Bai Xiaowen thought that what he said was very reasonable.
Guan Yu disagreed and shook his head, "If the Han Dynasty cannot be revived, the world will never be peaceful and the common people will not have a way to live. As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not be right; if the words are not right, the matter will not succeed. You are holding the Emperor hostage and stealing power. You want to seize the four hundred years of Yan Han. The heroes of the world will not submit to you and the war will never end. "
Guan Yu said, "If you really care about the people, then hand over your military power and ask my brother to assist in the government. You will return the power to the Emperor! If you can do this, the remaining Sun family of Jiangdong will not be able to resist the imperial court. The likes of Jiao Province's Xie will not be worth mentioning. The world will be unified and the four seas will be peaceful. The day will be just around the corner! But it's a pity that you can't do that, because you've raised an army to seize the world for your own selfish reasons. "
Bai Xiaowen shook his head inwardly.
He tried to persuade Guan Yu from the point of view of the common people. It was not a wise decision in itself.
The famous and famous generals of the Three Kingdoms valued the "Han Dynasty's orthodoxy" more. The welfare of the common people was also important, but the idea of "people first" was not as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as it was in the future.
Bai Xiaowen said, "If I do as you say and hand over my military power, the Emperor will be the first to kill me to prevent future troubles."
Guan Yu was silent.
Bai Xiaowen continued.
"After I seize the world, I can still give the Emperor face and let him retire. If the Emperor obtains power, how can he allow me to live? Even my wife and family will be exterminated.
"Today, nine out of ten of the Great Han Dynasty is already in my hands. How difficult is it to unify the world? For the sake of the common people, there is no need to return the power to the Emperor to win the support of the remaining vassals. "
Guan Yu snorted heavily, "You are dreaming. Although you have seized the central plains in the north, as long as my brother is here, he will not let you usurp the throne."
Bai Xiaowen laughed, "Now that I have taken Dongchuan and Xichuan, Liu Bei can't even take care of himself, how can he stop me? Sooner or later, he will be captured by me. Once the East and West Rivers are in our hands, Jingzhou and Jiangdong can be settled in one go. "
Although Guan Yu didn't say anything, his face was full of disbelief.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "How about we make a bet?"
Guan Yu was a little wary. "What bet?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "Within a month, I will definitely capture Liu Bei alive and seize Xichuan. If I fail, I'll set you free. What do you think? "
Guan Yu waved his hand and interrupted Bai Xiaowen, "Even if you can do it, I will never surrender to you! Don't mention this bet again. "
This Guan Yu was really a stone in the latrine pit, smelly and hard.
Bai Xiaowen complained in his heart. Then he said, "I don't want you to surrender. I just can't bear to kill you, and I don't want you to help Liu Bei. Even if I can capture Liu Bei alive and seize Xichuan, I won't make any demands of you. "
Guan Yu waited for Bai Xiaowen to continue.
Bai Xiaowen continued, "However, I will keep you in Bazhong for a month. You can't run away, and you can't secretly help Liu Bei. You can be a bystander. What do you think? "
Guan Yu was a little confused. He said, "Why don't you just kill me? What good will it do you to put in so much effort and take such risks?"
Bai Xiaowen poured the wine and sighed. "Yes, it won't do me any good. It's just that I don't want to kill you, and I don't want to kill Liu Bei. However, I must unify this world. "
At this point, Bai Xiaowen stood up and paced in the hall. "Liu Bei is known for his benevolence, and you are also a loyal and righteous man. There aren't many benevolent and righteous men left in this world. If I kill one, there will be one less. Although I am called a Han Bandit, I also want to leave behind some backbone for this land. "
At this moment, Bai Xiaowen's back was facing Guan Yu. If Guan Yu wanted to, he could sneak attack Bai Xiaowen from behind. He was certain that he could capture him as a hostage.
However, Guan Yu didn't have any intention of doing so.
He looked at Bai Xiaowen's back. A familiar yet strange feeling welled up in his heart. He couldn't help but say, "Have I met the Duke Of Yan before?"
Well, the way he addressed Guan Yu had changed from "you" to "Duke Of Yan". This was a good sign.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "We have been friends in spirit for a long time."
Guan Yu didn't understand, but he still said, "Since I was captured, I should have died. However, in consideration of my elder brother and third brother's oath at the Peach Garden, we swore to live and die together. I can't leave behind a useful body and hope to repay you in the future. Since the Duke Of Yan is confident, I can agree to the bet and ground myself for a month. "
After receiving Guan Yu's agreement, Bai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Xiaowen had never thought of subduing Guan Yu.
Would a Guan Yu who surrendered still be Guan Yu?
Bai Xiaowen set up the banquet and made a deal with Guan Yu. His motive was very simple. He couldn't bear to kill Guan Yu!
This didn't mean that he was afraid of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's "Vengeance Mode".
Even if Zhang Fei's attributes increased by 20%, it would only be about the same as Ma Chao's "Vengeance Mode". Liu Bei was leading an army of mourning and seeking revenge. So what if their morale was high?
Lu Xun of Dong Yue Wu could defeat Liu Bei with a single move. Bai Xiaowen believed that he wasn't inferior to Lu Xun when it came to commanding troops.
After all, Guan Yu could be considered half a teacher to Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi.
The last time they came to the Three Kingdoms dimension, if it weren't for Guan Yu's guidance, Bai Xiaowen wouldn't have obtained the mutated skill, Deterrence, and Li Shuyi wouldn't have been able to perfectly change his profession to Zephyr Swordsman.
It wasn't difficult to kill Guan Yu. What was difficult was the hurdle in his heart.
That was why Bai Xiaowen proposed the bet.
If Guan Yu rejected the bet, Bai Xiaowen could only kill him to prevent future troubles.
However, Guan Yu agreed to the bet. With his arrogant personality and trustworthy character, Bai Xiaowen didn't have to worry.
It was still the same saying: a Guan Yu who surrendered wasn't the real Guan Yu. A Guan Yu who broke the bet wasn't the real Guan Yu either.
Thus, after Bai Xiaowen invited Guan Yu to a banquet, he ordered people to take him to Bazhong for a temporary stay.
Bai Xiaowen's subordinates were all shocked. They all tried to persuade Bai Xiaowen to kill Guan Yu.
If they wanted to keep Guan Yu alive, they would at least have to lock him up and guard him closely to prevent him from escaping.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and shook his head to refuse.
To Guan Yu, was there a better chain than "loyalty"?
Although the generals didn't understand Bai Xiaowen's decision to deal with Guan Yu, Bai Xiaowen had established a high enough prestige with all kinds of divine strategies since he started the war. Even if the generals didn't understand, they wouldn't question him too much. At most, they would give some suggestions.
Soon, Gao Lan sent someone to deliver the news.
There weren't any generals guarding Fushui Pass, so there weren't many defenses. After Liu Bei's trusted lieutenant faked the opening of the gate, Gao Lan led his troops and rushed in. After killing a few lieutenant generals who seemed to be in charge, the rest of Liu Bei's soldiers surrendered.
Fushui Pass also fell into Bai Xiaowen's hands!
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