I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 763 Falling off the cliff

At this point, Jiang Wei has no way out.

He had thought of intercepting letters and creating strange contents to sow discord between Bai Wuan and the court, but the court's letters were all sent directly to Guan Shouchang. If Guan Shouchang had something to ask Bai Wuan, he would not write a letter, but would just call him over to tell him.

It is impossible for Guan Shouchang's letter to pass through Jiang Wei's hands.

Now, the surrendered soldiers are about to be dismissed and the main force is about to go to war. Although the time is not yet ripe, if he does not take action, there will really be no hope at all.

Fortunately, he guessed Bai Wuan's thoughts correctly and his bet was right.

Bai Wuan really wanted to rebel.

Jiang Wei looked around and whispered,

"General Bai, this is absolutely true. It was your troops who first advanced into Chengdu, and it's still your men stationed there to defend it. All you have to do is seal the city gates and mount artillery on the walls, and the legions outside won't be able to do anything to you.

There are a lot of weapons and armor in the city's warehouses. I can take them out in the middle of the night and hand them over to the surrendered soldiers. I can then command these 100,000 surrendered soldiers immediately, and they will obey my orders.

When the time comes, when the surrendered soldiers enter the city, you take control of the general's mansion and hold those generals hostage. Will the army outside the city obey your orders?

Even if they don't obey, do they dare to fight?

If a fight breaks out, we just need to push that general onto the city wall. Will they dare to fire?

We can beat them, they can't beat us, we will win this battle.

By then, the vast country of Sichuan will be yours.

At that time, the new country can be called Dachuan or Daqin, it is up to you.

"Calling it Dachuan will help the people of Sichuan return to their hearts more quickly, and calling it Daqin will help us prepare for the future recovery of Qin territory."

Bai Wuan smiled and said,

"What about you? You're helping me so much, what do you want?"

"I help the Marshal without expecting anything in return. It's purely out of my admiration for him that has accumulated over the past twenty years.

I can't bear to see the Marshal being bullied like this and living a frustrated life.

Of course, I believe that the Marshal will not treat me unfairly for my meritorious service to the emperor."

Jiang Wei looked at Bai Wuan with a smile, and Bai Wuan also looked at him with a smile.

After a moment, Bai Wuan said,

"So that's what you meant."

"Yes, Marshal."

"It's been a month, and I've been observing you for a month. From the first time I saw you, I always felt that you had bad intentions and were thinking of some evil ideas in your mind, but I didn't know what you wanted to do.

But now, I've figured it out. I know you're loyal to your old master, but what you meant was probably to sow discord and divide the relationship between me and the other generals, and then let us fight and suffer losses on both sides.

You can take advantage of the opportunity to start a rebellion and reap the benefits, right?

Your idea should have always been to welcome back the old master and rebuild the Chuan Kingdom."

Jiang Wei was stunned, and stood there in a daze, then quickly shook his head.

"No, no, Marshal, how could I possibly think that?"

Bai Wuan sighed, patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said,

"I'm connected to you, and you're playing tricks on me. Jiang Wei, to be honest, your plan is really good. If it weren't for me, others might have fallen for your trick.

You chose me because I am a Qin person like you, and I joined Yan State later than you, so you thought I was easy to provoke.

But you don’t know me.”

Jiang Wei felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, staring blankly at Bai Wuan.

He... has been testing me and seducing me all along?

Bai Wuan looked at the clouds rolling in the sky and said,

"Fame, fortune, and status are but passing clouds. I have no interest in being an emperor. I don't even enjoy leading troops in battle.

You saw that I was from Qin, but you didn't see how the Emperor of Qin treated me.

You only see that I have been in the Yan army for a short time, but you don't know the meaning of the saying "A gentleman will die for his friend."

I met Prince Lanling of Yan only once, and I discovered that many of my ideas were the same as his, which was to unify the world and put an end to wars. In this way, the people could live and work in peace, and my soldiers would not suffer any more casualties.

This is called like-mindedness.

How could someone with such ideals possibly establish a country and plunge the people of the world into the vortex of war again?

"Commander..."

Jiang Wei stared at him blankly, his eyes filled with shock and bitterness.

Bai Wuan sighed and continued,

"Jiang Wei, you are a smart and loyal person. From the beginning to the end, you have never lost a battle, and you have never surrendered in your heart.

I admire you, but I can no longer use you.

I won't tell anyone about your affairs, I'll leave you with a good reputation in history books."

After saying that, Bai Wuan suddenly made a move, pushed Jiang Wei on the back, and pushed him forward.

Jiang Wei was caught off guard and his body suddenly leaned forward.

The knee-high railing couldn't stop him at all, and Jiang Wei fell headfirst off the cliff.

At the moment his body was falling rapidly, Jiang Wei's mind flashed through his entire life like a fleeting scene.

Born in the State of Qin, he joined the army, made great contributions, and became a captain of a thousand men.

After being defeated and captured, he met a wise leader and was highly regarded by two generations of Sichuan emperors.

Despite being ostracized and ridiculed by people from Sichuan, he endured the pressure and won every battle.

When the Yan army attacked, he successfully blocked the enemy at Jiange.

He returned to defend Mianyang, but was outnumbered by the enemy. Before he reached Chengdu, the emperor surrendered.

He wanted to rebuild Sichuan and sow discord, but Bai Wuan saw through his plan.

He had never lost a battle in his life, yet he was always losing.

At the moment he fell to the ground, he suddenly remembered the dream he had in Jiange.

In the dream, he was pushed off a cliff and smashed to pieces.

It turns out... he already knew his fate, it was already predetermined.

He is destined to be a loser all his life.

Bai Wuan watched Jiang Wei fall off the cliff, then turned to the guards and said,

"Lieutenant General Jiang Wei was drinking and chatting with me when he accidentally fell off a cliff."

The guards nodded immediately and kept it in mind.

"Alright, go find a stretcher at the villa, go down the mountain, and bring Jiang Wei's body up."

"As ordered."

The guards found a stretcher and a carriage in the villa, and then rode on horseback with Bai Wuan and rushed down the mountain.

After reaching the foot of the mountain and walking for a long time, they found Jiang Wei's body. They carried Jiang Wei up, carried the stretcher outside, put it on the carriage, and rushed back to Chengdu.

Bai Wuan went straight to the general's mansion and asked to see Guan Shouchang.

When Guan Shouchang learned that Jiang Wei had fallen off a cliff and died, he squinted his eyes and looked at Bai Wuan for a moment before saying,

"General Jiang Wei was a good man. I am deeply saddened by his death after falling off a cliff. Please have his body sent to his home. I will send some silver to comfort his family."

"As ordered!"

Bai Wuan turned and left.