Competing

Chapter 619
There is nothing greater than death, and Liu Bang's situation may be like this.The loss in Guanzhong, in his opinion, is doomed to fail.As a result, I became disheartened, and the most terrible thing was paranoia, paranoid and stubborn.Because of his suspicion, he missed the only chance for Han to come back, and let Mr. Zhang Liang leave quietly.Therefore, due to his stubbornness, he missed the best opportunity to unite the Qi State, and brought the Han State to where it is today.

Liu Bang is just muddling along now, disheartened, and drinking to drown his sorrows.Lu Zhi saw all this, her heart was pierced like a knife, she was extremely uncomfortable, and extremely lost.How did her husband become like this? As a wife at the beginning, he cared about her husband and gave him a lot of comfort and advice.

However, all efforts were in vain, and Liu Bang couldn't listen to it at all.Slowly caring gradually turned into disappointment, even hatred.Perhaps it was because of extreme disappointment that love turned to hatred. Perhaps Lu Zhi cared more about glory, fame and fortune from the beginning.For a long time, Lu Zhi cared more about his son Liu Ying, and at this moment he pinned all his hopes on his son.

Liu Bang was so depressed, so self-defeating, completely ignoring the expectations and trust of millions of soldiers and civilians in Han, and even ignoring himself and his sons and daughters.Lu Zhi hated Liu Bang's suspicion and stubbornness. She believed that Zhang Liang was loyal and had no second thoughts.It was Liu Bang who didn't believe it and was unwilling to adopt Liu Zhangliang's correct strategy, which caused Zhang Liang to leave disappointed.As for uniting the Qi Kingdom, will you die if you let go of your so-called face and stature?

At this moment, the Han Dynasty is facing the most serious crisis. The generals who have followed since their hometown in Pei County are all fighting desperately on the front line, but he is here to drink away his worries.Lu Zhi was extremely disappointed, she knew very well that if this continued, the Han Kingdom would be completely over.Bai has suffered all these years?Lu Zhi thought of his many years of suffering as a hostage, and felt very unwilling.

Now at this time, Liu Bang is dead, but his son Liu Ying is innocent.Lu Zhi didn't want his son to die in the war just like this, but hoped that there could be a way to preserve his son's throne and prosperity.Maybe she should do something, give him one last chance, otherwise she has no choice for her son.

Liu Bang woke up from the wine, and when he saw his wife, he stood by the couch, looking at him indifferently.

"Ma'am, what's the matter?" Liu Bang asked in a low voice.

Lu Zhi said in a deep voice: "King of Han, the officers and soldiers said that they have not seen King Han for a long time. All the generals are asking for instructions, and hope that King Han can go out to inspect the city defense today."

Liu Bang hesitated for a moment, this request was not too much, he agreed.

"Okay! The concubine will make arrangements now!" Lu Zhi turned and left. Liu Bang always felt that his wife seemed to be a little unusual today, but he couldn't tell the specifics.

The king and queen of Han came out to inspect the defense. When the soldiers saw Liu Bang and Lu Zhi, they were a little excited.After all, I haven't seen the King of Han for many days, especially the generals. They really need the King of Han to cheer up and lead them.Today finally gave them some hope, with a little more smile on their faces, and the atmosphere became much higher.

Maybe it's because I've been bored in the palace for many days, and I feel depressed, so it's much more comfortable to go out for a walk.Liu Bang greeted the soldiers guarding the city with a smile to boost their morale.Later, due to the interest, at the instigation of Queen Lu Zhi, he went out of the city to inspect the military camp outside the city and condolences to the soldiers.For a while, the decadent morale of the Han army was boosted, and the situation looked much better.

On the way back, the carriage drove towards Xingyang City. Lu Zhi sat beside Liu Bang, looking a little uneasy, looking out through the window.

"Ma'am, what's the matter with you?" Liu Bang noticed his wife's abnormality and asked softly.

Lu Zhi suppressed the state of mind in his heart, and said: "King of Han, it's all right, just a little uncomfortable!"

"Oh, you've been running for a day today, and you're tired and go back to rest early!" Liu Bang comforted Lu Zhi with a smile.

Lu Zhi watched the scenery outside through the car window, secretly calculating the location and time.

Liu Bang, on the other hand, leaned feebly on the cart, and inspected what he could do, but it was just a show, and after all, he still couldn't stop the iron cavalry of Yue Kingdom.Liu Bang is still a bit self-defeating, maybe he is afraid of Yin Xu and failure from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, an accident happened, and the guards shouted: "There are assassins, protect the King of Han!"

Liu Bang's face was a little more frightened. He didn't expect that someone would assassinate him on the border of the Han Kingdom.Successive failures have worn down Liu Bang's vigor and courage a lot.When the assassin arrived, the sound of weapons clashing sounded immediately. Liu Bang was so frightened that he hid in the car and dared not move.

However, Lu Zhi knew it well, and the last effort and attempt was already underway, but the result made her extremely disappointed.Today she specially arranged this so-called assassination, the purpose is to stimulate Liu Bang, let him feel the threat of death, and then work hard.At the same time, this assassination was also used to arouse the anger in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians of the Han Dynasty, which really played a role in boosting morale.But in fact, it didn't play such a role. Liu Bang's timidity was too disappointing.

Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel disgusted, such a waste, he might as well just die.But he is her husband who has slept with her for many years, and the father of her child, so it is definitely impossible to directly attack him.Lu Zhi was in a depressed mood, sitting in a daze in the carriage, feeling a little lost.As for the assassination outside the carriage, she didn't pay much attention to when the people arranged would leave.

But things didn't seem to be what Lu Zhi imagined, the assassins fought extremely ferociously.Today Liu Bang is inspecting the barracks and condolences to the soldiers. The pomp should not be too big.In addition, Lu Zhi has arrangements, so the number of guards itself is much less, so that the performance is more realistic and effective.

But things were completely unexpected, and the development direction of things was completely beyond expectations. The assassin did a fake show for real.

Lu Zhi was surprised to find that the assassins left without putting on a show, but went all out to hack and kill.The goal is quite clear, and it is undoubtedly the carriage that Liu Bang is riding in.

Obviously they didn't come to perform, their purpose was clear, which was to put Liu Bang to death.

When Lu Zhi sensed the strangeness, he was suddenly bewildered and terrified.Are they all crazy?Soon she discovered that these assassins were not the ones she arranged at all, they were real assassins.The nature of the matter changed suddenly, which was very dangerous.It is still forgivable to do evil in the sky, but human beings cannot live in evil. Lu Zhi deliberately reduced the number of guards out of his own considerations, but at this time it was a very serious threat.

There is no use in panic, the assassins are determined to assassinate Liu Bang, how can they let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.The guards were very aware of the situation in front of them and their responsibilities even more. They all resisted desperately to protect the safety of the King and Queen of Han.The driver of the car found that something was wrong and wanted to drive away as soon as possible.It's a pity that just after thinking about it, the opponent raised the knife and dropped it, and the shaft of the car was broken into pieces.The carriage lost its balance, and both Liu Bang and Lu Zhi rolled from it to the ground.

Liu Bang's head was dizzy, and when he looked up, he saw swords and swords waving continuously in front of him, and he was horrified.Fortunately, I saw the dust flying in the distance and the horses galloping rapidly. The costumes of the Han army are the best status symbols.

"Ma'am, hold on, the rescue is here..." Liu Bang showed a gleam of joy on his face, which was the secret joy of surviving a catastrophe.But just for a moment, the smile on his face froze, completely froze.

A long sword flew towards him suddenly and pierced his back. Liu Bang lowered his head slightly, and the bloody sword tip was exposed outside his chest.Terrified, infinite panic spread across Liu Bang's face, followed by heart-piercing pain.Liu Bang wanted to shout, but he couldn't speak anymore, the expression on his face was extremely complicated, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

He tried to stand up, but just when he got up a little, he fell flat on the ground and never got up again.Lu Zhi watched all this happening around him in horror, and saw the long sword stabbed into her husband with her own eyes, her eyes filled with fear.Perhaps it was Bai Rien, a married couple of one day, the fear and shock of seeing her husband killed.Or maybe he was worried about his own life. In short, Lu Zhi's body kept shaking, and he was extremely helpless.

Fortunately, he was lucky, the soldiers of the Han army found something unusual and arrived in time.The assassin's original target was Liu Bang, and when he saw Liu Bang's sword fell down, bleeding all over the ground, he was probably dead.Everyone else is no longer important, especially women like Lu Zhi, let alone within the scope of their concern.So when they saw that the assassination was successful and reinforcements had arrived, they left the horses that had snatched the Han king's guards and ran away.

Lu Zhi escaped by chance, but Liu Bang was not so lucky.

It was Fan Kuai who led the rescuers to the scene. Seeing Lu Zhi stunned, Liu Bang fell unconscious on the ground, and the blood all over the ground was even more eye-catching.

Fan Kuai was shocked and stepped forward and shouted: "King of Han, King of Han..."

Only then did Lu Zhi wake up, tremblingly, he went to help Liu Bang up, but his touch was full of bright red blood.Liu Bang's face was as miserable as white paper, and he had long since lost his breath.

"King of Han!" Fan Kui panicked and almost cried out.

"Shut up!" Lu Zhi is an intelligent, shrewd and powerful woman, and she has woken up from her panic.

Her husband was dead, it was an indisputable fact, something had happened, crying was useless.This result was somewhat unexpected to him, after all, the husband and wife have been in love for many years.But at this time, this result alone seemed to be what she wanted.

Liu Bang is no longer the same Liu Bang as before, so what's the use of keeping him?Now Lu Zhi put all his heart on his son. Isn't this result very good for his son and himself?That being the case, there must be no chaos now, and it must be handled with caution.

The king of Han was assassinated and died. What would be the result if such news spread suddenly?What kind of impact will it have?Can you control the current situation?Will the Han Kingdom be in total chaos?She has to think about these questions.According to common sense, when the king of Han died, the eldest son Liu Ying should take the throne logically.

But Liu Ying is just a child now, and the country of Han is devastated, how to stabilize the situation?How to restore the situation in Han as much as possible, all of this is on Lu Zhi's heart.There is no doubt that at this moment, she has made up her mind to hold the absolute right to speak of the Han Kingdom in her hands.

Well, first of all, the news of Liu Bang's assassination and death cannot be spread in such a hasty manner. I need time to stabilize the situation, think and discuss countermeasures.

Lu Pheasant is the queen, and this scolding was indeed a bit majestic. Fan Kui couldn't help being shocked, and looked at the queen's aunt in surprise.

Lu Zhi said in a deep voice: "General Fan, the King of Han was attacked suddenly. Is there any conspiracy involved? It is unpredictable what kind of risk will be caused by the sudden leak of news, so we must temporarily block the news and plan for the long term."

Although Fan Kui was in grief, but after hearing what Lu Zhi said, he also reacted and nodded in amazement.

"Go back to the palace first. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. The news cannot be concealed. In order to avoid suspicion, let's say that the king of Han was assassinated and injured. All important officials and generals are invited to visit the palace." Lu Zhi made a decision in the shortest possible time. With such an arrangement, it highlights his shrewdness.

Immediately, Lu Zhi added: "General Fan, from now on, you will personally take over the defense of Xingyang City. Mobilize the most loyal soldiers to the King of Han to closely guard the palace. Any transfer of more than a hundred people inside or outside Xingyang City requires a nod. The lives of the palace and the crown prince are in your hands." While speaking, Lu Zhi took out the tiger amulet for mobilizing troops from Liu Bang and handed it to Fan Kuai.

Lu Zhi knew very well that the Han Kingdom was already in a precarious state at this time, and it was difficult for him to stabilize the situation as he was orphaned and widowed.There must be a strong army and future support. Fan Kui has followed Liu Bang for the longest time and is also his brother-in-law.The relationship is the closest, and Liu Ying's ascension to the throne has only advantages and no disadvantages for Fan Kui.In desperation, there was no room for other more suitable arrangements, so the only way to entrust the big task was to Fan Kuai.Of course, in this way, it is undoubtedly to hand over all his wealth and life to Fan Kuai.At this moment, there is no other way.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Fan Kui immediately got up to make arrangements, while Lu Zhi escorted "Han King Liu Bang" back to the palace.

The news of the Han King's assassination still spread, and the senior generals and courtiers of the Han Army received the news immediately and rushed to the palace to visit.The extent of Hanwang's injury is what they are most concerned about.However, judging from the information that General Fan Kuai took over Xingyang's defense in an emergency, and the number of guards in the Han Palace increased by more than three times, the matter this time may be a bit serious.

When a group of generals came to the palace, what they saw was not Liu Bang, the king of Han, but a lifeless corpse.Most of these people were generals who followed Liu Bang from Pei County. When they saw Liu Bang was assassinated and died, they all knelt down on the ground, crying faintly.

After a long time, they all came to their senses and shouted angrily, "Who did it? Has the murderer been caught?"

"All those caught took poison and committed suicide, all of them are dead soldiers!" A stern voice came.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Queen Lu Zhi who had spoken.When Lu Zhi returns, he will send away all the people he arranged, and then kill them all to silence them. He must not allow himself to be suspected of killing his husband.As for who killed Liu Bang, she has no energy and doesn't want to track it down now.

"Dead man? It's from the Yue country, it must be from the Yue country!" The courtiers of the Han Dynasty clamored one by one, and they all believed that the Yue people did it.

"That's right, it must be the country of Yue!"

"Okay!" Lu Zhi's ice-cold voice was a bit majestic, and he stopped everyone.

"Whoever assassinated the King of Han must naturally be investigated. This revenge must be avenged, but the top priority is to stabilize the situation." Lu Zhi said: "The King of Han was assassinated suddenly. When he was in danger, he led General Fan Kuai to defend the city and arrest the assassins. Ying is the crown prince, shouldering the important task of resisting the Yue Kingdom's attack... The matter is of great importance. The King of Han passed away before he could be healed. The country of discussion is."

The guards of the palace and the reinforcements led by Fan Kui all issued a gag order. No one knew the details of Liu Bang's death and what he said when he was dying.It is not surprising that Fan Kuai, as his most trusted general, took over the city defense.As for Liu Ying, he was originally the son of the King of Han, and it is reasonable to succeed him.Therefore, everyone was not surprised, and those who were slightly smarter also understood the key point.

There are many guards in the palace, and the city defense is in the hands of Fan Kuai. It is clear that Lu Zhi dared to appear here.Seeing everyone nodding, Lu Zhi ordered someone to bring Liu Ying and sit on the seat that belonged to Liu Bang, the meaning was self-evident.

"See the prince!" Everyone saluted in unison.

There was a faint smile on Lu Zhi's stern face. What she needed was the approval of her and Liu Ying's status from the officials, and it must be confirmed.

Immediately, a memory of strategic planning unfolded. Although Liu Ying was the crown prince, but she was young, there was no doubt that the queen would be in charge of major events, and it should be said that the queen mother Lu Zhi was in charge.Even if she is a woman, no one dares to disobey her, after all, her status and the actual situation of the Han Kingdom are there.

Lu Zhi said: "The King of Han has passed away. My Palace has not dared to announce the news for the time being. I am worried that the morale of the army will not be stable. Yue Gu took the opportunity to attack. But the King of Han is no longer here, and the news cannot be kept secret. What should I do? Please let me know." Let's discuss the results."

"Queen, now that the country of Yue is invading, I am very nervous to ask for instructions. If the news of King Han's assassination comes out at this time, it will definitely shake the morale of the army. If one is not careful, the situation will be out of control. Therefore, I think that the funeral should be kept secret, so I say King Han The injury needs to be rested."

"No, keeping the mourning secret is not a long-term solution. Today's events cannot be kept secret. The king of Han was assassinated, how is his injury? If the king of Han never shows up, the soldiers will be suspicious, and they will panic and disturb the morale of the army."

"What? Are you going to directly announce the news of King Han's death? Don't you worry about the immediate chaos of the three armies?"

"Yes, once the news of Hanwang's death spreads, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Then what should we do? We must make a decision as soon as possible!"

"The news of the death of the King of Han must not be leaked, it must be kept secret!" A firm voice sounded from the hall.

(End of this chapter)