On the one hand, he continued to be in exile, and on the other hand, he was the governor of Puyang County.
Everyone must consider this temptation carefully.
After Liao Shuang heard this, his eye sockets shrank slightly, then he rolled his eyes wildly, weighed his left and right, and began to think deeply.
Seeing this, Lu Fan continued: "General, you can send all your family members to Puyang now. When the Liang army arrives, after guarding the city for a day, you can directly abandon the city and leave. You will be done."
Hearing this, Liao Shuang took a deep breath and couldn't help but ask: "What is faith?"
"Take this as a letter." Lu Fan said, and took out a silk letter and handed it to Liao Shuang: "This is a letter written by my king to the general. Please take a look at it."
"Handwritten by King Qin?" Liao Shuang quickly took it, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully.
"Yes." Lu Fan returned: "With the king's personal letter, what does General Liao have to worry about? Here, I can also defend the city with the general, and then retreat together. No matter what, I will not Are you kidding yourself with your life?"
"Haha, that's not necessary. Sir, your words are serious. The King of Qin, the king of a country, wrote this letter in his own hand. There can't be any falsehood. It's just this matter. I still need to think about it, haha..."
Liao Shuang said with a smile.
Two days later, Guiyang.
Xiao Yuan's troops came to the city, but before he made any move, the gate of Guiyang City was already wide open. Immediately afterwards, the county guard Liu Xin, dressed in official uniform, walked out alone, knelt on the ground not far in front of Xiao Yuan, and shouted loudly shouted:
"Liu Xin, the governor of Guiyang County, respectfully welcomes His Highness the King of Qin——"
This action already showed that he was willing to submit.
There was no Jin army garrisoned in Guiyang to begin with. Even if they did not surrender, the Qin army would be able to break it after a day's forceful attack. The governor Liu Xin's initiative to open the city seemed to be no surprise at all.
Xiao Yuanyi felt so happy that he was about to turn over and dismount, but at this moment, Lin Chu hurriedly hit the horse's belly and came closer, whispering next to him:
"Your Majesty, according to military intelligence reports, Liu Xin is very loyal to the King of Jin, and is not greedy for life and fear of death. But now he is alone, opening the city to surrender, which is not like his character."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in the same low voice: "What you mean is that even if Liu Xin cannot defend Guiyang, based on his character, he should retreat like other officials. Follow King Jin instead of now?"
"Yes, but his behavior is suspicious. Whether Liu Xin really surrendered, I dare not make a conclusion." Lin Chu said.
"I understand." Xiao Yuan nodded slowly.
At this time, seeing his monarch and his ministers whispering over there, Liu Xin couldn't help but look up slightly, and then lowered his head.
Xiao Yuan had a smile on his face, then he got off his horse and stepped forward to help Liu Xin up: "Master Liu, please get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Xin looked frightened.
Xiao Yuan smiled again and said: "Now Mr. Liu takes the initiative to open the city to avoid unnecessary casualties and for the sake of the people of Guiyang. I am very pleased."
Hearing this, Liu Xin quickly said: "I am scared. Your Highness leads an army of 200,000. He will win the battle and capture the attack. How can the light of fireflies in Guiyang County dare to compete with the sun and the moon?"
As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly reached out to the side: "Ah, your highness, please come into the city."
"Okay, okay." Xiao Yuan nodded, and under Liu Xin's guidance, he began to lead his troops inside.
After walking all the way to the county governor's mansion, there was no doubt that Liu Xin started hosting a banquet in the county mansion to entertain Xiao Yuan.
In the hall, Xiao Yuan was naturally at the main seat, and Liu Xin was right next to him. When the food and wine were served, Xiao Yuan also smiled slightly and said, "Master Liu is too polite."
"Where is it? It is truly an honor for me to entertain His Highness the King of Qin." As Liu Xin spoke, he also took his official seal, held it up respectfully and said, "Your Highness, please accept the seal."
Xu Hu saw this and was about to step forward to take it and present it to Xiao Yuan, but the latter waved his hand and said with a smile: "Guiyang is under the governance of Lord Liu. The people are prosperous and live and work in peace and contentment. There is no need for the official seal of the county governor." Handed over, Mr. Liu will continue to govern this place, which must be the hope of the people here."
"This..." Perhaps because he did not expect King Qin to speak like this, Liu Xin was obviously in a daze.
But after regaining consciousness, he couldn't wait to change the topic and said: "To entertain Your Highness today, we only have some wine and food, which is very boring. If Your Highness allows it, there are several singers in the palace who can sing and dance to entertain you."
"That's fine." Xiao Yuan smiled and nodded.
After receiving his permission, Liu Xin immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Everyone come in."
Following the words, several young women filed in. After entering, they all put their hands on their waists and bowed.
These women all have good looks and graceful figures. After the elegant music started playing, their gauzy sleeves started to show off their charm.
The generals on the left and right in the hall all had a case in front of them. They were all men and they also liked beautiful women. Naturally, many of them admired it with gusto, and when they drank the wine, they felt even better.
At this time, a charming woman also knelt down in front of Xiao Yuan's case and started pouring wine for him.
Xiao Yuan glanced at her first, then looked at Liu Xin, as if he said casually:
"Master Liu, to be honest, I actually appreciate your talents very much. The reason why I did not take the official seal is because I sincerely hope that you can continue to be the governor of Guiyang County and serve as an official in the Qin State. Be a good official. , I will never treat you badly."
His words seemed to be a subtle reminder, and also seemed to be giving Liu Xin a last chance.
But when the latter heard this, he laughed dryly: "Haha, I... I've already surrendered, haven't I?"
Xiao Yuan stared at him, his eyes gradually turning cold.
At this moment, the woman just finished pouring the wine. Xiao Yuan grabbed her wrist without even looking.
"Ah, Your Highness..." the woman subconsciously exclaimed.
"What's hidden in your sleeve? Poison?" Xiao Yuan said lukewarmly: "Pour wine with a beautiful woman and poison with a beautiful woman. Mr. Liu, you are very courageous."
His voice was not serious, but upon hearing these words, it is conceivable that the generals of the Qin army in the hall were shocked and all stood up. Xu Hu even drew out his sword directly.
"Bold officer! How dare you plot to kill my king!"
Seeing this scene, the woman whose wrist was grabbed suddenly turned pale, and her face turned pale.
Liu Xin's expression also changed drastically.
The king's food and drinks were naturally tested for poison, and Liu Xin was not that stupid to dare to poison them directly.
Obviously, he wanted to drip poison from his sleeves into the wine glass while the beautiful woman was pouring wine while people were unprepared.
If Lin Chu hadn't reminded him before and Xiao Yuan had been more careful and noticed this subtle movement, he might have actually fallen victim to it.
Now that the matter was exposed, Liu Xin also risked his life immediately, stood up, threw the cup and said:
"Fight with King Qin!"
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