Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 383: Persuading Zhang Liao to Surrender
At Zhou Tai's house.

Zhang Liao hasn't changed much, he still looks as majestic as ever.

Look at this.
It seems like he doesn't even know that Cao Cao is dead.

So Xing Daorong decided to give Zhang Liao a shot in the arm and use a powerful move on him right from the start.

Xing Daorong's eyes were covered with a layer of faint sadness, and a hint of dullness and confusion flashed in his eyes, like the distant stars that had lost their original light.

Zhang Liao was almost frightened when he saw Xing Daorong's eyes!
Thinking something serious had happened, he asked, "General Xing, what happened to you?"

Xing Daorong was amused to see that Zhang Liao still cared about him, but he said, "Wenyuan...something really happened!"

"The King of Wei...died of illness in Wancheng!"

There is a saying that a smile never disappears, it just moves away.

Another way to say this is that sadness will not disappear, it will only move.

When Zhang Liao heard Xing Daorong's words, he was stunned for a moment. Then, seeing that Xing Daorong was speaking so seriously, he suddenly became sad.

There were thousands of words in his mind, but in the end he just sighed and said, "The King of Wei has been suffering from headaches since the battle in Guanzhong, but I didn't expect it to be so serious and life-threatening."

Xing Daorong saw that Zhang Liao accepted it quite quickly.

If this matter had been told to Xiahou Dun, he would have exploded long ago.

Xing Daorong saw that Zhang Liao was still in good condition, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "Wenyuan... now that the King of Wei is dead, are you willing to surrender..."

Zhang Liao was not surprised at all by Xing Daorong's words. He just shook his head and said, "Although the King of Wei is dead, his kindness still remains. I cannot surrender to you."

Originally...

Seeing Zhang Liao's attitude, Xing Daorong let it go and just let him retire.

Suddenly he had a sense of déjà vu when Zhuge Liang persuaded him. Thinking about how Zhuge Liang wanted to persuade him in the same way back then, Xing Daorong had the idea of ​​giving it a try again.

But he said: "Wenyuan, the situation of the north and south is now complete, and the unification of the world is just a matter of time."

"I have predicted that the world will be conquered within ten years!"

"If you waste your time, you will end up depressed. Why bother?"

"You are a brave and skilled warrior, a rare talent in the world. You should abandon your petty ambitions and aspire to soar like a swan!

"In the past, we each served our respective masters, but now we are both serving the Han Dynasty, so why should we not obey?"

"It is not as magnificent as the red wheels and the flags that stretch for thousands of miles. How magnificent it is!"

Zhang Liao listened to Xing Daorong's earnest advice, and it would be a lie to say that he did not feel the slightest bit.

Even though he was somewhat touched, he still hesitated and said, "Even though Lü Bu was so strong, he was sent to Baimen Tower; even though Dong Zhuo was so powerful, he died in Luoyang. Therefore, we know that frost and dew are evenly distributed and will not breed different species."

"We have different aspirations, so we are of different species. No need to say more."

When Xing Daorong heard this, he secretly exclaimed, "Wow!"

Zhang Liao was really just making small talk, he even mentioned this weirdo.

But can Xing Daorong still be persuaded by Zhang Liao?
He just said, "Let's talk about this alien saying. Is it that we are not the people of the Han family, or that we don't have the ambition to achieve great things, or that the King of Hanzhong cannot unify the world?"

Zhang Liao didn't know how to answer the question.

Xing Daorong saw that Zhang Liao was speechless, but he naturally couldn't let him go, so he continued: "The world is in chaos today, and foreign races are rising up together."

"The northern barbarians have been usurping the Central Plains for many years, their evil has accumulated and their misfortunes have accumulated, and their principles are rotten and rotten."

"What's more, the evildoers are so cunning and deceitful that they kill each other, their tribes are separated, and their chieftains are suspicious of each other. They should be tied to the necks of the barbarians and their heads should be hung on the streets, while the generals are swimming in the boiling pot and the swallows are nesting on the flying curtains. Isn't it confusing?" "We should regain our ambitions and ambitions, conquer the Central Plains in the north, fight against the foreign races again, and restore the glory and prestige of the Han Dynasty to revive China."

Xing Daorong said it very clearly.

If you don't want to fight Cao Cao, you can fight the foreign races!
Zhang Liao was able to accept this idea instantly. After hearing Xing Daorong's repeated persuasion, he was finally shaken. However, he obviously still had some concerns in his heart and did not agree immediately.

He just said: "If you surrender... I'm afraid the old and young at home will be trapped."

Zhang Liao's worry was actually "groundless worry". Except for the fact that Sun Quan thought that Lu Su had directly defected and killed Lu Su's family members, generally speaking, he would not make things too difficult for the families of surrendered generals.

This thing is too extreme and can easily lose people's hearts. After all, it is equivalent to taking family members hostage in disguise.

They are fighting hard outside, but taking their families hostage inside. Is this something a human being can do?

It’s definitely not possible!
But well...

There are exceptions to everything, especially when it comes to matters concerning the lives of your family members, you must be extra careful.

Xing Daorong saw that Zhang Liao was a little worried, and he couldn't pat his chest and assure him that everything would be fine.

If Cao Pi suddenly had a brain storm and really attacked Zhang Liao's family, he would be guilty.

After thinking about it, Xing Daorong decided not to push him too hard, and said, "Well... Wenyuan's concerns cannot be ignored. Let's talk about this later."

"How about we not talk about business today in Youping's mansion and just eat and drink?"

Zhang Liao didn't want to get involved.

His identity was a bit awkward, and he wasn't quite comfortable eating and drinking among them.

but…

Since Xing Daorong was not talking about business anymore, he had given him enough face. If he didn't agree to the food and drink, it would be very disrespectful.

I immediately agreed...

However, although Zhang Liao was a little hesitant at first, as for wine, no matter whether one is willing to drink it before drinking it, once one starts drinking, the atmosphere quickly becomes lively.

Besides, the four big guys, Xing Daorong, Zhang Liao, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, were all good drinkers and there was no one to spoil the fun, so the atmosphere was naturally lively.

After three rounds of drinks, Xing Daorong looked up at the moon and suddenly felt a little emotional.

The moon two thousand years ago was indeed no different from that of later times, but the difference on the earth was huge.

He was not a pretentious person, but today, seeing Zhang Liao refusing to surrender and knowing that he only had a few years left, he felt a little sad about the brevity of life.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Life is so fleeting, I don't know how much of my skills can be passed down."

Zhang Liao and the others naturally thought that Xing Daorong was lamenting about his way of managing the army, but they didn't expect that he was thinking about so many aspects...

His mention of it reminded Zhang Liao of something.

After hesitating and struggling for a moment, he couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart and asked: "Zi Yu...Now that Cao Gong is dead, I don't know who will inherit his throne?"

Xing Daorong had originally agreed not to mention business, so he really didn't mention Cao Cao at all.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao himself couldn't help asking, so he didn't have to worry about it.

Besides...

Zhang Liao's question was also full of hidden meanings. Xing Daorong paused, and after sobering up a bit, he immediately responded, "Cao Pi will inherit the throne, but... I heard that the Cao family suffered from internal strife, and now Cao Zhi is in Hefei, but Cao Pi has led his army to leave."

As he spoke, he also looked at Zhang Liao's somewhat tangled face and said: "I wonder how Cao Cao feels in his grave if he sees that a brotherly dispute has broken out just after his death..."

(End of this chapter)