Peng Cheng insists on being a general, but also has to have the will of Tang Yin, the king of wind. Ye Xiang and Yu Ting can't be the master, so they can only return in vain and return to cangping to reply to Lu she.
After hearing Peng Cheng's conditions, Lu she also frowned. He was just the head of the county. He defected to his own side and wanted to be a general. It was really a lion's mouth!
However, the king also explained that the conditions put forward by Peng Cheng will be met as long as his own side can meet them. First draw him over. As long as Peng Cheng drops, the decision-making power will be in his own hands.
In Lu she's opinion, his condition can be agreed, but it's a little difficult to get the king's will. It's not that Tang Yin won't give this order, but the delay will be too long. Yancheng is far from cangping. Even if someone is sent to ride a fast horse day and night, it will take more than half a month for Tang Yin's order to reach cangping. If it's delayed for so long, Peng Cheng's mind will change.
After thinking about it, Lu she thought again and again that it was unrealistic to ask the king to make an order.
He asked Ye Xiang and Yu Ting whether his defection was true or false through contact with Peng Cheng, and whether his condition was sincere or deliberately difficult.
As soon as ye Xiang and Yu Ting reached their opinions, they both believed that Peng Cheng's intention and conditions were sincere. Ye Xiang is a Mo person. Lu she may doubt his words, but Yu Ting is a Feng person and his direct subordinate. His words can't be false. Since ye Xiang and Yu Ting both think Peng Cheng's surrender is true, there should be no mistake in this matter.
After repeated deliberation, Lu she decided to take risks and go to Sishui County in person to recruit Peng Cheng. Lu she is a wind man and a confidant of Tang Yin, the wind king. In a sense, he can represent Tang Yin.
Even without Tang Yin's will, he can show Feng Guo's attitude on this matter. He believes that his sincerity will certainly move Peng Cheng.
Lu she did things carelessly, but this time he was still too careless.
When he learned that Lu she was going to Sishui County in person, Zuo Xiangfan Shan and Feng Yuandong, the imperial historian, came to persuade him not to take risks easily. It was safer to send others to surrender.
If sending others is useful, Lu she doesn't have to take risks by herself. He meandering refused the kindness of Fan Shan and Feng Yuandong, and confidently comforted them that they don't have to worry about themselves.
To make a long story short, Lu she took more than 20 outstanding doormen and bodyguards, disguised as businessmen of Mo state, quietly left cangping and went to Sishui county. But while he was going to Surabaya County, something went wrong with Peng Cheng.
It was not Peng Cheng who went back on his word, but Shao Fang's northwest patrol envoy quietly arrived in Sishui county. Surabaya county is the most important country in the country. How can it not have the eye of the court?
Peng Cheng has the intention of defecting to the new Mozambican state, and has frequent contact with envoys sent by the new Mozambican state. The news has also spread to the Mozambican court. It's a matter of great importance. The court of the state of Mo hurriedly sent it to Shaofang in Zhendi for his decision.
Shao Fang was furious when he received the news. Then he went back to Zhenjiang and appointed his confidant minister Wei Bo as the northwest patrol envoy to Surabaya county to investigate whether Peng Cheng was rebellious. If he really wanted to defecte, he could be executed immediately.
Wei Bo's origin is the same as Ji Wei, who is also the confidant of Shaofang. He used to be his disciple, but Wei Bo's ability is far above Ji Wei. This man is considerate and good at strategy. He looks easygoing on the surface, but in fact he hides a knife in a smile and hurts others invisibly.
After he arrived in Surabaya county city to pass the summer, he didn't make a big investigation on Peng Cheng. He was completely an adjutant and lived in the county capital. Every day, he took Peng Cheng to eat, drink and have fun, which made him neglect his prevention. In the dark, while Wei Bo sent someone to secretly investigate Peng Cheng, he set about taking over the command of Tongxia garrison.
He is the northwest patrol envoy, equivalent to the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court. He also has a secret order given to him by Shao Fang. It's too easy for those non Peng Cheng's trusted generals in the garrison to obey him.
It can be said that Weibo has unwittingly taken over most of the defenders of the county and city in his daily eating, drinking and playing. Peng Cheng is unaware of this, and Lu she, who is coming to Tongxia, is unaware of it.
Soon, Lu she arrived in Tongxia, mixed into the city and went straight to the county capital. When he got to the gate of the county capital, he let the guard at the gate in and reported that it was the businessman from the North who asked to see the head of the county.
There are so many "businessmen" coming from the North these days, and the guards are not surprised. After hearing this, they didn't take it seriously and swaggered back to the house to report to Peng Cheng.
At this time, Peng Cheng was drinking and dancing with Uncle Wei in the lobby. He suddenly heard that a businessman from the North asked for a meeting. His heart trembled, and his smile froze for a few seconds. Then he smiled at Uncle Wei sitting in the upper hand and said, "Lord Wei, if you have something to do, leave first and go back!"
Wei Bo looked at him with a smile and asked, "what's the matter? What else can't I know about Lord Peng?"
Hearing this, Peng Cheng's face changed. Before he could answer, Wei Bo laughed back, waved his hand and said, "I'm just kidding. Don't take it seriously, Lord Peng. If there's something important, I'll do it quickly. I'm not a three-year-old boy. I'm too old to be accompanied by someone. Ha ha --"
Hoo! Peng Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Wei Bo is a bag of wine and rice. Otherwise, it would be dangerous today. He also laughed, arched his head and said, "Lord Wei is so good at talking and laughing. Excuse me first. I'll have a good drink with you later!"
"Good, good, good! Go and help you!" While drinking, Wilbur squinted at the dancing girls below.
Peng Cheng sneered in his heart, got up and left the table. When he got out of the lobby, he immediately ordered his men to take the visitor to his room, where he waited.
After a short time, Lu she took his two best confidants to the door of the house, guided by the servants of the county capital, knocked on the door and entered.
Peng Cheng in the room looked up and down at Lu she who came in. He felt very angry. He turned his back and asked in a deep voice, "Your Excellency claims to be a businessman from the north?"
"To be exact..." Lu she smiled and said leisurely, "I'm from cangping in the north."
Peng Cheng's heart moved and he was really from Shaojun's side. He narrowed his eyes, waved to Lu she and said, "please sit down, sir!"
Lu she was not polite. She picked a position casually and took her seat calmly. Two of his cronies stood on the left and right.
Peng Cheng said, "last time, I made it very clear with brother ye and brother Yu. Presumably, sir has brought what I want?"
"No." Lu she shook her head with a smile and said bluntly, "adults should be very clear that Yancheng is thousands of miles away from cangping. If you go there once, the delay on the road will be close to two months. How can the things you want be delivered so soon?"
Hearing this, Peng Cheng's face immediately sank and said coldly, "since you haven't brought what I want, what are you doing here? I don't have so much time and nonsense. Excuse me!" As he spoke, he got up to go.
Now it's no better than before, because with Wei Bo at his house, Peng Cheng's private meeting with the people of new Mo country also takes great risks, but the other party regards their contact with him as routine and acts at will. How can he not be angry in his heart?
Seeing that he was leaving, Lu she raised her hand and stopped him. Youyou said, "don't worry, Lord Peng. Although I didn't bring what Lord Peng wants, my coming here is my king's greatest sincerity to Lord Peng."
Peng Cheng, who had already stepped out, drew back and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him again. After looking at him for a while, he asked suspiciously, "excuse me, are you..."
Lu she straightened up and said in a straight way word by word: "great scholar of the wind country, right Prime Minister of the Mobei court, Lu she."
Hearing the name of Lu she, Peng Cheng took a breath and looked at him straight. He stood where he was for a long time. Of course, he has heard of Lu she's name. He is the right Minister of the new Mo state. At the same time, he is also a first-class Bachelor in the wind state and a confidant minister around Tang Yin, the wind king. Lu she was right. Although he didn't bring the will of the wind king, his coming in person can fully show the wind king's sincerity to himself.
I don't know how long it took Peng Cheng to wake up from the shock. He hurried forward two steps, saluted Lu she deeply, and said in a trembling voice, "I don't know it's Lu Da..."
Before he finished, suddenly, he heard a loud bang from the door and was kicked away from the outside. Then, Weibo came in from the outside under the moon held by the stars of a bodyguard.
Seeing that Lu she and Peng Cheng in the room showed the same look of horror on their faces, Wei Bo laughed up and said, "I say who is the person who is coming to the county capital today. It turned out to be Lord Lu she. It's far away for Wei Bo, the official of the Northwest patrol of Mo country."
Isn't he drinking? Why are you here? At this time, Peng Cheng's head buzzed and nearly fainted on the spot.
His legs were weak, he sat down on the ground involuntarily, stared at Wei Bo in disbelief, and stammered, "Lord Wei, you... Don't misunderstand me. I'm an officer... I'm an officer..."
He was so incoherent that he couldn't even speak. Wei Bo walked up to him with a smile, gently helped him up, and said kindly, "Lord Peng has been wronged. In order to catch the big fish of the enemy country, Lord Peng has endured humiliation and yielded to compromise. He can be called the pillar of our Dynasty. When he returns to Zhenjiang, I will also report his merits to the king and ask the king to reward him!"
Unexpectedly, Wei Bo would say so. Peng Cheng was stupid. After a while, he came back to his senses and subconsciously turned to Lu she. At this time, the latter was also looking at him. His eyes were almost bursting out of fire, and the two attendants around him had drawn out their swords, as if they would rush forward to him and tear themselves to pieces at any time.