Chapter 25: The Dilemma
But they soon discovered that the man's arrogance was not just lip service.
He's that powerful!
The Praetorian Guard sergeant didn't even survive three moves in his hands before he was thrown out of the ring.
Everyone present couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and their hearts were secretly shocked.
The generals who have been trained on the front line are really not ordinary!
Emperor Yongkang's expression sank, and he shouted: "Whoever can win this great general, a hundred taels of gold will be rewarded!" ”
There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and the Praetorian Guards, who originally showed fear, are eager to try one by one, and some people have come up to challenge one after another!
But the results were unanimous, and all ended in fiasco.
After losing a few rounds, the emperor's face was a little unbearable, and he said gloomily: "In the Praetorian Guard, is there no one who can fight?" ”
Everyone looked at each other, Cao Shan thought about it, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, there is a commander in the Praetorian Guard named Li Cheng, and his kung fu is good!" ”
In the crowd, Li Cheng stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I will meet this Chuzhou general!" ”
With that, he stepped into the ring. After the two sides clenched their fists, they tentatively made two moves and then made a mess.
Li Cheng was obviously much stronger than the people who went up before, at least he had a back and forth with this black-armored general.
After a stick of incense, both of them were injured. Li Cheng hugged his fists and said: "The ring competition, the point is up, how about we count it as a draw?" ”
Hearing this, the black-armored general turned his head to look at the King of Beishan, and when he saw the King of Beishan shaking his head, he showed a murderous smile.
"There is no talk of a draw in Chuzhou, until you get down!"
Li Cheng frowned.
The two of them went back and forth and fought for a stick of incense, but their strength was equal, and in the end, they only lost both, both sides leaned on the edge of the ring, and they didn't even have the strength to stand upright.
The black-armored general laughed: "Happy! We're tied. ”
"Concession."
The people on both sides went into the ring and helped them down.
It's just a draw, but it's much better than before. Emperor Yongkang breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Commander Li is loyal to the country and the monarch, and his martial arts are strong, and he has been promoted to the commander of the left guard army. ”
"The last general will thank the emperor!"
In this draw, the king of Beishan didn't care about it, just waved his hand and motioned for another person to go up.
"Cao Shan, who else in the Praetorian Guard can fight?" Yongkang Emperor asked. Li Cheng looks like this, so naturally he can't play the second game.
"This ...... Rong Chen thought about it. Cao Shan broke out in a cold sweat.
The Praetorian Guard has been stable in the palace for many years, how can there be anyone who can fight?
It's good to be able to find one Li Chengcheng before, but it's too difficult to find a second one! What's more, even Li Cheng only played a draw with the other party, and the other party still had six, and it was almost impossible to win them all!
So, no one went up for half a day.
Seeing this, the people in the ring leaned against the ring to rest, and their appearance was a little sarcastic.
The King of Beishan glanced at Liu Cheng, who was speechless in the distance, and then shouted: "Brother Huang, let's talk about giving that thief a dismount today, why can't you even find someone in your Praetorian Guard who can fight?" ”
"Could it be that my Southern Wei Praetorian Guard is already such a rabble? This appearance is afraid that it is not even as good as the last army of my Chuzhou army. Brother Huang, the Praetorian Guard needs to be rectified! ”
The civil and military officials, their eyes flickered, and they all knew that there was something in the words of the king of Beishan.
The Praetorian Guard, on behalf of the royal family, said that the Praetorian Guard was a rabble, which was questioning the imperial power! And saying that the Praetorian Guard needs to be rectified is clearly trying to change the emperor!
The words of the King of the North Mountain are showing off their muscles nakedly!
Baiguan thought to himself, if the king of Beishan rebelled, the Praetorian Guard would be defeated if it couldn't hold out for even a day, right? Emperor Yongkang, can he stabilize his throne?
A small competition made many officials question the emperor in their hearts.
This is Liu Cheng's plan!
As soon as the people's hearts are scattered, there will be a foundation for rebellion!
Liu Cheng was secretly happy in his heart, but his expression was as usual.
Emperor Yongkang was very angry, but just as he was about to punish Cao Shan, there was a sudden commotion outside, and someone shouted:
"Oh no, there are assassins!"
"The little princess has been captured!"
Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw that on the top of the eaves not far away, a man in black was carrying Wei Ning and running quickly.
"Save the princess!!" Emperor Yongkang's face turned pale with shock.
My sister must not have an accident!
The Praetorian Guards rushed over, and Li Cheng also struggled to get up, but he couldn't stand up for a long time.
Chen Zicai's figure appeared from the corner, but before he could make a move, two generals behind the King of Beishan jumped on the eaves in a few steps. They moved quickly, directly blocking the black-clad assassin.
Immediately afterwards, the two cooperated tacitly, one to save people, and the other to fight with the assassin.
It only took a few breaths before the Assassin was caught. The two of them didn't intend to keep their hands on it, but they laughed and made a gesture to twist the assassin's neck.
"Don't kill!" Emperor Yongkang shouted.
But it was too late, only a click was heard, and the Assassin fell to the ground.
There is no proof of death!
The two of them jumped off the eaves with Wei Ning, and then sent Wei Ning to the emperor, one of whom knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, the last general was hasty and accidentally killed the assassin, please punish him!" ”
Emperor Yongkang clenched his fists, and only after a while did he say coldly: "You have meritorious service in escorting, you should be rewarded!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two were very proud.
The frightened Wei Ning threw himself into Emperor Yongkang's arms, his little face was very pale.
"Ning'er, what just happened?"
"Brother Huang, Ning Er was just painting when that assassin suddenly broke in and kidnapped me...... Wei Ning's face palpitated.
"In the palace, you can actually let the assassins break in? What are you Praetorian Guards for?! A trace of cunning flashed in the eyes of the King of Beishan, and he took the case and scolded Cao Shan and the others.
Cao Shan knelt on the ground with a plop and explained to the emperor: "Your Majesty, for today's competition, most of the Praetorian Guards are gathered here, so there will be omissions, Your Majesty will investigate clearly!" ”
"A bunch of rubbish!"
Seeing that the emperor was angry, the civil and military officials and the Praetorian Guards hurriedly knelt down.
Emperor Yongkang closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.
At this moment, there was a monstrous pressure pressing on his heart.
He knew very well that he was being calculated. Today, all of this seems to be in the planning of Liu Cheng and the King of Beishan.
However, he has no evidence, let alone a way to break the game!
Cao Shan saw the emperor's groaning appearance, sweating profusely, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty won't punish me, right?" ”
Xu Kailin next to him saw it thoroughly, and sneered: "That assassin is not accidental, the King of Beishan wants to play big today, you and I have to act at the opportunity!" ”