Tian Fu explained forcefully, "We recommend the king for the sake of the big man. After all, the emperor can't see it, and the country cannot live without a king for a day. The king is the most suitable successor."
Li Guang, who understood the situation, also lost his face.
He sneered, "I don't know how the emperor is doing. But I know that even if something happens to the emperor, King Zhongshan will inherit the throne."
Upon hearing this, Liu Wu's face immediately turned cold.
Tian Fu laughed and said, "May I ask the general, has the emperor ever appointed King Zhongshan as the crown prince?"
"Well..." Li Guang frowned slightly, "Not really."
"Since there is no such thing, how can King He De of Zhongshan inherit the throne?" Tian Fu said earnestly, "Now that the princes are away, only the king who inherits the throne can maintain the stability of the Han Dynasty."
Li Guang is not very eloquent and has a somewhat direct personality. He is no match for a scheming man like Tian Fu.
After a few words, he was led to the point where he said, "No, King Jiaodong is still in the palace."
Tian Fu was secretly happy in his heart, but he said solemnly, "The general's words are reasonable, but the King of Jiaodong is still young, and the country relies on the eldest king."
He looked at Liu Wu, the two looked at each other, nodded and said again, "The king will first appoint the crown prince, and after inheriting the throne, he will appoint King Jiaodong as the crown prince. Later, the throne will be passed back to the emperor."
This is just an explicit agreement.
In fact, Liu Wu never thought about returning the throne.
As for Tian Fu, this is even more true. He is just using Liu Wu's name to do things.
Li Guang, who drank a lot of wine, felt a severe headache.
I think what they said makes sense, but I feel like something is wrong.
Li Guang rubbed his head vigorously, frowned and asked, "What are you looking for?"
If you're thinking about confusing things, don't think about them. Just ask yourself what to do.
"The emperor is critically ill, and there is a fear that some treacherous people may do evil things."
Tian Fu, who had an awe-inspiring look on his face, said seriously, "We would like to ask the general to mobilize the troops and horses of Weiyang Palace to accompany the king to protect the emperor!"
Now Li Guang finally understood. It turned out that he was interested in the military power in his hands.
"Don't make fun of me."
Li Guang shook his head and refused very simply, "Although I am a Weiyang palace captain, I cannot mobilize troops without the emperor's order. Even if the emperor is ill, he should follow the order of the general."
He looked at Liu Wu and said, "How can you obey the orders of the feudal king!"
Liu Wu was furious, this bastard looked down on me!
Here Tian Fu pulled Liu Wu's sleeve, shook his head slightly and said to Li Guang, "General, now the emperor is critically ill, and the general is far away in Daiguo. At such a critical moment, the general must be decisive.
, to protect the big man."
Although Li Guang has flaws in his character, he can still see clearly in such major matters of right and wrong... This can also be regarded as the sequelae caused by accepting the General Seal of Liang Guo from Liu Wu during the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion.
"No."
Li Guang still shook his head and refused, "Either there is an order from the emperor or a military order from the general. Otherwise, no one can mobilize the palace guards."
After that, he bowed his hands to Liu Wu and saluted, "For today's matter, just pretend that I have never been here and heard nothing. Take my leave."
Li Guang turned around and left, unwilling to say another word to them.
Tian Fu and Liu Wu, who had been so friendly before, looked at each other and their faces fell.
"Since you are shameless, don't blame us for being rude."
Tian Fu shouted suddenly, the door was quickly knocked open, and a group of soldiers rushed in.
"Li Guang!"
Tian Fu shouted angrily, "I'm asking you for the last time, do you agree?!"
Li Guang subconsciously touched his waistband, but unfortunately he came here for a banquet.
Not to mention armor, he didn't even wear a sword.
Without saying a word, he picked up the table beside him and threw it towards Tian Fu.
This is his response.
"Take it!"
Li Guang, with his bare hands, put up a resolute resistance, but it was of no use.
Without weapons, bows and arrows, horses or armor, facing a group of wolf-like and tiger-like soldiers, Li Guang had no choice but to be beaten and tied up.
This is not a world of immortality or martial arts, where one versus a hundred does not exist.
Tyson faced a hundred strong men with weapons and was beaten until he couldn't take care of himself.
"Kill him?"
Facing the red-eyed Liu Wu, Tian Fu shook his head slightly, "It's still useful, so lock him up first."
At midnight, Changle Palace and Jiaofang Palace.
Queen Mother Dou sat quietly on the bed, her gray eyes dull and dull.
She was blind, so she naturally didn't need any candles or oil lamps. There were only a few oil lamps in the palace, swaying dimly in the night wind.
Strips of white gauze hang down from the beams, dancing in the night wind. The whole scene looks extremely strange.
More than a dozen strong palace maids, holding wooden sticks, were hiding in the darkness.
This scene is very similar to how Empress Lu arranged for the maids to beat Han Xin to death decades ago.
There are more than just beautiful maids in the palace. In fact, most of the maids work and are no different from strong women in the folk.
In the quiet palace, Empress Dowager Dou's slightly hoarse voice rang out, "What time is it?"
"Queen Mother, at the second hour of the day."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Dou sneered, "You are so brave, you don't even listen to what I said."
She sent someone to call Wang Dan before, but she didn't expect it to be delayed until two o'clock in the morning, but he still hasn't come. This is really bold!
As for why Wang Quan was summoned, it was naturally to arrange for his death due to a 'sudden illness'.
Empress Dowager Dou still wanted to protect the royal family's face, so she planned to secretly deal with Miss Wang. She told the public that she had contracted a serious illness and died of an illness, thus covering up the secret poisoning.
In addition to protecting the royal family's face, it was also for Chen Ajiao and Liu She.
After all, Jia Ji died, and she died under Wang Quan's assassination.
It would be fine if she was an ordinary beauty, but Liu Sheng, Jia Ji's son, was decisive in killing.
When they find out the truth of the matter in the future, they will definitely turn their anger on Liu She and Chen Ajiao.
For the sake of the two children she loved, Queen Mother Dou decided to deal with this matter quietly.
When the time comes, there will be no evidence, and there will be no reason for Liu Sheng to get angry.
She was really worried about the royal descendants.
But I never thought that Miss Wang was so audacious that she dared not even listen to her own orders and didn't even come here.
Such actions are simply treasonous.
"That's all."
Empress Dowager Dou waved her hands and said with annoyance, "Since you don't know how to praise me, let's wait until tomorrow to deal with it. You can retreat and rest first."
"Here~~~"
A group of palace maids holding wooden sticks bowed and left Queen Mother Dou's palace one after another.
Empress Dowager Dou is also going to sleep here, and tomorrow she will use thunderous means to directly deal with that beauty Wang.
Although it is not as terrifying as Empress Lu's treatment of Mrs. Qi, she will not save face for Beauty Wang.
Queen Mother Dou had just laid down when she heard a noise coming from outside the palace.
People with poor eyesight basically have very good hearing.
She sat up in confusion and asked, "What's the matter?"
What she responded to was a series of screams.
The noise became louder and louder, and occasionally there were screams.
As a clang of beetle leaves struck from far to near, the door to Queen Mother Dou's palace was knocked open.
Empress Dowager Dou, who vaguely felt the brightness in the palace, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and asked in a deep voice, "Who is so bold? How dare you break into the Queen Mother's palace?"
In the Han Dynasty, breaking into the Queen Mother's palace basically meant that the whole family had fun together.
What she responded to was a burst of triumphant laughter.
"Didn't the Queen Mother order someone to summon me? I am here to follow the Queen Mother's order."
Queen Mother Dou was surprised: "Wang Quan? How is it possible..."
She really couldn't believe it because she couldn't understand why Wang Quan was able to mobilize the soldiers.
A woman in the palace can mobilize the soldiers, this, this, this...
"Queen Mother."
Wang Quan, who was wearing a long skirt, stepped forward slowly, "Don't you want to execute me? Come on, why don't you do it?"
"snort!"
Empress Dowager Dou, who was sitting on the bed, shouted angrily with a cold face, "Where is the Changle Palace Captain?!"
In the early Han Dynasty, the Queen Mother was extremely powerful. In addition to the so-called filial piety to govern the country, a very important point is that the Queen Mother's relatives were powerful, and she was able to lead the troops of Changle Palace.
The palace guards of Changle Palace belong to the Southern Army, and there are thousands of them, and most of them are soldiers. They can be called the elite of the Han Dynasty.
Although I don’t know where Wang Ao found the soldiers, as long as the guards of Changle Palace react...
"I'm here!"
A powerful voice echoed in the palace.
But this voice broke Queen Mother Dou's defense in one fell swoop, causing her to finally change her color.
"...Cheng Bushi?! It's actually you?!"
Cheng Bushi, who was wearing armor, stepped forward, bowed, and said with a serious face, "I'm going back to the Queen Mother. I am my minister."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Empress Dowager Dou was so angry that she smashed her back teeth and said, "You actually started an army to make trouble. I really misjudged you."
"The Queen Mother's words are wrong."
Cheng Bushi stepped forward again and said sincerely, "I learned that the emperor was critically ill, so for the sake of protecting the country and the country, I helped King Jiaodong to inherit the throne. After all, only King Jiaodong is in Chang'an City at this time."
"The Emperor..."
Empress Dowager Dou cried secretly. She knew very well that if a general with military power like Cheng Wuji suddenly rebelled, and a bitch like Wang Meiren acted as an internal agent, the emperor would probably be seriously ill!
"Didn't the Queen Mother want to make King Jiaodong the crown prince?" Cheng Bushi said sincerely, "I and others are also following the Queen Mother's wishes. As long as the Queen Mother..."
"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"
Empress Dowager Dou's words made Cheng Bushi swallow all the rest of his words.
She raised her head and looked in the direction of Cheng Bushi with her godless eyes, "When Sheng'er comes back, you will all die! The whole family will die together!!"
Cheng Bushi finally broke through his defense, and with a huge change in his expression, he handed the sharp blade in Wang Da's hand, then turned and left.
Wang Quan, who was holding a sharp blade, stepped forward and stabbed Empress Dowager Dou with the knife in both hands.
"If you want to harm me, and if you want to harm my pig, you all deserve to die!!!"