Sima Yi didn't waste much time and soon met Zhang Lu. Along with Zhang Lu, a group of civil and military officials from Hanzhong City appeared in front of him.
The attitude of the people in Hanzhong towards Sima Yi could not be any better. After all, Sima Yi was the representative of the aggressor.
When facing Zhang Lu, Sima Yi did not beat around the bush. Instead, after briefly introducing himself, he went straight to the point and asked Zhang Lu to surrender.
Although Sima Yi's tone sounded very kind, everyone could hear the undoubted determination in his words.
Peace talks are impossible, and the only way to end war is for Zhang Lu to surrender to Cao Cao. This is the message Sima Yi brought.
Regarding Sima Yi's attitude, all the civil and military officials in Hanzhong were naturally extremely angry. This was simply too much bullying! If possible, they would have liked to kill Sima Yi on the spot, but everyone knew that they could not do that. A group of people outside Yangping Pass
Regardless of Cao's 5,000-strong army, military advisor Yan Pu is still trapped in Cao's camp.
The importance of Yanpu to the entire Hanzhong and his status in Zhang Lu's mind are self-evident.
Sima Yi obviously knew that Zhang Lu and his subordinates were afraid of doing anything to him, so he was so confident that he directly asked Zhang Lu to surrender.
Zhang Lu also regretted it at this time. It was not like he didn't have other civil servants under his command. It would have been better to just send any of them out, so why did he trap his number one adviser in Cao's camp?
If Yan Pu had not been in Cao's camp and faced Sima Yi's arrogant attitude, he would have ordered his guards to capture him.
But at this moment, facing Sima Yi's strength, Zhang Lu felt unhappy, but had no choice but to suppress the nausea and squeeze out a smile.
Originally, Zhang Lu wanted to put on a smile and say something, but Sima Yi didn't want to give him this chance at all.
"I hope Zhang Shijun can make a decision to surrender within one day. If not, General Gao Shun will behead Mr. Yan Pu and sacrifice the flag. And if our army breaks through Hanzhong by then, no chickens or dogs will be left behind."
After that, Sima Yi turned around and left, leaving only a handsome figure behind Zhang Lu and everyone else.
The moment Sima Yi stepped out of the threshold, an imperceptible smile of triumph appeared on his face. He could already predict that although Zhang Lu was extremely angry at the moment, he would inevitably make a decision to surrender within half a day.
Although it was only a short meeting, Sima Yi had already seen through Zhang Lu.
After Sima Yi left, Zhang Lu couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly: "How dare you, Shuzi, act like this without any reason!"
In a rage, Zhang Lu even kicked the desk in front of him over.
On weekdays, as the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, Zhang Lu always comes across as gentle and gentle. Even if he has a dispute with someone, he rarely loses his temper. In everyone's impression, except for the moment when he learned that his family was killed by Liu Zhang,
Look, Zhang Lu has never been as angry as he is today.
However, in the eyes of everyone, it is normal for Zhang Lu to lose his composure like this. That Sima Yi is really too arrogant!
When Sima Yi turned around and left, Zhang Lu wanted to shout out words such as "take down that rude guy" more than once, but in the end he gritted his teeth and held back. Zhang Lu knew that if Sima Yi had any shortcomings,
Yan Pu must pay for it with his life.
One is his top strategist, and the other is an unknown Kuang Sheng. Zhang Lu thinks he can clearly distinguish which one is more important.
Now Sima Yi is still unknown, and in Zhang Lu's eyes he is just a madman.
But now, it's really difficult to do.
He was angry, but Zhang Lu was at a loss as to how to resolve the situation in front of him.
Cao Cao and Liu Zhang were attacking from both sides, but the counselor he relied on most was unable to make suggestions for him at this time.
Zhang Lu twisted his eyebrows with his fingers, and all he felt was endless fatigue.
Perhaps, I am really not suitable to be the leader of a party...
——————————————————————————————————In the end, Zhang Lu did not go as Sima Yi expected and made the decision to surrender.
That evening, Sima Yi returned to Cao Ying with Zhang Lu's letter of surrender.
Zhang Lu expressed his willingness to surrender to Cao Cao, but he also attached a condition.
Zhang Lu mentioned in the letter of surrender that he could sacrifice Hanzhong, but Cao Cao must recognize the Five Dou Rice Sect and at the same time retain his status as the leader of the Five Dou Rice Sect.
Regarding this request, Gao Shun felt a little embarrassed. The power of religion is the most terrifying. As a time traveler, Gao Shun knew this very well. Although the Five Pecks of Rice Sect has no evil deeds, Zhang Lu, as the leader, intends to take advantage of the religion.
A mass attack would be enough to make the whole Hanzhong area restless.
Although it is said that Zhang Lu has a gentle temperament and has a deep affection for the Five Dou Rice Sect, so he is unlikely to use the Five Dou Rice Sect to do radical things. But as the saying goes, people's hearts are unpredictable. If Gao Shun agrees to Zhang Lu's conditions, Hanzhong
Whatever happened, he would be the first to bear the brunt of the fault.
In Gao Shun's opinion, only Cao Cao can decide whether to agree to Zhang Lu's request or not. However, sending envoys to and from Xuchang will take a lot of time. Who knows what changes will happen during this period.
"Zhongda, Boyan, what do you think?" Gao Shun asked Sima Yi and Lu Xun for advice.
"What's the difficulty? If we can capture Hanzhong without spending a single soldier, then that's Zhang Lu's condition." Sima Yi said lightly.
"But……"
"Yi also knows General Gao's worries." Gao Shun wanted to continue asking, but Sima Yi had already seen through his mind and said first, "I think Zhang Lu has no courage or knowledge. Even if he is allowed to master the Five Pecks of Rice religion,
We can't become the same person as Zhang Jiao. Besides, if we promise to promise, we may not necessarily fulfill our promise. Once we have complete control of Hanzhong, if we don't want to leave the Five Pecks of Rice Cult, we will just wipe it out. What will Zhang Lu dare to do?
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Gao Shun looked at Sima Yi who was chatting and sighed in his heart. He was worthy of being called a model of thick-faced and black-hearted by later generations. He had no intention of admitting his fault from the beginning.