Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 311 Liu: I heard that the King of Han has a heroic spirit
Ju Su's heartfelt words not only shocked his wife Liu and Yuan Shang, but also made Xun Chen and Xin Ping blush and feel ashamed.

Only Shen Pei cheered quietly in his heart, thinking that he was worthy of being from Hebei. Compared with the servile and fawning Yingchuan gentry, the Hebei gentry were more loyal.

"Mr. Ju, why are you suffering like this? Get up quickly."

Liu was shocked and wanted to help the other person up herself, but after taking two steps, she realized that she was in some inconvenience at the moment.

He quickly turned around and signaled to Yuan Shang, asking him to help Ju Su up.

Yuan Shang finally woke up from his dream, stepped forward to help Ju Su up, and said to him comfortingly: "Ju Gong, why do you have to do this? Since ancient times, how many people have given orders in times of crisis and tried their best to take charge of affairs? Ju Gong is worthy of being entrusted with life and death. It is better for you to stay and make up for the mistakes of the Han Dynasty, repair the world, and save the world."

After being frightened by Ju Su's words, Yuan Shang was also afraid that there would be a mutiny in the city in the next two days. He had no experience in defeating the enemy on the battlefield.

Moreover, I heard that Xu You also died tragically in a mutiny, so I must not follow in Xu Ziyuan's footsteps.

Since he had decided to surrender immediately, he could not let Ju Su Jinzhong commit suicide. Otherwise, even if he went to Lelang Korea, he would be blamed by thousands of people.

If he had to live with the infamy of mistreating Yuan's ministers, how could he compete with Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi for the position of clan leader? He, Yuan Shang, was the one who looked most like his father, so he should be allowed to inherit the Yuan family.

So he used a tone of repentance and tried to persuade Ju Shu with great righteousness.

Then, Yuan Shang raised his head and said in a rhythmic voice: "If the Yuan family surrendered the city, they would be safe today, but who knows what would happen in the future. I hope that after you surrender to the King of Han, you will not forget the Yuan family's kindness. If you can help others in times of trouble and save them, Yuan Shang will be grateful to them. Even if you are far away, I will repay you a thousand times and will be deeply grateful."

When Yuan Shang said this, Liu's face tightened. She wanted to scold her son for being too blunt, fearing that this would cause resistance among the officials. But then she changed her mind and thought that Yuan was ready to surrender the city.

There is no need to care so much about face. It would be better to ask directly for the sake of the old master. If there is an emergency in the future, it would be great if you can lend a hand.

Even if King Liu Xuande of Han ascended the throne and wanted to settle the score later, he could send someone to come thousands of miles to inform the Yuan family and let them escape as soon as possible.

At present, the Yuan family of Runan no longer has the hope of having three officials in four generations. In the past, they were able to remain chaste and not marry by relying on their power, but now it is probably difficult.

The laws of the Han Dynasty stipulated that after a widow had completed the ritual of mourning for her husband, she had to remarry and give birth to children. If she had not remarried by the time the deadline came, officials would take the initiative to arrange for her to marry someone.

Liu thought that after she had completed the ceremony for her husband Yuan Shao, she would have to marry someone else. She wondered how many noble families in Lelang County would dare to marry a widow like Yuan. She was terrified at the thought of where she would end up in the future.

His eyes silently glanced at Shen Pei, Ju Su, Xin Ping, Xun Chen and many other officials, and finally stopped outside the hall. He thought to himself, "What a pity, I have never heard that Liu Xuande likes to marry other people's women. Otherwise, I might not have to go to such a bitter and cold place as Lelang Korea..."

It was rumored that Liu Bei was a heroic man. Thinking that she was already thirty-five and half old, she wondered if she would have the chance to have children. She could not help but worry about her future.

Liu secretly thought, "If I were ten years younger, it would be great. What a pity, alas..."

Xun Chen and Xin Ping did not know that Madam Liu had made far-reaching plans and even secretly set her sights on the King of Han.

Rather than marrying someone else, it would be better to be the King of Han's concubine. However, the King of Han has no such habit, which is a pity.

Without waiting for others to reply, Shen Pei bowed and shook his head, saying, "Tian Heng still has five hundred guests, and I cannot bear to leave him in such a cold and bitter place. Shen Pei wants to go to Lelang with Yuan Shi, and we will advance and retreat together for the rest of our lives, and live up to Yuan Gong's kindness in employing me."

Ju Shou also wanted to go, but when he remembered that Prince Yuan Shang asked him to stay, he opened his mouth and seemed to be hesitant to speak, not knowing how to answer.

Xun Chen and Xin Ping looked at each other.

Neither of them had any plans to go to the border counties. Xun Chen had already agreed with the King of Han that after persuading the Yuan family to surrender, he would go to mourn for Lord Yuan and would never serve as an official again for the rest of his life.

As for Xin Ping, members of the Yingchuan clan wrote to him many times, urging him to surrender to the King of Han as soon as possible. Now that Xin Pi was detained in Jiangdong by Cao Mengde, there was no one from the Xin family among the clerks under the King of Han. The revival of the Han Dynasty was imminent, and the Xin family might be at the bottom among the Yingchuan gentry.

Xin Ping, who had served as an official in Hebei for many years, was asked to point out to the Han soldiers which Hebei nobles and powerful families wanted to rebel against the Han Dynasty, and which clans openly or secretly assisted Yuan Benchu. If there was no conclusive evidence, he would find someone to report it.

He made great contributions to the King of Han in clearing Hebei, but he offended the various ethnic groups in Hebei.

Anyway, Yingchuan County today is like Nanyang two hundred years ago. Under the rule of the King of Han, the largest number of officials and clerks come from the Yingchuan gentry and wealthy families, followed by the Qingzhou wealthy families, then Yanzhou, and finally Xuzhou, Huainan and other places.

Yuan Shao's defeat has made many Hebei scholars angry at the gentry who defected to Yingchuan, especially the flattering Guo family and the Xun family who were highly regarded by the King of Han. They all hated them deeply.

The Xin family didn't suffer any consequences as well.

In this case, they might as well go all out and completely side with the King of Han, and eradicate the roots of those Hebei nobles and powerful families who are grievances against them.

As long as the other party cannot rise again in the next five generations, it will inevitably decline.

By then, Xin will have nothing to fear.

When Xin Ping saw the numerous letters urging the emperor to surrender, his heart began to waver.

The only thing that made him a little afraid was the agreement he had made with Xuande that if the Yuan family had any intention of rebellion, he would swallow his pride and go to see the King of Han naked and carrying thorns on his back.

But how can he maintain his dignity as a famous scholar? If it were not for his clan, he really wanted to die.

Xin Ping had mixed emotions and thought to himself, "If I had known what would happen today, I would not have made an oath with the King of Han. I am the only one who stands out among the surrendered staff. I am afraid that I will be ridiculed by scholars all over the world."

He regretted even more why he did not go to Qingzhou before joining Yuan Gong. If he had met Liu Xuande, he would have stayed there to serve as a county official like Xun Yu did.

Maybe, he is the Prime Minister of Han Dynasty at this moment.

After discussion, Liu, Yuan Shang, Xun Chen, Xin Ping, Shen Pei, and Ju Su decided to open the city gates and surrender to the King of Han before sunset.

Coincidentally, even though the number of people in Yuan Shao's meeting hall has been reduced from nearly a hundred in the past to only six people now, everyone still has different thoughts, and suddenly it is the same.

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Outside the city, more than ten thousand Han army auxiliary soldiers were digging trenches, the Huben cavalry were patrolling the city gates, and the rest of the camps were quickly setting up camp before it got dark.

Looking up from a high place, the Han army camp stretched for several miles, majestic and powerful, with red flags covering the sky.

Liu Bei climbed up the slope, looked at the top of the city, and wondered which side would be best to attack from.

At this moment, a scout came riding at full speed to report: Fifteen or sixteen miles to the north, there were more than 20,000 infantrymen holding disorderly flags, with less than a thousand pack horses and draft horses rushing towards Xindu.

Judging from the flags, they may be the tribes of the Hejian nobles, coming to reinforce Xindu.

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this. He then smiled and said to Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Han Mu, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others who were watching the city wall, "I have been fighting against the princes for a long time, but this is the first time I have seen someone look down on me and lead a disorganized army to fight me."

"In this case, who among you can help me defeat them and capture their leader?"

Liu Bei couldn't help but chuckle and asked.

(End of this chapter)