Speaking of this, Liu Feng's attitude has been very clear: he will not give up until he takes Yizhou.
Facing Liu Feng¡¯s ultimatum-like words, Dong He looked helpless and could only shake his head and sigh.
Liu Feng's expression became calmer instead, and he smiled faintly and said: "I must take Yizhou, but Liu Jiyu is my fellow clansman after all, so we still have to take this relationship into consideration. If Liu Jiyu can take the initiative to open the city and surrender, I will Not only will we ensure his safety, but we will also use six counties as his settlement, so that his father and son can enjoy glory and wealth for generations to come. This can be considered as my kindness to him, Liu Feng."
The food towns in the six counties have almost reached the standard of the prince's fiefdom. Considering Liu Zhang's current unfavorable situation, Liu Feng can indeed be said to be "the most benevolent and righteous" to him.
At this time, Dong He knew that there was no need to continue talking, so he stood up listlessly, cupped his hands and said: "In that case, I will say goodbye and return to the city to convey General Liu's words to my lord. Whether it is war or surrender. , we can only see how our Lord decides."
"Mr. Youzai, wait a minute."
Just when Dong He was about to say goodbye and leave, Liu Feng hurriedly stood up and stopped him. He said sincerely: "Mr. Youzai is talented and knowledgeable about ancient and modern times. I have a lot of knowledge to ask you. Sir, you might as well stay here." Stay in my camp, and let my followers do the work for you."
Liu Feng wanted to take the opportunity to keep Dong He and take him under his command.
With Dong He's knowledge, how could he not know Liu Feng's intentions, but he refused without thinking: "I have little talent and little knowledge. How dare I show my embarrassment in front of the general? I'd better take my leave."
Dong He turned around and left. Liu Feng hurriedly added: "Sir, you are really humble. I heard that you are from Nanjun. Speaking of which, we are still fellow villagers in Jingzhou. Even if we don't ask for advice, we can always meet old friends in a foreign country and talk about the past."
In short, Liu Feng was looking for various excuses to keep Dong He.
However, while Liu Feng was so kind, Dong He was as hard-hearted as iron.
"I will remember General Liu's great love for me. But as an envoy, if I abandon Duke Liu and go away, I will be ridiculed by the world. I hope General Liu can understand my difficulties."
Dong He's intention should be to imply that he already had a desire to surrender, but he had a mission and was unwilling to betray Liu Zhang in this way.
"Though Xu Jing was a famous contemporary, Liu Zhang treated him well, but he fled across the city. In comparison, Dong He's dedication to duty really made Liu Feng admire him.
Speaking of this, even if Liu Feng has a love for talents, how can he try to persuade him to stay?
At that moment, Liu Feng said happily: "Mr. Youzai is very upright and upright, and Liu really admires him. Well, then I won't force others to do anything. Fortunately, the days are long, and I will have many opportunities to ask you for advice in the future."
Hearing this, Dong He breathed a sigh of relief. His stern face finally showed a smile. After saying "I hope so", he turned around and walked away.
After seeing off the Confucian scholar, Liu Feng immediately sent someone to bring Huang Zhong.
Not long after, calm footsteps sounded. As soon as Huang Zhong stepped into the tent, he shouted: "Lord, my army has completed the siege of the city. Just wait for your word, and I can attack Chengdu in an instant."
"Haha, it's certainly not difficult to break the city if the old general takes action."
Liu Feng greatly appreciated Huang Zhong's arrogance, but then said: "Chengdu has more than 100,000 Dingkou, and it is a fertile land in the world. I want to get this city intact, and it is best to force Liu Zhang to surrender."
Huang Zhong nodded slightly: "My Lord, what he said makes sense, but is Liu Zhang willing to surrender?"
The Liu Zhang in history, when Luocheng was broken and Liu Bei's army surrounded Chengdu, he finally chose Kaicheng to surrender. Therefore, Liu Feng has reason to believe that given the current situation, he will definitely make the same choice.
However, the reason for Liu Feng's confidence could not be clearly explained to Huang Zhong.
"Liu Zhang has always been a weakling. Now that the troops are pressing down on the territory, he cannot help but surrender."
Liu Feng's tone was quite certain, but there was no impetuous and complacent look on his face. He said calmly: "But Liu Zhang is a prince after all. He will lose face if he surrenders easily. There is no guarantee that he will not make a final death struggle. So I ask the old general to pass on the order." , all battalions must strengthen their vigilance, and we must not give our opponents any chance."
"Here" Huang Zhong responded with emotion and said goodbye with a wind in his step.
Liu Feng walked out of the tent, looked up at the dark clouds over the city of Chengdu, his sword-like eyebrows were as sharp as a sharp edge, and murmured: "Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang, I hope you can recognize the reality clearly, and never give up a toast without having to eat as a penalty"
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Chengdu South Gate.
On top of the city, Liu Zhang raised his head and glanced at the gloomy sky. The huge clouds were like collapsing mountains, as if they might collapse at any time.
He let out a long sigh, his mood as oppressive and uncomfortable as the sky.
From noon to now, Liu Zhang had been blowing the wind at the top of the city for most of the day. He looked at the enemy camp outside the city countless times, trying to find the shadow of Dong He's return.
Time and time again, there is only disappointment.
From the time Dong He left until now, only one day had actually passed, but for Liu Zhang, it seemed like every day was like a year and he was tortured.
He is not the only one who is anxious.
All the officials in Yizhou were anxiously waiting for Dong He to come back with news.
Whether it¡¯s war or peace, it¡¯s all in Dong He¡¯s mission.
"Father, Dong Youzai hasn't come back yet. Could it be that he, like Xu Jing, took the opportunity to betray his father?"
The second son Liu Chan shouted with a livid face, his tone full of anger.
"Don't talk nonsense"
Liu Zhang sternly scolded Liu Chan and said with a firm expression: "I will treat you very well, and he will definitely not let me down."
Liu Zhang's sudden seriousness startled Liu Chan. He couldn't figure out why his weak father had such confidence in this matter.
When I was wondering, a sharp-eyed person on the top of the city shouted: "It's Magistrate Dong, Magistrate Dong is back."
Liu Zhang hurriedly put up his hand on the canopy and looked into the distance. He saw a man and a horse coming from the direction of the enemy. It turned out to be Dong He.
Overjoyed, Liu Zhang hurried down to the city to greet him.
When Dong and his horse entered the city, Liu Zhang hurriedly greeted him. He was about to ask about the outcome of the mission, but Dong Sheng only said lightly: "It's not a good place to talk. My lord, we'd better go back to the state capital to talk."
Upon hearing this, many of the surrounding officials immediately felt cold in their hearts.
If Dong He came back with good news, he would naturally choose to tell it in public to cheer up the depressed people.
Now that he is deliberately avoiding the public eye, what he brings back will most likely be bad news.
"Okay, okay, let's go back and talk slowly."
Liu Zhang was not aware of it at all, and returned home with Dong He full of expectations.
After entering the main hall, all the officials gathered together, Liu Zhang couldn't wait to ask: "Youzai, how did Liu Zhennan respond? Is he willing to withdraw his troops?"
Dong He looked at Liu Zhang's hopeful eyes and couldn't bear to tell him the cruel truth, but after hesitating for a moment, he still had to tell the truth.
"General Liu has said that he will not give up until he takes Yizhou this time."
"One word, like a thousand-pound stick, struck Liu Zhang heavily on the forehead."
The embarrassed Lord of Yizhou felt dizzy, his body shook for a moment and he was about to fall down.
"Lord."
"Father."
Liu Chan and his subordinates were startled and rushed forward to support Liu Zhang.
With the support of everyone, Liu Zhang sat down unsteadily. After a moment of dizziness, he gradually regained his consciousness. He waved his hand and weakly pushed away the supporting hands.
Seeing that Liu Zhang's spirit had improved slightly, Qiao Zhou stepped forward and said: "My lord, as I expected before, Liu Zhennan will definitely not withdraw his troops. Fortunately, Liu Zhennan was still concerned about his fellow clan members and promised to use the land of my lord's six counties as a settlement. If Kaicheng surrenders at this time, my lord can still enjoy the glory and wealth for generations to come, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. My lord, you can no longer hesitate."
"Surrender, surrender, if you dare to say surrender again, I will kill you with one sword."
Qiao Zhou's remarks about persuading surrender angered Liu Chan, and he suddenly wanted to draw his sword to attack.
¡°Don¡¯t be so presumptuous!¡±
Liu Zhang shouted sharply, stopped his impulsive son, shook his head and sighed: "My father and son have been in Shu for more than 20 years, and they have no kindness to the people. It was my foolishness that led the wolves into the house, and made the people donate their flesh and blood to the grasslands. These are all my fault." It¡¯s a crime.¡±
Although all the officials knew that Liu Zhang was weak and mediocre, and often complained in private, when Liu Zhang personally blamed himself at this time, everyone's disdain and complaints about Zhang seemed to follow Liu Zhang's heartfelt words of self-blame. Dispersed together.
While speaking, Liu Zhang stood up unsteadily. Looking at the magnificent hall, Liu Zhang had tears in his eyes and sighed for a long time.
After letting out a long sigh, Liu Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "How can I, Liu Zhang, live in this palace with peace of mind when the people of this state are tortured like this? It's better to open the city and surrender to bring peace to the people."
As soon as these words came out, everyone let out a sigh of relief. The big stone that had been pressing on their chests for many days finally fell to the ground because of Liu Zhang's words.
Perhaps, such an ending is already in everyone¡¯s eyes?It was destined that only Liu Zhang saw through it at the last moment.
"Father, the foundation of Yizhou was built by my grandfather. How can we hand it over to others like this? It cannot be surrendered, it cannot be surrendered"
Liu Chan was horrified when he heard this, howled loudly, and begged Liu Zhang to take back his life.
Liu Zhang was indifferent. He was really tired and didn't want to go through this physical and mental torture anymore.
Since he took over the position of Yizhou Mu, he has been suffering from the cracks.
Outside, there are Zhang Lu who is eyeing him, inside there are Dongzhou scholars who are arrogant and unruly, Yizhou scholars complain a lot, and now he is forced here by two same clansmen named Liu. As a leader with mediocre talents, Liu Zhang can no longer hold on. .
"As long as I can be a wealthy farmer and no longer suffer this inhumane crime, you, Liu Feng, can take this great inheritance if you want to."
"I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me anymore."
Liu Zhang's tone was quite decisive. He originally thought that some of his ministers would cry to death and beg him to take back his life, but when Liu Zhang was extremely disappointed, no one except his second son Liu Chan tried to persuade him.
Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang, it is really a huge irony for your lord to treat you like this.
With all his thoughts in despair, Liu Zhang no longer hesitated and said silently: "Youzai, please go out of the city again and convey my intention of surrender to Liu Zhennan.".