Plan to cut off the nine states

Xu Chu did not hide anything and told the story of how he persuaded Song Qizhu to kill the King of Shu. He was plain and straightforward, without making any excuse for himself.

Tang Weitian's face was full of surprise and confusion, "But the young master... is a good person."

Tie Yuan was equally confused, "Why..."

Tie Zhi didn't hesitate much and silently unsheathed his sword. Tang Weitian immediately protected Xu Chu. He now had no chains or weapons, but he was not afraid at all, "General Tie Er, put your sword away and speak."

Tie Zhi said coldly: "I have nothing to say. If you have revenge, if you have grievances, since Xu Chu admits it himself..."

"I haven't heard the young master's explanation yet."

"Even if he has a hundred reasons, he can't escape the death penalty."

"Then you have to listen." Tang Weitian frowned and refused to let go.

Although Tang Weitian was famous for his immense strength, Iron Bird relied on the knife in his hand and was not afraid of him. He held his breath and prepared to kill with one blow.

Tie Yuan stepped forward and pressed his brother's knife-holding hand, "It doesn't hurt to listen."

"Brother!" Tie Zhi couldn't believe it. In terms of loyalty to the King of Shu, everyone combined could not compare to his brother. He was not in a hurry to take revenge at this time.

"Young Prince Shu, you and I have to assist you. We are more than just generals now. Showing off our anger for a moment is harmful and useless."

Tang Weitian nodded, "General Tie is right."

Iron Bird did not dare to disobey his brother, put the knife in its sheath, gave it a final blow with great force, and walked to the side in annoyance, turning his back to the others.

Tang Weitian turned to look at Xu Chu, his expression no longer one of wholehearted defense, but questioning and reproaching, "Did the King of Shu offend the young master?"

"It has nothing to do with it," Xu Chu said.

Iron Bird said loudly without looking back: "No need to pretend, the King of Shu did offend Xu Chu and handed Xu Chu over to Shan Yu's envoy at Kuimen Pass. I don't know how he escaped. If I had known In this case, the King of Shu should have cut off his head and let the envoy take it away. "

"Ha!" Tang Weitian shouted, feeling relieved, "Let me just say, there must be a reason. The King of Shu did this unethically. General Tie and I were surrounded by the He Rong people in Hanzhou, so forget it if he doesn't help. , actually hooked up with Shan Yu..."

Iron Bird turned around and said angrily: "The King of Shu hooked up...The King of Shu contacted Shanyu, wasn't it to save you?"

Tang Weitian had nothing to say again.

Iron Bird asked: "Is this the reason?"

Xu Chu shook his head, "I said it has nothing to do with this."

"Why is that? You have to give us an explanation."

"The King of Shu will surrender to King Ning, and sooner or later he will lose Yizhou. As a result, King Ning will become the dominant family. Killing the King of Shu is to stop King Ning."

Tie Zhi came over menacingly, but did not draw his sword, "You are talking nonsense. King Shu and King Ning negotiated peace, not surrender. As long as we two brothers are here, no one can take away Yizhou."

Xu Chu did not refute.

Tie Yuan was not as angry as his younger brother, and lowered his head in thought.

Tie Zhi waited for a while and couldn't help but said: "Brother, you don't believe his lies, do you?"

"Tell me how King Shu negotiated peace with King Ning," Tie Yuan said.

Tie Zhi answered first and told Guo Shifeng's persuasion and the general content of the peace negotiation, "This is a good deal. Yizhou can only provide some grain and grass to help King Ning attack the Xi and Sheng families, and it can keep peace in Ning." We all know the king. Although his methods are cruel, he is not an ungrateful person. If he wins, he will definitely be grateful to the king of Shu, and we will be able to use our hands to pacify the Yizhou natives."

"Of course I know Prince Ning better than you." Tie Yuan turned to Xu Chu, "So, Mr. Xu is now Song Qizhu's counselor?"

"Shelter for now."

"You came to Jindu City not just to pass by, but for another purpose."

"I do want to go to Qinbei's World Army, but General Tie is right. I came to Jindu City hoping to see the two General Tie taking control of Yizhou."

Tie Zhi laughed loudly, "Good or bad all depends on the counselor's mouth. Brother, be careful, Xu Chu wants to please us."

Xu Chu said: "This is what I want to say. If the Tie family puts revenge first, please kill me now, and then send troops to attack General Song to gain a reputation for loyalty. If the Tie family puts Yizhou first, I will I have a few words to say.”

Tie Zhi looked at his brother and said half-pleadingly: "The king of Shu is as kind as a mountain to our brothers..."

"So we must defend Yizhou and hand it over to the youngest son of the King of Shu."

"Yizhou is surrounded by mountains. I will guard Kuimen Pass and wait for the opportunity to go out of the gorge for revenge. My brother will be stationed in Jindu City and guard the valley road to the north. Even if someone attacks with all the strength of the world, Yizhou will not be afraid."

Tie Yuan was not like his younger brother who only wanted to kill people for revenge. He stared at Xu Chu for a while, then turned and walked away, pacing back and forth, showing hesitation.

"Tang Weitian." Tie Yuan finally spoke.

"Yeah." Tang Weitian responded.

"Take Mr. Xu down to rest."

"elder brother!"

"Let me think about it carefully, you are not allowed to touch Mr. Xu, do you understand?"

Tie Zhi's eyes widened in dissatisfaction, and Tang Weitian replied for him: "I understand, don't worry, General Tie, as long as I am here, no one can touch the young master."

Tang Weitian thought too much and did not want to stay in the city. He took Xu Chu to the camp outside the city, where his subordinates could provide more adequate protection.

Tang Weitian didn't like luxury, so the tents were no different from ordinary soldiers. He wanted a lot of wine and meat. Hearing that Xu Chu couldn't drink now, he was surprised again, "Young Master has changed so much that I can hardly recognize him."

Xu Chu couldn't touch wine, all because of Tang Weitian's punch. He didn't mention it and said with a smile: "You have changed even more."

"I'm just a forward general. Let's eat first. If you can't drink, just eat more meat."

Xu Chu was full quickly. Tang Weitian swept away the remaining food and patted his belly, "Finally we have another full meal. When will we escape?"

"escape?"

"Yes, are you just sitting here waiting for General Tie Er to come and kill you?"

Xu Chu smiled and said, "I guess he won't come to kill anyone."

"General Tie Er can't say for sure."

"I'm willing to take a gamble."

Tang Weitian was about to speak when the guard outside said, "General Wang Dianwang wants to see you."

"Please come in." Tang Weitian stood up and said.

Xu Chu also stood up.

Wang Dian came in alone, cupped his hands and said, "I also said that Mr. Xu will stay in the palace. I heard that he was going out of the city with General Tang, so he came to visit immediately."

Tang Weitian sighed and refrained from saying anything.

When Wang Dian saw Tang Weitian's expression was different, he couldn't help being slightly startled and said to Xu Chu, "Did I come at a bad time?"

"Please sit down. If Mr. Wang doesn't come, I have to go and visit him."

Wang Dian had no choice but to sit down, but Tang Weitian refused to sit down and stayed by Xu Chu's side. He didn't believe anyone now.

Wang Dian originally had a lot to say, but now he didn't know how to speak, which was quite embarrassing.

Xu Chu said: "Mr. Wang wants to ask who will be the new king of Shu?"

"If it's inconvenient for Mr. Xu..."

"I owe Mr. Wang a lot of favors, and I'm lucky to be able to repay him even a small amount."

Wang Dian's face was hurt and he couldn't turn red. He forced a smile and said, "I owe Mr. Xu more."

Xu Chu smiled and said, "It must be General Iron."

Wang Dian felt relieved, "We all have this intention. Whether it's the Shengshi Army or the Yizhou Army, we all think that General Tie is the one who can do it. However, looking at General Tie's intention, it seems that... he doesn't want to be the King of Shu."

"There are two kinds of kings of Shu, the real and the fake. Which one does Mr. Wang want General Iron to do?"

"Of course he is the real King of Shu."

"That's good. Mr. Wang and the officers and men don't have to worry. Even if General Tie doesn't have the title of King of Shu, he still has the title of King of Shu."

"Mr. Xu's words are enough." Wang Dian stood up and said goodbye, "Mr. Xu will stay in Yizhou, right?"

"No, I'm going to Qinbei to find the Avatar Army, and I'm waiting for General Tie to send troops to escort me."

"I must ask Ying to see him off." Wang Dian left.

Tang Weitian asked: "Young Master just said that General Tie will be the King of Shu. Is this true?"

"Well, General Iron has shown his kingly demeanor."

"Why didn't I see it?"

Xu Chu said with a smile: "What farmers see is the harvest of that year; merchants see all they see is money; you are a general, all they see is killing; I am a counselor, so I can see the style of a king."

Tang Weitian curled his lips, "Of course it would be best for General Tie to be the King of Shu."

"He will not accept the title of King of Shu. He is still the Iron General, but he has all the power of the King of Shu. You should never mention the word 'King of Shu' in front of him."

Tang Weitian nodded, then frowned, "I still don't understand, why does the young master insist on killing the King of Shu?"

"You'll understand later."

"Master, won't you run away?"

"There are many obstacles in our journey to Qinbei. I have to wait for General Tie to send troops to escort us."

"Is the young master thinking too much? It would be great if General Tie could spare the young master's life. How can he send troops to escort him? That means I am willing to follow the young master."

Xu Chu smiled and said, "It was my luck to meet you in Yecheng."

Tang Weitian was a little embarrassed, "But I left the young master in Dongdu. It's not that I wanted to leave, but... but..."

"The paths we each want to take are too far apart."

"Yes, that's what I mean." Tang Weitian sighed, and then he cheered up, "I don't care what the young master said, the King of Shu first had the intention of harming others and handed the young master to the emissary of Shan Yu. With this in mind, no amount of revenge from the young master can be excessive. ”

Xu Chu smiled and nodded. It was so easy to convince Tang Weitian that he felt a little ashamed.

In the afternoon of the next day, Tie Yuan sent someone out of the city to invite him. Tang Weitian did not bring any guards with him. He still escorted him by himself. He wore two swords on his waist and carried a long spear on his shoulder. He went straight into the palace and refused to hand it over. All the guards in the palace recognized him and no one Dare to ask for it.

General Tie Er was away, and Tie Yuan met Xu Chu alone in the front hall. He didn't care about the heavily armed Tang Weitian. After some polite remarks, he said, "The envoys from King Ning have arrived, but what they want to see is Che Quanyi. King Ning Obviously he doesn’t like our Iron Family very much.”

"King Ning needs one person to guard Yizhou temporarily so that he can take it away easily in the future, so he likes Che Quanyi and feels more at ease with King Shu."

"Hey." Tie Yuan laughed, "I didn't keep the envoy and sent him away directly. There is another matter that is more troublesome. Please come over and discuss it with Mr. Xu."

"Please tell me."

Tie Yuan hesitated for a while and then said: "The imperial doctor said that the princess is pregnant. Judging from the pulse, it is likely to be a boy."

Xu Chu nodded.

Tie Yuan continued: "The King of Shu now has two sons, who were born to his married wife. We old people all recognize him. Although he is still young, the older one is ten years old. But if we look closely, the princess is the real wife. Although the child was born late, he is a legitimate son..."

"If we follow the rules, the legitimate son will succeed to the throne. However, this is an extraordinary moment and we cannot stick to the rules. The Iron Army cannot make its own decisions. We should summon the Yizhou generals to discuss and come up with a result."

"I also have this intention. Mr. Xu also suggested this. I have nothing to hesitate. Mr. Xu does not need to leave the city, just stay in the palace. General Tang will also stay."

Tie Yuan ordered the servant to send the two to the guest room. Tang Weitian went into the room to check around, put down the long spear, and asked: "Shouldn't the eldest son inherit the throne?"

"According to the rules, the eldest son inherits the throne."

"It's the Zhang family's own rules. Strange, how did the princess suddenly get pregnant? I can't see it at all."

"It's all because of you."

"Me? Sir, don't talk nonsense, it has nothing to do with me." Tang Weitian waved his hands repeatedly.

"You scared the third daughter of King Yidu, and the princess had to get pregnant with this child."

Tang Weitian didn't understand, but Xu Chu thought: They are only similar to Princess Fangde Zhang Shiqing on the surface.