When Fulong returned to the inn, the more he thought about it, the more he realized that Zhang Bu was really greedy. He even asked His Majesty for a hundred thousand households. He immediately asked someone to get pens, ink, and bamboo slips, and wrote a memorial to Liu Xiu.
In the memorial, Fulong said nothing about Zhang Bu's desire to become a 100,000-household marquis. He only said that he had arrived at Ju County and met with Zhang Bu, and would try his best to persuade him to accept the post of Donglai Prefect.
wait.
After writing the memorial, Fulong handed it to his subordinates and asked him to send it out before darkening the city. Fulong's followers responded repeatedly, took the memorial, carefully wrapped it, and then walked quickly
Walk outside.
The entourage wanted to take the memorial out of the city, but was interrogated by the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Seeing that the soldiers wanted to check the memorial, the entourage's face suddenly changed, and he yelled: "Bold! This is a memorial for His Majesty, how can you do it?"
watch?"
The soldiers present looked indifferent and sneered, saying: "Now there are so many people pretending to be emperors, how do we know whether what you say is true or false!" A captain in charge snatched the memorial away.
, expand and take a closer look.
He read the contents of the memorial from beginning to end and confirmed that it was really a memorial written by Fulong to Liu Xiu. He then rolled up the memorial and returned it to his entourage respectfully. He said with a smile: "It turns out it really belongs to Doctor Fu."
Memorial, you guys are short-sighted and have offended me. Please bear with me, sir!"
"You...you are so audacious!" The attendant's lips trembled with anger and his fists clenched, but in this country, there was nothing he could do to deal with the opponent. Finally, the attendant took the memorial and left angrily.
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As soon as he left, the city gate captain ran to Zhang Bu's residence and reported to Zhang Bu the contents of the memorial in detail. After Zhang Bu heard this, he immediately slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground.
Fulong didn't say anything bad about Zhang Bu in his memorial, but he didn't mention anything about what Zhang Bu looked forward to most. Fulong made a good promise in front of him and would report on the granting of 100,000 households to him.
Yu Tianzi, but he did not write this in his memorial.
Zhang Bu's three younger brothers, Zhang Hong, Zhang Lan, and Zhang Shou, were also there. Zhang Bu looked at his three brothers and said, "I want one hundred thousand marquises, but Fulong didn't write this in his memorial.
What does he mean by this?"
Zhang Hong, Zhang Lan, and Zhang Shou looked at each other, and Zhang Hong said quietly: "Perhaps Liu Xiu has no intention of receiving the title of eldest brother!"
Zhang Lan also answered: "It's also possible that the ministers in Luoyang simply look down on the elder brother and don't even bother to report the matter that the elder brother has to do for 100,000 households!"
"It's too much! It's too much!" Zhang Bu stomped his feet angrily, thinking that Zhang Bu had several counties and hundreds of thousands of troops, but now he only wants to have a hundred thousand households. This is simply unfair to him.
of bullying.
Fulong did not report the matter to Liu Xiu. Firstly, he felt that the conditions put forward by Zhang Bushishi would probably not be agreed to by his majesty, so it would be unnecessary for him to report it himself.
Secondly, at the court, he boasted that he could successfully recruit Zhang Bu by only giving him the official position of governor. Now Zhang Bu is asking for 100,000 households, which has greatly exceeded his promise at the court.
Furthermore, along the way, he had successfully managed all the counties and counties, and he had also been praised by the emperor. The emperor even compared him to Li Shiqi, so how could he have the nerve to truthfully report Zhang Bu's demand for 100,000 households?
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In this matter, Fulong was indeed at fault. Since Zhang Bu had made the conditions, he should report them truthfully. As for whether the court accepted it or not, that was Liu Xiu's business and had nothing to do with him.
But if he deceives now and refuses to retaliate, it is tantamount to making the decision on behalf of Liu Xiu and rejecting the conditions offered by Zhang Bu.
Liu Yong, who was in Huling, also heard about Fulong's visit to Ju County to appease Zhang Bu. Liu Yong was shocked and quickly sent an envoy to Ju County.
The people he can count on now are Zhang Bu and Dong Xian. If these two people change sides, even if just one of them changes sides and goes to Liu Xiu's side, he will completely lose hope of turning over.
Liu Yong knew Zhang Bu far better than Fulong. Liu Yong's envoy Liu Qi arrived in Ju County and met with Zhang Bu. After greetings, Liu Qi said straight to the point: "Your Majesty knows that Duke Wen is loyal. This time
I was sent here specifically to deliver this thing to Duke Wen!"
As he spoke, he waved to the entourage outside.
An attendant walked in with a small box in his hand. The attendant respectfully placed the small box in front of Liu Qi. Zhang Bu looked puzzled and asked with a smile: "Brother Liu, what is in this?"
Liu Qi smiled slightly, opened the lid of the box, and took out a pair of seal ribbons. The seal ribbon is two things, the seal refers to the seal letter, and the ribbon refers to the ribbon. The seal is to be worn on the body, and the ribbon hanging the seal is the ribbon.
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You can judge a person's status just by looking at the seals and ribbons he wears.
The ribbon Liu Qi took out was a red ribbon with a red background and four colors, red, yellow, ethereal and cyanotic. Seeing this seal ribbon, Zhang Bu was shocked, it was the king's ribbon.
He looked at Liu Qi in surprise and said: "Liu...Brother Liu, this...this is..."
Liu Qi knelt down, kowtowed to Zhang Bu, and said: "Your Majesty has conferred the title of Duke Wen as King of Qi. I, my servant Liu Qi, kowtow to the King of Qi!"
Zhang Bu opened his mouth so wide that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
It has to be said that Liu Yong knew Zhang Bu down to his core. He knew very well what Zhang Bu wanted most. This heart attack tactic directly penetrated Zhang Bu's heart.
After a long time, Zhang Bu realized what he was doing. He picked up the royal seal and ribbon with trembling hands and held them in his hands. He couldn't put them down.
King of Qi! This is the seal and ribbon of King of Qi! The titles of Ten Thousand Households and One Hundred Thousand Households are nothing compared to the title of King of Qi.
His eyes fell on the seal ribbon and he murmured: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are so kind to me!"
Liu Qi raised his head, glanced at Zhang Bu, and said meaningfully: "I also hope that King Qi can repay His Majesty with his bravery and loyalty!"
Zhang Bu's body suddenly shook. He slowly put down the seal of King Qi in his hand, looked at Liu Qi, and said quietly: "Brother Liu must have heard that Doctor Fu from Luoyang is now in Ju County!"
Liu Qi nodded and said with a smile: "I have indeed heard about it."
Zhang Bu said slowly and calmly: "Doctor Fu promised me that he would make me a Marquis of 100,000 households!"
Liu Qi smiled indifferently and said meaningfully: "Even if he is a prince with a million households, he is just a prince. How can he be compared with the king?"
Hearing this, Zhang Bu's eyes flickered, and he subconsciously glanced at King Qi Yinsui. Liu Qi continued: "Besides, how can you believe Liu Xiu's promise? Has King Qi forgotten the promises of the red-browed leaders?
What’s the end?”
This sentence entered Zhang Bu's heart again. Fan Chong, Xu Xuan, Feng An, Xie Lu and others were all executed for treason, but whether they were really treason or Liu Xiu's crime, who knows
, in short, they are all dead.
If he took refuge with Liu Xiu, would he eventually follow in the footsteps of Fan Chong, Xu Xuan and others? Just thinking about it made Zhang Bu shudder.
Relatively speaking, Liu Yong treated him well and always treated him with courtesy. This time he even named him King of Qi.
"King of Qi? King of Qi?" Seeing that Zhang Bu was lost in thought, Liu Qi called him several times. Zhang Bu finally came to his senses. He was still a little uncomfortable with the title of King of Qi, but it became more and more pleasant to him.
, the more I listen to it, the more comfortable I feel.
He laughed and asked, "Brother Liu, what's the matter?"
Liu Qi waved his hand and said: "Now that King Qi calls me brother Liu, I can't afford it anymore!"
Zhang Bu's face became even more joyful. He laughed loudly and said very generously: "Although I am the King of Qi, my friendship between you and me is still there!"
Liu Qi looked at Zhang Bu who was beaming with joy and nodded secretly. His Majesty's move was really brilliant. With just a seal and a ribbon, he won over Zhang Bu.
He said: "Your Majesty hopes that King Qi will abide by his duties and never believe in Luoyang's deceptions."
Zhang Bu straightened his face and said quietly: "If Gu rejects Liu Xiu and Liu Xiu raises his troops to attack, how should Gu Dang respond?"
Liu Qi said seriously: "Although Suiyang is temporarily occupied by Liu Xiu'er, your Majesty's foundation in Suiyang is so deep that Liu Xiu'er can't compare with it? Does King Qi think that His Majesty really can't get Suiyang back?"
Zhang Bu took a breath, Liu Yong did have a deep foundation in Suiyang, and he knew this very well. If Liu Yong could really take back Suiyang, it's hard to say what the world's divisions would be like!
Liu Qi said seriously: "When Your Majesty recaptures Suiyang and joins forces with King Qi and General Dong to fight against Liu Xiu, won't Guandong still be our world?"
Zhang Bu narrowed his eyes and asked slowly: "Dong Xian is still willing to remain loyal to His Majesty?"
"Of course! Your Majesty has decided to canonize General Dong as King of Haixi!"
Zhang Bu's eyes flashed again. Liu Yong named himself the King of Qi and Dong Xian the King of Haixi. It turned out that he was not the only king with a different surname.
But after thinking about it, he was relieved. Compared with himself, the King of Qi, the King of Haixi was still a step behind.
Moreover, having Dong Xian on our side is indeed a big help.
The territory Dong Xian occupies is not large, only Donghai County, but Dong Xian has a lot of soldiers and horses. Even if it is not as many as Zhang Bu's soldiers and horses, it is almost the same, at least around 100,000. Moreover, Dong Xian's prestige is extremely high.
In order to destroy the Red Eyebrow Army, Wang Mang sent Lian Dan and Wang Kuang to lead a hundred thousand troops to attack the Red Eyebrow Army. At that time, it was Dong Xian who led a Red Eyebrow Army to fight against Lian Dan and Wang Kuang's one hundred thousand Mang Army.
In this battle, Dong Xian won a great victory, defeated Wang Kuang and beheaded Lian Dan.
Therefore, the other branch of the Red Eyebrow Army led by Dong Xian was extremely powerful and famous. After the main force of the Red Eyebrow Army headed by Fan Chong and Xu Xuan was annihilated by Liu Xiu, many of the remaining Red Eyebrow Army troops fled to Donghai County and took refuge with Dong.
Xian, during this period, Dong Xian's strength has also been greatly improved, and his military power has become stronger.
With Dong Xian on his side, Zhang Bu felt a lot more confident. He nodded and said, "It makes sense for your Majesty to reward you like this!"
Liu Qi asked with a smile: "Did King Qi accept your majesty's canonization?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Bu immediately stood up, first bowed deeply to Liu Qi, then faced the direction of Huling, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "My lord, King Zhang Bu of Qi, thank you for your kindness!"
After Zhang Bu stood up, Liu Qi said with a smile: "Your Majesty means that Fulong should not be allowed back to Luoyang."
Zhang Bu narrowed his eyes subconsciously, pondered for a moment, and said, "I still need to think about this matter carefully and carefully!"
Liu Yong obviously wanted him to kill Fulong, but Fulong was not a small figure in Luoyang. He was Dr. Guanglu, his father's chief disciple, and his uncle was Guangluxun. This family all occupied prominent positions in the Luoyang court.
Bit.
Killing Fulong would be like poking a hornet's nest. There would be no room for maneuver between himself and the Luoyang court.
Of course, this is also the result Liu Yong wants to see most.
