Chapter 15: Liu Yong's Mistake
When the sun was in the west, Chen Ji, who had drunk a stomach of wine, came out of Cao Wei's camp, and two Cao Wei warriors escorted him out of the distance, and then pulled his horse back.
Chen Ji touched the reply letter written by Sima Banru to Lin Yuniang in his arms, and the pride in his heart was already bursting.
However, he also knew how dangerous Deng Ai was to do what he wanted to do, the current emperor was not the previous Liu Chan, and he couldn't have imagined that this head was going to move.
When it was still four or five miles away from the city gate, a team of Shu Han soldiers who went out of the city to inspect came to meet them, and the first warrior Chen Ji recognized that it was also his former subordinate - Liu Heng.
It is said that this person became a partial general when the first emperor Liu Bei was alive, but I don't know why, he has not been reused by Liu Chan, and until today he is still just a small commander in the forbidden army.
Seeing Chen Ji, Liu Heng stopped the soldiers, and he came to Chen Ji with a flying horse.
"General Qi Fang knew that Lord Chen was about to return, so he specially sent the last general to greet Lord Chen here and escort him all the way back to the city." Liu Heng said with his hands over.
"General Liu worked hard." Chen Ji tilted his head and glanced at him on the horse, and deliberately held up the reply letter written by Sima Banru to Liu Yong, "Lord Ben got Cao Wei's reply and rushed back all the way, for fear of delaying state affairs, and asked General Liu to take me back to the palace as soon as possible." ”
Liu Hengyan had an inexplicable smile on his face.
"Your Majesty and General Qi Fang are waiting for your lord in the city, please come with me."
Chen Ji was shocked.
"Your Majesty......"
"Master Chen, don't ask more." Liu Hengjian obviously didn't want to explain anything to Chen Ji, so he waved the short whip in his hand and slapped Chen Ji's horse buttocks.
The horse carried Chen Jifei into the city.
Liu Yong really stood at the head of the city, leaning over and looking at everything outside the city.
Outside the city, the defensive tunnels that stretched for four or five miles had been completed with Qi Fang's personal participation, and as long as the copper bells inside the city walls were pulled, these warriors who were lying in ambush would overturn the planks covering them at the same time, giving the incoming enemy a head-on blow, and when retreating, the tunnels would turn into a death trap for Cao Wei's army at the right time.
The camouflage is so well done that there are hardly any traces of excavation visible in the city.
"Your Majesty, Lord Chen Ji is waiting to see you in the city." Liu Hengyan personally climbed up to the top of the city and said to Liu Yong.
Liu Yong glanced at Qi Fang, who was accompanying him.
"General Qi doesn't have to go down to the city, I can just take General Liu there."
Qi Fang nodded at Liu Hengjian and signaled him to be extra careful.
Liu Yong went down to the city.
"Lord Chen has worked hard all the way, and I have been waiting here for a long time." Liu Yong stood not far from Chen Ji with his hands behind his back.
Chen Ji hurriedly dismounted and bowed, looking sincerely frightened.
"Your Majesty of Labor welcomes you personally, the slave really doesn't dare to be, fortunately, Weichen is in danger this time, and finally asks Sima Banru to return the book, and also asks Your Majesty to read it."
The guards beside Liu Yong came over and took the book away.
Liu Yong did not open the letter.
"Lord Chen went deep into the enemy camp on behalf of me, not afraid of life and death, his loyalty can be seen, I am also very grateful, now I see that Lord Chen's clothes are old, in order to show his merits, I give a brocade robe. Someone comes, and it is presented quickly. ”
As Liu Yong's words landed, a guard came to Chen Ji with a brocade robe made of high-quality Shu brocade in his hand.
"Thank you, minion, Your Majesty." Chen Ji knelt on the ground.
"Why don't you put it on, and I want to have a glimpse of Lord Chen?" Liu Yong said.
Chen Ji's face changed color in an instant.
"Your Majesty doesn't know that Weichen has been in the palace for the past few years, and has been favored by His Majesty and the Queen Mother, and he has already lost his former figure, so he really doesn't dare to change his clothes in front of His Majesty. The Queen Mother was anxious to wait for the slave to go back, and the slave took her leave. Chen Ji said, standing up and leaving.
Liu Yong was silent.
Liu Heng strode up from behind and grabbed Chen Ji.
"Your Majesty's will has been issued, since Lord Chen has already received this robe, why should he resist the decree and leave?"
Liu Heng's strength was so great that one of Chen Ji's arms was almost cut off by him.
"Lord Chen is reluctant to change his clothes in front of me, could it be that there is some secret hidden in the old robe?" Liu Yong said lightly.
Chen Ji's legs began to shake.
Sima Banru's reply to Lin Yuniang was hung on the inside of the old robe, and once he took it off, his little life would no longer exist.
Two guards came over and forcibly clamped Chen Ji. Liu Hengyan unhurriedly helped Chen Ji untie the button on the left side of the rib (shaped like garlic, most of them are made of scraps from making robes, and they are even more convenient to use than the current buttons. )。
Chen Ji's face turned pale, and he saw the cold sneer on Liu Yong's face.
This scene, if it happened a month ago, Chen Ji would have felt funny, and at this time, he felt that someone was beckoning to him in hell.
Chen Ji made up his mind that if necessary, he would use Liu Yong's identity to threaten him, and he would also save his own life.
The old robe was taken off and shook a few times in Liu Hengji's hands.
Chen Ji's heart fluttered up and down as his robe trembled.
Afterwards, he saw Liu Hengji's one hand clutching the placket of the robe, and the other hand groping along the edge of the robe, his meaning was already quite obvious.
"Your Majesty, although Lord Chen's old robe is old, it must be a superior workmanship, can you ask Your Majesty to transfer it to Weichen?" After a long time, Liu Hengyan winked at Liu Yong and said.
Liu Yong was a little disappointed.
Could it be that I was wrong this time?
Looking at Chen Ji, who was only wearing a pair of underwear, Liu Yong hesitated, he knew that if he continued to go deeper, what he would lose would not only be Empress Dowager Wu and his own face, but even the first emperor who had already become ancient.
"General Liu, this robe belongs to Lord Chen, and you need to tell Lord Chen. I just want to see how Master Chen looks in his new robe. Liu Yong's face was expressionless.
Liu Heng looked at Chen Ji.
Chen Ji couldn't wipe the cold sweat off his forehead.
A guard slowly helped Chen Ji put on his new robe.
"Lord Chen really has a good appearance, and he is bold and daring, he is really wronged in the palace, wait for me to discuss with the queen mother another day, restore you as the commander of the forbidden army, and kill the enemy with me." Liu Yong said.
Chen Ji, who was wearing a new robe, was really handsome.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment." Chen Ji was shocked, and looked back at Liu Hengji, "General Liu doesn't know, although this robe is old, it was given by the Queen Mother, and the slave really doesn't dare to give it to others, if General Liu really likes it, the slave will ask the skilled craftsman in the palace to order a few pieces for General Liu on another day, how about sending it to the house in person?" ”
Liu Hengyan was obviously displeased with Chen Ji's words, but because Liu Yong was on his side, it was inconvenient to say anything, so he smiled and said, "How dare the last general take away Lord Chen's love, just a joke." ”
Chen Ji completely relieved himself, took the old robe handed over by Liu Hengji, and folded it carefully, but inadvertently touched the placket of the robe. It was empty, except for a thin, broken leather strap still swaying gently.
Chen Ji's head swelled instantly.
"Lord Chen can go back to the palace with me, and the queen mother is also very concerned about the war, so you and I just go to reply to the queen mother." Liu Yong said, took the reins of the war horse in the guard's hand, and flew on the horse.
Chen Ji turned around and found that Liu Heng was looking at him with a smile.