Sun Chuanting, who stayed in the house, poured himself another cup of tea.
The tea was almost cold by now, so I drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.
Hong Chengchou left Sun Chuanting and went directly to Chen Xunping.
"Both of you are here!"
As soon as he entered the house, Hong Chengchou saw Chen Xunping and Sun Chuang in the house and took the lead in saying hello.
"How was your persuasion? Have you persuaded me?" Sun Chuang stood up and gave his seat to Hong Chengchou. He walked to the side and picked up the teapot and handed it over, "Drink some water."
"No more. I drank a lot of tea from Sun Chuanting." Hong Chengchou waved his hand and rejected the teapot handed over by Sun Chuangchuang.
Sun Chuang put the teapot back, walked to the empty seat next to Chen Xunping, sat down, and said, "Doesn't it look like things are not going well for you?"
"It's hard to say." Hong Chengchou pursed his lips and shook his head.
Upon hearing this, Sun Chuang's eyes lit up and he said, "Listen to what you said, there is a way!"
"He is a smart man, and it is not surprising that he is loyal to the emperor and patriotic in his heart. And he is not the kind of foolish and loyal person. Otherwise, when the power of Wei Dynasty was strong, he would not have left the official department and returned to his hometown. I am willing to join forces with Wei Wei, but I may not have the idea of avoiding his edge." Hong Chengchou said.
After hearing this, Sun Chuang gave a thumbs up and said: "You still have a way. If you let us go, we will be killed immediately if we fail to persuade them to surrender."
As he said that, he looked at Chen Xunping, who was still studying the map next to him.
"Since he took the initiative to lead his troops to surrender, it means that he does not want to die. As long as he does not want to die, there is always a way to make him work for us." Hong Chengchou said in a relaxed tone.
At this time, Chen Xunping suddenly said: "Can you confirm when Sun Chuanting will return?"
"It's hard to say. As long as people like him figure it out, they may change their attitude at any time. It takes time." Hong Chengchou said.
Chen Xunping tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said, "The army is about to leave for Dengzhou. There is not much time left for him to change his attitude."
"Why don't you take him with you, and I will follow," Hong Chengchou said.
Chen Xunping shook his head and said, "Having this person around is a drag. It's okay if there's no war at ordinary times. But when there is a war, we have to dedicate manpower to watch over him. How can we have so much energy to take care of him."
"I have a suggestion!" Sun Chuang suddenly interrupted, looking at Chen Xunping and Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou's eyes fell on Sun Chuang.
"What do you think?" Chen Xunping asked.
Sun Chuang put his wrists on the table and said: "We can keep Sun Chuanting and give it to Hong Fansi. In this way, we don't need to take Sun Chuanting to Dengzhou, and someone can continue Convince him and kill two birds with one stone."
"I can do it." Hong Chengchou spoke first.
There are not many civil servants of the Ming Dynasty who are valued within the Tiger Character Banner. His current intention is to drag them down one by one. With more people, he will no longer have the burden of betraying the Ming Dynasty.
Chen Xunping thought for a while and said, "That's it, Sun Chuanting will be handed over to Hong Fansi."
As he spoke, he looked at Hong Chengchou.
Today, Hong Chengchou no longer has an official position in Huzi Banner. He is now the chief envoy.
As for whether Hong Chengchou would let Sun Chuanting go privately, he was not worried at all.
Hong Chengchou was an official who had taken refuge from the Ming Dynasty. If Sun Chuanting were to be let go from him, his future with the Tiger-Character Banner would be cut off.
Therefore, Hong Chengchou would only supervise Sun Chuanting more strictly than others in Tiger Character Banner.
The war in Lushun was not over yet. Seeing that he could not capture Jinzhou by force, Mang Gurtai chose to besiege the city, trapped Jinzhou City, and wanted to encircle the city for reinforcements.
This is also a move commonly used by slave thieves.
The Tiger Banner did not have many troops in Lushun, and one Lushun could not support many soldiers and horses. When facing the army of slaves and thieves, they more often chose to defend the city.
So open up Lushun and
The sea passage between Dengzhou and Dengzhou has become a top priority.
Once Lushun gets the support of Dengzhou, it means there is support behind it, and Lushun will no longer be an isolated place, just like when the Ming Dynasty occupied Lushun. The slave thieves knew that they could capture Lushun, but because there were people behind Lushun Deng Lai was relied upon, and Lushun was always allowed to remain in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
The Tiger-Character Banner army soon set off from Huai County and advanced toward Dengzhou Zhaoyuan.
Hong Chengchou stayed in Huai County and presided over the agricultural affairs of Laizhou, established farmers' associations in various places, divided the fields, and suppressed the resistance forces.
Agricultural administration officials were all dispatched from Jiangwutang or Henan.
These people have either personally participated in the local agricultural affairs of the Tiger Character Banner, or they have rich theoretical knowledge. With the cooperation of the two, Laizhou's agricultural policies have been advanced very quickly.
As Hong Chengchou who stayed to take charge of the overall situation, he was busy with official duties every day. After all, when implementing new agricultural policies, even if he had rich experience in other areas, he would still encounter all kinds of troubles when implementing them in unfamiliar places. with resistance.
"How many days have I not been to Sun Chuanting's place?" Hong Chengchou raised his head and asked his subordinates after finishing processing an official document.
"Almost ten days."
"I originally said I would go see him the next day, but I forgot about it because I got busy. Let's go and see him today." After saying that, Hong Chengchou put down the pen in his hand, stood up and walked out.
The place where Sun Chuanting was imprisoned was in the Yamen of Huai County, but he was not locked up in a prison.
After a while, Hong Chengchou came to the door where Sun Chuanting was being held.
"Open the door!" Hong Chengchou motioned to the person guarding the door to open the door.
The guard took out the key, unlocked the door, and pushed the door open for Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou stepped in.
As soon as he entered the room, he found Sun Chuanting sitting on the bed blankly, his hair was messy and unkempt, and he smelled bad.
"Bo Ya, you haven't taken a shower in a long time. You're all smelly." Hong Chengchou covered his nose with his hand.
He hadn't smelled this smell in years.
"All your people have left?" Sun Chuanting asked in a hoarse voice.
Hong Chengchou took out a handkerchief and wiped the dust on the surface of the stool. After sitting down, he said, "I'm not here!"
"It's not you, it's the Tiger Flag's army in Huai County. Has it gone to Dengzhou?" Sun Chuanting asked again.
Hong Chengchou said: "The army has already gone to Dengzhou, so Boya, please don't blame me for breaking my promise to you. There are too many things at hand. I finally found some time to see you today."
"I didn't expect that you would start attacking Dengzhou so soon. It seems that you are very sure, and you are right. Your navy is really powerful. The Dengzhou navy is probably no match for your navy, and the Chengshan Guards can't stop you from Laizhou. The army in the past." Sun Chuanting said.
