Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 402
Su Ji looked up, always feeling that the fiery red figure behind the dark cloud was staring at him intently.

With his current cultivation level, Su Ji could only see the outline of the three-headed and eight-armed figure in the air, but could not see any details; Li Rumei and Bai Pao could only hear the sound of the fiery red figure; The ordinary soldiers of Wei State and the tiger cavalry soldiers of Shen State did not respond to the voice of the fiery red figure in the sky.

The soldiers only saw Li Hongxi kneeling on the ground just now, bowing to the sky inexplicably, then talking to himself, and finally left alone.

Seeing Li Hongxi leaving the battlefield, Wei Hou gave up his last hope, and other Wei soldiers also gave up the idea of ​​being lucky, and only wanted to keep themselves safe.

The cavalry of the Shen State Brigade then arrived, confiscated the horses and weapons of the Wei State army, and sent Wei Hou to Pingyang, the capital of Shen State, as a "guest".

After Li Hongxi left the battlefield, the three-headed and eight-armed red shadow disappeared unknowingly.

Bai Pao felt that there was no movement for a long time, and he said with lingering fear: "Could it just leave like this?"

Li Rumei said: "We haven't broken the rules, even if the heavenly soldiers and generals don't get orders, they are not allowed to disturb the human world."

Su Ji couldn't help thinking of Wu Ji, and pondered: "Master is right. The gods have not lost their humanity. When future generations suffer, the ancestors will still come to protect their shortcomings like ordinary people. General Li should not die, at least he should not die at my hands. .”

The white robe said worriedly: "But letting Li Hongxi go is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles..."

A few days later, the palace of Haojing.

In the early morning, the morning bell rang for the third time, and the palace gate slowly opened.

The steps of all the officials were chaotic, and a pair of official boots stepped on the threshold, and walked into the emperor's hall one after another.

However, the throne of the Son of Heaven is empty.

All the officials looked out of the door from time to time, all confused, wondering why the emperor was so late?
"What happened to the Son of Heaven today? Why did you call us here?"

"I'm also wondering that the emperor has been unwilling to go to court and ignore state affairs since he ascended the throne. In the past, the big and small affairs were handed over to Jiang Ling, the Queen of Shen, to take care of them. He also asked Guo and his sons to hold a flower appreciating meeting to collect beauties from all over the world to enter the palace. Why did you suddenly want to go to court early today on a whim?"

"You don't know, but news has recently come out that Li Hongxi went to Shen Guo and returned in a big defeat!"

"A big defeat? Wei's [-] troops, plus the [-] elite soldiers brought by General Li, a total of [-] troops, can't even level the small land of Shen Guo?"

"This is the first time General Li has suffered a defeat. It seems that his reputation as the god of war may be lost."

"It's not just about losing your reputation, it's also about losing your head!"

While the civil and military officials were discussing, Li Hongxi was escorted into the emperor's court by two guards.

Under the strange gazes of all the officials, Li Hongxi's hands were tied behind his back, his armor was torn, and he looked in a state of embarrassment. He was about to face the final judgment.

The two escorting guards are not afraid of this General Li at all now, because they sent troops to fight against the State of Shen, resulting in the defeat of a hundred thousand troops, and if they are held accountable, some people will inevitably die.If one person dies, Li Hongxi is definitely that person.

The reason why Li Hongxi came back here was firstly because he didn't want to bear the infamy of treason, secondly because he didn't want to commit suicide in fear of crime, and thirdly because he didn't want the Li family to die.Although the hope of living is slim, he doesn't care about the result and leaves everything to fate.Therefore, his expression remained calm until he saw the figure of an old man appearing at the door!

The old man's back was bent like a bow, and he stood outside the high threshold.Seeing this, seven or eight civil servants hurried over, scrambling to help him into the palace.

Li Hongxi snorted and recognized that the old man was none other than Father Guoshi.

Now Father Guoshi is at the height of his power in the imperial court, it can be said that one person is under one man and over ten thousand people.At this time, his mottled old face had a calm expression, as if this was an ordinary morning.

Li Hongxi raised his eyes and looked around, wanting to see what tricks he could pull off today.

"Your Majesty Guo is here, don't kneel down yet!"

As a guard said, he kicked Li Hongxi's knee, and immediately kicked one of his legs into a half-squat.

Seeing that Li Hongxi didn't kneel, another guard kicked him!This kick was exhausted, and an ordinary person would have been kicked so hard that his legs would have softened and he would kneel on the ground. However, Li Hongxi was not an ordinary person, but he had a hard bone, and instead stretched his legs straight.

"If you don't kneel, you don't want your dog legs anymore!"

The two guards scolded Li Hongxi angrily and kicked him several times together, but in the end they failed to kick him to the ground, instead they made themselves panting from exhaustion.

Li Hongxi glanced at everyone in the hall, and shouted: "You only bite your own people! When I was desperately fighting on the battlefield, where were you bastard sons?"

Many generals lowered their heads in shame, but Li Hongxi raised his head even higher.

Father Guoshi squinted his eyes half-closed, observing Li Hongxi's every move, the fishnet lines at the corners of his eyes crowded together, and said coldly: "A defeated general, what face does he have to speak so shamelessly!"

At this moment, a strange eunuch's voice came into the palace:
"The Son of Heaven is here!"

Li Hongxi turned his head and looked. Although the appearance of the emperor in front of him hadn't changed much compared to ten years ago, he was no longer the little prince who called him "big bald", but the emperor who was about to decide his life and death.

Ji Gongyan didn't look at Li Hongxi or anyone, walked up the steps and sat on the throne.

Looking down at all the civil and military officials, Ji Gongyan asked: "What do you think, what should I do with this person?"

Father Guo Shi took a step forward and said without hesitation: "Li Hongxi, death penalty shall be punished!"

As soon as the voice fell, the civil servants echoed:

"Yes, I will be punished!"

"Damn it..."

"Damn it..."

Father Guoshi blinked his sunken triangular eyes, and gave the two guards a wink.

The two guards understood and pressed Li Hongxi's head to the ground with force.

Li Hongxi suddenly raised his head, and bit the finger of a guard fiercely. The guard screamed in pain, and took a lot of effort to pull his finger out, the finger was bitten until the bones were exposed.

"I don't want to be a pig even if I die! If you want to kill him, kill him, give it a good time!"

When Li Hongxi spoke, blood splashed everywhere, and a strong smell of blood spread in his mouth.He bared his teeth at another guard, bright red blood flowing between his white teeth.

The two guards took a few steps back in fright. In their eyes, Li Hongxi didn't look like a human being. He was simply a mad dog, and a dog that lost his family.

At this time, Ji Gongyan had a panoramic view of everything that happened in the court hall, but he never said a word.

Yang Ni took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, now that the chaotic party is rampant, it is the time for the court to employ people, and we can no longer kill generals. The most urgent thing is to let General Li take the blame and make meritorious service is the best policy."

All the officials bowed their heads in thought, only feeling that it was not unreasonable.

Father Guoshi coughed dryly twice on purpose, and those ministers who nodded in agreement immediately put on a straight face, no longer making gestures of approval.He originally thought that Yang Ni should stand in the same camp as himself, but he didn't expect that he would speak for Li Hongxi out of nowhere today.

"General Yang, according to your opinion, the sinner should be pardoned?" Father Guo Shi asked back.

Yang Ni said: "At the end of the day, the general will recommend an expert who can help General Li."

Father Guo Shi became more dissatisfied and said, "The Peacock Ming King invited by General Yang once suffered a complete defeat in Chaoge Yunmeng Mountain. If he loses again this time, what should we do?"

Yang Ni said: "The last general dares to use his head as a guarantee. If he is defeated this time, he can hang his head outside the city gate!"

All the officials looked at Yang Ni in amazement, and all sighed.

In Li Hongxi's astonished eyes, he saw many generals appearing one after another, expressing their willingness to guarantee themselves.

Seeing that half of the military officers of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down, Father Guo Shi gritted his teeth angrily, and squeezed out a sentence: "Since General Yang invites an expert from the outside world, it must be a big deal. Dare I ask if I can join you?" Victory and return within half a month?"

Li Hongxi spat bloody saliva, saying that half a month is not enough to go back and forth, this old Guo thief only wants to eradicate dissidents, completely disregarding the family and society, it is extremely hateful!
Yang Ni blurted out: "If you get the help of that expert, it won't take half a month, but only three days!"

(End of this chapter)