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Chapter 393 Jingzhou Storm (13)

Xu Shao's expression didn't change, he glared at Wei Yan, and cursed: "You bastard, Liu Jingzhou treated you well during his lifetime, yet you..."

"Xu Zijiang! Let me tell you the truth. This is called a man who knows the current affairs. Guan Yu, Liu Bei's brother-in-law, let me come back against all odds. It shows that he has a lot of trust in me. When Liu Jingsheng was alive, he never trusted me so much. Except for Cai Mao, Huang Zu, and Zhang Yun, he doesn't trust anyone, not even the talented Huang Zhong. What's more, Liu Bei is currently employing people, and there are only a handful of people under his command , if we follow him, no matter what, I can be a prefect of a county, which is much better than being a petty official in Xiangyang City." Wei Yan directly interrupted Xu Shao's words.

Xu Shao said nothing, but glared at Wei Yan.

Wei Yan got on his horse, rode the horse and galloped, gathered the soldiers in front of him, and said in a loud voice: "Soldiers! Now I, Wei Yan, have taken refuge in Xinye Commander Liu Bei. If you join me in taking refuge with you, you will definitely be reused. Jingzhou, you can also be captains and generals, if anyone is unwilling to surrender, stand up."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, no one dared to stand up. Standing up would be tantamount to death, and no one would be that stupid.

Wei Yan saw that there was still some hesitation on the faces of the people, and immediately continued in a loud voice: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both fierce generals in the world, and they all have the courage that is unworthy of ten thousand people. In today's battle, I have seen how powerful they are. I also know it in my heart. Even I, a general, surrendered, so why do you hesitate?"

Afterwards, everyone expressed their willingness to surrender.

Wei Yan was overjoyed, and took Liu Xian, Fu Xun, Wanyu Jiangbing, and Xu Shao to meet Liu Bei.

When the two armies met, Liu Bei was in front, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong stood behind Liu Bei, Xu Shu, Yi Ji, Sun Qian, Zhuge Liang, Mi Fang, Pei Qian, Han Song and others stood behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei Seeing Wei Yan bring Liu Xian, Fu Xun, and Xu Shao bound to meet each other, I felt a burst of joy in my heart.

"Wei Yan, the defeated general, together with his subordinates Liu Xian and Fu Xun, pay respects to General Liu." Wei Yan and others walked to a place some distance away from Liu Bei, and said loudly.

"I'll pay my respects to General Liu!" He Qia, Liu Xian, and Fu Xun shouted at the same time.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Excuse me, all of you lead your troops to vote. My joy, Liu Bei, is beyond words."

"Hmph! Hypocrisy!" Xu Shao was bound, stood there, and snorted coldly.

Liu Bei was displeased, but he didn't show it. Seeing that Xu Shao was bound, he asked, "Who is this?"

Xu Shao took refuge in Jingzhou, and rarely met anyone. He often went out of the door and never went out of the door. Naturally, Liu Bei never met him.

Wei Yan hurriedly said: "This is Xu Zijiang from Runan."

After hearing this, Liu Bei pretended to be surprised, and hastily stepped forward to untie Xu Shao himself, saying hastily, "It's my fault for making Mr. Xu suffer."

Seeing Liu Bei untie himself, Xu Shao sighed heavily and didn't say anything.

Liu Bei said: "I've heard about Mr. Xu's name for a long time, and it's Liu Bei's blessing to meet you today. If you don't dislike him, would you be willing to be our army chief?"

Xu Shao knew very well that this was Liu Bei's blatant solicitation. He still didn't say anything, but just stayed there quietly, but his mind was constantly thinking.

Seeing this, Guan Yu moved closer to Liu Bei, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, who is Xu Shao?"

Liu Bei said: "I don't know, I don't have too many contacts with southerners, but this person must have some resourcefulness to be the military adviser of the Jingzhou Army this time, and Wei Yan and others respect him very much."

Guan Yu couldn't help thinking: "Brother is really good at attracting people. I haven't heard of it, so I just try to win people at will. It seems that Brother is really thirsty for talents."

Wei Yan saw that the situation was stalemate, so he said loudly: "Mr. Xu, General Liu sincerely invited you. If you refuse, I'm afraid it's too unreasonable? Even if General Liu lets you go back, you stand in Kuaiyue In front of him, how should he explain it? Twenty thousand soldiers, you are the only one going back, even if Kuai Yue doesn't kill you, he will completely humiliate you."

Fu Xun immediately persuaded: "Yes, Mr. Zijiang, instead of you going back like this, it is better for you to submit to General Liu and work under General Liu's tent. When Jingzhou is pacified, your benefits will naturally be indispensable. You have always had the ability to know people." In the past, when I saw Cao Cao, I said he was "a capable minister in the world, and a traitor in troubled times." Today, a hero like General Liu is placed in front of you, why don't you recognize him?"

After Liu Bei and Guan Yu listened to Fu Xun's words, they realized that Xu Shao was Xu Zijiang, and they had heard about Xu Zijiang's comment on Cao Cao's affairs. When they saw him today, they immediately felt that he was very famous.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a social atmosphere, which was to conduct character appreciation, or character evaluation. If a person wants to become a character, to stand out, and to enter the upper class, he must have a famous character connoisseur to write an appraisal for him. recognized by society.

Xu Shao is a well-known connoisseur. On the first day of every month, he will comment on the people at that time, just like we hold a press conference now, on the first day of every month, so it is called Yuedan Commentary.

However, after Yuan Shu occupied Yuzhou, he sent someone to hire him as an official. He knew that Yuan Shu could not achieve any great things, so he politely refused, and then moved his family south, and finally arrived in Xiangyang, Jingzhou.Although he also knew that Liu Biao was not expected to be an overlord, he had no intention of becoming an official. He only wanted to live a stable life, so he stayed in Jingzhou.

"Mr. Xu, we know that you are very upright and unwilling to be an official. This time, you are forced to go on an expedition. You still have a small family. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your children, right? "Fu Xun persuaded.

Xu Shao is 38 years old and has a son and a daughter. After hearing Fu Xun's slightly threatening words, he was startled.

"Mr. Xu, Bei is sincere, and I hope you can agree." Liu Bei said very sincerely.

Xu Shao looked around and saw that everyone's eyes were on him, so he said, "Well, let's just leave it at that, I, Xu Shao, am willing to be General Liu's bookkeeper. However, I have one condition, if Liu If the general does not agree, I, General Xu Zi, will not join General Liu even if I die."

"Mr. Xu, please tell me!" Liu Bei said.

"Liu Qi, the governor of Jingzhou, is still young, and he is relatively generous. If General Liu captures Jingzhou, I only ask General Liu not to kill Liu Qi after capturing Jingzhou. If General Liu agrees, I am willing to rely on my life With your tongue, go to Jingxiang and persuade the people in Xiangyang and Jiangling to join General Liu." Xu Shao said.

Liu Bei knew very well that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. If he didn't kill Liu Qi, the old troops in Jingzhou would definitely have doubts.But if he refused to agree, it would be fine if Xu Shao didn't surrender. The key was that he could take Xiangyang and Jiangling quickly, which meant he had the capital to dominate Jingzhou.

When it was hard to make a choice, Xu Shu came over, leaned close to Liu Bei's ear, and whispered: "My lord, Liu Qi is weak, and Kuai Yue did it all by himself. If it wasn't for Kuai Yue's stop, the lord could use another This method is used to steal Jingzhou, and the subordinates believe that it doesn't matter whether Liu Qi is killed or not, but Kuai Yue must be killed, and this person cannot be kept."

After Liu Bei heard this, he said to Xu Shao: "Okay, I promise you. But, I don't know how you can persuade Xiangyang and Jiangling to submit to me?"

Xu Shaodao: "Jingzhou is in a precarious state, and it is difficult for Liu Qi to take charge of the overall situation. Although he has Kuai Yue's assistance, it is not enough to withstand the general's offensive. The scholars and generals in Jingzhou all hope to get a real hero who can lead them. A person who is in charge is enough to deter the entire Jingzhou."

After finishing speaking, Xu Shao glanced at Wei Yan and the others again, and said with a smile: "Of course, there are many people who took refuge in Jingzhou, and they also have their own ideas. If we can successfully take Xiangyang and Jiangling, General Liu will know how to handle people well." If so, it will be easy to pacify the four southern counties and Jiangxia. In this way, Jingzhou can be unified again, and it will become the majestic figure of General Liu in his struggle for world supremacy."

After Liu Bei heard this, his heart was filled with excitement, and he stopped asking Xu Shao what methods he used to persuade him to surrender, and said, "Sir, do you need any help? My two righteous brothers, Yun Chang and Yi De, are brave enough to be undeserved... "

"I appreciate General Liu's kindness, but persuading surrender is not the same as fighting. If anyone wants to go with me, I only need two people!"

"Which two people? Sir, feel free to ask, even if you ask Liu Bei to go with him personally, Bei will not hesitate."

Xu Shao smiled and said, "General Liu can't go, and if he goes, he can't come back. I only want these two people."

Liu Bei looked at Xu Shao pointing at Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang, who was slightly thinner behind Xu Shu, and said suspiciously: "Sir, these two people are still young, let alone Kong Ming is still a child! Would you like to think again, sir? "

"General Liu, don't worry, I've always seen people very accurate. With these two people, they are enough to win thousands of troops."

Xu Shu was full of confidence. He was very confident in himself, but it was the first time he heard such comments and praise from celebrities, and he was still a little flattered.

Zhuge Liang was very surprised that Xu Shao ordered him, he said: "What... what can I do?"

"Kong Ming, stop pretending, I know everything about Xinye." Liu Bei also said at this time.

"Master, this..." Zhuge Liang hesitated.

"When you come back from Xiangyang, I will formally worship you as our military advisor!" Liu Bei interrupted Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said with a smile: "In this case, I will obey the order, but this time I am going to Xiangyang, I have a request, I hope Mr. Xu Shu will obey me when I persuade Jingzhou to surrender!"

"Hehe, you little brat is really smart!" Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Xu Shu laughed.

"Okay, I promise you!" Liu Bei said.

"Thank you, my lord!!!" Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Bei said: "Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, you two will go to Xiangyang with Mr. Xu and be responsible for persuading Liu Qi to surrender."

Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang said, "Promise!"

Xiangyang, Governor's Mansion of Jingzhou.

Liu Qi is practicing calligraphy in the hall, his pen is fast and elegant, and his handwriting is beautiful.

Handwriting is like a person, Liu Qi's handwriting is beautiful, just like his appearance, and he is wearing gorgeous clothes, which looks very extravagant.

"My lord... something is wrong!" Kuai Yue yelled from outside the hall and came in in a panic.

(End of this chapter)