Chapter 52: More Always
The first emperor also proposed to ask the three great monks of Gui, Sun, and Liu to solve the two forces of Chimei and Liu Xiu. Whether it returns or not, a few people also mean to go a few times. However, as soon as they left the capital, there were monk assassins who came to assassinate Liu Xuan, and the assassins who came to assassinate Liu Xuan became stronger and stronger each time.
As soon as the three of them left the capital, Sun Xiaochuan and Liu Xi, seventy or eighty assassins with magic weapons in their hands came out from all over the palace. If it weren't for Sun Xiaochuan's 'pinching his fingers' and coming out, the first emperor would be in trouble and would come back to rescue him immediately. At this time, Liu Xuan had already died among these monk assassins. After the second assassination attempt, Emperor Gengshi never let these great monks out of the capital again. The march and battle were done by other generals, and they only had to stay by the emperor's side.
However, after these people live in the palace, it is still more or less inconvenient. Gui, Wu, Sun, and Liu are a little better. Bai Wuqiu and Xiao Ren San, who are not people, are not so particular, and in comparison, Bai Wuqiu is drunk and scolding the street in the palace shirtless. The chamberlain, guards and palace maids all knew that this big man was the emperor's honored guest, and no one cared about this big man at the moment.
However, Xiao Ren San is a little excessive, this child, who looks only seven or eight years old, appears from time to time outside the harem concubines, palace maids and under the bed, peeking at the ladies and palace maids taking a bath and changing clothes. Because this ginseng doll will escape the way, even if you find it, you can't catch it. After reporting to the emperor, next to the face of these great monks, Liu Xuan was not easy to attack. At the moment, he could only comfort his concubines: "He is still a child......"
When Xiao Ren San made the most trouble, even when the first emperor wanted to compete with Niangniang at night. Also look under the bed from time to time to see if the little guy will hide under and listen to jokes.
However, except for these two monsters messing around, the other people stayed honestly in the side hall where they lived. And Sun Xiaochuan lived directly in the warehouse where the gold ingots were stored, guarding the yellow and clear gold nuggets every day. When the First Emperor asked, Sun Xiaochuan explained that he was infusing these gold ingots with a spell. In this way, after the completion of the Tongxian Tower, there will be gods to help.
Now what Sun Xiaochuan says, Liu Xuan believes. After such days, it was more than half a year. The army of the First Emperor slowly lost its initiative on the battlefield, and the territory that originally belonged to the First Emperor was slowly encroached upon by the Red Eyebrow Army. And the news that the Red Eyebrow Army also wore out and the monks helped each other, but the Red Eyebrow monks did not return or return, so bold, although they did not show their own handles.
And Liu Xiu has been staying in Hebei, allowing the red eyebrows to become a hot kiln, and he will not go out of Hebei easily. Taking advantage of the fierce battle between the two of them, they desperately developed their own power.
Although he lost on the battlefield one after another, the first emperor Liu Xuan was not in a hurry. Relying on whether to return or not, these big monks are guarding their side, even if the Red Eyebrow Army really hits Chang'an. It's not the opponent of these living immortals, as long as any of them go out of the city to meet the enemy, they can beat the Red Eyebrow Army to the ground.
At the moment, the first emperor began to reuse his relative Zhao Meng, and after Zhao Meng gained power, he began to accumulate money in the name of building Tongxian Pagoda in the name of replacing the time. Even on the grounds that the gold was not in good condition, the gold ingots that had been sent to the palace treasury were re-moved. but it was never returned. And it doesn't matter if it belongs to these people or not, so Zhao Meng has been even more presumptuous. began to sell the official mantle, and there were too many official positions sold, and they were all sold to the sphere of influence of Chimei and Liu Xiu.
It didn't take long for the day for several great monks to show their strength, and in the first three years, Wang Feng, a general under the first emperor, surrendered the Red Mei army. The 200,000 horsemen of the Red Mei Army bypassed the nearby counties in two ways and arrived at the foot of Chang'an City.
At this time, Liu Xuan was a little flustered, and he hurriedly went to ask for a few great monks. What I didn't expect was that the great monks who were still drinking and feasting together last night had disappeared without a trace at this time.
After seeing the disappearance of the biggest dependent, Liu Xuan suddenly collapsed like the sky. At this time, the frightened Emperor Gengshi did not have the heart to organize the soldiers and civilians in the city to resist the enemy, and under the bewitchment of Zhao Meng, Liu Xuan, who had not paid attention, ordered the sergeant guarding the door to open the door and surrender. He himself personally took the jade seal of the country out of the city, kneeling on the leader of the Red Mei Army, Fan Chong, to surrender. At this point, Liu Xuan, the first emperor who overthrew Wang Mang's new dynasty, only sat as emperor for two years, and surrendered the world to the Red Eyebrow Army, which was once a subordinate.
After receiving the jade seal from Liu Xuan's hand, Fan Chong laughed, and then helped Liu Xuan up with his own hands, and said: "I think that Fan Chong's Red Eyebrow Army was still my brother's army, but I didn't think of two years, but it was like this. Today you and I have won and lost, and my brother is not more afraid. Our Emperor Jianshi (Liu Penzi) has descended from the imperial public opinion and named my brother the king of Changsha. Although he is not the emperor anymore, he is also the prince of one side, the second emperor outside the imperial city. Haha......"
At this time, Liu Xuan was disheartened, just trying to save his life, and said a few kind words with a smiling face. Then he helped the general of the Red Mei Army to get on the horse again, personally took the reins of Fan Chong's horse, and led the general towards the location of the palace like a horse boy.
After returning to the palace, Liu Xuan, who had lost his former majesty, knelt in front of Fan Chong. I hope that this old opponent will look at the face of his past feelings and let him leave Chang'an with all the concubines and princes and go to his fief to spend the rest of his life.
"Don't panic, brother, didn't you say it just now, our Emperor Jianshi has pardoned you." Fan Chong's eyebrows showed a slightly displeased look. Seeing Liu Xuan's nervous body trembling slightly, he laughed again, comforted Liu Xuan and said, "Don't be afraid, brother, you have to hand it over anyway, right?" Ordinary people's families replace the elders in the clan, and they also have to put on a ceremony, let alone the world? Brother, wait a few more days, until the founding emperor returns to the capital. If you have done the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, you can naturally return to the feudal country. ”
After listening to Fan Chong's words, Liu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the First Emperor no longer had the aggressive posture of the past, Fan Chong laughed and said, "By the way, I heard that the elder brother raised Wu Mian and several great monks in the palace. Fan Chongyu has dealt with Mr. Wu Mian and Mr. Wu Mian. How about dude take me to meet a few gentlemen? ”
As soon as he heard Fan Chong mention Wu Mian and whether he would return or not, Liu Xuan took a deep breath. A little unwillingly said: "After hearing that the Red Eyebrow army was approaching the city, those people disappeared. General Fan Chong can't trust these gods, if I hadn't mistrusted them at the beginning, I wouldn't have ended up like this now. ”
At this time, Liu Xuan had already had an epiphany, and now he remembered all the things before. As soon as those few people leave the city, there will definitely be assassins in the palace. This is clearly what they are using to play, if they hadn't trusted these people at the beginning, how could the Red Eyebrow Army have a chance to drive straight in. But it's too late to say anything now, I only blame myself for being dizzy at the beginning, and I can't escape this fate if I don't return to a holy cultivator king, and I can't escape this fate left and right.
"It's a pity, it seems that I don't have any fate with these gentlemen," although he said that, Fan Chong was relieved to hear that Wu Mian and Gui Fei were not in the palace.
At the moment, Zhao Meng was instructed to help Li Xuan to rest in the side hall, and the first emperor was helped into a side hall by Zhao Meng. Seeing that there was no sergeant in the Red Mei Army to follow up, Liu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said to his relatives: "As long as I can get away with it this time, I won't do anything to change the First Emperor and the King of Changsha." When I met Emperor Jianshi, I would ask him to resign. Take your daughter and a few princes, find a place to live, and spend the rest of your life in peace......"
"How can it be done" When Liu Xuan spoke, Zhao Meng had already walked behind him. Pulling out a white silk from his sleeve, he suddenly strangled Liu Xuan's neck from behind, and when Emperor Changshi was struggling desperately, Zhao Meng said in his ear: "The king of Changsha is not for you, I have put so much effort into it, just for this prince and king......"
Speaking of this, Zhao Meng twisted his hand hard, and saw that Liu Xuan, the first emperor, struggled for a while, and finally stopped breathing.
After seeing Liu Xuan's death, Zhao Meng wiped the sweat on his head. Just as he was about to go out to find Fan Chong to repay his merits, an old voice suddenly came to mind behind him: "How can I say that the old man, I am also the Holy Cultivation King of the First Emperor, although I have never been loyal to him." But it's still okay to avenge him......"