Four hundred and seventieth chapters contradictions gradually arise
"Oh?" Liu Xiu looked at Liu Jie in surprise and asked, "Did King Guangyang say that the prince still has some of his money that he hasn't put in the palace?"
Liu Lin was also quite surprised and looked at Liu Jie with a puzzled expression.
Liu Jie said seriously: "As far as I know, part of the money collected by Wang Lang was placed in the palace, and the other part was hidden outside the city. As for the specific location, I haven't yet
Check properly."
Liu Lin asked in surprise: "Why didn't I know about this?"
Liu Jie smiled and said: "I only found out about this incident accidentally! Many people who knew the inside story have been secretly killed by Wang Lang."
"So that's it." Liu Lin was not as thoughtful as Liu Jie. After listening to his words, he said angrily: "This prince is both scheming and cruel!"
Liu Xiu asked: "King Guangyang may have found out the money that Wang Lang left outside the city. Where exactly is it hidden?"
Liu Jie said confidently: "Don't worry, Grand Sima, I have already sent people to investigate this matter. I believe it will not take long to find out the results!"
"Yeah!" Liu Xiu nodded.
Liu changed the topic and asked: "Da Sima, how should Wang Lang's family be dealt with?"
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you mean by King Guangyang?"
Liu Jie didn't even think about it and said, "In my opinion, all of them should be put to death to avoid future troubles forever!"
Liu Xiu knocked on his forehead and said: "The heirs will be put to death, and the wives and concubines can be demoted to slavery!"
Liu Jie cupped his hands and said, "It is the great fortune of the people of Hebei that the great Sima is so benevolent!"
Liu Xiu smiled and then ordered Deng Yu to transport all the money in the palace treasury away.
Deng Yu followed Liu Xiu's order and transported the gold, silver and jewelry from the treasury out of the palace one cart after another. Liu Lin provided Liu Xiu with a large house where he could live and store the money.
For Liu Lin and Liu Jie, money is no longer that important in their eyes. Seeing so many gold, silver and jewelry fall into Liu Xiu's hands, they don't feel jealous.
Now as long as they can save their own lives, the two of them are already content. If they can go one step further and even save their own status, that would be great.
As for money, both of them are very rich and have no shortage of these external things.
Liu Xiu had just moved away the gold, silver and jewelry from the palace. Xie Gong finally led his soldiers to break through the defenders' blockade and arrived at the palace.
After entering the palace, Xie Gong didn't even go to the main hall, but went directly to the treasury. When he got to the treasury, he looked up and his nose was almost crooked with anger. There was not even a single gold or silver left in the huge treasury.
, all were moved away.
Xie Gong was so angry that he turned out of the treasury and went straight to the main hall of the palace to find Liu Xiu for explanation.
Seeing Xie Gong walking into the hall with great momentum, Liu Xiu, who was talking to Liu Lin and Liu Jie, laughed and said: "I heard that after Xie Shangshu led his troops into the city, they were intercepted by a large number of thieves. King Zhao and I,
The King of Guangyang was planning to send troops to reinforce Xie Shangshu, but he didn’t expect that Xie Shangshu would defeat the rebel army so quickly!”
Xie Gong suppressed his anger, bowed his hands to Liu Xiu, and said, "Marquis Wu Xin!" As he spoke, he bowed his hands to Liu Lin and Liu Jie, and said, "Mr. Liu!"
Liu Xiu's title of Marquis Wuxin was conferred by Liu Xuan, and he bowed to acknowledge this title.
As for Liu Lin's title of King of Zhao and Liu Jie's title of King of Guangyang, they were not conferred by Liu Xuan, so Xie Gong would not recognize their titles as two kings, and they would only address them as sir.
Xie Gong's behavior is indeed dogmatic and rigid. As far as the title is concerned, it doesn't matter at all, but Xie Gong wants to be true to this. Even though he knows that calling him so will offend Liu Lin and Liu Jie, he still wants to be true to this.
As expected, when they heard the thank you and bowed, they turned out to be Mr. Liu, and there was a faint flash of fire in the eyes of Liu Lin and Liu Jie.
Even Liu Xiu respectfully calls himself "King of Zhao" and "King of Guangyang", but who are you to thank you for calling yourself husband?
Neither Liu Lin nor Liu Jie were open-minded, they were petty and careless about spending money. They looked at Xie Gong coldly, pursed their lips tightly, and did not even say hello.
Xie Gong completely ignored their reactions and said to Liu Xiu: "Marquis Wu Xin, where is the money in the palace treasury now?"
Before Liu Xiu could speak, Liu Lin said angrily: "When Wang Lang escaped, he swept away all the money in the palace. If Xie Shangshu wants to recover the money, he will go to Wang Lang for it!"
Xie Gong's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: "As far as I know, when Wang Lang escaped from Handan, he only took a carriage!" How much money can be taken away with only one carriage?
Liu then said: "But Xie Shangshu didn't go and ask how many guards were with Wang Lang when he escaped! Even if one person only takes away a gold brick or a silver nugget, it is enough to move the entire treasury!"
Xie Gong said patiently: "I heard that after Wu Xinhou entered the palace, he sent a large number of carriages in and out of the palace. I don't know what Wu Xinhou took away from the palace." xdw8
Liu Xiu shrugged and said, "It's just some injured brothers."
Xie Gong's face darkened and he asked loudly: "Is it possible that Marquis Wu Xin wants to pocket all the money in the palace?"
Liu Lin and Liu Jie said angrily: "Xie Shangshu, you have to rely on evidence when you speak. You said that Da Sima embezzled money from the palace, do you have any real evidence?"
Xie Gong indeed has no real evidence, but Liu Xiu, Liu Lin, and Liu Jie's rhetoric can only deceive a three-year-old child.
Wang Lang ran so fast that he escaped from Handan almost as soon as he entered the city. How could he take away a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry in such a short period of time?
Since the gold, silver and jewels in the palace were not taken away by Wang Lang, they could only be taken away by Liu Xiu. What is abominable is that Liu Xiu stared at the lies and refused to admit it.
Of course Liu Xiu would not admit that so much money was involved. At this time, he could only be shameless and pretend to be confused. Liu Xiu said softly: "I think Xie Shangshu has misunderstood. The money in the palace is not
What I took away, Xie Shangshu can’t frame a good person falsely!”
Xie Gong's teeth were itching with hatred, and he asked in a solemn voice: "Wu Xinhou, do you dare to let me search your residence?"
When Liu Lin and Liu Jie heard this, they became furious. The former shouted sternly: "Thank you, you are so brave!"
Liu Xiu's face also turned cold, and he asked with a half-smile: "I wonder under what pretext do you, Xie Shangshu, want to search my residence? Does Xie Shangshu deliberately want to humiliate me?"
After Xie Gong said this, he regretted it himself and felt that he was too impulsive. He bowed to Liu Xiu and whispered: "I don't dare!"
Liu Xiu smiled coldly and walked out of the palace. When passing by Xie Gong, he said expressionlessly: "Is there anything you Xie Gong doesn't dare to do now?"
Just as Liu Xiu was about to walk out of the hall, one of Xie Gong's generals quickly ran in. He first looked at Liu Xiu and others, and then whispered a few words in Xie Gong's ear.
After hearing this, Xie Gong's expression suddenly changed. He suddenly turned around and said to Liu Xiu who was walking out: "Wu Xinhou, wait a minute!"
Liu Xiu stopped and turned to look at Xie Gong. The latter stepped forward, raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wu Xin, the chamberlain of King Zhao told me that after Wu Xinhou's subordinates entered the palace, they once sat on the throne of the false emperor."
Before Liu Xiu could speak, Wu Han pinched his waist with both hands and said loudly: "Tai Gong Wu has been here, how are you doing?"
Xie Gong glanced at Wu Han, turned his head and shouted: "Capture the bold traitor immediately!"
Following his words, more than a dozen guards rushed in from outside the hall and headed straight for Wu Han.
Wu Han saw this and was about to draw his sword. Liu Xiu took the first step and grabbed his arm to stop him from drawing his sword. At the same time, Liu Xiu looked at the dozen guards with electric eyes and shouted:
"Which one dares to move?"
The guards were startled by Liu Xiu's bright eyes and paused involuntarily as he strode forward. Xie Gong stared at Liu Xiu intently and asked: "What does Marquis Wu Xin mean by this? But he wants to protect his subordinates.
?”
Liu Xiu smiled calmly and asked: "Excuse me, Xie Shangshu, who is Wang Lang?"
"Of course he is a daring rebel, a false emperor, a false emperor!"
"Yes!" Liu Xiuda nodded and said, "Xie Shangshu also said that Wang Lang is a pseudo-emperor, a pseudo-emperor, so his throne can only be regarded as a pseudo-throne. Brothers in the army are just sitting on it.
What's the crime in pretending to be the emperor?"
"You..." Xie Gong's face turned red, but his lips were blue. He gritted his teeth and said, "Marquis Wu Xin is using strong words!"
Liu Xiu said in a loud voice: "There are no cowards under my command who are greedy for life and fear of death. There are only heroes who fight bravely to kill the enemy. Which one of them is not outstanding in battle? Now just because you sit on the false throne, you thank Shangshu and you want to be punished. After all, I am arrogant.
, or are you, Xie Shangshu, going too far to deceive others?"
Xie Gong glared at Liu Xiu angrily, panting heavily, and said nothing for a long time.
Liu Xiu withdrew his aggressive gaze, glanced at the Wu and Han generals, and said word for word: "My officers and men will follow me to encircle and suppress the remnants of the bandit army in the city. Anyone who dares to block will be punished as delaying the opportunity of fighting and will not be killed."
amnesty!"
"General, I obey!" Wu Han and others all stepped in and responded. Then, everyone held the hilts of their swords and followed Liu Xiu out.
The dozen or so guards who were called in by Xie Gong just now grinned secretly in fear. Not only did no one dare to take a step forward, but they involuntarily retreated as Liu Xiu and others approached.
Both Liu Lin and Liu Jie saw Liu Xiu's tough attitude towards Xie Gong and Xie Gong's helplessness in dealing with Liu Xiu, which made them more determined to stand on Liu Xiu's side.
From now on, the only person who can really make the decision in Hebei is Liu Xiu.
Xie Gong did not stay in the palace for long. As soon as Liu Xiu left, he followed him out.
The money in the palace disappeared, which was equivalent to being forcibly taken away by Liu Xiu. The control of Handan City must not fall into the hands of Liu Xiu alone again.
After leaving the palace, Xie Gong hurriedly ordered his men to occupy the city west of the palace as soon as possible.
At the same time, Liu Xiujun also quickly occupied the city area east of the imperial palace. The two armies, Liu Xiujun and Xie Gongjun, took the imperial palace as the center line and divided Handan City into two, with one occupying the east and the other occupying the west.
After getting angry with Liu Xiu, Xie Gong would not let it go. He immediately wrote a memorial to Liu Xuan of Chang'an. In the memorial, he stated that Liu Xiu respects his own troops and embezzles the money that the prince plundered. His disobedience has already been confirmed.
If it is revealed, please Liu Xuan to deal with it as soon as possible.
Soon, Xie Gong's memorial was delivered to Liu Xuan's hands. After reading the memorial, Liu Xuan directly threw the letter on the table and said angrily: "Raising tigers is dangerous! I really am raising tigers."
What a trouble! If I had known what happened today, I should have avoided future troubles forever!"
