Lu Palace
The sky was gloomy, dark clouds shrouded the palace, and it was dark and gloomy. Many of the original eunuchs and maids looked a little uneasy, adding a bit of fear as they walked.
"You guys go over here." Eunuch Liao said with a stern smile and dark eyes, "We haven't seen each other for a few days, and someone is really going to rebel."
King Lu withdrew, and the news of the defeat spread. In the past few days, some eunuchs and maids ran away with their belongings without checking. This was a severe slap in Eunuch Liao's face, and he looked at the trail with a grin.
"You guys come with us this way." Eunuch Liao ordered sharply and gloomily. Behind him, dozens of armored soldiers were already holding on to their swords.
Yuexindian
A eunuch walked in and saw rows of bookshelves filled with books. The desks, inkstones, and pen holders were all exquisite, and on the right was an ancient tripod.
Seeing no one, he didn't dare to move the desk. When he saw a porcelain bottle in the corner, he took it and stuffed it into his arms. Like a woman, he looked around cautiously. Seeing no one, he sneaked along the path and went there. Walk.
These days, many eunuchs have run away, saying that King Lu was defeated. This eunuch also became interested. The items in the palace, even common goods, can be sold at a good price outside.
"Hu" came out of an unsupervised small door and breathed a sigh of relief. The eunuch was about to leave, and a voice exploded: "Arrest this guy who is cheating on others."
The eunuch stiffened, and when he turned around, he saw a group of soldiers rushing forward and catching him.
"It's unfair, I, I just went out to visit relatives." The eunuch said, and wanted to explain, but the leader of the team sneered: "You can keep these words and tell Eunuch Liao."
The eunuch listened, his legs started to tremble, he wanted to beg for mercy, but found that nothing could come out, and cold sweat started to flow down his forehead.
Xuanhua Hall
No matter how defeated the army was, there were still hundreds of armored soldiers patrolling here with guns and swords. At this time, the place in front of the palace was filled with tension and terror. Dozens of eunuchs and several maids were tied up, and their faces were red from the cuffs.
"I'll go in and report to Your Majesty." Eunuch Liao said, turning around and heading into the palace. When he entered the palace, he saw King Lu sitting with his hand on the dragon chair, looking desolate.
"Your Majesty, a few days ago, there was a report that some eunuchs had escaped with their belongings. After checking today, there were quite a lot of them. Now they have been arrested. Please deal with them, Your Majesty."
Since King Lu was defeated and Chenzhou was lost, a wave of corruption spread throughout the country. Many officials reported illness and returned home, and some even fled with their whole families.
The same is true in the inner palace. There are dozens of people holding it now, waiting for King Lu to be punished.
King Lu heard this and narrowed his eyes: "Bring them in and let me see. Do these people all think that I am going to die? So they can deceive you and ignore them?"
"Bring in" Eunuch Liao ordered, and in a blink of an eye, these people were brought in. More than thirty eunuchs and maids were kneeling on the ground, their faces pale, surrounded by a group of armored soldiers, with a cold look.
King Lu just took a look and saw some familiar people inside. They were old people from the palace in the early years. His face suddenly turned pale with anger. Now he is still sitting in two states. He didn't expect these people to think about betraying the master. They are really killable.
Thinking like this, the anger that he had been suppressing for the past few days surged up. He smashed the cup in his hand on the ground and glanced at it coldly: "A few of you are still old people in Qianfu. I always pay attention to them. The monthly schedule is several times that of others, have I treated you badly? Are you going to betray the Lord now?"
Hearing King Lu's words, one of the tied people, an eunuch, kowtowed repeatedly: "I was confused for a moment, please forgive me, please forgive me!"
"You haven't told me yet, why are you running away? I really want to hear what you have to say." King Lu stared at him, with suppressed anger in his tone.
These eunuchs were stared at by King Lu, and they kowtowed one after another for a while, making a clanging sound on the floor.
"If you don't want to say anything, then let's all die." King Lu suddenly laughed ferociously: "Drag all these traitorous slaves out and beat them to death."
The standing armored soldiers immediately pounced on them. These eunuchs and maids kept kowtowing, crying loudly with snot and tears in their eyes: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life."
"Snapped"
"Snapped"
It's just that King Lu never looked at these slaves again. When he saw these people being dragged out, there was the sound of a board. The eunuchs and maids begged for mercy and screamed, but the soldiers did not hold back. After a while, There is no breath.
"Damn it, damn it, these damn bastards and slaves, do you think I've lost like this?" King Lu's face turned blue and he was wandering on the ground. The eunuchs and maids serving him were all cautious and did not dare to speak loudly for fear of irritating them. King Lu beat him to death as well.
At this moment, someone reported quickly and bowed: "Your Majesty, the governor of Yuechang County killed the guard and opened the door to dedicate the city."
"What a rebellious traitor." King Lu's expression remained unchanged, but he just smiled ferociously: "Yue Chang County, Liuzhen County, Shahu County, haha, now I know what it means to be defeated like a mountain, and in the blink of an eye, they all offered their cities. , the front line I built collapsed without a fight."
"Did Pei Ziyun defeat me?"
"Am I here today too? I have made countless calculations and plans. Is it because I am not talented enough or am I unlucky?" There was a roar in the hall, and then only the voice of King Lu muttering to himself in a low voice was left. His heart was bleeding. Eunuch Liao looked at it and said nothing. He didn't say anything, he just waited for King Lu's instructions at any time.
After venting for a while, King Lu relaxed, took a long breath, looked into the distance, and smiled sadly.
After laughing for a long time, King Lu turned around, looked at Eunuch Liao, and said, "How are things arranged?"
"Your Majesty, the arrangements have been made according to your will." Eunuch Liao glanced around and waved his hand: "You all go down."
"Yes." The eunuchs and maids all retreated, and Eunuch Liao whispered: "Your Majesty, the goals of the princes born in the past were too big to escape. Only the talented Wang Xiner has been in the palace for only a month, but it has been confirmed She is pregnant, and my servant has sent loyal people to smuggle her out of the palace and into the mountains to avoid the war."
"Even the household registration has been completed. It's perfect. It's said that he is a posthumous child."
"Huh!" King Lu finally relaxed a little after listening to Eunuch Liao's words. He nodded and wandered around the dragon throne for a few more steps. His figure looked lonely. Eunuch Liao thought of the high-spirited King Lu not long ago and burst into tears. Can't help but fall.
King Lu saw it and smiled bitterly: "You also have a love for children?"
After making fun of him, he sighed sadly: "I was born as the second son, but I will not be the prince for five days. Even if I am more capable, the ministers in the court will support my good brother as the second son." Am I convinced that I will take the throne? I am not convinced, so I will fight for it."
"If it hadn't been for Pei Ziyun, the throne in the capital would have been mine. If it hadn't been for Pei Ziyun, I could have raised an army and conquered the world. If God gave birth to me, why would he have Pei." As King Lu said, tears fell, and Eunuch Liao's heart was filled with tears. Sad, he stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, there are still two states, and there is still a chance to fight back."
King Lu was noncommittal about this, turned around a few times, and said in a deep voice: "There is still something in my heart that I can't let go of for a long time."
"That's Li Cheng."
"According to Ming Li, there is nothing suspicious about Li Cheng. He is just an ordinary son of a wealthy family."
"But upon closer inspection, many clues were revealed - can you believe it? Nine out of ten of my newly promoted soldiers are related to this person."
"We suddenly had a sudden surge of troops in our army, and then suddenly lost them. I suspect that it is related to this person. When I sent troops to hunt down Li Cheng, I knew something was wrong - it was this person who caused my defeat."
As he said this, King Lu's eyes showed fierceness. He just looked at the empty hall and became discouraged again. He said to Eunuch Liao: "One moment and another, now I have no way to settle all this."
"I don't owe much in my life. I just suffered a lot from you. You have followed me all these years, giving me advice and pulling the strings. You are too famous and you have no place to go."
Hearing these words, Eunuch Liao burst into tears. He took refuge with King Lu and participated in secrets many times. He was a thorn in the side of the emperor. He could not escape from this misfortune. He immediately knelt down in front of King Lu and said, "This slave is the emperor. The person who dies is the emperor’s ghost, so I will accompany the emperor.”
"Get up, our king and his subjects share the same fate..." Before he could finish his words, someone reported: "Li Cheng sent someone here and said he has something to say."
"Li Cheng?" Although King Lu just mentioned this person, now that he heard it, he was stunned for a moment, woke up, became furious, and shouted: "He still dares to send someone to drag him in, I want to take a look Who is so bold? Could it be that he thinks that I am in such a state that I cannot even kill anyone?"
King Lu said coldly and waved his hand: "Bring him in."
"Yes." The guard who announced the message turned around and went out, only to see a somewhat delicate young man, who seemed to be a scholar, standing at the door.
Soldier Jia stared at the scholar, and there were two others sandwiched between him, for fear that the scholar would escape, but there was a trace of contempt on the corner of the scholar's mouth.
The guard who communicated came out and looked at the scholar standing upright. He sneered with pride and said, "Your Majesty ordered the man to be dragged in."
"Yes." The armored soldier supervising the scholar rushed forward. The scholar was about to take action. The dragon's energy suppressed, and he immediately snorted and looked at the sky: "At this point, do you still have this power?"
Immediately, the soldiers pressed down and dragged him out.
"Let go, I'm the messenger."
"Shut up." The guard slapped him hard. The scholar's face turned red and he was about to have an attack. However, he suddenly thought of something and became quiet again.
"Your Majesty, the messenger has been brought." The guard dragged the scholar to the palace, threw him on the ground, and stood guard. If the scholar made any unusual move, he would be killed immediately.
As soon as the scholar came in, he smiled coldly and said, "Is this how the emperor treats guests? The emperor still wants to escape, but he must cooperate with us."
"You bastard who has no king and no father." King Lu was furious after listening to the scholar's words: "How dare you bully me now?"
"Slap your mouth, I want to see if some of your words are true."
After receiving the order, the armored soldier immediately took a step forward and was about to take action. The man couldn't bear it any longer and raised his arms. He rushed towards several people and immediately fell out.
"There is sorcery!" Eunuch Lia was immediately frightened and shouted. A dozen guards rushed in and immediately blocked King Lu.
Although the guards were shaken away, the man groaned again, with blood streaming from his nose, and shouted: "I am possessed by Li Cheng. This matter is closely related to the secrets. The time is very short. The emperor wants to show his prestige, but not at this time. "
As he spoke, he threw away a scroll: "The inside information is all here. You can take a look at it. If you want to kill again and miss the opportunity, it will be your fate."
Throwing this volume on, Eunuch Liao stretched out his hand to stop it, took the case file in his hand, checked it over, and found that there were no problems before handing it over to King Lu.
King Lu's expression remained gloomy, and he took it, put it in his hand and started reading.
(End of chapter)