It is said that Zhao Chen was worrying about how to break the Yingling City, and suddenly a short, yellow-faced scholar came to offer his advice.
This man's name is Bing Yuan, and he claims to be a good friend of Wang Xiunai, and is willing to persuade Wang Xiu to surrender and help Zhao Chen capture Yingling City.
Zhao Chen was overjoyed and asked Bing Yuan to set off for Yingling immediately based on Bing Yuan's plan.
In front of Yingling City, Bingyuan slowly arrived.
The city guard shouted: "Who are you? If you take one step closer to the city wall, we will release arrows."
Bing Yuan's eyes were bright, he looked forward calmly, raised his head slightly and replied: "Wang Shuzhi, please come out and speak. I am his good friend Bing Yuan."
After hearing this, the soldiers on the city looked around for a moment, made sure there was no one else, and then replied: "Sir, please wait a moment."
The soldiers did not dare to delay. If it was true as the people in the city said, but he drove him away, he would most likely be punished by the king.
If the people in the city are not truthful, even a weak scholar cannot make waves.
No matter how he calculated it, it was a good deal to call Wang Xiu here.
After a while, Wang Xiu came in a hurry.
Bing Yuan looked at Wang Xiu who poked his head out from the city, and said with a smile: "Uncle, you are fine!"
Wang Xiu was delighted and a little confused, and asked: "Why did Genju come to Yingling?"
Bing Yuan understood Wang Xiu's character, he was upright and firm. If he lied in one word or two, he might not even be able to enter the city.
Therefore, Bing Yuan said bluntly: "Uncle Zhi, I came here today to analyze the situation in Yingling City."
Wang Xiu saw that Bing Yuan's eyes were sincere and he didn't dodge, nor did he have other purposes, so he opened the city gate.
After Bing Yuan entered the city, he followed Wang Xiu to the mansion.
Speaking of Bing Yuan and Wang Xiu, there is a little story.
When Kong Rong became the governor of Beihai, Wang Xiu was elected Xiaolian.
But he disagreed and wanted to give it to Bing Yuan.
Kong Rong did not agree, and wrote to Wang Xiu saying: "Bing Yuan is a wise man in the world, and I know it. At that time, the Gaoyang family had eight talented people, but Yao did not appoint them. Later, Shun appointed them. Bing Yuan can be said to have no worries about losing his position. If he is a wise man, wouldn’t it be okay to let him recommend him to the wise men in the future?”
Wang Xiu declined again, and Kong Rong wrote another letter saying: "You have a clean body and clean conduct, have gone through many hardships, made few mistakes in planning, and are tireless in giving good advice. I commend you for your merits and repay your virtues. I hope you can be The royal court promotes and re-appoints people, can I refuse this!"
It can be seen that Kong Rong was very sure of Wang Xiu's talent and asked him many times to help him manage Beihai.
But in Wang Xiu's eyes, Bing Yuan's talent was better than his.
In the lobby of Wang Xiu's residence, Bing Yuan was holding a cup of tea and looking around with a smile.
Yingling is not Wang Xiu's main residence, and there are only a few people cleaning the mansion, but no one else.
But it is not a suitable place to talk.
Wang Xiu saw that Bing Yuan was a little reserved, often looking around and speaking with reservations, and suddenly understood what he meant.
He led Bing Yuan to the study, shielded the people around him, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Genju, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Bing Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said: "The talents of Shuzhi are known to the world. Since Yuan Tan and Mr. Yuan have governed Qingzhou, although they have calmed down the chaos in Qingzhou, the people are also very happy for Yuan Tan's victory. But now, Yuan Tan reuses The group is small, they listen to the advice of others, indulge in extravagance and licentiousness, and don't know the difficulties of farming, weaving and harvesting. Hua Yan and Kong Shun are both treacherous and sycophantic, but Yuan Tan trusts them quite a bit and regards them as confidants; while Shu Zhi is a talented person, but It’s a pity that you only serve as an official for a few years.”
When Wang Xiu heard this, a little regret and hesitation suddenly appeared in his eyes. At first, he had ambitions to help Yuan Tan govern Qingzhou, but he never thought that Yuan Tan just said lightly, "Okay!"
Now that things have settled down, Wang Xiu doesn't want to think about it anymore.
Seeing Bing Yuan mentioning this matter again today, Wang Xiu felt a wave of emotion in his heart: "Mr. Genju's eyes are like a torch. As he said, although Mr. Yuan has his shortcomings, he has brought peace to Qingzhou after all, and he is not a fatuous master."
"Peace?" Hearing these two words, Bingyuan suddenly became excited, "Has Shuzhi seen the current situation of Donglai? The people have no land to plant and no food to use, but the local wealthy families are strutting around like the lords of Donglai. The territory of Donglai is rampant and tyrannical, and the people have been suffering for a long time, and they are all eagerly awaiting the enlightenment of the Lord."
Wang Xiu listened and lowered his head silently.
He naturally knew that what Bing Yuan said was true. Regardless of Donglai, less than 30% of the 100 households in Qingzhou remained, and the people fled to other places, even living in the mountains.
But there was nothing he could do.
Wang Xiu had repeatedly made suggestions to recuperate, streamline administration and bring peace to the people, but Yuan Tan ignored him at all.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Bing Yuan said: "I came here today to be a lobbyist for Zhao Chen's army outside the city."
Wang Xiu didn't seem surprised, but raised his head and looked at the real Bing Yuan.
Bing Yuan continued: "In terms of ingenuity, none of us are as good as Zhao Chen. This person's plans may be unmatched by anyone in the Central Plains. Yuan Tan is definitely not his opponent. Even if Yuan Shao comes in person, he may not be Zhao Chen's opponent." The Lord Zhao Chen, Liu Xuande, is kind and loving to the people. His reputation for diligence and love for the people has spread far and wide, and it has become a legend that the people of Pingyuan County see each other off. In contrast, Yuan Tan is by no means a wise master."
"Looking at Xuzhou today, Xiapi City, Huaiyin City, and Guangling City have a large population, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It has become the most prosperous city in the East. I am afraid that even Tao Governor never thought that Xuzhou would glow with such prosperity in the hands of Liu Xuande. "
Wang Xiu hesitated a little after hearing this.
How could he not know what Bing Yuan said?
When it comes to Ming Dynasty masters, Yuan Tan not only does not rank high, he is not even in the ranks of Ming masters.
There were many Ming lords in the Central Plains, but Yuan Shao IV and Three Dukes were the most representative. Cao Cao of Yanzhou was also a powerful lord, but Liu Bei of Xuzhou was not originally in Wang Xiu's sight.
Although Liu Bei was famous for his benevolence, he was not from an aristocratic family. He had been wandering around for many years and had only found a state until now. He was not a true enlightened master.
But Bing Yuan called Liu Bei the Lord of Ming in front of him.
This had to make Wang Xiu re-examine Liu Bei and Zhao Chen outside the city.
Bing Yuan could see Wang Xiu's hesitation at a glance, and continued: "Yuan took the initiative to meet Zhao Chen today. He originally wanted to use Zhao Chen's power to restore peace to Donglai, but now he sees that he is quite concerned about Yingling. I am troubled and have no other skills, so I came here to lobby for Zhao Chen. I hope Shu Zhi can help Zhao Chen and bring peace to Qingzhou."
"With my uncle's talent, I should know that it's not that Zhao Chen can't attack Yingling City, but that he doesn't want his soldiers to suffer casualties. Linzi City's 20,000 defenders can't stop Zhao Chen's 5,000-strong army. How can you resist an army outside the city?" A force of ten thousand tigers and wolves. If you don’t see me, Zhao Chen doesn’t agree to send out three thousand surrender troops as the front team to attack the city. He doesn’t want to see the casualties of the surrender troops, let alone see my uncle in trouble.”
"Shuzhi, why should you be stubborn anymore and go against the people and the peaceful and prosperous age? You should quickly abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and work with Zhao Chen to restore the light to Qingzhou."
At this point, Wang Xiu suddenly stopped hesitating.
Bing Yuan waited quietly, knowing that things would be done.
Sure enough, after a while, Wang Xiu finally spoke.
"Mr. Genju's words make Xiu enlightened. Please wait a moment, sir, for Xiu to persuade General Cen."
Bing Yuan nodded in agreement.
The moment he stepped out of the study, Wang Xiu's eyes suddenly became firm.
He walked quickly to Cen Bi's mansion and expressed his intention.
The two met secretly in the study room.
After some time, two people came out of Cen's mansion, followed by several Cen Bi's confidants, fully armed, and the group hurried to Wang Xiu's mansion.
At this moment, in the study of Wang Xiu's residence, Bing Yuan was enjoying tea in An Ran.
