More than a dozen soldiers raised their swords to divide the incarnation king, and each walked out of the main hall with a piece, leaving a large pool of blood.

Outside the hall, the massacre was going on, and none of the relatives and friends of the Xue family were spared, whether they begged or angrily reprimanded, they were not forgiven.

Ma Wei didn't leave, still standing in front of the throne, holding a blood-dripping knife in his hand, his face shining with excitement, "It's that simple, it's that easy." ”

"Why?" Xu Ji was very confused, he couldn't stop the incarnation army outside, he just wanted to know the reason at the moment.

Ma Wei glanced at the blood knife in his hand, took out the silk handkerchief, wiped it carefully, put the knife into the sheath, and smiled: "I have already said the reason, Brother Brother, such a smart person, still don't understand?" ”

"In place of the Incarnation? Killing him won't ......"

Ma Wei shook his head, "Simplicity and ease are the biggest reasons." ”

"Just because...... You can kill the Incarnation, so you have to kill him? ”

"To others, I will give high-sounding reasons, and to my brother, I would like to tell the truth, after all, we know each other a lot, and we have assassinated the Emperor of All Things together."

Xu Ji was silent, he hadn't talked to Ma Wei alone for a while, and suddenly felt strange.

Ma Wei was in a state of excitement, especially wanted to express his chest, glanced outside the main hall, turned to look at the throne on several steps, and sighed: "It's such a thing, you think it's out of reach, you have to kneel when you see it from afar, you think it's unattainable, it's a mountain that ordinary people can never cross in their lifetime." In fact...... It's just a couch that anyone can sit on and anyone can tear down. When you and I participated in the ceremony, who would have thought that there would be a lowly person sitting on it, drinking wine and eating meat, and even defecating around at will? ”

Xu Ji didn't expect that he had participated in the imperial court ceremony in the past, but the position was too far back that he couldn't even see the door of the main hall, let alone the throne in the hall.

"Anyone can sit on it, but not all emperors sit on it." Xu Jidao began to understand what Ma Wei meant.

"I knew that my brother and I had the same heart, and I knew it all the time." Ma Wei hesitated for a moment, climbed the stairs, stood in front of the throne, and gently swiped his fingers on the chair, as if he wanted to sit on it, but finally changed his mind, turned around and smiled: "No matter what, we have been natural courtiers, and our hearts are like a rope, bound by our hands and feet. A person like Xue Liujia, who is lowly to the bone, is not bound, so he dares to rebel, dares to call himself a disciple of Maitreya, and dares to occupy the throne. ”

Mavi walked down the steps, "But that's not guts, it's ignorance. Xue Liujia didn't understand, he personally broke all the reverence of everyone for the throne, and also let himself be reduced to dust. It was he who personally proved that everything was simple, everything was easy, and killing him was just killing an old god stick, and it was no more complicated than killing someone else. As it turns out, it is. ”

"The external difficulties have not been eliminated, and the internal strife ...... Mr."

Ma Wei interrupted Xu Ji, "Brother Ji is a smart man, there is only one shortcoming, he relies too much on resourcefulness, he always wants to be ready for everything, and he is not willing to gamble. Remember? When you assassinated the Emperor of All Things, you always raised a lot of inappropriate points, and I made up for them one by one, what happened in the end? It's easy for you to stab the Emperor of All Things to death, and the plans you have prepared in advance are almost all superfluous. ”

"It's not superfluous at all, without those plans, the assassination would never have happened, and I wouldn't have had a chance to do it."

"But those plans are too complicated, and in hindsight, there are many things that can be omitted."

"Of course, in hindsight, it feels complicated, but at that time, it was a different situation, and we knew almost nothing about the Emperor of Everything......"

"It's enough to know he's a human being." Ma Wei interrupted again, "You and I are still too restrained, the assassin has given a revelation, but we haven't woken up until now-"

Ma Wei looked at the bloodstains not far away, "The Descendant Army was assigned by the younger brother, and almost no one came to Xue Liujia, I knew at that time that he was just a fool, there was nothing special, and our awe, jealousy, and speculation about him were all self-deception." For a person like him, every extra day or hour is an insult to himself. ”

"Xue Liujia defiled the throne, but failed to become the emperor, and if you kill him, you will not be able to become the king."

"Haha, that's Xue Liujia is too stupid, after all, he is just a grass farmer from a poor countryside, and he can't recognize the treasure when he picks it, let alone know how to use it. I know. ”

Ma Wei pulled out his knife again and muttered, "The more you think about it, the more you can't do it, and sometimes, you have to have a flash of inspiration." ”

Xu Ji suddenly felt a burst of panic, and reached out to hold his knife, "Brother Ma has an idea, I won't say much, and I will leave." ”

Ma Weihaha laughed twice, "Don't be afraid, brother, after all, a confidant has some value, I won't do anything to you, not to mention, you must bring many subordinates." The Wu people are loyal to you, just as the Liang people are loyal to me, and for this alone, you and I should be courteous to each other. ”

Xu Ji nodded, he didn't want to say a word, there are people in the world who can be persuaded, people who cannot be persuaded, and there is a kind of person who cannot be persuaded, but it will cause disaster.

Xu Ji already regretted that he had said too much.

He had just taken a few steps when Ma Wei suddenly said loudly, "Brother Ji has always thought that I don't have the qualifications of an emperor, right?" ”

Xu Ji stopped, did not turn around, and did not speak.

"You will defect to King Jin for a while, woo King Ning for a while, and even bend to curry favor with Xue Liujia, but you just refuse to come to me. In your eyes, I'm just a foil by King Jin's side, and I'm going to bow down to him sooner or later, right? ”

Xu Ji still didn't answer.

"You're wrong!" There was anger in Mavi's voice, "You're all wrong! I am the Emperor of Great Liang, and I am more qualified to be the emperor than all of you. Do you think you're smart? Sober up, the Wu people are loyal to you, not because of the princess of Wu Kingdom, but because they are far away from home, and as soon as they return to Jiangdong, they will immediately have different hearts. ”

Xu Ji walked out, but Ma Wei's voice became louder and louder, and he followed him closely, "Where do you think the troubled times come from?" Just start with the words 'simple, easy', everyone becomes simple, so everyone can kill, everything becomes easy, so everything can be changed. You kill the emperor of all things, I kill the king of the world, I am willing to ride the wind and waves, but you want to go against the wind......"

Xu Ji walked out of the main hall and finally left Ma Wei's voice behind him, but the scene in front of him seemed to be evidence of Ma Wei.

For these "rebellious" soldiers of the Descendant Army, everything is indeed simple and easy, they have hated the Xue family for a long time, but they dare not resist, once the first knife is cut down, there is nothing to restrain their hands and feet.

The Xue family, regardless of men, women, old and young, were all killed, and the blood flowed like a river, and the murderers had already killed red eyes, and walked through the blood, showing off the number of people they had killed to their companions, especially those who divided the incarnation king, each holding a piece, as if it was a shield and a magic weapon, which could resist death for him.

At the gate of the palace, a large group of Wu soldiers lined up, watching the massacre in horror, and finally seeing King Wu coming, they were all greatly relieved.

For these onlookers, there is also a little restraint in their hearts.

Xu Ji got on the horse and immediately led his subordinates to leave, hoping that this "bondage" could be retained for a long time.

The news that King Liang broke into the palace and killed the incarnation king spread quickly, and in addition to the shock, there were really many people who wanted to take revenge, and the city was in chaos, and there were gathered soldiers everywhere, shouting and shouting, or crying and grabbing the earth, but no one really dared to ask King Liang for his guilt, and without the guidance of the kings, they could not even gather into an army.

The coalition army was immediately dispersed, and the kings could only firmly control their own men and horses, each guarding a city wall, and if the officers and soldiers launched a siege, the righteous army could only use more than 10,000 soldiers.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers did not know what was happening in the city, and they were still erecting fences and digging ditches in an orderly manner, planning for a long siege.

Xu Ji returned to the camp of the Wu army in Xicheng and wanted to gather the kings, but he knew that no one would return, and he would not go to see the others again.

For Ma Wei, things are simple and easy, but for Xu Ji, the situation has become more complicated and difficult.

Guo Shifeng was still there, and he had already heard about what was happening in the main hall, and when he saw King Wu, he said, "King Liang is crazy." ”

Xu Ji sat down and relieved his fatigue for a while, "He's either crazy or too smart." ”

"King Liang is too smart?" Guo Shifeng showed a smile on his face, "Even if you are smart, it is someone else's, such as King Jin." ”

Xu Ji looked at Guo Shifeng, although he despised this person's conduct, he had to admit that many times their thoughts were surprisingly consistent.

"The incarnation army is divided, the king of Liang has to kill the king, and the king of Jin has to get the avenger - they want to abandon the eastern capital and leave with their troops." Xu Ji had already guessed on the road.

Guo Shifeng nodded, "Jizhou is adjacent to Jizhou, it is either an ally or an enemy, since Jizhou has sent troops, Jinyang is in danger, and the king of Jin must return to his hometown as soon as possible." As for King Liang, he has lived under the people for a long time, and he is dissatisfied in his heart, and he has long wanted to monopolize one side and not be controlled by the kings. Listening to what he meant, he didn't want to go to Huaizhou, but to lead troops to Qinzhou, bordering the King of Jin and supporting each other. ”

"The Descendant Army is willing to return to Qinzhou with him."

"Of course, King Liang secretly wooed the soldiers of the Descending Army, not for a day or two, and he understands their intentions best."

Xu Ji suddenly remembered that Ma Wei had said that Gan Zhao, the king of Shu, consolidated his position by adopting a righteous son and a righteous daughter and marrying the leader, but now that he thinks about it, it is clearly Ma Wei's "confession", but the means are slightly different from Gan Zhao.

"But how did they get out of the city?" Xu Ji asked.

"Simple." Guo Shifeng said this word, which surprised Xu Ji, but Guo Shifeng had no other meaning, "The King of Jin and the King of Liang must secretly communicate with the officers and soldiers, begging the officers and soldiers to let go of a corner, and they will sacrifice the city gates on the east and south sides." ”

Xu Ji smiled bitterly, this is almost an inevitable choice, Shen Tan and Ma Wei can only keep their power by betraying the other three kings.

Thinking about it this way, Ma Wei killed the incarnation king was not simple at all, he was making an example for the officers and soldiers outside the city.

The officers and soldiers will soon know about the chaos in the city, but if the commander is bolder, he will immediately launch a siege, as for whether he is willing to let go of a corner, it depends on the ability of Shen Tan and Ma Wei.

Xu Ji looked at Guo Shifeng again, "Why doesn't Brother Guo want to follow the second king?" ”

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "King Liang can't do without King Jin after all, and the strategist next to King Jin is Liu Youzhong, so it's better for me to avoid it." King Wu seems to lack a strategist on his side, so I will serve myself. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "No, it seems that there is really a lack of a strategist like Brother Guo." The situation is like this, what is Brother Guo's plan? ”

"It's not a clever idea, it's just an idea. The kings of Jin and Liang wanted to borrow the road from the officers and soldiers, and there was only one choice left for the king of Wu. ”

"Surrender?"

"It can't be said to be a surrender, it should be regarded as a surrender. And-" Guo Shifeng smiled, "There are rumors that King Wu and Yecheng have been in constant contact, so there must be this intention, right?" ”

Xu Ji laughed, "Those who know me, Brother Guo also." But don't worry, the two kings are first, the city is in chaos, at this time to take refuge in Yecheng, it is tantamount to begging for food, you must first calm the situation in the city, so that Yecheng feels that the eastern capital is difficult to break, and it is worth taking refuge. ”

"What King Wu said is extremely true." Guo Shifeng arched his hand.

Xu Ji didn't want to take refuge in anyone, he just wanted to adapt to the situation and modify the original plan, a huge revision.