After Wang Xu sent people to forcibly send Wang Zheng, Zhao Yun and other seriously injured generals back to Xiangyang, he also settled down and devoted himself to the political offensive against Liangzhou.

At this time, he realized more deeply the power of Zhuge Liang's plan, which really lived up to the name of the hero, the people of Liangzhou were no longer as hostile as before, they could see their joyful smiles all the time, and their lives were restored to the same as before, and even maintained a lasting sense of happiness because of the bumper harvest of each family this year.

When the people no longer resisted, the management of the occupied area of Liangzhou by the State of Chu became easier, and the quagmire that trapped the whole army of the State of Chu slowly dried up, with fewer dangers, fewer obstacles, and no drag, and it could really start its fists and feet.

On the contrary, most of the Liangzhou areas that the Ma family still controls have fallen into a crisis full of contradictions, and under the hype of the Chu State Butterfly Shadow Department and the detailed work of various ministries, everyone knows that this year the Emperor of the Han Dynasty of the Chu State has exempted Liangzhou from taxes, and Anding, Hanyang, and Longxi have been fully implemented, and they have received real benefits! The people always spread very quickly about things that are beneficial to them, and in the end, almost the vast majority of them are helping the Chu State to spread it!

It's hard for the Ma family to ride a tiger, it's really impossible to stop it, and it can't be stopped if it is not stopped!

If he does not stop it, then he will soon become the unrighteous party, further deepening the dissatisfaction of the people, but if he does not stop it, the people will also become more and more dissatisfied, and there are many obstacles in the process of collecting grain and taxation, although most of the people still silently hand it over, but they are very unhappy in their hearts, and many places have begun to unite to resist.

The foundation of Liangzhou began to shake!

On this day, Wang Xu was browsing the intelligence of the Liangzhou area in the study in the backyard of Lingjing Taishou Mansion, but Ma Yunluo suddenly walked in accompanied by Wang Yueying.

"Huh? Yunluo? ”

Wang Xu was slightly surprised. raised his head and looked at Ma Yunluo, who had a complicated expression. I couldn't help but laugh and said, "What." Is there something wrong? Why did you remember to come to me today? ”

I don't know why, when he saw Wang Xu, Ma Yunluo's prepared words and courage disappeared in an instant, as if he had been greatly wronged, and his snow-white teeth bit his rosy lips tightly.

"I want you to promise one thing in public!"

"What's the matter? If I could, then I would do it! Wang Xu said with a gentle smile.

"You want to pardon the Ma family!"

"Pardon the Ma family?"

Wang Xu frowned, his smile gradually converged, and he looked at Ma Yunluo calmly.

"Can the Ma family be pardoned in the end? It's not me, but the Ma family's own choice, if they can lead the troops to surrender, not only can they be pardoned, but they can also serve the Chu State! If I resist to the end and fail, then they always need to give me a reason to forgive! ”

"Why do you have to kill my eldest brother Ma Yi?" Ma Yunluo's eyes were filled with tears, and his face looked extremely aggrieved.

"Must kill him? Why? Is he any different? Says who? Wang Xu asked with a smile.

Ma Yunluo was stunned, he didn't expect Wang Xu to throw this question back to him, he was blank for a while, and said urgently: "He is eloquent." With the appearance of a king, you will not tolerate his existence. This is what my eldest brother said personally, our Ma family resisted to the end of the three, this is one of them! ”

"He's eloquent? Return to the king's appearance? ”

Wang Xu was dumbfounded, and after a few breaths, he realized that this was Ma Yi's psychology as a later generation, and immediately shook his head, crying and laughing: "Your brother has not accepted the reality so far, and he is still living in his own world, it turns out that he still hasn't figured it out!" ”

"What do you mean?" Ma Yunluo asked angrily.

"Huh!" Wang Xu sighed, smiling rather than smiling.

"It's not that I'm slandering your brother, it's not that I'm going to hit his status in your heart, just talk about things, he really doesn't have any eloquence, the appearance of a king! Even I don't dare to say that about myself, why is he? On marching and fighting, who is he better than? Isn't it just more open-minded and whimsical? Can this win the war? He is just going in the right direction, but when it is implemented and dealt with according to the actual situation, your brother's ability is just like that! ”

"As far as I know, in addition to your brother's talent for engaging in those strange and obscene skills and inventions, which is unique in the world, he is really not outstanding in terms of military and political talents! As long as he is at ease and is good to himself, and is not in the way of sweeping the world, why do I have to kill him? He's a good technical guy, and that's where it can be! As for his personal threat to me, to be honest, the ranking is not high! ”

Ma Yunluo was a little resistant at first, after all, Ma Yi, the elder brother, had loved him very much since he was a child, but he soon continued: "Since this is the case, then you promise to pardon the Ma family, and I will go back and persuade them!" ”

"You? Persuade them? ”

Wang Xu was really speechless about Ma Yunluo's thoughts, and immediately shook his head and said: "It's useless, whether they are willing to surrender or not, it's not so simple, and it's not something you can control!" ”

When Ma Yunluo heard this, he was instantly anxious, and hurriedly explained: "There are three reasons why our Ma family desperately resisted, one is that the eldest brother said that you will kill him, the second is the people of Liangzhou, and the third is to give an explanation to the soldiers who have followed him for many years. Now the people of Liangzhou have been co-opted by you, and gradually accept you and respect you. And the soldiers have fought enough, and they have been defeated in successive battles, and they are afraid in their hearts. As long as you can pardon the Ma family, then you will definitely be willing to surrender! ”

"Huh!" Wang Xu smiled and spoke unceremoniously. "The three reasons you said are only one side, there is another important reason, that is, your father and brother are unwilling to give up their rights, unwilling to give up this country, and if they don't interrupt their thoughts, they won't give up, and at the same time, they won't believe me!"

Ma Yunluo was silent, as if thinking about the possibility of this sentence.

After a long time, she leisurely continued: "But I have seen that the people are doing well these days, is it meaningful to continue fighting?" There are already too many people who have died, my father and brother can't beat you, I'm afraid, I'm really afraid! ”

"Why are you so sure they can't beat me?" Wang Xu got up slowly and walked towards Ma Yunluo.

"I've been in Chu camp for so long, and I've fought a few battles with you Chu State in the North, you Chu people are too calculating, there are really a lot of capable people, much more than Liangzhou!"

"That's not called calculation, that's called ability, that's called talent, you can see this, it means that you are a very smart woman!"

"Is there any way to stop this war?"

"Yes!" Wang Xu stood in front of Ma Yunluo and looked at her.

"How?"

"Let your Ma family break the expectation of turning the tables and lead the troops to surrender! Then you can't fight anymore! ”

"The current situation, is this possible?" Ma Yunluo questioned.

"Yes, tomorrow you will voluntarily become the noble concubine of the Chu State, and come forward with me to appease the people and soldiers of Liangzhou, isolate your high-level Liangzhou in a gentle way, and then I will use your merits and the merits of the Ma family to surrender in the future, completely pardon the people of Liangzhou, and even enable them! Then they will lose hope, and if they do not believe, they will believe, and if they do not come, they will fall! ”

Ma Yunluo was silent, this was a difficult choice for her, and she was very struggling in her heart!

After a long time, she looked at Wang Xu with complicated eyes. "But should I trust you?"

Wang Xu was stunned for an instant, he didn't know how to explain, he didn't know how to convince, trust this thing is not something that can be obtained by talking.

The two looked at each other in silent silence.

"Yunluo, I don't know how to make you believe, but if you need my commitment, then I can promise it in front of everyone. As for whether you believe it or not, I think no matter what you say, it doesn't mean much, after all, it's about your family and life, and it's reasonable for you to worry that I will break my word. Then I can only say that if you continue to fight until the end, your Ma family will be in danger of extinction except for you, and even I will be powerless to change the outcome at that time! As for how to choose, it's up to you! ”

This is Wang Xu's heartfelt words, he really doesn't want the Ma family to die, one is because he already likes Ma Yunluo, the second is because the Ma family has many good generals, and the third is that there are too many dead people, it is not necessary, and he doesn't want to die more people.

But even if he says it, others won't believe it so easily, so instead of explaining some nonsense, it's better to say the reality directly!

Faith, then there is a possibility of life!

If you don't believe it, then the end is doomed!

It's simple, it's brutal, but it's really the most effective!

"Good!" Ma Yunluo bit his rosy lower lip, as if he had made a lot of determination, and nodded heavily: "I try my best to help you, but you have to make a public commitment!" ”

Wang Xu nodded without hesitation: "Okay!" I promised in public the next day, and made a note and stamped it with the Great Seal of Chu! ”

"Also, my concubine status requires you to officially canonize in writing, and it will be passed on to the whole country, and it cannot be given orally!"

Ma Yunluo put forward this condition, obviously to restrain Wang Xu, and use the state of Chu to ensure the effective fulfillment of the promise. Wang Xu knew it, but he had no intention of repenting, of course he didn't care, although it was not a good feeling to be suspected by his own woman, but he had this belly.

"Good! I can say yes to this! What else are the requirements? ”

"Gone?" Ma Yunluo shook his head.

Wang Xu smiled, with pity, with pity for the strange woman in front of him, stepped forward and stroked the slightly curly gorgeous long hair.

"Tomorrow you will be my woman, the most important etiquette of your life, don't you have any ideas?"

The gentleness of this moment made Ma Yunluo, who had always been strong on herself, fall instantly, all the grievances and pain poured up on the emaciated cheeks, she pursed her lips and held back to prevent herself from crying, but the surging emotions kept impacting her face, just a few breaths, she couldn't control it anymore, "wow", howling!

Wang Xu couldn't bear it in his heart, so he gently took Ma Yunluo into his arms and stroked her long hair.

"Yunluo, it is precisely because there is too much pain that happiness is more precious, and everything will be fine in the future, believe me!"

"You must not lie to me, you must not lie to me!"

"I have no reason to lie to you!" (To be continued......)