A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Huang Quan's eyes, and he said, "Stop Banquet, invite Liu Bei to the banquet on the pretext of negotiating peace, and secretly ambush Swordsmen and Axemen."
"With the signal of throwing a cup, with a command, three hundred Swordsmen and Axemen came out to kill Liu Bei between Banquet!"
"In this way, you can get rid of your serious worries!"
Huang Lian's idea is very simple. Since the problem cannot be solved, then the people who created the problem should be solved.
It is true that they cannot defeat Liu Bei in a head-on battle, but as long as he is killed by trickery, his troops will be leaderless, so how can he be their opponent?
"Feast at Hong Gate?"
Hearing Huang Lian's plan, Liu Zhang couldn't help but be a little surprised, but after some thinking, he felt that this was indeed a good idea.
After all, as long as Liu Bei is killed, everything will be fine!
After making up his mind, Liu Zhang nodded and said, "I will write a letter and send it to Liu Bei, asking him to come to the banquet. You should hurry up and prepare for the banquet."
"This time we must get rid of this serious problem!"
Huang Quan The three of them took orders one after another.
That night, Liu Zhang sent Emissary to leave Shu Commandery with his handwritten letter and go to Ba Commandery occupied by Liu Bei.
Five days later, Ba Commandery.
Within Prefect's Residence.
Liu Bei received the handwritten letter sent by Liu Zhang. After reading the entire letter carefully, he turned his attention to Emissary who was standing in the hall.
"Governor of Yi Province really want to negotiate peace with me?"
Emissary smiled slightly, raised his hands and said, "Since Mr. Xuande entered Shu, he has helped my family Lord govern Ba Commandery, fight against Zhang Lu, and eliminate Five Pecks of Rice Way's influence among the people. He has made great contributions."
"My family Lord has something to say. The previous open war with Xuande was due to a misunderstanding, so I sent you here. I hope Mr. Xuande can put aside the past grudges and negotiate a truce."
After Emissary finished speaking, Zhang Fei, who was standing in the hall, couldn't help but said angrily, "Thankfully he still remembers my elder brother's contribution!"
"My eldest brother has worked hard day and night to govern Ba Commandery and fight against Zhang Lu! But on his luck, he actually united with Liu Biao to attack us!"
"If you say you want to fight, you will fight, if you say you want to make peace, you will make peace. How can there be such truth in the world!"
"No peace possible! Absolutely impossible!"
It was Liu Zhang who suddenly raised troops to fight them before, and it was Liu Zhang who said he wanted to negotiate for peace now. Is fighting such a casual thing?
"Third brother, don't be rude."
Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei from continuing to speak rudely, and turned to Emissary and said sternly, "I don't want to start the war. It's just that Governor of Yi Province took the initiative to attack, so I have to protect myself."
"Liu Bei came to help Governor of Yi Province on behalf of Son of Heaven Secret Edict. Governor of Yi Province's move is undoubtedly against Son of Heaven's will. This war must not stop here."
"Emissary Please come back."
Liu Bei directly rejected Liu Zhang's request for peace.
Hearing this, Emissary said, "The previous war was really a misunderstanding. My Lord would like to write a letter to apologize to Son of Heaven, and hand over half of the Yi Province to Mr. Xuande to govern as an apology."
"Please also ask Mr. Xuande to put aside the past grievances and not let the lives of the people be devastated, the people suffer, and there will be more casualties in vain Soldiers."
Emissary said and bowed deeply to Liu Bei.
Hearing this, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and even Xu Shu and Pang Tong all showed surprise.
Give half of Yi Province as apology?
Liu Bei's mind was filled with thoughts. He thought for a long time and then said, "Let me think about this for a while and I will give Emissary a reply tomorrow."
"Then I'll just wait for the good news from Mr. Xuande."
Emissary was relieved.
Then turned around and left.
After Emissary left Main Hall, Liu Bei asked Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "Yuanzhi, Shiyuan, do you think I should agree to Liu Jiyu's truce and peace?"
If Liu Zhang had not stated the conditions for dedicating half of the state, then he would definitely continue to fight; but after offering this condition, he had to think about it.
"Oh, brother, how can you agree to this?"
Before Xu Shu and Pang Tong could speak, Zhang Fei said irritably, "Liu Zhang must have seen that he can't defeat us, so he thought of making peace!"
"Our situation is very good now. If this continues, the entire Yi Province can be taken over. Why do we need to negotiate a peace with him?"
Although he was surprised that Liu Zhang gave up half of Yi Province, he did not agree with the armistice. Instead, he wanted to defeat Liu Zhang and capture the entire Yi Province in one go.
In this way, the credit is the greatest!
Guan Yu also nodded and said, "I agree with the third brother's words. Negotiating peace with Liu Jiyu will undoubtedly waste this great situation."
"Second brother, third brother, listen to what these two gentlemen have to say first."
Liu Bei was a little helpless at the temper of the two younger brothers. After suppressing them, he continued to look at Xu Shu and Pang Tong.
These two people were the wise men he sought after visiting various places after entering Shu. They played a great role in governing Bajun, pacifying Zhang Lu, and fighting against Liu Zhang, and were deeply trusted by him.
The talents of the two of them are absolutely world-class.
Pang Tong twirled his beard and said, "Liu Jiyu can't even deal with a mere Zhang Lu. It shows that he is weak and incompetent, and he is the master of mediocrity."
"Now that Liu Cong is withdrawing its troops, and our side continues to win, with overwhelming momentum, it is normal for Liu Jiyu's character to choose to negotiate peace."
"I thought we could agree to negotiate peace."
Zhang Fei couldn't help but become anxious after hearing this. "Let's make peace, we can't beat him or something! Since we can take the whole Yi Province, why only take half?"
Pang Tong glanced at Zhang Fei and disdained to answer.
In the end, Xu Shu spoke to Zhang Fei, "General Zhang, please be patient. It is not a bad thing to have a truce and negotiate a peace now, and it is time for a truce."
"Previously, we faced the joint attack of Liu Zhang and Liu Biao. Our troop consumption has been quite large, and Grain and Fodder's reserves are running low."
"It's not that we can't fight if we continue to fight, but we can only continue to win and seize new supplies to supplement the army's expenses; once the war is blocked or dragged into trouble, the army will be defeated thousands of miles away."
"To put it simply, our background is too shallow. It is far less rich than Liu Jiyu, which has the entire Shu land with more than half of Yi Province behind it."
"So if we can take half of Yi Province first, we can rest and reorganize our army, and it won't be too late to find an opportunity to capture the entire Yi Province later."
Xu Shu explained the pros and cons in detail.
He is usually in charge of logistics and knows the situation in the army best. An armistice and peace negotiation are indeed the best choice at the moment.
After listening to Xu Shu's explanation, Zhang Fei scratched his head and stopped talking.
Liu Bei nodded and said, "In that case, I will go to Shu Commandery at the invitation of Liu Jiyu to discuss the division and handover of half of the state."
"Brother, do you want to go there in person?"
Guan Yu couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said, "What if Liu Jiyu is pretending to negotiate a peace, but in fact it is going to be detrimental to the elder brother?"
Liu Bei said, "To discuss the armistice and the handover of half of the state, it would be a bad idea if I didn't go there in person. I have to try my best to win over some rich counties."
"And since Liu Jiyu has proposed peace, he should not use such despicable means. What's more, even if he kills me, he still has his second and third brothers here, so he can still defeat Yi Province."
Liu Bei is not worried that Liu Zhang will be detrimental to him.
What's the use of killing him alone?
If he dies, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will avenge him. This is his greatest confidence.
"If the eldest brother insists on going, then the younger brother will go with him!"
Guan Yu took a step forward and said firmly.
Seeing the deep concern in his second brother's eyes, Liu Bei felt warm in his heart, patted his hand and said with a smile, "Then, second brother, come with me."
"Let's go to this banquet together!"
Chapter 345 The pressure of Guan Yu! Fa Zheng votes for Son of Heaven!
Early the next morning, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and five hundred guards, followed Emissary to Shu Commandery for a banquet, and met and negotiated with Liu Zhang.
Zhang Fei originally wanted to go together, but was refused by Liu Bei, because the army cannot be left without someone to guard it, so someone must stay and guard Ba Commandery.
Although Zhang Fei was very reluctant to do this, he finally obeyed the arrangement and did not insist on going along.
In this way, Liu Bei and his party set out from Ba Commandery. After several days of trekking, they finally arrived at Shu Commandery by boat.
And Liu Zhang has already been waiting at the ferry.
When he saw Liu Bei's ship docking, he immediately led his people to greet it and said very enthusiastically, "Xuande condescended to come. I am sorry for the delay in welcoming you."
After saying that, he actually bowed to Liu Bei.
With words such as "condescension" and "forgiveness", coupled with the active salute, Liu Zhang's posture can be said to be extremely low.
Even Liu Bei couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw this, and then stepped forward to help him and said, "If you are not prepared, why bother Governor of Yi Province to receive you with such courtesy?"
"Governor of Yi Province Please get up quickly."
This time he came for the purpose of armistice and peace negotiation. Liu Zhang showed such a sincere attitude. Of course, he couldn't put on airs.
"Xuande is a hero of the world, and he should be so."
Liu Zhang shook his head, and then said with a face full of shame, "I listened to the villain's slander before, thinking that Xuande had evil intentions and wanted to do evil to Yi Province, so I sent troops to attack him."
"Now that I have woken up, I specially invited Xuande to come and discuss the matter of ending the war and making peace."
"Xuande is able to ignore my faults and come to make peace with me. This kind of mind really makes me admire and makes me ashamed."
Liu Bei heard this and said, "It is a good thing that Governor of Yi Province can wake up, because starting a war with Governor of Yi Province is not what I want."
"Now that we can stop the war and make peace, so that the common people will be less miserable, I really want it."
Liu Zhang said yes again and again and apologized endlessly.
At this time, he noticed Guan Yu standing behind Liu Bei. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it, and then said with a smile, "I have prepared a banquet in the city to wash away the dust for Xuande. Xuande, please follow me into the city first."
"Governor of Yi Province please."
Liu Bei nodded and let Liu Zhang go first.
He followed with Guan Yu.