Since he was not going to refuse, Liu Bei put away the letter in his hand, then looked at Jiang Ji and said: "I agree to what your Lord said in the letter."
For a great talent like Jiang Ji, Liu Bei behaved quite kindly.
But thinking of Cao Pi, Jiang Ji's master who overthrew the Han Dynasty, it was really hard for Liu Bei to have a good impression of him.
With this mentality, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel that he had used the most noble title in the world.
And this "I" also made Liu Bei's tone change from gentle to sharp, and gave him an aura that could not be looked directly at.
Since the world was in chaos for decades, the authority of the Han Emperor had almost disappeared in the world.
In the past, when Liu Xie, the last Emperor of the Han Dynasty, called himself "I" at the court meeting, he was not respected by the ministers. Instead, he was sometimes secretly laughed at by the ministers.
But when Liu Bei, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, standing in front of Jiang Ji today, called himself "I", although his clothes were not as magnificent and noble as Liu Xie's back then.
However, he had a majestic and majestic air that flowed around his body, and the aura he displayed still made Jiang Ji feel excited.
The direct reason why Jiang Ji felt heartbroken was that the Han army had just won a great victory that could be recorded in history.
As for the root cause, perhaps it was the orthodox ideas of the Han Dynasty that had been rooted in the hearts of people all over the world for hundreds of years, and played a faint role in Jiang Ji's heart.
Jiang Ji came from a famous family, and most of his ancestors were Han officials.
Under the influence of Xin Ji, Jiang Ji bowed to Liu Bei like a ghost and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Since he is a minister of the Han Dynasty, it is of course normal for him to address Han Emperor Liu Bei as "Your Majesty".
But when Jiang Ji did this thing that was normal according to common sense, a look of horror appeared on his face before he could react.
Now Jiang Ji really wants to slap himself.
The look of panic on Jiang Ji's face was clearly visible to Liu Bei, but Jiang Ji's panic made some warmth appear in Liu Bei's eyes.
Even though Liu Bei was a good judge of people, Jiang Jifang suddenly called him "Your Majesty", which surprised him.
However, it can be seen from Jiang Ji's reaction that he is different from many ministers who rebelled against Wei. He may still have the word "righteousness" in his heart.
In history, it was this word "justice" that killed Jiang Ji.
Liu Bei, who admired Jiang Ji more and more, saw that the look of panic on Jiang Ji's face became more and more serious. He spoke warmly to comfort him:
"Don't worry, Zitong, there are only you and me on the city wall today, and what happened today will not be spread."
Liu Bei's comfort gradually calmed down the frightened Jiang Ji.
In fact, Liu Bei's Yulin Guards are currently surrounding Liu Bei and Jiang Ji, but as ordinary soldiers, no one in the world will believe what they say.
So the real meaning of Liu Bei's words is that at present, the only people around him who can make the world believe their words are him and Jiang Ji, and he will not publicize Jiang Ji's reaction just now.
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In other words, without the support of a third celebrity, even if he publicized Jiang Ji's reaction today, Jiang Ji could still defend himself.
It was precisely because he knew the profound meaning of Liu Bei's words that Jiang Jicai slowly regained his composure.
After regaining his composure, Jiang Ji looked at Liu Bei with grateful eyes.
People often say that Liu Bei is lenient, and what happened today is enough to prove it.
If a Han official accidentally called him "Your Majesty" in front of Cao Pi today, what would Cao Pi do?
Jiang Ji thought of the answer almost instantly.
Precisely because of the sharp contrast, Jiang Ji's gratitude to Liu Bei became even stronger.
No wonder Pei Qian, Chen Qun, Tian Yu and other Wei officials who had a history with Liu Bei all praised Liu Bei in private.
Under the strong gratitude in his heart, a seed was quietly buried deep in Jiang Ji's heart.
After Jiang Ji regained his composure, he looked at Liu Bei who had a gentle smile on his face. He was deeply afraid that he would say the wrong thing again.
So he hurriedly bowed to Liu Bei, and then left the city wall in a panic.
Now that he has received Liu Bei's promising attitude, of course he must return as soon as possible to report the news to Cao Pi.
As for the subsequent series of handover matters between the two parties, Jiang Ji has long since lost his mind to interfere.
Liu Bei looked at Jiang Ji's figure leaving in a panic, and his original gentle gaze disappeared in an instant. At this time, a look of contemplation appeared in his eyes.
At first glance, it can be seen from Jiang Ji's performance that perhaps the people's hearts in the world are beginning to change again.
Perhaps this change is still very slow now, or even only occurs in the hearts of a small number of people, but after all, it has already begun.
As long as he and his successors can continue to water and fertilize this seed.
Then one day, this seed will grow into a giant tree in the sky, continuously delivering life to the big man.
He could tell Zhuge Liang and Mi Yang about this tiny seed, but he had to try his best to prevent the enemy from discovering its existence.
Jiang Ji believed that Liu Bei comforted him just now because he was lenient, which was not wrong.
But what Jiang Ji didn't know was that generosity and power are sometimes not opposites.
At least according to Liu Bei's political skills, this is the case.
With this complicated thought in mind, Liu Bei waved to summon Dong Yun from a distance.
Dong Yun, who had just left, did not leave the city wall. He just stayed in the distance and waited for Liu Bei's instructions.
So when Dong Yun saw Liu Bei calling him, he immediately came to Liu Bei quickly.
Before Dong Yun arrived, Liu Bei said to Dong Yun: "Dong Qing will set off for Xinye immediately to convey an oral message for me to General Zuo."
Dong Yun's face suddenly became solemn when he heard that Liu Bei asked him to take on the important task of delivering the oral instructions.
Being able to become the emperor's messenger represents not only a great honor, but also a heavy responsibility.
With solemn thoughts, Dong Yun heard the content of the oral message Liu Bei asked him to convey:
"Order General Zuo to escort Xiahou Shang, Man Chong and other prisoners to Xinye quickly."
...
After knowing the contents of Liu Bei's oral instructions, Dong Yun immediately came to Xinye City.
Because of the convenience of water transportation, Dong Yun came to Xinye City soon.
When Dong Yun arrived outside Xinye City, Mi Yang had already known the news in advance due to Zhou Tai's report.
Then Mi Yang immediately asked Zhou Tai to leave the city and bring Dong Yun and others in.
After Dong Yun and others were led into the lobby of the county mansion by Zhou Tai, Mi Yang looked at the old acquaintance Dong Yun in front of her and couldn't help but feel a little smile.
In the past, whenever Liu Bei sent an envoy to contact him or reward him, that envoy was basically Dong Yun.
Now Dong Yun has almost become the direct liaison between him and Liu Bei.
After returning home with a smile, Mi Yang, who was well versed in etiquette, welcomed Dong Yun's arrival with a great gift, and then he learned Liu Bei's oral instructions from Dong Yun.
After Mi Yang heard Liu Bei's oral instructions, although he was surprised because of the sudden incident, he did not hesitate.
He immediately returned to his seat and quickly wrote a handwritten letter. Then he called Ding Feng and asked him to rush back to Xicheng.
Xia Houshang, Man Chong and others were all high-status Wei ministers, and such important prisoners were closely guarded by Mi Yang.
Therefore, without Mi Yang's handwriting, it would be difficult for others to take them away.
After completing this matter, Mi Yang stepped back, then looked at Dong Yun and asked him her doubts.
Because there are some relatives between Mi Yang and Dong Yun, and they have been together many times in the past, the relationship between Mi Yang and Dong Yun has become closer, so Mi Yang can feel free to inquire about Dong Yun's information.
What Mi Yang wants to know is why Liu Bei suddenly had this idea.
However, under Mi Yang's inquiry, Dong Yun shook his head in response to Mi Yang.
It's not that Dong Yun didn't want to tell Mi Yang, it's just that he only watched Liu Bei's interview with Jiang Ji from a distance that day and didn't know the content of the conversation between Liu Bei and Jiang Ji.
After Dong Yun shook his head, Mi Yang understood immediately.
In the past, Dong Yun had taken the initiative to remind him of his behavior several times when he was on missions.
With such obvious goodwill, if Dong Yun really knew something, he would not fail to tell him.
Now he shakes his head, which can only prove that as a close minister of Liu Bei, he does not know the purpose of Liu Bei's move.
But because of this, Mi Yang's curiosity became more and more intense.
...
In the distant West City, there is a courtyard.
The people who lived in this courtyard were Xiahou Shang, Man Chong and others who were captured by Mi Yang.
This courtyard was originally a private place for Shen Yi.
Because Shen Yi liked to do shameful things in this courtyard, this courtyard was built in a remote place.
Mi Yang had written to Liu Bei asking him what to do with Xia Houshang and other prisoners, but Liu Bei just replied with the words "Be kind first".
Because of these four words, Mi Yang could not imprison them in a dark dungeon full of snakes, insects, rats and ants.
And because of the remote nature of Shen Yi's courtyard, Mi Yang took advantage of the situation and ordered that Xia Houshang and others be imprisoned in this courtyard.
The remoteness can effectively cut off the connection between this courtyard and the outside world.
But at this time, the courtyard, which should have been quiet due to its remoteness, kept hearing some shouts coming from inside.
The reason for these shouts was that there were two people competing in martial arts in the courtyard at this moment.
The two people who competed with each other in martial arts were Xia Houshang and Chang Cao, the former general under Cao Ren.
As prisoners, it is naturally impossible for them to have weapons.
Therefore, Xiahou Shang and Chang Tiao currently use wooden sticks in their hands.
However, precisely because both of them used wooden sticks, they fought with no scruples.
With both of them using their full strength, the sounds of wooden sticks hitting their bodies continued to resound in the deep courtyard.
And since neither of them had pierced the stomach, when the opponent's wooden stick hit their bodies hard, the pain was very intense.
Cries of pain continued to come from the mouths of Xiahou Shang and Chang Cao, but compared to Chang Cai, Xiahou Shang made more cries of pain.
Chang Tie was appreciated by Cao Ren in the first place because of his extraordinary martial arts.
Although Xia Houshang is a clan member of Cao Wei, he has been pampered since childhood and is lacking in martial arts.
But no matter how much pain the wooden stick hitting his body caused him, Xiahou Shang never said anything to stop the competition.
After every cry of pain, he would grit his teeth and rush towards Chang Feng again.
Xia Houshang's behavior made Chang Li start to restrain his hands and feet.
Xia Houshang's identity is beyond his comparison.
If he is beaten for any good, even if he can return to the north in the future, he will only die in the end.
The most important thing is that in the past six months, Xia Houshang has often challenged him.
In the last competition not long ago, Xia Houshang was hit hard by him and was bedridden for half a month.
This incident made Chang Kui feel sad for a long time.
As Chang Sui deliberately released the water, Xiahou Shang received fewer and fewer attacks, but Zheng made him furious.
After half a year of constant competition, Xia Houshang knew very well what kind of martial arts skills Chang Xie had.
It was easy for him to tell that Chang Tie was deliberately letting off steam.
Chang Li's move made Xiahou Shang, who was eager to improve his martial arts, feel a sense of humiliation.
Xiahou Shang was furious and launched an even more fierce attack on Chang Sui.
Under Xiahou Shang's increasingly fierce attack, Chang Li could only use all his strength to fight against Xiahou Shang.
But not long after Chang Sui used all his strength, Xia Houshang, whose martial arts was not as good as Chang Sui's, was hit in both legs. He was caught off guard and suddenly fell to the ground.
After a heavy sound of falling to the ground, Xia Houshang fell heavily to the ground.
After Xia Houshang fell heavily to the ground, he immediately felt bursts of pain from up and down his body.
However, these bursts of pain did not make Xiahou Shang frown. How could the pain in his body compare to the pain in his heart.
To this day, Xiahou has not forgotten what Cao Ren said to him before he died that day.
He has not forgotten that he was the one who killed Cao Ren.
Under such a strong sense of guilt, the reason why Xiahou Shang did not kill himself to apologize was just so that he could one day slaughter the deer for revenge.
So he can't slack off even for a moment or a day.
Whether it is in the art of war or martial arts, he must further grow as soon as possible.
Xiahou Shang, who had this purpose, did not blame Chang Feng for knocking him down.
He just struggled to get up from the ground, thinking about continuing to compete with Chang Sui.
Seeing Xiahou Shang's pretentious Chang Wei, a look of panic appeared on his face.
But fortunately at this moment, a group of Han troops broke in and rescued him.
This Han army team of 100 people was led by Meng Da and Ding Feng.
After seeing the hundreds of Han troops rushing in, the expressions of all the captive Wei generals in the courtyard, except Man Chong and Xia Houshang, all changed drastically.
The menacing behavior of Meng Da and Ding Feng made it look like they were coming from bad intentions.
Everyone thought their death had come.
After Meng Da and Ding Feng led their troops into the courtyard, they saw the current scene in the courtyard.
Compared to Ding Feng's surprise, Meng Da seemed indifferent.
In the past, he had stood on a high platform outside the courtyard to monitor Xia Houshang and others many times, so this scene was no longer strange to him.
After Meng Da saw the look of fear on the faces of Chang Sui, Wang Shuang and others, he laughed disdainfully.
Then he directly ordered a group of Han troops behind him to come forward and tie up Xiahou Shang and others in the courtyard.
Facing the Han army, which had a numerical advantage like wolves and tigers, Chang Li and others had no choice but to surrender.
Only Xia Houshang, when a dozen Han soldiers came to him, subconsciously clenched the wooden stick in his hand.
His eyes were full of unwillingness and hatred.
