Fangshan is a small county in the mountains, located in the Chishui River Valley, with roads leading north to Lanzhou, Xianzhou and other places. The population is small and it seems very deserted.
On this day, a hawker entered the county. We found an inn, put down our greetings, and went straight to the county government office.
The hawker looked around and came to the guarding soldiers. He cupped his hands and said, "I'm Zhe Yanwen. I have something important to ask Chi Yuhou. Please pass it on."
The soldier looked Zhe Yanwen up and down, said nothing, and turned around to enter the county government office.
After a while, an officer came out. He looked at Zhe Yanwen and said, "I am the secretary, He Ping. If Yu Hou is out for something, please come in and wait."
Zhe Yanwen thanked him and followed He Ping into the county government office. He came to a side courtyard and was led into a house. Said: "Wait here in the Yamen."
Zhe Yanwen felt a little uneasy. But now that he was here, he could only force himself to calm down and nodded.
He Ping ordered his soldiers to bring a brazier, put it next to Zhe Yanwen, and then left.
Zhe Yanwen sat there, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. He got up and kept pacing back and forth, glancing outside the door from time to time. The house was deserted, not even a single person could be seen, it looked like a haunted house.
It was not until almost noon that He Ping came to the house. He said to Zhe Yanwen: "Yu Hou has come back. Please come to Yanei."
Zhe Yanwen waited until he was sweating. After hearing this, he stood up and let out a sigh of relief: "We can't go back. The secretary will lead the way."
He Ping took the lead. He led Zhe Yanwen to a nearby yard. He led Zhe Yanwen to a house and said, "Yamen, please wait here. I'll go in and ask Yu Hou to come out."
After saying that, he passed through the door and arrived at the next room.
Zheyanwen had no choice but to sit down in the room. Fortunately, there was a brazier in the house, so I sat there and warmed myself up.
Not long after, He Ping and a young man came in from the next room.
The young man looked at Zheyanwen, looking up and down without saying anything. After looking at it for a while, I slowly walked to the middle.
He Ping said hurriedly: "Yameni, come to see Yu Hou."
Zhe Yanwen stepped forward and felt a little happy when he saw that Chi Yuping was a little arrogant. He cupped his hands and said, "I'm Zhe Yanwen, I've met Yu Hou."
Chi Yuping nodded and said, "Sit down. If you have anything to say, you can tell me."
Zhe Yanwen sat down and looked around. There was no one else there. He just looked around and said nothing.
Chi Yuping said calmly: "I don't know what important matters come from Yanei?"
Zheyanwen always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it. After a pause, he said: "Yuhou is stationed in the army mountain and is eyeing the prefecture. Do you want to be my enemy?"
Chi Yuping said: "Do you think I'm here to be intimate with you? Zhe Ke begged to surrender to the Jin Kingdom and harmed the loyal and good. It's hard to describe the crime! Today I am stationed in Fangshan County. Of course I want to pacify Fuzhou and give back to the people. The world is bright and clear!"
Zhe Yanwen was stunned, not expecting Chi Yuping to say that. After a while, he said: "My father had to pay money when all the surrounding prefectures and counties fell. I think back then, he also led troops to save Taiyuan and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty!"
"Humph——" Chi Yuping sneered. "Zhe Keqiu, who saved Taiyuan back then, was rewarded with an official title by the imperial court, and he was never treated badly. After Zhe Keqiu surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, he failed to persuade Xu Huiyan to surrender. This is the first crime. He assisted Lou Su in attacking Shaanxi Province, and the people of several states suffered from it. , The second crime. In the past few years, I have guarded several states in northern Shaanxi for the Jin Kingdom. I have made demands from all sides, and the people cannot bear the harassment. This is the third crime. For one of these crimes, beheading is not enough to vent your anger!"
Zhe Yanwen couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhe Yanwen came to Fangshan County today to discuss surrender matters for his family. In the current situation, there is no other way except surrender. However, Zhe Yanwen relied on his status and thought that when he arrived in Fangshan County, Chi Yuping should greet him and be overjoyed. Unexpectedly, after arriving, I was led to an empty house and had a cup of cold tea. Then I met Chi Yuping, and I didn't expect that he would dare to speak rudely.
Chi Yuping did not wait for Zhe Yanwen. He really had something to do today. Of course, they did not treat Ori Yanwen in a different light or specially improve the reception standards. Zhe Yanwen was just the second generation of the Zhe family, just a village general, but he didn't realize it clearly.
The root of this matter is still hard to find. Zhe Keqiu was just a member of the Song Dynasty's side generals, not much different from people like Zheng Jianchong and Murong Wei. It's just that Zhe's family was born in Fuzhou, he was loyal, and he also had a person like Zhe Yanzhi working in foreign affairs, so he couldn't help but think highly of himself. After surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, Lou Su, Sa Lihe and others valued him, and even gave him a chance to compete with Liu Yu for the throne of emperor. Zhe Keqiu felt that he was the first Song general to surrender to the Jin Dynasty, and he relied on his identity.
After the Shaanxi Jin Army was destroyed, Zhe Keqiu had no foreign aid and was facing a dead end. At this time, Wang Xiaolie would certainly not look down on him and give him any special treatment. Chi Yuping was placed in Fangshan County in preparation for gathering an army to solve Fuzhou by force.
When Zhe Yanwen came to Fangshan County, he was careful and easy to say, but who could he show his anger to?
Before coming to Fangshan County, Zhe Yanzhi once told Zhe Yanwen that he should be careful when arriving in Fangshan County and not offend Chi Yuping. So Zheyanwen came as a hawker and stayed in the inn. But as soon as he arrived at the county government office, Zhe Yanwen couldn't help but feel aggrieved when he thought about his identity.
After a long time, Zhe Yanwen asked: "How do you want to treat Yu Hou? How do you treat our Zhe family?"
Chi Yuping said: "I have an army of three thousand in Fangshan County. Of course I want all the troops to go out and wipe out the prefecture!"
Zhe Yanwen laughed when he heard this: "Three thousand soldiers and horses are just trying to wipe out Fuzhou. Don't make fun of Marquis Yu!"
"Isn't it enough?" Chi Yuping glared at Zhe Yanwen angrily.
Zhe Yanwen laughed a few times, then suddenly remembered the recently rumored war in Dantou Village, and his voice became smaller and smaller.
Not enough? Fuzhou's military strength is far less than the 14,000 gold army, why do you think it is not enough. In the current prefecture, the soldiers and horses from other prefectures under his command have already left, leaving only more than 6,000 troops of his own clan and more than 10,000 soldiers of the nearby prefectures. I'm afraid these troops are really not enough to fight three thousand Song troops.
Shutting his mouth in embarrassment, Zheyanwen couldn't help but sweat from fear.
Opposite him is Yu Hou of the Song Army, who can be said to be in a high position. Subconsciously, I felt that his official position was not high, and at most he was on an equal footing with me. This idea is very dangerous, dangerous enough to kill the Ori family.
"Enough, enough--" Zheyanwen slowly sat on the chair and lowered his head.
Chi Yuping looked at Zhe Yanwen and said: "Since you know enough, you still talk nonsense to me. Before coming to Fangshan County, Xuanfu made it clear to me. If Zhe Ke can learn about current affairs and know how to advance and retreat, Fuzhou can If you don’t fight, you won’t fight. Because for many years, the people of Fuzhou have served the imperial court and have shed a lot of blood. You can’t blame the people just because of the mistakes of one or two people, just let them make mistakes again and again! If you don’t know the current affairs, you can’t do it. , don’t hesitate to raise a large army to quell Fuzhou! Xuanfu was extremely benevolent to Fuzhou! After Zhe Yanzhi was demoted due to his fault, Xuanfu recruited him and asked him to go to Fuzhou in person to persuade Zhe Keqiu. Zhe Keqiu is What did you do to him? After arriving in Fuzhou, lock up Zheyan and let him sit back and watch the success or failure!"
Seeing Chi Yuping's harsh words, Zhe Yanwen didn't dare to breathe, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.
Chi Yuping said: "One month ago, Xuanfu decided to attack Shaanxi first, and I had to stop here. Now that the battle in northern Shaanxi has been completed, and the army is free, it's time to deal with Fuzhou. What do you think of me? Three thousand soldiers and horses are not enough, how about calling in nine thousand people? Nine thousand people are not enough, but are 20,000 enough? I think it is enough to wipe out Fuzhou. There are not that many people in Fuzhou, so we don’t need that many manpower! "
Zhe Yanwen lowered his head and whispered: "Marquis Yu is merciful! The officials and people of Fuzhou always miss the imperial court and dare not go against the imperial court..."
Chi Yuping snorted coldly. Said: "You go back and tell Zhe Keqiu that if you want to return to the court, you should make a decision early and don't hesitate! When my army sets off, it will be up to him to form an alliance under the city! The lives of hundreds of people in Zhe's family will depend on him. It’s settled with one word!”
