Plan to cut off the nine states

Ma Wei turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Chu's skill has not diminished."

Xu Chu looked up at the moon and smiled: "Brother Ma is very wary of me - why not, let's talk about other things first."

"It's up to you, but the military affairs are busy and I really can't delay for too long."

"Why did those people in front of the tent offend Brother Ma?"

"They asked you for help?"

"I shouted a few times, but I didn't want to save them. I was just curious."

Ma Wei turned around, his eyes like daggers, "I am correcting the mistakes that my brother has made."

"My mistake?"

Ma Wei put his hand on Xu Chu's shoulder, very hard, as if to force him to kneel down, "When Brother Chu became king, he was too kind and soft-hearted, so that his subordinates developed a sense of equality and did something arrogant. Yes, I know Meng Why did Seng Lun commit suicide? Every time I think about it, I feel very sad for my brother. Why did he allow him to commit suicide? If he can't warn everyone and only arouses suspicion, he should be publicly executed if he refuses to obey. Brothers, if the people of the clan are not convinced, the Wu people are not convinced, so we must get rid of the Wu people. Only in this way can we be united, share the good and bad times, advance and retreat together, and keep making progress in this troubled world."

Ma Wei obviously thought about these words for a long time, and felt much happier after saying them. He removed his palm, took a step back, and shook his head gently, "What hurts me the most is that just because a general who deserved it committed suicide, my brother is actually heartbroken. Disheartened, I no longer want to be king."

"I..." Xu Chu wanted to explain, but he changed his mind as soon as he said the words. Meng Nilun's death was indeed one of the important reasons why he chose to abdicate. There was no excuse or need to defend.

"When Brother Chu was assassinating the Emperor of All Things in Dongdu, he was so determined and decisive in his actions. Why... Well, it can only be said that it is difficult to know the heart when you know the person. Only you know what Brother Chu is thinking in your heart. You are not worthy of being king, so You shouldn’t be king. If you are king and then abdicate, you will harm many people.”

"I'm sorry to everyone who was hurt." Xu Chu smiled, paused for a moment, and added: "Especially Brother Ma."

"Apologizing" made Ma Wei even more excited. He took a step forward, his cheeks became stiff and turned livid, "Of course, you have failed me. I am the Emperor of Liang, the king of Liang whom everyone expects, and the only one who surrenders his loyalty in this life." , just to you. But you just walked away without even consulting me, as if...as if I was just an insignificant servant!"

A few drops of saliva splashed on Xu Chu's face. He couldn't raise his hand to wipe it, so he could only smile awkwardly, "At that time..."

"At that time, you only had eyes for the Advent Army and that woman. Hey, the Advent Army is numerous and powerful, and everyone is worried about it, but that woman - what do you see in her?"

"I……"

Ma Wei was in high spirits and had no intention of letting Xu Chu speak, "Women are Chu's biggest weakness. Alas, I never noticed it when we were in Dongdu. A man who wants to fight for supremacy in the world should abandon his wife. I have achieved my determination, but my brother has not."

"Mrs. sister-in-law is still in Dongdu?"

Ma Wei was slightly startled, "Yes. If I hadn't given up on her at the beginning, I wouldn't have gotten her now. This is the interdependence of blessings and misfortunes. If you want to save others, you must first strengthen yourself. If you want to strengthen yourself, you must first sacrifice others. Brother Chu I can't abandon others, I am getting weaker every time, now I don't have a single soldier in my hand, and I can only persuade me to retreat with my mouth..."

"There are still old friendships."

"I accept our friendship and let's forget about persuasion. Brother Chu, don't get your hopes up. Even if you talk nonsense, I will capture Yecheng. If Zhang Shiyu and Princess Huanyan know themselves, they can open the door and surrender earlier without losing their royal dignity. The position of Lord.”

Xu Chu smiled and said, "So those incarnation armies are relying on their merits and want to be on an equal footing with Brother Ma?"

Only then did Ma Wei realize that he was too excited and had diverted the topic to one side, so he raised his finger to the sky and said with a smile: "The time has come, let's go down the mountain."

The two walked down the mountain. Ma Wei said: "Killing Xue Liujia made them uneasy. They always thought they would be punished by ghosts and gods. After the World Army returned to Qinzhou from the west, they intensified their efforts and set up ancestral halls in the east capital to worship false gods. . I endured it again and again, but they went even further and even wanted to send Xue Liujia's shrine to the Ancestral Temple. How could a false god be allowed to enter the Ancestral Temple? Of course I refused, but they were dissatisfied and complained. "

Not far away from the soldiers waiting on the mountainside, Ma Wei stopped and said, "This is the biggest problem of the Avatar Army. They can't distinguish between high and low. If this continues, they will rebel, so I strike preemptively. Brother Chu. What do you think?"

"A king can't do ordinary things, and he doesn't need others to comment on whether he can do it or not."

"Haha, Brother Chu sees others clearly, but when it's his turn, he is confused."

Ma Wei got on the horse. He had said a lot tonight, but he still didn't have enough to say. He said to Xu Chu: "Get on the horse and follow me."

A group of people galloped into the military camp and came to the northwest corner. Dozens of prisoners were strung together and tied to wooden stakes. They had been running around with the army all day and had hardly eaten. They were already half dead from exhaustion. However, when they heard the sound of horse hooves, they were still They all got up from the ground and kowtowed to King Liang, begging for mercy.

Ma Wei looked up at the sky, "The hour has come."

The accompanying samurai understood the meaning of these four words, and immediately five of them dismounted, walked towards the prisoner, and at the same time drew their swords.

The begging sounded louder, but it couldn't stop the steel knife from falling.

The five warriors did not choose, and each killed one person. When they returned to their horses, no one took care of the bodies. The people who were not killed were crying and begging.

Ma Wei kept turning his head and staring at Xu Chu, "Five people every day, by the time I capture Yecheng, they will be almost killed."

Xu Chu said nothing.

Ma Wei slapped his horse and continued to move forward, stopping in front of an ordinary tent, "I will introduce someone to my brother Chu."

"Is it someone I know?"

"I should know him." Ma Wei jumped off his horse and led the way to the tent.

Xu Chu followed, still looking for a better opportunity to speak.

Two soldiers stood in front of the tent. When they saw King Liang, they immediately knelt on one knee to greet him.

Ma Wei waved his hand, and a soldier entered the tent to report.

A moment later, a surprised voice came from the tent, "King Liang is here..."

This voice was indeed familiar.

Ma Wei looked at Xu Chu with a smile on his face, "He defected to Huaizhou and is now temporarily in our army."

A fat body rushed out of the tent and knelt in front of King Liang, with more and more surprise in his tone, "I will die, I will..."

The man suddenly saw Xu Chu, as if his tongue had been cut off, and he couldn't speak for a while.

"General Lou." Xu Chu bowed his hand. This man was his third brother, General Lou Ying of the Central Army.

Lou Ying was embarrassed and snorted twice.

Ma Wei said: "Yecheng sent three envoys, one of whom is Master Xu. Didn't expect it?"

"Ah." Lou Ying knelt on the ground, still not knowing what to say.

"After all, we were brothers in the past. The Lou family has been in trouble recently. I think you two should chat for a while."

"Ah, no, no, I have nothing to talk about with him. He has changed his surname and is an envoy of the enemy country. We have no contact at all and nothing to say." Lou Ying didn't want to talk to his seventeenth brother privately and cause trouble later.

"Where is Master Xu?"

"I do have a lot to talk about, but please ask King Liang to stay. We are all old acquaintances and it's better to chat together."

"In that case, please." Ma Wei was the first to enter the tent.

Lou Ying shouted "Ah" and hurriedly followed in, and Xu Chu was the last.

There was another person in the tent, shivering in the quilt.

Ma Wei sneered, "Even if the sky falls, it can't stop Lou Zhongjun's hobby."

Lou Ying looked embarrassed, his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground again, "She, she insisted on following me, I couldn't stop her... Military orders are as heavy as a mountain, King Liang, please step back and let me kill this bitch with my own hands."

Ma Wei didn't say a word, Lou Ying had no choice but to crawl to the bed, without a weapon in his hand, he could only reach out to press the quilt, trying to suffocate the person below.

The person on the bed trembled even more violently, making a humming sound.

"Forget it." Ma Wei finally spoke.

Lou Ying immediately let go, "The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life cannot be escaped. I will send someone to send her back to Dongdu overnight. She is not allowed to leave the house for a year. I must cure her of this problem. Can't she live without a man?"

"Send her away tomorrow morning. Lou Zhongjun has always had a good eye for women. The one he is willing to take with him must be the first-class beauty. Why don't you invite her out to have a look?"

Lou Ying raised his hand and slapped the quilt, scolding: "Why don't you get up and kneel down?"

Lou Ying's arms and hands were thick, and he slapped the servant to scream. After a while, she slowly stretched out her head, covered with a quilt, knelt on the bed, bowed her head and said softly: "The little slave kowtows to His Royal Highness Prince Liang."

Lou Ying slapped her again, "Prince Liang wants to see your appearance, why are you bowing your head?"

The woman screamed again and raised her head. Although her long hair was messy and she looked panicked, her appearance was still there. She was indeed extremely beautiful, and she looked less than 20 years old.

Ma Wei laughed, "Lou Zhongjun, is this also someone the general 'entrusted' to you?"

When Lou Ying fled from Dongdu, he took many of his father's concubines with him. He enjoyed them on the road before the news of the general's death came, and always claimed that his father had "entrusted" them to him to take care of.

"This... is not it, I'm in Dongdu... I just took her home not long ago." Lou Ying was sweating profusely.

Ma Wei said to Xu Chu: "You and I have been in Dongdu for so long, but we haven't found such a beauty. Lou Zhongjun really has some real skills."

Xu Chu just smiled.

Ma Wei waved his hand, Lou Ying hurriedly stood up, hugged the woman and threw her out of the tent, turned around and said: "Send her away tomorrow morning, and she will never appear in the camp again. I guarantee it with my life."

"Lou Zhongjun is a distinguished guest sent by Huaizhou, so there is no need to be bound by military etiquette. But we are going to Yecheng to eliminate the "female master". It is ominous to hide evil in the army."

"Yes, yes, it was all my confusion." Lou Ying was infected by the concubine's whole body trembling, and he did not look like a "distinguished guest" at all.

Ma Wei was calm and composed, "There are no outsiders now, what should we talk about? General Lou, tell us about the intentions of the Huaizhou Sheng family, so that Master Xu can give up and stop being the envoy of Yecheng."

"Ah? Huaizhou..." Lou Ying glanced at him several times, confirming that King Liang really asked him to tell the truth, and then continued: "The Sheng family, the Sheng family's intention is to avenge the emperor of Jiangdong. Liang and Lan have admitted that they were instructed by Yecheng to assassinate the emperor. Therefore, the three families of King Liang of Luozhou, the Sheng family of Huaizhou, and King Ning of Wuzhou must work together to punish the emperor."

Ma Wei said: "When the army arrives in Yecheng, the manifesto will be made public. Master Xu, only those who know the times are heroes..."

"Brother Guo Shifeng is in the camp now, why don't you invite him out to meet?" Xu Chu suddenly said.