Gan Ning opened the curtain of the big tent, walked in, bowed to Zhou Yu and said: "Grand Governor, Xiangyang City has sent an envoy to see you."
Zhou Yu was holding the Changqin across his lap at this time, playing with it thoughtfully. After hearing the news from Gan Ning, Zhou Yu unconsciously exerted a little force on his hands, and with a "pop" sound, three strings of the Changqin broke at once.
Zhou Yu was startled for a moment. He was proficient in music and took great care of his favorite musical instrument. This long piano has been with him for nearly ten years. Whenever the weather is dry, he will carefully oil the strings. This is the first time in his life that three strings have been broken at once. Zhou Yu frowned, put the long qin aside, and muttered in a low voice: "The string is broken. Is it because I have been too lazy recently"
"Grand Governor, it's been a dry season in autumn. You haven't done much maintenance on this qin recently. It's normal for the strings to break." Gan Ning had been following Zhou Yu for a long time and had some understanding of the qin. At this time, he said clearly, "Wait a minute." We have captured Xiangyang, and I will search carefully for you, and we will move all the good harps and strings in Xiangyang city to our military camp."
"Xingba still hasn't changed his true nature as a thieves from Jinfan." Zhou Yu laughed dumbly, and then said with a lonely expression: "It's already autumn. Time flies so fast. I wonder if we will be here again next autumn. Where to fight"
Gan Ning scratched his head and felt that Zhou Yu was a little strange today. Just because a few strings of Changqin were broken, he was expressing so many emotions for no reason. Gan Ning was a hero who dominated the battlefield, and he was very disdainful of these so-called sorrows for spring and autumn. He coughed twice and said: "Grand Governor, the envoy from Xiangyang is still waiting outside the tent. Are we going to see him or not?" ?¡±
"See, how can I not see you?" Zhou Yu was pulled back from his thoughts, "Although Kuai Yue is a bit despicable and cruel to his colleagues, it is interesting to be an opponent. Let's see what he can do this time. Here comes the trick.¡±
Fu Xun had been waiting outside the gate of the military camp for a long time. When he saw Gan Ning coming out of the military tent and ordering someone to pull out the antlers, he quickly adjusted his clothes. Gan Ning walked up to Fu Xun, raised his hand and said, "My chief governor would like to invite you to meet me in my tent."
"Thank you, General." Fu Xun said with a slight smile. He was about to bow and salute, but Gan Ning held his arm. Gan Ning came over and said viciously: "If you bastard dares to play any tricks in my camp and do anything to hurt the governor of my family, I will make you die miserably." After that, Gan Ning said Ning patted the iron spine sword on his waist heavily.
"Don't dare." Fu Xun's face turned pale with fear, and he lowered his head and followed Gan Ning into the Jiangdong Army's camp. When Gan Ning wasn't paying attention, Fu Xun took a sneak peek around and saw that Jiangdong Army was strictly observing disciplines and was well organized in both drills and patrols. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Only today did he know why Jingbei was so fast. The speed has fallen.
Gan Ning rolled up the curtain of the big tent and hung it on the door frame, and made a "please" gesture to Fu Xun. Fu Xun calmed down and bowed and walked in. Seeing Zhou Yu sitting at the head of the military tent with a smile on his face, Fu Xun saluted and said, "Fu Xun, the commander of Dong Cao in Jingzhou, is now the supervisor of the Xiangyang army. He pays homage to Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong army."
"Fu Gongti is a great man, a man of great talent and wisdom. I have heard about it for a long time. I am really lucky to see you today." Zhou Yu sat up slightly, returned the salute, and then said with a smile: "But I have never heard that Mr. Fu has Cao Mo. Zhu Zhiyong, Yu Rang and Jing Ke are so capable, why would Governor Kuai send you to assassinate me this time?"
Fu Xun was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hand and said: "The Governor is making fun of you. I am here specifically to surrender, and here is a letter of surrender written by Governor Kuai." After saying that, Fu Xun took out the letter of surrender written by Kuai Yue from his sleeve. The book was handed over.
Zhou Yu took it in his hand and slowly opened it to see what was written on it:
Kuai Yue, the prefect of Xiangyang in Jingzhou, paid homage to Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong: the more he received the favor from the Liu family, he should live and die with the city of Xiangyang. However, judging from today's situation, if we use the troops from the four counties of Jingnan to fight against the millions of troops east of the Yangtze River, we will be outnumbered, as is common across the country. The generals and officials in Jingzhou are all wise and foolish, and they all know that this is impossible. Regardless of life and death, we dare to fight against the general. We are not conceited about our ability and want to evade the enemy, but to pursue Liu Jingzhou's kindness. However, the Jingzhou Shepherd has become seriously ill recently. Liu Qi, a young man, disregarded his filial piety and righteousness, and established himself as a Prefectural Shepherd. Yue, an old minister, saw that Jingzhou was in danger of being overrun. Although he felt unhappy, he knew that the recent events were caused by Liu Qi, so he really hated him! Fu heard that General Sun Bofu, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Army, and General Zhou Gongjin, the governor-general, were sincere and open-minded, so they were more willing to offer Xiangyang and lead their troops to surrender to ensure peace. Weeping blood and worshiping Bai Bai, don't be suspicious.
The bottom of the letter is stamped with the seal of the Governor of Xiangyang.
Seeing Zhou Yu¡¯s calm demeanor, Fu Xun couldn¡¯t help but feel a little worried. He took a step forward and said, ¡°Prefect Kuai also said that he offended the governor last time.Weiwei is really out of helplessness. I hope the governor can forgive me and don't hold a grudge in my heart. This surrender was indeed done out of sincerity, and I hoped that the Governor could ignore past grudges and forgive him for the mistakes he had made before. "
Zhou Yu read the letter of surrender in his hand several times, pondered for a while, threw the letter on the table, and laughed loudly: "This scam of surrender by Grand Administrator Kuai and Mr. Fu is too clumsy."
Fu Xun had already expected that Zhou Yu would be suspicious before he came. Now when he heard what he said, he was not very panicked. Fu Xun's expression remained unchanged, he cupped his hands and said, "Prefect Kuai surrendered to me wholeheartedly, why doesn't the governor still believe it?"
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "I also judge it based on today's situation: Xiangyang City has high walls and thick walls. Although it has experienced previous defeats, the number of defenders on the city has increased instead of decreasing, which shows that there are not a few soldiers in the city who can fight. And the Kuai family As an old minister of Jingzhou, the Kuai family and the Cai family are the two largest families in Jingzhou. At this time, the Cai family's family fortune is withered. It is not worth mentioning that no matter how incompetent Liu Qi is, he will not dare to attack the Kuai family again, otherwise the foundation of Jingzhou will be shaken. It will be difficult for him to secure his position as Jingzhou Mu again. Furthermore, even if my lord and I ignore the past grievances, it is absolutely impossible to hand Xiangyang into the hands of Prefect Kuai again. Compared with Liu Biao, this kind of kindness can be regarded as a world away. Farewell, is Governor Kuai willing to do so? None of the points mentioned in the surrender letter are true. What is this if not a false surrender?"
"Hahahaha" Fu Xun listened to Zhou Yu's words, his face did not change, he looked up to the sky and laughed.
Zhou Yu slammed the table and said angrily: "I have seen through your treacherous plot, why are you laughing?"
Fu Xun smiled and said: "I have long heard that the Governor of Jiangdong is an unparalleled wise man and a hero. But when I see him today, he is also an uneducated person. Isn't it ridiculous?"
Zhou Yu said: "Why do I have no knowledge?"
Fu Xun said loudly: "Does the Governor want Governor Kuai to shoot another 10,000 people under Xiangyang City before he is willing to believe that he will surrender?"
Zhou Yu was startled when he heard this. He lowered his head and thought for a long time. He changed his face and got down from the table. He bowed deeply to Fu Xun and said, "I don't know what is going on, and I mistakenly violated my authority. Please don't worry about it, Mr. Gongti."
Fu Xun quickly returned the salute and said: "Don't dare. At this time, the military morale in Xiangyang City is unstable and the people's morale is unstable. No matter how high the city wall is, it cannot be defended. Moreover, when Cai heard that Governor Kuai shot his brother to death, he had already persuaded Liu Qi We have launched an attack on the Kuai family, and the letter of incrimination has arrived at Taishou Kuai's desk. No matter how unwilling Taishou Kuai and I are, we can only surrender to the Governor."
Zhou Yu said: "Okay, I would also like to ask Mr. Fu to return to the city and inform Governor Kuai that I, Zhou Yu, accept his surrender and please rest assured. At noon tomorrow, I will lead the troops into the city. Please make preparations early."
Fu Xun bowed and thanked him, but pretended to be hesitant. When Zhou Yu saw it, he smiled and said, "Mr. Fu, please tell me if you have anything to say. From now on, you and I will be ministers of the same palace, what else can't we say?"
Fu Xun pretended to be hesitant and whispered: "The people in Xiangyang City are in a panic right now. If the Governor brings a large army into the city, it will be difficult to calm people's hearts. But if I speak out to dissuade the Governor, I am afraid that the Governor will suspect that we are not Sincerely surrender, this"
"So that's what happened." Zhou Yu laughed and said, "Mr. Fu is right. Okay, I will only bring a hundred people with me tomorrow. There will be no problem now."
"Then I will open the gates of Xiangyang tomorrow and await the arrival of the Governor." Fu Xun knelt on the ground and kowtowed. He buried his head deeply between his arms, and couldn't help but have a sly smile on his face.
"Then I'll help you two." Zhou Yu looked at Fu Xun who was kneeling down deeply, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.