Chapter 920: The Marquis of Loyalty
The corners of Su Zhe's mouth raised a sneer.
He would never be mistaken, this Liu Yong is really different from his brother, he is a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death.
Such a coward, if it is left in normal times, Su Zhe of course disdains to stay, and it must be a knife to cut Qingjing.
However, now, Su Zhe decided to stay under the knife and keep this cowardly bag to keep him alive, so that he could use it to disgust and humiliate Liu Bei.
"Very good, you are a boy who understands current affairs, since you are so sensible, I must reward you, let me think about it, how to reward you......"
Su Zhe nodded his forehead with his hand, looking serious and thoughtful.
Liu Yong was at a loss, his heart went up and down, thinking to himself what this Great Wei Tianzi meant, and he even wanted to reward himself, could he really be so generous?
Su Zhe's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had a certain degree, and said: "You can submit to the Great Wei, which is enough to prove that you are a person who understands righteousness, so let's make you a loyal and righteous marquis." β
As soon as he heard the words "Loyal and Righteous Marquis", Xu Chu and other generals on the left and right couldn't help laughing.
Liu Yong was extremely embarrassed, frozen in place, crying or laughing.
Thinking that he was the prince of the Han Kingdom, he was obviously greedy for life and afraid of death, betrayed his father Liu Bei, and surrendered to the Wei State, but he was named "Loyal and Righteous Marquis", where is his loyalty, and where is his righteousness?
By doing this, Su Zhe was clearly humiliating him and making him, a loyal and righteous marquis, a laughing stock of the world.
He became a laughing stock, and Liu Bei naturally became the laughing stock of the world.
"What, Liu Yong, are you still dissatisfied with the reward I gave you?" Su Zhe saw that he didn't squeak, so he deliberately sank his face.
Liu Yong's body shook, and he reacted suddenly, so he had to endure the shame, and he had to feign a grateful smile, and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty." β
Su Zhe smiled coldly, brushed his hand and said: "Come on, invite my loyal and righteous marquis down, serve with delicious food and drink, don't be slack." β
Liu Yong breathed a long sigh of relief, bowed and bowed to Su Zhe, thanked and thanked, and then lowered his head gloomily and withdrew with a sigh of shame.
After disposing of Liu Bei's two sons, Su Zhe's gaze fell on the third captive.
Ma Chao's second brother, Ma Tie.
The Ma clan has five tigers and one phoenix.
The five tigers are Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Ma Tie and Ma Xiu, and the first phoenix is Ma Yunlu.
Ma Tie is one of the five tigers of the Ma family.
Liu Bei trusted the Ma family a lot, and appointed two brothers, Ma Tie and Ma Xiu, to serve as the guards of the Imperial Forest, which was originally a glorious but risk-free errand.
Ma Tie probably never imagined that Chang'an City was bizarrely breached, and he would become Su Zhe's prisoner.
He stood aside, he had already seen the Liu family brothers, one death and one surrender, and he had seen Su Zhe's imperial methods with his own eyes, and he was secretly frightened in his heart, and he was thinking about how to deal with it.
Suddenly, Su Zhe snorted coldly: "Ma Tie, I know that your Ma family is brave and good at fighting, I have always admired you very much, Liu Bei's destruction is a foregone conclusion, your Ma family should not be stupid enough to be martyred for Liu Bei, I now give you a chance to choose a new master, are you willing to submit to me?" β
Ma Tie's body was shocked, but he said: "My brother Ziyue, even if you die under the sword of your Wei State, how can I descend to you!" β
Su Zhe said disapprovingly: "The two armies are fighting, which side is immortal, how many soldiers under my command have also died under the iron cavalry of your Ma family's army, if you only worry about this personal grudge, then the whole world will kill each other, and it will not be peaceful." β
Ma Tie was dumbfounded.
Su Zhe continued: "Ma Tie, you are also smart, you should have a bigger pattern than usual, if you are just entangled in personal enmity, I think about how many times your Ma family has been destroyed a long time ago, don't you still understand this simple truth?" β
Ma Tie was silent, neither saying that he would surrender, nor impassionedly refusing, and chose to be dumb.
Su Zhe's eyes condensed slightly, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and for a moment, he was indeed moved by murderous intent.
But in the blink of an eye, he temporarily suppressed the killing intent.
The Ma clan has great prestige in Xiliang, and now Liu Bei retreats to Liangzhou, relying on the Ma clan to support him with a faΓ§ade, if he kills Ma Tie at this time, he can only prompt the Ma clan to fight desperately for Liu Bei.
If he keeps this Ma Tie alive, he may be able to use it as a chess piece, and he doesn't know when he can use it to shake the relationship between Liu Bei and the Ma family.
Thinking of this, Su Zhe waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll give you some time to think about it, you think about it carefully, come on, escort him down." β
The Royal Sergeant stepped forward and escorted Ma Tie out.
Su Zhe's thoughts returned to his eyes, and he said with a smile: "Let's drink him tonight, recuperate our spirits, and then follow me to clean up Liu Bei and his remnants of the defeated army!" β
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor!"
The generals in the hall were as excited as mad, and the cheers were like thunder.
That night, a grand celebration banquet was held in this Chang'an City, and the shadow of war over this ancient capital finally cleared and dispersed.
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West of Chang'an City, Fufeng County, Huaili City.
In the dim lobby, Liu Bei was drinking a sip of suffocating wine, listening to the reports of the generals
The thousands of deaths, like knives, cut Liu Bei's heart fiercely, making him heartbroken.
Chang'an fell, and of the more than 80,000 defenders, there were less than 60,000 people left, which was almost his last strength.
With this little force, how can he resist the 400,000 army of Wei.
Liu Bei seemed to have seen the day of his demise, and he was getting closer and closer, right in front of him.
"Your Majesty, don't be discouraged, we still have 60,000 steps to ride in our hands, and after retreating to Liangzhou, there is still the danger of Longshan, and we may not have no hope of turning the tables."
In the midst of a dead air, it was still Zhuge Liang who issued encouraging words, wanting to inspire Liu Bei.
Liu Bei sighed bitterly: "Prime Minister, every time I lose, you persuade me not to be discouraged, and there is still a chance to make a comeback, but I am still defeated by the Su thief again and again, do you really think that I really have hope?" β
Zhuge Liang's figure shook slightly, and after a moment of silence, he replied categorically: "The minister is still the same sentence, the hope is still there, and the hope of Kuang Fu Dahan has not been completely extinguished." β
Liu Bei smiled bitterly, this time, he did not respond to Zhuge Liang's generous persuasion again, and the fighting spirit that had been exhausted could no longer be rekindled.
Seeing this, Zhuge Liang persuaded again: "Back then, Goujian, the king of Yue, was almost killed by Wu, and he had become a prisoner of Fucha's subordinates, but he was able to persevere, lie down and taste courage, and finally destroy Wu for revenge and achieve a legend for the ages." Your Majesty still holds the land of Yizhou, and there are 60,000 soldiers, as well as the allegiance of our loyal and courageous people, Your Majesty's talent is ten times that of Gou Jian, he can make a comeback, why can't Your Majesty create a miracle! β
The words were impassioned and inciting, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others on the left and right listened to it with renewed enthusiasm.
Zhang Feiteng jumped up and shouted happily: "Your Majesty, what the prime minister said is right, it is not yet the last moment, it is not clear who will kill the deer, Your Majesty must not lose his fighting spirit." β
Guan Yu also stood up and said angrily: "The ministers are willing to fight for their lives and shed the last drop of blood for the great cause of Your Majesty's Zhongxing Han Dynasty, I only ask Your Majesty not to give up." β
"Success or failure is a common thing in soldiers, until the last moment, it is not the time to give up lightly, I hope Your Majesty will cheer up, don't let down the loyalty of your ministers." Zhao Yun also stood up and agreed.
The rest of Ma Chao, Pang De and other generals could only follow, but they were obviously not as impassioned as Guan Yu.
Liu Bei, who was demoralized, was finally infected by the generosity of the ministers, and the wine glass was also put under his eyes, and his gray eyebrows were also a little more confident.
Bang!
The wine glass smashed on the table, and he jumped up, just wanting to vent a few impassioned statements.
At this moment, Wu Ban outside the hall hurriedly entered and said, "Your Majesty, General Ma and they have come back with the crown prince." β