When Chen Dingnan saw the old man coming up in person, he hurried over to stop him: "Why are you coming up, your grandson's unfilial nature has alarmed you, this place is too dangerous, you should go back first."
While persuading, he followed behind him: "Quick, help the old man down!"
The old man of the Chen family pushed Chen Dingnan away, and cast a cold glance: "Back off, a disaster that could have been avoided has to be brought here by yourself, waste!"
Chen Dingnan's expression changed, and a trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes. But the old man's prestige in the Chen family was too high, he didn't dare to disobey in the slightest. He knew that the old man was blaming himself for not handling this matter well, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. If they surrendered without fighting at the beginning, the reputation of the Chen family would probably fall to the lowest point. First the rebels were demoted, and then the officers and soldiers were demoted. They were capricious and vacillating, and it was uncertain how many people would watch the joke.
And even if he wants to surrender, he intends to resist for a while, so that the officers and soldiers outside the courtyard wall know that the Chen family is not easy to mess with. If they are pressed for time, the losses of the officers and soldiers will not be small. What's more, he is conceited, and he will not surrender no matter what without a fight. In fact, Chen Dingnan has always been careful, if he hadn't kept his retreat, he wouldn't have just stabbed the general and shot him off the Yuliang Road. With his martial arts, it is not difficult to kill Lu Fenghou.
"Not convinced?"
The old man of the Chen family saw through Chen Dingnan's thoughts at a glance, but he didn't bother to say anything more. He walked a few steps to Yuliang Road, and then gave a deep salute to Fang Jie who had come up slowly: "Old man Chen Fuxian has seen the general! Nizi was rude and blocked the general, this old man apologized for Nizi!"
Fang Jie walked up to Chen Fuxian and stopped, and took a few glances at the old man in front of him. From the eyes of the old man, he could tell that this was a person who had experienced great storms. Although he is already old, the wisdom accumulated over the years in his eyes is still there, and he is not faint.
"Now that you have surrendered, you are not afraid that I will slaughter your whole family in anger?"
Fang asked.
Chen Fuxian bowed his head and said: "I know that if I don't surrender, the general's wrath will be hard to stop. Although it is a bit late now, it can be remedied. It's all because I have ignored the family affairs for many years and left it to Nizi Dingnan agrees. If the old man knows that the Imperial Heavenly Army has arrived, he must open the door early to welcome the general."
"There is no need to tell lies."
Fang Jie handed the Chaolu Knife to Chen Xiaoru who came up behind him, and glanced at the young man who was following Chen Fuxian. This person's face is as white as jade, with sword eyebrows and bright eyes, he is a typical young man. It's just that the hostility between the brows seems to be a little heavier, and the eyes are quite hostile.
"Why stop my army?"
Fang Jie looked directly into Chen Dingnan's eyes and asked.
Chen Dingnan raised his head and said, "I don't know how the general will react if the general's family is trapped. In such a chaotic world, how can I tell if it's an officer or a bandit? Chen just wants to protect his family, and if he offends, he will look to General Haihan. "
Fang Jie nodded, then suddenly punched Chen Dingnan on the nose. Chen Dingnan was startled, and subconsciously raised his arms to seal them in front of his face. With a bang, Fang Jie's fist slammed hard on Chen Dingnan's arm, and Chen Dingnan leaned back and fell directly from the city wall. Even though he had a good cultivation, he forcibly turned around in mid-air and landed on the ground, but he still staggered a few times and fell to the ground.
It was not easy for him to fall down the two-foot-high courtyard wall without breaking his bones.
"There's no need to be hypocritical and polite, and there's no need to say useless words."
Fang Jie stood on the top of the wall and looked at the young man who was struggling to get up: "I have seen too many arrogant and arrogant people in the capital, and you are not bad. If you want to survive, I want you Chen family, young and old, to survive. Now it's you It's time for the Chen family to make their own bid."
Chen Fuxian's face changed, he didn't expect this young general to be so direct. He has had ups and downs all his life, and he has seen many people in official positions. This is the first time he has seen such a young and arrogant person. He quickly calculated in his mind, and then the other party said seriously: "I am willing to donate half of the property..."
"That's what I meant."
Fang Jie looked at Chen Fuxian and said word by word: "But it's not enough now."
Chen Dingnan stood up under the courtyard wall, pointed at Fang Jie and said angrily: "What is this? Or you will kill our Chen family from top to bottom!"
"good."
Fang Jie answered a word lightly, then turned and walked back: "I'll go down now and fight again. If you feel unconvinced, I will give you this chance. If you can persist until dark, I will lead my troops and leave immediately. If you can't hold on, the heads of hundreds of people in your Chen family will hang on the wall of Qiu'an County tomorrow morning."
"General stay!"
Chen Fuxian walked a few steps, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly knelt down on his knees: "It's all because the old man is too arrogant and indulgent. The general should not be as knowledgeable as him. The old man guessed... the general came with the army, or Is it the people who went to Langru Mountain to join King Xujun? I have a close relationship with King Xujun, and the princess...is the eldest daughter of the old man."
As soon as these words came out, Fang Jie's footsteps stopped.
"Since that's the case, why did you surrender to the thief?"
Fang Jie turned to look at Chen Fuxian and asked.
"This old man is responsible for hundreds of lives of the Chen family, and for the centuries-old foundation of the Chen family. General... Being here, there are many facts that I can't help myself. I once wrote a letter and sent it to Langru Mountain to be delivered to Xu Junwang, the prince. Knowing that I am old, I have no choice but to do it. In the past two years, I have sent people to send money and food to the prince many times, and I also asked the general to read it for the sake of the prince and let my family go."
Fang Jie was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Forget it... In the future, the merits and demerits of your Chen family will be decided by the court."
"Thank you General!"
Chen Fuxian lowered his head, his eyes were full of pain.
His eldest daughter married Xujun Wang as his wife, and his second daughter married Pei Guo, the prefect of Luojun. One fought against the bandits in Langru Mountain, and the other followed Li Yuanshan to make trouble. His situation is extremely difficult.
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"We are rushing to join Prince Xu, but we don't have enough food."
Fang Jie sat in the Chen family's living room, took a sip of tea and said, "I don't know if the Chen family can afford the grain and grass for 10,000 horses for half a month."
Fang Jie didn't tell the truth, because after this battle, his men and horses couldn't hide their tracks. Overreporting and writing numbers made the rebels dare not easily pursue them.
"Take it out!"
Chen Fuxian quickly said: "This is what my Chen family should do for the country."
Fang Jie hummed: "If you don't stop me, I won't kill a single person. But I lost hundreds of people, and your Chen family's private soldiers also lost more than half. The disaster that could have been avoided, but because Some people are self-righteous and provoked."
"How do I know you won't kill someone?"
Chen Dingnan said: "Before the Meng Yuan people broke the city, they also announced that they would not kill people, and the rebels also said that they would not kill people. But now, where in the three northwestern provinces are there fewer people killed?"
"Shut up."
Chen Fuxian reprimanded coldly.
Both of Chen Dingnan's arms were swollen. If Fang Jie hadn't restrained his strength, he could have broken both of his arms with one punch. He was quite conceited at first, no one in Qiu'an County, or even in Luo County could compare with him, he was young, his martial arts were good, he was familiar with the art of war, and he had a good reputation. But now the person in front of him, who seemed to be about the same age as himself, had already led an army to fight deep behind the enemy's rear. It was conceivable that he had a certain weight in the court and even in the eyes of His Majesty.
So he was a little unconvinced.
"Not killing the Chen family is not because you are willing to surrender, but because of Prince Xu."
Fang Jie said indifferently: "When I first entered Chang'an to study at the Martial Arts Academy, the lord took good care of me. Even before the lord led the army to go west, he said goodbye to me. You are not dead now, you should be grateful for your own death." birth."
Chen Dingnan said slightly angrily: "You are relying on the number of soldiers!"
Fang Jie smiled and said: "I don't have time to discuss this with you. Do you think that I will fight you fairly if you say this? People say that you are talented and famous, but you are so naive. The knife in my hand is Murderer, my army is here to suppress the rebellion, and I am angry with you? How is this different from playing house with children?"
Chen Dingnan blushed, and opened his mouth to say coward, but seeing the old man's cold face, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
"I took food and grass from your Chen family, and I will naturally mention it when I report my merits to the court in the future. And if you block the army of the court, this is a capital offense."
Fang Jie looked at Chen Dingnan and said, "Killing more than a hundred of my subordinates is a capital crime."
Chen Dingnan was startled: "Are you going to go back on your word?"
Fang Jie stood up and cupped his fists at Chen Fuxian: "Thank you for the food and grass, but one thing is one thing. If I want to take away your grandson, I will serve as a military slave first. Don't worry, for the sake of Prince Xu." Actually, I will not kill him. But if he wants to survive in the end, he has to rely on himself. Dozens of my subordinates are folded in his hands. This is a life debt, and he has to pay it back."
Fang Jie looked at Chen Dingnan and said, "From today onwards, if you want to kill people to redeem your life, kill the rebels, kill the Mongolian Tartars, when you kill 200 people, I will release you as a military slave. You don't have to use that look." Look at me, if you could fight back. But you didn't, so now you just have to listen and do it."
Chen Dingnan was furious, but was grabbed by Chen Fuxian. The old man bowed deeply to Fang Jie: "This old man thanked the general for his kindness, and everyone in the Chen family will never forget it."
Fang Jie smiled, pointed to Chen Fuxian and said, "Your grandfather is wiser than you, you... are a bit clever, but you are just a reckless man."
After saying this, Fang Jie turned and left. Chen Dingnan looked at Chen Fuxian puzzledly, but saw that the old man looked at the back of the young general with admiration.
"Why?"
he asks.
"Do you think Li Yuanshan will win?"
Chen Fuxian asked him.
Chen Dingnan shook his head: "Even if the imperial army will not go smoothly in suppressing the rebellion, Li Yuanshan will still not be able to win."
"Then the day the emperor wins is the time when my Chen family will be destroyed. So I thank the talented general because he saved the only blood of my Chen family...you."
"He saved me?"
Chen Dingnan pondered for a while, and suddenly understood: "Grandson understands!"
Fang Jiekuo walked out of the living room of the Chen family, and ordered as he walked, "Tie up Sun Kaidao, slap his mouth for thirty, lock him in a cage, and if he begs for mercy, he will slap him once."
Chen Xiaoru was stunned, but still agreed, turned around and left with a few flying fish robes, not long after, Sun Kaidao begged for mercy: "General, I know my mistake!"
Fang Jie didn't pay any attention to it, and quickly walked out of the Chen family's mansion: "Bring food and grass, and leave Qiu'an County immediately."
Zhuo Buyi followed behind him and asked puzzledly, "Why do you want to deal with Sun Kaidao?"
Fang Jie said as he walked, "You and I don't know that Chen Fuxian is the father-in-law of King Xujun, but why does Sun Kaidao not know? If he said it in advance, how could there be such a fight? He went directly to the door to ask for an interview, but he didn't get any excuses." Don’t come for food. This person has to calculate everything, if you don’t kill the secrets in his heart, he doesn’t know how to be his subordinate.”
"Why not just kill him?"
Zhuo Buyi asked.
"Because he must have reason to lie to me."
Fang Jie said as he walked, "He's not an idiot."
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Just when Fang Jie led his people out of Qiu'an County, thousands of miles away. Luo Yao, who was dressed in brocade clothes, reined in his horse and looked at the people blocking the official road with cold eyes. This place is less than a hundred miles away from Yongzhou City, and those who don't want him to go back have already been waiting here.
In front of him, hundreds of monks in scarlet cassocks stood densely.
Holding a golden ring and a knife, his face is expressionless.