Chapter 40 Descend of the Son of Heaven

Besides, Liu Penzi's eldest brother, Liu Gong, has always stayed by Liu Xuan's side as a servant.Since the Red Eyebrow Army established Liu Penzi as emperor, Liu Gong put on the shackles, took the initiative to come to the prison, and was sentenced to prison.No one stopped him, but no one paid him any attention.When Liu Gong heard that Liu Xuan was defeated and left Chang'an, he walked out of the prison again, intending to follow Liu Xuan.This time also no one stopped him, but no one paid attention to him.The prison in Chang'an is really like a child's play. After Liu Gong was released from prison, he met Liu Zhi, king of Dingtao, in the city. The two walked together, and after chasing a hundred miles out of Chang'an, they saw Liu Xuan, alone on the bank of the Wei River.

The dignified generation of emperors has now become a lonely family. When Liu Xuan saw Liu Zhi and Liu Gong, he smiled wryly and said, "This is the end, what face do I have to see Erqing again!" After speaking, he wanted to throw himself into the river.Liu Zhi and Liu Gong saw that Liu Xuan didn't throw himself into the river early or late, and they were biased against them, so they knew that Liu Xuan was just acting and had no intention of death, so they tried hard to persuade them to stop. The three of them looked at each other speechlessly, the world is big, but there is no room for them.In the midst of melancholy, a group of cavalry roared towards them, and in an instant, they surrounded the three of them.

Liu Xuan yelled secretly, "My life is over," but saw the leading officer get off his horse, bowed his head to him, and shouted: "Youfu Captain Yan Ben, the escort came late, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Hearing this, Liu Xuan couldn't help being surprised and delighted. Liu Xuan didn't pay attention to a small official like Yan Ben before.However, in Liu Xuan's eyes at this time, Yan Ben is his savior, far more effective than the generation of Sangong Jiuqing. The most important thing is that Yan Ben has soldiers in his hands. In today's world, only soldiers are the only hard currency.

Liu Xuan helped Yan Ben up and expressed his condolences. He asked Yan Ben, "How many soldiers do you have?" Yan Ben replied: "More than 10,000 people." Liu Xuan was overjoyed and said: "More than ten thousand people are enough to fight again." Yan Ben shook his head and said: "The Red Eyebrow Army has more than 300,000 troops. The last general will die in a single battle. I'm afraid we can't do it." Yan Ben refused to fight, and Liu Xuan didn't dare to force him, so he changed his words and said: "Wan Wang Liu Ci, Xiping Wang Li Tong, Deng Wang Wang Chang are all in Nanyang, with a crowd of more than 100,000. As long as you can escort me back to Nanyang, I will seal you immediately." You are the general."

Yan Ben still shook his head and said: "The last generals are all disciples of Guanzhong, so I'm afraid they won't be able to travel with His Majesty." Liu Xuan could tell that Yan Ben didn't intend to obey his orders at all, and the so-called escort probably had no good intentions.Liu Xuan then said: "I'm going east to Nanyang, since Yan Duwei has no intention of escorting him, it's better to say goodbye." Yan Ben shook his head again and said, "I'm afraid the last general can't let His Majesty go." Liu Xuan was startled and said, "Why not?"

Yan Ben said: "The final general will let His Majesty go, and the red-browed army will blame him. The final general is afraid that his head will be lost." Liu Xuan understood that he had become Yan Ben's hostage, and Yan Ben's capital to flatter the Red Eyebrow Army. Yan Ben said again: "The red-browed army has issued a letter. As long as your majesty surrenders, you can make your majesty the king of Changsha. If your majesty does not surrender within 20 days, you will be killed. What will your majesty do? I don't need the last general to say more." Liu Xuan closed his eyes and sighed.He knew in his heart that even if he refused to surrender, Yan Ben would still hand him over to the Red Eyebrow Army.In desperation, Liu Xuan had no choice but to send Liu Gong to surrender to the Red Eyebrow Army.The Red Eyebrow Army ordered the Right Chief Sima Xie Lu to welcome Liu Xuan into Chang'an.

In the early winter of October, Liu Xuan returned to Changle Palace, his former palace.Only this time, he no longer sits on the high throne of the emperor, but is shirtless, kneels at the bottom of the steps, walks forward on his knees, presents the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, and surrenders to the Red Eyebrow Army. Liu Xuan shivered, half from cold, half from fear. Sitting on the emperor's throne instead of Liu Xuan was the fifteen-year-old Liu Penzi.Liu Penzi took the Chuan Guo Yuxi and rubbed it absently.This jade seal, which is enough to turn all living beings upside down and flow blood into rivers, has been passed down from Qin Shihuang to the present. The jade seal representing the highest power of the empire, in Liu Penzi's view, is just the most ordinary stone. Even, you only need With a few pieces of candy, he could easily exchange the Chuan Guo Yuxi from his hands.

The generals of the Red Eyebrow Army gathered in the hall, yelling and arguing about how to deal with Liu Xuan.Zhang Ang suggested: "It's better to chop it up." Immediately, there was a echo: "Well, chop it up." Fan Chong then ordered that Liu Xuan be pulled out of the hall and beheaded in court. Liu Xuan surrendered, Liu Gong and Xie Lu were regarded as guarantors.Seeing that the red-browed army turned their backs and refused to admit it, Liu Gong and Xie Lu fulfilled their duty to protect the people, fought hard according to reason, and pleaded for Liu Xuan's life.Fan Chong refused to listen and ordered immediate execution.

The two warriors picked up Liu Xuan and dragged him to the outside of the hall. Liu Xuan had already lost all his courage, like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered, being dragged by the warriors without any intention of resisting. Liu Gong was in a hurry, chased out of the hall, stopped in front of the strong man, drew his sword and shouted: "Masters, regardless of the ridicule of the world, reneged on their promises, please die first." After speaking, he wanted to kill himself. The red-browed army laughed and didn't stop them, they had the right to watch.Liu Penzi, who was sitting on the emperor's throne, loved his compatriots deeply. Seeing that his elder brother was about to commit suicide, he quickly dropped the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, ran out of the hall, hugged Liu Gong, and cried loudly, "If elder brother dies, I dare not live alone."

After all, Fan Chong and others are not political figures, they are easily impulsive and moved.They wanted to kill Liu Xuan, but it was just a momentary impulse. Now seeing Liu Penzi and Liu Gong's brotherly love, they couldn't help being moved again, so they ordered Liu Xuan to be pardoned, and made him Marquis of Weiwei. Liu Gong refused to let go, and said vigorously: "The princes promised to make Liu Xuan the king of Changsha. This is well known in the world. I dare to ask you to keep the promise." Fan Chong and the others thought it over and felt that there was no difference between Hou and Wang anyway, so it was better to be generous to the end and earn a reputation of keeping promises.Fan Chong then said: "In this case, let Liu Shenggong be named the king of Changsha, and he will graze horses under the command of the right chief Sima Xie Lu."

Liu Gong argued again: "Since Liu Shenggong is king, how can there be any reason for herding horses?" Fan Chong pointed to Liu Penzi, and laughed loudly: "Our emperor still herds cattle. Why can't a mere king of Changsha graze horses?" Liu Penzi looked at his elder brother Liu Gong, and said shamelessly, "I just like to herd cattle." Liu Xuan only wanted to survive, so he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "I also like horse herding." Liu Gong had no choice but to dare not fight any more.