Chapter 509: Priority

Peng Yue's henchman Luan Bu's ability to fight, but he was very cautious and meticulous in doing things, while designing an ensnarment for Peng Yue to trap Yingbu, Luan Bu not only asked Peng Yue to secretly inform the Chen County Commander selected by Han Ting in advance, but also sent a special person to send a secret report to Xiang Kang, who was still on the road, explaining the cause and effect of the matter, as well as Peng Yue's plan and plan, so that Xiang Kang knew the specific situation in advance, so as to avoid misunderstandings and misunderstandings.

Peng Yue did this to Xiang Kang quite surprised, the history is sparse, Xiang Kang didn't know that Peng Yue actually did not rebel in history, and being killed by Liu Laosan was completely a big injustice, so before that, Xiang Kang also planned to beat the rabbit with grass, and by the way, the hidden danger of Peng Yue was also removed, so when he received Peng Yue's secret report, Xiang Kang really couldn't believe that Peng Yue could have such loyalty, and even suspected that there was fraud.

It was still after careful consideration that Xiang Kang found out that he was too suspicious - with Peng Yue's current status and power, even if he borrowed his ten guts, he would not dare to frame Yingbu or sow discord, and at the same time, Yingbu's dissatisfaction with himself was almost directly written on his face, and there was absolutely nothing strange about doing such a thing. At the same time, Xiang Kang quickly found that he should support Peng Yue in doing so, setting a typical example of daring to expose rebellion, which would not only help him consolidate his rule, but also reduce his infamy of killing heroes with many birds. Therefore, Xiang Kang immediately gave Peng Yue an accurate answer, allowing Peng Yue to act cheaply after getting the evidence of Yingbu's rebellion, and encouraging Peng Yue to let go and do a big job!

Facts have proved that Peng Yue really did not live up to Xiang Kang's expectations, Xiang Kang's car just arrived in Yongqiu, and received the good news that Yingbu has been taken by Peng Yue, Xiang Kang in addition to joy, but also immediately ordered Chen Ping and Xu Ji respectively to control the two sets of spy teams, secretly strengthen the surveillance of other princes and kings, and observe their reaction to the major event of Yingbu's rebellion and capture.

As Yingbu's father-in-law, Wu Rui not only did not dare to have any rabbit death after receiving the news, but also immediately went to Xiang Kang, asking Xiang Kang to strictly investigate and deal with Yingbu and his comrades, and at the same time speed up the north, after arriving in Chen County, Wu Rui also took the initiative to let his guards be stationed outside the city, and only brought a few entourages into the city to live in the post house, putting on a posture of absolute trust in Xiang Kang and Peng Yue, and also had a frank attitude to prove that he had nothing to do with Yingbu's rebellion.

Zhao Wang Zhao Xie is also a smart person, after receiving the news, Zhao Xie also immediately accelerated his speed and went south to Chen County, in order to show his absolute trust in Xiang Kang, and in addition, he went to Xiang Kang early, asking Xiang Kang to exterminate Ying Manmen and his comrades, abolish the Linjiang State and return the land of the city to the direct jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, and did not dare to worry about Xiang Kang may do this to him in the future.

Only Yan Wang Zang Di disappointed Xiang Kang, after learning that Yingbu was captured, Zang Di, who had arrived in Zhe County, immediately stopped advancing, obviously afraid that Chen County was a trap, Xiang Kang was ready to kill all the princes with different surnames in Chen County, and finally inquired about the news repeatedly, and learned that Zhao Xie and Wu Rui were at ease in Chen County, Zang Di hurried to Chen County on the first day of Xiang Kang's arrival in Chen County, and lived in the city like Zhao Xie and Wu Rui, and all the suspicious and discerning people of Xiang Kang could see it.

The next day, under the protection of 30,000 well-equipped troops, Xiang Kang's huge convoy successfully arrived in Chen County on schedule, and the three princes and kings of Zang Di, Zhao Xie and Wu Rui, as well as the local snake Peng Yue, all bowed down on the road to meet Xiang Kang in accordance with the rules. As a result, seeing this scene on the six-horse horse-drawn royal chariot, Xiang Kang still had such a question in his heart, and said secretly: "Among these people, will someone be saying that he will replace him?" Or is it the case that a husband should be like this? ”

Will there be people in Chen County who follow Xiang Yu and Liu Laosan to rebel against themselves, this problem Xiang Kang can't take into account now, Xiang Kang just went through the motions according to the etiquette procedures formulated by Shusun Tong for himself, and then walked down the imperial chariot, personally picked up Zang Di, Zhao Xie and Wu Rui and others, and greeted them with cold and warmth, extremely relieved, and performed a beautiful scene of harmony between the monarchs and ministers of the Han court.

This is also the first time Xiang Kang has met Zang Di and Wu Rui, and as a result, Wu Rui's first impression on Xiang Kang is quite good, with white skin and long beard, thin eyebrows and long eyes, and delicate facial features, he can be regarded as a beautiful man, with an elegant temperament, belonging to the type of hypocrite even if he is a villain, Xiang Kang quickly came to a conclusion in his heart, and said secretly: "Even if this puppet will rebel against me, he must have the strength to dare to mess around when he has the opportunity, and it is unlikely that he will openly pick his head and be the first bird." ”

Contrary to the hidden Wu Rui, Zang Di is almost the same as Zhang Fei and Li Kui in the play, with a dark face and skin, and a swallow-fronted tiger whisker like a huge thunder, and his appearance is comparable to the dog nemesis Fan Xu, how do you look like a rough man with a straight intestine, but it's a pity that Zang Di's appearance can deceive others and can't fool Xiang Kang, because Xiang Kang has long known his cautious reaction to Yingbu's capture, and he knows that this Zang Di, who doesn't seem to have any fancy intestines, is comparable to himself in terms of ruthlessness- not only led the Yan army to defect to Xiang Yu in exchange for the king, but also killed the old lord Han Guang with his own hands later! Annexation of the Liaodong land that Xiang Yu gave to Han Guang!

"Don't be fooled by the appearance of this puppet." Xiang Kang also came to a conclusion in his heart, and said secretly: "This puppet is definitely more dangerous than Wu Rui and Zhao Xie, if he has the opportunity, he will definitely stab me in the back more ruthlessly than anyone else!" ”

In order to show his trust in Peng Yue, after going through the formalities that should be taken, that night, Xiang Kang lived very freely in the line arranged by Peng Yue for himself - of course, every room and every wall was repeatedly inspected by Xiang Kang's guards, and then it was only the next day that Xiang Kang held a meeting in Xingzai to discuss with several princes and kings how to deal with Yingbu.

Of course, this is just a formality, without Xiang Kang hinting at anything, Wu Rui, Zang Di and Zhao Xie and others rushed to ask Xiang Kang to kill Yingbu, Xiang Kang pretended to mention Yingbu's past credits, Zang Di and Zhao Xie and other kings with different surnames also immediately said that although Yingbu had merit, he dared to rebel and assassinate Xiang Kang is a crime that cannot be punished, and there is absolutely nothing that can be forgiven. In the end, Xiang Kangcai got off the donkey, decided to execute Yingbu and his whole family, and all the comrades who participated in the rebellion were also killed, and renamed one of his newborn sons as the king of Linjiang, and used a person he trusted as the minister of Linjiang to temporarily govern Linjiang for his son.

The cat cried rat, in order to show his compassion, remembering Yingbu's past merits, Xiang Kang announced that Yingbu would be hanged to death with white silk, and gave him a whole corpse to be buried, and for Wu Rui's face, Xiang Kang pardoned the death penalty of the daughter of Yingbu's wife Wu Rui, and asked Wu Rui to take her daughter back to Hengshan to remarry, just put Wu Rui's daughter and Yingbu's son to death, in exchange for Wu Rui's kowtow to thank him, and he was grateful.

In addition to receiving rich rewards and increasing the number of food estates by 2,000 households, Peng Yue's second son was also named a liehou by Xiang Kang, and got a county fiefdom, making Peng Yue's family the first dignitary of the Han Dynasty and two marquises, and Peng Yue's other sons were all named Langzhong, and they could directly embark on a shortcut to their careers when they grew up. In addition, Luan Bu, who helped Peng Yue capture Yingbu, was also named the Marquis of a Thousand Households and rewarded with ten thousand gold.

After making this decision, Xiang Kang, who was anxious to eradicate the king with a different surname, asked Yingbu to be hanged to death with white silk on the same day, but when he was executed in public, Xiang Kang naturally observed the reactions of Zhao Xie, Wu Rui and Zang Di very carefully, but Wu Rui cried in public without concealment, and cried for his son-in-law quite frankly, but Zhao Xie and Zang Di pretended to be calm, and they also peeked at Xiang Kang's location during the period.

"What are you looking at?" Xiang Kang muttered in his heart, and said secretly: "Things hurt their kinds, I am afraid that you will end up like Yingbu in the future, so I will say it clearly, this is also a doomed thing, I finally unified the world, how can I tolerate you kings with different surnames to do their own things on my territory, and may split my country and land at any time?" It is only a matter of when, how, and before you die at my hands, like Yingbu. ”

It also happened that on the night of Yingbu's execution, Xiang Kang received a report from a Han court official from Yandi, reporting that Zang Di's subordinates were greedy for huge profits, despite Xiang Kang's edict prohibiting the sale of iron tools to the Xiongnu tribes, secretly smuggling pig iron to the grassland for huge profits, and also smuggling a large amount of daily necessities such as salt and cloth to the grassland tribes, interfering with the established national policy of the Han court to exchange these daily necessities with the grassland tribes for the war horse armed army.

"Do you want to take this opportunity to kill Zang Di by the way?"

This was Xiang Kang's first thought immediately after reading Yandi's report, but after careful consideration, Xiang Kang found that he couldn't be in a hurry, first of all, the Han court officials in Yandi only discovered the smuggling of Zang Di's subordinates, and did not find evidence of Zang Di's direct involvement, so it was naturally unjustifiable to get rid of Zang Di on this ground, and the evidence was not sufficient. The second is that Xiang Kang just used the excuse of touring Yunmengze to get rid of Yingbu, if he kills Zang Di immediately, the world will definitely be shaken, not only Zhao Xie and Wu Rui can't do it if they want to, but Zang Yan, Song Yi and Huan Chu and other Western Chu generals can only raise troops to protect themselves, so that the world will return to chaos.

There is also the most critical reason, the Han court's control over Yan is very weak, the army of Yan is still controlled by Zang Di's son and henchmen, and at the same time Yan Di borders the Xiongnu's control of the territory, if Xiang Kang uses the excuse of Yan army generals to get rid of Zang Di, the Yan army will definitely fall to the Xiongnu immediately, and then the Xiongnu army will cross the Great Wall under the response of the Yan army and enter the Central Plains in a big way, and the situation in the world will definitely be eroded immediately.

"You can't rush." Xiang Kang made up his mind and said in his heart: "Yan is too close to the Xiongnu, and there is a Zhao State in the middle, if you are in a hurry, Yan Guo will lead the way for the Xiongnu to enter the Central Plains, and Zhao Guo will also take the opportunity to rebel and respond, then I will be in big trouble." If you want to clean up Zang Tu, you must first solve the problem of Zhao State, and only after thoroughly digesting Zhao State and deploying enough troops in places such as Julu and Hengshan can you consider solving Zang Di's problem. As for Wu Rui, there are few soldiers and food shortages, as long as he is obedient and obedient, it is not bad to stay as a memorial arch. ”

"First Zhao State, then Yan State, Wu Rui will be preemptive, if he doesn't move, I won't move, if he keeps being obedient, he will leave Hengshan Country behind, and then use the Tui En system to solve it slowly."

After deciding the order, Xiang Kang, of course, pretended to be deaf and dumb and decisively sealed the report of the Yandi magistrate accusing Zang Di's subordinates, ignoring it for the time being, and according to the original plan, led Zang Di, Zhao Xie and Wu Rui and others to Xiang County's hometown for a trip, worshipping the ancestors of the old Xiang family and pretending to be filial sons and grandsons, and then Xiang Kang not only immediately issued an edict to let Zang Di, Zhao Xie and Wu Rui return to the country, but also fed each of them a reassuring pill, and Yue Yu Dai Dai named Zang Yan, who had made meritorious contributions to the Han army, as the prince of Yan, pointed out Zang Yan's daughter to himself as the son of the king of Qi as his wife; The Han court paid for the reconstruction of the palace of King Zhao in Handan, which was destroyed by the war, and rewarded Zhao Xie to live, so that Zhao Xie could move the capital back to Handan, a famous city in the world; pointed out Wu Rui's granddaughter to himself as the son of King Wu as his wife, and the dowry was Suihou Zhu, who was as famous as He's Bi in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period!

Not to mention, after getting Xiang Kang's reassuring pills, coupled with the fact that Yingbu was ambushed and punished by Yingbu was conclusive and ironclad, Zang Di, Zhao Xie and Wu Rui, who were originally thinking in their hearts, were really determined in their hearts, and also said that Xiang Kang was really forced to kill the killer because of Yingbu's rebellion, and he did not deliberately eradicate the king with a different surname, not only did he not have any thoughts of quickly raising troops to protect himself, but he also thanked Xiang Kang for his kindness, and he was grateful, but he didn't know at all, after they said goodbye and left Xiang Kang, although Xiang Kang still maintained a cordial smile on his face, Looking at their backs, there was an extremely cold and endless killing intent......