Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 57 Deadly Remonstrance
human nature!
Yes, this is human nature!

If everyone in Yizhou wanted to welcome Uncle Liu, would Liu Zhang still allow Liu Bei to come?

He definitely can’t come!
Suddenly realizing it, Sun Qian bowed deeply to Xing Daorong and said, "Your words are like a revelation to me!"

Xing Daorong accepted Sun Qian's greeting and waved his hand, saying with a smile: "This is nothing. When Liu Zhoumu leaves the city tomorrow, I'm afraid there will be more accidents."

"But what's going on here has little to do with us, so we can just watch the fun."

Sun Qian agreed with this, but he did not expect to see an even more exaggerated scene on the city wall the next day.

...

The next day, Xing Daorong and Sun Qian followed Liu Zhang and his men on their horses and were about to leave the bridge gate.

Someone reported that Wang Lei, an official, had hung himself upside down on the city gate with a rope, holding a memorial in one hand and a sword in the other. He said that if his advice was not followed, he would cut the rope and die on the spot!

When Liu Zhang heard that Wang Lei wanted to die to show his determination, he asked someone to bring the memorial he was holding to show him.

But the letter said: "Wang Lei, the minister of Yizhou, weeps and pleads: I have heard that good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease, and honest advice is unpleasant to the ears but is good for conduct. In the past, King Huai of Chu did not listen to Qu Yuan's advice and held a meeting at Wuguan, where he was trapped by Qin."

"Now that the lord has left Chengdu lightly and is meeting Liu Bei in Fucheng, this is a way out but no way back. If you can break off the agreement with Liu Bei, it will be a blessing for the old and young in Shu, and it will also be a blessing for the lord's foundation!"

After watching it, Liu Zhang felt furious.

He turned to Wang Lei and said angrily: "When I meet a kind person, it is like meeting an orchid. Why do you insult me ​​so often?"

After saying this, he led his men out of the city gate without caring whether Wang Lei was dead or not.

When Wang Lei saw that he could not persuade Liu Zhang no matter how hard he tried, his eyes suddenly turned red and he clenched his teeth.

He immediately let out a loud cry, cut the rope himself, and fell to the ground and died!
This scene is indeed too exciting.

Seeing Wang Lei die on the ground, even Liu Zhang couldn't help but stop.

This living person made such a desperate remonstrance on the spot that even a stone man would be stunned, not to mention that Liu Zhang was already somewhat indecisive.

Fortunately, Zhang Song spoke again at the critical moment.

But he cried out: "The emperor's uncle is outside the city now. If we refuse to let him in now, won't the world laugh at us for being unrighteous?"

"How will the governor of the state face the wise men of the world in the future?"

After saying that, without waiting for Liu Zhang's order, he shouted on his own initiative: "Come here, drag this Wang Lei away and open the city gate!"

Seeing that the soldiers at the gate were still hesitant, Zhang Song immediately shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Drag them away!"

Seeing that Liu Zhang didn't react, everyone quickly took action.

It seemed that Wang Lei's death had no effect, but Xing Daorong knew in his heart that the death of such a strong man like Wang Lei under the city wall would definitely cause a series of chain reactions.

...

Liu Zhang came to Fucheng with a full 30,000 troops, and more than 1,000 carts loaded with provisions and silk to meet Liu Bei. It can be said that he was full of sincerity.

Liu Bei was naturally polite all the way.

Wherever he went, he issued strict orders and anyone who took anything from the people would be beheaded!

So along the way, no one was harmed.

The common people, old and young, gathered along the road to watch, burn incense and worship.

From this we can also see that Liu Bei was indeed very popular among the people, as he was treated with such courtesy when he first entered Sichuan.

However, the main force could not enter the city, so Liu Bei ordered Huang Zhong to lead the army to camp on the Fu River. He entered the city with Liu Feng and Guan Ping, met with Liu Zhang, and talked about their brotherly love.

After the ceremony, he expressed his true feelings in tears.

Liu Zhang said with tears in his eyes: "I have been threatened by Zhang Lu for a long time. Today I finally waited for my uncle to come here!"

Liu Bei also had tears in his eyes, but he cried out: "The edifice is about to collapse, treacherous ministers are in power, and now there are only you and I in the royal family of the Han Dynasty. We must stick together and not create discord among ourselves."

Liu Zhang agreed with this. He pulled Liu Bei inside and said, "Since the emperor's uncle is here, we should entertain him well. I will prepare a banquet today to entertain the emperor's uncle and the generals. Please follow me."

Liu Bei naturally agreed.

But his eyes were looking in the direction of Xing Daorong, intentionally or unintentionally.

Xing Daorong knew that Liu Bei must have heard about the disunity among the people in Yizhou, and he looked at him to hint that he should be careful.

He immediately nodded slightly towards Liu Bei, indicating that the situation was under control.

Liu Bei naturally had great trust in Xing Daorong, who had risked his life to cover his retreat and then defended Jiangling alone.

Seeing him nod, Liu Bei felt a lot more at ease.

However, Xing Daorong knew that although nothing serious would happen, based on Wang Lei's recent death admonition at the city gate, today's banquet would not be simple.

...

"The emperor's uncle has come to help Yizhou defeat Zhang Lu. This is a great deed! Everyone, we should toast to the emperor's uncle."

Zhang Song is still the most active one.

As the earliest "traitor" and "surrenderist" in Yizhou, he would surely rise to prominence if the emperor's uncle could succeed, so he seemed to be "fawning" on the emperor's uncle everywhere.

Liu Zhang, however, was unaware of anything and only felt relieved that Liu Bei had arrived.

He then said, "I want to nominate my uncle to act as the Grand Marshal and lead the Inspector General of the Imperial Guard to fight against foreign enemies."

This is nonsense.

Now that Liu Xie is in Cao Cao's hands, who can you nominate?

It's purely for "self-entertainment".

However, there is a reason for this “self-congratulation”.

On the one hand, this kind of recommendation action lets people all over the world know that Yizhou and Jingzhou are united and stabilizes the internal situation.

Secondly, if your own position is promoted, the positions of the generals under you can also be promoted.

If Liu Bei had always been the Left General, someone like Xing Daorong might have only been a Lieutenant General.

How can I follow a big boss like you when I can't get promoted or make money?

Liu Bei also reciprocated his kindness by appointing Liu Zhang as acting General Zhenxi and continuing his position as Governor of Yizhou.

However, Liu Bei only brought 5,000 men with him, which was relatively few. During the banquet, Liu Bei took the initiative to say, "Jingzhou does not have many soldiers and horses, and now we have to guard against Cao's troops in Xiangyang. Therefore, I would like to ask the governor to allocate some soldiers and horses for me."

Liu Bei did not have many troops in Jingzhou, but he could at least gather 10,000 of them.

Bringing five thousand people here is really a little less.

Liu Zhang was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he said, "It's okay. I will give your uncle another 5,000 soldiers and let your uncle lead the Baishui army. This way, it will be easier to deal with Zhang Lu."

When Liu Bei heard that Liu Zhang was really rich and generous, and was giving money to people without blinking an eye, he couldn't help but sigh at the richness of Yizhou.

Just as he was about to thank him, he suddenly saw a man pop up from below, shouting, "Provincial Governor! Liu Bei is here, how can we give him more troops?"

"If the governor does this, then Wang Congshi will die at the city gate for nothing!"

Everyone looked up and saw who else could it be but the chief clerk Huang Quan?

Liu Zhang and Liu Bei's faces suddenly turned ugly. Liu Zhang even wanted to order people to lock up Huang Quan, but Xing Daorong couldn't help it.

Huang Quan has been courting death time and time again. He is even more arrogant than me. How can this be allowed!

We cannot allow such a suicidal person to exist in front of Xing Daorong!

He immediately rushed forward, pointed at Huang Quan and cursed: "Huang Quan, you are a Han official, but you have long forgotten who owns this country and society!"

(End of this chapter)