Sima Dewen's screams echoed in Liu Yu's ears: "Help, come and protect me, come and protect me, Liu Yu, Liu Yu is going to regicide!"
Liu Yu raised his head and saw that Sima Dewen had also woken up at this moment, holding Sima Dezong in his arms, shivering there. Liu Yu looked at Sima Dewen's face, which was indeed full of fear. , it didn’t seem like he was just pretending, he said in a deep voice: “King Langya, please make no mistake, I’m here to save you, how could I do anything bad to your majesty and you?”
Sima Dewen stuttered and kept shaking his head: "You, don't you want to take the opportunity to kill our brothers and make yourself king?"
Liu Yu shook his head and said: "If I really have this intention, how could your Majesty and the prince be unscathed just now? I have to wait until you wake up before taking action? Besides, your Majesty was in the palace just fine. , with Madam Xie guarding the palace with the palace guards, and General Hu with the sharp archers escorting him, it should have been very safe, so why did he appear here? Could it be that I kidnapped His Majesty and the Prince here?"
Following Liu Yu's words, there was a rush of footsteps outside the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Ding Wu's voice was like a loud bell, and like the giant thunder coming from far and near, he came directly to the main hall. Behind him, followed The dozen or so guards, as well as the dozen or so palace guards who were sleeping outside the main hall, all woke up now and ran into the main hall. The leader of the group, the commander, quickly shouted "Guard", He was also standing in front of Sima Dezong, but like all the guards around him, his hands were trembling.
Ding Wu saw such a posture as soon as he rushed in, and said angrily: "What's wrong with you, do you think the commander is a traitor? If the commander hadn't been here, you would have died long ago."
The commander gritted his teeth and said: "My duty is to protect the Holy Emperor and King Langya. Just now the king said here that Marshal Liu wants to kill the king. Even if I risk my life, I have to protect him!"
Liu Yu smiled slightly, stood up from the ground, looked at the commander, and said, "You are the captain of His Majesty's personal guard, Brigadier General Gu Cheng, right?"
Gu Cheng's expression changed slightly, and he asked in surprise: "Does Marshal Liu still remember such a little guard as Ji Zhi?"
Liu Yu nodded: "You and I have the same duty to protect His Majesty. We are both ministers of the Jin Dynasty. Our responsibilities and ranks are different, but the things we do are the same. Gu Lushuai, you said you just heard Lang King Ya shouted that I would kill the king, do you believe it?"
Gu Cheng frowned slightly and turned to look at Sima Dewen. Sima Dewen was pale at the moment, and sweat was dripping from his forehead. It seemed that he was regretting what he just said. , but I couldn’t think of how to refute it for the moment. This is the best description of the idiom about the guilty conscience of a thief.
Gu Cheng said in a deep voice: "Hip, humble, I don't actually believe that Marshal Liu has any rebellious intentions. However, as soon as he came in, he saw Marshal Liu holding a weapon and kneeling in front of His Majesty. His Majesty and the King were very scared and were both there. , are all trembling, so I am humble..."
Liu Yu sighed: "If I really had the intention to rebel, do I still need to kneel in front of His Majesty like this? I could have taken action even when you were sleeping."
Sima Dewen gritted his teeth and said: "When Gu Yi opened his eyes and saw you fully armed and holding weapons in front of us, of course I would subconsciously shout that there were assassins and someone wanted to kill the king. General Liu, what are you doing? There is no explanation as to why you are here and what happened.”
Liu Yu looked at Sima Dewen calmly: "I also want to ask the king about this question. Why did the king take His Majesty to leave the palace and come to the Ancestral Temple?"
The beads of sweat on Sima Dewen's forehead suddenly increased several times. He said calmly: "I just heard that the demon thief actually attacked Nancheng, so I wanted to follow what Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, did before and come to the Ancestral Temple. To pray for blessings, in order to show sincerity to our ancestors, His Majesty also expressed to Gu that he wanted to come here in person, Gu was right, Your Majesty."
Sima Dezong didn't look so scared at this time. He was mumbling something indistinctly, but his eyes had been closed. Even if he nodded gently, he didn't know whether he was affirming Sima Dewen's words. reply.
Ding Wu said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows what kind of situation His Majesty is in. May I ask, Your Majesty, how did you get Your Majesty to issue the decree?"
Sima Dewen said coldly: "You, a little military leader, dare to speak to me like this. Marshal Liu, is this how you discipline your subordinates?"
Liu Yu said calmly: "Although this Governor Ding's words are a bit over the top, I think everyone here will have this idea. Does the king have any special way to make your majesty speak?"
Sima Dewen laughed: "What a coincidence, many people have asked Gu this way over the years. In fact, they are questioning His Majesty's authority. Let's put it this way, Gu and Your Majesty are twin brothers from the same mother. They have the same mind. They have long been unnecessary. Only words can express one's feelings. Just like now, His Majesty said that he was tired and wanted to rest. The matters here must be handled by you, Marshal Liu. He said that he was sure that you were a loyal minister, and he also blamed me for unjustly accusing you without clarifying the situation. You want me to apologize to you."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "It turns out that the king still has such a way to communicate with His Majesty. In this way, the king is probably the only one in the world who can convey messages to His Majesty. However, Princess Jinling used Mrs. Xie's token secretly , asked Your Majesty and the King to come out of the palace, and did not expect the ministers to wait, but then came to the Ancestral Temple like this. Does it mean that Her Royal Highness the Princess also shares His Majesty’s feelings?”
Sima Dewen's face turned pale, and the clothes all over his body were almost soaked with sweat. He forced himself to calm down and said: "Brother Huang also wanted to come to the Ancestral Temple on a temporary basis. Something unexpected happened, and for safety reasons, he couldn't bring too many things with him. Attendant, he only brought dozens of personal guards to the Ancestral Temple. Princess Jinling happened to come to the palace to pay her respects. Because she had a token to enter and exit the palace, so in desperation, Gu borrowed the token from her. ,Any questions?"
Liu Yu put away his smile and said coldly: "Your Majesty is the king of a country, and he is responsible for the safety of the Jin Dynasty. Once it falls into the hands of thieves, the consequences will be disastrous, and even the morale of the whole city and the people will collapse. For such a major matter, Your Majesty, don't you know why you didn't even inform me to send troops to escort His Majesty? Also, when you arrived at the Ancestral Temple, you were controlled by the cloak. Is this a coincidence or bad luck? "
