"In this life, if I don't eradicate you from the roots."
"I, Gao Qiu, swear not to be a human being, I swear not to be a human being!"
Gao Qiu, who had been humiliated one after another, was almost mentally exhausted.
I smashed everything I saw in the house.
Until the room was smashed into a mess.
The anger in his heart only subsided a little.
But at this time, Eunuch Sheng in the palace hurriedly came to find him.
Just when she was about to talk to him about business, she was startled by Gao Qiu's unique appearance at this time.
It was like being bitten by a dog, and most of his hair was bald.
His face was covered with bruises, plus his chin was slightly red and swollen, and half of his beard was missing.
If Gao Qiu hadn't admitted it himself, Eunuch Sheng would never have been able to tell who the person in front of him was.
And Gao Qiu spent a long time trying to finally divert the topic of Eunuch Sheng from his unique style.
When he learned from Eunuch Sheng that the officials wanted to see him for something, they asked him to enter the palace.
Gao Qiu grinned and smiled helplessly.
Because even if he thought with his buttocks, he could figure out why Zhao Ji asked him to enter the palace at this time.
It was nothing more than wanting him to give an explanation for his defeat and capture.
Even at this time, Gao Qiu was still angry.
But he didn't dare to vent his anger on that Eunuch Sheng.
So I could only argue and let him wait outside for a while.
After he changed into his official uniform, he followed him into the palace.
Gao Qiu originally thought that Zhao Ji was summoning him alone this time.
After all, it's past noon now.
Generally speaking, by now, the morning meeting has dispersed long ago
But what he didn't expect was that at this time, in the Jinluan Palace, it was still the same as usual, with hundreds of civil and military officials.
And when those officials saw Gao Qiu.
The expression on his face is also wonderful.
There are those who snicker.
There are those who take pleasure in misfortune.
There are also those who express deep sympathy.
And Gao Qiu was not a fool. From the many expressions on the faces of his colleagues, he could tell that these people must have known what happened in his house.
Although at this time, he was extremely angry.
But this is the Jinluan Palace after all.
Therefore, he did not dare to get angry at will.
So, he could only grit his teeth and secretly suppress the anger in his heart.
And today, when Zhao Ji looked at Gao Qiu, he was no longer as friendly as before.
Instead, there was repeated anger.
"Gao Aiqing, regarding your failure in sending troops this time."
"Do you have anything to say?"
As Gao Qiu pondered for a moment, he thought of his words.
So he walked out of the queue.
When he arrived in front of the imperial steps, he bowed deeply to Zhao Ji who was sitting on the dragon chair and said loudly:
"Wei Chen knows that the current official family must be very angry."
"I am also quite disappointed with Wei Chen."
"But what I want to say to the officials is that the bandits on Shuibo Liang Mountain are extremely capable of deceiving people."
"And when our two armies fought, the methods used were even more despicable."
"That group of Liangshan grass bandits launched repeated sneak attacks on our camp. At the same time, they also launched a plan to induce the surrender of the three generals Guan Sheng, Xuan Zan, and Hao Siwen."
"And those three generals, after becoming rebellious, pretended to miss and were captured."
"Then he took advantage of the darkness to instigate others, deceive the guards at the camp gate, and capture the humble minister."
"If this were not the case, how could they have sneaked into our army's camp so easily?"
"Let me tell you, the reason why those three generals did this is just to take advantage of it to claim credit and reward from their fellow rebels above the village."
"From then on, I fell into the hands of those puddle bandits and suffered a lot of torture."
At this time, Gao Qiu became more and more excited as he talked.
"Guan Jia, look at Wei Chen's hair, look at Wei Chen's hair!"
"There are also large bruises on Wei Chen's face and Wei Chen's swollen chin."
"This is all the result of being bullied at will by those puddle bandits."
"Although I lost this battle, my defeat was very humiliating."
"If it weren't for Guan Sheng, Hao Siwen, and Xuan Zan, they would have believed the rumors on Shuibo Liang Mountain and started to think of rebellion."
"How could this battle end in such a disastrous defeat?"
"How could a humble minister end up in such a miserable state?"
"I hope the officials will make decisions for the humble ministers, and they will make the decisions for the humble ministers."
"Let me see, not only the three rebel generals should be beheaded, but also their family members should be sent into the army together!"
"Only in this way can we prevent this kind of thing from happening."
"Actually, the torture Wei Chen suffered is nothing."
"It's just that Wei Chen went on the expedition this time, but he did not make any meritorious service to the government, and then wiped out the Shui Bo Liang Mountain. It is really Wei Chen's crime."
"I also hope that the officials will punish the ministers and set the course of the government."
What Gao Qiu said is indeed very high-level.
He first put all the blame on the three generals.
Then he emphatically stated that the failure of this battle was entirely the result of those three generals being lured to surrender.
Then he betrayed Zhao Ji, which further extended his loyalty and righteousness.
As for the part where he apologized, it was just acting.
Because he also knew that after Zhao Ji listened to his above statement, it would be impossible to convict him again.
as expected.
When Zhao Ji knew the whole story of this so-called incident.
Instead of convicting Gao Qiu, he expressed deep sympathy for his miserable experiences.
No, before the court meeting ended, I called the imperial doctor over for Gao Qiu.
At this time, in the court, although Su Yuanjing, Gao Qiu and others were no longer tit for tat.
But there are still many people who oppose him.
For example, Kong Youdao, a Confucian and Taoist master who has always claimed that he is the embodiment of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, is one of the best.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the imperial doctor was examining Gao Qiu's injuries, Na Kong Youdao walked to the opposite side of Gao Qiu with trembling steps.
He first showed a meaningful smile to Gao Qiu.
Then he bowed his hands to Zhao Ji who was sitting on the dragon chair.
"I would like to report to the officials that I have a lot of things to understand about what Captain Gao said just now in this court hall."
"So now, Wei Chen begs the officials to allow Wei Chen to ask Taiwei Gao a few questions in person in this court hall."
"In this way, it will also be convenient for the officials and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to analyze clearly the ins and outs of the whole matter."