Chapter 225: The Wasp's Tail Needle (Medium)

The Tian family has been called the king of Qi for nearly two hundred years, coupled with the prosperity of the family and the emergence of many talents, the power in Qi is naturally deep-rooted, so when Tian Dan raised troops against Qin, Qi people would gather and respond.

Another evil consequence brought about by the emergence of talents is the continuous infighting, from the original dispute between Tian Dan and Tian Fake, to the later Tian City, Tian Du, Tian An divided into three Qi countries, and finally Tian Rong Tian Heng two brothers. After Chen Sheng's incident, the Qi State, which was the first to respond, could have relied on its wealth to make a difference in the chaos of the world, but because of serious internal friction, it lost most of its strength in vain, so it was stolen from the limelight by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang and other Chu people.

After Liu Bang arrogantly obtained the Qi State, he has always used Huairou means to the strength of the Jiutian clan. On the one hand, he supported Tian He, the son of Tian Heng, as the king of Qi, and let him move to the West Palace, and the daily diet of the carriages and horses was higher than his own, and at the same time, the fields were divided into border lands, which was clearly a reward, but it was actually isolated; On the other hand, he formed a wide range of wealthy families in the Qi country, and used various means to win over the major clans in order to isolate the Tian family, and promised to be a high-ranking official.

When the Tian clan suddenly noticed it, they found that Qi Guo had already changed his surname to Liu. Liu Bang saw that the overall situation was decided, so he couldn't wait to show the fox's tail, first in the Zhao decree, no longer based on the seal of the king of Qi, renamed the edict of the king of Han, and the national system was abolished Qi called Han. On the grounds that 'the two kings do not see each other', Tian He was moved out of the palace and placed in a mansion in Linzi City, restricting his access and placing him under house arrest in disguise. At the same time, he also attacked the Tian nobles under various pretexts, recaptured the vast majority of the fiefs, and degraded or punished the Tian people, and everyone in the fields was in danger for a while.

I have to say that Liu Bang's methods are indeed superb, according to this progress, within a year, the Qi State will be completely integrated into the Han Kingdom, and there will no longer be the slightest taste of the Tian family. It's a pity that there is so much time to deal with the interior in the troubled times, and the Qin State boldly sent troops to Hebei, forcing Liu Bang to disrupt the deployment and hurriedly lead the army north to meet the battle, which also gave the Tian family a chance to breathe.

At this time, Liu Bang was leading the main force of the Han army to Hebei, and most of the remaining soldiers in the country were led by Zhou Bo and Cao Shen, stationed in Dongjun to watch the situation in the Central Plains, and the corresponding country was extremely empty.

Jimo is a big city of Qi, when Yan Guo Leyi almost destroyed Qi State, Qi people relied on sticking to Jimo to keep the incense of Qi State, and finally relied on Tiandan Fire Ox Formation to break the Yan Army to restore the country. It can be seen that Jimo's status in Qi is an important city second only to the capital Linzi, and it is also the main stronghold of the Tian family for many years.

After the main force of the Han army moved north, the Tian clan took the opportunity to launch a riot in Jimo and took control of Jimo. At the same time, rumors spread everywhere in Qi that Qi Wangtian and his family were poisoned by Liu Bang, in order to win the sympathy of the Qi people, and the people in the southern part of Qi were panicked for a while.

Seeing this, Xiao He, who was in charge of the government in Linzi, was worried that the continued spread of the commotion would cause the hearts of the people to fluctuate, but this kind of thing was too sensitive to mobilize the army to suppress it, because the Tian clan was just a riot, and there was no mutiny.

Xiao He thought about it, but decided that it would be safer for him to go out in person, after all, he had an excellent reputation in Qidi, and the wealthy family would sell him some face, so he entrusted the state affairs to the queen and led people to Jimo to quell the turmoil.

Although Lu Pheasant was in power for the first time, he showed a shrewdness and ability that impressed the ministers, not only handled the affairs of the court in an orderly manner, but also made almost no mistakes.

After returning from Liu Ying's palace, Lu Pheasant returned to his dormitory to continue to review the recitals sent from all over the country.

Lian Cheng on the side couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this, and shouted; "I look panicked, what kind of body has become, and I don't kneel down when I see the queen."

Lian Cheng was kind-hearted, he was afraid that Lu Pheasant would not like to severely punish this little eunuch, so he preemptively opened his mouth to scold, so that Lu Pheasant would not be able to say anything.

The little eunuch quickly knelt down and kowtowed; "See the Queen."

Lu Pheasant glanced at him and recognized him as the master of ceremonies in charge of the entrance and exit of the palace gate, so he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The little eunuch stammered; "Returning to the ..... and returning to the queen, I have important things to tell the queen." After speaking, he looked up at Lian Cheng, and his eyes seemed to be pointed. Lian Cheng understood, scolded secretly in his heart, but bent down and said respectfully to Lu Pheasant; "Queen, it's almost time for dinner, and the old slave will go to the dining room first to see how the preparations are going."

After speaking, he was about to retire, but Lu Pheasant stopped him with words.

"Even the manager, please stay." After speaking, he looked at the little eunuch kneeling on the ground, and said in an aggravated tone; "Manager Lian is not an outsider, just say something directly."

Lian Cheng is the head of the palace, and he is in charge of all affairs, if there is something in this palace that wants to hide from him, it is really difficult, and without him, Lu Pheasant can't make full use of the resources in the palace, so he simply let him stay directly.

Lian Cheng bent down and said "No", then stood aside with his hands tied, looking at his nose and nose, looking at his heart, looking like an old monk in a settled position, and foreign affairs seemed to have nothing to do with him.

The little eunuch was broken by Lu Pheasant when he couldn't please him, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed for a while, and when he saw that Lu Pheasant's eyes were not good, he returned the report with 1510.

It turned out that a young man covered in blood had just rushed to the palace gate, shouting to see the king of Han, saying that there was something important to report. The eunuch guarding the door originally thought that he was a madman and was about to beat him away, but unexpectedly, the man was a servant of Changxinjun, and he had a rebellion to tell the king of Han. When the eunuch saw that the matter was important, he didn't dare to hide it, and hurried to report to Lu Pheasant.

Lu Pheasant became nervous when he heard this, you must know that this is the most sensitive matter, if there is a mistake in the capital Linzi, it will be completely over. Hurriedly asked Cheng over there to bring the high-density person into the palace, and she interrogated it herself.

The informer's name was Tao Cheng, who claimed to be the groom of Tian Fei, the king of Changxin, and was discovered by Tian Fei because of his adultery with Tian Fei's concubine, so he was to be locked in the stable and to be executed. That Tao Cheng held on strongly, forcibly broke free of the reins and ran out, and was found by Tian Fei's generals on the way, and escaped with serious injuries after a fight.

Thinking that Qi Guo had no place for him to live, and the beloved woman was afraid that there would be more than one luck, so he gritted his teeth and ran to the palace to tell the secret.

Lu Pheasant patiently listened to what Tao Cheng said, and the more he listened, the more frightened he became. It turned out that Tian Fei had already colluded with the large and small forces in various places, and was ready to raise troops to rebel when Liu Bang was not in the country, re-establish Tian He, the king of Qi, and then surrender to Xiang Yu to completely drive Liu Bang's forces out of Qi State.

Jimo's riot was carefully arranged by Tian Fei, just to transfer Xiao He, and at the same time, he had already bought off the city guard Han Tong, as well as more than a dozen important officials large and small in the city, and planned that Han Tong would lead troops to attack Tian He's mansion tomorrow, and after rescuing Tian He, he would send troops to attack the palace and kill the Han Dynasty.

Lu Pheasant only felt cold all over, and his back was wet, but he was soaked in cold sweat.

Fortunately, there was an accident in Changxinhou's family, otherwise she would still not know that she would die at the end of her life, and it seems that she is really blessed by God.

Lu Pheasant calmed down and asked calmly; "Are you sure the time they agreed to start tomorrow?"

Tao Cheng nodded, "Yes, tomorrow afternoon, I will hear it clearly on the horse, and the king has told people more than once." ”

He saw that Lu Pheasant's brows were tightly locked, he was bowing his head and pondering, and he knelt patiently for a while, but he didn't see Lu Pheasant's slightest intention of rewarding, so he couldn't help but say cheekily; "Queen, I'm risking my head to tell the truth, you must reward me heavily."

Lu Pheasant's face suddenly sank and shouted; "Someone, push him down and kill him."

"No." Two wolf-like soldiers quickly rushed out next to him, grabbed Tao Cheng's arm and dragged him outside.

Tao Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then said in shock; "Why did the queen kill me, why, I didn't lie, I heard the truth."

Lu Pheasant's eyes were cold, "As a human servant, he committed adultery with his master's wife and concubine, and betrayed his master after failing." If you can sell the field fertilizer today, you can sell me tomorrow, and I will leave you to do what you do. ”

Tao Cheng shouted loudly, but he was gagged by Butuan, and then dragged out like a dead dog.

Lu Pheasant glanced at Bian Cheng, who was expressionless on the side, and ordered; "You go and arrange it, throw that person's body nearby, it looks like he died of blood loss, and then tell Changxin Junfu, saying that he found this place according to the things on his body."

"Now we can't make a mistake, first of all, we must stabilize these rebellions, and we can't let them jump over the wall and launch a mutiny in advance."

Bian Cheng was awe-inspiring in his heart, and couldn't help but admire, and hurriedly bowed down; "Don't worry, the queen, the old slave will do it." After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Lu Pheasant looked at the little eunuch who was trembling with fright, and said in a calm voice; "You go and call Lieutenant Zhou Ke."

"The last general will see Her Majesty the Queen." Zhou Cao strode forward and knelt down, and said in a loud voice.

Zhou Ke is six in his Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is the prime of life, with a long tiger back and a bear's waist, and Kong Wu is powerful. He was one of the veterans who followed Liu Bang to raise troops in Pei County, and although his talent was mediocre, he has always been loyal to Liu Bang. Coupled with his strong martial arts, he was appointed as a lieutenant and was in charge of the Miyagi guards.

Lu Pheasant nodded and said in a calm voice; "General Zhou, please get up, everyone is an old friend of the villagers, and there is no need to be so restrained when there are no outsiders."

Zhou Ke grinned, "The queen is polite." Then he stood up.

"I don't know what will happen to the queen in the future."

"The mourning family wants to know how many soldiers General Zhou has at hand."

Zhou Ke replied without thinking; "There are more than 2,000 guards in the city."

"Can you draw troops out of the city to fight?"

Zhou Ke shook his head, "There are some difficulties, the palace is not small, Your Majesty transferred most of the elite in my hands before leaving, and now the defense of more than 2,000 people has been tightened, plus they are all old and weak." ”

"General Zhou, you are a general, you must know the main defense camps around Linzi, but you know where the closest soldiers and horses to Linzi are outside the city guards."

"The nearest one." Zhou Ke thought for a long time, and slapped his head suddenly; "I saw Wang Wei, who was in charge of training recruits a few days ago, and he seemed to be coming to Zi to receive equipment with a battalion of recruits he had just recruited."

Speaking of this, Zhou Ke looked at Lu Pheasant a little strangely; "But Queen, what are you asking for?"

Lu Pheasant didn't answer, but lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Zhou Ke and said in a slow voice; "General Zhou, you have been loyal since the King of Han raised troops in Pei County, but now you are only a lieutenant, which is a pity. I plan to persuade the king of Han to return to his master, and then persuade him to make you the captain. ”

"But before I can do that, I have to ask you for something, and only you can help me." After speaking, he was blessed with Zhou Keying.

Zhou Ke was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic in his heart. The position of lieutenant is one of the highest military positions in the Han army, and although he is highly valued by Liu Bang, he is only a small lieutenant. Although he is a high authority, compared with Fan Xu, Zhou Bo and others who are almost the same period as him, he is 108,000 miles behind. Now that the queen is willing to open Chrysostom, there must be no problem. ”

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke was grateful, and hurriedly bowed down and said gratefully; "Queen, you are polite, you are the master mother, we are the courtiers, if you have any direct orders, the ministers will do their best."