Chapter Twenty-Six: The World Is in Turmoil
Su Yun had already estimated the reaction of the outside world, and as soon as he arrived in Wancheng, he lived in the stable and no longer appeared in the stable, and specially instructed the post guard not to see outsiders. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Until Liu Xuan's edict was delivered, Su Yun and Deng Yu exchanged glances, sorted out their clothes and entered the palace alone.
The eunuch introduced him into the side hall, and in addition to Liu Xuan, Zhu Kun, Li Song, Wang Kuang and Li Tong were also in the hall.
"The criminal minister Liu Xiu pays a visit to Your Majesty." Su Yun fell to his knees as soon as he entered the door.
Zhu Kun and Li Song thought that Su Yun would ask for the death of Liu Xuan when he came in, and they had already thought of a way to deal with it and implicated him, but they didn't expect that the other party would put on such a low posture as soon as they came in, and they were a little caught off guard for a while.
"What are you guilty of?" Liu Xuan was also a little surprised, and asked along with his words.
"The minister led the troops outside, and failed to persuade his brother, so that he committed the crime of disobedience, please punish your majesty!" Su Yun lowered his head and said sincerely.
"General Liu is really self-aware, Liu Jiu deserves to die, do you want to clear up the relationship now?" Li Song opened his mouth to make a difficulty.
"The minister is guilty, and he doesn't dare to shirk." Su Yun looked like he was beating and scolding.
"Why don't you defend your brother?" Liu Xuan asked.
"Since Your Majesty has made this decision, there must be Your Majesty's considerations, and the minister has no opinion." Su Yun replied with a serious face, this sycophant was almost frustrated, but Liu Xuan was very useful, and nodded slightly, "What do you think?" ”
"Liu Xiu relies on his military exploits, no one in his eyes, disobedience and crime, the crime is unforgivable, Liu Xiu, as his own brother, naturally cannot escape the blame, Your Majesty must not be allowed to show off!" Zhu Kun was unwilling to let Liu Xiu go at all.
Wang Kuang was humiliated by Su Yun at the beginning, so he naturally wanted him to die early, and also echoed: "If there is a brother, there must be a brother, and he must not be let go!" ”
Li Tong and the Liu brothers have always had a good relationship, Liu Xuan's death has made him heartbroken, and now seeing that these people still want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, he hurriedly said: "Liu Zhuo's matter is over, and now it is really not appropriate to implicate others, besides, General Liu has made great contributions in Kunyang, and it is not enough to reward him, but also to punish the crime, which will inevitably make the soldiers feel cold." ”
Liu Xuan was silent for a long time, and then slowly said to Su Yun, "Liu Xiu, what do you think?" ”
"The minister is His Majesty's courtier, and everything is decided by His Majesty." Su Yun threw his head to the ground.
"Hmm." Liu Xuan was very satisfied with his return, "General Liu has this realization, and he is very heartfelt, Liu Xuan's matter really has nothing to do with you, since you have come to Wancheng, it is better to stay here and serve me." ”
"I would like to listen to Your Majesty's dispatch." Su Yun bowed again.
"Never! How could he escape punishment! Wang Kuang couldn't swallow the anger he had received before, and said anxiously.
Liu Xuan's face sank, "You don't joke, is Lord Wang going to question me?" ”
Only then did Wang Kuang react, Liu Xuan was no longer the puppet who only made promises, he didn't even bring honorifics when he was in a hurry just now, and hurriedly confessed: "The minister doesn't dare." ”
"Humph!" Liu Xuan snorted coldly, and his heart was even more determined that Liu Xiu must be kept, otherwise there would be no constraints, and the power of Wang Kuang's family would definitely rise, he personally walked down, helped Su Yun up, and said with a pleasant face, "Aiqing has worked all the way, let's go back and rest first, and after a few **** orders, someone will tidy up a mansion and give it to you, and we will be close to you in the future." ”
Su Yun looked sincerely frightened, thanked him again and again, and then left the side hall.
"it's disgusting." Seeing that no one was coming, he breathed a sigh of relief, all his postures just now were discussed with Deng Yu in advance, in order to show weakness and the enemy, so that the other party had no excuse to punish the crime, this trick really worked.
At this time, Wang Kuang and Li Tong in the palace had already retreated, leaving only Zhu Kun and Li Song, these two people were the team that Liu Xuan single-handedly raised, and they must be more trusted by him.
Zhu Kun first said, "Then Liu Xiu is not easy to talk to at first glance, although he speaks beautifully, he may not be truly convinced of His Majesty, let him go today, and it is likely that he will be released and returned to the mountain." ”
Li Song disagreed, "If he is a smart person, wouldn't it be better if he rebelled directly in Kunyang?" I think he is just a coward, and he has long been shocked by His Majesty's momentum, and he definitely does not dare to have two hearts. ”
Liu Xuan waved his hand, "I left him in Wancheng, that is, to take away his military power, no matter whether he has two hearts or not, he can't make any waves, and now that Liu Xuan's turmoil has not passed, it is really not appropriate to have another incident, and he is also kept to balance Wang Kuang and his ilk." ”
"An obedient dog is more useful than a dead man, isn't it?"
Liu Xuan's smug laughter sounded in the side hall.
In this way, Su Yun escaped for the time being, and settled in Wancheng, and within a few days, Liu Xuan really ordered someone to send a land deed, a rather luxurious mansion, and a sincere edict, which was full of encouragement, Su Yun glanced at it and threw it to Deng Yu.
"Our plans can begin." Deng Yu said with a smile.
Regardless of the wind and rain in Wancheng, the sequelae of the first battle in Kunyang began to be revealed.
More than 400,000 troops of the new army went on the expedition, and less than 300,000 fled back to Chang'an, this news greatly damaged the prestige of Wang Mang's new dynasty, and for a time the counties and counties around the country unveiled their own strengths, and the troubled times finally opened in full swing.
In the north, dozens of rebel armies appeared, including the Tongma Division, the Qingcalf Division, the Shangjiang Division, and the Chengtouzi Road Division. In the south, there were Zhang Ba's uprising in Nanjun, Yangmu's uprising in Jiangxia, Qin Feng's uprising in Nanjun, and Wang Zhougong's uprising in Lujiang. The number of these rebels ranged from a few thousand to tens of thousands.
However, the situation was great, and the Green Forest Army was in the limelight for a while, and many prefectures and counties fell to Liu Xuan, and the territory of the first regime doubled, swallowing Hubei, Henan and other places.
In Chang'an City, Wang Mang's anger had already soared into the sky, and he really couldn't imagine why his army couldn't even take the small Kunyang, and was killed and returned, which he absolutely couldn't tolerate.
"Your Majesty, if there are great changes today, the situation is irreparable, fortunately, the foundation of the court is still there, and the future is profitable, for the sake of today, we should stick to Yangguan and resist the thieves' coveting of Chang'an, these thieves do not abide by the law of etiquette, they will inevitably kill each other, we just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait until they are exhausted and then go out of the customs to suppress the thieves, and we will definitely be able to fight it." The general lamented and said.
"You want me to be a shrunken turtle? Then where is the face of my Great New Dynasty! Wang Mang said angrily, he has expanded his territory over the years, he is not prestigious, he just wants to enjoy the emperor's blessings for a few years, and then he catches up with the domestic chaos, how can he be willing.
"Your Majesty, the thief army is too strong now, under their bewitchment, those chaotic people have forgotten Your Majesty's kindness, as long as the world is in chaos, they will naturally miss Your Majesty's good, and then we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." After the battle of Kunyang, Wang Yi was already frightened, and he was not happy to ask him to fight again, so he also persuaded him on the side.
"You still have the face to say! If it weren't for you, I would have been able to pour wine from the heads of those thieves by now! After Wang Yi fled back to Chang'an, he was angry and punished him and threw him into prison.
But over the years, he has been used to being served by Wang Yi, and this guy's ability to observe words and emotions cannot be replaced by others, and he spent a lot of money to buy the harem, blowing the pillow wind every day to plead, but he was reinstated after not being closed for a few days.
Wang Mang is extremely irritable now, now he has no ambition, and even complains about why God let him travel to this dynasty, if he goes to a prosperous era, he can directly sit back and enjoy his success, wouldn't it be better to get drunk and dream of death every day.
It's a pity that this is not a game, and you can't read the file and start again!
At this time, Empress Shi received the news and came to comfort, "Your Majesty, don't be angry anymore, the concubines and sisters have prepared a banquet to clear the darkness for Your Majesty." ”
Wang Mang's face has only improved, life is in the world, the sound of dogs and horses is the king, he urgently needs to paralyze himself now, what Green Forest Army, what Liu Xiu, if these people understand what life is, they will not be so tossed.
"Just do as you say! But show me tightly, if you let the thief army attack the pass again, you will not be spared! ”
Wang Mang dropped a cruel word and went back to the harem with Queen Shi.