Chapter Ninety-Three: Old Rush

Xuchang

Runan Palace

Li Zhao carried the edict of Empress Jia, hurried day and night, and finally came to the palace of the king of Runan. After the briefing, the king of Runan ordered him to be invited into the council hall. Li Zhao drank one cup of tea and another cup of tea, waiting left and right, the king of Runan just didn't come out to see him, Li Zhao was so anxious! But there is no way but to let the maid serve another cup of tea and wait patiently.

After waiting for a while, the king of Runan came over leisurely, beckoned the maid to serve the tea, and the king of Runan just knelt on the desk, drinking the tea silently, his eyes did not look at Li Zhao, staring straight at the teacup in his hand, as if he was counting how many tea leaves there were, and he didn't mean to talk to Li Zhao at all.

Li Zhao was anxious, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up and bowed down: "Does the prince know what Li is here for today?" ”

King Runan took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "If you don't say it, how can this king know?" ”

Li Zhao hurriedly took two steps forward and said, "I'm afraid that the prince doesn't want to listen!" ”

King Runan raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Zhao, and said slowly: "Listen or not, this king knows by himself, you just have to talk about it!" ”

Li Zhao thought in his heart, since the matter has come to this, the window paper will be pierced sooner or later, and there is nothing to hide it, so he just said it directly, so he explained the cause and effect. After finishing speaking, Li Zhao took out the emperor's holy decree and read it seriously.

After Li Zhao finished reading, he found that the king of Runan was sitting quietly on the side, neither kneeling down to receive the order, nor expressing any expression, still drinking tea with his head down, as if he hadn't heard it. just beckoned the attendant to take the holy decree from Li Zhao's hand, and he glanced at it a few times hastily, but he didn't say anything.

King Runan looked at Li Zhao under the steps at this time, and his heart gradually became active, it turned out that he, as the old prince of the clan, how could he not know the little bad things that happened in the palace? He has long known that the emperor has always listened to the queen, so, naturally, who can tell whether this holy decree is true or false? Maybe it really was the emperor himself! Maybe it's just Empress Jia's edict! King Runan was afraid that he would fall into the trap if he was not careful, so he was silent for a long time.

When Li Zhao saw King Runan like this, his heart was very anxious, like sitting on pins and needles! However, there is no way, and I can't force King Runan to speak! After all, the other party is a respected old prince.

After being silent for a while, King Runan finally spoke, and said, "General Li has been running all the way, and his body is tired, so this king will prepare some wine and food first, and let's talk about anything after eating." ”

Soon, the wine and food were ready, and the king of Runan asked Li Zhao to take a seat, but how could Li Zhao have the heart to drink, his glasses couldn't stop looking at the king of Runan, and his heart was anxious! However, the king of Runan didn't care about this, and just blindly persuaded him to drink. Li Zhao had no choice but to reluctantly cope. After three rounds of drinking, the king of Runan suddenly got up, threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, and shouted loudly outside: "Someone! Pull this thief out and cut it down! This country is the country of my Sima clan, this king's life is good, how can I be willing to join you and rebel together! ”

Li Zhao was shocked, and just as he was about to struggle, the guards who rushed out from both sides like wolves tied Li Zhao tightly. Li Zhao didn't care about it at this time, and shouted loudly at the king of Runan: "As the head of the clan, you are the king of Runan, but you only know that you hide on the side and steal your life, you can't listen to the endless songs and dances, and enjoy endless glory and wealth, but you don't care about the traitors, the world is in chaos, and the people are suffering, such a prince is the sorrow of the court!" It is the sorrow of the people of the world! Don't! It's not as good as a little official like me! ”

King Runan watched Li Zhao's performance coldly on the side, and smiled contemptuously in his heart: "Little rabbit, want to cheat me?" I'll just watch you pretend to be forced quietly! ”

While Li Zhao was talking, he was dragged out of the hall by the guards for a few steps, and seeing that he was about to be dragged out, Li Zhao gritted his teeth and continued to use all his strength and said: "I, Li Zhao, have no regrets even if I die today. It's a pity that the traitors are not eliminated, and the country has no peace! Hate! Hate! After that, tears flowed from his eyes.

When the king of Runan saw that this Li Zhao was already dying, his words were still impassioned, and he even shed tears. began to ponder in his heart: "Either this guy named Li Zhao is too good at acting, or his true feelings are revealed, grandma's, the seven-foot man will cry when he says he sheds tears, if it really depends on his acting skills, he can really be regarded as a very good listed actor!" But doesn't it look like a fake? ”

King Runan thought again: "Even if this Li Zhao is here to deceive me, don't I still have a holy decree in my hand?" When the time comes, the king will do what he is commanded, and that will be true! With the Holy Decree, are you afraid that people will talk about it there? ”

Thinking of this, King Runan ordered the left and right guards to retreat, and then said to Li Zhao with a smile: "General Li, this king has offended a lot!" The world is sinister, and this king can't help but guard against it! I also hope that General Li Haihan! ”

After speaking, he personally loosened the rope on Li Zhao's body, invited Li Zhao to sit down, and toasted Li Zhao.

Li Zhao moved his aching arm that was strangled by the rope, and scolded the hemp selling batch in his heart, but he still had to smile and say, of course, of course, the prince's concern is not unreasonable! The youngster knows it!

During the banquet, Li Zhao and the king of Runan planned to discuss the specific time and plan for the start of the army, but the king of Runan was hesitant, and he was vague about the time, and he told Li Zhao that it would take time to gather soldiers and horses on his side, and then said that there was not enough food and grass for fear of provoking a mutiny, and for a while he was worried that the news would leak and cause a catastrophe. Li Zhao can understand that this King of Runan looks like a behemoth, but in fact, it is all false! It's not enough to plan big things with him! Thinking about this clearly, Li Zhao dealt with the king of Runan hastily and left the palace of Runan.

Li Zhao walked on the road and thought, the king of Runan, this guy, cowardly, suspicious, and suspicious, not enough to make a big deal, at this time, Li Zhao took out amazing courage, decided to leave the king of Runan, and went south directly to contact the king of Chu, using the king of Runan as a pretext, in fact, mainly relying on the power of the king of Chu, the more Li Zhao thought about it, the more he felt that it was right to do so, right now, others are in Xuchang, and there is no way to discuss with Empress Jia or Meng Guan and others, and the fate of the king outside will not be affected, the opportunity is fleeting, he must seize the opportunity, seize the time, after the decision, Li Zhao left Xuchang with this edict and went straight to Jingzhou, the fief of the king of Chu.

Jingzhou

Chu Wangfu

Since the king of Chu came back from Luoyang to mourn, he began to pass down orders, so that the generals should seize the time to train the troops, while beating Wuxi Man in daily turns, while fighting the troops and horses, ready to enter Luoyang at any time.

On this day, when the king of Chu was discussing the affairs of the military aircraft with Gongsun Hong, someone came to report, saying that there was an envoy coming from Luoyang, the king of Chu frowned, and gave a few words to Gongsun Hong, and then asked people to bring the messenger in, and this person was Li Zhao, who was transferred from the king of Runan to the south.

Li Zhao had just been led into the hall by the attendants, and was thinking about how to hand over the edict to the King of Chu properly, when more than a dozen warriors suddenly rushed in, and without saying anything, they pressed Li Zhao to the ground and tied it up firmly.

Li Zhao was shocked, and when he was about to roar, a samurai came up and kicked him, stuffing a rag in his mouth, and then everyone punched and kicked Li Zhao, and then, the samurai searched Li Zhao's body with all their hands and feet, and searched everything on Li Zhao's body. At this time, Li Zhao was already tossed and dying......

Chu Wangfu

Inner hall

When the King of Chu saw Gongsun Hong coming, he asked with a gloomy face, "Mr. Gongsun, how is it?" What did you find? ”

Gongsun Hong hurriedly walked a few steps forward and said, "Lord Wang, I found a holy decree!" ”

The king of Chu got up and snatched the edict from Gongsun Hong's hand, opened it and looked at it, and was overjoyed!

I saw that the edict read: "Relatives of the Yang family, dictatorship and calamity to the country." Linking up with the party, corrupting the government, and rewarding and punishing are all not unintentional. I have been worried all night, and I am afraid of the uneasiness of the society. Qing is my younger brother, the pillar of the clan, and the foreign domain is young and strong. Nian Xuanjing is difficult to start a business, and hopes to entangle loyal and righteous people, destroy the traitorous party, restore peace in the world, and eliminate violence before it sprouts. The edict of May of the first year of Yongxi. ”

After reading it, the king of Chu stuffed the edict into his sleeve, turned around and smiled at Gongsun Hongyin, and said, "Mr. Gongsun, guess what this edict is written in?" ”

Then the king of Chu ordered someone to bring Li Zhao over, and said to Li Zhao: "Don't bother talking, the king already knows your intentions, even if you don't want to do it, this king has long wanted to lead his troops to kill Yang Jun, the old thief!" You go back to Luoyang first, and when the time comes, the time is agreed, and the king will immediately lead his troops into Beijing! ”

Li Zhao saw that things were going well, and he didn't care that he had just been beaten, so he happily rode on a fast horse and hurriedly returned to Luoyang to resume his life.