Seeing that Qin Feng refused to drink tea, Liu Xiu was not reluctant, he picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and said with a smile: "This is the herbal tea I brought from Luoyang, doesn't Gong Qin want to taste it?" ”

Seeing that Liu Xiudu had already drunk the tea, Qin Feng had nothing to worry about, picked up the teacup, made a grunt, and drank the tea in one gulp.

The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth raised, and he asked with a smile: "What does Gong Qin think about this tea?" ”

Qin Feng glanced at Liu Xiu with a strange expression, he thought that Liu Xiu had brought a special trip from Luoyang to bring some kind of famous and high-quality tea, and he would not take a second look at the tea he drank at this time.

Seeing that Liu Xiu was still cheeky and asked himself how the tea was, Qin Feng was almost angry and said, "When King Xiao returns to Luoyang, the old man can give King Xiao some good tea." ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, he looked back and laughed.

Everyone's taste is different, he likes this sweet and silky herbal tea, but obviously, Qin Feng doesn't like it very much.

He suddenly changed his words and said, "Liu Yong is dead." ”

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, and then his body was shocked, and he looked at Liu Xiu in surprise.

There is no connection between Qin Feng and Liu Yong, but as the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

Liu Yong was in the east, he was in the south, this east and south, echoing each other from afar, but also greatly dispersed the strength of the Han army.

Now that he suddenly heard that Liu Yong was dead, Qin Fengdun felt a cold feeling of death in his lips and teeth.

He narrowed his eyes, looked at Liu Xiu intently, and asked word by word, "Is King Xiao cheating on the old man?" ”

Liu Xiu smiled indifferently and asked rhetorically, "Duke Qin thinks that such a big matter, can I lie to you?" ”

Qin Feng frowned, lowered his head, and was silent.

If Liu Yong is alive, Qin Feng can still have some hope here, what if Liu Yong wins the battle in Yuzhou?

In this way, Liu Xiu could only put the main army in Yuzhou, and even Cen Peng could be transferred to the Eastern Front battlefield, so that he would get a chance to breathe.

But now that Liu Yong is dead, the last glimmer of hope in his heart has also been shattered.

Qin Feng's hands on his thighs slowly clenched into fists.

Seeing that his face was uncertain, Liu Xiu said: "First Tian Rong was defeated, and now Liu Yong has been killed again, and the Duke of Qin is guarding Liqiu, who else can he count on?" ”

Qin Feng's face changed, and then he leaned forward and said angrily: "I have nearly 100,000 troops under my command, and the walls of Liqiu City are strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are plenty of grain, grass and materials in the city, does King Xiao really think that he has won?" ”

Liu Xiu shrugged his shoulders and asked in a calm tone, "How long can you keep it?" ”

"Huh?"

"The grain, grass, and materials in the city are enough for Qin Gong to hold on for how long?

A month, two months?

Or a year, two years? ”

Liu Xiu said: "Duke Qin should know very well in his heart that Li Qiu has become a turtle in an urn, a dead land, and there is only one way to die.

Even if Duke Qin didn't care about the life and death of nearly 100,000 soldiers under his command, didn't Duke Qin even care about his own life and death? ”

Qin Feng's fists clenched even tighter, and his two eyes stared straight at Liu Xiu, without saying a word.

Liu Xiu said slowly: "As long as Duke Qin is willing to surrender now, I can not blame the past grievances, and I can also crown Duke Qin as the Marquis of Chu, the five counties of Nanjun can be used as the fief of Duke Qin, what does Duke Qin think?" ”

Liu Xiu is already a big deal, there are only seventeen counties in the entire Nanjun, and Liu Xiuken divided five counties as Qin Feng's fiefdoms, and almost gave one-third of the Nanjun to Qin Feng, as long as he is willing to surrender on his own initiative.

Qin Feng swallowed his saliva and was silent.

He had to admit that Liu Xiu's conditions were very generous and tempting, but he was demoted from a king to a marquis, and that hurdle in his heart was really a little difficult to pass.

He pondered for a long time and said, "If King Xiao can crown the old man as the King of Chuli, the old man can be honored as Your Majesty!" ”

The implication is that he still wants to be the king and continue to be his king of Chuli in Nanjun.

Liu Xiu Zhengse said: "Gaozu Zuxun, no one surnamed Liu can be a king!" I inherited the Han dynasty, practiced the Han system, and applied the Han law, how could I violate the ancestral teachings?

Qin openly made such a condition, it was inevitably too difficult for a strong person, and it was too insincere. ”

Qin Feng fell silent again.

He also agrees with what Liu Xiu said, after all, there are so many ministers in the Luoyang court, but because of different surnames, they have not been crowned kings, and the highest is to be crowned marquis.

Among them, Deng Yu has the most fiefs, with three county fiefs.

But now Liu Xiu promised him that he would give him fiefs in five counties, in fact, this was already a precedent for the Luoyang Imperial Court.

Qin Feng thought for a while and asked, "I don't know which five counties King Xiao will give to the old man?" ”

Liu Xiu looked up and smiled, waved his hand and said, "Nanjun counties, Duke Qin can choose!" ”

Hearing this, Qin Feng's eyes flashed again.

He looked at Liu Xiu opposite intently, as if he wanted to look into the depths of his heart.

After a long while, he said faintly: "King Xiao can't be coaxing the old man, right? ”

Liu Xiu smiled indifferently, and said faintly: "I am the Son of Heaven, Chrysostom and Jade Words, backtracking, this is a villain's behavior, and Duke Qin is not important enough to let me destroy my reputation and prestige, right?" ”

When Qin Feng heard this, his old face turned red.

Liu Xiu continued: "Jingzhou has fought too many battles, and the people of Jingzhou are displaced and starving.

I don't want to fight anymore, and I don't want to see the people of Jingzhou die tragically on the battlefield again.

If Qin Gong can really think about Chu and the people of Jingzhou, he will put down his sword and fight with me for jade silk, which is the luck of Jingzhou, and even more fortunate for Nanjun. ”

Liu Xiu's words entered Qin Feng's heart.

Indeed, the people of Jingzhou were too bitter, first fighting Wang Mang, then killing each other in various places, and then fighting with Liu Xiu.

Over the years, where have you lived a day of rest?

The land of Jingchu, which was so prosperous and prosperous in the past, is now devastated and dilapidated.

Qin Feng didn't say anything for a long time, and Liu Xiu didn't urge him, picked up the teapot, and poured another cup of tea for himself and Qin Feng.

Now Liu Xiu is sincerely persuading Qin Feng to surrender, and even does not hesitate to give Qin Feng five county fiefs.

First of all, Qin Feng did have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and secondly, Qin Feng's prestige in Nanjun was quite high.

If Qin Fengken takes the initiative to surrender, the imperial court will govern Nanjun in the future, and it will be twice the result with half the effort.

Liu Xiu drank all the freshly poured tea, and seeing that Qin Feng was still rolling his eyes, pondering, he asked with a smile, "How is Gong Qin thinking about it?" ”

"This ...... The stakes are high, and I need to think about it! Think again! ”

Qin Feng said absentmindedly.

Liu Xiu nodded, and didn't chase after Qin Feng to ask him to answer him immediately, he thought about it and said, "Three days!" I'll give Gong Qin three days to think about it, okay? ”

Qin Feng thought about it, nodded, and said, "Okay!" Within three days, whether the old man accepts it or not, he will give King Xiao an answer. ”

"We're up for sure!"

"It's a deal!"

Liu Xiu and Qin Feng reached a verbal agreement, and the two made a three-day appointment on whether Qin Feng wanted to return to Luoyang.

After that, Liu Xiu waved his hand with a smile and said, "Duke Qin, please use tea!" ”

Qin Feng looked at the tea in front of him, he was really not used to drinking this kind of sweet herbal tea, but it was not easy to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and drink this cup of tea in one gulp, and then he stood up and arched his hand to Liu Xiu and said, "King Xiao, the old man is going back!" ”

Liu Xiu got up and said meaningfully: "I hope that Duke Qin can think twice, the life and death of the 100,000 soldiers in Liqiu City are now in Duke Qin's thoughts." ”

Qin Feng glanced at Liu Xiu, sighed secretly, and pondered in his heart, after returning to the city, he needed to gather the generals and make one last discussion, as long as there was still hope of breaking through, he would have to fight Liu Xiu to the end.

As long as there is a glimmer of life, Qin Feng does not want to surrender to Liu Xiu.

Qin Feng arched his hand to Liu Xiu again, turned around and walked out of the small shed.

Liu Xiu followed and walked out, with his hands behind his back, looking at Qin Feng who was on the horse with a smile, and said, "I am waiting for the news of Qin Gong." ”

Glancing back at Liu Xiu, Qin Feng nodded, didn't say anything more, knocked his feet on the horse's belly, and urged the horse forward.

Seeing Qin Feng walking away with three entourages, Xu Ying and the others came to Liu Xiu's approach, Xu Ying led the horse, handed the reins to Liu Xiu, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, will Qin Feng really return to the imperial court?" ”

Liu Xiu shook his head, what decision Qin Feng would make in the end, Liu Xiu couldn't make a judgment now.

surrender, what is lost is face, and if you refuse to surrender, what you lose is your life, whether Qin Feng will choose to have face or life, Liu Xiu doesn't know now.

Just as Liu Xiu took the reins and was about to get on the horse, all of a sudden, he heard a sharp sound of breaking wind from behind.

He subconsciously looked back, the sun was dazzling, and he could only vaguely see the backs of Qin Feng and the others who were drifting away.

At the moment when he was stunned, a cold light fell from the sky and went straight to Liu Xiu's front door.

Liu Xiu had a premonition that danger was approaching, and subconsciously reacted to the side of his head, and when he heard the sound of sand, an arrow flew past his cheek and was nailed to the neck of the war horse behind him.

The horse neighed and fell to the ground with a bang.

When people looked at it again, they saw an arrow stuck in the horse's neck.

Raising his eyes to look at Liu Xiu, his cheeks were red.

Xu Ying was shocked, hurriedly pulled Liu Xiu, and retreated again and again, at the same time, he raised his other hand, took his thumb and index finger into his mouth, and blew a sharp whistle.

With the whistle, the soldiers of the Han army, who were originally a hundred steps away, rushed over.

The changes that happened on Liu Xiu's side naturally alarmed Qin Feng.

Qin Feng looked back and saw the scene where Liu Xiu's war horse was shot, as for whether Liu Xiu was injured or not, he couldn't see clearly, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei had already protected Liu Xiu behind the three of them for the first time.

Qin Feng was only stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, it must be someone in the city who released a cold arrow and wanted to shoot Liu Xiu.

He secretly screamed badly, and wanted to go back to find out, but the three guards beside him hurriedly grabbed him and changed color: "The king is leaving!" ”

At this time, a large number of soldiers of the Han army had already rushed straight to the small shed, if Qin Feng went back, would he still have his life?

Qin Feng was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, but he had no choice but to flee back to Liqiu City in a hurry under the protection of the three guards.

When he entered the city, he didn't even bother to get off his horse, so he shouted and asked, "Who was firing the cold arrow just now?" ”

A general hurriedly ran over and intervened: "King, it is the last general's arrow!" The last general thought that as long as Liu Xiu died, the enemy army outside the city would be self-defeating...... "Before he finished speaking, Qin Feng had already whipped him, and a crisp sound was heard in the ear chakra, and the general covered his face with both hands, fell to the ground, and his body was clumped, whining and wailing.

Qin Feng was puzzled, turned over and dismounted, picked up the horsewhip, and whipped it on the general.

He said angrily as he struck: "Does this king need you to make your own decisions?

Does this king need you to make your own decisions? ”

The surrounding generals reacted, hurriedly stepped forward, intervened in the salute, and said in a gossipy voice: "The king is angry! Please be angry! ”

During the negotiation, the secret arrow hurt people, and Qin Feng knew very well what would happen next.

Originally, Liu Xiu had already offered him favorable conditions and given him a way out, but now, they all disappeared with this cold arrow!