Liu Yan died.

Liu Xiu was silent, it seemed to be expected, but it really happened, and he was still inexplicably sad in his heart.

"The First Emperor can clean the Lingling Army, Liu Jia, Liu Ji, Liu Ci and others are okay?" Liu Xiu asked.

The man said: "They are fine, and the Lingling army is still the same!" ”

Liu Xiudao: "Is the eldest brother's son, daughter, and sister-in-law good?" ”

The man said, "All is well! ”

Liu Xiu asked again: "Wang Feng, Wang Chang, Li Tong and others, can they be in Wancheng?" ”

The man said: "Wang Feng returned to Wancheng, but Wang Chang was stationed outside!" ”

Liu Xiu asked some questions again, and the man answered.

Listening to the news from Wancheng, Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, the situation has not completely collapsed, and there is still the possibility of easing.

The dead have died, and the thought is not how to take revenge, but how to survive, to survive in death.

Fortunately, Liu Xuan is not Hong Xiuquan, and he is still relatively good at doing things, and he did not wantonly plant a company, nor did he wantonly purge the Chungling Army. The generals of the Chung Ling Army were all rewarded and calmed people's hearts; Even the wife of the eldest brother Liu Yan and his three nephews are still alive without being affected.

There is no cutting of grass and roots.

Liu Yan can do this step, it's good.

Whether it's for political considerations or for the stability of people's hearts, it's good to be able to do this.

Summoning Feng Yi, Liu Xiu said: "Gongsun, the affairs of the army are temporarily entrusted to you." I want to go back to Wancheng! ”

Feng Yi said: "General Liu Yan is dead, if the general goes back, it will be very dangerous!" It's better to stay here, divide one side, and use it to defend yourself. With the ability of a general, it is enough to compete with the first emperor! ”

At this moment, Liu Xiu occupies more than a dozen cities, and has an army of 30,000 under his command.

"If Emperor Gengshi is purging the Lingling army, I will definitely not go back; If my sister-in-law and three nephews are beheaded and cut down to the roots, I will not go back, but will raise an army! Liu Xiu said: "But sister-in-law, there are still three nephews in Wancheng, I can't help but go back!" ”

Feng Yi was silent.

The eldest husband is for ambition and hegemony, not to mention his wife, even if he is a son, his father can also be sacrificed. You don't see, when Xiang Yu cooked Liu Bang's father, Liu Bang said: "Please give me a bowl of meat soup!" ”

Now, for the sake of her sister-in-law and three nephews, Liu Xiu is not worth returning to Wancheng.

But it was precisely because of his love and righteousness that he followed Liu Xiu...... He doesn't want the future lord to be a ruthless and unrighteous person.

Feng Yi said: "Lord, if you go back to Wancheng, life and death will be half!" ”

"It's nothing more than bowing his head in front of the first emperor, if you can save your sister-in-law and three nephews, everything is worth it!" Liu Xiu said: "When I arrive in Wancheng, as long as I bow my head and admit my mistakes, Liu Xuan will forgive me." In order to win the hearts of the people, after killing his brother, he will reward his brother! ”

"There are still three points of life, on you!"

Liu Xiuruo said meaningfully.

Feng Yi came to his senses, nodded and said, "Lord, the ministers must guard this place and not be broken by the Green Forest Army!" ”

The next day, bidding farewell to the army, Liu Xiu went to Wancheng alone, even if it was the tiger's den in Longtan, he had to break through. Going to Wancheng is not a small risk, but it is also very vibrant.

Liu Xuan is too smart, he did not purge the generals of the Chungling Army, even the wife of the eldest brother Liu Yan, and his nephew did not move, and tried his best to minimize the influence, just to kill the first evil, and the others were not to blame in the past.

If he dares to raise troops, his uncle Liu Liang, eldest sister Liu Huang, third sister Liu Boji and others are afraid that their lives will not be guaranteed.

The day Liu Xiu raised his army, that is, when their heads landed.

For the sake of the family, I have to endure it.

Of course, when he returns to Wancheng, he may be in danger, but he may not die.

Liu Yan was killed, the Lingling army was in an uproar, and the generals were panicked. If you kill him again, it may provoke a big change and make it out of control!

Unless he had to, the First Emperor would not touch him.

The Green Forest Army is not monolithic, they are constantly fighting with each other, and Liu Xiu has a good relationship with Wang Feng and Wang Changdeng. These people will come forward and say a few good words, and they will also have more vitality.

The more you think, the more vibrant you become.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Xiu dared to gallop back to Wancheng alone to apologize!

Liu Xiu galloped back to Wancheng alone to apologize, which was actually a gesture of reconciliation for Liu Xuan.

It means that the eldest brother is not false, but the person is dead, and it is time to end it. If you are not satisfied, you can continue to kill me.

I, Liu Xiu, came to accept the crime as a relative of the criminal, you can watch it!

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A few days later, alone, Liu Xiu returned to Wancheng!

"Your Majesty, Liu Xiu is back!"

Zhu Kun said.

"Liu Xiu, I'm really back, I'm too bold!" Liu Yan said: "I'm not afraid that I will kill him!" ”

Zhu Kun said: "There is a sister-in-law, a nephew is here, he has to come back, he is not Liu Bang after all, he is too affectionate and reluctant to relatives!" ”

Liu Xuan said: "Kill, or not kill?" ”

As he spoke, he was also confused.

After killing Liu Yan, Emperor Shi thought about Liu Xiu's various situations, one was to directly pull the flag and rebel, and the other was not to rebel but refused to obey the edict and did not return to Wancheng.

At that time, whether it is sending troops to quell the rebellion or suppressing public opinion, it will have the upper hand; But Liu Xiu was a bachelor, and without much hesitation, he just returned to Wancheng directly and took the blame.

Instead, he was forced to have nothing to say.

Kill, you can't kill.

Liu Yan has already taken the guilt of Jing and lost the hearts of the people.

But if you don't kill, you are unwilling.

The so-called cutting of grass is very good, but because of the fear of public opinion and moral influence, it is impossible to start.

"You can't kill if you kill!" Zhu Kun said: "The impact of killing is too bad. If you can't kill it, then praise it, a big compliment, rise and fall secretly, and seize its military power! ”

"Hmm!" Liu Xuan said: "Then dry him for a few days, if the flaws are exposed, just kill him!" ”

Liu Xuan's eyes flashed with killing intent, and he wanted to kill Liu Xiu with ten thousand thoughts, but he couldn't kill him.

Suddenly, there was some understanding of Xiang Yu at the Hongmen banquet.

In the eyes of later generations, Xiang Yu did not kill Liu Bang, which was the benevolence of women; But in his position, he understands that Xiang Yu has 10,000 thoughts about wanting to kill Liu Bang. But for the sake of reputation and morality, you can't kill.

If it is for the people at the bottom, it is just a gangster and a little beggar, you can not talk about credibility, you can be despicable and shameless, you can go back on your word, you can be ruthless, and all kinds of despicable behaviors can be.

If it is an emperor and rules the world, and the power is in his hands, he can not talk about credibility, and he can be despicable and shameless.

But in the entrepreneurial stage, it is necessary to pay attention to credibility and discipline, so that there will be civil ministers and military generals to take refuge; If the reputation is too poor, the character is too poor, and there are few refuge.

Liu Xuan killed Liu Yan and sat on the throne, but the throne was still unstable, he only occupied a county, and the great cause was not successful, and he was not qualified to kill heroes at will.

He knew in his heart that Liu Xiu was a great enemy and had to be killed, but he had too many scruples, but he couldn't kill him.

If you want to kill, you also want the world to be stable;

If you want to kill, you must also kill again when you are in power.