Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

His gaze focused on Wanyan Chanchun, and then moved to Wanyan Bendu's face.

Wanyan Shitumen glanced at his son without saying anything. He also had no intention of reminiscing about the past and just stared at Wanyan Bendu's face quietly.

"Your Highness the Prince of Qi is on the other side of the river. I believe you have all seen that Dalugu City and Huntong City have surrendered, and Xiangzhou and Binzhou have also fallen into the hands of the Prince of Qi. Now General Xi Sheng of Annan has been ordered to advance westward from Binzhou to attack Jingyuan, while Your Highness is guarding the Huntong River. Those present are all very familiar with Dalugu City and Huntong City in the rear. If we are trapped here." Wanyan Bendu took two steps forward, with a confident look on his young face: "Do you have any other places to break out? Can the food and grass in the city provide support?"

"Who said there is none!" Wanyan Chanchun picked up the wine jar and pointed to the south with his empty hand: "There is still plenty of space in Huanglongfu. We can withdraw our troops there. Wuqimai has promised us the position of Meng'an and land."

Wanyan Shitumen glanced at his son with a look of longing. He missed his brother Asman especially at this time. It was a pity that he died in the fight with Nianhan, otherwise he would have been a good patriarch in the future. Why did he let his eldest son take over now?

Wanyan Bendu sneered, "Let's not talk about how you have been fighting Wuqimai for many years under Xieye's command, and whether there are people in his army who hate you. Let's just talk about the current situation, how can you evacuate Jingyuan City safely."

Wanyan Chan was stunned for a moment.

He looked over at Wanyan Loushi who was sitting over there. Seeing that he was listening to the two people talking with a normal expression, he frowned and said, "The King of Qi attaches great importance to all of you. However, the Qi army speaks with military merit. Without military merit, few people can win the support of the people. However, the King of Qi admires your bravery very much. Marshal Loushi has fought with General Xisheng several times and has not lost. He can be appointed as the General of the Western Army. The rest of you will be promoted to Lieutenant Generals and Assistant Generals. In the future, the promotion will be based on the ability to move up and the incompetence to move down." He paused slightly and said, "Of course, if there are people who want to give up the military and pursue literature, they also need to be tested before they can take office."

"This Lu Bu is going too far!" Wanyan Chanchun came back to his senses immediately and said to his father, "Dad, I know something about the official positions in the Qi army. Lieutenant General and Assistant General are only fifth-rank officials. How can they be compared to the commander-in-chief..."

Wanyan Shitu stretched out his hand to stop his son from speaking. Qi State was nearby, and he was not blind or deaf, so he naturally knew that he didn't need others to explain it. He nodded slowly: "The military merit system of the Qin and Han dynasties... I understand it. It's very fair."

He glanced at his anxious son and scolded him: "Whatever a Jurchen warrior wants, he can take it with his own hands without the need for charity from others."

"West Zhonglang General..." Wanyan Loushi slowly picked up the wine bowl, drank it in big gulps, and lowered his voice: "What do we, the King of Qi of the tribe, plan to do?"

Wanyan Bendu took a breath and said, "Everything remains the same. If you are willing to move south, you can. Ningjiang Prefecture has a small population and a large land area. If you are willing, you can move your tribe there. If there is a larger land area in the future, we will reconsider resettlement."

"Ningjiangzhou was killed by you guys..." Wanyan Chanchun muttered, then sat down. His old father had said that, what else could he say as he had little influence? His eyes rolled around and he poured himself a glass of wine and drank it.

"Where is our military power?" Wanyan Cibushi suddenly asked.

"If you are willing to surrender, there will be no war in the northern border, and naturally we will not need so many soldiers. Otherwise, all the men in the tribe will go out to serve as soldiers, and who will support the family?" Wanyan Bendu spread his hands and said, "As for the war, the King of Qi is preparing to implement the government soldier system, and the soldiers will naturally come to enlist when the time comes. Don't worry."

"The Fubing system of the Tang Dynasty..." Wanyan Loushi spun his wine bowl and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Your Highness, Prince Qi, are you not afraid that it will once again turn into a separatist regime?"

"That's something the king should consider..." Wanyan Ben's eyelids drooped, and he spoke softly, "I can't take care of such important court affairs."

"Hahaha——" Wanyan Loushi laughed, "Great! I have always admired the martial arts of the King of Qi, and I am often annoyed by the hostility between the two armies. Now I have this opportunity to get to know the King of Qi, which is naturally good." He leaned forward and said, "You go down and have a rest first, and we will discuss it and give you an answer in a few days." He tilted his head and said, "The King of Qi...you won't even give us a few days, right?"

"For such an important matter, the King of Qi can certainly wait." Wanyan Bendu nodded in agreement. Wulin Dahe, who was listening behind him, suddenly said, "But don't try to use this as an excuse to delay. We are not easy to fool."

Chulidi subconsciously pulled him, Wanyan Loushi laughed and looked at the three of them: "Of course not, there should be a result in the next few days." He turned to Wanyan Huo Nu and said: "Send the guests to rest."

"Yes."

"Then I... burp - I'll go to sleep too. Dad is here anyway, so I'm of no use." Wanyan Chanchun stood up shakily, his face flushed, obviously having drunk a lot of alcohol.

Wanyan Shitumen frowned and waved his hand unhappily, "Go down, go down." He smiled at Wanyan Loushi shyly, "I'm sorry to make a fool of myself, Marshal."

Wanyan Loushi just shook his head and said soothingly: "Since you are drunk, go and rest quickly."

The three envoys below bowed and followed Wanyan Huo Nu to leave. Wanyan Xishi wanted to support his brother, but was pushed away. "I can walk by myself," he said drunkenly and staggered out.

Wanyan Loushi stood up, glanced at the seated generals, narrowed his eyes, and then the sounds of talking and discussing were buzzing here.

A drunk man gave an order to the guards outside, and a figure ran out.

……

bang bang bang-

The moon was emitting a cold light high in the sky. In the deserted courtyard in the west of the city, someone was knocking hard on a tightly closed door. The lights in the dark house were lit, and a strong man who was on night watch came over and opened the door.

In the darkness, someone whispered a few words and then ran away quickly.

The guard quickly stuck his head out to look around, then closed the door tightly, lowered the bolt, ran quickly towards the lighted room, knocked on the wooden door and went in: "Second Prince, something terrible has happened."

Wanyan Zonggu looked over with sleepy eyes. He was just awakened from his sound sleep. With the light, he saw that it was the night guard. He shook his head and said, "What's going on? Why are you so anxious?"

The guard clasped his fists and said, "Someone just came to tell me that King Lu Bu of Qi has also sent envoys here. Wanyan Loushi and others are very friendly to them and may go to Qi to surrender."

"Hmm..." He nodded with a stiff face, and after a breath his sleepy eyes slowly opened wide. Wanyan Zonggu stood up with a "swoosh": "What?! What did you just say!" (End of this chapter)