Du Fuwei walked into the Jieshuai Hall of the General's Mansion alone and was greeted by Fu Gongtuo, Zuo Youxian and others.

"Mr. Du can return safely, God blesses him!"

"When we heard that Manager Du had an accident, we were all worried, and we were relieved to see that we were safe today."

Some generals and advisers and bureaucrats greeted each other politely after seeing General Du.

Someone once followed Du Fuwei, an old subordinate, and he still had awe in his heart for this manager, revealing true feelings.

But most of them are from the Fugong Tuo faction, so naturally they can't be sincere, just superficial politeness.

In front of the mountain, Fu Gong's expression looked excited, and he held Du Fuwei's arm: "Brother Xian, I heard that you had an accident, you were captured by the imperial court, and you couldn't sleep and eat for your brother, I can't wait to lead the troops to kill Jiangbei and rescue you, and it is really unexpected to see that you are okay today!" ”

Du Fuwei nodded and sighed: "This time the army was defeated in Jiangbei, the army was defeated, and the imperial army was defeated, and several counties were all lost, so I was really speechless to the soldiers in Jiangdong." However, fortunately in the misfortune, the imperial army treated the prisoners well, and did not treat the local people harshly, and even opened warehouses to release grain, protected the squires, transferred officials to stabilize local government affairs, and implemented new policies, etc., so that the war was quickly stabilized, and the people were not affected, and our clansmen and villagers in Jianghuai were not in danger. ”

Some of the generals who were born in Jianghuai in the house were overjoyed when they heard this, and they didn't have to worry about the imperial army burning, killing and looting, which would harm the clansmen and people in Jiangbei.

Fu Gongqi and Zuo Youxian glanced at each other, and vaguely guessed that this Du Fuwei might really have returned to the imperial court, and he was establishing an image for the imperial court at the beginning.

At this time, Fu Gongyuan coughed dryly, interrupted Du Fuwei to preach the merits of the imperial court here, and said: "200,000 Jianghuai troops, heavy casualties, this hatred, can not be counted like this, among those who died, there are our former subordinates, robes, and relatives, even if the imperial army gets Jiangbei, but to attack Jiangnan, it is not so easy, Du Xiandi don't have to worry, we have made arrangements to block the imperial army north of the Yangtze River, and we can't come over." ”

When Du Fuwei heard this, he frowned, and secretly thought in his heart, I am afraid that this lobbying will not be so smooth.

"Come, let's sit down!"

The assistant duke pulled Du Fuwei and walked to the best VIP seat under the main seat, but did not give Du Fuwei the main seat, this is what he wants to show his attitude.

In Danyang County, Jiangning City, and in the General's Mansion, he is the master.

Even if Du Fuwei was once the chief manager, half a cut higher than his status, but now and the past are not comparable, the Jiangbei forces have all ended, and the status of Du Fuwei has ended.

The generals present had different expressions on their faces, and a few people who were close to Du Fuwei's faction were naturally a little unhappy, and felt that it was inappropriate for the auxiliary prince to do this. But the generals who were close to the auxiliary princess showed some excitement and were proud.

Du Fuwei's face remained unchanged and he sat down calmly.

Zuo Youxian asked: "It is rumored that the commander Du was defeated in Jiangbei and was captured by the imperial army, I don't know, is this matter serious, and how did the chief manage escape?" ”

Du Fuwei said truthfully: "It is true that the army was defeated, the army was dispersed, His Majesty of the imperial court drove the expedition in person, and the elite army caught us off guard, and even I myself was deeply encircled, and finally captured, I am ashamed, it is not that I escaped, but His Majesty of the imperial court, forgave my sins, and sent me to Jiangnan as a lobbyist." ”

"Lobbyist?"

The generals were stunned, but they quickly reacted, and their eyes looked at Du Fuwei, becoming a little angry and disdainful.

The word lobbyist doesn't sound like much, but in fact, he came to persuade him to surrender, and he also knew that this Du Fuwei did not escape by himself at all, but took refuge in the imperial court and became a traitor to the Jianghuai Righteous Army.

Zuo Youxian smiled coldly: "Manager Du, you are also a heroic man in Jiangnan, a heroic figure in Jianghuai, but you rose up at the beginning, and now you are defeated and captured, but you have taken refuge in the imperial court, doing this, I am afraid that I Jianghuai and Jiangdong boys will be a little ashamed!" ”

"The surname is Zuo, how can you talk to Manager Du!" A general named Zhang Wei stood up and scolded Zuo Youxian.

"Could it be that Mr. Zuo is wrong, he just surrendered to the court!" Another general stood up and refuted Zhang Wei.

"Now he is no longer the head of Du, the death of his soldiers, the surrender of surrender, the Jianghuai Army does not exist, now there is only the Jiangdong Army!" Another general of the Auxiliary Prince's faction stood up and said mockingly.

"Enough!" The assistant prince slapped the table case, stopped the argument of the generals under his command, and affected the morale of the army.

Several generals were arguing with red faces, but at this time, when they heard the auxiliary father's words, they sat down quietly for the time being.

Fu Gongqi said to Du Fuwei: "Brother Du Xian, we were bloody and friends, and we launched an uprising together and fought our own territory, how can we give it to the imperial court?" If you come back and help the foolish brother, this position can still have your share, fight against the court with me, brother is welcome, if you plan to persuade me to surrender, forgive me for doing it! ”

Du Fuwei's face was calm, and he said: "At this time and that time, when the Sui Dynasty lost the hearts of the people, the world fell apart, in order to protect the hometown fathers and elders, they rose up to fight against the chaos and thieves, but the current general trend is clear, the new court has unified the north, only Xiao Liang and Jiangnan, it can't resist for long at all, why make fearless sacrifices, let the good athletes in Jiangdong become victims for our desire for power, it is very unwise, we must understand the truth that good birds should choose trees and perch." ”

Fu Gong's face sank, and he waved his hand and said: "Don't tell me these big truths, I only know that you have betrayed your original oath, this Jiangdong Army was created by me within this year, not your Jianghuai Army, fight to the end, that is also my business with my own soldiers, don't worry about you, brother, since you are here, stay in the General's Mansion for a few days, and watch how we repel the army of the imperial court!" ”

What he meant was that he didn't plan to let Du Fuwei leave, worried that he would return to Jiangbei and become a general of the imperial court, which would cause instability to the Jiangdong army at that time, so he planned to put him under house arrest.

Du Fuwei looked at Fu Gongyi, seeing that he was so obsessed, he sighed, and it was useless to say more persuasion.

"Okay, just stay in the house and talk about it tomorrow!"

"Mr. Zuo, you can take Mr. Du to rest in person!" Fu Gongqian glanced at Zuo Youxian, Du Fuwei's martial arts are strong, it is not easy to be put under house arrest, and only Zuo Youxian, a semi-Taoist who came out of the ancient martial arts sect, has martial arts that are not lower than Du Fuwei, plus some people from the rivers and lakes who have been hired heavily to act as guards, and they can also be successfully placed under house arrest.

Du Fuwei surprisingly did not resist, and followed Zuo Youxian and the others to a separate courtyard of the General's Mansion.

Half an hour later, Ximen Junyi and his wife, dressed in disguise, waited in a street stall outside the general's mansion to no avail, glanced at each other, got up and left, and wanted to activate the backup plan.