The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 150 Kill the Messenger

Wang Shouen sent a letter a few days ago, scolding Shi Kuangwei and Zhang Yijun, and protesting against Jingzhou for blatantly abducting the people of Pizhou, causing a massive loss of population in Pizhou.

Wang Shou'en threatened to immediately repatriate the people who fled to Jingzhou back to Pizhou, otherwise they would be reported to the court and even send troops to investigate.

Zhu Xiu knew that this guy was just pretending, so he laughed it off, "invited" the envoy sent by Wang Shou'en to stay in the residence, and then continued to work in the farming area.

Li Shouzhen proclaimed himself King of Qin and gave orders to Guanzhong. Most of the prefectures and counties surrendered upon hearing the news, with few resisters.

There were only a few soldiers and horses in Guanzhong. The strongest Hezhong Army and Yongxing Army rebelled. Qizhou's Fengxiang Army rebelled half under the instigation of the inspection envoy Wang Jingchong. Jiao Jixun was busy suppressing the rebellion.

The other prefectures and counties did not have the strength to compete at all, so they could only submit obediently and wait for the imperial anti-rebellion army to come to rescue them.

If Li Shouzhen could win a few great battles and keep the imperial troops out of Tongguan, the false surrender might come true at any time.

In a war-torn year, it's normal to go back and forth. Everyone is a faggot, and only fools will stick to it until the end.

Most of the Guanzhong area was replaced by Li Shouzhen's black-backed gold dragon Qin Wang flag, which made the quiet neighboring vassal towns particularly eye-catching.

The Jingnan Army, Fengxiang Army, and Zhangyi Army were the first to bear the brunt.

The Fengxiang Army was already in civil strife, and the Jingnan Army's territory was close to Jingzhao Mansion. Wang Shou'en killed the envoy sent by Chang'an to persuade him to surrender, expressing his attitude that he would fight to the death with the traitor Li Shouzhen.

Li Shouzhen became angry and ordered Zhao Siwan, the commander of the Yongxing Army, to attack. Wang Shouen was busy mobilizing troops and generals to fight the rebels. He was too busy to take care of himself. He had no time to control Jingzhou's frantic poaching of people from behind.

With Jingnan's army blocking the front, Zhu Xiu was naturally not afraid of the Guanzhong rebels. He wanted to attack Jingzhou, so he had to first destroy Jingnan's army and occupy Pizhou.

If Wang Shouen really loses Pizhou, the court will not be able to spare him, so this guy will definitely fight to the death.

Zhang Yijun didn't stab his ass from behind at this time, Zhu Xiu felt that he had already given Wang Shouen a lot of face.

After returning to Jiedu Mansion in the afternoon, Zhu Xiu ate a meal slowly, and then went to the front hall with splayed steps while picking her teeth.

Wei Hu and Guan Tieshi were responsible for entertaining the two envoys.

"Mr. Qiu, have you eaten?" Zhu Xiuxian greeted Qiu Yonglu, the envoy sent by Wang Shou'en.

Qiu Yonglu's face trembled slightly, he was annoyed and he snorted heavily.

A few days ago, this young man who held the power of the Changyi Army smiled and ordered him to be locked up in the building and not allowed to step out of the gate.

Zhu Xiu chuckled, looked at the other person, and took a look. Before he could speak, the person stood up loudly, holding a black silk book with gold edges in his hands, and said arrogantly: "Are you Zhu Xiu? I am acting on my behalf. Jiedu entrusts his authority?"

Zhu Xiu raised her eyebrows slightly, sat down on the main seat, and said with a slight smile: "I am Zhu Xiu. I wonder if your surname is sir, and what position does he hold under the Hezhong Army?"

"I am Ji Fu from the Record Office of the Prince of Qin's Mansion who joined the army!"

Ji Fu was proud and held his head high: "Don't call me wrong. Now, whether it is the Hezhong Army or the Yongxing Army, they are all Qin Army! King Qin."

Zhu Xiu took a sip of tea and interrupted impatiently: "Don't be so wordy, just tell me directly, what are you doing here?"

Ji Fu's eyes widened and he couldn't believe that Zhu Xiu actually spoke to him in such a tone.

In Guanzhong, he was ordered by the King of Qin to surrender to various states and counties. No matter where he was, local officials enshrined him as an ancestor. How come he came to Jingzhou and was delayed for several hours without being able to see anyone? The head of the state scolded impatiently.

"You are so rude!" Ji Fu was so angry that he was trembling all over and pointed at Zhu Xiu and yelled angrily.

Zhu Xiu turned to Wei Hu and Guan Tieshi and smiled: "Is this person so arrogant when he comes here?"

Wei Hu smiled, and Guan Tieshi said angrily: "No! I really want to slap him!"

Zhu Xiunu pursed her lips: "Smoke it!"

Guan Tieshi glared: "Seriously?"

Zhu Xiu smiled and nodded. Wei Hu glanced at him and said nothing.

Guan Tieshi got up and strode over, Ji Fu stared blankly, but didn't react, Guan Tieshi grabbed his collar suddenly, and slapped Ji Fu's cheeks with two loud "slaps", which made Ji Fu's cheeks red and swollen immediately.

He covered his face and backed away in fear, and the black gold silk book in his hand fell to the ground.

"You are so impudent!" Ji Fu screamed with red eyes.

Guan Tieshi pretended to fight again, but he was so frightened that he ran away with his head in his arms.

Zhu Xiu fiddled with the tureen and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji, can you talk well now?" Ji Fu was shocked and angry. He covered his face and glared at Zhu Xiu with resentment in his eyes, but he did not dare to speak anymore.

Guan Tieshi picked up the silk book and handed it to Zhu Xiu. He opened it and glanced at it for a few times. Zhu Xiu sneered, threw the silk book on the ground, stepped on it hard, and crushed it.

Ji Fu's eyes widened and he pointed at him with a trembling finger: "How dare you blaspheme King Qin's edict? You are disrespectful to my king! My king dominates Guanzhong and points his sword at the world. He has hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under his command, all of whom are fierce warriors. Order With one finger of the flag, your Changyi Army will be crushed."

Zhu Xiu scratched his ears, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

It's no wonder that Li Shouzhen can't be successful, and his subordinates are full of arrogant and conceited idiots, how can he be undefeated?

"Go back and tell Li Shouzhen that I reward the righteous army and eat the king's salary. How can I be a rebellious minister and traitor like Li Shouzhen, and be scolded by the world!"

Zhu Xiu spoke righteously with a straight face.

Qiu Yonglu, another emissary of the Jingnan Army, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

The Changyi Army seizes the imperial court's salt and profits, and frantically recruits the people of Pizhou. All their actions completely ignore the imperial laws. How dare they claim to be loyal ministers?

Bah ~ shameless!Qiu Yonglu despised him in his heart.

It must be the idea of ​​this shameless thief to sell illegal salt in Binzhou and encourage the people of Binzhou to flee to Jingzhou.

However, Zhu Xiu trampled on the black gold silk book in front of him and angrily scolded Ji Fu, indicating that Zhang Yijun had no intention of surrendering to Li Shouzhen, which made Qiu Yonglu feel reassured.

If the Zhangyi Army also followed Li Shouzhen in rebellion, his life would probably be decided here today.

Ji Fu's face turned red and he became angry with embarrassment. He screamed and cursed: "Don't be ignorant! Your Zhangyi army colluded with that bitch Fu Jinzhan and used [-] jins of salt to defraud [-] stone grains. Now the King of Qin is willing to surrender you, regardless of the past grievances." Wait, this is a great kindness! I urge you to surrender early and offer your surrender. The King of Qin is kind and can protect your glory and wealth! Otherwise, our Qin army will definitely wipe out Jingzhou and kill you all!"

"What a rambunctious son of a bitch!" Guan Tieshi was furious, clenched his fists and was about to pounce, but Zhu Xiu stopped in time.

Wei Hu's face was gloomy and his eyes were murderous.

Zhu Xiu stood up and said coldly: "Let me ask you, where is Mrs. Fu now?"

Ji Fu sneered and said: "That bitch has been taken back to the river by King Qin to take care of him! King Qin's announcement of offering sacrifices to heaven has been spread all over the world. The Kaifeng court already knows that your Zhangyi Army and Taining Army Fu Yanqing followed King Qin to revolt, and the Liu family The little emperor will never trust you again!"

Zhu Xiu clenched her fist slightly, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Jinzhan was imprisoned in the river and his life was not in danger for the time being.

But going forward, he was not sure whether there would be any accidents.

Zhu Xiu's eyes sank and he shouted coldly: "Kill him!"

Without saying a word, Guan Tieshi drew his sword out of its sheath with a cry. Ji Fu's pupils shrank and before he screamed, his head flew away from his shoulders, blood spurted out, and the headless body fell to the ground.

Qiu Yonglu was stunned, and the tea cup he just held fell to the ground and shattered.

Zhu Xiu stared at the head for a while, then smiled at Qiu Yonglu and said, "Mr. Qiu, please report back to the Prime Minister Wang and tell him that our Zhang Yi Army and the traitor Li Shouzhen are at odds with each other! The Zhang Yi Army is willing to send troops to assist the Prime Minister Wang in resisting the rebels! At the same time, , I will also assist with a thousand stones of food, and ask Mr. Qiu to take it back with him."

Qiu Yonglu's throat was dry, he swallowed hard, and said in a trembling voice: "Young Master, what you said. Are you serious!?"

Zhu Xiu said cheerfully: "Both armies are vassals of the imperial court. It is their duty to fight against the rebels. How can it be false?"

Qiu Yonglu tried hard to squeeze out a smile, but it turned out to be uglier than crying. He cupped his hands tremblingly, "That's it. I'd like to thank you on behalf of the king."

"Brother Guan takes him down to make arrangements."

Guan Tieshi nodded, wiped the blood-stained knife on the corpse, put the knife back into its sheath, and grinned: "Mr. Qiu, please!"

Qiu Yonglu trembled as he stepped over the bloodstains on the ground, saluted repeatedly, and followed Guan Tieshi away.

Wei Hu suddenly said: "You killed Li Shouzhen's envoy and cut off the retreat. Aren't you afraid of his revenge in the future?"

Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "Li Shouzhen is nothing to be afraid of. The Guanzhong rebels seem to be so powerful that they will be pacified by the court in less than a year and a half! During this period, neither Li Shouzhen, the court, nor Wang Shouen had time to take care of them. Changyi Army is a good time for us to develop and grow!"

Wei Hu frowned, wondering why Zhu Xiu was so sure.

"I'm going to Changwucheng, and I'll trouble Brother Wei to sit down and settle down. Song Shen and Pei Jin will take care of the farming, so Brother Wei doesn't need to worry about it. Pay attention to the news in Yuanzhou. I'm worried that the party members will take advantage of it and invade the racecourse. Other plots."

Zhu Xiu smiled, cupped her hands, and left the front hall quickly without further explanation.

Wei Hu looked at the heads and corpses in the hall, as well as the bloodstains all over the floor, his pupils gradually darkened.
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