A good banquet turned out to be disturbed by the crown prince, King Liang looked at Lu Bo, who only had half a life left, and was angry in his heart, and he was even more angry with Sima Shu, who had embarrassed himself. It's just that he was focused on Lu Bo for a while, so he didn't care about the trouble of finding the prince.

Although Liu Yuan's father and son noticed that the prince had bad intentions towards them, they never expected that what Sima Shu was thinking of was to exterminate the entire Xiongnu. As for Meng Guan, he didn't say a word from beginning to end, just watched as a bystander how the prince showed off his majesty.

And Sun Xiu, who had been hiding in the shadows, secretly smiled, he believed that after this conflict, I am afraid that there will be no room for relaxation between King Liang and the crown prince, as long as he adds a little more fire, and then it will ...... Hey!

After the banquet was over, King Liang didn't care about anything, but just ordered the guards to hurry up to find the doctor, and muttered vigorously: "Isn't it just to rob you of a few horses?" As for beating people like this! Feed! You're all dead! The action is sharp, a bunch of fools, it's so slow to hire a doctor, hasn't the doctor come yet? ”

When Sun Xiu walked in, everyone was busy around Lu Bo, looking at King Liang who was in a hurry, he showed an inexplicable smile on his face, but he quickly changed to a sad look and walked to King Liang's side, "Don't be sad, the prince has a doctor to take care of him, and I believe that Lord Lu will get better." ”

"Sir, tell me, what is going on? It's just that he robbed some horses, and it's a big deal that the king pays for him. But if you look at his arrogant appearance, he will seriously hurt the widow's love in front of this king, and he doesn't take the widow in his eyes at all! King Liang couldn't help but complain angrily when he saw Sun Xiu coming in.

"Alas! It's not a small mouth, the prince should just forget about this matter, anyway, he is also the prince of the empire, and his status is noble. Don't say that you hurt someone, to put it mildly, you want to kill Lord Lu, what can we do? ”

"How dare he!? If Sima Xizu dares to kill Lu Bo, Lao Tzu will fight for the title of the prince, and he will have to bite the other party's flesh! Sima Tong didn't appreciate the provocative meaning of Sun Xiu's words at all.

"Hehe, isn't it strange that the prince is there? Why did the prince suddenly turn his face with the prince? I'm afraid he already has the evidence that the prince is communicating with foreign enemies! Sun Xiu's eyes shot a fine light and whispered.

"No......" King Liang swallowed his saliva, feeling a little weak in his heart.

"What is the best plan for the widow to help him through this difficult situation?"

"Hey, hey! Don't worry about the prince, as long as this is the case, the minister will keep the prince unscathed. ”

Luoyang Imperial Palace, in the main hall, the emperor's throne is empty, civil and military officials greet each other, Wang Rong mixed in the crowd, it turned out that Wang Rong was impeached by Zhou earlier, and was grabbed by Zhang Hua, causing him to lose his previous official position, and recently took the door of Jia Mi, before the official was reinstated.

"Morning Adult"

"Early, early"

"Did you sleep well last night?"

"If you are full of wine and food, how can you not sleep well?"

"Hey, I said, why is it that the emperor hasn't come out yet?"

"Didn't you send someone in to ask?"

At this moment, Shi Chong hurriedly entered the hall. Seeing that all the ministers were present, Shi Chong clenched his fists again and again: "Everyone, morning! One step later in the down...... Why, the emperor hasn't come yet? Hey! Then it's not too late. ”

"Lord Shi, morning."

Shi Chong walked to his seat and stood up, and smiled at Pan Yue on the side: "Brother Xian, yesterday my brother bought a few new geisha, all of them are talented and beautiful." After the dispersal of the dynasty, I invited Lu Gong and all my friends to go to the garden to drink and enjoy! ”

Pan Yue replied with some regret: "Oh, today the queen asked me to ** explain the Book of Han, I'm afraid I won't have time in the morning......"

After Shi Chong listened to the explanation, he frowned a little and said, "It's okay, then wait until the afternoon." Then you can go straight to my place and eat. …… Hey, brother Xian, why does the queen always let you go to ** study these times? To be honest, doesn't the queen mean that to you? ”

Pan Yue was suddenly shocked: "Big brother, don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Shi Chong saw that Pan Yue was serious, and laughed again and again: "Joke, joke." In fact, the virtuous brother is handsome, and he is better than Cao Zijian, and it is reasonable that he is loved by women. ”

Shi Chong and the others were talking energetically, when they suddenly heard that over there, Wang Rong coughed a few times, and he was very angry Pei Wei and Zhang Hua. Only then did Shi Chong realize. "Ouch! Isn't that the Marquis of Zhenling? When will Hou Ye be reinstated? ”

Wang Rong glanced at Zhang Hua proudly: "Thanks to Duke Lu's appreciation and the queen's kindness, the old man was able to see the light of day again and gather here with Shi Lang and his colleagues." ”

Shi Chongyi hugged his fists: "Congratulations!" Congratulations! So, we should celebrate the adults, right? After the dispersal of the dynasty today, how about everyone going to the Marquis of Zhenling's house to get drunk? ”

The ministers followed suit: "Good idea! "We're done!" "Duke Zhenling should have had a treat a long time ago!"

Wang Rong also took the opportunity to chat and fart with everyone to get closer: "Wrong love!" Indulgence! This meal is a must-have. But here I want to state in advance, it's okay to have a treat, and everyone has to pay for it-"

Everyone laughed, pointing and poking at Wang Rong, saying anything. While gossiping, a minister on duty hurried in.

The people shouted to the crowd, "Everyone! Oh no! Oh no! The hall fell silent.

Zhang Hua frowned and asked, "Why is Lord Geng so panicked?" ”

Lord Geng replied with a pale face: "When the old man entered the palace just now, he met an 800-mile expedited stagecoach from Yongzhou, saying that it was the first battle of King Liang that was unfavorable, and Zhou led 5,000 men and horses to be wiped out in Liangshan!" ”

When everyone heard this, they were in an uproar. Even Zhang Hua and Pei Wei looked at each other, they couldn't believe it!

"What? Lost in the week? ”

"Five thousand troops have lost their hands?"

"Humph! You deserve to be out of luck! ”

"Hey, what did you say?"

"What? Am I not right? ”

"Humph! Once the army is defeated, the prestige of the court will be greatly damaged! ”

There was a lot of discussion in the court, and in short, there was everything to say. Zhang Hua was also in a hurry, and at this moment, Queen Jia appeared in the main hall alone.

"Today, the emperor's body is not safe, and he ordered the palace to temporarily preside over the government, and today there is a major event that needs to be discussed with everyone, Dong Meng, you pass the recitals of King Liang and the prince to the ministers."

Everyone was silent, why?

Because the records of the two kings of Liang and the crown prince were diametrically opposed, the ministers did not know who to believe for a while. King Liang severely criticized Zhou in the recital, accusing the other party of not obeying the general's orders and sending troops without authorization, which led to the loss of troops in the imperial court, and at the same time he also listened to Sun Xiu's suggestion and praised the prince well, eager to praise it as a flower.

To say that this Sun Xiu is really good at figuring out people's hearts, he knows that the more he praises, the more jealous the ministers and queens of the court and the central family are against the prince. Indeed, Empress Jia was very unhappy when she saw that the prince had made great contributions, and those ministers of the family also felt a headache after seeing it.

This prince has made great contributions, if he is not rewarded, I am afraid that he will lose the hope of the world. But if it is a big reward, and it is plain to promote the reputation of the prince, it is really not something that some people want to see.

"Let's all discuss it, how should this matter be handled?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Empress Jia couldn't help but ask.

"Qi Niangniang, the greed for merit everywhere, the loss of soldiers and generals, should be punished heavily, please Niangniang to give an order!" Wang Rong, the guy who had contradictions with the surroundings, jumped out first.

"Lord Wang is wrong, the prince clearly said it very clearly, it was because King Liang deliberately did not send troops to rescue, which caused General Zhou to fall into a deep siege, if you want to punish the crime, I am afraid that King Liang must be punished first." Sun Xiu glanced at Wang Rong with some dissatisfaction. (This Sun Xiu and King Zhao's adviser are not the same person, but they have the same name and surname, this person and Zhou are both ministers of the Wu State, and the relationship between the two is good.) ）

Jia Nanfeng deliberately ignored the argument between the two, "Look at it, it's just been a few days, and it's been so bad, where is the face of the imperial court?" ”

Wang Rong continued to show his tongue and said: "The minister understands clearly that the defeat of Liangshan is due to the greed and recklessness of the surrounding areas and the refusal to obey military orders, and the responsibility is not on King Liang. ”

Zhang Hua was also very dissatisfied with King Liang's performance, and he believed that the prince was telling the truth nine times out of ten, and King Liang deliberately put the blame on Zhou in order to escape the punishment of the imperial court. At the same time, he also understood that King Liang was the party of Jiahou, and it was not possible to move down for a while, but he was really sorry for such an upright minister in Zhou.

So after thinking about it again and again, Zhang Hua opened his mouth and said: "King Liang obviously knows that there is a 100,000-strong army of traitors in Shicheng, but he only ordered Zhou to bring 5,000 infantry to the rescue, isn't this hitting a stone with an egg?" How can it be said that there is no responsibility for him? ”

Jia Mi listened to it for a long time, especially when he saw that the prince had made a great contribution, he felt a little uncomfortable, and now he saw that Zhang Hua actually helped the prince speak, and couldn't help but retort: "Since it is greedy for merit, there must be a heart to underestimate the enemy, presumably he regards himself as a good fighter everywhere, and he doesn't take the thief in his eyes at all, so he didn't wait for the reinforcements to continue, and he rushed forward lightly, committing the taboo of the soldiers, so there was this defeat." ”

As soon as the master spoke, the dogs immediately followed, and Shi Chong echoed: "Well, this is true. ”

Zhang Hua scoffed at this: "Otherwise! Zhou is proficient in the art of war, and knows that military orders are like mountains, how can he act without authorization? If it weren't for the persecution of King Liang, how could he go deep into the dangerous land of Liangshan with 5,000 foot soldiers to block the enemy's 70,000 army alone? There must be a problem. ”

Jia Mi said angrily: "According to the meaning of the secretary supervisor (Zhang Hua has been promoted), is King Liang joking with the lives of 5,000 people?" ”

Zhang Hua was unmoved: "I don't know!" ”

At this time, another upright minister, Ji Shao (Ji Kang's son), spoke: "Qi Niangnian, the minister has something unclear. ”

Jia Nanfeng replied expressionlessly: "Speak." ”

"Why does Niangniang use Zhou to be the vanguard officer under King Liang?"

"This is the request made by King Liang. Why, can't you? ”

"Definitely. Virtuous people recommend virtuous people, and they don't remember past grudges, but King Liang is a corrupt person, and of course he is not among the virtuous. Therefore, the minister thought that the imperial court agreed to King Liang's request, which was really inconsiderate. ”

Jia Nanfeng was a little ridiculously angry by this: "Hehe! Why don't you just say it's all because of the fault of this palace? ”

Ji Shao still looked iron-faced and selfless, and said: "Niangniang Shengming." The minister thought that the mother had neglected to supervise this matter, and the prime minister was also responsible for dereliction of duty. ”

Jia Nanfeng suddenly became furious: "Presumptuous! ”

When Zhang Hua saw it, everyone was off topic again, and he had to come out to pull everyone's thoughts back. And he can see that Empress Jia and the family want to keep King Liang, and they have no intention of letting the prince replace him, so Zhang Hua will no longer waste his tongue.

"Niangniang, the minister thinks that this is the case, and who is responsible is secondary, the key is that the court has lost 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it is imperative to quickly regroup and exterminate the rebels."

"Oh? What do you think? ”

"Niangniang, it is a taboo for soldiers to change generals in battle, why not let King Liang make meritorious service and continue to command the army. As for General Zhou...... Since he is at odds with King Liang, it is better to transfer him to the crown prince. Now that the imperial army is gathered in Guanzhong, if the rebels cannot be exterminated as soon as possible, I am afraid that the rebels will take the opportunity to become bigger! ”