Ma Di came back to his senses, swallowed, walked to the battlements of the city wall, and said in a trembling voice,
"I am a big man who has joined the army, as is Ma Su. I wonder what General Bo Yue wants to do?"
Jiang Wei looked carefully and recognized Ma Di, and immediately laughed and said,
"It turns out to be Mr. Youchang! I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect that you are still as charming as you are!"
He paused and said bluntly,
"This general, on the orders of the Emperor of Wei and the King of Qi, came here to attack Liu Bei."
"If you understand the situation, you can quickly open the city gate and surrender without losing your title of prince."
"But if you insist on resisting, no chickens or dogs will be left behind after the city is broken!"
Although Fazheng's instructions to Ma Su were to hold on for a while and then surrender after seeing that the situation was not right.
But seeing the Wei army's momentum and some unknown object flying in the sky, Jiang Wei threatened to massacre the city.
However, our own soldiers inside the pass have already lost their fighting spirit.
Therefore, Ma Su just thought about it briefly and chose to surrender.
"General Boyo, I...I surrender!"
A moment later, the city gate of Mianzhu Pass opened wide, and the mighty Wei army poured into the city, disarming Ma Su and others and placing them under house arrest.
After taking Mianzhu Pass, Jiang Wei and Deng Ai did not hesitate.
They left a small group of soldiers and horses stationed at Mianzhu Pass to take care of Ma Su and others, while they led the remaining troops and continued to attack Chengdu.
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No one in Chengdu knew anything about Ma Su's surrender without a fight.
royal palace.
Liu Bei looked at the memorial in his hand, his face extremely pale.
After he led his army back to Chengdu yesterday, he killed several Yizhou nobles who were ready to make a move.
But what troubled him most was not these nobles, but the prices in the city.
After Yangling implemented the economic war, prices in Shuhan were already high.
In the recent period, Shu Han first lost Jianmen Pass, and then Fucheng was defeated.
The entire Shu Han people were filled with panic, and prices naturally skyrocketed accordingly!
In the past, the price of a bucket of rice was about 50,000 to 100,000 yuan, but now it has almost risen to 500,000 yuan per bucket!
When a loaf of bread costs half a million marks, it means that the social order is about to collapse!
Not only did the Yizhou nobles take advantage of the situation, but the refugees who could no longer survive were also plundering the city wantonly!
Fortunately, Liu Bei led his army back in time, otherwise Cao Wei would not have sent troops to attack, and the Shu Han itself would have collapsed!
"Mr. Takanao, what can you do?"
Liu Bei suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at Fazheng aside.
Fazheng frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said softly,
"For those refugees who are causing trouble, we must imprison them. If Cao Wei besieges the city in the future, we can also send them to the city to defend it."
"As for the other hungry people in the city, I suggest that your Majesty still open a porridge shed and provide porridge."
The reason why Fazheng did not recommend that Liu Bei directly distribute food was simple.
The Wei army is about to attack, and Shu Han may not have enough food on his own.
If you want to persevere, you can’t lose food!
"That's fine..."
Liu Bei nodded slightly.
At this moment, Chen Dao walked in quickly and said with a happy face,
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is back!"
After hearing this, Liu Bei, Fazheng, Zhang Fei and others were all lifted up!
Although Fazheng, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others are all resourceful people, they are far inferior to Zhuge Liang in terms of internal affairs.
Now that Zhuge Liang is back, he can solve a lot of troubles!
"My lord, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Zhuge Liang, who was tired of life, took Wang Ping, Gao Xiang and others into the palace and saluted Liu Bei respectfully.
"Prime Minister, it's really hard for you to come back from a long way. Please sit down quickly!"
Liu Bei immediately ordered the eunuchs to prepare for Zhuge Liang to sit down.
As soon as Zhuge Liang sat down, Liu Bei told him all the problems in the city.
After listening, Zhuge Liang also frowned slightly.
He thought for a long time and then said slowly,
"Although this matter is troublesome, there are still ways to solve it."
"The Prime Minister is indeed smart!"
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said,
"Please ask the Prime Minister to come up with a solution."
"In the final analysis, these things started because of those Yizhou nobles."
Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice,
"If Your Majesty can persuade the Yizhou nobles, all problems will be solved!"
After listening to this, Liu Bei, Fazheng and others fell into deep thought.
Unfortunately, as Zhuge Liang said, all these problems originated from the Yizhou gentry.
If they hadn't purchased copper coins to induce the people to give up farming and cultivate hemp, the situation of Shu Han would not have collapsed like this.
If we can persuade them to come forward to stabilize order, and then take out all the stored food, then the problem will be solved!
But everyone knows that things are not that simple!
Liu Bei had previously promoted Huang Quan to General Wei, but Huang Quan had not shown any reaction.
"Brother, the situation is so urgent, we don't need to look good on them!"
Zhang Fei said angrily,
"I will send someone to kidnap them right away. If they don't know what they are doing, just kill them!"
"Third brother, don't be reckless!"
Liu Bei quickly called Zhang Fei to stop.
"Your Majesty, I think what the general said is very reasonable."
Zhuge Liang spoke softly,
"The situation is so urgent. If we Shu Han don't protect them, what's the use of keeping them?"
"I second the proposal!"
Fazheng nodded heavily.
"I would like to add one more!"
"Plus two!"
Faced with everyone's persuasion, Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and finally made up his mind.
"Third brother, go and invite General Wei and others."
"But third brother, please remember not to be impulsive. Invite them here first!"
Liu Bei warned.
Now Cao Wei might attack at any time, and he didn't want internal strife to break out in the city first.
If possible, it is better to resolve the matter peacefully.
"I accept your order!"
Zhang Fei was overjoyed and hurriedly left the palace with a group of soldiers in the city.
The current situation was turbulent, and everyone from the Yizhou faction gathered at Huang Quan's mansion.
As soon as they heard that Zhang Fei was leading them, they had no time to escape and were blocked by Zhang Fei.
Looking at Huang Quan, Ma Zhong, Qiao Zhou and others, Zhang Fei showed a ferocious smile,
"Okay, I knew you villains would get together and work together!"
"What does the general mean by this?"
Huang Quan pretended to be calm and stared at Zhang Fei and asked.
"Stop fucking pretending to be stupid with me!"
Zhang Fei was too lazy to talk nonsense to Huang Quan and waved his hand.
"Catch them all!"
"General, we are all officials of the imperial court. Do you have His Majesty's will to arrest us?"
Huang Quan said sharply.
At this time, Zhang Fei completely forgot about Liu Bei's instructions and just sneered,
"Stop talking nonsense, anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Under Zhang Fei's threat, a group of Yizhou faction nobles were all tied up by Wuhua Dadai and taken to the palace.
Liu Bei was waiting anxiously with his ministers when he suddenly saw Huang Quan and his entourage being tied into the palace, and was instantly dumbfounded.
