The news of the emperor's landing flew to the capital. When King Wu heard about it, he was sitting in the palace looking haggard.
It was the first time in his life that he stayed in the main hall for so long. There had been no feasting for several days, and he had not gone to the beauties in the harem. It was not that he was worried about the critical situation - the situation was not critical. The court was in trouble, but he had agreed to cooperate with the court.
After the peace talks, what reason did the court have to beat him?
He was trapped in the palace by Taifu Chen.
"It has been clear that the imperial court accepts the wishes of the princes fifty years ago. Ten years after the Five Kingdoms Rebellion, the emperor has been recharging his strength for twenty years. Now he has ambitious and powerful troops in his hands. The king cannot conspire with him, let alone attack other countries.
Lords and kings, otherwise your lips will be dead and your teeth will be cold, the land of Wu will be lost, and it will be difficult for the king to survive."
Seeing Chen Danzhu going to greet the emperor with the royal order, Chen Liehu fell to the ground, but he only lay down for a day before he got up and came to the palace, where he knelt down and begged King Wu to take back his order. King Wu refused to listen, so he
He knelt in front of the palace hall and refused to leave.
The King of Wu sent people to drive him away several times, but Chen Liehu came back again. Taking advantage of his status as the Taifu, he went on a rampage and even found the King of Wu hiding in the deep palace.
The other ministers were also in low spirits. This sudden incident made them so upset that they simply stayed in the main hall. Some agreed with Chen Taifu, some remained silent, and even more scolded Chen Taifu.
"Chen Liehu, you are too shameless." Wen Zhong scolded angrily, "Why are you pretending to be a loyal minister and a righteous man now? Aren't you the one who did all this? Are you, father and daughter, playing tricks on the king?"
Now Wu Chen is puzzled and scornful of Chen Liehu.
I didn’t understand why he acted so uninformed, and sneered at his previous behavior, especially regarding Li Liang’s death. There was a new rumor in the capital - Li Liang did not betray the king, but was killed by Mr. Chen because he did not betray him.
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Taifu Chen, a self-proclaimed loyal minister who defended the land of Wu, had already surrendered to the imperial court.
This rumor once again broke Chen Liehu's heart, but he couldn't fall down now.
Chen Liehu straightened his back: "I have already said that I have no idea what my daughter Chen Danzhu is doing!"
His expression was sad and angry, recalling the scene when Chen Danzhu took out the royal order and said to him that he was going to welcome the emperor - sigh.
"My daughter Chen Danzhu saw through Li Liang's betrayal plan. Although she successfully killed Li Liang, she was still controlled by the imperial spies. She was threatened by them, or -" Although Chen Liehu was heartbroken, he did not excuse his daughter.
, guessing the truth, "Convinced by them, she defected to the imperial court, brought the imperial spies into the capital, and forced the king——"
He finally knew what Chen Danzhu was doing when he met the King of Wu alone that day. He was to introduce spies to the imperial court. The housekeeper also told what Chen Danzhu had done when he was not in the palace - he kicked open the warehouse where Li Liang's soldiers were detained and saw that there were missing
Although these so-called personal soldiers of Li Liang are dressed as Wu soldiers, if you take a closer look, you will find that they are not Wu soldiers at all!
No need to be tortured, they readily admitted that they were soldiers of the imperial court.
Chen Liehu dragged these people to the palace and wanted to kill them, but King Wu stopped them because he did not want to kill them.
"They are not envoys, they are spies!" Chen Liehu begged the King of Wu sadly and angrily, "Even if they are envoys, anyone who sneaks into our land of Wu without your permission is a thief and should be killed."
The King of Wu was annoyed: "Chen Liehu, if you dare to kill these people and cause war between the imperial court and the Kingdom of Wu, you will be the sinner of the Kingdom of Wu! I will never spare you!"
He is the sinner of Wu State - Chen Liehu was scolded by the King of Wu and spat out a mouthful of blood, fainted and was carried back home. However, after waking up, Chen Liehu came to the palace again. He must prevent the King of Wu from destroying his future.
Otherwise, he would really become a sinner of Wu State.
"Your Majesty——" Chen Liehu ignored the noise of the courtiers and only asked the King of Wu.
"Your Majesty!" The eunuch outside the door rushed in happily, holding up the newspaper, "The emperor has entered the land of Wu!"
The hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on the eunuch, with a look of shock, fear, and darkness.
King Wu's voice trembled slightly: "He——"
The eunuch knew what the king wanted to ask and immediately answered: "Your Majesty has only brought three hundred guards with you to see the king -" After saying that, he knelt down and shouted, "The king is mighty!"
He only brought 300 guards. The emperor really did not bring any troops into Wu. The courtiers were shocked. Zhang Jianjun was the first to react. He knelt down and shouted, "The king is mighty! The emperor is here with the etiquette of a brother."
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For a moment, the courtiers rushed to their knees and shouted loudly, and King Wu laughed heartily on the throne. His eyes fell on the only person standing in the palace, and his laughter stopped.
Chen Liehu, who had been kneeling before, stood up now, with a look of astonishment and dejection: "How can this be the majesty of the king? This is the majesty of the emperor. This is contempt for the king, and he regards me, the land of Wu, as his own."
He murmured and then became angry, taking a step forward and shouting, "Your Majesty."
"Please let me lead the troops and repel the emperor——"
King Wu was startled: "Mr. Chen, don't talk nonsense!"
Someone nearby sneered: "Mr. Chen, your daughter is traveling with the emperor. How can you kill her?"
Chen Liehu looked coldly: "If my daughter can listen to my order and stop the emperor, she will still be my daughter. If she insists on having her own way, then she is not my daughter Chen Liehu, but a thief who betrayed the Kingdom of Wu. I will kill her with my own hands."
Cut off her head."
"Taifu Chen!" Zhang Jianjun shouted, "Stop talking such nonsense! The emperor came without troops as promised and sincerely negotiated peace with the king. How do you look like shouting and killing? Are you trying to cause chaos?
I am Wu Di!”
Others also stood up one after another and shouted angrily, "How unbecoming!" "There is no faith at all!" "This is a shame to our country of Wu!" "Are you trying to make the king bear the name of rebellion?"
Chen Liehu looked at the palace. It seemed that after hearing that the emperor had entered Wu, the attitudes of the courtiers had changed again. Except for a few who were silent, everyone else became energetic and cheerful. Even Wen Zhong no longer reprimanded the King of Wu and the emperor.
Peace talks, everyone is happy because of the peace talks, excited for the emperor's arrival, and can't wait to...
Because I knew the situation was over, I didn't dare to say a word of objection, for fear of angering the emperor and affecting his future future.
The king is still standing in front of everyone! Chen Liehu raised his head and cried out sadly: "Your Majesty, let me ask the old minister why the king's assassins assassinated the emperor, and why he slandered the king for treason, but he still remembers the sacred teachings of the great ancestor."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Ministers on both sides reacted quickly and stepped forward to stop Chen Liehu: "Master, you can't go!" Others shouted "Your Majesty!"
The King of Wu didn't need anyone to remind him. How could he let Chen Taifu question the emperor? There had to be a fight. The emperor only brought 300 soldiers into Wu, which meant that he would not fight. If there was peace, what else could he do?
Worried? This old thing can be locked up.
The King of Wu stood up and raised his eyebrows and ordered: "Taifu Chen, hand over the military power!" Then he called someone, "Send the Taifu back to the palace!"
Chen Liehu was shocked and angry: "Your Majesty - don't listen to slander! You can't make peace with the emperor! You can't conspire with the emperor! You can't -"
Chen Liehu was old and struggling with his disabled legs. The three or five imperial guards were no match for him. The ministers stood in front of King Wu and exclaimed. More imperial guards rushed in, holding down Chen Liehu and dragging him away.
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Chen Liehu was finally dragged out. The astute eunuch ordered someone to gag him. The shouts and curses disappeared. Only the hat and shoes that fell during the struggle were left in the hall——
The courtiers breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere in the palace became harmonious again.
"Your Majesty, I will go to see the Emperor on your behalf first." Zhang Jianjun rushed out and shouted.
Other courtiers rushed to ask for orders, and the King of Wu laughed loudly: "Everyone, go and let the emperor see the power of Wu!"
