As a general, military merit is the foundation of his life, and he attaches great importance to it. Otherwise, there would not be so many cases of killing good men and taking merit in ancient times.
What's more, Yang Yong's head was killed by Guan Yu just now when he was alone in the battle and had to go through many hardships and dangers. It was hard-won.
It's not that Guan Yu is greedy for credit, it's just that Zhang Heng's request is difficult for him to understand. It would be fine if he gives the credit to Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. After all, they are their brothers.
But this newly surrendered enemy general?
Guan Yu glanced at Zhang Liao, why should he!
When Liu Bei heard this, his expression froze, and then he looked at Zhang Heng with some embarrassment.
Ziyi, your request is too...
Compared to Guan Yu's displeasure, Liu Bei's embarrassment, and Zhang Liao's fear, Zhang Heng looked complacent and didn't even feel embarrassed at all.
"Xuan De Gong is a clear example. Why did Wen Yuan join the old general's department, and was a general in the imperial court at that time? Now he has abandoned the secret and turned to the light. There must be clear evidence. Only in this way can the princes be convinced."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the three people suddenly changed.
You Zhang Liao said that you abandoned the dark and turned to the light, will those Guandong princes believe it? Should everyone in the world believe it?
Stop kidding me!
If you want others to believe it, then honestly come up with something practical.
And the head of Yang Yong in Guan Yu's hand is the best certificate of surrender.
Yang Yong was from the Xiliang Army and was a close general of Dong Zhuo. If it were announced that Zhang Liao killed Yang Yong with his own hands and defected to Liu Bei, this form of abandonment of the dark side would be much more logical.
Because of this, Zhang Liao had no way out and had to be tied to Liu Bei's chariot, which would naturally win the trust of the Kwantung princes.
It's not that Zhang Heng doesn't believe in Liu Bei, it's just that it's not enough to believe in worldly matters.
Time has changed, and people will inevitably make different choices at different times.
It's good that Zhang Liao has surrendered now, but if he wants to truly become Liu Bei's confidant and have a place in Liu Bei's group in the future, he must cut off his own escape route.
He didn't expect this level, so Zhang Heng helped him!
The three people present were not stupid, and they figured out the key in just a moment.
Guan Yu's brows relaxed a little, and he casually handed Yang Yong's head over to express his stance.
"The clouds are so big!"
Zhang Heng gave Guan Yu a thumbs up and praised him, but Guan Yu was speechless.
In his opinion, a gentleman keeps his word. Since others submit, he should also be honest with him. To engage in such small tricks is really not aboveboard.
Although Ziyi is extremely intelligent, he is always full of malice when making assumptions about others. I wonder if he has developed this character because he suffered big losses in the past.
"Ziyi, what else should we do for today's plan?"
Seeing that Guan Yu was willing to give up the credit, Liu Bei asked again.
The meaning is also very simple. I already have the certificate of investment, how to use it?
“Mr. Report your merits to the princes and ask for some more food and grass at the same time."
"Okay, Ziyi's plan is brilliant!"
Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he turned to Zhang Liao and asked, "Wenyuan, would you like to take a trip to the jujube tree?"
Hearing this, Zhang Liao immediately cupped his fists and responded:
"only!"
Liu Bei immediately ordered Zhang Liao to lead 300 cavalrymen, take the heads of Dong Zhuo's army that had been cut off in this battle, turn around and ask for food from the princes.
Before leaving, Zhang Heng came over, handed the head to Zhang Liao, and laughed in a low voice: "Wen Yuan won't blame me for what happened just now."
Zhang Liao took the head. After hearing these words, he was so frightened that the head dropped to the ground. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Don't dare, don't dare!"
"Are you afraid, or are you not surprised?" Zhang Heng's eyes seemed to have deep meaning.
"How can I blame you sir? On the contrary, I would like to thank you for your teachings." Zhang Liao quickly explained, "If sir hadn't just spoken uprightly, I would have almost lost my career."
If Zhang Liao did not choose to submit, Zhang Heng would take action to cut off his retreat, which would indeed be Zhang Heng's dishonesty.
But Zhang Liao has surrendered, and it is natural to say goodbye to the past. Otherwise, how could Liu Bei dare to use him with confidence.
Hearing this, Zhang Heng nodded and smiled.
"It seems that Wen Yuan is not only wise and courageous, but also has a profound understanding of justice."
After saying that, Zhang Heng reached out and patted Zhang Liao's shoulder, and said seriously: "Wen Yuan, don't worry, following Xuande Gong will never bury your martial arts skills. I can assure you that one day, you will be able to ride the wind." Get up and show off your talents!"
"Sir's teachings, I will remember them in the end." Zhang Liao clasped his fists and bowed his head.
This is not a compliment, but Zhang Liao really believes that there will be such a day.
Even though Liu Bei doesn't have many troops now, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are enemies of ten thousand people, and Mr. Ziyi in front of him is an unfathomable talent. With the help of such a person, Liu Bei has no need to worry about failure.
"In that case, Wenyuan should leave early and come back early. There will be a war later."
"As you command!"
Zhang Liao clasped his fist at Zhang Heng again, picked up the head on the ground, got on his horse, and headed straight for Jujube.
After Zhang Liao left, Liu Bei had almost finished reorganizing his soldiers and was walking towards Zhang Heng with a sad look on his face.
"Why is Mr. Xuande so unhappy?" Zhang Heng asked with a curious smile.
The army in your hands has greatly increased, shouldn't you be happy?
"It's not that you are unhappy." Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Ziyi, although the soldiers have been collected, there is a difficult task at the moment. I hope Ziyi can teach me."
After experiencing the alliance and the recent war, Zhang Heng is now like a robot cat in Liu Bei's eyes, always able to come up with all kinds of ingenious strategies to solve his urgent needs.
It has become Liu Bei's habit to ask Ziyi when he is in doubt.
"What Duke Xuande is concerned about, is how will the people be accommodated?"
Before Liu Bei could explain, Zhang Heng had already guessed the answer.
"Zi Yi is indeed smart!" Liu Bei sighed, "The surrender of Dong Zhuo's army has been collected, but there are still more than 10,000 civilians. What should we do with them?"
These people were abused by Yang Yong before. Although Yang Yong is dead now, these people are still without roots. How to resettle them has become a top priority.
Zhang Heng turned his head and looked at the tens of thousands of people in the distance.
In recent days, under Dong Zhuo's strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, the people around Luoyang have suffered a lot. Not only do they have to be constantly wary of the officers and soldiers who come to loot and kill, but they also have to worry about whether the little food left at home is enough.
Seeing that there was no way to survive, the people finally made up their minds to leave their homes where they had stayed for generations. However, they were chased away by Yang Yong on the way. In the end, their families were broken up, their wives and children were separated, and it was so miserable.
After experiencing the battle just now, the surviving people were also blind-eyed and numb at the moment. All because they can't see any hope of survival.
As far as the eye can see, everything is dilapidated and withered.
The corners of Zhang Heng's eyes twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh. His chest seemed to be pressed down by a huge boulder, which was extremely depressing.
Since ancient times, the people in China have been the most simple people. They have never had too many extravagant demands or desires. They only want to work hard in the fields and be able to support their families.
Even if they encounter natural or man-made disasters and unfortunately lose their land and home, as long as they can survive, they will not cause trouble and will always be so submissive.
But such simple and kind-hearted people still could not escape the desires and control of careerists, and eventually ended up with withered bones on the roadside.
It is sad that where the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces were turned into dirt, and the rise and fall of the people were the result of suffering!
Why!
"Ziyi, Ziyi, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Zhang Heng's eyes blurred and his expression sad, Liu Bei didn't know why, so he called out twice.
"Mr. Xuande..."
Only then did Zhang Heng come back to his senses and reached out to wipe the crystal in the corner of his eyes with his sleeve.
"Ziyi, what were you thinking just now?" Liu Bei asked curiously.
Zhang Heng shook his head, "I took a long breath to cover my tears. I am sorry for the hardships of the people's livelihood! The people here are all my subjects, but now they are being wantonly slaughtered by Dong thieves. It is really sad."
Hearing this, Liu Bei's mood also dropped, but it was quickly replaced by anger.
"The thief Dong has brought disaster to the country and the people, so be prepared to kill him sooner or later!"
"The matter of punishing thieves needs to be considered in the long term. The most urgent task is to find a way to resettle these people."
"Does Ziyi have a clever plan?"
Zhang Heng nodded.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "What's the plan?"
"I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower, but how to implement them has to be decided by Duke Xuande and the people themselves."
"so much!"
Liu Bei said in shock.
In just a few moments, Ziyi came up with three strategies...
With such a wise strategy, even if Liu Hou was alive, he might not be able to go beyond this!
