The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"That's why he acted so quickly. He left the palace and went to pick up people right away. He was afraid that Huang Hao would realize what was happening."

Zhang Liang knew, of course, that such methods might be useful to ordinary people, but for Huang Hao, all he could do was hope that Huang Hao would react even slower.

Once Jiao Bo is rescued, the balance of power will shift!

However, just as he arrived at the prison and met Jiao Bo, before the two could even exchange words, Huang Hao's men arrived shortly after.

"My lord, the Attendant has sent us to invite you back."

"He asked us to pass on a message, saying that you were almost fooled, sir. If Cao Wei really had the ability to open up two battlefields at the same time after the internal strife, then you wouldn't be here, and the capital wouldn't have been abandoned."

"He bets that your Great Wei cannot spare a million troops. If he wins the bet, he will seek help from Jiangdong and ally with Wu against Cao Wei should Cao Wei send troops!"

"If he loses the bet..."

"He said he couldn't believe he could lose the bet. If there really was a million-strong army, how could there be such an absurd negotiation?"

The reaction was too fast.

Zhang Liang couldn't even get anyone out of the prison.

The entire prison is staffed by Huang Hao's men. He can release someone with a single word, and the same word can detain everyone.

"It seems that Lord Huang has misunderstood the strength of Cao Wei. Is it because of my repeated concessions these past few days?"

"If this has caused Lord Huang any misunderstanding, I apologize."

“But you should go back and tell him that if he doesn’t let me take Lord Jiao away today, then there’s no need to continue the negotiations. I’ll also gamble with Lord Huang on this.”

"Let's take a gamble and see if the Han Dynasty, now reduced to just the capital, can still stand against our Great Wei, even if it allies with Eastern Wu!"

Seeing that he had been exposed, Zhang Liang no longer backed down.

Pretending to be subservient is no longer effective.

Although he didn't have enough time to rescue Jiao Bo, at least he was able to see him.

Seeing that one of the guards went to report to Huang Hao, he stopped looking at the group and turned to look at Jiao Bo.

"His Majesty knows your situation and what you have done."

"He has never blamed you from beginning to end. Now his only request for you is to return to the Great Wei alive."

"As for the rest, leave it to us."

These words are all true.

But Jiao Bo didn't think so.

Even though he knew that these words might be Liu Bang's intentions, he still didn't agree.

"Your Majesty may not blame me, but how can I, as a servant, accept this with a clear conscience?"

"Moreover, my lord, I now feel that His Majesty may have made some wrong decisions."

"What difference is there between giving the world to an emperor like Liu Shan of the Han Dynasty and giving it to Huang Hao?"

"If the world were handed over to someone like Huang Hao, what would he do? Would the Han Dynasty really get better and better?"

"My lord, do it! Such a burly man is not worth His Majesty's trouble!"

Faced with Zhang Liang's half-comforting, half-persuasive words, Jiao Bo showed neither gratitude nor agreement whatsoever.

He now only believes what he sees and thinks.

He only believed that if the country fell into Huang Hao's hands, the result would be that the people would suffer and the wealth accumulated by His Majesty would be destroyed in one fell swoop!

"...How His Majesty decides is not something we can interfere with, at least that's the decree I received."

Zhang Liang was speechless.

If Jiao Bo could see the problem, he naturally wouldn't overlook it, and Liu Bang could see it as well.

Insisting on returning the throne to the Han dynasty and letting the country fall into Liu Shan's hands is no different from letting it fall into Huang Hao's hands.

The premise for Liu Chen to succeed to the throne was that the Crown Prince Liu Xuan must not be alive, and that Shu Han could continue to exist before Liu Shan prepared to retire.

No one can guarantee that after Huang Hao's years of turmoil, Da Han will still be alive and kicking!

In fact, Liu Bang's latest decree had already changed his mind.

He abandoned the naive idea of ​​returning the throne to the Han dynasty, and if the Han dynasty was truly doomed, he would no longer insist on it.

The current task is to ensure that the majority of people leave alive, as much as possible.

His reckless and willful behavior failed to achieve his goal, and he has already lost face.

What he needs to do now is to protect his own interests and the people who have been steadfastly loyal to him since the beginning of the challenge!

Since those people were able to persist without hesitation, he cannot let anyone down either!

"Is it because you're worried about this old servant? Is it because this old servant is in the hands of the Han army that Your Majesty is hesitant to act and prevents you from mobilizing troops?"

Seeing Zhang Liang's troubled expression, Jiao Bo suddenly gave a bitter smile as if he had seen through everything.

Just then, Huang Hao arrived.

After confirming that he had stopped Zhang Liang from taking Jiao Bo away, he hurried as fast as he could and arrived just in time to hear Jiao Bo's question to Zhang Liang.

Is it because of him that the Wei army dared not make a move?

That's quite self-aware!

"That's naturally because they're worried about you and don't want a loyal and favored minister like you to get hurt."

"Lord Jiao's loyalty has reached a level that would make countless people in the world ashamed. Naturally, the Emperor of Great Wei does not want to lose such a loyal subject as you. Is it hard to understand why he wants to replace you?"

Jiao Bo: "..."

Seeing his suddenly blank expression, Zhang Liang felt both angry and helpless.

Unfortunately, what Huang Hao said was true.

The only reason Liu Bang hadn't yet taken action, despite having given up on any hope, was because Jiao Bo was still in the hands of the Han army.

Things may fail, but we should try to bring as many people back as possible.

You have to save face or substance!

That's why Zhang Liang showed weakness without any bottom line a few days ago, in order to suddenly unleash his strength today, attempting to take Jiao Bo away before Huang Hao could react.

Unfortunately, he underestimated Huang Hao.

"But even if the Emperor of Wei favors her, surely a few more days won't make a difference?"

"As long as you sign the alliance and withdraw all the troops from the seven ceded prefectures, we will personally send people to escort Lord Jiao back."

"Don't you think so?"

As he spoke, Huang Hao glanced at Jiao Bo with a provocative look.

But at this moment, Jiao Bo no longer had any mind to pay attention to that subtle look.

He simply watched Zhang Liang silently.

Seeing that Zhang Liang was about to agree to Huang Hao's conditions, he quickly interrupted.

"My lord, there is no need to rush. Since we are going to sign an alliance, we must carefully check the details."

"Why not stay a few more days? Apart from being watched, this old servant has not suffered any grievances in this prison."

"It is truly because of this old servant that things have become so complicated, causing Your Majesty to suffer such humiliation. This old servant also wants to do something for Your Majesty."

"Could you please bring the agreement to me after we have finalized it, before we sign it? I would like to check it myself, as a small contribution."

Zhang Liang: “…”

is that so?

"If I do nothing, this old servant will never forgive myself. Please, my lord, grant my request!"