Huang Hao did still have some means to do things, Zhao Shu ordered him to inquire about Liu Yong's details, so he used the excuse that Liu Yong had traveled a long distance and was covered with dust, so it was not suitable to grow on Liu Bei's side. It was forced to make his henchmen and eunuchs bathe and change clothes for Liu Yong, and only then did he search for Liu Yong's secret edict that he had personally collected. Zhao Shu looked at Liu Bei's paper "edict", and couldn't help sneering, he actually compared himself with Wang Mang and Dong Zhuo, and he didn't reflect on it, if he hadn't lured himself to the White Emperor City, cut his military power, and put himself under house arrest, why would he be today?

Zhao Shu sent Huang Hao away, of course, he inevitably asked him to monitor the father and son, and asked Huan Yi to send military horses, so that in Liu Bei's palace, not a single fly could fly. Yan Peng also read the edict on the side, and said: "On the edict, there is the intention of ordering Kong Ming to protect the prince." Now although the general has His Majesty, the prince is in Chengdu, the general and Kong Ming are not up and down, and the mediocre Huo Yi and the king of Hanzhong are all His Majesty's henchmen, if Kong Ming gets this edict, there are still many disadvantages with the general. ”

Yan Peng still wants to persuade Zhao Shu to join forces with Kong Ming, but he still wants to swallow Wu and destroy Sun, even if he wants to unite with Kong Ming, he must wait for him to speak first, as long as Liu Bei does not die for a while, Liu Chan is still only the prince. Liu Bei, this old thing, is all on this, and he is secretly thinking about calculating himself, and he will go to ask Kong Ming to enter the city again early tomorrow morning, and let him see this edict, what do you have to say.

There was nothing to say at night, and the next day Zhao Shu had just finished breakfast, and just sent someone to invite Kong Ming to meet outside the city, but the city guard sent someone to report that Guan Feng's car had arrived. Zhao Shu knew about coming to the White Emperor, and he couldn't hide it from her, and he wasn't surprised, so he ordered him to be invited. Zhao Shuxing did such a thing, and Guan Feng was already a completely opposite position, but after meeting, he didn't know how to speak.

Guan Feng was straight to the point, and the first thing he said when he saw Zhao Shu was to ask to see Liu Bei. Of course Zhao Shu didn't allow it, Guan Feng's face changed suddenly, and he said coldly: "You are so bold, you actually dare to put Your Majesty under house arrest." At this time, there were only two people in the room, and Zhao Shu had no scruples when he spoke, and said, "What about being bold?" When he put me under house arrest, I couldn't ban him? Guan Feng didn't want Zhao Shu to speak like this, so he was shocked, and looked at me speechless.

Zhao Shu sighed silently in his heart and said softly: "You shouldn't have come, it's useless to come." Guan Feng saw that Zhao Shu said nothing, and originally intended to persuade him, but he had no choice but to say nothing, and asked for a moment: "Although Your Majesty has failed you, you always have the grace of knowing it." Now that you have the power of the army, he can't help it, why do you want to do too much? ”

Liu Bei was no threat to Zhao Shu, but that was because he was in Zhao Shu's palm. Zhao Shu handed the edict he had collected yesterday to Guan Feng and said, "He is now in the White Emperor, and he still remembers to make people get rid of me." Once released and united with Kong Ming, won't I be asking for trouble? Guan Feng took a look at the edict, and didn't want Zhao Shu to have a fight with Liu Bei Junchen, so he sighed: "Then what do you want?" ”

"Your Majesty's spring and autumn are already high, and there is not much time left. I only need him to write an edict and give me all the land that is thorny. I can also protect the crown prince and achieve the cause of the king. Zhao Shu pointed to the edict and said: "If you still want to be unfavorable to me like this, don't talk about the surname of Jingzhou Yi, even if it is Sichuan, I will also make his Liu family unpeaceful." ”

Guan Feng looked at Zhao Shu again, and suddenly said, "How about I persuade Your Majesty for you?" Since you have no intention of usurping the throne, you should leave a way out. Zhao Shu still shook his head, in the current situation, if Liu Bei is not dead, how can he let go? Zhao Shu didn't act to urge him to die early, he was worthy of him, and it was useless to talk more, so it was important to go to Kong Ming to discuss the conditions. Without waiting for Guan Feng to persuade him again, Zhao Shu walked out quickly, and asked the family to strictly guard the door of the mansion and not let Guan Feng move around at will. This matter is not only Zhao Shu alone, but also involves Huan Yi, Guo Huai and other Jingzhou generals, Zhao Shu does not dare to be the slightest soft-hearted.

When they came to the city, Kong Ming and Zhao Yun were already waiting outside, and only the two of them had no other soldiers and horses. Zhao Shu also only brought Ye Feng and Yan Peng over, and they were polite at first. Then Kong Ming first asked, "What does the general think?" Zhao Shu didn't answer, handed over Liu Bei's edict again, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, King Lu Chitose wanted to send this thing to the prime minister, but he was stopped by me, and today it will be handed over to the prime minister, I hope it will not be finished." Kong Ming naturally knew the content, but he was surprised: "What is this?" He reached out and took it, pretending to look closely.

After reading it, Kong Ming exclaimed again: "This is a mess." The general is the weight of the country, how can he be compared with Wang Mang and Dong Zhuo? "It is to re-roll the edict and return it to Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu didn't reach out to pick it up, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, this is King Lu's edict, what does the prime minister think?" ”

Kong Ming was slightly stunned, what kind of felony is Jiaozhao? When Zhao Shu said this, didn't he want Liu Yong's life? Although Kong Ming intended peace talks, he did not dare to help easily in this matter. Seeing him hesitate, Zhao Shu sneered a few times and said: "This edict was found on His Royal Highness King Lu, if it is not his edict, it is His Majesty's will, please take the prime minister back to the camp and act according to the will of the edict." ”

Kong Ming learned that Huang Yuan was coming from the east, and hurried to the White Emperor, plus the original crusade against Huang Yuan's soldiers, there were only more than 10,000 people, and most of them were newly recruited soldiers in Sichuan. Zhao Shu thought about it for a night, this forbidden thing in the palace can't be carried by one person, since he wants to join forces with Kong Ming, everyone naturally has to come to participate in this troubled water, and they all have a handle in hand, so that they can cooperate happily in the future.

Of course, Kong Ming also understood Zhao Shu's intentions, and wanted him to be charged with the crime, although he shouldn't agree, but this was the only way to show sincerity. Kong Ming hesitated, sighed slightly, and asked, "How does the general want to act?" ”

can make the first wise man of the Three Kingdoms softened, Zhao Shu was really a little fluttering in his heart, and he couldn't hold back his joy, and said: "It is a capital crime to pass on the holy decree, and it is a capital crime to read that Liu Yongnai is His Majesty's blood and blood, and he is young, so he may be instigated by a traitor, so he can be dealt with leniently and abolished as a concubine." I don't know what the prime minister wants? ”

Kong Ming originally thought that Zhao Shu wanted Liu Yong's life, but when he heard that he could spare his life, he seemed to be relieved, and nodded: "What the general discussed is very true." Zhao Shu then stretched out his hand to take the edict, and said with a smile: "The matter is big, Shu is afraid that one person is not enough to take on the big responsibility, and the prime minister is ......" Zhao Shu stopped and looked at Kong Ming when he said this. Kong Ming then intersected and said, "Liang will go back to the camp to repair the watch, and send it to the city in a short time, and ask the general to play Your Majesty." Zhao Shu hugged his fists and smiled: "There is Prime Minister Lao, Shu will enter the city and wait." ”

Back in the city, sure enough, it didn't take long for Kong Ming to send someone to send a seal, which meant that Liu Yongjiao, the king of Lu, should be abolished as a concubine, but his words were quite polite, intentionally or unintentionally pushing the responsibility to Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu didn't care much about him, so he took the chapter and went straight to the palace to see Liu Bei.

In the forbidden palace, it is already full of Huan Yi with people to guard, and trivial matters such as communication can be saved. Find a little eunuch to ask where Liu Bei is, so he led people straight to the outside of the palace, Huang Hao saw it from afar, so he came forward, his face was serious, and he said in a low voice: "General, wait a minute, Your Majesty and King Lu are discussing in the palace." ”

What are the father and son discussing? Zhao Shu sneered in his heart, and just said it to his face, but he wanted to see how Liu Bei dealt with it, and he was about to enter. Huang Hao grabbed Zhao Shu and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has given death to His Royal Highness for the general, why does the general have to bear the crime of forcing the clan to kill his relatives?" As soon as he said this, Zhao Shu suddenly realized that Liu Yong lost the edict, and the father and son must be in danger, will Liu Bei give up the car again to protect the handsome? Zhao Shu didn't want Liu Yong's life, he wanted to go in and stop it, and waved Huang Hao away and hurriedly broke into the palace.

At this moment, the morning sun is rising, there is a pale gold color in the hall, Liu Bei sits on the floor, and when he sees Zhao Shu coming in, the color of grief and indignation flashes. Liu Yong knelt aside, turned his back to Zhao Shu, and bowed respectfully to Liu Beisan, and said, "Father, take care, son-in-law will go first." As soon as he raised his head, Zhao Shu saw that he was holding a glass of wine in his hand, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Highness, slow down." ”

Liu Yong did not hesitate and drank it all. Zhao Shu knew that it must be a medicine that pierced the intestines, but fortunately, Ye Feng was here, so he hurriedly asked him to come forward to visit. Liu Yong got up and drew his sword, didn't let Ye Feng come forward, and shouted: "Lone is a descendant of the Son of Heaven, and he will not be humiliated by you." "But Ye Feng is agile, how can he stop it? Bullying forward, he first snatched the long sword in his hand, so that the guards could hold it, then he reached out and grabbed Liu Yong's throat, leaned in front of him, took a few deep breaths, and said, "General, this medicine is very poisonous and needs to be treated immediately." ”

Zhao Shu nodded, remembering that the poison had just entered the stomach, and it had not been absorbed, so it could be treated by gastric lavage, but where did Zhao Shu go to find a gastric lavage instrument to save Liu Yong? But he suddenly remembered something, and whispered a few words to Huang Hao. After Huang Hao listened, he looked at me with a confused expression, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly took someone down.

Zhao Shu looked at Liu Bei with a blank expression, but stepped forward to salute and said: "The situation is urgent, and there are many rudeness in Weichen, I hope Your Majesty will not blame you." The successive changes in the past few days have already drained the little energy that Liu Bei has left, so he just shook his hand lightly, indicating that it was okay. Zhao Shu asked again: "What is the crime of His Royal Highness King Lu, Your Majesty actually wants to give death?" ”

Liu Bei raised his eyes to look at Zhao Shu, expecting to have a lot of hatred in his heart, but he said weakly: "The rebel son messes with the government and wants to harm the general, although it is the blood of the heavenly family, it should also be punished to show his blame." Zhao Shu sighed silently a few times in his heart, Liu Bei, Liu Bei, you are in your sixties, just die, why are you so afraid, you have to exchange your own flesh and blood for that stinky skin.

Zhao Shu took out the edict and Kong Ming's seal, stepped forward to present it to Liu Bei, and said: "These two things were sent to Weichen by Prime Minister Zhuge in the morning, and His Majesty was invited to take a look." Liu Bei naturally recognized the edict, but he also picked it up and pretended to inspect it, so he said: "This is what the rebel did." After looking at Kong Ming's seal again, although there was no obvious discoloration on his face, his hands trembled a little involuntarily. Although Kong Ming shifted the responsibility to Zhao Shu between the lines, after all, according to Zhao Shu's intentions, he wrote to abolish Liu Yong, which was obviously the result of the two joining forces. If the reason why Liu Bei issued an edict to Liu Yong was to use Zhao Shu to fight with Kong Ming and gain some fisherman's benefits, but now it is against his original intention, how can he not be afraid?

Before Liu Bei could speak, a foul smell wafted into the hall, Zhao Shu knew that Huang Hao had already taken the dung juice, turned around and pointed at Liu Yong, and said, "Feed Your Highness." Huang Hao looked at Zhao Shu and hesitated slightly, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to step forward and whispered, "Please forgive Your Highness." ”

Liu Yong's expression was horrified, and he shouted and scolded: "Chaotic ministers and thieves, if you are alone, you will turn into a powerful ghost, and you will also eat your meat." Liu Bei finally couldn't bear it, and said: "After all, it is the blood of the clan, and it is enough to give death, why should the general be so humiliated?" I smiled and didn't answer, but Ye Feng said coldly: "This general wants to save His Highness." Nai reached out and picked up a spoonful of dung water, and poured it into Liu Yong's mouth.

This kind of stench is unbearable even for ordinary people, let alone Liu Yong, who is an emperor? After swallowing two mouthfuls, he vomited "wow, wow", and when he vomited, Ye Feng poured a few more mouthfuls, and after repeatedly, Liu Yong was exhausted and paralyzed to the ground. Liu Bei watched how his beloved son was humiliated, and he only hated it so much that he almost fainted.

Ye Feng looked at the same, then stopped his hand and said to me: "The poison is almost spit out, but I am afraid that the remaining poison will not be clear, and my subordinates will prescribe some more medicines to recuperate." Zhao Shu had always been very confident in his medical skills, and motioned for him to take Liu Yong down to cleanse himself. Huang Hao next to him also hurriedly instructed a group of attendants to clean the dirt remaining in the hall, and ordered to pick a lot of flowers to gradually disperse the stench.

After everything was cleaned up, Zhao Shucai looked at Liu Bei again, sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has no intention of harming Your Majesty and the princes. Your Majesty must be worried. Now although Liu Bei can also understand that Zhao Shu is saving Liu Yong, he still can't accept such a method, and after a moment, he said: "According to the will of the general and the prime minister, he will be abolished as a concubine." ”

"Your Majesty has misunderstood again." Zhao Shu shook his head and said: "The chapter is the intention of the prime minister, and Weichen has no intention of offending His Highness." Liu Bei was surprised, opened his mouth, and asked half-loudly: "That's according to the general's intentions....."

Zhao Shu said: "Although His Royal Highness King Lu is smart, he is young after all, if he is instructed by me, how can he do such a big thing?" Liu Bei was frightened when he heard this, thinking that the reason why Zhao Shu spared Liu Yong was to settle accounts with him, but said: "This son has always been disobedient, and he can definitely do this." "Is it true that the older people get, the more afraid of death? Zhao Shu looked at Liu Bei who wanted to give up his son to save himself, and really wanted to rush up and punch him twice, but he was so filial to Liu Yong. Zhao Shu reminded him again and said, "Even if His Highness can do this, how did Kong Ming get this edict?" And can you say to His Majesty to abolish His Highness? ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized this, and hurriedly said: "What the general said is very true, if you act against the son, you must be instructed by Kong Ming." Kong Mingxiang disagreed with the general, this must be jealous of the general's great achievements in quelling the rebellion, and he wanted to harm the general. "This old thing's ability to make the rudder in the wind is no less than Kong Ming, it's a pity not to be a sailor. Zhao Shu smiled again and asked, "Since Kong Ming has this serious crime, what does Your Majesty think should be done?" ”

Liu Bei was worried that Zhao Shu and Kong Ming would join hands, and seeing that Zhao Shu still wanted to rectify Kong Ming, he was naturally happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I will issue an edict immediately, and this matter is all done by the general." ”