Yan Ziqi looked up to the sky and roared, but there was a sadness in his heart. Two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes. Then he bowed deeply to Liu Yan and said, "Your Majesty, this veteran has enjoyed the emperor's favor. Today, I can only repay it by dying." After that, he moved toward Liu Yan. The pillar on the side was knocked away.
"Bang..." The sound of the bronze pillars colliding echoed in the Xuanzheng Hall.
At that moment, everyone bowed their heads to the ground and dared not look up. Even Xun Mou, who was standing on the steps, looked solemn and had complicated emotions. Liu Yan couldn't hide his grief when he saw this, with tears in his eyes, but he dared not speak out in anger.
Within a month, the whole country was shocked when the news of the Han Emperor's abdication came out. When Lu Zuozheng, Liu Xingyuan and others were discussing the Eastern Expedition in the conference hall, after hearing the news, Lu Zuo was excited at first, and then looked sad. When everyone asked him why, he looked at An Jingruo in frustration and didn't speak for a long time. Anjingruo understood his eyes, and after sighing, he looked at his brother sitting opposite him with a lost look. An Shiqing also looked at him. He lowered his head sadly and said nothing. Huo Yan looked at the dead atmosphere in the hall, completely different from when he was talking and laughing just now. He slapped the table and stood up and said: "Isn't this exactly what everyone wants? Now that Xun Yu and his son have usurped the throne, they have no name, but the world knows them. The soldiers will be on our side. Tomorrow we will pack up our troops and fight to the capital to take the heads of Xun Yu and his son. Why are you still looking so sad?"
Lu Xiuyuan couldn't hide his anger and scolded Huo Yan to retreat quickly. Unexpectedly, Huo Yan became even more angry and said: "What did I say wrong? Brother Chen Tuizhi's body is still cold. Now we should prepare the three armies and fight to the capital before we miss the chance." Good opportunity, no one will cry for us next time.”
At this time, Qin Fu also felt that what Huo Yan said was reasonable, "Brother Huo's words are not rude, what should we do next?"
"Report..."
Just when everyone was silent, another detective came to report, "Inform King Ning and the military advisor, it has been found out. Xun Yu and his son forced Liu Yan to abdicate. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty respected Xun Yu as the emperor and Wei as the country's title. Now they The commander-in-chief of the three armies is Liu Bozhao."
"Have you found any news about them sending troops?" Lu Zuo asked.
"There seems to be no movement."
"It seems that they don't have more energy to deal with us now." Lu Zuo then asked, "How will Xun Yu deal with the officials of the previous dynasty?"
"None of Liu Yan's original officials were moved. Several officials who were instrumental in forcing the palace were rewarded, including... Lu Renxiang. By the way, there is also Pingyuan Bo Anyuanshan's family, who have now been arrested by Xun Yu and put on death row. .”
An Shiqing lowered his head and remained silent. His sister An Jingruo also had a heavy face. Now she could only pray that her father would be fine.
"Report..."
Just when everyone fell into silence, suddenly another detective came to report: "Report to His Highness Prince Ning that all members of Ping Yuanbo's family have been killed by Xun Yu, and none of them survived. Now the capital has declared martial law and prohibits the entry and exit of any business travelers. Xunmou also went around to capture strong men and form an army, which seemed to be a new trend."
The hall was filled with solemnity. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the person who came to report secretly raised his eyes and glanced at General An Shiqing who was sitting on the seat. He already knew it, so he stood up and bowed before retreating. Everyone lowered their eyebrows and bowed their heads, shaking their heads and saying nothing.
Huo Yan clapped his hands and applauded: "Now is a great time to counterattack. It seems that Xun Mou and the others don't have many soldiers who can deal with us. We should take advantage of the victory and pursue it now, and attack the capital in one fell swoop."
Qin Fu and Lu Xiuyuan looked at Huo Yan impatiently and motioned for him to shut up. This angered Huo Yan, but he said angrily: "Now that the two armies are facing each other, there is no time for children to love each other. Isn't it the case that Uncle Pingyuan was murdered by Xun? We should assemble the army to kill him and return him now." When the time comes for them to take revenge, we will have a glorious funeral for them in the capital, instead of just crying like a woman here."
Lu Xiuyuan shouted: "Huo Yan, you have no place to speak here!"
Liu Xingyuan was very measured and was careful when speaking when he shouldn't. Seeing this situation, he just looked at Lu Zuo's face quietly without expressing his position.
Lu Zuo was in a state of confusion at this time, but it still didn't show on his face. It seemed that it was time for a showdown.
At this time, An Shiqing spoke first to comfort everyone: "What Brother Huo said is not unreasonable. I will repay my father's hatred twice as much on the battlefield. Now Xun Mou is recruiting soldiers everywhere, and he must be at the end of his rope. Now we should hurry up as soon as possible." Organize the army and think of a sound strategy." After saying that, everyone's eyes focused on Lu Zuo again.
Lu Zuo calmed down and looked up at his wife. An Jing Ruoyi looked at him firmly. Lu Zuo then replied: "Everyone is right. Now we should share the same hatred of the enemy, take down the rebels, and restore peace to the world."
After Xun Yu ascended the throne as emperor, he immediately established Yuan Tianqing. All the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty, as long as they were Xun Yu's confidants, were promoted to official positions. After Liu Bozhao became the generalissimo of the Wei Dynasty, he became even more prosperous and prosperous. People came to congratulate and flatter him every day. Liu Bozhao gradually forgot about it, but he still stationed outside the city with his soldiers as the generalissimo. Since the day Liu Yan abdicated, he has been under house arrest in Yanfu Temple in the palace and was heavily guarded.
In the treasure hall of Yanfu Temple, the tall Buddha statue of Sakyamuni sits kindly on the main hall, looking down at the people with slightly open eyes. Liu Yan's weathered face was looking up at the Buddha statue in front of him. He was silent for a long time, with only one chamberlain accompanying him.
"Wang Zheng..." Liu Yan remained motionless, "Why do you think the Buddha statue in this temple always has his eyes slightly open? Is he a compassionate person who saves all sentient beings, or is he indifferent and has nothing to do with himself? "
Wang Zheng, the chamberlain, was speechless when asked. He didn't know what to say in reply, so he could only say perfunctorily: "Your Majesty cares about the common people. This is great mercy."
Liu Yan looked up and sighed, "Great mercy... Now Xun Mou can spare my life, it is already a great mercy."
Wang Zheng replied in a low voice: "Xun Mou will definitely not dare to attack you now, your Majesty, don't worry!"
Liu Yan shook his head, clasped his hands behind his back, smiled, and looked leisurely and contented, "You are a knife-sitter, and I am a fish-meat. He dares to usurp power, and he still worries about my life?"
"Your Majesty is the True Dragon Emperor. If Xun Mou really dares to do this, everyone in the world will scold him for his treachery, which will only push more people to Lu Zuo and Liu Xingyuan." Wang Zheng explained in a serious manner, "Old slave wants this Xun Mou You must not know this truth."
Liu Yan was a little surprised, frowned, and looked back at Wang Zheng, "Do you know a lot?" Then he turned back to look at the Buddha statues in the main hall in trance, and after a long time he said bitterly, "But you never thought about him. Generalissimo Liu Bozhao!"
Autumn is getting stronger, and everything seems to be in a state of solemnity. Liu Bozhao's army, which was stationed ten miles outside the city, began to slowly disband its troops in the past few days. The reason was that Xun Mou felt that it was time to rest and recuperate, waiting for the opportunity to go to war.
Sighs could be heard from time to time in Liu Bozhao's tent. When Wang Yan lifted the curtain and looked inside the tent, he saw Liu Bozhao shaking his head with a sad face and pacing back and forth in the tent. Wang Yan adjusted his bright armor, coughed softly, and then walked into the tent. When Liu Bozhao saw it was Wang Yan, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face, "I've been waiting for Brother Wang for a long time, why are you here?"
"Marshal Liu has been waiting for a long time. Your Majesty is really keeping you tight, so it's hard for me to get away."
