Danyang, the residence of Kan Ling, the governor of Yangzhou, is majestic and magnificent, sitting west and facing east. The eaves and green tiles, the glazed beasts on the ridge, the beams and pillars are painted and painted, magnificent, and very luxurious. The majestic and elegant temperament, the high entrance hall and the magnificent door, the round arched windows and the corner stone masonry, show grace and luxury. Pavilions, pavilions, ponds, pavilions, and water pavilions are reflected in the green pines and cypresses; Rockery strange stones, flower beds and bonsai, vines and green bamboos, dotted in the meantime, the fragrance is fragrant, and the momentum is extraordinary.

Late at night, a team of elite generals of the Tang Dynasty surrounded the mansion of Kan Ling.

Kan Ling walked out of the mansion and asked in a loud voice, "Who is the general, who dares to surround my mansion without authorization?" ”

Its sound is like a huge thunder, like a galloping horse, and majestic.

A Tang Dynasty general shouted: "According to the confession of the thief leader Fu Gongyou, Du Fuwei and Kan Ling are named Tang Chen, but they are actually their comrades. Today, I am ordered to exterminate the rebel Kan Ling. ”

Kan Ling shouted angrily: "Destroying the thief Shoufu Gongyou will be a great achievement." The thief head Fu Gongyou planted and bit King Wu and the general, how can you take it seriously? How can you take it seriously? Who is going to murder the general? Which dog thief is trying to murder the general? ”

Its sound is like a thunderbolt approaching, and it is like the roar of a tiger and a leopard, the sound is monstrous, and the Tang army trembles when they hear it, and they dare not take a step forward.

Kan Ling asked loudly: "Is Li Xiaogong you?" Are you going to kill me? How wronged am I? I secretly support Fu Gongyou, do you believe it? Would you believe it? ”

The voice echoed in the distance, but no one answered for a long time.

After a long time, Kan Ling suddenly knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "You can unjustly kill my Kan Ling, but you can't unjustly kill King Wu." King Wu is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and he is truly loyal to the Tang Dynasty. ”

After speaking, he knelt down in the direction of Li Xiaogong, who was hidden behind the army, and said: "Please let go of King Wu, King Wu is truly loyal to the Tang Dynasty, you can't kill King Wu, you can't." ”

Looking at Kan Ling, who knelt down and wept silently, Li Xiaogong's eyes were full of tears, and he slowly closed his eyes. The raised right hand was weakly lowered from the air.

Seeing Li Xiaogong's movements, the herald behind Li Xiaogong ordered: "Shoot."

The archers of the Tang Dynasty, who had already opened their bows and arrows, shot out flying arrows one after another, and Kan Ling was suddenly pierced by ten thousand arrows.

Li Xiaogong, who was sitting on a high-backed chair with pear blossom wood, suddenly stood up, hurriedly pushed aside the sergeants, and walked quickly to the dying Kan Ling.

Kan Ling stared at Li Xiaogong with his eyes, used all his strength, and spit out a few words: "No, can, kill, King Wu!" King Wu, loyal, Tang ......"

Before he finished speaking, he died of exhaustion.

Li Xiaogong stood in place, motionless.

He couldn't understand why Datang unjustly killed such a loyal tiger general? He was willing to die for the sake of his master; Even when he is dying, he thinks about his master, not himself; What a good tiger general, why did you kill him? Why?

After being silent for a long time, Li Xiaogong looked at Kan Ling and ordered: "Thick burial." ”

"The Grand Duke?" Adjutant General Li Feihu was surprised.

"Thick burial. All the people let them lend my hand and kill them. How to bury it, do you want me to listen to their arrangements? Li Xiaogong roared angrily.

"Kan Ling is a general I admire! He is also a loyal general! I will bury him, I will bury him. As for how to say it, it's up to them. It's all up to them! Li Xiaogong said with tears in his eyes and a hoarse voice.

More than ten days later, the imperial capital Chang'an, Taiji Palace. The commander of the Nighthawk reported to Emperor Li Yuanyu: "Kan Ling was killed by the king of Zhao County. ”

Li Yuan nodded and praised, "Okay." ”

The commander of the Nighthawk reported to Li Yuanyu: "King Zhao Jun buried Kan Ling, and the deputy general Li Feihu dissuaded him, and King Zhao insisted on a thick burial. ”

Li Yuan was displeased and said, "King Zhao is still too emotional, too emotional." Overwhelmed. There are some things he can't do. He has been killing the decisive general for many years, which is too disappointing for me. ”

The Nighthawk Commander stood respectfully, not uttering a word.

Li Yuan looked up at the Nighthawk Commander and said, "According to the plan, kill that person too." ”

"Yes." The Nighthawk leader bowed, then turned and vanished.

In the middle of the night, the fourth person in the Tang Dynasty, the Shangshu Ling of the Southeast Road, the pacification ambassador south of Jianghuai, Shangzhuguo, the crown prince Taibao, and the king of Wu Du Fuwei were sleeping in bed, when suddenly they were bleeding, their stomachs bursting, foaming at the mouth, and their whole bodies were purple and died at home.

The Dengwen drum outside the Taiji Palace was beaten again. Emperor Li Yuan, Prince Jiancheng, King Li Shimin of Qin, Pei Lin of the left servant, Feng Deyi of the right servant, and Xiao Yu, the imperial historian, gathered in the Taiji Palace. When they learned that King Wu Du Fuwei died violently, everyone mourned deeply, and they were discussing how to conduct the funeral of King Wu Du Fuwei, how to be grand and decent, and the scenery was beautiful, and everyone subconsciously ignored the investigation of the cause of Du Fuwei's death.

After the funeral, Emperor Li Yuan sat on the dragon chair in a daze, recalling the scene when he first met Du Fuwei.

Du Fuwei is a natural overlord and has a natural leadership temperament. At that time, although he was wearing the Tang Dynasty's red first-class king suit, he was permeated with a long-term and natural domineering spirit. Although he was only one person standing in the main hall, he seemed to be followed by hundreds of civil and military officials and golden armor guards, and everyone was guarding him like stars and moons. He seems to be a natural overlord, extremely dazzling and eye-catching wherever he goes. But now that he is dead, I have killed him. Actually, it wasn't me who killed him, but he killed himself. The path was chosen by himself, and he chose a path of no return from the beginning. From the moment he came to Chang'an, he was doomed to a dead end, but he didn't know it.

Success and defeat are a universal law in the world. But the way of the emperor does not apply.

Li Yuan slowly stood up, looked at the dragon chair he had just sat on and muttered, "There is only one chair." Since you want to sit, you can only fight to the death, and there is only one person and only one person in the whole world who can sit on this chair. If it succeeds, that's the emperor. The competition failed, and the delusion retreated, and it was simply wishful thinking to sit on the prince of peace. Defeat is death, and there is only one way to die. Since ancient times, it has always been like this. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who has always been known for his generosity, will never make Xiang Yu a prince of peace after he surrenders. If there is a threat, it must be removed, especially for the person who is a threat to the chair he sits, and it is necessary to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. One of the three leaders of the world's righteous army, the former king of Chu State. Du Fuwei, a person who threatens my throne, is in Chang'an, in my hands, how can I still allow you to live? Du Fuwei, I know that you died unjustly, but don't blame me, if you succeed, you will be the emperor, and if you lose, you will die, this is the rule of the way of the emperor. Since you are involved in the battle for the emperor, you must follow the rules. ”

"Wu Wang Du Fuwei has the strength of the emperor and the talent of the emperor, but he has no ambition of the emperor, it's a pity." Li Yuan said conclusively about Du Fuwei's coffin.