542 Turning the tide
Knowing the truth, Li Xiang didn't know what to say. From the perspective of ordinary people, these people who rebelled were of course the sympathetic party, and the reason why they set off such a big storm was indeed a last resort. But from a ruler's point of view, they must be punished, because their behavior is intolerable to any ruler, and they must be severely punished as a warning to future generations.
Unfortunately, Li Xiang happens to have both identities, he is an ordinary person, he has also been a ruler, and his current identity is still a ruler. But in his heart, he is more identified with the identity of ordinary people. How to deal with these rebels made him a little embarrassed.
Compared with the people who rebelled, the officials who committed the crime were much easier to deal with. In order to satisfy their own selfish desires, these guys did not pay any attention to the law of the country. Since they don't take the law seriously, there is no need for Li Xiang to take them seriously, and none of them can escape the guillotine.
However, although Li Xiang already knew all the facts of their crimes, he still wanted to see how Phillips investigated the case. Phillips doesn't have his supernatural powers, so he can only follow the methods of ordinary people to find clues little by little. And those officials who committed crimes are also trying their best to cut off the clues, and the two sides are fighting wits and courage, which is quite wonderful and beautiful. From time to time, he also gave Phillips ideas, and quietly mentioned one or two points, which made Phillips constantly exclaim, His Royal Highness the Prince is really thoughtful and careful.
Because there were too many people involved in this incident, Phillips's case was also troublesome to investigate, and more than three months passed before I knew it. During this time, the martial arts of Chris and others have taken another step forward. Although it is not as fast as when it was just when it was converted into internal force, it is still much stronger than the ordinary Dou Qi training method, and it is also faster than when it was in the martial arts plane. Li Xiang has seen a lot of this situation, the plane is different, and the cultivation speed is also different, which is normal.
After such a long time, Phillips still failed to completely investigate the case, Li Xiang was a little impatient, and simply ordered Chris and others, who had some achievements in cultivation, to take action and secretly arrest a key official, but his status was not high.
In fact, Phillips was also aware of the role of this person, but he prided himself on his integrity and refused to use illegal methods, so he couldn't do anything about him. Li Xiang didn't care about that, he only informed Phillips after he was arrested, and then invited him to listen to the trial next door.
Although Phillips was upright, he had not found out for so long, and the king had urged him several times, and he knew that he would not be able to complete the task within the specified time on his own. Therefore, he also turned a blind eye to Li Xiang's illegal operation.
Chris and Eric and the others don't care whether they violate the rules or not, they only know that this guy knows a lot of corrupt officials, corrupt officials, and criminal facts, so they are not polite at all when they are tortured. This official is not a tough guy either, and he soon couldn't hold it anymore, and obediently explained everything he knew.
With this man's confession, Phillips knew what to do, and immediately investigated and punished a large number of officials with great vigor. But of course, these people refused to stand still, and decided to take a risk, mobilizing the local garrison to capture Li Xiang and forcing the king to issue a **** order.
In the Magic Continent, the king's credibility is still worth trusting, and no matter what the circumstances of the **** order issued, it will not go back on its word afterwards. Even if these people are no longer used as officials, these people can comfortably go home and become rich people.
Judging from the situation, although they are taking risks in doing so, there is still great hope for success. Most of the 1,000 Praetorian Guards who came with Li Xiang had been taken away by Phillips to arrest people, and the other party suddenly counterattacked, and the few people they had left really couldn't resist.
It's a pity that they thought it was good when they planned it, but in Li Xiang's eyes, it was full of loopholes. However, he didn't make any preparations, just waited for the other party to come to the door.
Although only three or two kittens were left in the Praetorian Guard, Li Xiang's own guards still had more than fifty people. These guards are all the elite of the elite, and the lowest level of fighting spirit is three levels higher. Under their vigilance, the local garrison, which usually only suppressed bandits and dealt with the people's armed fights, was discovered a few miles away, and urgently reported to Li Xiang, demanding that Li Xiang withdraw immediately.
Li Xiang has been waiting for them for a long time, how can he leave easily? With an indifferent smile, he refused the request of the captain of the guard, and ordered everyone to shrink back into the small courtyard, while he stood proudly in front of the courtyard gate, waiting for them to arrive.
The general who led the garrison was not a fool, and when he saw Li Xiang standing at the gate of the courtyard from a distance, he shot an arrow without saying a word, wanting to injure Li Xiang first. As long as Li Xiang was injured, those guards would definitely escort him back to the courtyard, and the soldiers of the garrison would not know that their target was His Royal Highness. By the time they entered the courtyard, the two sides would have been fighting for a long time, and it would be too late to say that they didn't know about it, and all the soldiers would be dragged onto the thief ship.
It's a pity that he thought it well, but he didn't expect Li Xiang's martial arts to be beyond his reach. This general's fighting spirit has reached level six, and the arrows he shoots can't be caught even by level seven masters, so they can only pounce on Li Xiang. But as long as the guards were nervous, his purpose was achieved.
The chief guard standing beside Li Xiang was indeed a seventh-level master, and he really wanted to pounce on Li Xiang as this general expected. But when he pounced on Li Xiang, Li Xiang took a step back and dodged, and then grabbed it casually, and put the arrow in his hand.
Not to mention the arrows that were shot, it was the captain of the guard, a seventh-level master, and the one that was close at hand was not something that ordinary people could dodge. What's more, there is an arrow shot by a sixth-level master, which is as easy as catching an apple thrown by a friend. With these, Li Xiang is definitely more than what he shows, only level four.
It's a pity that they all guessed wrong, Li Xiang's fighting spirit level is really only level four. After he came to this plane, he didn't practice martial arts at all. With his primordial spirit, he is enough to be invincible in the world, what is the use of fighting spirit? It doesn't matter if you practice it or not. He was able to catch the arrows of a sixth-level master, relying on skill, not strength. But others couldn't see it, and they all overestimated Li Xiang.
The general on the opposite side was also a little flustered, he never expected that Li Xiang would hide so deeply. But he was already difficult to ride a tiger, so he didn't stop doing it, and immediately used special archery techniques such as beaded arrows, burst arrows, and armor-piercing arrows with fighting spirit, hoping to force Li Xiang back. It's a pity that these skills of his are not enough in front of Li Xiang, and he moves back and forth within a radius of three steps like a walk, and he dodges most of the arrows, and a few of them can't dodge, and he also pushes them with a flick of his hand, so that these arrows change direction. The general was busy for a long time, tired and panting, but he didn't build an inch. When he wanted to shoot again, he felt empty in the quiver, and the arrow he was carrying had already been shot by him.
Seeing that the other party stopped shooting, Li Xiang transported his fighting spirit to his throat this time by using his internal force, and said in a loud voice: "I am Prince Matthew, the first heir of the Holy Empire, are you attacking my residence to commit treason?" ”
The nature of the fighting spirit is more domineering compared to the internal force, so Li Xiang's voice is also very domineering, and within three or five miles, everyone feels deafening. But it was precisely because of this that all the soldiers of the garrison heard Li Xiang's words, even if they wanted to listen to them or not.
It is true that most of these garrison soldiers have been fooled, and they only know how to act according to orders, but they do not know who the target of the attack is. Now that Li Xiang shouted this loudspeaker, they found that they were actually involved in the rebellion, which made them extremely frightened.
Rebellion has always been a high-risk thing, although high risk has high rewards, but it is always the top that gets rewards, and the soldiers below are not eligible for high rewards, but they have to bear the same burden if they are high-risk. Moreover, many people saw Li Xiang's performance just now, even His Royal Highness the Prince is so powerful, how powerful are the guards around him? How many people do they have to die to take down these guards? Or, if you die, many people can't take it. When you think about it this way, their morale is even lower.
Li Xiang sensitively noticed the changes in the other party, and said: "I know that most of you don't know the truth, and you just obey the orders of the commander. Now, I give you a chance to redeem your crimes, and as long as you arrest the real rebels, I will not blame you for the past, and I will guarantee that you are all right. ”
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers were in an uproar, and some began to stir. The general hurriedly shouted, "Don't listen to him! He is an impersonating Royal Highness the Prince, and it is because his identity has been discovered that we have been ordered to arrest him. Now all listen to my orders, the archers are ready, shoot them! ”
This general is also speechless, since Li Xiang is impersonating, he should be caught alive. After all, pretending to be a prince is a big case, and it must be interrogated clearly, but he wants to shoot him to death with random arrows, which is obviously inconsistent. However, most of these garrison soldiers were uneducated and did not understand the doorways inside, and only a few people heard that something was wrong. But seeing that the people around them didn't move, they didn't dare to move.
Li Xiang laughed again at this time: "Say I'm impersonating? You can't lie, do you? I've been in Maple Leaf Province for three months, and all the high-ranking officials here have seen me, and many of them have been to the imperial capital, and they've all seen the prince, so haven't they found out that I'm a fake? It wasn't until Master Phillips was going to arrest those corrupt officials that I became a fake, do you think everyone else is a fool? ”
Even if there is no knowledge or culture, no one wants to be a fool, and what Li Xiang said does make sense, those high-ranking officials who have seen the real prince only found out the truth in three months, how is it possible? So at last someone shouted: "Obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, and arrest the rebels!" (To be continued.) )