"If Your Highness is pleased, you may choose any woman in this city. I guarantee that within half an hour, she will be lying willingly before you..."
Zhu Zhen, oblivious to his own mortality, continued speaking!
bass!
Li Zhu suddenly stood up, and this single action brought unimaginable pressure to Zhu Zhen, who was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, trembling there...
"Do you think I'm stupid? The dignified garrison commander of Qicheng doesn't think about how to benefit Qicheng. All he does is hide in his room and meet women in secret. Look at the people in this city. How many of them are poorly clothed and starving?"
Even so, you still think about exploiting them; what you've done is utterly heinous…
Li Zhu looked at Zhu Zhen and angrily rebuked her!
"Your Highness, please forgive me. It's all because of Zhu Wen's cruelty. He insisted on constantly conscripting soldiers and levying taxes, and those who failed to complete their tasks would be beheaded. I had no choice..."
Zhu Wen defended himself by saying:
"You colluded with Zhu Wen to act as his henchmen, and you are even more hateful because you clearly had the means to help the people, yet you chose to turn a blind eye. Even if I kill you, you deserve to die..."
Li Zhu looked at Zhu Zhen as if she were already dead, which made Zhu Zhen's heart sink to the bottom, knowing that she probably wouldn't survive...
"Your Highness, if you are willing to spare my life, I am willing to trick you into opening the gates of the next city. This way, you can seize the city without lifting a finger, which would be my contribution to the New Tang Dynasty..."
Zhu Zhen used his advantages to try and carve out a way for himself to survive. He felt that as long as he wasn't beheaded on the spot, he still had a chance...
"Did it take me any effort to open the city gates of Qicheng? Do you think I care whether you can trick me into opening the city gates?"
Li Zhu said disdainfully, "Although I'm tempted, every day that beast like Zhu Zhen lives is a further harm to this world..."
"Your Highness, I am still useful. I know everything about Zhu Wen. As long as I am here, quelling Zhu Wen's rebellion can be done in the blink of an eye..."
Zhu Zhen said in a panic, he really didn't have many trump cards to save his life, so he was already panicking at this moment...
"Take him away and keep him under control. Make him write down everything he knows, then decide what to do with him. If he tries to escape, just kill him. I don't need him anyway..."
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, Zhu Zhen's face turned bitter. Although she had temporarily saved her life, the probability of her being killed was still very high...
Li Zhu went up to the city wall, had someone bring him a chair, and sat there waiting for Cui Qianyi to come over. He had already sent someone to invite her...
Pingyao City!
Cui Qianyi and Tuoba Dada stood anxiously on the city wall, awaiting news from the front...
Soon, a figure descended from the sky. Upon seeing the person's attire, Cui Qianyi immediately recognized him as the Marquis. Although she couldn't see the Marquis's face, the murderous aura emanating from him was undeniable…
"Your Highness, is it the Crown Prince who is requesting aid?"
Cui Qianyi asked anxiously!
"Hmph! He wouldn't listen to my general's advice, and now he's in danger, isn't he? He knew he'd come asking for help. If he'd known this would happen, why did he do it in the first place? My general tried so hard to stop him, but he couldn't..."
Officer Zhu said sarcastically!
Hearing what Officer Zhu said, Cui Qianyi covered his forehead, knowing that things were going badly. This was someone he had to speak to politely, and yet an officer dared to mock him like that. Wasn't he just asking for trouble?
Snap!
A crisp slap echoed across the city wall. Zhu Xiaoguan's teeth flew out, and he collapsed limply to the ground as if all his strength had been drained…
"Who gave them the courage to talk to me like that..."
Everyone thought the Marquis was being far too pretentious, but no one dared to speak up. After all, his display of arrogance deserved a 99 out of 100; the remaining 10% was to prevent him from becoming complacent…
"Your Highness, please calm down. He's just a school officer; he's not worth getting so angry with..."
Cui Qianyi quickly reassured him, fearing that the Marquis might continue his actions and kill Officer Zhu here. For a secret agent with the authority to act first and report later, killing an officer wouldn't cause much of a stir...
"Hmph! If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince's exceptional leniency towards the border guards, do you think he'd still be breathing?"
The Marquis, arms crossed, spoke with an arrogant air. Just because the Crown Prince was approachable didn't mean he was approachable. These people had given the Crown Prince a hard time, and they needed to be taught a lesson about what it felt like to use power to oppress others…
"The Marquis is right, but since His Highness the Crown Prince sent you back to seek reinforcements, it shows the situation at the front is critical. Now that Officer Zhu is unconscious, this will affect my troop deployment..."
"Hmph! So what if you're upset that the Prince hit someone? We're both from the New Tang Dynasty, yet you're so petty. If you won't go to the rescue, I will..."
Even Nazha could tell that Cui Qianyi's words were deliberately meant for the Marquis to hear. After all, he had a temper too. Returning to ask for help and injuring his own men was not just a matter of face; it had already affected his prestige among the garrison commanders. That's why she spoke like that, her purpose being to make the Marquis realize how excessive and reckless his behavior was...
As long as the Marquis bows his head slightly and saves face, he will take the initiative to mobilize troops. After all, it is the Crown Prince who is attacking the city. Whether or not Qicheng can be captured is not important. Li Zhu's safety is the most important thing...
"Nazha, what are you saying? I won't allow you to go..."
Tuoba Dada stepped forward to stop him, saying!
"Uncle, that's my future husband. How can I just watch him go and die?"
Naza said angrily!
"Such a foolish person is dead, so be it. Even if such a person went to Xiliang, the gods would not accept him..."
Tuoba Dada said sternly, clearly still holding a grudge and unwilling to rescue Li Zhu. Moreover, he didn't believe Li Zhu would die; after all, with so many experts around him, even if they couldn't break through the city, he could still survive...
"uncle…"
Naza called out to Tuoba Dada in a coquettish tone, hoping that he would grant her request!
"Nazha, you can act recklessly, but only if you don't sacrifice the warriors of Xiliang. There's no room for negotiation on this..."
Hearing Tuoba Dada's words, Nazha pouted and remained silent, clearly genuinely angry and the kind that couldn't be appeased...
Cui Qianyi, standing beside him, smiled at the Marquis, as if to say, "See? You can't ask anyone else but me. If you want me to send troops as soon as possible, you'd better apologize..."
"When did I say I came for help? Have you guys lost your minds?"
The Marquis looked at them strangely, thinking that these people were all crazy. He hadn't even said anything yet, but they immediately assumed that he had come to ask for help. Who gave them such confidence?
"Why are you here if you're not going to ask for help?"
Cui Qianyi looked at the Marquis with a puzzled expression and asked!
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