Chapter 440: The One Who Knows the Times
After receiving a letter from the motherland in the north, Zheng Yu learned that Xu Du had been attacked, and his first reaction was not anger or confusion.
On the contrary, the emotions that rose in his heart even carried a hint of relief.
This feeling made him feel a little guilty even himself. He is the Marquis Xuanwu of the Great Wei, one of the two ministers of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the pillar of the country. There are such emotions, which is somewhat undesirable to say.
However, one must be honest with one's heart. After knowing that Xu Du had been broken and Great Wei had surrendered unconditionally, he really felt lucky.
He was glad that his worst fears had not happened. Your Excellency, General, in the end, made a wise choice.
What he is most afraid of is that he knows that he is invincible, Xia Cang still has to lead the people of Wei, and he would rather be broken than broken, and fight to the end with the people of Yan, then everything will be over.
Zheng Yu has always been a staunch supporter of the great general Xia Cang within the Wei State. A long time ago, he was able to climb up step by step within the system of the Wei State, and his cultivation was able to improve step by step, and he obtained a large amount of resources from the state, which was inseparable from Xia Cang's appreciation and support.
And of course, he is very grateful for this, and he has always maintained loyalty to the general. Even though, after becoming a Faxiang cultivator later, he was used to the role of Xia Cang's deputy and subordinate, and he didn't have any ambition to stand on his own or anything.
In his opinion, under the leadership of the wise and martial general Xia Cang, the Wei State is full of martial virtue and strong national strength, isn't this enough?
But all this, after Lu Qing was born, began to change gradually.
Especially after the battle in Dongyang Temple, after he had a deeper understanding of Lu Qing's power, he gradually had some conceptual differences with Xia Cang.
Like Xia Cang, he felt that Lu Qing was unmatched, but the difference between the two was that Xia Cang felt that no matter what, he couldn't sit still, and he had to make some attempts if he couldn't fight, such as combining foreign aid, such as finding a favorable location and sticking to it...... In short, we still have to fight it.
Zheng Yu's thoughts are more pessimistic.
He felt that he couldn't fight with Lu Qing.
The Wei State, perhaps the best fate, is to strive to be able to connect with the Yan State and the Qi State in a relatively peaceful situation. Under the premise of peace, as long as there is no trouble between the two sides, then there is still something to talk about, and very good conditions can be sought, and it may not be impossible to retain the name of the Great Wei and the status of the Cao royal family.
However, within the Wei State, the person who has the final say is still the general Xia Cang, and Zheng Yu's right to speak is definitely not as good as the general.
What's more, his thoughts, in his own opinion, are rational, and he also thinks that he is dedicated to the country, which is the best solution for the future of the Wei State.
However, even so, he thought rationally that if he dared to put forward his ideas publicly, it would definitely be impossible. This pessimistic idea, which smacks of surrender, is bound to meet with all-round opposition.
It's not that he hasn't tried to implicitly prompt Xia Cang with his thoughts, but it has no effect. Even just saying it so vaguely was met with Xia Cang's very fierce attitude.
So what else can I do? Zheng Yu could only bury his thoughts back to the bottom of his heart.
And at the moment, after hearing that the Yan army was going south and attacking the Wei State, especially the city of Xu was broken, and Lu Qing had made it clear that he had taken action in person, his heart was in his throat.
But fortunately, the worst didn't really happen. After all, Xia Cang did not completely abandon the royal family and the people of Wei and chose to fight to the end, but conformed to the general trend and chose to surrender.
Although, the so-called 'unconditional' surrender, how it will be dealt with when it turns back, it can only depend on the meaning of the Lu family, and it can even be called a sentence of national ruin. However, this is much better than the end of everyone dying.
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Looking at the Wei monks in front of them who had all given up resistance and were depressed, especially looking at Zheng Yu at the front, Wei Yun and Lu Chaohe had a sense of unreality in their hearts.
Wei...... Really surrendered?
The Wei State, which was once the main enemy in the south of Great Yan and in the past years, was almost overwhelmed by the Great River Defense Line and pressed the Yan State to the point of almost breathlessness?
But no matter how strong the sense of unreality is, this matter is already an established fact.
Earlier, they had received news of what had happened in Xudu and told them to prepare for the surrender of the Wei army led by Zheng Yu.
They are actually very worried about whether Zheng Yu will be so obedient.
The so-called generals are outside, and the king's order is not subject to it, will they really surrender obediently?
The collapse of the country and the surrender of the emperor and the general together must have been very, very sudden for the people who were on an expedition. For a while, it may not be able to accept it, and it is normal to do something irrational, or continue to resist.
And if the Wei army does not surrender, Weiyun and Lu Chaohe, there is really no good way to deal with it.
After all, no matter what, the current situation here in Wu is quite unfavorable for the Yanqi coalition army. The internal combing work of the main force of the Qi State is still in turmoil, and the Chu State is eyeing the west again. If Zheng Yu really doesn't care about it, and insists on following the Chu people to make trouble, it will really be very troublesome.
However, unexpectedly, Zheng Yu surrendered crisply.
Weiyun and Lu Chaohe didn't know what Zheng Yu was thinking in his heart, but in any case, it was a great thing.
They also did not mistreat these Wei people who surrendered.
On the northern border of the Wu State, a large area has been demarcated, and the spiritual veins here will temporarily become the garrison of the Wei troops led by Zheng Yu.
The mountain protection arrays of these spiritual veins were all destroyed and dismantled. These Wei monks, as long as they stay in these spiritual veins and do not try to rebuild the mountain protection array, do not try to leave collectively, and do not make any changes, then in this area, they can do whatever they want, and there will be no restrictions.
The Yanqi coalition army, with only a small force left, was here to monitor the situation of these surrenderers.
The team led by Zheng Yu is quite honest.
The situation in the north is now peaceful, and for the Yanqi coalition army, this big threat is equivalent to being lifted. Next, they can finally concentrate most of their forces on the southwest direction and confront the Chu State.