"It's over······"

"Widow, it's over······"

Pengcheng, the capital of Chu, the palace of the king of Chu.

Sitting on the king's couch at the top, he murmured twice in a trance, and the face of Liu Wu, the king of Chu, only became more and more gloomy.

On Liu Wu's side, except for Liu Qiang, the crown prince of Chu, and a 'strategist' with thief eyebrows and rat eyes, no one else was seen.

- The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and the trees fell and scattered;

Liu Wu, the king of Chu, is already at the end of his rope······

"Liu Bi, who ran away to Dantu, should want to go to Lingnan, and then seek the possibility of escaping to the sea······"

"The army handed over to Liu Biao by the widow also died under Suiyang City······"

There were two more low murmurs, and I saw Liu Wu, the king of Chu, quietly turning his head sideways and looking at the panicked strategist.

"Qidi, is there any hope?"

"King Zhao, haven't you been able to break through from Handan?"

"——The three kings of Huainan, there are no measures so far?"

Liu Wu asked three questions in succession, but it made the strategist's face even more bitter.

He shook his head and sighed sadly, and bowed to Liu Wu miserably.

"The kings of Qi are attacking the capital of Qi: Linzi, but Luan Bu, who was sent by Chang'an to quell the rebellion, was caught off guard;"

"——Liu Ang, the king of Jiaoxi, Liu Xiongqu, the king of Jiaodong, Liu Xian, the king of Jiangchuan, and Liu Piguang, the king of Jinan, all died in the chaos;

"Liu Xi, the king of Chengyang, who was coerced by Zhou Qiu, and Liu Zhi, the king of Jibei who was under house arrest in the palace by the lieutenant, were also placed under house arrest by Luan Bu."

"Even Zhou Qiu died of illness on the way to retreat from Qidi······"

"Qidi has been pacified by Chang'an·········"

said a word in great sorrow, and saw the chief of the strategist sigh and glance at the crown prince Liu Qiang beside him;

After Liu Qiang nodded slightly, the strategist continued: "After pacifying Qidi, Luan Bu left most of the army in Qidi, and he personally led a part of the army to Handan. ”

"——Knowing that Luan Bu also arrived outside Handan City, Liu Liu, the king of Zhao, was discouraged and committed suicide by swallowing gold in the palace······"

"As for the three kings of the Huainan lineage, after receiving the news of Liu Bi's defeat, they submitted a petition to Chang'an as soon as possible;"

"I heard that Zhang Yu, the lieutenant of Liang Guo, and Han Anguo, the general, have been ordered to go to Huainan and take over the army of Huainan·········"

In the end, the strategist was already bloodless, and his gaze at Liu Wu was full of despair.

"The general trend is ······"

"The plan of the king and Liu Wei is already a matter of ·········"

After saying that, the strategist slowly bowed down, kowtowed to the ground, and hid his frightened and confused face in an angle that Liu Wu couldn't see;

But even if the strategist didn't do this, Liu Wu at this time would have no mind to look at the change in the strategist's expression.

"Widow ······"

"Widow ·········"

Confused, he let out two soft murmurs, Liu Wu's chapped lips trembled slightly, and his sloppy gaze did not know where to go······

"—yes!"

"The widow should flee!"

After a while, I saw Liu Wu raise his head violently, stretched out his hand with a frightened expression, grabbed the arm of the crown prince Liu Qiang tightly, and was about to get up.

"Hurry up and go with the widow!"

"Like Liu Bi, we also went to Lingnan and went overseas by boat!"

"It's better to flee to an island than to stay here!!"

The urgent tone caused the strategist to hurriedly raise his head and look at the crown prince Liu Qiang, who was still kneeling on the ground beside him, with expectant eyes.

- Now, there are not many people left in the palace of King Chu······

Whether it is a palace maid, a eunuch, or a strategist and doorman that Liu Wu once raised in the palace, or even the guards guarding the palace and helping Liu Wu govern the Chu State;

Those who can run have basically fled from Pengcheng with their families, and they don't know where they went.

And this strategist didn't run away, not because of how loyal he was to Liu Wu, or how noble his virtue was;

It is because the counselor knows clearly in his heart that there is no way to escape······

Without Liu Wu, the strategist won't even survive tonight······

In his ears, his father Liu Wu was urging urgently;

On the side, there is the strategist's expectant, apprehensive, and faintly pleading gaze.

was held by Liu Wu's arm and dragged hard for a while, but Liu Qiang, the crown prince of Chu, never got up from his seat.

Finding that he couldn't pull Liu Qiang, Liu Wu, the king of Chu, turned his head angrily, but saw that his eldest son Liu Qiang was already in tears at this moment······

"You can't go!"

"-If you don't leave, the widow will not care about you!"

A roar of anger only provoked Liu Qiang to weep and shake his head, and gently withdrew his hand;

As Liu Qiang withdrew his hand from Liu Wu's confinement, dozens of figures immediately poured into the hall.

- Without exception, they are all Liu Wu's concubines and children.

Looking at the dozens of strange faces in the hall that were full of grief but faintly sent chills down the spine, Liu Wu, the king of Chu, couldn't help but panic!

But seeing that next to the throne, Liu Qiang, the crown prince of Chu, finally stood up slowly and shook his head in grief;

Ignoring the sobs on his face, he walked to the king's couch and knelt to the ground to Liu Wu, the king of Chu.

"Father, aren't you awake yet······

"—In the very beginning, Father, he has already committed an unforgivable sin;"

"Long before the rebellion, my father had already wiped out the reputation of King Chu Yuan and King Chu Yi······

The words were choked, but they surprised Liu Wu, the king of Chu!

was about to speak, but saw Liu Qiang bowing his head in grief, raising his arm, and wiping away the tears on his face;

When he raised his head again, Liu Qiang looked at his father Liu Wu with a sense of relief that he knew he was going to die.

"Before the army, my father drank and had fun all day long, and did not ask about state affairs, and it was difficult for his sons to persuade him;"

"Later, my father did such a staggering ugly thing again, and my son, it's still hard to speak."

"But when Liu Bi sent someone to plot trouble with his father, his father couldn't listen to the persuasion of his son······"

"——In order to stop his father, the Minister of State Zhang Shang and Taifu Yue Yiwu can be said to have exhausted their thoughts and admonishments, but they were ordered to be executed by their father;

"The son just persuaded his father to think twice, and he was also imprisoned in the palace by his father······"

After a few words, Liu Qiang's tears that had just been wiped away had already reappeared on his face.

I saw Liu Qiang get up in great grief, walked to the side of the hall, and slowly leaned down;

grabbed the tray on the desk, and returned to Liu Wu with extremely heavy steps.

Raising his head and looking at his father Liu Wu's uncertain face, the crown prince Liu Qiang only snorted, and then smiled miserably.

"The matter has come to this, father, has been condemned to heaven······"

"Father, let's get on the road······"

"—At the last moment of my life, I did the right thing;"

"For the King of Chu Yuan and the King of Chu Yi, leave a bloodline;"

"For me, the king of Chu Yuan is ······"

"—Guys! What to do!! ”

It was only at this time that Liu Wu finally realized the seriousness of the situation, and only jumped back in horror!

saw the crown prince Liu Qiang smiling bitterly with tears, and shook his head desperately at Liu Wu.

"These two cups of wine are the last filial piety of the sons to their fathers······"

"It's also my father, the only thing I can do for King Chu Yuan and King Chu Yi, and the only thing that can wash away my sins a little······"

As he spoke, Liu Qiang lowered his head and grabbed one of the wines on the tray;

When he turned around and looked at his younger brothers and sisters, as well as the concubines, Liu Qiang's face finally swelled with a touch of majesty that belonged to the Liu family and the princes of the clan.

"The iniquity of my father shall be borne by me and my father."

"Your Majesty will not pursue you further."

"——When your father drinks this wine, you must immediately prepare a coffin and bury your father in the royal tomb!"

"Only in this way can the anger in His Majesty's heart be dispelled;"

"Only in this way can it be possible to leave the last bloodline incense for my King of Chu······"

The low, indifferent, and majestic command only caused everyone in the hall to be stunned.

But when he saw Liu Qiang's words, he turned around with a sad expression, and looked at his father Liu Wu in front of him with a complicated expression, who was still trembling;

With a wry smile and a shake of his head, he resolutely grabbed the wine cup and drank it all.

Only a short moment later, Liu Qiang's brows furrowed suddenly, and his body trembled slightly;

Only looked at Liu Wu, the king of Chu, with his eyes, still with that miserable, helpless, and faintly self-deprecating extremely complicated.

"Erchen ······"

"Ahem······"

"Son, I will wait for my father's ······"

"My father and son, let's go to find King Chu Yuan together·······"

"Poof!"

"-Together! Cover your face with hair! ”

"Xiang, Xiang Chu Yuan King!"

"Prostrate, apologize for ·········"

·

"Alas~"

"King Chu Yuan, he is so respectable;"

"King Chuyi, he is so respected."

"It's a pity that Liu Wu is such a disdainful descendant, and the reputation of the Yuan King has been completely ruined······"

A few days later, Chang'an City, Weiyang Palace.

Sitting on the imperial couch, looking at the bamboo slips sent back by Kanto in his hand, when he heard the sigh in his ears, Tianzi Qi only sneered and snorted.

"It's fast;"

"-I think that if Liu Wu is buried in the royal tomb, I won't dare to dig him out again?!"

said a word indignantly, and the Son of Heaven Qi threw the bamboo slip in his hand back to the imperial case in front of him;

As soon as he raised his head, he saw Chao Cuo in front of him, and he was looking at himself with disbelief······

"Hmm······"

"Since they're all buried, so be it;"

"Can I really dig Liu Wu out again, and whip the corpse to vent my anger?"

There was obviously some unwilling tone, but it made Chao Cuo's face even more suspicious;

Looking at Tianzi Qi with a suspicious face, Chao Cuo lowered his head with a complicated face, and muttered as if chatting: "Ahem······"

"After all, it's a clan ······"

"Ahem, cough, ······"

"Necessary decency, Your Majesty or ······"

"Cough cough ·········"

"-Alright, alright!"

Chao Cuo coughed dryly, but it made Tianziqi more and more irritable, and he only flicked his sleeves violently and got up from the couch.

"Chu State, so be it."

"Liu Wu, the king of Chu, did not give a nickname, and was buried in the tomb of the king of Chu;"

"—no one is allowed to hold a vigil for him!"

"As for Liu Wu's descendants and family members, they were all demoted to official slaves and exiled to Yan Kingdom!"

Hearing Tianzi Qi say this, Chao Cuo finally settled down and hurriedly got up and gave up his hand.

"Your Majesty Shengming······"

Seeing that Chao Cuo no longer looked at him with that strange gaze, Tianzi Qi only snorted coldly again;

I was annoyed for a while before I suppressed my anger and sat back on the couch.

"The king of Chu is dead, and his descendants and bloodlines have all been demoted to official slaves;"

"Then choose another person from the descendants of King Chu Yuan to inherit the Sheji of Chu State, Chu State, even if it is arranged."

"But the other countries, I, still have some undecided minds······"

A deep voice came out, Tianziqi grabbed a bowl of warm honey water casually, took a small sip, and did not forget to ask: "Teacher tell me about it; ”

"Wu State, Zhao State, as well as Qi and Huainan families, how should I deal with them?"

Hearing the tone of Tianzi Qi, there was obviously not much anger left, and Chao Cuo finally let out a sigh;

He bowed his head and muttered for a moment, and then said a few more words before bowing to the Son of Heaven.

"In this rebellion, the three kings of the Huainan system, from beginning to end, did not raise an army."

"So for the Huainan system, Your Majesty should be gentle."

"-After all, ahem······"

"After all, back then, the incident of King Li of Huainan is still talked about by many people today;"

"If Your Majesty severely punishes the Huainan family, the minister is worried that the nursery rhyme that made the first emperor angry back then will appear on the streets of Chang'an again······"

The words that were as secretive as deep made Tianzi Qi's face sink suddenly.

The hand holding the water bowl was stuck in the air, and those deep eyes instantly swelled with a little gloomy.

Back then, 'that incident' was naturally that Liu Chang, the king of Huainan Li, had two cups of horse pee, and he felt that he had the destiny of heaven;

So he joined forces with Chai Qi, the son of Chai Wu, the Marquis of Thorn Pu, and raised a 'huge' army of more than 70 people and more than 40 donkey carts in Gukou County, planning to rebel!

Just two hours later, the rebellion launched by Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, and Chai Qi, the marquis of Jianpu, was 'quelled' by the county lieutenant of Gukou County, with hundreds of people······

Such an absurd rebellion naturally made Liu Heng, the son of heaven at that time, laugh and laugh, and I really didn't know whether to say that this younger brother was stupid or that this younger brother was brave.

- Seventy people, forty cars!

- It's a donkey cart!

Not to mention a rebellion, even if it is to pull goods, someone has to say: Hey, this must be a small businessman who does not enter the stream······

But absurdity is absurdity, and the fact that Liu Chang rebelled still cannot be changed;

Especially in the later investigation, it was found out that Liu Chang sent people to contact the Huns in the north and Zhao Tuo in the south in an attempt to 'join forces to raise troops', and Liu Chang could not take off the hat of rebellion no matter what.

Since it is a rebellion, it is natural to punish the crime;

But at that time, the eight sons of Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang were only Liu Heng, the then son of heaven, and Liu Chang, the king of Huainan who had an 'attempted rebellion'.

For the last remaining younger brother, the first emperor Liu Heng can't kill it, and he can't kill it.

In the end, the first emperor decided: to exile Liu Changju to Shu County, and he will not be able to return for the rest of his life.

At the same time, the first emperor Liu Heng also posted a seal on the prisoner car escorting Liu Chang: Those who dare to open the door of the prisoner car are clan!

With such a seal, Liu Chang was escorted to Shu County on the way, and naturally his chest was pressed against his back when he was hungry.

- The seal put on by the Son of Heaven himself, who dares to tear it!

——A bowl of rice that will definitely bury the family, who dares to give it to Liu Chang!

In this way, Liu Chang, the king of Huainan who once had martial arts and dared to rebel when he pulled up seventy people, starved to death in the prison car that escorted him.

Then, the climax of this 'famous show' came.

Hearing that his younger brother Liu Chang starved to death in the prison car, the first emperor Liu Heng was out of breath crying, and he escorted Liu Chang and all the officials who received Liu Chang along the way;

When he learned that these people were unable to deliver food to Liu Chang because they didn't dare to tear open the seal, the first emperor 'regretted not being at the beginning', and immediately ordered: drag down these mediocre officials who killed my brother and behead them!

borrowed a knife to kill people with one hand, and the cat cried with the mouse, the first emperor played a perfect game;

But in the end, there are still no smart people who can see through it.

Subsequently, on the streets of Chang'an, a nursery rhyme of 'that' appeared.

One foot of cloth, which can still be sewn; A bucket of millet is still acceptable; Two brothers, incompatible······

Knowing that the famous scene that he wrote, directed and acted by himself was actually seen through by these big and daring dog thieves, the first emperor Liu Heng was immediately furious!

But in the end, the first emperor still had no choice but to order: to cover Liu Chang's coffin and make Liu Chang's three sons each named princes······

"Whew~"

Recalling this past, Tianzi Qi only felt a feeling of suffocation in his chest, but he couldn't have a seizure again;

Nodding his head gloomily, perfunctory acquiescing to the proposal of 'don't move the Huainan system', Tianzi Qi gritted his teeth violently!

"Huainan Department, you can let it go!"

"But Qi is tied and must be severely punished!"

"——Especially the four countries of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Suchuan, and Jinan, which raised troops, must no longer let Liu Fei's descendants be kings!"

was angry for a while, and Tianzi Qi didn't even care about the honorific title of 'Qi Mourning King Hui', and bit out the son of 'Liu Fei' without any scruples, obviously angry to the extreme!

After a while, Tianzi Qi, who was still not angry, smashed the future of Wu Guo in one fell swoop.

"And Liu Bi, that old thief!"

"Being trusted by Emperor Taizu Gao, but taking the lead in raising troops to make a rebellion, this is an unforgivable sin!"

"Therefore, the state of Wu must no longer let the descendants of King Daiqing be kings!"

With an angry roar and another roar, he completely vetoed the possibility of 'Dehou Liu Guang as the king of Wu', and the anger on the face of the Son of Heaven showed a slight tendency to ease.

was silent for a long time, just as Chao Cuo raised his head and expressed his views on the future of Zhao Guo for a long time, a figure poured in from outside the hall, but Chao Cuo could only shake his head and sigh bitterly and get up;

And at the invitation of the Son of Heaven, he walked towards the former Anhou Mansion of Shangguanli, which is only separated by a wall from Weiyang Palace.

——After nearly ten days of turbulence, the son of Anhou Shen Tu (miè) finally rushed back to Chang'an;

At this moment, Liu Hansheji's last founding father, an old prime minister over 70 years old: the late Anhou Shen Tujia, has also come to the end of his life······

(End of chapter)