The effect of this "Thai Oath" is simply too overbearing!

Wu Liang was ecstatic, no wonder the witch said that the "Taiwan Oath" was the key to the success of King Wu of Zhou and Jiang Taigong in defeating Zhou.

Historical records record that when King Wu of Zhou and Taigong Jiang convened various princes in Mengjin, there were as many as 800 princes who came to accept the appointment. If all these 800 princes made a "Taiwan Oath", then it would mean that King Wu of Zhou had

More than 800 princes formed a loyal army. These princes would never betray him, and even if they just had thoughts of betrayal, they would be as painful as Zang Ba.

Such an army certainly possesses extraordinary execution capabilities. How could the slave army under Emperor Xin of Shang Zhou, who was forced to participate in the war, be able to compete?

I am afraid that this is also the case, which laid a solid foundation for King Wu of Zhou to use less to defeat more.

Suppress your excitement.

Wu Liang carefully helped Zang Ba and taught him to sit down. He also poured a cup of tea for him and said with a smile: "Brother, please sit down and rest for a while. I think it's because my brother has been working too hard in the army recently and is exhausted. This

The younger brother should give some advice to the elder brother. Official position, power and property are just external possessions, and the body is the greatest capital. The younger brother secretly believes that the most painful thing in life is the official position. You have power and property, but people don’t.

No more, but in the end it gave others an advantage, and we encouraged each other with my big brother."

"What my dear brother said is absolutely true."

Zang Ba took the tea and took a sip. Thinking that the warning of "Taishi" had passed, his face finally improved a little, and he nodded slightly to Wu Liang.

"Now that the eldest brother is feeling unwell, the younger brother doesn't dare to disturb him anymore. Today's banquet will be skipped. It's better for the eldest brother to go and rest first. The younger brother and the army will rest in the city for a day or two before preparing to return to Chenliu.

Let’s say goodbye to my eldest brother again.”

Wu Liang said quite understandingly.

"How does this work?"

Hearing this, Zang Ba insisted, "I have already ordered people to prepare the banquet. I think it will only take a while before the banquet can begin. If my dear brother leaves at this time, wouldn't the prepared wine and meat be wasted?"

"But……"

Wu Liang still wanted to say something.

"It's okay!"

Zang Ba patted his chest, and now he was back to his former vigor and vitality. He said to Wu Liang in a loud voice, "I know my own body well. I didn't know which muscle was wrong just now. Now I'm safe... Let's continue what we just said.

Then he went on to say, since my dear brother has calculated these two unpredictable variables in my fate, is there any proper way to resolve them?"

It turns out this guy is still thinking about this matter.

It’s no wonder that this situation arose after he had only said half of what he said, and this was a matter related to Zang Ba’s future, wealth and life. Wu Liang could forget about it as soon as it was interrupted, but it was absolutely impossible for Zang Ba not to remember it.

.

"This matter depends on brother's wishes."

Wu Liang also looked at Zang Ba seriously and said nonchalantly.

"how do I say this?"

Zang Ba said in confusion.

"If the eldest brother wants to save the two of them, then he has to find a way to save the two of them. If these two people are of no use to the eldest brother, then simply tie them up and send them to Ming Gong for disposal. Not only is this not a fault, but it is a meritorious service...

…I just don’t know what big brother thinks.”

Wu Liang asked knowingly.

"this……"

Zang Ba immediately frowned slightly, but he did not hesitate too much. He just organized his words and said, "To be honest, my dear brother, Xu Xi, Mao Hui and I are old friends. If I ignore our friendship and hand them over to Duke Ming,

, this matter will definitely make the officers and men under my command feel resentful, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince them in the future. I was able to stand on my own before, relying on the soldiers' trust and respect for me, and I must not lose their support because of this... Xian

My brother is also the one who leads an army, so he should understand this, right?"

"The eldest brother is indeed a rare and loyal person in the world. The younger brother did not make any mistakes."

Wu Liang immediately laughed, holding Zang Ba in his hands and said, "Actually, it is very simple to save the two of us. The eldest brother only needs to write a letter to confess the matter to Princess Ming, and promise in the letter that the two of them will be saved."

I will personally take charge of them under my command, teach them to go into battle to kill the enemy and atone for their sins, and just ask Ming Gong to give them a chance."

"As I am about to return to Chenliu to resume my life, I can personally hand this letter into the hands of Duke Ming. When Duke Ming reads the letter, I can say a few nice words to my elder brother... Based on my understanding of Duke Ming, I can

He is not an unreasonable or narrow-minded person, and he will definitely not hold on to the two of them."

"The most important thing is that Ming Gong is now very hungry for talents, and he especially values ​​the loyal and righteous people in the world. The eldest brother's initiative to confess this matter is just in line with Ming Gong's thoughts. Therefore, not only will he not be blamed by Ming Gong, I'm afraid

I will respect and trust my elder brother even more, so this matter will turn from a bad thing into a good thing, isn't it wonderful?"

Historically, although Boss Cao ordered Zang Ba to reward Xu and Mao with their heads, after Zang Ba politely refused, Boss Cao not only did not continue to persecute him, but also said to him: "This is what the ancients did, but you can do it alone."

That’s my wish.”

In Wu Liang's view, this was actually Boss Cao's own search for a way out.

It’s not that Boss Cao didn’t want to kill those two people, and it’s not that he wasn’t angry because of Zang Ba’s disobedience, but under the pressure from Yuan Shao at that time, Boss Cao could even tolerate his own son’s hatred for the sake of the overall situation, let alone this matter?

The situation is the same now. Boss Cao still needs Zang Ba to contain Yuan Tan in Qingzhou.

Therefore, even if history repeats itself and Zang Ba once again refuses to give Boss Cao face, Boss Cao will still be able to endure it and will still find a way to get down on his own.

And under Wu Liang's operation.

The nature of this matter has changed qualitatively. It is no longer Zang Ba's disobedience, but Zang Ba's initiative to confess to Boss Cao and plead for mercy. Boss Cao has all the dignity, so naturally it is easier to accept this matter than in history, and he is decisive.

It is impossible to ask Zang Ba to offer their heads.

Therefore, things will definitely develop in the direction Wu Liang wants, without any surprises.

"If my dear brother can help me resolve this matter, from now on I will not dare to regard my dear brother as my younger brother. I will have to regard my dear younger brother as my benefactor... Hiss, oh my!"

Before he finished speaking, Zang Ba was already lying on the couch again, pressing his chest.

The symptoms were almost exactly the same. I couldn't stand up straight at all, and my legs even spasmed, shaking slightly.

"Brother!"

Wu Liang had no choice but to step forward to help him, but he felt a little sorry for this old man in his heart.

He can probably figure out what this is all about.

It's probably not that Zang Ba had other evil thoughts in his heart, but that Wu Liang wrote the content of the "Taiwan Oath" in such detail that Zang Ba was warned just because he didn't plan to treat him as a good brother.

It’s also Zang Ba’s own fault. Brothers with different surnames are brothers with different surnames. Why do they have to change their names to benefactors? Isn’t this asking for trouble?

It's a pity that Wu Liang can't explain it to him yet.

At least it can't be explained now, otherwise if Zang Ba knew that Wu Liang had just plotted against him, let alone brothers with different surnames, it would be good if Zang Ba didn't regard him as his unyielding enemy... But if so, Zang Ba would probably die.

Go faster.

This incident can be regarded as a wake-up call to Wu Liang.

In the future, when making a "Taiwan oath", one needs to reconsider the language to avoid a similar situation. In the end, it would be a real shame to turn a good thing into a bad thing.

But next time, Wu Liang will definitely not casually make a "Taiwan oath" with others in this way.

This is a very domineering method, but it is also an extraordinary method, and extraordinary methods naturally have to be used on extraordinary people, in order to achieve extraordinary results.

Naturally, the entire Hu army has no need.

There is no need to suspect people and no doubts to employ people. Wu Liang believes that they do not need this method to restrain them at all, and those who need to use this method to restrain them will not be able to join his army.

certainly.

Wu Liang will not give the "Tai Oath" to Boss Cao.

He can completely imagine how excited Boss Cao will be after receiving the "Taiwan Oath", how quickly his power will expand, and how his suspicions can be effectively curbed.

But this is not in Wu Liang's interests. If Boss Cao decides to make a "Taiwan oath" with him, then he will be trapped by Boss Cao and will become Boss Cao's from now on.

Vassal... Although Wu Liang is not sure whether Boss Cao will do this, he believes that this possibility must be nipped in the bud.

After all, people are always changing. Even if Boss Cao absolutely trusts him now, he cannot rule out the possibility of someone slandering him in front of Boss Cao in the future. Moreover, as the leader of the Hu army, he has done many shameful things for Boss Cao.

, and also knew that Cao Jun had too many military secrets, many of which he personally presented. Boss Cao had no reason to be wary of him.

"Brother, you'd better go and rest first."

Wu Liang stroked poor Zang Ba's back and said to him apologetically, "Don't worry, the banquet you prepared for my little brother cannot be wasted. Even if you are not here, we will eat and drink enough before going back."

"..."

Everyone in the Hu army was speechless.

It seems that Wu Liang is comforting Zang Ba, but under normal circumstances, these words would only make people more distressed, and they are a bit shameless, right?

"No, it's okay. I'm a little better now."

The warning of "Taishu" went as quickly as it came. A few seconds later, Zang Ba came forward again, gasping for breath, straightened up and insisted on saying to Wu Liang, "Brother Xian, this matter rests on you."

.”

"Don't worry, brother, I guarantee everything will be safe."

Wu Liang responded, patting his chest.

…
To be continued...