At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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Xu Jing kowtowed and cried, it seemed that he was really afraid that Liu Zhang would kill him.

Liu Zhang has thoroughly seen the essence of these so-called celebrities.

It seems that these so-called famous people are either Xu Jing with a vain name, or Guo Peng who is despicable and shameless. How many real famous people are there?

Then Liu Zhang did not kill Xu Jing, but ordered him to be sent home and placed under house arrest, and he was not allowed to leave the house.

As soon as such a move came out, all the officials in Chengdu knew Liu Zhang's final decision.

On April [-]th, the sky was clear and sunny, and the sun shone on the Chengdu Plain, making people feel warm all over.

In normal seasons, the dignitaries and dignitaries in Chengdu would often go out to the city for outings together in such weather.

But at this moment, the "Qing" outside Chengdu belongs to Wei Jun, not to Chengdu people.

But the people in Chengdu didn't dare to ask for anything extravagantly, because they knew that if they went out for an outing without surrendering first, once the Wei army did something, even their "life" would not belong to them.

And on this day, Wei Jun outside the city delivered a message to the city.

Said that Guo Jia, the army's marching staff officer, wanted to visit Liu Zhang in the city, and hoped to be received by Liu Zhang. He had a lot to say to Liu Zhang.

People in the city were very surprised when they heard the news, and Liu Zhang himself was even more surprised.

Who Guo Jia is, he is clear.

Guo Peng's family members, the children of Guo Wei's royal family, have been working with Guo Peng for a long time, and they have a close relationship. They are also a member of the Yuan Cong Group. commander.

Among other things, just being a member of Guo Wei's royal family and having a close relationship with Guo Peng is enough to shock the city of Chengdu.

In fact, Guo Jia has never considered the identity of the royal family too much, and he has never really felt that he has become a child of the royal family.

He felt that he was just an ordinary Yuan Cong veteran minister, who also went his own way, was greedy for drinking and lust, and had always had a bad reputation among the scholar groups.

He was especially lustful, and he also robbed Cao Cao's concubines for his bad behavior, which was criticized by others. Therefore, after the founding of the country, Guo Jia was impeached several times by officials of the Ministry of Rites, saying that his misbehavior would affect outsiders' views of the royal family.

But he has won the trust of Guo Peng. Guo Peng doesn't seem to care about Guo Jia's outrageous behavior at all, but he still has the posture of fueling the flames.

He made contributions in both the Battle of Jiangdong and the Battle of Jingzhou. This time, Le Jin will be ranked behind him in the command line of the army. He is the actual commander of this army. If Le Jin and him Le Jin had to obey his orders.

As a result, he actually wanted to enter Chengdu alone, without any entourage, just to meet and talk to Liu Zhang, and he didn't seem to have any other intentions. This surprised Liu Zhang and the Shu Han officials.

After a tense and eager discussion, Liu Zhang decided to allow Guo Jia to enter the city, and let Guo Jia bring no more than ten followers to protect his safety.

Guo Jia said that it doesn't matter, he can come in alone, the city gate does not need to be opened, just throw a basket from the tower and lift him up, he doesn't care, he believes that Liu Zhang will guarantee his life and will not hurt him .

This made Liu Zhang a little ashamed and even more nervous. After ordering it, he sent the guards around him to meet Guo Jia, saying that they should protect Guo Jia personally. If Guo Jia lost a hair, Liu Zhang would punish them. crime.

Guo Jia rode a horse swaggeringly to the foot of the city of Chengdu, and the defenders of the city gate obediently put down the suspension bridge and opened the city gate.

A group of well-equipped troops came forward to meet and protect Guo Jia, and even showed him the way, so Guo Jia swaggered on his horse, passed through the Wengcheng and the deep gate corridors, and entered the city of Chengdu.

Chengdu is a city with a long history, prosperity and scale. Even Xiangyang cannot compare with it in terms of prosperity and scale.

Its name is taken from the allusion of "one year to live together, two years to become a town, three years to Chengdu", so it was named Chengdu. In addition to Chengdu, it is also called Jinguan City. Because of the Shu brocade, the former The Han Dynasty set up Jinguan official office in Chengdu, so it was named Jinguan City.

After leaving the city gate corridor, the huge Jinguan City is in front of you.

What Guo Jia saw in his eyes was a large-scale city. Although he was a little flustered, because the Wei army besieged the city and there were no people on the streets, he could feel the breath of life in this city.

Du Qiong, who came to welcome Guo Jia on behalf of Liu Zhang, led Guo Jia through the streets of Chengdu and drove directly to the magnificent and luxurious Chengdu Palace to meet Liu Zhang.

"Yizhou is only a corner in the southwest, but don't you find it difficult to build such a magnificent palace?"

Guo Jia looked at Liu Zhang's palace, and then asked Du Qiong amusedly, with some ridicule and contempt in his words.

Du Qiong was a little unconvinced immediately, so he refuted Guo Jia with righteous words.

"Emperor Wei only started as the son of the county magistrate, but now he dominates the Central Plains. I also feel difficult for Emperor Wei in private!"

Guo Jia immediately took a few glances at Du Qionggao.

Entering the palace, Liu Zhang was very excited, he went out of the palace gate to meet Guo Jia.

The two have never met each other, but they have heard of each other's reputation.

Guo Jia used the etiquette of an envoy to meet Liu Zhang, which was regarded as giving him face. Liu Zhang felt at ease, and took Guo Jia's hand to invite him to sit in the hall, and dismissed everyone to talk with him alone.

Chapter 845 850 Liu Zhang Surrenders

The conversation between the two in private is still very practical.

With the army at hand, Liu Zhang had no desire to talk about the world, nor did Guo Jia.

"If the envoy had not proclaimed himself emperor, the situation today might not have reached this point, but the envoy had chosen to proclaim himself emperor. According to Yizhou, this Yizhou is not complete enough. Why should the envoy?"

Guo Jia was also not polite, and directly talked about Liu Zhang's proclaiming himself emperor. He didn't communicate with Liu Zhang as emperor in his words, but still called him envoy.

Liu Zhang knew that Guo Peng was behind Guo Jia, so he didn't hide his worries.

"Feng Xiao, at first I didn't dare to proclaim myself emperor, and I didn't even think about proclaiming emperor, but Emperor Wei suddenly proclaimed emperor. I am a clan member of the Han family, and I was coerced by a group of people to proclaim myself emperor at that time. It's not something I can do, and Emperor Wei should understand my difficulties."

Liu Zhang said so.

Guo Jia silently ridiculed Liu Zhang in his heart. Liu Zhang didn't know Guo Peng's prestige and strength, and was forced. If Guo Peng really didn't want to do something, who would dare to force him.

It's just that Guo Peng himself is very measured and won't mess around.

How can someone as powerful and prestigious as Guo Peng be compared to you, the second generation ancestor?

But it's not easy for you.

As far as Guo Jia knew, Liu Yan's choice was never Liu Zhang, but his brother Liu Mao.

When Liu Yan first entered Shu, he only took Liu Mao alone, and the remaining three sons and other family members were all held hostage in the court. After all, Emperor Ling was not stupid.

In order to establish Liu Mao's status, Liu Yan also married Wu Yi and Wu Ban's younger sisters for Liu Mao, with the Wu family as his backing.

It’s just that Liu Yan’s own status was not stable, and Wu’s power was suppressed by Pang Xi at that time, and it was not strong, so after Liu Yan’s death, Zhao Wei and Pang Xi took the opportunity to tamper with his will, and supported those who had no foundation and personality. The weak Liu Zhang did not let Liu Mao take over.

When Liu Zhang first came to power, he had no relatives, no foundation or cronies, and his situation was the same as that of Liu Cong before him.

It's just that Liu Zhang has a bit of skill and talent, so he used Zhao Wei, Pang Xi, and Wang Shang to play a balance, bought time, promoted a group of old officials, made them loyal to him, and won the position for himself. Chance.

It is indeed not easy for Liu Zhang to get to where he is today, and the various methods are actually good. His political ability is definitely not excellent or good, but at least he is qualified.

Therefore, compared to Liu Cong, a political amateur, Liu Zhang has the power to resist and has a certain commanding power, so he won't be coerced by his subordinates and forced to surrender, which is a big laughing stock.

Now the voices of surrender in Chengdu are resounding, and the battle flags on the top of the city look as funny as the lowering flags, but Liu Zhang can still defend the city with the last 5000 people and put on a posture. Liu Zhang was not even allowed to resist like the officials in Jingzhou.

Almost at the same level as Liu Adou, able to resist, but unable to resist to the end, has a foundation, but the foundation is not stable, just a middleman.

Guo Jia thought it was funny, but he didn't show it on his face.

"I understand the envoy's concerns, but the matter has come to this point, envoy, do you intend to continue to resist? For this vain emperor's throne?"

Guo Jia shook his head: "I know what your envoy is thinking. I think there are still troops in Nanzhong that can be used, and troops in Jiange and Miicang Road in the north are resisting, but you should understand that even if they come, can they be defeated in the field?" Our army?"

Liu Zhang was silent.

He still remembers how the Shu army was defeated in Hanzhong, but never forgot.

Liu Zhang did not have any confidence in fighting the Wei army in the field.

Guo Jia continued to persuade.

"The army in the north is struggling to resist our Hanzhong army. The army in the south is small. General Yan's 5 soldiers are wiped out by our army. Can the Nanzhong army exceed [-]? So what if they come? Can it change the situation?

I know that there is food in Chengdu, there are people, not only those who are willing to surrender, but also those who are willing to resist, but can these people really turn the situation around?If we continue to persevere, can we really drag down our army's logistics?

Don't you know that the accumulated valleys in Hanzhong are enough for our army for two years, and the accumulated valleys and spoils of our army in Nanjun are enough for our army for three years?Moreover, the Central Plains, Hebei, Guanxi, Jiangdong and Jingchu are all in the hands of our country. If there is no spring plowing in one land, there are other lands that can be plowed in spring, and grain can be collected to support the battlefield. What about the envoy?What about Shuzhong? "

Guo Jia's rhetorical question made Liu Zhang extremely depressed, and became even more silent, unable to utter a word.

So Guo Jia made persistent efforts.

"The battle has reached this stage, and it is already very clear. The Lord has done his best to resist our army. There are more than a million people in Shu, and 20 men have fought and transported food. Are there any young men in Shu who can farm?

It is now April, and the spring plowing is already late, so that you can rely on the food in Chengdu to support you, but how can the people in central Sichuan persist?They have no food in stock, and the food is only enough to satisfy their hunger. Once they encounter a military disaster, they will be in danger of starving to death.

If you make you resist for one more day, the people in Sichuan will be in danger of starving to death; if you make you resist for one month, the people in Sichuan will all starve to death!For the sake of the people, I would like to invite the envoy to submit to you as soon as possible, so that the people in the middle of Sichuan will be relieved and will not suffer from famine. "

Guo Jia's words kept hitting Liu Zhang's already crumbling psychological defense.

Liu Zhang knew that he was at the end of his rope and couldn't hold on any longer. If he continued to hold on, it would only increase casualties and send himself to a dead end. There was no point in resisting. The rest of his foundation might become the capital for his surrender. .

After a long silence, Liu Zhang suddenly took Guo Jia's hand.

"Feng Xiao, I know that you belong to the royal family. Emperor Wei must have explained these things to you. Can you tell me, if I surrender, how will I be treated? Will I be punished by Emperor Wei because I once became emperor?"

Guo Jia was overjoyed.

"The matter has come to this point. It is a great achievement for the king to give up resistance and take the initiative to surrender, so that the remaining half of the Shu army stopped resisting and saved the people of Shu. Although there have been battles before, the credit for surrendering now can still make up for the previous ones. If you commit a crime, you can get preferential treatment."

Guo Jia held Liu Zhang's hand and said very sincerely: "Shanyang Gongshi has ten thousand households, and in Shanyang Country, I live a life that my emperor Wei envied. For the rest of my life, I am happy like a fairy, isn't that enough to make Shijun trust me, Emperor Wei?"

"However, after all, I became the emperor, and I resisted the soldiers of the Son of Heaven, causing damage to the soldiers of the Son of Heaven. I have persisted until now..."

Liu Zhang still had some concerns.

"Your envoy, Jia is a child of the royal family. I know exactly what the emperor Wei thinks. Before leaving, the emperor once told me that as long as the envoy is willing to take the title of emperor and surrender, he can be named the envoy. Marquis An Le, three thousand households in the township, passed down from generation to generation, and the shade will reach future generations, isn't this what the envoy desires?"

Guo Jia laughed.

Liu Zhang was immediately surprised.

"Even if I resist Wei Tianzi so much, Wei Tianzi is willing to treat me so favorably?"

"My Emperor Wei is magnanimous. As long as the envoy surrenders voluntarily, instead of being forced to surrender at the end, he can be treated preferentially. Therefore, envoy, surrender should be done as soon as possible."

Guo Jia had a happy smile on his face.

Guo Jia's cheerful smile prompted Liu Zhang to make up his mind.

So on the same day, Liu Zhang formally summoned a group of ministers, announced that he would resign from the title of emperor, abdicate, and surrender to Guo Peng, the emperor of the Guowei regime, as a Yizhou pastor, announcing the end of the short-lived Shuhan regime.

Then order all the troops, local governments and organizations to lay down their arms, stop hostilities and all resistance, and surrender to the Wei army nearby.

Chapter 846. 850 Why the Sixth Majesty surrendered first!

In order to surrender better, as the most direct statement, Liu Zhang announced to open the gate of Chengdu.

He asked the general Fu Jin and Xiang Cun to lead the defenders to take the initiative to disarm, take off their armor, put away the military flag, store all the weapons, and then lined up neatly to accept the surrender.

Liu Zhang himself was even more straightforward. He took off the king's clothes and put on the clothes of a sinner. Together with Guo Jia, he rode in a car and asked four of his courtiers to carry the coffin and two of his courtiers to go out of the city with him carrying the emperor's clothes and seal ribbon. , formally surrendered to the Wei army outside the city.

Just take it as a process.

Now the ministers of the surrender faction are happy, while the ministers of the original combat faction can only cry silently.

The matter has come to this point, there is no other way to stop it, but there is no way to recover.

However, Liu Zhang seemed to be relieved, as if he was very open about the surrender, he no longer cared about the fact that he was a prisoner, and he was still talking about Luoyang's customs and customs with Guo Jia in the car.

Liu Zhang said with emotion on his face that he also lived in Luoyang when he was young, and spent a good time in Luoyang. Later, he came to Shuzhong. He didn't go back for more than ten years, and he missed Luoyang very much.

Guo Jia said with great regret that Luo Yang back then no longer exists.

Even though he missed it very much, that Luo Yang had already been destroyed by Dong Zhuo, and it was burnt clean by a big fire, leaving nothing but an empty shelf.

However, the newly established Luoyang is more majestic, wider, and cleaner than the old Luoyang, and it is more suitable as an imperial capital. Liu Zhang can go to see it with him.

The two talked about some customs and customs in Luoyang in the past, and some past events when they were young, and then the carriage came to the front of Wei Jun's camp.

Le Jin was waiting here on behalf of the emperor with a Jieyue in his hand, and wanted to accept Liu Zhang's surrender. Liu Zhang knelt down under Guo Jia's guidance, presented the emperor's clothes and seal ribbon, and Yizhou Mu's seal ribbon, and announced his surrender.

Le Jin accepted Liu Zhang's surrender on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and Guo Jia lit a fire, burned the coffin and the criminal's clothes, and personally put clean clothes on Liu Zhang to show that the Guo Wei regime would never harm Liu Zhang, and then accompanied him Entered Chengdu together.

Guo Jia is right, this is just a process.

Liu Zhang finally surrendered, and the war ended here. Chengdu gave up resistance, the city gates were opened, and the defenders disarmed. Feared by the people of Chengdu, the Wei army showed excellent military discipline.

They called out the defenders of Chengdu, guarded them in the barracks, thought it was too much, and then replaced their own [-] troops into Chengdu, took over the defense of Chengdu, and announced the occupation of Chengdu.

Le Jin, Guo Jia, and a group of staff officers and civil servants entered Chengdu. The army broke through the siege of Chengdu and stationed around Chengdu. They did not enter Chengdu. Only a small number of soldiers entered Chengdu with the commanders. occupied.

Those officials who were worried that Wei Jun would enter Chengdu to do evil were relieved, and so were the residents of Chengdu.