Chapter 589: Zhang Xiu and Liu Ye are helpless
In the end, Liu Ye was the first to break the deadlock. After all, he did not forget the mission he brought from Xu Du to Nanyang. He had to go to Rang County so late. Isn’t it just for his own master to hand over the task he gave him?
Liu Ye always felt that he was really embarrassed under his lord's account, because of his identity. Although he was a little worse than Xun Yu, Xun You, uncle and nephew, Cheng Yu, Cheng Zhongde, and he admitted this. However, he should be stronger than other staff members under his lord's account, at least he has this confidence.
However, because of his identity, the Han clan relatives were not trusted by his lord. In fact, thinking about it, his lord was actually "using the emperor to command the princes" in Xudu, so the Han clan relatives were naturally people standing opposite him. Liu Ye also understood that the reason why his lord could use him was largely because of his identity as a Han clan relative, but it was also because of this reason that his lord could not use him.
Using myself is for people in the world, or directly for all Han clans to see. But his status is never as good as that of Xun's uncle and nephew, Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde. This is not because of his ability, but because he is a Han clan relative compared to other people, he is not happy with his lord. Liu Bei and Liu Xuande are also relatives of the Han clan, but he is highly valued when he sees him. In fact, it is not, anyone with a discerning eye can see that his lord can only be said to be using him, but not using him.
As soon as his lord went to war, he would take Liu Bei and his subordinate Taishi Ci with him. This was not a heavy use of him, because he didn't let him fight at all. To put it bluntly, this was his lord guarding him. After all, Liu Bei was a hero in the world. And he was a relative of the Han Dynasty. His lord was also afraid that the backyard would catch a fire after he left. In that case, it would be too late to be guarded and regret it.
If my lord really valued Liu Xuande, then no matter what big or small things it is, I should have come to him, at least he is here to discuss it together. But the result is obvious, it will not be like this. For me, I am not as good as Liu Xuande, and my lord trusts the most is nothing more than the uncle and nephew of Xun and Cheng Zhongde, and I will definitely not be myself.
Moreover, his identity actually brought a lot of embarrassment to him. In the eyes of those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty, no one is with him. In Cao's camp, he is not valued, so Liu Ye is actually very unhappy in his heart. But there is no way. After all, this identity cannot be changed at all, and it was passed down from his ancestors, so...
But this time, because of Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo's suggestion, his lord asked him to come to Nanyang to persuade Zhang Xiu. For him, at least it means that his lord can still use his own. Although it is not a heavy use and cannot be compared with others, it is also a good thing, so he is here.
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This is the most real idea in Liu Ye. For him, he should seize the opportunity that Xun Wenruo had for him in front of his lord. Before, his lord went on a war, Xun Wenruo had to stay and take charge of the overall situation, so Xun Gongda or Cheng Zhongde followed his lord together, but he never brought him. So, Liu Ye had no complaints about this, which was false. After all, Liu Ye is not a saint, so how could he not have the emotions that normal people should have?
So this time I came to Nanyang to convince Zhang Xiu, Liu Ye felt that it was his great opportunity. So he didn't care that it was so late, but he still came to find Zhang Xiu just to convince Zhang Xiu as soon as possible and defect to his lord.
But he thought it was pretty good, but can the fact be as he thought it was.
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At this moment, Liu Ye couldn't help but say, "General Zhang, when my lord came to Nanyang, I specifically instructed me to say hello to General Zhang. The previous war was nothing more than their own masters, so please don't take it seriously!"
After hearing this, Zhang Xiu sneered in his heart. Why don’t you take it to heart? You Cao Mengde didn’t tell your mistakes, but you didn’t take it to heart? Your aunt committed suicide by being embarrassed and angry. Wasn’t it because you Cao Mengde forced you? If you could just forget about this, how could you be worthy of your dead uncle? Zhang Xiu became more and more angry the more you thought about it. Zhang Xiu didn’t think he was so angry, but in front of his two junior brothers, he felt that it was difficult for him to suppress his anger anymore, so he forced him to endure it.
In fact, Liu Ye’s meaning is simple, and it is Cao Cao’s meaning. Cao Cao never admits that he has made mistakes, so he can say this, which is actually a disguised apology. And he also said it specifically that before, everyone was the master of his own. That means that even if his nephew died in Wancheng, he would not care about this. After all, there are no undead people in war, so you don’t have to take it seriously.
But Zhang Xiu obviously didn't think so, so once a misunderstanding arises and the two parties don't say it, the misunderstanding will only get deeper and deeper, and it will probably be irreconcilable in the end.
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Fortunately, Liu Ye didn't say anything more. He was waiting for Zhang Xiu to speak, but it took thirty seconds. Zhang Xiu slowed down. Then he said: "Haha, in this way, Zhang really has to thank Mr. Cao for not killing our army!"
When Liu Ye heard this, Zhang Xiu's tone was wrong. This was not in line with his personality.
To be honest, Zhang Xiu is actually an honest person. At least among the princes in the world, Zhang Xiu is definitely not a sinister and cunning villain. Not to mention being open-minded, it is indeed almost the same. Moreover, he is not suitable to be a prince in one place, at least he is not as much as his uncle Zhang Ji. This is also something Zhang Ji is worried about. He has long known that his nephew cannot be the leader. If you ask him to lead a soldier to charge. It is indeed no problem to attack the city and capture the village, but no matter how many there are, it will not work.
Therefore, when Zhang Ji was dying, he was also the most worried about his own nephew. He also knew that if his nephew had been like this, he would not have made any progress in his life. The best result was to surrender to a prince and then go to waste his life. If he insisted on not doing this, he would have to be eaten by others in the end. However, before Zhang Ji could say these words, he had already gone.
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When Liu Ye heard this, he knew that Zhang Xiu might have had some misunderstandings about his words, so he quickly said: "General Zhang, don't misunderstand. The lord's intention is actually. You and I should 'turn swords into jade', and they were all for their own masters before. So..."
Zhang Xiu thought to himself, "I am the one who is his own leader. At that time, he surrendered to your Yanzhou army, Cao Mengde. But the final result was that you, Cao Mengde, forced your aunt to death, so I, Zhang Xiu, led my troops to raid your Yanzhou army camp, and your nephew died in Wancheng. This is the cause and effect of the matter. After that, Cao Mengde led his troops to attack me many times. Now you want me to surrender to you, so you sent a lobbyist to Nanyang, thinking well. But I, Zhang Xiu, must I surrender to you?
Zhang Xiu now knew very well that instead of surrendering to Cao Mengde, who had "held the emperor to command the princes", he would rather surrender to Ma Mengqi, who had no holiday with him. What's more, Ma Mengqi also had two of his fellow junior brothers. With familiarity, he could be taken care of under his tent. At least, it would be much better to face the cold eyes of Cao's soldiers when he went to Cao's camp.
It's really true that Zhang Xiu thought, if he really chose to surrender to Cao Cao, then that's it.
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"Mr. He said it easily, but Zhang had some questions at this time. Is Cao's intention that he wanted Zhang to surrender to him? This is what Mr. said, "Turn swords into jade and silk"!"
When Liu Ye heard this, he smiled unnaturally, thinking that you really said something so obvious. Liu Ye has never seen someone like Zhang Xiu who doesn't play according to common sense. What can he say, don't you? Or...
So he could only say with a thorn in his mouth: "This, General Zhang, my lord is also very loving. He hopes that the general will enter the wheat seeds and hopes for the nectar! The general is now stationing troops in Nanyang, but why can't he surrender to our lord, go to Xudu and serve in the court?"
When Zhang Xiu heard this, he thought to himself that Cao Mengde was really going his best. But how could he let you do what you want? It was a joke. If you really had no choice, you might have surrendered. But now you have a better way out, so you are not your only choice!
Zhang Xiu felt like a mirror in his heart. It seemed that he could not surrender to him. Cao Mengde simply did not pay much attention to him. Ma Mengqi also sent two junior brothers from his fellow disciples to persuade him. But Cao Mengde sent someone he had never heard of. Isn't this just not paying attention to him? After all, he also occupied Wancheng and Rang County in Nanyang, and had nearly 20,000 people under his command. Although he was not very capable, he was one of the princes in the world.
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Liu Ye didn't know what Zhang Xiu was thinking, so he heard Zhang Xiu say at this time: "I wonder if you want to ask me, isn't Zhang doing things for the court now that Zhang is stationed in Nanyang? Zhang is the prefect of Nanyang, the Great Han Dynasty. If Cao Gong does not admit it, then send troops to conquer!"
Zhang Xiu meant that I am the prefect of Nanyang of the Han Dynasty. Don’t you, Cao Mengde, control the government? Cao Mengde, said you, don’t admit it, and then send troops to encircle me again. Anyway, this matter has not been once or twice.
This was for Liu Ye to hear. He understood why no one came to Nanyang at this time. It seemed that this was not a good job at all. I didn’t know what to say to Zhang Xiu.
"Oh, General Zhang, the lord asked me to come to Nanyang with sincerity. I hope General Zhang can do this too. For General Zhang's sake, it is a wise choice for the general to surrender to our lord!"
If you want to say "there is a specialty in your profession", it is still okay to ask Liu Ye to build a siege equipment. But to persuade others, at least for Zhang Xiu, Liu Ye has hit a wall. And to be honest, he is indeed not suitable to be a qualified lobbyist, otherwise at least he would not be so disgusted by Zhang Xiu.
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Chapter completed!