Seven hundred and twentieth chapters heart to kill
Liu Xiu returned to the Han army camp and went to his sleeping tent. When he went in, he saw that Yin Lihua was not there. He was about to call the guards outside to ask questions. At this time, Long Yuan came in, held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty, sir.
Sima asks to see you."
"welcome."
Soon, Wu Han strode in from the outside. After seeing Liu Xiu, he bowed and saluted and said: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand to the side and said with a smile: "Ziyan, sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Han knelt down beside him. He looked up at Liu Xiu, moved his lips, and lowered his head. Then he looked at Liu Xiu again, moved his lips again, and finally lowered his head without saying a word.
throat.
Seeing how he hesitated to speak, Liu Xiu was amused and asked cheerfully: "Zi Yan, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
Wu Han took a deep breath and whispered: "The affairs of your Majesty and your nobles are not for minor officials to make irresponsible remarks."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu was startled and then raised his eyebrows. He did not answer and waited for Wu Han to continue. Wu Han said: "Not long after your Majesty left the camp, the nobleman went to visit Deng Feng, and he has not come back until now.
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Liu Xiu's eyes flashed and she frowned secretly. Yin Lihua and Deng Feng had a friendship, which Liu Xiu knew. Now that Deng Feng was imprisoned for treason, it was reasonable for Yin Lihua to visit him.
But he had been gone for a long time. Lihua's visit to Deng Feng was too long, right?
Wu Han looked at Liu Xiu cautiously and saw that his expression did not change. He murmured in a low voice: "Even if the relationship between Yin Gui and Deng Feng is innocent, it is inevitable that a man and a woman will be gossiped about if they live in the same room for so long.
Tao four."
What he said before was true, but what he said next was just adding fuel to the fire.
Yin Lihua did not go to visit Deng Feng alone. She was accompanied by two personal maids, Xue Ying and Hong Jian. Furthermore, the camp where Deng Feng was imprisoned was also guarded by guards, so there was no such thing as a lonely man and a widow.
Wu Han hated Deng Feng very much and did not have deep feelings for Yin Lihua. But for Guo Shengtong, Wu Han had very deep feelings.
In fact, it is easy to understand. When he was fighting in Hebei, it was Guo Shengtong who accompanied Liu Xiu and the king.
Guo Shengtong also acted like a princess in the army. He took great care of Liu Xiu's close and beloved generals, and even sometimes when their clothes were torn, Guo Shengtong would have them fetched and mended for them.
Although Guo Shengtong was young, in the minds of Wu Han and other generals, she was like their eldest sister-in-law.
After listening to Wu Han's words, Liu Xiu's expression remained calm. He just nodded and said, "I understand."
Wu Han frowned, leaned towards Liu Xiu, and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, this person Deng Feng must not be kept! Even if your Majesty spares him the crime of rebellion, for the sake of the reputation of the Yin nobleman, your Majesty,
Don’t leave Deng Feng behind either.”
Seeing Liu Xiu frowning and about to speak, Wu Han continued: "If you keep cutting off, you will be disturbed. Yin Guiren only missed Deng Feng for the friendship back then, but what thoughts did Deng Feng have for Yin Guiren?
Who knows? If you keep this person, it’s hard to say whether Yin Guiren will be used by him in the future!"
Wu Han's words touched Liu Xiu to a certain extent. He believed that Lihua's thoughts towards Deng Feng were very simple, just out of the friendship between childhood sweethearts. But as Wu Han said, who was paying attention to Deng Feng's heart?
Can you know?
Just when Liu Xiu was silent, Yin Lihua came back from outside with two maids, Xueying and Hongjian. Seeing Yin Lihua coming back, Wu Han immediately stood up, bowed and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty Yin!"
Yin Lihua's eyes were red, obviously she had just cried. She first said: "Your Majesty!" Then she nodded to Wu Han and said: "Da Sima!"
Wu Han didn't stay any longer, bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going to leave!" Seeing Liu Xiu nodding, he bowed to Yin Lihua and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going to leave!"
After Wu Han left, Liu Xiu stood up, walked to Yin Lihua, held her hand, feeling a little cold, and asked: "Lihua went to visit Deng Feng?"
"Yes!" Yin Lihua said frankly without hiding anything: "After His Majesty left, I went to visit Yuan Zhi. Yuan Zhi told me that if Your Majesty doesn't let him go now, he will definitely have no way to survive when he returns to Luoyang. Yuan Zhi said
He also told me many things after his death, and asked me to take care of Zijun and his family after his death..." At this point, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Liu Xiu's face showed displeasure.
I never said that I would kill Deng Feng after taking him back to Luoyang, nor did I even have such thoughts. But when Deng Feng said this to Lihua, wasn't it clear that he was trying to sow discord between the couple?
Yin Lihua looked at Liu Xiu and asked, "Does Your Majesty want to execute Yuan Zhi after returning to Beijing?"
Liu Xiu subconsciously held Yin Lihua's hand tightly and said, "I never said that, nor did I think that. Deng Feng said this to you, either he is unfounded or he has ulterior motives!"
At this point, he let go of Yin Lihua's hand, worried that he might not be able to help but hurt her little hand.
With tears in her eyes, Yin Lihua choked and said: "The mistake Yuan Zhi committed this time is unforgivable. I still hope that Your Majesty can forgive him this time."
"I understand." Seeing Yin Lihua begging him for Deng Feng's sake, Liu Xiu was upset. He nodded to Yin Lihua, said nothing more, turned around and walked out of the sleeping tent.
When he got outside, he couldn't help but take a long breath. Then, he turned to look at Long Yuan who was standing aside and said, "Uncle Zhong, come with me for a walk!"
It has been a long time since Liu Xiu called out Long Yuan's name. Long Yuan was startled for a moment and hurriedly followed Liu Xiu. After walking a few steps, he saw that Long Yuan had been following him, Liu Xiu stopped and waved to him.
, said: "Come to me."
Long Yuan walked a few steps quickly, but still did not walk side by side with Liu Xiu, but stayed slightly behind.
He strictly abides by the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, so Liu Xiu didn't have much to say, so he asked, "Has Uncle Zhong heard what Zi Yan said?"
Long Yuan nodded and whispered back: "My subordinates heard it."
Liu Xiu asked: "What does Uncle Zhong think?"
"This..." "There are only you and me now. What do you think in your heart, but it doesn't matter."
Long Yuan was silent for a long time, then he said softly: "My subordinates think that Deng Feng cannot stay."
Liu Xiu was startled. He did not expect that Long Yuan would also support him in killing Deng Feng. Long Yuan had never expressed such an idea in front of him. He asked curiously: "Why?"
Long Yuan smiled and said: "Actually, the ministers and generals have already said a lot about the big truth. What Deng Feng committed was the crime of rebellion. Throughout the ages, even if it is a relative of the emperor who rebels, he must be punished, let alone
He is just a foreign minister. If a rebel is not killed, this precedent will be set, and there will be endless troubles. If your majesty can let Deng Feng go, then will your majesty also let go of Peng Chong of Yuyang in Youzhou? If not, shouldn't your majesty be punished?
The world makes fun of you and treats things unfairly?"
Liu Xiu fell into deep thought and said nothing. After a while, he quietly said: "But I have promised Ziling and Lihua not to kill Deng Feng."
Long Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "This is the most difficult part of the matter. Your Majesty can't deal with Deng Feng now, and if Deng Feng doesn't die, there will be endless troubles."
Liu Xiu also smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly. He didn't think too much about it at first. He didn't expect that whether or not to kill Deng Feng would become a difficult problem for him.
He walked forward for a while and asked, "Uncle Zhong, what if I follow your opinion?"
Long Yuan looked at Liu Xiu cautiously, but hesitated to speak. Liu Xiu smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. Do you and I still need to be so hesitant?"
"My subordinates thought that Deng Feng would not be able to reach Luoyang alive."
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and looked at Long Yuan in surprise.
Long Yuan explained: "Once Deng Feng arrives in Luoyang alive and is thrown into the sky prison, it will be really difficult to kill him. Now that he is imprisoned in the camp, there are many ways to kill him.
There are also many people who can make him die. Your Majesty can let Deng Feng die unexpectedly without knowing it."
Liu Xiu was so smart that he could reveal everything at once. Long Yuan didn't speak too directly, but Liu Xiu immediately understood the meaning of his words.
He promised Yan Guang and Yin Lihua, not to kill Deng Feng, and was a dignified emperor. His words were spoken with eloquent words, and he could never go back on his word.
He could spare Deng Feng, but if someone went behind his back and killed Deng Feng in private, it would be beyond his control, and it would not conflict with his original promise.
As Long Yuan said, Deng Feng is now imprisoned in his own camp, and the guards are not very tight. There are many opportunities for others to attack him. Once he is brought back to Luoyang, he will be imprisoned in Luoyang, which is like an iron barrel.
In the sky prison, it would be too difficult for others to kill Deng Feng without anyone noticing.
Liu Xiu squinted his eyes and his mind was racing. Long Yuan glanced at Liu Xiu, moved closer to him, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty only needs to nudge the big Sima a little, and the big Sima will definitely take care of it."
Everything is taken care of.”
Given Wu Han's hatred for Deng Feng, as long as His Majesty gives him some words or even a slight relent, Wu Han will definitely seize the opportunity and kill Deng Feng.
When Liu Xiu heard this, he didn't say anything and kept walking forward in silence. Liu Xiu still hadn't made up his mind whether to kill Deng Feng or not.
Early the next morning, a Yulin guard reported to Liu Xiu that they were two maids sent by Xu Meiren, asking to see His Majesty.
Liu Xiu was puzzled when she learned that Xu Xiling had sent two maids, so she asked the Yulin Guards to bring them in. The ones who walked into the tent were Xiaozhu and Xiaoju from Bamboo, Orchid, Plum and Chrysanthemum.
When the two girls came in, they had big bags and small rolls in their hands. Seeing this, Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua couldn't help laughing. The former asked in a joking tone: "Xiao Zhu, Xiao Ju, you two escaped from Luoyang."
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The two maids were amused by Liu Xiu's words. Xiaozhu put a package on the mat, opened it, and first took out a bucket of tea leaves from it, saying: "Your Majesty, this is the herbal tea that the beauty entrusted the maid to deliver to your majesty. Beauty
He said that the weather is getting hot now, and Nanyang is even hotter than Luoyang. His Majesty was used to drinking Beauty’s herbal tea in Luoyang, but now that he can’t drink it, he must be very uncomfortable.”
Liu Xiu took the small wooden bucket, opened the lid, lowered his head and smelled it. The tea leaves inside had both the aroma of tea and a hint of sweetness.
He put down the small wooden bucket and said with a smile to Yin Lihua beside him: "Xiling was in Luoyang and still remembered the heat of Nanyang. He specially asked Xiaozhu and Xiaoju to bring herbal tea to relieve me from the heat. He was really thoughtful."
Yin Lihua also nodded with a smile, admiring Xu Xiling's thoughtfulness.
As if offering treasures, Xiaozhu took out wooden boxes one after another from the package, which contained many pastries and candied fruits. As she distributed them, she said: "This is a gift from the beauty to Your Majesty. This is a gift from the beauty."
A noble person’s…”
When Liu Xiu saw this, he laughed loudly and said to Yin Lihua beside him: "Xiling not only misses me, but also misses Lihua!"