Zhu Li saw the expressions of the crowd, and Yuchi Jin naturally saw it as well. Her pretty face instantly turned red, bright red, as gorgeous as agate, and almost dripping with blood, very attractive.
Zhu Li was thick-skinned, but Yuchi Jin was a girl after all, so she was a little thin-skinned. To clarify, she immediately said, "Masters, you have misunderstood. I am Zhu Li's wife-to-be."
"A year ago, my disciple went out to look for Zhu Li and accidentally ended up in Hedong. A big reason why Zhu Li sent troops to Hedong this time was to welcome my disciple back." Yuchi Jin explained eagerly with a shy and seductive face.
As soon as he said this, everyone's expressions immediately changed.
There is a saying that girls are angels in heaven, detached from the mundane world; once their delicate hearts are touched by ordinary men, they will be banished to heaven and become stupid and mediocre.
Facing Liu Haichan's questioning, the clever Yuchi Jin had already thought of an excuse for Zhu Li.
But under the ambiguous gazes of the crowd, she panicked and instantly forgot all her earlier remarks. In the end, she actually gave such a strong reason.
Yuchi Jin's words made many people doubtful. Obviously, Yuchi Jin's reason could not convince them, but it was undeniable that this reason was really powerful.
The husband takes his future wife home. Even if you tell the Jade Emperor about this, he will be justified.
The world is big, and human relations are the most important. If the future daughter-in-law is wandering outside and encounters difficulties and cannot return independently, as a man, I am afraid I will try every means to bring her back.
Of course, we are talking about true love here. As for the feelings that are hesitant and have dirty thoughts, who knows what will happen
No one can deny the power of this reason, and no one dares to comment on it. However, although this reason is powerful, it is a private matter after all. In addition to being Yuchi Jin's future husband, Zhu Li is also a general of the Tang Dynasty. Such actions will inevitably be suspected of putting personal interests above public interests.
"So you are here to bring your daughter-in-law home, Zhu Li. Although your situation is excusable, do you dare to admit the crime of putting personal interests above public interest and harming the people?" A spy's sinister voice, with a mocking and disdainful tone, suddenly sounded, questioning Zhu Li.
Following the sound, Zhu Li immediately saw a person. It was an old eunuch who was about to die. He was trembling as if a gust of wind could blow him to the ground.
But when he saw this man, the Classic of Mountains and Seas in Zhu Li's mind flashed out again, followed by a sharp hissing sound, accompanied by this gloomy, angry, and old voice: "Liu Xingshen is the reincarnation of Yang Sixu, a minion of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. He is a violent man who cultivates by eating marrow. He is one of the masterminds of destroying the Monument of Heroes. Anyone who holds the Classic of Mountains and Seas must be killed on sight. If the Heroes defect, the Monument of Heroes will never be included. Kill him to obtain the legacy of Mountains and Seas."
Another defector, and this defector is a eunuch. After being reminded by the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Zhu Li frowned slightly.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Yang Sixu was a favored eunuch, and his favor was no less than that of Gao Lishi at the time.
In terms of achievements, this man successively pacified Mei Shuluan of Annan, Tan Xingzhang of Wuxi, Liang Dahai of Yongzhou, Chen Xingfan of Longzhou, as well as the palace coup. He can be said to have made great contributions, and it is reasonable that he was included in the Monument to Heroes.
But this man had a heinous habit, which was eating human brains. Zhu Li had read about his deeds in history books before and was very puzzled. He had always speculated that this man might be sick.
But now, with the help of the Shan Hai Jing, he finally knew why. It turned out that this guy was practicing martial arts.
What is even more unexpected is that this evil guy could actually die at the age of 87, which is a very long life.
As the saying goes, heaven takes its course and retribution comes naturally. God gave him a chance to achieve enlightenment, but he didn't cherish it and wants to run away again? Since Yang Sixu escaped heaven's punishment in his previous life, then in this life, I will let your soul be torn to pieces.
Zhu Li secretly decided the fate of the old eunuch, but on the surface he did not dare to act rashly.
This old eunuch now appears as Liu Xingshen. No matter what, Liu Xingshen is still a virtuous eunuch. If Zhu Li kills him rashly, the consequences will probably be something that he cannot bear now.
Yang Sixu was no pushover. History books record that "Sixu was ruthless and daring to kill. He would peel off the faces, brains, hair and skin of the captives he captured and show them to others. The officers and soldiers were so frightened that no one dared to look at him. This is how he was able to achieve great success."
This man is definitely a demon with extraordinary martial arts skills. He is not someone who can be killed easily. Fortunately, he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, otherwise, who knows what he would do.
Since he had seen through the other party's strengths and weaknesses, Zhu Li would naturally not slack off in the face of the old eunuch's questioning. He respectfully bowed to the other party and replied in a proper manner: "Master Liu, I would like to ask you a question. May I ask you a question?"
Facing the old eunuch's questioning, Zhu Li was not eager to explain, but wanted to ask for advice, which made everyone feel strange. Before the old eunuch could speak, Liu Haichan said straightforwardly: "If you have any questions, just ask. I hope you can give everyone a reasonable explanation."
Obviously, Liu Haichan still had some care for Zhu Li. Zhu Li bowed and thanked him again, then said: "May I ask you, what is the current situation in Guanzhong?"
Guanzhong, why did Zhu Li mention Guanzhong at this time? Everyone was puzzled and couldn't help but look at the old eunuch. After all, this guy came from Chang'an, and no one knew the situation there better than him.
Before the old eunuch could speak, Ji Zhuzi at the side spoke first, but his expression was a little heavy: "Hedong Jiedushi Li Keyong defeated Zhu Mei in Shayuan, and when Zhu Mei was defeated and fled to Chang'an, he ordered his troops to attack Chang'an City."
"Zhu Mei was defeated and allowed Li Keyong to attack Chang'an. After the Shatuo chief entered Chang'an, he set fire and looted everywhere. Countless people in Guanzhong were killed or injured. If you don't believe it, please go to Chang'an and you will know." As Jizhuzi spoke, a cold look appeared on his face, which was a mixture of anger towards Li Keyong and pity for the people in distress.
Upon hearing the news, almost everyone present, except Zhu Li and the old eunuch, turned grim.
Chang'an is the symbol of the Tang Dynasty. As a local official of the court, Li Keyong did things that only traitors would do. It would be strange if people's faces were not happy.
"The situation in Guanzhong is indeed as Senior Jizhu said. I can testify to this." At this moment, a pretty Taoist nun stood up and without waiting for everyone to question her, she gave her testimony for the old immortal Jizhu.
When Yuchi Jin saw that the Taoist nun seemed to want to help Zhu Li deliberately, she immediately gave her a shy smile. That expression was like a shy little girl meeting her elder sister.
This person was none other than Yuchi Jin's senior sister, Fairy Yuhua, who was also the first disciple of Holy Mother Huayang.
Neither Ji Zhuzi nor Fairy Yuhua were ordinary people. Everyone had to believe what they both testified to.
Needless to say, Ji Zhuzi's identity was well-known throughout the world; Fairy Yuhua's master, Holy Mother Huayang, was well-known throughout the world. Who would dare to ignore the words of her first disciple
The Holy Mother of Huayang, whose secular name was Song Huayang, was a female Taoist priest whose cultivation and Taoism were no less than the five immortals in the world. When she was young, she amazed the world and even the famous poet Li Shangyin was her admirer.
"It is hard to meet and hard to part, the east wind is weak and the flowers are withered. The silkworm will not stop spinning silk until it dies, and the candle will not stop shedding tears until it turns into ashes." This is the love poem by the great poet Li Shangyin, who missed Song Huayang.
As a woman, Holy Mother Huayang has always been a non-confrontational person and does not like to show up in public, but she is pragmatic and impartial in what she says and does, and she is well-known for this in the entire martial arts world. Now that her first disciple has come out to testify, everyone has to believe it.
Faced with the facts, the old eunuch naturally had no way to deny it. You all were experts, and they only needed to go to Guanzhong to investigate to find out whether the matter was true or not. He had no way to deny it.
Perhaps it was because he was a rebel against Shanhai that the old eunuch was very hostile to Zhu Li. Before he met Zhu Li, he had a vague feeling that this person was a threat to him; now that he saw Zhu Li in person, the feeling of being a natural enemy became even stronger. If possible, he would not mind killing the other person immediately.
Zhu Li's mention of the situation in Guanzhong made him feel uneasy, and now that it was confirmed by Ji Zhuzi and Fairy Yuhua, he felt even more frightened.
With this hostility, in order to quickly convict Zhu Li, the old eunuch hurriedly spoke again: "Yes, Li Keyong is ruthless and cruel, and we will find a way to deal with him; but no matter how bad the situation in Guanzhong is, what does it have to do with you, Zhu Li? Can this erase the fact that you attacked Hedong?"
"Of course not." Zhu Li said calmly, but he immediately continued: "It's just that I want to ask the seniors here, Li Keyong treated the people in Guanzhong like ants and slaughtered them wantonly. Not only did he set fire to Chang'an, he also allowed his subordinates to plunder wantonly. With such a brutal character, is he really qualified to rule Hedong?"
Is Li Keyong really qualified to rule Hedong
Zhu Li was not only asking this question to the old eunuch, but also to everyone, and it was also his response to Liu Haichan's questioning.
These hermits have always been concerned about Zhu Li's attack on Hedong, which caused great suffering to the people. Zhu Li could not refute this because he had indeed done so, and if he dared to do it, he had to admit it.
The question is why Zhu Li wanted to attack Hedong, because he thought Li Keyong was not worthy of being the governor of Hedong. Li Keyong now dared to wreak havoc on the Han people in Guanzhong. Who could guarantee that he would not treat the people of Hedong like this? This was the reason why Zhu Li sent his troops into Hedong.
As for Yuchi Jin saying that Zhu Li came to pick her up, although Zhu Li's real purpose was indeed this, this reason could not excuse Zhu Li; Zhu Li asked about Hedong Li Keyong's character, which naturally proved that he had a legitimate reason and was not acting recklessly, and it was also a good way to give these experts an answer.
"You are just making a specious argument. The country has its own laws and the people have their own rules. Even if Li Keyong is not an expert, the court should be in charge of it. Why should you, a third-rank general, be involved in this?" The old eunuch sneered at Zhu Li's statement, as if he would not give up until he had put the accusation of treason on Zhu Li's head.
He was unwilling to give up, but someone approved of Zhu Li's behavior. Peng Xiao, who had been watching the fun, suddenly said, "King Zhou of Shang was immoral, so King Wu started a war; King You was immoral, so many heroes rose up. I don't think Zhu Li was wrong to do this. Besides, does the court really have the ability to control Li Keyong?"
"Yes, a few years ago, Li Keyong and his son wreaked havoc in Yunshuo, but they are still serving as officials now. Now he is wreaking havoc in Guanzhong again. If the court could control it, I believe Mr. Liu would not appear here, right?" Ji Zhuzi immediately looked at the old eunuch unkindly and asked back aggressively.
"Li Keyong has repeatedly harmed the Han people and is definitely not a good ruler of Hedong. Zhu Li, since you have taken over several states in Hedong, I hope you can treat the people here well." Liu Haichan agreed with the reasons Zhu Li gave for attacking Hedong.
Since Li Keyong was a thug, he was naturally not qualified to rule Hedong. It would be better to let a more qualified person take charge of Hedong. Zhu Li was undoubtedly a good candidate. The living conditions of the people in Heshuo were the best proof. Liu Haichan was relieved.