C1239 A Secret Agreement
C1239 A Secret Agreement
Originally, this confrontation would continue for a period of time. Then... ... Su Pei should have brought some men with him to provide support. However... General didn't wait for Su Pei's help. Instead, he waited for Su Pei to die. The news of Huang Feng's promotion.
General, whose name was Lu Bao, was very surprised by this news. Lu Bao and Huang Feng knew each other. During the one year that Huang Feng had stayed here, the two of them had known each other. At that time, Huang Feng was the commander of the army. He was the second most important person in the entire army, and Lu Bao was also a high-ranking general in the army. Although his status was not as high as Huang Feng's, it was still not bad.
Huang Feng's battle achievements were valiant, and he had won hundreds of battles. This had indeed made many Rebellion Soldiers and the generals admire him. However, there were also some people who were not impressed by Huang Feng. Instead, they were jealous. The Sun Liang from before was considered half a man. As for this Lu Bao, he could be counted as one.
However, at that time, Huang Feng was like the sun in the sky. Most of the people in the uprising army admired him. Furthermore, Su Pei trusted Huang Feng very much. Even if Lu Bao was jealous of Huang Feng, there was nothing he could do about it.
However, when Huang Feng suddenly left, Lu Bao was a little surprised. After all, Huang Feng was already above ten thousand people at that time. There was no reason for him to leave all of a sudden. He had the same thought as some of the people in the uprising army. They thought that Huang Feng's sudden departure was not voluntary. He was forced to leave by Su Pei. The reason was naturally because of his outstanding achievements. It was even possible that Huang Feng had already been assassinated by Su Pei.
Although he had such a guess, Lu Bao didn't have the slightest intention of asking for an explanation for Huang Feng. Instead, he was very happy that his chance had come. After that, his position continued to rise, and his relationship with the new General and Sun Liang had also become closer. With a good friendship, his position in the uprising army had become even higher.
However, it was because of this that Lu Bao felt that he had been forced to leave. The person who had been assassinated had suddenly returned. Lu Bao was naturally very surprised in his heart. In his mind, whether Huang Feng had been forced to leave or had been assassinated, obviously, it was impossible for him to return. In the end... Now, Huang Feng had appeared all of a sudden. Furthermore, he had used a thunderous method the moment he appeared. He had killed Su Pei and Sun Liang, and at the same time, he had also taken control of the uprising army. This made Lu Bao feel even more shocked in his heart. At the same time, he understood what was going on. Although Huang Feng had left for a period of time, his prestige in the uprising army was still there. There were still many people who were willing to accept his leadership.
Lu Bao was now a general who could lead 100,000 people, but he did not want to accept Huang Feng's leadership again. Because of his ordinary relationship with Huang Feng, Huang Feng seemed to look down on him. Now that Huang Feng had regained control of the army, he would definitely take away his leadership and give it to his confidant. Lu Bao obviously could not accept this.
At this moment, the officials of the Imperial Court who had been in confrontation with him for a period of time seemed to know the situation on their side. They secretly sent people to persuade him to surrender and give him a high salary. This moved Lu Bao.
No matter what, the Imperial Court was still the orthodox. Furthermore, he and Huang Feng were somewhat at odds with each other. Under such circumstances, joining the Imperial Court was obviously a good decision. However, Lu Bao did not agree immediately. Instead, he kept discussing the conditions with the people of the Imperial Court. He knew that he had about a hundred thousand men under his command. These people were different from the people behind him. They often fought. Their combat strength was very formidable. These people were the capital for him to negotiate.
And the people from the Imperial Court were indeed interested in the 100,000 people under his command. These people had already undergone the baptism of the battlefield. If they could be surrendered... They could be used immediately and no longer need to undergo training. This could save them a lot of time. So... During the negotiations with Lu Bao, they kept conceding. This allowed the entire negotiation process to proceed smoothly. Both parties had almost reached the final agreement.
However, these negotiations were all carried out in secret. One was to guard against Huang Feng, and the other was to prevent the soldiers in the uprising army from knowing. After all, many of them hated the Imperial Court. It was because of what the Imperial Court had done that they became bandits. Hence, if those people were to find out, this negotiation would not be able to continue.
Although there were many people in the team who definitely did not support joining the Imperial Court, Lu Bao was not worried. When the dust settled, it would be useless even if those people opposed it.
"Lord Lu, congratulations on making the right decision. From now on, the two of us will be colleagues." When the negotiation representative of the Imperial Court saw that both sides had finally reached an agreement, he said to Lu Bao with a smile. This matter was also a political achievement to him. Of course, he was also happy.
"Please take care of me in the future." Lu Bao said to the officials of the Imperial Court. From now on, they would be officials of the same palace. And the position of this official in front of him was not low. Hence... Lu Bao definitely wanted to maintain a good relationship with him.
"You're welcome. All of you are working for the Imperial Court, so naturally, you should take care of each other." That Lord Yuan was very satisfied with Lu Bao's attitude. This General, on the other hand, was somewhat sensible and wasn't that foolish.
"Then let's do what we agreed on earlier. Tonight at Zi Shi... I will get someone to open the door for Master's team at the south gate. When the time comes... When you enter the city, we'll work together to control all the troops in the city." Lu Bao said, "At that time, even if some people object, it will be useless."
"That's right, let's do it like this." Master Yuan said, "There's no time to lose. I will go back and make the arrangements now."
Whether it was Master Yuan or Lu Bao, they had already received the news that Huang Feng had already completed the internal reorganization and was rushing here with his army. Once his army arrived, everything would be too late.
Fortunately, Huang Feng's Han Army had just left the city not long ago. There was still one or two days left before they arrived here. These two days were more than enough for them to completely control the city and suppress the rebels inside.
After the agreement was made, Master Yuan returned. Although he wasn't a general, he wasn't the General of the Imperial Court's army. However, as an imperial official, he could mobilize the army. Hence, in the eyes of Lu Bao and Lord Yuan, there would not be any accidents this time. Both of them were waiting to be promoted and make a fortune.