But Liu Ziqiu firmly believed that Liu Wuzhou would definitely manipulate it. Liu Wuzhou was not Xiao Mian, and he could not give in so easily. Generally speaking, Xiao Mian was a benevolent king, and what he thought about was the people. And Liu Wuzhou wanted to usurp the world.
, and even did not hesitate to collude with the Turks and lure wolves into the house. Therefore, once a person like Liu Wuzhou has become a loner, it is very difficult for him to voluntarily give up his supreme power.
Despite this, Liu Ziqiu decided to follow Yu Chigong to Loufan City, because Yu Chigong was his brother, and he had to give Yu Chigong his absolute trust, so that Yu Chigong would completely change his mind and become a fierce general of the Han Dynasty.
However, since Liu Ziqiu had already become suspicious of Liu Wuzhou, he naturally had to make careful arrangements. Moreover, if he went to Loufan to accept surrender, he would definitely get a chance to face Liu Wuzhou. He would use his plan to make use of this face-to-face opportunity to win the battle in one fell swoop.
While capturing Liu Wuzhou, Yu Chigong completely returned to his heart!
Compared with Taiyuan City, Loufan can only be regarded as a small city, let alone compared with big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang. If Liu Ziqiu launches a large army to attack, Loufan City can be captured in less than three days. Of course, Liu Ziqiu
He came to accept Liu Wuzhou's surrender. He did not launch a large army, but only led a thousand guards with him. This was the greatest trust in Yuchi Gong, and Yuchi Gong was truly impressed by his sworn brother.
On the top of the city, Liu Wuzhou saw Liu Ziqiu and his entourage arriving from a distance. He couldn't help but get excited and said repeatedly: "I didn't expect that Liu Ziqiu really believed in Yuchi Gong and dared to come to surrender with only these few men. Why not kill him under the city?"
Song Jingang hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, you must not do it! If we send troops at this moment, Wei Chigong will definitely defend Liu Ziqiu to the death. Who in the army is his opponent?"
Liu Wuzhou pondered: "Then in your opinion, what should we do?"
Song Jingang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it would be more appropriate to follow the original plan and take action at the banquet."
Liu Wuzhou was silent for a while, nodded, and said, "That's alright! Open the city gate and let's go out to greet Liu Ziqiu!"
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Liu Ziqiu's guards were all the most elite cavalry, equipped with the best horses. They were very fast and had arrived at the city in a blink of an eye. At this time, Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang, and Huang Ziying had already arrived to wait outside the city. All three of them were waiting.
He was dressed in commoner clothes and had bare hands. The soldiers around him also abandoned their swords and guns and made a gesture of determination to surrender. Yuchi Gong jumped off the horse first and introduced Liu Ziqiu one by one. Liu Wuzhou and others hurriedly bowed and bowed.
Liu Ziqiu still believed in the loyalty of his sworn brother and was not worried that the three people in front of him would be disguised as stand-ins. Moreover, Liu Ziqiu had already sent people to sneak into Mayi and obtained the portraits of Liu Wuzhou and others. Even if they wanted to find a stand-in
Pretending can't escape Liu Ziqiu's eyes. After all, there are huge differences in temperament between a real superior and a substitute. Liu Ziqiu, who has ascended to the throne, can naturally tell this.
While Liu Ziqiu was quietly on guard, he pulled Liu Wuzhou up and said with a smile: "Please get up quickly. I am very pleased that you can abandon the secret and turn to the light. Don't worry, I will never treat you badly and will definitely entrust you with important responsibilities."
Liu Wuzhou took advantage of the situation and stood up, bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have prepared a banquet to welcome Your Majesty."
Liu Ziqiu chuckled and said, "Well, let me ask General Liu to lead the way."
Liu Wuzhou was stunned for a moment, and then he realized his current identity. He quickly put on a smile and led Liu Ziqiu to the Fenyang Palace.
At that time, Yang Guang was fond of traveling and built palaces in many places. This Fenyang Palace was also one of his palaces, but it was badly damaged by Du Jishi's group. Although it was repaired by Liu Wuzhou, it was still difficult to restore it to its former glory.
Luxury, after all, many of the decorative jewelry were divided up by his generals, and even the beauty of the palace maids was not satisfactory. However, in order to welcome Liu Ziqiu, Liu Wuzhou still spent a lot of money today and contributed his two beloved concubines.
come out.
In this era, the status of concubines was extremely low. Originally, after Liu Wuzhou became emperor, the status of concubines also increased and they became his concubines. However, although Liu Wuzhou's surrender was false, the news could not be leaked, so these concubines were not
I don't know, I just thought that Liu Wuzhou was really going to surrender, and they naturally resumed their status as concubines. Since they are concubines, they can be given away at will, let alone just letting them come out to accompany guests.
The main hall of Fenyang Palace was still grand, and Liu Ziqiu took the main seat without hesitation. Liu Wuzhou and others sat on two sides facing each other. Because Wei Chigong was Liu Ziqiu's sworn brother and had a transcendent status, he came from behind and sat directly opposite Liu Wuzhou, instead of sitting in a row.
In front of Song Jingang and Huang Ziying.
The two concubines sat next to Liu Ziqiu, helping him pour wine and food, doing everything they could to be charming. They knew in their hearts that the young man in front of them was a big shot, and if they could win his favor, they would have a better future than following Liu Wuzhou.
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Liu Ziqiu had received banquets from the Li family in Longxi, the Yang family in Hongnong, and the Wang family in Taiyuan. He had long been accustomed to such occasions, and he was not polite to Liu Wuzhou at the moment. He hugged him from left to right, and he was also ready to toast everyone.
He didn't refuse, looking like he was enjoying it.
Seeing this scene, Liu Wuzhou was secretly proud, clapped his hands gently, and a group of young women in costumes filed in and began to dance in the hall.
Song Jingang also took advantage of the opportunity to raise his wine cup, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be the vanguard and help your Majesty wipe out the bandits in Wagang, Hebei and Shandong."
But Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, your glory and wealth will be indispensable from now on. As for putting down the rebellion, you don't need to worry about it."
In fact, Liu Ziqiu has always doubted the sincerity of these people's surrender, and said these words to test their reaction. Anyone can hear that these words mean to take away their military power.
After saying this, Liu Ziqiu did not raise his head, but gently turned the white jade wine cup in his hand. This white jade wine cup was originally a treasure left by Yang Guang in Fenyang Palace. The light can tell people, and was later acquired by Liu Wuzhou. The jade article
Not everyone can use it. At least Liu Wuzhou ostensibly surrendered to Liu Ziqiu, so this jade cup can only be given to Liu Ziqiu. When Liu Ziqiu turned the wine cup, he accidentally discovered that this jade cup could clearly reflect the emotions of everyone in the hall.
Shadow. Now, he is observing everyone's reaction through the shadow on the jade cup.
Song Jingang, who proposed to go ahead, had no expression on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or worried. Huang Ziying had anger hidden in his eyes, while Liu Wuzhou had a sneer on his lips. Only Yuchi Gong could no longer hold back and said loudly: "Your Majesty
, I still hope to make achievements on the battlefield!"
Liu Ziqiu then slowly raised his head, drank all the wine in the jade cup, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuchi, you are my sworn brother. In the future, I will certainly need your help to put down the rebellions of all parties."
Yuchi Gong then said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Only then did the two concubines realize that the young man they were serving turned out to be the current emperor. They couldn't help but become even more flattering. They quickly helped Liu Ziqiu fill up the wine glasses and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, all the slaves and maids would like to toast you too."
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Okay, okay, drink, drink!"
As soon as he drank the glass of wine, he saw Liu Wuzhou overturning several cases in front of him with a "pop" sound. He laughed loudly and said: "Liu Ziqiu, if you don't want to be arrested without mercy, how long will it take!"
I saw the group of young women dancing in the hall suddenly fluttering their sleeves and rushing towards Liu Ziqiu. It turned out that these women were not ordinary dancers, but female soldiers from Liu Wu's Zhou army. During the reign of Du Ji, Ma Yi was looted, and Yan
When the three counties of Men and Loufan were invaded, many young and strong men also died under the sword of the Turks. Liu Wuzhou expanded his army aggressively, and the men on the front line were all men, but he also recruited some female soldiers, which were not important for defense.
County. This group of female soldiers was the one he had just transferred from a nearby county to ambush Liu Ziqiu.
When Yu Chigong saw this, he was shocked. He stood up suddenly, picked up several cases in front of him, and was about to rescue Liu Ziqiu, but he felt that the world was spinning and he couldn't use any of his supernatural power.
"General Yuchi, I don't need you to do anything!" Liu Wuzhou waved his hand and said, "Everyone in the world says that Liu Ziqiu is highly skilled in martial arts, but I don't believe it! I want to watch him be captured by several women in public!"
This is the insidiousness of Liu Wuzhou. He took advantage of Yu Chigong's silence and only raised a few cases to speak first, further instigating the relationship between Liu Ziqiu and Yu Chigong, as if Yu Chigong had participated in the plan in advance.
The two concubines who accompanied Liu Ziqiu were unaware of these plots. Seeing the cold light shining on the sleeves of the dancers, they screamed in fright and hurriedly got up and escaped from Liu Ziqiu's arms to avoid being accidentally injured by the dancers.
According to common sense, these two concubines are now Liu Ziqiu's best shields. But Liu Ziqiu seems to have lost his strength and can only watch them escape.
Only then did Yu Chigong realize that Liu Wuzhou must have been poisoned, and he couldn't help but shouted angrily: "Liu Wuzhou, what did you put in the wine!"
Song Jingang saw that Liu Ziqiu also looked sluggish, and then he stood up and said triumphantly: "Liu Ziqiu, you are too careless. Do you really think that there is no one in the city above me? To tell you the truth, this wine is full of Mandarin."
The seeds of Dora have been soaked and added with other medicines that are not suitable for emperors and ministers. Ordinary people will lose all their strength after drinking three cups. You have drank no less than ten cups, so you should be captured obediently to avoid suffering the skin and flesh."
The seeds of Datura are poisonous and can make people comatose. It is said that Hua Tuo's Mafei Powder was prepared from Datura seeds, and some Mongolian sweat medicines circulated in the world were also refined from Datura seeds. This was also the case in Song Dynasty.
King Kong was careful, because if he used some strong poison, it would probably change the color of the jade cup, which would attract Liu Ziqiu's attention, so he switched to this Mongolian sweat medicine. Of course, the main reason was that Liu Wuzhou did not want to kill Liu Ziqiu and Liu Ziqiu.
Yuchi Gong. Therefore, when the group of dancers rushed toward Liu Ziqiu, although they had hidden sharp knives in their hands, they were just in case of an unexpected incident. Their real mission was to tie up Liu Ziqiu.