With the lamp in hand, Wu She hurried to the prince's mansion. Along the way, he was thinking, it was so late, what urgent matter did the prince have that required him to come immediately. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the prince's palace, he found Fen
Yang also came in a hurry.
Wu She hurried up and asked, "General, why are you here so late, summoned by the prince?"
Fenyang glanced at Wu She in surprise and said, "Doctor Wu, are you the same?"
Wu She didn't answer. He just pointed to the door and walked away. As he walked, he said, "You'll know when you go in. Let's go."
The two entered the lobby, and Prince Edward's manager led them to the inner room. When they arrived at the door, the manager coughed, and the manager responded: "Come in."
When Wu She and Fenyang stepped through the door, they were surprised by a scene. They saw Prince Jian sitting at the table with disheveled hair and tears on his face. The candlelight flickered, illuminating his face. The two of them walked forward in unison.
Asked: "Your Highness, what's going on?"
At this time, they heard the door ring again. When Wu She and Fen Yang looked back, they saw that the manager had quietly exited. The moment he stepped out of the door, he closed the door behind him.
"You are all here, please sit down." Tai Zijian said in a hoarse voice.
The two of them sat casually. Wu She asked urgently: "Prince, what's wrong with you?"
Prince Jian shook his head and said: "Something big has happened. I just got the news. My crown prince position has been snatched away by Young Master Zhen. I came to you to discuss urgent countermeasures. What do you think we should do?"
Wu She and Fen Yang were stunned with shock. They looked at each other and didn't know what to say. Prince Jian looked at this, then at that, and then hung his head dejectedly. After a moment of silence, Wu She spoke first: "Your Highness,
There’s really nothing we can do about it.”
Prince Jian raised his face and asked timidly: "Can you resist?"
"No." Wu She and Fen Yang answered almost in unison. Wu She said: "No matter what aspect, you can't go against it. You shouldn't even think about it."
Fenyang continued: "This must be caused by that villain Fei Wuji. I think the king still pities you, the prince. After all, it is a matter of flesh and blood."
Prince Jian asked: "What if?"
Wu She and Fen Yang were speechless by the question "What if". If there was an eventuality, then Prince Jian's life would not be saved, and what's worse, maybe their lives would not be saved either. Fen Yang sighed heavily.
Wu She stared at the burning candle without saying a word. The scene fell into silence again... Finally, Wu She said: "Let's do this. Let's take strict precautions. All official officials coming from Yingdu must be checked first before being let in.
.If there is an 'in case', let's escape together."
Fen Yang nodded and said, "One day, I will go with you."
Prince Jian gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, that's it."
Let’s talk about Yingdu. Fei Wuji guessed that King Chu Ping was also worried about Prince Jian’s dissatisfaction, so he started to cause trouble for Prince Jian again.
One day, Fei Wuji said to King Ping of Chu: "I got news that the deposed prince and Wu She were training troops and horses in Chengfu, accumulating food and grass, and secretly making friends with Qi and Jin. Your Majesty, what do you think they want to do?"
King Ping of Chu said: "Prince Jian will not rebel no matter what."
Fei Wuji said: "Why should the king comfort himself? The trend is obvious. The king is already old, but Gong Zizhen is still young. The deposed prince has a heavy army, and when the time comes, he will definitely come back. What the deposed prince hates the most
That's me. When the time comes, I will definitely be dead. I think I'd better go to another country as soon as possible to escape."
King Ping of Chu said: "I know very well what you are worried about. However, the situation you mentioned is not enough to prove that the prince really has the intention to rebel."
Fei Wuji said: "Your Majesty, you must be on guard."
King Ping of Chu asked: "What do you think we should do?"
Fei Wuji said: "The most powerful person around the deposed prince is Wu She. I think that if Wu She is brought back first and his capable arm is removed, the rest of the matter will be much easier."
King Ping of Chu said: "Okay, just bring Wu She back. You go and do it."
Fei Wuji received the order, and that night he wrote a letter in the tone of the imperial court and sent it to Chengfu. The letter said: "In accordance with the king's will, Wu She will be transferred back to the court and there will be other appointments. On the day of the order, he will set off immediately.
mistaken."
Wu She received the order and immediately went to discuss with Prince Jian and Fen Yang. Fen Yang said: "What kind of bullshit order is this? It is clearly Fei Wuji's forgery of the imperial decree. It is intended to weaken us."
Prince Jian also said: "There is fraud in it. You can't go back."
Wu She said: "If I don't go back, Fei Wuji will accuse us of not obeying orders, which is tantamount to treason. In this sensitive period, Fei Wuji is just waiting for such an opportunity. If I go back, who will?"
Can you say that the prince is rebellious?"
Fen Yang said: "If Doctor Wu goes back, it will be like a sheep in a tiger's mouth."
Wu She said: "My Wu family has been loyal for generations, how could I ignore the overall situation for my personal safety? I decided to go back."
Fen Yang tried to dissuade him again and again, and Prince Jian also tried to persuade him. But Wu She insisted on going back. Wu She knew very well that this must be a trap set by Fei Wuji, but he had to get into it, because if he didn't get into it, he would have sex with the prince.
If Jianyi was charged with disobeying the king's order, he would fall into Fei Wuji's trap. Instead of doing that, it would be better to argue with a glimmer of hope.
In this way, Wu She returned to Yingdu.
When King Ping of Chu saw Wu She, he preemptively asked: "Prince Jian planned to rebel, did you know?"
Wu She said: "I stay with the prince every day. Apart from training his troops, he has never shown any sign of rebellion or even made any remarks. Who is framing him?" Wu She said and glanced at Fei Wuji.
Fei Wuji said: "Drilling troops and horses, accumulating food and grass, right? Do you make friends with Qi and Jin in private, right? Send people to inquire about the news in the palace, right? Do you curse the king and queen, curse Young Master Zhen?
Right? There are various signs, this is not a rebellion, so what is it?"
King Ping of Chu said: "Wu She, please explain."
Wu She was immediately irritated. When he was so angry, he couldn't stop talking and said: "There are indeed some rumors about Meng Ying. It is human nature for Prince Jian to be a little bit grumbling. But he did not think of treason. Your Majesty Wang Qian
Never listen to the villain’s slander and doubt your own son.”
Fei Wuji pointed at Wu She and said, "What are you talking about? You are clearly scolding the king for robbing his daughter-in-law. You and Prince Jian are just talking about the same thing. If the king doesn't kill you, you will harm the king in the future."
Wu She still wanted to argue, but unexpectedly, when King Chu Ping heard him mention Meng Ying, he became angry and immediately ordered Wu She to be imprisoned.
After Wu She was imprisoned, Fei Wuji tortured him to extract a confession, but Wu She was determined to die and refused to spit it out. Fei Wuji lost his patience and simply forged a confession and gave it to King Ping of Chu.
After King Chu Ping read it, he became furious and said: "How courageous. The traitor is really dissatisfied and wants to rebel."
Fei Wuji had already thought of a way. He said, "Your Majesty, it is very important to put an end to the deposed prince's rebellion as soon as possible before he openly rebels."
King Chu Ping waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, let me think about it before we talk about sending troops."
Fei Wuji responded: "Your Majesty, there is actually no need to send troops. I have a plan to capture the deposed prince easily."
King Ping of Chu asked: "What's the plan?"
Fei Wuji said: "The king can secretly order Fenyang to capture the deposed prince."
King Ping of Chu smiled and said, "This is a good idea."
Therefore, King Ping of Chu wrote a letter secretly ordering Fenyang to capture Prince Jian, and promised that as long as he escorted Prince Jian to the capital of Ying, it would be a great achievement.
Before the emissary set off, Fei Wuji quietly found him and said to him: "If Prince Jian resists, you can ask Fen Yang to kill him. Come and see him."
The emissary agreed and left.
More than ten days later, the secret envoy of King Chu Ping arrived at Chengfu. Fenyang read the order and said nothing. He just gently threw the bamboo slip aside. Then he asked someone to arrange for the emissary to rest. After the emissary left, he hurriedly left.
I asked the prince to build it.
Fen Yang entered the door and said: "Your Highness, I have just received a secret order from the king, telling me to arrest you."
Prince Jian stared with frightened eyes and stammered: "Fen, General Fenyang, you don't really want to take me, do you?"
Fenyang said: "If I take you, I won't tell you. Just pack your things and run away."
Prince Jian said: "We agreed at the beginning that in case of emergency, we would escape together."
Fenyang said: "You run away from me. I want to go back to Yingdu to pay my dues."
Prince Jian said in shock: "Are you going to die?"
Fen Yang smiled and said: "Not necessarily. You don't need to worry about me. Just greet yourself first."
By this time, Prince Jian could not care much anymore. That night, he took his son Gongzi Sheng and escaped from the city father and took refuge in Zheng State.
Let’s talk about Fei Wuji. He sent away King Chu Ping’s secret envoy, and suddenly thought of a question. Prince Jian was definitely doomed this time, and Wu She would also be doomed. But Wu She had two sons, both of whom were powerful characters. If they were kept,
, will definitely become a trouble in the future. Fei Wuji couldn't help sweating on his back when he thought of this. He felt that no matter what, the root cause must be eradicated.
Fei Wuji went to prison again and forced Wu She to write a letter to his two sons, asking them to return to Yingdu. Wu She was unwilling to write, so Fei Wuji had no choice but to forge another letter from Wu She and ask them to return to Yingdu.
Send it to Cheng Fu.
Let’s divide the words into two parts, and let’s talk about Fenyang.
Half a month later, Fen Yang returned to Yingdu in prison. As soon as he saw King Chu Ping, he said: "I have released Prince Jian. I guess he has reached a safe place now. I know that I have disobeyed the king's order."
, so I came to see you in a prison car."
King Ping of Chu said angrily: "Since you know your crime, why do you still disobey the order?"
Fen Yang said: "I remember that when the king sent me and Wu She to the city father, he asked us to assist the prince well. I keep your words in mind. So seeing that he is in danger, I can only save him, not harm him.
"
King Ping of Chu said: "That was the beginning, but now the prince wants to rebel, so I want you to kill him."
Fen Yang said: "The prince did not rebel, so I let him go. Your Majesty, I not only saved your son, but also your grandson. I am willing to die."
King Chu Ping thought of Prince Jian's son Gongzi Sheng, and suddenly he couldn't bear it. He changed his tone and said: "It's rare for you to be loyal, so I won't punish you. Go back to the city father and take over from Prince Jian to guard the border."
It was during this time lag that Fei Wuji's messenger arrived at Chengfu. He handed Fei Wuji's forged letter to Wu She's two sons, Wu Shang and Wu Yuan brothers.
Wu Shang and Wu Yuan had a disagreement after reading the letter. Wu Shang decided to go back to Yingdu to rescue his father. He said: "Fei Wuji said, as long as we go back, it proves that we have no intention of rebellion, and he will let his father go."
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Wu Yuan (also known as Zixu) said: "How can you believe this? It's obviously a trap. I advise you, brother, not to go back."
Wu Shang said: "My father is still in prison. Even if it is a trap, I will try it."
Wu Zixu repeatedly dissuaded him, but Wu Shang insisted on going. Wu Zixu had no choice but to say bitterly: "You are worried about your father, you can go back. But I can't go back. I want to save my life. If you are killed, I can help you in the future."
revenge."
Wu Shang thought it was right, so he returned to Yingdu alone. This time, as Wu Zixu expected, King Ping of Chu killed him and Wu She together.
Fei Wuji also encouraged King Ping of Chu to order the arrest of Wu Zixu. The notice read: "Wu Yuan, the son of the guilty minister Wu She, fled in fear of crime. The soldiers and people of the world will catch him when they see him. Whoever captures Wu Zixu will be rewarded with 50,000 shi of food and be named a doctor. If he hides,
Failure to retaliate or help him escape will be punishable by death for the whole family."
The notices were distributed overwhelmingly, and were posted on the gates of every city and at every pass. A portrait of a member of the military was specially drawn on the notice.
King Chu Ping has laid a dragnet. Can Wu Zixu escape?