Chapter 197: Frustration (II

"Although Wei Yue is strong, but first there was a defeat in the water war, and then there was the fact of forcing the first emperor to death, his reputation was damaged, and the people were centrifuged. Ji Gui froze, shook his head and said, "Even if you have a large army in hand, it won't last long." ”

Regarding the ups and downs of Wei Yue in the past few years, Ji Gui saw it in his eyes and only felt emotional.

Zhang Yu continued to ask, "What about the King of Chu?"

Speaking of Wang Hongyi, Ji Gui's reaction was much more intense, and the mood that had just calmed down was stirred again, he stared at Zhang Yu, and even showed a trace of killing intent for a moment, but in the blink of an eye, this killing intent receded, and a gloomy look emerged.

Wang Hong...... Hmph, the King of Chu is indeed a generation of heroes, but, Mr. Zhang, are you not a lobbyist for the King of Chu now?"

In this tone, it is very subtle.

Zhang Yu knew that Ji Gui was suspicious of his suggestions, and even life and death were in the same thought, but this was not only for his own sake, but also for Zheng Pingyuan's sake.

He has learned the way of assisting since he was a child, and he has always been talented and learned, and since he assisted Zheng Pingyuan, although the time is short, he has already seen that the other party can't really listen to his opinions, even if it is a few years later, he may not be able to become Zheng Pingyuan's henchman.

What's more, after more than a year of contact, he has seen that although Zheng Pingyuan has the talent to defend his business, he has no ability to expand the territory, of course, this is related to the change of the situation.

But no matter what, Zheng Pingyuan has lost the opportunity, and now it is in this situation, and he doesn't want to take good countermeasures, but he is afraid that Zheng Pingyuan and his family will be wiped out by Wang Hongyi, and it will be difficult for him to die well.

"Mr. Ji, in this world, it is time for great controversy. ”

"The lord has always been good at Yu, what Yu has been doing, you have seen it in your eyes, you have never been in contact with the king of Chu, and you have never eaten a grain of Chu chestnut, where does this lobbyist start?"

"It's just that the situation is sinister now, although there are three counties, it is difficult to preserve, at this time, if you use this as a bargaining chip, you can protect yourself and your family, Mr. Ji, what decision to make now, it is the best policy, in fact, you know better than Yu, right?"

Zhang Yu sighed a little tiredly and looked at Ji Gui, who was deep in thought: "Whether the lord can survive this catastrophe and save his family background depends on Mr. ”

There was silence, and the whole room, even the sound of needles falling to the ground could be heard.

After a long sigh, Ji Gui raised his head, full of tiredness: "Please also ask Mr. Zhang to help you persuade the lord together." ”

At this point, Ji Gui has figured it out.

Next, the two talked secretly for a long time and discussed how to persuade Zheng Pingyuan to accept this matter, although Zheng Pingyuan has been shaken, but shaking does not mean that persuasion is easy.

Early the next morning, Zheng Pingyuan woke up from the nightmare, got up in a bad mood, and let the maid dress him, Zheng Pingyuan ordered someone to have breakfast.

As soon as he ate a few bites, he was furious and called the housekeeper and scolded him.

“...... Go, remove all these, Ben Hou will have no appetite when he looks at it, and come over with some lighter. ”

The butler immediately replied respectfully, and hurriedly asked the servant to remove the dishes, and then went to the stove to order a few light dishes to be served.

It wasn't until he watched the Lord go up to the study that the housekeeper wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and sighed helplessly: "I just said yesterday that the taste of the dishes is too light, so let's remove it and replace it with a heavy flavor...... Hey, you boys, what are you doing in a daze! Don't you see the buckets still piled up there? Why don't you get to the side? If the Lord sees it, watch out for your skins!"

The subordinates hurriedly cleaned up the house, and at this moment, someone outside reported that Mr. Zhang and Mr. Ji had come to see the handsome.

The housekeeper didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to greet the two in person, and on the way to the back, the housekeeper kindly reminded: "Two gentlemen, my master has a good fire this morning, and I am afraid that I am in a bad mood at this time......"

"Thank you butler for reminding me, the two of us will be careful. Zhang Yu smiled and nodded.

The housekeeper hurriedly bent over: "The small one can't be your thank you......"

Ji Gui walked in front, ignoring Zhang Yu's conversation, different from Zhang Yu's approachability, although he is not the kind of person who likes to put on that shelf, but he also disdains gossip with a butler who is a pleasing person, until Zhang Yu came up, he glanced at Zhang Yu with some puzzlement, and whispered: "Why talk too much with him?"

Zhang Yu just smiled and didn't argue.

The two of them had long been familiar with the road, so they quickly walked to the door of the study, and the attendant outside the door saw the two and hurriedly reported to Zheng Pingyuan inside.

When the two strategists arrived, Zheng Pingyuan hurriedly let them in.

As soon as he entered, Ji Gui was in a somewhat complicated mood.

Now Zheng Pingyuan, where is there still a little calm?

His eyes were red, his face was tired, his eyebrows and eyes, with irritability, and when he saw the two of them coming in, his expression was softened, but this look was really not good.

Thinking of what Zhang Yu said before, Ji Gui finally made up his mind.

"Mr. Ji, Mr. Zhang, you are here. After Zheng Pingyuan invited them to take a seat, he asked, "But is there a way to deal with it?"

The two people who sat down were silent for a while, but Ji Gui spoke first.

"My lord. He arched his hand towards Zheng Pingyuan, gritted his teeth and said, "The minister asks the lord to leave a foundation for a way back." ”

"......" didn't seem to expect Ji Gui to say this, and Zheng Pingyuan was immediately stunned.

When he realized what his first advisor meant, his face suddenly became gloomy: "What does Mr. Ji mean......? Do you want to persuade Benhou to surrender to Wang Hongyi?"

When Ji Gui heard this, he opened his mouth in embarrassment, although he had already prepared to speak, but at this time, as a courtier and a confidant under Zheng Pingyuan's account, it was really difficult to speak, so he just glanced at Zhang Yu.

Zheng Pingyuan was very keen at this time, looked at Zhang Yu on the side, and asked coldly: "Mr. Zhang also means this?"

Zhang Yu glanced at Zheng Pingyuan, and immediately realized that his life was in danger, but he was a very smart person, almost didn't even think about it, and said loudly: "Lord, Wuling, it only takes a week for an army of 100,000 to fully cross the river, and there is an army behind it from the south......

Zheng Pingyuan snorted, stared at him, and said lightly, "You continue." ”

After that, Zhang Yu continued: "In the current situation, there are only three choices, first, the lord and the Zheng clan swear to resist to the death, Wang Hongyi waved 100,000 troops, and there are mountain flags and sailors to assist in the battle, the lord consciously confronts him, what is the chance of victory? ”

"Second, the lord surrendered to the puppet emperor Wei Yue, not to mention the current situation, even if he surrendered, whether Wei Yue could send troops to rescue in time, that is, to send troops over, and whether he could repel an army of 100,000 people?

"Third, it is to surrender Wang Hongyi, the lord now has three counties, and 20,000 sailors, at this time, Wang Hongyi will be rewarded and sealed.

When Zheng Pingyuan heard this, he snorted coldly, he knew that what he said made sense after listening to half of it, but he was very unwilling, his tone became muddy, and he asked, "How can you see it?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yu actually breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Lord, Wang Hongyi was born in a big family in Shuzhong, and he inherited the handsome position at a young age, and within a few years, he will have the current hegemony, which can be described as amazing." ”

"The most important thing is that he is still young, ambitious, and wants to mix the world, at this time, the world dominates, and he only gets three points out of ten. ”

"At this time, the lord descended to the land of three counties and 20,000 sailors, just to attract people's hearts, Wang Hongyi will also reward him generously, how can he snub and belittle the lord?"

"And Wang Hongyi has always treated the ministers preferentially, so far there has never been a matter of killing the ministers, all those who have talent, can play a role, there is no need to bury it, the lord surrendered to him, maybe in the future, the prince and the marquis are not known. ”

Zhang Yu's words, Zheng Pingyuan was stunned, and he was in a trance.

Surrendering to Wang Hongyi may be a choice, but lying under others makes him unwilling in the end.

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, he gave Ji Gui a look.

Ji Gui also spoke at this time: "My lord, so far, there is only one way to go." Otherwise, not only Jingnan will be devastated, but even the Zheng family will inevitably be wiped out, and they can endure it for a while, Fang is Junjie, and the lord is ......."

"Let's let Benhou think about it. Waving his hand, Zheng Pingyuan's face turned pale and said.

Seeing Zheng Pingyuan's appearance, the two knew that he had actually listened to it, but now he was just unwilling to agree so easily.

The two said no more and left.

When Zheng Pingyuan was the only one in the study, he sat down dejectedly, looking confused.

Wang Tu's hegemony, is it still empty after all?

When he first succeeded to the throne, Zheng Pingyuan was full of ambition, reformed the military system, and worked hard.

The seizure of Wuling is to let him look at the whole of Jingzhou, and even plot the situation of the world.

But in the blink of an eye, Wang Hongyi had unified Shuzhong, and then captured Jingbei.

Time also, life also, the heart is full of unwillingness.

But let Wei Yue, who surrendered to the Wu Dynasty, he would rather die than die.

Not to mention, the surrender of Wei Yue is also a surrender, it is better to surrender Wang Hongyi, and the son of a dignified family, how can he worship at the rebellious feet of a rebellious emperor who usurped the throne?

If you really do this, I'm afraid that under Jiuquan, you won't have the shame to see your grandparents.

Zheng Pingyuan wandered for a long time, I don't know when, it was raining again, the cold water kept falling, Zheng Pingyuan was upset for a while, and felt cold, gradually, this cool air filled his heart, and the rest of the unwillingness seemed to be frozen.

If you want to say that you will not surrender and fight to the death, you are afraid that the Zheng clan will be implicated and wiped out, and then he will die, and the army will attack the city, how can you let go of the Zheng clan?

If he really ruined the bloodline inheritance of the Zheng family because he was alone, wouldn't he become a sinner in the family?

With a sigh, my heart gradually became cold.

That's it!