One of the prerequisites was that Liu Bei's family must be in Xiapi or Xiaopei County. This was also one of the prerequisites for Guan Yu to escort Liu Bei's family.
Guan Yu's two sisters-in-law, Gan Qian and Mei Zhen, were now part of Yang Rui's family. Naturally, they would not have any more scenes.
Additionally, Yang Rui had to ensure that the people around Guan Yu would keep Liu Bei's whereabouts a secret. After all, many people knew that Liu Bei had fled to Guangling County. At the same time, it was not difficult to find out about Zhang Fei's whereabouts.
If Guan Yu were to find out about this, Yang Rui's conditions would give Guan Yu a reason to immediately search for Liu Bei. That way, Guan Yu would not be able to control Guan Yu.
Yang Rui hoped that Liu Bei would die in the game as soon as possible. Moreover, it would be best if Liu Bei did not die by his hand. That way, Yang Rui would have a high chance of subduing Guan Yu.
However, the possibility of this happening was not high. Liu Bei was an important character in the Three Kingdoms Region. It was likely that he would continue to exist for a long time. Even if Yang Rui were to go all out, he might not be able to kill Liu Bei.
It was because of this speculation that Yang Rui had surrounded Liu Bei in Xiapi County. In a direct confrontation, Yang Rui and his subordinates might be able to fight against Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. However, Yang Rui did not want to take the risk of increasing the casualties.
As the third large-scale storyline of the Three Kingdoms Region was about to begin, Yang Rui was likely to be at the center of the battle. The challenge he would face would not be small. As such, Yang Rui needed to preserve his strength and try not to force Liu Bei into a desperate situation.
Yang Rui already had some ideas about how to isolate Liu Bei. Since it was difficult to completely isolate Liu Bei's information, Yang Rui could consider isolating Guan Yu.
For example, he could use the Han Dynasty's name to give Guan Yu the title of Conquering Barbarians General and send him to the Nihon Civilization Region or open up a new route.
As a result, the chances of Guan Yu hearing about Liu Bei's information would be very small. His meeting with Liu Bei would also be greatly delayed. During this time, Guan Yu might be able to help Yang Rui.
Of course, as long as he could isolate Liu Bei's information, Yang Rui would be able to eliminate Guan Yu's threat, regardless of whether Guan Yu would help him or not.
On the other hand, Guan Yu was willing to give up under these four conditions. This was not only coincidental with the historical facts, but also a choice for Guan Yu to consider the big picture.
By surrendering and not dying in battle or committing suicide, Guan Yu would be able to preserve his life. At the same time, Yang Rui would be able to preserve his reputation. Most importantly, Guan Yu would be able to protect Liu Bei's family and return to Liu Bei's side under sufficient conditions.
Guan Yu would be able to preserve his life without damaging his reputation. He would also be able to preserve Liu Bei's righteousness. Guan Yu's compliance with these conditions was not a loss. Moreover, these conditions were proposed by Zhang Liao and not Guan Yu himself. Thus, Guan Yu's reputation would not be damaged.
It was worth mentioning that Guan Yu managed to find Liu Bei's family in the burnt Xiaxiang County. They looked very ordinary. However, Guan Yu still treated them the same way he treated Gan Qian and Mi Zhen in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It could be seen that Guan Yu only cared about Liu Bei's loyalty and did not care who Liu Bei's family was.
In the end, Guan Yu gave up resisting. Although Yang Rui was not as good at acting as Cao Cao, he knew that it would be difficult for Guan Yu to stay in his camp. However, Yang Rui still treated him politely and seriously.
After all, Guan Yu was a famous person who Yang Rui greatly admired when he was studying the Three Kingdoms. This attitude also extended to the game. Even if that was just Yang Rui's early thoughts.
After Guan Yu stopped, the last nail in the north of Xuzhou was removed and the situation in Xuzhou stabilized. All that was left was Guangling City, Jiangdu City, Yuguo City, Tangyi City and Hailing City that were controlled by Liu Bei in the south.
These five cities were located in Guangling Prefecture and the southernmost part of Xuzhou. They were also the most densely populated and economically developed regions. It was likely that Yang Rui did not have the time to seize them before the prequel.
As for Guan Yu's response, Yang Rui only said that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were defeated by them a few days ago. Due to the rioters in Xiaxiang County, their whereabouts were unknown. At this time, they had already taken over Liu Bei's territory but did not see any trace of them.
Although Guan Yu was not worried about this, especially when Yang Rui took over Liu Bei's territory in Xuzhou, he also understood the law of the jungle. Moreover, Yang Rui had already obtained an imperial edict. On the surface, it would appear that this battle was caused by Liu Bei's destruction of the trade route.
After asking Liu Bei's two family members, Guan Yu learned that the situation in Xiaxiang County was as Yang Rui had said. After the fire in the city, Yang Rui had allowed the people to leave. At this time, there was no news of Liu Bei. As such, Guan Yu believed most of Yang Rui's words.
At this time, even Liu Bei's two family members did not know of Liu Bei's movements. Naturally, Guan Yu did not know that Liu Bei was defending Guangling County to the death.
In addition, Yang Rui ordered Guan Yu to return to Xiaopei to look after Liu Bei's family. He also ordered Zhang Liao and Guan Hai to stay in Xiaopei. Guan Yu was basically placed under house arrest. He also had Zhang Liao accompany Guan Yu to drink. He only told Guan Yu that Zhang Liao had been looking for Liu Bei and would let him go once Liu Bei's whereabouts was discovered.
However, this was not a long-term plan. The moment Guan Yu surrendered, Yang Rui sent a messenger soldier to first head to Yuan Shu's Xu Province territory and then to the Luoyang Imperial City through the teleportation formation to report to the young Emperor Liu Xie about Guan Yu being appointed as the Yi Conquering General. This was so that the imperial edict could be issued as soon as possible.
Yang Rui calculated the time. If everything went smoothly, the messenger soldier would only need one game day to return to Luoyang to retrieve the imperial edict. At that time, Yang Rui could temporarily send Guan Yu to the Wo Nation's territory.
From the time of Guan Yu's surrender, there was only one and a half game days left before the prelude of Yuan Shu's ascension. Yang Rui had better deal with the issue of Guan Yu as soon as possible.
At the same time, when Yang Rui was on his way back to Xiaopei City, he used the emergency method of carrier pigeons to send orders to Chen Liu Prefecture City and Pingyuan Prefecture City.
He told Taishi Ci and Fang Lan to drag Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Lu Bu into a state of war before the prelude to Luoyang Imperial City.
When Yang Rui sent the message, there were still close to three game days left before the prelude to Luoyang Imperial City. Based on the carrier pigeons' speed and the arrangements made by the two armies, there should be enough time.
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