Chapter 197: Frustration (Part 2)

"Although Wei Yue was strong, he was defeated in the water battle and then forced to death by the late emperor. His fame was damaged and his scholars and people were discontinued. Now he was in a state of turmoil. Although he ascended the throne, there were no princes to respond. It was hard to say what would happen in the future." Ji Gui calmed down and shook his head and said, "Even if there is a large army in hand, it cannot last long."

Ji Gui saw the ups and downs of Wei Yue over the past few years and felt emotion.

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

Speaking of Wang Hongyi, Ji Gui's reaction became much more intense. The mood that had just calmed down became aroused again. He stared at Zhang Yu and even showed a trace of murderous intent in an instant. But in a blink of an eye, the murderous intent retreated and a sad expression appeared.

"Wang Hong... Humph, the King of Chu is indeed a hero of a generation, but Mr. Zhang, are you now lobbyist for the King of Chu?"

This tone is very subtle.

Zhang Yu naturally knew that Ji Gui had suspicion about his suggestions, and even life and death were in a single thought, but this was not only for his own sake, but also for Zheng Pingyuan.

He has learned the way of assisting since childhood and is always talented. Although the time has been short, he has seen that the other party cannot really listen to his opinions. Even in a few years, he may not be able to become Zheng Pingyuan's confidant.

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

But no matter what, Zheng Pingyuan has lost the opportunity, and now it is happening again. If you don’t think of a good solution, I’m afraid that the Zheng Pingyuan clan will be destroyed by Wang Hongyi, and he will rarely have a good ending at that time.

"Mr. Ji, it's time for great struggle in this world."

"The lord has always been very good at Yu. You see what Yu has done. You have never contacted the King of Chu, nor have you eaten a single piece of Chu Li. Where can you start with this lobbyist?"

"It's just that the situation is dangerous now. Although there are three counties, it's difficult to save it. If you use this bargaining chip at this time, you can protect yourself and your family. Mr. Ji, what decisions are now? This is the best strategy. In fact, you are more clear than Yu, right?"

Zhang Yu sighed a little tiredly and looked at Ji Gui who was in deep thought: "Whether the lord can survive this disaster and protect his family's family background depends on his husband."

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

"Oh." After a long time, Ji Gui raised his head, full of fatigue: "I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to help me and convince the lord together."

At this point, Ji Gui had figured it out.

Next, the two of them had a long conversation and discussed how to convince Zheng Pingyuan to accept the matter. Although Zheng Pingyuan had been shaken, it did not mean that persuasion was easy.

The next morning, Zheng Pingyuan woke up from a nightmare, stood up in a bad mood, and let the maid put on her clothes. Zheng Pingyuan ordered someone to have breakfast.

After taking a few bites, he called the butler in anger and scolded him.

"...Go and remove all these. I will have no appetite when I see them, and then come over with some lightness."

"No!" The housekeeper immediately responded respectfully, hurriedly asked the servant to remove the dishes, and then ordered the stove to quickly serve a few light dishes. This was all done.

It was not until the Lord went to the study that the housekeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sighed helplessly: "I just said yesterday that the dishes tasted too light, so let them take them down and change to the heavy flavor. Today, I'm picking on the dishes tasted too bad. The Lord got angry and it was really uneasy... Hey, you guys, why are you still standing there? Didn't you see the buckets over there? Why don't you mention them aside? If the Lord sees them, be careful of your skin!"

The servant hurriedly packed up the house. At this moment, someone outside reported that it was Mr. Zhang and Mr. Ji who came to see the Grand Marshal.

The housekeeper did not dare to neglect and hurried to greet the two of them in person. On the way back, the housekeeper kindly reminded: "Two gentlemen, my head of the family fired a lot this morning, and I'm afraid I'm in a bad mood at this time..."

"Thank you, butler, for reminding me, I will deal with it carefully." Zhang Yu nodded with a smile.

The housekeeper quickly bowed his back: "I can't bear to thank you for your thanks..."

Ji Gui walked in front and ignored Zhang Yu and the other two. Unlike Zhang Yu's approachable person, he was not the kind of person who liked to show off, but he didn't bother to gossip with the butler, until Zhang Yu followed up again, he looked at Zhang Yu in confusion and whispered: "Why talk too much to him?"

Zhang Yu just smiled without making excuses.

The two of them had been familiar with the road for a long time, so they quickly walked outside the study door. When the servants outside saw the two, they hurriedly reported to Zheng Pingyuan inside.

When two strategists arrived, Zheng Pingyuan hurriedly asked them to enter.

As soon as he entered, Ji Gui felt a little complicated.

Now Zheng Pingyuan, how can he be a little calmer?

His eyes were red, his face was tired, and his eyebrows were even more irritable. When he saw them coming in, his expression was relaxed, but his expression 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." Zheng Pingyuan asked them to take their seats and asked, "But there is a solution to it?"

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

"Lord." He bowed to Zheng Pingyuan and gritted his teeth and said, "I ask the Lottery to keep a foundation and find a way out."

"..." It seemed that he didn't expect Ji Gui to say this, and Zheng Pingyuan was immediately stunned.

When he realized what the first counselor in his tent said, his face suddenly became gloomy: "What Mr. Ji means? Could it be...Is he trying to persuade this marquis to surrender to Wang Hongyi?"

When Ji Gui heard this, he opened his mouth awkwardly. Although he had been ready to speak, at this time, as a minister and a confidant adviser under Zheng Pingyuan's tent, it was really difficult to speak, and just glanced at Zhang Yu.

Zheng Pingyuan was very keen at this time, and looked at Zhang Yu next to him and asked coldly: "Mr. Zhang is the same as that?"

Zhang Yu glanced at Zheng Pingyuan and immediately realized that he was in danger of his life. However, he was an extremely smart person. He almost didn't even think about it. He said loudly: "Lord, Wuling, it takes only one week for a hundred thousand troops to cross the river. Behind him, there is another army coming from the south. Although the three counties are standing together, they cannot form a horn. Once they are divided and defeated, there is no hope of retreating..."

Zheng Pingyuan snorted, stared at him, and said lightly: "You keep talking."

"No." After responding to the promise, Zhang Yu continued: "There are only three choices in the current situation. First, the lord and the Zheng family swear to resist to the death. Wang Hongyi sent 100,000 troops, and the mountain flag and the navy assisted in the battle. The lord consciously confronted him. How likely is he to win? Once he fails, I am afraid that Zheng will immediately overthrow the disaster."

"Second, the lord surrendered to the fake emperor Wei Yue. Not to mention the current situation, even if he surrendered, can Wei Yue send troops to rescue him in time? If he sends troops, can he defeat the 100,000 army? If he takes 10,000 steps back, the fake emperor Wei Yue won, but the lord is still a minister. Apart from being ridiculed by the world, what is the difference between this and surrendering to the King of Chu?"

"The third is to surrender to Wang Hongyi. The lord still has three counties and 20,000 navy troops. When he surrenders, Wang Hongyi will be rewarded and granted.

Zheng Pingyuan snorted coldly when he heard this. Halfway through listening, he knew that what he said made sense, but he was very unwilling to accept it. His tone became turbid and he asked, "How can I see it?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yu actually breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Lord, Wang Hongyi was born into a large family in Shu, and he inherited the position of commander at a young age. Within a few years, he will have his current hegemony. It is amazing."

"The most important thing is that he is young and has great ambitions and wants to be the world. At this time, the world's hegemony was only three points in ten points. It was the time when he was eager to seek talent and bought a horse with a thousand gold."

"The lord was surrendered to the land of the three counties at this time, and 20,000 navy troops were surrendered. Just to attract people's hearts, Wang Hongyi would also give him a generous reward. How could he be ungrateful to belittle his lord?"

"And Wang Hongyi has always treated surrendered ministers with preferential treatment. He has never committed any murder of surrendered ministers so far. Any talented person can make any use of it and there is no need to bury it. The lord surrendered to him. Perhaps it is unknown if he is granted the title of Duke and the Marquis in the future."

After Zhang Yu's words, Zheng Pingyuan was stunned and became a little dazed.

Surrendering to Wang Hongyi may be a choice, but the female being under others will make him unwilling to accept it.

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, he handed Ji Gui a wink.

Ji Gui also spoke at this time: "Lord, the matter has only been reduced to the present. Otherwise, not only will the people in Jingnan suffer a lot, but even the Zheng clan will inevitably be destroyed. If you can endure it for a while, you will be a hero, lord..."

"Let me give me some thought." Zheng Pingyuan said as he waved his hand.

Seeing Zheng Pingyuan's appearance, the two of them knew that he had actually heard it, and now he was just unwilling to agree so readily.

The two of them stopped talking and left.

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

Is the king's dominance still a waste of time?

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

The capture of Wuling made him look at the entire Jingzhou and even plot against the situation in the world.

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

Time is time, fate is full of reluctance.

But Wei Yue, who had asked him to surrender to the Wu Dynasty, would rather die than die.

Not to mention it, it is better to surrender to Wei Yue. It is better to surrender Wang Hongyi. Besides, how could the son of a noble family be worshipped at the feet of a rebel who killed the emperor and usurped the throne?

If you really do this, I am afraid that there will be no beauty to see my grandparents again in the underworld.

Zheng Pingyuan wandered for a long time, but at some point it was raining again. The cold water kept falling. Zheng Pingyuan felt upset and felt cold again. Gradually, the cold air filled his heart, and the remaining unwillingness seemed to be frozen.

If you say you don’t surrender and fight to the death, I’m afraid that the Zheng clan will be implicated and destroyed. When he dies, he will die. When the army attacks the city, how can the Zheng clan members be let go?

Because he alone destroyed the bloodline of the Zheng clan. Wouldn't he become a sinner of the family?

With a sigh, my heart gradually became cold.
Chapter completed!