Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 151 Killing the Substitute (Happy Chinese New Year)
Liu Ming pushed open the door and saw a fishy smell coming towards him. There was a person lying on the bed.

Hearing the sound of someone pushing the door open, the man immediately jumped up like a frightened rabbit, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Liu Ming at the door warily.

Liu Ming also looked at the other party in confusion. He saw that this man was dressed as a commoner and was obviously sleeping. At this time, he didn't know whether he was still awake from last night's sleep or had already taken a nap early.

Usually no one seems to help clean up this room. It can be described as dirty and messy.

Liu Ming looked carefully and found that he did have some similarities with himself in appearance, but he was far different from Ling Emperor.

It seems that Jian Shuo has not yet conducted relevant training on him, which means that he has not really been included in the selection of substitutes.

"Sure enough, there is a ghost." Liu Ming sneered.

Jian Shuo stood nearby and laughed dryly, but did not answer.

"Ai Qing always acts vigorously and resolutely, why are you delaying this time?" Liu Ming teased, "You should let him quickly familiarize himself with palace etiquette so that he can kick me out and replace me."

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much." Jian Shuo adjusted his mood. Now that the matter was over, he simply relaxed completely. "It was the general who heard that something happened to your Majesty in Hanoi, and that's why he came up with this plan to prepare for emergencies."

"With his appearance and temperament, you dare to push him to the front of the stage?" Liu Ming sneered, "Do you think you will die too slowly? Can he give you a good position?"

The stand-in looked confused when he heard it. He didn't know what the two people in front of him were talking about. It seemed to be related to him, but it seemed to have nothing to do with him. It was too far away.

"Actually, that's not necessarily true. A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle." Jian Shuo said lukewarmly, "Sometimes sitting well is not necessarily better than sitting firmly. I don't care about how good it is. What I do care about is Be steady and obedient. If you don’t, then change someone.”

These words have already meant something, and the warning is very serious.

"Hahahaha..." Liu Ming laughed loudly, then his face turned cold and he said, "Since Aiqing doesn't like this person, there is no need to keep him!"

As he spoke, he drew out the Emperor's Sword with a cry.

"What are you going to do..." Jian Shuo exclaimed.

puff!
Before Jian Shuo could stop shouting, the Emperor's Sword had already pierced the substitute's chest.

The double's eyes widened and he looked at the man in front of him who was somewhat similar to himself in shock, not knowing why he wanted to kill him.

Soon his mind fell into darkness, and the body slowly slipped from the sword.

"You..." Jian Shuo's face turned pale, he raised his hand and pointed at Liu Ming tremblingly, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who agreed with you to kill him? Who gave you the courage!"

Liu Ming wiped the blood on the substitute's cloth, returned the sword to the box, and said in a deep voice: "There can only be one substitute, and that is me. For the other alternatives, I will kill every one I see!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked away.

Jian Shuo looked at Liu Ming's back and was so angry that he was shaking all over. He choked and drew his sword in his hand, pointing at Liu Ming's back.

Liu Ming heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed behind him, but he didn't look back and walked away with his head held high.

Jian Shuo's face was gloomy, and his sword kept shaking in the air, like a candle in the wind.

It wasn't until Liu Ming walked out of the hospital that Jian Shuo slashed at the furniture in the house with his sword to vent his anger.

Tired of chopping, he sat on the messy couch and panted heavily, his eyes seemed to be on fire.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Yue walked in softly, looked at the messy room, and said softly: "General, do you need me to do anything?"

"You..." Jian Shuo pondered for a long time, and finally said dejectedly, "It's okay, let someone clean up this place."

Returning the sword to its case, he slowly walked out of the small courtyard and then out of the East Palace.

The substitute emperor has long since disappeared, and he probably went back to Changle Palace to have fun with Concubine Shu.

He never dreamed that this substitute would spread the conflict like this, directly cutting off his own escape route, and he would also lack a means to deal with him.

The new substitute is gone, the prince is lost again, the cards in his hand are getting fewer and fewer, and the real emperor can no longer be counted on. He and he are already on the same level.

This fake emperor actually dared not to take him seriously, and he couldn't do anything about him. In this case, let's go to the real emperor to find some comfort. The current situation was all caused by the real emperor Liu Hong's insistence. Suffering cannot be blamed on one person, and the person who suffers cannot escape from it.

Immediately he arrived at Jiande Hall, and there were still thousands of people guarding the outside of the courtyard. He immediately asked someone to open the door and walked in.

The courtyard was deserted. Jian Shuo climbed up the steps and went straight to the bedroom. When he opened the door, he saw an old eunuch feeding porridge to Emperor Ling.

Emperor Ling was leaning on the couch. When he saw Jian Shuo coming in, he turned his head and slid down to lie on the couch, giving Jian Shuo a slap on the back.

The old eunuch knelt down in front of Jian Shuo and cried: "General, the Chinese New Year is almost here. Let's get your Majesty something delicious. You can hardly even drink porridge now."

He said and raised half a bowl of porridge.

Jian Shuo took a look and saw that the porridge was very thin, and he could almost see the bottom at a glance. There were three or four rice grains scattered at the bottom of the bowl.

I couldn't help but frown. I had recently caused trouble by the Hun soldiers, so I didn't pay much attention to this place. It would be a good idea for these good-looking grandsons not to even send food in? If this starves the emperor to death, it will cause more trouble.

But then I thought again, the emperor deserved this. If he hadn't wanted to get a substitute, would he have ended up in this situation?

"Your Majesty is in poor health and should not eat greasy food." Jian Shuo said calmly, "Step back."

"You bully and evil thief, I will fight with you!" The old eunuch suddenly shouted, jumped up and smashed the porridge bowl against Jian Shuo's head.

Jian Shuo was caught off guard and was hit hard. He couldn't help but stumbled back two steps, his back pressed against the door frame, and he felt dizzy. At this time, the old eunuch rushed forward again, pinching Jian Shuo's neck with one hand, and snatching the sword from Jian Shuo's waist with the other hand.

Jian Shuo shook his head and woke up completely. He couldn't help but get angry and kicked the old eunuch to the ground. Although he was not young, he was a martial arts practitioner after all. No matter in terms of technique or strength, , it was not something that the old eunuch could bear.

The old eunuch immediately fell to the ground and rolled his eyes. It took him a long time to regain his breath. He pointed at Jian Shuo and cursed: "Jian thief, your majesty has shown great kindness to you. I didn't expect that you would seek to usurp the throne. You..." "

puff!
With a wave of sword light, Jian Shuo chopped off the old eunuch's head with one sword, and the old eunuch's scolding stopped abruptly.

Jian Shuo held the sword in his right hand and touched his forehead with his left hand. He felt that his hand was sticky. When he held it in front of his eyes, he saw that his hand was covered with blood.

The old eunuch smashed him with all his strength, already breaking his head.

"You dare to disobey this general, you will die too cheaply." Jian Shuo gritted his teeth and said, immediately raised his sword and stabbed the old eunuch's body more than ten times in a row.

Emperor Ling had already turned over and saw the tragic scene in front of him, trembling with fear.

"Jian Shuo! Jian Shuo!" Emperor Ling was frightened and angry, his beard lifted up, and he shouted, "Are you here to kill the king?"

"Regicide? Hehe... what do you think?" Jian Shuo said and pressed the sword that was still dripping with blood to the Ling Emperor's chest.

When Emperor Ling saw that the other party was serious, he hurriedly shut up and did not dare to speak.

"I really don't know why an incompetent person like you can be the emperor, while a talented person like this general can only be subordinate to others." Jian Shuo sighed and wiped the blood on the sword on the Ling Emperor's clothes. Then he took back his sword.

"The situation you are in now is all caused by yourself. No wonder I am the general." Jian Shuo continued, "The substitute you found has become more and more promising. He just led his troops to quell the chaos in Hanoi and beat back the rebellion." The Black Mountain Bandits, White Wave Bandits and Huns Cavalry returned victorious and no longer looked down upon others.

"If this general guesses correctly, he will soon get rid of you and replace you. Although this general does go too far sometimes, he at least still respects you as the emperor, while the substitute must replace the real with the fake. Tell yourself, is the matter of finding a substitute another bad move of your own?"

Emperor Ling sneered, but did not show any emotion. Now, no matter how unexpected things happened to him, he would not be surprised. He said: "Aren't you very capable? A man as talented as you, no matter what. Can't control a substitute? Who found this substitute? Didn't you find it yourself? At least half or even more than half of this bad move was made by you!"

Jian Shuo thought for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter and said: "But... no matter how bad the chess game is, they are still two stinky chess players in the palace. How can they be defeated by a common man's wild game? I, General Bai, I can’t understand it!”

"Alas..." Emperor Ling sighed, "I have figured out a lot of things while lying here these days. It's not that the big man has no talents, it's just that I don't have anyone who can make the best use of his talents. A common man in the market has With such ability, how many talents do you think I have buried in the past?

"Of course, I should bear the main responsibility for the decadence of national affairs. Don't the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government have no responsibility? Don't you, the ten permanent ministers, have the responsibility? Especially you, Jian Shuo! I trust you so much that I entrust all the major affairs of the government and the public. As for you, I didn't expect that you would turn against me and collude with that substitute.

"Tell me, what do you think? When did you have the intention to rebel? At the end of the year, it is time to look back on the past. Whether you are here to kill the king or not, you are just here to watch my jokes. It doesn’t matter, I might as well explain it clearly first so that I can leave with peace of mind.”

After Emperor Ling finished speaking, he looked at Jian Shuo quietly. At this moment, he has decided to die, and I am afraid that he will not be able to survive this year, but it is better to die, so as not to suffer such torture, but it will be a pity for the great man's country.

Alas, I regret that I indulged in fun and neglected government affairs. The world was in chaos and I didn't know how to control it. I finally broke down my body and couldn't afford to fall ill, which gave the opportunity for traitors to take advantage of.

"Yes, this general has always been loyal to His Majesty and has been looking forward to His Majesty's dragon body recovery, but since when did he start to have a rebellious heart..." Jian Shuo murmured to himself, lost in thought.

Ever since he entered the palace, he had always made it his life goal to please the emperor and help him rise to power. In the end, he finally got what he wanted. Not only was he ranked among the ten regular attendants, but he was also entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, which can be said to be a very popular minister.

Up to this point, he remained loyal to the emperor.

"But when did it start to change? And how did it change?" Jian Shuo pondered for a long time, suddenly his eyes widened and he lost his voice: "This general was dragged into the water by that substitute!"

laugh!
Emperor Ling sneered, "Don't blame all the mistakes on the substitute. How long has it been since he entered the palace? I'm afraid your rebellious actions have been around for a long time... Could it be that that common man dragged you into the water just after entering the palace?" ?”

"It's true! It's true!" Jian Shuo was still mumbling to himself. If you don't look back and think about some things carefully, you won't think there is anything wrong with it, and you may even take it for granted. However, in a special environment, if you look back and think slowly, You will discover many things that were difficult to detect at the time.

"What kind of grasshopper on a rope, what kind of community of interests, it's all bullshit!" Jian Shuo smiled bitterly and shook his head. "They are all provocative words, and they are all hooks and baits to make me rebel."

At that time, he looked at Liu Ming, no matter how he looked at it, he was just a little puppet that he could manipulate at will. No matter how he looked at him, everything he did was to help him succeed and better control the situation of the government.

But now that the substitute has lost control, and it is the end of the year. Facing the real emperor who is not threatening, when I look back and think about this matter, I find that everything the substitute does is deliberately calculated. Why? It seems that there are traps and conspiracies every step of the way.

He is a chess player, but he has become the opponent's pawn. This common man is not simple.

But what can be done now that things have come to this?

"Ai Qing, why are you hesitating?" Suddenly the majestic voice of the Ling Emperor sounded, "When we were looking for a substitute, Ai Qing and I had already decided on a strategy. If the substitute had any tendency to lose control, we would immediately strangle it with the force of thunder. To avoid trouble, it’s all expected now, why don’t you take decisive action, my dear!?”

Jian Shuo looked up at Ling Emperor and saw that although he was lying on the couch, his eyes were staring at him calmly, as if he had regained the majesty of the emperor when he was in a high position.

Jian Shuo couldn't help but said: "I obey the order!" It was a kind of servility and unconditional obedience hidden in his bones. He almost fell to his knees.

After these three words were spoken, even he was shocked. How could this general recognize him as his master again? A dying person, a person who is already on the same level as himself.

Jian Shuo straightened his waist and said loudly: "Come here, wash the floor!"

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

A eunuch and an imperial doctor who were stationed at Jiade Hall hurried in and were startled by the corpse on the ground.

"Take it down and bury it." Emperor Ling sighed.

The two men quickly carried the old eunuch's body out and fetched water to wash the floor.

Jian Shuo walked out of the small courtyard and said in a deep voice to the captain in charge of guarding the Jiade Hall: "Why is the food inside not enough? Do you think your heads are superfluous? Do you want me, the general, to chop them off for you and use them as urinals?" "

————PS: Happy Chinese New Year! Tomorrow I will write about how the Han Dynasty celebrated the Spring Festival. I ask for all kinds of support. I wish you all a happy family, all the best, and good luck in the Year of the Dragon!

(End of this chapter)