"What is a certificate of submission?"
The word has not yet appeared in this era, but this does not prevent Liu Bei from roughly understanding what Zhang Heng means, but he just doesn't know how to implement it.
Zhang Heng did not explain, but stood up, took out a letter from his arms, and handed it to Liu Bei with great solemnity.
Liu Bei took it and looked at the content above. His face immediately changed, and a few drops of cold sweat even broke out on his forehead.
"Sir... is what Captain Zhang said in the letter true?"
This is a letter written by Lieutenant Zhang Wen to Zhang Heng. There is nothing unusual about it, but the key is the content of the letter. It is clearly written on it. Zhang Wen claimed to have received a secret edict from the emperor, ordering all the princes in the world to raise troops to fight against the thieves. After the deed was accomplished, each of them would receive a reward!
"This is natural." Zhang Heng's face was serious, and he raised his hands towards Luoyang, "Dong Thief bullied the emperor, slept on the dragon bed at night, and had sex in the harem. All kinds of evil deeds are too numerous to describe. Although I am young, I am extremely smart. , a secret edict was issued a long time ago. However, Luoyang is now under the control of the Dong thief, and my uncle was afraid that the secret edict would not be sent, so he had no choice but to state the matter in the letter, asking me to convey it to the princes of the world, to rush into Luoyang as soon as possible, rescue the emperor, and help our Han people. Family world!"
Of course, the letter was forged by Zhang Heng, but this does not prevent it from having the greatest political correctness. Bring it to the princes, even if everyone knows it is fake, no one will jump out to point it out.
After all, it is clearly written on it that after defeating thieves, everyone will be rewarded.
If Zhang Heng didn't have the jade seal in his hand, he would have wanted to issue a corrective edict directly.
After all, the current Kanto princes still lack some sense of justice. Even Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun who was the first to call the world, only pretended to be a letter to the three princes. Even so, he was immediately responded to by clouds.
If Zhang Heng comes up with a real edict against thieves at this time, it will be tantamount to a dimensionality reduction attack!
As the nephew of the Zhang Wen clan, coupled with this letter in his hand, he will definitely be able to show his face and make a name for himself among the princes in the world. Coupled with the troops and horses in Liu Bei's hands, it can be said that they are a perfect match, and it is already possible to achieve something.
This plan had already been thought out when Zhang Heng jumped out to help Liu Bei out of the siege the day before yesterday, and now it is just beginning to be realized step by step.
Naturally, Liu Bei did not doubt the authenticity of this letter. After reading it, he immediately returned it to Zhang Heng. At the same time, he said seriously: "Since we have this letter, we will set off early tomorrow morning to convey the emperor's secret edict to all the princes!"
"What Mr. Xuande said is absolutely true, but before I go to the alliance meeting, I should bring a gift to the princes."
"What gift?" Liu Bei asked confused.
"A Dong thief who has infiltrated into the coalition army is a clever man. If he can kill this person, it will be a great achievement."
Liu Bei was shocked and said: "What, there is a traitor Dong working in the coalition army. Who is this person?"
"Whoever hinders the alliance of the coalition forces and intends to destroy the great cause of defeating the thieves is the work of Dong thieves." Zhang Hengyi smiled pointedly.
Hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes moved slightly, and he seemed to have understood what Zhang Heng meant.
…
Early next morning.
After Liu Bei packed up, he ordered Guan Yu to lead all the soldiers and horses under his command. A group of more than 500 people marched out of Fengqiu and officially embarked on the journey to Suanzao.
After two days of getting along, Zhang Heng's relationship with Liu Bei's three brothers became much closer. At this time, he gave up riding in the carriage and rode alongside Liu Bei.
The person beside Zhang Heng was the military commander Chen Ying.
After the previous two generous actions of throwing away coins, Zhang Heng was now like a money-splitting boy in Chen Ying's eyes. It seemed that as long as he touched it, he would be able to explode a pile of gold coins.
He originally wanted to kill people and steal wealth, but Zhang Heng seemed to have noticed something and stayed with Liu Bei all the time, so he had no chance to take action.
When he learned that Zhang Heng was leaving, Chen Ying immediately volunteered to go out of the city to see him off, just to see if he could get some more benefits.
But seeing that they had already left the city gate of Fengqiu, Zhang Heng still didn't show any sign, and Chen Ying became a little impatient.
Why is this kid not as sensible as he was two days ago? He came here to say goodbye out of kindness, so he must show some expression.
Not much, just ten more pieces of horseshoe gold.
When he thought of the forty pieces of horseshoe gold that he had hidden under the bed at home, Chen Ying could not suppress the joy on his face.
If there were more people like this who were taken advantage of, why would I be a soldier? I would just go home and live with my money!
If Zhang Heng hadn't been in Liu Bei's team, Chen Ying would have withdrawn the money himself.
Just as he was thinking wildly, Zhang Heng next to him suddenly pulled the reins and stopped his horse.
Seeing this, Chen Ying felt happy.
Here it comes, here it comes, this fool wants money again.
But this time he obviously guessed wrong. Zhang Heng had no intention of paying. Instead, he looked at him with a smile and said, "Thank you so much, General, for your hospitality these past two days. Zhang is very grateful. Now that we are saying goodbye, why don't you return the money?" I have something to ask the general for help with."
"Young Master Zhang, it's okay if you say so. I will agree to it." Chen Ying assured him, patting his chest.
Of course, as long as you give us money!
Zhang Heng smiled and nodded, and continued: "This matter is simple to say. I just want to borrow the general's head."
"ah?"
Chen Ying was stunned and even wondered if he was hearing hallucinations.
But Zhang Heng didn't give him time to react, and immediately said loudly:
"Marquis Chen Ying colluded with Dong's thieves and obstructed the great cause of the alliance. His crime should be executed and his actions should be punished!"
As soon as Zhang Heng finished speaking, there was a loud shout from behind Chen Ying.
"The thief shall die!"
Zhang Fei stepped out from the crowd with a snake spear eight feet in his hand, and thrust out the spear without waiting for Chen Ying to react.
The speed is so fast that there is almost an afterimage!
The Zhangba Snake Spear pierced Chen Ying's back, and immediately passed through his chest, giving Chen Ying a chill. When he lost consciousness, his face was still blank, and his eyes were full of horror.
Plop!
Chen Ying fell from his horse and his whole body had long since lost his breath.
"Happy, happy, this guy should have died long ago!"
Zhang Fei pulled out the snake spear and shouted loudly, all the depression accumulated the day before was gone.
Zhang Heng looked at Chen Ying's body and couldn't help but shake his head, sigh, and sneer.
Is it so easy to get my money?
A stupid and evil person like this really deserves to die. However, you can still use it for yourself after death, which can be regarded as making the best use of it.
"Mr. Xuande, the certificate of surrender is ready."
Liu Bei nodded and said, "Yide, cut off this man's head and take it with you."
Although he knew that this person was not Dong Zhuo's spy, Liu Bei still felt that Zhang Heng did the right thing. As for the way he blocked his entry into the city the day before yesterday, keeping him would only destroy the great cause of conquering thieves, so it was better to get rid of him as soon as possible.
Liu Bei in the novel is indeed a good guy, but the real Liu Bei is just the opposite.
Liu Bei was a knight-errant in his early years. He traveled widely in Zhuojun, Zhongshan, and was respected by all the villagers. Although he is usually silent, his actions are extremely decisive and he is a real ruthless person.
It is true that he is benevolent and righteous to himself and the people, but he has always been known for being cunning and ruthless towards his enemies.
