Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 130 Special gift
Facing Zhao Dezhao's gaze, Fang Zhengqi raised his head. In fact, he and Xu Fengzhi, the guard of Anxiong Gate, only had nodding acquaintances, and they knew each other well. It was cut with a knife.If the luck is worse, it will be too late to show up.

But facing Zhao Dezhao's flickering eyes at this moment, he understood that although His Highness spoke in a gentle tone, the words were not meant to discuss with himself, so he gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Your Highness, Weijiang is not willing to accept orders to surrender Xu Fengzhi! "

"Okay!" Zhao Dezhao slapped the table and said with a smile, "I will entrust this matter to the general. If Anxiongguan can be defeated without a fight, it will be a blessing to the Song Dynasty, the people of Lingnan, and even the world! General With a heavy responsibility, this king respectfully asks the general to do his best!"

Fang Zhengqi had no choice but to stand up, bow his hands, and said with a sigh of relief: "If you don't do it, you will definitely live up to your highness' trust!"

Zhao Dezhao nodded with a smile, and clapped his hands again. Then a soldier came out from the back tent holding a wooden box in both hands, and put it on the table in front of Fang Zhengqi.

Fang Zhengqi was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Zhao Dezhao with some doubts.

Zhao Dezhao pointed to the wooden box, and said with a smile, "It would seem insincere to go to say surrender with empty hands, so this king has prepared a gift for you."

Since ancient times, whenever lobbyists go to talk about surrendering the enemy's generals and officials, they usually do not go empty-handed: either they bring a piece of paper as an official certificate for commissioning rewards, or they bring a batch of gold and silver. Wealth, if you want to move people's hearts, is nothing more than Juelu money, nothing else.

Zhao Dezhao was able to prepare for this, and Fang Zhengqi was a little more confident about the success of his trip. He breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and bowed solemnly to Zhao Dezhao: "Your Highness, I am very grateful to you for your thoughtful thinking. .”

"General Fang, you might as well take a look first, what kind of gift this king has prepared for you. Only when Xu Fengzhi speaks with him will you be able to make up your mind." Zhao Dezhao smiled and motioned Fang Zhengqi to open the wooden box.

Fang Zhengqi was curious, and carefully held the wooden box with both hands.

As soon as the lid of the wooden box was opened with a gap, there was a faint stench blowing towards the face. It seemed that what was placed inside was not a good thing, let alone official certificates, gold jewels and other treasures.

Fang Zhengqi saw clearly what was going on inside the box, so his hands shook in shock, the wooden box slipped from his hand, and some of it fell to the ground. Fortunately, Fang Zhengqi reacted quickly, and immediately caught the wooden box after letting go, and put it back again. Back on the table.

The inside of the wooden box is indeed not a good thing, but a human head covered with lime. There is no other technical means to embalm the head these days, except to pickle it with lime.

As a general who has experienced many bloody battles on the battlefield, Fang Zhengqi was not afraid when he suddenly saw the human head. The reason why he turned pale with surprise was because he recognized it immediately. Liu De, the strict guard who was beheaded!

"Your Highness, this... this is..." Fang Zhengqi was stunned, full of bewilderment.

Looking at the human head in front of him at this moment, his mind was in a state of confusion. Since ancient times, he had only offered generous gifts before the battle to persuade him to surrender, or promised rewards, but he had never brought a human head to persuade him to surrender?
Liu De is the guard of Yanguan, and also the Liu clan of the Southern Han Dynasty. If he took his head to see the guard of Anxiong, what would the other party think?If you use this method to say surrender, what is it if you don't die?
Zhao Dezhao couldn't see the doubts and worries in Fang Zhengqi's heart, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "General Fang, you don't have to be frightened, the reason why this king resolutely killed Liu De was to let the general take his head use!"

It was fine if he didn't try to comfort him. When Fang Zhengqi heard this, he could only smile wryly. Human heads are of course useful, but can they be used in this way?I don't know if this young His Highness's mind has really been flooded!

"General Fang, you take this head and go to see Xu Fengzhi, the guard of Anxiong Pass. He may be frightened and angry at first, but you just need to say a few words to him..."

With a smile on his face, Zhao Dezhao whispered a few words to Fang Zhengqi.

Fang Zhengqi listened intently, his face gradually stretched, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

……

Three days later, Zhao Dezhao and Pan Mei set up wine together in the tent for Fang Zheng.

Pan Mei didn't know until this time that Zhao Dezhao had already recruited a general of the Southern Han Army to serve as a leader when he was in Tokyo. .

Although he was a bit appreciative of this matter, he had to feel some admiration in his heart. He felt that this young Highness seemed to act recklessly and frivolously, and often did some weird things, but in fact he had a deep scheming mind and acted with foresight. It is indeed not to be underestimated.

"General Fang, after drinking this bowl of wine, I wish you great success in one fell swoop."

With a solemn expression, Zhao Dezhao raised the wine bowl to Fang Zhengqi, and Pan Mei also raised the wine.

Fang Zhengqi picked up the wine bowl and drank it down, with a tragic look on his face, he felt that he was carrying a human head to talk to Xu Fengzhi, and he was afraid that he might turn himself into a head and put it in the wooden box Xu Fengzhi sent the head to Panyu to ask Liu Yun for credit

Immediately, he jumped on his horse, and with only two horsemen, he left the strict Guancheng and headed south along the river valley on the side of the Qinshui River.These two slave riders are close clansmen brought out by him from fleeing to the Southern Han Dynasty.

Zhao Dezhao and Pan Mei stood side by side, watching the backs of Fang Zhengqi and others disappear from sight.

"Your Highness." Pan Mei gently poked Zhao Dezhao's arm with her elbow, and asked in a low voice, "Is this person going to talk about subduing Xu Fengzhi, and there is some hope of success?"

"One point." Zhao Dezhao said lightly.

Pan Mei was taken aback: "This is not... This is not..."

Because he was concerned about Zhao Dezhao's face, he closed his mouth before he finished speaking, but the meaning in the words was very clear, and he sent Fang Zhengqi to persuade him with only one point of confidence. Isn't this equivalent to letting Fang Zhengqi go to die in vain? ?
Although it is not a big deal to lose a descendant of the Southern Han Dynasty, if it delays the military plane, it is not worth it.Once it is said that the surrender is not possible, Anxiong Pass will inevitably step up preparations to defend against the enemy. At that time, it will be even more difficult to storm the pass city, and more Song soldiers will be killed or injured.

Thinking of this, Pan Mei became a little worried.

"Only relying on one head and one lobbyist, there is only one point of confidence, but if there are more chips, then there is eight points of certainty."

Zhao Dezhao looked calm, glanced at Pan Mei, and said lightly.

"Things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield are also difficult to obtain on the negotiating table. Conversely, as long as Xu Fengzhi is convinced that our army can break through, then naturally there is no need to fight. Otherwise, what does General Pan think?"

(End of this chapter)