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Zhao Da believed that the prince trusted him. Just by handing over such a powerful and perverted force as the Overwatch Council to him, he believed that the prince trusted him. He thought that with the terrifying strength of the Overwatch Council, he knew this.
The person with the most secrets in the world. However, he discovered after Liu Ling told him that Ji Chengyun was near Cangzhou. It turned out that even if he controlled the Supervisory Yuan, he could not know everything about the prince.
Zhao Da was shocked, but quickly covered up his gaffe.
Fortunately, Liu Ling didn't notice the expression on his face.
Zhao Da took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down.
"Are you a little surprised? Ji Chengyun was obviously near Yongzhou in the south, but when did he arrive in Cangzhou?"
Liu Ling did not turn around, but it seemed as if he could directly see Zhao Da's heart.
Zhao Da did not deliberately avoid anything, but answered simply: "This subordinate is indeed a little surprised. I thought that relying on the intelligence in the yard, I knew everything in the army."
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Sometimes, it is safer if only you know some arrangements. For example..."
He paused for a moment, then turned around and looked at Zhao Da calmly: "For example, Tiqi went to Puzhou and killed more than seventy members of Xie Jun's family."
Zhao Da's face suddenly turned pale, and he knelt down with a plop and bowed his head deeply.
Liu Ling looked at him and raised his eyebrows: "Don't pretend to be scared. There is no need. You know it well and I will not kill you because of this matter. In any case, it is your credit
I see it all in my eyes, remember it in my heart, and I understand all the sacrifices you made. Xie Jun cut you with a knife, and you will never be able to take that knife back forever, so it doesn't seem like an exaggeration for you to kill his family.
."
"Your Majesty... I am aware of my guilt."
Liu Ling smiled coldly: "Convicted? You did it because you knew I wouldn't do anything to you, right? What if you didn't do it so secretly, but blatantly?"
I took Tiqi to slaughter Xie Jun's family. Maybe I wouldn't be so angry. A few days ago, Ziyu was a little surprised because I knew about Kaifeng before she, the stall owner of the third department. You
Do you know what I told her?"
Zhao Da shook his head and did not dare to speak.
"After all, I established the Supervisory Yuan. That's what I told Ziyu."
Liu Ling sighed and said: "Stop kneeling and get up. I have written this down. Do you have any resentment if your contribution to Yongzhou is taken away from you?"
Zhao Da lowered his head and said: "I don't dare, thank you for your generosity."
Liu Ling said: "Originally, I was still thinking about what title I should give you. At least I should give you a title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households to be worthy of your great contributions. I couldn't think of anything to reward you for your great contributions, so I kept putting it off.
I didn’t give you a reward. Looking at it now, let’s forget it. The merits and demerits are equal to each other, and you can still be the commander of your Oversight Council. As for the title, don’t think about it.”
He looked at Zhao Da who couldn't help thanking him and said: "Don't think it's easy for you. I said I would let Xie Jun's family go. But you still couldn't hold it back in the end. Zhao Da... I'm very disappointed. I left the yard
I entrusted it to you because you are calm enough. Among the people under my command, you are the most suitable for walking in the dark and can dominate the darkness. I really didn’t expect that I overestimated you. You have merit, I remember it, so
I won’t do anything to you.”
Turning around, Liu Ling looked at the water waves breaking through the big ship: "I have already sent people to kill the two hundred cavalry you transferred to Puzhou. Remember next time, whatever you do must be secretive, don't let anyone know
I discovered again that if you do something wrong, nothing will happen to you, but something will happen to many people."
Zhao Da dared not speak and was sweating profusely.
"Get up. After all, you are also the commander of the Overwatch Council, a high-ranking official of the second rank."
Liu Ling dropped these words and turned back to the cabin.
Zhao Da kept kneeling and did not get up until the sky gradually darkened. He was still kneeling like a kneeling sculpture. He lowered his head deeply and put his forehead on the deck. The wind on the river was not strong.
Although it was too small, the wind blew across his back. Due to the cold sweat, his clothes stuck to his back, and the wind actually gave him a bit of a bone-chilling chill. The weather was quite hot at the end of summer, and Zhao Da at this time
, but it’s like falling into an ice cave.
Xu Sheng walked to Zhao Da, squatted down, and sighed: "The prince said, if you are willing to kneel, then kneel to the stern of the ship and kneel here. The prince said he was upset after seeing it."
Zhao Da raised his head and glanced at Xu Sheng, smiled bitterly, then stood up silently, walked to the stern of the boat, and knelt down.
Xu Sheng didn't know what mistake the commander of the Overwatch Council had made to make the prince so angry. Zhao Da was the highest-ranking official in the Han Dynasty until now. From this, we can see the prince's love and affection for him.
Trust. The Overwatch Council has ridiculously powerful powers. Officials below the third rank can arrest people without asking for orders. Officials below the fifth rank, the Overwatch Council has the right to behead directly, or even confiscate their homes and exterminate their families. This is the coldest and coldest part of the Han Dynasty.
Department, in a sense, the Supervisory Yuan is on the opposite side of the officials. Zhao Da is a powerful minister and a lonely minister. He can be domineering and look down upon any official. This is what the prince gave him
right.
Xu Sheng actually didn't like Zhao Da very much. He always felt that this person was too gloomy. But when he saw the bleak figure of Zhao Da kneeling there, he still felt some sympathy in his heart.
Quietly, a figure appeared in the cabin where Liu Ling was. This man, dressed in white as snow, walked into the room, but Liu Ling's personal guards were unaware! How did he get close to the ship?
Or is this person always on the ship?
"You seem to be a little stricter on your subordinates."
The man in white sat down opposite Liu Ling and poured himself a cup of tea. He looked at Liu Ling, his eyes bright and curious, as if he wanted to see into Liu Ling's heart.
"Next time you come, can you knock on the door?"
Liu Ling put down the book in his hand and did not answer the man in white's question.
In today's world, if there is another person who can quietly enter Liu Ling's room, and Liu Ling is not hostile at all, not wary at all, there is no anger in his tone when he speaks to this person, but helplessness.
There are more ingredients. Then, there is only the unparalleled Mr. Nie.
"Next time I will knock on the door first."
Nie She smiled brightly. I don't know why, but it seems that his recent headache has improved a lot. Therefore, his personality has also become more cheerful.
"You haven't answered my question yet, Your Highness the King of Han."
Nie She asked with a sly smile.
"If I can beat you, I will tie you up and give you a good beating, and then throw you into the river to feed the fish."
Liu Ling still didn't answer his question.
Nie She didn't care, but said with a smile: "It seems that being your friend is still a very dangerous thing."
Liu Ling put down the book, picked up the steaming tea cup, took a sip and said, "Actually, being my friend is the least dangerous thing."
He glanced at Zhao Da who was kneeling at the stern of the ship through the window of the cabin: "Actually, I am not too angry, although he disobeyed my order. A person must have his own thoughts to be normal. If he only
If he knows to follow my orders and make no mistakes, it would seem even worse. If he makes mistakes, it will appear more real. However, you still have to hit him. Let him kneel down and wait for him to figure it out.
, he will stand up and find me."
Nie She smiled and said: "Official affairs are indeed not suitable for me. There is one thing I'm very surprised about. Isn't it tiring for someone like you to have no one you truly believe in?"
Liu Ling smiled bitterly and said: "Are you tired? Do you think his grandma is tired? You know, I don't belong to this world, and this world is too dark. If I want to live, I must help myself
Come up with a set of armor with invincible defense. This armor is not worn on the body, but in the heart. Since you have a chance to live again, you might as well live well."
Nie She was silent for a while and said, "What about me? You don't believe me either?"
Liu Ling smiled: "I have no choice for you."
He said: "You are a freak, and I am also a freak, so maybe if there is one person in this world who can make me speak without any scruples, unfortunately, that would be you."
Nie She wrinkled her beautiful eyebrows and curled her lips and said, "I don't like the word freak. To be precise, you are a freak, but I am not. I'm just... abnormal."
He took a sip of tea and said: "The king of the Han Dynasty governs more than seventy states, tens of millions of people, and millions of troops. Don't you have any better tea on board?"
Liu Ling said seriously: "You are right. Those names are not false. It can be said that I am the most powerful person in the Central Plains today. But the pitiful thing is that I am very poor and all my money is used to benefit the people."
Welfare, changing equipment for the soldiers, if I told you that I don’t even have one thousand taels of silver in my house, would you believe it?"
Nie She rolled her eyes at him and said, "I don't believe it."
Liu Ling laughed and said: "Actually, my biggest wish is not to be a supreme being above tens of millions of people, not to dominate the world, nor to establish an unparalleled great cause. You may not believe it when I tell you, but my biggest wish is
My wish is actually to marry more wives, and then find a place with beautiful scenery and live a comfortable life without worrying about food and drink. The serious thing to do every day is to have more children, and in my free time, let my lovely wives and beautiful concubines dance.
Of course, there is also a lot of money. You know, when there are more women, buying rouge, gouache, etc. is a big expense. When there are more children, buying toys, diapers, etc. is also a big expense.
"
Camera Nie looked at Liu Ling like a monster for a long time, as if he never knew the person in front of him.
"Is what you said true or false?"
he asks.
Liu Ling nodded and said seriously: "Fake."
"Tell me about it. You brought me here. Do you know that there will be a chance of death in Cangzhou, so you asked me to protect you? Speaking of which, I want to collect money. You know, Mr. Nie is unparalleled in the world. He always protects you.
I have a few confidantes. There are many women, and buying rouge, gouache, etc. is a huge expense."
Liu Ling shook his head and said: "Money is not the problem, the key is that I have no money."
He smiled, as cunningly as a fox who has been practicing for thousands of years: "There is another thing you are wrong about. If you don't come, you will die, but if you come, you will escape from death." (To be continued.)
