Liu Chang was very unhappy when he was interrupted by Mr. Fan and looked at him angrily, "What are you doing?"
Mr. Fan said seriously: "The last time the King of Chu came to visit my father, he called himself a widower, not the king..."
"Oh...I see, I have encountered a problem..."
"That Zhao Wang Ruyi is a despicable villain. His biological mother is a hundred times worse. Because of her, my parents are at odds with each other. In the past few days, alas, the quarrel has become even more intense. I have the intention to get rid of that woman, and
Afraid of affecting the relationship between the two countries on behalf of the Zhao Dynasty, the same roommates would fight..."
Zhou Shengzhi suddenly asked: "Why don't your Majesty ask the wise men?"
"yes!"
Liu Chang was stunned and looked at Xiao Yan hurriedly, "Xiao Yan, your father is the prime minister of my Han Dynasty and can be regarded as the smartest person in the Han Dynasty. What can you do?"
Xiao Yan had a snot bubble in his nose and looked at Liu Chang blankly. Time and space seemed to have stopped in an instant. He stayed like this for a long time. Finally, he shook his head and said, "There is no way."
"You guys are too unreliable... Xia Houzao's car flipped over every time he drove, and Fan and his wife were chased three streets by a vicious dog. Xiao Yan, you... wipe your nose first..."
Liu Chang shook his head helplessly, this class of experts is not good, it is too unreliable.
Zhou Shengzhi said with some pride: "They are not like my father, and they are not like me."
"Don't talk about it either... Last time you were caught by a patrolman, they just scared you a few times and you peed your pants... I have never heard of anyone scaring Taiwei Zhou so much that he peed his pants.
..”
Zhou Shengzhi's face turned red.
At this time, Chen Mai spoke. He squinted his eyes and said seriously: "Actually, this matter is not difficult."
"oh?"
Liu Chang's eyes widened. Is there really one reliable person among us?
Chen Mai whispered: "Your Majesty, you can go to Ruyi first and pretend to have a good relationship with him..."
"Then what?"
"Then... stole his sword and killed his mother!"
Liu Chang was stunned and looked at Chen Mai with complicated eyes. Is this your plan?
Forget it, let me figure it out myself.
...
In the Xuanshi Hall, Liu Bang sat on top, Xiao He and Chen Ping sat on both sides.
Ben He, the Huainan doctor, knelt in front of them, trembling.
"False accusation...This is a false accusation."
"Ying Bu shouldn't have such a thing. I'm afraid he is framed because of a grudge. Please imprison Ben He and send someone to secretly verify the King of Huainan..."
Xiao He was the first to speak. He did not believe that Yingbu would rebel, and he raised many questions about the words of the doctor in front of him. He said that Yingbu was hoarding food and grass and preparing troops, but according to the report from Huainan Kingdom, there was no such thing.
thing.
Yingbu went hunting with the generals every day. A few days ago, in order to chase a group of thieves, he was chased out of Huainan Kingdom. People who really want to rebel will not do so many things before committing rebellion. If
Xiao He didn't believe it even more when Ying Bu said this was a cover-up plan. He didn't have the brains.
Liu Bang touched his chin and did not answer.
"I am not making false accusations... Yingbu is really planning to rebel. When Peng Yue was caught, he gathered the generals and said that your Majesty has eliminated Liang State and Huainan State must make preparations..."
Ben He explained hurriedly.
Xiao He squinted his eyes and asked: "In that case, why did you come to report the news now?"
"I... was sent by Yingbu to do something, and now I escaped..."
Xiao He snorted coldly and ignored him again.
Liu Bang looked a little hesitant, wondering what he was thinking, "How many soldiers and horses does Huainan have? How much food and grass?"
"His Majesty!!"
Hearing Liu Bang's inquiry, Xiao He couldn't sit still. He stood up and advised: "Your Majesty, think carefully. The Zhao Dynasty Rebellion has just ended, and various places have experienced a year of war..."
He no longer explained whether Yingbo really wanted to rebel, Xiao He probably realized it. The emperor didn't care whether Yingbo really wanted to rebel, he just needed a reason. Just like he did to Han Xin and Peng Yue.
The difference is that they still have feelings for Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Liu Bang. They fought side by side, and there was a time when they were as close as brothers, but Ying Bu... Liu Bang said: I'm not familiar with them, I don't know them.
Xiao He kept talking about the situation in various places. It has been almost a year since Qing Zhuang left his hometown. If he leaves for another year, there will really be big problems in the place... Just as the prime minister was explaining, Liu Bang suddenly grinned.
He stretched out his hand towards Xiao He and motioned for Xiao He to come over.
Xiao He was stunned and slowly walked to Liu Bang's side. Liu Bang said with a smile: "Has the Prime Minister noticed it?"
"What did you find?"
"Recently, no matter what I say, the Prime Minister seems to have always been against me... When I was not on the throne, the Prime Minister would agree with whatever I said... Now it's just the opposite, Prime Minister, isn't it interesting?"
Seeing Liu Bang's friendly smile, Xiao He just felt creepy in his heart.
In an instant, the Prime Minister felt that the person in front of him had become a little strange. He thought that he knew this Majesty well, but now, he suddenly realized that he seemed to not know enough.
Chen Ping looked at Xiao He, simply narrowed his eyes, half drooped his head, and said nothing.
The atmosphere fell silent.
There was no hesitation on Xiao He's face, and he said calmly: "I think that Huainan cannot be conquered. Firstly, Yingbu has never had any thoughts of rebellion. If your Majesty sends someone to question him, he will be frightened and really rebel.
"
"Secondly, due to the chaos of the Zhao Dynasty, a huge amount of food was consumed. Young men from all over the country were on the battlefield, and the impact on farming was also very great. If we were to attack Yingbu, we would probably have to go through another year of war by the time Huainan was pacified.
, that’s when a food disaster broke out in the Han Dynasty.”
"Thirdly, Yingbu, not Chen and Han, will not be as easy to pacify Huainan as they were to pacify the Zhao Dynasty. Even if they do, they will have to pay a heavy price."
"The Prime Minister's words make sense..."
Liu Bang smiled and nodded, saying: "Take this person into custody for now!"
Xiao He left quickly. Liu Bang and Chen Ping continued in the Xuanshi Hall. Liu Bang held the bamboo slips and looked through them casually.
Chen Ping asked: "Your Majesty, what about this matter..."
"There's no rush, let's wait until Zhao Yao comes."
Chen Ping lowered his head again and was speechless.
At this time, a close servant reported that Zhao Yao, the imperial censor, asked to see him. Liu Bang laughed, looked at Chen Ping, and said, "You should go back first!"
Chen Ping said goodbye and met Zhao Yao who was in a hurry on the way. The two nodded and left in a hurry. Zhao Yao felt a little strange. Why did Chen Hou look at him in a weird way?
Zhao Yao entered the main hall and met with Liu Bang.
"I wonder what's going on with your beloved?"
"I heard that a doctor from Huainan came here. Could it be that something big happened in Huainan?"
Liu Bang exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, you were right. Something big happened indeed. The middle husband Ben He wrote a letter saying that the King of Huainan was plotting rebellion..."
"What?"
Zhao Yao was shocked and said hurriedly: "In that case, please send someone quickly to find out the situation! Yingbu is a capricious villain. If he hesitates, things in Huainan will definitely change!"
Liu Bang sighed helplessly and said, "But the Prime Minister won't allow it."
"The great affairs of the country depend on the king. I have never heard of the etiquette of ministers controlling the king!"
"this...."
Liu Bang still seemed a little hesitant, and Zhao Yao said hurriedly: "Please don't hesitate. If it's too late, I'm afraid it will cause even greater trouble. Your Majesty can order the Taiwei to lead Zhao Dai's troops and quietly go to Huainan... and then send
People go to verify it, and we will attack directly after we know the truth!"
"Okay! Since you said so, let's do it!"
Liu Bang soon sent an envoy. He wanted to secretly mobilize the northern troops to the south. He also wrote letters to several princes near Huainan Kingdom, asking them to be prepared. As long as the envoy "investigated clearly", he would
You can take action and end the war as quickly as possible.
In Jiaofang Hall, Lu Shizhi was seriously recounting the conversation between Zhao Yao and Liu Bang.
"The Prime Minister has been too lenient recently... Should we find something for the Prime Minister to do?"
Lu Shizhi was very dissatisfied with Xiao He.
Empress Lu shook her head indifferently, "It's just a borrowed knife to kill someone. You are not allowed to be disrespectful to the Prime Minister."