"The original evil is great and the hatred is great, and the evil is unfilial and unfriendly." [Book·Kang Gao]
Shujun, the capital of Sichuan.
The sky was overcast, and a drizzle was still falling. The bluestones on the road were extremely slippery from the rain, and people would slip if they walked on them without paying attention. The slate floor tiles paved many years ago have long been eroded by wind and frost.
Traces of the years, the pitted surface is full of water, each puddle reflects a piece of sky, with thin water ripples swaying one after another, and then it is crushed by the feet of passers-by, and the broken beads splash everywhere.
go out.
At this time, it was the ninth day of April in the first year of Jian'an. Chen Ji and his son had not yet entered the capital. Pei Mao and his army were still at the gate, quietly watching for opportunities. Just when the generals were anxious, unexpected changes finally occurred in Shu.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Several strong-looking servants with fierce expressions were pushing and confronting the servants led by Lu Chang, while they kept shouting. Among them stood a young scribe in rich clothes and dark clothes. He was quite handsome.
, but his face was pale and his body was thin, as if he would collapse after being exposed to the rain for a while.
This person was Liu Mao. He stared at Lu Chang who was trying to stop them from entering with an unkind expression. He suddenly sneered and said: "Lü Chang, you are my elder, and you are not afraid of hardships and dangers to protect my father and son into Shu.
You are kind to my family, so I give you some dignity on weekdays and call you 'Lv Gong'. But don't take yourself too seriously. You are not the housekeeper of my Liu family, but my father cares about you.
You are old and disabled, and I am unable to bear the responsibility of being a foreigner, so I asked you to take care of me. Now that my father is seriously ill, and I am the only son beside him, it is your turn to take charge of my family's affairs!"
Lu Chang's face turned pale, and half of his body was covered with rain during the push just now. This made him, who was already in poor health, look even more haggard: "We are here on orders from the envoy.
, Your Majesty has said that no one should be allowed in easily, and all incidents should wait until the illness is recovered. I also ask you to be considerate of us, and for the sake of the old man who worked hard with you, don't make it difficult for me.
do it."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look to the left and right of Liu Mao. The people standing to the left and right of Liu Mao were not the ordinary servants in the mansion, but Qiang and old people whose appearance and body were very different from the Han people in the Central Plains. They were all wearing armor.
They were wearing swords and a white ornament woven from yak tails was tied to their hat-like helmets. They stood beside Liu Hao like guards, pressing their hands on the hilts of their swords, as if they could draw their swords and kill at any time.
Liu Hao sneered, pointed at Lu Chang with one finger, and said sternly: "Since I am a son of a human being, it is rare for me to even see my master when he is sick. If this spreads out, wouldn't it mean that I don't know filial piety! Just the words from your mouth,
How do you know whether it is true or not? I have to see my master with my own eyes, get out of my way!"
As he spoke, several old men around him drew their swords and slowly walked towards Lu Chang and others.
The few servants around Lu Chang were shaken by the snow-white sword light, and they immediately dispersed like birds and beasts. Only Lu Chang was left standing in front of the door holding a hat, and his face was actually even paler than Liu Hao's.
Just when he thought he was going to be splashed with blood, several maids suddenly ran up from the verandah nearby. When they saw Liu Mao, they shouted: "Langjun! My wife said she wants to see you at this time."
"After I meet Aweng first, and then I go back to meet my mother, kill him!" Liu Hao looked cold and unmoved.
Lu Chang's body immediately trembled. He had also experienced life and death, but once he got old, he cherished his life even more. If it weren't for the thought of repaying Liu Yan's kindness, Lu Chang would have given up long ago.
Relying on this energy, he remained unmoved, as if he had a strong backbone. Then he heard the maid say: "Madam said, sir, if you want something, just go find her!"
"Wait a minute!" Liu Hao was suddenly startled and immediately stopped his men who were about to take action. Now he was in a critical period. He killed people and broke into the house under his father's nose. It would not be nice to talk about it. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would not feel comfortable in his heart.
I am willing to take the risk of chilling the hearts of my men and kill this loyal servant Lu Chang.
Hearing that things were turning around, he immediately turned around and looked at the maid who was speaking, and said, "What my son wants is something extraordinary. I'm afraid my mother doesn't have it in her hands."
The maid had already received the order, and without saying much, she quickly took out something from her arms and stretched it out from the corridor into the rain. Liu Mao took a closer look and saw that what the maid was holding was a small gold seal, a piece of gold.
A purple ribbon is tied to the turtle button on it. The turtle button is cast so lifelike that it looks like a real golden turtle is looking up at the sky and shedding two lines of tears in the light rain.
The gold seal and purple ribbon are not allowed except for princes.
This is the golden seal given to Liu Yan by Emperor Xiaoling when he entered Shu. Together with the two official seals of Yizhou Mu and Supervisor of the Army in Liu Yan's hands, it is a symbol of Liu Yan's identity and power.
, and it was he who held the 'power' of Yizhou.
Liu Mao had often seen this thing on Liu Yan, and he could tell the authenticity at a glance. Although this Yangcheng Hou Seal was just a symbol of status and could not bring him much power, since the Hou Seal was in the hands of his mother, Mrs. Fei,
The official seal must be there too! His mother, Mrs. Fei, must have kept it for her because she was worried that his father, Liu Yan, would be unconscious and Mrs. Lu would take the opportunity to steal it.
Thinking of this, Liu Hao strode forward, grabbed the gold seal, and after identifying it personally, held it tightly in his hand and yelled at the maid: "Go, take me to see my mother!"
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Now that the army has captured Hanzhong and is holding the border for days, Liu Hao neither heard the news of Liu Yan's entrustment nor waited for the news of Liu Yan's death. In order to control the overall situation as soon as possible, he accepted the suggestion of the school captain Sun Zhao and took him with him
He entered the mansion first and obtained the official seal of the state pastor. On the pretext that Liu Yan was seriously ill and could not be a director, he temporarily took over the authority and issued orders.
The official seal of Yizhou's pastoral and military envoys is "quan", and the thousands of elite soldiers under Sun Zhao are "strength". With power, it will be easy for Liu Hao, the lord of Yizhou, to get it.
Seeing Liu Mao leading people away in a hurry, Lu Chang breathed a sigh of relief, turned around quickly, covered his mouth and coughed, and walked into the inner room holding the bamboo hat.
As soon as he entered the house, the sound of patter of rain was half quiet. It seemed that the noise and dispute outside just now did not affect the tranquility here. Lu Chang carefully put down the bamboo stalk, changed his shoes and socks under the door, and stepped on the floor.
He approached the master's bed with a sound.
Yizhou Mu, the envoy to supervise the army, Yangcheng Hou Liu Yan was lying on his back on the bed with a gloomy look, his eyebrows were closed, and his thin chest barely showed any rise and fall, as if he was dead.
"Your Majesty." Lu Chang stood aside with his body bowed, carefully examined Liu Yan's sick appearance, and called worriedly.
Liu Yan didn't make a sound, he just smacked his lips, as if he had encountered something good in his dream. Seeing the situation, Lu couldn't help but feel relieved, but then, he immediately mentioned that Liu Yan's health had been worse these days.
One day, even the decoction was gone. These days I just wasted my life waiting for death. Why am I feeling better today?
Lu Chang was thinking about the worst when he saw Liu Yan slowly opening his eyes, his white pupils circling around, and finally his eyes stayed on Lu Chang: "Has the traitor come?"