Jia Shenwu, who was about to leave, turned around and said to Xiao Wu: "What do these fat-headed men in the city mean? Do they want to surrender?"
"We'll know if we meet you," Xiao Wu said, "Bring him here!"
The soldiers were ordered to retreat.
Jia Shenwu left in no hurry now and sat back on the bench, waiting to see the visitor.
When the soldiers who went out came back again, there was a timid middle-aged man beside them.
"Are you from the city? What kind of official are you?" Xiao Wu asked straight to the point.
The middle-aged man took a step forward, clasped his hands and said, "I have met the general. I am the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. I have come here to see you, general, on the order of the prefect."
"It turns out that Yang He wasn't sent here, so Yang He, the governor, is no longer useful in speaking in Kaifeng Mansion?" Xiao Wu asked bluntly.
The middle-aged man said with a sarcastic smile: "Master Yang has been feeling unwell recently. Currently, all affairs in Kaifeng City are in charge of the governor alone."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu and Jia Shenwu looked at each other.
Then I heard Jia Shenwu say: "You came to see us, could it be that the palace master behind you is planning to open the city gate and surrender."
"No, no, no." The middle-aged man shook his head hurriedly and said immediately, "The Master has no intention of surrendering."
Snapped!
Jia Shenwu raised his hand and slapped the table hard, his face sank, and he said: "Since you are not here to surrender, then what are you doing here? Someone, pull him out and chop him up."
Two soldiers walked in outside the tent.
"Two generals, don't take action yet. Listen to what I have to say and then take action." The middle-aged man looked at Jia Shenwu nervously, his legs shaking constantly.
Jia Shenwu raised his hand and stopped the two soldiers who were about to arrest them.
He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Don't say I won't give you a chance. If you have any last words, hurry up and tell me. It won't be too late to chop your head off after you finish speaking."
"Yes, yes, no, you can't cut it." The middle-aged man said with trembling lips.
Jia Shenwuhu stared and shouted: "If you don't want to lose your head, why don't you tell me now? I don't have time to waste time here with you."
"Say, say, just say it." The middle-aged man was so frightened that he stammered, "The prince admires the two generals very much. The two generals can abandon the dark side and turn to the light. The prince is willing to recommend the two generals to a position of commanding the general affairs. If the two generals can help the court put down the rebellion, it is very possible for a guard to command the envoy in the future."
Jia Shenwu raised his eyelids and glanced at him, and said: "When I think you are just a piece of shit directing things, come here, take me out and chop him up."
The middle-aged man who heard this was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.
Two soldiers stepped forward and grabbed the middle-aged man's arms and dragged him outside the tent.
"Not finished, not finished, there are still things to say." The middle-aged man shouted repeatedly.
At this time, Xiao Wu said: "Let him go and let him speak."
The soldier who grabbed the middle-aged man let go, but the man stood on either side of the middle-aged man, guarding him on both sides.
The middle-aged man took two steps forward and immediately realized that he was facing two rebels. He stood up with a stern expression and said: "If the two generals are not willing to serve the imperial court, the palace will return it to the two generals." Have you prepared other options?”
"If you want me to say no nonsense to him, just chop him down." Jia Shenwu said to Xiao Wu.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man ignored the temptation and said hurriedly: "The Master said that as long as the two generals are willing to retreat, he is willing to pay three to five hundred taels of silver."
Jia Shenwu said to Xiao Wu: "You heard it, they are treating us like stinky beggars. They want to retreat just for five hundred taels, which is not enough money for me to fire cannons into the city in one day."
Xiao Wu on the side nodded.
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly when he saw this, and he knew that five hundred taels was not enough.
These rebels were causing great trouble in Shanshan and Shaanxi. They had seen the world for a long time. They were not the thieves and bandits who could be dispatched with just a few hundred taels of silver.
"Five thousand taels of silver." The middle-aged man directly said the highest authority he could give.
Jia Shenwu spat on the ground and said: "What a dog can do with five thousand taels of silver, it will cost at least fifty thousand taels."
"Fifty thousand taels?" The middle-aged man's eyes widened.
He thought that five thousand taels was already a lot, but he didn't expect that these rebels were more ambitious and asked for fifty thousand taels of silver.
Jia Shenwu snorted and said, "What? Too much?"
"Fifty thousand taels of silver is indeed too much." The middle-aged man looked bitter.
He had been the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture for several years, and even including his salary, he did not have as much as fifty thousand taels of silver.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the county government office and the government government office are in the same city.
What's the benefit? Most of it was taken away by the government, and he, the county magistrate, could only drink a little soup.
"If you don't even want to give up 50,000 taels of silver, what else is there to say? Take him out and chop him off, and send his head to the officials in the city." Jia Shenwu mentioned again that he wanted to chop off the middle-aged man's head.
Two soldiers standing on the left and right sides stepped forward and held up the middle-aged man's arms.
"Here, here, just fifty thousand taels of silver." The middle-aged man agreed first, regardless of whether he could convince the people in the city to agree.
His life is his own. As long as he can return to the city, he doesn't care whether others are willing to pay for it. At worst, he won't leave the city again.
Jia Shenwu laughed and said, "It would be great if we could do it this early. Let go of our God of Wealth!"
He waved his hands towards the two soldiers holding the middle-aged man.
The soldiers let go of the middle-aged man.
"Tell me, when are you going to send the money?" Jia Shenwu asked.
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said, "As soon as the two generals retreat, the money will be sent over immediately."
"I can't even see the money. Why should I retreat? I'll take the money first and then talk about retreating. If I don't see the money, I'm firing more than a dozen cannons and destroying the city wall in front of me." Jia Shenwu threatened.
The middle-aged man did not believe what Jia Shenwu said. If the rebel artillery could knock down the city wall of Kaifeng City, they would have captured Kaifeng City long ago, and they would not have been besieging it forever.
"It seems you don't believe what I said." Jia Shenwu noticed the disapproval on the middle-aged man's face.
The middle-aged man's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "Xin, Xin, Xin, when we get back to the city, I will immediately have the money delivered to the two generals."
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. You will naturally believe it when you see it." Jia Shenwu didn't show any annoyance on his face. Not to mention Kaifeng City, the cannon with the Tiger Flag destroyed a gap in the city wall of Datong Town. .
The middle-aged people thought Jia Shenwu was bragging.
But under the eaves, he pretended to agree and said: "I believe it. I really believe that the general's cannon can knock down the city wall. It's just that I need to go back and tell the governor personally about the money."
Facing this thief general who was about to chop off his head if he opened his mouth or shut up, he didn't want to stay in the rebel camp for a moment.
