Volume 1 Chapter 384 Heart Comfort
Li Nezha scolded, "Hey, you are a military officer. Even in the barracks, if a soldier does not salute the general, he will be punished for disrespecting his superior and will be punished with ten military sticks. Today, this admiral only kicked you once, but you dared to fight back and beat me like this. Have you ever heard that when a general punishes a soldier, the soldier can resist the general's beating?"
"Besides, even if I hit you, can you hit me? You can't beat the Admiral of Weihai, a first-rank official appointed by the imperial court, for no reason!"
"You...you...I..." Gan Ce was so angry that he couldn't speak. He just stood there trembling with gritted teeth, trying to restrain himself, but he couldn't help wanting to hit him.
Li Nezha was not willing to give in and continued, "Everyone in the world says that you, Gan Ce, are a local tyrant in the Canghai area of the Dayun Empire. I used to be a little skeptical and thought they were just talking nonsense and slandering loyal officials. But after seeing them today, I feel that the world is not lying to me!"
"This is still under the feet of the emperor, in the capital, and you, Gan Ce, dare to disregard the law and beat up a first-rank official of the court. If you were allowed to return to the Canghai area, wouldn't you not even take His Majesty seriously and would raise an army to rebel!"
Suddenly Li Nezha exclaimed, "Oh, so you are the traitor, then I was right!"
"You! I will kill you!" Gan Ce finally couldn't bear the humiliation anymore, and rushed towards Li Nezha with a roar. He came to the capital this time with a sincere surrender, just to find a way out for his brothers. He was extremely happy that the trip went smoothly, but he was a rebel king after all, and the word "traitor" would always stay with him.
Most people wouldn't bring this up for no reason, but once someone brings it up, it's like exposing his scars and slapping him in the face.
A real man can die, but he will never allow himself to be humiliated like this, let alone be humiliated by a eunuch.
Gan Ce was angry, but Li Nezha did not retreat at all. Lu Feng stood in front of him calmly and with just one palm strike, he knocked Gan Ce back several steps.
Gan Ce knew he was no match for them, but he was furious and shouted, "Brothers, come on, let's beat them up first and vent our anger!"
"Stop!" Li Nezha shouted, and took out the imperial edict that Xiang Yun had given him from his arms, raised it high and shouted: "Here is the imperial edict, who dares to be presumptuous!"
Everyone looked towards him, and they were all horrified when they saw the imperial edict. The ten members of the Anbu led by Lu Feng knelt down immediately and said, "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"
Gan Ce and his personal soldiers were still stunned where they were. Li Nezha could not help but frown and scolded: "Gan Ce, you are so bold, why don't you kneel when you see the imperial edict!"
Gan Ce's face turned pale and blue, but finally, under pressure, he knelt down in front of Li Nezha. When the personal soldiers saw their master kneeling, they also knelt down one after another.
Li Nezha said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty's oral order: Weihai General Gan Ce, from now on, will fully assist Weihai Admiral Li Nezha in managing the military affairs of the eastern Canghai area of the Dayun Empire, vigorously develop the maritime industry, open up islands, expand the territory, and achieve great achievements. You must follow his lead, obey his orders, and devote yourself to it without making any mistakes."
Gan Ce felt extremely upset after hearing this, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "I obey your order!"
Li Nezha laughed wildly and arrogantly. The eight words "follow the leader and obey his orders" were naturally added by him on his own initiative. After all, Xiang Yun was not around, so why would he care so much?
Gan Ce's face turned red at this time. Li Nezha put away the imperial edict and came to his side. He leaned over and said, "Little Gan, the two of us are so unhappy today, but it's just a personal grudge. This private matter is private, and public affairs are public. We must distinguish clearly. After all, as subjects, we can't be careless about the things that His Majesty has given us. Don't you agree?"
Gan Ce's expression finally looked better. Although he didn't like the name "Xiao Gan", he really didn't want to make trouble anymore. Although there was a step that was a bit broken, it was better to go down first.
Gan Ce then said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency the Admiral is right. I was reckless today."
Li Nezha smiled and felt his nose itchy, knowing that his nose was bleeding again, but he didn't care. He wiped it with his official robe and raised his head and chest and said loudly: "It has been delayed for a long time. I wonder if General Gan has prepared his luggage. Can we set off?"
"Admiral, please wait a moment." Gan Ce bowed with a dark face, then returned to the mansion with his personal soldiers to receive the gift.
Looking at Gan Ce's receding back, Li Nezha couldn't help but snort. A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. As long as he has the green mountains, he will never worry about firewood. Today he has finally realized that he will not get any benefits from fists and feet in the future. If he wants to deal with Gan Ce, he can only think of other ways.
As the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Li Nezha has already thought of hundreds of bad ideas to punish Gan Ce. When he thought of Gan Ce's miserable appearance in the future, Li Nezha felt happy in his heart and even felt that the injuries on his body were not so painful anymore.
This is what is called seeking psychological comfort for yourself after getting beaten. What a despicable person.
Seeing Gan Ce leading his men into the courtyard, Li Nezha suddenly turned around and frowned at Lu Feng and shouted, "Brother, you have been paid, are you protecting me like this?"
Li Nezha pointed at the injuries on his body and kept blaming others.
The other ANBU members ignored him. Lu Feng was also a little annoyed by what he said, so he retorted: "First, protecting your safety is our mission. It has nothing to do with whether we get paid or not. Second, I saved you no less than six times, but you knew you couldn't win but still ran over to get beaten. This is called being a jerk, and even gods can't save you. Third, the money you gave is for knocking on the door and calling for help, not for saving you."
"Hiss~" Li Nezha took a deep breath, gave Lu Feng a thumbs up and said, "You are awesome, I admire you, the people in the Anbu are indeed worthy of their reputation."
Gan Ce and Li Nezha each had their own ulterior motives. Li Nezha was thinking of dealing with the matter slowly in the future, but Gan Ce, a wise man, would not suffer a loss in front of him. He would take a step back and everything would be fine. If he endured for a while, the sky would be clear and the sea would be broad.
Of course, this is only true in the capital city. Once you reach the vast ocean, the same logic will no longer apply.
Gan Ce had packed his luggage long ago, so he walked out again in just ten minutes after entering the mansion with his personal soldiers. At this time, Li Nezha and the members of the Anbu had already returned to their war horses. Seeing Gan Ce and others coming out, Li Nezha shouted loudly: "Let's go!"
The team went straight out of the capital. Li Nezha and ten Anbu guards rode in the front, while Gan Ce followed slowly with his twenty personal soldiers, never smiling.
Soon, fifty miles out of the capital, the horses under the crotch suddenly neighed, as if they were frightened. The next moment, Lu Feng and other Anbu guards surrounded Li Nezha in the center and shouted in a deep voice: "Who is it!"
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