What a Hongmen Banquet!
Guo Xin had deliberately not drank two glasses of wine, but he was already mostly drunk when this happened.
Although there were many generals in the palace attending the banquet, they were all without armor and their weapons were left outside the palace. They could only wait to be killed by swords!
And Guo Pu, Fu Zhaoxin and other followers have settled in the front yard again. Since Liu Biao has made such preparations, he will naturally be wary of Guo Xin and others' followers. If he acts hastily now, Liu Biao will notice it. If he decides to If they take action in advance, Guo Xin and others will have no chance.
Guo Xin took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, then looked around the hall as if nothing had happened, and finally moved his eyes to Liu Baht, who was drinking with Guo Qiong.
Guo Xin raised a toast to Zhao Kuangyin and said with a fake smile: "We are here as guests to receive a banquet from Duke Liu. Yuen Long will look for an opportunity to come with me to honor Duke Liu in a while."
Zhao Kuangyin's eyes sharpened after picking up the wine bottle, and he nodded and said: "The general will understand, and that's how it should be."
unlucky! Guo Xinxin couldn't help but curse loudly. When he looked at Liu Zhu, who had called him his nephew not long before he took the seat, he felt that the old face soaked in wine was very disgusting, and the gray beard was particularly ugly. He secretly put his hand deep into his clothes and touched the short-edged sword he had deliberately hidden in his arms. The cold touch gave him a little confidence.
Not long after, the atmosphere in the palace became thick, and even the faces of Guo Qiong and Yan Jinqing showed signs of drunkenness. Liu Zhu suddenly stood up and confessed to everyone, saying that he was too drunk and wanted to take a rest before coming to the banquet.
Guo Xin then glanced at Zhao Kuangyin, and when he saw the latter nodded, he immediately stood up and shouted: "Liu Gong, wait a minute! I have heard for a long time that Liu Gong is brave enough to defeat others on the battlefield, and he must have a thousand fights! How can he be overwhelmed by the power of wine? The general will respect Liu again. It’s never too late for a drink!”
"One more drink!" Everyone cheered.
Liu Zhu was stunned at first, then stopped and said with a smile: "It's okay, I respect you as a good nephew, I don't dare to disobey you, haha!"
When Liu Zhu turned around and was about to get the wine bottle, Guo Xin no longer hesitated and rushed forward, knocking over several cases. A Qingzhou military general who was sitting close to Liu Zhu couldn't stand up in time to stop him, so he had to reach out to grab him. However, Guo Xin noticed Guo Xin's legs and kicked him to the ground first.
When everyone in the hall came to their senses and stood up and screamed in alarm, Liu Biao was caught in front of him by Guo Xin, who held a short blade against his neck. Zhao Kuangyin also protected himself in front of Guo Xin. He raised the candlestick holding the lamp on the side and slammed it on the ground. After breaking the copper base at the top, he held it in his hand as a stick.
"How dare you, Shuzi!"
The generals of the Qingzhou Army who were accompanying the palace also gathered around, and two generals who were drunk and blushing took advantage of their drunkenness to spread their arms and pounce on the generals first. However, Zhao Kuangyin hit the leader on the head and instantly fell to the ground. The other one immediately fell to the ground. He was also knocked to the ground by Zhao Kuangyin.
Upon seeing this, Guo Xin pressed the short blade in his hand tightly and shouted at them angrily: "Don't move! If you move, you will die!"
Liu Biao coughed and shouted anxiously: "Stop it!"
The generals did not dare to come forward for a while. Guo Qiong asked anxiously: "Why is General Guo like this?"
However, Guo Xin did not need to answer. A group of soldiers with sharp swords in their hands had swarmed in from outside the palace and surrounded the banquet guests. Only when they saw Liu Biao being held hostage by Guo Xin did they stop and dare not move.
At this time, Liu Zhu still held the wine bottle in his hand, but the wine had already been spilled all over him. His eyes widened, and because his neck was pressed against the short blade, he could only ask in a weird tone: "What is my nephew doing?" ?”
Liu Zhuo smelled of alcohol when he opened his mouth. Guo Xin snorted coldly and looked around at the soldiers, Guo Qiong and others in the palace: "We are the imperial guards. Liu Gong wants to hold a Hongmen banquet to kill us. It's unavoidable. It's too easy. Before I came here, I told the general in the middle of the city that if no news reaches the military camp for a long time, I will lead heavy troops to respond. Even if I die at this time, by then, no chickens or dogs will be able to survive in and around this place! The people in the city , and cannot avoid the disaster of war."
Guo Qiong sighed heavily and said to Liu Zhu: "Why did Mr. Liu act like this? It will be too late to regret it! If we ask the soldiers to retreat, there will still be room for trouble."
The soldiers who came to the temple looked at each other without saying a word, and the situation was silent for a while, but Guo Xinxin breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Liu Zhu was in his hands, and the most dangerous time was over.
Guo Xin then shouted loudly to the soldiers: "If you open the road, I will forgive you. Now the time is coming, and the soldiers under my command may be on the way here. Please make a decision quickly!"
"Alas!" Liu Zhu finally sighed, pointed at the soldiers and said, "Just put down your weapons and tell them to come over."
The soldiers then got out of the way, and Guo Xin and others gathered around, holding Liu Biao hostage and slowly exiting the palace. At this moment, there was another sound of metal friction in front, and there were really many armored warriors walking around. The palace rushed in.
Guo Xin saw that the leader was Xiang Xun, Guo Pu, and Fu Zhaoxin, and he immediately became determined.
The Imperial Guards under his command surrounded Liu Zhu's men again, then Xiang Xun strode over, clasped his fists at Guo Xin and said, "The last general is guilty, he's late."
Guo Xin handed Liu Biao into the hands of his soldiers, stretched his wrists again, and said: "It's not too late, but I still didn't think well."
Guo Pu's body armor had blood stains on it, and he looked excited when he came over to report: "The people in the mansion didn't let me wait before going out. Fu Lang and I had to lead people to fight out to report the news, and Brother Yi was killed. I really deserve to die!"
"You're not hurt?" Seeing Guo Pu shaking his head emotionally, Guo Xin patted him on the shoulder: "Don't say you'll die, it's too unlucky."
After Guo Xin finished speaking, he encouraged Guo Pu and Fu Zhaoxin who was next to him. Zhao Kuangyin came forward and, before dropping the lampstand in his hand, pointed at the surrounded soldiers and said to Guo Xin: "This is As a soldier of the Commander's Mansion, we almost died at the hands of these people, so we should kill them all!"
Before Guo Xin could speak, Yan Jinqing heard several people talking and suddenly shouted: "Mr. Liu is an important minister, General Guo cannot kill him on his own!"
Guo Xin was in a bad mood and glared at Yan Jinqing without hesitation. When had he ever said that he wanted to kill Liu Zhu?
Xiang Xun also reported: "The outside of this mansion is completely surrounded by our army, and the generals in the city have previously sent people to guard it tightly. My lord, you can act with confidence, no one should be able to escape."
Xiang Xun is still considerate in his work! Guo Xin nodded at him appreciatively, but of course he was not someone easy to kill, not to mention that he had just promised to leave a way of life for the soldiers who gave in.
Guo Xin did not hesitate and ordered on the spot to have his imperial guards remove their armor from the palace. He also ordered Xiang Xun to immediately transfer all the Qingzhou Town troops and generals in the city to the military camp outside the city and take them into custody. He also sent his own soldiers to convey the order to Wang Yuanmao, the commander who stayed behind in the military camp, and immediately sent people to control the surrounding city gates and the arsenal in the city. Martial law was imposed on the streets, and no one could enter or exit except under military orders.
All the generals heard their orders.
After doing these things, he felt that he had dealt with it more appropriately. Guo Xin then walked aside and reported to Guo Qiong, who was standing there with his hands behind his hands and frowning without saying a word since Guo Xin's people came in.
"The general's men have taken control of the situation. Please tell me how to deal with it now."
Guo Qiong's expression didn't look like he was in shock, but he seemed very annoyed. Seeing that Guo Xin's men had begun to collect weapons from Liu Zhu's soldiers, Guo Qiong was speechless. After a long time, he said: "Let the general decide what to do." .”
Guo Xin then suggested that Guo Qiong return to the camp to rest first. Guo Qiong nodded and said, "After all, Mr. Liu has contributed to the founding of the country. Even if he has made mistakes today, it should still be decided by the court."
Guo Xin understood Guo Qiong's hint and nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to order Zhao Kuangyin to lead the troops to take Liu Biao, who had been bowing his head silently, and his relatives and family members into the backyard for "protection", Yan Jinqing mentioned again: "General Guo divided his troops. There are too many, and I’m afraid I can’t take care of them, so why don’t I hand over the general’s mansion and Liu Gong and others to the custody of my department.”
Guo Xin thought for a while and then declined politely: "Most of the governor's subordinates are horse soldiers, so it is inconvenient to guard them. Moreover, we have just suffered this disaster. We should focus on cultivating our minds. We can safely leave matters here to my general."
At this moment, almost only Guo Xin's people were left in the front hall, so Yan Jinqing said no more and said goodbye to Guo Xin with Guo Qiong and went back. Guo Xin ordered his own soldiers to escort the two of them back to the camp.
Guo Xin saw the two of them out of the commander's mansion and still watched them leave. The group of people gradually disappeared. Guo Xin carefully thought about what happened within a few hours and still felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.
