The captain understood that the reason why Yangzhou would be named Xu after tonight was that after tonight, Li Jingye decided to break away from the Li surname given to his grandfather by Emperor Gaozu and change it back to his original surname of Xu.
The captain smiled enigmatically, looked at Li Hong, and then paced in front of Li Hong and said, "Then your adults didn't tell you that King Cao and King Pei were not of the same mind as him? What's more, I... My adults didn't. How can someone who is anti-Tang join in the rebellion with a rebellious minister like Li Jingye? Therefore, I can only aggrieve a few people and stay here for a while. After King Cao and King Pei have restored Yangzhou tomorrow, I will invite King Pei again. Your Highness, punish you."
"So your adults have decided to join King Cao and his family, so you are not afraid of His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"Li Hong, I didn't expect that you would be so courageous. Leading dozens of people, you would dare to break into Zhechong Mansion to lobby for an uncertain position." Cao Wang Li Ming and Pei Wang Li Xian calmly stepped out from behind the soldiers. Xu appeared and said.
"ah… ."
Just when Cao Wang interrupted Li Hong, Li Hong also happened to walk up to the captain. When the captain turned to look at Li Hong and was about to avoid it, Li Hong grabbed his shoulder with his big hand and turned back. With such force, the captain felt as if he had hit a wall. Then he felt a cold feeling in his throat, and a dagger was already pressed against his throat.
"Wei Chao, do you think I don't know you?" Li Hong said without fear at all, the horizontal knives and bows and crossbows in the hands of a hundred soldiers were all pointed at twenty of them.
Because of Li Hong's calmness, the twenty soldiers also calmly picked up the horizontal knives thrown on the ground, and then took out the crossbows from their waists and pointed them at the soldiers.
"Uncle King Cao, why are you doing this? My father treats you well, why do you do this? For Li Xian? What benefits does he promise you?" Li Hong said with a smile, facing the horizontal swords of the hundred soldiers. , separated them one by one with their hands, and walked towards King Cao Li Ming.
Without waiting for King Cao Li Ming to reply, Li Hong suddenly said loudly: "All soldiers, listen up. From now on, put down your weapons, take off your armor, and abandon your horses! Come back immediately tomorrow morning Go to your hometown, and the imperial court will forgive you for what happened today! At the same time, all taxes on your family will be exempted for one year! If you disobey, the nine tribes will be punished!"
At this time, Wei Chao was unable to speak because Wei Tuqi held his throat. He could only threaten these own soldiers with his eyes, but it was obviously to no avail. Under Yu Tuqi's menacing and vicious threats, some people had already started Unconsciously, he lowered the horizontal knife in his hand to the ground.
When one person lowers the horizontal knife, the second person will lower the horizontal knife to the ground. Everyone hesitates as you look at me and I look at you, and slowly put down the horizontal knife in their hands.
"Don't listen to him, everyone. Now His Majesty has planned to depose him from the position of Crown Prince and establish His Royal Highness King Pei as His Royal Highness. If you want to make military exploits and become a meritorious minister of our Tang Dynasty and the Crown Prince, this is the time. It's time to prove your loyalty." King Cao was shocked. He really didn't expect that Li Hong had the courage to use words to undermine Zhe Chong Mansion in front of so many people, so he hurriedly retorted.
But as soon as King Cao Li Ming finished speaking, the thirty people from the prince's guard who were waiting outside the door rushed in quickly.
These soldiers who have actually been on the battlefield are much more fierce in terms of momentum and fighting spirit than the soldiers in Zhe Chong Mansion.
Although only thirty people rushed in, it felt like a thousand troops rushing in without fear of death.
Facing a group of wolf-like soldiers, the original one hundred soldiers instantly put down their swords. Some of those who were still hesitating were either secretly ordered to put down their swords by their companions, or they were members of the Prince's Guards, whose morale took absolute control. After gaining the upper hand, he kicked the hesitant soldier down, put the sword on his neck sharply, and shouted angrily: "Put down the sword, take off your armor, and get out!"
Facing such wolf-like soldiers, a hundred soldiers immediately put down their weapons, and then were ordered by Wei Tuqi to take off their armor and stand under a wall in their underwear.
"Wei Chao, where are your two lieutenants? Recruit them immediately!" Li Hong turned around and looked at the captain of Zhechong Prefecture who was dressed as a school captain and asked.
"Li Hong, do you think that by subduing Wei Chao, you can control everything in this Zhechong Mansion? This is not Anxi, nor Chang'an, you... oh..."
Li Hongfei flew up and kicked King Cao Li Ming away, then reached out and grabbed the chest of King Pei Li Xian who was standing behind King Cao, and said in a murderous voice: "Who are you? Who asked you to pretend to be Li Xian?"
"I, I, I... I don't know, they brought me here. They asked me to wear the clothes on the boat and not talk." The fake King of Pei, Li Xian, was so frightened by Li Hong's fierce murderous intent that he trembled all over and spoke incoherently, not knowing what to say. What.
His eyes involuntarily looked at King Cao Li Ming for help, but when he turned his head, he saw several soldiers passing by in front of him like tigers.
Then I saw King Cao who had just been kicked to the ground by His Highness the Crown Prince. Just as he was about to struggle to get up, he was restrained by three soldiers fiercely and a thin rope began to tie him up. Cao Cao's face was full of disbelief. Wang Liming.
"Li Hong, you are crazy! I am your uncle, and you are so rebellious. The reputation of harmony that our royal family has finally established since your father will be ruined by you!" King Cao resisted the soldiers' hands. The rope, while looking at Li Hong in fear and shouted.
As soon as Li Hong let go, the fake Li Xian collapsed on the ground like mud, and there was a warm feeling in his crotch. He curled up on the ground, trembling all over.
"Find the two lieutenant generals from Zhe Chong Mansion and execute them on the spot!" Li Hong took the horizontal knife thrown by a soldier and led the other soldiers straight into the depths of Zhe Chong Mansion.
Li Ming, King of Cao, and Wei Chao, the captain of Zhechong Mansion, were tied up and followed tightly behind them, and walked together to the depths of Zhechong Mansion.
"Li Hong, I am your uncle. You can't do this to me. I want to tell your majesty that you are not worthy to be the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty." King Cao stood up and resisted the soldiers who pushed him, still shouting.
Li Hong suddenly stopped, and the horizontal sword in his hand came out of its sheath with a swipe sound, drawing a perfect arc, and placed it on the neck of King Cao Li Ming. He said coldly: "What the late emperor once did, my father emperor because of his heart I have never done it with good intentions, but it doesn't mean that I, Li Hong, dare not do it! So what if all the evil names in the world are concentrated on me? As long as the country of the Tang Dynasty is still dominated by me, the benevolent king and the tyrant are nothing but victories. Just write according to your mood! The emperor’s grandfather killed his brother and his brother, but he still got the posthumous title: Civil and Military Saint Emperor. I don’t think anyone in the world objects to it, so why can’t I follow suit?”
"You... this is treason!"
"I think you are the treasonous one! You used the fake King Li Xian to encourage Li Jingye to rebel, in order to achieve your goal of rebelling and overthrowing our country. You are the treasonous one and deserve to die! Wei Tuqi, let him press his fingerprints! "There was a hint of a sinister smile on Li Hong's cold face. Before King Cao Li Ming could resist, a large handprint was printed on a blank piece of paper!
While they were talking, two soldiers hurried over, saluted and said to Li Hong, "Your Highness, the two lieutenant generals were executed by Wei Chao, the captain of the Zhechong Prefecture, earlier today."
"Calling all the school captains to gather at the school grounds!" Li Hong said coldly again.
"Yes, Your Highness." The two soldiers saluted again and then hurriedly left.
They escorted King Cao Li Ming and Captain Wei Chao of Zhechong Prefecture to the school grounds slowly. At this time, there was already a dejected figure dragging heavy steps. His armor was stripped off and he was walking towards the school grounds wearing only his underwear. .
"Li Hong, what do you want to do?" King Cao saw Li Hong carefully put away the blank paper that he had stamped on, and his heart was shocked. He suddenly felt that this time, it seemed that Li Hong was really interested in him. He had murderous intentions.
"This is your crime. I will present it to my father when he investigates it." Li Hong patted his chest and said with satisfaction.
"You...you want to kill me? Did you murder Princess Qianjin to death? This is a false accusation. I have not confessed to anything!" King Cao Li Ming finally felt really scared and knew the purpose of the white paper. It was obviously made by Li Hong filled it in casually.
In the past, he was able to hold his own without fear because he was sure that Li Zhi's attitude towards the royal clan had always been tolerant as much as possible and tried not to punish any clan, even if he was guilty of beheading. It was just a reprimand, or he was demoted quietly on his own initiative, and was demoted to a remote place in Xiazhou without the Queen's knowledge.
But at this moment, he already felt the real murderous intention from Li Hong, as if he had already felt that the god of death was approaching him!
Looking at the four captains appearing in the school field, he looked at Wei Chao, who was pale, and then he was pulled and followed by Li Hong, and was taken to the only high platform in the school field, which was made of solid loess.
A dull horn sound was blown by a soldier behind them after everyone stood on the high platform. As the horn sounded, the Zhechong Mansion soldiers who were originally banned in the room hurriedly ran to the school field.
Several torches were lit at this time, clearly reflecting the scene on the high platform and the figures of the four captains kneeling under the high platform.
Many soldiers looked at the captain Wei Chao who was tied up on the high platform, and then looked at the four captains kneeling under the high platform. They suddenly started talking in low voices on the school ground like a swarm of bees.
"You don't need me to teach you what to say. If you want me to save your life, just do as I say. Of course, you can also try to get them to attack in groups." Li Hong patted him. Wei Chao said coldly on his face.
(End of chapter)