Chapter 32 The three-qi king rises again
Zhao Yingluo smiled and said, "With my sharp tongue! But I have to ask General Lao to come with me. I wonder if General dares to take the risk to go to Puzhou?"
The Puzhou that Zhao Yingluo mentioned is today's Puyang, which is only more than 300 miles away from Kaifeng.
At this time, Wang Zaixing was entrenched in Puzhou, which was closer to Daming Mansion controlled by Liu Yu.
"They are all serving the imperial court, how dare you disobey your orders? It's just that... the princess has a rich body, why should she risk herself to go to Puzhou?"
Zhao Yingluo raised her head slightly and said with a smile, "As you said just now, they are all serving the imperial court."
"The princess feeds the people of the Song Dynasty with food and protects the country of the Song Dynasty with military equipment. The general admires her greatly! I wonder when the princess will set off?"
"See you at the north gate in three days!"
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Puzhou experienced several wars, and its original prosperity was no longer there. Although the Song and Jin Dynasties had a brief truce, the relationship between the grassroots bandits, the rebels, and the puppet Qi was complicated.
After Wang Zaixing captured Puzhou a month ago, he became a thorn in the side of the puppet Qi Emperor Liu Yu.
Puzhou is so close to Daming Mansion. Once Wang Zaixing covets Daming Mansion, will the throne be stable?
At this time, Zuo Cheng Li Xiaoyang gave him an idea to recruit him to surrender!So Liu Yu sent Prime Minister Zhang Xiaochun to Puzhou in person.
Wang Zaixing did not refuse or agree to the Puppet Qi's surrender. He only said that after three to five days of consideration, he would place Zhang Xiaochun in Guanyi.
The day after Zhang Xiaochun arrived, a group of people greeted him outside the gate of Puyang City.
Zhao Yingluo and her maid Xia He were riding in a carriage. Yue Fei, Jiang Laosi and four of their powerful subordinates were riding in front and behind the carriage to protect them.
Jiang Laosi originally wanted to bring more people to protect his lord, but Zhao Yingluo said, "We are recruiting, not attacking the city." and rejected his suggestion.
So Jiang Laosi had to choose Wang Hu and Su Lie, two men with good combat capabilities, plus Han Zhong and Gao Qiang led by Yue Fei, to form a guard team and follow her to Puzhou.
Although there are few people, they are well equipped.
Thanks to the advancement of the craftsmanship of Feng Jing's blacksmiths and the adoption of the assembly line operations developed by Zhao Yingluo, the daily output of fire guns has reached ten, and there is still room for further growth.
Therefore, this time she gave everyone one to wear. If Wang Zaixing had any malicious thoughts, he would kill them first.
It took a group of people a day and a half to finally arrive in Puzhou at noon the next day. After finding a hotel to stay, they ate something and headed towards the Puzhou government office.
Wang Zaixing was discussing with his counselor Xu Yan whether it was better to accept the surrender or continue to occupy the mountain and separatist power for the king, when a servant hurriedly walked in.
"General, there is a woman outside the Yamen claiming to be the princess who wants to see you. This is the post."
Wang Zaixing took the invitation with some suspicion, "Princess? I have never known any princess? This... Princess Dongming of the Song Dynasty? Who is she?"
Xu Yan took it and took a look, stroking his beard and said, "General, this Princess Dongming is amazing! She is an expert in farming..."
He briefly told Wang Zaixing Zhao Yingluo's deeds in the past two years.
Wang Zaixing suddenly became curious about this legendary woman, "Please come!"
Seeing Zhao Yingluo entering the house, Wang Zaixing was a little unhappy. It turned out that the so-called princess was actually a helpless little girl who was no more than ten years old. He couldn't help but feel a little scornful in his heart.
But the person returning is a guest and the princess, so he can't be too negligent.
He stood up and was about to say greetings, but Zhao Yingluo ignored him and went straight to the main seat and sat down.
Then, Xia He scolded in a cold voice, "Can't you come over and see the princess?"
Being scolded like this by a little girl, Wang Zaixing felt suffocated in his heart. This was his own territory!It's okay for the princess to put on airs, even the girls around her boss her around, which is of temper, he pressed his hand on his sword, preparing to explode.
At this time, Zhao Yingluo also pressed her hand to her waist. If Wang Zaixing made any threatening move, the fire gun would kill him mercilessly.
At the critical moment, his sword-holding hand was held down by counselor Xu Yan.
"General, please be patient. Princess Dongming is the adopted daughter of General Zong. If anything happens to her, will the general be able to withstand the thunderous wrath of the old general?"
Although Wang Zaixing is a reckless man, he may have some sense in leading tens of thousands of people. General Zongze, even the Jin people are afraid of him and call him "Grandpa Zong", not to mention himself.
After hearing Xu Yan's persuasion, he took a deep breath and slowly relaxed his grip on the sword hilt.
Yue Fei, who was standing next to Zhao Yingluo and had been staring at Wang Zaixing, saw him let go, and his hand on the sword also relaxed. As long as Wang Zaixing dared to draw his sword, he was confident that he would behead him in a short time.
"The King of Caomin has risen again and has met the princess."
Seeing that he was slightly submissive, Zhao Yingluo showed an imperceptible smile, and she had successfully taken the first step to recruit Wang Zaixing.
Next, she will slowly break down his defenses!Let him follow you willingly.
"Excuse me, please sit down!"
The main seat was occupied, so Wang Zaixing had to sit down at the side and back.
He thought Zhao Yingluo would speak first, but unexpectedly, Zhao Yingluo actually played with the agate beads on her wrist...
The king is happy and angry again!Just come and take the lead. What do you mean if you don't say anything?He was expecting another attack, but Xu Yan's words still lingered in his ears, and his hand left as soon as it touched the hilt of the sword.
"I wonder why the princess came to Puzhou?"
Zhao Yingluo did not answer his question, but asked him, "Does General Wang have a wife and children?"
Wang Zaixing was stunned for a moment, and then said unnaturally, "I have an extramarital affair, and I gave birth to a son last year."
Zhao Yingluo felt happy, she had a son, it was easy to have a son!
"Are you going to run around with your wife and son like this all the time?"
Wang Zaixing patted his chest confidently, "That's right! As long as I'm here, they will be protected!"
"What if the general is gone?"
Wang Zaixing was stunned, and then became angry for the third time!Did the princess get something and become so depressed?When you come to someone else's house to be a guest, you don't act according to common sense. What does it mean to be absent?What about cursing people to death?
Only this time, although Wang Zaixing had the idea of holding the sword, his hand did not move again. After taking a few deep breaths to calm down, he began to think about Zhao Yingluo's previous question.
"Although the general has [-] to [-] troops, compared with the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, these troops are like ants compared to Mount Tai! Even the pseudo-Qi Emperor Liu Yu has more than ten times more troops than the general."
Wang Zaixing was silent...
"Today the general captured Puzhou, but if any party wants to destroy the general, where will the general flee? Once the war breaks out, the general himself cannot protect himself, how can he protect his wife and son?"
Wang Zaixing continued to be silent...
Zhao Yingluo struck while the iron was hot, "If the general had defected to Liu Yu, the puppet court supported by the Jin people would have been destroyed by the Song Dynasty long ago. How could the general survive alone when the nest was overthrown?"
"If the general surrenders to the Jin people and considers the thief as his father, he will be infamy for eternity. Will your son be spared?"
Wang Zaixing was suddenly speechless. He had been fighting everywhere in the past two years, but he had never thought of this at all. After Zhao Yingluo asked her repeatedly, he couldn't answer it for a while.
(End of this chapter)