Chapter 360 How can a person who is blinded by greed have the determination to die? I have already knelt, you should also kneel down and apologize to the king!

Guo Tu was horrified, his face turned pale in an instant, and he felt the urge to urinate.

He was indeed guilty, but he thought he reacted in time and his disguise was perfect.

Faced with Zhang Fei's accusations, he was prepared to refuse to admit it.

He just didn't believe it, and he would deny it until his death. Given Liu Bei's lenient character, would he really dare to torture him?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei did not play by the rules. He skipped the interrogation and wanted to kill him on the spot.

Or chop them into pieces with a knife and throw them to feed the dogs, what a perverted and brutal way of killing!
In the side hall.

Liu Bei, who was watching secretly, was also surprised when he saw Zhang Fei coming up to kill Guo Tu.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and General Yide are acting, deliberately trying to scare Guo Tu so that he will confess."

"Don't worry, my king. Just watch the performance of the Prime Minister and his men."

Pang Tong saw the clue and smiled softly to comfort him.

Liu Bei suddenly realized and understood Xiao Fang's intention, so he calmed down and did not show up to stop him, but continued to watch in the side hall.

In the main hall.

Guo Tu was so panicked that he was at a loss what to do and shouted:
"General Zhang, what crime has Tu committed? Why does General Zhang want to kill Tu?"

"I want to see the king, I want to see the king——"

Zhang Fei remained indifferent and waved his hand in disgust.

The swordsmen on both sides rushed forward, with their blades raised and about to fall.

Guo Tu was so anxious that he knelt on the ground, and shouted with grief and anger:
"The king is a benevolent and righteous gentleman. He clearly promised that he would not settle accounts with us surrendered ministers later. General Zhang, if you kill me without the king's order, it will only damage the king's reputation and make the king lose the trust of the world~~"

After all, he was one of the Yuan family's major strategists and a man who had seen the world. He was not frightened into confessing even at the moment of life and death.

On the contrary, he was very smart. At the critical moment, he knew to bring up Liu Bei's reputation and prestige to force Zhang Fei to be cautious.

"Wait a minute."

Xiao Fang finally spoke up and stopped the swordsmen who were about to take action.

Zhang Fei gave a look and the swordsmen retreated.

Guo Tu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body seemed to be exhausted and almost collapsed to the ground.

In his heart, he was secretly thankful that he had reacted quickly and brought up Liu Bei's reputation, forcing Xiao Fang to rescue him.

"Prime Minister Xiao, Master Tu and Master Xiansi are grateful to the king. We are loyal and will never have any other thoughts."

"Please, Prime Minister Xiao, be sure to explain my innocence to the king on my behalf~~"

Guo Tu staggered to his feet and began to defend himself to Xiao Fang in a wronged manner.

"Guo Tu, you won't turn back until you hit the wall."

Xiao Fang stood up and stepped forward, sneering:

"Unfortunately, the king has no time to listen to your sophistry. He is now setting up a trap for Yuan Shao to lead his army and fall into it!"

This statement came out.

Guo Tu shuddered and his expression suddenly changed.

Liu Bei is leading his troops to set up an ambush?

Waiting for Yuan Shao to fall into the trap?
From the implication of Xiao Fang's words, it was clear that he already knew that Yuan Shao was going to lead his army to raid the Chu army, so he actually set up an ambush and wait for Yuan Shao to take the bait?
"Yuan... Yuan Shao only has less than 50,000 soldiers and horses. It would be strange if he would just hold on to Yecheng without fighting. How could he dare to lead his army to attack our army?"

Cold sweat was rolling down Guo Tu's forehead, but he still remained stubborn and pretended to be confused.

"Guo Tu, Guo Tu, you are such a tough guy. You are still playing dumb even at this time."

Xiao Fang sneered again, his expression suddenly becoming stern:

"You and Yuan Tan have secretly returned to Yuan Shao, and agreed that when Yuan Shao's army attacks, you will raise your troops to cause chaos, and then cooperate with the outside world to defeat my 170,000-man army in one fell swoop!"

"Do you think my King Chu doesn't know about your petty schemes?"

Guo Tu's head buzzed and he staggered back half a step. His calves trembled and he almost collapsed to the ground.

For a moment, Guo Tu seemed to have seen a ghost. He froze in place, looking at Xiao Fang with almost fear and disbelief.

This great Chu strategist actually revealed their conspiracy in just one sentence!
Exactly!

It was as if Xiao Fang was present in person at every correspondence and conspiracy between Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan, and witnessed the entire process!
But how did Xiao Fang do it?
It can't be that this is a divine calculation that can be guessed out of thin air by just using the brain, right?

Even if he is a god, he can't predict the future to this extent!
Could it be that someone leaked the secret?

That shouldn't be the case. On Yuan Shao's side and Yuan Tan's side, the people who knew about it were all his confidants, and there were very few of them. It was impossible for anyone to leak the secret to Liu Bei!

Guo Tu froze in place, his mind a mess, hesitating and not knowing what to do.

"You betrayed Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao not only did not exterminate your entire clan, but he also personally went to your Guo residence to comfort your wife and children. He just wanted to win you over."

"Yuan Shao issued an edict to deprive Yuan Shang of his title of heir, just to make room for Yuan Tan."

"Otherwise, how could he use the great benefits of the position of Crown Prince to lure Yuan Tan back to the Pseudo-Wei and help him attack our army from both inside and outside?"

"Ju Shou's plan is a clever one, but does he think he can hide it from me, Xiao Fang?"

Guo Tu was horrified, and his last glimmer of hope was shattered to the ground by Xiao Fang's cold and sarcastic words.

"Boom!"

Guo Tu could no longer hold on and fell to his knees again.

"So it turns out that no one leaked the information. He actually figured out Ju Shou's plan from these two things?"

"How can human wisdom be so incredible?"

"Is this person a man or a god?"

Guo Tu raised his head tremblingly, and looked at Xiao Fang timidly with almost fear in his eyes.

With this look, there was no need to ask any more questions, as he had already acquiesced to everything. "Prime Minister, I, I, the eldest son, he, he..."

Guo Tu wanted to try to defend himself, but he stuttered and couldn't utter a single word.

Xiao Fang smiled coldly and glanced back at Zhang Fei.

The time is almost right. It's time to give Guo Tu the final blow and completely crush his mental will.

Zhang Fei understood Xiao Fang's expression and immediately slammed the table in anger, cursing:

"What are you wasting your words on, Prime Minister? This ungrateful bastard is a traitor."

"What are you waiting for? Chop him up for me!"

Xiao Fang took a step back.

The swordsmen rushed forward again, with dozens of swords and axes raised high, ready to chop Guo Tu into pieces.

"General Zhang, please spare my life! Prime Minister Xiao, please spare my life!"

"I was forced to participate in their conspiracy because Yuan Shao threatened to kill his family members and the eldest son threatened to kill himself."

"Please spare my life, General Zhang. Please spare my life, Prime Minister—"

Guo Tu suffered a mental breakdown and became a complete coward.

He banged his forehead on the ground and pleaded with tears in his eyes, looking innocent.

As for all the conspiracies, he naturally blamed them on Yuan Shao and his son, clearing himself of all blame.

Xiao Fang smiled coldly and raised his feather fan slightly.

The swordsmen on both sides retreated one after another.

He knew that Guo Tu was not determined to face death calmly.

Only when a person has justice in his heart can he not fear life and death.

How could people like Guo Tu, who, for the sake of personal gain, disregarded the survival of the Wei State, instigated Yuan Tan to split the Wei State, betrayed the Yuan family and surrendered to Liu Bang, not be afraid of death?

That was why he and Zhang Fei staged this drama to scare Guo Tu and force him to confess and tell the truth.

But Old Liu couldn't do this kind of scaring method, so he needed a "demon god" like Zhang Fei to do it for him.

"Your Majesty, Guo Tu has confessed. Please make your decision!"

Xiao Fang turned towards the side hall and bowed slightly.

Guo Tu, who was kowtowing and begging for mercy, was stunned again. He raised his head and looked towards the side hall blankly.

When he saw the hall door open and Liu Bei walked out swaggeringly, his face changed drastically, and for a moment he looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Didn’t Xiao Fang say that Liu Bei was leading his troops to set an ambush, waiting for Yuan Shao to fall into his trap?
How come it appears before my eyes?

Liu Bei walked up to Xiao Fang and exclaimed in admiration:
"Jinglue is really as good as ever in predicting things. Everything is just as you expected. Yuan Tan has indeed returned to Yuan Shao. The father and son want to join hands to plot against me."

Then Liu Bei turned to Guo Tu, looking down at him with a gaze as sharp as a knife:
"Guo Tu, tell me the detailed plan of Yuan Shao and his son."

Guo Tu's body shook violently and he suddenly woke up.

Only then did he realize that he had been fooled by Xiao Fang and Zhang Fei.

In the play just now, the two men, one sang a literary role and the other sang a martial role, which was because they calculated that he was a spineless person who would not be able to withstand the intimidation and would be exposed.

As it turned out, he was indeed a coward. When he was threatened, he betrayed Yuan Tan in order to save his own life.

"Why don't you tell me? Believe it or not, I will kill you myself!"

Zhang Fei was enraged again and drew his sword halfway.

Guo Tu dared not hesitate any longer and could only sigh helplessly. He then told Ju Su all the details of his plan.

Apart from the details, the general direction is almost the same as Xiao Fang's previous calculations.

While Liu Bei was impressed by Xiao Fang's brilliant strategy, he couldn't help but get angry and ordered Yuan Tan to be escorted to him.

A quarter of an hour later.

Young Master Yuan walked into the mansion with some uneasiness in his heart.

Like Guo Tu, before he started the rebellion, he naturally dared not refuse Liu Bei's summons.

The moment he stepped into the hall, he saw Liu Bei sitting on the throne with a face as cold as iron.

Zhang Fei, Taishi Ci and other Chu generals all glared at him angrily.

Guo Tu, who arrived earlier, knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Tan's heart skipped a beat and an ominous premonition immediately enveloped his whole body.

"I don't know...I don't know what the king wants me to do?"

Yuan Tan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and bowed with forced calmness.

Liu Bei did not answer, but his eyes shot towards Guo Tu:

"Guo Gongze, tell him why I summoned him here!"

Yuan Tan turned his uneasy and confused eyes to Guo Tu.

Guo Tu looked up at Yuan Tan, his eyes full of helplessness and shame.

After hesitating to speak several times and gnashing his teeth several times, he could only sigh helplessly:

"My lord, you secretly returned to Yuan Shao, intending to raise an army to cause chaos and cooperate with Yuan Shao's internal and external forces. The king already knows about it."

"Now that things have come to this, you should stop making excuses and kneel down immediately to confess your crime to the king!"

Yuan Tan felt as if he was hit on the head with a stick and felt dizzy for an instant.

(End of this chapter)