Three hundred and eighty-ninth chapter endure humiliation
The reason why Liu Xiu was able to win consecutively in Runan was largely due to the fact that under the banner of the Han Dynasty, he had the will of the people and the people's submission.
And if he rebels, no matter how good the reasons are, in the eyes of the people, he will be a traitor to the Han Dynasty, and people's hearts will suddenly fall to Liu Xuan's side, and the advantages that Liu Xiu had in the past will be gone.
This is also the reason why Yan Guang analyzed that after he rebelled, even if he was able to win a few battles with his own ability, in the end the congregation rebelled. Yan Guang's analysis is by no means alarmist, but a real problem.
Yan Guang is a Taoist who can see the way of heaven most clearly. At present, Liu Xiu does not have the conditions to rebel against Liu Xuan. To do so by force is tantamount to self-destruction.
Liu Xiu finally listened to Yan Guang's advice, suppressed the hatred of his brother's murder in his heart, and quietly returned to Wancheng with only Long Yuan and others.
As for the seven thousand soldiers under his command, Liu Xiu ordered Ma Wu to take over the post of general and lead the entire army to retreat to Yingchuan.
Here in Runan, Liu Sheng was already overwhelmed by Liu Xiu. After Liu Xiu's troops defeated Pingyu, they continued to advance southward. In just two or three days, they successively captured Linyang and
Zaocheng two places.
If we continue to advance at this speed, Liu Sheng's sphere of influence in Runan will be greatly reduced, making it difficult to achieve great results.
Just when Liu Sheng was at a loss what to do, Liu Xuan who was in Wancheng suddenly helped him a lot and killed Liu Yan. As a result, Liu Xiu had to return to Wancheng. His troops also evacuated Runan and headed north.
Return to Yingchuan.
The happiest person about the evacuation of Liu Xiu's tribe was Liu Sheng. After hearing the news, Liu Sheng was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot and quickly sent his troops north to take over all the towns captured by Liu Xiu's tribe, including Runan County and Pingyu.
In just a few days, Liu Sheng's forces completed control of more than half of Runan's territory. As the scope of influence continued to expand, the number of soldiers under his command continued to increase. At this time, Liu Sheng's ambitions also became unprecedentedly expanded.
stand up.
Speaking of Liu Xiu, he secretly returned to Wancheng. On the day he came back, he went to see Liu Liang. Liu Liang was shocked when he saw Liu Xiu. How could Liu Xiu dare to return to Wancheng at this time?
Liu Liang is Liu Xiu's biological uncle and the person who single-handedly raised Liu Xiu. He is said to be an uncle and nephew, but in fact he has the same affection as father and son. Liu Liang's feelings for Liu Xiu are much deeper than his feelings for Liu Yan.
In Liu Liang's view, the culprits who killed Liu Yan were Wang Kuang and others. Now that Liu Xiu has returned to Wancheng, how could Wang Kuang and others let him go? Didn't he come back just to fall into a trap?
Liu Xiu saw this more clearly than Liu Liang. It was true that the mastermind who killed his eldest brother was the Green Forest Department, but Liu Xuan was also the biggest accomplice. If Liu Xuan had not sided with the Green Forest Department, his eldest brother would not have died tragically.
So the crux of the problem still lies with Liu Xuan. Liu Xiu straightforwardly stated his intention to return to Wancheng. His eldest brother was killed because of rebellion. He had no knowledge of the rebellion. He came back this time to plead guilty to His Majesty.
Liu Liang shook his head repeatedly. What's the point of asking for forgiveness from His Majesty? Currently, the people in charge of the government are from the Green Forest Department. To put it bluntly, Liu Xuan is just a puppet in their hands. Can he protect Liu Xiu? Liu Liang has no confidence in this.
nothing.
Taking advantage of Liu Liang's concerns, Liu Xiu asked all his clan members to go with him to the palace to bear witness. Even if the Green Forest people really wanted to harm him, they would be wary of having so many clan members present.
After hearing this, Liu Liang felt that what Liu Xiu said was reasonable. What's more, he had returned to Wancheng, and now the dead horse could only be used as a living horse doctor. Liu Liang was the elder of the Liu family and had a high reputation. Once called, almost all the clan members came, including Liu Ci, Liu Xin and Liu Xuan's close relatives.
The clansmen were surprised to see Liu Xiu in Liu Liang's house. After understanding Liu Xiu's intention of returning, the clansmen all nodded secretly in their hearts and appreciated Liu Xiu's actions.
As the saying goes, a gentleman is magnanimous. You, the Green Forest Department, falsely accused Liu Yan of treason. Now Liu Xiu has returned to Wancheng alone to plead guilty to His Majesty. Can you, the Green Forest Department, still find fault? Can you also frame Liu Xiu for participating in the rebellion?
Liu Ci patted his chest and said loudly: "Axiu, don't worry, if someone from the Green Forest Department wants to kill you, they have to get past me, Liu Ci, first. At worst, our Liu family will have to fight with their Green Forest Department people." !”
The rest of the Liu clan were also filled with indignation and all stood on Liu Xiu's side. Liu Xiu was grateful on the surface, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.
When Liu Xuan, Wang Kuang and others conspired to kill eldest brother, where were you people? Did anyone stand up to stop it? Now that eldest brother has been killed, you are all capable.
At this time, Liu Xiu's heart was full of hatred and anger, and his thoughts became quite extreme.
When Liu Xuan, Wang Kuang and others conspired to plot against Liu Yan, these Liu family members had no idea about it, so how could they stop it? Afterwards, they also stood up and went to the palace to seek justice from Liu Xuan, but they did not ask for justice. It's just a result.
However, Liu Yan's body was able to be buried instead of being exposed in the wilderness, and Liu Yan's family was spared from being implicated and executed. These are definitely the contributions of Liu's clan members.
To make a long story short, Liu Xiu and a group of Liu clan members went to the palace to plead guilty to Liu Xuan.
Liu Xuan was stunned when he heard the news that Liu Xiu asked for a meeting. Liu Xiu? Isn't he in Runan?
He had already sent Zhu Kun, and Zhang Yu went to Yingchuan, preparing to command Yingchuan's tens of thousands of troops, and went south to fight him. He also wrote a letter to Liu Sheng, asking him to cooperate with Zhu Kun's troops in the battle, to attack Liu from the north and the south. show.
Why didn't he stay in Yingchuan and prepare to be beaten, but instead came to Wancheng?
Liu Xuan was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He secretly hated himself in his heart. He had already made a plan. Now that you have returned to Wancheng, wouldn't it make all his plans come to nothing?
He ordered the palace guards to ambush inside and outside the hall, ready to attack Liu Xiu at any time. Now, he used the same tactics he used against Liu Yan to deal with Liu Xiu.
But when Liu Xiu walked into the palace hall, Liu Xuan realized that he was wrong. The methods that were feasible for Liu Yan were not feasible for Liu Xiu, because Liu Xiu did not come alone, but brought all the clan members with him. Came here together.
This made Liu Xuan unable to find a chance to kill Liu Xiu even if he wanted to.
When he entered the main hall and saw Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu did not ask any questions or complain about him. He knelt down and kowtowed forward. The first thing he wanted to do was to admit his mistake to Liu Xuan on behalf of his eldest brother Liu Yan.
Then, he made it clear that he was not aware of his eldest brother's rebellion, nor did he participate in his eldest brother's rebellion. He returned to Wancheng this time to hand over military power and show his loyalty to His Majesty.
Judging from Liu Xiu's attitude, it didn't look like he had seen his brother-killer's enemy. He also had a look of regret on Liu Yan's 'rebellion'.
With Liu Xiu like this, even if Liu Xuan wanted to kill him, he couldn't find a reasonable reason, not to mention there were so many Liu family members present. It was impossible for him to kill Liu Xiu by force in front of everyone.
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Just when Liu Xuan was in trouble and didn't know what to do, Liu Ci stood up again and shouted loudly: "Bosheng and Uncle Wen are loyal to Your Majesty. If there were no frame-ups by Wang Kuang and others, what would happen to Bo Sheng?"
As for dying in vain? Why did Uncle Wen return to Wancheng to plead guilty? Your Majesty failed to save Bo Sheng, now you have to protect Uncle Wen! If Wang Kuang and others insist on harming Uncle Wen, we, the clan members, will stand by Your Majesty
On this side, together with His Majesty, we will fight against Wang Kuang and others!"
Liu Xuan looked at his uncle who was filled with indignation and spoke eloquently. He couldn't tell how he felt. After thinking about it, Liu Xuan had to suppress his murderous intention towards Liu Xiu and pretended to be magnanimous.
How could I not know his loyalty? But I really can’t protect Bosheng! Now that Uncle Wen has returned to Wancheng, it’s a good thing. Under my nose, it’s easy for me to protect Uncle Wen’s integrity!”
After a pause, he leaned his neck forward and asked, "Uncle Wen won't hold a grudge against me because of what happened to Bo Sheng, right?" After saying this, he looked at Liu Xiu intently.
Liu Xiu is not an exaggeration to describe Liu Xiu as someone who is facing the collapse of a mountain without changing his expression. If he doesn't want you to see what he's thinking, he really won't let you see it at all.
Liu Xiu, who had already stood up, knelt down again, kowtowed forward, and said with choked sobs: "What does the death of eldest brother have to do with Your Majesty? It was all done by villains! Now, villains are in charge, and Your Majesty has done it again."
What can I do?!"
Liu Xuan was somewhat relieved when he heard this. Liu Xiu didn't take the blame for Liu Yan's murder on himself, which would be a good thing. If Liu Xiu could fight to the death with those from the Green Forest Department and watch the fire from the other side, then
It couldn't be better.
This time, Liu Xiu returned to Wancheng to plead guilty to Liu Xuan, which was a risky move. His life and death were no longer in his own hands, but in the hands of others.
If Liu Xuanfei believed that Liu Xiu and Liu Yan were conspiring to rebel, and insisted on killing him, no one could stop him. However, Yan Guang's idea for Liu Xiu played a vital role, which was to bring Liu Xiu's clan members with him.
Meet Liu Xuan.
With these Liu clan members present, Liu Xuan was indeed worried and did not dare to forcibly execute Liu Xiu. Liu Xuan's foundation was the Liu clan, and he did not dare and could not offend his clan members and act recklessly.
Liu Xuan's hurdle was finally resolved by Liu Xiu without any danger.
Next, is the level of the Green Forest Department. Currently Wang Kuang is not in Wancheng, but on the way to attack Luoyang. Shen Tujian and Li Song are attacking Wuguan. Here in Wancheng, the person with the highest status of the Green Forest Department is
It's Wang Feng.
Wang Feng and Liu Xiu had always had a good relationship. When it came to whether to kill Liu Xiu, Wang Feng was completely on Liu Xiu's side and advocated not killing him.
Wang Feng's attitude also largely influenced the Green Forest Department's attitude towards Liu Xiu. With Wang Feng's support, Liu Xiu also successfully passed the Green Forest Department.
After Liu Xiu returned to Wancheng, although his life was not in danger for the time being, the military power in his hands was also completely deprived. People like Ma Wu, Yao Qi, Feng Yi, Zhu You, etc. were all assigned different positions.
Take it apart.
At this time, Liu Xiu had really become a mere commander. However, there were many guests who came to visit, including those who came to visit him sincerely and some who were sent by Liu Xuan to test him.
No matter who came to visit, Liu Xiu treated him with courtesy. Instead of chatting and laughing, drinking and talking, his behavior dispelled Liu Xuan's wariness about Liu Xiu to a large extent.
But what Liu Xuan didn't know was that every night, a low sound of crying would always come from Liu Xiu's room.
The hatred of his brother's murder was so unforgettable, how could Liu Xiu forget it?
Even though he acted as if nothing was wrong during the day, talking and laughing with the guests, in fact, he was thinking about revenge every moment.
Among the guests who came to visit, Liu Xiu treated two people with special courtesy, one was Zhao Meng, the head of the country, and the other was Cao Jing, the prime minister of the left.
