A crack was opened slightly and Yang Shilin, a Sima of Tang Army, was released in. Yang Shilin was about fifty years old, with a medium figure, and his long beard was neatly trimmed under his jaw. Although he was not good at speaking, he was the only official among many Li Jiancheng's subordinates who were familiar with Wei Wentong. ◎,

At this time, Wei Wentong walked down the city wall from the corridor. Yang Shilin hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and smiled, "General Wei, long time no see."

Yang Shilin used the local accent of Hengshan County, which sounded very friendly. Wei Wentong also replied with a smile: "It's been about a year! I still remember that last year, Yang Envoy went to Beijing to report his work. After passing Hulao Pass, we drank a few glasses of wine. Why not drink another one today?"

Yang Shilin is not a greedy person, but he could say something at the table, so he happily said: "Then I'll trouble General Wei."

Wei Wentong immediately ordered the soldiers to set wine in the city tower and served a few side dishes. The two of them sat down. He filled Yang Shilin with a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Why don't you be the county magistrate?"

"Lishi County has a small population, many mountains, poor arable land, and the Turkic army often comes to harass it. This official is really worried. Although it is a little harder to follow the left governor, at least he feels promising. Isn't it just a future to be an official? The general said, right?"

"Something makes sense!"

The two raised their glasses and drank them all, and Yang Shilin asked with concern again: "How could General Wei fall here?"

"Don't you know the Battle of Xingyang?"

"I really haven't heard of it, maybe the news has not reached Chang'an yet."

"This happened a few days ago, and it's normal for you to not know."

Wei Wentong briefly told Yang Shilin about the war that took place in Xingyang County, but hid Du Ruhui's incident. Finally, he sighed: "The Wagang Army cut off my retreat. I only have two thousand people in my hand. I can only cross the Yellow River north and temporarily avoid the front of the Wagang Army. I didn't expect to meet you."

Only then did Yang Shilin realize that Wei Jin was betrayed by Wang Shichong and died. He sighed, "Wang Shichong will have great power when Wei Jin dies. Mr. Li said that this man is ambitious and will become emperor sooner or later. Will the general still be loyal to him?"

"Of course I won't be loyal to Wang Shichong, but I am the Sui army, of course I am serving the Great Sui."

"actually"

Yang Shilin carefully tentatively: "Why don't the general consider Chang'an? The King of Chang'an has ascended the throne and is still the world of Sui. The King of Tang is respectful to the wise and humble, and the left governor is humble. He heard that General Wei has fallen here and his heart is full of sympathy. He has long admired the general's reputation and is willing to recommend it to the emperor for the sake of the general. With his talent as a general, he will never be inferior to the position of the general. This is the promise of the left governor. Can the general consider it?"

Wei Wentong didn't expect that Li Jiancheng would promise his position as a general, which really surprised him. This shows that Li Jiancheng is quite courageous. However, Wei Wentong was already named General of Right Guard when he was in Hulao Pass, and it was still one step away from the general. It is not surprising that Chang'an was named General of him.

Although Wei Wentong didn't care, he pretended to be silent. Yang Shilin thought Wei Wentong was moved and continued: "Qu Tutong is a famous general in the world and surrendered to the King of Tang without hesitation. He is now the Minister of War and Duke Jiang. If the general is willing to surrender to Chang'an, the left governor also promised to be appointed as Duke of Henei County. The future is just around the corner. The success of life is no more. The general must seize the opportunity!"

Wei Wentong pondered for a moment and said, "First of all, I thank Mr. Jiancheng for his kindness. With his sincerity, I can guarantee that I will not intercept any ships on Yongji Canal. Even if he is going to do something big, as for surrender, I need to think carefully and send someone back to ask my father for instructions. Whether it is surrender or not, I will give him a formal reply twenty days later."

Yang Shilin knew that Wei Wentong was a trustworthy person. Since he promised, he would not regret it, but Yang Shilin did not hear the loopholes. Wei Wentong only promised not to intercept the Yongji Canal, but did not agree not to intercept the Yellow River. He drank the wine in his glass and stood up and smiled, "Since that's the case, I will go back and hand in the left governor."

Yang Shilin said goodbye and left. At this time, Du Ruhui walked out of the inner room and smiled and said, "General, Hanoi County Duke, such a big deal, is General Wei not moved?"

Wei Wentong said lightly: "It is a lie to be unable to tell the truth, but since I have decided to serve the King of Qi, how can I regret it halfway through!"

When Yang Shilin saw Li Jiancheng, he told Wei Wentong the entire story. Li Jiancheng frowned and had to think about it for twenty days, but he actually asked his father for advice. Li Jiancheng vaguely felt that Wei Wentong was delaying time, but Wei Wentong really refused to surrender and he didn't force him. The key was whether Wei Wentong could keep his promise and not intercept his own grain ship.

Yang Shilin smiled and said, "Wei Wentong values ​​credibility the most. Since he has promised His Highness, I don't think he will break his promise."

Li Jiancheng would not take risks for a promise. He thought about it and ordered his left and right, "Let General You come to see me!"

Soon, You Junda urged him to come forward and said, "I am not good at meeting the governor!"

"My army will not consume time here. I will immediately lead the army back to Xinxiang County. General You can lead 3,000 soldiers to continue to garrison here, preparing to pick up our grain ships. They will arrive at the latest two days later. You will return with the grain ships. Remember, don't let Wei Wentong hinder our grain fleet."

"Abide by the orders!"

After Li Jiancheng arranged the funeral, he led a large army to leave Wuzhi County and headed towards Xinxiang County. He had his own big plan and would never miss the big thing for Wei Wentong.

Wei Wentong stood on the city wall and watched Li Jiancheng's army go away. He suddenly smiled and asked Du Ruhui, "Do you think Zhang Xuan know what happened in Hanoi County?"

Du Ruhui smiled slightly, "Don't the general want to send someone to ask his father for advice? He simply went to Wei County to send a message to tell them in detail what happened in Hanoi County. I believe Zhang Xuan will have a solution."

Wei Wentong laughed loudly. He casually asked for his father an excuse, but unexpectedly he could use it to deliver a letter to Wei County.

He immediately wrote a letter to his father, and found another personal soldier, and told him in detail, so he asked him to leave the county town and go to Wei County to deliver the letter. Wei Wentong was from Hengshan County and was about to pass through Wei County when he returned to his hometown to deliver the letter.

The confrontation between the Huaihe River has entered its seventh day. Since Yu Wenhua and the breakout were defeated, they have no courage to try a second breakthrough. However, it is obviously impossible to go by land, unless they move westward and go north to Xiangyang, but it is obviously impossible. First of all, there is a steep mountain obstacle, and secondly, Du Fuwei is eyeing him, and more importantly, there is no food to support them to Xiangyang.

Either he retreated to Jiangdu, but Chen Ling would obviously not allow them to enter the city, so Yu Wenhua and he had no second way to go besides going north from the Huaihe River.

As the food began to be insufficient and the army began to be dissatisfied, Yuwen Zhiji was also anxious. He found his brother who was addicted to licentious debauchery several times, and finally convinced him to agree to send someone to ask for peace with Zhang Xuan.

On the Tongji Canal, a small boat gradually approached the entrance to Huaikou. The person on the boat was Cui Zhao, the negotiator sent by Yu Wenhe. Although he did not want to negotiate with the Qingzhou army, Yu Wenhe believed that as the head of the Cui family of Boling, he could get close to Zhang Xuan, so he forced him to negotiate.

Cui Zhao had no choice but to bite the bullet and head to the Qingzhou military camp on the other side.

At this time, several Sui army patrol ships rushed over quickly and blocked Cui Zhao's small boat's way. The soldiers on the boat pointed their bows and arrows at him. A captain shouted sternly: "Who is it?"

Cui Zhao was so scared that he bowed and said, "I am going to see the King of Qi at the order of the Queen Mother."

He also knew in his heart that if he said it was Yu Wenhua and sent him, the soldiers on the other side would shoot him immediately. He had to entrust the empress dowager to announce the edict, and there was really a decree of the empress dowager in his arms.

The captain heard that it was sent by the Queen Mother, so he waved his hand and asked the soldiers to put down the crossbow. He then led Cui Zhao's ship to the north shore.

In the big tent, Cui Zhao was drinking tea while thinking about how to negotiate with Zhang Xuan. To be honest, he was really afraid of seeing Zhang Xuan.

At this time, the curtain was raised, Fang Xuanling walked in and said with a smile: "My head coach is not in good health. I especially ask me to talk to Mr. Cui. Please don't blame Mr. Cui!"

Cui Zhao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Zhang Xuan would not come, which made him secretly happy. He quickly got up and returned the greeting, "Where! Where! Military Secretary Fang is the same."

Fang Xuanling asked him to sit down, and asked the soldiers to change to a new tea. He smiled and said, "Mr. Cui is representing Yu Wenhua and come!"

Fang Xuanling was not polite and called Yu Culture and its name directly. This was originally an extremely rude name. It was usually called a public or a magistrate, or an official position. This was fine. Generally, only enemies would call him directly. Even a well-educated literati like Fang Xuanling directly called Yu Culture and Ji, which means that Yu Culture and Ji has become the public enemy of the world.
Chapter completed!