Xie Cui'e was stunned. Chu Liuyan was a little happy and a little disappointed in her heart, she secretly thought: It's a pity that Brother Xu doesn't know. How happy she would have been if she knew.

She instructed her subordinates to take Xie Cui'e back to her room to rest, and asked them to take a good look at Xie Cui'e, and she was not allowed to kill herself and not think about it. The subordinates came forward to help Xie Cui'e, but Xie Cui'e didn't make a fuss, and obediently followed the subordinates. Chu Liuyan was relieved for a while. Since Xie Cui'e knew that she already had Xu Da's child, she naturally wouldn't want to die so easily. She finally has a glimmer of hope in her life, but what about her own life? Why do the people around me and the people they care about the most die one after another? Why?

"Lord Wang, this matter of Wei Guogong, no matter how you deal with it, we will only look forward to you." Among the generals, Tang He once followed Chu Liuyan and Xu Da, and had the closest relationship with Chu Liuyan. And among the people, the prestige qualifications are also the highest among him, so he asked on behalf of the generals.

Chu Liuyan's heart is like a mess, on the battlefield, she has always been resolute and fearless, but today, she has lost the person closest to her. Her mind was in turmoil, and she didn't understand what to do next. To be or not to be opposed? She didn't think about it herself. Therefore, she said to the generals: "Your intentions for Wei Guogong, Wei Guogong's spirit in heaven must understand, and I can understand it." Now, I also ask you to help me handle the funeral of Wei Guogong. As for other matters, we will discuss them later. ”

"Everything is under the orders of the prince." When the generals heard this, they said in unison.

So, everyone waited day and night in the Wei Mansion to handle the funeral for Xu Da. When the people of the world heard that Xu Da was sick and died, they all wailed and wept bitterly. The people of the capital gathered in the mansion of the Duke of Wei, hoping to give Xu Da a ride. Xu Da's popularity in the capital can be seen, and his prestige among the people in the world can be seen.

The news that Zhu Yuanzhang gave goose meat to kill Xu Da slowly spread out, and soon, it spread everywhere among the people. The people talked a lot, especially the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, who had received the favor of Xu Da and Chu Liuyan, but were once oppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the anti-Zhu mentality was getting worse day by day.

Three days later, Xu Da's funeral was completed. On the day of his funeral, the people of the capital came to see him off, and the crowd surrounded Yingtian Street layer by layer. When the news reached the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang, who originally had a trace of remorse, was at ease. He thought to himself, Xu Da's power is so big, and the people also respect him, if he didn't die early, I'm afraid it will inevitably become a future trouble in the future.

After dealing with Xu Da's funeral and settling the people of Xu Mansion, Chu Liuyan once again faced contradictions. Zhu Yuanzhang forced Lan Yu and Guo Ruyi to death, killed Xu Da, almost killed Li Wenzhong and Song Lian, and countless loyal ministers and heroes died in his hands, and now everyone is in panic. If Zhu Yuanzhang is not opposed, maybe more people will die. If Zhu Yuanzhang is opposed, then the people of the world will once again suffer from upheaval.

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Liuyan decided to solve the matter by himself. Therefore, she ordered Tang He, Chang Mao and others to return to their respective homes, Li Wenzhong returned to the place of exile, and she wanted to see Zhu Yuanzhang. Although everyone agreed to her, they were uneasy in their hearts, so after Chu Liuyan entered the palace, they brought soldiers to gather outside the palace gate and waited for Chu Liuyan to come out.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Chu Liuyan suddenly came to see him, he actually felt a little happy. He had already sent Jinyi Wei to spy on a large group of courtiers and soldiers gathering in Xu Da's mansion, intending to rebel. Now seeing that Chu Liuyan did not lead the soldiers into the palace, but asked to see him alone, he was very relieved. He even thought, why did Chu Liuyan suddenly enter the palace to ask for a meeting? Could it be that after Xu Da's death, she lost her support and decided to marry herself? Therefore, he ordered Gonggong Su to quickly pass Chu Liuyan in.

After Chu Liuyan entered the palace, he first gave Zhu Yuanzhang a courtesy. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that her face was haggard, and he felt a little distressed, so he asked, "Is Aiqing okay?" ”

"Thanks to the emperor's blessing, the minister is still alive." Chu Liuyan said without any expression: "It's a pity that many of those who should be alive have died." The tone of her voice was very cold. Like a basin of cold water poured to the end, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood that Chu Liuyan came today, not to agree to enter the palace as he thought, but to settle accounts with himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed in a low voice and said slowly: "What Aiqing said is also bad, the so-called dead are gone, and the living must live well." Aiqing is a smart person, how can she not understand such a thing? No one grieves more than me for the death of Tiande. At the beginning, I and Tiande were like brothers, and Tiande also married my sister to me. He fought for my loyalty, and I never forgot his goodness. ”

"So, the emperor's way of repaying him is to give him death with roast goose meat?" Chu Liuyan glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang coldly, and was deeply disgusted by his face.

"In fact, it is not. I was deceived by Hu Ningyong's villain this time. Hu Ningyong came to tell me that Tiande was sick. He also offered advice to me that Tiande's favorite thing to eat in his life was roast goose meat, so I specially ordered someone to reward roast goose meat to Tiande, but I didn't expect that Hu Ningyong, the villain, was deceiving me. Thankfully, you helped me deal with this villain, otherwise, I wouldn't be at ease. Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be sad and said.

Chu Liuyan is so smart, of course, he can see that Zhu Yuanzhang is pretending to be sad, and he can also hear that he is talking about it. She sneered: "What kind of person is the emperor, don't I know? The best people for me in my life are Chen Youliang, Liu Bowen and Xu Da. The three of them all died at the hands of the emperor. Chen Youliang is hostile to the emperor, and it is not a pity to die, but what about Liu Bowen and Xu Da? They worked hard for the country and were loyal to the emperor, but in the end, what did they get? Your Majesty, they are all brothers who once followed you, how can you bear it? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Chu Liuyan's words, and his heart was a little gloomy for a while. After all, at the beginning, he fought the world with Xu Da, Liu Bowen and others, and it was also a deep affection.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, sighed and said, "Perhaps, I didn't do these things well enough, but I also had to do it." For the sake of the country, I have no choice but to make this decision. Smoke, you're not sitting in this seat, so you're not going to understand. In short, I am worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, and worthy of future generations. ”

Chu Liuyan originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da had been brothers for more than ten years, and after he killed Xu Da, he would always have a little remorse in his heart, but now that he sees it, Zhu Yuanzhang not only has no regrets, but has also been shirking responsibility. This made Chu Liuyan very angry in his heart. She glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said coldly: "Maybe the emperor is right." What the emperor does is always for himself. ”

When she said this, her face had changed. In his hand, without Zhu Yuanzhang noticing, he took out a plum blossom needle and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little complacent, he said slowly: "The so-called people are not for themselves, and the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." Liuyan, I originally thought you were the one who knew me, but I didn't expect you to know me so well. As he said this, he let out a long sigh.

"The emperor advised. The emperor said that people don't destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves, so today I should also avenge Brother Xu and Brother Liu. After speaking, he lifted the plum blossom needle in his hand, which was obviously shaking, and Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes hurt. He was still quite complacent, and he didn't expect Chu Liuyan to listen to his words at all, and he was very disgusted. Now, seeing the silver needle in Chu Liuyan's hand, he couldn't help but tremble a little.

He knew the power of Chu Liuyan's plum blossom needle. The plum blossom needle that is not fed poison may be no different from the usual hidden weapon. But once you are fed that strange poison, you will see God and kill God, and meet Buddha and kill Buddha.

"Smoke...... You....... What do you want to do? Do you really stop thinking about your old love? Zhu Yuanzhang said with a trembling voice. Chu Liuyan was reminded by him like this, but he suddenly thought that at the beginning, when he was still a young lady of the Chu family, Zhu Yuanzhang brought a group of people to her house to rob, at that time the world was so chaotic, but people's hearts were so beautiful.

Chu Liuyan was a little stunned, but she quickly came back to her senses. She stepped forward, held the plum blossom needle in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and said, "Your Majesty, the poison on my plum blossom silver needle is enough to kill a horse instantly." If the emperor doesn't want me to be ruthless, please come with me to the tomb of Brother Xu to pay respects to him,"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around with some resistance, hoping to find a way to escape. Chu Liuyan's gaze was colder than a silver needle: "Your Majesty, whether it is martial arts or light martial arts, I, Chu Liuyan, are better than you." If you don't come with me, I don't think I'll be polite. Her words, hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, every word was like walking on thin ice.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly lowered his head, and he finally understood one thing. His arrogance, arrogance, and suspicion have caused the consequences of today. If, when Chu Liuyan first came in, he begged Chu Liuyan for forgiveness for killing Xu Da, perhaps, Chu Liuyan would not be so angry, he was so ruthless. If he was willing to let Xu Da and Chu Liuyan go, instead of killing Xu Da for his own selfish desires, maybe Xu Da and Chu Liuyan would have lived in seclusion in the mountains long ago.

Although he regretted it, he knew that it was useless. So, he had no choice but to follow Chu Liuyan and walked out slowly, the two of them went out of the palace gate, passed through the noon gate, and the eunuchs and guards who guarded saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Chu Liuyan come out together, both of them looked very ugly, but they didn't suspect anything else. They all know the love between Chu Liuyan and Zhu Yuanzhang. So, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to be taken out of the palace by Chu Liuyan.

The three brothers Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying, and Chang Jia, who were outside the palace, saw Chu Liuyan and Zhu Yuanzhang walking out together, and for a while, some people were excited. Chu Liuyan raised the plum blossom needle in his hand and said, "Without my orders, I hope you all don't act rashly." I want him to worship Brother Xu and repent of what he has done. ”

The ministers and generals discussed a lot, and Li Wenzhong said loudly: "Lord Chu, you have held this dog emperor hostage, and you must not let him go." This emperor will be avenged, if you let him go, we will all become the soul of his sword in the past. "Li Wenzhong was almost killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he knows his character best, and he knows his actions best.

Chu Liuyan nodded and said, "I know." After speaking, he took Zhu Yuanzhang hostage and walked to Xu Da's tomb. Later, Tang He, Li Wenzhong and others each followed the two with their own soldiers and horses.

Walking down the street, the people didn't know what was going on, and they all hid in their homes. The group soon went out of the city gate and came to the Yin of Zhongshan, Xu Da's cemetery.

Chu Liuyan pointed to Xu Da's grave and rebuked Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the person in the tomb used to be your brother, at the beginning, if he hadn't given you the position of leader, he would be the emperor today." In the war with Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and the Mongolian court, you hid in Ying Tianfu and waited for news, and it was he who led the soldiers to fight bloodily on the front line, it was Brother Xu Daxu! If it weren't for Brother Xu's military talent, if it weren't for Brother Xu's life-and-death battles with all the soldiers, where would you have today's splendid court? Up to now, the Ming Dynasty has been established, the cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooking, what you do is not as good as Chen Youliang! The reason why we support you to be emperor is because we need a benevolent monarch. He was merciful not only to his brothers, but also to the people of the world. But what about you, Your Majesty? If you kill your brothers, how can you be merciful to the people of the world? Today, I, Chu Liuyan, want to act for the heavens, kill the faint king, avenge Brother Xu, and avenge the countless souls who died under your knife! ”

Chu Liuyan's words were intense, and when the surrounding soldiers heard this, they all shouted loudly: "Kill Zhu Yuanzhang!" Kill the faint king! Avenge Marshal Xu! Kill the faint king for the people of the world! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little scared at first, he thought that when he arrived at Xu Da's tomb, he might definitely die, and deeply regretted that he had connived at Chu Liuyan in the past. However, when Chu Liuyan said these words to him, he suddenly became enlightened, he understood Chu Liuyan, and also understood Chu Liuyan's personality, if Chu Liuyan really wanted to kill him, I am afraid he would not say a word to him. Now, she angrily reprimands him, which proves that there is room for things to turn around.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and thought about it, his eyes were dyed with a hint of sincerity, and said, "Smoke girl, you are right. Everything in the past is my fault, and if you want to kill me, I will not complain. Chu Liuyan was already determined to kill Zhu Yuanzhang, but when he heard him say this, he remembered all the things in the past, and he felt a little more unbearable in his heart, and he felt a little unable to do it for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to say slowly: "This is selfishness, I would rather die under your sword." But Yu Gong, I don't think so. For example, if it is decided today, everything is waiting to be happy, and the people have just lived a good life. If you kill me, the crown prince Zhu Biao will definitely not be able to suppress the ministers, and the world will definitely be in chaos again and return to the situation that was divided at the beginning. When the time comes, it will indeed be the people of the world who will suffer the most. ”

When Chu Liuyan heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, she couldn't help but tremble her shoulders slightly, she remembered Xu Da's instructions before she died. Xu Da also thought that if Zhu Yuanzhang was killed, the world would definitely be in chaos again, and when the time came, the lives would be ruined, the people would not be able to make a living, and it would be the people who suffered and suffered.

Li Wenzhong shouted from behind: "Lord Chu, you can't listen to him. He bewitched the public, could it be that the world would not be able to do without the brutal Zhu Yuanzhang? Lord Chu, you kill him quickly, don't listen to his rhetoric, otherwise we will all die miserably in the future. ”

Chu Liuyan nodded and said, "What Wen Zhong said is very true. If I let you go today, it must be the generals and brothers who suffered in the past. You have always been cruel and unkind, and you will not let them go. ”

"Smoke girl, am I really a cruel and unkind faint king in your mind? Hu Weiyong's corruption in power is my anti-corruption rectification. Whenever the people of the world encounter floods, droughts and other disasters, I will definitely send people to release grain for disaster relief, and I will definitely reduce the taxes of the local people. Perhaps, in your minds, I am indeed not a good emperor and good brother, but I believe that in the eyes of the people of the world, I, Zhu Yuanzhang, am definitely a good emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang straightened his waist and said sonorously: "I admit that I have done a lot of wrong things, but for the people of the world, my heart is the same as your heart." If you're going to kill me, there's nothing I can do. It's just that I ask you to think clearly. I, Zhu Yuanzhang, am not greedy for life and afraid of death, if I were greedy for life and afraid of death, I would not have raised an uprising in the first place, I just don't want the people of the world to suffer. ”

Chu Liuyan heard his confession, and remembered that over the years, the lives of the people were indeed much better than before. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was cruel and unkind to his brothers and courtiers, he did his best for the people.

Chu Liuyan hesitated for a while, she knew that what she was holding in her hand now was not an ordinary plum blossom needle, but a needle that was related to the people of the world. In the end, should Zhu Yuanzhang be let go? If he is let go, how can he calculate the account of killing Liu Bowen, Xu Da and other loyal ministers one after another? If she doesn't let him go, the world will really be in turmoil because she killed him for her own selfishness to vent her anger, and this is not her Chu Liuyan's style.

"Lord Chu, let me help you." When Chu Liuyan was hesitating, Li Wenzhong rushed up from behind with an axe. By the time Chu Liuyan found out, it was already a little late. Chu Liuyan still subconsciously pushed Zhu Yuanzhang and pushed Zhu Yuanzhang down on the side of Xu Da's grave, Li Wenzhong's axe slashed along his shoulder, although a wound was drawn, but there was no big problem.

Chu Liuyan pushed, and Zhu Yuanzhang happened to kneel in front of Xu Da's tomb. The anger in Chu Liuyan's heart disappeared a little, and she began to think about what Zhu Yuanzhang said. Indeed, Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed brutal and unkind to his loyal ministers, and he was afraid that his loyal ministers would sit big and keep the Zhu family's 10,000-year-old foundation, so he deliberately dealt with his former comrades. However, in terms of treating the people of the world, Zhu Yuanzhang can indeed be regarded as a good emperor. If Zhu Yuanzhang is killed and replaced with a new emperor, who can guarantee that he will not deal with the courtiers for the sake of his own emperor's inheritance, and who can guarantee that he will also be good to the people? Rather than this, it is better to let Zhu Yuanzhang continue to be the emperor, so that the people will not suffer from the war again.