Chapter 15 The Art of Crying
"We men don't want trash, and the Prime Minister won't want a half-hearted person like you. Just die here with your ruined city and a future that no one cares about."
As he spoke, Ma Su held his head high and strode towards the guillotine, his eyes clear and determined, without a trace of fear.
"Come on, let's do it. Don't you want to kill me?"
Ma Su's move made all the officials and Cao Wei soldiers present speechless. No one expected that the opposite side of the guillotine, which was just held out to scare people, actually climbed up on it without any sign of fear.
It has been said that the Shu Han people are all lunatics, and they will swear allegiance to them without fear of death. Now it seems that it is indeed true. Even a soldier who was ordered to join the army could face death without fear. Their generals and counselors were probably all lunatics.
You Chu was so messed up by him that he didn't know what to do.
Ordered to kill him? In that case, the Shu army would never let him go, and then he, You Chuke, would have to be buried with Ma Su. Ma Su is not afraid of death. His life in You Chu is precious. How could he trade it with him?
But the atmosphere was heightened by this, and he always showed his character as a loyal minister who refused to surrender. The people on the other side are stretching their necks under your knife. If you don’t order them to be killed, all the efforts you have made to establish your character these days will be in vain.
When the time comes, not only will he not be reused, but he may also be captured and imprisoned as a villain.
Now he is stuck between advancement and retreat. He doesn't want to choose either side. What he wants is to protect himself.
Right now, Ma Su is exchanging his lifeblood for one, which is a loss.
But at this moment, You Chu suddenly thought of an idea when he saw Ma Su's look of death.
Before anyone could react, You Chu suddenly burst into tears.
"I'm sorry for your majesty's trust, and I'm sorry for the love of the people in this city!"
You Chu's sudden cry startled everyone. When everyone looked at You Chu, You Chu rushed out. Suddenly he knelt down in front of Ma Su, held Ma Su's hand and cried loudly.
"Mr. Ma, what you said is true. What you said directly woke me up. Yes, I am a despicable person. Because of my own affairs, the whole city has suffered with me!"
"I am the sinner of the entire Longxi County! It was me who harmed everyone! There is clearly no hope for a long time, and yet I brought everyone to death for my shameful loyalty!"
"I have sinned so much! I am the only one in the city who deserves to die!"
Ma Su looked at this guy in confusion as he suddenly burst into tears. Then, like a J, she grabbed his hand tightly and cried with snot and tears.
Fuck, don’t drag me when you cry, don’t hurt me!
"I deserve death! The people are innocent! Just let me, You Chu, die so that the people can live!" When he reached the climax of crying, You Chu grabbed the knife from the soldier next to him and pretended to kill himself. Apologize.
This action frightened the officials and soldiers, and they scrambled to snatch the knife from his hand.
"Let me go! I'm sorry for the countless people who starved to death. I'm sorry for the folks in Longxi! Let me die! Go and apologize to the people under Jiuquanxia!" Being controlled by his men, You Chu was still crying and struggling. He went to grab the knife, his sadness was beyond words.
"Master Taishou! You can't die! We still need you to make the decision!"
"Ming Gong, please wake up, Longxi County still needs you to take charge of the overall situation!"
"Now the army and people of Longxi are listening to you. What will the people do if you die?"
You Chu's subordinates controlled You Chu while trying to persuade him.
"No matter what, you have to make the decision to surrender to the Han army. No one is convinced by our decision!"
After some hard persuasion from his subordinates, You Chu stopped crying and looked a little determined.
"It was me who harmed everyone and made the people of Longxi suffer and starve in vain. Longxi itself could be protected from war, but I actually wanted to risk the lives of the people."
"Now is the time to bring order to the chaos, and I must be responsible for everyone's lives and fortunes."
After saying that, You Chu pushed aside the men surrounding him, came to Ma Di and bowed solemnly.
"Sir's words touched XX's heart and made the guilty man suddenly understand his guilt. I also ask sir to guide XX, and XX will personally go to the Han camp to surrender and repent for all my previous sins!"
"If Prime Minister Zhuge doesn't allow it, I will kneel outside the Han camp and wait forever. As long as the lives of the people in Longxi are spared, I will have no complaints no matter how the Prime Minister punishes me!"
This series of performances stunned Ma Su, and he was so stunned that he didn't know what to say.
Is this guy a veteran of the officialdom? If you don't become an actor, you're wasting your talent!
In just a few words of crying, he changed himself from a selfish villain to a gentleman who suddenly realized that he was a prodigal son. This change was so fast that Ma Su was caught off guard.
Seeing You Chu's very sincere expression, Ma Su became even more disgusted in his heart. He could tell that this bastard was prepared and didn't care about the people at all.
Perhaps those people outside were just bargaining chips for him to make fun of. If possible, he could abandon these at any time and only seek his own benefit.
"Prefect You is so clever! In just a few words, he turned into a gentleman who went astray and turned back! I admire this method so much!" Ma Su said with cold eyes, looking at You Chu coldly, gritting his teeth.
"Wherever, Ma joins the army. He is young and promising. It is said that he defeated the famous general Zhang He of Cao Wei in Jieting for the first time. You Mou is just a sinner. He has no merits and no virtues for the people. How can he be compared with joining the army."
You Chu was not angry either, he cupped his hands and complimented Ma Su with a smile.
"Bastard!" Ma Di wanted to punch him.
But at this moment, a soldier from outside hurriedly rushed in and reported to You Chu.
"Prefect, a large number of Shu troops have appeared outside the city and are about to arrive at the city. Colonel Qin asked for instructions whether to fight or defend."
"What are you guarding? The Han army came to regain Longxi County and bring hope to the people. We can block the people's way of survival with our own selfish interests." You Chu suddenly turned around and scolded the soldier.
"Now our people in Longxi are about to starve to death. As a prefect, if I continue to fight, wouldn't I be disregarding the lives of the people!"
"Tell Qin An to put down your weapons and stop resisting. I will leave the city in person and surrender to the Han army immediately!"
With that said, You Chu took Ma Su's hand and said respectfully.
"Thanks to my words from joining the army, I woke up a certain person. I almost made a big mistake. I am very grateful!"
"Fuck!" Ma Su was silent for a long time, and finally choked out a sentence.
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"General, the defenders of Longxi suddenly requested to surrender. You Chu, the prefect of Longxi, personally came to surrender holding a seal ribbon in his hand." The vanguard general reported to Wu Yi.
"Ah?" Wu Yi looked stunned.
"You Chang really persuaded you to surrender?"