Chapter 143 The loyal ministers are also afraid of rumors
When he heard the summons from King Qi, Pan Yue also had a look of shock and hesitation on his face.
However, Pan Yue quickly figured things out.
This is probably because of what happened in Weicang.
Before this Wei Cang, Chen Kuang was in charge.
Now that something happened in Weicang, the King of Qi will certainly find trouble with Chen Kuang.
Fortunately, I kept looking for trouble with Chen Kuang. I didn't want this trouble to come to my door.
Pan Yue held the letter Wang Sheng sent to Chen Kuang in his hands, and the smile on his face became even happier.
Wei Cang was defeated, and the king of Qi suffered his first defeat.
The impact here is huge.
It turned out that many of the clan kings wanted to serve King Qi.
King Fan Yang came first.
But after this battle, those clan kings who want to defect to King Qi probably have to think about it themselves.
Originally, they came to join King Qi as a risk, but now it seems that it is not just a simple risk, they are simply risking their lives!
As long as this person is not stupid, he will definitely not do such a thing that involves death.
No one is stupid.
Rather than being executed for rebellion, even becoming a captive prince like Cao Wei Zongwang would be better than dying directly.
It is better to die than live.
Not every sect king is arrogant.
Coming to King Qi as an undercover agent, it seems that my choice was correct.
If he followed King Qi, he might really be punished by the three clans.
"Go and tell the messenger that I will change my clothes and go to Yuzhou Mansion immediately."
"promise."
After changing into decent clothes, Pan Yue quickly headed towards Yuzhou Mansion.
In the study of King Qi in Yuzhou Prefecture, Pan Yue soon met King Qi.
Even though it took some time for the envoy to summon Pan Yue, the anger on Pan Yue's face still did not dissipate.
"Mr. Pan, how did you do with the things I assigned you?"
The so-called matter assigned to him was of course to investigate Chen Kuang.
But Chen Kuang was a loyal minister and kept himself clean. Even if Pan Yue picked bones from the eggs, he could not find any loopholes in him.
So these days, Pan Yue did not report the situation to King Qi, and there really was no place to punish Chen Kuang.
But it's different now.
Pan Yue bowed to King Qi, and then began to speak slowly: "The prefect is strict in his actions. Even if he really communicates with the outside world, I'm afraid we won't get the news."
King Qi naturally understood Chen Kuang's temperament.
"Chen Kuang is indeed very rigorous in his work, but..."
I originally wanted to find trouble with Chen Kuang from Pan Yue and suppress Chen Kuang, but now it seems that Pan Yue doesn't have much evidence against Chen Kuang!
I'm afraid I won't be able to find trouble for this.
pity!
anger!
This incident in Weicang must be related to Chen Kuang, but he still can't cause trouble to Chen Kuang.
This kind of depression in his heart really made King Qi feel uncomfortable all over.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates found no evidence that Chen Kuang colluded with the outside world in the past few days, but today, there was an additional gain."
reward?
Pan Yue was stunned for a moment, then his interest immediately rose and he asked: "What's the harvest?"
"Today, the city gate guard reported that someone from out of town came to visit relatives, but when asked who he was visiting relatives, he couldn't tell a word. This kind of person must be careful. Sure enough, after some interrogation, he found out
He is the envoy from Marquis Guangyuan to deliver a secret message."
Marquis Guangyuan?
Secret message?
These two words immediately made Sima Jiong's eyes light up.
"Speak to me carefully."
"promise."
King Qi's interest suddenly increased, which was naturally good news.
This shows that I am not creating momentum, but following the trend.
The King of Qi's opinion of Chen Kuang, the prefect of Yingchuan, was already too great.
Now there is no need to create momentum yourself, just follow the trend.
"After interrogating these details, we obtained their oral confessions and letters from Marquis Guangyuan. The confession letters are all here."
Pan Yue took out the letter and confession from his sleeves.
King Qi put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, his expression changing.
His face, which was originally like a black pot, would turn blue and red at one moment, pale at another, and livid again at the next.
It's like having a dye shop on your face.
"This Chen Kuang really deserves to die!"
Wang Sheng's letter to Chen Kuang was to ask the King of Qi, in addition to the lax defense of Wei Cang, what other places were laxly defended and could be attacked.
The eloquent words in it all praise the friendship between Chen Kuang and Marquis Guangyuan.
Of course, due to Wang Sheng's deliberate actions, in the letter, King Qi was even more belittled, and all kinds of curse words were used in turn.
"That mother's anger makes me angry!"
Huhuhuhu~
King Sima Ji of Qi breathed heavily before he stabilized himself so that he would not be angered to death.
"This Chen Kuang, when he was with me, all his words were beautiful, but in his letters to Marquis Guangyuan, they were all insults to me. He is really asking for glory behind the Lord, asking for glory behind the Lord!"
Wang Sheng said the curse words in this letter in this tone: No matter how bad the King of Qi is, he is still the king of the Jin Dynasty, how can he be called a dog with a broken spine? How can the Princess of Qi be so arrogant in her heart when she has a little reputation for virtue?
What about insult?....
With words like these, it seemed that Wang Sheng was scolding King Qi, but from Sima Jiong's perspective, it was clearly Chen Kuang who was scolding him.
Moreover, even the opposite Marquis Guangyuan couldn't stand the scolding, which shows how vulgar Chen Kuang's curse words were.
If King Qi is not angry at this time, he will be a clay figure.
"Come here, call Chen Kuang, the governor of Yingchuan. I have something to ask him."
"Your Majesty, please wait."
When King Qi is angry, this is the best time to operate.
"Pan Gong, there is no need to stop me. This Chen Kuang is doing one thing on the surface but another behind his back. He is extremely hateful. He is extremely hateful. If I can spare him at this time, how will the world view me? Besides, what happened in Weicang
, has already caused morale to be low, and now is the time for someone to come out and pay homage to the flag."
King Qi already had murderous intentions towards Chen Kuang.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. No matter how bad Chen Kuang is, or if he annoys your Majesty, he is also an official of the imperial court, not an ordinary person, and Chen Kuang is from a wealthy family in Yingchuan. If your Majesty dares to kill Chen Kuang today, the Chen family in Yingchuan will
Then no one will listen to the king's words, and other aristocratic families, such as the Xun family of Yingchuan, may also feel sad in their hearts. It is unwise for the king to take action against Chen Kuang at this time. According to my opinion, the current situation should be to appease.
First of all, if it is a serious matter in the army, just let Chen Kuang stop interfering in it. If the king doesn't give Chen Kuang anything to do, he will naturally have no information to give to Marquis Guangyuan."
At first glance, Pan Yue's words seemed to be addressed to Chen Kuang, but now if there is an outsider, I am afraid that he can immediately hear the provocation in Pan Yue's words.
pity...
The current King of Qi, Sima Jiong, was very angry. How could he hear the provocation in Pan Yue's words?
"This Chen Kuang is clearly rebelling against me, but I still can't attack him? According to Pan Gong's wishes, Chen Kuang is very powerful in Yingchuan. Even if he betrays me, I will let him go? Even if he doesn't give Chen Kuang anything to do,
But as the prefect of Yingchuan, he can provide too many conveniences to Marquis Guangyuan. This is not something he can do without me not letting him do it. Moreover, if Chen Kuang betrays me today, if I don't
How to deal with him? Tomorrow there will be ten and a hundred Chen Kuang. At that time, will I kill him or not? Humph! If my king does not kill this Chen Kuang today, all my years will have been in vain.
"
When King Qi spoke, he became more and more excited. His face was as red as a Guan Gong, and his face was really red and his neck was thick.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Pan Yue knelt directly in front of King Qi.
"We are facing a powerful enemy. If the king really executes Chen Kuang, Yingchuan will inevitably be in chaos. The current plan is to stabilize the generals, choose to withdraw, or make a quick decision. This is the way to solve the problem. Kill Chen Kuang."
Kuang, for the king, it can only relieve his personal anger for a while, but for the overall situation, the death of Chen Kuang will not solve anything at all, but will make things worse."
"I know Mr. Pan is devoted to me as the king, but now I have made my mind up. Even if the sky falls, Chen Kuang will die today!"
The murderous intention in King Qi's heart was getting stronger and stronger because of Pan Yue's words, as if adding fuel to the fire.
At this time, it seemed that if Chen Kuang was not killed, he would no longer be a human being.
"Your Majesty, calm down and put the overall situation first!"
Pan Yue quickly saluted Sima Ji and spoke sincerely, tears streaming down his face.
"Pan Gong...that's all."
At this time, Sima Jiong also knew that it was useless to talk to Pan Yue anymore.
In the eyes of King Qi, people like Pan Yue were loyal ministers, but they were pedantic.
Scholars all over the world basically have this problem. Once they determine the direction, they really can't pull it back.
Now Sima Jiong was angry and had no intention of convincing Pan Yue.
What he wants most now is to kill people.
"I will go to see Chen Kuang in person."
Originally, if Chen Kuang was summoned, he could cover it up, and there would be room for change.
But now King Qi has no intention of covering up anything, and he doesn't want any room for turning around.
He led his troops directly outside Chen's mansion.
........
In the Chen Mansion in Yingchuan.
Chen Kuang frowned, not optimistic about the current situation.
The news of the great destruction of Weicang is now known to everyone, and the disturbing news has caused a storm in the city.
Not only was the morale of the soldiers low, but the confidence of King Qi among the aristocratic families also dropped a notch.
This is even more true for ordinary people.
The world is not peaceful!
There is great chaos in Yuzhou, and now the whole city is filled with rioters.
The king of Qi gathered the mob to cause trouble. Although he had people, it was difficult to deal with these mobs.
Recently, there have been many murder cases in Xuchang City, and countless women from good families have been insulted by the rioters.
But King Qi didn't care.
If things go on like this, the confidence in King Qi among the family may be completely gone.
By that time, no matter how many people King Qi has under his command, it will have no effect at all.
and...
The King of Qi may not be able to command these rebellious people.
The leaders of the rebels are naturally members of the King of Qi, but these rebels have no discipline at all, and those leaders may not be able to instigate action.
Alas~
Thinking of this, Chen Kuang sighed deeply again.
"Oh no, there are officers and soldiers surrounding the house outside!"
Suddenly there was a chaotic sound in the house.
Officials and soldiers besieging the mansion?
Chen Kuang snorted coldly and stood up directly.
"I want to see who is so bold and dares to surround my house, Chen Kuang."
After throwing away all his thoughts, Chen Kuang slowly walked out of the study.
On the way from the study to the door of the mansion, Chen Kuang kept thinking.
He is not trusted by King Qi now, but maybe he can regain King Qi's trust because of the matter at hand.
I have written letters many times before, stating the harm caused by refugees, but the King of Qi did not listen. Is it okay now?
If even I, the Chen family in Yingchuan, dare to surround my house, then in Xuchang city, wouldn’t it be possible for the refugees from ordinary people’s homes to come and go freely?
How many innocent girls have been humiliated?
How many people’s lives are at risk?
After today, King Qi should have seen clearly!
However, when Chen Kuang left the house, these thoughts of his were already forgotten.
the reason is simple.
Chen Kuang originally believed that the officers and soldiers surrounding the mansion were refugees.
However, reality told him that this was not the case.
Because the person standing in front of him was King Qi.
King Qi surrounded his mansion?
Chen Kuang's mind couldn't turn around for a while.
Are you about to go on an expedition? Do you want to visit me before the expedition?
but...
Weicang was defeated yesterday, but we are going to send troops today?
There was not even a moment of preparation time, so this was probably not the case.
Moreover, this posture does not seem like a visit.
besides...
What other reason made King Zhao come here in person?
Even if something happens, you only need to send someone to summon you, so why come in person?
Although Chen Kuang has many ideas now, etiquette still needs to be practiced.
He immediately saluted King Zhao.
"Your Majesty, the king is mobilizing troops like this, but there is something important?"
Sima Jiu, the king of Qi, snorted coldly and said: "I am here today, the prefect doesn't know why I am here?"
Chen Kuang shook his head with a confused look on his face.
He really doesn't know.
play!
Act for me!
Chen Kuang's confused expression made King Qi even more angry.
If you admit it now, I may be lenient to your punishment, but if you persist in your stubbornness, then I don’t blame you!
"Your Majesty, you really don't know?"
"You colluded with Marquis Guangyuan and revealed that Weicang's defense was lax, which was why Marquis Guangyuan unexpectedly attacked Weicang. Can you admit this?"
After many years of friendship, Qi King Sima Jiong decided to give Chen Kuang a chance.
If Chen Kuang admits it now...
I will spare your life.
However, Chen Kuang would definitely not follow King Qi's wishes.
"Why did your Majesty say this? Who is slandering your Majesty? Chen Kuangxing is upright, sitting up straight, and serving your Majesty wholeheartedly. How can he have two intentions? He had an affair with the Marquis of Guangyuan and leaked the information about Weicang's defense. This is unprecedented."
hehe.
King Qi sneered.
"Prefect, you have let me down."
With that said, King Qi directly threw the letter Pan Yue gave him in front of Chen Kuang.
"Take a good look at the letter from Marquis Guangyuan to you."
"This is a stratagem to create discord. Your Majesty cannot be trusted."
Chen Kuang didn't look at the letter on the ground. His face showed grievance, injustice and anger.
"You knew the contents of the letter without even reading it? And you said you had nothing to do with it?"
"I?"
Chen Kuang was breathing rapidly and didn't know how to explain it for a while.
"It's Pan Yue. It must be Pan Yue who set up the trap? This Pan Yue is the one who has an affair with the Marquis of Guangyuan. Your Majesty, this Pan Yue is the one who is loyal to me. The sky is clear and the emperor, emperor and queen will learn from it."
"Come here, capture Chen Kuang and throw him into Xuchang Prison."
pity...
Chapter completed!