Chapter Forty-Six: The Verge
Yari, Lamutu Prefecture. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Zhen, Longxiao and others surrounded a person who was tied with five flowers, and in addition to the rope that was tied, there were two words "Liu Ji" on this person's body, which really surprised everyone.
"Who sent this, didn't you see it clearly?" Li Zhen looked at Liu Shanwu with a puzzled expression.
"Yes, my lord. People came and went in a hurry, flying eaves and walls, and he left people down, and we didn't even see his face clearly. Liu Shanwu also thought it was incredible, that person came and went in the air, and when he threw Liu Ji down, he disappeared.
"I think it could be Lin Chong?" Long Xiao said suddenly when he stood up.
"That's right, why didn't I think of him!" Li Zhen also seemed to be awakened.
Only Lin Wan'er was shocked when she heard it, he didn't expect her brother to appear on the opposite side of Li Zhen again, but she couldn't do anything, that brother was already crazy, and no one could save him.
"Then if it's really Lin Chong, why did he do this?" Long Xiao frowned, trying to think about all of Lin Chong's motives.
"He wants to borrow a knife to kill people and bring the flames of war to us!" Li Zhen slapped his thigh, as if he had penetrated the intention of the person who came.
"Were you kidnapped by Lin Chong?" Lin Wan'er became more and more angry the more she thought about it, walked up to Liu Ji, pulled out the cotton cloth stuffed in his mouth, and asked him angrily.
Liu Ji sat there, his eyes closed, and he didn't say a word, as if he had seen through life and death.
"Wan'er!" Li Zhen didn't know if that person was really Liu Ji, he was afraid that Lin Wan'er would be injured, so he dragged her behind him.
"Is this person really Liu Ji? We all need to be verified, so let's not mess around here and fall for the enemy's tricks. Long Xiao also walked over and said.
"You don't know, I've heard of Liu Ji's prestige since I was a child, this person's triangular eyes, goat's whiskers, and a mole in his eyebrows, these characteristics are all correct, this person must be Liu Ji!" Lin Wan'er has been in contact with the imperial court since she was a child, and she has long heard of Liu Ji, and these characteristics match one by one, so there should be no mistake.
Everyone looked at the kidnapped person, and as Lin Wan'er said, they all nodded yes.
"Then things are as Li Zhen said, some people want to lead the war to Lamutu, but the most suspicious person at the moment is Lin Chong. Long Xiao analyzed.
"What's the matter? I always said that Lin Chong did it? Lin Chong is back again?" Lin Wan'er didn't know that her brother was the leader of the thieves who invaded Northern Qi, Li Zhen deliberately didn't tell her in order not to make Lin Wan'er sad, and now that the matter has come to this point, there is no need to hide it anymore.
"Wan'er, I'll tell you about these things slowly in the future, you go back to the house to rest first!" Li Zhen didn't raise his head, he really didn't want to see Wan'er's sad and lost eyes.
"Okay!" Lin Wan'er knew that she couldn't help anything here, so she turned around and went back to the house.
"How did Lin Chong kidnap Liu Ji?" the more Li Zhen thought about it, the more he felt that it was impossible.
"This is also the question I'm thinking about, Liu Ji, as the chief assistant of the current dynasty, is heavily guarded around him, so Lin Chong can't kidnap Liu Ji and retreat after having the ability to reach the sky?" Long Xiao was also surprised.
"Is that someone else!" Li Zhen looked at Long Xiao and asked suspiciously.
"If there are other people, then I really don't know who has the ability to reach the sky, kidnapping this master who is above ten thousand people under one person from the prime minister's mansion with iron walls?"
"Otherwise, if we kill him, it's a hundred, anyway, this person is in trouble, and it's not a pity to die?" Li Zhen looked at Liu Ji, he didn't expect that this traitorous and evil person would be sent to him.
"Don't be reckless! He can't die now, if he really dies, the court will be in chaos, and it will be the common people who will suffer. ”
"Why is it that as soon as Liu Ji dies, the court will be in chaos?" Li Zhen couldn't understand Long Xiao's words.
"What do you think! What this person has cultivated for so many years are some wine bags and rice bags to serve as important points in various yamen of the imperial court, and the order issued by Liu Ji in the imperial court will of course be prohibited, as soon as Liu Ji dies, who can command those wine bags and rice bags, and the government decree will not be chaotic?"
"What's more, there are more people staring at Liu Ji's seat, who doesn't want to climb to the pinnacle of power, the temptation of power is the most difficult for mortals to resist, when the time comes, will the court be able to fight for power and profit?" Long Xiao paced around the room.
"Then you said that this person can't be killed, and he can't be released, so what can we do?" Li Zhen didn't expect this traitor to be so involved that he didn't know where to start for a while.
"We're raising it!" Long Xiao suddenly raised his eyebrows.
"Raising this, it's better to raise a pig!" Li Zhen glanced at Liu Ji who was sitting there with disdain.
"We raise Liu Ji, we don't kill him or let him go, the court will not cause turmoil because of Liu Ji's death for the time being, and Liu Ji can't go out and continue to harm the world. Long Xiao explained.
"Haha......" A rough laugh sounded, the sound was very penetrating, but it made people feel very uncomfortable to listen to.
Liu Ji smiled coldly, attracting everyone's attention,
"What are you laughing at?" Li Zhen looked at the traitor and asked angrily.
"I laugh at you for being too young? You have an old man, aren't you afraid that my men will send troops to level you here?" Liu Ji spoke very quickly, but what he said was thunderous word by word.
"Hmph, old thief, you want us to let you go, but there is no door. We have never been afraid of war, if those disciples of yours come to rescue you, our soldiers here are not spinning and weaving cloth? Besides, the imperial court's attitude towards you is also ambiguous!" Li Zhen stared at Liu Ji's eyes, and there was no trace of waves in those triangular eyes, which were surprisingly calm.
"Now all parts of the country already know that you Liu Ji is dead, and those disciples and grandchildren of yours are preparing to go to the capital to pay you filial piety!"
"Haha...... Do you think the people who sent me here won't spread the news that I'm not dead?" Liu Ji still closed his eyes.
"Then what do you mean, we will start a war here because of you after all?" Li Zhen stared at Liu Ji fiercely.
"War will not be launched for no reason because of a certain person, that is a historical trend, when the conflict of interests reaches a limit, even the gods cannot stop it, just as the sun cannot stop it from going down. Liu Ji's voice was not as harsh as just now.
"Then you mean that we can't change the war, we can only win the war!" Long Xiao said firmly.
"Again, this gentleman is right, don't be afraid of life, live strongly. After Liu Ji finished speaking, he never spoke again, as if he also looked at his mood when he spoke.
"Hmph! What kind of life to talk about with such a person, come on!" Li Zhen felt uncomfortable when he thought of this person who had brought disaster to the country and the people, and talked about life here again.
Two guards walked in through the door.
"Send this person to the prison, strictly guard, and not a single fly is allowed to fly out, understand?" Li Zhen said sternly.
"Yes!" the soldier took Liu Ji away, and Liu Ji did not say a word again the whole time.
As Liu Ji said, the news that Liu Ji did not die had already spread in the Wu Dynasty, and Lamutu was undoubtedly pushed to the cusp of history.
"Report!" a hurried shout came, and a sweaty spy came in panting.
"Report to the king, Qin Ping's 200,000 soldiers and horses have been dispatched and marched towards the north of Qi!"
"Northern Qi, isn't that just for us?" Li Zhen was shocked.
"Grandma's, I didn't expect the old thief to be right, so soon to move the army?" Li Zhen said angrily.
"Report!" another spy came to report.
"King, Wang Lang and Zhao Heng, a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses, set off yesterday and marched in the direction of Liangzhou!"
"Wang, I heard in the morning that Song Qing in Chang'an also seems to be recruiting troops, I don't know if he is coming at us!" Liu Shanwu also said with an anxious face.
"Haha...... I didn't expect a traitor to attract the soldiers and horses of the Manchu Dynasty?" Li Zhenqi's teeth itched, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
Once the army is overwhelmed, with so many soldiers and horses, how can the little Lamutu resist it?
"King, we might as well hand over Liu Ji, don't fall for someone else's tricks!" Liu Shanwu felt that the person who sent Liu Ji to Lamutu must be watching the play in the dark!
"I don't know! But letting Liu Ji go is equivalent to returning to the mountain, and the court is not Liu Ji's opponent, and it is not to be chaotic!" Li Zhen gritted his teeth.
Then inquire about the movements of Qin Ping and Wang Lang's army, and send people to closely watch the movements of Chang'an in person, so that we can be fully prepared. ”
"Yes!" the soldiers went down, leaving Li Zhen and Long Xiao to sit there in a daze.
I don't know if it's right to do this, but Liu Ji was placed in Lamutu, but countless soldiers and horses were attracted, and the people here are still in the dark, and if the army is defeated, there will be a dead silence here.
You can't forcibly represent the will of the people, and you can't affect the people here.
"I think we should send troops to block Qin Ping's troops from the north first. Li Zhen said to Long Xiao.
"Is it easier to send troops to block the attack than to hold the position here?" Long Xiao did not agree with Li Zhen's idea of taking the initiative to attack, he thought that it was better to wait for work here.
"We can't afford to burn the flames of war on the people here again! Li Zhen has made up his mind.
"Then we will drive our troops to the Huade area of Northern Qi, where the mountains are steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Long Xiao also agreed with Li Zhen's idea.
"Then let's say so, tomorrow's fifth watch, the whole army will march towards Huade. After Li Zhen finished the order, he hurriedly walked to the map, thinking about how to fight the next war.
"Qin Ping's Northeast Soldiers are known for their swift combat, and these alone are nothing, but I heard that there are some monks from the White Mountain and Black Water in their military camp, and the specific cultivation is a thorny question. A wave of worry crossed Long Xiao's face.
"We must first deal with Qin Ping's 200,000 soldiers and horses as quickly as possible, and then withdraw to the south and block the invading Wang Lang in the Fenshui area outside Liangzhou City!" Li Zhen has made up his mind this time, and he must no longer guard in the city and let the people suffer.