The military marquis said: "In Deng Zhong's tent!"
"You go and wait outside the tent first."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Junhou agreed, bowed and exited the sleeping tent, and Long Yuan followed him out.
As soon as the two of them left the sleeping tent, Yin Lihua walked out quickly. She asked nervously: "Your Majesty, Deng Zhong...Deng Zhong is dead?"
Liu Xiu said: "It was reported that Deng finally wanted to take Da Sima hostage and escape, but was shot dead on the spot by the guards."
"Holding Da Sima hostage..." Yin Lihua murmured, "How is this possible..."
Liu Xiu also thought this was incredible. As he put on his clothes, he said, "I'll go over and see what happened." As he spoke, he gently rubbed Yin Lihua's shoulders and said, "Lihua, go back and rest."
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Now that Deng Zhong is dead, where can Yin Lihua sleep? Her relationship with Deng Zhong was average, but Deng Zhong's death made her feel that Deng Feng's situation seemed to be in danger.
Let's talk about Liu Xiu. He left his sleeping tent and went to the camp where Deng Zhong was imprisoned.
By the time Liu Xiu arrived, the camp had been surrounded by three levels inside and three levels outside. When they saw Liu Xiu coming, the guards stepped in and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu just waved his hand, passed through the crowd of guards, and walked quickly into the camp.
There were many people outside the camp, but there were not many people inside, only Wu Han and a few generals and doctors. In addition, there was another person lying on the ground, it was Deng Zhong who had long since died.
"Your Majesty!" Everyone headed by Wu Han bowed their hands and saluted.
Liu Xiu looked at Deng Zhong's body. There were at least a dozen crossbow arrows stuck in Deng Zhong's body. Several of them were nailed to his chest, and most of the arrows were not inserted into them. It can be said that they were arrows.
fatal.
After looking at Deng Zhong's body, Liu Xiu waved to everyone and said: "You all go out first, Da Sima stays!"
Several generals and doctors in the camp bowed and saluted and exited the camp. Then, Liu Xiu looked at Wu Han and asked, "Ziyan, what happened here?"
Wu Han said helplessly: "When Wei Chen was patrolling the camp, he came to check on Deng Zhong. Unexpectedly, Deng Zhong, who was already dying on the bed, would take advantage of Wei Chen's unpreparedness, sneak attack, and capture Wei Chen.
He also wanted to take Wei Chen hostage and escape. The guards rushed into the camp, and in order to save Wei Chen, they had no choice but to shoot Deng Zhong dead."
His words were basically consistent with those of the military prince. After hearing this, Liu Xiu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Don't play tricks on me, I want to hear the truth!"
Wu Han lowered his head, was silent for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, Deng Zhong not only rebelled with Deng Feng, but also attempted to do evil things to Xu Meiren. Now that he was defeated and captured, not only did he show no regrets, but he was still complacent.
This is an honor, but it is a heinous and unforgivable crime. I am really angry, so I let him take the sword on purpose!"
Liu Xiu looked at Wu Han, was silent for a moment, and asked, "What did Deng Zhong say to you?"
"This... I dare not say anything!"
"Say!" Liu Xiu said with a serious face.
Wu Han lowered his head and told Liu Xiu roughly what Deng Zhong said about Xu Xiling. What he said was not too detailed, but Liu Xiu was still furious after hearing this, and his teeth were broken in his mouth.
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When Deng Zhong wanted to use force on Xu Xiling, Liu Xiu hid outside the camp. Although he knew that what Deng Zhong said was untrue, Liu Xiu was still itching with hatred.
He lowered his head to look at Deng Zhong's body and said in a solemn voice: "It is not a pity to die like this."
When Wu Han heard this, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed. Taking this opportunity, he said urgently: "Your Majesty, since Deng Zhong is dead, Deng Feng must not stay! Otherwise, he will definitely wait for an opportunity to retaliate in the future, and there will be endless troubles!
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Liu Xiu looked at Wu Han, who was determined to kill Deng Feng, and said quietly: "Ziyan, you decided to kill Deng Zhong first in order to kill Deng Feng, right?"
Wu Han was shaken, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, if the rebels cannot be punished, where is the majesty of your majesty, and where is the majesty of the great Han Dynasty? I am devoted to your majesty and to the Han Dynasty. Please give me a clear warning!"
As he spoke, he kowtowed forward.
Liu Xiu bent down, helped Wu Han up, and said, "I know Ziyan's loyalty in my heart."
Wu Han said with an emotional expression: "Your Majesty, Deng Feng must die. If he doesn't die, the Nanyang bandits will continue to be evil. They hide in the dark, wait for the opportunity, and sooner or later they will rise up to cause trouble and harm Nanyang! Your Majesty, we must continue to stop,
If you suffer the chaos, you must not lose the big for the small!"
Liu Xiu understood what he said. Leaving Deng Feng behind would indeed cause many troubles, but he had to consider Yin Lihua, Yan Guang, Deng Chen and other factors.
After thinking about it, Liu Xiu said: "Let me think about this again!"
Wu Han looked at Liu Xiu, said nothing more, and bowed his hands in salute.
Liu Xiu left Deng Zhong's camp and returned to his own sleeping tent. At this time, Yin Lihua was sitting in the sleeping tent looking ugly. When she saw Liu Xiu coming back, she immediately stepped forward to greet him and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, what on earth is going on?"
What happened? Why did Deng finally die?"
Looking at the concerned Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu secretly smiled bitterly. He didn't show anything on his face, he just frowned and said, "Deng Zhong took advantage of Ziyan's unpreparedness and took away Ziyan's sword in order to kidnap Ziyan and escape from the camp.
, but was shot dead by the guards present."
"Deng Zhong...Deng Zhong is really dead?" Yin Lihua said blankly, unable to react for a while.
She and Deng Zhong did not have a deep relationship, but they had known each other since childhood. The childhood acquaintance was now gone, and Yin Lihua could not help but feel a sense of sadness in her heart.
Looking at Yin Lihua's eyes, which were wet and red, Liu Xiudun felt irritable. He suddenly said, "Don't he deserve to die?"
His words made Yin Lihua's expression change, and she subconsciously said: "Your Majesty..."
Liu Xiu said: "At the beginning, Deng Zhong wanted to plot evil against Xi Ling. If I hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. Based on what Deng Zhong did, shouldn't he die?"
"Your Majesty, I am not..."
"Deng Feng and Deng Zhong have known you for a long time, but this cannot be a gold medal for them to avoid death!"
Liu Xiu said one word at a time: "We, the officers and soldiers of the Han army, marched southward to Nanyang three times. During this period, how many soldiers shed blood on the battlefield and buried their bones in foreign lands. Shouldn't Deng Feng and Deng Zhong die?"
Seeing Yin Lihua's sadness over Deng Zhong's death, Liu Xiu also felt angry in his heart. Xu Xiling was the emperor's concubine, and Deng Zhong wanted to do evil to her. Based on this alone, he had her cut into pieces.
Not an exaggeration.
"I have not complained about Your Majesty..." Yin Lihua lowered her head and said with choked sobs.
Liu Xiu didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out of the sleeping tent.
Seeing Liu Xiu suddenly come out of the sleeping tent, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo, who were responsible for the night watch, were all startled. They all stepped forward, bowed their hands and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu said: "I will stay in the Zhongjun tent tonight."
Long Yuan and the three people looked at each other, no one dared to say anything, and they all bowed and responded.
Liu Xiu didn't want to quarrel with Yin Lihua. He felt that he could no longer control his emotions, so he came out to avoid it and let himself calm down.
When he arrived at the Central Military Tent, Liu Xiu sat on the couch and picked up a scroll of letters, but he couldn't read them at all and was still upset. He put down the slips, stood up, and came out of the Central Military Tent again.
Seeing this, the expressions of Long Yuan and the three of them were a little strange, but Long Yuan took a step forward and whispered: "If your Majesty feels bored, just take a walk in the camp!"
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's go for a walk."
In the evening, the Han army camp was very quiet, except for patrols passing by from time to time. Liu Xiu walked casually towards the direction of Dongying.
Seeing this, Long Yuan and others looked at each other, stepped forward quickly, and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing interesting to see in Dongying, so let's go shopping elsewhere."
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows, glanced at Long Yuan and the others, and asked, "What's wrong with Dongying?"
Long Yuan whispered: "Your Majesty, the Benming Army is stationed in Dongying."
Liu Xiu looked suddenly enlightened. Ben Minglang belonged to the privileged class in the army.
Ordinary soldiers are not allowed to bring their families, but Benminglang is allowed to do so. Ordinary soldiers are not allowed to hide property privately, but Benminglang is allowed to. Because of their various privileges, the places where Benminglang is stationed are usually messy.
During the day, just like a vegetable market, Wancheng's small merchants and hawkers would bring their goods to the Benming Army's station to sell them. There were even places like military prostitute camps in the Benminglang's station.
Tonight, Liu Xiu was in a bad mood and had no intention of sleeping. At this time, he suddenly wanted to go to the Benming Army's station. He said casually: "I haven't been to the Benming Army's station for a long time. I just want to go and have a look tonight."
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In the Han army camp, other camps were silent, and the soldiers had already rested. However, when we arrived at Dongying, the lights were still bright, and the sounds of laughter could be heard from time to time in the surrounding tents.
As he was walking forward, he saw a group of people sitting by a bonfire in front of him, including men and women. Long Yuan raised his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, it is better not to go there."
Liu Xiu continued to walk forward with great interest. Hearing the footsteps, all the men and women by the campfire turned around to see clearly the appearance of the person coming. Several men were also startled, and they were stunned for a moment. They were all the same person.
The clever ones stood up one after another, adjusted their clothes, and then they all knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said: "I pay homage to your majesty!"
The women sitting among them were still smiling, but upon hearing their words, their expressions changed, and they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed forward tremblingly.
Liu Xiu smiled calmly, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up one after another with their necks hunched, their shoulders raised, and their bodies hunched. Seeing a pottery pot with wine on the ground, Liu Xiu bent down to pick it up, lowered his head and smelled it. It was strong wine, with a spicy smell.
Tangy.
The royal wine in the palace was relatively soft and delicious. Liu Xiu couldn't remember how long it had been since he had drank such a strong wine. He put down the pottery pot and asked: "Is there any more wine? Give me some, too."
pot!"
Everyone couldn't believe their ears, His Majesty actually wanted to drink their wine? One of them, a strong man in his early thirties, was the first to react and trotted into a tent not far away. Within ten seconds, he
He rushed out from inside again, holding a clay pot in his hand, came to Liu Xiu, handed it forward respectfully, and said: "Your Majesty! I'm afraid your Majesty is not used to drinking such bad wine!"
Liu Xiu smiled lightly, took it, opened the seal, raised his head, and took a big gulp.
Next to them, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bu were startled and subconsciously said: "Your Majesty!"
Waving to the three of them, Liu Xiu put down the pottery pot and then breathed out the smell of alcohol.
The wine was spicy, and when he drank it, it felt like a knife, cutting down the esophagus and into the stomach. He looked at the several men with a smile and asked: "Are you all running for your life?"
