"Stop!" Zhang Xiu quickly spoke to stop him.
Hu Che'er Although he was extremely angry, he could only obey Zhang Xiu's instructions. He put away the long knife and stepped aside.
Zhang Xiu looked at Liu Bei coldly and said, "Xuande aren't you afraid that this general will kill you?"
Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, there was no fear in his eyes, and he said calmly, "As I said, this is for the general's future and life. If the general doesn't care, then there is no harm in killing him."
Negotiation is all about momentum.
Liu Bei's attitude of being indifferent to life and death makes it impossible for others to figure out his true identity.
Zhang Xiu clapped his hands, and soon two Famous Scholars soldiers walked into the room, each escorting a captive who was tied up.
"Xuande do you know who they are?" Zhang Xiu looked at Liu Bei with playful eyes and pointed at the two trembling prisoners, "One of them is Cao Cao One is Emissary from, and the other is Emissary from Sun Ce. Like Xuande, they are both here to negotiate."
"If Xuande doesn't talk properly, he will be like them and become Prisoner."
"Woooooooo--!"
The two Emissarys had their mouths gagged and bound. They could only fall to the ground and make whimpering sounds.
If it were an ordinary person encountering this unexpected event, even if they were not frightened and overwhelmed, they would still be panic-stricken.
But Liu Bei himself came with the determination to die, so how could he be the least bit afraid? Instead, he burst out laughing, "In that case, the general should also know my purpose of coming."
Zhang Xiu chuckled, "It's nothing more than persuading people to surrender."
"Then what is the general's plan?" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Xiu steadily, "The general should know very well that Shouchun can hold on for a while, but he cannot hold on for a lifetime. It will only be a matter of time before the city is broken."
"When Shouchun City is broken, it will be the day the general dies."
"It's better to Surrender Might-Exerting General earlier, you can still save your life."
Zhang Xiu didn't know in his heart that what Liu Bei said was true, but asking him to surrender was too risky.
"That's enough! Shouchun is impregnable. I'm here to see how you can break Shouchun!"
"You have come all the way, and Grain and Fodder is simply not enough to support the army for a long-term operation. According to my opinion, it could be as late as three months, or at most six months, and you will have no choice but to retreat."
Troops from all walks of life came to Shouchun, which put a lot of pressure on us.
But Zhang Xiu is very aware of their weaknesses.
Cao Cao, Lü Bu, Sun Ce, and Ji Province Army of Yan Liang and Wen Chou are all facing the Grain and Fodder problem.
The daily Grain and Fodder consumption of Tens of Thousands of Troops is an astonishing amount.
Even if they transport food from the mainland, they will not be able to gather enough Grain and Fodder to support the army for a long-term operation.
As long as he sticks to Cities and drags all the armies to retreat, he can use Shouchun as the foundation to slowly gather troops and recapture the lost ground of Yuan Shu!
When Liu Bei heard this, he smiled and shook his head, and said quietly, "If the general is really willing to die for Yuan Shu, then it is useless to talk more and just behead him. But the general can chat with me for so long, which shows that he may not really surrender to Yuan Shu, nor may he be confident in sticking to Shouchun."
"Perhaps the general has been waiting for my arrival since the arrival of Sun Ce and Cao Cao's Emissary?"
Zhang Xiu paused slightly while drinking tea, and his face became stiff. "What do you mean?"
Liu Bei said slowly, "The general had a blood feud with Cao Cao and was worried about his revenge, so he abandoned Wan City and defected to Yuan Shu, who had arrogated the throne. After arriving at Yang Province, he did not expect that Yuan Shu would be defeated so quickly."
"However, at this time, the general is desperate. You are in urgent need of a place to stay, so you can only take one step at a time. So the general is in danger of being trapped Shouchun."
Listening to Liu Bei's words, although Zhang Xiu's face was expressionless, his eyes changed and his hand holding the tea cup became harder.
"The general knows that Yuan Shu's defeat is a foregone conclusion. He follows Yuan Shu with all his heart. There is only one way to die."
"However, the general has a grudge against Cao Cao, and he also has a grudge against Sun Ce. The general did not ignore their attempts to persuade him to surrender, but he did not dare to trust them."
"Only Might-Exerting General Lü Bu has no grievances with the general, so there is no need to worry about settling accounts later."
"That's why I say that the general has been waiting for my arrival."
"Crack!" The tea cup in Zhang Xiu's hand suddenly shattered, and tea water flowed all over his hands and body.
Liu Bei had already seen through his underwear, so there was no point in trying to play tricks anymore.
It's better to negotiate the terms directly.
Zhang Xiu looked straight at Liu Bei and said, "I can lower it, but I have conditions."
Liu Bei Hearing this, his spirit suddenly perked up, his tense heartstrings relaxed, and he couldn't help but have a flash of joy in his eyes.
He had previously used Mi Family's network to investigate all the news related to Zhang Xiu, and concluded that he would not be loyal to Yuan Shu and only wanted to survive.
Now it seems that everything is exactly as he imagined!
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Liu Bei showed a warm smile on his face,
"If you have any conditions, General, it's fine."
"Xuande, wait a moment." Zhang Xiu stood up, pulled out the long knife from Hu Che'er's waist, and walked towards Emissary sent by Cao Cao and Sun Ce.
Along with two dull sounds, two Emissary fell into a pool of blood.
Liu Bei saw this and nodded secretly with satisfaction.
If he doesn't kill these two Emissary, he will still have a grudge in his heart.
"General, does he know where your counselor Jia Xu is now?"
After Zhang Xiu killed two Emissarys, his mentality was completely different from before. He laughed loudly and said, "Xuande just say what you have to say."
Liu Bei: "Jia Xu is now in Ye City, Son of Heaven canonizes him as Minister of the Imperial Clan."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu's brows jumped, and joy rose in his eyes.
Lü Bu was ordered by Son of Heaven of Ye City to attack Yuan Shu. To vote for Lü Bu is to vote for Son of Heaven.
Jia Xu has blocked Minister of the Imperial Clan, so isn't he...
Zhang Xiu stepped forward and held Liu Bei's hands with his blood-stained hands, "Xuande, come on, let's have a good discussion on how to capture Shouchun without any bloodshed."
Around Hai Hour, the night was deep.
Yuan Shu was sleeping soundly in Bedchamber. Suddenly, a pair of big hands pulled him up from the bed and threw him to the ground.
This fall immediately woke up Yuan Shu. He covered his arm and cursed angrily, "Who dares to be so bold!"
However, when he raised his head, he saw dozens of Armored Soldiers coming in at some point among the Bedchamber, each wearing armor and carrying knives, looking at him fiercely.
Seeing such a scene, he only felt a cold air rushing from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai, and said in horror, "Who are you, who dare to break into Son of Heaven Bedchamber?"
The leader Hu Che'er sneered, waved his hand and said, "Tie this guy up to see the general!"
Two Armored Soldiers stepped forward, quickly tied up Yuan Shu, and dragged him outside.
"Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"
"Escort! Escort!"
Yuan Shu was so frightened that he shouted at the top of his lungs, but no one responded at all.
Not long after, he was taken to a Great Hall.
"General, Pretender Emperor has been brought!"
"Okay, please step back first."
Hearing this familiar voice, Yuan Shu's whole body was startled, and he looked up suddenly with a look of horror on his face.
On the Great Hall Seat of Honor sat a man who had become his nightmare.
"Lü Bu!"
Yuan Shu was filled with panic and fear, almost wondering if he was dreaming.
How could Lü Bu appear in his Imperial Palace!
I turned around and looked, and found that not only Lü Bu, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Liu Bei Guan Yu Zhang Fei, but all of them were present!
Lü Bu sat high on Seat of Honor, overlooking Yuan Shu who was tied up inside the Great Hall, and sneered, "Rebel! Did you expect that you would fall into the hands of this general?"
Yuan Shu turned pale and said in disbelief, "My Shouchun is impregnable, how can you be here! This is impossible!"
"Grand General! I still have Grand General!"
"Where is Grand General? Where is my Grand General!"
Yuan Shu kept struggling and calling for help, hoping that Zhang Xiu would come out to save him.
"Rebel, shut up now!"
A voice came, shattering Yuan Shu's last glimmer of hope.
He heard the sound and looked over, only to see Zhang Xiu leading a group of Armored Soldiers into the Great Hall, holding a box in his hand and looking at him with an angry face.
After giving Yuan Shu a hard look, Zhang Xiu came forward holding the box and dedicated it to Lü Bu.
"General, the Imperial Seal stolen by Rebel Yuan Shu is in the box."
"Okay!" Lü Bu was overjoyed. He took Imperial Seal and looked at it twice before handing it to Liu Bei. "Xuande, keep this Imperial Seal. This is a great gift from this general to Your Majesty. Be sure to keep it properly."
"Don't worry, General." Liu Bei took the box and was a little excited.
The artifact is back in the hands of Son of Heaven. Does this indicate that Great Han is about to usher in a new life?
Yuan Shu was completely confused at this moment. He stared blankly at Zhang Xiu and trembled. "Grand General, why is this?"
"Why?" Zhang Xiu snorted coldly, "Yuan Shu! You have overstepped your bounds and proclaimed yourself emperor, which has angered both humans and gods, and is intolerable in the world!"
"I pretended to follow you before, just to get Imperial Seal and offer Your Majesty! Now that Might-Exerting General's army has arrived, how can I continue to help the tyrants? I should open the city to welcome you!"
After hearing these words, Yuan Shu understood that Zhang Xiu had surrendered and offered the city. This made him desperate and furious at the same time.
"Zhang Xiu! You capricious villain!"
"I treat you well and call you Grand General. How dare you betray me!"
"Zheng--!" Zhang Xiu became angry with embarrassment and directly pulled out the sharp knife from his waist, saying with murderous intent, "Shut up! Shameless Old Thief! Don't you know that everyone in the world is willing to eat your flesh alive! How dare you talk here!"
Yuan Shu was so angry that he was unconscious. He ignored Zhang Xiu's Sword and kept yelling.
There is absolutely no trace of Four Generations of Three Excellencies's grace.
Those filthy words made Zhang Xiu want to hack him to death.
"General Zhang, don't pay attention to this lost dog." Lü Bu quickly stopped Zhang Xiu. He wanted to dedicate Yuan Shu together with Imperial Seal to Son of Heaven. If Zhang Xiu cuts him off now, it would be a huge loss.