The Most Powerful Man in the World

Guan Jing took a deep breath, nodded and said, "For today's plan, does the general have any other options? Could it be that the general will lead the three armies to death?"

Gongsun Zan frowned, asking him to die, he naturally refused, but he refused to surrender to Chu Yi.

After all, he had always stood against Chu Yi's enemy, and he had been against Chu Yi for so long, and suddenly he was asked to surrender to Chu Yi, Gongsun Zan naturally couldn't accept it.

This will make Guan Jing seem to see that Gongsun Zan is just being incapable of losing face for a while, strokes his beard and looks like he is thinking about Gongsun Zan: "The general does not want to think about it, the King of Chu had the opportunity to seriously injure or even kill the general. , but he was open to the general and spared the general's life, doesn't this prove that the king of Chu values ​​the general, if the general is willing to lead the army to surrender, his subordinates can guarantee that the king of Chu will definitely not treat the general badly."

Hearing what Guan Jing said, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but hesitate a little. He couldn't help but remember that when Chu Yi went straight to the coalition camp to take Guan Yu and Zhang Fei away, he really showed mercy to him.

Guan Jing cupped his hands at Gongsun Zan and said, "My subordinates are willing to walk on behalf of the general, and surrender to General Daoming, His Royal Highness, the King of Chu."

After pondering for a while, Gongsun Zan was hesitating when he suddenly heard a long whistle coming from the direction of Hangu Pass.

"The rebel Yuan Shao has already been put to death, and all the generals and soldiers who surrender are innocent!"

"The rebel Yuan Shao has already been put to death, and all the generals and soldiers who surrender are innocent!"

Hearing this voice, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but tremble, and Guan Jing shouted in a deep voice, "General, Dang Duan will continue to suffer from the chaos!"

The clenched fist suddenly loosened, Gongsun Zan stared at Guan Jing and said, "Please leave everything to the chief."

Hearing that Gongsun Zan finally made the right choice, Guan Jing felt relieved. He could indeed choose to surrender, but if he ran to surrender to Chu Yi himself, he would definitely be looked down upon by others, but if he could persuade him to surrender If Gongsun Zan took the credit for him, then he would definitely be valued by Chu Yi.

When he thought that he was expected to be valued by Chu Yi in the future, Guan Jing was in high spirits and said to Gongsun Zan, "General, please wait for the good news from your subordinates."

Zhao Yun stood aside and saw this scene in his eyes, but he didn't say a word.

It wasn't until Guan Jing was gone that Zhao Yun said, "Does the general really want to surrender?"

Gongsun Zan sighed slightly and said, "Yuan Benchu ​​is already dead, hundreds of thousands of troops are dead, and the downfall can be said to be the general trend. With this great victory, Chu Yi can already dominate the world. If we insist on not surrendering. , I'm afraid that it will become the target of Chu Yi's killing the chicken and the monkey."

Gongsun Zan was able to become a hero who competed with Yuan Shao for land in the northern states at the end of the Han Dynasty. Of course, it was not a simple character. Guan Jing's persuasion was only one aspect of his choice to surrender. More importantly, Gongsun Zan clearly realized that with this battle The curtain is over, the world is set.

As for Liu Yan in Yizhou and Han Sui in Xiliang, they were nothing more than clowns. Once Chu Yi had sorted out the rebels in Chang'an, he would have to attack these forces in the area.

At that time, no one in the world can compete with him, no matter in terms of righteousness or strength, who can compare to the powerful Chu Yi.

Gongsun Zan dared to guarantee that if he insisted on not surrendering, Chu Yi would soon send an army to destroy him.

At this time, Chu Yi was listening to the reports of the people below in a temporary handsome tent.

Xun Yu stood there, facing Chu Yi with a stern face: "Report to your lord, the total number of rebels killed and wounded in this battle was [-], and [-] soldiers were captured and surrendered. There were also hundreds of generals and advisors. ten……"

After speaking, Xun Yu paused slightly and said, "The pseudo-emperor Liu Xie died in the collapse of Hangu Pass, crushed by a huge boulder..."

After Xun Yu's report was finished, Chu Yi nodded slightly and said, "All the soldiers who surrendered, all forgive their sins. As for those generals and scribes who were captured, they arranged for people to persuade them, and those who lost their way and knew how to return, I would not hesitate to reuse them. However, those who do not know how to repent will report the crime of treason to the imperial court, and the punishment will be declared.”

The crowd responded with a bang.

At this moment, Xun Yu took a deep breath and said to Chu Yi, "I don't know the remains of the fake emperor Liu Xie..."

When it comes to the royal family, especially Liu Xie is the son of the late emperor, even if the younger brother of today's son is dead, he can't take it lightly, so Xun Yu naturally asked Chu Yi to come up with a way to deal with it.

Chu Yi thought for a moment and said, "Chenliu Wang Liu Xie was forced by the rebel Yuan Shao. Although the circumstances are excusable, the crime cannot be punished. However, since he is already dead, he should be buried with the ceremonies of a prince!"

After all, he is the son of the late emperor, and he cannot be hastily buried even if he dies. For some important officials of the Han family, Chu Yi's arrangement naturally won the favor of some important officials of the Han family.

Just as the crowd was about to disperse, they saw a messenger outside the tent begging for him.

Chu Yi quickly summoned Guan Jing into the tent, and under the watchful eyes of a group of civil and military officials, Guan Jing's heart suddenly became tense, he bowed respectfully to Chu Yi, and said loudly: "Guan Jing Feng Prefect Gongsun Zan's order, I have come here to ask for your surrender, and please ask His Highness for permission."

Chu Yi looked at Guan Jing who was bowing down, and raised his brows: "Oh, you mean Gongsun Zan is willing to ask to surrender?"

Guan Jing respectfully said: "My general was forced by Yuan Benchu's rebel. This time His Highness the King of Chu beheaded the rebel and brought things right. My general is very happy.

Speaking of Guan Jing, he said again: "My general is very loyal to the imperial court. For this reason, he specially led his subordinates out of Hangu Pass, in order to find an opportunity to help the court and break the Hangu Pass together, but unexpectedly, His Highness got the help of God. , to kill Yuan Shao's traitor easily, my general is so happy to hear that, he specially ordered me to come and report to His Highness, and I implore His Highness to allow my general to return to the imperial court."

Many people present looked at Guan Jing with strange expressions, what is a clever tongue that turns black and white, which may not have been understood in the past, but now everyone has a deep understanding.

Guan Jing really opened his eyes and said nonsense without panic at all, and they even believed what they said.

Chu Yi looked at Guan Jing with a smile but not a smile, only the heart that Guan Jing was looking at thumped, just when Guan Jing was in a panic, Chu Yi slowly nodded and said, "I never thought that Gongsun Zan would actually If you are so loyal to the court, if Chu does not allow it, it will hurt the sincerity of General Gongsun, so if you go and spread the word to Gongsun Zan, you will say that this king has granted his request to surrender."

Guan Jing's heart suddenly fell when he heard the words, and he bowed to Chu Yi excitedly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, the minister will go to tell my general."

Watching Guan Jing's figure disappear into the tent, Taishi Ci couldn't help but muttered, "This sincere villain is also!"

The crowd couldn't help laughing.

With the surrender of Gongsun Zan, the last elite of the Chang'an court finally disappeared.

The gate of Chang'an City was opened, and the army was destroyed, but within a few days, tens of thousands of vanguard troops appeared under Chang'an City.

At this time, the news of the defeat of Hangu Pass had already spread to Chang'an City. The officials who had stayed behind Chang'an City thought that the battle would last at least a year and a half before the results could be determined, but they never thought about it. In just a few days, the two sides added up to nearly a million armies to fight the results.

If Chu Yi was defeated, everyone would be happy. The Chang'an court was able to stand up, but the result was so unbelievable.

Many aristocratic families in Chang'an City learned that the Hanguguan Dilong had turned over and collapsed, and the hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed at once. The general Yuan Shao and the emperor Liu Xie died.

Among these aristocratic families, there are existences that have been passed down for hundreds of years. Just by Lenovo, I can think that the scene of Hangu Pass collapsing due to the power of heaven and earth is so similar to the battle of Kunyang and the meteor falling from the sky. Don't know what's going on in this.

Chang'an City is indeed incomparably strong. If the aristocratic family in the city is willing, they may not be able to gather [-] elites to defend the city, but with the lessons learned from Hangu Pass, fools can realize that as long as Chu Yi is willing, let alone Chang'an The city is such a strong city, even if it has ten or a hundred buildings, it can't stop Chu Yi's footsteps.

Above the Imperial City Hall of Chang'an City, a group of people from aristocratic families gathered together, in addition to the ministers who stayed in Chang'an City, such as Zhong Yao, Fu Wan and others.

These aristocratic families who had chosen to support Yuan Shao were all crying and mourning, like ants on a hot pot, panicked.

Everyone's eyes turned to a white-haired old man sitting there.

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It can be said that Yuan Shao went to Hangu Pass and took away almost all the people who could count in Chang'an City. Among the people who stayed, when it comes to prestige and qualifications, there is no one who can compare with Lu Zhi at all. People.

After Fu finished looking at Lu Zhi who was sitting there, and then looked at the crowd of people in the hall who were as flustered as headless flies, he couldn't help but sighed, stepped forward and bowed to Lu Zhi: "Lu Gong, it is a great disaster now. In the first place, what should I wait for, and ask Duke Lu to give me some guidance."

Everyone present looked at Lu Zhi with expectation. Lu Zhi's qualifications were too strong, especially his ability to command the army. In the eyes of everyone, if Lu Zhiken stood up, coupled with their strength, After gathering hundreds of thousands of troops, it is not impossible to have a talk with Chu Yi.

Of course, they never thought of defeating Chu Yi by relying on the number of people in their hands. After all, there was a lesson from Hangu Pass, but no one would think that a large number of people would be able to beat Chu Yi.

If Chu Yi is annoyed, who can guarantee that Chu Yi will repeat the incident at Hangu Pass in Chang'an City?

After all, they just hope that they can have a certain amount of confidence when facing Chu Yi, otherwise, they will really let Chu Yi knead.

Who made them stand up too early and spare no effort to support Yuan Shao, and they almost had Yuan's brand on them. Yuan Shao was killed by Chu Yi, and it was hard to guarantee that Chu Yi would not trouble them.

Lu Zhi looked at everyone's reaction, and sighed slightly in his heart. He knew what was going on today, so why bother in the first place.

Of course, Lu Zhi himself did not expect that Chu Yi would be able to suppress Yuan Shao so easily with the help of the Chuan Guoyu Seal.

Although Lu Zhi did not agree with Lu Zhi's support of Liu Xie as emperor, but in this matter, Lu Zhi was incapable of stopping him and could only watch Liu Xie become Yuan Shao's puppet and banner.

Now that Yuan Shao was suppressed by Chu Yi, and even Liu Xie was killed in the war, Lu Zhi thought that if he had not agreed to Empress Dowager Dong's request to come to Chang'an City, then Liu Xie would not have had this problem. robbery.

With all kinds of thoughts in his heart, Lu Zhi slowly glanced at Fu Fu, his eyes swept over the crowd, and then he slowly opened his mouth and said: "How can Lu be able to fight against the imperial soldiers, if the King of Chu is angered, a natural disaster will come. , Chang'an City will be in ruins, this crime is too big!"

"Lu Gong, please show everyone a clear path."

Everyone couldn't help begging to Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi sighed slightly, and said with a straight face: "If you want to survive, what you have to do now is to honestly sacrifice the city of Chang'an, even if it is to block the mouths of everyone in the world, it is expected that the King of Chu will not. How are you all doing?"

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up after pondering for a while. What Lu Zhi said was not unreasonable. After all, Yuan Shao was the worst offender. It can be said that they were forced by Yuan Shao, so they had to support Yuan Shao. Now that Yuan Shao is dead, Chu Yi As long as they don't want the local chaos, they will definitely choose to appease them. After all, they are powerful families in the local area.

If Chu Yi really wants to take action against these aristocratic families with profound background, I am afraid that he will suffer a great backlash, and then there will be local turmoil for sure.

In the eyes of everyone, as long as Chu Yi is not a fool, he will definitely make a choice that is beneficial to both of them as Lu Zhi said.

Fu Wan and others bowed to Lu Zhi, and everyone with a look of joy left.

There were only a few people left in the hall, but one of them sneered: "It's really stupid."

Lu Zhi raised his head and glanced at it, who was it if it wasn't Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao, as an official of Chang'an, abide by his duty during this turmoil, never got too close to Yuan Shao, and even did not see Yuan Shao's solicitation.

At first, many people secretly ridiculed Zhong Yao for losing his head and refused to hug Yuan Shao's thigh. Now it seems that Zhong Yao did not choose to rely on Yuan Shao. It was really the right choice.

It is conceivable that once Chu Yi's army occupied Chang'an City, what would happen to those aristocratic families who depended on Yuan Shao at that time, but someone like Zhong Yao, who insisted on not wanting to depend on Yuan Shao, would definitely enter Chu Yi's. Line of sight will be valued by Chu Yi at that time, and it can almost be expected to grow up.

Zhong Yao's sneer made several people present look surprised, while Lu Zhi glanced at Zhong Yao.

At this moment, Zhong Yao said to Lu Zhi: "Lu Gong doesn't really think that the King of Chu is really so good at talking."

Lu Zhi's eyes shrank, he didn't know that what he said just now was just a reassuring remark, that is, he couldn't guarantee that Chu Yi would really not pursue their attachment because those people chose to sacrifice Chang'an City. Yuan Shao was to blame.

Now being punctured by Zhong Yao, Lu Zhi shook his head and said, "So what, Lu is already at an advanced age, and he can't say when his body will be crippled, or he wants Lu to climb higher and give these people false pretences. Hope, can't recreate the killing?"

Zhong Yao clasped his fist at Lu Zhi and said, "It's a pity that after this incident, the name of Duke Lu will be reviled by those people."

It is conceivable that if Chu Yi were to liquidate these people, then those who chose to surrender because of Lu Zhi would definitely hate Lu Zhi who persuaded them to surrender. At that time, Lu Zhi would either be scolded to death by these people or by these people. People sent people to assassinate.

Don't underestimate the background of these aristocratic families, even if Chu Yi liquidates these aristocratic families, it is impossible to guarantee that these intertwined aristocratic families will be uprooted.

After all, these aristocratic families are married to each other, and the closeness of the relationship network is simply astounding. Even if they really want to be uprooted, I am afraid that those civil and military members under Chu Yi can't escape the relationship network of this aristocratic family.

The opening of Chang'an City made Lu Bu, who was leading the army, and wanted to show his dismay.

Originally, I hoped that Chang'an City would be able to resist, so that he would have a chance to show his skills, but he didn't expect that his army had just arrived under Chang'an City, and the closed door slowly opened, and a group of people just like this Much surrendered.

Xun Yu, who accompanied the army, was not bad, and soon arranged for someone to take over the entire Chang'an City, and put those who came to surrender under house arrest in a military camp, waiting for Chu Yi to come and deal with it.

Hangu Pass fell, and Chang'an City fell. It only took a few days before and after, from Yuan Shao's enthronement of Liu Xie as emperor to the court sending troops to suppress it, it only took more than a month.

Originally, many interested people in the world were watching this battle. In the eyes of those people, it would take at least a year or two or even longer for the battle between the two imperial courts to have a result, but they never thought that it would be In such a short time, the results were separated.

In Yizhou, the place where Liu Yan lived after he became king was the palace of the prince of Han. At this time, in the palace of the prince of Han, Liu Yan sat there with a gloomy expression like water.

Just now, Liu Yan received the news of the fall of Hangu Pass. With the ability of a martial arts expert, the distance of thousands of miles can naturally be easily conveyed.

Liu Yan originally hoped that the two sides would never be able to tell the winner, so that no one would care about him, the prince who dominated Yizhou.

The news came that Yuan Shao was defeated, and even Liu Xie died in the army. How could this not make Liu Yan curse in his heart.

In the main hall, a group of civil and military personnel were lined up on both sides, and everyone got the news. At this moment, the atmosphere in the main hall was extremely dull and extremely depressing.

At this time, Liu Yan's commander had the military ready, but he was quite a bit of the atmosphere. Among the civil servants, Fazheng, Li Yan, Deng Zhi, Wang Lei and others were the main ones, while the generals were Zhang Ren, Wu Yi, and Meng Da. , Huang Quan, etc.

Looking at the crowd of civil and martial arts below, Liu Yan said solemnly, "Everyone, Yuan Shao is defeated! I wonder what everyone thinks?"

Seeing that no one opened his mouth, Meng Da couldn't help but murmured: "My lord, if you want me to say that Yuan Benchu ​​is basically a waste, with hundreds of thousands of troops in hand, the natural danger of Hangu Pass can't stop Chu Yi for a few days, what is this not a waste?"

Hearing what Meng Da said, many people looked at Meng Da with a strange look. Everyone wondered if there was something wrong with Meng Da's brain. Did he not see that Chu Yi was mentioned in the news? Did he use the power of heaven and earth to raze Hangu Pass to the ground and suppress Yuan Shao?

It was Liu Yandu who couldn't help but coughed softly: "General Meng Da, Chu Yi used the power of the imperial jade seal to suppress Yuan Benchu. This battle is not due to Yuan Benchu's incompetence, but Chu Yi is cheating."

Meng Da raised his head and said: "So what, the last will not know how powerful the Chuan Guo Jade Seal is, but if the Chuan Guo Jade Seal can really be used indefinitely, then during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, why didn't the first emperor take the help of the Chuan Guo Jade Seal? The National Jade Seal suppresses the Yellow Turban thieves, and in the end, it is not so easy to use the National Jade Seal."

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