When Zhou Xing came out of Zhaoyang Hall, he looked back at the empty hall, took off a kettle from his waist, unscrewed the lid and took a sip of wine, and then left the palace without stopping.
After returning to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Zhou Xing walked into the death row.
Li Yifu's limbs were tied with ropes, and they were firmly bound to the ground in a large shape. His dirty face was pressed tightly against the wet ground.
Seeing Zhou Xing's boots, Li Yifu raised his head with difficulty and said in a hoarse voice: "Give me water——"
Zhou Xing said: "The ground was just wet in the morning."
Li Yifu said with difficulty: "Give me water."
Zhou Xingdao: "Tell me, how did you collude with Liu Rengui?"
Li Yifu was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "I said that I had colluded with Liu Rengui. Do you believe me?"
Zhou Xingdao: "It's up to me to believe it or not, and it's up to you to say it or not."
Li Yifu shook his head and said, "Liu Ren and I have nothing to do with each other."
Zhou Xingdao: "In the second year of Longshuo, on June 18th, it was your mother's birthday and it was your father's grave relocation. Liu Rengui sent his eldest son Liu Tao to give you a gift of ten pounds of longevity noodles and two pairs of longevity peaches."
Li Yifu said: "The people who gave me gifts that day were lined up for seventy miles and filled the civil and military court. How many people can you find who have not given gifts to me?"
Zhou Xingdao: "Others are just gifts, but the two pairs of longevity peaches Liu Rengui gave you were mixed with four longevity peaches made of gold. They were just wrapped in a layer of skin to hide them from others."
Li Yifu raised his head and looked at Zhou Xing in surprise: "Is this the case?"
Zhou Xingdao: "It is true."
Li Yifu was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know."
Zhou Xing knelt down, looked into Li Yifu's eyes and said, "You must know."
"Hahaha, that's fine. I've been at odds with Liu Rengui for so many years. It would be a good thing to exchange him for a sip of water.
Bring me your confession and I will sign it. "
Zhou Xing took off the kettle hanging at his waist, unscrewed the lid, and poured some wine into Li Yifu's mouth. He didn't stop until Li Yifu choked and couldn't breathe.
"Don't answer so quickly. Confessing Liu Rengui should be done after careful consideration.
I will ask you again tomorrow, and you should take this opportunity to think more about how to say it so that people believe that you are related to Liu Rengui. "
Li Yifu looked at Zhou Xing leaving and hit his head heavily on the ground. At this moment, his thirsty throat was soaked with poison, and it was like countless steel needles were pricking him.
At this time, Li Yifu no longer had any illusions about survival. Before that, he thought that the worst situation he could face would be nothing more than exile.
Ever since he saw Zhou Xing, he knew he was dead.
Zhou Xing is a person with extremely strong ability to do things. In the past two years, as long as it is handed over to this person's hands, there is nothing he cannot complete.
Now that he was in Zhou Xing's hands, he must have made it clear to him.
Sometimes being a smart person is a very painful thing, because you can judge your fate from some clues. At this time, it is better to be a fool who resigned to fate and be happy as long as you can.
Zhou Xing, who returned to his official office, put the kettle on the table and took a look. His kettle looked a little old. The places where his hands often grasped it looked bright, while the places where his hands did not easily grasp it looked a little dark.
It looks a little old, but it's very handy.
His kettle was made of silver. When the lid was unscrewed, the cork that kept the kettle sealed had turned black and exuded a strong aroma of wine.
Zhou Xing picked up the kettle and took a sip, letting the strong taste of the anti-virus drug circulate in his mouth before he swallowed it.
"It's an old habit that can't be changed——"
Zhou Xing couldn't help but sigh.
Late autumn in Luoyang has arrived as scheduled, and with it comes an autumn rain. Since it is an autumn rain, it keeps falling, as if it will wring out all the water in the low dark clouds.
Yunchu and a group of subordinates were eating hot pot in a thatched house
The heat in the house was steaming, and the hot smell of hot pot kept drifting out from the doors and windows. This made Xue Rengui and his men who were running in the rain very dissatisfied.
Pei Xingjian refused to come since he had two meals with Yun Chu. After all, he was also the coach along the way, so he couldn't behave too spinelessly.
Yun Chu and his men were enjoying the late autumn, while Pei Xingjian and his men were studying how to open a way for the emperor. As for Xue Rengui, he had already arranged everything and made all the plans. Now, he is tightening military discipline.
When Li Zhi came over, what he saw was the same as what Ruichun told him.
So, the emperor naturally praised Xue Rengui, complimented Pei Xingjian a few words casually, and finally reprimanded Yun Chu.
Regardless of whether they were praised, praised, or scolded, they all passed the emperor's verification, which was regarded as recognizing that these people were qualified to assume the responsibility of escorting him on his eastern tour.
Xue Rengui is actually old. At fifty-two years old, he is too old to be a general, and it is the right time to be the coach.
Pei Xingjian is forty-eight years old this year, which is the best age in a politician's life. He is not old or young, and it is the time when he can take on big responsibilities.
In comparison, the twenty-eight-year-old Yun Chu looked disgustingly young. Although he had a little moustache on his upper lip, his face was like a crown jewel, which made him look most charming when he was young.
"Why don't you know how to live up to your expectations?" When only Xue Rengui, Pei Xingjian, and Yun Chu were left in the room, Li Zhi began to blame Yun Chu again.
Yun Chu smiled and said, "I'm not as good as Lao Xue or Lao Pei."
Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian both looked at each other with murderous looks. They were two guys who wanted to make progress, and the last thing they wanted to hear was that they were old.
Li Zhi frowned and said, "We are all my trusted generals, so we shouldn't criticize each other. We must do our jobs well first."
Xue Rengui stepped forward to intervene and salute: "Your Majesty, among the large armies, it is most taboo to send orders to many gates. The general thinks that it is only necessary for one person to escort His Majesty to the east this time."
Pei Xingjian's expression changed, and he took a step forward and said, "I can take on this matter myself, so I don't have to work for others."
Li Zhi looked at Xue Rengui and Pei Xingxing, who were vying for merit, with a smile. After waiting for a while and Yun Chu didn't come out, he asked, "Can't you bear such a heavy responsibility alone?"
Yun Chu stepped in and saluted: "Your Majesty clearly sees Wanli, so since you must use the three of us, your Majesty naturally has your reasons.
These two idiots don't understand His Majesty's intentions, and they brazenly say that they can bear it all, which is really ridiculous. "
Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian were furious. If the emperor hadn't been there, a war would have been inevitable.
Xue Rengui said gloomily: "Yunchu, you are not the best in the world yet, I am not yet old enough to fight."
At the same time, Pei Xingjian raised his hands to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to fight this madman."
Li Zhi smiled and pressed his hands down and said: "It's not worth it, it's not worth it. They are all my important ministers. If you have the strength, you should use it on the same path."
Yun Chu sneered on the side and said: "Your Majesty, why not let your humble ministers protect the central army, lest your Majesty be put in danger because some people are old and unable to bear the heavy responsibility."
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
Xue Rengui, who had comforted him, said: "The last fight in Chang'an was not enjoyable enough. How about we fight again while His Majesty is here today?"
Xue Rengui held the handle of the sword with both hands without saying a word. As long as the emperor said a word, he could immediately respond to Yun Chu's challenge.
Yun Chu returned the sword to its sheath with a smile, looked at Xue Rengui and said, "I'm just a country boy. I was lucky enough to receive divine grace. He always pretends to be the number one person in the army. Yun is not the same as you. I really think you are." Number one in the army."
"Yunchu, shut up!" Li Zhi saw that Xue Rengui's face was turning purple, and immediately shouted at Yunchu.
But he didn't expect Pei Xingjian to say in a sinister tone: "I'm just a monk's illegitimate son, but he dares to talk so shamelessly."
Li Zhi saw that Yun Chu's hair was about to stand on end, so he helplessly said to Pei Xingjian: "Shut up too."
The emperor served wine, and the four ministers sat across from each other. They drank a lot of wine but did not talk much. The three generals could not do anything, so they could only put all their dissatisfaction on drinking.
Seeing a jar of wine disappear into the mouths of the three of them, Li Zhi seemed to be in a good mood and drank a lot.
Li Zhi saw clearly that Yun Chu, Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian were indeed not able to deal with each other. This was not something that could be acted out. These three people had different demands and purposes, and they were indeed not on the same path.
Yunchu just took advantage of the emperor's presence to completely expose the three people's hidden dissatisfaction to others.
When Li Zhi's chariot left the warning field, Ruichun stood on the huge chariot with her belly in her arms and answered the emperor's questions.
"You can't beat Yun Chu?"
Ruichun took out a one-foot-long steel needle from his belt and placed it on the emperor's desk and said: "If you are defeated head-on, you will be even more vulnerable immediately. If you use poison, at 50-50, this slave will be able to fight."
Li Zhi picked up the steel needle and looked at it for a moment and said: "After all, it is impossible to get on the stage. You should choose a warrior now."
Ruichun agreed and got out of the car. Assassin, the pain in his lower abdomen where Yun Chu kicked him was unstoppable.
After the emperor left, the relationship between Yun Chu, Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian could never get better.
With fire in their eyes, everyone returned to their own huts. Tomorrow, they would leave the warning field and order their own troops.
