Chapter 2211: Liu Jinu Three Qi Han Gaozu (Part 1)
Liu Ji and Chen Ping were both in the city, and Liu Yu had no chance to seize power. But if Liu Ji suddenly died suddenly, this dead game would be completely alive.
If Liu Ji was healthy, Liu Yu would not have such extravagant hopes, but now Liu Ji has not recovered from his serious injuries and is extremely weak. A small injury may lead to death.
Then it is not impossible to add fuel to the flames and find an opportunity to kill Liu Ji suddenly.
Once Liu Ji dies, even if Chen Ping is still around, he cannot replace Liu Ji. At that time, Liu Yu will be sure to use the imperial court to seize the military power of Shu little by little.
"But what should I do to prevent Liu Ji's injury from recurring without Chen Ping discovering that I did it?" Liu Yu thought to himself.
The goals of Liu Yu and Liu Ji were actually the same. Both sides wanted to legitimately annex the other, so Liu Jicai did not dare to take action against Liu Yu openly.
In the same way, Liu Yu did not dare to take action against Liu Ji openly, because once any flaws were revealed and people discovered that Liu Ji's death was related to Liu Yu, civil war would be inevitable.
Liu Yu did not hesitate to put himself in danger, went deep into the tiger's den, and even handed his life and death into the hands of others, not to die with Liu Ji together, so he had to find a way to have the best of both worlds, to kill Liu Ji and also to separate his relationship.
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"Brother, how about I do it? As long as I get closer than ten steps away from Liu Ji, I can quietly kill Liu Ji in front of everyone."
Liu Er said in a pitiful tone, apparently after noticing Liu Ji's weakness, he had already thought of getting rid of him secretly.
Liu Yu couldn't help but feel excited after hearing this, but still asked cautiously: "Can you make sure that no flaws are exposed?"
After Liu Er thought carefully for a moment, he responded: "I am 60% sure that I will not be discovered."
Liu Yu's face showed a tangled look. The 60% certainty was not safe, but it was not low. If there was no other way, he could give it a try.
"Follow Brother Wei and go over there. We'll take a look at Brother Wei's eyes and act accordingly."
"Um."
Liu Yu led Liu Er towards Liu Ji, but he didn't want to get closer than twenty steps away. Two men in black behind Chen Ping came up to him, jumped over Liu Yu, and stopped Liu Er.
Come down and ask Liu Er out.
In the previous interception at the palace gate, Liu Er had already demonstrated his bravery. It was impossible for Liu Ji to be unguarded against him, so naturally he did not dare to let him get close to him.
Seeing this, Liu Yu secretly said it was a pity in his heart, but he did not argue too much with Liu Ji about this. Instead, he took the initiative to ask Liu Er to go out and wait for him.
Liu Er obeyed Liu Yu, his brother, and Liu Yu must have had his own plans for letting him go out. If he forced him to stay, it would be bad, so he glared at Liu Ji and Chen Ping fiercely as a threat, and then strode out.
Main hall.
Seeing Liu Er leaving, Liu Ji and Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
If a fierce general of this level really ignores everything and kills wantonly, at such a close distance and without Xing Tian and Fan Kuai present, even Liu Ji and Chen Ping would have no chance of saving their lives.
Fortunately, Liu Yu was a measured person and did not let Liu Er act as he pleased.
"King of Shu, Ban Wu falsely passed the imperial edict before him and murdered my king behind him for no reason. The evidence is conclusive and cannot be denied. Do you want to speak for the Wu family?"
Liu Yu took the lead and blocked Liu Ji's escape route, hoping to force Liu Ji to give up the Wu family.
Liu Ji did not speak, but Chen Ping on the other side said: "The King of Chengdu, you are too impatient to blame the Wu family in such a hurry. Please note that all this has not happened yet..."
Before he finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Liu Yu.
"Mr. Chen Ping, I am asking the King of Shu, not you. The King of Shu has not spoken yet, so how can you interrupt."
Liu Yu's merciless reprimand made Chen Ping's face stiffen, and he felt annoyed in his heart. Just as he was about to retort, Liu Yu took the lead and said angrily: "Why didn't the King of Shu speak? He couldn't have been injured in Jingzhou."
Tongue, can’t you speak anymore?”
Liu Ji frowned slightly. He was originally planning to show his face, explain the matter and leave, leaving Chen Ping to handle the rest. However, he did not expect that Liu Yu would not confront Chen Ping and directly approached him.
He looked like he wouldn't let him go until he opened his mouth.
Liu Ji was not someone to be trifled with. Now that Liu Yu had made his move, he was naturally not afraid of a fight. He sneered and mocked, "I disappoint the King of Chengdu. I didn't hurt my tongue and can still speak."
When Liu Yu heard this, he was overjoyed. Liu Ji looked weak when he spoke now, which showed how serious his injuries were. The reason why he looked like he was fine must be to hold on.
"Ah, you can really speak. I thought you were mute, King Shu. I'm sorry."
Liu Yu apologized without any sincerity, but he already had two ways to get rid of Liu Ji in his mind:
First, delaying time until Liu Ji’s injury relapses;
The second is to deliberately provoke Liu Ji to cause his injury to relapse;
If Liu Ji died due to a recurrence of his injuries due to his own health, it would naturally have nothing to do with Liu Yu.
Liu Ji was not aware of Liu Yu's intention, and he did not think that his health would be so bad that the injury would relapse after saying a few more words. He said: "I don't want to speak for the Wu family, but you, the King of Chengdu,
Some of his actions may have caused General Wu Ban’s misunderstanding, which is why he took such drastic actions.”
Liu Yu knew that Liu Ji was setting a trap for him, so he couldn't help but sneer and asked: "I wonder what I did to cause Wu Ban's misunderstanding?"
Liu Ji secretly took the bait and said calmly: "Can the King of Chengdu explain to you that since you were ordered to return to Beijing to conquer the Southern Barbarians, why did you forcibly recruit the garrison guards along the way? What is the difference between this and rebellion?"
Liu Ji is Liu Ji, and he will label Liu Yu as a rebel as soon as he opens his mouth. However, Liu Yu is not a vegetarian, and he already has a reason to defend himself.
"What is this king's way? It turns out to be this. In fact, the thing is like this..."
Liu Yu started to tell stories, and he kept telling short and long stories for half an hour. The general meaning was:
The Southern Barbarian King Chi You's army was coming with force. He was afraid that the troops he brought were not enough, and there were no enemies in the north of Yizhou. There was no need to worry about so many defenders, so he invited the defenders along the way to go south with him to fight against the Southern Barbarians.
Liu Yu thought that the guard generals would readily agree, but he didn't expect that these guard generals were stubborn, didn't know how to adapt, and were unwilling to leave at any cost, so he forcibly incorporated them, just to go south to fight against the Southern Barbarians.
"I also have good intentions and have no intention of seizing power. I don't want to be misunderstood and almost lose my life."
Liu Yu sighed and said, looking like he was in pain because he was not understood. Liu Ji and all the ministers were dumbfounded.
This is the first time I see someone who talks about seizing military power in such a fresh and refined manner. This is so shameless.