Chapter 340: Li Cunxiao torn apart by chariots
"I, General Li Cunxiao, have brought Guo Kai's head to your majesty to apologize!"
Li Cunxiao repeated.
Ji Chong'er subconsciously thought he had misheard, frowned deeply, and asked the officials:
"Who did Li Cunxiao...kill?"
When the emperor asked the question, none of the officials answered and they all fell silent.
At this moment, Li Cunxiao's voice was heard again outside the hall.
This time, Ji Chong'er heard it with absolute certainty, "He killed Guo Kai?!"
"Reckless man! Reckless man! Let this scoundrel come to see me. Get in!"
As soon as the words fell.
Li Cunxiao strode into the hall.
Then he knelt before Ji Chong'er and said, "I greet your majesty!"
Ji Chong'er immediately flew into a rage and stood up and said, "You are so good, Li Cunxiao."
"Do you still have me in your eyes?"
"You bastard! Who gave you that damned thing that killed my Imperial Censor?"
If it were in the past, Guo Kai would have just killed him.
But now, Guo Kai is deeply loved by the Jin Emperor.
It was understandable that the Jin Emperor was furious after killing him.
Li Cunxiao decided to go all out, so he threw Guo Kai's head aside and told him about his instigation of discord.
In an instant, all officials were in an uproar, and various voices came one after another:
"I've always suspected that he defected to our Great Jin and wasn't loyal. After hearing what General Li said today, I think he deserves to be killed!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect this person to be so cunning and vicious!"
"He deserves to be killed! If it weren't for him, Master Mao wouldn't be dead!"
“…”
Listening to these voices, Ji Chong'er felt mixed emotions.
If what Li Cunxiao said was true, then Guo Kai should indeed be killed.
However, he had other concerns in his mind.
A few days ago, Guo Kaigang expressed his confusion about how Li Cunxiao broke through the siege of 200,000 troops.
Then as soon as he entered the city, he killed Guo Kai without any explanation. What does that mean?
If Guo Kai was guilty, why didn't he dare to confront him face to face?
This is good, here comes a dead and no evidence...
At this time, Han Feizi stood out from the ranks of officials and bowed to Ji Chong'er, saying:
"Your Majesty, Guo Kai is a treacherous villain who has harmed countless soldiers of the Great Jin. If we don't kill a man like him, wouldn't he be a disaster if we keep him alive?"
"General Li's efforts to eliminate the enemy for the country may have violated national laws, but considering his unwavering loyalty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive General Li's mistakes."
He wanted to give both sides a way out.
After all, the court has its own procedures.
Officials like Guo Kai, even if they committed serious crimes, had to be tried by the three courts and then decided by the emperor himself.
But now, being killed by Li Cunxiao is really against the law of the country.
As soon as Han Fei Zi spoke, all the officials petitioned the emperor to forgive Li Cunxiao.
But at this moment Ji Chong'er still had some doubts about Li Cunxiao, so he simply asked:
"I heard that the Qin State's Yan Wang Zhu Di's 200,000-man army has besieged Cangzhou City."
"How did you manage to break through the siege single-handedly?"
Li Cunxiao told the story of Wang Yanzhang's death to pave the way for him, and then continued:
"At that time, the main force of the Qin army only wanted to capture Cangzhou, so they gave me the opportunity to break out."
Hearing him say that, it felt like he was performing a big opera.
This made Ji Chong'er even more suspicious of the other party.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Li Cunxiao spoke again:
"Your Majesty, Guo Kai truly deserves death. I am willing to bear all the blame for his crimes!"
"Even if I were given another chance, I would kill Guo Kai without hesitation!"
Ji Chong'er was furious, "You still don't know your mistake?"
Li Cunxiao said, "I am guilty and have done nothing wrong!"
"What a guilty and innocent person!" Ji Chong'er said angrily:
"According to the laws of our dynasty, what is the crime for abusing private punishment on scholars and officials without a joint trial by the Three Courts?"
When he said this, he didn't actually want to kill Li Cunxiao.
But I want the other person to bend over.
After all, the country is in crisis now and it is a time when we need people.
Jie Zitui, the Minister of Justice, said, "Your Majesty, according to the law, he should be sentenced to death by quartering!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Many officials came forward to plead for Li Cunxiao.
"Your Majesty, General Li has made great contributions to the country and cannot be killed!"
"Your Majesty, I beg you to show mercy!"
“…”
With the advice of all the officials, at this time, Li Cunxiao only needed to say a few nice words, and the matter would be temporarily over.
However, Li Cunxiao was not a man who would live in mediocrity.
Otherwise, the Li Cunxiao recorded in history of Ying Yuan's previous life would not have been killed by Li Keyong because he was too upright.
However, at that time, no one pleaded for Li Cunxiao.
Li Keyong didn't really want to kill him.
But now, many people are pleading for Li Cunxiao. As long as he gives in, the matter here will be over.
However, Li Cunxiao still chose his upright side and was unwilling to endure humiliation.
"I will die, but before I do, I want to say something to Your Majesty."
"I have always been loyal to Your Majesty and the Great Jin. Why would I believe the slanderous accusations of a villain?"
"If I die, then Jin will perish!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The ministers were in an uproar.
Ji Chong'er gnashed his teeth, unable to contain his anger, and shouted:
"Okay, okay, this is a rebellion!"
"I want to see how my Great Jin will perish without you, Li Cunxiao!"
"Come here, drag this thief away and quarter him! Quarrel! Quarrel!"
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