In the Suiyang Palace of Liang State, Liu Wu, King of Liang, looked at the top of the main hall, and the envoys sent by the emperor to reprimand him were furious. Since he imprisoned Han Anguo, the minister of Liang, in just a few days, Emperor Jing issued more than a dozen orders in a row and sent envoys to reprimand.

More than a dozen envoys before and after brought a large number of Lang guards sent by Lang Zhong and Wu Cheng, and the so-called "crown cover looks at each other", which refers to the team of the latter group of envoys and can even see the car of the previous group of envoys. The endless contingent of envoys constantly provoked the bottom line of Liang King Liu Wu's patience, and even at night, the newly arrived envoys also took Lang Wei straight into the palace gate, forcing King Liang to show up in person to receive the order.

King Liang had more than 100,000 troops, so he was naturally not afraid of the dozens of guards accompanying his envoys, but he did not dare to make the slightest move. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these envoys and Lang Wei are all dead soldiers sent by Emperor Jing, and the purpose is to force King Liang to make a decision as soon as possible. If you want to be soft, you will immediately release Han Anguo, recruit the people, dismiss the private soldiers, and enter the court to ask for guilt; If you want to rebel, it's simple, just cut down these envoys and Lang Wei, and prepare to resist the rebellion of the imperial court.

The secret envoy sent to Linjiang to contact the deposed prince Liu Rong has not yet returned, and the king of Huainan has not yet persuaded Liu Bo, the king of Jibei, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, did not dare to raise an army to rebel at this time, so he had to let the emperor's envoys run rampant in the Liang state, and contacted the officials of the Liang state in a big way, and even broke into the palace at night several times to announce the decree.

In the past few days, the palace gate guards of King Liang's palace were the most embarrassed, facing the envoys holding the edict and talismans of the Son of Heaven, they did not dare to step forward to stop them, otherwise they would be swords and halberds, and blood would be splashed in five steps. The envoys had no scruples to kill all the palace guards who dared to obstruct the proclamation, even the officials of the Liang State, even if the King of Liang was eager to eat his flesh raw, but he had to pass on the order, and no one was allowed to stop the envoys of the court.

In this way, the arrogance of the envoys was even more arrogant, and they knocked on the palace day and night to announce the decree, so that Liu Wu, the king of Liang, could not even eat and go to the toilet, let alone sleep peacefully. After a few days, King Liang looked haggard and sleepy, and the anger in his chest that he was trying to suppress seemed to erupt at any time.

Early this morning, the envoys even held the Son of Heaven Fu Festival, summoned all the officials of Liang State to the main hall, and read the emperor's edict in public, which ruthlessly fell on the face of Liu Wu, the king of Liang.

After the envoy finished announcing the decree, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, looked at the officials of Liang with different faces in the palace, and couldn't help but turn red and be ashamed. Inside the wide sleeve robe, his fists clenched, his knuckles blued, and his nails deeply embedded in his flesh, only the pain could make him suppress the humiliation and anger in his heart, and not lose his mind.

"Since the prince has accepted the order, he still hopes to do so. If you disrespect the decree again, the lower officials can only escort the prince into the court according to the law to receive the crime. The envoy frowned, glanced at the silent King Liang, and said coldly.

"Bold!"

"Presumptuous!"

King Liang's advisers and retainers stepped forward one after another to reprimand loudly, and many people with rough surnames even sharpened their fists and clapped their palms, as if they were going to tear the envoys in the hall to pieces as soon as King Liang gave an order.

The envoy looked around with cold eyes, raised the talisman in his hand, and said with a little playful disdain: "Who gave you your dog guts?" Just scolded this official, could it be that he did not respect the festival of the Son of Heaven?! ”

When everyone heard this, their momentum could not help but stagnate, and they all retreated to their original positions, but only a few reckless people were stimulated, their eyes were red like enraged bulls, and they waved the wat board in their hands, and made a gesture to go forward to besiege the envoys. Seeing this, Lang Wei, who was escorting the envoys outside the hall, drew his sword without any scruples and swarmed in.

Puff puff! The sound of sharp blades entering the flesh sounded continuously, and several big heads were thrown high and then rolled to the ground, and the eyes that had not had time to close still retained horror and surprise, obviously they had not yet figured out the situation until they died. The headless corpse slammed to the ground, a large amount of blood splattered everywhere, spraying on the officials and the smooth ground.

Some civil officials and advisers had never seen such a bloody scene, and they all screamed in surprise, hurriedly dodging the bloody mist in the sky. The main hall was in a mess, only the Lang Wei who rushed into the hall at the right time, and after instantly killing the thieves who intended to harm the envoys, they quickly formed a circle, firmly protected the envoys in the center, and confronted a large number of Liang court guards who rushed to hear the news.

The envoys and guards faced the guns and halberds around them, and instead of the slightest fear, their eyes burst out with a little fanaticism and excitement.

Bang! Liu Wu, the king of Liang, kicked over the table in front of him, looking at the chaotic hall, almost crazy.

"Cut them all down to the widow!" King Liang, who had lost his mind, roared angrily, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and his eyes erupted with endless fierce flames.

The noisy hall fell silent in an instant, and many officials were silent. Liang Guo's guards even raised the halberd in their hands and were about to stab forward.

"Wait!" At the last moment, there was an urgent sound of stopping from outside the hall, and Yang Sheng stumbled in.

King Liang raised his eyebrows, and was about to reprimand, but when he saw that Yang Sheng didn't care about etiquette at all, he took three steps and two steps, came directly to King Liang's side, and quickly reported a few words in his ear.

King Liang's face, which was originally a little distorted by anger, sank in an instant, and changed rapidly several times. He tried his best to calm his thoughts, gritted his teeth and waved his hand, and ordered: "Send the envoy to the pavilion to rest well, and the widow will hold a banquet tonight." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he waved his sleeves and turned to walk towards the apse. Yang Sheng hurriedly beckoned to the grandson in the palace, signaling him to follow King Liang to the apse with him.

The rest of the people in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, full of surprise. There are also many people who secretly breathe a sigh of relief, if King Liang really kills the envoys of the imperial court on the spot, everyone present will not be able to get out of it, and it is not impossible to be exterminated in the future. On the contrary, the envoy who escaped with his life was full of disappointment, and it seemed that he could not sacrifice his life for the country, which was a great regret. Come to think of it, the most important festival in the early Han Dynasty, the envoys who can die in the country, will be able to leave their names in history, which is really great for scholars.

In the study room of the apse, Liang Wang Tie blushed, looked at the secret letter presented by Yang Sheng, and asked with a little panic: "How can this be?" Liu Duan, the king of Jiaodong, was in Chang'an at this time, how could Jiaodong send troops to Gaomi City, the capital of Jiaoxi? ”

Yang Sheng didn't dare to slack off, and explained: "According to the report from the secret agent, the emperor recently issued more than ten edicts in a row, summoning Liu Yan, the king of Jiaoxi, to the Hajj. The king of Jiaoxi was afraid, so he naturally refused to be called. The envoys of the imperial court immediately went to Jiaodong, holding the secret decree of the Son of Heaven, ordering the generals of Jiaodong to exhaust the soldiers of the county and the country to crusade against the rebellion, and now tens of thousands of Jiaodong troops have arrived under the city of Gaomi. ”

King Liang frowned and was silent, pondered for a moment, and then asked again: "Is there any movement from Liu Bo, the king of Jibei?" ”

"The king of Huainan has sent an envoy to Jibei to say that he has not yet replied." Yang Sheng bowed.

Gongsun Wei saw that King Liang's face was gloomy, and hurriedly comforted: "The king doesn't need to worry, although the situation is not satisfactory, but the surrounding counties of my Liang country, except for Zhou Yafu of Pei County, have not seen any other movements, and I don't dare to use troops against my Liang country if I want to come to the imperial court." ”

King Liang shook his head and sighed: "The Qing family doesn't understand the emperor's surname, this brother of the widow has been thoughtful since he was a child, forbearance and cruelty, like a poisonous insect in the grass. Now that he dares to persecute the widow now, he must have already made a full consideration, but my Liang Kingdom will never recover. ”

Yang Sheng and Gongsun Wei were about to speak of consolation, but when they saw King Liang take out a silk silk from the table, they said weakly: "The queen mother has also issued a decree, which is full of reprimands, asking the widow to release Han Anguo and Zou Yang as soon as possible, and they will take charge of all the government affairs of Liang State, and also summon the widow to the Hajj." ”

Yang Sheng and Gongsun couldn't help but be shocked, and said in unison: "I can't help it!" ”

Yang Sheng said even more urgently: "Now the emperor has long regarded the king as a bedsore of the great man, and if he wants to get rid of it quickly, the king must not take danger in person!" ”

King Liang sighed, and said with a sad face: "With the queen mother and the imperial sister to say on their behalf, the emperor will not dare to kill the widow, at most he will be imprisoned in Chang'an; If you really go against the trend, if you fail, you will die and the country will be destroyed. ”

Yang Sheng and the others were about to say something, but King Liang's personal attendant walked in with a bow, handed over a secret box and said, "Your Majesty, there is a secret letter here." ”

King Liang took the secret box, and he didn't bother to inspect it, so he took the dagger and scraped the fire paint, took out the silk inside, and glanced at it casually. He had just put down the silk silk, but his face suddenly changed, as if he had thought of something, and he picked it up again and read it carefully.

With a muffled bang, King Liang, who was originally standing long, suddenly collapsed to the ground, as if all the bones in his body had been pulled out in an instant.

The frightened chamberlain hurriedly stepped forward to help, but was pushed away by King Liang. King Liang got up with difficulty, stood up straight tremblingly, and handed the silk silk in his hand to the two Yang Sheng who were full of surprise.

Yang Sheng hurriedly took the secret letter and read it with Gongsun Yi. After the two of them watched it quickly, they felt that the world was spinning, and they were almost out of breath.

According to the secret letter, Zhou Yafu, the minister of Chu State, was already in charge of the Yuzhou Ministry and was in charge of supervising the administrative affairs of Yingchuan County, Runan County, Lu State, Zhao State, Pei County, Liang State, and Chu State.

The Han Dynasty assassination system is the inheritance of the Qin Dynasty's imperial history system, Emperor Wen to the imperial history of the dereliction of duty, ordered the prime minister to send another person to assassinate all over the place, not often. However, once appointed, it was a prelude to a major military and administrative move, and the authority of the ministry was enormous. It's the same as the general who doesn't always place it, and it can even be said that the history of the assassin is equivalent to the general of a state.

Now Zhou Yafu is the assassin of Yuzhou, and the counties under him have surrounded the Liang State to the death. And he is also the minister of Chu, Liu Yu, the king of Lu, and Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao, are now living in the capital for a long time, and the government affairs of the state of Lu and Zhao are all entrusted to the imperial court, and they are the only ones who obey Zhou Yafu's military orders. It can be said that today's Liang State is an isolated island in Yuzhou, surrounded by Zhou Yafu's sharp minions.

At this time, Zhou Yafu was already able to control the forces of the three inner counties and the three princes, and even if Liu An, the king of Huainan, and Liu Wu, the king of Hengshan, came to the aid of the country, the forces of the two sides would only be equal. Only Liu Bo, the king of Jibei, can also send troops to respond, capture the state of Lu, and go straight to Peijun, so that there is a glimmer of life. However, the envoy sent by the King of Huainan to persuade Liu Bo has not yet replied, so why not let the King of Liang and Yang Sheng hesitate and worry? (To be continued.) )