In the main hall of the palace, Zhu Kun pointed out Liu Xuan's jade pendant, clearly telling him that he should take action now.
Liu Xuan subconsciously touched the jade pendant hanging around his waist, smiled lightly at Zhu Tuna, and said, "I also think this jade pendant is quite unique."
After saying this, he said nothing more and had no intention of taking off his jade pendant or making a signal to take action.
Zhu Tuna stared at Liu Xuan for a moment, lowered his head, frowned, and secretly gritted his teeth. He had calculated that Liu Xuan would suddenly retreat at the most critical moment and did not dare to attack Liu Yan.
The banquet ended with joy and laughter. Liu Xuan seemed to be very happy and kept chatting and laughing with everyone, but Zhu Tuna's face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water.
When the banquet was over, everyone who had had enough wine and food stood up and said goodbye to Liu Xuan. In the end, only Zhu Tuna was left sitting on the seat and did not move.
Liu Xuan knew that Zhu Kun had something to say to him. When everyone left the hall, Liu Xuan stepped back, looked at Zhu Kun, and said: "Da Sima..."
"Why did Your Majesty give up suddenly? This opportunity is so rare. Will there be such a good opportunity again in the future?" Zhu Tuna couldn't help it anymore and asked sharply.
Liu Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Da Sima also saw it. Liu Ji was present, and there were three thousand people trapped in the trap outside the palace. Once we attack Liu Yan and the trap enters the palace, nothing will happen. Wonderful!"
Zhu Tuna was almost angry, and said word by word: "As long as Liu Yan dies and the camp is leaderless, what can be done? What is there to be afraid of?"
Liu Xuan lowered his head and said nothing. Zhu Qian wanted to point at Liu Xuan's nose and scream angrily, but he held it back in the end.
He stared at Liu Xuan for a long time and said quietly: "On the one hand, His Majesty is afraid of falling into the camp, but on the other hand, His Majesty is still reluctant to kill Liu Yan, right?!"
"How...how could it be possible?" Liu Xuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Tuna in surprise.
Zhu Kun said meaningfully: "If your majesty wants to sit on this throne safely and for a long time, you must abandon the kindness of women!" After speaking, Zhu Kun shook his head, stood up, flicked his robe sleeves, Turned around and walked out.
"Da...Da Sima!" Liu Xuan wanted to call Zhu Tuna, but the latter left angrily without looking back.
Zhu Kun walked out of the hall. Outside, Chen Mu, Liao Zhan, Cheng Dan, Zhang Xuan, Li Yi and others were all there. When they saw Zhu Kun coming out, everyone stepped forward to greet him and asked in various directions: "Big Sima?"
After looking around at everyone, Zhu Tuna shook his head helplessly and said, "Let's talk about it after we go out!"
A group of them left the palace and got into the carriage. In the carriage, Zhu Kun's eyes flashed coldly and he said in a serious voice: "We still overestimate Liu Xuan. Liu Xuan is as timid as a mouse and indecisive. It is difficult to achieve great things. If we want to get rid of him, he is as timid as a mouse and indecisive. Liu Yan and Liu Xuan can't be counted on, so we can only rely on ourselves."
Everyone else in the car was also shocked and looked at Zhu Tuna in surprise.
Do it by themselves? How can they do it by themselves? Liu Yan's identity is there. He is a great Situ, has a high reputation, and controls tens of thousands of soldiers. It is simply a fantasy for them to try to touch Liu Yan.
Zhu Tuna glanced at the crowd and said word by word: "We can't touch Liu Yan for the time being, but we can cut off Liu Yan's right-hand man first!"
"Who is Da Sima's right-hand man?"
Zhu Tuna took a deep breath and said: "The top priority is that we must quickly find a way to delay Liu Yan and not let him leave Wancheng! Otherwise, if we let the tiger go back to the mountains, it will be even more difficult to find opportunities to get rid of him in the future!"
Zhang Xuan rolled his eyes and said: "We can ask Duke Ding and Duke Cheng to come forward. As long as the two superiors are willing to come forward to persuade Liu Yan to stay, Liu Yan will still have to give him some face!"
Zhu Tun thought for a while and felt that Zhang Xuan's idea was feasible and said, "That's it! Let's go find Duke Ding now!"
Dingguo Gongfu.
Wang Kuang left the palace and just arrived at his home. Before his buttocks were still hot, he heard that his servants had come to report that Zhu Qian, Chen Mu, Liao Zhan, Cheng Dan, Zhang Xun, Li Yi and others were asking to see him. Wang Kuang couldn't help but be startled. I don’t know why they came to find me so late.
Without thinking much, he raised his head and said, "Please."
Not long after, Zhu Kun, Chen Mu, Liao Zhan and others walked in from outside. Seeing Wang Kuang, everyone bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "Dong Guo!"
Wang Kuang waved his hands to them and said, "Everyone, please take a seat!"
After everyone sat down one after another, Wang Kuang asked puzzledly: "It's so late and you came to my house, but what happened?"
They just had a drink together in the palace. Is there something that you couldn't explain clearly just now, so you have to come to your own home?
Everyone looked at each other, and finally Zhu Kun spoke up and said: "Dong Guo, we are here this time because we really have something to ask Duke Ding for help."
Wang Kuang yawned tiredly. It was already very late and he had drank a lot of wine just now. Wang Kuang felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.
He asked casually absentmindedly: "Chang Shu, is there something important that cannot wait until tomorrow? Do you have to talk about it now?"
"This..." Zhu Tuna hesitated and looked around.
If it had been anyone else, Wang Kuang would have issued an order to expel the guests, but he would still have to show some respect to Zhu Kun, Chen Mu, Liao Zhan, Cheng Dan and others.
He patiently waved to the servants on the left and right, and after the servants all exited the hall and closed the door, Wang Kuang picked up the tea cup, took a slow sip of tea, and asked: "Chang Shu, what is going on now? You can finally say it, right?"
Zhu Tuna took a deep breath and said: "Dong Guo, we plan to take advantage of Liu Yan's return to Wancheng to get rid of him."
When Wang Kuang heard this, he almost spit out the tea he had just drank. He quickly swallowed the tea in his mouth, coughed twice, then put down the tea cup and looked at Zhu Tuna in surprise.
Zhu Tun said seriously: "Dong Guo, this time Liu Yan returns to Wancheng, this is our best chance to get rid of him, and probably our only chance!"
Wang Kuang frowned and said in a solemn tone: "Get rid of Liu Yan?" "Exactly!"
"Is this necessary?" Wang Kuang is very satisfied with his current situation. He is now the Grand Duke of Dingguo, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. His title is greater than that of Liu Yan.
Zhu Tuna was Wang Kuang's old subordinate, so he naturally knew him very well.
He said meaningfully: "Ding Guo Gong is today's status all because of Liu Xuan. If Liu Xuanruo is pulled down from the throne one day, will Ding Guo Gong think that his title can still be maintained?"
When Wang Kuang heard this, his body shook violently.
As long as it does not affect his personal interests, anything can be discussed. Once his interests are damaged, the ruthlessness of the green forest family will immediately be revealed. He asked with a cold face and a solemn voice: "Who will pull Liu Xuan from the throne? "
"Liu Yan!" Zhu Kun said bluntly: "Only Liu Yan can pull Liu Xuan down from the throne, and only Liu Yan has both the ability and prestige to replace Liu Xuan. As long as Liu Yan is still there, Liu Xuan's throne will be We will never be able to sit still, and we will never be able to sleep soundly. Only if Liu Yan dies can Liu Xuan's throne last forever, and the benefits we get now will last forever and will always be ours!"
Wang Kuang fell silent. The entire hall fell into silence for an instant. Chen Mu, Liao Zhan, Cheng Dan, Zhang Xun, Li Yi and others all had beads of sweat on their foreheads and stared at Wang Kuang without blinking.
I don’t know how long it took, but Wang Kuang raised his eyes, looked at Zhu Kun, and asked: "Chang Shu, what are you going to do?"
Zhu Tun said hurriedly: "Dong Guogong, for the current plan, we can only stabilize Liu Yan first and keep him in Wancheng. Only in this way can we find an opportunity to strike."
Wang Kuang nodded thoughtfully, but soon he shook his head again and said: "Liu Yan and I command two armies and have our own tasks. We cannot stay in Wancheng for long!"
Zhu Tuna said: "So, the only one who can hold Liu Yan back is Duke Dingguo."
After a pause, he continued: "Liu Yan has a son named Liu Zhang, who is fifteen years old. I remember that Ding Guo Gong has a daughter who is about to get her haircut. The reason why Ding Guo Gong can marry his son and daughter is to hold Liu Yan back!"
Wang Kuang thought about it carefully, nodded slowly, and said, "This is a good idea." He looked at Zhu Tuna and asked, "Even if I can hold off Liu Yan for a few days, what will happen next? Can Chang Shu do it?" A good strategy?"
Zhu Tuna said thoughtfully: "Liu Ji is brave and has no plans, and he speaks openly. As long as you use your heart, you will definitely find flaws in this person!"
Wang Kuang became interested and said: "Chang Shu, how did you plan? Tell me carefully!"
Several of them began to plot, thinking of getting rid of Liu Yan as a threat. At the same time, Liu Xiu's war in Runan also made new progress.
Liu Xiu's troops marched from Shangcai to Pingyu, the city of Runan County. Shangcai was located on the west bank of Binhe, and Pingyu was located on the east bank of Binhe. There was a Binhe between the two places.
The Runan County Government knew that Liu Xiu's tribe had no navy, so it planned to rely on Binhe to fight a water war with Liu Xiu's tribe.
The two armies gathered on the east and west banks of the river, facing each other across the river. Before the battle broke out, someone approached Liu Xiu and Liu Sheng.
During this period, Liu Xiu led his army into Runan with great momentum, and captured several counties in succession. Liu Sheng's tribe, located in the southwest of Runan, was not idle either. Under the banner of the Han army, he sent troops everywhere, with great success, and successively captured Yichun. Ancheng, Shenyang, Xincai and other places occupy a large area in the southwest of Runan County.
Now that Liu Xiu's troops were targeting Pingyu, the prefecture and city, Liu Sheng finally couldn't sit still and rushed from Ancheng to the Han army camp on the west bank of the river with more than a hundred followers.
Liu Xiubu has been in Runan for some time, but for such a long time, Liu Sheng has been pretending to be deaf and dumb, and has not even sent a letter. Now that he is going to attack the county, he is willing to show his face.
According to the genealogy, Liu Sheng was the elder, and Liu Xiu was quite polite to him. Although he did not come out of the camp to greet him, he did come out of the camp to greet him.
Liu Sheng is nearly fifty years old, and his hair and beard are gray, but he is well maintained, his face is rosy, and he looks very energetic.
Seeing him, Liu Xiu took the lead in bowing his hands and saluting him, saying: "The Holy Duke has come from afar, and Xiu is unable to welcome him from afar. Please forgive me!"
This was the first time that Liu Sheng and Liu Xiu met. Liu Xiu was much younger than he thought. He looked like he was in his twenties. He was handsome and personable. He didn't look like a general leading an army, but more like a general.
He is a scholar who studies.
"My nephew is so polite. I came unexpectedly and didn't bring any inconvenience to my nephew, right?" Liu Xiu was polite, and Liu Sheng was even more polite, without any airs of elders. The two of them bowed to each other and were polite for a while.
After the greetings, Liu Xiu let Liu Sheng into the tent, waved his hand and said: "Sheng, please take a seat."
The guests and hosts were seated, and Liu Xiu asked the soldiers to bring tea. While drinking tea, Liu Xiu got to the point and asked, "Duke Sheng came here this time, must he have something to do?"
After hearing this, Liu Sheng's face suddenly became serious and he asked: "This time my nephew led his troops to Binhe, the target must be the county town, right?"
