Three Kingdoms: I switched to Liu Bei, why are you crying, Cao Cao?

Chapter 44: Persuading Qiao Rui to surrender, please die!

Talking about Qiao Rui, there are actually not many historical records.

But Qin Zhen remembered clearly that whenever Qiao Rui appeared, he was with Zhang Xun.

When Yuan Shu first conquered Huainan, he appointed Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui as generals.

Later, Sun Ce fought wars in the south and the north under Yuan Shu, and these two people respected Sun Ce very much, so they recorded it. Therefore, some people infer that Qiao Rui is the father of the two Qiaos.

But this is not what Qin Zhen cares about. What he cares about is that in his memory, Qiao Rui was once captured by Lu Bu but was let go.

After returning to Yuan Shu's army, he was once again entrusted with important tasks and defended the State of Chen together with Zhang Xun. In the end, they were defeated and killed by Cao Cao!

From memory, Qiao Rui had three characteristics. First, he had always been Zhang Xun's deputy. Second, he was not someone who surrendered easily. Third, he respected heroes!
These three characteristics are also the reasons why Qin Zhen is ready to persuade Qiao Rui to surrender.

First, he is the deputy and does not have too many concerns.

Secondly, the captives have not yet surrendered, and their loyalty is guaranteed after they are persuaded to surrender!
Third, respect the hero and use words to induce Liu Bei to come on the field!
It's nothing more than empty talk, Qin Zhen is still somewhat confident.

Therefore, when he arrived outside the tent where Qiao Rui was imprisoned, he said to Liu Bei:
"Sir, please stop. Yide, just follow me inside!"

Liu Bei nodded and simply stopped outside the tent, letting Zhang Fei follow Qin Zhen into the tent.

I have to say that Lao Liu treated the captured enemy generals quite well. Except for their upper bodies being tied up with ropes, they were all kept in single rooms.

As soon as they entered, they saw a general sitting on the couch, looking at them angrily. If his mouth had not been stuffed, he would probably have started to yell.

Obviously, he heard all the noise outside the camp just now.

Seeing Qiao Rui like this, Qin Zhen wanted to laugh, so he turned around and asked:
"Why is Yide trying to stop the general from speaking?"

When Zhang Fei heard this, he pursed his lips and said:

"Military advisor, you don't know this person's words are very sharp. If we don't shut him up, I'm afraid we won't have peace!"

As soon as he said this, Qiao Rui's eyes widened, and he whimpered, his face turning red.

Qin Zhen saw that he was feeling uncomfortable, so he said:

"Let him go, the general is a great general, how can you treat him like this!"

Zhang Fei frowned when he saw this.

"I'm just afraid that if I let this person go, I'll anger the military advisor!"

"Why not?"

Seeing that Zhang Fei was unwilling, Qin Zhen simply walked forward and said as he walked:

"I've always heard that General Qiao is a righteous man!"

"If we treat you kindly, the general will not speak ill of you!"

Walking up to Qiao Rui, he directly removed the object blocking his mouth and said to him with a smile:
"Right, General Bridge?"

Qiao Rui was about to curse, but after hearing what Qin Zhen said, he found it difficult to open his mouth.

In this era, being a righteous man is a high honor.

If he cursed, wouldn't he be cursing himself for being unrighteous?
Although he had time to talk, he couldn't say anything. He just snorted coldly and turned his head away, as if he didn't want to listen to Qin Zhen's words.

But Qin Zhen smiled and said:

"Why did the general remain silent?"

Hearing this, Qiao Rui turned his head and glared at him. His lips moved, wanting to say something, but he held back and said in a deep voice:

"A defeated general has nothing to say!"

"You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you. Why are you pretending here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, before Qin Zhen could say anything, Zhang Fei shouted angrily:
"How dare you be rude to the military advisor?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Rui glared at Zhang Fei angrily, but Qin Zhen turned around and said with a smile:

"Yide can't do this!"

"The general must be unwilling to accept this defeat, that's why he did this!"

He turned back to look at Qiao Rui and said:
"I wonder if what I said is what the general is thinking?"

When Qiao Rui heard this, he said proudly:
"If it weren't for your treacherous scheme to persuade Yang Feng and other traitors, how could our army have been defeated?"

"Who can be convinced by such a defeat?"

Zhang Fei immediately became displeased when he said this, and shouted:

"How can this be absurd, you arrogant fellow! I have captured you, but you are not convinced!"

"If you have the guts, I'll let you out. Let's fight one-on-one and see if you can win."

After being yelled at by Zhang Fei, Qiao Rui sneered:

"As a general, how can I be so brave as to be a common man? Although I am not your opponent in a one-on-one fight, I will not necessarily lose if our armies fight!"

Zhang Fei was proud of his bravery and strength, so he was very angry when he met someone who did not judge people by their bravery and strength.

Qin Zhen saw this and said to Zhang Fei:

"Yide can't do this. General Qiao is right."

"When two armies are fighting, one should not show off one's bravery. For example, the Overlord of Western Chu was the bravest and most powerful man in the world, but he was captured by others, right?"

"It can be seen that a general should put the overall situation first and must not be arrogant and put himself in danger!"

Zhang Fei never liked this kind of words, but after being taught a lesson by Qin Zhen just now, he did not refute it, but just nodded in agreement.

When Qiao Rui saw Qin Zhen teaching Zhang Fei a lesson, he became more and more proud, but he said:

"Even though Zhang Fei was wrong, he still captured me!"

"Who are you to speak in vain?"

"I know you must be here to persuade me to surrender, to curry favor with me with words, but I will not surrender, no matter how much you talk, I will not surrender!"

After hearing this, Qin Zhen turned around and smiled at Qiao Rui:

"It seems that the general really wants to die. Well, come and get a dagger!"

Upon hearing this, the guard outside the tent hurriedly fetched a dagger and entered the tent.

When Zhang Fei saw this, he couldn't help but be surprised. He thought, wasn't Qin Zhen trying to persuade the enemy to surrender? Was he ready to give up?

When Qiao Rui heard what Qin Zhen said, he was shocked and said:

"You really want to kill me?"

Qin Zhen took the dagger and said with a slight smile:

"Is the general afraid?"

When Qiao Rui heard this, he frowned:
"A real man's word is as good as gold. If you want to kill me, then kill me. But if you frown, I, Qiao Rui, will be born in vain!"

"That's it. If the general says that I can do whatever I want, what else do you want to ask?"

Qin Zhen walked towards Qiao Rui step by step, holding a short sword. Qiao Rui was surprised to see him like this. This young man seemed to be gentle and refined, but he was so vicious that he wanted to kill him?
He was not afraid of beheading, because it would be over in an instant, but if Qin Zhen stabbed him with a dagger, he would still be terrified!

But he had already said it, so he couldn't go back on his word. He could only close his eyes and wait.

He just heard the other party walking up to him step by step, but did not move.

Everyone has a desire to survive, especially when they are about to face death, the desire to survive will continue to extend the time.

Hearing that the other party was slow to take action, even Qiao Rui couldn't help swallowing.

Zhang Fei looked at it and his heart rose to his throat.

Because he could see Qin Zhen holding a sword and gesturing back and forth on Qiao Rui's neck, as if he was thinking about where to strike.

He has killed many people, but this is the first time he has seen someone being killed like this!

It is hard to imagine what would happen if Qin Zhen suddenly stabbed the sword into Qiao Rui's chest.

He just watched and Qiao Rui just listened, but Qin Zhen was reluctant to move and kept looking around with the dagger in his hand.

Finally, Qiao Rui couldn't bear it anymore, opened his eyes and shouted angrily:
"If you want to kill me, then kill me. Why do you do this?"

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the tangled look on Qin Zhen's handsome face, and then he saw the other party say:
"It's not that I want to torture the general, but I think that even ants try to survive. How can a general, who is seven feet tall and raised by his parents, really want to die?"

When Qiao Rui heard Qin Zhen mention his parents' birth and upbringing, his expression darkened.

Suddenly, the image of his parents came to his mind, and he couldn't help but sigh:
"I have failed my parents in raising me. If I go to hell, I will confess my sins first!"

"It turns out that the general's parents are dead!"

Qin Zhen said with a look of regret:
"If that is the case, when he is in the underworld, if the two elders ask who killed him and why he died, how will you answer them, General?"

"I'm afraid the two elders don't know the current situation. They only know that the Han Dynasty has an emperor, but have never asked whether the Yuan family has claimed the throne!"

"The general was originally a minister of the Han Dynasty, but now he is being used by the traitors. How should we explain this to our ancestors in the afterlife?"

"If you call him a traitor, the general died for his loyalty to his master. If you call him a loyal minister, he is betraying the Han Dynasty's 400 years of grace. I really don't know what to do!"

When Qiao Rui heard this, his face turned confused, his lips moved, and he was unable to speak.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the concept of reincarnation was not yet popular. In the eyes of the ancients, people would go to the underworld after death.

In other words, in the eyes of the ancients, death meant facing one's ancestors.

If Qin Zhen said anything about righteousness, Qiao Rui would certainly sneer at him, but if he mentioned things after death, he would have nothing to say.

Just as Qin Zhen said, if he died and went to the underworld, how would he face his ancestors?

Although his family was not a prominent one, his ancestors had been wealthy.

If he died now, how would he explain to his ancestors?
Could it be that he followed the Yuan family in the rebellion and was defeated and killed?

It’s okay if we count three generations back, but if we count another seven or eight generations back, who knows where the Yuan family is?
The Han Dynasty was established for 400 years, how long has it been since the Yuan family rose to power?
For a moment, Qiao Rui became hesitant.

When Qin Zhen saw this, he knew that the time was almost right, so he used his dagger to cut the rope on Qiao Rui.

Qiao Rui was thinking when he suddenly felt his body relax. He looked up and said in surprise:

"Why are you doing this?"

Qin Zhen saw this and said sternly:

"I saw the general like this, and I couldn't bear to kill him, lest I be blamed later!"

"Besides, we are originally Han officials. Today, the empire is in chaos, and we should focus on supporting the Han Dynasty. How can we kill each other?"

"If the general wishes to die, please do so. I do not wish to stain my hands with the blood of heroes!"

After saying that, he thrust his sword into the thatched couch and said:

"Please die, General!"

After finishing the work, he walked towards the back on his own.

Zhang Fei was stunned when he saw Qin Zhen's actions. He had never seen this way of persuading surrender.

First you make the other person not want to die, and then you invite him to die!

This operation is really eye-opening.

This put Qiao Rui in a difficult position!

And just as he thought, after hearing what Qiao Rui had just said, he had given up the idea of ​​dying. Now, looking at the sword, he was in a dilemma for a moment.

If you say die, you won't be able to explain yourself. If you say don't die, the atmosphere will be like this again.

But after thinking for a while, he drew his dagger. No matter what, face was more important.

But at this moment, a voice came from outside the tent:

"General, you can't do this!"

As he spoke, Liu Bei had already walked quickly into the tent.

Looking at Liu Bei, Qiao Rui was stunned and said:

"Envoy Liu?"

"Why is the envoy here?"

He still had a good impression of Liu Bei, not as bad as his impression of Zhang Fei.

When Liu Bei saw this, he hurried forward and said:
"The general doesn't know. I am listening to the general's death from outside, and my heart is burning with anger!"

"How can such a righteous man like the general die here?"

He snatched the dagger from Qiao Rui's hand:

"If you don't want to surrender, you can go. Our army will not kill you. But we hope you will put the important things first and don't make things difficult for our army in the future!"

"Yuan Gonglu committed such a treasonous act, he is truly unworthy of the general's service!"

Listening to Liu Bei's words, Qiao Rui was suddenly moved and secretly thought that Liu Bei was kind and righteous!

Not only did he not kill him, he also wanted to let him go. If he went back, how would he have the face to be his enemy in the future?

Thinking about what he had done in the past under Yuan Shu, he felt that it was extremely wrong.

He thought that Yuan Shu was a traitor and he had no face to face his ancestors. If he joined Liu Bei to support the Han Dynasty, he believed that his ancestors would be pleased if they knew about it.

Thinking of this, he fell to his knees with a plop and said in a deep voice:
"My Lord, if I were to leave now, I would be a traitor!"

"I am willing to surrender, and I hope you will take me in!"

Seeing Qiao Rui kneeling down and surrendering, Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he subconsciously looked at Qin Zhen.

He had originally given up hope, but he didn't expect that Qin Zhen would actually be persuaded by Qiao Rui to surrender!
However, Qin Zhen looked at Liu Bei and smiled slightly without saying a word.

The Han Dynasty succubus is no joke. As long as its defense can be broken, there will be no one that cannot be persuaded to surrender once Liu Bei enters the field.

Finally his words were not in vain!
(End of this chapter)