Chapter 220: Xiliang Rises Again
Ru'er is not true to what Queen Zhang said, these people did have close contact with Tian Yong, and even searched for correspondence from the homes of two of them.
Liu Yong's hands were trembling.
If it weren't for the fact that he had experienced several failures and blows, and witnessed the disappearance of too many lives, Liu Yong would not have been so angry.
"What else do you have to say?" Liu Yong threw a few letters in front of everyone.
No one dared to speak.
"Since the adults have no objections, I will order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draw up a decree to punish these people with capital punishment and slavery for the men in their families, and rush to the west of Longxi from now on to build the plank road of the former Wuhou for later use. As for the female dependents, they can distribute the samurai who follow me on this expedition, which is also counted as a reward. Liu Yong said.
This is the most severe punishment Liu Yong has made since he replaced Liu Chan.
"Your Majesty." Only then did the crowd begin to chim.
Liu Yong temporarily held down the anger in his chest.
"Do you have anything else to do, my lords?"
A very old minister walked out, knelt down at the bottom of the steps, thought for a while, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, since Weichen followed the first emperor, every time there is a major event, the first emperor will invite Weichen into the palace to discuss, and will accept good words to follow. Now, the first emperor is not there, and the old minister thinks that His Majesty is weak, and there are many ups and downs after inheriting the throne, and the old minister is uneasy, so he survives on the Golden Palace with a broken body. Now, looking at His Majesty's majestic posture, it is quite the style of the former emperor, and the old ministers can feel at ease. Resign from the official position, retire for the rest of the day, and pray for His Majesty's permission. ”
This person is indeed an old minister in the past, although the official position is not high, but he is quite valued by the first emperor Liu Bei, and these words are also very touching, so that Liu Yong realizes that he has really become the real emperor of Shu Han today.
"The old man has followed the emperor for many years, and he has made many achievements, and I also have a lot of dependence, if I resign from my official position today, how can I treat the people of the world?" Liu Yong said.
"Weichen is old and incompetent, and His Majesty is just when he is young and promising, how can he think of Lao Chen alone?" The man said, "Today, Your Majesty has dealt with the rebels properly, and you want to make someone repair the Wuhou Plank Road, which must be done by the Ming Jun." The old minister resigned, and he also hoped that His Majesty would recover Middle-earth as soon as possible and return the prosperity of my Han Dynasty to the past. ”
Liu Yong walked down the steps and helped the man up with his own hands.
"Since the old man insists on leaving, it is inconvenient for me to keep it, so I allocate a few taels of silver from the palace every month so that the old man can spend his old age in peace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The man said, stepping aside.
Seeing that everyone was no longer silent, Liu Yong waved his hand to signal the dispersal of the court.
Just as Liu Yong was severely punishing rebellion in Chengdu, Hao Yi and others had already returned to Luoyang.
Jin Wangfu:
Long before Hao Yi and the others came back, Sima Yan had already received the news of Jiang Chongda and Hao Yi's fiasco, but he didn't have time to take care of Shangyong's affairs now.
"My uncle has just returned, and this king is having something important to discuss with my uncle." Sima Yan didn't wait for Hao Yi to introduce Shangyong's situation, so he said first.
"What could be more important to the king than to regain the mediocrity?" Hao Yi was puzzled.
Sima Yan slapped the table hard, gritted his teeth and said, "This king has a secret report, Han Xiu, the eldest son of Han Sui, the Marquis of Xiliang in the past, intends to support the army and rebel, and the banner he plays is actually to beg for traitors, and his intention is to be this king." ”
Hao Yi was taken aback.
"Is the king's news true?"
"This king has captured Han Xiu's brother, Han Meng, and found his brother's letter asking him to leave Beijing and flee from his home, how can it be fake?" Sima Yan said.
Hao Yi remembered that at the beginning, in order to be able to contain Han Sui, the Marquis of Xiliang, Sima Zhao asked him to send his son to Beijing as an official, and it was this person named Han Meng who was sent.
"The Han family has always been capricious, in the past, Han Sui followed Ma Teng and others to rebel against the previous dynasty, and now his eldest son intends to betray the king, and his third son Han Sui has already taken refuge in Shu Han when he was in Shangyong, helping Liu Yongna to win, which is really hateful." Hao Yi said.
Hao Yi still didn't know that the real Han Yi was still imprisoned in Shangyong City, and blamed all the reasons for this failure on him.
Sima Yan hated, "This king intends to kill Han Meng, make someone hold a head and give it to Han Xiu, and then, raise an army to conscript, don't make his wings full." ”
Hao Yi thought for a moment.
"Doing this will only anger Han Xiu even more, but Xia Guan has an idea, maybe he can delay Han Xiu for some time."
"Uncle, tell me quickly."
Since his brother Han Meng was already in the hands of the king, the king could ask Han Meng to write a letter to persuade his brother, and the king attached another letter, asking him to put forward any conditions and pretend to agree, and at the same time, the king secretly dispatched Qingzhou Thorn Shi Fan Ru to lead the troops, pretending to help him rebel, and when he slackened, he was captured in one fell swoop. In this way, the matter of Xiliang can be solved. Hao Yi said.
"Uncle, I really see it." Sima Yan praised, but seemed to be a little hesitant: "This king has heard that Fan Ru, the assassin of Qingzhou, is friendly with Han Sui in the past, if this person goes, once the fake becomes true, won't we be more passive?" ”
Hao Yi shook his head.
"The king can rest assured, Fan Ru will never dare to go with it."
"Why is Uncle so sure?"
Hao Yi smiled and leaned into Sima Yan's ear: "The king dares to forget, Fan Ru's son is also an official in the capital, unlike Han Sui, Fan Ru only has this son, if he is in the same stream with Han Xiu and others, wouldn't he cut off the incense?" ”
Sima Yan suddenly woke up.
"This king almost forgot about this, Fan Xu, the son of Fan Ru, was indeed an official in the capital, but his official position was low, and this king never noticed."
"Since the king killed Zhu Hong and Cheng Zi and others, Cheng Zi's position as a captain has been vacant, and the king can ask Fan Xu to replace him temporarily, although he is not a high-ranking official, but he can go to the palace to face the monarch and participate in national politics. With this person in hand, Fan Ruyan dares not to serve the king to the death? ”
"Okay, according to my uncle's words, the king of Ming Japan will go to the palace to face the king, and ask His Majesty to crown Fan Xu as the captain of the Xiao Cavalry." Sima Yan said happily.
As soon as the words fell, a bad news came, and Yu Lang, the inner attendant, hurriedly ran in.
"King, the slave has just received the news that Han Mengye, who is in prison, has committed suicide. The jailer knew that he was derelict in his duties, and feared that the king would blame him, so he fled overnight. ”
Sima Yan was shocked.
"Such useless people mislead me in big things."
Hao Yi was also shocked at first, but quickly calmed down.
"Don't worry, although this matter is not good for us, but it is not a big problem, the king can make someone bury Han Meng, and write to inform Han Xiu, still pretending to agree to his various requests, and promising him to take over his father's official position - Xiliang Hou. asked Fan Ru to raise troops immediately, and at the same time inform him of the news of rewarding his son Fan Xu, and this matter can be done. ”
"So far, that's all it can be." Sima Yan said, looking back at Yu Lang, "You can send someone to find Fan Xu and ask him to come to the mansion to discuss matters quickly, and say that this king has something important to discuss with him." ”
Yu Lang scratched his head, obviously he didn't know where this Fan Xu was.
"It's better for the officials to go in person, otherwise, the king will rashly send someone to go, for fear of arousing Fan Xu's suspicion." Hao Yi stood up and said.
Sima Yan nodded.