Chapter 92 Chapter 5 Elegy at the end

Back then, Xiang Yu let Liu Bang off at the Hongmen Banquet, but in the end Liu Bang was not let off, only to be besieged on all sides with his head in a different place.Of course Zhu Tuan is unwilling to repeat Xiang Yu's tragedy. In any case, Liu Yan must die, and he must die in Wancheng. There is not much time left for Zhu Tuna.When the Han army finished resting in Wancheng and Liu Yan led the Han army to go out again, then anything could happen.The so-called armed with a sharp weapon is self-inflicted. Once Liu Yan leads the army outside and joins forces with Liu Xiu brothers, he will be ashamed not to rebel.And in this world, if we were to fight head-on on the battlefield with brothers Liu Yan, I am afraid that no one would have a chance of winning.

The crux of the question now is: Has Liu Yan sensed the danger since the last banquet, and thus has become alert?Zhu Yu decided to let Li Yi go to find out about Liu Yan first.At the beginning, Li Yi went to Chongling on behalf of the Li family in Wancheng, and planned to join the army with Liu Yan. He lived in Chongling for more than three months, and lived with Liu Yan in the same room, and his relationship was very close.Liu Yan has always regarded Li Yi as his own brother and never regarded him as an outsider.Li Yi came back after investigating the situation, and said: "Liu Yan is planning the next attack with all his heart, and he has no intention of guarding against it." Zhu Yu was overjoyed when he heard this.Li Yi cast Zhu Tuan at the beginning, eager to make meritorious service, and said: "Since Liu Yan is unprepared, why don't you call 3000 elite soldiers and come to him for a surprise attack." Zhu Tuan shook his head and said, "Liu Yan lives in the barracks, it is impossible to take it. For now The plan is to lure the tiger out of the cave." Li Yi said, "What if the tiger doesn't come out?" Zhu Tuan smiled and said, "The tiger will definitely come out."

The next day, at Liu Ji's residence, Liu Xuan, Zhu Tuan, Li Yi and others led thousands of elite soldiers and came suddenly.Conceited of his courage, Liu Ji greeted him with his sword, and said, "You came here without warning, what do you want?" Zhu Yu said, "The emperor appointed you as a general resisting power. You don't know how to thank you, but you refuse to follow orders. You can see that this is ignorant. Your Majesty, is the crime unforgivable?" Liu Ji didn't expect that he was in a catastrophe, and he was as arrogant as ever, and shouted at Liu Xuan: "Liu Shenggong, you are just a puppet at the mercy of the Green Forest Army, why do you make me a general who resists power? What power do you have?" Do I need to resist?" As the emperor, Liu Xuan was so insulted by Liu Ji in public, his face turned livid, and he didn't want to kill people, but now he couldn't help but want to kill him, and shouted: "Tied!" Ten strong soldiers rushed forward, tied Liu Ji into the shape of rice dumplings, and hung them on the beams of the house.

Zhu Tuan stepped forward, looked at Liu Ji, and asked with a smile, "How about the emperor's prestige?" Liu Ji glared at Zhu Tuan, and then, poof, spat out Zhu Tuo's face.When the soldiers raise their whips, they will teach Liu Ji a lesson.Zhu Yu stretched out his hand to stop him, he knew that physical pain was not enough to really hurt Liu Ji, if he wanted to hurt Liu Ji, he had to be defeated mentally.Zhu Yu slowly wiped off the saliva on his face, without changing his smile, he said to Liu Ji: "I like your arrogance, I like your arrogance. But, it's a pity, a pity, Liu Yan was killed by you like this." Liu Ji Staring at Zhu Tuo, puff, and gave Zhu Tuo another face of saliva.Zhu Yu didn't bother to wipe it, because there might be some more later.Zhu Tuan continued to laugh and said: "Look at you, the tie is so strong, you are still struggling, you really don't want to die, don't you? Don't worry, I don't want to kill you at all. You think I brought thousands of elite soldiers just to come Can I kill you? You think too highly of yourself. What are you! These thousands of elite soldiers are specially prepared for Liu Yan. I have sent Li Yi to report to Liu Yan, and Liu Yan will definitely come to rescue you. Liu Yan Come here in a hurry, with no more than a dozen people with you, when the time comes..."

Liu Ji was so frightened that his face turned green, and he stopped spitting. It didn't matter if he died, but Liu Yan died with him... For the first time, fear appeared on his face.Zhu Tuan smiled with his beard, enjoying Liu Ji's despair. He knew that what he said just now was better than giving Liu Ji 10,000 whips. Besides, Li Yi flew away and reported to Liu Yan, only saying that Liu Ji had disobeyed orders and had been tied up by the order of Emperor Liu Xuan, and his life was at stake.When Liu Yan heard this, he was in a hurry, and Cen Peng persuaded him: "There is something strange, don't go."Liu Yan is not willing to listen, Liu Ji is his brother who was born and died together, and is his strongest direct descendant, how can he not save him!Immediately led Cen Peng and more than ten subordinates to Liu Ji's mansion.

Around Liu Ji's mansion, the streets were empty and unusually quiet. Liu Yan was eager to save people and had no time to think about it. He rushed into the gate of the mansion and saw Liu Ji hanging in the air from a distance.Seeing Liu Yan, Liu Ji shouted: "Bo Sheng, go, there is an ambush!" However, there is no time!In an instant, the gate of the mansion was closed and locked; hundreds of strong soldiers surrounded Liu Yan and others, and the wall was densely packed with archers. Liu Yan glanced at the surroundings, although something unexpected happened, he did not panic, calmly got off his horse, walked up to Liu Xuan, and said, "Sheng Gong, is this what you mean?"

Liu Xuan turned his face sideways, not daring to look at Liu Yan.Even though he is an emperor, he can do nothing about the situation in front of him. No matter whether he agrees or not, Zhu Tuan will do something. His intention has been exposed, and it is absolutely impossible for Liu Yan to go back alive. Zhu Yu said to Liu Yan: "Big Situ, the matter has come to this, why bother to ask?" Liu Yan looked at Zhu Tuan and said, "What is my crime?" Zhu Tuan said, "You intend to rebel." Liu Yan said, "Do you have evidence?" Zhu Yu said, "Although you have no evidence of rebellion, you have long wanted to rebel." Liu Yan laughed loudly and said: "I understand what you mean." After speaking, he turned to face the strong soldiers and archers surrounding him, with an air of pride, like an invincible king, and said loudly: "Masters, do you know me?" I, Liu Bosheng?" The strong soldiers and archers should not.Liu Yan said again: "It was I who led the gentlemen to conquer the city of Wanshui, I led the gentlemen to conquer Wancheng, and I will lead the gentlemen to attack Chang'an, and share the world with you, riches and glory. Should such Liu Bosheng be killed? ?” The voice fell, and there was a deathly silence.

Zhu Yu said angrily: "Liu Bosheng, if you die, you will die. What's the benefit of using your tongue in vain?" Of course, Liu Yan also knew that the elite soldiers brought by Zhu Tuan were Zhu Tuan's most loyal troops, and he would never change his position and fight back just because of his few words.The situation has become clear, he must die today, the difference is only the way of death.Liu Yan looked at Zhu Tuan, suddenly smiled, and said, "I don't blame you. I blocked your way, and you really have a reason to kill me." Zhu Tuan was very surprised. Could it be that Liu Yan just accepted his fate and didn't want to resist at all? ?

Liu Yan stared at Li Yi again, and said with a smile: "I regard you as a brother, but you betray me. But I don't blame you. You are a villain, I just misunderstood you." Li Yi bent down and buried his head, Don't dare to look up.Liu Yan looked back at Cen Peng again, and said with a smile, "I regret that I didn't listen to the king's words earlier, I really died today!" Cen Peng and his subordinates were all crying and could not speak. Liu Yan looked at Zhu Tuan and said, "Being about to die, I have something to ask." Zhu Tuan said, "Say it." Liu Yan said, "The subordinate is not guilty. My own death is enough." Zhu Tuan only asked for Liu Yan's life, and he agreed immediately. , Said: "As you wish." Liu Yan finished explaining everything, looked at Liu Xuan, for the first time no longer called Liu Xuan's name, but respected Liu Xuan as His Majesty, and said: "The minister is about to die. If you want to speak, you can't get it. I would like to be alone with Your Majesty and respect the state affairs."

From the beginning to the end, Liu Yan's performance was too calm, unreasonably calm, and suspiciously calm.Now, Liu Yan is going to be alone with Liu Xuan again. Could it be that this is his plan, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity of being alone to take Liu Xuan as a hostage?Zhu Tuan immediately reminded Liu Yandao: "Situ, please leave as soon as possible. Delaying again and again is no longer the work of a hero, and now you have to be alone with the emperor, trying to use the emperor as a hostage. It's a fluke, it makes people feel cold." Liu Yan was furious, the Luoxing sword came out of its sheath, swiped it, and took off an arm. Blood gushed out like a fountain, and his complexion did not change. He glared at Zhu Tuan, and said sharply: "Liu Bosheng is a man who spares his life! He still has an arm, and he can't cut it off, please. Da Sima chopped it off on his behalf. With both arms lost, it is naturally impossible to detain His Majesty as a hostage, so Da Sima can feel at ease."

Liu Xuan couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "Enough!" He said to Zhu Yu in an irrefutable tone: "When a person is about to die, his words are also good. Da Situ entrusted state affairs when he was dying, and I dare not listen to it!" Liu Xuan It's rare to get angry, and it's hard to offend. Zhu Yu had no choice but to obey, saying: "Since your majesty opened the golden mouth, I dare not object." He ordered someone to set up a secluded room. Liu Yan and Liu Xuan faced each other, and Liu Xuan sighed, "It's not that I want to kill you, but Zhu Yu and Li Yi also want to kill you." Liu Yan smiled and said, "I know. But, don't say that." After finishing speaking, Looking at Liu Xuan, he solemnly said: "I'm gone. The Liu clan and the great cause of restoring the country are all on His Majesty's shoulders. Zhu Yu's generation is domineering and disobedient. Your Majesty should also love himself. You should cultivate more wings in secret, support the power, and get close to the clan. Encouraging heroes, you will stand on your own sooner or later, and don't be affected by the spirit of the green forest army. The subordinates and soldiers of your ministers can be assigned to Liu Ci. Liu Ci is loyal and trustworthy. In this way, your subordinates can be used by Your Majesty." Liu Xuan Weeping on the ground, he always thought that Liu Yan looked down on him, but he didn't expect that Liu Yan would take great pains to think about him before he died.Liu Yan said again: "The minister said that the state affairs are over, and there are still family affairs. I dare to entrust Your Majesty. Three brothers in my family, the second brother Liu Zhong, and Xiao Chang'an died in battle. Now I am also dead. The only third brother, Uncle Wen, survived. Uncle Su is cowardly and cannot do any harm. Your Majesty cares about the same family, so don't make my family extinct." Liu Xuan nodded, and he agreed. Liu Yan finished the entrustment, stepped forward, swung his sword to cut off the rope on Liu Ji's body, and said with a big laugh, "The road to the underworld is lonely. Is it okay to die with me?" Liu Ji fell to his knees and hugged Liu Ji. Playing calf, crying in pain, blamed himself: "Blame me, blame me!" Liu Yan said with a smile: "It's just a death, why bother to act like a child!" Liu Ji raised his head and wiped his tears, looked up at Liu Yan, and said with a smile: "You I should do it with peace of mind. Uncle Wen..." Before finishing speaking, Liu Yan's complexion changed drastically, and the sword pierced Liu Ji's throat like lightning.Liu Ji's trachea was severed and he could no longer make a sound. He looked at Liu Yan with aggrieved and innocent expression on his face.He just wanted to say that Liu Xiu would definitely avenge them, and he wanted to comfort Liu Yan.However, why did Liu Yan suddenly attack him as soon as he mentioned Liu Xiu's name?He didn't blame Liu Yan for killing him, but he just didn't understand, even if he died! After Liu Yan killed Liu Ji, he looked around Liu Xuan, Zhu Tuan and others with gentle eyes, and said in a loud voice, "Liu Bosheng was born to be lucky to be able to fight side by side with the uprising soldiers of the lords. Now we are separated halfway, and it is very embarrassing. I You can only take the princes here. The next road is up to you to walk. Wang Mang will fall soon, and the world will belong to the Han Dynasty, and it will also belong to the princes. Woohoo, work hard!" After saying that, he laughed and said: " As the head of Liu Bosheng, Wang Mang offered a reward for the position of Shanggong, 50,000 households in the city, and 100,000 catties of gold, and he has been unable to ask for it. It's a pity, now I can only give him for nothing." After finishing speaking, he returned the sword and cut his throat, and blood sprayed three times Ruler, crashed to the ground. A tall body ends in a fall.A brilliant life ends in suicide.Liu Yan is dead, and my friend Liu Bosheng is dead.At this time, only eight months had passed since he raised his army, only five months had passed since he missed the throne, and only fifteen days had passed since he captured Wancheng.However, this short journey is enough to make him rise from a person to a legend.His smile, his sincerity, his reputation, and his charm will all remain in the memory of the people at that time.He was born for big scenes, and the last big scene in his life, he also handled it with ease.He interpreted his death into a gorgeous event, and all the people present, whether they were friends or enemies, all sighed for it.