Chapter 50: The Commander Sends an Envoy
On August 21 of the first year of Wude, the holy decree was issued to Baozhou.
Zhou Bin, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, walked into the main hall of the Baozhou Thorn Mansion step by step with solemn eyes, only to see that he was eight feet tall, with a straight waist, and exuded a military temperament.
And although Baozhou is under the control of the Marquis of Danghai, but the official recognition of the imperial court is the Baozhou Thorn Mansion, in the past, the monarch and the ministers were harmonious, and they went directly to the Hou Mansion, because the Marquis of Danghai has always been the post of the Assassin Mansion, but now the faces of the two sides are about to be torn, if it is an ordinary official of the Ministry of Rites, it may be estimated, but Zhou Bin is from the military camp, one of Lu Fei's favorite generals, and he has served as a waiter of the Ministry of Rites for less than seven days, he doesn't care about those, he came directly to the Assassin's Mansion and openly wants to slap Li Jian's face.
At this time, in the spacious main hall of the Assassin's Mansion, although Feng Jing and Cui Ying were angry at Zhou Bin's rude behavior, they still took all the civil and military forces of Baozhou here without scruples about the façade and welcomed the holy decree.
Zhou Bin stood tall, glanced at it, and sneered: "It seems that Hou Ye's health is not good?" ”
"Really, Hou Ye is dedicated to the country, but he didn't want to be assassinated, and he was seriously injured, so he couldn't come to kneel to receive the holy decree, presumably the angel wouldn't mind" Cui Ying hugged his fists with a calm face.
"Haha, don't mind, how dare this official mind, there are more than 100,000 elite soldiers in this treasure continent, and there are 8,000 city guards in Daotai, it is estimated that if this official says that he minds, he will be killed on the spot immediately" Zhou Bin mocked.
"What does the angel mean by this, openly saying that the marquis wants to rebel?" A tall general with a thick beard immediately stood up angrily.
"Yes, if you have something to say, you don't have to hide it like this"
Zhou Bin's face sank, and he looked at the two of them and said coldly: "If it is on the mainland, I will immediately behead the two of you stinky bird eggs."
"What do you say," the two generals angrily drew half of their swords.
Cui Ying hurriedly waved his hand, blocked in front of the second general, looked at Zhou Bin and said solemnly: "The lower officials heard from the beginning that the angel who came this time is a military general, or under the command of Yong Anhou, originally I didn't believe it, but now it seems to be true, whether General Zhou is here to read the holy decree or to intimidate and coerce."
"Of course, I'm here to read the holy decree, but I don't need it anymore" Looking at the general with murderous intent, Zhou Bin shook his head and sighed, "I didn't think that the hundred-year-old Baozhou would have no great Chu loyal ministers, you are doing this, are you right about the spirit of the Four Seas in the sky, and right about the Taizu's love for Baozhou?" ”
"Baozhou originally belonged to the Li family" Hearing this, another general said in a loud voice.
"Really, Taizu ordered that the Marquis of Danghai Mansion should be in charge of the military and political affairs of Baozhou, and the hereditary replacement" a civil official said arrogantly.
"Yes, Taizu did say that the Marquis of Danghai Mansion Yongzhen Baozhou, but don't forget, in addition to this, the Duke of the Four Seas is on top of the Jinluan Grand Ceremony, facing Taizu, to the late national merits, swore an oath, the Li family has been loyal to Dachu for generations, loyal to Your Majesty, if this oath is violated, the descendants of the Li family should suffer the death of Ling Chi" Zhou Bin said solemnly.
Hearing this, many generals and officials were immediately stunned, they were all descendants of Xie Yong's subordinates, and their respect for Xie Yong was even comparable to that of Taizu.
And Sihai Gong did say such a thing back then, it was because Taizu regarded Sihai Gong as his own son, the only one who gave a state fief, and Sihai Gong has always regarded Taizu as his own father, so he made such an oath.
Looking at the civil and military who fell silent for a moment, Cui Ying's face sank, and said: "General Zhou, Lord Hou swears allegiance to Your Majesty, Baozhou has no heart of disobedience, but now Your Majesty does not respect the order of Taizu, favors the traitors in the court, listens to evil rumors, and blocks the coastal trade routes, it should be Your Majesty who should give an explanation."
"You are bold"
"Presumptuous"
Following Jinyiwei, he immediately drew his saber, his face was full of murderous intent, this person dared to openly slander His Majesty.
Seeing this scene, a Baozhou general sighed, waved his big hand, and suddenly a large number of soldiers rushed out from the secret doors in all directions, surrounded the main hall of the Assassin's Mansion, sharp knives and guns, and pulled string feather arrows, aimed at Zhou Bin.
The scene fell into extreme tension for a while, and the brocade guard holding the knife looked around and swallowed slightly.
Zhou Bin shook his head regretfully, suddenly turned around and respectfully placed the golden holy decree on the table behind him, and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Bin is incompetent."
After the words were spoken, Zhou Bin got up and walked in front of Cui Ying step by step.
"It seems that you have already prepared, and I guess you don't want to listen to the holy decree, since this is the case, then there is no need to say it, but I am going to tell you that as long as one of the nine of us dies here, you will definitely not survive tomorrow"
Cui Ying raised his eyebrows, looked at the sharp gaze, and after confronting him for a long time, he waved his hand lightly, and when the soldiers saw it, they immediately slowly let go
"Let's go" Zhou Bin waved his hand coldly, and left step by step from the middle of the soldiers with the brocade guard, but when he was about to reach the door, Zhou Bin glanced back and said loudly: "By the way, there is another sentence, which His Majesty asked me to say"
"Xiang Chi" Cui Ying's eyelids jumped.
"Your Majesty said that he is very disappointed in Li Jian, and he is also disappointed in you, but Your Majesty still hopes that you can come back, because once the war really starts, all the people present today are not qualified to return to the mainland in this life, and they will not have the face to see the ancestors and ancestors" After Zhou Bin sighed, he turned around and left.
Hearing this, the eyes of many people present shook obviously.
"Bastard" Cui Ying's face was full of killing intent, for the civil and military forces of Baozhou, they were not afraid of war, but they were indeed afraid of the ancestors and ancestors buried in the mainland's homeland.
"Master Cui" A burly official with a gloomy face immediately walked to Cui Ying's side, and his eyes were also full of murderous intent.
Xiao Man, the great commander of the Danghai Hou Yingwei, has no father and no mother, and has followed Li Jian since he was ten years old, like a poisonous snake to eliminate dissidents for Li Jian, and also like Wei Zhong by Xiang Chi's side.
Zhou Bin shook the hearts of the army with a word, how could he stay in it.
Cui Ying gritted his teeth, and after a lot of entanglement, he finally shook his head and said: "The two countries are at war, and if they don't kill them, Xiang Chi asked a martial artist to announce the decree, just to finally deter us, but I didn't expect that this Zhou Bin would be so tricky."
Looking at the generals who looked around him a little shaky, Cui Ying was anxious, now at this time, if the army's morale is chaotic, the great cause will inevitably collapse, but at this time he doesn't know what to do, because although he has a high status, he is just a subordinate minister.
"He's right" At this time, a familiar voice suddenly echoed in the ears of all civil and military personnel, and I saw Li Jian, who was wearing a set of golden armor, a sword at his waist, a red robe rolling, and exuding a burst of heroic spirit, walked out of the back hall step by step.
"Master Hou" Cui Ying shouted in surprise when she saw it.