I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 741 Liangzhou is determined
Soon, news of Lu Bu and Zhang He's great success in besieging Song Jian spread in Liangzhou.

After Zhang Fei's order was issued, Lu Bu and Zhang He did not hold back any more, and immediately launched an all-round and three-dimensional attack on the King of Han at Heshouping.

At first, the King of Han Dynasty, who was the leader of the river, came to the east of Liangzhou with the army he had formed, hoping to decide the outcome with the imperial army, but he ended up like this.

In the end, his army was killed and injured, and almost all of them were wiped out by Lu Bu and Zhang He.

And this dignified King of Han Dynasty, Heshou Ping, was actually captured alive by Lu Bu's captain Wei Xu during the battle.

Later, Song Jian was sent to Zhang He's army.

Zhang He is now the second-in-command of the Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps and has the authority to deal with emergencies outside.

But even so, Zhang He did not make any arbitrary decisions in the face of this anti-king. He immediately sent people to Jincheng County to ask Zhang Fei how to deal with this anti-king.
Lu Bu sneered at Zhang He's approach. He felt that since Song Jian had been captured alive, it would be up to them to make the decision, either beheading him or escorting him to Jincheng County.

Why did Zhang He take off his pants and fart? It was unnecessary and he had to ask Zhang Fei first?
Why do you have to ask about such a simple thing?

Zhang He didn't say much about Lu Bu's questions. His way of doing things was very different from Lu Bu's.

Since there is no cover in the desert and it is endless as far as the eye can see, if there is an ambush on both sides, they can immediately detect it very clearly as long as they send some scouts to explore nearby.

Now that they heard that Song Jian was dead, the two of them couldn't help but feel a little inexplicable grief in their hearts.

But now, they have no way out.

Now, Zhang Fei plans to meet with the two of them in person in front of the battle, which really makes Ma Teng and Han Sui very excited.

There is even an indescribable feeling of sadness at the death of the rabbit and the fox.

The news that Song Jian was killed by Zhang He quickly spread throughout Liangzhou.

However, how easy is it to surrender to the imperial court?
At this moment, Zhang Fei sent to declare war with Ma Teng and Han Sui.

In short, Zhang He followed the troublesome method and asked Zhang Fei, and got Zhang Fei's order to behead Song Jian on the spot and then send his head to Chang'an.

So in this way, no one on either side can plot against the other.

Since Song Jian is dead, it means that they really have no allies and are alone.

After receiving the news that Song Jian was besieged, the two discussed it left and right, but in the end no one sent troops to rescue Song Jian.

Although Song Jian claimed to be the King of Pinghan and was a treasonous person, he was far away in Wuhan and had posed almost no threat to the imperial court in these years. If he was escorted to Chang'an, it would not have much effect on the imperial court. Instead, it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the gain would outweigh the loss. .

It was said to be a declaration of war, but in fact, it was just a negotiation in the name of inviting war.

Happiness really came too suddenly. How much effort did Zhang Fei save them?
At the beginning of the fourth year of Jian'an, Ma Teng, Han Sui and Zhang Fei met in formation in the desert of Zhangye.

Ma Teng and Han Sui didn't know who to send to negotiate with Zhang Fei to explain their intention to surrender.

Zhang Fei sent people to form a formation in the desert, and he finally met Han Sui and Ma Teng.

Zhang Fei stated that his troops had arrived in Zhangye and wanted to negotiate with Ma Teng and Han Sui in front of the battle line.

This time, neither side brought too many men and horses, but each led three thousand elite troops to line up.

Zhang Fei did this because killing Song Jian on the spot would serve as a greater deterrent to the rebels in Liangzhou.

Therefore, Zhang He immediately executed Song Jian on the spot.

After learning the news, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others, who were Song Jian's die-hard allies, couldn't help but become surprisingly silent.

After the meeting, Zhang Fei ordered his people to arrange three desks, three blankets, and three large umbrellas to stand in the desert in front of the two armies. Then he ordered people to withdraw and sit alone. Behind the desk, Ma Teng and Han Sui were waiting for their appointment.

Not long after, Ma Teng and Han Sui were seen getting off their horses and walking towards Zhang Fei from the formation opposite them.

Not long after, two people came to Zhang Fei. They each sat down after a plan.

Zhang Fei looked back and forth at Ma Teng and Han Sui who were present, and then suddenly laughed.

After that, Zhang Fei cupped his hands towards the two people and said:
"General Ma and General Han are both my seniors. Although you two are rebellious generals, when it comes to military service, you two have many years longer than me."

"We have played against each other several times in the past few years in Liangzhou, and we have won and lost each other, but we have never seen each other."

"To be honest, although I have the upper hand now, it's not because of my ability alone. It's because I have the court behind me and the Prime Minister as my backing. So, the reason why you two were defeated by me today was not because of the two of you. He’s not as good as me.”

"This time, in the name of a fight, I specially invite you two to meet here. I also want to really get to know you two, and at the same time, I also want to find a way out for the two of us in the future."

Having said this, Zhang Fei picked up the wine bottle on his desk and poured a glass of wine into the wine cellar in front of him.

Then Zhang Fei shook the wine bottle in his hand, then stood up and placed the wine bottle on Ma Teng's table.

When Ma Teng saw that Zhang Fei was also drinking from the pot of wine, he knew that he had ruled out the possibility of poisoning, so he and Han Sui filled the cups of wine respectively.

After filling up the wine, Zhang Fei immediately raised the wine baron in his hand towards Ma Teng and Han Sui: "No matter what, we have been fighting each other for many years, and we are both opponents and confidants. On the battlefield, we can get someone who is as good as ourselves." It's a great blessing in life to have an opponent, not to mention that I got two of them! Come! Let's drink this wine to the fullest."

Zhang Fei's words were very helpful to Ma Teng and Han Sui, and they also raised their wine lords.

Han Sui said: "General Zhang is the most powerful general in the world. It is Han's great fortune to be able to compete with the general."

After the three of them drank, they heard Zhang Fei say: "You two, to tell you the truth, although we are rivals on the battlefield, you have also noticed the current situation. With your current strength, if you want to defeat The imperial court cannot do anything, and the imperial court today is different from that of then."

"Now that Prime Minister Liu is in power, the world is at home."

"Liangzhou is the territory of the Han Dynasty and is definitely not allowed to be ceded."

"Now that you have retreated to Zhangye, what's the next step? Do you really want to go to the Western Regions and serve as the subordinates of the barbarians to compete with the orthodox Han Dynasty?"

"If this is the case, what will your descendants think of your ancestors when they find out the next day that they were once Han Chinese but became a foreign race?"

"Now that things have happened, there is no need for us to continue fighting. We are all Han people, and both of us are rare warriors in the Han Dynasty." "Why must we fight to the death against the imperial court to the end?"

"Why don't you abandon the darkness and turn to the light in order to be a wife?"

After listening to Zhang Fei's words, Ma Teng and Han Sui looked at each other.

Then Ma Teng cupped his hands and said:

"To be honest, General Zhang, I joined the rebels in the past with Wen Yue, and it was a last resort."

"You also know that Liangzhou is a barbaric land with rebellions everywhere. It has not been stable for many years. There are killings and blood everywhere."

"The people living here are very different from those in the Central Plains."

"If Han Wen and I hadn't rebelled, we would have died in the hands of the rebels."

After Ma Teng finished speaking, he immediately looked at Han Sui beside him.

After Han Sui heard Ma Teng's words, he immediately responded: "General Zhang, what Shoucheng said is from the bottom of his heart, and it is also what I think. Although we have the intention to return to orthodoxy, we are now deeply trapped in this situation. , but I don’t know what to do.”

"But by the time both of us have come to repent, it will be a foregone conclusion."

Zhang Fei heard this and immediately said: "General Han's words are too certain. Today's Prime Minister has the world in mind, embraces all rivers, and treats all people in the world equally."

"If General Han and General Ma are in trouble, why not report their helplessness to the current Prime Minister Liu, so that the Prime Minister can recruit them to surrender and return to the imperial court. From now on, they can lead the army for the imperial court and sit on one side. Wouldn't it be better than being that person? A rebellious person will be infamy for eternity?"

When Ma Teng and Han Sui heard this, they felt secretly happy.

Then Ma Teng said to Zhang Fei: "General Zhang, do you mean that we can be accepted by the court?"

Zhang Fei said: "Who has no fault? Although the mistakes you rebels have made before are really too big, the land of Liangzhou is different from other places... In Liangzhou, you can be forgiven and punished." Surrendered."

"I can make the decision on behalf of Prime Minister Liu in this matter. If you two are willing, I will send a memorial to the court for the emperor to make a decision. When the emperor issues an edict to recruit you two to submit to Chang'an and grant official positions, you can rest assured."

Han Sui hurriedly said: "General Zhang can report this to the court."

Zhang Fei said: "Not only do I want to report this matter to the court, but I will also ask Uncle Fang Liu Jingsheng to join me in jointly reporting to the court."

"I just ask you two not to go against Qin Muchu in the future or have any different intentions the next day. If that's the case, no one in the world can protect you two."

Ma Teng said hurriedly: "If General Zhang is willing to give us this opportunity, oh, no, it should be said that the imperial court is willing to give us this opportunity, we will never rebel again and serve the imperial court wholeheartedly."

"But, is General Zhang's statement true? Can the court really forgive us for our original sins and not pursue them in the future?"

Zhang Fei said: "You two can think about it carefully. Since Prime Minister Liu became the shepherd of Jizhou in Jizhou, when has he ever deceived or deceived people in the world?"

"Today, the Prime Minister governs the world with benevolence and righteousness, and treats all people with a broad mind. You two are also one of the people of the Han Dynasty. The Prime Minister will naturally be impartial and treat you with justice. As long as you submit to the imperial court, you will return to the imperial court. Become a good citizen, a minister of the imperial court, and live up to the imperial court, and then the imperial court will naturally not fail you."

Ma Teng and Han Sui were very happy after hearing this. Of course, they did not lose their minds.

"In this case, the two of us will not confront General Zhang for the time being. We will station our troops and horses in Zhangye and wait for General Zhang to report the situation here to the court before making a decision. How about that?"

Zhang Fei laughed heartily. He stood up again, picked up the jug, filled his cup with wine, and said to the two of them, "Then it's a deal."

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Finally, Zhang Fei immediately sent someone to contact Liu Biao and asked him to write a memorial with him and report it back to the court, telling Liu Jian and the emperor respectively about the matter.

Liu Biao also hoped that the war in Liangzhou could be pacified, so he and Zhang Fei jointly submitted memorials to the court and Liu Jian respectively.

After Chang'an received the memorial, Liu Xie remained as before and ignored everything. He immediately sent someone to report the matter to Liu Jian and fully obeyed Liu Jian's command.

After Liu Jian got the news, he immediately issued an order: "If you would like to submit this article to the emperor, please issue an edict on this day to recruit Ma Teng and Han Sui from Xiliang."

At the same time, Liu Jian also asked the emperor to confer the title of general Ma Teng and Han Sui.

He also granted them the title of marquis and granted them food and fiefdom to reassure them.

Although many people in the court had different opinions on recruiting Ma Teng and Han Sui, Liu Jian overcame all opinions and suppressed all these opinions with a firm attitude.

Then the emperor's edict came to Liangzhou, and Liu Biao immediately sent people to deliver these edicts to Zhang Fei's military camp.

After Zhang Fei got the news, he sent the edict to Ma Teng and Han Sui.

After Ma Teng and Han Sui saw the edict, they were overjoyed and felt that Zhang Fei and Liu Jian were indeed trustworthy people and they were honest and did not deceive others.

Now that this edict was issued from Chang'an City, it can be said that it has been widely distributed throughout the world. If Liu Jian regrets it in the future, it will definitely damage his reputation.

From this point of view, Liu Jian really wanted to surrender to them.

In February of the fourth year of Jian'an, Ma Teng and Han immediately wrote to Chang'an, expressing their willingness to surrender to the imperial court.

Since then, the twenty-year Liangzhou rebellion finally ended, and the Xiliang rebels surrendered to the imperial court under the leadership of Ma Teng and Han Sui.

Of course, surrender is surrender, but it will take some time for complete surrender.

The first is how to place the rebels under Ma Teng and Han Sui.

Should they be allowed to become citizens again, or should they be allowed to join the army and fight for the imperial court?
Zhang Fei and Liu Biao still need to consider this matter carefully, and then they will follow the imperial court and make a regulation.

However, Zhang Fei and Liu Biao can do these detailed tasks well.

According to Liu Jian's favor, Zhang Fei and Liu Biao discussed that they could draw out the best men from Ma Teng and Han Sui's armies to enrich the Liangzhou Governor's Department and the Production and Construction Corps, or establish a self-defense force in Liangzhou itself.

As for the remaining men, they were given new household registration, wives, settled down, had children, and enriched the population on the border.

(End of this chapter)