Li Chong sat in front of the case, holding the case with his hands to prevent himself from collapsing. His face was pale. He never thought that among the soldiers who followed him in Shuzhou, someone saw him being restrained by Liang Jun.
situation.
This also made his previous remarks full of errors and omissions.
Of course, what made him even more desperate was that Li Zhigao was determined to expose his actions, and dozens of returning soldiers were under Li Zhigao's control. Even though he could make up excuses to defend himself, he could not withstand scrutiny at all.
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"You evil son, the entire Li family is loyal and loyal, and you have completely disgraced me!"
Seeing this scene, how come Li Pu still doesn’t understand everything?
He was so angry that his whole body trembled. He stood up and kicked his son Li Chong in the chest, knocking Li Chong to the ground. Then he turned his livid face, glanced at Li Zhigao as if he was being stabbed, and sighed.
He said with a voice filled with resentment,
"Your wings have grown hard after all. It's time for us useless guys to make room for you."
After saying this, Li Pu walked straight out of the camp.
Li Qi hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Li Xiu standing up with his hands on the long case, he also stood up and left, but was too lazy to look at Li Chong.
Although they did not witness Li Chong being captured by Liang Jun, when they broke out of Zhongli City to break out of the siege, they saw with their own eyes that when the Xuanjia Cavalry ambushing at the foot of Yashan Mountain came out, Li Chong was too timid to fight to the death with the enemy.
For a moment, he chose to escape towards the southeast gap.
If Gao Chengyuan hadn't fought to the death, or if Han Qian hadn't just sent an elite team to respond, not only would the rest of the navy have been wiped out, but their flanks would also have been raided by the Black Armor Cavalry.
Li Chong's fear of the enemy and his timidity will not be mentioned, but if Li Chong was not killed or captured at that time, he should have fought his way east or southeast to break out of the encirclement.
The first is that Li Chong did not suffer from injuries or injuries during the tragic battle. With his skills, it would not be too difficult for him to pass through the enemy's blockade alone. He should not stay there for a long time in Hongzepu and Shiliang County.
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Second, even if he encountered extreme misfortune and the surrounding area of his hiding place was surrounded by enemy reconnaissance cavalry, he could not escape for a while. However, after the enemy's siege relaxed, with Li Chong's greedy nature and fear of death, even if he directly entered Huaihe
It is unlikely that the Eastern Territory would turn to King Xin Yang Yuanyan for help, and would in turn risk passing through the hinterland controlled by the Shouzhou Army and rush directly to Shuzhou to join them.
Li Xiu and Li Qi had actually long suspected that Li Chong's escape was questionable, but they did not mention these doubts as they were hiding from each other. They even did not mention Li Chong from the beginning to the end for the sake of the face of the Duke of Chang State.
A matter of timidity and fear of the enemy.
Li Pu walked away at this time, and they also understood that their uncle (father) was somewhat resentful of Li Zhigao's "righteousness to destroy relatives" and resented him for not covering up for Li Chong.
Otherwise, just confirming that the two soldiers were bribed by Liang Jun would be enough to give Han Qian an explanation, and there is no need to reveal the bloody face of the Duke of Chang.
Although the current situation means that the Duke of Chang will be more severely punished by the court afterwards, Li Xiu and Li Qi, as nephews of the Duke of Chang, can only leave with them at this time.
This is filial piety, and they cannot draw a clear line between them and the Duke of Changguo.
However, Zhou Shu and other generals who originally belonged to the Changguo Duke's family were sitting where they were at this moment and remained motionless, just lowering their heads and not looking at Li Pu's resentful eyes when he left.
Li Chong fled back to Shuzhou and allowed his soldiers to spread unfavorable remarks to the Marquis of Qianyang. They all heard about it but did not say anything. They also hoped that they would suffer less when the court investigated the culpability of the Navy and the Youshenwu Army.
Implicated, after all, when Li Pu wrote a letter suggesting that the navy attack Hongzepo, they all supported it.
At the same time, they were more or less hoping that the towering tree of Changguogong Mansion would not fall down easily.
But now it seems that the towering tree of the Changguo Duke's Mansion is destined to collapse, and they are unwilling to be buried with the Changguo Duke's Mansion.
Yang En looked at Li Chong who was almost paralyzed on the ground, and sighed slightly in his heart, and said to Li Zhigao: "Should we temporarily imprison Li Chong in the camp until His Majesty informs us about it?"
"Since Mr. Yang said so, he will be put in prison, but if you tell His Majesty what happened, you will have to ask Mr. Yang to work hard..." Li Zhigao said, handing over to Yang En.
"Okay, I'll go back and draft the document. Once Marquis Li has reviewed the details, I will send someone to bring the document and the criminal to the capital for trial early tomorrow morning." Yang En nodded and agreed.
As the so-called relatives hide each other, no matter how you say it, Li Zhigao cannot publicly report the fact that his stepbrother Li Chong collaborated with the enemy. No matter how righteous it is to destroy the family, the most he can do is report the matter secretly, and the court will appoint officials to investigate his crime.
Yang En had no scruples in this regard. He went directly to the memorial and sent it to the capital along with Li Chong and others. This would save a lot of trouble and settle the incident as quickly as possible.
With a serious face, Li Zhigao motioned to the guards to drag Li Chong, who was like a dead dog, and the three suspects, who were mutilated and bloody after being tortured, down to the hall. Seeing that they had nothing else to do, Yang En and the other generals all left for the time being and went back to their camps.
Only for weeks, Deng Tai remained in the tent.
Brothers Zhou Shu and Zhou Yuan rose up in the army in their early years. Together with Li Zhigao, Chai Jian, Chen Mingsheng and others, they all served as generals in front of Li Yu's tent. Li Yu gave up his military power and retired to the mountains, so his two brothers naturally joined the army.
He served in front of Li Pu's tent in Xinchang Marquis Mansion.
It was only after this that they learned about the involvement of the Xinchanghou Mansion, Late Honglou, and the Shenling Division of the former dynasty, but at that time they were already deeply entrenched and could not cut ties with the Xinchanghou Mansion; they said that Li Pu had arranged for the wife to marry and have children.
Their status is the same as Su Hongyu and Chun Shisanniang, they are both disciples trained by Wanhonglou.
In the past few years, the three princes have succeeded to the throne. Many things have happened in the ups and downs of the Xinchanghou Mansion. In fact, the two brothers do not have many choices. Most of the time, they can only follow the Xinchanghou Mansion or the Xinchanghou Mansion.
It was at this time that the Changguo Duke's Mansion was tied together.
To say that Li Zhigao suffered from headaches because he was being held back by too many people, Zhou Shu could not even say that he had any foundation of his own.
He has always been a general and retainer of the Xinchang Hou Mansion and has never been independent.
Even though he has been appointed as a general in the past few years, and has been awarded twenty households of soldiers and more than eighty households of slaves for his meritorious service, most of the soldiers who serve as bodyguards and the generals who serve as his right-hand men come directly from the Duke of Chang's Palace.
Years of training and recruitment of elites.
His ability to succeed Du Chongtao as the commander of the Zuowu Guards was mainly due to the arrangement of the Empress Dowager Li Pu, and it only took more than half a year. It was far from cultivating his direct confidants in the army.
Most of the military attachés and generals of the Zuowu Guards at this time are close confidants trained by Du Chongtao during his leadership. At present, he can only command the Zuowu Guards to charge into battle according to the imperial decree. Not to mention that he cannot expect these generals to blindly follow his orders.
, even among the generals who have followed him for many years, he cannot confirm how many of them truly support him.
Just as no one can imagine that a high mountain will suddenly collapse, who can imagine that the Changguo Duke's Mansion, which was once in great prosperity, will collapse so quickly?
Whether Zhou Shu should collapse and be buried with the Changguo Duke's Mansion, or gather with Li Zhigao and continue to enjoy the shade of the Wanhong Tower behind Li Zhigao, the choice couldn't be simpler.
In fact, after the main force of the navy was destroyed and Li Zhigao acted under the orders of the Queen Mother in Chaozhou, he should have made a choice. However, if it was too deeply involved with the Duke of Changguo and it was too difficult to cut off the relationship, so that it was delayed until today, he has not
Seriously, talk to Li Zhigao in private.
During this period, Li Zhigao was also busy reorganizing his troops and was busy rebuilding the Lujiang and Bijia Mountain frontline defenses without a moment's rest. At the same time, he also hoped that Li Pu could cooperate with him better and did not want to act too hastily or rush for weeks.
These people took a stand, but they didn't want something like this to happen.
The generals and Yang En retreated, leaving Zhou Shu alone, and his thoughts became clear.
"If the Duke of the State could have trusted the Commander-in-Chief earlier and entrusted him with great power, he would not have fallen into the situation he is in today. Although Zhou Shu is a warrior, he usually only knows how to lead troops and horses to charge into traps, but he also knows that without the Commander-in-Chief, the Duke of Changguo's Mansion cannot be destroyed.
Get out of today's quagmire. From now on, as long as the commander-in-chief has his life, if Zhou Shu frowns, five thunders will strike him, and his body will be destroyed." Zhou Shu pressed the long case with his hand and leaned over and said.
Zhou Shu's attitude actually represented his brother Zhou Yuan, who was the minister of the Ministry of Industry. The two must have made an agreement long ago, but no one expected that the situation would develop like this.
"I have always regarded Brother Zhou as my elder brother. This is a serious statement."
Li Zhigao treated Zhou Shu very politely. No matter how deep Zhou Shu's foundation was in the army, when the Longque Army first recruited refugees infected by the epidemic, Zhou Shu, together with him, Chai Jian, Guo Liang, and Gao Chengyuan, all worshiped him as Du Yu at the same time.
At that time, his reputation was even greater than that of Chen Mingsheng, and in the future he still relied on Zhou Shu to control the military power of the Zuowu Guards. Only then could he control the Huaixi Forbidden Army.
Having said this, Li Zhigao showed a worried expression again. After Zhou Shu looked at it, he asked: "Is the Commander-in-Chief worried that the imperial court will hold the Duke accountable for the loss of the army and the Commander-in-Chief will be implicated?
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"Your Majesty and the Queen Mother clearly defended right from wrong. I'm not worried about this. It's just that Li Chong knows too many things. If he really wants to do as Marquis Yang said and send him back to Jinling together with the memorial for trial, I'm afraid he will talk nonsense and call you
It's unbearable for me and more people." Li Zhigao said.
Hearing what Li Zhigao said, Deng Tai, who was sitting aside, was somewhat frightened.
"What do you mean by the supervisor?" Zhou Shu asked hesitantly.
"If Li Chong still thinks about being a descendant of the Li family, he should commit suicide in fear of crime to save others from worrying about him - but in the past few years between his brother and I, I really shouldn't have said these words to him." Li Zhigao's eyes were piercing.
He glanced at Zhou Shu and said.
"Zhou Shu understands how to do it." Zhou Shu knew that the so-called surrender would never just stop at words. He bowed and then left to do what he should do.
Li Zhigao glanced at Deng Tai and motioned for him to follow him for Zhou Shu's convenience...
