Chapter 150: The Praying Mantis

It's dawn

A piece of news was spreading frantically in Luoyang City: Sima Wei, the king of Chu, sent troops without authorization and killed the auxiliary ministers Runan Wang and Wei Stork late at night.

Is there another military disaster in Luoyang City? The hundred officials and people in Luoyang City were full of fear in their hearts, and they held their breath to see what the King of Chu had done. Miyagi was once again under martial law, and courtiers who were unwilling to stand in the wrong line rushed to make their stand out.

Pei Kai ran to the palace out of breath, he had been appointed as the general of Annan, but before he could leave for Xiangyang to take office, a coup d'état occurred, and he was followed into the palace by an eight-year-old boy named Sima Yi, the youngest son of the king of Runan.

Pei Kai stroked Sima Yi's head well, and said to Sima Yi with a kind expression: "I will go to the palace later, can Your Highness remember what to say?" ”

Although Sima Chao was young, his resolute eyes at this time did not seem like what an eight-year-old child could show, Sima Yi nodded and said in a low voice: "Uncle don't worry, Yi'er is introspective." ”

After Pei Kai came to the palace, he quickly came to the council hall, only to see that the hall was full of panicked courtiers, Pei Kai told his story last night, how he learned that the king of Chu was going to raise troops to kill the minister, how he expected that the king of Chu would definitely send someone to kill him, and then how he rode into the city, how to rescue Sima Yi under the butcher's knife, how to take this eight-year-old child to hide around.

He fled to his father-in-law's house Situ Wang Hun's house, and the people of the king of Chu chased him to Wang Hun's house. Pei Kai was talking, and Sima Yi on the side burst into tears. The court was full of grief and indignation, and the courtiers all had solemn expressions and righteous indignation.

Soon, Situ Wang Hun also entered the palace, and his testimony further proved the authenticity of Pei Kai's accusation.

At this time, Emperor Hui heard that today's courtiers were particularly lively, and they all came to the council hall early, Emperor Hui wanted to join in the fun, and he went to the court early, and it happened that Wang Hun saw Emperor Hui, so he asked Emperor Hui, did he issue an edict to order the King of Chu to kill the King of Runan?

Of course, Emperor Hui was confused and innocent. Because the edict was not issued by him at all, but by Empress Jia, and Emperor Hui was never seen at all, Emperor Hui hurriedly said, "How is it possible? Uncle Wang is highly respected, loyal and patriotic, and is my uncle, how can I bear to kill him? ”

Wang Hun arched his hand at Emperor Hui and said: "Since this is the case, then the truth will come out: Sima Wei, the king of Chu, killed the auxiliary minister without authorization. Please send a decree to the king of Chu to ask for his guilt! ”

Emperor Hui thought for a while and said, "What happened to the King of Chu?" Is that my own brother? ”

At this time, Pei Kai stood up and said impassionedly: "Your Majesty, the king of Chu is already a serious crime, and killing the auxiliary minister without authorization is an unforgivable crime, the two crimes are one, even if the king of Chu is the son of the first emperor and His Majesty's own brother, he cannot be pardoned, and his crime should be punished." ”

All of a sudden, the courtiers said that the king of Chu killed the auxiliary ministers without authorization, and he should be punished for the crime, and asked Emperor Hui to make a decision as soon as possible.

Emperor Hui was upset when he heard the noisy and shouting of the courtiers, so he shouted loudly: "What are you talking about? You're going to arrest the King of Chu! What's here? I'm upset! ”

As soon as Emperor Hui said this, the courtiers reacted, although the crime of the King of Chu has been determined, who can arrest the King of Chu? Thinking of this, the courtiers' hearts only became heavier.

The king of Chu led the forbidden army under his command of 36 guards to occupy Luoyang City, and all outside the palace city was already the sphere of influence of the king of Chu. The king of Chu did not enter the palace, which is already a blessing. How can the imperial court have the ability to denounce the crimes of King Chu at this moment? The courtiers were sad and gloomy, and they began to worry about their lives, and they all began to move Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts, should they find a way out temporarily?

At this time, the crown prince Zhang Hua stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the king of Chu has killed two auxiliary ministers, and now the authority of the world comes from the king of Chu, so that the safety of His Majesty will not be guaranteed. ”

Emperor Hui listened to Zhang Hua's words, rolled his eyes, and was thinking about Zhang Hua's words. Emperor Hui may still need to think for a while to understand what Zhang Hua meant, but the courtiers immediately understood that Zhang Hua was the right nonsense, and what he said was equivalent to saying it in vain. The thorny question now is not whether the king of Chu should be killed, but how?

Situ Wang Hun glared at Zhang Hua and said, "Dare to ask about the current situation, how easy is it to kill the King of Chu?" Is there a solution? ”

Zhang Hua smiled slightly, and said confidently: "The king of Chu Jiaozhao harmed the second prince without authorization, and the incident happened in a hurry, and the soldiers of the forbidden army under his command thought that this was the emperor's intention, so they followed him." Now you can send someone to hold a donkey banner to make the forbidden army unload their armor and retreat, and they must be invincible. ”

It is a legendary beast that resembles a white tiger with black stripes and a tail as long as a body; A banner is a long, narrow flag that hangs vertically. The flag is embroidered with the pattern of the flag, which is a kind of flag that the emperor and the emperor authorizes to hold, and the bearer of the flag is like a festival, which can declare the emperor's will on behalf of the emperor and is usually used to stop military operations.

Situ Wanghun listened to Zhang Hua's words, and had some doubts in his heart, so he asked, "Does this plan work?" ”

Zhang Hua said to Emperor Hui: "Your Majesty, whether this plan is useful or not, you have to try it to find out." ”

When Emperor Hui heard Zhang Hua say this, he thought for a while, and then said, "This plan is feasible. But be careful, don't harm my imperial brother, I want to ask him personally why he wants to be overbearing? ”

Emperor Hui then sent Wang Gong, the general of the palace, out of the palace, holding a su yu banner and retreating from the army. In addition, Emperor Hui sent Sima Jiamo to lead 500 tigers in the palace to arrest Sima Wei, the king of Chu.

Outside the Royal Palace

The seat of the King of Chu

The king of Chu hesitated, the king of Chu felt a trace of ominous breath, after dawn, the king of Chu originally wanted to take the lead in attacking the palace and controlling the palace city, but at this juncture, there was a big problem, the king of Chu's henchman Qi Sheng ran over and whispered to the king of Chu: "The forbidden army is suspicious of attacking the palace, and the army's heart is a little fluctuating!" ”

The king of Chu was nervous, if he lost the forbidden army in his hands, then he would only have the choice of a different place, and then, the king of Chu chose to station the elite forbidden army outside the palace, forming a coercive situation, and the idea of the king of Chu was to force the court to negotiate with him.

Seeing that the sky was getting brighter and brighter, there were also many courtiers who wanted to enter the palace, and the king of Chu was very generous to let the courtiers enter the palace. Seeing this situation, Gongsun Hong attached to the ear of the king of Chu and said: "Lord, without further ado, we must storm the palace, as long as we have the emperor in our hands, we can do whatever we want, and now let the courtiers enter the palace, just let them give advice to the emperor!" We're actually quite passive right now! Lord, do it quickly! ”

The king of Chu said to Gongsun Hong nonchalantly: "This king just wants these courtiers to see who is really suitable to sit in that seat." Will this king be afraid of the emperor? Just let him come! The total number of tigers in the palace is only one or two thousand, and this king has nothing to fear, so wait patiently! ”

At this time, Gongsun Hong saw the gate of the palace creak open, and saw a person wearing armor and holding a sword, with a team of soldiers coming out, holding a big flag, and coming straight towards them, Gongsun Hong was quite surprised? Could it be that the emperor intends to use such a small number of people to compete with him? Wrong! Something is definitely wrong! When Gongsun Hong looked carefully, he was suddenly startled in his heart, and hurriedly said anxiously to the King of Chu: "Lord Wang, the emperor invited out the Yu Banner!" ”

The king of Chu felt cold in his heart, this is simply his own life, the king of Chu glanced at the forbidden army that surrounded him left and right, and his heart was horizontal, the forbidden army could not be counted on, and he could only rely on his own henchmen. The King of Chu hurriedly called Qi Sheng over and gave an order in a low voice.

At this time, Wang Gong had already come to the front of the army formation of the king of Chu with the banner of the king, and Wang Gong shouted loudly at the army formation of the king of Chu: "The king of Chu is overbearing! The armies are gone! King Chu Jiaozhao! The armies are gone! ......" The power of the Yu Banner was immediate, and the forbidden army under the command of the King of Chu outside the palace saw the Yu Banner and threw down their weapons to scatter the birds and beasts.

After a while, the forbidden army around the king of Chu ran away, and only the two guards led by Li Zhao remained. The king of Chu nodded at Li Zhao and motioned for Li Zhao to advance and retreat with him. Immediately, the king of Chu mounted his war horse, copied a spear in his hand, and shouted loudly to his henchmen and guards: "Everyone, are you willing to kill the enemy with this king?" ”

The guards brought by the King of Chu from Jingnan were all cultivated by himself over the years, and there was naturally no problem with loyalty, but the number was a little less, only more than five hundred people. All the guards shouted in unison: "May I follow the prince and die without regrets!" ”

The king of Chu roared, and rushed towards Wang Gong who was holding the Yu flag, the king of Chu was fast, Wang Gong had not reacted, the king of Chu had already rushed to his eyes, raised his hand is a spear, straight to Wang Gong's chest, Wang Gong was in a hurry and could not block, so he had to hold the Yu banner to block, where did he think that the strength of the king of Chu was great, rubbing, the spear stabbed the flagpole, straight into Wang Gong's chest.

The king of Chu stabbed the spearhead into Wang Gong's body, only to see that Wang Gong was no longer able to speak, the blood on his chest was about to dye his armor red, and the blood foam in his mouth blocked Wang Gong's last right to speak. King Chu smiled ruthlessly: "Drink" roared, and lifted Wang Gong from the horse into the air, only to see Wang Gong throw a knife arc in the air and fall to the ground like a broken bag.

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of the King of Chu's mouth, and the King of Chu raised his spear high and shouted at the palace: "Kill! Then he rushed over, and behind the King of Chu, Qi Sheng, Gongsun Hong, and five hundred guards followed, and a little farther away, there were two guards led by Li Zhao......