Li Dingguo was a military general. Wang Zhaolin's punch was light and slow, so he simply swung his left hand to block it.
Then he clenched his right fist and hit Wang Zhaolin hard on the chin.
Bang!
Wang Zhaolin's whole body flipped backwards exaggeratedly, and then fell heavily to the ground.
Everyone was stunned by Li Dingguo's actions...
Wang Zhaolin was not only the military advisor of Dashi, but also the son-in-law of Zhang Xianzhong.
Although there are conflicts on weekdays, they are limited to verbal attacks and not physical ones.
Today Li Dingguo broke the precedent.
As the eldest of the four, Sun Kewang immediately ordered, "Come here, arrest Li Dingguo!"
Before the people outside could rush in, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi had already come to Li Dingguo and handcuffed his hands behind his back.
"Let me go! I must beat him to death today!" Li Dingguo stared at Wang Zhaolin fiercely, his eyes bloodshot.
This guy is so hateful!
Calling black white, fanning the flames, and making simple things complicated.
"Since General Li is so brave, why not kill me first!" Zhang Xianzhong suddenly stood up.
When Li Dingguo saw that it was Zhang Xianzhong who was speaking, he immediately lost his temper.
He stood there with his head down, silent.
"Ouch..." Wang Zhaolin, who was lying on the ground, finally woke up and groaned in pain.
Seeing this, Sun Kewang came to Wang Zhaolin and helped him up.
Wang Zhaolin saw stars in front of his eyes and heard the sound of cicadas.
After a while, he said, "Just now... I seemed to see that I was too breasty!"
The people present almost laughed at this remark.
Ai Nengqi suppressed his smile and said, "Military Advisor, please sit down and have a rest."
"Yes, take a rest." Liu Wenxiu followed.
Wang Zhaolin nodded and found a stool to sit on.
Silence returned to the military tent again.
Everyone looked at Zhang Xianzhong, because only he could calm this dispute.
Zhang Xianzhong lowered his head and thought for a while: "Everyone, before there is solid evidence, I don't believe Dingguo is a spy. Not only him, I don't believe any of you."
"But," Zhang Xianzhong changed the subject, his cold eyes swept over everyone one by one, "For the future of Dashi, I have to be cautious."
"Dingguo is indeed suspicious, but he is a general of Daxi and my adopted son. So I have decided to take back all his military power except for the Tianwei Camp."
Li Dingguo currently has 20,000 soldiers and horses, including 5,000 people in the Tianwei Camp, who are the elite among his elite.
Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi had no objection to this decision.
Although there is a personal relationship between the four adopted sons, Li Dingguo is indeed suspicious, and taking back most of his military power can put many people at ease.
Although Sun Kewang was somewhat dissatisfied, Zhang Xianzhong had already made the decision, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
In the military tent, only Li Dingguo and Wang Zhaolin did not express their opinions.
"If Dingguo disagrees, he can choose to leave and pretend that he doesn't have me as his adoptive father!" Zhang Xianzhong stared at Li Dingguo and said.
Li Dingguo sighed, "What my foster father said is a military order, and I will obey it."
"Okay," Zhang Xianzhong walked over to Wang Zhaolin, "Where's the military advisor?"
"I'll listen to my father-in-law!" Wang Zhaolin answered very tactfully.
"Very good!" Zhang Xianzhong breathed a sigh of relief. "That's it for the official business for now, I'll deal with my personal matters next."
Under the gaze of the crowd, Zhang Xianzhong continued, "Dingguo beat up the military advisor without reason, and he must pay 500 taels of silver for medical expenses."
"This is the end of today's matter. No more discussion in the future!"
Amid the discussions of others, Li Dingguo walked out of the military tent alone.
Looking at the starry sky, he suddenly felt a little cold.
The last time I felt cold was fifteen years ago.
He was only nine years old at that time.
He was neither a general of the Great Western Region nor a young Yuchi. He was just a hungry child, either starving or on the way to starvation.
The first thing I do when I open my eyes every day is to find food. If I find it, I can have a good sleep. If I can’t find it, I will wake up from hunger.
When Li Dingguo was begging for food, he would always meet an old scholar. Every time the old scholar saw him passing by, he would recite loudly.
"The best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack his alliances, the next best is to attack his troops, and the worst is to attack his cities..."
It was a long time later that Li Dingguo found out that the old scholar was reading Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Later, a famine broke out. Not only could people not beg for food, they couldn’t even find wild vegetables.
In desperation, he could only cut tree bark to eat.
Later, all the bark was eaten up and he cried loudly because of hunger.
Just as he was about to starve to death in the wilderness, Zhang Xianzhong appeared.
"This boy has an extraordinary appearance and will become a great man in the future! If you call me godfather, I will give you a stutter." Zhang Xianzhong looked at the young Li Dingguo and said with a smile.
"Godfather!" Li Dingguo shouted without hesitation.
Zhang Xianzhong kept his promise and took out the still warm steamed bun from his arms and handed it to Li Dingguo.
Li Dingguo finished a steamed bun in two bites.
"I want to eat more!" Li Dingguo, who hadn't tasted steamed buns for a long time, looked at Zhang Xianzhong pitifully.
"Follow me, and you can eat steamed buns every day."
"Don't lie!"
"I lied to you like a puppy!" Zhang Xianzhong took out another steamed bun and threw it into Li Dingguo's hand.
Li Dingguo finished another steamed bun in just a few bites.
From then on, he followed Zhang Xianzhong.
Fifteen years have passed, and the child has grown into a big man who can stand on his own.
But he never tasted the same steamed bun again.
Looking at the starry sky, Li Dingguo knew that he could never go back to the past.
Once a military commander is suspected, it is difficult for him to regain trust.
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