Li Hankong left, and the remaining generals remained silent. The entire Chinese army tent was quiet.
Liu Deng didn't say anything. After wiping the blood on his fingers with a handkerchief, he threw the handkerchief on the ground.
After scanning the blood stained on the handkerchief with his eyes, the generals standing on both sides became more upright.
"I know that many of you are not convinced. If we talk about marching and fighting, I am afraid that the least among you have been fighting in this military camp for seven or eight years! But don't forget that indirect and direct There must be 80,000 Huns who died in my hands now, if not 100,000!"
Liu Deng's voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear clearly.
"The reason why I talk so much nonsense to you is because you still have a chance to redeem yourself! Don't you think that by following Peng Xiyao, you can make a difference?"
While Liu Deng was talking, he took out a small dagger from his waist and carefully trimmed the nails on his hands bit by bit.
"..."
There was still silence in the big tent, and the captains standing on both sides still said nothing. No one dared to speak first at this time.
After all, if they surrender now, although they can get high-ranking officials and generous salaries, it will also mean that they have formed a deadly feud with Peng Xiyao.
What if Liu Deng leaves in the future, how will they get along under Peng Xiyao?
"Let me go, let me go, you fucking sons of bitches, what qualifications do you have to arrest me?"
"I don't accept it! I don't accept it!"
It wasn't long, and Li Hankong had already returned with his people.
There were more than a dozen people in a row, all tied tightly. Although they were still cursing, at this time, they were unable to even resist at the most basic level.
"Didn't you hear Jujianggu just now?"
Liu Deng asked calmly.
"So what if I heard it? Are you a bit of a green onion or a bit of a garlic? Even General Peng can't control me, let alone a bird like you! If you are sensible, let me go quickly, or I will kill you. Dog skin!"
A burly man broke away from the two guards who were pressing him. After standing up straight, he cursed at Liu Deng.
"Very good, do you have the same idea as him?"
Liu Deng still had that gentle smile on his face, and he asked casually without looking at the generals below.
"So what? Do you know who I am? I am Princess Zhao's biological uncle! If you are wise, let me go, otherwise I will make you look good!"
Hearing what he said, Liu Deng really raised his head and couldn't help but take a look. Looking at his roe-headed and rat-like appearance, Liu Deng suddenly had some bad and malicious suspicions about Princess Zhao, whom he had never met before.
People say that birds of a feather flock together, and a person’s appearance actually has something to do with his relatives.
With this boy's appearance, I'm afraid that Princess Zhao's appearance is really hard to describe.
"Are there any other relatives of the emperor? If there are any, come forward together!"
Liu Deng did not answer his question, but stood up as if nothing had happened, and then looked at the group of unconvinced people below.
"Boy, where is General Peng? Why are you sitting in the position of general? What qualifications do you have to take us down?"
"That's right, we are lieutenants under His Royal Highness King Zhao. What qualifications do you have to take us down? Do you have the documents from the Lieutenant's Mansion in your hand?"
Seeing these people who didn't know how to live or die, Li Hankong really felt a little cold on his back. If it weren't for the fact that he hurried over after hearing the Jujiang drum with caution today, I am afraid that at this time, he should He is one of them!
"What qualifications do I have to win over you? Well, I will make sure you die today! I am Liu Deng, the acting king of the Han Dynasty. Under your Majesty's order, I hold Gaozu's snake-cutting sword and temporarily take charge of the country on your behalf. , Zhao Guoyi responded to the expedition, and now that the snake-cutting sword is here, is this king qualified to capture you?"
When Liu Deng said this, the generals and commanders who were still noisy suddenly became quiet.
Only then did they realize that the sword held in the hands of Han Lei, who had been standing next to Liu Deng, was so different.
Don't the seven pearls inlaid on the scabbard symbolize the seven stars that Emperor Gaozu stepped on?
"I, we didn't know that the king was coming, and we missed him from afar. Please forgive me for waiting this time!"
"Yes, those who don't know are not guilty. Please forgive us this time, Your Majesty!"
After seeing the snake-killing sword, seven or eight of the dozen or so people immediately began to soften and hurriedly knelt down on one knee to plead with Liu Deng.
But the remaining people still looked like die-hards. Although their faces were full of suspicion, they didn't say anything.
"Let me ask you, according to the military law of the Han Dynasty, if the three drums are not completed, what is the crime?"
Hearing Liu Deng's understatement, the generals and commanders standing in the middle suddenly felt cold sweat break out on their backs.
Peng Xiyao's army was loose and he almost never used it to gather generals. Even if he was a little late, he would just laugh it off.
At most, it's just dragging him down and giving him a thirty-fifty military stick. For these rough-skinned generals, it's not a big deal.
However, when Liu Deng mentioned the word military law, they immediately felt that something was wrong.
"No one answered? Han Lei, let me ask you, what is the crime if you fail to do the three-tone drum?"
Liu Deng's voice suddenly rose an octave higher, and the generals and commanders who were kneeling on the ground suddenly trembled.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the military law of the Han Dynasty is to use three drums to complete the task. Those who do not come will be killed!"
"Come here, drag them all out and chop them up!"
Liu Deng smacked the arrow hard on the table, and then dropped a command arrow directly on the table.
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me!"
Han Lei was polite to them and winked at the guards behind Liu Deng. The guards immediately stepped forward and dragged the people on the ground out.
Suddenly there was no more sound in the big tent, and everyone listened quietly to what was going on outside.
"ah--"
"ah--"
"ah--"
After a long time, the screams outside finally stopped, and the remaining generals in the tent no longer dared to have any thoughts of resistance.
"Is there anyone else who wants to argue with me about military law?"
Liu Deng glanced around again as if nothing had happened. Wherever his eyes passed, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.
"I am willing to die for the king!"
Li Hankong gritted his teeth, then took half a step forward and knelt directly in the middle.
