Chapter 583: The Rebellion of Hua and Xiang (4)

In the twenty-first year of Lu Zhaogong (BC521), half a year has passed since the great turmoil in the Song Kingdom. During this period, exiles such as Gongzicheng and Gongsun Ji were recalled, and the public office and various families were actively involved in the post-war reconstruction. This workload was originally enormous, but with the joint efforts of the Song people, the ruins of the former battlefield were quickly rebuilt into a new area.

Just as the Song Kingdom was restored to its former tranquility and prosperity, and people gradually forgot about that painful experience, an even greater rebellion suddenly broke out!

The cause of the incident stemmed from Fahrenheit's infighting. As mentioned earlier, among the three sons of the great Sima Hua Feisui, his favorite youngest son, Hua Deng, fled to Wu because he participated in the rebellion. His second son, Hua Duo, as the imperial warrior of the Song and Yuan Dynasty, won the favor of the monarch; The eldest son, Hua Hui, is the successor of the eldest Sima.

Hua Xiang looks down on his brother's servile habits; Hua Duo was deeply favored by Song Yuangong and was jealous of Hua Yuan's status. The two brothers have been at odds for a long time, and Hua Duo can't help but want to frame his brother and seize the position of heir.

After Walden fled, Hua Fei became ill, and Hua Fei knew that his father was heartbroken Walden, so he asked around for news of his brother. Later, a Zheng merchant who traveled back and forth between Wu and Song brought him a letter from Walden, in which he sincerely apologized for the trouble he had caused his father and said that he was all right.

Soon Hua Xiang received another private letter, in which Hua Deng spared no effort to curse Song Yuangong; He also reminded Hua that Song Yuangong had already regarded Hua as a thorn in his side, and that attacking Hua Hai was only part of his vicious plan, and that he would completely eliminate Hua when the time came; He hoped that Hua Hui would serve as an internal response to the exiled forces, overthrow the tyrant's rule in one fell swoop, and restore Hua's former glory and status in the Song Kingdom.

The letter was later spied on by Hua Duo, and the villain was so happy that he almost went crazy, and he hid the letter in his boots and ran all the way to the palace to send his eldest brother to Song Yuan. In fact, the letter was only a one-sided statement by Walden, and there was no evidence that Walden agreed with him; But this did not prevent Hua Duo from imaginatively fabricating Hua Hui's "reply", as if he had already seen the reply.

Song Yuangong was originally a person with a very serious suspicion, and he could interpret what others thought was very common as bad for himself, let alone such things. Hua Duo waited for Song Yuangong to get angry with joy, but to his surprise, Song Yuangong behaved calmly this time, as if it was not worth making a fuss at all.

Hua Duo was unwilling, and he still spared no effort to collect Hua Hui's "criminal evidence"; When they can't collect it, they use it to fabricate, and sometimes they encourage others to commit perjury.

Under the repeated false accusations of many bureaucrats in China, Song Yuangong finally couldn't bear it. Only then did he tell Hua Duo that he didn't believe in such a thing, but he realized that Da Sima had lost a son for him, and he didn't want to force him to expel Hua Hui again. And life and death are fate, let God decide your own life and death!

Hua Duo replied to him that if the monarch cherished Sima, it would be better to give up Sheji and go into exile in another country; Since it is necessary to escape death, it is worth running no matter how far it is; But what about the doctors and soldiers who fought for the monarch? Is the result of their devotion to the office being forced into exile?

Song Yuangong was frightened, he asked one of his personal eunuchs to invite Hua Feisui's personal eunuch Yi to drink, and during the banquet, the palace eunuch revealed the news that Song Yuangong was preparing to expel Hua Hui to Yi Yuangong. After returning to the courtier, he reported to the Great Sima that the monarch had received reliable information that Hua Hui was going to accept the exiles and help Hua Deng expel the Duke of Song and Yuan.

Hua Fei then looked up to the sky and sighed: "Who made up this lie? It must be a multi-bureaucracy! I have such a wicked seed of slander, but I cannot kill it, and I am old and not dead; Now that the monarch has issued an order, what can I do? It seems that there is only the expulsion of Hua Hui! ”

Hua Fei then rushed to the palace and conspired with Song Yuangong to expel Hua Fei in detail. In the end, the two decided to drive Hua Hui away when he followed Hua Duo to Meng Zhu to hunt.

Hua Fei then returned home and announced to his sons that he would lead them on a hunt and asked them to get ready, and everyone was excited. After a few days, Song Yuangong gave Hua Cheng a banquet alone, and he rewarded Hua Cheng with very valuable property, and also gave a lot of rewards to his entourage. A few days later, Hua Fei did the same thing to Hua Hui again.

Hua Yuan's personal guard, Zhang Kuo, became suspicious, so he said: "The monarch and Sima are very abnormal in their behavior towards the master, and there must be a reason for this!" It is common for people to punish the innocent only to make amends for their inner turmoil! ”

Hua Cheng didn't dare to ask his father, but he heard that Yi had recently been to the palace alone, and he came back drunk, and he seemed to know some ulterior secret.

Zhang Kuang used the excuse of having important matters to discuss and tricked Yi officials out of the house. The two came to a remote corner where no one was around, and Hua Wei, wearing a black cloak, suddenly appeared in front of Yi Yuan. He pulled out his sword and put it against Yi Yuan's neck, and asked him what he was doing in the palace, who he drank with, and what happened during the banquet. Yi was so frightened that he stammered and told the two of them everything.

Hua Cheng let Yi Yi go, and both of them were extremely angry. Zhang Kuo proposed to kill Hua Duo, and Hua Wei said: "Sima is old, and he can no longer bear the pain of losing his son." Walden has already made him very sad, isn't it even more excessive for me to kill my own brother again? Let's follow the Master's wishes and flee. ”

Zhang Kuo was unwilling, he said that there is no law in the world where innocent people are framed by villains and are not allowed to resist, if evil can overwhelm justice, then we will use more evil to overwhelm Hua Duo.

But Hua Xian's attitude was very resolute, and Zhang Kuo had no choice but to agree. Hua Wei immediately went to see his father, saying that he already knew the inside story, and said that he would not cause turmoil, but was willing to go into exile voluntarily.

The father and son couldn't help but cry with their heads in their arms, and Hua Fei stopped his grief and announced the date of exile to him.

On the 14th of May, when the day of departure came, Hua Cheng went to Sima's Mansion with a few followers to prepare to bid farewell to his father.

On the way, they happened to meet Hua Duo, carrying Hua Fei to the court. With a sad look on his face and tears in his eyes, Hua Duo stretched out his hand to greet his son. Hua Duo looked like a villain, he pursed his lips and squinted his eyes, looking at Hua Wei with disdain, like picking a slave in the market.

Zhang Kuo was so angry that he drew his sword and jumped out of the car to attack Hua Duo. His sudden move sent a signal to his companions, and as a result, several people, including Hua Xiang, instantly had a chain reaction, and as if they had made an appointment in advance, they pulled out their weapons together and rushed towards Hua Duo.

Zhang Kuang stabbed the first sword, Hua Duo was stabbed in the hand while defending, he immediately jumped out of the car and fled behind; Utarin hooked him by the shoulders and pulled him to the ground; Zheng Pian stabbed him in the thigh, depriving him of the ability to escape; Hua Xiang pounced and stabbed with a sword, killing the greedy and shameless brother.