Han Xin asked worriedly: "General, what should we do now? Should we... suppress this matter first?"
Feng Yi shook his head. An imperial envoy was killed. This was not a trivial matter. It would definitely not be suppressed. Otherwise, it would be counterproductive. He thought for a long time and said, "It seems that I have to go back to Luoyang!"
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Han Xin and other generals were shocked. They looked at Feng Yi in surprise and said, "General, you can't leave!"
"If the general returns to Luoyang, he will fall into Gongsun Shu's scheme!"
"Your Majesty is already suspicious of the general. If the general returns to Luoyang, I'm afraid..." I'm afraid he will never come back.
Feng Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Such a big thing has happened. If I don't go back to Luoyang and explain it to His Majesty in person, it will arouse His Majesty's suspicion!"
According to Feng Yi's judgment, whether His Majesty is suspicious of him, not yet, at least not yet, otherwise, His Majesty would not have been able to send the imperial envoy's impeachment memorial to him intact.
Now that an imperial envoy is killed in Chang'an, everyone will suspect that he did it. If he still doesn't know Luoyang, the ministers in the court may not know how to impeach him.
Therefore, he had to return to Luoyang this time, even if he knew it was Gongsun Shu's plan.
Back at the camp, Feng Yi called for Han Xin and several other trusted generals, and said sternly: "I will be back in Luoyang for at least a month, and at least half a month. During my absence, Gongsun Shu will probably take the opportunity to attack, regardless of the enemy.
What is the movement of the army? You and others must strictly guard the camp and do not act rashly!"
Han Xin pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "General, what if the Shu army attacks Chang'an?"
Feng Yi narrowed his eyes and said: "If the enemy attacks Chang'an, you can lead the entire army to abandon the camp and garrison it in Chang'an City!"
"I will obey your orders, general!" General Han Xin all stepped in and responded.
Li Bing's murder forced Feng Yi to leave the Western Expedition Army and return to Luoyang.
The distance between Chang'an and Luoyang is more than a thousand miles. If the urgent message is eight hundred miles away, it will take more than one day to reach it. If it is three hundred miles per day, it will take at least four days.
Feng Yi traveled day and night back to Beijing this time, and returned to Luoyang in only five days.
Feng Yi returned to Beijing so quickly that the news of Li Bing's murder in Chang'an City had just reached Luoyang, and Feng Yi came back immediately. Liu Xiu met Feng Yi in the palace.
Luoyang Imperial Palace, Qingliang Hall.
Feng Yi walked in from the outside. After seeing Liu Xiu, he stepped in and saluted, saying: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu looked Feng Yi up and down. Feng Yi didn't have a helmet and was only wearing casual clothes, but he was dusty. It could be seen that Feng Yi came back in a hurry, and after arriving in Luoyang, he didn't even take care of his home.
Last time, we went directly to the palace.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu waved his hand to signal Feng Yiping, and then said to Zhang Kun: "Give me a seat!"
Zhang Kun moved a seat over and put it aside. Feng Yi bowed to thank him and sat down in a formal manner.
Liu Xiu frowned and asked, "Why did Gongsun suddenly return to Beijing?"
Feng Yi said: "A few days ago, a censor named Li Bing was assassinated in Chang'an. This time I made a special trip back to Beijing to explain to His Majesty."
Liu Xiu said calmly, and then asked curiously: "Did Gongsun kill Li Bing?"
Feng Yi was shocked and said hurriedly: "The assassination of Li Bing has nothing to do with the minister. I hope your majesty will investigate clearly!"
Seeing Feng Yi's nervous look, Liu Xiu burst out laughing and said, "Since Li Bing's assassination has nothing to do with Gongsun, why does Gongsun need to return to Beijing and explain to me?"
"This..." Feng Yi didn't know what to say. Some time ago, the imperial envoy had just impeached him, saying that he secretly committed the Chang'an Order, and the people in Sanfu secretly called him the King of Xianyang. Now the imperial envoy suddenly appeared.
Chang'an was assassinated and died. Anyone would infer that he did it. Under such circumstances, he had to return to Beijing to explain!
Liu Xiu looked deeply at Feng Yi, as if he had guessed his thoughts, and said: "Gongsun is too worried. I know in my heart what kind of person Gongsun is. Even if Gongsun does not return to Beijing, I will not believe that Li Bing's assassination is related to Li Bing's assassination."
Gongsun has nothing to do with him."
Hearing this, Feng Yi felt warm in his heart and his eyes were red. He bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty trusts Wei Chen so much. It really... makes Wei Chen feel deeply ashamed."
Liu Xiu determined that this matter had nothing to do with Feng Yi. First, he understood Feng Yi's character and trusted him. Second, not many people knew about Li Bing being the imperial envoy. Apart from him, only the imperial envoy
Shi Zhongcheng Li You.
It was impossible for Feng Yi to know that Li Bing was the imperial envoy, so why would he want to kill him?
He asked: "Gongsun, who do you think is responsible for this?"
Feng Yi said: "Your Majesty, I think this matter must have been done by Gongsun Shu!"
After a pause, he cleared his throat. Liu Xiu turned to look at Zhang Kun. Without him saying anything, Zhang Kun very cleverly poured a cup of tea and put it on the table in front of Feng Yi.
He nodded his thanks to Zhang Kun, took a sip of tea, and then continued: "There were thirteen people killed, including Li Bing. The place where they were killed was at the inn. The inn was almost full at the time, but something happened in the inn.
In the case of the murder of thirteen people, no one in the inn, not even the waiters, noticed it. In addition, the fatal injuries to the thirteen people of Li Bing were all in the neck. They were killed by the assassin with one blow. There was no counterattack or struggle. It can be seen that the murder was committed.
All of them are masters of swordsmanship, and Wei Chen boldly speculates that these assassins are most likely from the Si'a dead soldiers under Mo Yan."
Liu Xiu listened attentively. Feng Yi's inference was reasonable, but there was one thing he couldn't figure out. He said: "Li Bing's appointment as the imperial envoy is very secretive. Even the ministers in the court, including the three princes,
I don’t even know, how did Mo Yan know?”
Feng Yi blinked, with a confused look on his face. If Li Bing's identity is so secret, then this matter is really weird. He doesn't even know about Li Bing, how can Mo Yan find out?
"Your Majesty must not underestimate Mo Yan's detailed work in Luoyang. Didn't Luoyang County Lieutenant Zhang Bi seize many hidden stakes some time ago?" Following the words, Hua Feiyan walked in from outside.
Seeing Hua Feiyan, Feng Yi was startled for a moment, then bowed and saluted, saying: "Hua Feiyan!"
"General Feng, there is no need to be polite." Hua Feiyan smiled brightly, then looked at Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the identity of Yushi Li was leaked in Luoyang!" yyls
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you doubt Li You?"
Hua Feiyan shook his head and said: "I dare not doubt Li Zhongcheng. I think that besides Li Zhongcheng, there should be others who know the true identity of Imperial Ambassador Li."
Li You was the censor Zhongcheng who was personally promoted and appointed by Liu Xiu. To doubt Li You was to question Liu Xiu's employment.
Liu Xiu thought for a moment and said to Zhang Kun: "Xuan Li You!"
Zhang Kun bowed in response, turned around and quickly walked out of the hall.
Liu Xiu waved his hand to the side, signaling Hua Feiyan to take a seat. Hua Feiyan sat down opposite Feng Yi. Liu Xiu looked at Feng Yi and asked, "Gongsun, why do you think Gongsun Shu wanted to kill Li Bing?"
"Sowing dissension and framing." Feng Yi said seriously: "Wei Chen believes that the main purpose of Gongsun Shu's actions is to drive Wei Chen away from Chang'an, so that he can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops and three assistants."
Gongsun Shu himself knew very well that living in a corner was not a long-term solution. He had always been eyeing Chang'an and even the Sanfu area. But with Feng Yi standing in the way, he could do nothing about it no matter how jealous he was of Sanfu.
Liu Xiu frowned and said, "In this case, wouldn't it be very dangerous for Gongsun's third assistant when he returns to Beijing this time?"
Feng Yi smiled and said: "But that's not necessarily the case! If your Majesty releases news in Luoyang, claiming that the minister is planning to do something evil and will be thrown into prison, Gongsun will definitely send troops to invade after hearing the news!"
Liu Xiu was very smart, and he knew everything. After listening to Feng Yi's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he burst into laughter. He raised his hand and nodded Feng Yi, and said with a smile: "Gongsun, you are trying to understand Xiu Ming."
Plank road, secretly visit Chencang!"
Feng Yi was also happy and said: "Gongsun Shu has never given up. He wants to take the third assistant as his own and become a veritable emperor of the Cheng family (after Gongsun Shu became the emperor, he named the country Chengjia). This time the minister was ruthless.
Beat him hard once so that he will never dare to covet Sanfu again!"
Liu Xiu smiled while stroking his hands, nodded repeatedly, and praised: "That's very good!"
They were talking in the main hall, and Zhang Kun sang outside the hall: "Li Zhongcheng has arrived."
Following Zhang Kun's singing, Li You walked in from the outside. Seeing that Feng Yi was also there, he was stunned for a moment, then walked up to Liu Xiu, bowed and saluted, and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
"Pingshen." Liu Xiu motioned for Li Youye to take a seat, and then nodded to Feng Yi.
Feng Yi immediately told Li Bing's assassination case in detail. After hearing this, Li You was secretly surprised. He only got the news that Li Bing had been killed. As for the specific details, he did not understand it.
Unexpectedly, not only Li Bing was killed this time, but all twelve of his followers were killed. What's even more strange is that the murder took place in an inn, but no one in the inn was aware of it.
Just when Li You was shocked, Liu Xiu asked: "Li Zhongcheng, if I remember correctly, the only people who know Li Bing's true identity are you and me."
Some of the secret envoys among the imperial envoys did not receive their salaries from the state treasury, but from the Shaofu. In other words, such people were not found in the imperial court, and Liu Xiu supported them out of his own pocket.
Hearing this, beads of sweat broke out on Li You's forehead. He swallowed and stammered: "Yes... yes, Your Majesty! Li Bing's identity is secret, and outsiders... outsiders should not know about it."
Liu Xiu said: "But now, Gongsun Shu knows Li Bing's identity very well. Tell me, what is going on?"
"This... this... I don't know..." There were more beads of sweat on Li You's forehead.
"Have you leaked Li Bing's identity to others?" Liu Xiu looked at Li You intently.
Li You shook his head subconsciously and said anxiously: "Weichen didn't! Weichen has never revealed Li Bing's identity to others, Weichen..."
Suddenly, Li You paused, looking shocked, then slowly lowered his head, his brows knitted into a knot.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu asked: "What did you think of?"
"Uh... Wei Chen... Wei Chen..." Li You hesitated, unable to say a complete sentence for a long time.
Bang! Liu Xiu slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "What time is it now? Li Bing and his twelve followers were all killed, and you still want to hide it? Who are you hiding it for?
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Li You was shaken, and hurriedly stood up and left the table, knelt on the ground, kowtowed forward, and said in a trembling voice: "Weichen...Weichen did reveal Li Bing's identity to others, but...but that person definitely
It’s impossible to keep Li Bing’s identity secret to Gongsun Shu!”
"Who is that person?"
"He can't possibly..."
"I'm asking you, who is that person?"
Li You's shoulders slumped, his head lowered, and he whispered: "Yes...it's King Zhao."
As soon as he said this, not to mention Liu Xiu was stunned, even Feng Yi and Hua Feiyan changed their expressions. Zhao Wang Liu Liang was the emperor's uncle. Anyone could have secretly communicated with Gongsun Shu, but Zhao
It’s impossible for the king!
Because the emperor is Liu Xiu, the king of Zhao will be Liu Liang. If the emperor is no longer Liu Xiu, can Liu Liang still be the king of Zhao? To put it harshly, Liu Xiu and Liu Liang are like a grasshopper on a rope.
It is a relationship of 'both gain and lose'. It would be a huge joke to say that Liu Liang had an affair with Gongsun Shu.
