Li Bing walked out of the stone house with a gloomy face, and his mood was indescribably bad. Seeing this, Ouyang Lin hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, did you let him dispose of him?" ”

Li Bing hesitated for a moment and said coldly:

"A thousand cuts."

The so-called "1,000 knives" means that cutting a thousand knives and 10,000 strokes, even if you have less effort, it is the crime of deceiving the king.

Ouyang Lin's expression on his face seriously responded: "Obey." ”

Li Bing walked a few steps outside, then stopped again, and suddenly asked thoughtlessly, "Ouyang, are you afraid of death?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is afraid of death." Ouyang Lin replied calmly: "But if it is for Your Majesty, even if the minister is broken, he has nothing to fear. ”

Li Bing turned around, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and sneered: "Really? It's painful to be crushed. ”

This is obviously a rhetorical way, but the emperor seems to really think that people can be broken to the point of breaking bones.

Ouyang Lin was still very calm: "Minister, no family, no relatives, alone in this world, just want to die of some value." As for what kind of death it is, there is no difference. ”

Li Bing seemed to be quite satisfied with this answer. He nodded lightly and said softly, "After dealing with Ashina, you come to see me." ”

"Yes." Ouyang Lin clasped his fists and bowed deeply to Li Bing.

Li Bing didn't say anything more. Accompanied by his chamberlains and guards, he turned and walked out of the corridor, and up the stairs again, back to the palace.

The chamberlain asked, where to go next, whether it was the Heart Cultivation Pavilion or the Imperial Study.

Li Bing thought for a while and said, "Go to the queen." ”

The chamberlain agreed, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to quickly notify Fengyi Palace to prepare, and then summoned a warm sedan chair and asked the emperor to drive.

Li Bing sat in the sedan chair, his body swaying gently with the sedan chair, and what he was thinking about in his heart was still the scene that happened in the dungeon just now.

Ashina Zhijin, this desperate Turkic monarch, saw that his life was gone, but he was still mocking the Holy Tang Emperor. Li Bing can deeply feel that the other party completely despises himself, looks down on himself, and does not regard himself as an opponent.

Never.

In Ashina's eyes, there was only that person, the one who had truly defeated the entire Turkic.

For Li Bing, this kind of humiliation is even more unbearable than insulting him in person, and more cruel than taking his life.

Anger, or rather, jealousy, was burning in his chest at the moment.

Li Bing clenched his fists tightly, and his thoughts became more and more disturbed. From Ashina's body, he thought of Xiahou Ninghan again. Perhaps, the woman who haunted him was the same as the Turkic Khan, who thought that person was better than himself.

The sedan chair walked through the palaces and pavilions without hurry, and came all the way to the Fengyi Palace where the queen was located.

Cheng Wen didn't expect the emperor to come to him at this time, so he hurriedly prepared to stop, who knew that Li Bing strode into the hall, without saying a word, he directly withdrew a group of palace maids, and then pulled Cheng Wen into the tent.

A rain cloud rises.

Today's Li Bing looked extremely rude and extraordinarily hard, and Cheng Wen was even a little scared by him. However, she didn't dare to resist or be displeased in the slightest, so she could only cooperate with Li Bing obediently and strive to fulfill her responsibilities as a wife.

However, Cheng Wen couldn't hold back her tears in the end. This is not because of pain and fright, but when Li Bing was most engaged, he muttered a name - "Ning Han".

Xiahou is cold!

Cheng Wen instantly felt that her heart was broken, and then she ruthlessly threw herself on the ground and stomped a few times.

She had heard all kinds of rumors about the Flying Immortal Sect Master before, and she also knew that the person the emperor loved deeply was Xiahou Ninghan. However, Cheng Wen never expected that Li Bing would be so unbearable to herself, and would treat her as the object of replacing others when the two of them were in love.

Tears flowed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes, gradually wetting her sideburns and the fragile and sensitive heart of a woman.

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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty—" The voice of the chief chamberlain came from outside, as light as a mosquito humming.

Li Bing turned over from the couch and sat up, and said coldly: "What's the matter?" ”

"There is an urgent matter in the court," the chamberlain replied cautiously, "Several adults are asking for an audience outside the palace." ”

Li Bing was slightly stunned for a moment, then got up and put on his clothes, and asked while tidying up, "Who are they?" ”

The chamberlain replied: "Lord Dong of the military department is back, as well as the king of Hejian County and the prince of Zhenguo. ”

"What about Wei Zixuan?" Li Bingpao pulled away Cheng Wen, who was about to come forward to help, and took Shun Yu with his own hands.

"Back to Your Majesty, Wei Xiang didn't come, and Governor Yin heard that it seemed that he had gone to inspect the military camp outside the city, and he didn't show up." The chamberlain answered the word outside.

Li Bing opened the door and strode out: "Go to the imperial study and let them meet there." ”

The chamberlain agreed, and hurriedly accompanied the emperor in the direction of the imperial study.

Cheng Wen appeared at the door in a robe, looking at Li Bing's back from a distance, and a look of resentment flashed in her eyes.

She pondered for a moment, then turned to take a folding fan from the case, and called for a small chamberlain.

"Jiubao, you go to the imperial study and secretly listen to what the ministers are talking about with Your Majesty. If someone asks you why you are there, you are the emperor who forgot the fan in Fengyi Palace, and this palace ordered you to send it. Do you understand? ”

The little servant Jiubao nodded hurriedly, then took the fan with both hands, turned around and left in a hurry.

The imperial study was not far from Fengyi Palace, so Li Bing arrived here without taking a sedan chair and passing through a few porches. He sat down firmly behind the bookcase, instructed the palace people to make a cup of hot tea, and only after a few sips, Dong Tianxing and the others arrived.

Looking at the wrinkled and dusty old Dong, Li Bing said: "Dong Aiqing, I went to the eastern state capital to pacify the thieves, and it took more than half a year to leave, and I worked hard for you." ”

"Serving Shengtang, the old minister doesn't dare to say that he is hard." Dong Tianxing bowed down: "The errand is not done well, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Li Bing put down the teacup: "How is the front line?" Chang Tao participated in the war, can the situation improve in any way? ”

Dong Tianxing responded: "Back to Your Majesty, after the main force of the Xuanwu Legion left for the East China Sea battlefield, in three months, it fought with the thieves four times in a row, and all of them won great victories. Before Lao Chen returned to the imperial capital, Donghai County and Langya County had returned to our hands, and the remnants of the Japanese thieves were fleeing to the area of Qilu Jiaodong, intending to join the Japanese thieves there. Commander Chang prepared to give his troops a short rest, and then continued to attack north. ”

Hearing this, Li Bing nodded and praised: "Chang Tao is still very reliable. Back then, I raised troops to resist the enemy in Youzhou, and he was the first group of generals to swear allegiance together with Yang Xingtai. Later, the Liaodong Protectorate marched into the Central Plains, and Chang Tao was responsible for the crusade against the traitor Li Kui, and he made many military exploits, which was very good. ”

Dong Tianxing also agreed: "What Your Majesty said is very true. Chang Da commanded the army strictly, and the soldiers under his command were also very convinced. In addition, the number of cavalry is considerable, and the overall combat strength of the legion is even slightly better than that of Qinglong and Suzaku. ”

Li Bing bowed slightly, and then asked curiously: "Dong Aiqing, you came to see me today, what do you want to do?" Is it just to report the results of the battle in the eastern state capitals? ”

Li Maoxun, the king of Hejian County, said in a deep voice on the side: "Your Majesty, the ministers are here for another important matter. ”

As he spoke, he first subconsciously glanced at Dong Tianxing, and saw that Lao Dong nodded slightly, so he continued: "The front-line soldiers have captured a leader of the thieves, and according to that person's confession, the important ministers in the court are colluding with the rebels!" ”

Li Bing was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately looked at Dong Tianxing: "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, here's the thing." Dong Tianxing said seriously: "Half a month ago, the Xuanwu Army raided Donghai County, annihilated 4,000 defenders, and captured the thief general Hamano Masao. In order to save his life, this person took the initiative to confess a message, saying that they came to attack and harass the eastern coast of Shengtang at the suggestion of Bao Yuchun, and that the big people in the court cooperated to cover it. ”

"Who is it?!" Li Bing's face was like frost, and he asked coldly.

Dong Tianxing said: "Who it is, Hamano Masao doesn't know. But...... He provides an important clue. ”

Chen Ziling, the Duke of Fuguo, said on the side: "Hamano Masao said that when they first tentatively attacked Langya in the East China Sea, they had received a guarantee from Bao Yuchun, saying that there would be high-level officials on the Shengtang side to help secretly, and not let the main army or the regular government soldiers with strong combat strength carry out the defense, so as to cooperate with the thieves to stand firm. ”

"In retrospect, that was exactly the case." Yasukuni Governor Sun Yue continued: "At that time, if it weren't for the timely reinforcements of the Zhenjiang Army, the newly recruited soldiers from the eastern government alone would not be able to stop the first round of attacks by the thieves. ”

Li Maoxun, the king of Hejian County, said in a deep voice: "But that is limited to the East China Sea and Langya in the south, and the Qilu Peninsula in the north has been captured by the thieves. ”

With a bang, Li Bing slapped the book case fiercely, and said angrily: "I thought it was just a coincidence, but I didn't expect that there was really a traitor in the court!" Examine! This matter must be strictly investigated! ”

Dong Tianxing looked at several noble ministers next to him and asked, "Your Majesty, how should this matter be investigated?" ”

Li Bing squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The thief you said, where is he now?" ”

"At that time, the old minister felt that the matter was very important, so he immediately decided to directly escort Hamano Masao back to the imperial capital," Dong Tianxing replied: "At this moment, he was secretly imprisoned in the guard of the military department. ”

Li Bing bowed slightly: "Then try him first!" Strive to dig out more useful things, and then follow the previous idea of letting the eastern government soldiers resist the enemy, one official after another! ”

The King of Hejian County hesitated for a moment, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Lord Fang Cai asked how to investigate this matter, which means who is responsible for investigating this case?" ”

Li Bing glanced at a few of them: "Are you worried that the people investigating the case will be colluded with this behind their backs?" ”

"Exactly." Several noble ministers nodded at the same time.

Li Bing pondered for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "I happen to have a candidate here. He is neither an official of the Three Law Division, nor a back-scale spy of the Northern Ya, and his identity and origin must not have much to do with the ministers of the DPRK and China. Let him go, the most appropriate. ”