The last three kingdoms

Chapter 959 Pardon Order

Yang Hu said: "Most of the soldiers led by Zhong Hui are from the Central Plains. They all have parents, wives and children. Zhong Hui is ambitious, determined to go his own way, and rebellious. One heart and one mind? It's just because of Zhong Hui's obscenity, dare not speak out, and is under the threat of him. Therefore, in this battle, attacking the heart is the first priority, and there is no need to rush to attack. I will immediately ask His Majesty for orders. Except for Zhong Hui, all All the soldiers who participated in the rebellion will be pardoned, and if there are those who have done meritorious service, they will be rewarded generously; if they can instigate one or two generals, the morale of Zhong Hui's army will surely collapse, and his defeat will not be far away."

Du Yu said happily: "The governor's talents are outstanding, and he will be admired in the end. If so, he will be a soldier without bloodshed. It's just difficult for His Majesty to pardon Hu Lie and others. After all, Hu Lie killed His Majesty with his own hands. Uncle Fufeng King, how can such a great enmity be resolved?"

Yang Hu said: "Hu Lie killed Fufeng King because he was coerced by Zhong Hui and he had no choice but to do it. In fact, even if Hu Lie didn't do anything, Fufeng King would not be spared. So Zhong Hui was the one who really killed Fufeng King. The grievance has its head, and the debt has its owner. This grudge can only be counted on Zhonghui's head, so why bother to blame Hu Lie. Your Majesty is the master of sages. This truth must be understood. The reason why Hu Lie served Zhonghui is, It's not because he is loyal to Zhonghui, but because he is afraid of the imperial court punishing him. If the imperial court issues an order of pardon, it will not be difficult to instigate Hu Lie."

Immediately, Yang Hu sent someone back to Luoyang, wrote to Sima Yan, and asked Sima Yan to issue a pardon order.

After Sima Yan received Yang Hu's memorial, he was a little hesitant, so he called Jia Chong to discuss it. The army will inevitably disintegrate and disappear, and Jingzhou's troubles can be eliminated."

Sima Yan said: "Zhong Hui is full of crimes, and his crimes cannot be punished, but those generals under him, who are slaves to tigers, have piled up blood and debts, so lightly pardoned, how can I be worthy of Wei Boyu? What's more, there is Hu Lie, who killed my emperor's uncle. If I pardon the hatred that we do not share, wouldn't it make people laugh at me for not being able to distinguish between grievances and grievances?"

Jia Chong said with a chuckle: "Your Majesty is too worried. This amnesty is just an expedient measure. After the end of the Zhonghui, how will His Majesty deal with these rebels? Isn't that just a matter of one sentence?"

Sima Yan suddenly realized, nodded, and said: "It's still Qing's plan, so this plan is feasible."

So Sima Yan issued an edict that all those who participated in the rebellion, except Zhong Hui, would be severely punished and not pardoned, the rest should be pardoned, and the past should not be blamed.

After Yang Hu received Sima Yan's edict, he felt like he had found a treasure. With this edict, Yang Hu's confidence in breaking the bell increased greatly. Yang Hu immediately ordered to march into Xinye, with an army of [-], surrounding Xinye City. It's leaking.

Hu Lie was shocked. In the past when the Jin army attacked Xinye, it was only a small number of soldiers and horses, who used the method of nuisance and temptation to attack. This time Yang Hu personally led an army of [-] to come. It seems that the Jin army is going to be serious.Knowing that he was invincible, Hu Lie dared not go out of the city to fight. He ordered the city gates to be closed and guarded. On the other hand, he sent someone to Zhonghui in Xiangyang for emergency help.

Regarding the danger of Jingzhou's gate, Zhong Hui did not dare to take it lightly, and personally ordered an army of [-] to rush to Chaoyang, forming a corner with the Xinye defenders.

Knowing that Zhong Hui's army was not far away, Hu Lie felt a little more at ease, and ordered the whole city to be on guard, strictly guarding against death, and only waited for the Jin army to attack the city.

After Yang Hu besieged the city, he was not in a hurry to attack. He looked around at the people under the tent and said, "I have a letter that I want to send to Hu Lie. I wonder if any of you can act as a messenger?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, this job of delivering letters is not easy, everyone knows that the imperial court and the rebels swore to be at odds, maybe it would be a matter of losing their heads, life and death on the battlefield are unpredictable , but the initiative is still in your own hands, but once you enter the enemy camp, you will be slaughtered.

At this time, a person under the account responded: "I am not talented in a humble position, but I am willing to go to a humble position."

Yang Hu saw that it was Fan Shi, the Sima of the Marching Army. Yang Hu smiled slightly and said, "I'm going to Xinye to deliver a letter. It's very likely that there will be no return. Aren't you afraid?"

Fan Shi bowed and said: "I would like to report to the governor, I and Hu Lie are both from Anding Linjing, they are from the same township, and I worked with Hu Lie in the early years, so I finally have some friendship. I know that Hu Lie has always been loyal and must Will not harm the lives of humble officials."

Yang Hu nodded and said: "Okay, I have letters and Hu Lie here, you just need to hand over the letters to him, and I will reward you a lot after the matter is done."

Fan Shi bowed to accept the order, left the camp, and went straight to Xinye.

Although the Jin army besieged the city on all sides, they were separated by some distance. Fan Shi rushed to the base of the city. The gates of Xinye City had already been closed, the suspension bridge was hanging high, and the rebels on the city were fully armed and ready to fight. It could be seen that these soldiers were extremely nervous. .

Fan Shi explained his purpose, and the soldiers on the city saw Fan Shi riding alone, but they were not prepared, so they opened the city gate and let him in. Some soldiers led Fan Shi to see Hu Lie.

Hu Lie was sitting upright in the hall, seeing Fan Shi come in, he didn't move, four soldiers around him were standing with knives in their arms, Hu Lie said coldly: "Your Excellency, are you here as a lobbyist?"

Fan Shi chuckled and said, "It's been ten years since I left Brother Hu in a hurry, and today I came here to pay a special visit. Is this how Brother Hu treats guests?"

Hu Lie said coldly: "If Brother Fan is here to reminisce about the old days, I don't mind preparing two glasses of good wine to show my kindness as a landlord. If you are here as a lobbyist for the imperial court, then don't blame my knife Soon."

Fan Shi glanced at the four soldiers on both sides, all of them stared at him with fierce eyes, and waited for Hu Lie's order, and pulled out a sharp knife to cut off Fan Shi's head.

Fan Shi ignored the fierce eyes of those soldiers, but said slowly: "I happened to bring a letter from my brother Hu Guang's family when I came here this time. It seems that Brother Hu doesn't want to read it. Well, I will take my leave here. There will be a period later." Said, Fan Shi made a gesture and wanted to leave.

At this moment, Hu Lie said with embarrassment: "My brother's letter? Quickly bring it to me!"

Fan Shi turned around, didn't say anything, just glanced at the four guards lightly, Hu Lie waved his hand, motioned the guards to retreat, then got up and cupped his hands and said, "I don't know why Brother Fan came, so I offended you so much." , please forgive me, if there is a letter from my brother's family, please give it."

Fan Shi said meaningfully: "It turns out that Brother Hu is not a person who is ungrateful and ungrateful. Does he also value brotherly affection?"

Hu Lie let out a long sigh and said: "Lie knows that he is cut off from the imperial court, and he will never meet his brothers again in this life. Life and death will be separated forever. It is a pity in life."

(End of this chapter)