Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 544 Persuading Dianwei to Surrender
When Dian Wei came to the mausoleum in the western suburbs, he found that there were heavy guards there. Dian Wei announced his name at the door and said that he would pay homage to the old lord Cao Cao.

The gatekeeper was shocked when he heard that the other party said that it was the general Dian Wei who had disappeared for seven years. It happened that the soldier was Cao Cao's personal soldier and had seen Dian Wei before. It was Dian Wei, who was immediately excited, and quickly saluted Dian Wei, but when it came to worshiping, the soldier suddenly showed a helpless look, and proposed that he must first obtain the consent of the lord Cao Pi before allowing Dian Wei to enter, Dian Wei After thinking about it, I felt that this is also human nature, so I agreed.

It just so happened that Cao Pi was in the cemetery at that time. The soldier quickly found Cao Pi and said to him, "Master, there is a big man outside the cemetery who claims to be the general Dian Wei who has disappeared for seven years. , the villain used to work under the old lord's tent, and had seen this person more than once, and after careful identification just now, it was indeed that person, and that person made a request to pay homage to the old lord, so the villain dared to ask, is the lord Agree to let him in?"

"What? Dianwei? It's really him?" Cao Pi was overjoyed when he heard what the soldier said, and asked in disbelief.

"Exactly, the villain dares to make sure, that person is indeed General Dian." Seeing Cao Pi's question, the soldier replied hastily.

"This is really great. When Dian Wei came back, our army gained another general. Now that our army is employing people, we should naturally pay attention to such talents, not to mention that Dian Wei was a general under the command of his late father, and he was loyal to his late father." Therefore, I decided to learn from the allusion of my late father to greet Xu You, go out to greet him in person, and you all go with me, so as to show how much we value and treat him.”

When Cao Pi heard that Dian Wei had indeed returned, he was naturally overjoyed, and personally led all the civil and military personnel to the gate.

When he came to the door, Cao Pi really saw a big man standing there like an iron tower. He admired him very much, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "Is this General Dianwei here?"

"That's right, the last general has seen Duke Chu." Dian Wei didn't expect Cao Pi to come in person, knowing that there was nothing good to do, secretly thinking something was wrong in his heart, but he still saluted Cao Pi.

When Cao Pi heard that the other party only called him "Chu Gong" instead of "Lord", he couldn't help but feel a little displeased, but he hid his emotions and said with a smile: "I heard that General Dian fought in the battle of Nanyang a few years ago. I did not expect the rumors to be untrue. The general was always captured by Liu He, and he escaped until today. Congratulations to the general for getting out of the snare and returning to the court. This is really a blessing for the court. The mighty and unyielding Su Wu is comparable. I will report this matter to the court and reward General Dian. Hehe, since the general was defeated that year, my father and son have never given the title of General Tiger Guard to others. Speaking of Pi, even my late father would be very pleased if he had a spirit in heaven. Of course, please rest assured, General, even your position as a general is only temporary. I believe it will not take long. If you make meritorious service, your position will definitely rise again."

Cao Pi's meaning is actually very obvious, that is, he wants Dian Wei to continue to serve him, and all the civil and military officials look at Dian Wei expectantly, hoping that Dian Wei will continue to serve him.

However, Dian Wei cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Duke Chu. It's just that Wei has unavoidable difficulties and cannot serve Duke Chu. Please forgive me."

"what???"

Hearing Dian Wei's words, everyone including Cao Pi was stunned and looked at Dian Wei in disbelief.

At this time, Jiang Gan smiled and said: "It seems that General Dian thought about the old lord's love in the past, and wanted to keep the rules for the old lord, so he was temporarily unable to serve the lord. Father and son, now that my great Chu is in turmoil, it is the time to employ people. General Dian serves the lord, which is the best form of loyalty to the old lord. We all have this kind of thinking, so we are also loyal to the lord , just like the old lord."

"Extremely so."

"Jiang Gong is right."

"We all have this intention, so, General Dian, don't shirk it."

After hearing Jiang Gan's words, all the civil and military personnel stepped forward to persuade him.

However, Dian Wei sighed: "Thank you for your kindness, Duke Chu is full of enthusiasm, but Wei did not escape by himself, but was released by Duke Qin. When Wei heard the news of the death of the lord, he felt very sad Therefore, I implore Qin Gong to allow Wei to return to Xuzhou to worship the lord. If Qin Gong can fulfill Wei's wish and is willing to be loyal to Qin Gong, now that Qin Gong releases Wei, Wei can't just keep his word. This body was promised to Duke Qin, so I can no longer serve Duke Chu, please forgive me."

As soon as Dian Wei said these words, everyone fell silent, because these words were beyond their expectations.

After a while, I saw Jiang Qianqian said with a smile: "It was just an expedient measure for General Dian to be able to return to Xuzhou. My lord believes in General Dian's loyalty to my lord, so he certainly doesn't care about the past, so General Dian doesn't have to worry about it." guilty."

But Dian Wei said: "How can a man not keep his word? Since Duke Qin let me go back to Xuzhou, I will naturally return to Chang'an to serve Duke Qin. Don't you think this is wrong?"

Old Jiang Gan blushed, and said immediately: "We naturally have to be honest with our own people, but who is Duke Qin? Although this person is a relative of the Han family in name, he is actually a traitor of the Han Dynasty. He has so much power in his hands. But he does not worship the Son of Heaven and does not listen to the imperial court. How can Duke Dian trust such a person? Now that the general has returned to the imperial court, it is a blessing. After all, Duke Qin’s identity on the surface is the clan of the Great Han Dynasty, if you say that, even though he is dissatisfied, there is nothing he can do about it.”

"Yes, yes, Duke Qin's heart of disobedience has been clearly revealed, there is no need to serve him." All the civil and military officials around him echoed Jiang Gan, persuading Dian Wei.

However, Dian Wei shook his head and said firmly: "Duke Qin is not a national traitor. If you don't believe me, you can go to Chang'an or any piece of land under Duke Qin's rule. The people there have a word of dissatisfaction with Duke Qin." Discourse? Especially Chang'an, which has become the richest man in the world, and it is quite prosperous. Even the Emperor Qin and Han Wu probably couldn't make Chang'an achieve such prosperity. Besides, Wei has already said that since he has made a promise to Duke Qin before, he must never slip up, and I ask you and Duke Chu to forgive me."

After Dian Wei said this, everyone criticized in a hurry, but Cao Pi waved his hand and said: "General Dian has done this kind of righteous deed, you can't force it, General Dian, you go to worship your father first, other The matter will be discussed later."

(End of this chapter)