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King Liuyang frowned slightly, now showing the traces of time.

After thinking for a while, he said, "We will make plans after evening. The military advisor predicts that the regent will invite us into the city in the name of paying homage to the Queen Mother. We might as well turn from passive to active and ask to pay homage to the Queen Mother, so that they can't figure it out and get into chaos. .”

"Father, if we enter the city, we will be catching turtles in a jar." The second son looked at his father in confusion.

The corners of King Liuyang's mouth twitched. There is no one who can compare himself to a bastard.

After a while, he said, "Leave one of you two outside. We're afraid they won't do anything to us. If you are detained or persecuted, the people outside will attack the city in the name of 'killing the traitor and rescuing father and brother'." .”

"Father, please let your son stay outside to estrange the queen." The second son volunteered.

The word "Quanhou" made King Liuyang's heart skip a beat. He is somewhat superstitious. If he cuts off his wife, wouldn't it mean that he will have no descendants?

But if he were asked to rush to Zijingguan to assist the emperor, he couldn't do it.

In King Liuyang's mind, it was best for his eldest son to stay outside.

After all, the eldest son has been in poor health and has a poor image since he was a child. His personality is usually kind and gentle, making him feel less threatened and less likely to make some desperate and risky moves. It's not like his second son inherited his ruthlessness.

But last night's dream made him have a grudge, "Okay. Just stay in the north. But -"

He looked at his second son meaningfully, "This is your choice, and you have to bear the heavy responsibility left behind."

The second son raised his eyebrows with joy, straightened his chest and said, "No problem. Father, leave it to me."

The eldest son was well aware of his father's subconscious suspicion. In order to avoid suspicion, he naturally followed his father's arrangements in everything and said nothing.

At this time, King Liuyang felt that his eldest son was more stable and thoughtful, while his second son was rough and frivolous and might not be able to bear the big responsibility.

He picked up the other two tips from the tray and rubbed them.

"Father, why don't you open them all and take a look?" The second son asked proactively with bright eyes.

Although he was tied up and his hands were tied behind his back, his father was obviously leaning toward him at this time, and his words were obviously filled with excitement and curiosity.

King Liuyang took a deep breath, put down his kit, and controlled his curiosity.

Based on the military advisor's previous magical experience, he was somewhat in awe of the warning in the military advisor's letter.

After ordering his second son to call his two cronies in, King Liuyang told his cronies, "Be careful not to strike too hard. Okay, drag them two outside the tent."

The eldest son was stunned for a moment, then his mind turned and he understood his father's intention.

The second son was also stunned. Why did his old father say that? Was he going to be beaten?

After the two were dragged out of the tent, King Liuyang ordered his subordinates to gather the people together and solemnly announced:

"Family has family laws, and the army has military regulations. County Duke Li Beixiang has no military discipline and does not respect the law. He actively provokes the prince and provokes a fight. He is punished with sixty lashes according to military law;

As the eldest son of the late emperor, Li Beizhi should have set an example for the entire army, but he neglected training and had mediocre martial arts. He could neither stop his brother nor prevent everyone from fighting. He allowed the situation to get out of control and was punished with forty lashes according to military law.

I hope they will take this as a warning and not do it again. The battle is about to begin, and the two men first receive half of the penalty. The remaining half will be made up on another day.

From now on, we must strictly enforce military discipline and unite military morale. If there are any more internal fights, no matter who they are, once verified, they will be dealt with according to military law and will not be tolerated. Do you understand everything? "

King Liuyang's words made the whole army awe-inspiring. They realized the strictness and decisiveness of King Liuyang's orders and prohibitions. They immediately responded loudly and loudly in unison: "I understand!" The crisp sound of the whip sounded, and the two of them seemed to be very patient. There was almost no shouting, but Li Beizhi was humming, and Li Beixiang would occasionally scream a few times.

After a while, both of their clothes were dyed red.

Only then did Li Beixiang understand what his father meant when he ordered his cronies to be gentle. The sound of the whip sounded, and he was indeed beaten to pieces, but in fact there were no serious injuries, which did not affect his movement.

But in order to perform this scene, he had to pretend to be in severe pain, but at the same time endure the burden.

Li Beizhi guessed his father's intention and used his strength to achieve multiple goals.

By giving him and his brother fifty boards each, it shows that he is clear about rewards and punishments and shows no favoritism. It can not only take this opportunity to rectify and strengthen military discipline, but also calm the separation and opposition among people caused by strange dreams.

At the same time, after dawn, if the regent invites him to the city to pay homage to the Queen Mother, he can legitimately leave his brother to rest in the military camp, and then he can take the opportunity to attack the city without his father and brother returning.

My father will definitely not go to Zijingguan.

But Li Beizhi had an ominous premonition.

Putting aside the rumors, auspicious signs such as the auspicious signs descending from the sky at Cining Palace and the Empress Dowager being buried with cranes flying together.

Judging from the fact that the two major forces, King Wei and King Xi, were killed within three days, and Prime Minister Chen was quickly identified as a treacherous minister, the Holy Emperor was completely surrounded by treacherous ministers, and the people around him may have reached the point where they could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.

However, the Holy Spirit was able to quickly defeat each enemy, break through the encirclement, and win successive victories. It shows that the Holy Sage's personal strength and ability to recognize and employ people are both outstanding. There are definitely many people who follow and support the Holy Sage, and they are not mediocre and incompetent people.

The most important thing is that Heaven is not on their side.

Neither they nor their father are the chosen ones. Today’s Holy One is the one. Whenever they attempt rebellion, they will definitely end up with the same fate as King Pingxi, who will be eradicated and killed.

He made a decision immediately.

While applying medicine in the tent, he asked his confidants to arrange everything after he left. At the same time, he secretly sent someone back to the fiefdom to escort his concubine and maidservant who had just been discovered to be pregnant, leaving his own bloodline in the world.

However, all of this was under the supervision of his second son.

The people who were sent back to the fiefdom were quickly captured by the second son. They preferred to die to keep the secret and were silenced. But the second son guessed his brother's intention and had already sent other troops back to the fiefdom to secretly kill the eldest son's wives, concubines and heirs.

All this is under the secret monitoring of King Liuyang. This made his mentality towards his eldest son more and more complicated.

Although the eldest son's behavior was humane, this method of finding a way out for himself just irritated King Liuyang's sensitive nerves.

Because after King Liuyang calmed down, he also thought about it again and again with the tips in hand. He also thought of everything the eldest son could think of, and he had doubts about the possibility of a successful rebellion.

But he couldn't let go of his obsession with rebellion. He couldn't give up. He couldn't swallow the feeling of losing to the late emperor since childhood. He couldn't control his desire for the supreme power of the throne.

In such a weird atmosphere, it didn't take long for the sky to light up.

According to reports from close confidants, the Regent sent people to deliver letters and talismans, and specially welcomed King Liuyang, his son, and other princes who came from afar and were escorted by King Qin to the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother and reminisce about the past to express condolences.

After the regent ordered the envoy to leave, he couldn't wait to open the purple bag left by the military advisor.