Chang'an City. ↗ Top Novel,

It's November now, but today's weather is really good, and the warm sun shines on people's bodies, making people feel as if they are in March.

But Zhang Fei's mood was as if he was covered by a glacier, gloomy and cold.

After he "escaped" back to Wangxian County, although he verbally agreed to Liu Qi's request, he was still reluctant to be loyal to Liu Bei in his heart, so from the bottom of his heart, he still hoped that Liu Bei could trust himself in order to find a dignified excuse for breaking his promise to Liu Qi.

But he didn't expect that the love that had been with him for 20 years could be separated. Originally, he thought that Liu Qi had mistaken Liu Bei, and that Liu Bei, who was regarded as a sibling, would never doubt himself, but he didn't expect the fact to be so ruthless, it was really like what Liu Qi said, Liu Bei sent himself to Chang'an in the name of his tiring days of fighting.

Zhang Fei's mood sank to the bottom all of a sudden.

Even so, he did not make up his mind to completely submit to Liu Qi, so when Wen Ping led the army to Chang'an City, he did not surrender the city as agreed.

Soon after, Liu Bei led his army back to Chang'an City.

Zhang Fei once found out very strangely why Zhong Xuan, who had always been loyal to Liu Bei, did not come back together, but he heard that it was Zhong Xuan who was entrusted by Liu Bei to send an envoy to Liu Qi's camp to prepare for conditional surrender.

Zhang Fei, who had already known Liu Qi's hole cards, naturally knew that Liu Bei would definitely be categorically rejected this time.

The truth was not unexpected, and Zhong Xuan came back soon, with a hint of wolf bèi and a hint of tiredness in his expression.

Zhang Fei thought that Liu Bei would let go of his so-called heroic dream from now on, and surrender the city without any conditions. Although there is no active stage in his heroic life, at least he can save his life, even if he doesn't want to die, at least he can save his family, as well as those subordinates and family members who follow him, which can be regarded as a little reward for his loyal subordinates who have followed him for many years, right?

But he didn't expect it. After that, there was news that Liu Bei was ready to submit to Cao Cao.

This news was originally kept absolutely secret by Liu Bei, mainly to hide it from him, Zhang Fei and Zhong Xuan. Because Zhong Miao was a heavy minister of Cao Wei and later betrayed Cao Cao, if Liu Bei was really subordinate to Cao Cao, Zhong Xuan's position would naturally be very embarrassing. And Zhang Fei has a deep hatred with Cao Cao, no matter what, after all, it was Cao Cao who ordered someone to kill Guan Yu, this kind of hatred Zhang Fei can't let go of no matter what, and even he can forgive him for capturing Guan Yu. and sent Liu Qi to Cao Ying, but he absolutely could not forgive Cao Cao, who ordered Guan Yu to be beheaded.

In addition to this personal vendetta, Zhang Fei's biggest dissatisfaction with Cao Cao is that Cao Cao is a thief who bullies the Son of Heaven, and he is also a descendant of the eunuch. And no matter how much Liu Qi hates it, after all, he is a member of the Han family.

Therefore, Liu Bei concealed Zhang Fei and Zhong Xuan and secretly negotiated the matter of being a vassal to Cao Cao. But then Cao Cao suddenly called the king of Wei and sent people to Chang'an to assist in the defense. At this time, Zhang Fei learned the truth of the matter from Zhang Nan, the general of Cao Ying.

Zhang Fei, who suddenly heard the news, really felt like he had suddenly fallen into an ice cellar.

For the sake of the so-called great cause, his lord shamelessly bowed his knees to Cao Cao and called him a vassal, how can this be worthy of his identity as a clan member of the Han family? And if it was just this, Zhang Fei would not be so shocked, the key is that after Zhang Fei made many inquiries, he found that Liu Bei was actually plotting to escape to Bingzhou. Prepare to wait for Cao Cao and Liu Qi to start a war, contact the Xiongnu and Xianbei, and recapture Guanzhong! Even in order to achieve this, the Xiongnu and Xianbei could be allowed to plunder and humiliate the Han people in Guanzhong at will.

This news is true, because it came from Zhuge Jun's mouth.

Zhuge can be Zhuge Liang's younger brother. He is a very favored and trusted captain of Liu Bei's side, and he is clear about the many conversations between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei.

However, Zhang Fei and Zhuge have a relatively deep personal friendship, which Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not know.

In fact, in Zhang Fei's opinion, it is okay to recapture Guanzhong, but in order to be able to win, he actually wants to collude with the Huns and Xianbei people to kill the Han people, which is really difficult for him to accept, not to mention that Liu Bei is still a relative of the Han family, even if he is an ordinary Han person, he must not do such a hurtful thing.

Therefore, now Zhang Fei has been completely disappointed in Liu Bei, he regrets not opening the city gate and letting the army into the city, if he did this, it is estimated that Liu Bei has already been captured, in his heart, even if Liu Bei dies, he definitely does not want to bear the notoriety of a traitor to the country.

Zhang Fei has been standing at the head of the city, like a sculpture, standing for a day, without eating, without drinking water, and even realizing that the sky has become cold.

"General, it's getting late, let's go back." Fan Qiang on the side said cautiously.

Zhang Fei sighed when he heard this, then returned to the camp with Fan Qiang, and then asked, "Fan Qiang, do you think I am a person who does not keep my promises?" ”

Fan Qiang naturally heard the meaning of Zhang Fei's words, and hurriedly withdrew his attendants, and said to Zhang Fei: "General, this is actually not your fault, everyone knows that you have this brother-like affection for Duke Qin, you have been born and died with Duke Qin for more than 20 years, and you have already melted this loyalty into your blood, and it is difficult to give up at all." But the last general knows that you are more loyal to the majority of soldiers and their families, and want to give them a way to live, you are more loyal to the Han, hoping that the people of the Han can end the war and enjoy peace, and hope that the people of the Han Dynasty, especially the border people, will no longer be bullied by foreigners, in your heart, as long as you are good to the people and the Han, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, so you follow the Duke of Qin without regrets, hoping to realize your dream, but now you find that the approach of the Duke of Qin is getting farther and farther away from your dream, which makes you more and more disappointed, It also makes your heart struggle more and more. ”

Zhang Fei listened to Fan Qiang's words, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said admiringly: "Fan Qiang, I didn't expect you to have this knowledge, but you can be regarded as my confidant." ”

Fan Qiang hurriedly said: "The last general is just a rough man, where can he understand these truths?" This was all said by the Duke of Chu, who was moved by the general in front of the last general at that time, and the last general remembered these words. ”

"Hehe, it turned out to be Liu Qi, I didn't expect him to be my confidant." Zhang Fei's eyes flashed, and he couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a strange sound outside the tent, Zhang Fei's face sank, and he ordered Fan Qiang to go out to take a look.

Fan Qiang bowed down to receive the order, and soon after, he returned and said to Zhang Fei: "It's Su Zesu Wenshi, he asked to see the general outside the tent, this person must have come on the order of the Duke of Chu, I don't know if the general will see it?" ”

Zhang Fei didn't hesitate, and said to Fan Qiang: "Bring him in, you lead your henchmen to guard outside the tent, and no one is allowed to approach." ”

"No." Fan Qiang bowed down and agreed, and immediately walked out of the tent.

After a while, I saw a scribe slowly approaching and saluted Zhang Fei: "Xiaguan Su has seen General Zhang, I haven't seen him for many years, so the general is okay?" ”

It turned out that Su Ze was originally a staff officer in Zhang Fei's army, and in the battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Fei was defeated, Su Ze was besieged, and surrendered to Liu Qi, and this time he was sent to Chang'an to persuade him to surrender, mainly because Su Ze and Zhang Fei were familiar with each other.

"Master Su Wenshi, you are now under Liu Qi, what do you have to do in our army?" Although he knew that he would inevitably cling to Liu Qi in the end, Zhang Fei was still dissatisfied with Su Ze's rebellion, so he said with a cold expression.

Su Ze didn't care, and said with a smile: "It's not a secret, this time the lower officials came here, mainly to persuade the general to open the city gate and let the Duke of Chu enter the city." The Duke of Chu heard a confidential news, the Duke of Qin respected the Duke of Wei as the King of Wei, and was ready to call the King of Wei a vassal, swear to be a vassal, and then prepared to go to the state through the east of the river, and then with the help of the Xiongnu and Xianbei, take advantage of the time when the Duke of Chu and the King of Wei competed for the world, re-roll Guanzhong, the Duke of Chu is not afraid of war, but he is worried about the invasion of foreign races, causing more disasters to my Han people, in addition, this is also greatly detrimental to the reputation of the Duke of Qin, and the result can only cause infamy for the Duke of Qin, so the Duke of Chu considers the reputation of the Duke of Qin, also considered the hundreds of thousands of people in Guanzhong, hoping that the general could open the city gate and let the Duke of Chu enter the city. ”

Looking at Zhang Fei, who was silent, Su Ze continued: "Duke Chu knows that it will be very difficult for the general to do this, but this is also the only chance for Duke Qin to save his life, once he colludes with other races and does something that is intolerable to heaven, even if Duke Chu wants to keep his life, he can't help himself." Therefore, the Duke of Chu implored the general to open the city gate and end the war in Guanzhong for the sake of the lives of the people in Guanzhong and the reputation of the Duke of Qin, in fact, the general should also know that with the current strength of the Duke of Chu, even if he does not need the help of the general, he can still occupy Guanzhong, but it will bring more war chaos to the people of Guanzhong. ”

"Hmph, he has so many righteous reasons, if he doesn't come to invade my Guanzhong, wouldn't it be more able to avoid endless disasters?" Although Zhang Fei was ready to agree to Liu Qi's request, he couldn't help but say sarcastically.

But seeing Su Zezhengse, he said: "The general's words are wrong, even if the Duke of Qin does not send troops to Guanzhong, the Duke of Qin will definitely disturb the peace in Guanzhong, according to the temperament of Duke Qin and Mr. Zhuge , as long as they recover a little, they will recruit soldiers and conquer the world, so even if they keep Great Qin, the war will be endless." And now that the army of the Duke of Chu has obtained Guanzhong, the people of Guanzhong can live a peaceful life, and one day they will be admired by the people of the world like a prosperous Jingyang land. Duke Chu has this strength and this ability, but Duke Qin is much inferior in both aspects. ”

"Hmph, rhetoric." Zhang Fei said dissatisfiedly, and then said: "Tomorrow night, the Luocheng Gate in the north of the city will raise a fire. (To be continued......)