Chen Dingnan saw the old man coming up in person, and hurriedly stopped him: "Why are you coming up? My grandson is unfilial and has alarmed you. This place is too dangerous, so you should go back first."
While persuading, he said to the person following him: "Quick, help the old man get down!"
The old man of the Chen family pushed Chen Dingnan away and glanced coldly: "Get out of here, you have to bring about a disaster that could have been avoided, you waste!"
Chen Dingnan¡¯s expression changed, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes. But the old man's prestige in the Chen family was too high, and he did not dare to show any disobedience. He knew that the old man was blaming himself for not handling the matter well, but he didn't feel that he was doing anything wrong. If the reputation of the Chen family is reduced without fighting at the beginning, the reputation of the Chen family will probably fall to its lowest point. First the rebels were surrendered, and then the government troops were surrendered. They were erratic and wavering, and it was hard to tell how many people were laughing at them.
And even if he wants to surrender, what he plans to do is to resist for a while, so that the officers and soldiers outside the courtyard wall know that the Chen family is not easy to mess with. If they are pressed, the losses to the officers and soldiers will not be small. Furthermore, he is conceited and will not surrender without a fight. In fact, Chen Dingnan had always been careful. If he hadn't had the intention of preserving an escape route, he wouldn't have just stabbed the general and then shot him off the Weirang Road. With his martial arts, it would not be difficult to kill Lu Fenghou.
"Not convinced?"
The old man of the Chen family could see through Chen Dingnan's thoughts at a glance, but he was too lazy to say anything else. He walked a few steps to the Weirang Road, and then gave a deep salute to Fang Jie, who was slowly coming up: "I've seen the general, Chen Fuxian! The traitor was rude and blocked the general. I apologize for the traitor!"
Fang Jie walked to Chen Fuxian and stood in front of him, taking a few glances at the old man in front of him. He could tell from the old man's eyes that he was a man who had experienced strong winds and waves. Although he is already very old, the wisdom accumulated over the years is still in his eyes and he is not drowsy.
"Now that you surrender, aren't you afraid that I will kill your whole family in a rage?"
Fang explained the question.
Chen Fuxian lowered his head and said: "I know that if you don't surrender, it will be difficult to stop the general's wrath. Although it is a little late now, we can still remedy it. It's all because I have ignored the family's affairs for many years and left them all to the traitor. Dingnan agreed. If I knew that the imperial army had arrived, I would have opened the door early to welcome the general."
¡°There¡¯s no need to tell lies.¡±
Fang Jie handed the Chaolu Sword to Chen Xiaoru who came up from behind, and glanced at the young man following Chen Fuxian. This man has a face as white as jade, sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes. He is an iconic young man. It's just that the anger between his eyebrows seems to be heavier, and his eyes are quite hostile.
"Why are you blocking my army?"
Fang Jie looked directly into Chen Dingnan¡¯s eyes and asked.
Chen Dingnan raised his head and said: "I wonder how the general would react if his family was trapped? In such troubled times, how can I tell whether it's an army or a bandit? Chen just wanted to protect the family, old and young, and I hope the general will forgive him for any offence." "
Fang Jie nodded, and then suddenly punched Chen Dingnan on the nose. Chen Dingnan was startled and subconsciously raised his arms to cover his face. With a bang, Fang Jie's fist hit Chen Dingnan's arm hard. Chen Dingnan leaned back and fell directly from the city wall. Even though he had good cultivation, he forcibly twisted his body in mid-air and landed on the ground, but he still stumbled a few times and fell to the ground.
It was extremely difficult for him to fall down the two-foot-high courtyard wall without breaking his bones.
"There is no need to be hypocritical and polite, and there is no need to say useless words."
Fang Jie stood on the wall and looked at the young man who was struggling to get up: "I have seen too many aloof and arrogant people in the capital, and you are not the least of them. I want to survive, and I want everyone in the Chen family to survive. Now it's your turn." It¡¯s time for the Chen family to bid for the code themselves.¡±
Chen Fuxian's expression changed. He didn't expect this young general to be so direct. Throughout his life, he had met many people in the officialdom. This was the first time he had seen such a young and cold and arrogant person. He quickly calculated in his mind, and then said to Fang Jie seriously: "I am willing to give half of my family property"
"That's what I meant."
Fang Jie looked at Chen Fuxian and said word by word: "But it's not enough now."
Chen Dingnan stood up under the courtyard wall, pointed at Fang Jie and said angrily: "What is this? Or you will kill our entire Chen family!"
"good"
Fang Jie replied lightly, then turned and walked back: "I will go down now and fight again. If you feel unconvinced, I will give you this chance. If you can hold on until dark, I will lead the troops and leave immediately. If you can't hold on, the heads of hundreds of people in your Chen family will be destroyed tomorrow morning.It will be hung on the wall of Qiu'an County. "
"General, stay!"
Chen Fuxian walked a few steps, hesitated for a moment and suddenly knelt down with his knees bent: "It's all because I'm so arrogant and doting on this guy. The general shouldn't be the same as him. I guess the general is coming with his army, Or go to Langru Mountain to join Prince Xu¡¯s troops? I have a close relationship with Prince Xu, and the princess is the eldest daughter of the old man.¡±
As soon as these words came out, Fang Jie's footsteps stopped.
"In that case, why did you surrender to the thief in the first place?"
Fang Jie turned around and looked at Chen Fuxian and asked.
"I am responsible for the hundreds of lives of the Chen family, and for the century-old foundation of the Chen family. Generalhe is here, and there are many facts that he has no control over. I once wrote a letter and sent someone to Langru Mountain to deliver it to Prince Xu. The prince knows that he has no choice but to do this. In the past two years, I have sent people to send money and food to the prince many times, and I also asked the general to let my family go for the sake of the prince. "
Fang Jie was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "That's itthe merits and demerits of your Chen family in the future will be decided by the court."
"Thank you, General!"
Chen Fuxian lowered his head, his eyes full of pain.
His eldest daughter was married to Prince Xu, and his second daughter was married to Pei Guo, the governor of Luo County. One is fighting against thieves in Langru Mountain, and the other is following Li Yuanshan to cause trouble. His situation was extremely difficult.
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"We have to rush to meet Prince Xu, but we don't have enough food and grass."
Fang Jie sat in the living room of the Chen family, took a sip of tea and said, "I wonder if the Chen family can afford half a month's worth of food and grass for ten thousand horses."
Fang Jie did not tell the truth because after this battle his troops could no longer hide their traces. Overreporting and writing numbers prevented the rebels from pursuing easily.
¡°You can take it out!¡±
Chen Fuxian said quickly: "This is what the Chen family should do to serve the country."
Fang Jie snorted: "If you don't stop me, I won't kill anyone. But I lost hundreds of people, and your Chen family's private soldiers also lost more than half. This could have been an avoidable disaster, but it happened because of Some people bring it about because of their own righteousness.¡±
"How do I know you won't kill anyone?"
Chen Dingnan said: "Before the Meng Yuan people broke into the city, they also announced that they would not kill people. The rebels and bandits also said they would not kill people. But now where in the three northwest roads have fewer people died?"
"Shut up"
Chen Fuxian scolded him coldly.
Chen Dingnan¡¯s arms were swollen. If Fang Jie hadn¡¯t reduced his strength, he would have broken both of his arms with one punch. He was quite conceited. No one in Qiu'an County or even Luo County could compare with him. He was young, had good martial arts skills, was familiar with the art of war, and had a good reputation. But now the man in front of him looks to be about the same age as himself. He has already led an army to fight deep behind enemy lines. It is conceivable that he has a certain weight in the court and even in the eyes of His Majesty.
So he was a little unconvinced.
"The reason why we won't kill the Chen family is not because you are willing to surrender, but because of Prince Xu."
Fang Jie said calmly: "When I first entered Chang'an to study in the Yanwu Academy, the prince took good care of me. Even before he led the troops to the west, he even said goodbye to me. You are not dead now, you should be glad that you are alive. origin.¡±
Chen Dingnan said slightly angrily: "You are just relying on more troops!"
Fang Jie smiled and said: "I don't have time to discuss this with you. Do you think that by saying this, I will fight you fairly? People say you are not very talented, but you never expected to be so naive. The knife in my hand is You murderer, my army is here to suppress the rebellion. How is this different from playing house with you?"
Chen Dingnan blushed and opened his mouth to call him a coward, but seeing the cold expression on the old man's face, he swallowed back the words.
"I took food and grass from your Chen family, and I will naturally mention it when I report my merits to the imperial court in the future. And if you block the imperial army, this is a capital crime."
Fang Jie looked at Chen Dingnan and said, "Killing more than a hundred of my men is a capital crime."
Chen Dingnan was shocked: "Are you going to regret it?"
Fang Jie stood up and clasped his fists at Chen Fuxian: "Thank you for the food and grass, but one thing is another. If I want to take you, my direct grandson, I will first serve as a military slave. Don't worry, for the sake of Prince Xu." I won't kill him, but he has to rely on himself if he wants to survive in the end. Dozens of my men are in his hands. This is a life debt that must be paid."
Fang Jie looked at Chen Dingnan and said: "From today on, you have to kill to redeem your life, kill the rebels, and kill the Mongolian Tatars. When you kill enough 200 people, I will exempt you from being a military slave. You don't have to use that look. Look, you could resist if you had the guts, but you don't, so now you just listen and do it."
Chen Dingnan was furious, but Chen Fuxian held him back. The old man bowed deeply to Fang Jie: "I have thanked the general for his great kindness, and everyone in the Chen family will never forget it."
Fang Jie smiled, pointed at Chen Fuxian and said, "Your grandfather is wiser than you. You are a little smart, but in fact you are just reckless."
After saying this, Fang Jie turned around and left. Chen Dingnan glanced at Chen Fuxian in confusion, but saw the old man looking at the back of the young general with special admiration.
"Why?"
he asks.
"Do you think Li Yuanshan will win?"
Chen Fuxian asked him.
Chen Dingnan shook his head: "Even if the imperial army's suppression of the rebellion will not go smoothly, Li Yuanshan still cannot win after all."
"Then the day when the emperor wins a great victory will be the day when my Chen family will be destroyed. So I thank the talented general because he saved the only bloodline of my Chen family you."
"He saved me?"
Chen Dingnan pondered for a while and suddenly understood: "My grandson understands!"
Fang Jie strode out of the living room of the Chen family and ordered as he walked: "Bind Sun Kaidao, slap him for thirty years, lock him in a cage, and keep him in custody. If he begs for mercy, he will be slapped in the mouth."
Chen Xiaoru was startled, but he still agreed, turned around and left with a few flying fish robes. Not long after, Sun Kaidao's begging for mercy was heard: "General, I know I have made a mistake by humbled by my position!"
Fang Jie ignored him at all and quickly left the Chen family mansion: "Take the food and grass and leave Qiu'an County immediately."
Zhuo Buyi followed him and asked in confusion: "Why should we deal with Sun Kaidao?"
Fang Jie said as he walked: "You and I don't know that Chen Fuxian is the father-in-law of Prince Xu, but Sun Kaidao doesn't know why? If he had told it beforehand, how could this fight have happened? He came directly to the door to ask for an audience, and he didn't even get an excuse. If you don¡¯t come to me, this person has a plan for everything, and he doesn¡¯t know how to be a subordinate if I don¡¯t kill him.¡±
"Why not just kill him?"
Zhuo Buyi asked.
"Because he must have a reason to lie to me."
Fang Jie said as he walked: "He is not an idiot."
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Just when Fang Jie led his people out of Qiu'an County, they were thousands of miles away. Luo Yao, who was dressed in brocade clothes, reined in his horse and looked at the people blocking the official road with cold eyes. This place is less than a hundred miles away from Yongzhou City, and people who don't want him to go back are already waiting here.
In front of him, hundreds of monks wearing bright red cassocks stood densely packed.
Holding a golden ring sword, his face was expressionless.