At the foot of Dingjun Mountain, a team of people and horses are camping. Knowing that his father Liu Yan was terminally ill, Liu Fan, who was a son, was very anxious with Liu Dan, afraid that he would not be able to see his father for the last time. Since his father Liu Yan served as the pastor of Yizhou, Liu Fan accompanied his mother and two younger brothers to stay in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, and his mother died of illness not long after arriving in Chang'an because he couldn't stand the fatigue of the journey, and the Liu family was left with only Liu Fan's brothers.

In terms of relationship, Liu Fan and his second brother Liu Dan are the closest, but the relationship with Liu Zhang is not as Liu Zhang thinks, Liu Fan does not like him. The eldest brother is the father, Liu Fan is the elder brother, and the father Liu Yan is not at home, so the responsibility of educating the younger brother naturally falls on Liu Fan. After all, Liu Zhang is young and can't understand his brother's hard work, Liu Fan is strict, and in Liu Zhang's opinion, he has become unpleasant.

After getting the court's permission, the Liu Fan brothers traveled day and night, hoping to rush to the CD as soon as possible to see their father for the last time, as for the rest, Liu Fan and Liu Dan didn't think much about it at this time. But Liu Fan and Liu Dan didn't expect that someone would naturally help them remember one thing.

Liu Yan is now the king of Shu, but the position of the prince of Shu has not been decided for a long time, once Liu Yan is dead, that person is in the CD Liu Zhang's near the water, and the chance is much greater than that of Liu Fan and Liu Dan.

"Are the two sons resting?" An inquiry came from outside the tent. Liu Fan and Liu Dan, who were talking, hurriedly invited people into the account. In order to ensure that the two of them did not have any accidents on the way, Liu Xie asked Shi A to lead twenty swordsmen to escort him, but after Hanzhong County, Shi A would bring people back.

"What's the matter with Captain Shi?" Liu Fan asked after inviting Shi A to sit down.

"I'm going to part with the two sons tomorrow, Shi Ah feels that there is something that must be reminded of the two sons, lest the two sons be fools in the future." Shi A said to Liu Fan straight to the point.

The two brothers were puzzled, but Liu Fan opened his mouth and asked, "Captain Shi, my second brother and I are just going back to visit my father, what danger will there be?" ”

“…… Originally, I shouldn't have said this, but the saint once said that he didn't want to see the two of them have an accident, so he informed the two sons in advance, and if anyone asked in the future, Shi A would not admit it. ”

"Captain Shi, please speak." Liu Fan and Liu Dan felt even more strange when they heard this, and Liu Dan couldn't help but urge Shi Adao.

"I just received news yesterday that the younger brother of the two sons has been behaving a little abnormally recently, and often talks secretly with his new friend Zhao Wei, and the conversation is all night. The two sons, if this matter is left in normal times, it is not wrong, but at a time like this, it seems a little suspicious. Ling Zun is now the king of Shu, but who the prince of Shu is has not been decided, and the reason why the saint happily agreed to let the two of you go back is probably because he thought that Ling Zun intended to set up a son, so he did not stop it. The saint didn't want Yizhou to fall into civil strife because of the matter of the prince, so he asked the two sons to take care of themselves, so as not to give people a chance to take advantage of. ”

Liu Fan and Liu Dan brothers didn't think of this in their hearts, but when they were reminded by Shi A, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Shi A was reasonable. Shi A left, not giving Liu Fan a chance to ask for help, Liu Dan looked at his brother and waited for Liu Fan to make a decision.

"Second brother, how about we go to Brazil first after we leave tomorrow?"

“…… Brother, what are you going to do in Brazil? Liu Dan asked curiously.

"Your sister-in-law's maiden home is in Brazil, and you go with your brother to meet the elders. By the way, borrow some people from the Brazilian Taishou Pangyi. ”

“…… Brother, are you worried about ......?"

"There is no big mistake in being careful, the fourth brother and you and I have never been very close, if someone is really bewitched, I am afraid that he will not care about the brotherhood with you and me."

"He dares!"

"Second brother, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, my father only has three sons now, if you and I are not alive, even if people know that it is the fourth brother's poisoner in the future, no one will seek justice for you and me." Liu Fan shook his head and said.

Liu Dan has always looked forward to Liu Fan, but when he saw Liu Fan's insistence, he did not oppose it again. And he himself is worried that if he really encounters an accident, there will be only one life, and if he is gone, nothing will belong to him.

Just as the two brothers were discussing going to Brazil tomorrow to borrow someone, Shia also returned to his tent. Li Ru, who was already waiting in the tent, saw Shi A coming back, and immediately asked, "How is it?" How did the two react? ”

"As Mr. said, the Liu Fan brothers looked a little panicked." Shi Ah replied in a deep voice.

"Hmph, if I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid these brothers will go to Brazil tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Brazil is too shou Pang Yi and Liu Fan are related, Liu Fan came to the door to beg, Pang Yi will not refuse, as long as Pang Yi agrees to Liu Fan's request, then what we have to do next will be much smoother."

“…… Sir, Shi Ah doesn't understand, it's obviously a simple matter, why do you have to make it complicated. Shi A saw Li Ru's face with Zhizhu in his hand, and couldn't help but ask.

"Huh...... Think I'm a bit of a drawback? Shi A, with your ability, it is indeed easy to take the life of Brother Liu Fan, but have you thought about what kind of impact your action will bring? ”

"Uh...... Please also ask for your advice. ”

Li Ru was very satisfied with Shi A's modest attitude, and his subsequent actions were inseparable from Shi A's support, so Li Ru had no intention of hiding from Shi A, and said to Shi A slowly: "Shi A, although the imperial court has barely stabilized the situation now, its strength is still weak, and the Xiliang army is still a big problem for the imperial court. At such times, the less hostile it is to the imperial court. ”

"This Shi Ah knows, but with Shi A's skills, it's not a problem to get rid of Brother Liu Fan who no one knows."

"Brother Liu Fan wants to get rid of him, but he must not let the two of them die on the territory of the imperial court. Otherwise, even if no evidence can be found, the court will be criticized. Now that the princes of the world are united, the princes of all walks of life want the orthodoxy of the Han family to be discredited, because the more unpleasant the reputation of the imperial court, the more beneficial it will be to them. ”

"That's why Sir stopped Shi Ah from attacking the two of them on the way here?"

"Well, even if they die, they must not be allowed to have an accident on the territory of the imperial court. The reason why I am in such trouble is to clear this matter with the court. ”

"Then why did you choose Liu Zhang? That man was cowardly and indecisive, and he was really not a qualified candidate for the throne. ”

"Shi'a, you are confused, do you think the imperial court is really willing to make Liu Yan the king of Shu? If it weren't for the weakness of the imperial court, why would it be necessary to admit the separation between Liu Yan and Liu Biao. Choosing a cowardly person is just to make it less difficult to recover Yizhou and Jingzhou in the future. ”

“…… If the imperial court wants to recover Yizhou and Jingzhou in the future, then why should Liu Zhang be left this time, if these three people are eliminated, so that there is no successor to the throne of the king of Shu, isn't it more beneficial to the imperial court? Shi Ah asked puzzled.

"It's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, so if Liu Yan can hold out for a few more years, and wait for the imperial court to solve the Xiliang Army and Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou, then it's not impossible to do it according to your wishes. But at the moment, the imperial court is not yet able to deal with Yizhou. ”

"But with Liu Zhang's ability, can he hold Yizhou?"

"Of course Liu Zhang can't, but Bashu is more talented, especially after the chaos in the Central Plains, many talents have moved to Bashu to avoid trouble, and now Xun Yu Xun Gongda, who originally wanted to run to Bashu to escape, but because the road was blocked, he had to temporarily live in Jingxiang, and later met Fa Jimou, so he was invited back to Chang'an."

"But Jingzhou Liu Biao is not a mediocre person, and his subordinates are also many generals, can Liu Zhang stop it?"

"Huh...... Shi A, do you know the Shengshang's evaluation of Liu Biao? ”

"What?"

"The Dog of the Keeper."

"Did the Holy One really say that?" Shi Ah was a little unconvinced.

"Huh...... This is also what the Holy Lord said when he was chatting with me and Wen He, and you must not spread it. ”

"Sir, don't worry, Shi Ah still understands this thing. But sir, is Liu Jingzhou really not to worry about? ”

"The time, the place, the people. Once Jing and Yi went to war, Tianshiren and the two families accounted for half of each other, but the geographical advantage was exclusive to Yizhou. And Yizhou is not without capable people, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan can keep Liu Biao's Jingzhou people out, so you don't have to worry that Yizhou will not be able to stop Jingzhou's attack. ”

"When is Mr. going to let Shi Ah do it?"

"Don't worry, it's not too late to decide after you see it clearly."

……

The next day, after a night of nothing, the Liu Fan brothers said goodbye to Shi A, who escorted them, and Shi A saw Liu Fan brothers leave, and then they also acted separately with Li Ru, and followed Liu Fan brothers' team with others. Sure enough, as Li Ru said to Shi A, after the Liu Fan brothers entered the boundary of Yizhou, they immediately changed their route and went to Brazil.

When the Brazilian Taishou Pang Yi learned the news of the arrival of the Liu Fan brothers, he was overjoyed. Almost all the people in Yizhou officialdom are now thinking about taking sides. The old lord Liu Yan was about to hang up, but they, who were courtiers, couldn't go to the funeral after Liu Yan's death. The days will go on, and who to choose as their future lord has become a multiple-choice question that cannot be bypassed in front of everyone.

Pang Yi originally belonged to Liu Zhang, after all, Liu Zhang was timid and cowardly, and having such a lord would also be beneficial to his Pang family in the future. But the problem is that Liu Zhang doesn't seem to want to be close to Pang Yi, Pang Yi knows that the reason why Liu Zhang is like this is because his sister married Liu Fan.

It was precisely because of knowing this that Pang Yi died of his heart to take refuge in Liu Zhang, and began to concentrate on preparing for Liu Fan's seizure of the throne. After learning that Liu Fan's brothers left Chang'an, Pang Yi was surprised and delighted, in order to prevent Liu Fan's brothers from having any accidents, Pang Yi had already intended to send troops to escort Liu Fan's brothers back to CD along the way, and Liu Fan made a request to borrow troops, which was in Pang Yi's arms.

What you send on your own is far less important than what the other party asks for. Pang Yi recognized Liu Fan, so he naturally wholeheartedly selected 200 elite soldiers from his side, led by his confidant Lei Tong, and escorted Liu Fan back to CD all the way. Liu Fan was naturally grateful for Pang Yi's help.

Time was pressing, Liu Fan didn't bother much after borrowing someone, and immediately took his brother Liu Dan to the CD after saying goodbye to Pang Yi. It's just that the speed of his group still can't catch up with the people who reported to Liu Zhang. Before the Liu Fan brothers arrived at the CD, Liu Zhang had already received the news.

After deciding to compete for the position of the prince of Shu, Liu Zhang also actively cooperated with Zhao Wei, and met with the representatives of the CD families in the past few days, promising that if he supported him Liu Zhang, the families could get any benefits. Because of Zhao Wei's help, except for the Zhang family, basically everyone in CD City has promised to support Liu Zhang.

Naturally, the Zhang family could not agree to Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang had no intention of letting the Zhang family go. Although Liu Zhang is timid and cowardly, he also knows that Liwei is a kind of thing, the CD family can't move, but the Zhang family, which occupies a place in the CD by virtue of Liu Yan's favor, can, and the Zhang family is also the family that Liu Zhang has always wanted to get rid of.

"Ji Yu, it's time for you to make up your mind." Zhao Wei said bluntly to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang seemed a little hesitant, with this determination, he Liu Zhang really had no way back. If you want your father to make yourself the son of the world, the best way is to let the two brothers disappear from the world, so that the Liu family only has one seedling of their own, and even if the father is unwilling, he can only choose himself. But in that case, he will become a loner in this world, and once this matter is leaked, the crime of killing his brother is enough to ruin his reputation.

"Is there no other way? For example, take them down and hide them, and then release them after the overall situation has been decided? Liu Zhang asked Zhao Wei with a glimmer of hope.

Zhao Wei couldn't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart when he heard this, it's all at this time, what else is there to hesitate? Holding back his anger, Zhao Wei asked Liu Zhang: "Ji Yumo doesn't hope that this Yizhou will become a hell on earth in the future?" ”

"Where do you start?"

"Ji Yu cares about brotherhood, but if those two don't give up and secretly win people's hearts, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no one who wants to take risks for a rich and noble situation, and at that time, Ji Yu may be able to bear the fault of the people's suffering? Ji Yu, when it is broken, it is a great good thing to kill two people and save hundreds of people in Yizhou. ”

"But ......"

"Ji Yu, if you still hesitate, then please tie me up, and when your brother arrives, I will be handed over to them to deal with, and then you may be able to save your life."

“…… You, don't be so excited, aren't we discussing? ”

"It's a fart! Seeing that other people's knives are about to reach their necks, you are still in the mood to discuss, say quickly, what do you want? Zhao Wei was so angry that he wanted to kick Liu Zhang a few times.

Facing the angry Zhao Wei, Liu Zhang shrank his neck uncontrollably, and finally gritted his teeth and said to Zhao Wei: "Then, do as you say." ”

Zhao Wei, who finally got Liu Zhang's consent, did not delay for a moment, and immediately took his leave and went back to prepare, he was really afraid that if he continued to stay, he would not be able to help but do something to kill the master.

In fact, long before Liu Zhang agreed to do it, Zhao Wei had already made all the preparations, and it can be said that as long as Liu Zhang nodded, the assassination operation could be launched immediately.

Since it was an assassination, it was natural that the official power could not be used, and the official generals such as Zhang Ren and Yan Yan would never agree to Zhao Wei doing this. In order to clear the suspicion, Zhao Wei used money to buy a group of outlaws who only recognized money, and did not tell them who assassinated, but promised to take out the money that these outlaws would enjoy for the rest of their lives as a reward after the matter was completed.

Man dies for money, and birds die for food. As long as the outlaws have money to take, they naturally don't care who they want to kill. After receiving the news that Zhao Wei sent someone to do it, the outlaws, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately went on the road, and went to the ambush site under the leadership of the intermediary to wait for the assassination target to appear.

After getting Shi A's reminder, the Liu Fan brothers were cautious along the way, and seeing that they could reach CD after another night's drive, the hearts that the two had been hanging on couldn't help but relax. Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Fan agreed to the proposal to escort the general Lei Tong, rest for the night, and wait for tomorrow dawn to rush to the CD in one go.

The mental tension of many days suddenly relaxed, and the fatigue of the journey suddenly hit like a tide, Liu Fan and his brother Liu Dan hurriedly discussed a few words and couldn't help but go back to their accounts sleepily to rest. And Homo, who was responsible for protecting the two brothers all the way, also returned to his tent after arranging the night defense.

Similar is a rough person, I don't know a few big characters, but his strength is extremely great, even if it is Zhang Ren, who is known as the first general of Bashu, he is not the same opponent in terms of strength alone. This time, Pang Yi let Lei Tong accompany him to protect him, also out of trust in Lei Tong's martial arts.

Heaven is fair, and while He closes one window for you, He will also open another door for you. Lei Tong's intelligence is insufficient, but his strength is good, especially the innate beast-like alertness, which has allowed Lei Tong to avoid danger again and again.

Lei Tong, who hadn't been sleepy for the time being, was lying on the couch thinking about whether he would return with the troops or stay after sending the Liu Fan brothers to the CD, when he suddenly heard a sound of shooing outside the tent. Lei Tong originally thought that some small animal had broken into the camp, but when he saw the figure printed on the tent, he immediately realized that someone had attacked the camp.

Immediately did not dare to hesitate, reached out and picked up the long sword placed on the side of the couch, bounced up from the bed violently, raised the sword and stabbed the figure outside the tent. This action was slow and fast, and the whole camp was alarmed when I heard a scream outside the tent. Lei cut open the camp tent with the same sword, and ran straight to the camp tent of the Liu Fan brothers without delaying for a moment.

The reason why the outlaws are called outlaws is because these people are not afraid of death, and seeing the sneak attack, people found that these outlaws not only did not retreat, but fought and killed the target.

The incident happened suddenly, and the officers and soldiers were taken by surprise, and although there were similar timely warnings, they were still at a disadvantage in a short period of time, and they could not form a favorable formation to deal with the outlaws attacking the camp.

Liu Fan and Liu Dan had also woken up at this time, and the brothers were all shocked at this time, even before the assassination appeared, the two brothers still thought that the fourth brother would not be so ruthless, and they did this just to be prepared. Unexpectedly, the fourth brother really sent someone to kill him.