Liu's clan member was Liu Yan. When Liu Ji was killed, he went to ask Liu Xuan for an explanation. However, when they arrived at the palace, they couldn't get any explanation.
The only thing that is gratifying is that with the support of Liu's clan members, Liu Yan's family members finally escaped and were not implicated by Liu Yan.
After Liu Liang and others left, Wang Kuang looked at Liu Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Yan's family members don't need to be killed, but there is one person who must die!"
Liu Xuan's heart was shaken and he asked in a trembling voice: "Who is the person Duke Dingguo is talking about?"
"Liu Xiu!" Now that Liu Yan, Wang Kuang and the people from the Green Forest Department have been killed, there is no way that Liu Xiu will be left behind.
Liu Xiu's personal abilities are definitely far superior to Liu Yan's. He is much smarter than Liu Yan and his city is much deeper. If Liu Xiu is left behind, they will suffer consequences sooner or later.
"This..." Liu Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and hesitated for a long time, unable to speak.
To kill Liu Yan, he could also accuse Liu Yan of plotting rebellion, but to kill Liu Xiu, what charges should he be charged with?
Liu Xiu was a very low-key person on weekdays, and he acted politely and politely, leaving no one with the slightest clue. Even if Liu Xuan wanted to get rid of Liu Xiu, he couldn't find a suitable excuse for a while.
He coughed dryly and asked cautiously: "Dong Guo, I... on what crime should I execute Liu Xiu?"
Wang Kuang smiled and asked: "Do you still need a charge?"
"ah?"
"If you ask me to die, how can I not die?!" Wang Kuang raised his eyebrows and asked with a sneer.
Seeing Liu Xuan wiping away the cold sweat, Wang Kuang said slowly: "Killing Liu Xiu is like killing Liu Yan, kill him first and then talk about it! As long as the person is dead, no matter how others investigate, there is nothing you can do to your Majesty!"
Compared with Liu Yan, Liu Xiu can only be regarded as a small figure. Even such an important figure as Liu Yan has been killed by them, let alone Liu Xiu? In short, deal with the person first. As for the subsequent problems, everything All easy to handle.
Seeing that Liu Xuan was still hesitating, Wang Kuang said coldly: "Liu Xiu and Liu Yan have always been brothers. Now that Your Majesty has killed Liu Yan, can Liu Xiu not bear grudge against Your Majesty? As long as Liu Xiu is still alive, he will have it in his heart." The fire of revenge will always be a huge threat to Your Majesty!"
Wang Kuang's words moved Liu Xuan. Liu Xuan thought about it carefully and nodded secretly, feeling that Wang Kuang's words were not unreasonable. Wang Kuang continued: "Now Liu Xiu is fighting in Runan, your Majesty can let Da Sima take charge. The troops from Yingchuan marched south into Runan, and at the same time wrote a letter to Liu Sheng in Runan, asking him to lead the troops north. Da Sima and Liu Sheng were divided from the north and south, marching together, attacking Liu Xiu's tribe from both sides, and they would definitely be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop. Get rid of future troubles!"
Liu Xuan nodded while listening. When Wang Kuang finished speaking, he immediately agreed without thinking about it further: "This matter will be decided according to Duke Ding's opinion!"
Seeing that Liu Xuan agreed simply, Wang Kuang felt relieved and finally showed a smile on his face. As long as Liu Xiu dies, there will no longer be any talented people in the Liu clan who are good at fighting. No threat.
Wang Kuang said goodbye to Liu Xuan with satisfaction and left the palace. However, the Green Forest Department headed by Wang Kuang underestimated Liu Xuan after all. That night, Liu Xuan summoned all the Liu clan members into the palace to have a private meeting with them. meeting.
This time in front of the Liu clan, Liu Xuan burst into tears, blaming the Green Lin clan for killing Liu Yan, and put himself in the position of the victim.
At the end of the sentence, he said with trembling tears and runny nose: "Eldest brother is loyal to me and has absolutely no second thoughts. How could I not know that? However, the two superiors, as well as Da Sima, Da Sikong and others, They all want to take my eldest brother's life, so what can I do? I can't stop him even if I want to!" At this point, Liu Xuan burst into tears.
Liu Xuan knew in his heart that after Liu Yan's death, there would be no one left who could contain the Green Forest Department, and the Green Forest Department would become even more unscrupulous in the future.
If he loses the support of the Liu family clan members again, then he will really become a loner. He will not be able to bear the pressure from the Green Forest Department alone in the future.
Therefore, he must draw the Liu clan clan members to his side and let them divide the power in the hands of the Green Forest clan step by step. Only in this way can he sit on the throne for a long time.
Not to mention, Liu Xuan's cry really moved the Liu family members present, including Liu Liang.
Although Liu Xuan is the emperor, he has no real power in his hands. He wants to kill Liu Yan, but he does not have the strength. This matter can only be done by the Green Forest Department.
Liu Ci said harshly: "The Green Forest family has gone too far to bully my Liu family!"
Liu Xuan looked at Liu Ci with tears in his eyes, and said with choked sobs: "Uncle, now that we don't have eldest brother, the Green Forest Department is stronger. We must not have a head-on conflict with them, otherwise, I...I won't be able to save him. No one can do anything but be like my eldest brother, who I watched helplessly being tortured by everyone in the Green Forest." At the end of the sentence, Liu Xuan burst into tears again.
Speaking of which, Liu Xuan is really good at taking advantage of his situation. He has no real power and the benefits of not having real power. He can blame all the deeds he has done on those who have real power.
In this way, others will do the bad things, and only he will do the good things.
Although Liu Xuan looked very pitiful at this time, with runny nose and tears, and his voice changed from crying, he was very concerned about sending Zhu Tuna and writing a letter to Liu Sheng, asking them to lead the army to attack Liu Xiu's tribe from both sides. But not a word was mentioned.
Liu Xuan's overnight summons to the Liu clan could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Green Forest Department, but the Green Forest Department did not take it seriously. To be precise, they did not have time to pay attention to Liu Xuan.
Liu Yan is dead, and Liu Yan's tens of thousands of troops are still in Luyang. Wang Kuang is now eager to receive this army and incorporate it into his own command.
On the Gengshi court's side, the attack on the Xinmang court was originally a three-pronged attack on Wuguan, Hongnong, and Luoyang.
As a result, because of Liu Yan's death, the three-arrow attack turned into a two-pronged advance. Shen Tujian's troops continued to attack Wuguan, while Wang Kuang's troops merged with Liu Yan's troops and continued to advance toward Luoyang.
Runan.
It was only on the fourth day after Liu Yan was killed that the news reached Liu Xiu. This news was specially sent by Xu Xiling's trusted aide.
At this time, Liu Xiu's troops had just captured Pingyu, and Ma Wu and Feng Yi had also captured Linyang and Zaocheng respectively. The war was progressing smoothly. The Han army led by Liu Xiu was invincible in Runan, winning consecutive battles.
Liu Xiu is currently in Pingyu, getting ready to attack Nuyin (later known as Ruyin, today's Fuyang City), an important town in the east of Runan.
As a result, before Liu Xiu led his army to the expedition, he suddenly received a letter from Xu Xiling.
He unfolded the slip and only saw half of it. He was dumbfounded as if someone had tapped his acupuncture points. Seeing this, everyone present did not understand what happened and looked at Liu Xiu in confusion.
The person who sent the letter was Xiaomei, one of Xu Xiling's personal maids. Xiaomei lowered her head, raised her eyelids, looked at Liu Xiu cautiously, and whispered: "Young Master... My condolences, Young Master..."
Others didn't know what was going on, but Xiaomei, who came from Wancheng, knew it all too well. The blow that this incident had on Liu Xiu when his eldest brother was killed can be imagined.
Liu Xiu, who had been motionless for a long time, slowly raised his head, and with a snap, the bamboo slip fell to the ground in his hand. He looked directly at Xiaomei and asked: "Is what is written on it true or false? "
Liu Xiu's tone was very calm, perhaps too calm, which made Xiaomei feel like she was suffocating. She lowered her head, took two steps back, and then, with a thud, she knelt down on the ground and said with a choked sob: "Master, please forgive me. !”
Without asking any more questions, Liu Xiu stared blankly at Xiaomei who was kneeling on the ground. He didn't know how long it had passed before he felt a sweetness in his throat, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
"Lord -" This scene made everyone present change their faces with fright. Zhu You took the lead, rushed to Liu Xiu, held his shaky body in time, and said in horror: "Lord, you are like this yes?"
Liu Xiu held the table with both hands to steady himself. He lowered his head and said, "Get out! Everyone, get out!"
"Lord——"
"I want you all to get out!" Liu Xiu looked at everyone present with red eyes.
Even Zhu You, who had grown up with Liu Xiu, had never seen Liu Xiu like this, let alone anyone else?
Everyone looked at each other and looked at Zhu You subconsciously. On weekdays, Zhu You and Liu Xiu had the closest relationship. They wanted to know what happened to make the master who could make Mount Tai collapse without changing his expression so arrogant. .
Zhu You was also confused now. He winked at everyone and raised his chin to Xiaomei, who was kneeling on the ground and crying.
Everyone understood and bowed to Liu Xiu. Before exiting the camp, they picked up Xiaomei and took her out.
When everyone left the camp, Liu Xiu could no longer bear it, knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
In Liu Xiu's generation, his father died early and his mother returned to her natal family, leaving behind six brothers and sisters.
On the men's side, the eldest Liu Yan, the second eldest Liu Zhong, the third eldest Liu Xiu. On the women's side, the eldest Liu Huang, the second eldest Liu Yuan, and the youngest Liu Boji.
Among these brothers and sisters, Liu Xiu has the closest relationship with his eldest brother Liu Yan and his younger sister Liu Boji.
Liu Yan is not just an eldest brother to him, he is also like a father and a mother.
In Liu Xiu's life, no matter how big the setbacks were, he could grit his teeth and bear it, because there was always a psychological support in his heart, and this psychological support was his elder brother.
When the second sister Liu Yuan and the second brother Liu Zhong were killed one after another, this was the reason why Liu Xiu was able to get over the grief so quickly and devote himself to the next battle.
For him, no matter how dark and scary the road ahead is, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are, as long as his elder brother is there, he has nothing to fear. As long as his elder brother is there, it seems that there will always be someone closest to him in front of him. , pointing the direction for him.
But when his eldest brother suddenly disappeared, Liu Xiu's psychological support collapsed instantly. He never thought that he would lose his eldest brother one day. Now, he doesn't even understand who he is fighting for and why.
Scenes from the past kept reappearing in his mind.
The two brothers went to Yizhou to fight, and they supported each other through life and death. Before the uprising, the eldest brother recruited so many followers and squandered the family wealth. He was so poor that he could hardly eat, but he refused to use the gold left by his father until he
When he became an adult, he dug it out of the ground and handed it to him with his own hands. Every time he won a battle with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, the eldest brother would always leave the largest share to him...
No more! The eldest brother is gone, and there will never be another person in this world who can treat him like this.
