"Your Majesty..."
Mu Xuxuan called out "Li Rushan" with a trembling voice.
Li Rushan snorted coldly and said, "You don't need to call me Your Majesty, and don't say any other nonsense. Just answer my question directly. What are your next ideas, Li Rulin? What are your subsequent plans? "
Mu Xuxuan knew that he had no way to escape this time, but his expression gradually calmed down.
After all, he is a high-ranking member of the Mengshan Society. Being able to reach the position of deputy hall master, he is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Hehe, I never thought that I had exposed my identity all along. I thought I had hidden my identity very well and you hadn't noticed.
Now that I've been exposed, there's nothing more to say.
It's just a death, Li Rushan, please give me a quick death.
You won't be able to live long anyway, and the young master will overthrow you sooner or later, and he will be the only one who can be the emperor here."
Mu Xuxuan looked at Li Rushan indifferently, and had no intention of calling Li Rushan "Your Majesty" anymore. His face was just full of sneers.
Li Rushan snorted coldly and said, "You are courting death by doing this, but I will definitely not let you die too easily. There are many people in the Tangjing City Jail who can interrogate you. These people are definitely more cruel than you think. They will definitely dig out all the information you know without leaving out a single detail."
Hearing Li Rushan's words, Mu Xuxuan showed a determined look on his face.
After struggling for a while, he suddenly burst into laughter and said, "You still want to get information from me? That's really a pipe dream. I want to see how you dig out information from a dead person!!!"
After Mu Xuxuan finished speaking, he suddenly bit down hard, and a crisp sound came out of his mouth.
Ye Li, who was standing not far away, was immediately shocked and said, "There is poison hidden in his teeth. He wants to commit suicide!!!"
However, he was still one step too late. This kind of suicide poison basically kills people instantly upon intake. The moment Mu Xuxuan gritted his teeth, he was doomed to die.
Sure enough, before others could do anything, Mu Xuxuan's body became stiff as he twisted in pain.
The expression on his face before death was so distorted and terrifying that it made many ministers around him feel their scalps tingling.
"Damn it, he actually chose to commit suicide. We haven't gotten any information out of him yet!!!"
Li Rushan angrily slapped the armrest of the throne and said.
Ye Li frowned as he looked at Mu Xuxuan. It seemed that things would not be that simple. After Li Rulin left, no one knew what follow-up measures would be taken.
Next, Li Rushan summarized the incident to his ministers in the court and arranged various post-war tasks.
After the court was dismissed, Ye Li, Huo Xing and Bian Yingxiong were left alone.
“This time it’s all thanks to you guys, the incident happened so suddenly, before we could react, the army had already surrounded Tangjing City.
If it weren't for the extraordinary defense capabilities of Tangjing City, the city would have been breached long ago, and the throne would have fallen into Li Rulin's hands."
Li Rushan spoke to several people.
Ye Li said: "For such a big event, I don't know how long the other party has been preparing. Could it be that you really didn't hear anything before the incident happened?"
Li Rushan shook his head and said, "That's true. Before this happened, we really didn't hear any news at all.
The leading generals of the Xuanwu Army and the Zhenzhong Army were all replaced by me not long ago. I thought these people could be trusted and nothing should happen with them around.
However, he did not expect that Xuan Cheng would directly seize his uncle's power and regain control of the Xuanwu Army.
On the Zhenzhong Army side, two legions also rebelled and surrounded the city of Tangjing at lightning speed.
Those rebellious city guards were able to gather together in such a short time. They must have been preparing in advance for a long time.
Thanks to your reminder, Ye Li, I have cleared out quite a few members of the Mengshan Society. Otherwise, I don’t know how much trouble they could have caused.”
Ye Li nodded upon hearing this and said, "This time even the army of the Great Yuan Kingdom is cooperating with them. The power of the Mengshan Society or the Tianxia Alliance is too great."
Hearing Ye Li's words, Li Rushan said seriously: "Yes, this is also what I am confused about, why would the Great Yuan Kingdom cooperate with Li Rulin's actions.
The Great Yuan Kingdom will definitely suffer a lot of losses when fighting with our Tang army on the border. What kind of benefits prompted them to accept the losses and help Li Rulin hold back part of our army? " Bian Yingxiong frowned and said, "Without great benefits, the Great Yuan Kingdom will never make a move. The cost they invested this time is not small. I guess unless they cede a large amount of land to the Great Yuan Kingdom, they will never choose to make a move."
Li Rushan said: "The current situation is a bit troublesome. The Xuanwu Army has completely escaped from our control. The most powerful army established by my Li family ancestors has escaped from the command of the court.
The Zhenzhong Army lost more than half of its men, and the guards of more than a dozen cities were also lost. Our country suffered a great loss this time.
If Li Rulin takes his soldiers to join the Yuan Dynasty, we won't be able to relax for a while.
The Great Yuan will surely take advantage of our weakness and deal us a heavy blow."
Huo Xing glanced at Li Rushan and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. In my opinion, the most powerful army in the Tang Kingdom is no longer the Black Tortoise Army, but the combination of the Running Wolf Cavalry Regiment and the Flying Wing Regiment that defeated them."
Hearing Huo Xing's words, Li Rushan's eyes lit up. He looked at Ye Li and said, "Ye Li, this time it's really thanks to you. The two legions you formed are really stronger than I imagined. If we can double the number of these two legions, I think it will be able to barely make up for our loss of combat power this time."
Ye Li smiled and said, "There is no problem in expanding the number of legions, but we in Dongfang County do not have that much financial resources to support it.
If you are willing to invest, I can build you another cavalry regiment and a flying wing regiment.
In addition, once our third legion, the Soul Gathering Artillery Regiment, is born, its combat effectiveness will be so strong that you cannot imagine.
If we form two divisions from each of these three legions, we can defeat the enemy directly on the front battlefield in today's battle.
The enemy won't have even a chance and will be defeated by us."
After hearing Ye Li's words, Li Rushan said, "As for the funds, I can give you. After all, there is no Xuanwu Army to support now. I can transfer all the resources I gave them before to you, and you can help me build a legion with the same combat power."