"You mean? That boy Yuan Shang is going to surrender to me, the lonely king?"
Just after returning to Yecheng, Xiang Ji met Yuan Shang's envoy, Feng Ji.
Xiang Ji was not surprised that Yuan Shang surrendered.
After all, based on the current situation, if Yuan Shang still chooses to resist stubbornly, he can only lead the entire Hebei Army to destruction.
Even if he doesn't care about Hebei Bingjia's life, he still has to care about his own life, right?
Based on Xiang Ji's understanding of Yuan Shang, he probably doesn't have the courage to die with him.
"Yes! Dear King of Chu, I would like to present to you my letter of surrender from the State of Qi on behalf of my lord Yuan Shang."
Facing Xiang Ji, Feng Ji showed full respect.
This man is the most powerful prince and king in the world, and he is also his monarch in every age. How dare he be disrespectful in every age?
"Very good, the lonely king already knows what Yuan Shang means.
But, what about Xu You? Why wasn’t he the one who came?”
Xiang Ji still had a good impression of Xu You, who had already sacrificed his life for the Chu State.
Although they planned to use him at first, they later deceived him into taking possession of his greedy property.
However, it was precisely because of Xu You that Xiang Ji could predict the movements of the Wuheng people in advance and be able to deal with the Wuheng cavalry going south so calmly.
Otherwise, if they are really attacked by the Wuheng people, it is really unknown how much of the Chu army can be saved.
When Xiang Ji heard this sentence, he didn't feel anything at all, but when Feng Ji heard it, it was like thunder on the ground.
Fortunately! Fortunately! Fortunately, I took action in advance and got rid of that Xu You. Otherwise, if I got to Chu State, I'm afraid that guy would never give me good luck!
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Xu You... because his previous contact with you, the King of Chu, was discovered by our lord Yuan Shang... he has committed suicide out of fear of crime."
Since he had said this to Yuan Shang before, Feng Ji could only continue to say this to Xiang Ji, otherwise if something went wrong, he would probably suffer.
Dead? Damn it! Just like that?
I also said that I was going to investigate this product.
Xiang Ji really didn't expect it when he heard that Xu You had died.
But a greedy person will die when he dies, so Xiang Ji doesn't care too much.
The only pity is that I don’t know where to look for the supplies from Hebei that this thing swallowed up.
After accepting Yuan Shang's surrender, Xiang Ji officially occupied the entire territory of Hebei and became a veritable overlord of the north.
After spending more than half a month in Yecheng, Xiang Ji ushered in Yuan Shang, who had surrendered, and Ding Feng, who had been guarding Shangdang.
Yes, Ding Feng finally received the news from Chu State, and finally knew that his overlord had completely occupied the entire territory of Hebei and became the overlord of the north.
However, this is not what excites Ding Feng the most.
When he came to Yecheng and saw the familiar figure dressed in white, his eyes filled with excitement and tears.
"General Zhao!"
Seeing that Zhao Yun was safe and sound, Ding Feng was really excited.
You know, because of the information barrier, Ding Fengke always thought that Zhao Yun had died in battle because he blocked the advance of Lu Bu's army.
Looking at the young general with tears in his eyes, Xiang Ji's eyes were full of appreciation.
This guy was a long-lived general and the mainstay of the Wu Kingdom in the later period.
Now, at such a young age, he led the army to guard Shangdang alone, and even defended Shangdang for several months without being captured by Lu Bu. This is enough to prove Ding Feng's ability.
After Ding Feng and Zhao Yun finished reminiscing about old times, Xiang Ji announced his decision to him.
"Ding Feng, the lonely king has appointed you as the governor of Shangdang and the commander-in-chief of the defense of Bingzhou. Do you dare to accept the order?"
Yes, Xiang Ji has complete trust in Ding Feng's loyalty and ability.
Moreover, the land of Bingzhou must be guarded against.
It borders Xianbei to the north and Xiongnu to the west, making it an important border defense town.
What's more, with Lu Bu's thousand-mile attack, Xiang Ji didn't dare to ignore Bingzhou's defense.
Who knows if that guy Lu Bu will have another headache and suddenly come to attack my Bingzhou?
You know, after conquering the north, Xiang Ji planned to turn his attention to the south.
Since Liu Bei has occupied Laozi's Jade Seal for so long, it's time to settle the matter.
As for the previously signed peace agreement?
Just kidding, it's just a contract.
He Liu Biao is pedantic and cares about these empty reputations, but I and Xiang Ji don't care.
When the time comes, I will tear up this contract. Who dares to compete with me?
History is written by the victors.
In Xiang Ji's view, those so-called reputations are nothing but charity from the strong to the weak.
I haven't had the time to answer you Liu Biao before, so I'll let you run around for a few more days.
But now, I have captured Hebei, so I can free my hands and feet to find trouble for this old guy.
As for Lu Bu in Chang'an?
After this defeat, I'm afraid this guy won't be able to get up again in a short time.
What's more, Lu Bu has a natural barrier at Tongguan, and Xiang Ji has no great interest in attacking Lu Bu.
Of course, these are not the most important.
You know, in Xiang Ji's heart, what he values most is the weak-minded thief Liu Bei and Liu Daer.
This guy took Zhuge Liang to Xichuan for a long time. Who knows what the situation is now?
Xiang Ji didn't want Liu Bei to occupy Xichuan and Jingzhou in the end, and then join forces with Lu Bu to create a situation where the Three Kingdoms were at odds with him.
However, what Xiang Ji didn't know was that the situation he least wanted to see was happening right now.
In the land of Xichuan, because of Liu Yan's death, his son Liu Zhang did not have enough prestige at all.
Now, Liu Zhang has long been sidelined by Liu Bei, and the land of Xichuan has also fallen into Liu Bei's hands.
And unlike history, Liu Bei captured Xichuan entirely through peaceful evolution.
This also makes its war potential far greater than that of the same historical stage.
As for why Liu Bei didn't directly depose Liu Zhang and proclaim himself emperor?
As the saying goes, reputation is a burden.
Liu Bei's journey all depended on the good reputation he had managed by himself. Even when he occupied Qingzhou, it was under the banner of justice that he poured dirty water on the unlucky Kong Rong.
Now that Xichuan is in his hands, Liu Bei cannot ruin his reputation just because he is anxious to become emperor.
Therefore, what Liu Bei wants now is for Liu Zhang to abdicate on his own initiative.
"Brother Ji Yuxian, the current situation in the world cannot allow you to continue to think about it.
For the sake of the soldiers of Xichuan, for the people of Xichuan, and for the sake of our Han family, you should abdicate."
Yes, at this moment Liu Bei has almost given up all reasons and continues to persuade Liu Zhang to abdicate every day.
After all, the emperor's temptation was really greater than anything else for Liu Bei, who had been down and out for half his life.