Chapter 896: Zhuge Liang, you are finally kneeling in front of me
"If you keep pretending to me, threatening me again, and bossing me around again, I won't beat you to death!" Zhang Xiu glared and cursed angrily. [r />
Zhuge Liang never expected that Zhang Xiu would be so bold as to slap him.
After being dazed for a long time, Zhuge Liang finally regained consciousness. There was already a bright red blood mark on his face, which was burning and painful.
It hurt not only his face, but also Zhuge Liang's self-esteem. At this moment, Zhuge Liang felt as if he had suffered great humiliation and couldn't help but get furious.
Growing up, not even Zhuge Liang's father had ever slapped him in the face. Even though Yan Liang, a bitter enemy, could hurt his brothers and sisters, he couldn't even touch a hair on Zhuge Liang's face.
As the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang's status was so respected that no one would be humbled and smile when meeting him.
But now, it was he who was like this, but he gave a common man like Zhang Xiu a hard slap in the face.
As the saying goes, a slap in the face is not a slap in the face, Zhang Xiu's slap was simply an extreme humiliation to Zhuge Liang.
"Zhang Xiu, you are a common man, you actually humiliate me like this~~"
Before Zhuge Liang's angry rebuke came out of his mouth, Zhang Xiu raised his arm and slapped Zhuge Liang hard on the face without saying a word.
Zhang Xiu was not weak in martial arts, and his arms were as strong as those of an ox. Zhuge Liang was no more than a scholar. How could he withstand such a slap?
Zhuge Liang felt dizzy, rolled his eyes, groaned, fell down from the wheelchair, and passed out on the ground.
"Bah." Zhang Xiu spat at him, "When you are about to die, you still act like an official with me. You deserve to ask for trouble."
After muttering some curses, Zhang Xiu stretched out his hand and picked up Zhuge Liang like a chicken. He put him on his horse and headed towards the north gate of Yijing.
At this time, the 80,000-strong Chu army had completely broken through the defense line of the main city of Yijing, and densely packed Chu soldiers poured into the city like a tidal wave.
Yan Liang's horse stepped on the light dust, stepped on the corpses of the Han army everywhere, and walked into Yi Jing with his head held high.
Climbing to the top of the city, Yan Liang stood at the highest point. Looking down at the last barrier from Liu Bei, on the big flag beside him, the blood-stained battle flag of Chu was flying like waves.
"It looks like Liu Bei must have escaped early. If he didn't escape, it would be inconsistent with his style." Yan Liang looked down at the beacon smoke rising in the city and secretly guessed in his heart.
While he was deep in thought, Hu Che'er hurried up to the city and said excitedly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, another general has come to submit to Your Majesty."
The general returns?
Yan Liang perked up. He looked behind Hu Che'er and saw a tiger-bear warrior wearing Han army armor, standing there with an uneasy look on his face.
As soon as the tiger warrior caught Yan Liang's eyes, he quickly lowered his head. He showed awe and did not dare to look directly.
Hu Che'er turned back to signal, and the tiger warrior hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and said, "The guilty general Zhang Xiu. Pay homage to your majesty."
Zhang Xiu?
Yan Liang looked surprised. He looked at the kneeling general in front of him. Then he looked at Hu Che'er's excited performance, and he immediately understood.
It turned out that this Xiliang general under Liu Bei chose to surrender to him at the last moment.
Hu Che'er was once part of Zhang Xiu's old tribe. Now that he can see his lord returning to Yan Liang without fighting, he will naturally feel happy.
Zhang Xiu is a veteran general of Xiliang. Not long ago, he beat Cao Cao to a pulp in Wancheng and almost died. Of course Yan Liang admired such a cavalry general who was proficient in the art of war.
However, if Zhang Xiu had surrendered earlier, but now that Yijing had been defeated and he came to surrender, the situation would be different.
"It turns out it's Zhangxiu of Xiliang. You came to surrender just after the Yijing city was destroyed. Aren't you afraid that it will be a little late?" Yan Liang said sarcastically.
Zhang Xiu was shocked and said hurriedly: "The guilty general wanted to surrender early, but he had no choice but to be restrained by Zhuge Liang, but it has only been delayed until today. The guilty general has captured Zhuge Liang alive and offered him to Your Majesty to atone for the sin of the general."
Zhuge Liang!
capture!
Yan Liang's expression was greatly excited, and unprecedented excitement suddenly appeared on his heroic face.
Yan Liang always thought that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had already fled when they saw that the situation was not good, and it would take some trouble for him to capture Zhuge Liang alive. However, he did not expect that Zhang Xiu's surrender actually brought him unexpected joy.
"Okay, very good. For the sake of your ability to capture Zhuge Liang alive, I will forgive your past sins. I hope you will change your mind in the future and serve our country of Chu well. I will not treat you badly."
Yan Liang was so happy that he immediately accepted Zhang Xiu and surrendered. Not only did he return him to his original position, but he also gave him more food.
Zhang Xiu was so surprised that he was so grateful to Yan Liang that he regarded Yan Liang as his reborn parent. He bowed and kowtowed three times before leaving overjoyed.
"Come here, bring Zhuge Liang to me." Yan Liang waved his hand and shouted.
At this moment, Yan Liang's mood was filled with indescribable excitement and excitement. He was looking forward to seeing with his own eyes what Zhuge Liang's face was like.
After a while, several soldiers carried a slender man with crippled legs to the top of the city and placed him on the ground.
Because his legs were disabled and he didn't have a wheelchair to sit on, the man could only kneel on the ground and let Yan Liang look down.
The person in front of me is Zhuge Liang.
Since the time of Xiangyang, he has been constantly against Yan Liang, from Xiangyang to Jiangling, from Jiangling to Yingtian, from Yingtian to Xuzhou, and then from Xuying to Hebei.
For more than ten years, this person has been haunted, constantly stirring up trouble and going against himself endlessly like a lunatic.
Once upon a time, this man's schemes put him in danger, and he was almost unable to survive the difficulties.
Now, as the Emperor of Chu, I, Yan Liang, stand here with great dignity and dignity, looking down upon the world.
And you, who claim to be the embodiment of wisdom, the defender of justice, and the defender of the corrupt Han Dynasty, today kneel before me in such an ugly, humble and pitiful manner.
With razor-sharp eyes, he stared at the face that was filled with bloodstains and could not suppress his shame and anger, but pretended to be calm. Yan Liang had never felt so happy.
Unable to suppress his excitement, Yan Liang laughed wildly, his laughter full of wantonness and sarcasm.
Zhuge Liang, who was kneeling on the ground, his pretended calm expression was soon torn to pieces by Yan Liang's ridicule, and a look of shame and anger appeared and disappeared on his face covered with blood marks from his slap.
Zhuge Liang put his hands on the ground and tried desperately to get up. He didn't want to kneel in front of Yan Liang, and he didn't want to look up at this old enemy who was gnashing his teeth.
Unfortunately, his legs were broken, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could only act like a clown, falling and sitting up, making all kinds of ugly appearances.
The laughter gradually subsided. Yan Liang's mood gradually calmed down from the initial excitement and joy.
"Zhuge Liang, when you were in Longzhong that day, when you made up your mind to fight me to the end, did you ever think that you would end up like you do today?" Yan Liang asked with a sneer.
Zhuge Liang's heart was shocked, and those distant memories flooded into his mind.
At that time, I was still so young, high-spirited, leading the country, and so free and unrestrained.
At that time, he had already planned how to use his unparalleled wisdom to clarify the world and make Zhuge's name famous in the universe.
Who would have thought that the appearance of a common man from Hebei completely changed his vision.
Kong Ming, who was unparalleled in resourcefulness, had to bear the humiliation of being defeated by this common man again and again.
Until today.
"If I had not made that decision when I was in Longzhong, would it still be the same today?" Such a thought suddenly flashed through Zhuge Liang's mind.
"No, absolutely not. I, Zhuge Liang, believe in benevolence and righteousness, and my ideal is to help the Han Dynasty. This thief is cruel and cruel and rebels against the Han Dynasty. No matter what, I will definitely stand up and fight him to the end!"
Zhuge Liang continued to strengthen his beliefs and convinced himself that the decision he made back then was correct.
At this time, Yan Liang leaned down, approached him, and asked coldly: "Zhuge Liang, I have always been curious. When you were so determined to go against me, was it because I robbed the woman you admired in your heart?"
One word is like thunder.
Zhuge Liang's body shook violently, and he was stunned for a moment.
Yan Liang's words were like a sharp knife, ruthlessly piercing his scars and ruthlessly digging out the reasons he had buried deep in his heart that he was unwilling to admit.
"I think it should be the case. You have been with Liu Bei for so many years and you should have realized that Liu Bei is not a good guy. That guy only talks about benevolence and righteousness, but what he does is cruel and shameless. With your intelligence, he is ruthless and shameless.
, you shouldn’t be able to see it, right?”
Yan Liang was not in a hurry to deal with Zhuge Liang. He wanted to destroy his faith and disintegrate his spirit before executing Zhuge Liang.
And Yan Liang's straightforward sarcasm made Zhuge Liang even more confused. All the things he didn't want to face emerged in his heart unstoppably.
Yes, over the years, what kind of things did Liu Bei do to the people?
Not only was there no benevolence and righteousness, but on the contrary, so many innocent people were mercilessly sacrificed for Liu Bei.
Although Zhuge Liang always regarded Liu Bei as a benevolent king and repeatedly told himself that Liu Bei was a benevolent king, he knew in his heart that Liu Bei was simply a cruel hypocrite who was even crueler than Yan Liang.
However, he is such a shameless hypocrite, why would he help him wholeheartedly?
Isn’t your belief in Zhuge Liang benevolence and righteousness?
Zhuge Liang's thoughts fell into chaos, with countless pictures and thoughts intertwined in his mind like a mess.
Finally, everything receded like a tide, leaving only one scene.
"Kong Ming, the good wife I got is currently lying in someone else's arms. Thanks to you, you are still getting along so well. I really belong to you."
"What a good wife you have, Yuan Zhi, I don't understand what nonsense you are talking about."
"Old friend, stop pretending. That young lady from the Huang family was originally given to you by Teacher Shui Jing as a matchmaker, but she married that Yan Liangqiang. I don't believe you are not unhappy at all."
"Teacher Shui Jing is just talking. I have never met Miss Huang, and we have no engagement. Who she marries has nothing to do with me. Why should I be unhappy?"
"Are you really so free and easy?"
"boring."
The conversation between Xu Shu and him in the thatched cottage came to mind.
On that day, he learned that the woman he had secretly loved for a long time had become someone else's wife.
The hateful person who took away his sweetheart was Yan Liang.
Zhuge Liang finally remembered that that day, after he calmly replied Xu Shu with "boring", he secretly made a poisonous oath in his heart:
Yan Liang, if you steal my beloved woman, I, Zhuge Liang, swear that I will make sure you die without a burial place!