Liu Yan left the Dingguo Palace and returned to his home.
He sat in the hall for a while, and a servant brought him tea. Liu Yan took the tea cup and drank a few sips of the tea. The feeling of drunkenness was slightly relieved. Only then did he remember that he had been shocked into a cold sweat just now. Liu Ji.
He looked at the servant who was waiting on him and asked, "Where's Ah Ji? Have you gone back to your room to rest?"
The servant was startled, shook his head and said, "Sir, Lieutenant Liu has not returned home!"
When Liu Yan heard this, he was quite surprised. Liu Ji had left earlier than him. How could he not have returned home yet? He asked, "Are you sure A Ji has never come back?"
The servant nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, sir, I have been guarding the front yard all the time. It is true that I did not see Captain Liu return to the house."
Liu Yan frowned, where did this Ah Ji go if he didn't go home to rest at such a late hour?
Wancheng is no better than the military camp. He was talking nonsense in the military camp, but after all, he was his brother and no one would do anything to him.
But that's not the case in Wancheng. There are green forest people everywhere here. If you say something wrong and someone catches you, you won't be able to take advantage of it.
After thinking about it, he decided to go out and look for Liu Ji.
At this moment, one of Liu Yan's bodyguards ran in a panic from outside. When he saw Liu Yan, he stepped forward quickly, stepped in and saluted, and said urgently: "My lord, something serious has happened, Lieutenant Liu." He was just arrested and taken into the palace!"
Liu Yan stood up and asked in a deep voice: "When did it happen? Who was he arrested into the palace?"
The guard swallowed his saliva and said, "Just now! I heard that it was Colonel Liu who was arrested by Da Sima!"
"How did you know?"
"Just now, a patrol of soldiers passed by. I heard them talking about this matter. I went to inquire and found out that Lieutenant Liu was arrested by Da Sima and sent to the palace. I heard that he was charged with treason and conspiracy to rebel! "
Liu Yan took a breath, how did Ah Ji fall into Zhu Kun's hands? Did he get into some trouble again after leaving Dingguo's mansion? It seems that he has to go to the palace!
At this time, Liu Yan did not realize the seriousness of the matter, nor did he think that this was a series of plots specifically targeting him.
Liu Ji was famous for being outspoken. It was possible that he met Zhu Tuna after leaving Dingguo's mansion.
With Liu Ji's temper, he definitely didn't have anything nice to say about Zhu Kun. In the end, Zhu Kun was so angry that he casually accused him and sent him to the palace to be dealt with by Liu Xuan. It was normal.
Liu Yan felt that it was not a big deal to go to the palace, talk to Liu Xuan and bring Liu Ji out by himself.
It can be said that Liu Yan went to the palace without any precautions tonight.
Yesterday he went to the palace for a banquet, with Liu Ji by his side, and three thousand brothers who were trapped in the camp outside the palace. But today when he went to the palace, he was only accompanied by two personal guards. The situation was completely different.
Liu Yan indeed lacked political acumen, or he was too proud and too confident, and did not think that Liu Xuan would dare to attack him. However, this time he was wrong, and it was outrageous and fatal.
He took two personal guards and went directly to the palace. When he arrived at the entrance of the palace, he asked the guards to go in to report and ask to see Liu Xuan.
Not long after, the guard came out and said very politely to Liu Yan: "Da Situ, your Majesty invites you!"
Liu Yan left two guards waiting outside the palace, and walked into the palace alone. He went straight into the main hall. When he entered the main hall, he suddenly realized that Liu Ji's arrest was not simple.
At this time, in the main hall, not only Liu Xuan was there, but also Wang Kuang, Wang Feng, Zhu Kun, Chen Mu, Liao Zhan, Zhang Xuan, Cheng Dan, Li Yi and others. It can be said that the core personnel of the Green Forest Department, in addition to being in Ying Wang Changwai from Sichuan was basically present.
Seeing this, Liu Yan narrowed his eyes. He ignored the others and directly raised his hands to Liu Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, my minister!"
Liu Xuan waved his hand to Liu Yan and said expressionlessly: "There is no need to be polite, Master Situ."
Liu Yan said: "Your Majesty, I just heard that Liu Ji was arrested and taken to the palace. I wonder where he is now?"
Before Liu Xuan could speak, Zhu Kun laughed out loud and said: "Since Da Situ wants to meet Liu Ji, that sycophant and traitor, let's bring him here!"
Following his words, two guards dragged Liu Ji in from outside and threw him directly to the ground.
Liu Yan looked back and saw Liu Ji covered in blood and unconscious. His head buzzed. He subconsciously stepped forward. The two guards both raised their spears and pointed them directly at Liu Yan. Liu Yan His face darkened, and he yelled in a loud voice: "Get out of here!"
The hands of the two guards holding the spears trembled, but they persisted and stood still. Liu Yan turned around, looked at Liu Xuan, and asked, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Tunapi said with a smile: "Just now at Dingguo Palace, Liu Ji made treacherous and unethical remarks, which were disrespectful to His Majesty and should be punished with death. However, Da Situ not only refused to report the knowledge, but now he has come to defend Liu Ji." Please forgive me, but I would like to ask you, what do you mean, Master Situ?"
When Liu Yan heard this, he was furious. He glared at Zhu Tuna and shouted, "Zhu Tuna, don't spit on others!"
"Haha!" Zhu Tun looked up and laughed, and said: "Ding Guo Gong, Cheng Guo Gong and even General Li Yi can all testify to Liu Ji's words in Ding Guo Gong's Mansion. You, the Great Situ, are still able to accuse him now." To put it plainly?"
Liu Yan turned to look at Wang Kuang, Wang Feng and Li Yi. Wang Kuang looked at him indifferently, Wang Feng lowered his head with a frown on his side, and Li Yi smiled dryly at him and said: "Da Situ, Liu Ji is extremely disrespectful to His Majesty and deserves to be punished with death. If Chief Situ pleads for Liu Ji, he will be suspected of colluding with Liu Ji and conspiring to rebel!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yan's eyes were bloodshot.
Liu Xiu had mentioned to him before that Li Yi was not trustworthy, he was two-faced, jealous of talents, had bad intentions, and had bad conduct. However, Liu Yan did not take Liu Xiu's reminder seriously and regarded Li Yi as his own. confidant.
As a result, this time, both he and Liu Ji suffered a big loss from Li Yi.
Now Liu Yan finally figured out that Wang Kuang's banquet tonight was actually a trap, and their breakthrough point was Liu Ji, who spoke freely.
"You guys are working together to plot against me?" Liu Yan said as he backed away, but now if he wanted to leave the palace, where could he get out?
The courtyard outside the main hall was already filled with guards, some holding crossbows, some holding spears and swords. People's eyes were all focused on Liu Yan.
When Liu Yan saw this, he realized that he had walked into a wolf's den. He glared at Liu Xuan who was sitting on the couch, gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Xuan, you actually conspired with the green forest thieves to plot against your fellow clan members?"
Liu Xuan was so frightened by Liu Yan's sharp gaze that he trembled. He pretended to be calm and bravely asked: "Liu Yan, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"
Liu Yan suddenly burst into laughter. After laughing for a while, he stopped his smile and said word by word: "The Liu family has brought out such a scum like you, which has brought great embarrassment to the great ancestor!"
Liu Xuan's heart tightened and he shrank his neck, but when he saw Wang Kuang and others present looking at him intently, he realized that his majesty as emperor was being challenged by Liu Yan.
He slammed the table, raised his finger and pointed at Liu Yan, shouting angrily: "Liu Yan, you are so brave! Someone come and capture him for me!"
Following his order, four guards immediately rushed out of the courtyard and headed straight for Liu Yan.
Two of the guards held spears and pressed the sharp points of the spears against Liu Yan's chest. The other two walked up to Liu Yan and tried to grab his arms.
But at this moment, Liu Yan swayed, heard two clicks, and the two spearheads pressed against his chest fell to the ground. The two guards who walked up to him didn't even see clearly what was going on. , I felt a chill in my neck, my whole body was weak, and I fell down softly.
Liu Yan was not an ordinary person with no strength, on the contrary, he was also a strong general with extraordinary force. He drew out the sword from his ribs and killed the guards on both sides with lightning speed.
Then, he stepped forward and swung his long sword forward. The leather armor on the chests of the two guards holding broken spears was torn apart, and there was a bloody gash half a foot long on each chest. They screamed and fell to the ground. In a pool of blood.
Killing four guards in a row, Liu Yan shocked everyone in the hall and even the courtyard. He turned back, looked directly at Liu Xuan, and said in a concentrated voice: "If you want to kill me, today I want you first." life!"
Liu Yan knew in his heart that since the other party had made arrangements and he was alone, the possibility of successfully breaking out of the palace was very slim. Either way, he would die, so it was better to kill Liu Xuan, a villain, before he died.
After Liu Xuan died, his successor would naturally have to be chosen from among the Liu clan, but no matter who he chose, he would be much better than Liu Xuan, a villain who colluded with outsiders and murdered his fellow clan members.
Liu Yan, who had made up his mind, headed straight for Liu Xuan with his blood-stained sword. Liu Xuan was so frightened that his face turned pale, he held his head and ran to the side, shouting: "Escort me! Someone will come to protect me quickly." !”
There were many people present, but no one dared to resist Liu Yan and protect Liu Xuan with all his life. Whether it was Wang Kuang, Wang Feng, Zhu Kun, Chen Mu, or Li Yi, each one was more precious than the other. Liu Xuan would die or not. , that is a trivial matter, ensuring one's own survival is a top priority. Seeing Liu Yan holding a sword and heading straight towards Liu Xuan, Wang Kuang, Wang Feng and others present hid faster than the other.
Liu Xuan ran out through the side door of the hall, and Liu Yan followed him. But before he could enter the side door, he heard the sound of sand and thrust out a sword from the side door.
Liu Yan reacted quickly and blocked with his sword. BANG! The oncoming sword was blocked, and immediately after, four figures flashed out along the side door.
These four people are all wearing the uniforms and armor of guards, but their martial arts are a hundred times better than ordinary guards. The four of them are personal guards carefully selected by Liu Xuan's father-in-law, Zhao Meng, for Liu Xuan.
Zhao Meng is Mrs. Zhao's father. He is not considered a member of the Green Forest Department, but can be considered a close confidant of Liu Xuan himself.
Naturally, Zhao Meng knew Liu Xuan's situation very well. He was said to be the emperor, but he was actually caught between the Green Forest System and the Zhutian System. In order to ensure Liu Xuan's safety, Zhao Meng spent a lot of money to hire four swordsmen to give Liu Xuan Be a personal guard.
At this time, Liu Yan wanted to kill Liu Xuan, but no one at the scene dared to step forward to stop him. The four swordsmen hired by Zhao Meng played a role. At the critical moment, they protected Liu Xuan in time and killed Liu Yan. Blocked it.
Liu Yan's martial arts were very strong, but he was unable to cope with the siege of four swordsmen.
These four swordsmen kept moving around Liu Yan, striking out with their swords from time to time. They cooperated skillfully with each other, and their sword strikes were fast, cruel and cunning.
