Chapter 398: Extraneous Branches
"King Hedong's ability is second to none among the kings of the clan, and if he comes to be the emperor, it will naturally be good. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info can you invite it back? Kui An hesitated, "The king of Hedong was forced to rebel by Shi Hu a long time ago and surrendered to the Qin State. Now he is not bad in Qin, I also heard that Emperor Qin also trusts him a lot, and according to his sensitive and special status, he can actually allow him to lead an army and a single town for a long time. ”
Zhixiong nodded in agreement. Peach Leopard snorted slightly: "You don't understand. To be a slave to others is to be an emperor yourself? The king of Hedong was sharpened in the army at a young age, and the first emperor praised him as excellent, saying that his mind and ambition were far ahead of ordinary people. If he can ascend the throne as king, he will definitely be able to reinvigorate my great Zhao. And he was originally the king of my Great Zhao Zong, but now he is sending people under the fence, which is a sad and bitter thing as a last resort, even if he still retains a prominent name, he must always feel desolate. After we deposed Jinshang, and learned that the imperial throne was empty, and our old ministers welcomed us sincerely, could he still be indifferent, but willing to live in the enemy country and bow down to Gao Yue for the rest of his life? ”
Peach Leopard straightened up, his eyes blazing, and said, "Listen to me." It took nearly two years for the king of Hedong to finally settle on Yanzhou with the strong support of Gao Yue. At present, it is said that after Gao Yue's order, he will go east after resting in Puyang, intending to attack my Qingzhou. As long as the king of Hedong is moved at this time, then Yanzhou will become my Dazhao territory again, and the Qin army in Southern Jizhou will immediately be caught off guard by the enemy, and the pressure west of Xiangguo can be immediately relieved, and the situation may be reversed, this is a good opportunity! ”
Tao Leopard's explanation is reasonable, and Shi Sheng is far from being comparable to Shi Kun and others, and supporting him as the king is beneficial to Zhao Guo, Zhao Jun and even the private affairs of his three elders. This idea is a different way but it is very good, and the two of them were first surprised and then excited, and nodded their heads again and again.
As for whether Shi Hu can be spared after deposing him, the three of them know the truth of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and they all agree that not only Shi Hu, but even his princes must not stay. However, when it comes to how to implement the method of deposing Shihu, some say that they will lead troops to the court to directly depose Shihu, and some say that they will lead troops to raid the palace, and some have different opinions. After all, Shi Hu is the lord of tyranny, and if he is not careful, the three of them will inevitably end up in the destruction of the clan, and they can't be accidentally planned.
After arguing for a while, Zhixiong said: "According to me, it's better to be like this, early tomorrow morning, Brother Kui will say that he is suddenly seriously ill, and then ask your son to go to the palace to cry and worship, anyway, it is more miserable, in short, I want to ask Shi Hu to come to visit him for the last time at noon tomorrow." Brother Kui, the pillar of the imperial court, I don't expect Shi Hu not to come, and he won't bring more soldiers. When the time comes, just do it in your house, clean and neat, and it will be done! ”
Although this method is simple, if you think about it, it is very feasible. Kui An is in his sixties, and it is not uncommon for him to suddenly become seriously ill. His identity is there, and it is reasonable for the emperor to visit the palace in person. Who would have thought that under normal human visits, there would be a mutiny that would be taken by surprise?
Kui An became excited: "Yes, yes, yes!" This is a really good idea! If he wants to come, he will think that I am seriously ill and will die, how can he think that I am plotting against him? Okay, as long as we can successfully kill Shi Hu tomorrow, according to the identities of the three of us, the situation can be quickly stabilized. Among the ministers of the DPRK and China, which one dares to talk more? And Shi Hu has always been brutal and reckless, and he has lost people's hearts, and I don't think anyone will be willing to come forward to avenge him. ”
Zhixiong said: "As soon as Shi Hu dies tomorrow, the three of us will immediately take the lead in leading hundreds of officials to jointly revise the book, and send capable people to Puyang secretly, so as to welcome the King of Hedong back in time." When he is about to take the throne, he will give amnesty to the world, increase the salary of the front-line soldiers to reassure the army, and then compensate the people, promote the officials, and then lower the posture at any cost and strive to make peace with the Qin State temporarily, and then concentrate on destroying the Yan State, and so on Youzhou and Pingzhou are in my hands, the population and property will increase. ”
Kui An was infected by the bright prospects, nodded happily, and Taobao also laughed: "In the past, people said that the fifth child was a rough man who could only fight, you see, how suddenly he was so bright today, and he talked about one better than the other, but it was too late to open up." ”
The three of them were in a very good mood, and explained the details again, and seeing that the night was getting deep, the peach leopard was ready to leave first. At this moment, I could hear a loud sound outside, as if there was the sound of tiles falling, and then there seemed to be a loud and whispering cry in the distance, and the sound of trampling and running, which seemed a little noisy in the quiet night. The three of them were disturbed, and for some reason, Peach Leopard was alert and no longer went to the door, so he immediately urged the guards outside to go out to find out.
The guards answered, and there was a general from Kui Fu who asked to see him, and Kui An hurriedly asked him to come in and speak.
"Tell the head of the house, the captain and the master: Someone suddenly jumped off the roof, and then ran out of the house when everyone was startled and didn't react. Because of the suddenness of the incident, his subordinates couldn't catch up with him, but they saw clearly that the fugitive was actually Zhang Dolphin, a servant of the house. Everyone said that this dolphin was probably trying to sneak into the house from the roof at night to steal, but then it was either discovered by the patrol guards, or they didn't expect the head of the family and the Taiwei Taifu to be here in person and felt that it was really difficult to get it, so they fled in panic. ”
It turned out to be nothing more than an attempted theft. Kui An breathed a long sigh of relief, waved his hand and let the general go out first. Zhixiong also relaxed, and said with a smile: "Brother Kui, it's not my old branch who said you, your mansion is too outrageous." A dog minion dared to steal your head so boldly, how did you govern your family? ”
Kui An's old face was slightly red, and he said hatefully: "Day and night, it's difficult to prevent thieves!" This abominable slave! As soon as tomorrow dawn, I will search the whole city, and I will not be able to get out of his eagerness, and when I catch him, I will personally pick his skin! ”
The peach leopard remained silent, frowning tightly, his eyes rolling around, but his face became more and more frightened. Suddenly, he stared at his protruding eyes, stamped his feet and whispered, "Oh no! This time it's over! Where is that dolphin a thief, I expect him to be a secret agent in the palace! He has been lurking in your house for a long time undercover, and tonight he learned that the three of us had a private meeting here, and secretly thought that there must be something extraordinary, so he crouched on the roof, and listened to the words of the people who wanted to raise a big thing, and then did not hesitate to expose it, and escaped while people were unprepared. ”
These hurried and startling words were like thunder on the head, and Kui An and Zhixiong were stunned on the spot, and they were all scared into a white sweat. Kui An originally wanted to say that Peach Leopard was alarmist, but a voice deep in his heart kept shouting: He was right! Woe is on the horizon and we are dying!
Zhixiong kept swallowing his saliva, and he couldn't bother to wipe the sweat from his sideburns: "This, if it's true, how can this be good?" Do you just sit back and wait for the Su Guards to come and hunt us down with them? ”
There was a "snap", and it turned out that it was Peach Leopard who stretched out his hand, slapped him hard in the face, and forced himself to calm down quickly. He took a few deep breaths, looked at the two of them, and said hurriedly: "But there is a glimmer of hope, and you have to fight for it desperately, how can you sit still and wait for death?" It's urgent! Listen to me! Kui An is in your house, immediately organize the soldiers and generals, and then sneak to the west city, to stop the flag, by the way, the selection of people must be reliable! ”
"Zhixiong immediately went to Beiying to find the northern general Mao Yue, and I went to the southern camp to find the former general Huang Yang, both of whom were the most loyal and reliable old subordinates I brought out in the past, and they were both dissatisfied with Shi Hu. Tonight, looking for the two of them as assistants, leading the troops to take advantage of the chaos to kill out of the city, it should be safe. But remember! There is no one in the world who can be completely reliable, in case you see that the momentum is not right, Zhixiong, you must immediately find an opportunity to escape, and don't do a major event in the merit book of others! ”
The candles jumped and swayed, reflecting the three flickering faces. Zhixiong wanted to speak again and again, but finally couldn't help but snort: "My four sons and seven grandchildren...... It's a pity that there are still a hundred and twenty people in my house, can you sit and wait for them to be killed by Shi Hu? ”
Kui An sighed for a long time, and also said sadly: "Flesh and blood relatives, I can't take them away, and I can't bear to abandon them, so what can I do?" ”
The peach leopard leaned out and grabbed Zhixiong's neck. The look of horror on the peach leopard's face was gone, replaced by a hard coldness and determination: "A catastrophe is coming, and it is good to be able to save your life." Even if the heart is like a knife, you can only give up the whole family. I repeat! Although it is far from the palace, the time is still extremely short, and we have to compete with Zhang Dolphin quickly! We only have half a burnt of incense at most, so we have to gather at the West City Gate before Shi Hu takes a series of measures, and kill them together! When the time comes, no matter who doesn't come, don't wait, the rest of the people will break out in time and hurry out of the city, lest they be caught in the end. ”
With a bang, Kui An pulled out his sword and slashed down the corner of the table with a gritted tooth. The three of them rushed out of the door, and their resolute figures disappeared into the deep night.