Plan to cut off the nine states

Ma Wei had no regrets at all, and was even a little proud. He firmly believed that the decision made at that time was correct. He had always had a low status among the kings, comparable to the King of Wu and the King of Shu. When King Wu was promoted as the military leader, he felt angry. Unfair.

Are the words "Emperor of Daliang" really meaningless?

By killing the hated King of the World with his own hands, Ma Wei finally gained the attention he had dreamed of for a long time. Yes, many people hated him and even wanted to kill him for revenge, but there were also many who supported him, were grateful to him, and ran away from home. Come and join us.

Fortunes and misfortunes depend on each other. If you can't hate it, you can't respect it. Ma Wei's team has indeed grown a lot. These people and King Liang have been stained with the blood of the King of the World and his relatives and friends. In this way, they are tightly bound together and become one. A real Liang Jun.

"Guo Shifeng is an idiot." Ma Wei whispered. His only regret was that the counselor beside him actually ran away and his whereabouts were unknown. "It is impossible to achieve great things with just one mouth. The same is true for Guo Shifeng, and the same is true for Xu Chu."

Ma Wei walked out of the barracks. The armor was wrapped from head to toe. It was a bit heavy, but he felt he could bear it.

Liang Jun's officers and men lined up neatly, Ma Wei walked in front of them, and then summoned the generals to discuss matters.

"I will go see the kings and find out more about this matter."

"Prince Liang...really want to repent?" A general asked worriedly. He was originally from the World Army and had personally killed many Xue family members. He was afraid that the so-called repentance was just the beginning, and they would have to pay more and more in the future. Big price.

Ma Wei sneered, "Why do you have to repent? I did what all the kings wanted to do. You will work with me to eliminate harm to the World Army, and there is no need to repent. Everyone should be grateful to Liang Jun."

"Yes, we should be grateful. We just dared to take action. It doesn't matter that they are timid, but they actually want to stab someone in the back!" The generals complained, and behind their indignation there was fear that could not be completely concealed. They were in the city After all, they were in the minority, and the mutinies happening everywhere were exaggerated, making them feel that they were facing enemies on all sides.

When the generals had almost finished complaining, Ma Wei said: "I will go to see the kings right now. If it is true as King Wu said, and everyone repented together, I might as well follow the crowd and stop everyone's mouths for no other reason than to give Liang Jun a breather." Opportunity. When times pass, the World Advent Army will still be grateful for your righteous deeds."

The generals nodded one after another. Like the priests in the hall, they were unconvinced, but in their hearts they hoped that the situation would calm down.

Ma Wei sighed softly, "The King of the World is not worthy of the confession of the Emperor of Liang, but as long as it is beneficial to the entire army, I can endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden."

The generals spoke to comfort and thank King Liang one after another. Ma Wei was satisfied, so he called up the guards, mounted his horse and left the camp.

Ma Wei was very cautious. He had already arranged soldiers to guard the place along the way. No one was allowed to walk or peek. The doors of every house along the street were nailed shut. If the door was too small, the people living inside would have to move out.

The monks in the temple were chanting sutras, taking their time and beating wooden fish on time.

Lei Dajun said to King Wu: "They refused to leave, and the ruler said not to use force, so..." Lei Dajun had no choice but to do anything.

"Let them stay. Since the kings are not willing to enter the house anyway, let's set up a table in the open space."

Xu Chu was the first to arrive. He stood behind the table, listened to the melodious chanting, felt the bright sunshine, and instantly forgot about internal and external troubles.

The King of Shu Ganzhao arrived second, with only a dozen guards, far less than the agreed hundred, and wearing only a few pieces of armor. He walked forward quickly, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It is too timely for King Wu to convene this gathering." , we really should meet.”

Xu Chu stepped forward to greet him.

The guards stayed far away, and Xu Chu whispered: "How is it over there with the King of Shu?"

Gan Zhao took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Thanks to King Wu's proper handling, most of the soldiers believe that the King of Descendants is really... ascending to heaven. There is no need to avenge him, and the worry of mutiny is gone."

"But the mastermind hasn't been found yet."

"The mastermind? King Wu thinks there is a mastermind in this?" Gan Zhao looked surprised.

"What does the King of Shu think?" Xu Chu said with a smile.

Gan Zhao was stunned for a while, "King Wu is right, mutinies occurred in the kings' camps one after another, it seems too coincidental, and - there are assassins in King Wu too?"

Xu Chu nodded, "I happen to not be in the room."

"I was in the room. There were two assassins. They were discovered by my guards. They would rather die than surrender. They couldn't even get a confession out of them."

"No one recognizes them?"

"Yes, these two are soldiers of the Avatar Army, and may be ordered by anyone. It's really strange. All the relatives and friends of the Avatar King have been killed, who would be so persistent in avenging him? Moreover, the injustice and the debt are all over. Lord, they should go to Liang Wang.”

"So the mastermind must not be from the King of the World." Xu Chu was very sure of this.

Gan Zhao's eyes widened slightly, and after a moment, he sighed, "I believe the mastermind must not be King Wu, and please King Wu believe in me. Without the kings, I would not have the support of everyone, let alone the opponent of the officers and soldiers outside the city. ."

Xu Chu smiled and said, "Of course I believe it."

"It shouldn't be Prince Liang. Inciting such a thing would do him more harm than good. Calculating it this way, it can only be..."

The guards announced the arrival of King Liang, and Gan Zhao immediately shut up.

Ma Wei took a look from a distance and made sure that there were no outsiders around the two kings. He left his guards behind and strode over. He slightly cupped his hands to King Wu and King Shu, then came closer and asked, "Aren't King Jin and King Ning here yet?"

"Maybe I was delayed on the road." Xu Chu said.

Ma Wei looked at his guards again and whispered: "Thank you, King Wu, for your help."

"It's my job. Did General Pan tell me about my proposal?"

Ma Wei nodded and looked at Gan Zhao, "Do others agree?"

"I was just about to tell the King of Shu about this." Xu Chu turned to Gan Zhao, "The King of the World died suddenly. I hope all the kings can go to the main hall to pay tribute to the dead today."

Gan Zhao was stunned and thought for a while, "I was an old subordinate of the King of the World. For both public and private reasons, I should go to pay tribute. Do I have to go to the main hall?"

"The King of the World has no bones left, and his clothes are scattered. There is no place to pay tribute except the main hall."

Ma Wei raised his head slightly, "The King of the World deserves this end. The Second King doesn't think I did anything wrong, right?"

Xu Chu had nothing to say. Gan Zhao smiled and said, "I dare not judge whether the kings are right or wrong. It's fine as long as King Liang thinks he is right."

"That's right. Everyone wants to kill the King of the World. I just dare to do it."

Luo Hanqi, a general under King Ning, came over and also left the guards far away. Ma Wei glanced at him and sneered, "King Ning didn't dare to come. I thought he was the bravest among the kings."

Luo Hanqi bowed to the three kings respectively, and then said to King Wu, "King Ning asked me to ask a question. Is the rumor that the kings went to the hall to confess together true or false?"

Ma Wei also wanted to know, so he stared at Xu Chu.

Xu Chu nodded, "True."

"King Ning said that he doesn't like others to make decisions for him. King Wu should discuss it with him first."

"The kings are summoned to discuss this matter."

"But the rumor is already known to everyone. What is there to discuss?" Luo Hanqi's tone was stiff. He was only loyal to King Ning and didn't take other people seriously.

"Even if everyone knows, King Ning can still refuse. Whether to go or not is entirely up to King Ning."

"What if King Ning doesn't go?"

"I and the other three kings will still go. It can be said to be repentance or worship. It depends on what each person thinks."

Ma Wei wanted to say that if King Ning didn't go, he wouldn't go either. He swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. He knew that Xu Chu was good at using tricks to attack people's hearts. It wouldn't be too late for him to make a decision after King Ning really refused.

Ma Wei set a bottom line in his heart. He must not let the Liang army soldiers think that he was going to admit his mistakes. That would make him look weak and timid, and lose the military heart that he had worked so hard to get.

Luo Hanqi hummed, bowed and said goodbye, and returned to his own crowd. A moment later, Ning Baoguan himself walked out from the guards, came to the three kings, nodded, and said expressionlessly: "Then go."

When Ning Baoguan arrived, several people fell into silence. No one was willing to speak again. They were waiting for the arrival of King Jin with their own thoughts.

The King of Jin was late, so he sent Liu Youzhong to come first, claiming that there was a chaos in the camp, and the King of Jin wanted to deal with it, and would be here soon.

After Liu Youzhong left, Gan Zhao laughed and said, "The King of Jin doesn't want to trust us, so he asked Mr. Liu to come and check. When he sees that the four kings are here, he will come too."

"Hey." Ning Baoguan said nothing more.

Ma Wei defended Shen Dan, "To be honest, we don't trust each other. I am willing to come this time-" Ma Wei looked at Xu Chu, "It's for the sake of the King of Wu. Among all the kings, I only trust him."

"I also believe in the King of Wu." Gan Zhao laughed, but didn't say "only believe".

Ning Baoguan remained silent. His willingness to come had already shown his attitude, and he didn't have to say it out loud.

Xu Chu bowed to the three kings to thank them, feeling three points of pride and three points of guilt. His thoughts on the gathering of the kings were not that simple.

Ning Baoguan finally spoke, "Prince Jin is not coming, let's talk about something else first. The soldiers are building equipment outside the city, and it seems that they will be completed soon. Are we just waiting like this? Since King Wu is the commander of the army, please come up with an idea."

The kings have their own ideas. The so-called letting others make decisions is a humble word, using it to hide their own ideas.

Xu Chu knew this, but still said: "I am negotiating with the soldiers to discuss surrender."

The other three kings were shocked, and Ning Baoguan showed obvious anger on his face. He had accepted the amnesty several times, but he did not allow others to surrender to the court behind his back.

Xu Chu smiled and said: "First calm their hearts and relax their ambitions. When the soldiers have repaired the equipment, they will think that the city will surrender, and their morale will inevitably decline. At that time, the kings will lead their troops and take turns to attack from each gate. With more people against fewer people, the soldiers will be exhausted. In a few days, they can gain the upper hand."

"It's an idea." Ning Baoguan's anger disappeared and he said coldly.

Gan Zhao nodded with a smile, and Ma Wei couldn't help but say, "King Wu, just don't make it real."

"I killed the Emperor of All Things with my own hands, and I never imagined that I would be forgiven by Tiancheng. King Liang must understand."

Ma Wei had just killed the King of the World, so of course he understood the reason. He snorted twice, "That's right, anyone can surrender to the court, only King Wu... but not me. I am also the mastermind of the assassination of the Emperor of All Things, and Tiancheng hates me to the bone."

The King of Jin finally arrived, leaving the guards behind, and ran over alone, apologizing from afar, "I am really guilty of a thousand deaths for keeping the kings waiting for so long."

No one blamed him. Shen Dan came to the table, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said seriously, "It is indeed necessary to worship the King of the World. Why don't we go to the main hall first and discuss matters later?"

"Okay." Xu Chu said that he had waited for the trust of the kings, and it was time to use it.