Three Kingdoms Summoning: Peak Resurgence

Chapter 165: Lu Zhi entrusted Wang Yu to lead the army

In Huang Chao's mansion.

"General Qu, why did you recommend Xiang Yu to be the leader? Isn't this pushing the credit away?"

After the meeting, Zhang Jue asked everyone to go downstairs to prepare. After Huang Chao returned to his mansion, Zhu Wen could no longer bear the doubts in his heart and asked immediately, his words full of confusion.

"Quanzhong, I did it on purpose, do you believe it?" Huang Chao said coldly.

"Intentional?" Zhu Wen was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know what Huang Chao was up to.

At this time, Ge Congzhou seemed to understand something and immediately said, "The Great Sage Master took the initiative to ask the Saint Girl, which actually showed his attitude, so the commander recommended Xiang Yu."

"After all, the matter is done. Even if Commander Qu takes the initiative to ask for a fight, he may not be accepted. It is better to leave a good impression in front of the Great Sage Master."

Ge Congzhou, a Ge from Shandong, never stirs up trouble. Among all the famous generals of the Later Liang Dynasty, he is definitely a rare one because he is well versed in wisdom and strategy.

There is a saying that goes, "Only by knowing when to advance and when to retreat can you go forward steadily and achieve long-term success."

If a founding hero is greedy for power and only wants to advance and not retreat, he will inevitably be suspected by the monarch and will not have a good end, just like Hou Junji in the early Tang Dynasty.

On the contrary, if a meritorious official can retire when he has achieved success and fame, he will generally be favored by the monarch, such as Li Jing in the early Tang Dynasty, thus creating a good story between the monarch and his ministers.

Seeing that Zhu Wen's victory was inevitable and that he had been holding a large army for a long time, Ge Congzhou felt that he needed to retreat.

Therefore, history lovers who have read the History of the Five Dynasties will find that from the time Zhu Wen officially usurped the Tang Dynasty and established the Liang Dynasty to the six years when Zhu Wen died, Ge Congzhou, the first general of the Later Liang Dynasty who once made the enemies tremble in fear, disappeared.

Never appeared on the battlefield again.

Many people would wonder where he went.
In fact, Ge Congzhou chose to retreat at the peak of his career.

He first surrendered his military power on the grounds of illness, and was then appointed General of the Left Jinwu by Zhu Wen.

Not long after, Zhu Wen felt that he was more "sensible" and promoted him to General of the Right Guard. He thanked the emperor and asked to retire.

In the era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, military power was the lifeblood of a general. Many people could not calm down even after retirement. But Ge Congzhou was different. He really retired and went straight to the countryside to live a pastoral life.

Therefore, after Zhu Wen ascended the throne, many ministers were killed by him because of power struggles, such as Wang Tan, Prince of Langya, and Xie Yanzhang, the adopted son of Ge Congzhou.

Only Ge Congzhou perfectly avoided the swordplay of this period, which is really admirable.

It is worth mentioning that later, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, in view of the uneven quality of the famous generals enshrined in the Temple of Martial Arts, asked people to re-evaluate and select those whose achievements were always flawless.

As a result, Ge Congzhou, together with the famous generals Guan Ying of the Western Han Dynasty and Ban Chao of the Eastern Han Dynasty, became new generals in the Temple of Martial Arts. Looking at the entire Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there were only three people selected, and only Ge Congzhou was from the Later Liang Dynasty.

Therefore, Ge Congzhou himself has a very high emotional intelligence and can see the essence of the matter at a glance.

"Yes, General Ge is right. However, in addition to this reason, it is also because of one person, Wang Yu."

"Although Xiang Yu is strong, Wang Yu has more powerful generals under his command, and he also has the Confucian guardian Tan Tai Yu as his master. In addition, there are also powerful generals such as Ju Wuba and Yuchi Gong. No matter how powerful Xiang Yu is, how many of them can he defeat?"

"But I didn't expect that he would choose me to follow him into battle." Huang Chao said with a cold smile.

"General Qu, do you mean that Xiang Yu might fail this time?" Zhu Wen took a breath and asked quickly!
"How is it impossible!" Huang Chao looked towards Hulao Pass and said, "That Wang Tianyi is not a simple person. The Saint and Dongfang Sheng underestimated him!"

………Inside Hulao Pass.

"Lord Lu, you should have heard what the emperor said." Zhang Rang said to Lu Zhi immediately after reading the imperial edict written by Liu Hong.

The meaning of the imperial edict was very clear. Zuo Feng falsely accused Lu Zhi of not repaying his country as the commander of Hulao Pass, and of failing to lead the army effectively, resulting in the loss of more than a dozen cities in succession. He was indeed suspected of colluding with the Yellow Turbans.

Lu Zhi's political attributes were not low. He keenly sensed something unusual in the emperor's edict, so he did not resist but surrendered.

Soon after Zhang Rang finished reading out Liu Hong's order, he asked Bao Hong, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mou, and Chunyu Qiong to pull a prison cart over from the side.

"Master Lu, please!"

They still maintained their respect for this famous general of the empire and did not use violence against Lu Zhi.

…………

But at this moment.

"Everyone, wait a minute." Wang Yu spoke up when he saw Bao Hong, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mou, and Chunyu Qiong trying to take Lu Zhi away.

"The Yellow Turbans are cunning, and the weather is cold. Who could have thought that Xiang Yu would act so unexpectedly? It must be that eunuch Zuo Feng who is spreading rumors and slandering His Majesty. I hope the Lord of the Palace will understand!"

"That's right, Lord Lu can't be taken away!"

After Wang Yu took the lead, all the generals under Lu Zhi started to clamor.

"Are you all rebelling? This is the order of His Majesty the Emperor. Whoever dares to stop us must be captured and taken to the capital!" Zhang Rang shouted angrily when he saw that the situation was becoming increasingly difficult to control.

However, everyone had never been fond of the Ten Eunuchs, and now with General Wang Yu taking the lead, they immediately started to make a fuss, and they were so eager to kill Zhang Rang if they had a disagreement.

In the end, it was Lu Zhi who stepped forward and suppressed the turmoil.

"Tianyi, after I leave, Hulao Pass will be handed over to you." Lu Zhi looked at Wang Yu and said.

Things had come to this point, and Lu Zhi knew that even if he didn't want to leave, he had to follow them out of Hulao Pass, otherwise he would be disobeying the order.

After he leaves, Hulao Pass will fall into a state of leaderlessness.

After all, those generals are not the kind of people who would be inferior to others.

Zong Yuan can control Lu Zhi's original troops, but that doesn't mean he can control Wang Yu and Zhu Jun's armies. After much thought, Wang Yu is still the most suitable person.

After all, he was outstanding both in terms of military achievements and prestige in the army. What's more, Zhu Jun, who commanded 40,000 troops, was grateful to Wang Yu for the Battle of Changsha and naturally would not oppose Wang Yu.

Therefore, among all these generals, only Wang Yu is the most suitable.

"Don't worry, Lord Lu. Tianyi will stay with Hulao Pass. As long as the pass is there, the people will be there. If the pass is destroyed, the people will die. We will not let the Yellow Turban Army step out of Hulao Pass!" Wang Yu said firmly.

"Then I feel relieved." Lu Zhi nodded with relief.

(End of this chapter)