On this rainy night, Liu Biao died.
This man, who once held the nine counties of Jingxiang and had 100,000 armor, and was known as one of the strongest princes in the world, ended his life with a bowl of poisonous wine, more than ten years ahead of the original historical trajectory.
Originally, Liu Biao could choose to live, but in the end he chose to refuse.
I'd rather leave this world with dignity than live in disgrace.
Although life has come to an end, at least he was once brilliant.
Three years ago, Jia Xu's policy of sealing the king and chaotic the country allowed Liu Biao to taste the scenery of the throne, adding nine tins, twelve crowns, riding gold and silver chariots, driving six horses, taking the throne of Chu, and setting up the eldest son Liu Qi as the son.
Although the glorious time was short-lived, at least Liu Biao tasted it; It's a pity that the higher you fly, the worse you fall, and all this is like a cloud of smoke after all, fleeting from your fingers 110,000 Han troops besieged the city, and Jiangxia was impassable.
There are only 25,000 defenders left in the city, and only a few generals are left, such as Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and Huang's grandfather, and the food and grass in the city are already stretched.
What made Liu Biao feel even more desperate was that Jiangxia had lost foreign aid, and its destruction was already a sure thing Just when the scouts found out that Yue Fei divided his troops to attack Jiangxia, Liu Biao was anxious to repair several letters, and asked Liu Xie, Yang Su, Lu Bu and others for help, asking the Luoyang court to send troops to attack Wancheng, and use the strategy of "besieging Wei to save Zhao" to relieve the siege of Jiangxia.
However, the Han army had already approached the city, but Liu Biao's letter for help was like a mud cow entering the sea, and there was not a single wave.
"Haha, it seems that my Liu Biao has no use value, and he was ruthlessly discarded like a bone" In the evening, Liu Biao stood at the head of Jiangxia City with an umbrella, looking at the Han army camp that stretched for more than ten miles.
This made the desperate Liu Biao let out a miserable laugh, and then threw the umbrella off the city wall and returned to the mansion without looking back.
What made Liu Biao feel desperate was not only the loss of foreign aid, but also the fact that his generals had lost their fighting spirit.
Just before the Han army besieged the city, Cai Mao and Huang Zu strongly advocated opening the door to surrender, taking advantage of the Han army's destruction of the city to use the remaining value in exchange for a little benefit.
This made Liu Biao angry, but helpless.
After all, everyone has the desire to survive, so Liu Biao still forgave Cai Mao and Huang Zu in his heart.
As the leaders of the two major families of Jingxiang, Cai Mao and Huang Zu will definitely put the interests of the family first, and what reason do they have to ask them to take the family to die for themselves At the beginning, it was just Cai Mao and Huang Zu chattering in Liu Biao's ears that it was the best policy to open the door and surrender as soon as possible, and as the situation deteriorated, Kuai Yue and Han Song, as the leaders of the Xiangyang Kuai clan, also expressed their support for surrender.
In the end, even Liu Biao's nephew Zhang Yun tacitly agreed that surrender was the best option.
In addition to the civil and military forces under his command who lost their fighting spirit and were bent on surrendering, Liu Biao's beloved wife Cai, who was just in her early thirties, cried and cried day and night, begging Liu Biao to put her and the Cai family first, and not to resist strongly, lest the jade be burned after the city was broken.
Liu Biao's seventeen-year-old second son, Liu Cong, also wiped his tears, and pitifully begged Liu Biao to surrender as soon as possible, so as not to bring about the disaster of extermination after the city was broken.
The implication is that you are old, it doesn't matter if you have lived enough, don't affect your son "The coldest thing in the world is what is the human heart, today is already a betrayal of relatives, what is the point of me Liu Biao and stealing my life" Standing in the courtyard of the mansion, letting the dripping rain wet his whole body, Liu Biao's smile was extremely miserable.
Before Zhuge Liang entered the city, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others were still a little hesitant, for fear that the emperor would grasp their past guilt, so they hesitated, snakes and rats.
When he hesitated, Cai Mao first thought of his nephew and son-in-law Zhuge Liang, and heard that Zhuge Liang had recently been awarded the title of General of the Military Division and Squire of the Military Department by the Son of Heaven, and perhaps he could be asked to say a few words in the court.
Just when Cai Mao thought of Zhuge Liang, Kong Ming also appeared under Jiangxia City like timely rain, and reported his life and asked to see Cai Mao.
Hearing that Zhuge Liang rode alone to see, and there was not a single soldier behind him, Cai Mao was overjoyed, and immediately took his sister Cai, Zhang Yun, Kuai Yue, Huang Zu, Han Song and a group of backbones of Liu Biao Group, and even Liu Biao's second son Liu Cong, came to the city gate together, and greeted Zhuge Liang, the nephew and son-in-law, respectfully into Jiangxia City like the stars holding the moon.
Almost all the staff went to greet Zhuge Liang, leaving Liu Biao alone in the mansion, so he poured the poison that had been prepared for a long time into the wine, and did it alone as a respect.
Outside the door, only the eldest son Liu Qi knelt to see him off.
There was a "snap", the sound of the wine glass falling to the ground and shattering, and then the sound of Liu Biao's pain and falling to the ground came from the room.
"Father" Physically weak, Liu Qi, who was nearly thirty years old, knelt in the miserable wind and rain, sending his father on the road alone.
There was any retention, because Liu Qi knew that it didn't make any sense.
For his father, letting him retain his last dignity and leave this world may be more meaningful than stealing his life and being looked down upon, and it is also the result that his father wants most.
The sky gradually thundered and flashed, and the drizzle became heavier and heavier.
The rain flowed down Liu Qi's cheeks, washing down his tears, so that Liu Qi couldn't tell whether he had tears or not In this troubled world, the dead are really a common thing, let your power fall all over the world during your lifetime, and be admired by all people; Or is it obscure, a cloth cloth, the final result is not a loess burial, but the grave is a little bigger "Liu Jingzhou is dead, Liu Jingzhou is dead" Soon, the news of Liu Biao's death spread in the streets and alleys of Jiangxia, just like a spring breeze blowing across the grassland, and the entire Jiangxia City knew about Liu Biao's death.
All the scholars understood that from this moment on, Liu Biao's forces completely withdrew from the stage "Open the door and surrender to Wei Qing" After the rain stopped a little, Cai Mao, who took over the power, gave an order, took Zhang Yun, Kuai Yue, Huang Zu and others to open the four gates of Jiangxia, braved the rain to hand over the seal ribbon and military talismans, and surrendered to Wei Qing.
Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang had just entered Jiangxia City for just over an hour, and he effortlessly persuaded Jiangxia's civil and military forces to let Cai Mao lead his troops to open the door and surrender.
Wei Qing and the generals had not yet finished the wine feast, and they couldn't help but be surprised and happy, and even half-convinced.
Immediately raised troops into the city, accepted Cai Mao's surrender, and strictly ordered the soldiers not to harass the people, let alone offend Liu Biao's family, everything must be written to the emperor, and the emperor will make a decision. t1706231537: