The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 210 Final Choice
"Hmph, Li Yuan, you take yourself too seriously, and you say that I am not your opponent before you even fight." Zhang Ji was very dissatisfied with Li Yuan's words, "If you just want to say these things, please go back. Well, for the sake of you being Xiu'er Junior Brother, I won't make things difficult for you."

"General Zhang, don't be impulsive. I'm not arrogant. Just ask, do you think Yang Feng and Han Xian will be the opponents of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao? Against foreign enemies, Baima Yicong is even more formidable, but even so he still loses to Yuan Shao, which shows Yuan Shao's strength in battle."

In Li Yuan's view, although Yuan Shao is a little worse than Cao Cao, Yang Fengzhi is not even qualified to compare with Yuan Shao. He continued: "Cao Cao raised troops in Chenliu, and he used his own strength to pacify Yanzhou and attack Qingzhou, but he was defeated. There are Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Liu Bei and others among the princes in the world. How can Han Siam, who is born in the Yellow Turban with such ability, be compared? Even if I, Li Yuan, do not attack General Zhang, as long as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao defeat Yang Feng and Han Siam, they will definitely return to the army To deal with you, no matter how powerful General Zhang is, he may not be able to withstand the joint attack of the two princes."

Li Yuan's words contained threats. Although the chance of this happening was very small, he still wanted to use this to threaten Zhang Ji and make Zhang Ji fearful.

Zhang Ji frowned after hearing this. He knew that he could not be the opponent of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao with his strength, not to mention that Li Yuan was even stronger in his opinion. He sighed and said: "General Li, then What do you want me to do?"

"As I said before, this world has become a world of princes. If you are a prince, you will either destroy others or be eliminated by others. Luoyang is not a place to stay for a long time. Come with me to Xiapi." Li Yuan persuaded. .

"Going to Xiapi with you, do you want me to submit to you?" Zhang Ji was a little annoyed. How could he submit to Li Yuan, who was even lower than him, because he was a majestic hussar general.

"General Zhang, today the world has been divided by the princes. There is no place for you. Chang'an is occupied by Li Jue and Guo Si, and Luoyang has become an abandoned capital. You will only be attacked by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao if you stay. Going to Xiapi together is a long-term solution, Zhang Xiu is my elder brother, you are his uncle, I, Li Yuan, will definitely not treat you badly." For Zhang Xiu's sake, Li Yuan tried hard to persuade.

Zhang Ji walked back and forth, feeling a little annoyed. He knew that Li Yuan, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao were powerful soldiers. If he really made up his mind to attack him, his [-] troops would definitely not be able to stop him.

Zhang Xiu looked at Li Yuan and Zhang Ji, his junior brother on one side and his uncle on the other, he didn't know how to choose.

"General Li, you go back first, I need to think about it again." Zhang Ji said.

"Then I'll take my leave first." Li Yuan cupped his hands to say goodbye, and didn't say any more, letting Zhang Ji think about it himself.

After he left, Zhang Jicai said: "Xiu'er, what do you think of what Li Yuan said, and what about his character?"

"Uncle, the third junior brother has been very smart since he was a child, and he knows many things that we don't know. You can see his achievements today and know his ability. He is absolutely worthy of our trust." Zhang Xiu trusted Li Yuan unconditionally, but He is Zhang Ji's subordinate and also Zhang Ji's subordinate, and he will not leave Zhang Ji easily to join Li Yuan.

"Should we submit to Li Yuan?" Zhang Ji was puzzled. Although he knew that what Li Yuan said was right, he was unwilling to be inferior to others.

"Uncle, what my younger brother said is right. Luoyang is not a place to stay for a long time. Although we are not afraid of Emperor Xian now, there will always be princes who will deal with us. Now Emperor Xian summons the princes and kings and sends younger brothers to attack us. Even if the younger brothers don't fight, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao I can also fight. If my uncle has the heart to dominate the world and wants to compete with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, then I will follow him to the death. If my uncle does not have the heart to dominate the world and only wants to be safe, then my nephew will go to Xiapi with my uncle. .”

What Zhang Xiu said was very pertinent. He did not favor Li Yuan or Zhang Ji. Different mentalities have different choices. The specific choice depends on Zhang Ji. He can only give a suggestion.

"Then do you think uncle can compete with the princes of the world?"

"Uncle, do you want to hear the truth?"

"Go ahead, I don't blame you."

"It's very difficult. In today's world, only Ma Teng in Xiliang, Yuan Shao in Hebei, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang in Xishu and my younger brother have this capital. However, neither Liu Zhang nor Liu Biao have the intention to dominate. I think the final winner It will be decided among Ma Teng, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and my younger brother." Zhang Xiu said what was in his heart, and it was not easy to think of this.

"Uncle is getting old and can't stand the trouble, so you can make the decision." Zhang Ji knew that he was old. Although he had [-] troops under his command, in recent years Zhang Xiu led the training and expedition. Therefore, Zhang Xiu's prestige in the army is very high. Zhang Ji should not only think of himself, but also Zhang Xiu, so he left the decision-making power to Zhang Xiu.

"Uncle, I..." Zhang Xiu hesitated.

"Do you want to submit to Li Yuan?" Zhang Ji saw through Zhang Xiu's thoughts at a glance.

Zhang Xiu nodded, "Yes."

"Well, it's my uncle who is useless. He failed to occupy a city and a pool. Now Luoyang is still the base. I know you have the talent of a good general. I have no chance to show your talents under my command. I believe you can get more from Li Yuan. A good opportunity." Zhang Ji knew his ability, and he also knew Li Yuan's ability. Li Yuan had many famous generals under his command, and it was precisely because Li Yuan knew how to employ people that his generals had the opportunity to perform.

"Uncle, don't say that. If you don't want me, you don't have to rely on my junior brother." Zhang Xiu was afraid of hurting Zhang Ji's heart.

"No, you are right. If you don't have the heart to dominate the world, you can only rely on one side of the princes. Li Yuan is the most suitable choice. He is outstanding in strength, not weaker than Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Ma Teng. The most important thing is You are his senior brother, you grew up together, this friendship is more important than anything else, with this friendship he will absolutely trust you."

Zhang Ji can feel that Li Yuan is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, otherwise he would not be so kind to Zhang Xiu after more than ten years. For the superiors, trustworthy people are more important than capable people .

"Uncle, shall we go to Xiapi?" Zhang Xiu asked.

"That's right, you will tell Li Yuan tomorrow that we are willing to surrender, but you will still be in charge of my troops." Zhang Ji made up his mind, but in fact he was thinking of Zhang Xiu.

"Yes!" Zhang Xiu couldn't hide her joy. After more than ten years, their brothers and sisters were finally able to work together, which was better than being enemies.

(End of this chapter)