and there is no evidence. I originally targeted a few guys when I was in Jiangling, but it's a pity that Brother Daogui, in order to collect Jiangling's people are so popular that even the city gates are wide open. Let them go or stay. I can only give up. Now that all the evidence is here, I don't have to worry about wrongly accusing people. Quickly open the box and see which bastards have surrendered to the enemy and treason. Let's go back and arrest them according to the list. .”
Liu Daogui looked calm and looked at Tan Daoji: "I have ordered that this box be burned. I will not read any of the letters inside."
