A certain person is the Heavenly Killer Li Gui.

Chapter 257 No one believes the truth

The news of Song Jiang's defeat and death reached Tokyo, causing an uproar immediately.

Although Song Jiang had only been leading troops for more than a year since he last led troops to serve the King of Qin, he already looked like a famous general in the world.

Especially in the context of the death of the elite of the Western Army in Laozhong, he turned the tide and defeated the two big bandits Na Tian Hu and Wang Qing. In the end, he had to accept the recruitment and became a dog raised by the court, going there for the court. Liangshan bites people.

These achievements one after another are all real and there is no adulteration.

If that's all, it's nothing. No matter how powerful it is, can it still beat Di Qing's ability to destroy the country?

But it happened that Song Jiang was a man who knew how to work hard and coaxed the officials to be happy. He only thought about his "Tian Kui Star" all day long and counted on this "Tian Kui Star" to protect him from all the calamities in the world.

This is serious.

Everyone knows that this official has a willful and willful temperament. If he is really made happy, he would dare to be prime minister to a military general, let alone a mere civil servant.

This made the civil servants very dissatisfied, and secretly regarded Song Jiang as a thorn in their side.

However, Song Jiang did everything carefully and never let them find a flaw, so there was no way to start.

It's fine now, there's no need for them to take action, Song Jiang is dead!

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers died in the battle, most of the surrendered generals they recruited died or fled, and more than a thousand artillery pieces were taken away by Liangshan. This loss was not heavy.

Now the ministers were panicking.

When Song Jiang was here, they regarded Song Jiang as a thorn in their side, wishing that he would die sooner than later.

But after Song Jiang died in the battle, they began to worry about whether the Liangshan bandits who killed Song Jiang would take the opportunity to push back and wander around Tokyo City.

When employing people, treat them like dogs. Only after they die do you think of the good things of others.

Not only were the ministers panicked, but Zhao Ji was also panicked!

The Imperial Master said that this "Tiankui Star" exists to protect Emperor Shenxiao when he descends to earth and endures calamities!

How could he die like that?

He hurriedly called the national master Qing Huanzi to ask. Qing Huanzi was also confused. How could this "Tiankuixing" lose to the "Tianxiaxing"?

It doesn't matter if you lose, you can just win it back next time, but why did you die like this?

This is unreasonable!

But at this moment he must hold on, otherwise he would not be able to bear the crime of deceiving the emperor.

Besides, he is now a national master, which is much better than the miserable days on Mount Tai.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Now Qing Huanzi is particularly reluctant to part with this glory and wealth, so he replied very categorically:

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. This 'Tiankuixing' has now completed its calamity and has ascended to heaven!"

"You see, the two major bandits, Tian Hu and Wang Qing, were defeated and recruited by 'Tian Kuixing'. This time they were defeated together with 'Tian Kuixing', and there is no hidden danger to the court."

"Furthermore, 'Tiankuixing' has also brought about the application of artillery. Even if there is another rebellion, it can be easily suppressed."

"Even with this artillery, it will not be difficult for the officials to take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun!"

"At this point, 'Tian Kuixing' has successfully completed its mission of protecting the law!"

"This time the 'Tian Kui Star' has been lifted up and ascended to heaven, it means that His Majesty no longer needs the protection of the 'Tian Kui Star'. His future life will be smooth and there will be no danger at all."

He thought very simply. Because of the previous assassination, this official family was now living in seclusion. Where could he go if he encountered danger?

There is probably nothing wrong with saying that.

When Song Huizong heard this, it seemed to be the truth!

If this "Tiankuixing" is still alive, Song Jiang's achievements in recovering Yanyun's Sixteenth Prefecture will probably be attributed to him.

Now that Song Jiang's soldiers have risen to heaven, but the artillery is still there, if the imperial court sends other generals to lead the troops to recover the lost territory, the credit cannot be all attributed to that general. The bulk of the credit must belong to him, Zhao Ji!

"Then how should Liangshan deal with this?"

"It's hard to eliminate the hatred in my heart without killing that traitor Li Gui!"

"Well... Your Majesty might as well ask the defeated generals in the army first to see if 'Tian Kuixing' had any last words before his death." Qing Huanzi couldn't solve Liangshan's problem, so he had to delay the attack first, and then think about the aftermath.

Zhao Ji was successfully persuaded by Qing Huanzi, so he decided to summon the generals who had fled back at the court meeting to listen to their reports on the defeat.

On the next day, a group of generals were led by the Yellow Gate and filed into the palace. They stepped onto the Golden Palace and came to the court for the first time to see the king.

Qiao Daoqing led the team and knelt down in front of Danqi, hitting his head heavily on the floor tiles and sticking his buttocks high.

"The guilty minister, Qiao Daoqing, and others, bow to my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live."

People of this era, no matter how arrogant and arrogant they are, will shrink their eggs when they see the emperor. Except for time-travelers like Li Gui, only brainless people like Li Kui will be exceptions.

"No gift."

Zhao Ji sat high on the dragon chair, lowered his head and asked:

"Let me ask you how this battle was lost, and how Song Qing's family died. Do you have any last words before you die? Please tell me the truth quickly."

Qiao Daoqing was a barbarian. He didn't know the rules of the officialdom, and he didn't know how to figure out the emperor's thoughts. Now that he heard that the officials were so concerned about Song Jiang's death, he felt grateful and thought that Zhao Ji was a wise king, so he spoke honestly and detailed He described the entire battle process in detail.

But because what he said was so true, all the civil and military officials in the court burst into laughter after hearing this, and some even pointed at him and angrily said:

"Be bold!"

"How dare you talk nonsense in front of His Majesty!"

"You are clearly trying to shirk responsibility for the defeat, and you actually made up such a ridiculous story!"

"You might as well ask the civil and military officials of the entire court, who would believe your nonsense?"

Qiao Daoqing hurriedly defended:

"Everything the guilty minister said is true!"

"All the generals present participated in the final battle. Everyone knows how terrifying Li Gui is. It was not deceived by us."

"Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, just ask them and see if they tell any lies?"

The generals also hurriedly spoke with heartfelt heartfelt opinions, every word of which was true and not a single lie.

But the more this happened, the more people in the court didn't believe it, and they all cursed:

"Then Li Gui is just a big rebel. No matter how strong he is, he is just a figure like Overlord Wen Hou. How could he be so exaggerated?"

"According to what you said, if Li Gui is so omnipotent, isn't he a god from heaven descending to earth?"

"You're going to be scared out of your wits when this becomes clear."

"I'm afraid it was you who were too timid to fight, which led to the defeat of the army!"

"Only a fool would believe your lies!"

Seeing that the explanation could not be understood, Qiao Daoqing felt anxious, so he had to bow to the emperor and persuaded him sincerely:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to guarantee with my life that everything I say is true and there are absolutely no lies."

"Before I went into battle that day, I was just like the princes in the court. I didn't believe that there was such a monster in the world. I even secretly made fun of the manager of Song Du for being too careful."

"But when we actually went into battle, we realized that this Li Gui was not a mortal, but a first-class demon, and could not be defeated by ordinary people's force."

"The guilty minister strongly recommends that your majesty seek help from the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Longhu Mountain and ask Heavenly Master Zhang to come down from the mountain to slay the demons!"

He knows very well that the key figures are always officials. As long as the officials approve, it doesn't matter whether others believe it or not.

And he firmly believed that His Majesty was so wise that he would naturally believe the words of his loyal minister.

Of course the ministers also knew this, so they all prostrated themselves and said:

"Your Majesty, these defeated generals have lost all courage. They are talking nonsense and shirking their responsibilities. They are clearly deceiving the emperor!"

"I respectfully request that your Majesty hand him over to a competent authority for trial!"

(End of this chapter)