Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 184 I'll Just Follow You
At this moment, a laughter sounded above the head: "Zhang Yan, you were captured alive by me today, what else do you have to say?"

Zhang Yan didn't need to look to know that the owner of this voice was his lifelong enemy Liu He, so he sighed: "The winner is the king and the loser, what else can I say now? If you want to kill, you have to do whatever you want. Let's do it."

But Liu He came forward, removed Zhang Yan's fishing net, untied Zhang Yan, and said solemnly: "General Zhang, in fact, you should also know that although you are as light as a swallow and can fly over the eaves and walls, but in Wannu Qi In the event of an attack, it will definitely not be spared, if I wanted to kill you, I would have shot you to death in Shangdang back then, can you admit that?"

Seeing this, Zhang Yan fell silent immediately, and said to Liu He without hesitation: "You are right, I can only wear light armor because I want to keep my body as light as a swallow, and if you really shoot arrows, I really can't avoid it. But if you just untie me like this, aren't you afraid that I will escape?"

"I'm afraid, but I'm not afraid at all." Liu He smiled lightly, and then said, "I'll tell you the truth, I'm planning to lure you into stealing treasures for the purpose of capturing you alive. Lie, because even if you run away, you will face a certain defeat. Hey, back then, your power spanned half of Bingzhou, and you were all defeated by me. Now there are only three counties, Changshan, Zhaojun and Zhongshan. , and facing the coalition forces of Yuan Shao and me, there is no possibility of victory at all. Before you lost Shangdang and Taiyuan, you could still flee to here, but if you fail again this time, where else can you flee to? What are you doing now? There is nowhere to go, so from this point of view, I am not afraid."

"Isn't this a bit too absolute? If I fail, I can go to Gongsun Zan. We are allies and have always been very friendly. How can you say that I have nowhere to go?" Zhang Yan didn't agree with Liu He's words. Dissatisfied, refuted.

But he saw Liu He sneer and said: "Gongsun Zan? This man was still a hero a few years ago, but his performance in recent years has been really unsatisfactory. This man is narrow-minded, jealous of talents, and his generals have talents but cannot use them. He has no talent and no virtue." However, a person like this is reused. Is a person like this worthy of your joining? Let’s put it this way, if you are still the commander-in-chief of your Montenegrin Army, if you still control 10,000+ elite soldiers and occupy a huge territory, he will definitely be like before He forms an alliance with you like that, and treats you with courtesy, and may even treat you as an ancestor. But now that you are out of power, how can he trust you? How dare he trust you? If you take him away What if you annex his tribe? What if you murder his life? Although you won’t do this, you can’t stop him from thinking this way. Think about it, how could he allow you to do this? The commander-in-chief of the Montenegrin Army is in his army, threatening his status? If you defect to him, you will die sooner or later. Besides, now Gongsun Zan can only barely protect himself. What can he do? Without your Montenegrin Army Since Yuan Benchu ​​and I joined forces, it would be easy to destroy him!"

"This..." Although Zhang Yan wanted to refute it, he had to admit that what Liu He said was indeed reasonable. If he went to Gongsun Zan with the remnants of the defeated army and waited for him, he would probably die.

Zhang Yan was silent for a long time, and suddenly sighed. Originally, he was also the leader of the world, but now it seems that even if he escapes this time, he may really have no way out in the future.

At this moment, Liu He suddenly saw and said, "General Zhang, tell the truth today, what was the purpose of your raising troops?"

"Why? Hmph, the officials of the great man are corrupt, corrupt the common people, and many common people are forced to die, which leads to the darkness of the world and the people's livelihood. The reason why I followed the great virtuous teacher to raise troops is to wipe out the world's treacherous evil and return the common people to a peaceful world. !" When Zhang Yan said this, she suddenly felt blood boiling in her body, and her voice became much higher.

But Liu He's subsequent words made him ashamed: "General Zhang's wish is good, but general, think about it, are you still working hard for the original goal? You have millions of people under your command, occupying Bingzhou , Jizhou, and Hanoi, but have the people under your rule lived a stable life? They are all naked, hungry, and their faces are full of dishes. Even so, they still have to be treated by you and The bullying by your subordinates, have you never thought about the difference between you and the corrupt officials you opposed before? Even, you are more vicious than those corrupt officials! It is precisely because of these reasons , when your state was attacked by me, none of the people was willing to help you defend the city, even if you forced them to the city wall, their faces were full of disgust and hatred for you, And this is the main reason for your failure!"

"Well, now that I think about it carefully, what you said is indeed correct. I did not care about the lives of the people for the sake of my greed and pleasure. I have long since forgotten the oath I made at the beginning. I am no longer the one who swore to wipe out the wicked The young man who rebuilt the peace and prosperity. Ten years, just ten years later, I have transformed into those people I hated deeply ten years ago, but I am still talking here, wanting to unify and merge the state, Unify Sili and compete in the Central Plains, now think about it, what ability do I have to compete in the Central Plains? What qualifications do I have to compete in the Central Plains?"

When Zhang Yan said this, she already sighed all over her face, shook her head with a wry smile, and continued: "I didn't know until today why so many officials started out with the ambition of serving the country, but in the end they became corrupt officials who gritted their teeth. It turns out that people's hearts will change, especially in the face of material desires. There are really not many people who can stick to their original integrity. I also understand that everything in this world is not resolved by force, and neither is the common people Force can truly deter you, and only if you truly let them live a stable life, will they truly support you."

"Actually, it's not too late for you to understand this now. Some people never understand this truth all their lives. Okay, let's go. I hope you can truly think about the people everywhere in the future, so that you can live up to the solemn oath you made."

"What? Let me go? You just let me go like this?" Zhang Yan was surprised when she heard the words, and asked Liu He in a voice.

"Naturally let you go like this. Do you want me to host a banquet to treat you properly because you said I stole treasure in the camp? There is no such reason in this world." Liu He smiled lightly, and even made a joke to Zhang Yan.

"Go? But where should I go? As you said, where can I find a foothold in this world? What's more, I don't have the ability to govern a country. Even if I were given a county or a state, I would not be able to do it at all. Not knowing how to govern the people not only failed their expectations, but also pushed them into the abyss of misery. Forget it, I won’t leave. From now on, I will follow the envoy. I know that the envoy is a benevolent gentleman. The people are praising your kindness. I have also heard that you issued land equalization orders in Shangdang and Taiyuan. Not to mention the people and surrendered soldiers in those two counties, even many of my soldiers were moved. Is there any question? A few people are secretly discussing, if I lose this battle, they will go to the Dang and Taiyuan, farm the fields honestly, have wives and children on the kang, and live peacefully for the rest of their lives."

(End of this chapter)