Chapter 175 The Wind Rises
Lu Jia was in Nanyue for decades, and Lu Jia had already become an official as early as when Zhao Tuo established Nanyue. After decades of operation, his power was deeply rooted. In the past few days, Lu Jia said that he had never appeared in an illness. In fact, the entire Nanyue court was paralyzed. However, the Prime Minister's Office is still issuing decrees to deal with Nanyue affairs. It can be said that Lu Jia had undermined the Nanyue royal family in just a few days. This is why the Empress Dowager was so eager to get rid of Lu Jia.
The Prime Minister's Mansion was busy, and the Han delegation in the palace was discussing many matters about the return of South Vietnam to Han with King Zhao Xing of the South Vietnamese King and the Queen Mother.
"We can agree to the conditions of the angels, and even a few days later, I and the king followed the angels to Chang'an to see Your Majesty. However, Prime Minister Lu Jia had long been unjust, and I am afraid that as soon as the Ai family and the king left, the Nanyue would change his surname to Lu! And Lu Jia has always hated the Han Dynasty, and it is inevitable that Nanyue and the Han Dynasty will meet each other in war. The Ai family begs the angels to help us get rid of Lu Jia." Empress Dowager Yu almost agreed to the conditions of the Han mission, but also put forward the only requirement, that is, the Han envoys would help them get rid of Lu Jia.
"Mother, it might be inappropriate to kill the Prime Minister directly? Almost 90% of the soldiers in this royal capital will only obey the Prime Minister's orders! What if he fights to the death, what should we do?" Empress Dowager Yu was decisive in killing her, but Zhao Xing was hesitant and did not dare to attack Lu Jia at this time.
"What? Ninety percent of the troops in the royal capital are controlled by Lu Jia? How did your royal family make him develop so strong?" Before neither An Guo Shaoji nor Zhongjun spoke, Wei Chen, who had a bad temper and a straightforward temperament, spoke first.
"In fact, it is not difficult to kill Lu Jia. At that time, as long as Lu Jia enters the palace, the king will directly announce his surrender to the Han Dynasty. You will point out Lu Jia's unjust intention as an angel of the Han Dynasty. As long as we kill him on the spot, we will take the title of righteousness when Lu Jia dies. It is not too difficult to appease Lu Jia's subordinates." Empress Dowager Yu seemed to have already had a plan, thinking of using the Han envoy to kill Lu Jia directly, and then the overall situation has been decided to slowly suppress the unstable factors in the country.
The Queen Mother’s plan was not unfeasible. She also took advantage of the fact that the Nanyue royal family was in power, and induced Lu Jia to enter the palace alone, and then the Han envoy took action directly, which was the best of the times, places and people.
Young Master An Guo turned to look at the Zhongjun. From his personal standpoint, he was very willing to help the Queen Mother, but killing the prime minister of a kingdom is not a trivial matter. After all, he was just the deputy envoy of the mission this time, and the final decision was still in the hands of the Zhongjun.
After the Zhongjun and An Guo Shaoji looked at each other, they understood An Guo Shaoji's intentions. After a moment of thinking, the Zhongjun nodded slightly, which was considered to be acknowledging the proposal of Empress Dowager Hua.
"Yes, I agree to your request. Tomorrow you will lure Lu Jia into the palace. Deputy envoy Wei Chen will take off his head with his own hands." An Guo Shaoji nodded and said, looking at Wei Chen on the side, saying that he and the Zhongjun were not as good as Wei Chen if he wanted to kill people.
"No problem, killing an old man will not be too difficult." Wei Chen said carelessly. He was not a good man at all. He killed an elderly man so legitimately, and he was also the prime minister of a country. Wei Chen was still a little excited when he thought about it!
Just as the Empress Dowager Yu discussed with the Han delegation how to kill Lu Jia, a secret letter written on silk had been quietly sent out of the Nanyue Palace. Before the Han envoy walked out of the Nanyue Palace, the secret letter had already appeared in front of Lu Jia.
"Haha, this Han woman is still a little courageous. She actually wants to kill me. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Lu Jia gently put down the secret letter and said with a smile instead of anger. Then a series of orders were passed from the Prime Minister's Mansion to various places in Panyu. After Lu Jia finished all this, the eunuchs from the palace rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion and read out the will to let the Prime Minister enter the palace to meet the Han envoy tomorrow. But this time Lu Jia actually accepted the order happily and never shirked away any bad health.
Panyu City seemed particularly peaceful that night. There was no place for banquets or noise in the entire Panyu City, and the city was dark early. It seemed that the night was particularly long, so long that many people were looking forward to the dawn!
With the light of morning light, Panyu City quickly became lively, and it was more lively than ever. The Han Dynasty's missionary flirted with flags and set off from the inn to the Nanyue Palace, and the Prime Minister of South Vietnam, together with officials of all sizes of South Vietnam, also fought their own ceremonial wars towards the palace. The only difference was that the ceremonial wars of South Vietnam were all plain white banners, which seemed solemn and sad in the lively.
Outside the Nanyue Palace, Lu Jia walked out of the carriage, and the important officials of Nanyue who had arrived earlier came forward to salute and greet each other. At this time, the Han delegation had already entered the palace first, and were waiting for Lu Jia to attend court with Nanyue King Zhao Xing and Empress Dowager Hua.
"Brother, everything is arranged!" A general wearing armor was about fifty years old and whispered to Lu Jia. This person called Brother Lu Jia, who was Lu Jia's younger brother, the general who held the military power of South Vietnam.
"Okay, then you guys come in with me to meet the Han envoy." Lu Jia smiled in his face, but he didn't say it.
He moved forward directly, but got on the cloth behind him, and then several followers lifted the cloth up.
"Oh no, the Queen Mother! The Prime Minister led his troops to surround the palace. Now the Prime Minister has brought his men in." Lu Jia was about to arrive at the palace hall. At this time, Empress Dowager Hua's confidant found that the entire palace had been surrounded by Lu Jia's army. Although Lu Jia was in power in South Vietnam, the Yu family had been the Queen of Nanyue for more than ten years, and there were still some loyal people in the palace.
"Lu Jia's rebellious intention is settled. This palace is no longer safe. Doctor, please leave quickly. At this time, Lu Jia must have not noticed you, Doctor!" An Guo Shaoji quickly said to the Zhongjun when he entered South Vietnam. Only then did he realize how wise it was to replace the identity of Zhongjun and him.
After hearing this, the Junjun sighed, then stood up and took the scepter from An Guo Shaoji and said, "This envoy has failed. My great man only has the envoy who was beheaded, but there are no envoys who fled in panic."
The cruel officials and envoys of the Western Han Dynasty were the best in China's history. In this era, all envoys had the pride and backbone of the superior country of the Celestial Kingdom. These people were truly those who were not afraid of it. The army had long been enlightened to sacrifice their lives for the country, and this time was when he was willing to die generously.
"Doctor is confused! Lu Jia's rebellion is afraid that the news of the entire Nanyue Kingdom will be blocked. It doesn't matter if we die. The news here must be spread as soon as possible so that Your Majesty and the officials of the court will make arrangements for the Nanyue change early! This mission failed, and we can only save the situation as much as possible so as to save the situation to the greatest extent possible!" Young Master An Guo was extremely sober at this time of life and death. At this time, he tried his best to persuade the final army to leave.
"This..." Zhongjun hesitated a little. He was not afraid of death, but what An Guo Shaoji said also made sense, which made him hesitate for a while.
"Angel, please leave quickly. At this time, the target of Lu Jia and others must be on us. Only when you escape can you avenge us, and you will not let Nanyue fall into the hands of Lu Jia. Does the angel want to be the eternal sinner of the Han Dynasty?" Just as Zhongjun was hesitating, Empress Dowager Hua's words made Zhongjun tremble like a bolt from the blue.
The Jun Jun has a strong and integrity, and is not inferior to his talent. But he is still young after all, and a young man who can drink alcohol to relieve his sorrows and get drunk for the women in the singing hall. No matter how talented he is, his mind will definitely be lacking. However, the last words of the Queen Mother finally made the Jun Jun awaken. He can die, but he is valuable to die. At least he has to wait until the news of Lu Jia's rebellion is passed on before he dies!
"Take care!" Zhongjun was not an indecisive person after making a decision. He clasped his fists and said to everyone, then took a few people away quickly.
"My mother, let's run away!" Zhao Xing was so scared that he collapsed in his seat, and then he said with difficulty.
Empress Dowager Xu looked at Zhao Xing with some pity and helplessness, and then said, "We can't escape the king. If you want to hate you, hate your mother! It's me that the Han blood flows in you..." Empress Dowager Xu knew in her heart that Lu Jia might not be the king of rebellion, but she and Zhao Xing would definitely not survive. After killing her mother and son, Lu Jia would definitely support a prince born to a Yue woman as a puppet king.
"Haha, the Queen Mother is a smart person, and I like to talk to smart people." After a while, Lu Jia came with a large number of Nanyue courtiers and soldiers.
"Bold Lu Jia, you are just the Prime Minister of Nanyue. Are you really going to commit a rebellion? I advise you to stop your horse, otherwise when my cavalry of the Han Dynasty arrives, your Lu family will be blood flowing into a river." An Guo Shao Ji Yi scolded Lu Jia in a righteous manner. Although he knew that these were useless, he did not forget to maintain the majesty of the Han Dynasty before he died.
"Do you think I'm afraid?" Lu Jia asked with a smile, then laughed a few times.
"Now, the Han empress dowager Yu instigated my king to join the Han country, and wanted to abandon the people and flee with treasures. The Han envoy wanted to ambush the chief minister in the palace, and the Han army went south to enslave our Nanyue people. The chief minister could not bear the destruction of the foundation of the previous king, and could not bear the insult of the country to kill the Han envoy. However, the king and the queen mother died in the chaos!" Lu Jia sat on the cloth and spoke as if reading an edict. Although he had just a few words, he had fabricated a very perfect story, which also gave a reason to make the Nanyue people hate the Han Dynasty and hate the Queen Mother and Zhao Xing.
As soon as Lu Jia finished speaking, the soldiers behind him rushed into the hall like a tide. "I will kill a few of you, and today I will make you arrogant. After I die, you will come and bury me with me soon..." Wei Chen drew out his sword first, shouted and fought with the soldiers of South Vietnam.
Young Master An Guo and others were surrounded. At this time, he stood in front of Empress Dowager Hua, holding a sword in one hand and was about to fight for the final battle, but suddenly felt that his left hand was held by a tender crocodile. When he looked back, he happened to see Empress Dowager Hua smiled bitterly. Although he was a smirk, he was also relieved!
"I'm sorry! It's all my fault for being incompetent!" Young Master An Guo clenched Empress Dowager's hand and said softly. I don't know if this sentence is said today or twenty years ago!
"Everything has passed, and we will be together forever from now on!" Empress Dowager Yu shook her head gently, and after saying the last sentence, the two fell into a pool of blood together.
The Nanyue Palace quickly calmed down, but the entire Panyu City became tideous. Countless South Vietnamese soldiers checked the streets, and the entire Nanyue army began to be frequently mobilized. When all this happened, the city of Chang'an was still peaceful, but a strong wind blew by Yangshan Pass, hundreds of miles away from Panyu, blew up the banner embroidered with Chinese characters on the Guan Building...
Chapter completed!