The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 595
Li Chugeng and Zhang Bin came to the city of Langzhou at such a fast pace. At this time, the soldiers of Langzhou became nervous.

Because although the number of Li Chugeng and others is not large, there is a big flag on it, which is a Song character. This is not a person's surname, but a country's name.

Seeing the soldiers above as if facing a big enemy, Li Chugeng showed a disdainful smile:

"People like this dare to be enemies with me, Da Song. They are really overwhelmed. Brother Zhang, look at how ugly they are."

"You don't have to be afraid. I am Li Chugeng, General of the Great Song Dynasty. I was appointed by the imperial court to come to Wuping to meet your lord. Hurry up and report!"

The soldiers were also relieved to hear that they had come to see Zhou Baoquan. They first confessed their crimes and then went to inform Yang Shifan.

They knew that Zhou Baoquan had no power, so they still hugged Yang Shifan's thigh. When Yang Shifan received the news, he didn't expect Song Jun's special envoy to come so soon.

"How many people did they bring here?" Yang Shifan heard that their spies lost their tracks on the way, that is to say, they could not be found. Yang Shifan was very scared, where did these people go!

Now that it suddenly appeared under the city of Langzhou, Yang Shifan had to wonder what was tricky about it!So he had to ask first, did this Yang Shifan bring a lot of people here, or why he disappeared for so long.

"Master Hou, there are only a few dozen of them, nothing special, they are all ordinary soldiers, please rest assured!" Ever since Yang Shifan was named Marquis of Wuping, most of her subordinates have called her Lord Hou.

Although this Hou Ye is not as famous as the Wan Huhou of the previous Han Dynasty, it is still an honorary title, isn't it? At least there are food towns, which are the same as rent collectors.

Hearing that there were only dozens of people around Li Chugeng, Yang Shifan took a deep breath this time and ordered this person to report to Zhou Baoquan, who was the supreme ruler of Wuping after all.

The current Zhou Baoquan is frowning, and his current situation is very bad. A child is under house arrest here.

He can't go out, other people can come to see him, now it's Jiedu magistrate Li Guanxiang who comes to see Zhou Baoquan.

This Li Guanxiang entered Wuping from the Central Plains, and his heart was towards the Central Plains, and someone in the middle showed him the military power of the Song Dynasty, so he still thought that Wuping could return to the Song Dynasty.That's why he said to Zhou Baoquan:
"The lord's army is eyeing, and has the power to dominate the world. Gao Jichong's Nanping surrendered in less than a day. You know, their Gao family has been in Nanping for at least 50 years, and they were occupied by the Song Dynasty just like that.

This shows how powerful the Song Dynasty's army is, and their emperor Zhao Kuangyin has long wanted to annex the world.There is also a legend in the world that their prince Zhao Xu came down from the stars in the sky, saying that he was sent by heaven to save the world, so let's not make fearless sacrifices, my lord. "

What Li Guanxiang meant was Zhou Baoquan, you should surrender, otherwise you will become a prisoner like Gao Jichong. Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and good birds choose trees to live in. It is better to surrender voluntarily, so that the Song Dynasty will give you face and give you decent.

If you voluntarily surrender, you can still keep the ancestral temple, otherwise there will be no place to worship the ancestral temple in the future. Are you worthy of your father? Didn’t your father ask you to surrender? Why are you hesitating now?

"You're right, but now I can't control the situation in Wuping anymore. It's Yang Shifan now, and I don't know what to do."

Zhou Baoquan was also dissatisfied with this Yang Shifan, because they even restricted Zhou Baoquan's freedom now. What Li Guanxiang said was good. Before his death, his father told himself that if possible, he should surrender to Song Dynasty, so that he could save his life of wealth.

He also wanted to do this, because he was not interested in dealing with political affairs, and his mother was also in favor of this, but it backfired.

He also didn't expect that Yang Shifan, who seemed very honest, would take away all the power at this time. I'm afraid his father never thought of this when he was alive.Now even if he wants to surrender, he has no choice, and he himself has no ability to control the entire Wuping.

"My lord, don't be afraid. We can ask General Murong Yanzhao for help and let him send troops to capture Yang Shifan, and then you surrender the city. Then Da Song will not be in trouble. My lord, what do you think?"

"My mother also said the same thing. We have already delivered the letter, and we are just waiting for their arrival." Zhou Baoquan couldn't hide the joy in his heart.

"My lord, doing this may reduce the casualties of our Wuping. This is a great thing. My lord's merit is immeasurable!" Li Guanxiang was very satisfied with Zhou Baoquan's answer.

"Master Li, you are asking the lord to surrender, what's so good about it, you are betraying the lord and the old lord!"

When Li Guanxiang was happy, a voice came in, and it turned out to be Zhang Chongfu, Yang Shifan's loyal confidant.

Zhang Chongfu glanced at Li Guanxiang and said:
"My lord, you must not listen to Mr. Li. The Song army is nothing special. Now our army has just quelled Zhang Wenbiao's rebellion, which shows that our soldiers are also elite soldiers. Our morale is high, and we have Marquis Wu Ping around Here, I will definitely be able to compete with Song Jun."

"Zhang Chongfu, you are trying to force my people in Wuping to die. Can we compete with Da Song? Isn't this trying to make our lives miserable?"

Li Guanxiang also fought back without showing any weakness, and looked at Zhang Chongfu angrily.

"Li Guanxiang, you are..." Zhang Chongfu was also not to be outdone, and argued with him. They were originally a pair of enemies, and now they are even more deadly enemies.

"Okay, stop talking, what are you doing here, what's the matter?" Zhou Baoquan said displeasedly, frowning.

Although Zhang Chongfu looked down on this little guy, this was not the time to turn against him: "My lord, there is an envoy from the Song Army who said he wanted to see you, and Lord Yang wants me to inform you."

"In this way, I will meet the envoy of the Song Dynasty and see what he is doing here?" In fact, he was thinking in his heart, you, Yang Shifan, knew about it earlier than I did, so what did you say to me.

Li Guanxiang also stopped talking. Could this be the people from Song Dynasty, but I don't know how many people they brought here.

"Your Majesty Li, don't worry, Da Song only came here with a few dozen people this time, so they won't pose any threat to us. Hehe, let's go, my lord."

Zhang Chongfu may have seen what Li Guanxiang was thinking, and directly told the truth about the Song Army's envoy.

Li Guanxiang and Zhou Baoquan were both stunned. What the hell did the Song army do? How could they do this? Instead of bringing a large army, let a dozen people come.

When Zhou Baoquan came, Li Chugeng was chatting with Yang Shifan, they looked like old friends they hadn't seen for many years.

"My lord is here!"

> Li Chugeng also stood up when he heard that, while Yang Shifan saluted Zhou Baoquan. Although Xiao Zhou was young, his etiquette was very considerate.

"It's a crime for Shangbang to come and fail to welcome him from far away!"

"Wu Ping Jiedu envoy is being polite. General Li Chugeng came here just to celebrate your lord's success in suppressing Zhang Wenbiao's rebellion. At the same time, he specially named you Marquis of Wu Ping."

When Li Chugeng said this, Yang Shifan's face was quite wonderful. He was just named Marquis of Wuping by Zhou Baoquan, and now the court conferred Zhou Baoquan as Marquis of Wuping.

Isn't this a slap in the face? Obviously, the Marquis of Wuping conferred by the imperial court is much better than that conferred by Zhou Baoquan. Everyone recognizes it, but Yang Shifan was only recognized by someone in Wuping.

Zhou Baoquan also said that he was very grateful for the trust of the court, he must be an honest courtier.But Li Chugeng is the queen and has a special gift for Zhou Baoquan's mother, and hopes to present it to her face to face.

No one had any reason not to let them go, so Li Chugeng took a few people to Deng's residence, Zhou Baoquan naturally accompanied him.

And Yang Shifan went to deal with his own affairs, but when he came back, Li Chugeng was about to leave, saying that he had orders.

Yang Shifan even personally sent him out, but when Yang Shifan found out that Zhou Baoquan's mother and son were not in the Jiedushi's mansion, it was already two days later, and Zhou Baoquan's mother was taken to the army of Song Dynasty.

This is the purpose of Li Chugeng's mission, and now he has achieved it. As for how they did it, no one knows, and it can't be said that no one knows, at least Yang Shifan doesn't know, but he knows one thing, Zhou Baoquan is not in his hands Then the Song army may be about to attack the city next.

(End of this chapter)