Chapter 241: Fa Zheng Died and Eunuch Scapegoated
The group of men and horses arrived at the city in a moment, turned over and dismounted together, and the first person strode to Wei Yan and knelt down. That person is also fully armored, and his aura is extraordinary, it is Li Yan, the general of the chariot and cavalry. He bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Weichen greets Your Majesty." ”
Liu Bei looked at Li Yan and asked, "Why don't you see Kong Ming, Meng Qi?" ”
Li Yan replied: "The prime minister followed the prince to supervise the country, and did not dare to leave lightly, Meng Qi was sick, and his brother Ma Dai was temporarily in charge. Together with the ministers' horses and horses, you can reach the city in a moment. ”
Liu Bei smiled faintly and said, "Kong Ming has such a big shelf, I can't summon him here." After speaking, he glanced at Zhao Shu meaningfully, and Zhao Shu understood what he meant: Kong Ming's kid is much smarter than you.
It seems that Liu Bei relied on the chess piece of Youma Chao and wanted to eat Kong Ming together, so he also gave Kong Ming an edict like a secret edict to me. Knowing that Kong Ming was not so easy to be fooled by Zhao Shu, he only let Li Yan and Ma Chao come. Ma Chao was ordered to monitor Kong Ming, so he naturally called himself sick and asked his brother Ma Dai to come to the White Emperor, and he stayed in Chengdu and watched Kong Ming.
Li Yan listened to Liu Bei's words and hurriedly said: "Prime Minister said, the Fazheng rebellion is unpopular, as long as Your Majesty raises your arms, people with lofty ideals will inevitably be bound to send Your Majesty." On this occasion, the Sichuan is restless, the people's hearts are fluctuating, and it is also extremely important for the prime minister to protect the prince and guard the two rivers and appease the people's hearts. I hope that Your Majesty will be enlightened. ”
Fa Zheng never spoke on the side, but when he heard Li Yan say this, his face was excited, and he took two steps forward and opened his mouth to speak. But I heard Li Yan say in the city: "The prime minister has taken down all the Fazheng family in Chengdu, please ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment." Prime Minister Zhuge asked his ministers to turn His Majesty, although Fa Zheng's sin is unforgivable, but he hopes that His Majesty will remember the merits of the past and be able to lightly send his family to the young. After hearing this, Fa Zheng's lips moved a few times, and finally he didn't say the words in his heart.
It seems that the confidant of Fa Zheng, and the person who betrayed him, is Li Yan under the city. Liu Bei also sees all kinds of Fazheng in his eyes, and the relationship between them is expected to be able to understand a ** point. Immediately turned to Fa Zheng and said, "Fa Zheng, you can be guilty." ”
Fa Zheng slowly bowed down and said, "Weichen is guilty." After saying the four words, he suddenly turned around and pulled out a long sword from the waist of the guard next to him. Escort. Huang Hao shouted, and then turned sideways to block Liu Bei's side. Of course, in front of him, Huo Ge and other guards had already surrounded him closely.
Xiang Pet drew his sword and pointed at Fazheng, and shouted: "Fazheng, are you still obsessed? ”
Fa Zheng held a long sword in his hand, looked up to the sky and laughed, his voice was like a night owl, and Zhao Shu was terrified when he heard it. Fa Zheng suddenly stopped laughing, put the long sword horizontally under his neck, and said to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, I want to abandon Liu Zhang and welcome Your Majesty into Sichuan with Zhang Yongnian, Mencius, Peng Yongyan and others. How many of them are there now? What the minister did was just trying to protect his ears. The minister died today to apologize, and I hope that Your Majesty will not embarrass the minister's family. After speaking, he wiped his hand, and the blade of the sword passed through, and blood burst out. Fa Zheng fell to the ground and died of exhaustion.
Liu Bei stretched out his hand to push Huang Hao away, slowly walked to the side of Fa Zheng's corpse, looked at the blood gushing out of his neck, sighed softly only after half a sound, and turned to Li and Wei under the city: "The traitor has already subdued the law, and the two generals have worked hard from afar, and the generals and horses are placed outside." Celebrate with me in the palace. ”
The two thanked each other, and Wei Yan said again: "The minister still has something to do." ”
Liu Bei asked, "What's the play?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”
Wei Yan said: "Shangyong Taishou Guo Huai is suspected of this matter, and the minister has already taken it in the army, please send it to Your Majesty." ”
Liu Bei glanced at Zhao Shu and said, "Bring him into the city with you." After speaking, Huang Hao shouted on the side: "Drive back to the palace." ”
Back in Yong'an Palace again, the banquet has been prepared. As soon as Liu Bei asked everyone to sit down, he said, "Bring Boji up." "When he was young, two forbidden soldiers escorted Guo Huai in.
Since Shangyong made Liu Feng, Zhao Shu and Guo Huai have not seen each other again, and it has been two years. didn't expect to meet again, but it was Zhao Shu who sat as a guest, and he was a prisoner. Guo Huai tied his arms behind his back, walked up to the hall, saluted Liu Bei, and said, "Weichen greets Your Majesty." ”
Guo Huai is disheveled, but not decadent; The hair is scattered, but not discouraged; The voice is soft, but it is majestic; Although he is a prisoner, he does not lose the demeanor of a famous general. This time, most of the incidents started by Zhao Shu, and Zhao Shu also hurriedly got up, walked to him and knelt down, and said, "Guo Huai is not guilty, please let Your Majesty know clearly." ”
Liu Bei looked at Wei Yan and said, "Wen Chang, you brought the person, you said that Guo Huai is guilty, what evidence do you have?" ”
Wei Yan hurriedly got up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, on the orders of the prime minister, I brought my troops and horses to the White Emperor Qin King to quell the rebellion. Guo Huai shirked and repeatedly refused to help the grain and grass, but obstructed it in many ways. It was because the minister thought that he had ill intentions, and hoped that His Majesty would investigate it in detail. ”
Zhao Shu hurriedly said: "Wei Yan left the defense land without following the edict, and the duty of Boji is naturally not convenient for the general." ”
Li Yan was on the side, and also got up and said: "Wen Chang has the Prime Minister's order, but Guo Huai still doesn't obey the order, what's the reason?" ”
Zhao Shu smiled coldly and said, "The prime minister is in government affairs, when can he transfer troops and generals?" If it's a general's chariot and a general's seal, or you can. ”
Li Yan was speechless for a while, and then said: "The prime minister has His Majesty's secret edict, so he can naturally recruit soldiers and horses from all over the world. ”
"Since it is a secret edict, how can Berji know about it?" Zhao Shu kowtowed to Liu Bei again and said: "Those who don't know are not guilty, but it is unfair to assert that Boji and Fazheng have colluded with Fazheng." ”
Li Yan wanted to say more, but he heard Liu Bei say: "Zhongqing doesn't need to argue anymore, Boji has always been loyal and righteous, and I know it very well, and it is illegal to compare." They all sat down, drank and ate together, and when I was young, I still had important things to discuss with the secretaries. ”
As soon as Liu Bei said this, Li Yan and Wei Yan both sat down silently. Zhao Shu and Guo Huai hurriedly thanked Liu Bei for his grace before getting up. Zhao Shu personally untied him and pulled him into the table. Guo Huai looked grateful, glanced at each other, and didn't say a word.
Serving wine and food, Liu Bei also ordered people to play music, although the sheng is elegant, the wine is mellow and fragrant, but the atmosphere is dull. Liu Bei raised his glass from time to time, and everyone reluctantly agreed, each with their own hearts, and they couldn't enjoy themselves. After several rounds of wine, near the end of the banquet, Liu Bei raised his glass again and said: "This time the traitorous ministers conspired against each other, and the king of Zhuqing Qin has merit, and I should be rewarded one by one." ”
Zhao Shu and everyone hurriedly got up and said together: "Your Majesty Xie." ”
Liu Bei drank the wine and said, "Take Zhang Shun." A moment later, two Yulin forbidden soldiers put a puddle of soft mud-like Zhang Shun in, half-pulled and half-dragged, and was still in the hall. At this time, Zhang Shun trembled, his upper and lower teeth kept fighting, and he couldn't make a sound of begging for mercy.
Liu Bei pointed at him and said, "This thief drugged me in my diet with the intention of holding me hostage. His sin is unforgivable, and his heart should be punished, dragged down to show the public, and the corpse is exposed in the wild. Waiting for the guards to take Zhang Shun down, Liu Bei said again: "Fa Zheng was forced by this evil eunuch to follow the law, and now he has decided on his own, but his sins can be forgiven, and the family does not need to investigate deeply." ”