Han Xiang

Chapter 545: Leading Brother Zhang Zibu

Yu Fan once persuaded Wang Lang to surrender to Sun Ce, and later helped Sun Ce persuade Hua Xin to surrender. He was very good at talking.

Zhang Zhao frowned and saw Yu Fan and Gu Yong coming to him together, indicating that the local big families had reached an agreement.

As Sun Ce's trusted advisor, Zhang Zhao could not be easily persuaded.

Zhang Zhao did not blame Yu Fan for his rebellion, but explained for Sun Quan: "My lord has used troops more frequently, but his starting point is always good, and he is still young after all. Why don't we take a long-term view."

"Young? In the long run? Huh."

Yu Fan sneered and argued: "Long Xiang is as old as him, but in terms of mind, strategy, and military use, who is not better than him? Mr. Zibu has been to Hefei before. You should know that the people there live and work in peace and contentment. They are not like us in Jiangdong." The people are in dire straits? Is such a lord really worth waiting for?"

"But after all"

Just when Zhang Zhao was about to refute, Gu Yong also started to intervene:
"Sir, you are a man of profound strategy. Now Longxiang has occupied Hefei. If we take Jiangdong instead of the Sun family, I believe that Yangzhou will soon return to peace. Why should we guard Wuhou and wait for changes? We in Jiangdong are not originally surnamed Sun, please sir Put the people first."

After listening to Gu Yong's words, Zhang Zhao suddenly fell silent.

Indeed, Jiang Dong was not originally named Sun.

It was only a few years from Sun Ce to Sun Quan, and the locals were even hostile to the Sun family.

"What does Yuan Tan want me to do?"

When Zhang Zhao said this, it meant that he had agreed to surrender.

Gu Yong was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately took Yu Fan and bowed his hands, and then said loudly:

"Sir is the most important minister in Sun Bofu's trust and the leader of the group. He originally has the power to abolish and establish. Now many officials in the city are willing to surrender. However, old members of the Sun family like Zhu Junli are not likely to betray the Sun family. We need your help." If you can persuade me with your prestige, if you can resolve a war, the people of Wu will be grateful for your kindness."

Zhang Zhaoxu answered with his eyes closed: "Junli once followed General Wentai through life and death. It is too difficult to persuade him to surrender. However, he is also a native of Jiangdong and cannot bear to see the lives of people in ruins. I can only unite with Zigang (Zhang Hong) , Wen Biao (Qin Song) and others put pressure on him to make an appointment with Long Xiang first. As for whether he will sincerely surrender, it depends on Long Xiang's true ability."

"That's what we mean too."

Gu Yong and Yu Fan are both local wealthy people, and they don't care who is the master of Jiangdong.

Sun Quan has been aggressively militarizing in recent years, and he offended the Gu and Zhang families with Yao Ji Trading Company. Now Long Xiang regards Wu County as a granary. They started to waver so quickly because they wanted to protect the family wealth.

The Zhu family wanted to redeem Zhu Huan, but the Lu family and the Sun family had an old feud, and the head of the family, Lu Yi, had a good impression of Long Xiang, so Wu Commandery's Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang all secretly defected.

In addition to the Yu family in Kuaiji and the anti-Sun forces connected by Yao Xuan, most of the powerful noble families in Jiangdong supported Long Xiang to replace Sun Quan.

Gu Yong and Yu Fan said their goodbyes and left, leaving Zhang Cheng at a loss as he went to prepare the food and drinks.

"Father, where are they? The kitchen is already being prepared."

"They have gone back beforehand. You go to invite Ziyu and Mancai as originally planned, and let the kitchen continue to prepare, so that they can get drunk with their father."

"only."

After watching Zhang Cheng leave, Zhang Zhao also walked to the door with his hands behind his back.

Looking at the dark courtyard ahead, there seemed to be a few more wrinkles on the old face. He thought to himself that if only Sun Boxu had not died, he would never be in this situation.

But it’s okay, the master is too thoughtful.

If you keep your position for a long time, something will happen sooner or later.

At that moment, Zhang Zhao recalled many old events, his eyes hardened and became tough.

When Tuogu was robbed of his grace by Zhou Yu, he finally had to decide the situation on his own.

The mission dictates.

The long night will eventually pass, and the dawn will surely come.Zhang Zhao chatted with Zhuge Jin and Yan Zhen until late at night, and started running early the next morning.

Zhang Hong, Qin Song, Sun Shao and other important officials during Sun Ce's time were all the people Zhang Zhao needed to persuade and win over.

As for the local officials selected by Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao had made an agreement with Gu Yong and Yu Fan last night, and the two of them would take care of everything.

Loyalty because the price of betrayal is not high enough.

When Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou in the past, the reason why Xun Yu and others tried their best to help Cao Cao was because not only was Cao Cao himself talented and strategic, but it was also related to the honor and disgrace of the Yingchuan gentry group.

Zhang Zhao and other Jiangdong officials were mostly outsiders from Huaisi. They didn't have much to protect, and they didn't have a deep master-servant relationship with Sun Quan.

Self-interest is human nature.

People always make choices that maximize their own interests.

A few great people who were able to overcome their natural instincts became sages praised by the world.

It is a pity that in this era, there are no sages in Jiangdong.

In less than a day, Zhang Zhao had reached 80 people, but Zhu Zhi, who held military power, was not among them.

In the evening, led by Zhang Zhao, they went to the prefect's mansion to force Zhu Zhi to surrender.

The influx of black people made Zhu Zhi, who was setting up city defense in the meeting hall, mistakenly think that there were rebels entering the government to rebel, so he drew his sword and faced them.

But when Zhu Zhi arrived at the entrance of the palace, he found that Zhang Zhao was leading the officials.

"Zibu? What do you mean?"

"Jun Li, Longxiang has been besieging the city for several days, and there is no news from the outside world. It seems that the Sun family has exhausted its strength, and the people in the city will be in trouble. It is better to open the city and surrender."

"what?"

Zhu Zhi was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. Then he pointed at Zhang Zhao and asked sternly: "Do you know what you are talking about? How can you say this from your mouth? You are Bo Fu's trusted minister!"

"How can I forget?" Zhang Zhao smiled helplessly, "Bo Fu told me before his death that if Zhong Mou can help him, he will help him, and if he can't, he will replace him with someone else. The lord's succession has been militaristic for many years. Now that the situation is like this, I will also carry out Bo Fu's legacy. make."

"If you really want to change, you can only change among the Sun family. What's the point of surrendering to Long Xiang?" Zhu Zhi's face was filled with anger.

Zhang Zhao smiled contemptuously and said: "Jiangdong is not from the Sun family. Brother Junli is from Jiangdong, so I don't need to say more, right? Although Long Xiang was born in a humble family, he was a famous general after Long Qie, and was personally conferred by the imperial court. General Polu, why can't you surrender to him?"

"Zibu, and you, are you sure you want to rebel?"

Zhu Zhi raised his sword and glanced at everyone, with a fierce light in his black eyes.

Everyone's eyes flickered when they saw Han Mang, but Zhang Zhao took a step forward and asked loudly: "Junli wants to kill us? Can you face the reality? Even if it is an excuse? Are you going to keep the Sun family in ruins?" "

Zhu Zhi was just trying to scare everyone. After listening to Zhang Zhao's advice, his tone softened again.

"Zibu, since ancient times loyal ministers have not served two masters. How can I, a great man, bow my knee to a child? Please persuade all officials to go back quickly. I will treat you as if you have never been here."

"Alas, it's hard to collect water."

"Report!"

When Zhang Zhao was sighing, he heard the scouts running and shouting outside the palace, as if there was an urgent military situation, and everyone in the palace looked over.

The scout ran to the bottom of the steps, clasped his fists and reported to Zhu Zhi: "General, the east gate and north gate were suddenly opened, and soldiers and horses from outside the city are taking advantage of the situation to attack the city."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)