When the news of Sima Wei, the king of Chu, reached the palace, I locked myself in my bedroom and sat alone in a daze, not even letting me pass on lunch.

On this day, Xiaocui had something to go home, and only the mountain bowl was there. If it was Xiaocui, I guess I couldn't help but say that I would have entered the door, but Shanwan was a Si person and couldn't do anything like that.

But she also had her way, just pacing and pacing around outside the door. In the end, I couldn't even go on in a daze, so I had to open the door and invite her in.

Note that instead of "let", it is "please". Because when I opened the door and "allowed" her to come in, she also thanked her politely and said, "The slave doesn't dare to disturb the mother's retreat." "What is it, I had to make a "please" gesture with both hands to relieve my ears of hard labor.

Shanwan didn't say anything when she came in, just sat next to me.

It's quite natural for one person to sit in a daze, but it's quite unnatural for two people to sit in a daze. After a long time, Shanwan didn't talk to me, I talked to her, "Shanwan, you hinted at me like that last time, and I promised you not to kill again." Unexpectedly, in the end, it confirmed your words, Luo Shui, once again stained red with blood. ”

My tone was filled with guilt and deep frustration. When I said this to Shanwan at that time, I was absolutely sincere. I'm not a murderer, I don't have bloodthirsty impulses. Sometimes, however, when you are caught up in endless strife, and you are constantly speculating about what new tricks the other side will play to kill you, you will be desperate to end it all as soon as possible and live a peaceful and peaceful life. Those who can climb to the top of power are those who never admit defeat, and only death. It's liberation. Only the death of one party can bring peace to the other. Shan Wan was not moved by my guilt, but she looked at me and smiled meaningfully; "Niangniang sent the King of Chu to do this. Isn't that what it is all about? ”

I was stunned, Xiuya was as gentle as a mountain. There will also be such sharp moments. The female officer next to me has always been smart and clever, but never pressures people. She has worked with Xiaocui for many years, and she has always let Xiaocui. New and fastest. One of them is like fire, the other is like water.

Now, the watery Shanwan has spoken to me like this, is this time, really what I did wrong?

Shan Wan did not hypocritically sympathize with the plight of the Wei family or the Runan royal family, but only asked me; "What are you going to do next?" Why? Everyone is dead, and there is no next. "In the political game, one side collapses. The game is over. Shan Wan sighed softly, "I'm not asking this, I'm asking Niangniang." What are you going to do with the King of Chu? ”

I asked her in turn, "What do you say you should do?" ”

She glanced at me, "Niangniang herself has an idea in her heart, but she still came to ask me." ”

I had already figured out my next move. But I'm also very listening to what Shanwan will say. If only we could coincide. Doesn't that just prove that my idea is right and feasible?

Seeing that she refused to speak. I simply told her, "In the emperor's edict, there is no word killing. only said that the king of Chu was ordered to resign and brighten his official position. ”

Shan Wan said at this point; "In other words, the king of Chu took matters into his own hands and killed the minister without permission?" Since the emperor didn't ask him to kill people, of course he was "killing without permission". Shan Wan shook her head and sighed, "It's really stupid, I only care about the speed of the moment, but I don't know that when I kill others, I have already planted a killing machine for myself." ”

At this point, she suddenly took out a letter from her bosom and presented it to me with both hands; "Niangniang, this is a letter sent by Master Zhang."

"When did it arrive?" When I received the letter, I looked at her suspiciously, since she had the letter, why didn't she give it to me when she first came in, but waited until this time to take it out like a treasure?

Shan Wan replied, "The letter was sent by Master Zhang when I was outside the door just now. Because the mother refused to open the door, the man waited for a while, then went out with the letter, and when he came back, he handed it to me. I guess that Lord Zhang was somewhere in the palace at the time, and he didn't send it in person just to avoid suspicion.

I opened the letter, quickly read it, and saw this paragraph at the end: "The king of Chu killed the second duke, and the authority of the world will be in his hands, and it will be difficult to control it in the future, and I am afraid that the tiger will be in trouble when the time comes." Niangniang might as well take advantage of the fact that he has just gotten rid of his dissidents and has not had time to take sole power to get rid of him on the charge of killing important ministers."

That's when I realized Shan's intentions. This gentle woman was even smarter than I thought, and she had even guessed the content of Zhang Huaxin in advance. So she didn't give me the letter first, but talked to me first. When I completely clarified my thinking and made up my mind, I took out Zhang Hua's letter and hit it off.

I didn't mention what the letter said, but told her, "Now, everyone's opinion is unified, but there are still two problems." First, the king of Chu is the emperor's younger brother, and a benevolent person like the emperor will definitely not agree to get rid of the king of Chu. Second, the king of Chu holds the forbidden army, and he still has 5,000 younger soldiers, I am afraid that if I can't subdue him, I will be counterattacked. ”

I locked myself in my room because I couldn't think of a solution for a while, not just because I was sad about the death of those two families. I've always looked forward. People are dead, or is it equivalent to me borrowing a knife to kill people, no matter how sorry and sad, there is a fart?

I won't do anything about those two families, the only thing I feel uneasy about and feel sorry for is the emperor. In this incident, it can be said that I took advantage of the emperor's innocence. The emperor would never have thought that the edict drawn up by me and him contained such a big "conspiracy", not only to eradicate "and Liang" in one fell swoop, but also to get rid of his ambitious younger brother, so as not to leave endless disasters in the future.

But to get rid of the king of Chu, you must first get the emperor's consent, if the emperor doesn't issue an edict, who dares to touch his own brother?

After discussing with Shanwan for a while, I still couldn't think of a good way, so I also wrote my doubts into the letter and asked her to give them to Zhang Hua in the name of visiting Xiaocui.

Zhang Hua quickly replied, saying, "Although the king of Chu has a large number of men, there is no need to be afraid, because the king of Chu has always been mean and unkind, and has no loyal ministers. If Niangniang arrests him on the charge of rebellion, those subordinates will not dare to resist the decree and aid the rebellion. After catching the king of Chu, Niangniang immediately passed down the oracle and executed on the spot, first beheading and then playing. When the emperor got the news, the king of Chu had already become a ghost under the sword, what could the emperor do? Moreover, according to the minister's speculation, there is no deep brotherhood between the emperor's brothers, but after being sad for a while, they forgot about it. ”

Without further ado. After receiving Zhang Hua's letter, I immediately announced that Wang Gong, the lieutenant who was on duty in the palace—the reason why he was announced was because this person had just been demoted by Sima Wei and was angry—ordered him to take the "Yu Yu Banner", which symbolized the emperor's power, and go to quell the rebellion according to Zhang Hua's plan. Sure enough, when the army of the king of Chu heard the "edict and rebellion", they were so frightened that they scattered away, and no one died for the king of Chu. The king of Chu was really lonely this time, and he was soon tied up and his head fell to the ground.

When the news came, I immediately took out the verdict written by Zhang Hua in advance and announced the crimes of the king of Chu one by one in public. That is naturally a long way to go, and there is more than enough to die. At the same time, he asked the emperor for a decree to rehabilitate Wei and Sima Liang.

It is said that when Sima Wei was dying, he also took out the edict hidden in his arms and shouted to Wang Gong, saying that he was just acting on orders, and said in a heartfelt manner, "The blood of Emperor Gu Yixian, why was he wronged so strangely?" ”

Wang Gong took the edict and looked at it, it was clear that it only ordered the king of Chu to resign and show his official position, and it was not a killing order at all. The crime of "exaggeration" is conclusively proven, and what injustice can be done? After killing Sima Wei, the emperor must have felt uncomfortable for the first few days, and he didn't pay much attention to me. But I couldn't stand it from repeatedly mentioning in his ear the grievances of the Wei family and the Runan royal family, the audacity and wolf ambition of the king of Chu. Slowly, he was relieved. Come to think of it, for this half-brother, he is indeed as Zhang Hua said, he does not have a "very deep brotherhood", so it is easy to forget. The royal family affection has always been as thin as water, the emperor is like this to the king of Chu, and the king of Chu is also like this to the emperor.

And Zhang Hua, because of the greatest credit in this incident, and at this time there happened to be a power vacuum in the imperial court, Zhang Hua was replaced in time and became the soul of the highest power group - the auxiliary political position.