Chapter 308: The Relationship Between Power and Principle

There is no need to pass through the King of Shu, nor does it need the confession of the King of Shu, just with the confession of the Zhaosu clan and the prince of Shu, the case is determined to be an iron case.

Liu Yu was ordered to arrest some people in the annex of the king of Shu, mainly involving some of the advisers of the king of Shu, for the "righteous annihilation of relatives" of the king of Shu son Su Xiao, the emperor gave amnesty, Liu Yu did not have too many people in the annex of the king of Shu.

In the annex of the king of Shu, the soldiers went in and out, and some people related to the case were detained, and some female dependents were very nervous, this time the vassal kings were asked to bring their families into Chang'an City, originally many people did not understand what it was for, from now on, the emperor's intention is obvious, they will move to Chang'an City in the future, and they will not have to leave again.

Seeing Liu Yu, Su Xiao, the prince of the King of Shu who is now in charge of the family, stepped forward respectfully and said to Liu Yu: "Marquis Wuyi, please keep your promise and let our family go." ”

Liu Yu smiled: "This is nature. The righteous destruction of the prince is the hero of the court, and the emperor will let you inherit the throne and be glorious for generations to come. ”

Su Xiao sighed, he also understood that what Liu Yu said was just what the court wanted. It is to cut the military power of the vassal king, so that the vassal king cannot leave Chang'an City. The court first arrested the king of Shu on trumped-up charges, and then used the confession of Zhao Su to blackmail him.

And Liu Yu was able to successfully convict the king of Shu this time, and the most important thing was to see the cowardice of the second generation of the vassal kings.

This can be seen from the first time Liu Yu came to arrest the king of Shu, Su Xiao persuaded his father, and then the second generation of the king of Hejian County, that is, the Zhaosu clan obeyed each other with beauty, and Liu Yue even saw that the vassal king who had seized the domain land with the iron horse Helan Mountain. There is no longer the courage to expand territory. Then it is a trick to play a conspiracy. Or maybe they are compromised and have less courage to resist the imperial court.

In order to stabilize the position of himself and his descendants, Su Xiao was even able to sell his father. Although Su Xiao was forced by Liu Yu, Liu Yu took the confession of the Zhao Su family, he already understood Liu Yu's ruthlessness, and he also knew that the strength of the King of Shu was not as good as that of King Huai, King Ding and other vassal kings, and he would accompany his father to the funeral if he didn't sell his father.

But he was so spineless, Liu Yu also looked down on him a little.

Liu Yu imprisoned several of the Shu king's advisers. There is no need to be punished, Liu Yu also knows that this is a false accusation, only a confession is needed, and there is no need to commit evil. Liu Yue went to the cell and stood in the cell, and his words were very clear, if they were willing to come out to testify against the King of Shu, then they could get away with it, and if they didn't, they would be detained until they understood.

Originally, the ministers were all upright.

And Liu Yu's methods were indeed too vicious, and he had the confession of the prince of Shu. Others also understand that their "confession" is the icing on the cake. If you don't recruit things, you can't get it back, and you are embarrassed by yourself. was persuaded by Liu Yu separately, and they all expressed their willingness to testify against the King of Shu.

Liu Yu took the confession to the emperor, and the emperor held a new court meeting to expose the crimes of the king of Shu to the world, and the vassal kings and feudal lords were in an uproar. It was agreed that the king of Shu would rebel and give wine. As for the other participants in the matter, they were not to blame for the past, and the vassal lords of the various feudal clans originally entered Chang'an City to prepare to join forces against the imperial court's cutting of the domain, but they did not expect that the life of the king of Shu would be put on the line with such an ending.

The court still did not mention the matter of cutting the domain, but the other vassal kings and vassal lords also understood that if this stalemate continued, they would still suffer, so after the dispersal of the dynasty, they prepared to jointly petition the emperor for an edict, requesting that they should live in Chang'an City for generations, enjoy the mercenary taxes of the domain, and no longer return to the domain to take charge of the army. And Liu Yu took the emperor's holy decree and wine to the secret cell and told the king of Shu the news for the first time.

When the king of Shu heard the content of the holy decree, he almost fainted in anger.

He didn't feel anything about being betrayed by his ally's daughter, he even had his own son bought by Liu Yu, he felt like a hero's end, he smiled bitterly, and even tears flowed out of his laughter at the end of the year.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, the festival mourns and changes." Liu Yu was talking coolly.

"Condolences? Whose mourning is it? The King of Shu turned to glare at Liu Yu, "Marquis Wuyi, Marquis Wuyi, who else in the world is more vicious than you?" Who else in the world is more ambitious than you? ”

Liu Yu touched his face, looking indifferent, as if he was not conscious at all.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, I didn't recruit it, and I didn't recruit it. If you are wronged, then why do the people around you recruit them? Liu Yu said with an innocent face, "So, there is a debtor who is wronged, don't frame a good person casually!" ”

The king of Shu hated to strangle Liu Yu to death, but he knew that it would be useless to do so. Before entering Chang'an City, he did a lot of calculations, but he didn't calculate that he would die here.

"I want to see the rebel!" The King of Shu shouted.

Liu Yu nodded and said, "Before the prisoner goes to the court to cut off his head, he is also allowed to meet his family, and this request of the King of Shu is naturally allowed." ”

Liu Yu beckoned, and Su Xiao, who had been waiting outside, came in with his head down and a guilty face. Liu Yu said: "If the two of you have anything to say as soon as possible, time waits for no one." Benhou also has to go back to report to the emperor. ”

Liu Yue went out, bored and bored, so he went to see the Zhao Su clan, the Zhao Su clan was still trembling at this time waiting for the news, she was afraid that Liu Yu would regret it, not only to get rid of the king of Shu, but also to kill their mother and daughter as soon as possible. He felt that Liu Yu's style of acting could definitely be done.

Seeing Liu Yu, the Zhao Su clan hurriedly knelt down to greet him, respectfully treating him as if he were a king.

"Mrs. Zhao, you don't have to be so polite." Liu Yu said a word coldly, but he didn't help Zhao Su and sat down on the chair.

Zhao Su didn't dare to get up, and said, "Master Hou, does the emperor have a will?" ”

"Yes." Liu Yu said, "The emperor decreed that the king of Shu should be given wine, and the others ...... Forgive somebody's past misdeeds. ”

Zhao Su breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked cautiously, "The concubine and daughter." ”

"Mrs. Zhao rest assured, Ben Hou will do what he says, Mrs. and Ling Yuan will be able to return to the house tomorrow, and the emperor is also ready to let Mrs. You become the prince of Hejian County, and you will be a minister in the same dynasty in the future, and you will take care of each other, where you are disrespectful, Mrs. Haihan!"

Zhao Su felt that the tone was wrong when he heard Liu Yu speak, and he didn't dare to raise his head in fright, and said, "The concubine doesn't dare to blame the Hou Ye." ”

Liu Yu did not continue to stay to embarrass the Su family, got up and went back to the cell of the King of Shu, at this time the King of Shu had already made a deathbed explanation to his son, when Su Xiao went out, there were two slap prints clearly printed on his face, obviously the King of Shu was angry. But Liu Yu also knew that it was useless to be angry with the king of Shu now, and it was more important to explain some things, which involved the development of the family.

Liu Yu nominally left without eavesdropping, but he still let people secretly probe the conversation between the father and son.

Liu Yu thought that the king of Shu had something to say to him, and he would criticize him again, but when Liu Yu entered the door, the king of Shu had already drunk the wine, as if he was unconscious, and he was lying on the table.

"There is no principle for power, who is to blame." Liu Yu sighed helplessly. (To be continued......)