Chapter 421 The son is suffering and the mother is worried
Chang'an, Liu Zhang's residence.
The two people sat opposite each other, with a banquet in front of them. One of them picked up the wine jar, poured a glass of wine for the other person, then raised the glass and drank from it. These two people were clearly Liu Zhang and Taishi Ci. Tell the truth.
If it were anyone else, Liu Zhang would not expect him to surrender, but Taishi Ci was different because he had a criminal record. However, even if Taishi Ci had surrendered to Sun Ce in history, it did not mean that he would surrender to Liu Zhang easily. After sitting for a long time, he drank too much.
After drinking more than a jar, Tai Shi Ci remained silent. Liu Zhang was not in a hurry and just sat across from him and drank.
"Marquis Champion, you are busy with things, so why bother bothering me?" Taishi Ci couldn't bear it any longer. He looked at Liu Zhang helplessly.
"Ziyi, although I captured you alive with a plan, you and I were enemies at that time, so you can't blame me." Liu Zhang was still very patient with talents, and he poured another glass of wine for Taishi Ci.
"I have never blamed the champion." Taishi Ci picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. The sweet wine made his mouth taste bitter.
Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "Why didn't Ziyi surrender?"
"Champion Hou, as the saying goes: A loyal minister will not serve two masters, and a loyal wife will not marry a second husband. Although I, Taishi Ci, am not a hero, I still know how to be loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous. If I surrender, won't people laugh at me for being unfaithful?" Taishi Ciyue
Said, the expression on his face became firmer, with a hint of determination.
"Ziyi, what if Liu Bei dies?" Liu Zhang picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He believed that Taishi Ci would be loyal to Liu Bei. However, Liu Bei had no descendants, so Taishi Ci was a man without an owner, and there was no such thing as Feng Er.
The word of the Lord
"What?" Taishi Ci was shocked, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, shattering with a bang.
"Ziyi, Liu Bei is dead." Seeing Taishi Ci's heart wavering, Liu Zhang immediately told the news of Liu Bei's death.
Liu Zhang still remembered that when Liu Bei died, he was communicating with other women in the yard. When the big star fell, others only regarded it as a spectacle, but Zhang Ning understood the meaning. Zhang Ning immediately destroyed the emperor star.
Liu Zhang was informed of the matter, and Liu Zhang immediately thought of Liu Bei and asked Guo Jia and Jia Xu to confirm. As soon as it was confirmed that Liu Bei was dead, Liu Zhang went to Tai Shi Ci to persuade him to surrender.
"Lord..." Taishi Ci was completely stunned when he heard this. With his superb martial arts, he couldn't sit on the chair and fell to the ground. Suddenly, Taishi Ci laughed again. He laughed and said: "The champion, in order to surrender
I and you have taken great pains. However, it is impossible for my lord to die, so please don’t lie to me."
"Why can't Liu Xuande die when he is poisoned by the Wuxi Barbarians?" Liu Zhang sneered, "Do you think you can detoxify him just by using the witch doctors of the Southern Barbarians? It's a joke."
"Could it be that my lord died of poison?" Taishi Ci shook his head and said: "It's impossible that when I and the military advisor left Wuling, my lord had already begun to recover, and even his wounds had become scarred. How could he have died of poison?"
"Indeed, Liu Bei did not die from poison," Liu Zhang said: "He died because the arrow wound burst, causing the wound to rot and pus."
"How could my lord's wound break? You lied to me, right?" Taishi Ci stared at Liu Zhang, trying to find any flaw on his face.
"Liao Li was defeated, you and Chen Dao were captured, and all hope of Liu Bei was cut off. Can his arrows not be broken?" Liu Zhang said calmly: "Tai Shi Ci, you should know my reputation. I will not surrender just to say that I will surrender to you."
Fabricating a story that Liu Bei is dead is an undoubted fact."
"Although the lord is dead, his wife is still here. When I left Wuling, Mrs. Gan was already pregnant with Liujia, and now it's time to give birth to a son. As long as the lord gives birth to a son, the lord will have a successor. As a trusted general of the lord, even if I can't help the little one,
Even if you serve the young master, you cannot betray him." Taishi Ci's eyes were full of determination, which made Liu Zhang depressed.
"Mrs. Gan did give birth to a son." Liu Zhang took a bite of the dish and said, "It's a pity that he died."
"What?" Taishi Ci was stunned, and he couldn't help asking: "How did you die?"
"Killed by Liao Li," Liu Zhang said with a smile, "Liao Li hit Mrs. Gan in the abdomen when she was about to give birth. As a result, both Mrs. Gan and the child died."
"Commander Liao?" Taishi Ci shook his head and said: "Commander Liao received a great favor from his lord, how could he harm his son? Don't be ridiculous, champion!"
"Are you kidding? I never joke." Liu Zhang carefully told Taishi Ci the information he had obtained. Taishi Ci was dumbfounded when he heard this, with a face full of surprise.
"The lord set up Liao Junshi, and Liao Junshi was angry and killed the lord's wife and children?" Taishi Ci stared at Liu Zhang. There were only three words written on his face. I don't believe it.
"This is a fact. If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do about it." Liu Zhang sighed: "Ziyi, people's patience has its limits. If you don't know what's good and what's good, I can't help you."
"Prince Champion, you don't have to say anything." Taishi Ci smiled and said, "Taishi Gong said: Death is more important than Mount Tai, but lighter than Hongmáo. Today I died for loyalty, and it is considered a well-deserved death."
"Pedantry" Liu Zhang was so angry that he overturned the table with food and wine. He touched his sleeves and turned away, muttering: "I really don't know what's good."
"Alas..." Taishi Ci sighed deeply, picked up the wine jar that had not been broken, and said respectfully to Liu Zhang's back: "I can't repay the kindness of the champion. But how can I repay the kindness that my lord has shown me?"
Don’t want to repay? I’ve failed you and I will repay you by being a bull or a horse in the next life.”
After speaking, Taishi Ci raised the wine jar high, and he poured the sweet wine directly into his mouth. The strong wine entered his stomach, and a trace of ruddy color came to Taishi Ci's face, but he was very depressed in his heart. He raised the glass to relieve his sorrow, and he became even more sorrowful.
When wine enters the heart of sorrow, even if one is extremely drunk, one cannot escape from it. What’s more, a mere jar of fine wine cannot make Taishi Ci drunk.
"What a shame." Liu Zhang didn't know Taishi Ci's mood. He had never failed to recruit loyal ministers and strong generals since he was a child. Even Zhuge Liang was recruited by him, but he hit a wall with Taishi Ci. Full of anger, he cursed all the way.
, people who knew him on the street felt a little strange
"Husband, isn't that the lord? What's wrong with him?" A couple passed by Liu Zhang and they saluted quickly, but Liu Zhang just nodded and passed away, which was very different from his usual attitude. The wife knew that her husband liked Liu Zhang very much.
I'm a little puzzled by the importance.
"Hey, don't mention it." When his wife asked, the husband shook his head and said, "It's not because of General Taishi. My lord has tried to persuade me to surrender many times, but General Taishi has not wavered. It seems that my lord's persuasion to surrender has failed again."
"General Taishi? Which General Taishi?" The wife's face changed drastically when she heard this, and her husband's hand turned white.
"Which General Taishi there is, naturally it is Taishi Ziyi under Liu Bei's command." He didn't seem to notice anything unusual about his wife. The husband smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I remember you said that General Taishi has a favor with you, why not...huh?"
Ling'er, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Let's go home." Finally, he discovered something was wrong with his wife. The husband shook her strangely, and the wife quickly found an excuse. The husband, not doubting that he was there, helped his wife walk home.
It turned out that this couple was Mi Zhu and Cao Ling. They rarely went out for a leisurely stroll, but Cao Ling unexpectedly learned the whereabouts of Tai Shici.
Speaking of which, Taishi's loving mother had lived in Mi Zhu's house for several years. Although she had known that Taishici was under Liu Bei's command, her loving mother never thought of looking for him. With her loving mother's knowledge, she would have known that Liu Bei was suffering, so she would not have bothered her son. It's just that
She often inquired about Taishi Ci through Mi Zhu. If she wanted to know about Taishi Ci, she had to have a reason, so Cao Ling told Mi Zhu about how Taishi Ci had rescued her. Mi Zhu was naturally very interested when she heard that he was his wife's benefactor.
The loving mother got the news about her son and knew that he was doing well, so she didn't worry anymore.
Mi Zhu originally planned to tell Cao Ling about Liu Zhang's capture of Tai Shici alive, but after Liu Zhang returned to the army, he was too busy with official duties and forgot about it. It wasn't until he was free and went shopping with Cao Ling and saw an angry Liu Zhang that he remembered it.
This matter. But he didn't know that the old woman he had always regarded as his mother-in-law turned out to be Taishi Ci's mother.
After returning home, Cao Ling ignored Mi Zhu's concern and immediately found Taishi's loving mother. When she heard that her son had been captured alive and taken to Chang'an, her loving mother was immediately dumbfounded. No matter how capable a woman was, she would also know that something happened to her son.
Panicked, the loving mother decided to show her cards to Mi Zhu and ask Mi Zhu to come forward to save Tai Shi Ci.
"Oh mother, Ling'er, what are you doing?" Mi Zhu was worried about his wife's health and was about to send someone to call for a doctor, but he saw his wife and mother-in-law walking hand in hand. After shooing away the doctor, the two of them suddenly knelt on the ground, frightened.
Mi Zhu almost jumped up
"Husband, I have something to hide from you." Cao Ling lowered her head, not daring to look at Mi Zhu.
"What?" Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment, feeling a little worried. He asked in a deep voice, "What did you hide from me?"
"I..." Cao Ling's face was full of shame and she hesitated. Her expression made Mi Zhu misunderstood, and Mi Zhu thought she had done something to make her feel sorry for herself.
"Don't blame Ling'er, it's all my fault." Seeing Mi Zhu's expression, Taishi's loving mother felt a little desperate, but she loved Cao Ling very much, so she naturally wanted to bear all the blame.
"What does it have to do with you?" Mi Zhu blinked, and the grief in his heart calmed down. If Cao Ling did something to regret him, it must have nothing to do with his mother-in-law. Mi Zhu smiled and said: "No matter what it is, let's talk about it first."
"No." The loving mother smiled bitterly and said: "Master Mi, everything is my fault. In fact, I am the mother of General Taishi Ci. Back then, my son rescued Ling'er and asked her to take care of me. When Lu Bu attacked Xuzhou, we and my son
I got separated and came to Chang'an, Ling'er reunited with you. I was worried that the champion would ask me to persuade my son to surrender, so I asked Ling'er to conceal my identity for me, I..."
"You are Taishi Ci's mother." Mi Zhu was shocked. He didn't expect such a great god to be hidden in his house. No wonder Jia Xu and Guo Jia tried their best to find out the whereabouts of Taishi's loving mother. They thought Taishi's loving mother was
dead
"That's right." The loving mother smiled bitterly and said, "Master Mi, I originally wanted to ask you to rescue my son, but now I just want you not to blame Ling'er, and I'm satisfied."
"Please get up quickly." He hurriedly helped Taishi's loving mother up. Mi Zhu said with a smile: "You scared me, what did I think? Although you are the mother of General Taishi, I still have to call you."
My mother-in-law. Without you and my sworn brother, my wife would have been humiliated and died long ago. How could she have met me again?"
"Husband, don't you blame us?" Cao Ling glanced at Mi Zhu weakly, but found that Mi Zhu had a stern face. She was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head.
"Humph, I'll take care of you later," Mi Zhu said, "If you don't get up, support your mother, and move a chair for her, do you think I need to teach you about my husband?"
"Yes." Cao Ling immediately understood Mi Zhu's thoughts and quickly helped Taishi's loving mother sit down and stood aside.
"Ling'er, please sit down, too." She is a loving mother. How could she not know that Mi Zhu was playing with a gun and discipline her wife at the same time? She couldn't let Cao Ling suffer too much.
"This..." How could Cao Ling dare to sit down? She glanced at Mi Zhu carefully. Seeing that her husband's face was still straight, she quickly lowered her head.
"Mom told you to sit down, just sit down." Seeing Taishi's loving mother giving her a dirty look, Mi Zhu knew not to go too far, so she asked Cao Ling to sit down. In fact, Cao Ling was also cooperating with Mi Zhu. How could she not know that her husband was treating her badly?
Pampering. For a capable man, as long as his wife does not cheat on her, what mistakes cannot be forgiven? Of course, except for those with special hobbies
After the three of them sat down, Taishi's loving mother thought of her son again. Since Mi Zhu didn't blame her for concealing his identity, she wanted to ask Mi Zhu to rescue Taishi Ci. But Taishi Ci was a prisoner and an enemy general. In her opinion, if Mi Zhu wanted to
Saving Tai Shici would definitely cost a lot. My loving mother had a good impression of this cheap daughter-in-law, but she didn't want to harm him, so she was a little hesitant.
Mi Zhu was a gentleman, but not a fool. How could he not see the thoughts of Taishi's loving mother? He smiled and asked: "Mom, do you want me to save my sworn brother?"
"This..." The loving mother hesitated and said, "Of course I want to save Ziyi, but..."
"Actually, it's not difficult to save my adopted brother." Mi Zhu shrugged and said, "My lord has always wanted to persuade my adopted brother to surrender, but my adopted brother refused to surrender until he died. This made my lord angry. Since my adopted brother is also my mother's
Son, let your mother come forward and tell you that the lord has surrendered. I am only happy and will not care about anything else."
"This..." Taishi's loving mother is said to have a deep understanding of righteousness. How could she not understand the principle of loyal ministers not serving the two masters? She said hesitantly: "Doesn't this make my son disloyal and unjust? It's inappropriate."
"Mom, are you kidding? My sworn brother's surrender is not only about loyalty and righteousness, but also loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. He abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side." Mi Zhu said with a smile, "Who is Liu Bei? He pretended to be a royal relative and deceived. Indeed, he was pretty good to the people.
, but he can't hide his crime. Serving under his command is simply treason. What's more, Liu Bei is dead and has not even left any heirs. How can Zi Yixiong still have a master? Now Ziyixiong is already dead.
I am a person without a master, why can’t I surrender to my master? Please give me a warning.”