Chapter 903: Foolish Loyalty and Flattery
Liu Qi naturally knew the name Jushu.
Moreover, although he and Jushu had not met directly, they had fought twice. The first time was when he led his troops to sneak into Bingzhou.
The second time was before Yuan Shao crossed the Yellow River south, Liu Qi used a thunderbolt chariot to break Ju Shou's defense in the county town.
Although they did not meet each other during the two battles, both sides had a certain understanding of each other through war methods and strategic layouts.
Sometimes, the person who knows you best in the world may not be your friend, but your enemy.
"If I don't surrender, you can kill me quickly." Jushou's reaction was very fierce. Both his expression and eyes showed his firm will at this moment, without any sign of surrender.
After Liu Qi looked at him directly for a long time, he said: "In the last confrontation, your defense in the city was very careful, and the deployment of troops and horses was in line with military tactics, but you still lost in the end. Do you know why?"
"Because you are a treacherous person!"
"Why am I being treacherous?"
"You did not command the three armies to confront me openly and openly. Instead, you used ingenious things to blast through our army's defense line and win without force."
"Knowledgeable objects are also means of warfare... Besides, how can a thunderbolt chariot be considered a skillful thing? If a thunderbolt chariot can also be regarded as a skillful thing, then the knives, spears, swords, halberds and bows used by soldiers can also be regarded as skillful things.
, then these things cannot be used on the battlefield?"
"I don't want to waste words with you, so please kill me quickly."
"If I don't kill you, what can you do?"
"If you don't kill me, I will kill you, the Shuzi, the next day! Then, I will kill the whole clan of you, the Shuzi!"
Jushou's expression was fierce and full of momentum when he spoke. If it weren't for the rope tied to his body, it would have made people think that Liu Qi was his prisoner at this moment.
Liu Qi pointed at Jushu, turned to Xu Shu with a smile and said, "What a useful person!"
Xu Shu said nothing, his eyes just fell on the slightly pulsing vein on Liu Qi's forehead.
"A prince is polite and polite, treats others with sincerity, and has an open mind. Even the great sages of ancient times cannot match him."
While Xu Shu said this to Liu Qi, he made up his mind and immediately informed the people in the Guards Department that Liu Qi's noble behavior as a corporal despite being scolded by Ju Shou was widely spread in the army... Of course, in the end,
It would be nice to be able to spread the news to Hebei.
This is what the minister knows about the king.
Jushu was still cursing there, and at the same time, his mouth became unclean.
But Liu Qi was no longer looking at him. He turned around and walked to the other prisoner.
"Who are you?"
Compared to Ju Shou, who had a strong personality and spoke of "lotus flowers", the person in front of Liu Qi was obviously much softer and more obedient.
"Reporting to the Lord... A certain person is Yingchuan Guo Tu, whose courtesy name is Gongze. He was recruited by the general as a school lieutenant and marching general."
"What General Yuan? Yuan Shao has already rebelled against the Han, and our Han Dynasty has no generals left."
Guo Tu immediately showed a look of sudden realization: "What the Lord and Lord said is true... We acted unclearly, did not distinguish between loyal and traitors, and mistakenly pursued the traitors. We regret it and ask the Lord to forgive us... Guo knows Hebei well.
True or false, I am willing to contribute to the imperial court's suppression of rebellion."
"Guo Gongze, plotting to kill a virtuous minister is a thief who betrays his master!" Jushu scolded Guo Tu angrily from the side.
Then, seeing that he was furious, he forcefully broke away from the two Jing Wu soldiers who were holding him behind him, and gave Guo Tu a hard kick.
Jushou's kick was extremely tricky, hitting Guo Tu's crotch squarely...with great force.
Guo Tu's face turned red instantly, and he screamed and fell to the ground with his knees limp.
His hands were tied behind his back by ropes, so he could only kneel down and kowtow. If his hands could be untied, I think he would be curling up with his hands in front of his crotch.
Jushou seemed to be still angry and slapped Guo Tu hard again.
"Why are you still standing there? Pull them away." Liu Qi shouted dissatisfied at Jing Wuzu.
The two Jing Wu soldiers then stepped forward and pulled Ju Shou away from Guo Tu.
Before being pulled away, Jushou did not forget to spit fiercely on Guo Tu's body.
Today, he was completely satisfied.
"Find a doctor and treat his injury."
"only."
Then, Liu Qi glanced at Jushou again, and Jushou also glared at Liu Qi provocatively.
"You are a loyal minister." Liu Qi gave a faint affirmative comment, then turned and left.
A few days later, things about Guo Tu and Ju Shou began to spread in Liu Qi's military camp.
After these two important ministers from Hebei were captured, Jushou scolded Liu Qi angrily, and his words were extremely vicious and refused to surrender. However, Liu Qi was able to respond calmly. Not only did he not argue with Jushou, but he also praised Jushou in person as a useful minister. He was really generous.
The Lord of openness and enlightenment.
As for Guo Tu, he surrendered and acted cowardly. He was attacked by Ju Sue and kicked in the vital part. He tried to treat him with a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, but he eventually died. He was damaged physically and mentally and died of depression.
Jushu fled several times without success, and finally kowtowed to the north and hit his head on a wooden stake and died.
The news spread quickly in the camp. In just a few days, it was almost spread by word of mouth among the soldiers. It won't be long before it starts to spread to the people.
Of course, the versions spread through different mouths and spoken by different people will look different. Liu Qi secretly sent people to investigate... At least there are seven versions that have been passed to him so far.
Of course, although the versions are different, most of them are only different in some details. For example, how did Guo Tu die? Some versions say that he had an old disease and relapsed after receiving this kick, and some said
He was punished by Jushou and had his descendants cut off. He committed suicide out of guilt and so on...but the overall core things have not changed.
The overall core thing is that Corporal Liu Qi Lixian can calmly accept the insults from enemy prisoners.
The second is that Guo Tu flattered the villain at his own peril, and it was not a pity to die. Yuan Shao reused this person, which shows how stupid he was.
Third, although Jushu is loyal, he is only foolishly loyal. Being able to work with someone like Guo Tu till now shows that the leader is unclear.
Anyway, the core content I want to express is that Liu Qi is a wise king, the Han Dynasty will be prosperous with him, and the end of the rebels such as Yuan Shao is imminent.
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"check it out."
After three days of statistics, Liu Qi basically sorted out the list of Luoyang courtiers who had secretly communicated with Yuan Shao.
Including the number of communications, the content of the communications, and the degree of flattery and closeness to Yuan Shao, Liu Qi asked the swordsman to make statistics in very detail, as clear as a table.
A vivid record of the crimes of a traitor.
Xun You and Kuai Yue took the silk silk from Liu Qi's hand and passed it around to look at.
After reading it, Xun You sighed helplessly.
He put down the silk and said in a rather sad tone: "It is a pity that nine out of ten courtiers in the Han Dynasty are in secret communication with Yuan Shao. It is really sad."
"This is the court that Taifu Wang built with his own hands." Liu Qi put away his smile with a frosty look on his face: "This is the court that he thought could revive the Han Dynasty. Haha, to put it bluntly, even without Yuan Shao
, how long can a court like this last? Sooner or later, the country will fall in their hands."
Xun You pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "You know, the prince, that all the ministers in the court intend to support the prince and ascend to the throne."
"I know."
"What do you think?"
Chapter completed!