Several armored guards escorted Zhang Yi out through the gate.
Zhang Yi had been confined to his residence all this time and knew virtually nothing of what was happening outside.
Clearly, the food in Wei was quite good. Zhang Yi was fair-skinned and plump now; at any rate, he had suffered no mistreatment in Wei.
Led by the armored guards, he soon arrived before a mansion.
Zhang Yi looked over the mansion before him and asked, "Who have you brought me to see this time?"
Lately, Zhang Yi had often been taken out to meet visitors.
Yes, he was taken out to meet prisoners and surrendered officials from the Wu Kingdom.
Whenever someone from the Wu Kingdom surrendered or was captured, Cao Mao would have Zhang Yi brought to meet them.
For one thing, it demonstrated Wei's national strength, showing the Wu people that even the Shu Kingdom's Grand General Who Conquers the North was a guest here!
It also showed them his leniency: look, even someone of Zhang Yi's rank had suffered no humiliation. He was well fed, well treated, and had grown fair-skinned and plump in their care.
He served precisely that sort of mascot's role.
Though Zhang Yi felt helpless about this, there was nothing he could do. He was different from someone like Jiang Wei, who harbored a resolve to die. Although he had never surrendered, he had not taken his own life either.
The official responsible for looking after him smiled. "You will find out shortly."
That smile gave Zhang Yi some ominous suspicions.
Once inside the mansion, he saw a man walking toward him with a broad smile.
Zhang Yi took a closer look and immediately lost his composure.
"Your Majesty!!"
"Your Majesty!!!"
Zhang Yi staggered forward and knelt in a full ceremonial bow,