When Xiang Tiao, who was discussing with Jiangyang's civil and military officials, was inevitably a little strange and said in confusion: "Why are you here again? The last thief envoy left in the morning, why did another thief envoy come in the afternoon?"

"If you don't want to see the Ming Mansion, Mo will send the thief to get out for you." Yu Chu, the general of the county soldier, volunteered and said, "Mo will teach the thief to a lesson, and let the thief not dare to bother you anymore."

Fortunately, after all, the whole family was once an important minister of Shu Han. He was somewhat incenseful to the Han army that insisted on holding high the red flag. After hesitating for a while, Xiang Tiao said: "Let the envoy wait. Perhaps this thief is here to negotiate other matters. I will see him again later."

After giving the poor County Magistrate Su a temporary wait, Xiang Tiao continued to discuss the battle with the civil and military officials. Unfortunately, no matter how they discussed it, it was useless. Although Jiangyang was relatively wealthy, there was no regular army stationed in the territory. The only 1,000 county soldiers did not have enough combat effectiveness and poor equipment. Taking the county soldiers and the Han army head-on battle was undoubtedly a driving lamb to fight tigers and wolves, so Xiang Tiao and others had no choice but to decide to stick to the rescue.

He said he was to stand firm and wait for assistance, but Xiang Tiao and Yu Chu and Jiang Yang's civil and military personnel knew very well that reinforcements would definitely not be able to rely on within three to five months. At the same time, how long more than a thousand county soldiers could hold the city was also a question that no one knew. Therefore, Xiang Tiao could not help but say a few despicable words at the end and said: "Dear colleagues, the old governor has died for his country. Yong'an is in a hurry. It is impossible for Jiangzhou to send reinforcements to us. We may have to be prepared to die for our country this time."

Even Yu Chu, a military general, didn't say anything, and knew in his heart that this time was basically a bad fortune. Xiang Tiao did not talk to everyone anymore and ordered: "Everyone go down and prepare. The pseudo-Han thief army is coming soon. Prepare everything that should be prepared as soon as possible, and do our last loyalty to the Great Jin court."

Everyone sang their promises, and then they stood up to say goodbye. Xiang Tiaoze sat in the hall for a while, then said weakly: "Bring the messenger of the thief army."

After a moment, Su Ding, County Magistrate Su, dressed in casual clothes, was taken to Xiang Tiao, and bowed carefully to Xiang Tiao and said, "Su Ding, County Magistrate of Shu County of the Great Han Dynasty, has met the former Censor of the Great Han Dynasty, so please do well."

"Su Ding?" Xiang Tiao was stunned for a moment, looked at Su Juncheng again, and asked curiously: "Are you Su Ding, who had changed his name and had served as a soldier in Jiangyang? Su Ding, who rescued Zhang Zhi's traitor's father and brother from the nose of his official?"

"No." Fearing that Xiang Tiao had to settle the score with him, County Chief Su quickly denied it and said, "Report to Doctor Xiang, the lower official is not the Su Ding, and the lower official is just lucky to have the same name and surname as him."

"Nonsense!" Xiang Tiao said with some anger: "I was driven away by the thief army envoy this morning. He once said in front of me that the Su Ding, who caused me to be scolded by the court, was in the thief army and became the county magistrate of Shu County. Since you are the county magistrate of Shu County of the pseudo-Han thief army, who is not the Su Ding who rescued Zhang Zhi's father and brother?"

Unexpectedly, his ex would betray him. Prince Su was speechless. Xiang Tiaoze asked loudly again: "Tell me, are you Su Ding, who used to be named Gao Huan? Su Ding, who killed his soldiers under his command and took Zhang Zhi's traitor's father and brother to escape?"

To Xiang Tiao was surprised, he just asked in a more intense tone. County Magistrate Su was so scared that he bowed down and said quickly: "For the Ming Mansion, for the Ming Mansion, for the villain, forcing him to death. The villain is indeed Su Ding, who had served as a soldier under your command. However, the villain killed your soldiers at the time, definitely not from the villain's original intention. It was Zhang Rong, the traitor father of Zhang Zhi. He recognized the villain's identity and threatened that if the villain did not save him, he would recognize the villain. The villain was confused for a moment and did such a thing. He asked the Ming Man for spare time and for the Ming Mansion to spare time."

As he said these words, County Magistrate Su quickly paused his head, for fear that Xiang Tiao would have the idea of ​​avenging his soldiers, so he pushed himself out of the lobby for the killing. Xiang Tiao was amused by County Magistrate Su's cowardly appearance and said with a smile: "Get up, don't worry, I know the rules of not killing the envoys from the two countries. Since you are the envoy now, I will naturally not kill you. If you want to kill you to avenge your soldiers under your command, you will only kill on the battlefield."

"Xie Ming Mansion, Xie Ming Mansion." When Su Juncheng heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly praised: "The Ming Mansion has clear distinction between public and private affairs, and does not take advantage of others' danger. The villain is really admired. The great kindness of Ming Mansion's life will definitely be unforgettable. The villain will hold a ring of grass and be a cattle and a horse, and will definitely repay the great kindness of Ming Mansion..."

"Okay, stop flattering." Xiang Tiao interrupted the endless talk of County Magistrate Su impatiently, and said, "I am very tired and want to rest early. If you have anything to do, just say it directly. However, I have something to say first. If you are here to persuade me to surrender, please be exempted from speaking. The court of the Jin Dynasty is as kind as a mountain to me, and I will never do such unfaithful and unrighteous things."

Xiang Tiao was surprised again. When he heard his words, Junzhu Su actually smiled bitterly and said, "Mingfu, please be kind to me, please let the villain leave now."

"What does it mean?" Xiang Tiao was stunned and said, "You are here to ask for my official position, why are you leaving without saying anything?"

"Ming Mansion forgives the crime, because Cuan Gu asked the villain to come to pay homage to you, just to ask the villain to persuade you to surrender." County Chief Su replied with a smile on his face, and said again: "Since the Ming Mansion has something to say first, and the villain is not allowed to say anything to persuade you to surrender, of course, the villain can only say goodbye quickly, so as not to make you angry in the Ming Mansion."

Some of them couldn't believe it and looked at the county magistrate Su carefully. Xiang Tiao couldn't help but ask, "Are you just doing the job for Zhang Zhi's thief?"

"How else should the villain be a servant?" County Chief Su asked even more strangely, saying, "The villain is ordered to persuade you to surrender. If you have any words in Mingfu, don't allow the villain to say something to persuade you to surrender. Of course, the villain will say goodbye immediately. Otherwise, what if the villain pesters you and makes you angry in the Mingfu?"

After asking back, Junmaster Su couldn't wait to get up again and said, "Don't worry, Mingfu, Cuan Gu said that this is the last chance you will give you. After the villain leaves, there will definitely be no more messengers coming to you to nag. Take care of yourself, the villain will say goodbye first."

"Slow down!"

Seeing that County Magistrate Su turned around and left, Xiang Tiao subconsciously stopped him. County Magistrate Su strangely turned around, Xiang Tiao couldn't find anything to say, so he could only ask without saying anything: "You just said that you are the last envoy to persuade surrender sent by the pseudo-Han thief army?"

"No," Su Juncheng nodded quickly and said frankly: "When Cuan Gu arranged for the villain to come to see you, he already understood that this was the last chance for you in the Mingfu. If you refuse Mingfu, he will not waste his time anymore. He will only organize the army to launch an attack immediately."

"What a big tone!" Xiang Tiao snorted coldly, saying, "Go back and tell Cuan Gupi, and say he would let him go, and this official led the soldiers and civilians in Jiangyang City to accompany him to the end."

"No problem, I'll cover it with the villain." County Chief Su quickly agreed and said, "Mingfu, are there any explanations? If not, the villain will say goodbye first. It's not early, and the villain still wants to go back for supper."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiang Tiao asked, "Did Cuan Gu let you bring any letters to me?"

"No." Su Junzheng immediately shook his head and continued to answer truthfully: "When Cuan Gu saw that the two previous letters were returned, he did not waste his energy to write the third one. He just asked the villain to verbally persuade the mansion to open the city to surrender. Mingfu, is there anything else? If not, the villain would say goodbye. The villain really wants to go back early for dinner."

"Cuan Gu asked you to verbally persuade me to surrender, but you just did it perfunctorily?" Xiang Tiao asked unbearably.

"But you don't allow villains to say words to persuade them to surrender. What can you do?" Su Juncheng replied with a sad face: "If the villain is much more talkative, Mingfu is impatient and orders the villain to behead the lobby, wouldn't that villain die?"

Never seen such a lazy and perfunctory person, Xiang Tiao was even more curious when he was angry and couldn't help but say, "Okay, I will say what you want to persuade me to surrender. How do you plan to persuade me to surrender?"

"Mingfu, don't waste time?" Su Juncheng replied with a sad face: "You won't listen anyway, so don't let the villain waste time and saliva, okay? The villain is really a little hungry and wants to go back early for dinner!"

"Tell me!" Xiang Tiao was furious and roared: "If you keep me in a position, don't blame me for calculating my new account with you!"

Seeing that Xiang Tiao was so angry, County Magistrate Su had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Mingfu, the villain is a straight man, and he will not say anything roundabout. Don't blame him. The villain actually really doesn't understand, what are you still insisting on? The villain has served as a soldier in Wuyang. What is the Wuyang army? You know the villain as well as the Mingfu. How could he stop the more than 10,000 troops of our Han army? It is obvious that it is a dead end. Why did you go to the death in Mingfu?"

"The great Jin court is as kind as a mountain to my official. Even if I know I will die, I will never do unfaithful or unrighteous things!"

Xiang Tiao answered proudly, but County Magistrate Su laughed and said, "Mingfu, why do you have to say such face? Did the Jin thief court really treat you as much as a mountain? The villain knows, you know, and everyone in Jiangyang knows it! When you were an official in the Han court, you were the censor and the high-ranking official position, but what the Jin thief court rewarded you was just a small prefect of Jiangyang, and only three counties were the prefect of Jiangyang. Is it the Han court who treats you as much as a mountain, or the Jin thief court treats you as much as a mountain? Who doesn't know about this?"

Xiang Tiao was speechless, but County Chief Su said again: "Mingfu, in fact, why did you grit your teeth and refuse to surrender? We all understand the real reason. It is nothing more than your wife and children who are hostages in Luoyang. If you surrender, they will definitely be in trouble."

Speaking of this, County Magistrate Su paused a little and said, "But Mingfu, have you ever thought about how old you are this year? With your status, what kind of wife and children should you still have to worry about? My cousin, the old general Yan Yuyan, is almost 60 years old, and still chooses to surrender in Nanzhong. Then he immediately married an 18-year-old beautiful lady in Nanzhong. After restoring Chengdu, he immediately found my cousin and took the house again. He worked hard together, and what kind of children should he worry about?"

"I am not as shameless as Yan Yu's old man!" Xiang Tiao replied angrily.

"Ming Mansion, the villain understands that the villain's cousin, General Yan, is shameless?" Su Juncheng scratched his head in confusion and said, "In order to set an example for the former officials, military and civilians of the Han Dynasty, he sacrificed his whole family and returned to the Han army. Who would call him shameless in history books in the future? I'm afraid he has to praise him as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who never forgets his homeland and is brave enough to sacrifice, right?"

Xiang Tiao was speechless again, and County Chief Su said: "And there is another huge advantage in your surrender to our Han army in Mingfu, which is that it can immediately protect the military and civilians of Jiangyang City. In the future, in history books, you will not only praise your loyalty to your homeland, but also praise your love for the people as your son and countless living people. How many officials in the world can gain such historical books?"

When Xiang Tiao heard this, he was actually extremely shaken. Junzhu Su, who was good at flattering, observed his expression and said: "Mingfu, the villain has a few heartfelt words. I want to tell you alone. I wonder if the Mingfu can let the villain speak in close proximity?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xiang Tiao nodded. The Juncheng Su, who had no weapons, quickly moved forward and attached himself to Xiang Tiao's ear and whispered: "Ming Mansion, the villain knows that the reason why you firmly grit your teeth and refuse to accept surrender is mainly because you can't hold on to face and are afraid of being ridiculed by others for being greedy for life and death, right?"

Xiang Tiao said nothing and refused to show any expression to admit or deny it. Juncheng Su whispered: "If this is the case, then the villain has a way to build a step for you so that you can go down the road. Not only can you choose to surrender naturally, but you can also make others praise your loyalty and patriotism. Are you okay?"

Xiang Tiao still didn't say anything, but turned his head slightly to look at the Prince Su Juncheng. Prince Su Juncheng understood and hurriedly said in a low voice: "That's it. The villain brought a personal soldier named Wang Fu. He looked exactly the same as the Prime Minister's only son General Zhuge Zhan. Not only did the villain's cousin, the old general Yan, mistake him for Zhuge Zhan, but even Zhuge Zhan's personal soldiers had recognized the wrong person. If you really want to surrender and save face in the Ming Dynasty, the villain will call Wang Fu up and let him pretend to be Zhuge Zhan to order you to surrender. Then you cry for a while and you can surrender legitimately."

Xiang Tiao opened his mouth wide and looked at County Magistrate Su. He couldn't believe that there were such people in the world who came up with such a bad idea. County Magistrate Su suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: "Mingfu, it's no point to say it. If you don't believe that the Prime Minister's Prince General Wei Zhuge Zhan is still alive, and he came to Jiangyang City with the villain. The villain will invite General Wei up to let you know the truth at a glance!"

After hesitating for a long time, Xiang Tiao nodded and said in a hoarse voice: "Okay, then you go and invite the General Wei you mentioned. If the Prime Minister's Prince Zhuge Zhan is really still alive, I will naturally obey his orders."

Hearing this, Xiang Tiao's personal soldiers in the hall were inevitably shocked and puzzled, not understanding what had happened. The smart Juncheng Su understood it and quickly went out to see his only personal soldiers, Wang Fu. He whispered in Wang Fu's ear for a while before leading Wang Fu back to the lobby.

As for the same sentence, Wang Fu, who exists historical facts, does look very similar to Zhuge Zhan, so after Wang Fu came to the hall, even though he was already mentally prepared, Xiang Tiao was still so shocked that he jumped up and shouted: "General Wei?"

"Yes, it's me!" Wang Fu nodded with great calmness and said loudly: "Doctor Xiang, I haven't seen you for several years, so don't come?"

He stared at Wang Fu in a daze for a long time. After finally coming to his senses, he only brewed his emotions a little, and Xiang Tiao slowly shed two lines of tears. Then he stumbled to Wang Fu and bowed, hugged Wang Fu's legs and cried loudly, shouting excitedly: "General Wei! It's really you! I didn't expect you to be really you! I didn't expect you to be dead. The servant always thought that you had already died in Mianzhu-!"

He cried excitedly, Xiang Tiao turned to his own soldiers who were already in a state of ignorance and shouted: "Why are you still stunned? Come and pay homage to General Wei, this is our eldest son of Prime Minister Zhuge, General Zhuge Zhan!"

There is no need to say much about the love that the Shu people love Zhuge Villagers. When Xiang Tiao personally admitted that Wang Fu in front of him was Zhuge Zhan, his personal soldiers naturally did not dare to neglect them. They quickly stepped forward and bowed to the ground to salute. Wang Fu smiled and said, "Doctor Xiang doesn't have to be too polite, and everyone doesn't have to be too polite. Xiang Dafu, now the general is the guardian of the Han Dynasty and the general guardian of the Guard to open the city to surrender and lead the soldiers and civilians of Jiangyang back to the Han Dynasty. Are you ordered to order?"

After crying again, Xiang Tiao cried out excitedly for a long time, and said to Wang Fu: "Xiang Tiao's family has received the kindness of the country for generations, but dare not obey the order?"

"Come here, call the officials in the city right away! The four gates are sent to open the city gate immediately, put in a white flag, and welcome the Han army into the city!"

In this way, he had just decided to stick to the end, but because the still alive "Zhuge Zhan" entered the city personally and issued an order, Xiang Tiao, who was "loyal" to the Han court, decided to return to the Han Dynasty. While opening the city gate and allowing the Han army to enter the city, he summoned all the civil and military officials in the city to announce his decision. He also gritted his teeth and brought Wang Fu, the prince of Su Jun, was Zhuge Zhan. As Zhuge Zhan's subordinate, he must be ordered to return to the Han Dynasty and ordered the city to surrender with confidence.

As long as there is a way out, most people will not choose to go to the dead. Seeing that Xiang Tiao had made a decisive decision, Jiangyang City, who had few soldiers and generals, would never be able to hold on to reinforcements to rescue him. So after seeing Xiang Tiao take the lead in surrendering, Jiangyang Wenwu chose to obey the order and followed Xiang Tiao out of the city to surrender, and presented Jiangyang City to the Han army's partial division intact.
Chapter completed!