Xiaoqi

Seeing the joyful expressions of the generals, Li Li suddenly realized that this group of guys who dared to force the palace were holding on to put on a posture of kneeling. He didn't dare to make a sound, he didn't dare to breathe out, and he was relieved until this moment.

"That's all." Li Li waved his hand to signal everyone to get up, and then said loudly: "The enthronement has been put on the agenda, but preparations will take some time. During this period, the government affairs of the states and counties and the military affairs of the battalions remain the same, so we must not slack off." , when the time for the enthronement ceremony is confirmed, you must be notified in advance. The time has come, Zhang Yan, Xu Huang, you should set off."

"Promise, I will obey (the last general)." After respectfully agreeing to the promise, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhang Yan and others bowed to leave.

However, just as the generals who boarded the battalion first left the hall one after another, Li Li suddenly stood up and hurriedly called to the person who was following Xu Huang: "Stop, who is Qing?"

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Chapter 205

Seeing the smiling faces of the generals relieved, Li Li couldn't help laughing and said: "You guys are so courageous, you even used the opportunity to lead the army to put pressure on Gu. Now, the plot has succeeded, look at you all grinning The virtue of a smirk is that you deserve a beating. This time, because you are about to go on a long journey, and you are entrusted by others, I will let you off for once. But this is only this time, and the next time is not an example. If there is a next time , Hmph, I haven't played with knives for a few days, I don't mind personally sending you on the road!"

"My lord is merciful, I will never dare again!"

The faces of all the generals changed upon hearing this, only Jia Xu and Guo Jia reacted quickly and immediately bowed their hands to plead guilty.

"Forget it, you are also entrusted by others, and you have been entrusted by others, so you don't care about it alone." Li Li waved his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then said loudly: "The enthronement has been put on the agenda, but the preparations will take some time In addition, Kong Ming will not be able to return triumphantly in a short period of time, so it will take at least half a year. During this period, the garrisons in various places and the government affairs of the states and counties will be as usual, and you must not slack off. When the time is determined, you will be notified in advance Come to the enthronement ceremony."

At the end of the day, Li Li reminded Zhang Yan and Xu Huang, "It's getting late, the army has been waiting for a long time, it's time for you to set off."

"Promise, the minister and others (the last general) will obey." Everyone respectfully agreed.Jia Xu and Guo Jia bowed and resigned before Zhang Yan and other generals. They wanted to pass the good news back to Chang'an as soon as possible, and then all the generals surrendered one after another.

However, just as the generals who ascended the battalion first left the hall one after another, Li Li suddenly stood up and hurriedly called to the last person following Xu Huang: "Stop. Who is Qing and what is your position now?"

This shout fell on the ears of Xu Huang and other generals like a bolt from the blue.The generals who were about to leave stopped when they heard the sound, and couldn't help trembling.Then they all turned their heads and looked at Li Li who was walking towards the door with a look of horror and bewilderment.But the man who was stopped by Li Li didn't turn around, he was still standing at the door, his left foot had already crossed the threshold, his right foot was still inside the door, motionless as if he had been fixed.But his shoulders were trembling slightly. It was obvious that his heart was not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface. His heart fluctuated violently, as if he did not dare to meet Li Li.Or maybe he hasn't figured out how to answer the upcoming inquiry, and he is very afraid of Li Li.

Seeing Li Li striding forward with a gloomy face, Xu Huang hastily stepped forward to meet him, and said in a respectful voice with a blank expression: "I don't know what the lord has ordered, but I will respectfully ask the lord to show you." Obviously Xu Huang didn't know that Li Li was in a hurry just now. Who was the one who stopped shouting? He mistakenly thought that Li Li had something to tell him, or he was not satisfied with him, so he wanted to reprimand him again.

Striding up to Xu Huang, Li Li pointed to the young scribe who was straddling the threshold with his back turned to him.Shen Sheng asked: "Is this person a general under Gongming's account? What is his name, what position does he currently occupy, why has Gu never seen him?"

Xu Huang couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and the solemn expression on his face quickly faded away.His expression was no longer reserved, and he said in a respectful voice: "My lord, this is Ma Zhong, the chief bookkeeper of the late general. His name is Zhongwu, and he is from Hedong. Two months ago, Cui Yan, the governor, recommended him to the late general, saying that he is both civil and military. It is a rare talent in a hundred years. After the final examination, I found that Ma Zhong was indeed very knowledgeable, could write and calculate, and had a good understanding of military affairs. In addition, he was personally recommended by the governor to the late general. , so he was appointed as the head of the first boarding camp, with an official rank of six hundred stones. Afterwards, the last general asked the lord for approval, and the lord agreed."

After finishing speaking, Xu Huang turned his head and scolded Ma Zhong who was standing at the door: "What is Zhongwu doing in a daze, why don't you see the lord quickly?"

After hearing Xu Huang's explanation, Li Li frowned slightly, his eyes flashed with suspicion, and he thought to himself: "No, could it be that I was wrong? This person turned his head and glanced just now, his eyes are so sharp, like a goshawk People feel pity in their hearts, and they will be unforgettable for a long time. How can a person with such sharp eyes be Yi Yi's generation, and how can he be an ordinary scribe?" But according to Xu Huang's statement, Ma Zhong's background is innocent, his origin is also very clear, and Nothing suspicious.This inevitably made Li Li suspect that he had made a mistake. "He" was not the person he had guessed, but a buried unknown scribe.

With this in mind, Li Li walked past Xu Huang, walked straight behind Ma Zhong, and said in a deep voice, "Turn around and let Gu see who Qing is?" This is the second time Li Li used "Qing" Calling Ma Zhong shows that he has high expectations for "Ma Zhong", and he is deeply suspicious of Xu Huang's words just now.In contrast, Li Li believed in his eyes more, so he wanted to see Ma Zhong with his own eyes to verify his speculation.

When Ma Zhong heard the sound and turned his head, Li Li's expression changed suddenly, and he blurted out, "Who is Qing?"

After Ma Zhong heard the words, he didn't seem surprised at all, without the slightest fear on his face, he cupped his hands in a calm tone and said: "Ma Zhong met the general in Xiahe River. I don't know what advice the general has, and I will listen to it."

Seeing Ma Zhong being so rude, Xu Huang's expression changed drastically, and anger flooded his cheeks. He opened his mouth to reprimand Ma Zhong, but was stopped by Li Li raising his hand.

He raised his hand to signal Xu Huang not to interrupt, Li Li had a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Mr. has a strange appearance, a tall figure, a broad and protruding forehead, deep-set eye sockets, a pair of sharp eyes, and a high bridge of nose. , the tip of the nose is slightly curved like a hook, and his appearance is different from ordinary people. This kind of appearance is rare in our Han states, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is one in a million. I ask again, who is Qing?"

Ma Zhong's cheeks were slightly red. As a man, Li Li mentioned his appearance in public and commented on it. This was undoubtedly deliberately humiliating him.This made Ma Zhong very annoyed, and immediately with a sullen face, he said in a bad tone: "I don't know what the general wants to say, but I can answer the general with certainty. I am Ma Zhong, whose name is Zhongwu, from Hedong." At the end, Ma Zhong added: "This is also the third time to answer the general's question, and please don't ask the general knowingly."

Li Li shook his head with a smile, and said disapprovingly, "Cui Yan called Mr. a rare talent in a hundred years. Doesn't Mr. know that it is necessary to ask because he knows the reason? Otherwise, there are so many petty officials like Mr. Wu in our Xiliang army, so why don't you just ask?" Others, let me ask you only Mr. Sir? You are a great talent and recommended by the governor, why don’t you come to work under the account of the official, but go far away to serve under the account of the official. How can you teach me about this?”

Indeed, according to Xu Huang, Ma Zhong was recommended by Cui Yan, governor of Bingzhou, to become an official two months ago.In the past four months or so, Li Li has been in Bingzhou. Since he was personally recommended by the governor of the state, why didn't Ma Zhong be recommended to Li Li instead of Ma Zhong as a small official under Xu Huang's account.Obviously, this was done on purpose by Ma Zhong; otherwise, since Cui Yangui is the governor of Bingzhou, it would not be difficult for him to recommend talents to Li Li, and it could even be said to be his duty.

Being recommended by the governor was originally a shortcut to becoming an official, allowing the recommended person to easily walk on a road to the sky, but why did Ma Zhong do the opposite, abandoning the big tree of Li Li, and in Xu Huang's favor? What about working under the account?This move is really suspicious, and people have to suspect that he has ulterior motives, or that he has no intention of official career at all, but purely has other plans and ulterior motives.Now that this matter has been brought out, Xu Huang is undoubtedly implicated by it and has become an accomplice or accomplice of Ma Zhong's evil plot.

Faced with Li Li's questioning, Ma Zhong remained silent and immediately avoided Li Li's aggressive gaze.The moment he turned his head, a look of solemnity appeared between his brows, and his eyes were filled with deep worry.

Seeing that Ma Zhong was speechless, Xu Huang, who was standing beside him, scolded angrily, "Bold Ma Zhong, how can you allow yourself to be arrogant and arrogant in front of the lord! Xu Mou advises you, at this moment the lord is asking you, you'd better be honest." Come on, this is your last chance. If not, I will tell you to live or die!"

Obviously, Xu Huang was impatient.Before that, he had attached great importance to Ma Zhong, thinking that he had found a treasure, and having such a scribe who was both the director and aide was by his side, it would undoubtedly be even more powerful.Therefore, Xu Huang never doubted Ma Zhong's identity. Even today, he brought Ma Zhong to the banquet as an exception. He wanted him to take this opportunity to meet the lord Li Li and get acquainted with the general in the army; otherwise, Which of the generals attending the banquet this time is not a general with an official rank of more than a thousand stones. With Ma Zhong's official rank, he is not qualified to attend the banquet at all.

But Xu Huang never expected that Ma Zhong's motives for defecting to his account were not pure, and he had ulterior motives.The worst thing is that Li Li, the protagonist, saw through at a glance in the hall, and with a few words, he revealed the fact that Ma Zhong was cheating.Ma Zhong had ulterior motives, but he also involved Xu Huang, how could he not be angry, how could he keep silent?If it wasn't for the protagonist Li Li being kind to Ma Zhong and making Xu Huang realize that Ma Zhong has a lot of background, otherwise he would have fought so hard that Ma Zhong was full of teeth, and let him try to deceive Xu. .

Seeing Xu Huang becoming angry from embarrassment, Ma Zhong was also a bachelor, and said without changing his face and heartbeat: "The general doubts my identity, but even General Gongming can't trust me. If this is the case, I have nothing to say. If you want to kill, you will do what you want." After saying these words, Ma Zhong held his head high and held his chest high, as if looking at death as if he were at home.

This scene made the generals standing at the door bewildered for a while, especially Ma Zhong's straight back was somewhat lonely and desolate, which made the generals feel compassionate, more or less sympathetic to Ma Zhong, After all, just now everyone was sitting together drinking and eating meat, and in a blink of an eye it became a parting of life and death.Things changed too fast, and the generals couldn't keep up with their train of thought, and they still didn't understand the situation until now.

Immediately aware of the changes in the expressions of the generals, Li Li shook his head slightly, sighing secretly that these generals are all affectionate and righteous men, and it is their instinct to sympathize with the weak, but they would never have thought that the horse who "sees death as home" in front of him Loyalty is not for the weak, but the famous "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", a real hungry wolf who eats people without spitting out their bones.

"Gu only asks three questions, sir, it's all right to answer truthfully, if there is half a sentence to hide, I don't mind fulfilling you!"

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Chapter 206 Dead End

Ma Zhong's pretentious attitude made Li Li very disdainful, and he said in a deep voice, "I only ask three questions, and the master can answer truthfully. If there is a half sentence to hide, I don't mind fulfilling you!"

Hearing a murderous and awe-inspiring sentence, the expressions of all the generals changed drastically, and they focused their eyes on Ma Zhong in unison, sympathy, doubt, or pity. The eyes were very complicated, but in the end they all expressed one meaning: I can't help you. Good luck.

It is true that although the generals standing at the entrance of the lobby are upright and easy to fight against injustices, this does not mean that they are all foolhardy and reckless.On the contrary, these experienced generals are all sergeants who have been repeatedly tempered by blood and fire, all are warriors who crawled out of the dead, and they are also intelligent people, otherwise they will definitely not live today, let alone If you can get ahead, you will be appointed as a marquis.

The conversation between Li Li, Xu Huang, and Ma Zhong just now allowed them to hear some clues and also found many doubts, so they were as skeptical of Ma Zhong's identity and origin as Li Li.

The most important thing is that they have almost blind admiration for their lord Li Li, and they never doubt whether Li Li's words are correct. Every word Li Li says is a golden word and an order to them, and they will never refuse.Perhaps, in their view, refusal means disobedience and disobedience, which is a taboo for ministers.

Therefore, Li Li said that Ma Zhong's identity was suspicious, so Ma Zhong's identity must be fake, because the protagonist Li Li can't be wrong, Ma Zhong must be wrong.As for the previous matter where they jointly persuaded them to enter, it was purely a desperate act to drive ducks to the shelves.

In fact.They had all received secret letters from Chang'an before, and the people who wrote the letters were all trusted and important ministers around Li Li, a high-ranking man.In addition, it is closely related to their vital interests, so they will speak with one voice.Admonish Li Li to advance to the Ninth Five-Year Honor.Even with the support of Chang'an civil and military officials behind them, they are still trembling and uneasy, lest they accidentally anger Li Li, and then they will stand for the Chang'an officials, and they will walk around to meet Li Li's wrath .Fortunately, there was no danger, and Li Li finally agreed, and they passed the test successfully, and everyone was happy.

There is a sudden change at the moment.Li Li unexpectedly approached Ma Zhong, who had just entered the barracks for only two months, and expressed doubts about his identity in public.In the face of emergencies, the generals naturally stood on the side of their lords, unequivocally and resolutely supported Li Li's judgment, even if it was a mistake, they had to unconditionally support it.My lord said that Ma Zhong's identity is false, so it doesn't matter whether it is true or false, Li Li is right anyway.No matter how Ma Zhong defends, it is in vain. Li Li's words are the conclusion, and it is false to say that you are false.True and false are all false.Not convinced, you bite me?

It is worth mentioning that the reason why the generals are so sure that their lord will not be wrong is because Li Li has always been very accurate in seeing people.The reputation of knowing people and doing good jobs is well-known all over the world.But Li Li didn't look for any of the more than 30 generals, but only stopped Ma Zhong, which is enough to show that Ma Zhong has a problem.if not.Why not call someone else?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ma Zhong tried his best to keep calm.His expression was as usual, but his brows fluttered a few times from time to time.It shows that he is extremely restless deep in his heart. Perhaps the surface is as calm as water, but the inner turmoil is his true portrayal.He thought he was indifferent, and that this expression could deceive everyone around him, including Li Li in front of him; in fact, he was deceiving himself and others. Both the generals and Li Li could see that he was extremely nervous at the moment, obviously Afraid of death, only he himself is still in the dark, feeling good about himself.

In the final analysis, Ma Zhong is still too young, and his experience and experience in the world still need to be improved. He lacks experience, and his city and self-cultivation are far from enough. He cannot escape the careful observation of Li Li and his generals.Little did he know that the people standing beside him at this moment were all well-tempered old foxes, and there was no one who was good at it.It's just that everyone doesn't point out, just stand by and wait for Ma Zhong's answer, dare to accept the question, and answer Li Li's question head-on.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Ma Zhong was silent for a while, then nodded lightly, and said respectfully: "The general asked me, and I will answer truthfully. However, it is limited to three questions. Please keep the promise, the general, and don't go back on what you say."

"You are so bold!" Before Ma Zhong finished speaking, Xu Huang yelled at him, and then said angrily: "No one in the world knows who doesn't know, my lord has always made promises, and in more than ten years, has he ever made a promise?" It's a matter of inconsistency. But you are ignorant and ignorant, and you treat the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Do you think that the world is as clever as you, and they don't believe what they say?" It goes without saying that Xu Huang lied to Ma Zhong about his identity and origin. Still brooding on his heart, he believed that Ma Zhong was a person without faith, and this time he took advantage of the topic to vent his anger in his heart.

Li Li raised his hand to signal Xu Huang not to say much, then smiled calmly and said, "If I'm guessing right, you come from a famous family. Eight brothers, you are the second son. Is what I said true?"

"Ah!" Ma Zhong was shocked when he heard the words, looked up at Li Li's smiling face in astonishment, and couldn't believe it: "This,,, how do you know? Uh, I made a slip of the tongue, the general is very generous, please forgive me."

"It's okay, it's okay, hehehe!" Li Li waved his hands with a smile, and the smile on his face became richer and brighter, and said with a smile: "Although you didn't answer Gu's question directly, your flustered expression told Gu, I guessed right. This is the first question, let’s not say whether Gu has broken his promise, but you really didn’t answer it directly. Let’s forget it this time, and don’t make an example next time.”

Speaking of this, Li Li paused, and without waiting for Ma Zhong to express his opinion, he continued: "At the end of the Sili War, in order to avoid the flames of war, your father left his post without authorization. After he resigned, his family moved to Liyang. Only two days later The year was stable and stable, but unexpectedly, the battle against Yuan started again, Liyang became the main battlefield, so your father and elder brother stayed in Jizhou, only you returned to your hometown with your two younger brothers, and then defected to Cui Yan, governor of Bingzhou Cui Yan is old friends."

While speaking, Li Li raised his hand to signal Ma Zhong, who was about to speak up, not to intervene, and said with displeasure: "You don't need to rush to speak, Gu didn't ask any questions, you don't need to answer, just listen patiently."

After a pause, Li Li continued: "The reason why you have been reluctant to become an official is not because you don't want to be an official, but because you have scruples and are worried that someone will harm you. And you chose to live in Cui Yan's house because It's because of the fluke mentality that the most dangerous place is the safest, thinking that hiding under the eyes of Miemen's enemy will surely hide from his eyes and ears. You, you don't even know that you are hiding in the state compound.

When he led the army to leave Bingzhou, you immediately asked Cui Yan to recommend you to serve as an official, and named you as Xu Huang's tent, because Gongming is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, with the style of an elder, he is indeed a rare benevolent and righteous gentleman among generals.However, Cui Yan insisted on recommending you to Gu, for fear that you would bury your talents in the dark, but you didn't appreciate it and insisted on your own opinion. In the end, Cui Yan saw that you had made up your mind, so he fulfilled your wish, and did not hesitate to condescend Jiang Gui recommended you to Xu Huang.Is what I said true? "

After hearing Li Li's words, Ma Zhong's face was ashen, his eyes were full of despair, he stared straight into Li Li's eyes, and his body remained motionless for a while.After a long silence, he said in a low voice with a dejected face: "What the general said is exactly right. It's just that I still have one thing that I don't understand, so I ask the general to enlighten me. I wonder if it is possible?"

Li Li nodded and said: "You want to ask, why Gu knows the whereabouts of your three brothers and suspects that Cui Yan is secretly reporting?"