Chapter five hundred and eighty first each has a ghost
Liu Yang did not take seriously the reminders from Liu Rang and Liu Xi. First, he did not think that Geng Chun would harm him, Geng Chun's mother, but his aunt, Geng Chun did not look at other people's face, but also his mother's face.
Secondly, the reason why Liu Yang was willing to meet Geng Chun was also selfish. The Geng family was a famous family in Jizhou. When Geng Chun took refuge with Liu Xiu, there were more than two thousand members of the family and their retainers, all of whom were good at fighting.
If I can win over Geng Chun and get the full support of the Geng family, it will undoubtedly be more powerful for me, and it will also greatly increase my influence in Jizhou.
Therefore, whether it was public or private, he had to meet Geng Chun.
Seeing that Liu Yang insisted on going out of the city to meet Geng Chun, both Liu Rang and Liu Xi frowned. They looked at each other and Liu Xi said: "Your Majesty, Geng Chun is very loyal to Liu Xiu. How could he come?"
Are you taking refuge with the king?"
"Yes, brother! I think Geng Chun must have bad intentions when he comes to Jizhou this time. Brother, please don't be fooled by him!"
When Liu Yang heard this, he laughed loudly and asked: "Do you two know how many people Boshan brought to Zhending?"
Without waiting for Liu Rang and Liu Xi to reply, Liu Yang said with a smile: "All the top and bottom together, there are less than a hundred people. Do you two think that Boshan brought less than a hundred people to Zhending to kill me?"
This is simply a joke. He is in Zhending and has an army of tens of thousands. How can a mere hundred people kill him?
Both Liu Rang and Liu Xi were speechless. They had already found out that Geng Chun and his party were indeed less than a hundred people. Compared with their own army, this number was less than a hundred and was really not worth mentioning.
Liu Xi still frowned and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, be careful when sailing the ten-thousand-year ship. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. People's hearts are unpredictable. It's always right to be careful."
Liu Yang smiled and waved his hand disapprovingly, still not taking Liu Xi's advice seriously. Liu Xi rolled his eyes and said, "If the king insists on going to see Geng Chun, I will go with the king!"
"Brother, I'm going too!" Liu Rang immediately answered.
Before Liu Yang could speak, Liu Xi added: "Arang and I can lead an army of ten thousand to protect the king!"
"Haha!" Liu Yang laughed, shook his head and said, "You two are really making a fuss out of a molehill!"
"Your Majesty!" Liu Rang and Liu Xi were both anxious and called him in unison. Liu Yang waved his hands and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, you two will bring 10,000 troops and follow me out of the city."
Although he felt that his two brothers were unnecessary, after all, it was out of good intentions, and Liu Yang could not refuse forcefully.
After consultation, Liu Yang decided to go out of the city to meet Geng Chun. To protect him out of the city were Liu Rang, Liu Xi, and 10,000 Zhending troops.
The 10,000-strong army, which was not small in scale, marched out of Zhending City in a mighty manner. After arriving at the inn where Geng Chun and others were staying, following orders from Liu Rang and Liu Xi, the 10,000 Zhending soldiers immediately marched out.
The inn was surrounded by three floors on the inside and three floors on the outside, making it watertight.
Seeing this, Liu Yang felt a little embarrassed and said to Liu Rang and Liu Xi beside him: "Isn't this not good?!"
Liu Rang said seriously: "Brother, you are the one who is about to become emperor. Your status is much different than before. You should be careful!"
Liu Yang liked hearing this. He laughed, got off his horse, walked to the door of the post station, and asked Yi Cheng, who ran out quickly, "Does Boshan live here?"
The postmaster hurriedly bowed deeply and said in a trembling voice: "I pay my respects to the king! The Marquis of Gaoyang is resting in the posthouse now!"
After Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, he conferred the title of Marquis of Gaoyang on Geng Chun and granted him the title of Marquis of Gaoyang County. Again, Liu Xiu was never merciful to the heroes who helped him conquer the world and made great achievements. Most of them were granted the title of Marquis, and basically
There are more than 1,000 households in the city.
As soon as Yi Cheng finished speaking, Geng Chun, Liu Long, and Deputy Chen walked out of the post station. Seeing Liu Yang outside, Geng Chun hurriedly walked a few steps, came to him, bowed respectfully, and said: "
Boshan pays homage to King Zhending!"
Liu Yang did not speak immediately. He looked Geng Chun up and down, then raised his hand and patted his arm, laughing loudly and saying, "We haven't seen you for a long time. Boshan is much stronger than before!"
When Geng Chun heard this, he was also happy and said: "Boshan is in Luoyang. A certain person has a sinecure. He has nothing to do and doesn't worry about anything. Naturally, he is much better than before."
When he said this, he expressed a deeper meaning. I was not reused in Luoyang.
He knew in his heart that if Liu Yang really wanted to become emperor, he would definitely win over him and win the support of the Geng family.
He deliberately revealed this information to test Liu Yang to see if he had any intention of becoming emperor and if he really wanted to betray the emperor.
After listening to his words, Liu Yang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he became more confident in wooing Geng Chun.
Liu Yang said happily: "It is a good thing to enjoy peace and happiness, but now is the time when Boshan is strong and can show his ambitions. It is really a delay to enjoy peace and happiness now!"
Geng Chun sighed softly, then waved his hand and said: "It's better not to blame me. By the way, I heard that King Zhending was ill during this period. I don't know what kind of illness he suffered from or whether he was seriously ill.
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Seeing Geng Chun looking at him with concern, Liu Yang cleared his throat unnaturally and said: "Actually, there is no serious illness. It's just that I'm old and occasionally caught wind and cold, so I have been bedridden. I haven't recovered for a long time. These two days
By the end of the day, things were a little better and I could walk around."
Geng Chun sighed and said, "King Zhending, please take care of yourself!"
As he spoke, he turned his eyes to Liu Rang and Liu Xi who were standing behind Liu Yang, bowed his hands to them each, and said, "A Rang, A Xi, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"
Liu Rang, Liu Xi and Geng Chun were also old acquaintances. After all, they were all relatives, and they often met each other during the holidays. Liu Rang and Liu Xi returned the courtesy and said, "Boshan hasn't been here for a long time since he came to Luoyang to be an official."
It’s really settled!”
Geng Chun said helplessly: "Although Boshan is an idler, he is an official in the court after all. It is really inconvenient to ask for leave!"
After a pause, he waved his hand and said, "Let's stop talking outside. Let's go in and talk!"
As he spoke, he waved his hands repeatedly. Liu Yang walked into the inn without any scruples, while Liu Rang and Liu Xize stood still.
According to the original plan, they would not follow Liu Yang into the inn, but would keep an eye outside, just in case.
But Geng Chun's attitude when meeting them was too calm. He was exactly the same as before, warm and friendly. It was impossible to feel that he had any evil intentions or any harm.
Liu Rang and Liu Xi looked at each other and were wondering whether to go in or not. Geng Chun asked in confusion: "Ah Rang, Ah Xi, why are you two standing here? We brothers, we haven't seen each other for a long time.
, it’s rare to get together today!”
Even Liu Rang and Liu Xi, who were wary of Geng Chun, were too embarrassed to go in after hearing what he said. They smiled at Geng Chun and walked towards the inn.
However, Liu Xi quietly turned around and glanced at the few followers standing aside, indicating that they should follow suit.
These followers are all Liu Yang's disciples, and they are all masters in the world. With a few of them here, even if an accident does happen, they can withstand it for a while.
Entering the room of the inn, everyone sat down one after another. Liu Yang, as the true king, naturally had to sit in the middle.
On his left are Liu Rang and Liu Xi, and on his right are Geng Chun, Liu Long and Vice Chen.
Liu Yang picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, then looked at Liu Long and said: "Some time ago, due to my illness, I was unable to receive General Liu in person. I am very sorry!"
Liu Long was young, less than 30 years old. At that time, he first defected to the Gengshi imperial court and was named Cavalry Captain. Liu Xiu, who later switched to Liu Xiu, made many military exploits and was named a guerrilla general.
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Although his surname is Liu, he is not a clan member of the Han Dynasty, nor is he related to Liu Xiu or Liu Yang.
Hearing Liu Yang's words at this time, Liu Long was almost angry. You have caught the wind and cold, so you can't get out of bed or see guests, but have you closed all the city gates? How can you be caught by the wind and cold?
I am infected with the epidemic (plague)!
Liu Long was dissatisfied, but he didn't show it on the surface. He smiled slightly, leaned over and said, "King Zhending is too serious. Seeing that King Zhending is safe and sound now, the general will feel more at ease."
Liu Yang was very satisfied with Liu Long's ability to speak, and laughed. Then he looked at Geng Chun and said, "It's rare for Boshan to come to Zhending. This time I want to stay in Zhending for a few more days."
Geng Chun smiled bitterly, picked up his talisman, and said, "I'm just passing by Zhending this time. I'm on official business, so how can I stay longer in Zhending?!"
What he said made Liu Rang and Liu Xi feel at ease. Liu Rang's tense nerves relaxed a little, and he shook his head and said, "It's just a matter of conveying the amnesty order. For such a small matter, you only need to send someone there."
Just notify the counties, Boshan doesn’t really intend to cover all the counties in Jizhou and Youzhou, right?”
Geng Chun said helplessly: "Your Majesty has an edict, how dare I disobey it?"
Liu Rang sneered and said: "I think Boshan you are too talkative and easy to bully. The dignified head of the Geng family and a prominent family in Jizhou can only do the hard work of running errands for the court. Boshan, you
Are you really willing to do this?"
Geng Chun asked: "What else can we do?"
"How about it? I think I'll just..." Before he could say anything, Liu Xi beside him tugged at the corner of his clothes, hinting that he should be careful about what he said.
Liu Rang's heart was shocked, and he immediately swallowed the words that came to his mouth back into his stomach. Liu Yang rolled his eyes, smiled indifferently, and the old god said on the ground: "I am not in a hurry about Boshan's errand this time. This time, I will
I really want to stay a few more days!”
Geng Chun was noncommittal and suddenly remembered something. He changed the topic and said, "His Majesty has issued an order to summon King Zhending to the capital. I wonder when King Zhending will leave?"
Liu Yang's eyes flashed and he said calmly: "I am really far away from Luoyang. I really know very little about the situation there. Bo Shan, your Majesty called me to the capital this time. Do you know what is going on?"
Geng Chun said seriously: "I think it's because of Guo Guiren's matter?" wavv
"What's the matter with Guo Guiren?" Liu Yang subconsciously leaned forward.
Geng Chun was surprised and said: "King Zhending doesn't know yet? Guo Guiren has given birth to the emperor's eldest son today." After a pause, he said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very happy to have Lin'er. For such a big happy event, of course King Zhending must be invited.
This uncle has entered Beijing."
It turned out to be because of this incident! Liu Yang had long known about Guo Shengtong's birth to Liu Qiang.
Logically speaking, his uncle should indeed go to Beijing to express his congratulations, but now he is so preoccupied with planning to become emperor that he has no mood to care about his niece and the child born to her and Liu Xiu.