The king's own brother violated military discipline, and his life was hung by a thread. Whether to kill or not to kill, there were other mysteries…

This happened during the Warring States Period. There was a country that was invaded by neighboring countries, and the army was repeatedly defeated. The old king had no choice but to use Liu Quan. Liu Quan had just turned 26 and served as a "centurion" in the army. After several battles, only his team was well-trained, advanced and retreated properly, and achieved some partial victories.

On that day, the old king personally summoned Liu Quan. During the conversation, the old king was surprised to find that this young man was full of military books, both civil and military skills, and was talented enough to take on important responsibilities. At this eventful time, there was no room for hesitation. The old king immediately decided to make an exception and hired Liu Quan as the grand marshal of the three armies.

In order to establish Liu Quan's prestige, the old king personally led the soldiers to build a marshal platform in the east of the city, held a grand marshal ceremony, and awarded the Grand Marshal seal and the Shangfang sword that could be cut first and then played.

Tomorrow morning, Liu Quan will lead 200,000 men on an expedition. That afternoon, the old king summoned Liu Quan again.

Liu Quan came to the palace, clasped his fists with both hands, and only saluted: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to keep the armor on my body, I can't salute it all!"

The old king ordered a seat, and Liu Quan sat down and said, "I don't know if Your Majesty Xuan Mo will come and give any advice."

The old king said, "I have decided to let my younger brother Han Cheng go on the expedition with you. He will serve as your deputy marshal."

Liu Quan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but feel cold all over: The king is still worried about him, no wonder, these 200,000 people are the last family in the country, and now they are all under the command of a foreign surname, can they not worry?

Seeing that Liu Quan was silent, the old king said, "When Han Cheng enters the army, he must follow the rules of the army. Although he is the crown prince and the future king, in the army, the deputy marshal is the deputy marshal, and everything is up to you."

According to the laws of this country, the throne is passed down from brother to son. Hancheng is the only real brother of the old king, so after a hundred years of the old king, Hancheng will be the king.

Since the old king had already made up his mind, Liu Quan certainly did not want to say anything more. He said, "Alright then, I will personally inform your brother." As soon as the morning arrives tomorrow, all the soldiers will gather in the east of the city.

The old king said, "No need, your military affairs are complicated, so go ahead and do your work. I will inform you personally in Hancheng."

After Liu Quan said goodbye, the old king ordered his chamberlain to come to Hancheng. By this time the sky was already dark, and the old king ordered a banquet to be held, and he withdrew the crowd. While drinking, he had a secret conversation with Hancheng.

The old king asked straight to the point: "Brother, do you know my intention of making you a deputy marshal with the army?""

"Of course." Han Cheng said, "The whole country can gather together at present, and there are only 200,000 people in total. Of course, you won't rest assured that all these people will be handed over to a hairy boy. I 'm going to serve as a supervisor."

"It's good that you understand." The old king was relieved. The two talked for a while, and the old king told Han Cheng the time of the army gathering tomorrow morning, saying, "It's not good to drink for a long time tonight, you should go back and rest early."

Time passed quickly, the rooster crowed three times in the blink of an eye, the sun rose in the east, and on the campus in the east of the city, people hissed and horses hissed, and the army gathered. Liu Quan stood on the handsome stage, with a golden helmet and armor, and a sword hanging from his waist, and watched the team that was about to go out in a majestic manner. Under the handsome altar, a huge handsome flag with the word "Liu" fluttered in the wind, and under the big banner, three white horses had been tied by the tree, which were ready to kill the sacrificial flag. Three executioners with big swords in their hands stood beside the horses, and everything was ready.

However, the time had come, which was now seven o'clock in the morning. Strangely, Deputy Marshal Han Cheng had not yet arrived, so Liu Quan solemnly ordered, "Send someone to urge!"

The herald immediately jumped on his horse, galloped into the city, and rushed to Han Mansion.

After a long time, Han Cheng came on horseback. At this time, on the campus, the three armies had already assembled, with many swords standing, and there was no sound, only the handsome flag was hunting. Looking at the scene in front of him, Han Cheng was very embarrassed. He rode his horse to the marshal's platform, got off his horse, and saluted Liu Quanshen, the marshal of the three armies, saying, "The end general is late, and I hope the marshal will forgive me."

Liu Quan was expressionless and asked the executioner at the side loudly, "According to the law, the army was late when it was assembled. How should it be punished?"

When the executioner heard that, he stuttered in fright: "According to the law... when... when... when cut..."

Liu Quan shouted, "Come on, tie Han Cheng up and chop off the flag!"

The guards were stunned for a moment, but when they saw the majestic expression of the grand marshal, they immediately swarmed up, tied Han Cheng up, and dragged him under the handsome flag. When Han Cheng saw this posture, he was already frightened, and he shouted loudly: "The last general is innocent..."

Liu Quan sneered: "As soon as the time comes, the whole army is assembled, and the three armies know it, you are late, and you still say you are innocent?"

Han Cheng shouted, "Ihave been wronged, it was the King who told me personally that the gathering time is the time, how did I know you 'd make it?"

It was 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 am now. It was an hour away from Chen Shi, so how was it? But Han Cheng was the King's brother after all, so he couldn't be rashly dealt with.

Liu Quan's face was still expressionless, but his heart was up and down, and it was difficult to calm down: Could it be that the old king really forgot the time? No, he is shrewd, what does he mean? To kill, or not to kill? It's really hard to ride a tiger.

Liu Quan pondered for a long time before finally saying, "Since the team has not yet started, and there are so many ministers pleading for him, well, let's wait for His Majesty's will." With that said, he ordered the herald: "You go to His Majesty immediately, report the matter, and ask him to decide."

The herald hurried to the palace.

In the palace, the old king listened to the herald's report and said, "Listen, you go back and bring your marshal two sentences - first, the general is outside, and the king's order is not accepted; second, I didn't tell Han Cheng the wrong time."

The herald left, and the old king's eldest son flashed out from behind the curtain. The old king said to him, "Go now, take the will I wrote last night, and rush to the army immediately to replace your uncle and become a deputy marshal. My good boy, if you go here, in addition to supervising the army, you will also start to learn how to be a king."