Looking at Liu Chong, Li Wanchao asked: "Your Majesty, I am confused, and I hope you can give me some advice!"
"Li Shijun, please speak!" Noticing the difference in his tone, Liu Chong looked at him calmly.
Li Wanchao said: "Dong Zheng and I, under the imperial court's order, led the soldiers from the army and state here for selection. I heard that Prime Minister Fan Zhi and the generals of the Imperial Army who selected soldiers have all arrived in Jinyang. The king is hosting a banquet, why are the two of them not here? , this seems to be inconsistent with etiquette!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Chong chuckled and said, "This is where my Hedong officials gather. I and you two have important matters to discuss. Therefore, Fan Zhi and Zhao Kuangyin are not invited to the banquet!"
"My lord, what's important?" Li Wanchao twitched the corner of his mouth and asked with his head raised.
Meeting his eyes, Liu Chong glanced at Zheng Qian again and said slowly: "You two, one is a veteran, and the other is a veteran general. You have worked hard and made great contributions to the big man. Now the imperial court has ordered you to come north, and your intention is obvious. , it’s called selecting elite soldiers, but it’s actually about taking power. If we follow it, I’m afraid that all the fame and fortune we’ve gained in our lives will be in vain, and you won’t be able to keep your position as envoy, guarding one side, and be free and easy!”
"According to the king's wishes, what should we do?" Zheng Qian finally spoke.
Liu Chong smiled slightly, raised his glass, and said in a loud voice: "The power of Fangzhen Jiedu has been inherited by the world for hundreds of years. If the emperor changes it without authorization, it is the way to bring disaster to the country. As the emperor's uncle, I should act actively to protect the country. The above is my advice to Tokyo, please take back the chaos! In this way, the country can be consolidated, and you can also maintain your wealth!"
After hearing what he said, Li Wanchao said directly: "How does the king plan to remonstrate?"
"Now there are tens of thousands of soldiers in Jinyang. My son Chengjun has 4,000 troops in Fenzhou. There are 3,000 soldiers in Xinzhou, and the two of them have 6,000. If we add the other Tibetan tribes and rural soldiers, there are 40,000! Now! The two of you have led troops to Taiyuan, so you can join hands with me to participate in this grand event and achieve a great cause!" Liu Chong said a little excitedly.
"Your Majesty, this is your plan to retaliate!" Li Wanchao stared at Liu Chong closely.
Regarding his attitude, Liu Chong suppressed the anger in his heart. He raised his glass again and held it in both hands: "Both of you, as long as you drink this glass to the full, you will be considered an alliance with Guhui!"
After saying that, he stared at Zheng Qian and Li Wanchao, waiting for their reply.
Under Liu Chong's gaze, Li Wanchao slowly picked up the cup, held it in front of his chest, and immediately said sternly: "This move by the king is rebellion, and I swear not to do it!"
After speaking, he threw the wine glass on the ground fiercely, and following Li Wanchao's actions, Zheng Qian also threw the glass. It is loud and clear, representing the firm will of the two.
Seeing this, although he was angry, Liu Chong was not too surprised. He couldn't help laughing for a while, then he calmed down and said in a cold tone: "Since you two don't know the current affairs and don't share the same path with me, then you can't blame me! Since the meeting has come to this post, it is not up to you. At this moment, do you have no self-awareness about this scene?"
"Could it be that what the king is referring to is the ambush of weapons in the post?" Li Wanchao squatted up with his sword in hand, his eyes cold.
"I know that Li Shijun is a strong soldier! But now, as he is old, he is no longer what he was before. With you and a dozen other troops, do you still want to resist?" Liu Chong smiled disdainfully and suddenly shouted loudly. Said: "Here comes someone!"
After saying this, people outside the house were surrounded by shadows, and the sound of soldiers and armor rushed into the hall. Liu Chong's guard captain took the lead and faced Zheng and Li. When the two of them saw this, they followed him in and stayed aside.
Liu Chong stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said with a proud look on his face: "I will give you two another chance. As long as I help you and recruit soldiers, I can spare your life!"
"Hahaha..." Hearing what he said, Li Wanchao burst into laughter and glanced at Liu Chong meaningfully: "Isn't your Majesty curious? Knowing that this might be the Hongmen Banquet, Mr. Zheng and I still dare to marry each other. Going to the banquet?"
"It's just using the generals under my command as a force!" Liu Chong said confidently: "Now, you are under my control. The remaining soldiers are leaderless. Although it is more troublesome, I can take them in calmly!"
Compared to Zheng Qian's nervousness, Li Wanchao slowly sat up and said to Liu Chong: "Your Majesty, please listen outside, there should be some movement!"
Liu Chong was so indifferent that he just thought he was pretending to be a ghost and stalling for time, so he directly ordered to capture him. A fierce hand-to-hand fight unfolded in the hall. Liu Chong was guarded aside and watched the show with interest.
Not long after, the killing sound that Zheng and Li were waiting for finally erupted from outside the posthouse. It was thunderous and swift, heading straight towards Zhongshe. When Liu Chong heard this, his expression changed drastically. He immediately sent people to go out to investigate, and at the same time ordered the people in the hall to intensify the strangulation of Zheng, Li and their tribes.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong, the guards were surrounded and attacked! The attackers were so fierce that the tooth soldiers couldn't resist them!" The guards came to report.
Liu Chong came to Yongliyi this time and brought out half of his battalion of guards, but it was less than 300 people. Listening to the noise outside, there were quite a lot of troops attacking.
After hearing the report, Liu Chong's face could not help but turn white, and he shouted: "What's going on? Jinyang and outside are all under Gu's control. Where did the soldiers come from?"
"It's the Imperial Guards!" Another Yabing officer came in and said hastily.
"Impossible!" Liu Chong looked in disbelief and became even more panicked: "The Forbidden Army is under surveillance in the barracks. How can they be dispatched? Where is Li Yuan?"
"General Li is leading people to resist! Your Majesty, the situation is critical. The general will fight his way out and escort your Majesty back to the city. As long as he returns to the city, he can summon his troops to quell the chaos!" Liu Chong is still somewhat loyal.
"Yes! Yes!" Liu Chong responded quickly.
At this time, Zheng Gong stood up again, with a serious face, and advised: "No, your Majesty, you are blind, the moon is dark and the wind is high, the situation outside the post is dark and unclear, and the sword has no eyesight. The forbidden army only has 500 soldiers, so let Su Wei, Defend the post to protect the king. All you need to do is send people to fight out and summon soldiers from the city to come to rescue you!"
"Yes! Yes! You are right!" After hearing what Zheng Gong said, Liu Chong felt that it made sense, and immediately ordered to the officer: "Did you hear that? Immediately notify Li Yuan and ask him to send someone to call for reinforcements. !”
"yes!"
At this time, Li Wanchao had already led the remaining ten or so people after the fierce fighting to protect Zheng Qian and rushed out of the hall. Li Wanchao lived up to his reputation for bravery and practiced martial arts. He was nearly fifty years old and could still leap forward with his sword in hand. In panic, the palace guards were unable to stop him and allowed him to break out.
The sound of killing outside was still going on. Liu Chongku was sitting in the post hall, sitting uneasily and looking panicked. He wanted to go out to take a look, but he was already discouraged. My mind was in a mess, and I couldn't figure out what was going on, why the imperial army suddenly launched an attack on Yongliyi, and why the tooth soldiers arranged by Li Yuan didn't receive orders to stop and control them.
Time continued to pass, the killing sounds and movements outside were weakening, but there was no sign of the reinforcements he was expecting.
Until, the outside quieted down, and the remaining dozens of guards were driven into the hall. Immediately following, came the influx of forbidden troops, led by Zhao Kuangyin. Yingwei's face was stained with blood, and his eyes were cold, staring straight at Liu Chong. Li Wanchao and Zheng Qian also followed him.
"Zhao, Zhao Kuangyin!" Liu Chong's voice was trembling, and he asked with a guilty conscience: "You, how dare you! How dare you lead an army to attack and kill Gu's guards? Do you want to rebel?"
"The king knows who is treasonous! The last general is just following the imperial edict to quell the rebellion!" Zhao Kuangyin said calmly, and then threw a head in his hand in front of Liu Chong.
"Li Yuan!" The head rolled over, revealing a face dripping with blood. Liu Chong was shocked and angry: "How dare you kill me, General Yadong of Hedong!"
Ignoring Liu Chong, Zhao Kuangyin looked at the more than thirty soldiers remaining in the hall and said sternly: "You still haven't put down your weapons. Do you really want to fight to the end and become enemies of the imperial court?"
Zhao Kuangyin's gaze was extremely sharp, and no one dared to look directly at him wherever he touched. The guards were also hesitant, looking around and looking at Liu Chong.
"Put it down! Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy!" Zhao Kuangyin shouted angrily.
Frightened by this, one of the guards dropped his sword, and the rest followed suit and abandoned their swords one after another.
Seeing that the situation was completely under control, Zhao Kuangyin directly ordered that he be taken into custody. The hall was completely quiet. The smell of blood was still mixed with the aroma of wine and meat, but the scene was in chaos.
The team dispersed, leaving a path open, and Li Shaoyou walked in slowly, stepping on the messy ground one step at a time, followed by more than a dozen black-clad Wude camp soldiers.
"It's you!" Of course Liu Chong recognized Li Shaoyou.
After glancing around for a few times and looking at him, Li Shaoyou held up his hands and said, "Uncle, the situation forces me to be rude! Please forgive me for disturbing you!"
Liu Chong trembled his lips, thinking of Wude Si and seeing Li Shaoyou with his own eyes. A lot of information suddenly came to his mind, and he thought about it, but in the end he couldn't figure out the reason.
"Junior knows that the emperor has many questions, but at the moment, stabilizing the overall situation of Jinyang and even Hedong is the most important thing! When the situation stabilizes, we can talk about the past again!" Li Shaoyou said calmly, turned his head and ordered to Zheng Gong: "Zheng Gong, help the emperor get into the car and drive back to Jinyang quickly!"
"After returning to Jinyang, I summoned all the officials in the city to assist Prime Minister Fan Xianggong to appease people's hearts and stabilize the department. In the name of the left-behind government, I controlled the Hedong Ya soldiers!"
"Yes!" Zheng Gong didn't dare to neglect and responded quickly.
Seeing the two reacting so naturally, Liu Chong turned pale again and pointed at Zheng Gong: "You, you..."
Taking a deep breath, Zheng Gong lowered his head and said, "I am ashamed of myself!"
