Huang Zhong, a powerful general, could not surrender for the time being.

When Wei Shi first heard the news, he felt quite disappointed. It took a long time, but in the end it was just a promise, and he didn't know whether it would change in the future.

But when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, Wei Shi found that he had thought too much.

The Han people attach great importance to promises and have a chivalrous style, so there is a saying that "a promise costs a thousand gold".

Those shameless people in later generations who "borrow money based on their ability, why should they pay it back?" If they traveled to the end of the Han Dynasty, they might be stabbed in the stomach in minutes.

Similarly, in the plot described in a famous romance novel, famous generals and counselors just met each other and immediately bowed to them, shouting "eldest brother", "lord" and "my lord".

Then, the loyalty slowly increased, and soon it soared to one hundred, and such "good things" were unlikely to happen.

People are unconvinced.

This has been the case since ancient times.

Wei Shi did not think that his personal charm would be high enough for Huang Zhong to defect to serve him upon hearing his name.

Now, the fact that Huang Zhong was able to send Huang Xu to serve in Wei Shi's army had already revealed his true feelings. What's more, Huang Zhong also left a personal letter.

If Wei Shi continues to have groundless suspicions, it will only chill the hearts of good generals and miss out on talented people.

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once you have secured the position of Governor of Fangling, taken over the Three East Counties, and gained enough fame, the things that should come will come. On the contrary, it will be useless to just lament now."

Wei Shi gathered up his slightly depressed mood, led the main force across Danshui, and headed towards Fangling City.

After successfully repelling Huang Zhong's obstruction, the morale of Wei Shi's army was high and they were full of confidence in taking down Fangling. The vanguard Wei Yan even ordered the thieves to carry Wang Xian's head on the flagpole.

The leader of the bandits appears, his head is in a different place!

Who else dares to fight?

This is what Wei Yan intended.

Sure enough, when the soldiers guarding the passes along the road heard that Wei Shi's army was arriving, they either fled at the wind, or simply abandoned their weapons and knelt by the road waiting for Wei Shi to come and receive them.

In fact, the prefect's surname was Kuai, or Wei.

What does it have to do with them? Working for someone is not a job.

Wei Shi did not embarrass these people, and directly ordered Wei Gong, Wang En and others to take over Yiting Township. The main force of the army continued to move forward, striving to capture Fangling in one go.

In Kuai Qi's place, there is no Huang Zhong, that is, a tiger without teeth.

Wei Shi was not worried.

The main thing he needs to guard against is Xicheng, Shangyong's brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi. These two are local gangsters in the three eastern counties, and they are also famous rebels in the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty.

Historically, Liu Bei's adopted son Liu Feng was stationed in the three counties because the Shen brothers had different intentions and did not dare to easily send troops to leave the country. In the end, the reason why Liu Feng lost the three eastern counties was because the Shen brothers stabbed him in the back.

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In the seventh year of Jian'an, it was September 8th.

The high sun scorched the earth, turning the flag with the word Kuai on top of Fangling City upside down. The soldiers guarding the city gate were also dejected and no longer as lively as they had been earlier.

Wei Yan led his army to the gate of Fangling City.

From a distance, I saw the prefect Kuai Qi kneeling on the ground with a depressed expression, carrying a thorn stick on his back, looking pitiful and letting others bully him, completely lacking the majesty he had when he was the prefect.

"Kuaiqi, are you trying to plead guilty? Haha, just wait." Wei Yan laughed and rode into the city.

Although Kuai Qi is a descendant of the Kuai family in Nanjun, he is usually too high-minded and looks down on the disciples from a poor family. Now he was kneeling and begging, which made Wei Yan feel quite happy.

"Wei..., Governor Wei, are you in the back? Qi will kneel down first, waiting for Governor Wei to arrive and take over."

Kuai Qi held the prefect's seal ribbon and raised his head to glance at the word Wei on the flag. He almost mistook the red-faced man in front of him for Wei Shi.

People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.

At this moment, Kuai Qi felt nothing but regret.

If it weren't for Wang Xian, a bandit who was not successful enough but was more than capable of being defeated, how could Huang Zhong have retreated? If Huang Zhong and his son had not retreated, then Fangling City would not be in danger for the time being.

When Wei Shi led the Chinese army and arrived at the foot of Fangling City, it was already past afternoon.

Seeing a group of soldiers surrounding the kneeling Kuai Qi, Wei Shi quickly dismounted his horse and walked a few steps to Kuai Qi. He held up his hands and looked surprised.

"Brother Ziming, what does this mean? How dare you kneel at the city gate to be a stone?" Wei Shi said as he pulled General Kuai Qi up.

Then, Wei Shi patted Kuai Qi's shoulder affectionately and motioned to untie the thorn sticks from left to right.

"Prefect Wei, Qi was short-sighted and offended many times. I am really ashamed. Today is not only to apologize, but also to bid farewell to Prefect Wei. I also hope that you, sir, will allow Qi and his family to return to their hometown for the sake of the Kuai family."

Kuai Qi cried sadly, his knees felt weak and he wanted to kneel down again.

There is gold under the man's knees.

But if your life is almost gone, it doesn’t matter whether you have gold or not.

What if Wei Shi is an unreasonable butcher and kills him with a murderous intention? Then there will be no need to think about fame and wealth. Even the newly married wife Zhuge Lan will be used as a provocateur in the army.

Those who promote tricks are servants who please others.

Thinking of Zhuge Lan's gentleness and sweetness, and thinking that his wife was being toyed with, Kuai Qi felt even worse.

"Brother Ziming, what are you talking about? You and I were officials in the same dynasty, and we also served as the governor of Fangling. I, Wei Shi, am a nostalgic person, and I will definitely not do anything to harm Paoze."

"Shi heard that Madam-in-law is from the Zhuge family in Junya, and there are brothers living in seclusion in Longzhong. I don't know but it is accurate. After Shi has finished his official duties, he will definitely pay a visit."

Wei Shi smiled broadly, holding Kuai Qi's hand tightly and said.

Kuai Qi has surrendered, and Wei Shi's life and fortune are under his control.

At this time, it is more useful to keep Kuai Qi than to kill him.

What's more, the eldest brother of Mrs. Kuai Qi's Zhuge family is Zhuge Jin, and the second younger brother is Zhuge Liang.

Every time traveler has the dream of subduing Zhuge Liang as his younger brother, and Wei Shi is no exception.

As for whether it can be realized in the end, that is another matter.

"Okay, okay... When will Governor Wei come, let me know in advance and ask your sister-in-law to prepare the food and wine." Kuai Qi was supported by Wei Shi, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Although he didn't know why Wei Shi specifically mentioned Zhuge Lan, as long as Wei Shi was willing to visit, that would be a good thing.

"Come here, take brother Ziming back to his residence. Wei Cheng, you lead a group of soldiers to guard outside. If there is anyone who collides and causes trouble, take them down directly." Wei Shi gave an order, indicating to Wei Cheng to send Kuai Qi home.

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Kuai Qi wanted to leave, but of course Wei Shi wouldn't let him go.

He is currently very short of people.
Chapter completed!