Chapter 368: Assassination of Liu Bang (IV)

Xiahou Ying's roar immediately alarmed the imperial guards outside the hall. In an instant, hundreds of imperial guards were already rushing in like a tide of bright swords. The hall was suddenly in chaos. The two assassins pulled the crossbow machine one after another, but the two shots that Lu Tai shot blocked it with his body.

"Father?!"

"Brother?!"

Sitting at the head of Lu Ze, Lu Shizhi screamed in surprise, jumped up and rushed towards the two assassins, especially Lu Tai. He was extremely fast and grabbed one of the assassins in two steps. The assassin had to abandon the crossbow and took a pair of short swords from his wrist guard to kill Lu Tai. The other assassin took the opportunity to bypass Lu Ze and pounced on Liu Bang again.

Xiahou Ying was very anxious. While blocking Liu Bang, he turned his head and shouted: "Liu Bian? Liu Bian!"

Xiahou Ying had to protect Liu Bang and could not hide, so he could only ask for help from Liu Bian at the corner of the hall.

Liu Bian had already discovered the abnormality in the hall. He wanted to come to rescue but was entangled by the swordsman. After two more rounds, Liu Bian was finally furious and was hit by a sword in his right chest and finally cut his opponent into two pieces. When he turned around, he saw that Liu Bang had fallen to the ground. Although Xiahou Ying tried his best to wield the sword, he was still hit by several arrows.

The crossbow arrows in the assassin's hand seemed endless, but they could fire again with one rush forward and back. The imperial guards who swarmed into the hall were still dozens of steps away. They were eager to rescue Liu Bang. Liu Bian couldn't help but be anxious and ran forward a few steps and threw the sword in his hand out.

With the harsh sound of breaking through the air, the sword flew rapidly for more than ten steps and accurately pierced the assassin's neck.

The assassin was extremely fierce. He was not dead even after being pierced on his neck. He shot two poisonous arrows at Liu Bang, but unfortunately, Xiahou Ying blocked it with his body. At this time, the poisonous energy on Xiahou Ying's body had already occurred, and he couldn't even hold the sword. He only blocked Liu Bang with his body under the instinct drive.

All this is slow, but it is actually just a moment. When Liu Bang calmed down, Liu Bi had already protected him, and the incoming guards had already protected him on three layers inside and three layers outside. Even if there were ten or eight assassins at this time, they would definitely not be able to get close to him, and they could not help but feel calm.

The situation in the hall was quickly controlled. The servants and servants who were waiting outside the hall were surrounded by the imperial guards. Several female officials wanted to escape because they were panic. As a result, the imperial guards shot arrows without saying that, and shot these female officials who were trying to escape into hedgehogs on the spot.

"Imperial Doctor, please pass on the Imperial Doctor!" An extremely anxious voice sounded in the crowd, but Liu Bang found Xiahou Ying and Lu Ze who were twitching on the ground. If it weren't for Lu Ze, Xiahou Ying, who had been stolen and sacrificed himself to save him, then it would be Liu Bang who would fall to the hall and twitch. At this moment, Liu Bang was indeed a little moved.

"Aze!" Liu Bang pushed away the imperial guards that were facing a great enemy, walked to Lu Ze and squatted down.

"King." Lu Ze's limbs began to twitch, blood bubbles began to overflow the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were a little distracted, but his whole mind was still extremely clear. He smiled at Liu Bang and said in a low voice, "Do you still remember the poisonous oath that Chen and Shi Zhi made in front of his father when the army was launched in Pei* County?"

Liu Bang couldn't help but feel a little trembling, and scenes of the past suddenly came to his eyes.

More than 30 years ago, Lu Zhi was still a beauty like a flower. Lu Gong, who had just moved to Pei* County, not only married his daughter, who was a vain, but later took out all his property to recruit soldiers and horses for him. He also asked Lu Tai and Lu Shizhi brothers to make a poisonous oath in front of him, and to be loyal to him forever and never betray him.

"King, I did it!" Lv Ze smiled slightly and gasped, "But I have something to ask for, I have something to do for my Lu family, and even for the national affairs of the Han Dynasty. The king must agree no matter what."

Liu Bang looked tragic. What else can I picky about when a minister can do this as Lu Ze?

Liu Bang also moved his feelings, held the bloody hand that Lu Ze stretched out, and said, "Aze, you say, I'm listening."

Lv Ze held Liu Bang's hand and said with difficulty: "King, the prince Ruyi is arrogant and unruly, and is not a monarch. If he succeeds to the throne, our great Han Dynasty may not be long-lasting. Only the prince Heng is determined and humble and kind, and can inherit the great throne. I hope the king can abandon his personal likes and dislikes, plan for the great Han Dynasty, and appoint his great son Heng as the crown prince."

Liu Bang's face changed slightly when he heard this. He never expected that Lu Ze would say this.

However, Liu Bang could also guess that due to Lu Zhi's relationship, the Lu family and Qi's family had become powerful. After Liu Bang's death, if Liu Ruyi succeeded to the throne, Concubine Qi would never let the Lu family go. There would inevitably be an internal strife in the Han Dynasty, so Lu Ze said that the establishment of Prince Heng as the crown prince was not only for the Lu family, but also for the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang wanted to refuse, but when he thought of Lu Ze's love for sacrificing himself to save him, he could not speak out.

I don’t know when Xiao He, Zhou Bo and Bai Mo also squeezed into Liu Bang and said in unison: “The king, the ministers and others all think that what Lu Gong said is reasonable and for the national affairs of the Han Dynasty, they should make Prince Heng the crown prince.”

Seeing that Liu Bang was still hesitating, Lu Ze struggled and said, "King, are you trying to make me die with my eyes open?"

Liu Bang sighed long ago, Liu Heng was his son, and Lu Ze was about to die, so why not make Liu Heng the crown prince first. As for the future, let’s talk about the future, and immediately said loudly: “Okay, I will solemnly promise to make Liu Heng the crown prince in front of everyone today, and then the ceremony will be officially honored when the court is on the first day of the lunar calendar!”

Then Lu Ze breathed a long sigh and turned his head and shouted, "Tai'er, Tai'er..."

"Father, my child is here." Lu Tai rolled and crawled in front of Lu Ze, and then tightly held Lu Ze's bloody hand.

Lü Ze held Lu Tai's hand powerlessly and whispered: "Tai'er, now you have made a poisonous oath in front of your father. My Lu family has been loyal to the great Han Dynasty for generations. No matter what happens in the future, I, Lu family, will never...rebel against the Han Dynasty!"

"Father!" Lu Tai was tragic when he heard this, but he raised his right hand and cried, "I am here to make a vow. My Lu family has been loyal to the Han Dynasty for generations. No matter what happens in the future, even if it is a knife and axe, I, Lu family, will never rebel against the Han Dynasty. If I violate this vow, I, Lu Tai, will not be able to die, and I, cannot be buried in the ancestral grave, and I, Lu family, will even lose my son and grandson!"

Liu Bang was slightly moved, Lu Tai was an extremely vicious poisonous oath.

Bai Mo sighed in his heart, thinking that Lü Ze is a hero of a generation. He is not only capable and vision, but also has extraordinary wisdom. If it weren't for the brother of Queen Lu Zhi and the wife of the king, he would have been abdicated and made a prince who would have been no less than the king, the king of Qi or the king of Chu.

After Lu Tai made a poisonous oath, Lu Ze finally took his last breath.

Liu Bang closed Lu Ze's eyes gently and looked up again. However, Lu Zhi had already disappeared from the hall. Only Lu Xu knelt down beside Lu Ze, crying with the rain, and cried while complaining: "Brother, it was all the little sister who harmed you, it was all the little sister who harmed you, wuwu..."

Liu Bang waved his hand in disgust and said, "Catch her."

Liu Bang knew that Lu Xu was just bewitched by Lu Zhi, and at most he was an accomplice. However, if such a big thing happened today, Lu Xu could not escape any connection. Although she was Fan Kuai's widow, she could not be exempted from the responsibility.

Liu Bi waved his hand and the Imperial Guards rushed forward like a tiger and wolf, and captured Lu Xu.

Lu Xu was arrested, but Lu Tai did not respond at all. Lu Shizhi and Lu Chan's brothers had not yet come back to their senses from the huge change just now. Only Fan Kuai's only son Fan Kang was still yelling there, trying to rush forward to save his mother, but was held down by two imperial guards.

Liu Bang was still angry. Although Lu Ze was loyal, Lu Tai would not have any unfair intentions, but Lu Zhi was really hateful. If she hadn't deliberately murdered Ji Qi and Ruyi, how could she have caused this incident today? When Liu Bang was about to ask Liu Bi to take people to Changle Palace to arrest Lu Zhi, a servant suddenly ran into the hall in a hurry and shouted: "No, Changle Palace has caught fire..."

There was a fire in Changle Palace? Liu Bang felt a stern when he heard this. Lu Zhi was so cruel that he knew that he could not escape the disaster. He actually raised the fire.

Lu Tai looked even more sad. Today, it was an unprecedented catastrophe for the Lu family. Not only did his father die as a pillar, but his aunt is now also a slaughter. In the future, the entire Lu family will be supported by him. Moreover, Lu Tai did not know how the king would treat the entire Lu family after this case.

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Two days later, the detailed inside story of the Weiyang Palace assassination was finally passed back to Zhiling.

"What a pity, what a pity." Xiang Zhuang sighed, "I sacrificed a commander, two elite dead soldiers, but in the end I was unable to kill Liu Bang. Liu Bang is really lucky and lifeless."

Wu Shedao: "However, it is good to be able to kill Lu Ze and Xiahou Ying."

Xiang Tuo said: "It's a pity that we can't send too many dead soldiers into the palace, otherwise Liu Bang's old man would be dead!"

Xiang said, "Lu Ze, I am really loyal to Liu Bang. It doesn't matter if he dies, but he actually resolves the dispute between Liu and Lu. What a pity, it's such a pity."

"It's not a pity." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "I just cut off one of Liu Bang's most powerful arms and killed one of his generals. Liu Bang wanted to find a Sanchuan County Magistrate like Lu Ze who was both capable and reassured, but it would not be so easy."

Bailixian shook the feather fan and continued, "What's more, the subsequent impact of the Weiyang Palace assassination case has just begun. Now that Lu Ze is dead, Lu Tai is young, if nothing unexpected happens, Liu Bang will definitely take the opportunity to differentiate the power of the Lu family. In other words, Liu Bang is still busy, and he may not care about the chaos in Kanto in a short period of time."

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Chapter completed!