Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 863

They are all killers who have been born and died on the battlefield, and there is no mercy in their hearts.

Now that he has made a move, he has to do everything right, and leaving anyone alive may cause the hidden danger of family ruin and death for his future.

According to Zeng Shi's order, hundreds of Pao Ze began to clean the battlefield, and every time before lifting a corpse, they stabbed the corpse a few more times to make sure that the corpse was completely dead before carrying them to the dense forest by the roadside .

The blood on the ground had seeped into the soil, and they sprinkled fine dust on the road to cover up the blood on the ground, and the scene was cleaned up very quickly. If you don't look carefully, no one will see that there was a tragic accident here. Life and death fight.

While Zeng Shi led his troops to work, Li Ji, who had stood for a long time, straightened his clothes and walked to the carriage.

The curtain of the carriage had been lifted, and the old man inside was sitting cross-legged, with a calm expression on his face. He didn't feel angry or sad at all when all the dead men under the door were slaughtered. His expression seemed to be a pure onlooker, and everything had nothing to do with him.

Li Ji walked up to the old man, smiled at him, and bowed to him, "Li Zhengzao, the Patriarch of the Li family in Zhao County?"

The old man in the carriage stroked his beard and said calmly: "That's right, it's the old man. Yinggong Li Ji has known his name for a long time."

Li Ji smiled heartily, and said: "I learned that my husband is going to Chang'an, and the old man is here to welcome me. I don't think it's surprising if I'm rude."

Li Zhengzao sneered: "Grandpa Ying's welcome ceremony is quite grand, I have learned from it."

Li Ji said with a chuckle: "Welcoming in person twenty miles outside the city is a gift for the princes. Although my Li family is not a thousand-year-old family, we have never lacked in etiquette."

Speaking of which, Li Ji took two steps back, and said with a smile: "The scenery here is good, and the food and drink are already prepared by the roadside, why don't you get out of the car and move around, so we can have a drink together?"

Li Zhengzao nodded calmly: "Okay, the kindness is hard to stop, the old man is bothering you."

After Li Zhengzao got out of the carriage, the two old men moved to an open space beside the road. A straw mat, two futons and a low table were spread on the open space. There were indeed wine and vegetables on the table.

Looking at the food and drink that had already been prepared, Li Zhengzao had a complex expression, and sighed: "The old man took a step too slowly, Mr. Ying is worthy of being the champion of the three armies with wisdom and bravery, and he is ahead of the enemy, admiration!"

Li Ji showed no complacency, but politely extended his hand: "Sir, please sit down."

The two sat kneeling opposite each other, and Li Ji took the initiative to offer a glass of wine to Li Zhengzao.

Li Zhengzao drank it down in one gulp, put down the wine cup, and sighed: "The enmity between our two families may not be resolved, and it will be difficult for future generations to eliminate it."

Li Ji said indifferently: "Mr. brought more than a hundred dead men from far away from the ancestral house in Zhao Jun. What's the matter?"

Li Zhengzao had a gloomy face and said nothing.

Li Ji's words were very sharp. He was telling Li Zhengzao that the enmity between the two families did not start from this moment, but from the moment Li Zhengzao set off from the ancestral house with more than a hundred dead men.

What did Li Zhengzao bring more than a hundred dead men to Chang'an?

He came to kill Li Qinzai.

Killing Li Ji's grandson is already a sworn enemy, how can Li Ji sit idly by?

This is the reason for the ambush and interception of the dead man of the Li family in Zhaojun today.

Li Zhengzao said with a sullen face: "Today you killed more than a hundred people from my Li family in Zhao County, did Yinggong ever think about the consequences?"

Li Ji said indifferently: "Since the old man decided to do something, he has thought about the consequences. However, the consequences may not be as Mr. imagined, and may disappoint you."

"Why?"

Li Ji turned his head and looked in the direction of the Taiji Palace in Chang'an City, smiled meaningfully, and said, "Sir, you know that at this moment, there is a fierce fight in the Taiji Palace, and your grandson and mine are weighing each other in the Golden Palace. "

Li Zhengzao sneered: "So what? No matter who wins and who loses, if you kill all the members of the Li family in Zhao County today, your Li family will be in a state of eternal doom."

Li Ji had to laugh loudly: "This old man leads the army in battle all his life, how can I be brave and intrepid? If there is no certainty about the aftermath, how can the old man dare to lead his troops to ambush and intercept him? You haven't entered Chang'an for a long time, I'm afraid you don't know what's going on in the world. "

Li Zhengzao's heart sank.

Although he was an enemy, Li Zhengzao did not dare to doubt Li Ji's reputation at all.

Since Li Ji said this, it showed that he was really confident. Perhaps, the Li family of Zhaojun had neglected something important in this battle.

Sure enough, Li Ji was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Sir, do you think the person who wants to be an enemy of the Li family of Zhaojun is my grandson Li Qinzai?"

"if not?"

"Let Sun Li Youdao intimidate my grandson, and instead of threatening bribes, intends to manipulate the imperial examinations and demand fame. Could it be my grandson who he offended?"

Li Zhengzao's eyelids twitched, and he sneered: "The so-called imperial examinations are just a show. Since the emperor ascended the throne, there have been several imperial examinations. Not all of them are from aristocratic families. Those from poor families are only two or three out of ten. My grandson Li Youdao wants What's the matter with a few fame? It's not that there are no benefits."

Li Ji smiled and shook his head: "It was possible before, but not now. Sir, the direction of the wind has changed."

An ominous premonition floated in Li Zhengzao's heart, and he said, "Why did Ying Gong say that?"

Li Ji sighed: "The emperor is a promising king. There are so many scholars in the world. How can all the fame and official positions be taken by the aristocratic family? If the children of poor families have no chance, it will be bad for the world and the imperial power. Therefore, the emperor wants to take this imperial examination. Most of them are from humble backgrounds."

"Ling Sun Li Youdao dared to touch the emperor against the scales at this time, tried to manipulate the imperial examination, and even dared to kill the main examiner of the current subject, but he didn't know that the attitude of my grandson Li Qinzai was actually the attitude of the emperor. Li Youdao killed him." The horse is not threatening my grandson, but the emperor."

Li Zhengzao's old face suddenly turned pale.

Until now, he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

Li Ji smiled at him, and said: "It is a great rebellion to order your grandson to kill a horse, but you, as the head of the southern ancestor of the Li family in Zhaojun, dared to bring more than a hundred dead men into the capital to assassinate my grandson Li Qinzai, what are you doing?" Lingsun is more courageous, guess what attitude the emperor will have?"

Li Zhengzao's mind was broken, and his old body couldn't help trembling slightly.

Just like what Li Ji said, he was far away in Zhaojun, and he no longer knew what was going on in the world, so he made today's big mistake.

Li Zhengzao led the dead to Chang'an because he received a letter from Li Youdao. Li Qinzai killed 13 people in the upper part of Li Youdao's family. This revenge must be avenged.

From the beginning to the end, both Li Zhengzao and Li Youdao always believed that this was a battle between the two families, and never thought that this matter had violated the emperor's imperial power.

After Li Ji explained in a few words, Li Zhengzao finally knew how desperate he was.

This is no longer an individual's future and life, but a disaster for the entire family.

Seeing the drastic change in Li Zhengzao's face, Li Jishuo smiled calmly, and said: "So, since I dared to kill more than a hundred dead men from your Zhaojun Li family, I wouldn't be afraid of the consequences. It is your Zhaojun Li family who really have to be afraid of the consequences." , sir, have you figured it out clearly?"

After a long time, Li Zhengzao spoke with difficulty: "Tai Chi Palace, the court meeting of Tai Chi Palace..."

Li Ji sighed, and said leisurely: "Calculating the time, the court meeting is over now, you Li family of Zhao County wait for the emperor to send you down."

As he said that, Li Ji filled two glasses of wine, and held them up with a smile: "Meeting is parting. This old man is very reluctant to part with my husband. I wish you all the best, come and drink."

Li Zhengzao's hands and feet were cold, and the glass of wine in front of him seemed so heavy that he couldn't hold it up.

Li Ji ignored him, took his cup and drank it down.

Putting down the wine cup, Li Ji sighed contentedly, then stood up, and said to Zeng Shi who was waiting beside him: "Send the order, retreat!"

Zeng Shi clasped his fists to accept the order, waved his big hand, and shouted: "Back!"

Hundreds of robes disappeared from both sides of the road in an instant like ghosts. In the middle of the road, dust covered the face, as if nothing had happened, and it was as calm and desolate as usual.

With the help of Bu Qu, Li Ji got into the carriage and drove away.

Li Zhengzao was still sitting at the low table, dazed and stunned.

(End of this chapter)