"General!"
A shout came from the courtyard, and Li Lin, who was drinking tea, immediately put down his tea cup and looked outside.
"Come in!"
Then, a soldier hurried in and shouted: "General! Trouble!"
"What happened?" Li Lin said.
The soldier hesitated and said: "Let's... let's kill Lord Tuoba!"
"Um?"
Li Lin was startled. This result was a bit beyond his expectation. Although he didn't like Tuo Bayong, he never thought of killing him.
After all, the forces behind Tuoba Yong were very strong. If word spread that he ordered people to kill Tuoba Yong, those people would never let him go.
Killing a state official without authorization is a serious crime and a capital crime. No one can save him.
He quickly asked: "Didn't I ask you to kill his brothers? Why did you kill him?"
"Kill, but two escaped." The soldier hesitated.
"Escaped?"
Li Lin suddenly sat up from his chair. What he was most worried about happened.
If these two people were allowed to escape and spread the news about Tuobayong's murder, they would be in big trouble.
"Walk!"
He hurriedly walked outside, but as soon as he reached the door, he looked back.
Wen Zhezhu sat on the chair with an expressionless face, drinking tea leisurely.
"Is the guess wrong?"
Li Lin began to doubt his plan, but for a while he couldn't think it through at all.
Leaving Wen Zhezhu alone in the room, he and the soldier quickly left.
The night is dark.
It was only two or three in the morning, the time when people sleep most deeply, but the city was not quiet.
"Killing!"
"Killing!"
A series of piercing screams resounded through the streets and alleys, and many people turned on their lights one after another.
"General Li killed Master Tuoba!"
"General Li killed Master Tuoba!"
…
Hearing this, Li Lin's face became extremely ugly. He pulled the soldiers aside and ordered: "Hurry up and find someone to kill these two people. We must not let them escape!"
The soldier nodded and ran away quickly.
Li Lin raised his head and looked around, but he heard shouting and found no trace of the two people.
The two men were very powerful and moved very fast. Every time they moved to another place, they shouted several times, and it was difficult to accurately grasp their positions for a while.
Li Lin followed the sound and moved together. When he was approaching the city gate, the sound suddenly disappeared.
Where are people?
Li Lin looked around. Just as he was walking towards the city gate step by step, a burst of shouting suddenly broke out.
"Open the door! Open the door quickly!"
"We are Liuzhou City defenders, under the command of Lord Tuoba. Let us in quickly!"
…
Li Lin's face suddenly turned so gloomy that it was actually Tuoba Yong's people who came to find him.
At this moment, the voice that had just disappeared appeared again.
"Li Lin! Li Lin ordered Master Tuoba to be killed!"
"Li Lin! Li Lin ordered Master Tuoba to be killed!"
…
I saw two strong men standing on the city, shouting at the top of their lungs.
This shout immediately made a group of soldiers outside the city go crazy, beating the city gate like crazy.
"What a fool! Give our adults back, send our adults out quickly!"
"Damn it! This man named Li dares to kill our master, kill him!"
…
The shouts outside the city made Li Lin's eyesight go dark and he almost fell to the ground.
It’s over!
Now he couldn't hide the fact that he ordered people to kill Tuobayong. He was completely finished!
wrong!
still have a chance!
Li Lin's expression suddenly became extremely crazy. Seeing two groups of soldiers running over, he immediately ordered: "There are Zhou troops outside the city, kill them! Leave no one behind!"
The two groups of soldiers did not doubt that he was there, and quickly climbed to the top of the city, bending their bows and shooting arrows.
Dozens of people gathered at the foot of the city, never expecting that one day their brothers' arrows would hit them, and more than a dozen people were shot dead on the spot.
"Run! Run! They want to kill you!"
"Go to Dizhou quickly to find Mr. Liu!"
The two people who had previously climbed onto the city appeared out of nowhere and shouted towards the city.
The soldiers who were still alive quickly realized that they could not stay here, so they turned around and fled.
Li Lin also followed him to the top of the city. Seeing the soldiers running further and further away, he shouted anxiously: "Kill! Kill them quickly!"
Now as long as all these people are killed, the news that Tuoba Yong died here will be sealed in the city. If there is no evidence of his death, the forces behind Tuoba Yong will not be able to just find a greaser to kill him.
However, he underestimated the number of soldiers outside the city and overestimated the abilities of his brothers.
The bows and arrows only had time to shoot two waves before they lost track of the group of people, and they rushed into the night.
"Quick! Kill..."
Li Lin's mouth was half open, but he couldn't shout the second half of the sentence.
He was like a deflated rubber ball, his arms hanging down, lost in thought.
The last chance is gone!
Now he is completely finished!
Suddenly, he turned to look at the two instigators who were still on the city, and roared wildly: "It's you! It's all you! Go to hell!"
"Choke!"
He pulled out the sword from his waist and killed the two people not far away.
However, at this moment, a roar made him freeze in place.
"stop!"
I saw a middle-aged man walking up, wearing an indigo official robe, with a fat head and big ears, and a belly bigger than that of a woman who was about to give birth.
This person is the chief officer of Zhangzhou and Li Lin’s immediate boss—He Lian!
When he came up, he scolded Li Lin: "Li Lin, you are so brave. Not only did you kill Tuoba Yong, but you also ordered his men to be shot. Do you still have an official in your eyes? And the country and the dynasty Law?"
Li Lin stopped in mid-air with his sword in hand, shook his head and said, "Sir, I don't have one! I..."
"How dare you quibble!"
He Lian said angrily: "Tuoba Yong's body is in that alley now, and the bodies of the Liuzhou City guards are under the city. These bones are not cold yet, do you still want to deny them?"
"Sir! The general has never thought of killing Lord Tuoba. There must be something wrong with this!" Li Lin defended.
He Lian shook his head and said: "Li Lin, Li Lin, until now, you still don't know the seriousness of this matter? Even if I believe that what you say is true, will the princes and ministers in the court believe you?"
Li Lin was shocked.
yes!
At this point, even if he had a hundred mouths, would those ministers believe him?
Does King Xia believe it?
"Li Lin, I have been thinking of you and my colleagues for many years, so just go ahead and capture him!" He Liandao said.
Li Lin looked pained and almost begged: "Sir, please let me go. I am willing to hand over all military power and go away from home. I will never reveal any of your secrets."
"Li Lin, Li Lin, you are really..." He Lian couldn't help but want to laugh.
This Li Lin has a good way of leading troops, but why does he have no political acumen at all?
If you don't hand him over, do you want He Lian to hand him over?
Someone has to take responsibility for this!
He Lian looked solemn and said: "Come here! Take down Li Lin quickly!"
The soldiers were hesitant. How dare they arrest their general?
He Lian said angrily: "Why are you still standing there? If Li Lin is allowed to escape tonight, neither you nor me will be able to survive! Take action!"
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, all the soldiers finally came to their senses and quickly pressed towards Li Lin.
"General! I'm sorry!"
"General, you'd better just surrender! We are brothers and we don't want to fight with you!"
"General, I have an old mother above me, and a wife and children below me. If you leave tonight, they won't be able to survive. You have to pity my poor brother. Surrender!"
…
Seeing that the soldiers he personally led were approaching, Li Lin held the sword in his hand, raised it again and again, and finally put it down.
He couldn't do it after all!
These people were all taught by him. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are master and apprentice. How could he do it?
"General! I'm offended!"
"General! We don't want to either! But if you leave, none of us will survive!"
…
Two groups of soldiers came to Li Lin's side. Although they held weapons in their hands, they did not point the weapons at their general.
Seeing that Li Lin had finally given up, He Lian walked up to him and said, "Li Lin, don't worry. No matter what, you and I have been colleagues for many years, and I will not let you die in an unknown way..."
Before he finished speaking, a bright light suddenly flashed before his eyes, followed by a pain in his abdomen.
He looked down and saw a sword stabbing him in the stomach, with half of the blade pierced in.
He slowly raised his head following the hands holding the sword hilt, and saw Li Lin looking at him.
"you……"
He Lian was confused at first, then quickly turned into resentment, and then quickly turned into fear.
"Hello……"
Before he finished his sentence, He Lian softly fell to the ground, twitched a few times and then stopped moving.
Li Lin looked at the blood-stained sword in his hand. He was dumbfounded and kept chanting: "It's not me! It's not me! It's not me..."
The soldiers on the side were also completely dumbfounded. The general actually killed Lord He Lian!
"General! You...you killed Master He Lian!" said a soldier.
"It wasn't me! I wasn't the one who killed him!"
Li Lin roared angrily, swung his sword, and the soldier who just spoke was beheaded.
Blood spurted out from the broken neck, splattering all over his face, making him look like a demon from hell.
All the soldiers were as silent as cicadas, not even daring to breathe.
The hot blood slipped from his face, fishy and smelly, and He Lian suddenly woke up.
He put away his sword, turned around and said to the soldiers: "Seal the city gates and put the entire city on guard. No one is allowed in or out. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be killed without mercy!"
All the soldiers were immediately shocked and responded like a reflex.
Li Lin quickly walked down the city and quickly returned to his mansion.
Antique room.
Wen Zhezhu was still sitting on the chair, with a calm expression on his face, sipping the tea in his cup leisurely.
Li Lin drew out his sword, pointed it at him and said angrily: "Tell me! Where is Wang Cheng now?"
Wen Zhezhu put down the tea cup, looked up at him, and said in a calm tone: "Li Lin! Everything I said to you before is true. I never thought of taking your life, but now you are pointing a sword at me!"
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