Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2180: Give the country a surname and eliminate the clan

Guo Ziyi didn't believe it. He had 40,000 soldiers and horses just to guard here, and secretly had the help of the floating house. How could Zhao Kuangyin run away from him?

Now, although Zhao Kuangyin and Tian Dan have few soldiers and horses left, they are still full of talents.

The literary ones include Zhao Pu, Miao Xun, Sun Bin and others, and the martial arts include Xia Geng, Wuji War God, Pihan and others.

Blocking these people together with Zhao Kuangyin and not giving them a chance to escape south is the most important thing at the moment.

"Send an order to Wang Zhongsi, telling him not to stalemate with Tian Dan, but to lead troops to attack Chengwu, Shanfu, Jishi, and Bo County first!"

After completely separating Zhao Kuangyin and Runan, Li Xiang leisurely prepared to separate Tian Dan and Zhao Kuangyin.

In particular, Liu Bei had already begun to return to Yanzhou at this time, which cut off the possibility of Zhao Kuangyin going south, but also cut off the possibility of Zhao Kuangyin going north to continue to resist. Let Zhao Kuangyin die in Liangguo.

At present, as long as Tian Dan and Zhao Kuangyin are severed, Zhao Kuangyin will have no way out.

At present, apart from Runan, there are only two places left to go to are Yanzhou Jiyin where Tian Dan is stationed and the northern part of Peiguo.

"Tell Chen Qingzhi and Di Qing to take Pei County and Feng County into their hands!"

Although Di Qing's troops had little combat power left, there were no garrisons in Pei County and Feng County in the north of Pei State, so they basically did not need to fight any battles. They only needed to take over the territory and gradually squeeze Zhao Kuangyin's living space.

In just three days, Li Xiang basically completed his plan and took these cities into his hands.

Although Tian Dan of Jiyin really wanted to stop Wang Zhongsi, he had just experienced a big defeat at the hands of Wei Qing and almost lost all his troops, but he was unable to save these cities in Wang Zhongsi's hands. There was no way to send reinforcements.

He himself made preparations to ask Liu Bei for help without any hope, but how could Liu Bei help him at this time?

At this time, Li Xiang was also leading troops to advance step by step, taking Jianping, Qiao County and other places into his hands step by step.

Like peeling a potato, Zhao Kuangyin was peeled off layer by layer, forcing him to expose his core.

"Guangyi, Li Ji, now Zhao Kuangyin is trapped in the Liang Kingdom, and there must be people under his command who are heartbroken. Can you two persuade him to surrender?" Looking at Li Guangyi and Li Gou who were standing neatly below, Li Xiang seemed to have something to say. Thinking.

Li Guangyi and Li Ji, these two people are actually Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Ji. The two of them, plus Zhao Ji's son Zhao Gou, and Zhao Gui who surrendered to Tan Daoji in Dongjun, are all serious members of the Zhao clan.

In order to express the importance he attached to them, Li Xiang specially gave them the surname Li.

In ancient times, surnames also had high and low distinctions, and the emperor's surname was undoubtedly the most noble and was called the national surname. Granting a national surname is the highest spiritual reward an emperor can give to his subjects. In the Han and Tang dynasties, many people were given national surnames.

This is also to allow them to play a role model role among the generals.

At least the father and son Li Ji and Li Gou were very excited after hearing that they were given the imperial surname, and they kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude.

Another purpose of Li Xiang giving the national surname was to hint to Zhao Kuangyin that if his Zhao clan refused to surrender, then Li Xiang was ready to kill them all and cut off the blood of his Zhao clan.

As for Li Guangyi and others who have surrendered, although they will not be killed, after being given the national surname, they are already members of the Li clan and have nothing to do with their Zhao clan. In ancient China, "surname" is a custom full of cultural heritage. Chinese people who are deeply influenced by Confucianism have always said "recognize their ancestors and return to their clan". Confucius and Mencius even believed that a minister should "be a father and a king." The relationship between blood and surname is more important than the relationship between monarch and ministers.

If another surname is given, the ministers can still worship their ancestors.

But if one is given a royal surname, the ministers are not qualified to worship the old surname.

In ancient times, giving an imperial surname was a very "ceremonious" matter. Not only did the person to whom the surname was given be included in the royal family, but sometimes they were also knighted according to the table to show grace.

In this case, "giving a surname" is a manifestation of God's grace. The so-called "divine right of kings" means that king's power is divine power. If the emperor is willing to reward you with a royal surname, it is his "magnificent God's grace" and represents Unparalleled favor. It's too late for you to accept the order and thank me. If you still dare to "never forget" your family name, you are going too far.

This is like a son-in-law who comes to the house. The child born represents the family inheritance of the woman's side, not the family inheritance of the man's side.

"Your Majesty, Tian Yinqi of Meng County may be able to persuade him to surrender!" Li Guangyi replied directly without thinking.

Anyway, even if he didn't say it, Li Ji, a weakling, would definitely say the name.

Therefore, he might as well say it first. Instead of giving Li Ji an advantage, he might as well take the credit himself!

"Tian Yinqi, I heard that this person is from the same clan as Tian Rangju in Runan. If I persuade this person, can I persuade Tian Rangju to surrender?" Li Xiang said thoughtfully.

Nowadays, Tian Ranju holds hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Runan. If he can persuade such people to surrender, the meaning of this will be great!

To put it bluntly, if Li Guangyi accomplished this thing, it wouldn't be a big deal to directly give him the title of marquis.

"Uh……"

After Li Guangyi heard what Li Xiang said, he immediately choked.

For his own bright future, he didn't mind cheating Zhao Kuangyin.

But, he is really powerless!

After thinking about it, he could only say awkwardly, "Your Majesty, Tian Ranju is an upright person. Unless Zhao Kuangyin, the leader of the rebels, is unkind, he will definitely not abandon Zhao Kuangyin, the leader of the rebels."

Li Guangyi knew something about these two people. Although they were from the same clan, they felt that they were completely different types of people.

Tian Yinqi is really that kind of ambitious person. This kind of person will rush to come when there are benefits. However, it is also this kind of person who will never have the so-called loyalty at all. Typical egoist.

It is easy to convince such a person and make him feel a real threat before giving him a step down.

But for a person like Tian Ruoju, it might be possible to persuade him after his defeat.

However, some people still have 80,000 troops in their hands and want to make the other party surrender at this time, unless Zhao Kuangyin, the boss, surrenders first, or Zhao Kuangyin loses Tian Ranju first.

If he was asked to persuade Tian Yinqi to surrender, Li Guangyi could pat his chest and ensure that he could do it.

But if it were Tian Ruoju, he would not dare to make such a guarantee at all. If this cannot be accomplished, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.