Plan to cut off the nine states

Xue Jinyao was not used to the intimate gestures made by King Wu, especially in front of everyone, so he tried to retract his hands with force, but he did not break free.

Xue Jinyao believed that she was stronger than her husband, but for some reason, she just couldn't put in the effort and her face turned red.

Xu Chu held his hand tighter and said with a smile, "I will worship with you."

"No need, you have already worshiped." Xue Jinyao was confused, but his tone was still very cold.

"We are husband and wife, and the coming king is my father-in-law. I can worship him again. I will send someone to call the eunuch back..."

"No need." Xue Jinyao finally withdrew his hands and strode towards the throne, Xu Chu followed quickly.

The other four kings stood at the entrance of the hall, their expressions tense. They glanced at Xue Jinyao and then outside the hall. Their guards were all under Danqi. Even if they could hear their screams, they would not have time to rush up.

Xue Jinyao walked away, and the four kings breathed a sigh of relief. Ma Wei felt the most uneasy. As soon as he had time, he immediately walked out of the palace. After a few steps, when he saw that the others were not moving, he had to stop to avoid appearing too timid.

Xue Jinyao came to the throne surrounded by the wizards, but without looking at it, he directly asked: "Where did the King of Descendants ascend to heaven?"

Xu Chu remembered the approximate location and pointed.

Xue Jinyao came to the place where her father was killed and bent down to look at it for a while. There was no trace for her to pay her respects there.

Xue Jinyao turned around and said to the wizards: "The King of the World is going to the inner courtyard of Tushita Palace. I want to chant sutras and worship for him. You guys help me."

Xue Jinyao did not kneel down, but clasped his hands together, lowered his eyebrows, and softly recited "The Sutra on the Time of the Coming of Maitreya" by the Buddha.

"The Buddha said: When Maitreya Buddha is about to come out, all the trees and grass in the interior of Jambuli will be burnt out... The five kinds of fruit will grow on the ground. There are no mountains or valleys in the four seas. The ground will be as flat as a chasm, and the trees will all grow up."

The Zhang family of Tiancheng Dynasty loved Buddhism, and most of their disciples had studied several scriptures. Xu Chu happened to have read this scripture and remembered the general content, so he continued to read. Xue Jinyao looked at him, slightly surprised, "At that time, The people are less greedy, angry, and ignorant; the people are numerous and live in clusters; the roosters crow and hear each other; the people all live to be eighty-four thousand years old; women are married when they are five hundred years old; and the people are free of all three diseases in the world. : One is the desire to gain something; the other is hunger and thirst; the third is old age.”

Ganzhao came over at some point and recited the last paragraph: "When Maitreya Buddha preached the sutra for the first time, 9.6 billion people all attained the path of Arhat. During the second sermon, all 9.4 billion monks attained it." Arhat. At the third meeting, all 9.2 billion ascetics will become arhats."

"Namo Maitreya Buddha." Everyone said in unison, and Xue Jinyao recited it three times.

Xu Chu held her hand again and said, "The King of Avatar has got his wish, so Miss Jin Yao doesn't have to be sad."

Xue Jin shook his head without saying a word. After a little force, he didn't pull out his hand and had no choice but to let him go.

Gan Zhao bowed his hands to the two of them and said with a smile: "I'll wait for the King of Wu to make a plan, and we'll be there as he moves."

"I will do it as soon as possible without sending it away." Xu Chu did not give it away.

At the entrance of the main hall, Shen Dan held down his hand from a distance and was the first to walk out. Ma Wei followed quickly, and Gan Zhao quickly followed. Ning Baoguan was left alone and walked up to King Wu and his wife. He just looked and said nothing.

Master Xu Xuzhong said: "You should retreat first."

After receiving Xue Jinyao's signal, all the mages lined up and walked out of the hall.

Ning Baoguan said: "It's right to be patient. Everyone hides their weapons, and so do I."

Xue Jinyao lacked experience and told the truth when the other party deceived him, "So what? I can deal with the four of you... by myself."

Xue Jinyao finally excluded her husband.

Ning Baoguan's mouth moved slightly, "I also thought I could fight one against a hundred. Golden Saint wants to be more liberal, but after hearing what King Wu said, she is really depressed, so she can go chat with Niu Tiannu."

"No need, I have my own ideas. You are all responsible for the death of the King of the World. I will not take action for the time being..." Xue Jinyao glanced at his held right hand and found that he could not do it. "I will take action in the future. King Liang It’s the first one, and Prince Ning is the second one.”

"Why am I second?"

"Because you changed your mind and abandoned your useless wife and wanted to marry the Queen Mother."

Ning Baoguan laughed, turned and left.

"How long do you plan to keep it?" Xue Jinyao asked.

Xu Chu let go of his hand and said with a smile: "Thank you, Miss Jin Yao."

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for your patience today."

Xue Jinyao's face became more and more confused, "Why are you so duplicitous?"

"Um?"

"You don't want to kill the kings?"

Xu Chu thought for a moment and said, "I think so, but not now. I am not yet sure of conquering the armies of the kings. If I take action at this time, it will only lead to disputes. Instead, it will give the officers and soldiers of Yecheng an opportunity to take advantage of."

Xue Jinyao looked more and more confused, "In that case, why did you ask General Meng to find me?"

"He looked for you?"

"He said that you gave me a chance for revenge. He also said that the coming king would not stand between me and the Master. The second half of the sentence was true, but the first half was a lie. I just don't know who is lying, you or General Meng."

"No one lied. General Meng misunderstood my meaning. I said, I did mean this, but not now..."

"Hey, admit that you are a coward." Xue Jinyao walked away.

Xu Chu was the only one left in the hall. He stood for a while, turned to look at the throne, and suddenly wanted to sit on it for a while. Before he could take a step, he changed his mind, strode out of the hall, called the guards, and returned to the camp of the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

Without waiting for Xu Chu to call, Meng Nilun came by himself, entered the room and cupped his hands and asked: "Why did the governor suddenly change his mind?"

"Who told you that I was going to take action in the main hall?" Xu Chu suppressed his anger. He needed loyal subordinates too much now to be ruthless.

Meng Silun was startled, "The governor asked General Song to prepare for your order. Before deciding to gather, he also asked General Song to check the path to the main hall. Isn't it for this purpose?"

Xu Chu indeed asked Song Xingcai to do these things, but at the last moment, he changed his mind and did not issue the crucial order: to lead 500 soldiers to attack the main hall and attack the few guards brought by the kings.

The generals of the seven surnames exchanged news and were as close as one family. Soon after Meng Nilun returned to the city, they all heard about it.

"Since you know that I am prepared, why do you still ask Xue Jinyao for help?" Xu Chu emphasized.

Meng Nilun didn't seem to want to answer.

Xu Chu said: "I trust General Meng and rely on General Meng, not to let you make the decision for me!"

Meng Silun took a step forward, "Two reasons: First, I think General Song led his troops to attack. Although he could attack with more and fewer hits, he would not be able to enter the hall for a while, and the ruler might be in danger inside; second... Second, I guessed that the ruling party would hesitate, so..."

Xu Chu felt a burst of rage in his heart. He didn't care about Meng Nilun's other words, but he couldn't accept the sentence "I guess he will hesitate in power".

"Meng Seng Lun!"

Meng Nilun knelt down, kowtowed, and stood up and said: "I know that I have committed a serious crime. Even if Xue Jinyao really kills the kings, I will plead guilty to the governor and accept the punishment of the sword and axe."

This is not the first time that Meng Nilun has made his own decisions. Xu Chu is once again in a dilemma. The first time was okay. Meng Nilun violated the taboo publicly, and Xu Chu could punish him publicly. But this time, no one knew, and the punishment was It was Xu Chu's decision not to punish him, which made him even more embarrassed.

"If you kill the kings at this time, there will be chaos in the city. How can you fight against the officers and soldiers outside the city?" Xu Chu hoped to make Meng Nilun wake up a little.

"Hasn't the ruling party already thought of countermeasures?"

"Have you guessed what I was thinking again?" Xu Chu couldn't laugh or cry.

"When I was on an envoy trip outside the city, I met the King of Jibei. He never forgot about being in power, and still regarded him as his son-in-law. I thought that being in power was to rely on this relationship to surrender to Ye City first and gain a foothold. It will not be too late to counterattack until the troops and horses are strong.”

This was indeed one of Xu Chu's plans. He did not implement it for the same reason: "It's not the time yet. What the King of Jibei said to you is just a temporary measure. If I can't integrate the armies of the kings first, he will not be able to do it at all." He won’t let me leave with his troops. The greatest favor is to take me back to Yecheng and continue to be his son-in-law.”

Meng Sylun lowered his head and said, "Yes, I didn't think carefully enough."

"And you asked Xue Jinyao to kill the kings for me, how could the King of Jibei be happy?"

Meng Senglun raised his head, with a trace of confusion on his face, "Xue Jinyao killed the kings, and the ruler killed Xue Jinyao to eliminate future troubles. Isn't it just right? The ruler's wife is the daughter of the King of Jibei. What is the king of the world? A country man Just a magic stick, his daughter..."

Xu Chu was extremely angry and laughed back, "Is this Wu Shi's technique of seizing power? Injuring one thousand enemies and damaging yourself eight hundred. And regardless of external troubles, internal troubles must be eliminated first. No wonder Wu State..."

The next words were too harsh and insulted Emperor Wu. Although Xu Chu had never met this grandfather, he had some respect in his heart because of his mother, so he retracted the second half of his words and sighed, "General Meng, please get up." ”

Meng Nilun stood up slowly, "Can the governor listen to me?"

"You said it." Xu Chu said helplessly.

"I am more than 20 years older than you. Although I am not very smart and I am not good at leading troops in war, I have experienced a little more. From my experience, the kings have different intentions, especially King Ning and King Jin. It is possible that even the King of Liang wanted to eliminate others and become an independent king. He wanted to rule in the long term and was unwilling to act first, fearing that there would be immediate worries. "

"I understand what General Meng means, please let me think about it again..." Xu Chu was suddenly startled. This sentence sounded familiar, as if it was something the general had said to him before.

"Let me think about it again", these five simple words sound polite, but in fact they are evading and giving in. It is equivalent to admitting that one does not have a clear idea at this moment.

The fatigue in Xu Chu's heart was swept away. He must not show any weakness in front of Meng Nilun. Sometimes loyalty is more terrifying than betrayal. Loyalists always want to get closer. If the master gives in, he will follow. Two steps, three steps.

"I have my own plan." Xu Chu changed his words and his tone became cold. "You should leave the city immediately to see what the officers and soldiers are doing. Discuss with Guo Shifeng more. You will be back tomorrow, the day after tomorrow...the day after tomorrow at night."

Meng Nilun's eyes lit up, "There is really a plan to govern... How could I ask such stupid questions? It's all my fault. I thought I was smart and almost ruined the plan to govern."

Meng Silun resigned, Xu Chu sat down, tiredness came over him, and he didn't want to get up for a long time.

After nightfall, he came to Xue Jinyao's room.

The wet nurse took the young son of King Jishi to the next room to rest. Xue Jinyao was sharpening a dagger. He was very surprised to see Xu Chu. He put down the dagger and stood up and said: "I will no longer listen to you in the future. I will find a way to get revenge on my own. Don't..."

Xu Chu stepped forward and held his wife's hands again, without any force, but with gentleness, "I don't care about anything. Let's be an ordinary couple first."