Tan Shu returned faster than when he came because he was "escorted" by 500 cavalry soldiers sent by Shi Dakai to return to Sanshui County.

Although the weather was hot every day, Tan Shu's heart was cold when he went back.

Because he has been thinking about the words that the Tang army general Shi Dakai asked him to tell the Emperor of Qin in the past few days:

"Abdicate and submit a minister, and issued an edict to all prefectures, prefectures, prefectures, counties, Qi, and the ruler of Tang, destroying the ancestral temples themselves. The Qin Emperor may live and enjoy a lifetime of wealth. If there is any delay or perfunctory, the army will come to Chang'an City and the Qin royal family will be destroyed. All the royal males will be sentenced to death, and all the women will be demoted to official slaves."

Moreover, Shi Dakai also gave him a "precept of Qin" which listed the crimes of the Qin royal family and clearly told the people of the world that Tang wanted to take Qin and replace him.

This is simply no room for negotiation, and it is to completely drive away the Qin royal family from the root.

When the ancestral temple was destroyed, the royal family's inheritance was completely cut off.

This is equivalent to completely erasing the traces of the existence of the Qin royal family from this land.

Extremely ruthless and resolute conditions, or simply a naked threat.

How could Your Majesty and the Queen Mother agree to such a thing?

But if they do not agree, the Tang army will face the city. Once the city is broken, it will face the most tragic ending.

Tan Shu was full of sadness and did not understand why the Qin Dynasty, which had been established for a hundred years, was in turmoil this year, and was worried about internal and external troubles, and suddenly came to the verge of destruction of the country?

As a Qin minister, he naturally had the urge to die for his country.

But the moment this thought arose, he suddenly hesitated again.

If we can really see the day when the world is unified and leave it to a useful person to witness the peaceful and peaceful times and the arrival of the prosperous times of peace in the common people, wouldn’t it be more meaningful than such meaningless sacrifice to the country?

Besides, I have an elderly mother in the hall and a beautiful wife and young son. Do I really have to give up them and leave?

Forget it, let’s just pass the news back to the capital first.

As for whether to fight or surrender, it is better to leave it to His Majesty and Song Xiang to decide. After all, I am just a small seventh-rank county magistrate.

After returning to Sanshui County, Tan Shu did not stay for too long. After staying in the county government for half an hour, he took a few servants and guards to the capital.

Before leaving, he recruited the county magistrate Geng Ping and told him to put the safety of the people in the county first and not to be impulsive and reckless.

Geng Ping quickly left the city in confusion.

Geng Ping had sent someone to follow the car driver of Tan County before and wandered outside the city for several days, but he had never seen the adult get out of the car. He was surprised that after the car driver returned to the city, he went to the county government to ask for a meeting on the grounds of reporting on the official business, but his servant told the adult that he was ill in bed and did not change to meet the guests.

When Geng Ping was already wondering whether the county lord was doing some conspiracy, he saw the county lord who was "bed in bed" hurried into the city and even told him a few inexplicable words.

Geng Ping was even more confused. When he wanted to ask a few more questions, he found that the county magistrate had left.

He looked at the county lord's back as he looked away, and no matter how he looked, he seemed to have escaped.

...

But half a day later, Geng Ping quickly understood what the county priest meant.

When he saw thousands of troops appearing outside Sanshui County with black helmets and black armor, wearing a huge "Tang" flag, Geng Ping was shocked.

He had no idea where the enemy suddenly emerged, and why the patrol sent out had no warning at all, so he let such an army of unknown origin appear under the city quietly.

Just as Geng Ping was about to order the drums to prepare for war and was about to face the enemy, a cavalry marquis behind him came to him and said something, which made him stunned.

"This is Tang Hou's army."

Geng Ping was confused: "Who is Tang Hou?"

Junhou: "The Marquis of Tang is the Marquis of Tang, which is my lord. Tang Hou wanted to take Qin and replace him, so this is the vanguard of the army."

There is a lot of information in this sentence. Even though Geng Ping is a smart person, he was stunned for a moment before he understood.

Who is Tang Hou?

Tang Hou is Li Xu.

This military marquis is Li Xu's direct lineman.

Li Xu, as a Qin minister, is now in Beijing and an official, but he is another Tang Marquis who wants to overthrow the Qin Dynasty?

Geng Ping felt that he had never seen it before, and had never even heard of such a abandoned thing.

Looking at Geng Ping who was stunned, the military marquis looked cold: "The county magistrate opened the door and opened the army to enter the city. Don't make mistakes, and don't let my lord down on his appreciation and trust."

Geng Ping naturally did not want to be a loyal minister and general of Qin, he just couldn't accept the facts in front of him for a while.

Looking at the warning eyes of Junhou in front of him and the arm that had already touched the hilt of the knife, Geng Ping finally came to his senses.

He knew that even if he had any ideas, he would not have the chance to implement them.

The person in front of him will definitely kill him as soon as possible. Even if he can't kill him, there are more Li Xu's direct descendants around him who will achieve this goal.

Even the soldiers guarding the city gate were led by Li Xu's legitimate system.

He, the county lieutenant, is the county lieutenant.

If you are disobedient, you will be nothing.

Fortunately, he had already made up his mind to follow Li Xu, so after he figured out the situation, he simply ordered the city gate to open and go out to greet him by himself.

Shi Dakai stayed hundreds of personal soldiers into Sanshui County for a night of rest and replenished some food, grass and water, and continued to lead a 10,000 vanguard army to march south the next day.

After a night of digesting the facts in front of him, Geng Ping became excited from the beginning of confusion.

He knew that Li Xu was capable, but he never expected that his ability was so great that it was so shocking.

Not only did the extermination of the Gaohuzi thief army, but also defeated the Lin father and son who had fought twice, and annihilated nearly 100,000 Qin troops.

Now he still has to bring tens of thousands of troops directly to Chang'an City, forcing the Qin Emperor to abdicate and submit. What a great means and courage!

What he admired the most was that Li Xu actually sneaked into the capital of Qin and became an internal agent, and he also became a second-rank general, directly in charge of the city defense of Chang'an.

This is simply incredible, which makes Geng Ping feel very unreal.

If he and Li Xu were from the same era, they would inevitably sigh: "What a fuck!"

Looking at the elite Tang army soldiers under Shi Dakai and the black muzzles of muzzles, he became even more determined to hold Li Xu's thigh tightly.

Now it is Tang Hou. If there is no accident, it will probably be the emperor in a short while.

Although it's a little late now, it's still time.

If you perform well, you can still become a minister of the dragon. By then, the Geng family will be really developed.

After thinking about this section, Geng Ping was so excited that he must have smoked from the ancestral grave that he would meet Li Xu.

When you look back, you must go to the ancestral tomb to pay tribute and thank some ancestors for their blessings.
Chapter completed!