Wenpin, courtesy name Zhongye, was born in Wan, Nanyang.
Wenpin was originally Liu Biao's general in Jingzhou. In the early years when the Central Plains princes were fighting, Liu Biao sent Wenpin to garrison in the north of Jingzhou to resist the invasion of the Central Plains princes.
It can be said that Wenpin was the first general used by Liu Biao to resist the threat from the north, earlier than Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei.
From this we can also see Wenpin’s ability.
Later, Liu Biao died of illness, Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, and summoned Wenpin to surrender together. Wenpin had no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao, although he was unwilling to do so.
Cao Cao did not think highly of the surrendered generals in Jingzhou, but he liked Wenpin very much. He did not even confiscate his military power, but continued to let him lead the army.
This time, Cao Jun's middle army recruited a newly surrendered person, but he was able to become Xu Huang's deputy, and he was also entrusted with the important task of ending the war by Xu Huang, which shows his ability.
Although in this matter, Zhang Xi always felt that Xu Huang was trying to blame others, but the facts proved that Wenpin was indeed tricked by Xu Huang, and now he was tied up and sent to Guan Yu.
Guan Yu had accompanied Liu Bei to guard Xinye for many years, and he had some understanding of the generals in Jingzhou. The aloof second master did look down on Cai Mao and his like, but Guan Yu still admired Wenpin.
Therefore, the second master plans to recruit Wenpin.
"Wenpin, you were greatly favored by Liu Jingsheng in the past, but you didn't want to repay the favor, so you betrayed the master and surrendered to Cao Cao. Now that I have captured you, do you have anything to say?!"
Well, Second Master, that’s it for the trick of persuading surrender.
Wenpin lowered his head and said to the second master expressionlessly, "The defeated general has no face to see the general. I ask the general to grant my death to save my name."
After hearing this, Guan Yu and Wenpin looked at each other for a long time, and finally turned into a sigh.
"Left and right, push Wenpin out and behead him."
Guan Yu started to call out the swordsman, but Zhang Xi quickly stopped him.
Good guy, during the entire Battle of Chibi, we just watched Zhou Gongjin's majestic appearance, burning warships, and conquering all directions. Liu Beijun really didn't get any benefit at all.
Forget it in the past, after all, facing life and death, we have to form an alliance with Jiangdong. The main force against Cao is also Jiangdong. It is normal that we can't talk and get no benefits.
But now that Cao Cao's defeat has been determined, if he doesn't think of ways to get some benefits for himself, wouldn't he be fighting this battle in vain?
Let’s not talk about the prisoners of Cao Cao’s Middle Route Army. Wenpin is a general. Historically, there have been famous generals who fought against Erye in Xiangfan. Are you going to kill him with a single blow now? !
Zhang Xi quickly stopped Guan Yu, scolded the swordsman, and then persuaded him, "General, please calm down. Wen Zhongye is versatile in both civil and military affairs. The best general in the world is not as good as the general, but now the Lord is just and worthy of his choice."
Zhang Xi talked a lot to Guan Yu, but the core idea was one - talents like Wen Pin must be persuaded to surrender.
Nonsense, as the commander-in-chief of an army, Guan Yu still needs Zhang Xi to remind him about this? !
Besides, haven't you just been persuaded to surrender? The full name of the person who wants to die.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Xi was confused on the spot - is this the way to persuade people to surrender these days? !
First accuse the other party of "treason and surrender to Cao", and then ask "Do you have anything to say?" What kind of persuasion to surrender is this? !
Guan Yu was aloof and arrogant by nature, and he felt that saying this was already giving Wenpin face. Therefore, the more Zhang Xi nagging, the more Guan Yu became upset. Eventually, the pair of red phoenix eyes narrowed again, without saying a word, and his aura was full. Look at Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi swallowed subconsciously, but in the end, he still insisted on talking to Wenpin.
Guan Yu was silent for a long time again, and finally said nothing. He sat down in the military tent and watched how Zhang Xi tried to persuade him to surrender.
Zhang Xi's contribution in the past two years is not small, Guan Yu sees it, otherwise Guan Yu would not give Zhang Xi this face.
By the way, Guan Yu also wanted to see what Zhang Xi had the ability to persuade a person who "wanted to die" to surrender.
Guan Yu is a military general, and he can especially understand Wenpin's mood now.
Wenpin has outstanding abilities and not bad character, but the only problem is that he is really unlucky.
Liu Biao died of illness and Liu Cong succeeded to the throne, just in time for Cao Cao to go south.
As a military general, Wenpin obviously didn't want to surrender without fighting, but Liu Cong didn't give him this chance.
Wenpin was favored by Liu Biao and Liu Cong wanted to surrender. Although he was unwilling to do so, he still obeyed Liu Cong's order and surrendered to Cao Cao.
It actually makes sense up to this point. After all, the second master once surrendered to Cao Cao, and later he defected to Liu Bei again.
But it's different now. It had only been two months since Wenpin surrendered to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao really valued him and reused him, but he was captured by Guan Yu again.
Changing three owners within three months will be infamy for eternity.
So Wenpin wanted to die, and Guan Yu, who was also a military general, understood his feelings and was determined to help him.
Killing Wenpin is the greatest respect for Wenpin.
But this matter, here in Zhang Xi, it is a different interpretation.
Zhang Xi believes that Wenpin is not afraid of death, nor does he want to be loyal to Cao Cao. He and Cao Cao have only been together for a long time. How could he have the consciousness to die for Cao Cao so quickly?
Therefore, Zhang Xi judged that the biggest problem for Wenpin seeking death was his reputation.
In these days, a person's reputation is sometimes more important than life.
In this case, as long as Wenpin's reputation problem is solved, it is not impossible to persuade him to surrender.
So, Zhang Xi first asked someone to loosen Wenpin's bonds, and then politely invited Wenpin to sit down in the military tent. With the second master around, Zhang Xi was not afraid that Wenpin would make a sudden attack and hijack himself in order to escape.
Wenpin really had no idea of doing such a thing.
It's not that he's afraid of Guan Yu, it's mainly because he is a prisoner now and he just said he wanted to die. Wenpin respects his status and doesn't bother to do such things to survive.
Moreover, Wenpin also wanted to hear what Zhang Xi had to say.
Then, Zhang Xi began to persuade him to surrender.
"Xi heard that when the general joined the army in the past, Liu Jingsheng had a deep understanding of the general. He simply promoted the general to the army and entrusted the general with important events. He deeply understood the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers." Zhang Xi said while observing Wenpin's reaction.
Sure enough, when he talked about Liu Biao, Wenpin's dead face finally showed some reaction, and he looked like he was recalling the past.
There are also three thousand nails in a broken ship, not to mention that Liu Biao has guarded Jingzhou for more than 20 years. Although his ability is not very good, there are always a few sincere loyal ministers.
Obviously Wenpin is one of them.
As soon as Zhang Xi saw Wenpin's reaction to the mention of Liu Biao, he knew that this guy was still thinking of old friends.
At this time, Wenpin had only surrendered to Cao Cao for more than two months. No matter how generous Cao Cao was, Wenpin could not compare with Liu Biao.
Zhang Xi started from this place and continued to persuade, "In the past, General Liu Jingsheng died of illness. Xi Zeng heard that the general wanted to protect his young master and retreated to Jianghan to preserve the old master's inheritance. But Liu Cong was rebellious and ignored his ancestors' inheritance. I pray that Gou will survive in troubled times, it’s so painful and such a pity.”
Wenpin was immediately moved, with a look of helplessness and speechlessness.
This matter is indeed true. Wenpin said the same to Cao Cao at the beginning. But Liu Cong surrendered too quickly, and Cao Cao had already entered Xiangyang without giving him any time to prepare.
How come I haven't heard about Guan Yu's feeling that something is wrong? !
Seeing that it was effective, Zhang Xi continued to persuade, "Liu Cong is a rebellious son. Although he inherited his father's inheritance, he did not care about his ancestors. He surrendered to the Han thief Cao Cao regardless of his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If Duke Jing Sheng knew about it, he would probably regret it." It’s too late.”
"Now I am fortunate to have Liu Qi, the eldest son of Duke Jingsheng, to use the land of Jiangxia to cultivate virtue and treat the people internally, and to entrust my lord Liu Huangshu to defend the enemy. Uncle Liu formed an alliance with Jiangdong and defeated the Han thief Cao Cao at Chibi. This is Jingzhou's good fortune, and it is also Jingsheng's. Fortunately for you."
"Cao Cao is a traitor to the Han Dynasty. The general's commitment to Cao Cao's traitor is actually the result of the unfilial son Liu Cong's rebellion, which is not the general's wish. Now the young master Liu Qi is guarding Jiangxia, which is quite the legacy of Jing Shenggong. Why don't the general go and return to the right path and return to Jingsheng Gong? Under his command, I serve the young master Liu Qi. One day, the general will help the young master Liu Qi to regain Jingzhou. Since the general has made great contributions to the foundation of the old master, he will also be able to meet Duke Jing Sheng in the underground a hundred years later."
"Xi is speaking from the bottom of his heart. General, please investigate carefully."
At this point, the persuasion to surrender is over. The rest is for Wenpin to choose.
Zhang Xi first placed Liu Cong in the position of an "unfilial and rebellious son" and deprived him of his status as Liu Biao's heir. This is not wrong. Jingzhou, which Liu Biao spent so much effort to control, was suddenly given away. It was so generous to go out.
In the concept of this era, Liu Cong is a typical prodigal son.
Then Zhang Xi raised Liu Qi's status, praising Liu Qi as the master of the family's resurgence. Everyone knows the actual situation, but at least in the eyes of the public, Liu Qi is at least much stronger than Liu Cong. It's also true.
Liu Biao had two sons in total. The family property was left to a prodigal son, but the other son helped him get the property back from outsiders. Of these two sons, who can better represent Liu Biao's last wish? Do you need to ask? !
Besides, Liu Qi is indeed Liu Biao's eldest son. This identity is very convincing in this era.
Moreover, there is an essential difference between Zhang Xi's persuasion to surrender and Guan Yu's persuasion to surrender.
Guan Yu persuaded Wenpin to surrender in order to make Wenpin surrender to Liu Bei. In Wenpin's eyes, this meant that he had changed three monarchs in three months.
Zhang Xi persuaded Wenpin to surrender in order to make Wenpin join Liu Biao's son Liu Qi. In Zhang Xi's words, this meant "returning from rebellion and returning to the right path." In the end, Wenpin was considered Liu Biao's minister.
The steps have been set up for Wenpin: Surrendering to Cao Cao is Liu Cong's rebellious son's fate, and Wenpin's surrender is regarded as protecting his master. Surrendering to Liu Qi now can be regarded as "returning to the right path", and he is also protecting the Lord.
How could Wenpin be a duplicitous surrender bastard? He was actually Liu Biao's biggest loyal minister, okay?
Therefore, Wenpin pondered in silence for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Wenpin is incompetent and failed to save the old lord's inheritance in the past. Now that the old lord's son is alive, Wenpin should do his best to help and repay the old lord's kindness. kindness."
Yes, the persuasion to surrender was successful.
Zhang Xizheng was so proud that he didn't expect Wenpin to have something to say.
"However, Pin has something to say first. This time, Pin will only obey the orders of Young Master Liu Qi. Although Uncle Liu is a hero in the world, he is only a guest, not the Lord of Jingzhou. Pin, surrender to Young Master Qi, not Duke Xuande."
Um? !
Wait, what did you just say? !
Zhang Xi was stunned when he heard this, and almost subconsciously looked at Guan Yu and Guan Erye who were sitting in the center of the military tent.
The second master Guan looked confused.
(End of chapter)
