Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Yan Mao felt relieved and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"But I heard that the commander in the city is Yu Jin, who has 5,000 soldiers under his command, all of whom are from Yizhou. He is a minister who made great contributions to Cao Cao. Will he follow my father and surrender to the Han Dynasty?"

"And Cheng Gongying, I heard that he has gained Cao Cao's trust recently. Will he surrender to the Han Dynasty?"

Yan Mao was delighted, but also had some concerns.

Yan Xing snorted coldly, with a hint of pride on his lips:
"The Yizhou soldiers are weak, how can they defeat the men of Xiliang? My father wants to surrender to the Han Dynasty, how can Yu Jin stop me?"

"As for Cheng Gong Bo Ming, he is just a counselor. He has no military power and cannot decide anything."

Hearing Yan Xing's confidence, Yan Mao breathed a sigh of relief and asked:

"If these two insist on opposing, what will father do?"

Yan Xing pondered in silence.

After a while, Yan Xing sighed softly:
"After all, Lord Cao and I were once king and subject. Although I betrayed Qin and returned to Han, I don't want to be too ruthless."

"I want you to ask the Emperor of Han to release Yu Jin and Cheng Gongying, and to safely withdraw from Lueyang with the Qin soldiers who are unwilling to surrender to Han."

"I thought to myself that they had no choice but to abandon the city and leave in order to save their lives."

After hearing this, Yan Mao immediately said:

"Don't worry, father. The emperor is a benevolent and righteous ruler. I believe he will agree to your request."

Yan Xing nodded slightly and said:
"Then you should leave the city as soon as possible and ask the emperor for instructions."

"As soon as the emperor responds, I will immediately open the city and surrender—"

The word "down" was not even uttered.

The tightly closed tent door was suddenly opened.

"Yan Xing, do you really want to be that disloyal and unrighteous person and betray the Qin Dynasty and His Majesty?"

Accompanied by an angry shout, a man rushed in angrily.

The person who came was Cheng Gongying.

A group of personal guards chased in from behind, obviously trying to stop him, but failed.

"Oh no, he overheard what we were saying!"

Yan Mao's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously pressed the hilt of the sword, ready to take action.

Yan Xing stopped his son and said calmly:

"Brother Bo Ming, why did you break into my tent for no reason?"

Cheng Gongying was filled with anger, pointing at Yan Mao and said:

"When I heard Yan Mao riding into the city alone, I immediately guessed that Liu Bei must have ordered him to enter the city in an attempt to persuade you to surrender."

"Originally I didn't believe that you would betray Daqin. I just wanted to come and see my nephew."

"I didn't expect that you and your son actually agreed to surrender Liu Bei!"

"Yan Xing, stop pretending in front of me!"

Hearing Cheng Gongying's barrage of questions, Yan Xing frowned and a look of annoyance flashed across his face.

What's the point of visiting his nephew Yan Mao? It's obvious that he was secretly monitoring him. As soon as he heard the news that Yan Mao had entered the city, he came to find out what was going on.

It was just unfortunate that I happened to hear the conversation outside the tent in which he decided to surrender to the Han.

Yan Xing was too disdainful to expose it, and even more disdainful to cover it up, so he simply said frankly:

"Chenggong Boming, since you heard everything, there is no need for me to hide it anymore."

"You heard me right. I have indeed decided to lead 5,000 brothers to surrender to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

Cheng Gongying is mute.

He was originally filled with anger, but after hearing Yan Xing's confession, he became silent and froze in place.

"Brother Chenggong, please come with me and surrender to the Han Dynasty."

"The loss of Liangzhou by Qin is inevitable. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it, let alone a wise man like you." "You and I are both from Liangzhou. There is no need to follow Cao Cao to flee to Yizhou. Submission to the Han emperor is the wisest choice for us Liangzhou people."

"The Emperor of Han is a benevolent and wise ruler. With your wisdom and strategy, if you are willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty, you will definitely have a place there!"

Yan Xing wanted to lend him a hand because of their friendship as a fellow townsman and old colleague, and didn't want to completely turn against him.

Cheng Gongying's body shook, and he suddenly woke up, his face distorted again.

"Yan Xing, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"You and I are both ministers of the Great Qin. The emperor treats us well. How could we betray the Great Qin and the emperor?"

"I am a great man, how can I be a disloyal and treacherous thief who betrays my master?"

Cheng Gongying looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

Hearing these words, Yan Xing smiled coldly:
"Cheng Gongying, don't forget that you and I were first under Han Sui, then we submitted to Ma Gong, and finally followed Cao Cao."

"For people like you and me, whoever we serve is only for self-preservation."

"We Xiliang people have always been like this."

"And now you are here with me, talking about loyalty and righteousness in a righteous manner. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

Yan Xing no longer showed any mercy and tore off the emperor's new clothes from Cheng Gongying.

The words are straightforward enough:

We, the people of Xiliang, live in a border area with a harsh living environment, so survival and self-preservation are our top priority.

Whether it's Jia Xu, Pang De, or you and me, we Xiliang people are just like this.

We are all from Xiliang, why are you pretending?
"Yan Xing, you, you——"

Cheng Gongying, whose hypocrisy was exposed, turned red in the face and pointed at Yan Xing in anger.

After holding it in for a long time, he still couldn't refute a single word.

Yan Xingze put away his sarcasm and continued to persuade:
"Brother Cheng Gong, I know you are worried that after you surrender to the Han Dynasty, Ma Mengqi will avenge you for your betrayal."

"You don't have to worry. Ma Mengqi wrote this in his own handwriting. He promised not to bear grudges and not to retaliate against us."

"Here is the emperor's personal handwriting. You may want to take a look at it yourself."

As he spoke, Yan Xing took out the two letters.

Cheng Gongying's heart was shocked, and the anger on his face immediately subsided, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

After hesitating and being embarrassed for a while, he still had the nerve to take the two letters.

There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

However, after reading Ma Chao's letter, the hope in his eyes disappeared.

"Ma Chao only promised not to retaliate against you, but he didn't promise to let me off the hook."

"Don't forget, it was me who persuaded you and planned to turn against him. He may not hate you, but how could he not hate me?"

"Ma Chao is a man of vengeance. If I follow you and surrender to the Han, I will be like meat on the chopping board. Sooner or later, I will be slaughtered by him!"

"There's no way I'm going to follow you and wait for death!"

Cheng Gongying threw the letter in his hand back to Yan Xing, and his face became angry and ferocious again.

Yan Xing's face darkened.

Yan Maoze beside him was furious, his sword half drawn, and he said sternly:
"Cheng Gongying, if you hadn't lied to my father that Ma Mengqi was going to kill all of Han Sui's former followers, my father would never have turned against Ma Mengqi to protect himself."

"My father was generous and didn't care that you cheated him. Now he still remembers our friendship and wants to find a way out for you. But you still don't know what's good for you and pretend to be a loyal minister of the Qin Dynasty!"

"I will kill you now and let you be buried with the Qin State!"

As he spoke, he drew his sword and made a move to take Cheng Gongying's head.

Cheng Gongying was startled, and the ferocious expression on his face instantly turned into panic. He quickly held the hilt of the sword and took several steps back. (End of this chapter)