Just as Liu Shengwu and Wanyan Gun led their troops, driving away the refugees, to the walls of Jingzhou.
The garrison commander standing atop Jingzhou City looked at the banners of Li Jun's regular army fluttering in the distance.
They immediately realized that this was not the group of refugees from Henan who would rob anything they could find.
Upon seeing their banners, Ma Congke, the garrison commander of Jingzhou, immediately lowered the messenger down with a rope, allowing him to enter the camp of Wanyan Gun and Liu Shengwu.
Upon seeing the two, he immediately bowed deeply to them and said:
"I am an envoy of General Ma of Jingzhou, and I have come to pay my respects to the two generals."
Upon seeing the envoys from Jingzhou, Liu Shengwu and Wanyan Gun immediately asked:
"What is your general here to do?"
The messenger knelt on the ground and said respectfully:
"Reporting to the two generals, our general has long been loyal to the imperial court, but he was forced to serve under the oppression of the treacherous He Tengjiao."
Today, the imperial army has arrived, and our general has long wanted to abandon darkness and embrace the light.
Our general has heard that the imperial court is very lenient towards officials like us who have abandoned darkness and embraced the light.
As long as one abandons darkness and embraces light, one can retain their official position.
If one performs meritorious service, even the official position can be inherited.
When the imperial court recovered Shanxi, our general heard about the court's lenient policy.
"I don't know who you two generals are."
After he finished speaking, Wanyan Gun and Liu Shengwu, who were sitting in the superior positions, immediately realized what was going on.
This person is here to represent the defender of Jingzhou to discuss surrender terms.
After all, as long as one retains their official position, who would work themselves to the bone?
Faced with the surrender of Jingzhou, Wanyan Gun and Liu Shengwu exchanged a glance.
Then Liu Shengwu said to the messenger in front of him:
"Our court has always been tolerant of every general who abandons darkness and embraces the light."
As long as your general surrenders Jingzhou, I guarantee he will remain the garrison commander of Jingzhou.
And if he can achieve other merits.
I personally petitioned the court, requesting that he, like Qi Wenbai, inherit his official position.
After hearing what he said, the messenger immediately kowtowed to the two men and then returned to report to Ma Congke.
Soon after, the city gates of Jingzhou were opened.
Ma Congke personally led his troops out of Jingzhou and surrendered to the two men.
The two men were surprised by Li Qin's political offensive as they watched Ma Congke surrender outside the city.
I didn't expect this thing to be so useful.
They originally planned to use those refugees to attack, which would have taken some effort.
As a result, the other side surrendered immediately after learning that they would follow the rules.
As the two men approached, Ma Congke immediately ran to their horses, kowtowed, and said:
"This humble general will surrender Jingzhou today and lead the generals of Jingzhou to submit to the imperial court."
After saying that, he immediately changed the subject and said:
"I have heard that the imperial court's policy is that generals like us who have abandoned the darkness and embraced the light can have their official positions inherited if we continue to make meritorious contributions."
Faced with Ma Congke's tedious questioning again, Liu Shengwu replied once more, "That's right."
Ma Congke from Jingzhou immediately said to the two of them:
"I served as an official in Huguang for many years, and I know many of the officials there, and I have old ties with them."
I am willing to lead the army as the vanguard to persuade the generals and officials of those prefectures to surrender.
After he finished speaking, Liu Shengwu glanced at Wanyan Gun.
He knew this was yet another person who wanted to learn from Qi Wenbai.
It seems that establishing Qi Wenbai as a role model has had a significant effect.
All officials in the world are temporary officials; who wouldn't want to be an official for generations to come?
In response to Ma Congke's request, the two men who were preparing to take over southern Huguang immediately appointed him as the vanguard of the army to first conquer and persuade southern Huguang and other places to surrender.
If an official surrenders, he retains his position. If an official refuses to surrender, and his deputy or subordinates kill the unwilling official and surrender, you can take his place.
In any case, as long as you surrender, you will be treated well.
In response to Ma Congke's words, Liu Shengwu spoke directly:
"Alright, if you can lead us to persuade the prefectures and counties south of the Yangtze River to surrender, I will personally submit a memorial to the court to grant you hereditary official positions and even hereditary titles."
Upon hearing Liu Shengwu's words, Ma Congke immediately kowtowed and said:
"This humble general will certainly make the Huzhou Prefecture south of the Yangtze River surrender its armor."
"good."
After they finished speaking, Liu Shengwu and Wanyan Gun led their army into Jingzhou City.
After making some preparations.
Under Ma Congke's guidance, they reached the south bank of the Yangtze River without much effort.
Liu Shengwu then immediately said to Ma Congke:
Are you familiar with the garrison commander of Yuezhou Prefecture?
Can you persuade him to surrender?
"Yes, I can definitely persuade him to surrender."
Ma Congke immediately patted his chest and said to the two of them.
"Alright, now you lead your army, and we will advance by land and water to Yuezhou Prefecture."
At the same time, you should send messengers to all prefectures and counties in Huguang, saying that our army has already crossed the river, and that anyone who voluntarily surrenders will have their official positions retained.
Liu Shengwu patted Ma Congke on the shoulder and said to him.
Upon hearing Liu Shengwu's order, Ma Congke immediately dispatched people to various prefectures and counties in Huguang.
He was very clear about the current state of the prefecture, and everyone was very tempted by Li Qin's policy of offering surrender.
In particular, the fact that Governor-General He Teng had been teaching mercenaries in Huguang and was wavering between the two courts in Nanjing and the capital during this period further fueled their ideas.
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