Chapter 405: The Tiger Falls to Pingyang
Su Ji looked up, and always felt that the fiery figure behind the dark clouds was staring at him intently.
With his current cultivation, Su Ji could only see the silhouette of the three-headed and eight-armed figure in the air, and could not see any details clearly; Li Rumei and the white robe could only hear the sound of the fiery red figure; as for those mortal generals of the Wei State who had no cultivation, as well as the tiger cavalry of the Shen State, they all had no reaction to the sound of the fiery red figure in the air.
The soldiers only saw Li Hongxi kneeling on the ground just now, looking up to the sky and bowing to the sky for some reason, then talking to himself, and finally leaving alone.
Seeing Li Hongxi leave the battlefield, Wei Hou gave up his last hope, and other Wei generals also gave up the idea of luck and just wanted to protect themselves.
The cavalry of the Shen State Brigade then arrived, collected the horses and weapons of the Wei army, and sent Wei Hou to Pingyang, the capital of the Shen State, as a "guest".
After Li Hongxi left the battlefield, the red shadow with three heads and eight arms disappeared unconsciously.
Bai Pao felt that there had been no movement for a long time, and said with palpitations: "Is it just leaving?"
Li Rumei said: "We didn't break the rules, even if the heavenly soldiers and gods didn't get the order, they were not allowed to disturb the world without authorization." ”
Su Ji couldn't help but think of Wu Ji, and muttered: "Master is right, the gods are not human, and future generations will suffer, and the ancestors will still come to protect their shortcomings like mortals." General Lee's life should not have been extinguished, at least not by my hands. ”
The white robe said worriedly: "But letting Li Hongxi go is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, and the future will be endless......
A few days later, the palace of Hokyo King.
Early in the morning, the morning bell rang for the third time, and the palace gate slowly opened.
The pace of hundreds of officials was messy, and a pair of official boots stepped into the threshold, and walked outside the Son of Heaven court one after another.
However, the throne of the Son of Heaven is empty.
The officials looked out of the door from time to time, one by one confused, wondering why the Son of Heaven had been delayed?
"What's wrong with the Son of Heaven today, why did you call us?"
"I'm also wondering, the Son of Heaven since he ascended the throne has been reluctant to go to the court, ignore state affairs, the previous affairs of the big and small to be handled by Shen Hou Jiang Ling, since the Lishan Beacon Fire Opera princes, it is a complete waste of the government, indulge in lust every day, and also called the father and son of the Yu family to hold a flower tasting conference, collecting beauties from all over the world to enter the palace. Why do you suddenly want to go to court early on a whim today?"
"You don't know, there was news recently that Li Hongxi went out to apply for the country and returned defeated!"
"The 70,000 troops of the Wei State, plus the 30,000 elite soldiers brought by General Li, the entire 100,000 army, can't even level the land of the Shen Kingdom?"
"This is the first time General Li has suffered defeat, and it seems that his reputation as the top god of war is probably not guaranteed. ”
"Not only is the name not guaranteed, but the head is also difficult to protect!"
While the civil and military officials were discussing, Li Hongxi was escorted into the court of the Son of Heaven by two guards.
In the strange gaze of the hundred officials, Li Hongxi's hands were tied behind him, his armor was tattered, and he looked embarrassed, and he was about to face him in the final judgment.
The two escorted guards are not afraid of this General Li at all now, because they sent troops to fight against Shen Guo, resulting in the defeat of 100,000 troops, and if they are held responsible, it is inevitable that someone will inevitably die. If one person dies, Li Hongxi is definitely that person.
The reason why Li Hongxi returned here was that he didn't want to bear the infamy of treason, second, he didn't want to commit suicide in fear of crime, and third, he didn't want the Li family to be wiped out. Although there is little hope of living, he does not care about the outcome and leaves everything to fate. Therefore, his expression remained unfazed until he saw the figure of an old man appear at the door!
The old man, with his back bent like a bow, stood outside the high threshold. When seven or eight civil officials saw this, they hurriedly ran over and scrambled to help him into the temple.
Li Hongxi snorted with his nose and recognized that the old man was none other than Father Yushi.
Now Yu Shi's father is in the middle of the court, and it can be said that one person is above ten thousand people. At this time, his mottled old face looked calm, as if this was an ordinary early dynasty.
Li Hongxi raised his eyes to see what tricks he could play today.
"Lord Yu arrived, don't kneel yet!"
As he spoke, one of the guards kicked Li Hongxi's knee, instantly kicking one of his legs into a half-squatting shape.
Seeing that Li Hongxi did not kneel, the other guard made up for the kick! This kick used all his strength, and it was replaced by an ordinary person who had already been kicked to the ground with weak legs, and knelt on the ground, but Li Hongxi was not an ordinary person, but a hard bone, but stretched his legs straight.
"If you don't kneel, you don't want this dogleg!"
The two guards scolded Li Hongxi angrily, kicked him several times together, and finally failed to kick him to his knees, but exhausted himself and panted.
Li Hongxi glanced at everyone in the hall and shouted: "You will only bite your own people! When Lao Tzu is desperate on the battlefield, where are you turtle grandchildren?"
Many generals lowered their heads in shame, but Li Hongxi raised his head higher.
Father Yu Shi's eyes were half-squinted, observing Li Hongxi's every move, the fishnet lines in the corners of his eyes were squeezed together, and he said coldly: "The general of the defeated army, what kind of face is not ashamed to speak out here!"
At this time, a eunuch's yin and yang strange voice came into the palace:
"The Son of Heaven has arrived!"
Li Hongxi turned his head to look, although the appearance of the Son of Heaven in front of him has not changed much compared with ten years ago, but he is no longer the little prince who once called himself "big bald", but the emperor who is about to decide his life and death.
Ji Gongyan didn't look at Li Hongxi, didn't look at anyone, and walked up the steps and sat on the throne.
Looking down at the civil and military officials, Ji Gongyan asked, "What do you think Aiqing should do with this person?"
Father Yu Shi stepped forward and said without hesitation: "Li Hongxi, the death penalty should be punished!"
As soon as the words fell, the civil officials echoed one after another:
"Yes, be punished!"
"Be ......"
"Be ......"
Father Yu blinked his sunken triangular eyes and glanced at the two guards.
The two guards understood and pressed Li Hongxi's head to the ground together.
Li Hongxi suddenly raised his head and bit the finger of a guard fiercely, the guard screamed in pain, and it took a lot of effort to pull out the finger, and the finger had been bitten to expose the white bones.
"Lao Tzu is not a pig when he dies! If you want to kill, you will kill, give a good time!"
When Li Hongxi spoke, blood stars splashed everywhere, and the heavy smell of blood spread in his mouth. He bared his teeth at the other guard, bright red blood running between the snow-white teeth.
The two guards were so frightened that they took a few steps back, and in their eyes, Li Hongxi was still like a person, he was simply a mad dog, and a lost dog.
At this time, everything that happened in the court was all in the eyes of Ji Gongyan, but he never said a word.
Yang Cheng took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, now that the chaotic party is rampant, it is the time for the court to employ people, and you must no longer kill the generals." It is imperative that General Li be guilty of meritorious service is the best policy. ”
The hundred officials lowered their heads and pondered, only feeling that it was not unreasonable.
Father Yu Shi deliberately coughed dryly, and the ministers who nodded in agreement immediately put on a straight face and no longer made a gesture of approval. He originally thought that Yang Yi should be in the same camp as himself, but he didn't expect him to inexplicably help Li Hongxi speak today.
"General Yang, if you want to pardon sinners?" asked Father Yu rhetorically.
Yang reversed: "The last general recommended a master, who can help General Li." ”
Father Yu Shi became more and more dissatisfied, "The Peacock Ming King invited by General Yang was once defeated in Chaoge Yunmeng Mountain. What if we lose again this time?"
Yang said: "The last general dares to guarantee with his head, if he is defeated this time, he can hang the head of the last general outside the city gate!"
The officials looked at Yang Yi in surprise and sighed.
In Li Hongxi's surprised eyes, he saw many generals coming out one after another, expressing their willingness to vouch for themselves.
Seeing that half of the military attaches of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down, Father Yu Shi gritted his teeth in anger and creaked, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Since General Yang invited a master from outside the world, it must be extraordinary, dare to ask if he can return to the court in half a month?"
Li Hongxi "bah" a mouthful of bloody saliva, and said in his heart that half a month is not enough to even go back and forth, this old thief only wants to eradicate dissidents, and completely ignores the Zhou room and society, which is extremely hateful!
Yang Rui blurted out: "If you get the help of that master, it won't take half a month, just three days!"