After Prince Liu Yan experienced Gao Han's incident, he became even more careful about the trust of his subordinates. If those who betrayed him or secretly violated him, if they were not eradicated, how could they stabilize the hearts of the courtiers? People like Gao Han, under Liu Yan's control She knew that the moment he betrayed her, he actually had murderous intentions. The reason why he called someone like him was simply to tell others not to have second thoughts, and nothing could escape his eyes. Liu Yan saw that so many high-ranking officials in the study were a little worried and uneasy, and he felt a little relieved. After listening to Du Zongting's long-winded explanation for a long time, he became a little impatient and said: "Master Du, please stop beating around the bush." Come on, just tell me! As long as it is feasible, I will definitely give you a generous reward!"
"As ordered!" Du Zongting bowed and said, "Gao Han's skill in controlling the water can be regarded as unrewarded, but..." After Du Zongting said this, his eyes rolled, and there was a hint of cunning in the corner of his mouth.
"But what?" Liu Yan asked curiously.
Everyone in the study also held their breath and listened, just waiting for Du Zongting to reveal his plan. Du Zongting looked around, and the prince understood. He knew that people talked a lot, and if someone in the room listened, he would draw water from the bamboo basket again. So the prince waved his hand, and everyone understood and filed out of the study.
Just as Xun Mou followed everyone to the door of the study, Liu Yan suddenly shouted loudly: "General Xun, stay!"
Xun Mou was shocked. It seemed that the prince still trusted him, so he turned around, saluted, and stood back in the hall. Liu Yan pretended to be indifferent and motioned to Du Zongting to continue.
"Gao Han's water control is considered a great achievement, but..." Du Zongting said with a sly smile, "What if there is no way to control the water?"
"There is no way to control the water?" Liu Yan lowered his head and muttered, without any clue. Suddenly his mind flashed, he raised his head and laughed, "I see..."
Xun Mou also understood at this time that he did not expect that Du Zongting could think of this method. The difficulty of water control has been self-evident from ancient times to the present. Every flood season in the Yellow River area is plagued by mourning. Success in water control will naturally be praised by the people, but if it fails, , in the small case, the crops of the common people were not harvested, and in the big case, it caused civil unrest. Although Gao Han succeeded in controlling the water, it can be said that it is easy for the prince to make the dams collapse and the tributaries flood. Unfortunately, he is still innocent. Common people, in ancient and modern times, the most taboo thing for those who want to be kings and tyrants is the kindness of women.
Du Zongting said: "As long as we secretly dig out small openings in the main dams of the Yellow River, Gao Han's ability to control the water will be..." At this point, he stopped again, and suddenly felt that he was not thinking about something. Omission?
Liu Yan suddenly frowned at this time, shook his head in a daze and murmured: "No! No! Absolutely not! If the Yellow River bursts its banks, won't the people on the banks also be affected? No..."
The study room was as quiet as dead water at the moment, and the prince's breathing could be heard. His face was as sinking as water, the temples on his forehead were beating, and his tightly clenched fists were loosened from time to time. After the prince said this, Du Zongting suddenly realized that he was only thinking about how to get rid of the Gao brothers for the prince, but he did not expect that there were still those innocent people. Fortunately, the prince finally rejected his plan, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"Bang!" Liu Yan clenched his fist and slammed it on the desk. He gritted his molar teeth and let out a long sigh. Then he stood up and paced back and forth in the middle of the hall with his hands behind his back.
Xun Mou and Du Zongting were both stunned for a moment, then looked at each other, and then suddenly looked away. Xun Mou had already guessed the prince's thoughts and knew that he was making the most difficult decision at the moment.
The cold wind blew against the window lattice outside the courtyard, and there was a rustling sound in my ears. It seemed that the New Year's snow had no intention of stopping at all, and the light in the house gradually dimmed. Although the weather was wet and cold, Liu Yan's forehead and palms were sweating. Suddenly, Liu Yan stopped and turned to face the sword on the Duobao Pavilion on the east wall. Although the room was a little dark, he could still see the sword's lustrous jewels. The sword was long and narrow, with seven inlays regularly inlaid on it. Gems of different colors. Du and Xun's eyes also fell on the sword. The prince had already walked to Duobao Pavilion, took off the sword, and walked to the bookcase. Du and Xun looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Liu Yan slowly pulled out the sword, and Du and Xun seemed to feel the cold light radiating from the sword, and their bodies trembled in unison.
This was the first time that Xun Mou saw the prince behaving so strangely, so he murmured in a low voice: "Your Highness..." pointing at the sword, "This... is a sword! I just don't know what your Highness's purpose is for bringing this sword?"
Liu Yan was uncharacteristically different from before. He looked at the sword up and down and said calmly: "General Xun! You said that this sword has never been unsheathed. Does it still count as a sword?"
"This..." Xun Mou looked back at Du Zongting, who was also in a daze, then hesitated and continued, "Of course... it counts!"
Liu Yan chuckled, "This sword is called the Seven-Star Sword. The seven gems embedded in the scabbard correspond to the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper. It is a priceless treasure. The emperor used this sword to kill the enemy in battle. Later, he I also gave this sword to my father, but it’s a pity..."
"What's a pity?" Xun Mou asked curiously.
"It's a pity that after it was passed into the hands of my father, it has never been stained with blood!"
When Liu Yan said this, a faint green light flashed in his eyes, and Du Zongting and Xun Mou shuddered instantly. Liu Yan continued to play with the sword and said coldly: "Although the sword is still a sword, but now the sword has not been wiped with blood, it is not a good sword! In those days, Grandpa Huang relied on it to conquer the world. I don't know if it is full. How many people's blood, including the blood of enemies, the blood of innocents, the blood of our own people, and even the blood of our closest relatives is stained on it!" After saying that, he put the sword back into the scabbard neatly, frowning He frowned, his eyes showed a fierce light, and his nose twitched, "General Xun, I will leave this matter to you. You will lead people to break the embankment early tomorrow morning. Remember not to have too many people. After the task is completed... No one is left alive!"
After hearing this, Xun Mou was stunned for a while before clasping his fists and replying: "As ordered!" The prince would obviously only entrust this errand to the person he trusted the most. If the prince could hand this matter over to himself, it meant that he trusted himself very much, but why did he Still feel a faint chill? This is a beautiful job, but it is also a hot job. At this point, it seems that there is no way back, so I can only give it a try.
"By the way!" Liu Yan changed the topic and asked, "How is Lu Zuo's younger brother Lu Renxiang?"
Xun Mou said: "I heard that he reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs as soon as he came back, and also moved out of the Lu Mansion immediately!"
Liu Yan nodded with satisfaction, "Very good! This thing is done beautifully. It seems that we are the better one!"
