Just as Li Hong expected, Lawless led the soldiers to knock out all the teeth of these people as soon as they caught them and before they could react.
Otherwise, these people wouldn't have swollen cheeks at this moment, and each of them would look like a pig's head.
Lawless once served in the Jingwei led by Bai Chun, and he naturally understood the suicide methods of dead soldiers clearly, so he was able to capture these hijackers alive one by one.
Looking at those mouths that cannot be pinched and helplessly opened without a single tooth, it gives people an inexplicable feeling of nausea and vomiting.
Even Lang Qiongzhao and others on the side took a breath of cold air involuntarily when they saw this scene.
"Do you admit it or should I force you to ask?" Li Hong suddenly turned around among the hijackers kneeling on the ground and looked at Xi Nuluo, who had a gloomy expression and said nothing.
The unprepared Xi Nuluo, who was startled by Li Hong's sudden move, originally thought that the prince would interrogate him directly at this time, but he didn't expect that he would directly target himself without interrogating him.
Xinu Luo heard about the reputation and turned to Li Hong, his eyes calm and complicated. At this time, it was no longer the time to quibble or deny, but how to ensure his own life safety to the maximum extent, or his position as the head of the six edicts.
Whether it was Lang Qiong Zhao, Shi Lang Zhao, or Yue Ji Zhao, they were all eyeing the leader of the six imperial edicts and could no longer tolerate any more mistakes on their part.
"Yes, I ordered them to rescue the three princes of Zhenla, but... I have some difficulties that I can't express..."
Before Xi Nuluo could finish speaking calmly, Lang Qiongzhao added another insult to the situation: "The reason? What's the reason for your eating and drinking? You have always been on good terms with Zhenla, don't you want to take this opportunity to please Zhenla? King La?"
"Yes, I am indeed on good terms with Zhenla, but your Langqiongzhao has nothing to do with Zhenla? Are you not close? Don't think I don't know. In order to alienate my relationship with Zhenla, you are willing to betray me. The benefits of Liuzhao... "
"It's better for me to betray the interests of Liuzhao than for you to betray the interests of the Tang Dynasty! You have always wanted to rebel against the Tang Dynasty and seek to unite with Zhenla to establish an independent country. I alienated the relationship between you and Zhenla because of me. The interests of the Tang Dynasty!" Lang Qiongzhao said confidently.
Li Hong felt a little incredible after hearing this. This Lang Qiong Zhao actually has such a high level of consciousness? To be able to think about the Tang Dynasty from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty
However, after thinking for a moment, he understood that probably everything Lang Qiongzhao did was taught by Lin Shiling behind it. This guy might have been completely manipulated by Lin Shiling.
And just after the two began to argue again, there was a faint sound of fighting outside the palace. Just as everyone began to prick up their ears to listen, the sound of fighting became clearer at this time.
Xi Nu stood up from behind the desk in a sudden move, and the expression on his face that was quite calm just now suddenly turned into shock and astonishment.
Lao Shelong looked at Xi Nuluo who suddenly stood up, and he roughly guessed in his mind that the fight outside the palace was obviously caused by his grandson Sheng Luoyan.
"Is it your idea or his?" Lao Shelong glanced at Li Hong, whose face was still calm, and then stood up and looked at Xinuluo and asked.
"It's not my idea. He has been coveting the position of King of Yunnan for a long time. Meng Jiaozhao has always had a good relationship with him, and Zhenzhao... He wants to use Sheng Luoyan to replace me." Xinuluo answered Lao Shelong's words , but looked at Li Hong and said.
"Yunnan Governor's Mansion, if you can survive tonight's conflict, Yang Sijian will be appointed as the Governor of Yunnan Governor's Mansion, and the four of you will be appointed as Deputy Governors of Yunnan Mansion." Li Hong kicked the men in black kneeling at his feet, signaling lawlessness. Take them out.
As for the increasingly clear sounds of fighting outside, Li Hong was not nervous or worried at all. He was still pacing back and forth in the hall relaxedly, waiting for the answer from King Si Zhao.
"Does the deputy governor have no rights? In the future, our Liuzhao land will completely become the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and we will just have a sinecure, like puppets, and everything will be decided by the Tang people Count it?" Lang Qiongzhao asked unexpectedly.
The sound of fighting outside became increasingly clear, and even the sound of swords clashing could be heard clearly. However, in the hall, no one, including King Si Zhao, Lao Shelong, and others, including Yang Sijian, had the intention to go. Take into account the war situation outside.
After all, now that the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty has shown off his cards at this critical juncture, the next decisions he and others will make will have nothing to do with the outcome of the fighting outside.
Even if it is Sheng Luoyan who rushes into the palace and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are completely defeated, then they will have to call King Si Zhao and Lao Shelong to stop Sheng Luoyan and admit that they agreed to the conditions of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.
If Datang won, there would be nothing to say if he and others agreed to the prince's conditions. But once Sheng Luoyan won, if he agreed to these conditions, it would be equivalent to completely giving away the Liuzhao to the prince.
This is a gamble, a bet made based on the fighting situation outside. It depends on who you guess wins and who loses. It is also Li Hong who is testing the four of them. Is anyone willing to sincerely give up the rights of Liuzhao and completely give it up? The rights were given to the Tang Dynasty court.
"The land of Liuzhao was downgraded to the Governor's Mansion. I, Shi Langzhao, am now the Governor of the Tonghai Governor's Mansion, and the Yuexi Zhao is the Governor of the Huichuan Governor's Mansion. Your Highness, you are too lazy to even do it openly and covertly. You are straightforward. "You want to take away the entire Liu Zhao?" Shi Langzhao came to attend the prince's banquet today. He thought that the prince agreed to his request last night. No matter what earth-shaking changes happened to the Liu Zhao, His Highness must ensure that he is still a member of the Tonghai Governor's Mansion. Governor, but now it seems that this prince's ambition is very big.
"You don't want to?" Li Hong turned around and moved his gaze from Xi Nuluo to Shi Langzhao.
This is true for everyone, especially those who hold absolute power. They will react like Shi Langzhao.
When a matter has not yet been decided, people can mentally convince themselves in the process of imagining, even if they plan for the worst outcome.
But when it comes time to let go of your rights and choices, the inexplicable reluctance will not make you as free and easy as before.
Just like those officials in the previous life, before retiring, they could talk about being relaxed and free-spirited, but when it came to retirement, their whole mood immediately changed. Even some officials who were obsessed with officialdom, After retirement, they will still fantasize about the power in their hands, or ask the organization whether they can continue to stay in their positions in other ways.
So now, whether it is Shi Langzhao, Yueji Zhao, or Langqiong Zhao who wants to bring down Xinuluo at all costs, when faced with the sudden situation that makes them choose to give up their rights, they naturally have inexplicable thoughts in their hearts. Not willing.
Even on the way to the banquet, they had already prepared for the worst, but when it came to this moment, their moods involuntarily changed.
"I am willing." Xinuluo said without any expression on his face, his eyes were also calm and terrifying, and he suddenly said under Lao Shelong's shocked expression.
"You..." Lang Qiongzhao did not expect that Xinuluo actually agreed to hand over Liuzhao to Datang: "Xinuluo, you have to think clearly. This is not the time to act on impulse. You have to think about it. If You are just a Yunnan king in name only, and you have lost all value, and you will be at the mercy of the Tang Dynasty. "
However, Xi Nuluo didn't even look at him. He looked at Li Hong's tall back and said, "I only have one request. I want to give Sheng Luoyan a chance to live. I will imprison him in the house and never let him live for the rest of his life." Take another step out of the mansion."
"I don't want to!" Lang Qiongzhao looked at Li Hong in front of him, and after Xinuluo finished speaking, he shouted loudly: "What about you? Do you want to be like that cowardly Xinuluo and give up our land unconditionally? To Datang?”
Yue Xizhao looked at Li Hong's relaxed expression and felt a little hesitant in his heart. The sound of fighting outside was now clearer, as if it was happening around him.
Xi Nuluo has never been a person who makes decisions at will. Even if Sheng Luoyan raised troops outside without his orders, and even though Sheng Luoyan was already forcing him to abdicate for himself, he was always known for being ruthless, insidious and cunning. Why did Xinuluo agree to hand over the land of Liuzhao to Datang without any resistance
Is it because he can't see that Sheng Luoyan has any chance of winning? Did he feel that the Tang Dynasty was too powerful, so powerful that he couldn't resist at all? Or was it that he had already negotiated terms with the prince and was bribed by the Tang Dynasty
"I... I am willing to accept the appointment of His Highness the Crown Prince and serve as the deputy governor of the Yunnan Governor's Mansion together with Xinuluo." Yue Xizhao watched Li Hong's eyes gradually look towards him and immediately saluted.
During the process, he did not forget to take a look at Xinuluo, who had a calm face. His words naturally tied him to Xinuluo. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince negotiated some terms with him, what he agreed to now was to be with Xinuluo. Under the same conditions, if Xinuluo can still get benefits by then, then the prince must not lose his own.
"Two of the four imperial edicts are unwilling. Langqiong ordered you to overthrow Xinuluo at any cost, right? Now he is about to step down from the position of King of Six Imperial Edicts. You should be happy and put your imperial edict to the ground. Give it up to others." Li Hong glanced outside the main hall, and the noisy footsteps became increasingly clear.
"When I say no matter what the cost, I am talking about myself, not the land and the people of Langqiongzhao."
"It seems that you have been using Lin Shiling from the beginning, hoping to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to help you defeat Xinuluo. Are you not really hoping to become a part of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Hong's eyes gradually turned dark. It became sharp and cold.
(End of chapter)