Chapter three hundred and seventy fourth feast without a good feast
Seeing that Liu Yan didn't care at all, Deng Yu was really anxious. His face turned red and he said loudly: "If the general returns to Wancheng, he will definitely lead the trap!"
Although Deng Yu is young, he is very mature and calm in daily life. He is the kind of person who can keep his expression calm even when he is standing on top of Mount Tai. This is the first time Liu Yan saw him and his face turned red with anxiety.
Liu Yan was amused by Deng Yu's gaffe, waved his hand to him, and said cheerfully: "Okay, okay, Zhonghua, don't worry, this time, I will lead the trapped camp back to the Wancheng head office."
Seeing that Liu Yan agreed to take the trapped camp back to Wancheng, Deng Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the trapped camp was there, Liu Xuan would have some concerns even if he wanted to attack Liu Yan. He nodded and said, "That's great!"
Liu Yan shook his head helplessly and said, "After I return to Wancheng, I will leave the affairs of the army to Xiaosun and Zhonghua."
Liu Jia and Deng Yu bowed together and said: "General, don't worry, we will take care of military matters later."
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Before Liu Yan returned to Wancheng, Long Yuan rushed to the Luyang military camp.
After meeting Liu Yan, Long Yuan conveyed Liu Xiu's concerns to Liu Yan. After hearing this, Liu Yan still disapproved and said with a smile: "A Xiu is cautious by nature, but he doesn't know His Majesty well enough."
In Liu Yan's view, even if Liu Xuan has a thief's heart, he doesn't have the guts.
Although both Deng Yu and Liu Xiu had warned Liu Yan, he did not take it seriously and still returned to Wancheng. However, at Deng Yu's insistence, Liu Yan did not go back to Wancheng alone, but with him. Three thousand soldiers fell into the camp.
This time, Liu Yan, Wang Kuang, and the chief generals of Shentu and Jian's Third Army were all ordered to return to Wancheng. The only one who accepted the order but did not follow the order was Liu Xiu.
The reasons given by Liu Xiu are also very sufficient. He is currently leading his army to attack Pingyu, the county town of Runan. The war is at its most critical juncture. As the commander-in-chief of the army, he really cannot escape.
As the saying goes, when the general is away and the emperor's orders are not accepted, it makes sense that Liu Xiu did not obey the edict.
Speaking of Liu Yan, he returned to Wancheng with three thousand soldiers trapped in the camp. When they arrived outside the city, Liu Yan did not lead the soldiers into the city.
First of all, it is inconvenient for so many people to enter the city. Secondly, he also wants to avoid suspicion. After all, Wancheng is currently his own capital. If he brings so many people into the city at once, it is inevitable that people will suspect that he has bad intentions.
Liu Yan only brought a few personal guards into the city. As for Liu Ji and the trapped camp, he stayed outside the city and asked them to set up a temporary camp outside the city to rest temporarily.
After entering the city, Liu Yan went directly to the palace.
The royal palace of the Gengshi imperial court in Wancheng was also transformed from a large house, but it was larger than the house in Xinye and the guards were tighter.
Liu Yan arrived relatively late. When he entered the palace, it was already evening and all the generals present had gathered, except for him.
Entering the hall, Liu Yan looked around and saw that there were quite a lot of people there! He walked to the center of the hall, stood still, bowed his hands to Liu Xuan and saluted, and said, "I'm late, please forgive me!"
Seeing Liu Yan, Liu Xuan, who was sitting in the middle, smiled brightly and said with a smile: "Da Situ, you have worked hard all the way. Please take your seat quickly."
Sitting next to Liu Xuan are the two superiors, Wang Kuang and Wang Feng. Behind Wang Kuang and Wang Feng are the Grand Sima Zhu Kun, the Grand Situ Liu Yan, the Grand Sikong Chen Mu and others.
Liu Yan walked to his seat and sat down.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Xuan raised his hand and was about to speak when Zhu Tunapi said first with a smile: "After receiving your Majesty's edict, all the generals were ordered to return to the capital. Only General Liu did not return." , I don’t know why. Could it be that General Liu thinks that he has made great achievements in Kunyang, and even His Majesty doesn’t take it seriously?”
Liu Xiu did not come back, but he sent back a representative, Wang Ba.
After hearing Zhu Tuna's words, Wang Ba straightened his chest and said loudly: "Da Sima has misunderstood. How could General Liu not take His Majesty's attention seriously? The truth is that the military situation is urgent and there is no way to divide the time."
Zhu Tuna chuckled and said: "What urgent military situation is there in Runan? Is it possible that Runan is more dangerous than Luoyang, Hongnong, and Wuguan?"
The implication is that Wang Kuang, Liu Yan, and Shentu, who went to attack Luoyang, Hongnong, Wuguan, and Jiandu, returned to Beijing under the imperial edict, but Liu Xiu, who fought in Runan, resisted and disobeyed the edict, and his crime was inevitable.
Wang Ba is a military general, but among the generals under Liu Xiu's command, Wang Ba is the most eloquent. In terms of eloquence, Wang Ba has never convinced anyone.
He looked around at the people present, looked calm, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "General Liu led seven thousand soldiers into Runan, and successively captured Xiping, Wufang, and Shangcai counties, and more than ten villages and towns. Now he is approaching Pingyu, Runan County. During this period The annihilation of thousands of enemy troops was a great achievement. It was fine that Grand Sima did not praise General Liu for his achievements. Instead, he was criticizing General Liu every word for his faults. He even wanted to punish General Liu for not following the imperial edict. Don’t you think it’s too unfair and chilling for the hero to be charged with such a crime?”
Zhu Tuna's face turned ugly, he turned around and glared at Wang Ba, and said in a deep voice: "Are you scolding me now?"
Wang Ba raised his hands and said, "I don't dare! I'm just a rough man in the army, a warrior worth mentioning. I don't understand all the things in the officialdom. I only obey those who can fight and win wars!"
Zhu Kun became even more angry after hearing this and continued to speak. Wang Feng waved his hand and said: "Okay, Changshu, I know that Uncle Wen is having trouble escaping in Runan, and I have reported it to His Majesty. I believe that Your Majesty will not do this because of this." I blame Uncle Wen for trivial matters."
Liu Yan knew that Wang Feng and A Xiu had a good personal relationship, but he did not expect that Wang Feng would speak for A Xiu in public, which surprised him. Zhu Tuna, Zhang Xuan, Liao Zhan, Shen Tujian and others were also surprised.
Wang Kuang and Chen Mu were not surprised at all. They and Wang Feng were old brothers who had known each other for many years, and they naturally knew Wang Feng very well.
Liu Xiu once saved Wang Feng's life, and Wang Feng was a very affectionate person. It was completely understandable that he would say a few words to Liu Xiu without affecting his personal interests.
Seeing Wang Feng speaking for Liu Xiu, Zhu Kun was speechless. Liu Xuan, who had been pretending to be deaf while doing his homework, quickly took over the conversation and said to Zhu Kun in a pleasant and gentle voice: "Da Sima, Cheng Guogong did mention it to me. However, the war in Runan is tense and it is difficult for Uncle Wen to escape. Grand Sima should not pursue this matter any further."
His words were not only a step down for Zhu Kun, but also an excuse for Zhu Kun. Zhu Kun borrowed the donkey to get off the slope, raised his hands to Liu Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, I am worrying too much!"
Liu Xuan smiled leisurely, raised his hand and said: "Serve the wine and food! Today, it is rare for our monarchs and ministers to get together, and we will not return until we are drunk!"
Following Liu Xuan's order, the maids filed in from outside, each holding a tray in their hands, and the first thing they were served was drinks.
Liu Xuan looked down at the wine glass in front of him and said with a smile: "This is wine from the Western Regions. Duke Cheng Guo captured it in Kunyang and sent someone to send it back for everyone to try."
During the Han Dynasty, wine was a very precious and rare thing. It had to be transported from the Western Regions. The journey was long, and it was inevitable that it would be damaged or lost along the way. The consumption was huge. Those who could drink wine at that time were all princes and nobles.
The wines captured by Wang Feng in the Mang army camp belonged to Wang Yi, and Wang Xun carried them with the army. When the two escaped, the wines were naturally abandoned in the military camp.
After listening to Liu Xuan's words, everyone present was in high spirits. They picked up the wine flask, poured a glass of wine, picked up the wine glass, lowered their heads and smelled carefully. Sure enough, there was a strong aroma of grapes.
Zhu Jun said with a smile: "It is all thanks to Your Majesty and Duke Cheng that I can drink such precious wine! I think this first glass of wine should be a tribute to Your Majesty and Duke Cheng!"
The rest of the people also agreed and said in a hurry: "Yes, yes, yes, I respect you, Your Majesty, and I respect you as the Duke!"
Wang Ba looked at the people present and sneered in his heart. These so-called ministers of the court were really more hypocritical than the last. They all pretended to be confused and followed the trend. Don't they know that it was their lord who won the battle of Kunyang?
Now they are enjoying the spoils of Kunyang's victory, but they are talking about Liu Xuan who is enjoying the gains from the rear, and Wang Feng who surrendered to the Mang army twice. But they have not mentioned a word about the lord who fought desperately on the battlefield and turned the tide.
Thinking of this, Wang Ba couldn't help but secretly shake his head. The Xinmang court was not very good, but this Gengshi court didn't seem to be much better than the Xinmang court. It was simply the same as the same.
The Xin Mang court is about to collapse, but how long can this reform court last?
Everyone praised Liu Xuan and Wang Feng, and then they drank the wine in one gulp. Then, people praised the wine again.
Liu Xuan turned to look at Liu Yan and said with a smile: "It's thanks to Great Situ that I, a big man, can make my capital Yuwan! Come on, come on, come on, Great Situ, I'll toast you with a drink!" As he spoke, he picked up the cup.
Wine glass.
Liu Yan smiled calmly and said, "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. Bo Sheng is so ashamed!" He picked up the wine glass, saluted Liu Xuan, and then poured the wine into his mouth.
Liu Xuan put down his wine glass and asked with a smile: "Are you sure that Da Situ will go to Hongnong this time?"
Liu Yan said seriously: "I will do my best." His answer was also very cunning. He neither said he was sure nor said he was not sure. Anyway, if he kept his words to death, no matter how the war goes in the future, he would have a way out.
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Liu Xuan smiled and praised: "Da Situ has unparalleled martial arts skills and is brave and good at fighting. It will be easy to capture Hongnong."
Feeling that Liu Xuan praised him a bit too much, Liu Yan was about to speak when Liu Xuan continued: "Actually, I also want to go to the battlefield with my eldest brother, fight side by side, and drink the enemy's blood. However, the affairs of the DPRK and China are busy, and hundreds of
It’s useless to wait for prosperity, I really can’t get away from it.”
Liu Yan said: "As the emperor, His Majesty should sit in the capital and preside over the overall situation."
Liu Xuan sighed with regret. He lowered his gaze and landed on Liu Yan's sword. He smiled and said, "Brother's sword must be a rare sword in the world. I wonder if you can lend it to me to enjoy?"
Logically speaking, ministers are not allowed to wield swords when meeting the emperor, but Liu Yan's status and reputation are too high. When he comes to meet Liu Xuan, no one dares to use his sword.
Moreover, when Liu Yan met Liu Xuan with a sword, he was not the only one to do something special. Wang Kuang and Wang Feng also had swords.
Hearing Liu Xuan's words, Zhu Tuna, Zhang Xuan and others' hearts suddenly rose to their throats.
Liu Xuan is right when he says something. Liu Yan's martial arts are indeed very strong. If he has a sword, it will not be easy to defeat him. Liu Xuan and even himself will suffer if he doesn't. spread.
Therefore, when they plotted to get rid of Liu Yan, they had already discussed it carefully. Before taking action, they had to find an excuse to remove his sword, so that they could act more confidently.
Liu Yan obviously didn't expect Liu Xuan to make such a request to him. He was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't take it seriously. He just smiled slightly and raised his hand to take off his sword.
Seeing this, Wang Ba became anxious and was about to stand up and stop Liu Yan, but just then, a guard quickly ran into the hall from outside.
