When Chen Deng led his troops to set off, Chen Gong rushed to Dongwuyang.
According to Shi Sun Rui's suggestion, Chen Gong put away the outfit of the emperor's envoy and first paid a visit to Ju Su as an ordinary wanderer.
After reading Ju Jun's letter, Ju Su frowned and didn't say anything for a long time.
Ju Jun said very constrainedly. He neither mentioned Chen Gong's identity nor advised Ju Su to serve the court. He only said that Zang Hong was a famous minister and a member of the alliance. He made contributions to the court and Yuan Shao.
A person who is a county general is also a righteous act, so it is not advisable to punish him or her. I hope Ju Shu can mediate from it so as not to disappoint the people in the world.
But Ju Su felt that this was difficult to deal with.
Yuan Shao led tens of thousands of troops to siege the city, but failed to conquer it for a long time, and was already angry. At this time, he advised Yuan Shao to release the people, could Yuan Shao agree?
At this time, Chen Rong suggested that he was willing to go to the city to persuade Zang Hong to abandon the city voluntarily, so as not to burn both jade and stone.
Ju Su stared at Chen Rong for a while and sighed.
"I can suggest to my lord, but I can't guarantee whether my lord can agree."
Chen Gong was puzzled. "Yuan Benchu must kill Zang Ziyuan?"
"It wasn't that what happened, but now it's hard to say." Ju Su wanted to say something but stopped. "The northwest wind is soaring and cold air is coming to the bone."
Chen Gong's face changed slightly.
Although he did not reveal his identity, Ju Su, like Shi Sun Rui, saw the murderous intent behind his trip.
There is more than Ju Shu around Yuan Shao’s counselor, and it is inevitable that someone will see the flaws.
But now, he could not imagine it, so he could only try it with a tough bullet.
Ju Su brought Wang Ling to see Yuan Shao.
When Yuan Shao saw Wang Ling, he was very excited and held Wang Ling's hand and communicated with tears.
"Has the funeral arrangement been made for Zishi's funeral? If you need me to do anything, just talk."
Wang Ling pulled out his hand and bowed to salute. "Thank you for your concern. The emperor has ordered people to send the remains of his uncle and son back to the ancestral tomb of Qi County. Situ and Sikong offer sacrifices. The mourning and honor are here, and there is no regret."
Yuan Shao opened his tears and looked at Wang Ling. "What are the emperor's actions?"
Wang Ling shook his head. "The emperor was busy with military affairs and could not even attend the spring festival. How could he have time to stay in Qi County?"
Yuan Shao slapped his thigh and sighed. "Zi Shi served the country with his own power, and the emperor went north to fight, but he refused to stay in Qi County and offered sacrifices with a glass of wine. It was really disappointing."
Wang Ling said lightly: "Although the emperor did not personally sacrifice, he appointed Situ and Sikong to sacrifice, which was considered to be his whole heart. Mr. Shisun also took great care of my brothers, no different from his own children. He had a knowledge of his family under the uncle's spring,
I should be satisfied. However, I had some thoughts about the leader of the alliance and I was afraid that I might not be able to let go of it now."
Yuan Shao's heart tightened. "Yan Yun, why did you say this?"
"When my uncle killed Dong Zhuo, he asked the leader to come to the court to take charge, but was rejected by the leader. I believe the leader still remembers it?"
Yuan Shao withdrew his hand, took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
Wang Yun did invite him to take charge of the government, but he refused. He had just won Jizhou and defeated Gongsun Zan. He was full of confidence and did not want to go to the court. Now Wang Ling has come from Taiyuan and mentions this matter again. It is Shi Sun Rui.
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Entering the court to take charge is a choice.
If you surrender to the court, all the previous mistakes can be erased. With the support of Zhao Wen, Zhang Xi and others inside, and with the response of prefectures and counties outside, it is not difficult for him to master the government.
But in this way, it will be difficult to take another step forward in the future.
With Wang Mang first, it was easy for him to be a powerful minister, but it was difficult for him to usurp the Han Dynasty.
Seeing Yuan Shao hesitating, Wang Ling secretly sighed. He had heard that Yuan Shao was indecisive, but it was true.
Yuan Shao felt Wang Ling's disdain and was unhappy, as if he saw Wang Yun, who was so conceited back then.
The blood in his heart gradually became cold. He wiped the tears in his eyes and ordered someone to take Wang Ling to rest. He turned to look at Ju Su.
"Don't you have a clever plan to teach me?"
Ju Shu stood up and saluted. "Lord, the prince's army used a plan to eliminate Dong Zhuo, turned the tide and failed the hope of the world. I regretted not being careful in the future, and made many mistakes. There are two major ones: one is to appease Dong Zhuo's old subordinates and the other is to kill Cai Yong
Innocent. There are external troubles in improper comfort, while there are internal troubles in killing innocent people."
Yuan Shao nodded slightly, his eyes flashing.
He also thought about many reasons for Wang Yun being killed. The two things Ju Su mentioned were undoubtedly appropriate.
But when Ju Su talked about this, he obviously made other references.
Recently, there are many objections to whether to kill Zang Hong. Many people believe that Zang Hong is a meritorious person and should not be killed. Although there are generals who are unwilling to pay a significant price to attack the city, it is also in line with the vast majority of people.
Opinions.
He himself did not want to kill Zang Hong, and he was ungrateful and also suffered losses.
After all, it was not him who killed Zhang Chao, but Cao Cao.
"What if you do this?"
"Persist in surrender."
Yuan Shao smiled bitterly. "If he was willing to surrender, why did he end up like this? His letter of rejection has become a great man now. I believe he will never forget it."
Jushu nodded.
Chen Lin and Zang Hong were in the same hometown. They wrote a book to persuade Yuan Shao to surrender, but Zang Hong refused. Zang Hong wrote a long reply to express his determination, which was touching and made Yuan Shao very embarrassed.
"Chen Rong is back, he is willing to persuade him to surrender."
"Who?" Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment before he realized who Chen Rong was. "Why is he back?"
"There is no way to seek help from all directions, but only seek to share life and death with the former master."
Yuan Shao understood and couldn't help but chuckled.
Chen Rong was hit by a wall for help everywhere, but he didn't ask for a single reinforcement. Now he is back in shame. It seems that there are still many people who say support, and no one dares to take practical actions.
Ju Su said quietly: "Whether you persuade me to surrender or die together, the lord might as well give him a chance to be the righteousness of the monarch and the subject. If you can succeed by chance, you can avoid innocent killings and waste time."
Yuan Shao felt it was reasonable and agreed and ordered someone to pass it on to Chen Rong.
He didn't want to fight either. If Chen Rong could persuade Zang Hong to surrender, he would be reluctant to ask for it.
Chen Rong got in. After seeing Yuan Shao, he begged repeatedly, hoping that Yuan Shao would give him a chance to go to the city to persuade Zang Hong to surrender. Yuan Shao deliberately took it and reluctantly agreed, and asked Chen Rong to bring a message to Zang Hong.
I admire your loyalty and righteousness very much, but Zhang Chao's death at the hands of Cao Cao has nothing to do with me. I am also very sorry for not sending troops to ask for help. But now that's it, I hope you can let go of your war and not resist stubbornly, so as not to hurt the harmony.
Then, then
Chen Rong bowed again, then left the camp and rushed to the city to ask for a meeting.
When Zang Hong received the news, he hurried to the top of the city. Looking at Chen Rong, who described her thinness, Zang Hong was very excited.
"Shijun, can there be reinforcements?"
"Yes, yes." Chen Rong replied repeatedly.
"Where are the reinforcements?" Zang Hong looked around and was excited.
"Mingfu, can I go to the city and talk about it?"
Zang Hong then realized and ordered people to put down the hanging basket and pulled Chen Rong up. After getting to the city, Chen Rong pulled Zang Hong straight to the city tower, pushed everyone else out, and closed the door.
Zang Hong was stunned and looked at Chen Rong in confusion.
Chen Rong sorted out his clothes, carefully took out the edict from his arms, and spread his hands.
"Zang Hong received the imperial edict."
Zang Hong's eyes rolled. "Shijun, what are you doing? Yuan Shao's fake edict..."
Chen Rong said in a deep voice: "The Ming Mansion must not be rude, this is the emperor's edict."
Zang Hong looked closer and recognized the seal on the edict. Then he realized it and felt ecstatic.
"Shijun, you went to the court and met the emperor?"