Zhou Bi still didn't understand what Zhang Fang meant.
"The New Han Dynasty is creating a great trend in the world. Now in Jingzhou, except for the governor Zheng Li of Changsha and the general Zang Ba of Jiangxia, I am the only one left in Nanyang.
Now that Cai Mao has led the navy to defect, Liu Biao sends him south, which will make it difficult for Zheng Li in Changsha to resist. Sending him eastward will consume Zang Ba's troops.
After losing Changsha and Jiangxia, Nanyang and I are left alone. If I lead Nanyang to obey Xiangyang's order again, then the entire Jingzhou will belong to the New Han Dynasty.
The land of one state, the land of one state,
China is so big, there are only thirteen states. If all Jingzhou belongs to Liu Biao, then his power will rise.
At that time, ambitious people from all over the world will inevitably rise up, and China will be in danger."
A flash of light flashed in Zhang Fang's eyes, and he had a clear idea of Xiangyang's will.
"Sir, even if you don't surrender, do you have the confidence to defend Nanyang?
As you said, with the addition of Cai Mao's navy, both Changsha and Jiangxia will be in danger.
If these two places are really captured by the New Han Dynasty, then Liu Biao will bring all the strength of Jingzhou to attack Nanyang, and millions of people in Nanyang will definitely be slaughtered by the thieves. How can you bear it?"
Although Zhang Fang is right, Zhou Bi is only an official of a county. What he cares about now is not the general trend of the world because he is not qualified yet. He only cares about the people under his command and the millions of people in Nanyang.
"I am the governor of Nanyang, and all the people under my command are my sons. Naturally, I cannot bear to see them slaughtered by Liu's soldiers."
Regarding Zhou Bi's words, Zhang Fang naturally couldn't bear the people under his rule to be slaughtered, but he could not defeat Liu Biao if he became a king or a bandit, so what could he do?
"Then please Sir, for the sake of millions of people, accept the will of the New Han Dynasty, change the banner, and become independent. First, find a way to get Liu Biao to withdraw his troops. When His Majesty's army comes to kill, we will hold the flag high and kill him alone."
Zhou Bi knelt directly in front of Zhang Fang. As a parent official, he naturally had to think about the people, so now he could only persuade Zhang Fang to stand on his own feet.
"We can't go back. Once this flag is changed, we will no longer be ministers of China. Do you think His Majesty will tolerate a villain who repeats himself?
I can’t go back, I really can’t go back.”
Zhang Fang shook his head slightly. It was impossible to jump horizontally repeatedly. As long as he accepted Liu Biao's order, he would never have the chance to become a minister of China again. There was no chance.
"Sir, a real man should do something and not do something. If this is what you are afraid of, then let me, Zhou Bi, be a villain for once."
Zhou Bi glanced at Zhang Fang. He was discovered by Zhang Fang and followed Zhang Fang step by step to become the head of Nanyang County. As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his confidant, so Zhou Bi was willing to die for Zhang Fang.
"what you up to?"
Zhang Fang was also stunned. He didn't understand why Zhou Bi said this or why he did this?
What on earth does he want to do?
"Here comes someone."
Zhou Bi, on the other hand, shouted directly outside.
The two personal guards came in directly and looked at Zhang Fang and Zhou Bi with confusion.
"Take the master down and serve him well."
"presumptuous."
Hearing that Zhou Biran wanted his personal guards to take him down, Zhang Fang immediately knew what Zhou Bi meant. He wanted to put himself under house arrest, and then put him through hardship to accept the surrender of Liu Biao of the New Han Dynasty.
First keep Nanyang safe, wait until the Chinese army comes to kill, and then return the power to yourself, so that you can still be a minister of China.
"Zhou Bi, do you know what you are doing?
This is a crime of beheading."
Zhang Fang stared at Zhou Bi, he didn't understand why the other party did this.
"Sir, you are a good minister, a steed, and a talent of China. If you cannot serve China, it will be a loss for China and a loss for the people.
And I, Zhou Bi, am just an ordinary person. The identity and status I have today are all given by you.
As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his bosom friend. Zhou Bi is willing to sacrifice everything for the master, isn't it just his head?
When your majesty's army comes to kill you, I won't need you to take action. I'll cut off your head myself and offer it to you. I will definitely keep you safe."
Zhou Bi knelt directly in front of Zhang Fang and spoke out all his thoughts.
"Am I, Zhang Fang, that kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?
You can throw away your life for me, but can't I throw away my life for the people of Nanyang?
Stupid!
Now that the matter has reached this point, I can no longer care so much. I will risk my life for the millions of people in Nanyang.
At the end of the week, you immediately send someone to reply to Liu Biao. As long as he can fulfill his promise and ensure that Nanyang is not invaded, I, Zhang Fang, am willing to lead Nanyang County to change the flag and obey Xiangyang's order."
Zhou Bi was able to sacrifice his life and shed his blood for himself, so why couldn't he throw his head and blood for the people of Nanyang?
"My lord, think twice."
Hearing Zhang Fang's words, Zhou Bi was also stunned. This was a road of no return. He had been favored by Zhang Fang and was willing to die in return. You Zhang Fang didn't have to do this at all.
"It doesn't matter, whoever is not a man and whoever dares not to sacrifice his life for the people, I can do what Zhang Fang can do.
Besides, even if you are going to die, I, the prefect, will be the one taking the lead, and I will be ashamed of my ancestors if I let you, the chief registrar, be the scapegoat."
Zhang Fang directly waved his hand and signaled Zhou Bi to do as he said.
"promise."
Since Zhang Fang insisted on doing this, Zhou Bi had nothing to say, so he just clasped his fists in salute and went to Zhang Fang's order.
After Zhou Bi left, Zhang Fang went directly to the ancestral hall in the mansion, burned three pieces of incense, and began to kneel down to pray.
"My ancestors of the Zhang family, Zhang Fang is not a treacherous villain, but for the sake of the millions of people in Nanyang, I have to act like this. When His Majesty leads his army to kill, I will definitely lead Nanyang to return to China again.
After that, Zhang Fang was willing to die to wash away the sins he had committed."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Fang kowtowed three times and then put his head there, motionless.
Zhou Bi left Wancheng and ran all the way. Along the way, the soldiers and horses heard that Zhou Bi was Zhang Fang's envoy, and they all let him go. In this way, he drove directly to Xiangyang City.
"Mr. Wan, Zhang Fang's men are here."
Zhou Bi entered Xiangyang City, and Zhou Mao got the news and came directly to report the news to Huang Wan.
"Haha, Zhang Fang was indeed fooled, otherwise he would never have sent someone over to meet him at his house."
When Huang Wan heard that Zhou Bi was coming, Huang Wan stood up directly. The reason why he gave such generous conditions was because he wanted Zhang Fang to be fooled and complete his campaign. Now that the other party had indeed committed the crime, he felt
The world is already in your own hands.
"promise."
Soon Zhou Bi was brought into Huang Wan's mansion.
"At the end of the week, the chief secretary of Nanyang paid homage to Duke Wan."
Huang Wan was a respected Three Dukes in the Han Dynasty. If he was a minister of China, he could turn a blind eye to him. But now that he wants to pretend to join forces with him, he really can't turn a blind eye. Even if his descendants treat their predecessors, they should
salute.
"It's the end of the week, right? Come on, please sit down."
Seeing Zhou Bi's attitude, Huang Wan also smiled slightly.
"Thank you Mr. Wan."
"At the end of the week, you are here on behalf of Prefect Zhang Fang. What do you mean?"
Huang Wan didn't hesitate and directly asked him the reason for his visit.
"Gong Wan, the New Han Dynasty treats my prefect with sincerity, and he naturally treats the New Han Dynasty with sincerity. As long as you fulfill your promise and evacuate all Nanyang soldiers, my family is willing to change the flag and obey Xiangyang's order."
Since Huang Wan was not wordy, Zhou Bi had nothing to hide and directly stated his purpose.
"Of course I won't break my promise on this matter. The New Han Dynasty needs Zhang Fang to join us. You have been tired from the journey and have worked hard all the way. Let's rest today. I will take you to court to meet the New Emperor tomorrow."
Since Zhang Fang has already committed the crime, Huang Wan will naturally not provoke him now.
Isn't it just a false gift?
They are willing to
Isn’t it just Nanjun?
They are willing to
As long as Jingzhou can gain momentum, Huang Wan will do anything.
"It's better to be respectful than obey orders after such a week."
Since Huang Wan had already agreed, Zhou Bi also nodded. With his promise, this matter should be taken as a matter of course.
The next day, Huang Wan stepped out of the court hall.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Fang's envoy is waiting outside the palace, and he wants to surrender to me, the New Han Dynasty, on behalf of Zhang Fang."
Hearing what Huang Wan said, Liu Biao couldn't help but be stunned. He originally thought that Zhang Fang was loyal to China and would definitely not accept these favors from him. Besides, his promise was just a false title. He didn't expect that Zhang Fang was really real.
So he surrendered.
"Is this post a sincere surrender or a false flattery?
Once we accept him, withdraw our troops and horses, and give Nanyang a chance to breathe, will he directly send troops to attack Xiangyang? This matter must be guarded against."
After thinking for a while, Liu Biao decided to find a way to surrender this time.
"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter. As I said last time, as long as Zhang Fang can surrender, he will no longer be a minister of China. We are not afraid of him going back on his word. Now Zhang Fang's envoy has arrived outside the palace. If we don't keep our promise,
Then it will be even more difficult to capture Nanyang in the future."
Xiang Lang glanced at Liu Biao, a light flashed in his eyes, and he spoke directly to him.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the current situation does not allow us to have other ideas. As long as Nanyang's soldiers and horses are withdrawn now, we can gather troops and horses to attack Jiangxia. After Cai Mao's navy captures Changsha, they will attack us from north to south.
, then the entire territory of Jingzhou will fall under the command of the New Han Dynasty."
Huang Wan also clasped his fists at Liu Biao and suggested that although they had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, the real elite soldiers were only tens of thousands.
In order to attack Nanyang, they have dispatched 50,000 troops. If Nanyang can really surrender, they can mobilize these 50,000 troops.
The reason why they have not attacked Jiangxia is not because Zang Ba has stationed heavy troops there. If they can free up their hands now, they can enter Jiangxia before Yuan Shu's troops can gather reinforcements, and the hope of defeating Zang Ba will be greater.
"If you all think so, then I don't have anything to say, so I will send the envoy to the palace."
Now that both of them had said so, Liu Biao knew that he could not resist.
"Your Majesty has an order to send envoys to the palace."
"Your Majesty has an order to send envoys to the palace."
"Your Majesty has an order to send envoys to the palace."
