(a)

"Your Majesty. His Majesty was frightened. ”

His subordinates moved a stool, Yang Biao had a gloomy face, and after bowing his hand, he didn't wait for Liu Shen to speak, so he sat down opposite Liu Shen by himself.

Yang Biao said: "I hope that General Zhou and his men will not embarrass Your Majesty." ”

Liu Shen smiled, looked around at the stray arrows crisscrossing the room, and said, "Except for the fact that the arrows shot at my bedroom like locusts, stepped forward and took away my sword, and did not give me food and drink for two days and one night, I was still gentle and polite, and I didn't embarrass me." ”

Yang Biao looked around for a moment and said, "Who told you not to send food to Your Majesty?" ”

Zhou Daiyue hesitated.

Yang Biao didn't ask, and instructed Zhou Daiyue to say, "Go and get food, let Your Majesty eat first." When people are hungry and thirsty, all they ignite in their hearts is hatred and fear, and there is no reason. Zhou Daiyue only praised and retreated.

Yang Biao turned his head to Liu Shen and said, "Of course, Your Majesty is a hero of the world, and there will be no fear in your heart. ”

Liu Shen smiled again and said, "Eat first, it's not important to eat." You have carefully designed this trap, and you have come here again today, if you have anything to say to me, just say it first. ”

Yang Biao said: "The minister's meaning, General Zhou should have conveyed it yesterday. The ministers could not agree with His Majesty's political views, and disarmament was a wrong move to destroy the Great Wall and shake the foundation of the country, and it was absolutely impossible to carry it out. The minister thought that although the foundation of the stability of the world was His Majesty's benevolent government, without the support of a strong army, His Majesty's benevolent government was just a castle on the sand. The era of the royal road has long passed, and now it is a domineering world. Your Majesty has a clear understanding of this and has a deep fallacy. However, the minister also knew that His Majesty's heart was firm and unshakable. Even if the court meeting is blocked for a while, sooner or later, Your Majesty will still have to do this. Therefore, the minister had to think of a way to do it once and for all. ”

Yang Biao said: "Your Majesty is a person who understands. The ministers are definitely not plotting rebellion. The ministers just wanted to help His Majesty consolidate the foundation of peace and return the country to the normal track. The courtiers were respectful and generous to His Majesty and the crown prince, and the lives of His Majesty and the crown prince remained unchanged except that His Majesty's father and son could not continue to engage in politics in the capital and were slightly restricted in their actions. There is no danger to life. The ministers were deeply afraid that His Majesty's disarmament would lead to a mutiny in the hearts of the army, so they had to strike first to clean up the situation for His Majesty. The ministers came to initiate this matter, and they had no intention of harming His Majesty, but if the rebels were allowed to mutiny, the ministers would not be able to grasp what the situation would be at that time. I hope that Your Majesty will understand the hardships of your ministers and have a loyal heart. ”

Liu Shen said: "Is this what you understand to be loyal? ”

Yang Biao said: "Yes. ”

Liu Shen said: "Is the loyalty you understand the same thing as the loyalty that the late general told you before he died and martyred? ”

Yang Biao was silent for a while. He said: "Your Majesty was aware of this conversation between us. Your Majesty knows everything. ”

Liu Shen said: "The old general has nothing to hide from me. Therefore, before the general leaves for righteousness, he will report the content of the last conversation with you to the tenth and I know. ”

Yang Biao said: "The minister agreed to the late general that day. However, this time it was really forced by the situation, and His Majesty's will was too strong, and the minister really had no other choice. The minister did not want such a situation to occur. ”

Liu Shen said: "When I personally paraded the army, I didn't feel how unpopular disarmament was, and there were many soldiers who were willing to unload their armor and return to the field, reunite with their families, and live a peaceful life. Those who are unwilling to give up everything they have and return to their hometowns are just a small number of people. I don't think that after the disarmament edict is issued, there will be a large-scale mutiny. You don't have to be alarmist. ”

Liu Shen said: "Today's matter, whether you think more about the country, or think more about yourself and the small group of people around you, you might as well ask yourself." Can you say to yourself, did you do this with a clear conscience? ”

Yang Biao said: "Everything has been done, and it is useless to think so much, and it is in vain." Your Majesty, now that your situation is clear, there is not much time left for you to take the initiative to issue an edict. You say so much, and you are also wasting precious time in your life. Has Your Majesty thought it through? Take the initiative to issue an edict yourself, or do you need the help of your ministers and passively issue an edict? ”

Yang Biao said: "The minister is not in a hurry at all, since Your Majesty is already here, there will definitely be an edict." The difference is only that when the edict is announced, His Majesty will not be there, will there be. ”

Liu Shen said: "Hearing such words of killing the king, coming out of your mouth, it has strengthened my intention to dismantle the army. Therefore, the general once said to me before his death that the army has always been a fierce force, and the way of war is not the foundation of the royal way, and I hope that I will not use this power if I can. I now feel his insight. ”

Yang Biao said: "Therefore, the general is frank and selfless, because he is a dying man, and he has nothing to ask for and nothing in love for everything in this world, but the ministers are different. Ministers are just ordinary people, and they still have decades to live, and they can't be so desireless. While the ministers think about the country, they will of course also think about themselves. ”

Yang Biao said: "The power of violence is also power. In this world, without strength, it is impossible to survive. ”

Liu Shen said: "The power to conquer the world is always based on the heart, do you think it is based on the sword? ”

Yang Biao said: "At least, it can't be without the assistance of the sword. ”

Yang Biao said: "If Your Majesty still needs time to think, the minister can also give Your Majesty half a day." However, the situation outside waits for no one, and the hundred officials have not seen His Majesty for more than a day, and after the ministers have talked with His Majesty, if the foreign officials cannot see His Majesty tomorrow, the rumors will leak out. In order to prevent long nights and dreams, which caused a full-scale war, the minister had to deal with it decisively and issued an edict for His Majesty. The ministers have advised Your Majesty many times and given Your Majesty enough time, and Your Majesty should not blame the ministers for being rude. ”

Liu Shen said: "If you want this life, you will take it." I will never write an edict of abdication. I can give you a very definite answer right now. ”

Yang Biao stood up. "Determination is sometimes a good thing, and success is indispensable," he said. Sometimes it's not a good thing, and it can lead to death. The minister has been loyal to His Majesty for many years, and he can't bear His Majesty to choose a dead end. The minister will do what he says, and give His Majesty half a day, hoping that His Majesty will think twice. The minister retired first, and His Majesty might as well think quietly. Life is precious, and it is difficult to regain it. Your Majesty is getting older, and the throne will be given up sooner or later, so why care about the length of a few years? Your Majesty is so resolute, is there no worry and reluctance in your heart? ”

Liu Shen said: "As the king of the world, I should only consider the overall situation of the world in everything, and all my own honor and disgrace will be entrusted to heaven. Heaven will not destroy me, I will not destroy myself. I can break you to pieces, but I must not condone you to set a precedent for future generations to hold kings hostage by force. ”

The corners of Yang Biao's mouth turned upward. He said, "Okay." I want to see what the heavens have for Your Majesty, and whether there will be gods to come to your Majesty's rescue. ”

(b)

Coming out of Liu Shen's place, Yang Biao's face became more gloomy, and he was about to gather more than 20 henchmen such as Zhou Daiyue to discuss the next step and see if there were any loopholes, at this time, a herald ran from outside the camp gate to report, saying that there was a major change in Yang's house, and the housekeeper of the house came with a number of servants and a maid from the inner house to ask for a meeting, saying that he would report to the general in person.

"There's a big change in the house?" Yang Biao's heart chuckled for a moment, and then his thoughts raced through his mind, checking whether there was any unusual movement in the mansion recently. "What could it be? Could it be that there is something wrong with the wife or concubine or the children? Heaven forbid, but don't add to the chaos at this major turning point in history! ”

Yang Biao stabilized his mind and said, "Don't make a noise, go and bring them to see me quietly." (To be continued.) )