There were several holes on his body and blood was flowing out. His life was slipping away, but Duan Ji was unwilling to give up.
"Your Majesty, don't you want to know where Rong Qing is?"
Xiao Li: "As expected, I fell into your trap."
"Hahaha!" Duan Ji laughed triumphantly. "His martial arts skills are high, but I'm too lazy to fight him. I'll just release the poisonous smoke and knock him out. But I won't kill him. I'll have someone keep him and turn him into a corpse puppet to become my most capable executioner."
Seeing Xiao Li's indifferent expression and lack of reaction, Duan Ji deliberately provoked him, "Your Majesty, if you don't save him, Rong Qing will be completely finished."
"But as long as Your Majesty agrees to my three requests, I will spare his life. What do you think?"
Xiao Li thought he was really ridiculous. He couldn't figure out his own identity, nor could he figure out the identity of the person sitting opposite him.
Xiao Li is the emperor, the most honorable empress in the world.
I have only heard of subordinates saving their masters, but I have never heard of an emperor making concessions to save his subordinates.
It's a joke.
"If he dies, I will let you and your nine clans be buried with him. It's not a loss."
"Besides, given the current situation, you might die faster than him."
The guards dealt with Duan Ji's men, and two of them came in quickly, lifted Duan Ji up, and tied him up with ropes in a few seconds.
Xiao Li then put away the gun. It was not because she didn't want to kill Duan Ji, but it was still useful to keep it for the time being.
"elder sister."
Zi Yue rushed in from outside and jumped to Xiao Li's side.
"His Majesty."
Yang Jun came in with his men, blood still dripping from the sword in his hand.
Seeing that Xiao Li was safe and sound, he finally felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, all those who resisted within the palace have been killed. The government office and the military camp have already sent people there. We need to wait for the news to come back."
When Duan Ji saw these two people, he realized that his situation was hopeless and went crazy instantly.
"Your Majesty, you are on guard against me. You have already brought people to guard against me. Do you have any conscience?"
He looked excited and heartbroken.
Xiao Li was speechless: "It's not that I was on guard against you, but you bumped into me."
She really hadn't received any news that Duan Ji was unwell before, otherwise she wouldn't have asked Rong Qing to mobilize troops.
Duan Ji couldn't hear anything at this moment and was only concerned with venting his anger.
"I conquered the Kingdom of Yue for you and made great contributions. And you? You just gave me a second-rank general and then you put yourself into a coma."
"Civil officials are in power, and military generals have lost their power. That clueless Song Junzhan had Murong Yu released, allowing them to retake half of Yue's territory, while I was sent to Taiping City to serve as a useless general defending the city."
"Yueguo, that is my hard work. You are letting me down by throwing it away like this!"
Xiao Li rolled his eyes. "You think the Kingdom of Yue is your hard work? You're wrong. That's the glory and achievement you thought belonged to you. Now that the Kingdom of Yue is lost, you have nothing to show off about."
Xiao Li sneered: "You still think I'm sorry for you? How dare you say that?"
"I set up the plan, I arranged the army, and I fully supported the money and food. The main force in the siege was the Silver Armor Army and their escorted artillery. And you... just happened to be sent out by me as a representative, becoming the commander of an army."
If Xiao Li had not been reluctant to send out the most loyal person around him, it would not have been Duan Ji's turn to become the general.
"Duan Ji, you're not in your right mind. You think conquering the Kingdom of Yue is your own ability. You think you're so great that you can destroy a country, and you even want to use this to become a marquis or a prime minister."
"After living in this palace for a few days, you really think you are a prince? You really don't know what you are talking about."
"You...you..." Duan Ji didn't expect that his achievements were not only not recognized, but also completely denied. He was so angry that he was shaking.
Xiao Li didn't even want to look at him again: "Pull him away!"
Duan Ji was dragged away. He lost too much blood and his heart was in turmoil. He died before he reached the door.
Xiao Li waved his hands and said, "Tie him up and behead him in public."
Betrayer will never be forgiven.
Zi Yue: "Your Majesty hasn't tried him yet. There must be someone behind him."
Xiao Li smiled indifferently: "It doesn't matter if I don't know, because everyone will die."
Xiao Li walked to the main house, pushed the door open, and was shocked by the luxury inside.
Zi Yue was shocked: "Where did he get these treasures from? Is the Prince of Yanping's Mansion so wealthy?"
Various jade ornaments were placed on both sides, dazzling and glittering with jewels, and in the middle was a pure gold chair with a set of silver armor hanging next to it.
Duan Ji is not a Silver Armor Guard, but this set was specially made for him because he will go to the battlefield.
When Xiao Li heard his excuses, he knew that he must have hidden something here.
A pure gold chair, so luxurious and enjoyable, it takes a lot of courage.
Xiao Li looked at the jade artifacts and said, "This isn't something from the Longsheng royal family. It must be from the Kingdom of Yue."
When the Yue Kingdom was suppressed, Duan Ji broke into the palace and looted it. It seems that he swallowed up a lot of treasures.
Zi Yue walked over to look at the chair, tried to lift it, but couldn't lift it. It took some effort to move it a little bit: "This is definitely pure gold."
This chair is made of pure gold.
Xiao Li just turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly sensed the presence of a living person.
"come out."
Zi Yue immediately walked in one direction and suddenly pulled open the curtain, revealing a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes.
"ah!"
She screamed in fear: "Don't kill me, don't kill me."
Xiao Li looked at her purple clothes and thought of the room Duan Ji had just taken her to.
"Are you Duan Ji's wife?"
The beautiful woman froze and shook her head desperately: "No, I'm not his wife."
Xiao Li didn't believe it. They lived together, so if she wasn't his wife, she was pretty close.
She was too lazy to deal with it and would hand it over to Yang Jun later.
Unexpectedly, the woman burst into tears: "I am the Princess of Yanping!"
Xiao Li: “??! Ha!”
"Are you Xiao Jingzhao's princess?"
Lu Suyun nodded: "Exactly."
Xiao Li: "Then how did you get involved with him?"
Lu Suyun lowered her head in embarrassment: "He saved my life."
Lu Suyun cried, "Back then, Yanping Prefecture was occupied by the Kingdom of Yue, and all the family members of the Prince's Mansion were kidnapped. Later, although the Prince returned with his troops, he did not save us immediately and instead lost his life. It was Duan Ji who saved me. After forcing me to have him, he hid me and waited for him to come back. I stayed by his side and then returned to the Prince of Yanping's Mansion."
Xiao Li was silent for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Dealing with this kind of thing is really not her strong point.
"Take her away."
Didn’t I just say that I failed to interrogate Duan Ji? Then, interrogating this person should reveal a lot of useful information.
Xiao Li brought more than just the thirty people shown on the surface.
The three thousand silver-armored soldiers have now grown to seven thousand people.
Their most important goal is not to protect the palace, but to protect the empress.
In addition to the two thousand people who stayed behind in the palace, the other five thousand people were divided into three waves, surrounding Xiao Li from the front, back, left and right.
Duan Ji's idea of putting the empress under house arrest after dealing with Rong Qing is simply a fantasy.
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