The Han Palace's mansion was engulfed in fire overnight, and the Han King Zhu Youxu's family was killed.

In just a few days, the vassal kings of all parts of Shandong were shocked.

Since Liu Yan began to rectify the guards and guards in various places, he has successively transferred the new troops stationed in various places back to Jinan Fucheng, as the Qingzhou Mansion of Qinglai Town's "basic plate", the progress of rectifying the guards and guards is the fastest, except for the guards of the Han King and other vassal kings, the rest of the soldiers and horses have basically been rectified.

It stands to reason that the middle battalion of the new army stationed in Qingzhou Mansion should also go to Jinan Mansion to station, but there has been no movement, which makes everyone suspicious.

In addition, the soldiers and horses of the middle battalion brigade of the new army saved the fire overnight, but the Han Wang's family was still buried in the fire, and even the arson suspect who was arrested later was inexplicably burned to death, which is very intriguing.

The vassal kings of all parts of Shandong were shocked when they heard the news, and everyone knew that this matter was mostly related to Liu Yan, but they were helpless, except for roaring angrily in their own palace, they couldn't do anything, and they didn't dare to do anything.

Jinan Mansion City, Dewang Mansion.

When Zhu Youshu learned of the death of the Han King's family, he was so frightened that he closed the door and thanked the guests for many days, and he stayed in the palace hall all day, with more than a dozen guards guarding the surroundings day and night.

"Send more people to patrol, don't let suspicious people get even half a step close to the palace!"

"Yes."

Zhu Youshu could already see the dark circles in his eyes, and he couldn't understand why the Han family's family suffered this catastrophe.

"Is it really Liu Yan who did it? How dare he do this, that's a vassal king! ”

In the Buddhist hall, an old monk knocked on the wooden fish,

The sound of chanting echoed in the room with a unique rhythm, but it could not soothe the fear and anxiety in Zhu Youshu's heart.

"That's right! Why wouldn't he dare? ”

Zhu Youshu smiled bitterly: "Liu Yan has tens of thousands of elites of the new army, and now as the rectification of soldiers and horses in various places comes to an end, tens of thousands of elites are about to be trained, and the entire Shandong is already surnamed Liu, what else does he dare not do!" ”

Thinking of this, Zhu Youshu was worried about the safety of his family, and after thinking about it, he called the servant and said: "Immediately post, this king wants to feast Liu Duchen!" ”

"Lord Wang, tonight?"

"Tonight, go right away!"

"Yes!"

At night, Liu Yan came to the Dewang Mansion under the escort of Miao Shao's troops, and in the flower hall, a table of good food and wine was already full, and Dewang Zhu Youshu greeted Liu Yan with a smile on his face.

On the side of the flower hall, there were even beautiful women playing music, which surprised Liu Yan.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this, is it a good day today?"

"Hehe, of course not."

Zhu Youshu personally picked up the wine jug and poured wine for Liu Yan, even Miao Shao had a seat, and when he saw Zhu Youshu coming over to pour wine for himself, Miao Shao stepped forward awkwardly and took the wine jug and poured himself a glass.

"This king just hasn't seen the governor for a long time, and he misses it very much, so he asks the governor to come over and reminisce about the past."

Liu Yan was amused in his heart, a few days ago, because of the rectification of the vassal king's guards, the two had dealings, what does it mean that they haven't seen each other for a long time?

So the governor drank a few more drinks with His Highness. It's just that tonight's matter, Your Highness shouldn't go around saying that the matter of King Han's family is not over yet, so it will be spread out, and it will not be good for His Highness's reputation. ”

Mention of the Han King

, Zhu Youshu was shocked, and then said with a bitter face: "Governor, I am frightened at this time, you said that the Han Wang's family is good, why did it suddenly catch fire?" ”

Liu Yan said: "Life and death are fate, and wealth is in the sky." The Mandate of Heaven is like this, and no one can do anything about it! ”

"Yes, yes."

Zhu Youshu raised his glass and toasted Liu Yan, and then said: "It's just that now the vassal kings everywhere are probably panicking, the court will also shake, and the saints will be even more angry." ”

Liu Yan said: "Your Highness, rest assured, there is this governor sitting in Shandong, as long as the vassal kings of all places abide by the rules, this governor will ensure their glory and wealth, and their lives are worry-free!" ”

Propriety? Whose rules?

Zhu Youshu knew it, so he could only smile and nod at this time, indicating that he must be abiding by the rules.

"As for the court and the Holy Lord's side, the Governor has already handed over the fold of the plea today, and the Governor should bear any punishment at that time."

"The governor has a responsibility, this king admires, come, let's drink this cup!"

In the middle of the night, Liu Yan and Miao Shao came out of King De's mansion, and Miao Shao asked: "Governor, what does King De mean, this wine is just for talking?" ”

"King De is worried that he will become the next Han king, so tonight he is showing his attitude and surrendering to the governor."

"Hehe, count him as quick to see the opportunity."

Liu Yan turned over and drank a lot of pot wine, coupled with the extremely sultry heat of the summer night, he was already sweating profusely at this time.

"I don't know what the situation is in the court now, this governor's request is handed over, what decision will Hong Chengchou make with the Holy Lord."

Miao Shao also turned over and got on his horse, and looked at the left and right that there were no outsiders, all of them were the guards of the pro-guard battalion

Shi, so he rode his horse close and said in a low voice: "This time I won the King of Han, the movement is too big, I'm afraid it will not be easy to finish in the capital." ”

Liu Yan nodded and said, "Although this is the case, this governor expects that the saint is still sacred, and he will not do anything without evidence." ”

Then Liu Yan added: "At least for this town, that's the case." ”

A few days later, the city of Beijing.

The news of the death of the Han king's family was reported by Wang Congyi, the prefect of Qingzhou, Liu Yan, the governor of Shandong, and Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, respectively, and the recitals of the three were delivered to the capital almost on the same day.

Immediately afterwards, the concerts of vassal kings from all over Shandong were also sent to the capital one after another, bringing a terrifying news: the Han Wang's family was killed by Liu Yan!

This news swept the entire capital in just one day, and the government and the opposition were stunned, and Emperor Chongzhen was even more furious.

Hong Chengchou, the first assistant of the cabinet, was also dizzy and anxious by this news, and hurried to the palace, when he saw Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen was furious in the imperial study, and the files and chapters on the imperial book case were pushed to the ground by the angry Emperor Chongzhen.

"It's the other way around, it's going to be the other way around!"

"Hong Chengchou! Immediately mobilize the elite of the nine sides to go south, I want you to immediately lead the army to take down Liu Yan, lock it into Beijing and hand over the three law divisions to discuss the crime! ”

Hong Chengchou had a bitter face, looked at Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, who had already taken the first step, and then said: "Your Majesty is cautious!" The Han Wang's family was killed, and now the rhetoric on the surface is that the thieves set the fire, and it has nothing to do with Liu Yan, Your Majesty must not raise troops out of anger! ”

"Where's the arsonist? was inexplicably burned to death the next day, that is, Liu Yan was cleaning up

Endgame, I'm not a fool, this is the crime of deception! ”

Hong Chengchou knelt directly on the ground and said, "Your Majesty! Even so, what can be done? At present, the top priority of the imperial court is to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng as soon as possible, and at the same time strengthen the defense of Liaodong, not to ignite the flames of war in Shandong! ”

Chen Xinjia also hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "What the elder said is extremely true, the dispute between Liu Yan and the King of Han is a trivial matter, even if the King of Han is killed, he can't force Liu Yan to rebel because of this, and now he has more than 100,000 elite troops in his hands!" If the imperial court wants to encircle and suppress Liu Yan, it is impossible without hundreds of thousands of troops, this can't be fought! ”

"Then mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops for me! Today, Liu Yan dares to kill the vassal king, and tomorrow he dares to attack Beijing City! ”

Chen Xinjia was almost about to cry and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, if you really mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to start a war with Liu Yan, where will the money and food come from?" Do you want the provinces of Jiubian, Gyeonggi and the Central Plains? Could it be that in order to compete with Liu Yan for a while, he was trapped in the whole world and never recovered! ”

Emperor Chongzhen was in a hurry at this time, his chest rose and fell violently, his face was pale, and he couldn't stop shivering.

Seeing this, Wang Chengen on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help Emperor Chongzhen to the pear blossom chair behind the bookcase.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, now Liu Yan is pleading guilty on the grounds of poor rescue, if Your Majesty can't swallow this breath, you can use this as an excuse to blame Liu Yan." ”

"At present, the imperial court can't come up with evidence to prove that the king of Han was killed by Liu Yan, the imperial court can't raise troops, and His Majesty can't punish him, so that's it!"

Emperor Chongzhen gasped, closed his eyes, and two lines of tears instantly flowed from the corners of his eyes: "I think about Liu Yan many times."

Defeated the Qing army's soldiers and horses, the Battle of Julu, the Battle of Jinan, the Battle of Jinzhou, and then the Battle of Kaifeng, under the great victories again and again, I thought that the dynasty had a general who could turn the tide, and I thought that Liu Yan was the current Guo Ziyi! But who can know that Liu Yan is the current Cao Cao! ”

Hong Chengchou sighed and said secretly: "Liu Yan is naturally not Guo Ziyi, but His Majesty is not Tang Xuanzong!" ”

Chen Xinjia said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is that the imperial court should punish Liu Yan, confirm his responsibility for his ineffective rescue, and end the death of King Han as soon as possible, so as to avoid turmoil and extraneous complications between the government and the opposition." ”

Now Chen Xinjia is most worried about the group of Donglin Party members in the imperial court, as soon as a major event occurs, the imperial historian from the Donglin Party and the so-called Qingliu will stand up, jumping up and down like mad dogs, and vowing not to give up until the situation is completely disturbed, no one is to solve the problem and stabilize the situation, all of them are-stirring sticks!

Hong Chengchou did the same, and said: "Your Majesty, if the matter of the Han King is caught by the imperial historian of the imperial court, then the situation will get out of control, and how to stabilize Liu Yan's side at that time, the court will not have the energy to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng, and the situation that has just improved will begin to deteriorate again!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen opened his eyes, looked at Hong Chengchou and Chen Xinjia with red eyes, and asked, "How to punish Liu Yan?" ”

The two of them also made difficulties, and the punishment was heavy, worried that Liu Yan would be angry and make trouble again, and the punishment was light, and it was impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to agree.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Emperor Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said: "Proposed move: Liu Yan, the governor of Shandong, was ineffective in rescuing the vassal king, causing the Han Wang's family to die at the hands of traitors

The sin of causing all the sins to die in the calamity is not small, and he is to be rebuked and fined for five years......"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen hesitated for a while before continuing: "Qin this! ”

Hong Chengchou and Chen Xinjia suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the matter of King Han could come to an end.

Emperor Chongzhen then said: "The elder of the pavilion wants to warn Liu Yan and tell Liu Yan that Shandong is the Shandong of the Ming Dynasty, and if he can't guard the place, I will never tolerate it again!" ”

"Minister, Commander!"

After Hong Chengchou and Chen Xinjia left the palace, the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and then got into Hong Chengchou's carriage together.

"Elder Ge, Liu Yan is now powerful, and the imperial court is basically unable to suppress it, how will it be good in the future?"

Hong Chengchou sighed and said: "Let's take one step at a time, the most important thing at the moment is to recruit the elite soldiers of each town to the south as soon as possible, and encircle and suppress Li Zicheng's department as soon as possible." ”

"In my opinion, it is still the three departments of Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, and Li Fuming, plus Tang Tong, Ma Ke, and Cao Bianjiao."

Chen Xinjia asked: "With so many chief military officers, who will lead them?" ”

"Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting!"

"Him?"

Chen Xinjia shook his head and said, "He is not qualified enough, can those towns and soldiers obey Sun Chuanting's command?" ”

Hong Chengchou thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go to face the saint another day and ask Sun Chuanting for the Shang Fang sword." ”

"Why does Elder Ge value Sun Chuanting so much? Is it because this man is good at fighting? ”

Hong Chengchou said: "This is just one of them. In the case, the imperial court must also support a person who can check and balance Liu Yan as soon as possible, and Sun Chuanting is the most suitable person. ”

Chen Xinjia shook his head and said, "I think this matter is too difficult. Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Li Fuming, Tang Tong, Ma Ke

Among Cao Bianjiao, except for Tang Tong and Ma Ke, the other four have a good relationship with Liu Yan, which should be the most clear to the elders. Let Sun Chuanting take them to fight Li Zicheng's army, I think I am afraid that there will be more defeats and fewer victories. ”

Hong Chengchou's face was solemn and said, "Then it can only depend on the will of heaven!" ”