Chapter six hundred and ninety-eight of the generals
If the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty was about to collapse, what exactly was the plot of being a national advisor who stayed in the capital and hung out in the court?
The destiny of the country is gone, and the demonic path pursued by the national master will never work.
The evil path he wants to take is based on the fact that the Song Dynasty is still there. By replacing the court officials bit by bit, he reaches the point where he completely controls the court and dominates the country and the country.
Or is it that the Imperial Master saw this and just had other plans?
Li Xiuyuan felt that this national master was not as simple as he thought.
What is hidden in it is very deep and very dangerous.
"To be on the safe side, let's find an opportunity to kill him." Li Xiuyuan already had murderous intentions in his heart.
Now that he has obtained the divine power of Lord Yama, there is no need for him to be conceited. He believes that his conduct has broken some kind of fragile balance.
However, this centipede is a very thief. Who knows where his real body is, and he is hiding in the palace. It is not easy to kill him. There is also a suppression of national destiny here. Ghosts and gods cannot get close, and spells will be greatly affected.
Whether the influence can be exerted is a question.
While he was thinking, Li Xiuyuan had already entered the Zichen Palace.
He met the civil and military officials at the court meeting, and also met the Zhao Guan family, the emperor of the Song Dynasty today.
I even saw the Imperial Master standing beside Zhao Guan's house.
Of course, Mr. Yang also cast a hostile look.
Li Xiuyuan was not timid at all. Although it was his first time to attend the court meeting, he swept his eyes calmly over the Gonggun princes above the court hall, and walked with steady and powerful steps and an upright posture.
Maybe it's because he is too young and not yet at the age of weakness.
Therefore, it looks out of place in this court hall, just like a green pine among a pile of rotten trees, it cannot help but attract attention.
Li Xiuyuan's eyes finally rested on Zhao Guan's family. After one glance, he withdrew his gaze, because it was impolite to stare at a person, let alone an official of the Song Dynasty.
"Li Xiuyuan, the governor of Yangzhou, has met with the official family."
He bowed and saluted without appearing arrogant or humble. His voice was clear and powerful, and it reverberated throughout the Zichen Palace.
Zhao Guan's family also took a look at Li Xiuyuan at this moment. Seeing that this man was tall and handsome, with a vigor that a young man should have, and a calmness and grandeur that ordinary people did not have, he couldn't help but like him in his heart.
What emperor wouldn't like such a capable, young, and faction-free official?
The only thing to consider is whether it is loyal.
"Li Aiqing is exempt from the gift."
Zhao Guanjia smiled and said: "You are really a young man. I heard that Li Liangjin rebelled and captured a city in one day. In less than three months, he had captured most of Yangzhou. He had more than 200,000 soldiers under his command. I thought Yangzhou was in danger. But now it seems,
As long as Li Aiqing is here, Yangzhou will not be in danger. You have solved such a big problem for the court.
You are such a trouble, and you have made such a great contribution, I will not treat you badly."
"Thank you to the official family, but I can only win because of the hard work of my subordinates. It is also thanks to Zuo Qianhu's desperate defense of the city, otherwise Jinling City will definitely be destroyed by the bandit army." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Who are the two warriors behind you? Why don't Li Aiqing tell me?"
Zhao Guanjia saw Wu Xiang and Han Meng kneeling behind Li Xiuyuan. Seeing that they were tall and strong, they must be first-rate warriors, they couldn't help but ask.
Li Xiuyuan said: "This is Wu Xiang, who is born with supernatural power. In the battle of Jinling City, he guarded the city gate alone and ensured that the city gate was not lost. He made great contributions. This is Han Meng. He is the commander of the army and leads an army.
The cavalry chased Li Liangjin, and it was precisely because of his pursuit that Li Liangjin was forced to hide in the mountains.
The people rebelled against their relatives and died at the hands of a chaihu named Jin Dayong."
"This is Li Liangjin's handsome flag and golden seal. Please let the officials take a look."
After saying that, he motioned to Han Meng to bring a brocade box.
Immediately the eunuch came over and opened the brocade box and took a look at it. After confirming that it was correct, it was sent to the Golden Palace.
Zhao Guanjia took one look at it, immediately put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, you are really a fierce general, I will give you a good reward."
As soon as he said these words, a civil servant immediately stood up and said: "Officials, wait a minute. If these two warriors really have such merits, they will certainly be worthy of commendation. But before I went down to the official position, I heard from Mr. Li that Wu Xiang was guarding a city gate by himself.
The thieves cannot capture the city. This statement is a bit deceiving the emperor. It should be noted that thieves
The number of troops ranges from more than twenty, and the number of thieves attacking the city gate is at least hundreds or even thousands. How can one person guard the city gate?"
After saying this, the other civil servants discussed among themselves and nodded.
"Officials, there is indeed doubt about this matter. I am afraid that Mr. Li deliberately lied about his military exploits."
"I also think this matter is not credible."
These civil servants thought they had caught some flaw in their words, so they caught it and held on to it.
Mr. Yang was motionless at the moment. He should let other civil servants deal with these little people, and he only had to concentrate on dealing with Li Xiuyuan.
At this moment, the third prince Zhao Jing stood up and said a good word: "Father, since Mr. Li said that Wu Xiang defends the city alone, he must have extraordinary force. If father doesn't believe it, why not try it?"
"That makes sense, Li Aiqing, what do you think?" Zhao Guanjia said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "You adults should have doubts in your hearts, but I don't know how you can test Wu Xiang's strength before you believe that he can guard a city gate by himself?"
"Being able to fight against ten halberd-bearing warriors is enough to convince people." Zhang Yuan from the Ministry of Personnel said.
The halberd bearer is a strong man holding a big halberd. He usually travels with the emperor's guard of honor. Because he holds the halberd all the year round, he has great strength and amazing force. They once saw a halberd bearer break a piece of bluestone with one halberd.
sharp.
If you think about the martial arts in the world, no matter how high their martial arts skills are, they can only be like this.
"Call ten halberd bearers." Zhao Guanjia said and agreed to this competition.
It not only reconciles the dissatisfaction of hundreds of officials, but the results are also convincing and avoids disputes.
Immediately, in a short time, ten armored, burly and strong soldiers, holding Fangtian painted halberds, all walked into the hall. If they were placed outside, people who didn't know would think they were heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals descending to earth.
"Meet the official."
The ten halberd bearers knelt down and saluted.
"No courtesy." Zhao Guanjia asked with a smile: "Does this warrior dare to go into battle?"
"I can fight ten of these people without any problem." Wu Xiang immediately patted his chest and said.
Li Xiuyuan said, "In the opinion of officials and ministers, it is quite inappropriate to compete in this palace. It is unlucky to have a sword fight in the palace. If there are casualties due to the competition, and any warrior is damaged, it will be the imperial court's fault."
There will be losses, so I suggest changing the trial method, and I hope the officials will agree."
"How does Li Aiqing want to try?" Zhao Guanjia asked.
"When I entered the palace before, I saw two bronze lions outside the palace. If Wu Xiang can lift them up, can you convince your lords that he is indeed brave enough to be worthy of all men?" Li Xiuyuan said.
He didn't want to compete because he didn't want to fall into the tricks of these dog officials.
If Wu Xiang loses, he will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. If he wins and there are casualties, he may take the opportunity to cause trouble again.
He followed Li Linfu for a period of time and learned the methods of fighting in the court. How could he fall into the trap?
Lift the bronze lion outside the temple? That thing is made of solid copper. Can a person lift it?
Now it was the officials' turn to be surprised.
Lifting a bronze lion is more difficult than fighting ten halberd bearers. Is this Li Xiuyuan crazy? Looking for death?
For a moment, all the civil servants were silent.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Since all of you are silent, you have acquiesced. Wu Xiang, go and bring in the bronze lion outside the hall."
"No more competition?" Wu Xiang said.
"Go get the bronze lion and come in. No more competition. What are you doing here? Don't you want the officials and other adults to wait for you?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"I know, boss." Wu Xiang immediately turned around and ran out of the hall.
At this time, all the civil servants couldn't help but poke their heads out to see if this tall warrior could lift the bronze lion at the door.
"I absolutely don't believe that anyone in the world can lift that thing. How brave can one be? That's just what unofficial historians say."
"This Li Xiuyuan may have seen through our plan, so he jumped over the wall in a hurry. If he can't lift it up at that time, he can't be impeached for the crime of deceiving the emperor. The most the officials can do is withdraw the reward from Wu Xiang, and Li Xiuyuan can't move it.
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"How can you learn to be so cunning at such a young age? Mr. Yang asked the Imperial Army to stop them before but he failed to stop them. I don't know what method Li Xiuyuan used to get in."
But just when all the civil servants were discussing.
Wu Xiang had already arrived next to the bronze lion. He bent down and hugged the base of the bronze lion tightly with both arms.
There was no blushing or thick-necked neck, and I was trying my best. I just put my feet together and raised my arms.
This bronze lion made of pure copper was lifted up easily.
Wu Xiang didn't seem to be under much pressure. He raised the bronze lion and walked towards the main hall.
"It's so inhuman, you actually lifted it up?"
"Impossible, this is impossible, does this person really have such strength?"
"Oops, oops, bad decision, bad decision."
When these civil servants saw this, some were shocked, some couldn't believe it, and some even panicked, secretly thinking that something was wrong, something was wrong.
Even the ten halberd-bearers waiting on the side were shocked and speechless for a moment.
The literati only knew that this man was very strong, but as a warrior, the halberd bearer knew very well what it meant to lift this stone lion.
Even a martial arts master can't do it.
Even if it can be done, human arms cannot support such weight and will be crushed and broken.
But this person exceeded ordinary imagination. Not only could he lift it, he didn't feel it was strenuous, and his body didn't seem to be unable to bear it at all.
"This power is close to that of ghosts and gods," the halberd bearers thought in horror.
At the same time, I couldn't help but shed a cold sweat.
Fortunately, fortunately, there was no competition just now. If there had been a competition, this person's strength would have broken the euphorbia and chopped the human body into pieces.
Even at this time, Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was shocked when he saw Wu Xiang walking in holding the huge bronze lion.
"With the power of four elephants, it is not difficult to lift a bronze lion."
Li Xiuyuan looked as usual, standing in the main hall and watching Wu Xiang walk in, and thought to himself: "It's a pity that the white elephant ran away somewhere, otherwise, with the power of the five elephants, each hand would hold a bronze lion.
It’s not difficult to do either.”
The power of his four images is not the power of four elephants, but the power of four divine elephants.
What kind of sacred elephant? Only the white elephant that is the mount of the Bodhisattva in the sky and is blessed by the power of the Bodhisattva’s thoughts and has practiced the Vajra Dharma is qualified to be called the sacred elephant.
Even he didn't know where the limit of Wu Xiang's strength was.
All he knows is that he can lift the bronze bell in the temple as easily as he lifts a washbasin, he can throw the stone lion at the door as if it were a pebble, and the round iron rod as thick as a bowl can be waved in his hand as easily as a branch.
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Li Xiuyuan is a martial arts master and has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years. But that time when he was in Jinling City, he hit him with a weapon and hit him with a stick. While he was still trying to relieve his strength, he was shocked to the point of vomiting blood. You can imagine that this guy
How terrible.
Fortunately, Wu Xiang was following him. If the evil spirits were first-rate, he felt that he could write a suicide note and prepare a coffin.
The sage's destiny is not useful either.
"Master, where do you put this thing?" Wu Xiang walked in. The thick gold bricks on the ground had been stepped on and had cracks. Along the way, the surrounding civil and military officials were afraid to avoid him.
I was afraid that this thing would fall down and hit me.
"If you're not tired, just hold it up for now and go back later." Li Xiuyuan said.
After saying that, he bowed to the official again and said: "Guan, Wu Xiang's strength is amazing. It's not that I don't want him to compete. It's because his moves are not careful and can easily cause death. Please give me a warning. If it's a battlefield,
It's okay to fight with the enemy, but we must not allow him to act recklessly in the imperial city."
"It's true, it's true."
Zhao Guanjia also wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt a little scared. He quickly said: "Such divine power is rare in the world. I, I will make him a divine general so that he can continue to serve the imperial court in the future."
"Wu Xiang, you still haven't put down the bronze lion to thank the official." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Boom~!"
The bronze lion was put down, and it felt like the whole hall was shaking. Wu Xiang grinned: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The so-called divine general is the same as General Yaksha. Although he is a general, he is just a general with no value.
But for people like Wu Xiang who were still beggars before, being able to be a powerful general is regarded as a glorious achievement. After all, it is the limit for a simple warrior to do this. Unlike Li Xiuyuan, who was born as a scholar and had a national master.
Operating above the imperial court, coupled with his contribution to destroying Li Liangjin,
Only then did he have this status.
"Wu Xiang, move the things back." Li Xiuyuan said again.
Wu Xiang responded and carried the bronze lion out again.
"Although this man is strong, he is not very smart. He obeys Li Xiuyuan's advice and is not difficult to deal with." Baiguan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the monster go out, but he also noticed Wu Xiang's situation.
It’s pretty clear in my mind.
Such a person poses no threat. As long as there is no protection from Li Xiuyuan, it is easy to deal with this person.
It's useless no matter how strong a brainless person is.
Just like Mr. Cui from Zuoqianhu and Liumen, they are both easy-to-maneuver warriors.