Just like that, there was a long pause. Wang Shuxiang, who really didn't know what to say, just stood there like a block of wood, without saying a word. It was really funny.
Zhao Jiu sneered more and more, but did not say much. He just waited quietly, as if he had made up his mind to see if the other party could speak... However, maybe he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. At this moment, a young eunuch in the distance took the opportunity to lead another fully armored general into the tent, passing Wang De and Fu Qing.
The person who came was Hu Yantong, the deputy commander under Han Shizhong. After the incident in Shunchang Prefecture, this person had been leading his troops to stay by Zhao Jiu's side and was promoted to commander. Obviously, this was another arrangement similar to the Red Heart Team by Emperor Zhao, and he seemed to be taking the opportunity to expand his own direct guards.
Huyan Tong's hurried arrival immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the tent, but he did not say anything. Instead, he came directly to Zhao Jiu and bowed to present a document.
Emperor Zhao glanced at the seal of the document in the light of the fire, and immediately became serious. He opened it in public and began to read it on the armchair... With this action, everyone in the tent shifted their attention to the document. It was obvious that this should be the text sent by Han Shizhong who was quite far away.
However, I don’t know if it was an illusion, but although the emperor only took a moment to finish reading the letter and kept a faint smile on his face the whole time, the Chief Censor Zhang Jun, who was standing quite close to him, vaguely felt that the emperor’s hands were shaking slightly as he read the letter.
It can't be that he's frozen, right?
Something is going to happen!
In fact, when Zhao Jiu put down the documents and exhaled several long breaths, this was the instinctive reaction of many people.
"Let's stop here!" Zhao Jiu held the document, then suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled at Wang Boyan. "I understand what Prime Minister Wang meant, thank you for your hard work!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Although Wang Boyan did not kneel down, he was in tears.
"I understand what Commander Wang means." Zhao Jiufu turned his head and looked at Wang Yuan, who was lying on the ground in a state of embarrassment. "But you are so protective of Commander Liu that you are willing to blame your own subordinates... Apart from a little public spirit, do you have some unspeakable hidden reasons?"
Before Wang Yuan could say anything, Liu Guangshi and the other people present were shocked, because Emperor Zhao's words seemed to put the blame on General Liu.
"Your Majesty..." Liu Guangshi opened his mouth to speak.
"I thought about it," Zhao Jiu raised his hand to stop Liu Guangshi's defense, and then he spoke thoughtfully as if talking to himself. "Han Shizhong once told me that he was a subordinate of your Taiwei Wang when he was fighting Fang La, and your Taiwei Wang was a subordinate of Taiwei Liu's father... In other words, you and Han Shizhong are both former subordinates of Liu Yanqing! And Liu Yanqing and our Taiwei Liu are both famous for inheriting the military family and being good at caring for soldiers... You are claiming to be a general of the Liu family, so you don't want to identify the son of your benefactor, and are willing to take the blame for him, right?"
Before Wang Yuan could speak, Liu Guangshi on the other side kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty! I have no intention of colluding with the generals in the army! I just..."
"Liu Taiwei is so arrogant!" Zhao Jiu suddenly held the document with a cold expression. "You actually won't let me finish my words in my own place?!"
Liu Guangshi was startled for a moment, but quickly lowered his head and said nothing.
"I won't talk about your selfish motives tonight. As for your public motives tonight, it's nothing more than that you feel that Commander Liu is one step ahead of the others. Now Commander Zhang and his troops are trapped in Huaibei, while Commander Liu and his elite troops are everywhere in the imperial court." At this point, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but sneer again. "So for the sake of the overall situation, it's better to abandon Commander Zhang and follow Commander Liu, or simply worry that if you don't serve him well, Commander Liu will do the Chenqiao story again, and you will all become the remnants of the Chai family..."
"I am really terrified!" Liu Guangshi could no longer bear it and kowtowed repeatedly. "Your Majesty said that they were favored by my father and son, but my father and son have been favored by the emperor for generations! This time..."
"If you dare to interrupt me again, I will think you are trying to take this rotten chair!" Zhao Jiu and Liu Guangshi spoke at almost the same time. "If you want to talk, come up with a knife and chase me away!"
This time, General Liu was completely speechless and fell to the ground.
"Prime Minister Wang said nothing, Grand Commandant Wang was filthy, my guards secretly pulled my clothes and told me not to get angry, and Prime Minister Lu and Minister Zhang repeatedly winked at me, urging me to slow down... I understand everyone's public sentiment, isn't it because they are afraid that if they push too far, Grand Commandant Liu will rebel, and today Bagong Mountain will become the place where the Song Dynasty will perish?" Zhao Jiu finally finished his words. "Everyone in the tent today clearly knows this, why are you hiding it?"
As soon as the voice fell, there was a sudden sound of armor leaves at the edge of the curtain in the distance, which made everyone extremely nervous. In the strange silence, the sound of wind and fire merged, and almost everyone wanted to speak, but no one had the courage to speak. Even Liu Guangshi looked up anxiously several times, but he didn't dare to speak.
"Wang Qing! Was that you just now?"
It was Zhao Jiu who broke the silence, with a slight movement in his heart.
"Not you!" Wang Yuan responded in embarrassment.
"I'm not calling you." Zhao Jiu suddenly raised his voice. "Wang De Wang Yasha standing by the curtain! Can you hear me? I'm calling you!"
Wang De, with a full beard and a face that looked like a yaksha, was stunned for a moment, but still hurried forward and came to the campfire to bow his head in salute.
"Come forward!" Zhao Jiu waved but was unable to do so. "Don't bow, I have something to ask you."
Wang De became more and more confused, but he still obediently walked around the two generals on the ground, came to Zhao Jiu's side, and bowed his head again.
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