Chapter three hundred and eighty third conspiracy calculation
That's right, the person who walked out of the crowd was none other than Zhu Tuna who had just left in the middle of the banquet.
Seeing Liu Ji looking at him in surprise, Zhu Ji raised the corners of his mouth and showed a proud smile. He walked up to Liu Ji, looked down at him, and said word by word: "Liu Ji, do you know that for this day? , how long have I been waiting?”
Liu Ji struggled desperately for a few times, but it was of no use at all. No matter how strong he was, he could not break free from the large net mixed with iron wires. He widened his eyes, glared at Zhu Tuna, and shouted sternly: "Zhu Tuna, what are you going to do?"
"What to do? Of course I will hand you over to His Majesty for conviction!" Zhu Qian said cheerfully: "Based on what you just said in Dingguo Palace, it would not be an exaggeration to kill you with a thousand knives."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Ji's face suddenly changed and he looked at Zhu Tuna in surprise.
Seeing his stupid look, Zhu Kun couldn't help but laugh and clapped his hands. A crony of Zhu Kun came over, holding a piece of silk in his hand, opened it and read aloud.
What he read aloud was Liu Ji's original words at the Dingguo Palace, without missing a word.
No matter how stupid Liu Ji was, he realized at this time that he had fallen into a trap. On the surface, Zhu Jun left in anger, but in fact, he did not leave at all, but hid in the dark and recorded everything he did. Words and deeds.
From this point of view, the banquet hosted by Wang Kuang tonight was basically planned by others, and even Li Yi had colluded with them. Thinking of this, the corners of Liu Ji's eyes almost split open, and he shouted at Zhu Tuna A roar.
It's just that no matter how powerful Liu Ji is, he is just a trapped beast now and can't help anyone.
A trace of malice flashed across Zhu Tuna's face, and he said with a sneer: "Come here, cut off Liu Ji's hand tendons and hamstrings, and then hand them over to Your Majesty for your decision!"
Hearing this, Liu Ji trembled and shouted sternly: "Zhu Tuna, how dare you?!"
Zhu Jun laughed out loud and said: "Liu Ji, you go on the road first tonight, and then ask your good brother to accompany you!"
Liu Ji's eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes, and he roared like a beast again at Zhu Tuna.
The surrounding soldiers swarmed forward and pinned Liu Ji, who was trapped in the net, to the ground. Someone drew his sword, pointed it at Liu Ji's hand tendons and hamstrings, and cut them severely.
Who would have thought that Liu Ji, who was so brave on the battlefield, experienced hundreds of battles, and was invincible to thousands of people, was not destroyed in the hands of the enemy, but was destroyed alive in the political infighting of the Han army.
In Liu Ji's life, he suffered only from his open mouth. He offended countless people, and in the end, his life depended on this mouth.
What's even more terrible is that in the political struggle, one move can affect the whole body. Since Zhu Tuna has already touched Liu Yan's close brother Liu Ji, how can he let Liu Yan go?
His hand tendons and hamstrings were forcibly cut off. Liu Ji's limbs were covered in blood. He lay on the ground and squirmed. Even though the soldiers had withdrawn the net, he could no longer stand up.
Zhu Tun patted Wu Zui and exclaimed: "What a good horse! Such a good horse, are you worthy of riding it?" While speaking, Zhu Tun glanced contemptuously at the man lying on the ground, as if he was lying on the ground. Liu Ji is trapped in the mud.
"Zhu Tuna, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!" Liu Ji raised his head with all his strength, his facial features were distorted, and tears of blood dripped from the corners of his eyes.
"Haha——" Zhu Tun laughed on his back. Then, he rushed towards Liu Ji, kicked him several times in the face, and in just a moment, Liu Ji's mouth and nose jumped. Blood, I can't curse it anymore.
Zhu Tuna suppressed his smile and said with a cold expression: "Take him with you to the palace to meet His Majesty!"
Liu Xuan had no idea what happened tonight. He was having fun with the concubines in the palace.
While he was having fun, he heard that the chamberlain came to report that Zhu Tuna, Chen Mu, and Zhang Xian were asking for an audience. Liu Xuan looked confused. It was so late. Why did the three of them come to see him?
Liu Xuan didn't want to see him, so he waved his hand impatiently and said, "If you want anything, I'll tell you tomorrow morning!"
The chamberlain stood at the door, lowered his head and said: "Da Sima said that the matter is urgent and Liu Ji rebels!"
Liu Xuan, who was lying on the concubine, almost rolled off the bed when he heard this. He quickly got up, knelt down on the bed, and asked in a trembling voice: "What? Who... who rebelled? "
"Your Majesty, Grand Sima said that Liu Ji is rebelling!"
Liu Xuan's head banged, and his face turned pale at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. A layer of white sweat appeared on his forehead and body. Liu Ji was Liu Yan's confidant. If Liu Ji turned against him, that doesn't mean Liu Yan was the same. Is it reversed? Is this okay?
The first thing he thought of was to run, run quickly!
Liu Xuan didn't care about the woman on the bed anymore. He climbed out of the bed in a panic, grabbed his clothes, and randomly looked at what he was wearing. At the same time, he shouted urgently: "Quick! Go pack the clothes, they have to escape quickly." Wancheng!"
"Your Majesty, Liu Ji... Liu Ji has been captured by Da Sima and brought to the entrance of the palace by Da Sima!" the chamberlain said cautiously.
Liu Xiu, who was getting dressed in a hurry, froze and froze on the spot.
Liu Ji rebelled, and then he was captured by Zhu Kun and taken to the palace? Liu Xuan was stunned for a while, and Fang swallowed his saliva. Why did he feel that this was more like Zhu Kun joking with him!
Realizing that he was not in danger for the time being, Liu Xuan's panic gradually calmed down. His face was gloomy, he gritted his teeth secretly, quickly put on his clothes, and walked out of the room. He wanted to see what Zhu Tuna was doing. .
Liu Xuan went to the main hall in the front courtyard and sat down on the mat in the center. Then, he ordered his chamberlain to take Zhu Tuna and others into the palace.
Not long after, Zhu Kun, Chen Mu, and Zhang Xian walked in from outside. At the same time, two guards dragged in a bloody man.
Seeing this bloody man dragged into the hall, Liu Xuan was startled. The flesh at the corners of his eyes jumped twice, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Da Sima, who... is this?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, this person is none other than Liu Ji, the traitor and traitor!"
"Ah?" Liu Xuan, who was sitting on the mat, couldn't help but stand up after hearing Zhu Qian's words. Is this bloody man Liu Ji? Liu Ji, who was so brave and good at fighting and unstoppable in the chaos, When have you ever been so embarrassed?
He couldn't help walking down the steps and came to Liu Ji. He lowered his head and took a closer look. Although Liu Ji was unconscious and his face was covered with blood, Liu Xuan could still tell that this was indeed Liu Ji. That's right.
After reading it, he looked blankly at Zhu Tuna, Chen Mu, and Zhang Xuan, and asked stammeringly: "What... what on earth is going on?"
Liu Xuan and Liu Ji were not only monarchs and ministers, nor just brothers of the same race, but also playmates from childhood to adulthood.
Zhu Tuna took out the piece of silk cloth from his sleeve, handed it to Liu Xuan, and said: "Tonight, Duke Ding held a banquet in the palace, and Liu Ji went to attend. This is what he said at Duke Ding's palace. Please ask your Majesty. Check it out!"
Liu Xuan took the silk cloth, took a closer look, and his expression changed. It is not an exaggeration to describe Liu Ji's remarks as treasonous, but Liu Xuan knew that Liu Ji was always talking nonsense.
He pondered for a moment, put down the silk cloth, looked at Zhu Tuna, and said: "What Liu Ji said was indeed wrong, and I should punish him severely!"
Zhu Tuna smiled calmly and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Ji made disobedient remarks in public, so he should be beheaded in public to serve as a warning to others!"
"This..." Liu Xuan took a breath.
Zhu Tuna continued: "In addition, Your Majesty should take this opportunity to punish Liu Yan as well!"
Liu Xuan's face changed drastically, he looked at Zhu Tuna in horror, and was speechless for a while.
Zhu Tun took a step forward and said: "I have ordered Liu Ji's hand tendons and hamstrings to be cut off. If Liu Yan is not killed tonight and lets him run out of Wancheng and return to the military camp in Luyang, Your Majesty thinks that he will What happens down there?”
Next? Liu Yan will definitely lead his army to turn around and fight back to Wancheng to avenge Liu Ji. By then, it will no longer be a question of whether he can keep his throne, but whether he can keep his head. live.
In just a moment, beads of sweat began to flow on Liu Xuan's cheeks. He took two steps back, his face pale and bloodless.
Zhu Tuna took another two steps forward, and said with a cold look in his eyes: "Strike first will gain the advantage, but if you strike later, you will suffer disaster. Your Majesty, at this time, we can no longer hesitate and hesitate. Tonight, both Liu Ji and Liu Yan will Must die!"
Liu Xuan was shaken and looked at Zhu Tuna blankly. Now, he understood that by cutting off Liu Ji's hand tendons and hamstrings in advance, Zhu Tuna was forcing himself to make a decision to kill Liu Yan. .
His expression changed unsteadily, and after pondering for a long time, he slowly nodded to Zhu Kun and said in a trembling voice: "Just...just follow the advice of Grand Sima!"
The banquet at Duke Dingguo's mansion came to an end. Liu Yan, who was full of wine and food, stood up and said goodbye to Wang Kuang and Wang Feng. After sending Liu Yan out of the palace, Wang Feng smiled slightly and Wang Kuang asked puzzledly: "Dong Chengguo laughed. What?"
Wang Feng said with a smile: "Just now, Liu Ji said something treacherous and unethical. I thought the Dingguo Society would punish him!"
Wang Kuang shook his head and smiled, and said: "This time, if I don't need to punish Liu Ji, someone will naturally punish him!"
Wang Feng was startled, looked at Wang Kuang in confusion, and asked: "Dong Dingguo?"
Wang Kuang shrugged and said, "A lot of things will happen tonight." After a pause, his eyes flashed, and he continued, "Liu Yan and Liu Ji will all die tonight!"
Wang Feng was shocked and stunned for a while, then asked: "Dong Guo Gong, what is going on?"
At this time, Wang Kuang no longer concealed anything from Wang Feng, and told Wang Feng everything about his conspiracy with Zhu Tuna, Li Yi and others tonight.
Finally, he narrowed his eyes and said: "Liu Yan is a serious problem for us. Now that he has returned to Wancheng this time, we must not let him leave alive. Otherwise, we will let the tiger go back to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles."
Wang Feng originally thought that Wang Kuang's proposal to Liu Yan to form a family of children was to ease the incompatible relationship between the Green Forest Department and the Zhutian Department. He was quite happy in his heart. Unexpectedly, all of this was false. It was Wang Kuang. It was part of someone else's plot against Liu Yan.
He looked at Wang Kuang dumbfounded and said, "Dong Guo, it's inappropriate to do this! Kill Liu Yan, Liu Ji, the Liu clan will not let it go!"
Wang Kuang waved his hand and said: "It was not us who killed Liu Yan and Liu Ji, but His Majesty. They are all members of the Liu clan, and the palms and backs of their hands are all flesh. No matter how angry the Liu clan is, they can kill Liu." How about Xuan?" After a pause, he said meaningfully: "Now that Liu Yan has not commanded the troops, if we attack him at this time, we have minimized the loss. If we go to the stage of fighting when Liu Yan is commanding the troops, It will really destroy the vitality of our Han army!"