Chapter 280: Persuade Zhang Ren to surrender
However, Liu Cong didn't know that his worries were superfluous, this era has not yet guarded the imprisonment of Zhu Xi and others' thoughts, and the society's attitude towards women is still relatively tolerant and open-minded. Zhu Rong, the wife of the barbarian king Meng Shu, is a fierce general.
Let's say that Yu Ban in Langzhong will also be surprised to see Han Yilai take over. However, when he knew that Ma Chao wanted to enter Yizhou, Yu Ban didn't say a word and led people to the completion of the city.
Of course, Liu Cong also wanted to persuade Zhang Ren before Zhao Yun set off, if Zhang Ren could return to obedience, Liu Cong would be able to reuse Zhang Ren and Ling Bao with confidence, and there would be two more generals at once.
Who knew that Zhang Ren's attitude was not more friendly than Liu Cong's personal going, and when he saw Zhao Yunmian and opened his mouth, he scolded: "Zhao Yunpifu, I set up a Hongmen banquet that day to assassinate my father-in-law, but my father-in-law doesn't care about you." Now I came to persuade Liu Cong's thief to surrender, don't think about it! Unless my lord dies, otherwise, I will be the one who lives and dies the lord, and death is the ghost of the lord! ”
Zhao Yun was mentally prepared, and he was not annoyed, before coming, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song had already analyzed Zhang Ren's temper and personality with Zhao Yun, and Fa Zheng and Zhang Song taught Zhao Yun naturally not to be easily angered by Zhang Ren, but hurriedly snatched Zhang Ren's words: "Senior brother, is this true?" Yun will go to the lord and send someone to Chengdu to go to Liu Zhang's head! ”
"You!" Zhang Ren never thought that he was caught by Zhao Yun in a hurry.
Zhao Yun was also unrelenting: "Senior brother, the eldest husband is full of his word." Horses are hard to chase! You're not going to go back on your word, are you? ”
"Zhao Yun Pifu, Hugh wants to be quick to speak......"
"Senior brother, Yun is not a fool. Since you have made it clear. And my lord has to get you, and my lord's capture of Chengdu is only a few months later, so Liu Zhang is dead! Ay...... Originally, the old owner of your family, Liu Zhang, and the father-in-law of my family were both relatives of the Han family, and the lord once told me that he moved Liu Zhang's public security on the day the city was broken, and he was sealed as a township marquis.
If the senior brother insists, then he can only turn into a piece of loess on the outskirts of Chengdu. People say that the senior brother is a loyal and brave man, why does he affect his old master so much? "Zhao Yun has already finished the draft, and no matter where Zhang Ren is, he is trembling with anger!
"You...... You ......" Zhang Ren originally wanted to humiliate Zhao Yun, let him leave quickly, and settle quietly. But where did he think that trouble would come out of his mouth, if it was really his own words that affected the lord Liu Zhang, Zhang Renke would not be able to turn a blind eye. So after Zhao Yun finished speaking, he was angry for a while, and he didn't know what to say.
"Actually, senior brother, why are you doing this? The master taught us skills to make a living for the world. Now that the general of Zhengnan is ordered by the emperor to revive the rivers and mountains, why do you support Liu Zhang to stop my lord's plan to conquer Shu? Liu Zhang is miscible and incompetent, and he is old and old.
Look at my father-in-law's majestic and heroic appearance, both civil and military. As the saying goes, a good minister chooses the master. What's more, this will also be for the people of Yizhou and the people of the world. Today, only the lord of my family can rule the world. Why should the senior brother abandon the darkness and turn to the light, now he has to take refuge in the lord and have the merit of the dragon. He will break the city of Chengdu in the future, and the senior brother is afraid that he can only go to Huangquan with Liu Zhang......"
Zhao Yun intimidated Zhang Ren while singing praises for Liu Cong! In fact, Zhang Ren didn't understand the difference between Liu Zhang and Liu Cong. Let's just say that the son of the world, Liu Xun and this Liu Cong, are not a few years old. Liu Zhang sent him to assist in the garrison of Luocheng, but as soon as the battle began, Wei Yan only had 2,000 men entering Luocheng, so he took the road and fled, which seriously affected his own deployment.
It's just that Zhang Ren has worked hard for Yizhou for half his life, and for a while, Liu Cong wanted to seize Yizhou, and he couldn't accept it emotionally. Liu Zhang ordered him to guard the city, and he would rather die than retreat! Although Zhao Yun, the junior brother, has never had a chance to get along with him in the past, he thinks that he is the foundation of the master, and his martial arts will not be bad there.
Today's words are both persuasion and intimidation, Zhao Yun has made it very clear that Liu Cong has to recruit himself as a general, and even kills Liu Zhang at the cost of losing his prestige. He had also heard of Liu Cong's past deeds, and he could be regarded as a ruthless character who was decisive in killing. The Baishui guards Yang Huai and Gao Pei died unjustly. If he insisted again and again, maybe he would really come to see Liu Zhang's head.
But...... Do you really want to turn your back on the Lord and seek glory? For a while, Zhang Ren fell into deep thought. If Liu Cong killed Liu Gui like he did, Zhang Ren would never blink or frown, but the lord has the grace of knowing him. Although he is looked down upon by others and said that he is mediocre and incompetent, Liu Zhang always gives himself absolute trust at critical moments!
"Can Liu Cong really spare my lord from dying?" Zhang Ren knew that now that the gateway to Chengdu had been lost, the general of Shuzhong would be killed by Liu Cong, and the captives would block the road. There are not many people left to fight, and if it goes on like this, it is only a matter of time before Liu Cong captures Chengdu.
"That's natural, my lord takes it as his responsibility to support the Han family, and he is not a murderer. Besides, Liu Zhang is also a member of the Han family, if it weren't for his treachery, my lord would not have attacked Yizhou. At the beginning, when he was in Jia Meng, the military advisor Pang Tong and others persuaded the lord to kill Liu Zhang. That's why there is a saying about the Hongmen feast. But you also saw that my lord didn't know about it beforehand, and it was even more difficult to stop it.
It's just that Liu Zhang has reneged on the covenant, and Fa Zheng and others have bitterly persuaded the lord. This Liu Zhang is weak, if the lord does not benefit the state, sooner or later he will be obtained by Zhang Lu, Cao Cao and others, which will be even more detrimental to the lord's great cause. Only then did the lord make up his mind to take Yizhou. As for Liu Zhang and Liu Xun, my father-in-law had already chosen a resettlement site for them in his hometown.
But if the lord had listened to what you had said earlier, he would have been unable to survive the father and son! Senior brother, why do you say you are doing this? If it weren't for the love of my father-in-law, when he broke down, Liu Zhang would still be a prince, but he would have changed places to eat, drink and have fun. And you will be martyred for his incompetence? Zhao Yun always insisted on combining rigidity and softness, and did not give Zhang Ren a chance to breathe.
"It is also difficult to change the things that the lord has identified, since the lord is optimistic about you, it means that you are indeed a general, senior brother, why not submit to my lord, so that you can be safe, then Liu Zhang can also spend the rest of his life in peace......"
This conversation lasted for six hours, and Zhao Yun even asked people to prepare a banquet and lights later, ready to talk with Zhang Renbing at night.
Zhang Ren recalled the bits and pieces of his follow-up to Liu Zhang over the years, while thinking about Zhao Yun's words. Zhao Yun threatened him with Liu Zhang's life countless times, and lured him countless times with the happiness of the people of the world. Zhang Ren was shaken a little bit.
"It's not difficult for me to surrender, you have to promise me three conditions?"
"What conditions, tell me about it, I will definitely promise you if I can agree, and I will go to the lord if I can't agree." Zhao Yun suddenly came to his senses when he saw that there was a play.
"First, no matter what the war will be in the future, Liu Cong must ensure the safety of my father-in-law Liu Zhang and his family!"
"This is natural, my lord will do what he says. Of course, Xiangyang celebrities and scholars turned their backs on the lord and secretly helped the eldest prince Liu Qi. The eldest prince Liu Qi sent people to assassinate the lord several times, but the lord did not kill either of them. You can rest assured of this! ”
"Second, the Yizhou soldiers who died in battle must be buried in Yucheng, and they must be given pensions according to the treatment of Jingzhou soldiers!"
"Well, it's not that hard. The lord has always been benevolent and righteous, and this is a good deed. I believe that the lord will be able to agree to the senior brother. "Zhao Yun knew that there were a lot of dead and wounded soldiers when this city was garrisoned. To provide a pension according to Zhang Ren's request, the cost is quite a lot. But the lord Liu Cong took a fancy to Zhang Ren's loyalty and bravery, spent some money to win the heart of a general, and was able to buy fame and the hearts of the people for the lord, presumably the lord would not refuse.
"Third ......" Zhang Ren raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Yun and said: "In order to avenge the dead and wounded soldiers in Luocheng, then Liu Cong must drill under my gun with his bare hands." If he doesn't die after three shots, I'll be obedient! ”
"You! Senior brother, this third point is a bit excessive, I must not let the lord take risks, let alone three shots, even one shot will not work. The lord is the general of the expedition to the south, the backbone of millions of Li people, how can he be in danger. Senior brother, why don't you change your conditions! Zhao Yun didn't expect that what Zhang Ren said earlier was good, why did he suddenly make a mistake again.
"Then don't talk about it! Go ahead! Zhang didn't retreat.
"This ......" This can make Zhao Yun embarrassed, seeing that it is done, why did he fool you again at this critical moment?
"General Ben promises!" Just when Zhang Ren and Zhao Yun looked at each other and didn't give an inch, Liu Cong's voice came from outside the door.
Zhao Yun hurriedly got up and stepped out of the door to see that it was Liu Cong. He was also followed by Fa Zheng. In fact, these two people came a long time ago, until Zhang Ren put forward the first two conditions, and Liu Cong nodded when he heard it. I didn't see the wrong person, if I took care of my own glory and wealth, Liu Cong was really not very rare.
When Zhang Ren said the third condition, Fa Zheng wanted to pull Liu Cong away. In his opinion, Zhang Ren's condition is indeed harsh, Zhao Yun can't agree to him, and Fa Zheng and the soldiers of the three armies can't agree to him! But Liu Cong agreed!
"Lord, never!" Zhao Yun had fought with Zhang Ren, and if the lord and Zhang Ren were allowed to fight in armor and helmet, maybe the lord could barely support it. But one is revengeful, and the other is bare-handed, which is too dangerous.
But Liu Cong didn't think so, first, Zhang Ren's loyalty and courage really made Liu Cong appreciate. Second, he can't show weakness in front of Zhang Ren, otherwise such a fierce general will definitely not be able to serve himself sincerely. Third, Liu Cong is still a little confident in his skills. Zhang Ren said that he was not allowed to wear armor, and he still had the secret weapon of soft armor, but Zhang Ren said that he would drill through, but he did not say that he would not be allowed to move while standing. As long as you are careful, there is still a good chance to dodge.
Of course, the biggest reliance still comes from psychological warfare, Liu Cong praised you so much for agreeing to Zhang Ren, he didn't believe that Zhang Ren didn't care about the lives of Liu Zhang and the people of Yizhou, and dared to kill himself, so not only could he not do it, Liu Cong's subordinates were only afraid that they would be bloodied. In the final analysis, this Ren is testing his courage, and Liu Cong naturally refuses to admit defeat easily!