"General, is the King of Shu's seal in the edict fake?"
A simple question hit Zhang Ren hard in the heart.
Zhang Ren let go of Zhang Song's clothes, staggered back a few steps, and fell down on his seat.
"Who is it? Who is it!"
"With Zhang Song alone, how could the Chu people possibly attack Chengdu!"
"Is it Li Ping? Yes, is it Fa Zheng?"
Zhang Ren looked at Zhang Song with disbelief.
In Zhang Ren's view, with Li Ping and Fazheng in charge, the Kingdom of Shu is still as stable as Mount Tai, which is why he can die with peace of mind. Even though he knew that Li Ping longed for power and a bigger stage, he never thought that Li Ping would betray him. Not to mention righteousness. jacket
Zhang Ren was extremely eager to get an answer.
Zhang Ren underestimated Zhang Song and also underestimated Chu Jun.
Without the help of Fazheng, the Yulin Army would indeed be in a much more difficult situation, but as Zhang Song said before, the Yulin Army's record was entirely the result of the brave soldiers fighting the enemy.
But Zhang Song did not answer Zhang Ren directly.
"Now that you know it's the king's will, can you let me go?"
He braced himself, pushed away the soldiers on both sides, and pulled out his arms. The soldiers were extremely shocked and relaxed their restraints slightly. Seeing that Zhang Ren did not continue to speak, they retreated to the door.
Zhang Song straightened his clothes, and with the presence of the old god, he finally regained his appearance as a messenger. jacket
"The palace official who announced the decree also came with me, just below the city. If you still don't believe it, you can send someone to the top of the city to shout for him to come over. But I think I have even come here, so I can't prove it. Is it the king’s will?”
"Could it be that you want the king to go outside the city to speak in person before you believe it? Zhang Ren, leave the last bit of dignity for the king."
"I surrender to your grandma! Zhang Song, don't think that because you are a member of the Zhang clan, I won't dare to kill you!"
Zhang Ren, who had always been calm, smashed the small table next to him with one palm. He pulled out the sword hanging on the pillar next to him, and put the blade on Zhang Song's neck. His fierce eyes seemed to choose someone to devour.
Hahaha~
Zhang Song laughed. He grabbed the blade with one hand, and the blood from the puncture stained the blade. Zhang Song took a step further and looked at Zhang Ren.
"Kill me?"
"Do you think I, Zhang Song, am someone who is afraid of death?"
"You are not afraid of death, so why sell it to the seller?"
"My seller? You were sold by Liu Zhang! It only takes ten days for the fast horse at the post station to send the news about the Yong'an front back to Chengdu. You idiot, think about it with your pig head, why did Yong'an fight for almost two months? Not a single support soldier!"
"It is the bounden duty of soldiers to resist the enemy and protect the territory and people of Shu. Even if there are no reinforcements, we will fight to the end!"
"Protect the people? Ah? Protect the people? Every day when I walk on the street, I see people selling their sons and daughters. Can you, Zhang Ren, take care of that?"
Zhang Ren's momentum weakened a bit.
"This is a common occurrence in troubled times, so I joined the army to kill the enemy, just to calm the troubled times as soon as possible." Ao Ao
"Stop the troubled times as soon as possible! Hahaha~"
Zhang Song pointed his finger at Zhang Ren and burst into tears laughing.
"You have wanted to train an elite army for many years. Did Liu Zhang give you money? You have been requesting to conquer Hanzhong and Jingzhou for many years. Did Liu Zhang agree? When you sent troops to Jiangling last year, how did you get back to Chengdu in a prison car?"
"forget?"
Zhang Song followed Zhang Ren and shouted.
Yan Yan's face was full of desolation and she closed her eyes. Zhang Ren's face turned livid, he grabbed Zhang Song's lapel again and shouted.
"How dare you disrespect the king!"
"Oh, I'm so scared! Are you afraid to listen anymore and want me to shut up?"
Zhang Song fiercely pulled Zhang Ren's hand off.
"I am the envoy sent by the king! Zhang Ren, please show some respect to me!"
"Don't you want to know who betrayed the king? Well, I'll tell you!"
"When the Han Dynasty was still there, there were no more than two tributes every year in the Spring and Autumn Period. When the emperor was in power, all kinds of exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes continued, causing the people to revolt and the princes to separate themselves as kings."
"Then do you know how much taxes there are in Shu now?"
Zhang Song looked at Zhang Ren, but Zhang Ren turned his eyes. jacket
"Huh, you don't want to know."
"You also don't see those aristocratic families raising land rents and asking people to borrow money to pay taxes and rent, and in the end they are forced to sell their sons and daughters!"
"You can't see aristocratic families annexing land, buying off officials, or evading taxes."
"You can't see that in order to control the power, Liu Zhang was tolerant and indulgent to the obedient families, and was cruel to the disobedient families, ranging from killing people to annihilating the family. As a result, the court became his monopoly, separatist power, and enjoyed all the glory. "
Zhang Ren gritted his teeth and stared at Zhang Song.
"So, you can betray the king? Do you deserve the king's trust and importance?"
"It's him who's sorry for us!"
Zhang Song said to Zhang Ren with his face close to his face.
"Haha, how do you think Chengdu fell? The Yulin army went deep into Shu and successively attacked the defenders from various places, Liu Wei's border troops, and Qin's invading troops. The total number must be 50,000 or 60,000. Do you think it was me and Did Fazheng open the city gate and let the Chu army enter?"
"wrong!"
"Hahaha, it was your king who was the first to propose surrender. Hahaha, ouch, I was laughing so hard."
Zhang Ren's face turned pale, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. He sat down and just murmured.
impossible.
Zhang Ren wanted to say that Fazheng must have used some trick, but when he heard this, he felt that everything was meaningless. jacket
Zhang Song looked at Zhang Ren coldly and said.
"Nothing is impossible. Without the right to control life and death, Liu Zhang is just a coward inside."
"From Jianguan to Chengdu, from Chengdu to Jiangzhou, most of the Shu land is already under the control of the Yulin Army. There is only one Yong'an City left in the east. Zhang Ren, let the soldiers surrender. The Kingdom of Shu is dead. .”
The Kingdom of Shu perished?
Are the more than 10,000 soldiers in Yong'an City the last Shu army?
Zhang Ren looked up blankly, and saw only dejection in the eyes of Yan Yan and the guards around him.
He suddenly felt a little discouraged. The king of Shu and the country of Shu he was loyal to were gone. jacket
"General Yan Yan, you will lead the Yong'an Army to surrender from now on."
Yan Yan was stunned, but Zhang Song reacted, stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Ren's arm.
"Don't do anything stupid. Liu Zhang has surrendered, he is not worthy of your death for him!"
Zhang Ren threw Zhang Song to the ground with a flick of his arm. If Zhang Ren really wanted to kill him, one hand would be enough. Zhang Ren didn't look at Zhang Song, but said calmly to the guard at the door.
"Tie up the envoy first and wait for an hour before letting him read the king's decree. Send my order to assemble the guards."
Hearing this, the guards at the door did not hesitate at all. The two of them stepped forward to tie up Zhang Song, and one of them took the order to leave.
"Zhang Ren, are you going to disobey the King of Shu? Zhang Ren!"
"Shut up! You are now the envoy of the King of Chu! Stay here well and do your duty as the last envoy of the King of Shu."
Zhang Ren only looked back at Yan Yan.
"Uncle Yan, I'll leave the rest to you."
"General, why don't you surrender? Your Majesty has already surrendered. It's not worth it."
Looking at Yan Yan with a sad face, Zhang Ren just turned around and said calmly.
"Since he has surrendered, he is no longer the King of Shu. If the Kingdom of Shu is gone, then I will also let the Chu people see the character of my Shu people."
"Zhang Ren, why are you so stubborn!"
"Zhang Ren! Damn it, General Yan, why didn't you stop him!"
As Zhang Song yelled and cursed, Zhang Ren walked further and further away.
