Ji Han Liu Zhang

"You are absolutely right, sir. If a ferocious tiger like this is not tied up tightly, we will never be able to leave it safely." The military officer Peng Ying was the first to respond.

"What evil tiger?" The military officer Zheng Du said mischievously, "It's just a defeated dog at the moment."

After mocking Guo Si, Zheng Du stepped forward and came close to Guo Si. He tilted his head and looked at Guo Si: "Guo Si, you are a general at least, and you have run a government. Although you have been captured and become a prisoner, you should at least show some backbone. Asking to be untied is not in line with your status."

Listening to Zheng Du's sarcasm, if it were any other time, Guo Si would have been furious, walked forward with a knife, and chopped Zheng Du to the ground, making Zheng Du pay for what he said.

But things were different from the past. He was now a prisoner, like a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of anyone. So Guo Si naturally did not dare to get angry. He suppressed his anger, put on a amiable smile, and nodded in agreement to Zheng Du's words.

"You are right. I am nothing but a defeated dog." After Zheng Du finished speaking, Guo Si echoed Zheng Du in order to save his own life.

"Even though I am a loser, how dare I act like a general? I hope you can say a few good words for me. This hemp rope is really too tight.

As Guo Si spoke, everyone from Liu Zhang to Fa Zheng, Peng Ying, Zheng Du, Gan Ning, Lou Fa and others burst into laughter, making fun of Guo Si's words and deeds.

Liu Zhang shook his head indifferently when he heard this, but listening to Guo Si's conversation, he thought he was a rogue from some village.

"He was born a horse thief after all." Liu Zhang sighed in his heart. Guo Si was once a local lord and threatened the emperor, and got a card of a general of chariots and cavalry from the emperor. But after so many glorious pasts, he didn't expect Guo Si's background to be so shallow.

It is true that heroes are made by the times. Anyone can step onto the stage of history and write poetry, sing and dance on the big stage of history.

"What a hero of Liangzhou, what a chariot general." Fa Zheng clapped his hands in praise, with an unstoppable smile on his face: "Even the ruffians in my village are not as rogue as you, General Guo. You actually consider yourself a loser. We don't want to hear such words, you said them, it will pollute our ears."

After saying this, Fa Zheng made a gesture of washing his ears, as if he was trying to wash out Guo Si's words from his ears, which made everyone laugh again.

When Guo Si faced the ridicule from Liu Zhang's men, his face did not show the slightest anger, nor the slightest unhappiness. He just rejoiced with everyone else, lowering his attitude to the level of the dust, not caring at all about his own dignity.

After another round of laughter, Guo Si took advantage of the time when everyone was taking a breath and pleaded with Liu Zhang, "My lord, if you can spare my life, from now on, even if it's a sea of ​​fire or a mountain of sword, as long as you give the order, I will step forward and help you."

Fa Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, and he sneered: "General Guo, don't waste your energy. In the past, you have oppressed the emperor and harmed the people. You also have a personal grudge against my master... You have done so many evil things and committed so many crimes. Now you still dare to dream of surrendering and saving your life. This is a bit unrealistic."

Fa Zheng was speechless. He was speechless that Guo Si was still thinking about surrendering and saving his own life.

Let's not talk about the mistakes and sins that Guo Si had committed against the emperor, ministers, and elders of Guanzhong. Just the fact that Liu Zhang's two elder brothers, Liu Fan and Liu Dan, died at the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si means that Li Jue and Guo Si, the two heroes of Liangzhou, have no chance of survival.

"Killing your brother is an irreconcilable crime, yet you are still thinking of begging for mercy from his younger brother. You are so stupid." Fa Zheng was speechless for a while, then showed an extremely contemptuous look. He was very disgusted with Guo Si's behavior.

As Guo Si listened to Fa Zheng's words, driven by his desire to survive, he immediately grasped the key. Among the crimes pointed out by Fa Zheng, threatening the emperor, harming officials, and slaughtering the common people were all big and useless things.

After all, the General Zhang Ji, whom he killed, had also committed these crimes, and Zhang Ji had previously surrendered privately to Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang agreed. This shows that these crimes were not important in the eyes of Liu Zhang, who could control his life and death.

But apart from the above crimes, there was only one fatal one, that is, he had joined hands with Li Jue to harm Liu Zhang's two brothers - Liu Fan and Liu Dan. This was the reason why Liu Zhang had to kill him. It was unjustifiable to let go of the enemy who killed his brothers.

Guo Si sorted out his words within three to five seconds. He seized the opportunity of the conversation and prepared to fight for his chance of survival.

"Mingsir, the harm done to your two brothers was not done by me, but by Li Jue alone. Li Jue was ambitious and murderous, and was determined to harm your two brothers... By the way, I tried to persuade him at that time, but Li Jue was arbitrary and powerful, and was difficult to control, so Li Jue succeeded in his viciousness."

At this point, tears rolled down Guo Si's eyes: "I have always regretted that I could not rescue your two elder brothers. Every time I think about it, I feel very sad. It is really a regret in my life."

Liu Zhang watched Guo Si's emotional performance, but his heart was not moved at all. He just sighed and said, "It is said that among the generals of Liangzhou, Li Jue is cunning and Guo Si is honest and straightforward. I never thought that you, Guo Aduo, also have such acting skills, and can speak against your will and even shed tears."

"Stop acting, stop acting." Fa Zheng followed Liu Zhang's words and refuted: "Guo Aduo, your acting is fake and a bit exaggerated. You should stop and stop disgusting me."

Seeing that Liu Zhang did not accept his regret, Guo Si immediately changed his words: "Mingsir, I am quite brave and used to be one of the best in the Liangzhou army. Moreover, my riding skills are unmatched in Liangzhou... If you are willing to accept me, I will lead the cavalry and you will lead the infantry. Then the world will be settled."

In order to have a chance of survival, Guo Si offered his worth, hoping that Liu Zhang would spare his life because of his abilities.

"Tsk." Fa Zheng laughed loudly upon hearing this. He had been laughing for a while, but now his laughter seemed a little weak. "If I spare your life, Guo Aduo, and let you lead the cavalry, I'm afraid the knights' spears will be pointed at you instead of your enemies... Guo Aduo, I advise you to stop wasting your words and wait for death quietly."

Peng Ying, the military officer, also advised: "General Guo, you should say less and be more respectful."

Peng Ying always despised those who were afraid of death. Seeing Guo Si begging for mercy, he was very unhappy, so he gave Guo Si some advice. However, Peng Ying's advice did not work on Guo Si, who just said to Liu Zhang, "Mingsir."

When Guo Si called out "Ming Gong", his tone was sincere and passionate, as if it came from the bottom of his heart.

But Guo Si expressed the wrong intention. Liu Zhang turned a deaf ear to his words and recruited Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang, three rebel generals under Guo Si's command.

When Guo Si saw the three figures, his extremely hidden brutal nature was suddenly exposed. He gritted his teeth secretly, and his eyes were scarlet as if dripping blood, staring straight at Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang.

The aura Guo Si exuded at this moment was like that of a ferocious tiger. If they were not tied up with ropes, he would have pounced on them and used his fangs and claws to rip open Guo Pu, Wu Xi, and Wang Fang and eat them cleanly.

"Traitor." Guo Si's murderous intent gathered little by little. He hated Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang, especially his cousin Guo Pu. Guo Pu had no great talent, and it was he who selected Guo Pu and appointed him as a captain. He was very grateful to Guo Pu.

He thought that his cousin would be his staunch follower, but he never expected that once faced with a crisis, Guo Pu would join forces with Wu Xi and Wang Fang to rebel. How could Guo Si not bear a grudge?

Seeing that Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang were treated as honored guests, Guo Si changed his mind and spoke out sincerely, "Mingsir, these three are all cowards who are disloyal and unrighteous. For your sake, please execute them to correct people's minds and prevent future generations from following their example."

As soon as these words were spoken, Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang's faces changed immediately and they all glared at Guo Si angrily.

Guo Si didn't care. Facing the angry eyes of Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang, he put on a smug smile and cursed in his heart: "You are guests and I am a prisoner. How can such a good thing happen... It is simply a daydream to exchange you for wealth and honor."

Thinking of this, Guo Si immediately turned his gaze to Liu Zhang's face. He thought that Liu Zhang was persuaded by him and ordered people to tie up Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang, so that they would end up like him.

Although Liu Zhang opened his mouth, his words frustrated Guo Si's wish. But when Liu Zhang said to Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang, "You three have abandoned darkness and joined the light, and returned to the right path after straying. This is a good thing."

After Liu Zhang finished speaking and paused, Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang breathed a sigh of relief. They were worried that Liu Zhang would listen to Guo Si's advice and kill them together with Guo Si. Then all their unjust deeds of betraying Guo Si and abandoning the city to surrender would be in vain.

"My lord, please think twice!" Seeing that Liu Zhang did not follow his thoughts, Guo Si hurriedly shouted and interrupted Liu Zhang's speech.

Liu Zhang was interrupted halfway through his words. He frowned slightly. Before Liu Zhang could speak, Gan Ning, Liu Zhang's extremely loyal henchman, strode up to Guo Si, stretched out a large hand like a palm leaf fan, and strangled Guo Si's neck. At the same time, Gan Ning cursed, "How dare you interrupt me, you traitor!"

Gan Ning possessed natural supernatural powers, so when Gan Ning exerted a little force with his hands, Guo Si found it difficult to breathe, and no matter how hard he tried he couldn't take a breath.

In less than a few breaths, Guo Si's face turned red and his vision became blurred. In a trance, he seemed to see his great-grandmother. Subconsciously, Guo Si shook his head frantically to express his attitude of admitting his mistake.

But Gan Ning didn't take it seriously. He just increased the strength of his hands, intending to punish Guo Si, who didn't know when to advance or retreat.

"Xingba." Liu Zhang shouted. He saw that Guo Si was about to roll his eyes. He knew that if Gan Ning continued to pinch him, Guo Si would die at Gan Ning's hands. He planned to spare Guo Si's life for the time being. After all, Guo Si would be of great use to him in the future.

As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, Gan Ning reflexively let go of his hand, and Guo Si, who was almost suffocated to death, immediately began to breathe frantically. However, with the previous lesson in mind, he dared not say any more, and even dared not breathe too heavily, for fear of angering Liu Zhang and ruining his own life.

Seeing that Guo Si had learned his lesson and had behaved himself, Liu Zhang continued to speak gently to Guo Pu, Wu Xi, and Wang Fang, saying, "The letter I issued earlier contains a clear order that whoever kills Li Jue and Guo Si will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made a marquis."

Upon hearing this, Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang all smiled uncontrollably, but they did not dare to just smile. In front of Liu Zhang, they tried their best to straighten their expressions.

"Today you will capture Guo Si alive for me. According to my order, you can share a thousand gold coins and be granted the title of Marquis of Guannei."

Liu Zhang's next words made Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang unable to suppress the smiles on their faces any longer. They were ecstatic both in their hearts and on their faces. In order not to lose their composure, Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang knelt down and bowed their heads to pay their respects to Liu Zhang.

"We, the ministers, thank you. From now on, we are willing to serve you until our death."

People's joys and sorrows are different. Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang were happy, but Guo Si, who was tied up, was disheartened. His eyes were wide open, staring at Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang, as if he wanted to imprint their figures into his mind.

One was his cousin, Guo Pu, and the other two were his close captains, Wu Xi and Wang Fang. Now they were kneeling and offering their services to others in front of him. This made Guo Si, who witnessed all this with his own eyes, feel very sad, and a surge of resentment surged back and forth in his chest, making his chest and abdomen heave.

"I accept your kindness." Liu Zhang nodded and accepted Guo Si's loyalty in front of him. This gave Liu Zhang a strange sense of pleasure, especially when he saw the mixed expression of anger and sadness on Guo Si's face.

After rewarding Guo Pu, Wu Xi and Wang Fang, Liu Zhang waved his hand, and his personal guards stepped forward, untied Guo Si from the pillar of the city gate tower, and tied him up again with ropes to facilitate escorting Guo Si to the cage.

Seeing that Liu Zhang did not immediately order his execution, Guo Si, who was imprisoned in the cage, could not help but have a fluke mentality, imagining that Liu Zhang would accept his surrender and spare his life. (End of this chapter)