"Old General Huang?" The crowd at the side was at a loss as they looked at Huang Gai and then at Han Dang. How did the two of them become like this?
"This, this, this …!" Han Dang didn't understand either, so he opened his mouth and looked at Huang Gai with his eyes, hoping that Huang Gai would give him an explanation.
"Sigh!" Huang Gai sighed. He also thought that the Viceroy's surrender was fake, but this was the truth. The reason Huang Gai could confirm this news was because Zhou Yu had written a letter to Huang Gai. Because Zhou Yu was injured, he couldn't come in person, so he could only write a letter to his subordinates and pass it to Huang Gai.
In the letter, he wrote a promise from the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, to Zhou Yu. He also wrote about the consequences.
If it was just a reward for Sun Ce, Huang Gai wouldn't say anything. At most, he would just ignore it. However, this also involved the survival of Sun Ce and the entire Sun family, so Huang Gai hesitated.
Huang Gai still remembered the words Sun Jian had said when he died. Even though Sun Jian was ambushed by Huang Zu and turned into a hornet's nest by the enemy's longbow, he still asked Huang Gai and the others to leave and not avenge him. Instead, he asked Huang Gai and the others to leave with Sun Ce and Sun Quan so that they could live in peace for the rest of their lives.
However, at that time, Huang Gai went back on his word. After they returned to Yuzhou, they were annexed by Yuan Shu. As a result, the two Sun family brothers, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, had no choice but to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the entire Sun family with their small bodies.
Sun Ce endured the humiliation. He called Sun Ce uncle here and godfather there. It was because of his guilt towards his old lord that Huang Gai wavered and helped Sun Ce. Even if he was physically and mentally exhausted, even if he had to risk his life, he still wanted to protect the Sun family.
Huang Gai couldn't intervene in the battle between the two brothers, Sun Ce and Sun Quan. However, he also knew that no matter who won in the end, they would be the loser. This was because only one person would win, and that was Yangzhou's King Of Shu, Liu Mang. Now, Liu Mang had promised not to kill the two Sun family brothers and even let Sun Ce continue to command the army. In order to protect the Sun family, so what if Huang Gai surrendered!
"Gongfu, this is the King Of Shu, Liu Mang's conspiracy. How can you believe it?" Han Dang looked at Huang Gai and said. Han Dang had unknowingly changed the way he addressed Liu Mang. He no longer called Liu Mang little brat.
"What else?" Huang Gai smiled bitterly. His head was full of white hair and his eyes had already experienced the vicissitudes of life. He had no choice. If he chose to resist, then he, Huang Gai, and even the Sun family, would only be left with a dead end. However, if he surrendered, although it might be an illusion, it was still a hope.
Now, the whole situation was no longer up to them. They no longer had the capital to negotiate with Yangzhou's King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
"Yigong, go back. If you don't want to surrender, then be a rich man. Remember, don't make an enemy of Yangzhou's King Of Shu, Liu Mang." Huang Gai was already tired. He waved his hand at Han Dang. He would leave the title of surrendering to Huang Gai alone. There was no need to drag Han Dang into this. Liu Mang wanted Jiangdong's generals to truly submit. Only someone with prestige like Huang Gai could calm these unruly generals. Therefore, it was better to let Huang Gai be the bad guy. This way, Han Dang would still have a good reputation even when he was old.
"Gongfu, what kind of person do you think I, Han Dang, am? Don't tell me that when you go to Yangzhou to be an official, you are going to leave me, Han Dang, behind! "Han Dang said loudly to Huang Gai. Huang Gai's expression changed. Huang Gai's expression changed.
Enjoy life in Yangzhou? Become an official? Han Dang was ridiculing Huang Gai. However, Huang Gai did not feel embarrassed. Instead, he felt gratified. Han Dang did not want him to bear the infamy alone. He wanted to bear the infamy together with him. Therefore, Han Dang said that he was going to enjoy life in order to make Huang Gai feel better.
"Do as you wish!" Huang Gai smiled. It was rare to have a close friend in life.
"Peng, peng, peng!" While everyone was still digesting the shocking news, someone suddenly discovered that Huang Gai's mansion was completely surrounded. A group of fully armed zombies rushed into Huang Gai's mansion.
"What are you doing? Do you know where this place is? Get the hell out of here! "The Huang Family's housekeeper roared.
"I don't know where this place is. I only know that I am here to deliver an order. If anyone tries to stop me, then kill them!" A general said coldly.
"Let's see who dares to behave atrociously in my Huang Family!" Huang Gai was from a family of generals. There were many guards in his family. Each of them pulled out their swords and confronted the fully armed soldiers.
"Are you really going to stop me?"
"Hmph! This is Huang Family, not your Yangzhou!" A young man said arrogantly to the Yangzhou Army.
"Good! I want to see if you can stop me. Pull out your swords! Remember my words. If anyone tries to stop me, then kill them! "The young man ordered and a group of people unsheathed their swords.
"Young General!" The Huang Family's guards also unsheathed their swords. However, it was obvious that they did not have enough confidence because the Yangzhou Army was fully armed. They only had swords in their hands.
"Hmph! They are trespassing on private property. Does that mean that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang does not follow the law?" Although the young man called young general was still unyielding, it was obvious that he had a guilty conscience.
"Stop!" Just when the person who was addressed as Young General was feeling guilty, a steady voice sounded.
Everyone turned around and saw Huang Gai leading a group of Jiangdong's generals from the backyard.
"Father!" The young general's face was filled with joy because his father was the backbone of the Huang Family. The Huang Family's guards were also startled because their master had appeared. Their morale was greatly boosted.
"Father, look at them. They are trespassing on private property!" The young general pointed at the Yangzhou Army and said to his father. He wanted to get his father's praise, but who would have thought that the Yangzhou Army would be so arrogant.
"Slap!" A loud sound resounded. Huang Gai slapped his son's face.
"Father?" Huang Gai's son, Huang Bing, looked at his father in disbelief. This Young Master Huang was not the Young Master Huang She of the Jing Province. That Young Master Huang She was ignorant and incompetent. But this Young Master Huang Bing was a person with real talent. Although he was not that outstanding, but he was very satisfactory among the second generation of the Martial Arts Clan.
Therefore, Huang Gai had always praised Huang Bing a lot and punished him verbally. When had he ever slapped Huang Bing, let alone slapping him in front of so many people? Huang Bing hoped that his father would give him an explanation but he only heard Huang Gai's cold voice. "Kneel!"
"Father?" Huang Bing did not understand.
"I told you to kneel. Don't you understand?" Huang Gai looked at his son coldly.
"Overturn?" Han Dang was about to plead for Huang Gai's son, his nephew, Huang Bing, but was stopped by Huang Gai.
Seeing that Uncle Han Dang was unable to persuade his father, Huang Bing had to kneel down in front of Huang Gai.
"I don't want you to kneel in front of me. I want you to kneel in front of the general and apologize to him!" Huang Gai continued to speak.
"No, father, I won't!" Huang Bing stubbornly said. They had always been loyal to him. Not surrendering was an honor. Now you want him to kneel in front of the Yangzhou Army? How could they agree? It would be better to kill him.
"Kneel down, you are still a member of my Huang family. If you don't kneel, you can get lost. Huang family no longer has Huang Bing!" Huang Gai closed his eyes and said coldly to Huang Bing.
Huang Bing didn't understand what happened to his father. He suddenly became a stranger, but he didn't know that Huang Gai was saving him. Things were different now. If Jiangdong was still surnamed Sun, then Huang Bing could speak like this. If Huang Gai didn't have Zhou Yu's letter, then Huang Bing could still speak like this. Huang Gai would still praise him. At most, he would just die.
But now, Jiangdong was no longer surnamed Sun. It was surnamed Liu. In order to save his lord and second young master's life, Huang Gai had to lower his head. If Huang Bing were to go on like this, he would definitely be killed. So, Huang Gai was saving his son.
Huang Bing stared at his father. If the father and son continued like this, they would definitely quarrel.
The Yangzhou Army General, who had been watching the show, spoke. "General Huang, forget it. Your son stopped us because he did not understand the situation." If Huang Gai did not appear, the Huang family would have experienced a bloody storm today. Liu Mang comforted the generals of Jiangdong and at the same time, taught them a lesson. Those who surrendered would be given carrots to eat. Those who stubbornly resisted would be beheaded. Unfortunately, Huang Gai stopped him.
Seeing that he could not kill anyone, the Yangzhou Army General did not want to entangle too much. He might as well give him a way out.
"I believe that Old General Huang should know something by now!"
"Please speak!" Huang Gai's attitude was very good.
"Good! Huang Gai, Han Dang, quickly kneel down and receive the jade! "The Yangzhou Army General took out a jade scroll. Huang Gai and Han Dang knelt down.
The jade scroll was written to confer titles to Huang Gai and Han Dang. It was impossible for them to command an army. Liu Mang arranged for them to enter the Ministry of War and be responsible for some lists. They were equivalent to staff officers. They did not have any real power. Liu Mang was still waiting for Huang Gai and Han Dang to give lectures at the Yangzhou Military Academy. Their official positions were not small. They were at least two thousand shi.
The other generals of the Jiangdong Army were also given official positions. Those who entered the army would be sent to the Yangzhou Military Academy. Those who did not enter the army would be given to Li Yan. Li Yan's Armed Forces Department would arrange for these people to maintain law and order.
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