The ninety-fifth time, the King of Liang was wronged
With the death of Marquis Huaiyin, the princes of all walks of life were indignant and sincerely afraid, and Peng Yue and Yingbu seemed to want to seek justice for Han Xin. In order to let the Han Emperor stop killing, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, the two decided to do one last small effort for the Han, but was it useful?
The two decided to send a letter to Emperor Han to advise: "The Marquis of Huaiyin has made great achievements in battle and has worked for the Great Han all his life, what does Chen Feng's conspiracy to rebel have to do with him?" To oppose him would have been reversed. Emperor Han, you really killed the wrong person! As the lord of the harem, did Lü Hou have any reason to interfere in politics? For example, if the anger of the people today is difficult to calm, for the sake of the Great Han's eternal stability, the two of us hope that the Han Emperor can sin against himself, rehabilitate Zhaoxue for the Marquis of Huaiyin, and treat his descendants kindly. ”
After Liu Bang received the letter from Peng Yue and Yingbu, he looked at it and thundered and said angrily: "Empress Lü, did we really kill the Wrong One when we killed The Marquis of Huaiyin?" When will it be the turn of Peng Yue and Yingbu to point fingers? Lü Hou replied, "Marquis Huaiyin was high and arrogant, and never took emperor Han in his eyes. This Great Han Tianzi's surname is Liu not Han, and these two thieves have nothing to do with each other, and deliberately can't get along with Emperor Han. Liu Bang said, "Empress Lü, I have long wanted to destroy these two thieves, what do you think?" Lü Hou replied, "Yingbu is a donkey, if the two together we may not be able to deal with it, or take Peng Yue to open the knife first!" ”
If you want to take Peng Yue's knife, you must also find a reason, it is difficult to kill innocents indiscriminately. Liu Bang asked, "Empress Lü, what do you think we should do with Peng Yue?" Lü Hou replied, "Emperor Han can give Peng Yue a holy decree and ask him about his sins." Ask him what contribution did he make to the rebellion of the Xiongnu and Chen Feng? Why didn't a single soldier be sent? Why blatantly resist? Is this Big Han Tianzi surnamed Peng or surnamed Liu? It was suggested that the Han Emperor reduce him to a commoner, preferably by killing him. ”
After receiving Emperor Han's holy will, Peng Yue already regretted his recklessness, and he planned to personally go to Chang'an to plead guilty, hoping to save his life and title. He said to his general Hu Yuan: "General Hu, maybe I really did something wrong, I thought of Chang'an asking the Han Emperor for his sins, hoping that he would forgive my blunt words, in fact, I also said this for the sake of the Han Dynasty." It is not that I did not send troops to the Rebellion of the Xiongnu, but that we simply did not have soldiers to send, so I said that I could not get sick. "King Liang, it is useless, he is the Emperor of Han, and Empress Lü, they will not spare you." When the Xiongnu were first pacified, when it was time to send troops, the King of Liang said that he was ill. For the sake of the Marquis of Huaiyin, you have made a statement and wanted to apologize, these are all unhelpful practices. The fierceness of The King of Liang, Emperor Han and Empress Lü is not inferior to Xiang Yu, let's still oppose the Great Han! Peng Yue said angrily, "Hu Yuan, what are you talking about?" I didn't think about going against the Han Emperor, nor did I want to lose my reputation, so I still asked the Han Emperor to go to the guilt more appropriately! ”
Hu Yuan did not approve of Peng Yue going to plead guilty, and he felt that the King of Liang was throwing himself into the net. The more Peng thought about it, he also felt that there was a certain truth in what he said, and decided to think about it first. The partition wall had ears, and King Liang's servant had long been unaccustomed to Peng Yue's approach, but he felt that exposing Peng Yue's plot would be an opportunity to make meritorious contributions at the moment.
This servant was a thief who stole all of Peng Yue's correspondence with Yingbu, Zangdi, Han Xin, and Chen Feng, and planned to hand them over to Emperor Han to build a career. Emperor Han himself was suspicious, and he believed that King Liang was a thief and decided to swing his master Dingtao that night and catch Peng Yue off guard. What about Peng Yue's servants? Emperor Han's greatest fear was that the family thief was difficult to defend, and he beheaded him on the spot.
Disaster fell from the sky, and before the King of Liang could make any preparations, Emperor Han, together with the lieutenants Zhou Bo and Marquis Fan of Wuyang, had already marched to Dingtao City. Hu Yu reported: "King Liang, what a military disaster! The Han Emperor had already approached the city. Peng Yue said angrily, "Liu Ji is a shameless person, why have I ever been sorry for the big man?" I had spent almost a lifetime of hard work for the Han Emperor, how could he do this to me? He replied, "King Liang, is it still useful to say this?" Do we fight or not? Peng Yue replied, "Now that the time has come for the fish to die and the net is broken, let's still fight!" ”
Liu Bang invaded Liangdi, and Peng Yue hoped that Yingbu would save himself, after all, he had suffered together for decades. His letter reads: "Brother Yingbu, whether we are doing things under the Han Emperor or under the overlords, we have been sharing weal and woe for decades. The Han Emperor was ungrateful and unkind, and he actually fought the Tao. Today my brother is in trouble, I hope that the king of Huainan can reach out and save me, brother, I am very grateful. ”
Peng Yue's rescue letter was not sent, and he was intercepted by Fan Huan halfway through. Liu Bang was very angry at this and immediately ordered a siege of the city. Liu Bang shouted loudly, "Peng Yue, you are waiting for death!" When the city is destroyed, I will take your first rank. Also, don't expect the King of Huainan to come to your rescue, I have intercepted the letter you wrote. Peng Yue said angrily, "Liu Ji, you are an ungrateful villain, and I have been supporting you since you abandoned Chu and returned to Han." Now that you have won the world, you have to cross the river and tear down the bridge, are you still human? Liu Bang roared angrily, "Who told you to rebel?" Is it still useful to tell me this now? Peng Yue listened very aggrieved and immediately defended: "Liu Ji, do you still have a conscience?" When am I sorry for you? How have I ever rebelled? Liu Bang laughed and said, "Don't tell me that these are useless, you will wait for death!" ”
At The order of Liu Bang, the Dingtao war was raging, and random arrows shot like lightning and thunderstorms above the city wall. Immediately afterward, Fan Duo and Zhou Bo launched a north-south attack, and it seemed that Dingtao could not be defended. Liu Bang was unjust, and Peng Yue also gave an order to the Han army to send a thousand arrows in unison, and in less than a candle of incense, a large body lay down and was covered in blood. What was the Emperor of Han doing? Peng Yue had to be brought to the end of his life.
Dingtao City was destroyed, Peng escaped from prison, Yingbu and Luanbu felt sincerely afraid, but after all, they were brothers for many years and decided to intercede with Emperor Han and let him go. The evidence was conclusive, Emperor Han was about to behead Peng Yue, and Yingbu and Luan Bu immediately knelt down and said, "Emperor Han, Peng Yue has made great achievements for the Great Han, and he has no ill will toward the Great Han." The Marquis of Huaiyin is dead, and Peng Yue is about to be beheaded again, so will all the generals who have meritorious service to the Great Han end up like this? The words of the servants under the King of Liang are not credible, please ask the Han Emperor to put the Jiangshan Sheji as the most important and the subjects as the most important, you still let the Liang King go! Unexpectedly, Chen Ping and Xiao He also pleaded: "Emperor Han, although the King of Liang had selfish intentions, he did not cause major mistakes. Abandoning Chu and returning to Han has indeed made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, so you still let him go! Liu Bang thought about it for a moment, decided to let Peng Yue go, and immediately said, "King Liang, since everyone intercedes for you, then I will exonerate you of your capital crime and reduce you to a commoner. Peng Yue replied, "Your Majesty Emperor Xie is gracious, and the grass people have no objection." ”
Peng Yue seemed unwilling to end up like this, and happened to meet Lü Hou on the way back to his hometown. He had no place to talk about the suffocation in his stomach, and thinking that the Han Emperor listened to Lü Hou's words the most, he immediately knelt down and pleaded: "Empress Niangniang, the grass people are really wronged!" I have returned to Han in my own right, and I have never had any two hearts for Emperor Han. My servant himself had a lot of objections to me, and in order to make a meritorious achievement, he even slandered me for rebellion. Why should I oppose? How could I possibly do such a stupid thing. I know that Niangniang is kind, please help me to say a few fair words to the Emperor of Han, and the grass people thank you. Lü Hou did not approve of peng Yue's release, and wanted to kill him more than Emperor Han, and he pretended to agree to his request. Lü Hou replied, "King Liang, you have suffered!" You will go back to Chang'an with me, and I will let the Emperor of Han restore your title. Peng Yue said happily, "Thank you Niangniang's kindness, in the future, if Niangniang has anything to do, she will never complain about going down to the sword mountain and going down to the sea of fire." ”
Back in Chang'an, when Emperor Han saw that Peng Yue had returned with Lü Hou, he immediately became angry: "Lü Hou, how can you bring these people back to Chang'an?" He is a scourge. Lü Hou smiled and said, "Emperor Han, how can you be so confused?" How can such a chaotic thief be easily let go? The King of Liang is a fierce tiger, Emperor Han, do you want to let the tiger return to the mountain? Do you still want him to make a rebellion? Liu Bang listened and felt that Lü Hou's words were reasonable, and immediately ordered: "The King of Liang's crimes are extremely evil, and he must not let it go!" Today, he was sentenced to chop up meat and give it to all the princes of all walks of life as a warning, to see if they would dare to rebel in the future? ”
Providence is like this, how can Peng Yue escape the clutches of the devil? I am very reluctant, but what can I do? He immediately roared angrily, "Lü Yan, you poisonous woman, I curse your whole family not to die well, sooner or later you will be punished." ”
The stars will fall, the tragedies of the ages, how can the subjects of the world be stable? Yingbu dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, so he had to restrain himself, and really did not want to follow in the footsteps of the Marquis of Huaiyin and the King of Liang. Don't mention anything about the past, don't care about anything, and decide that it will be a day to live.