What made Hao Zhao, a man with extraordinary martial arts skills, kneel on the ground and kowtow was not Zhao Rui's personal majesty.
What made him kneel on the ground like a dog was the world and the imperial power.
Hao Zhao did not compromise and beg for mercy from Zhao Rui, but he could not resist the world and the imperial power.
Not to mention him, even Li Xiuyuan also understood deeply that if he dared to kill a prince, there was no other way except rebellion. But for Hao Zhao, a man with a family, parents, relatives and friends,
It is said that it is harder to make him rebel than to kill him.
Even if his martial arts is so powerful that he can kill all the people in this station and silence them all.
so what?
The younger brother of the current official family, the King of Yue of the Song Dynasty, was assassinated in a post station near the official road. How could the imperial court not be shocked? How could it not conduct a thorough investigation?
With the headhunters of the Six Gates, some mages enshrined by the imperial court, and Taoists, it would be easy to find the murderer.
Because he understood, Hao Zhao knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
And the most important thing is that this Zhao Rui has a crazy personality and is not afraid of death threats at all. Not only was he not afraid of Hao Zhao's knife on his neck, he grabbed his knife and pushed it up his neck himself.
If Hao Zhao hadn't withdrawn his strength at that time, Zhao Rui would have committed suicide.
It was precisely because Li Xiuyuan saw all this that he kept frowning and thinking, hoping to come up with a perfect solution.
It can not only protect Hao Zhao's family, but also prevent Zhao Rui from hating them.
The substitution method was the method that Li Xiuyuan felt was the safest.
Because no one will bear grudge against the dead.
"You did a good job of kowtowing. I am in a much better mood." Zhao Rui stood up and walked slowly to Hao Zhao.
"My lord, be careful." Mr. Liu was shocked and hurriedly ordered the guards to protect him.
"Go away." Zhao Rui kicked Mr. Liu and several other guards away: "I don't want the protection of you losers."
The guard next to him looked frightened and retreated timidly.
Zhao Rui walked up to Hao Zhao and patted his face and said: "I know that you really want to kill me, but I also know that you don't dare because you have the ability to kill me countless times with your martial arts."
opportunity, but you still haven’t taken action, because the reason is very simple. My surname is Zhao, and the family of Zhao Guan
Zhao, you, a pariah, have a good mind and know that the price after killing this king is unbearable."
"Of course, it's not too late if you want to change your mind. My neck is here, the knife is still in your hand, and the guards who guard me have been thrown away. If you kill me, you can take your wife with you."
Fly far away."
Zhao Rui's smile was a little cold: "It's just that the people in the world are named Zhao, where can your family go?"
"You said you would let us go." Hao Zhao said a few words through his teeth: "If you go back on your promise, I will kill you immediately."
"Haha, that's right. I didn't say that I would let you go. I just said that you can consider it. For the sake of your kowtow just now, I can give you a chance. Well, I think about it. If you have it, you can
Play a game with me. If you win, I will let your wife go and let you
If you leave, you will not be held accountable."
"If you lose," Zhao Rui said, "I'm sorry, I want your wife's life."
"You piece of shit."
Hao Zhao glared angrily and put the knife on Zhao Rui's neck again.
"Haha, kill me. If you want to kill me, kill me. But I can be sure that you, a pariah, don't dare to kill me."
Zhao Rui laughed heartily, not afraid of the blade on his neck at all.
"You have only two choices now, either kill me and be punished by the nine clans, or play this game with me. Only if you win can you be safe and sound. Of course, if you run away with your wife and don't accompany me,
No matter what, I will still order you wanted."
Hao Zhao gritted his teeth, and the steel knife in his hand could easily cut off the prince's head with just one force.
But his knife still couldn't cut it.
The wife Hao on the side cried and said: "Guanjia, promise him, the life and death of my wife is not important anymore, but Guanjia, you can't have anything to do with me anymore. If you are not in the family, everything will be over. In the future, my parents-in-law will
They will starve to death, their children will starve to death, and everything will be gone.”
"Look, your wife is so virtuous. I am still worried about you at this time. Is your knife just for killing people? Maybe you can defeat me with your ability?" Zhao Rui said with a smile.
"hateful."
Hao Zhao swung the steel knife in his hand, only to hear an explosion, and the knife sank into the green bricks next to him.
"You are a bitch, do you really want to push me to the edge before you give up? Whatever you want to play, I will play with you, but if you go back on your word again, I swear, I will cut off your head today."
He swore to the sky and roared through gritted teeth.
"That's right, but don't worry, I have always been very trustworthy. I am the current prince, how can I be like you untouchables and not keep my word?"
When Zhao Rui saw his agreement, he suddenly became happy, as if he had been waiting for this moment.
"Then, the game begins."
Zhao Rui said excitedly, and then began to pace and think, and kept muttering: What are we playing today? What are we playing?
"Hurry up, you bitch." Hao Zhao urged impatiently.
"Don't worry, don't worry. It's rare to meet such an interesting person like you today, so I naturally have to have a good time." Zhao Rui didn't take his insults to heart at all.
Suddenly, he raised his head and said, "Yes."
Then he pointed at a guard and said: "You, yes, that's you, get out of the inn for me. Don't go far. After you go out, go around the outside of the inn and then come in."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The guard was stunned for a moment, then responded, turned around and left with some fear.
He didn't know what game this prince would play today.
After the guard left, Zhao Rui said excitedly: "Hao Zhao, my game has begun. This is a guessing game. Guess who my guard will be when he walks in.
Should your foot step over the threshold first, or your right foot? If you guessed correctly, this
The king will let you and your wife go. If you guessed wrong, your wife will die today."
Crazy, crazy, this man is a lunatic.
Hao Zhao felt his hands and feet were cold. Looking at the excited look on Zhao Rui's face, he had only one thought in his mind.
It was like a childish game, but he actually used human life as a bet.
"Guess quickly, if you hear the footsteps outside the door, my king's guards have already circled half a circle and are about to come in. If you don't guess, I will guess first." Zhao Rui urged.
Hao Zhao clenched his fists, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was struggling in his heart.
His lips moved slightly, trying to speak, but no words came out.
If he guesses wrong, his wife will be dead.
How could he bear to say it when he decided his wife's life in such a childish way?
"Tap tap, tap tap."
The guard who had just left had already turned around almost once, and the sound of footsteps could be clearly heard from behind. It only took a few breaths for the guard to walk into the inn.
Zhao Rui patted his thigh and said: "You are really a mother-in-law. You actually want to think about such a simple question for so long? Since you don't guess, I will guess it first. But if I guess it right, this
You will lose the game. Well, I guess the guard stepped forward with his left foot first.
Come."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guard who had left before had already walked to the door and hugged him with a fist: "Your Majesty."
Hao Zhao felt like he was going crazy at this moment. His heart was shaking and he couldn't help but turn his head and stare at the guard's feet.
After all, he didn't have the courage to gamble with his wife's life.
But this prince Zhao Rui didn't give him a chance to escape at all.
"Come in." Zhao Rui called the guard to come in.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The guard was also a little confused and strode in.
The guard found that everyone in the inn was staring at him at the moment, which made him feel a little nervous. He didn't know what happened here while he walked out.
But just when he was about to cross the threshold, he suddenly felt dazed and paused, but then he still stretched out his feet and crossed the threshold.
And the foot he crossed the threshold with was his right foot.