At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 257: Everyone rebelled and separated, Liu Zhang asked to surrender

After sighing, Xu Shu turned to Wu Yi and asked, "Are you willing to surrender?"

Wu Yi looked at the corpses lying in a pool of blood around him. His throat couldn't help but roll. He wanted to surrender, but he still hesitated.

After all, Zhang Ren, a loyal man, was in front of him. If Wu Yi surrendered at this time, it would be in sharp contrast to him.

People in this era still value reputation very much.

If General Zhou Qi had personally surrendered, Wu Yi might not have had so many worries.

Now, only Xu Shu, the magistrate of Ba County, came to persuade him to surrender, but Wu Yi couldn't get away with it for a while.

Seeing that Xu Shu actually wanted to persuade Wu Yi to surrender, Zhao Wei hurriedly said: "Yuan Zhi may not know that Wu Yi is the leader of the Dongzhou clan and is related by marriage to Liu Zhang."

"If we don't kill him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to appease the hearts of everyone in Yizhou."

Zhao Wei was not wrong.

Wu Yi is a surname from Chenliu County in Yanzhou, and his family is quite prominent in the local area.

His father had a close relationship with Liu Yan, the former Yizhou shepherd, so when Liu Yan entered Shu, he took his whole family with him and became Liu Yan's confidant.

Later, when Liu Yan wanted to proclaim himself emperor, some people who were good at fortune-telling claimed that Wu Yi's younger sister Wu would definitely be of high status in the future.

It was for this reason that Liu Yan asked his son Liu Mao to marry the Wu family, who was also Empress Wu who would marry Liu Bei in the future.

With this marriage relationship and Wu's family congeniality, Wu's status quickly rose and she gradually became the leader of the Dongzhou faction.

Not only Wu Yi, but his younger brother Wu Ban is also very popular.

Wu Kuang, the father of Wu Ban, was also Wu Yi's clan uncle. He was once a general under the general and was an old friend of Yuan Shu and others.

When the late emperor passed away, General He Jin's plan to kill the eunuchs was defeated and killed. It was Wu Kuang and Yuan Shu who led their troops into the palace and defeated He Miao under the Suzaku Tower.

Being able to become a general under General He Jin can also show the prominence of the Wu family.

Nowadays, Liu Zhang reuses the Dongzhou family, and the Wu family's status has skyrocketed. No wonder Zhao Wei hates her.

Wu Yi, who was still hesitating at first, couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring after hearing Zhao Wei's words.

Children like them who come from aristocratic families often value interests more than they care about loyalty to the emperor.

Wu Yi was worried that Xu Shu would listen to Zhao Wei's words and immediately did not dare to continue those gestures. He hurriedly threw away the sword in his hand and said: "I am willing to surrender!"

When Zhao Wei heard this, he pressed the hilt of his sword with murderous intent in his eyes.

Xu Shu held Zhao Wei down, pulled him aside, and said softly: "Since the general knows Wu Yi's status, does he know what the consequences will be if he kills him?"

Zhao Wei had wanted to kill Wu Yi for a long time, but at this time he was overwhelmed by anger and said through gritted teeth: "Just kill him, what can happen?"

Xu Shu sighed: "If Wu Yi surrenders and is killed, the people of Dongzhou will be frightened and will defend Chengdu at all costs."

"Although the general has [-] troops and horses under his command, he wants to attack Chengdu, but his strength is somewhat limited."

"If time is delayed and Liu Zhang continues to mobilize troops, what will be done?"

"What's more, Wu Ban, Deng Xian, and Lingbao each stationed troops at Jiameng Pass, Fujie, and Deyang, guarding the choke point from Bajun to Yizhou."

"It goes without saying that Wu Ban is Wu Yi's clan brother. If he knew that Wu Yi surrendered and was killed, he would definitely defend Jiameng Pass."

"The dangers of Jiameng Pass are well known to the whole world. If they hold the city and defend it, even with a hundred thousand strong soldiers, it may be difficult to conquer it."

"As for Deng Xian and Lingbao, they are both famous generals in Yizhou, and they are not easy to deal with. With them stationed in Fujie and Deyang, it is difficult to defeat them."

"If Wu Yi surrenders, with the relationship between Wu Yi and the three of them, he will surely be able to persuade them to surrender. At that time, not a single soldier will be wasted, but all the gates of Yizhou will be captured. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"

"Furthermore, Wu Yi is the leader of the Dongzhou people, and the general is the example of Yizhou scholars. If both of them surrender to the general, Yizhou will be easily captured."

"Killing Wu Yi only vents temporary anger, but keeping his life can help the general achieve immortal achievements."

"Whether it is more important or less important, please let the general think about it!"

After Zhao Wei heard this, he struggled for a long time, and finally said unwillingly: "The Dongzhou people invaded the old people of Yizhou. If Wu Yi is so easily let go, who can make the decision for the persecuted Yizhou scholars and people?"

Xu Shu said: "General, there is no need to worry."

"The general is no better than Liu Zhang."

"Liu Zhang was weak and could not restrain the people of Dongzhou, so the old people of Yizhou were bullied."

"The general is a hero, and he cares about the people of the world. He will never allow lawless people to trample on the law and oppress the people."

Xu Shu looked serious and spoke very seriously.

"What's more, if the general can help the lord capture Yizhou this time, his achievements will be unparalleled. As long as the general has the people in his heart, will he still be afraid of the Dongzhou people?"

Zhao Wei was silent for a long time, but in the end he didn't say anything more.

After persuading Zhao Wei, Xu Shu walked to Wu Yi and said with a smile: "General, if you can abandon darkness and turn to light, why worry about great things happening?"

Wu Yi smiled bitterly and said: "The fact that Xu Juncheng is here today means that he has already plotted against me."

"It seems that we have ended up like this. After all, our skills are inferior to others and we have fallen into Mr.'s trap."

Xu Shu just smiled and said nothing.
Xu Shu turned to look at Zhang Ren's body lying on the ground, and said to his close associates: "Collect General Zhang's body and bury him generously!"

Just as Zhang Ren's body was taken away, cries of killing suddenly came from the city.

Xu Shu looked at Zhao Wei and Wu Yi and said, "If I am not wrong as I expected, it must be the soldiers and horses under General Wu and General Zhang. After learning the news, they are heading towards this place to kill."

Wu Yi clasped his fists and said, "Since I have given up the dark side and turned to the bright side, I should go in person to appease the soldiers under my command."

Xu Shu pondered for a moment, then said: "That's fine, General Zhao and I will go with General Wu."

Obviously, Xu Shu did not trust Wu Yi very much at this time, and naturally he would not let Wu Yi go alone to appease his troops.

"kill!"

"Come on!"

"Go save the general!"

In the narrow streets, a fierce battle broke out between the soldiers of the three parties.

Wu Yi's soldiers and horses were okay. Although they also clamored to rescue Wu Yi, they were not as desperate as Zhang Ren's Bu Qu.

However, Zhao Wei had already been on guard.

Even if the strength advantage on the street is not so obvious, it can still block the attack of Zhang Ren and Wu Yi's subordinates.

"Tap Tap!"

At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats. It was Zhao Wei, Xu Shu, and Wu Yi who were galloping in with hundreds of soldiers.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers under Zhao Wei's command hurriedly moved out of the way.

"stop!"

"Stop it all!"

Wu Yizheng rode to the front and shouted loudly to his soldiers.

Wu Yi's subordinates were all Dongzhou troops, so they naturally did not dare to disobey Wu Yi's orders and stopped one after another.As for Zhang Ren's subordinates, most of them were Yizhou troops, but they did not obey Wu Yi's orders.

"I am the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, why don't you stop quickly!"

At this moment, Zhao Wei also shouted harshly, and Zhang Ren's subordinates, who were still a little ready to make a move, all looked hesitant after hearing this and stopped one after another.

Although they are Zhang Ren's subordinates, in name only, Zhao Wei is still the coach.

Seeing that the conflict was temporarily stopped, under Xu Shu's eyes, Wu Yi had no choice but to step forward and said: "We were ordered by Ambassador Liu to quell the rebellion in various places in Yizhou with documents of pardon."

"It was with the envoy's pardon document and General Zhao's strong prestige that all the rebels were able to surrender."

"I never thought that Commander Liu would secretly give Zhang Ren an order to kill all the rebel generals who surrendered after the counter-rebellion was over!"

After saying this, everyone, whether it was the Dongzhou Army, Zhang Ren's subordinates, or Zhao Wei's subordinates, were filled with astonishment.

Wu Yi continued: "This matter is against morality. Naturally, General Zhao and I did not agree to kill the surrendered generals, so we had a dispute with Zhang Ren. In the end, we fought with each other, resulting in the death of many generals in the army."

"In fact, even the two generals Shen Mi and Lou Fa who surrendered were killed by Zhang Ren."

"General Zhao had no choice but to lead an army to encircle and suppress Zhang Ren and his men, killing them all."

"Liu Zhang is dishonest, unfaithful, and capricious. The people of Yizhou are living in dire straits."

"A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to serve."

"General Zhao and I do not want to continue to serve this untrustworthy and foolish person. We are willing to surrender all our righteous soldiers to General Zhou Ziyi. Are you willing to work with me to achieve great things?"

This is the petition submitted by Xu Shu to Wu Yi.

No matter whether Wu Yi truly surrendered or not, as long as he said these words in public today, there would be no way out.

In this way, it can not only appease Zhang Ren's subordinates, but also make the rebels share the same enemy, and also throw dirty water on Liu Zhang. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

Although Wu Yi didn't want to do this, his life was in the hands of others.

The most important thing is that with Zhao Wei as an internal support, it is almost a foregone conclusion that General Zhou Qi will capture Yizhou.

If Wu Yi refuses to obey, the entire family may be implicated in the future.

Even if it was for the sake of his family, Wu Yi had no choice but to compromise.

"We are willing to follow the general in the uprising!"

There is no doubt that the loyalty of the Dongzhou Army to Liu Zhang is far from enough. After Wu Yi, the leader of the Dongzhou people, raised his arms, they only hesitated slightly and immediately shouted out.

Zhang Ren's soldiers, who originally came with great momentum, were now leaderless.

In addition, it is indeed not a righteous act to kill a general without permission, and as Yizhou people, they also know how difficult life has been for the people of Yizhou in recent years, so they also fell into hesitation.

As for some people who have doubts in their hearts, knowing that the overall situation has been decided, they can only be coerced into surrendering.

In this way, Zhao Wei collected all the [-] troops and horses under Wu Yi and Zhang Ren, plus the [-] troops and horses under his own command, as well as the [-] surrendered rebels, and he already had an army of [-].

After arranging their troops and horses, Xu Shu, Zhao Wei, and Wu Yi did not attack Chengdu directly, but led their troops to Fujie.

Jiangyang borders Fujie.

Xu Shu asked Zhao Wei to make Jiangyang the last county to suppress the rebellion. The purpose was to attack Fujie from inside and outside with Yan Yan, so as to open the door for Bajun to enter the key county.

The guard of Fujie was Deng Xian, who was on good terms with Wu Yi.

When Deng Xian saw tens of thousands of troops approaching the city, led by Zhao Wei and Wu Yi, he was immediately frightened to death.

Wu Yi personally went to the city to persuade Deng Xian to surrender.

Deng Xian weighed the pros and cons and knew that Liu Zhang was gone. He sighed and finally surrendered to Kaicheng.

After Fujie was defeated, the gate of Jianwei County was opened. Zhao Wei took the opportunity to lead his troops to occupy the entire Jianwei County.

at the same time.

Xu Shu asked Wu Yi to persuade Lingbao and Wu Ban to surrender, but there were no surprises.

If Liu Zhang still had the possibility to defend Yizhou, neither Deng Xian nor Lingbao would surrender so simply.

But now, Zhao Wei, the leader of the Yizhou scholars, surrendered to Zhou Qi, and Wu Yi, the leader of the Dongzhou scholars, also surrendered to Zhou Qi, followed by [-] soldiers and horses.

Even if the general Zhou Qi did not use the soldiers and horses from Jing and Yangzhou, he could already defeat Chengdu with the help of Bajun and the surrendered [-] soldiers and horses, plus the prestige of Zhao Wei and Wu Yi in the army.

Now that Liu Zhang's defeat has been determined, Deng Xian and Lingbao will naturally not be buried with him.

What's more, since Zhao Wei and Wu Yi surrendered first, even if both of them surrendered, they would not bear the infamy.

As for Wu Ban, as Wu Yi's clan brother, surrendering is naturally reasonable.

After Wu Ban surrendered, Huo Jun, the magistrate of Langzhong County, immediately led his troops to Jiameng Pass and controlled this dangerous pass in Yizhou.

Yan Yan even personally led the soldiers and horses of Ba County, entered Guanghan County from Jiameng Pass, attacked Jiange, Zitong, and Fu counties, and captured most of Guanghan County.

Liu Zhang was shocked when he heard the news, and hurriedly mobilized troops and horses to Mianzhu, finally temporarily blocking Yan Yan's move south.

at the same time.

Zhao Wei also captured the entire Jianwei County. Wherever he passed, all the Yizhou families were attached.

Liu Zhang was frightened and hurriedly summoned his civil and military officials to discuss the matter. When the Yizhou civil and military officials learned that Zhao Wei and Wu Yi had surrendered to Zhou Qi, they all had different expressions.

Needless to say, people from Yizhou have long been dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's actions over the years.

If it were Zhou Qi who ruled Yizhou, their lives might be better.

As for the Dongzhou people, they also knew that Liu Zhang was weak and not the master of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise Fazheng would not have secretly colluded with Liu Bei in history to offer Yizhou.

What they fear is that after the Yizhou people take power, they will retaliate against the Dongzhou people.

If General Zhou Qi occupied Yizhou, these problems would not exist.

Seeing that everyone had different expressions, but no one spoke up to help him solve his problems, Liu Zhang couldn't help but turn his attention to Wang Shang for help.

When Wang Shang saw this, he sighed slightly, then stepped forward and said: "The generals in Yizhou who can fight will either die or surrender, so you have no one available now."

"The whole county has been lost, and Guanghan County has only two counties left. Even if the general Zhou Ziyi does not lead his army, Bajun Yan Yan, Zhao Wei, and Wu Yi can quickly reach Chengdu. .”

"The situation is over and there is no way to recover. If you don't give up your seal and ribbon and ask the general to surrender, you can still retain your official position, title, and lifelong wealth just like Liu Jingsheng."

"If you insist on resisting, when the city is destroyed, I am afraid that your family will not be spared either!"

Hearing this, the rest of the people also advised one after another: "Those who know the current affairs are heroes. If you make a decision early, you can also avoid the loss of life in Yizhou!"

When Liu Zhang heard this, he sat down slumped, his eyes dull.

After a long time, he said in a dry voice: "I wish to surrender, who is willing to be my envoy and go to Xiangyang for me?"

Wang Shang paid homage and said, "Your envoy is wise, I am willing to be your envoy!"

"I am also willing to go."

At this moment, a clear voice came. Everyone looked at it, but found that the speaker was Fa Zhengfa Xiaozhi.

(End of this chapter)