Chapter 281: Endure humiliation and burden, only for three thousand brothers
Su Lie was originally angry, thinking about the strategy of how to retreat, but he didn't want Huang Zhao to be so impulsive and run forward at a critical moment.
The situation in the main hall is like a fire cooking oil, and he and Huang Zhao will die at any time without a place to be buried, how can he take it lightly? He Su Lie is not afraid of death, what he is afraid of is the 3,000 armor soldiers who were brought back to Chang'an City, in case they are implicated by themselves and lose their lives because of their slandered military exploits, how can they live? !
"Presumptuous!" The Emperor slapped the armrest of the wide, soft dragon chair and shouted, his voice so high that it sounded like the noise of scraping porcelain with his fingernails. The full hall of civil and military couldn't help frowning, but no one dared to raise their hands to cover their ears.
"Su Lie, is this the subordinate you brought? Could it be that you want to confront the imperial court?! ”
Su Lie had long been unable to care about his anger, at this time his only concern was the safety of the three thousand soldier brothers, and taking them back to the Great Wall safely, back to the camp and city guard that only belonged to them, became his only goal now.
"Please forgive your majesty, Huang Zhao is the deputy general of the last general, he once suffered from heart madness, and was later diagnosed and treated by a famous doctor and recovered. The minister saw that he was brave and good at fighting, and he was really a rare general, so he was hired exceptionally. But in order to prevent him from getting sick and hurting people again, he kept him by his side for a long time, almost inseparable. Perhaps he was overjoyed by his victory, or perhaps he had never seen such a grand spectacle and became ill again. My emperor is virtuous, his chest is as wide as the sea, and he must not be the same madman. ”
"General, you ......" Huang Zhao was angry, and he didn't know how the general, who was powerful on weekdays and could make everything bend his waist, was weak when he saw the king and became a dog who was obedient!
Su Lie was afraid that Huang Zhao would continue to do bad things, so he shouted in a low voice: "If you don't want to implicate the brothers stationed outside, keep your mouth shut!" ”
"Huh?" Wake up the person in the dream with a word, and Huang Zhao immediately understood the reason why Su Lie endured the humiliation.
Su Lie, who is as hard as a stepping stone in a latrine, can praise himself in public for being "virtuous" and "as wide as the sea"?
The fat emperor was happy, and secretly wondered if this could be seen as an idiot. In fact, he didn't want to kill the general as soon as the battle was over, no matter how mediocre he was, he also understood that the people's heart is water, and water can carry a boat and overturn a boat. From the foot of the Great Wall to the prosperous Chang'an, Su Lie won the hearts of the people, which both admired him and frightened him.
However, Che Duguo had just withdrawn from the army, and Su Lie's name was still being praised among the people, and his head was immediately hung on the head of Chang'an City, which was sure to arouse the anger of the people.
Thinking deeper, guarding the Great Wall is hard work, the people standing in His Highness certainly know how to please him, but when it comes to the critical moment of employing people, they are afraid that they will not be able to use one.
As long as Su Lie is knowledgeable and willing to stay in the bitter cold place all the time, and stay away from him and don't interfere with his eyes, this kind of person still has to stay.
After thinking about it, after a fierce battle in his mind, the emperor said: "I am the true dragon son of heaven, and I have the trust of the gods to rule this continent, how broad the king continent is, how big my heart is, how can I deal with a madman?" Su Qing, since I have awarded you the rank of general, I should trust you and choose the right military candidate as you choose, so I will not pursue the sins of your adjutant. ”
"Oh, my emperor Shengming, thank you for my emperor's grace of not killing!" When Su Lie heard this, he immediately knocked on his knees to thank Tian'en, Huang Zhao was still stunned and stood aside before he came back to his senses, but he was dragged by the general and knelt down.
This fat and ugly emperor is a collection box of praise words, but all words of praise will not be refused, even if people actually have knives in their hands to poke him.
The ministers had already figured out the king's temper, and when they heard Su Lie say those two idioms, they knew that the big thing was not good, and the kid's dog was saved, so they regretted not intercepting him before he went to the palace to face the king, and gouged out his tongue!
The hall was silent, and the emperor was happy to be clean at this time, so he hurried up and said, "Su Qing, let's go back to the topic just now." I don't care what your 80,000 Great Wall guards are recruited for, in short, this battle has shown the disadvantages of redundancy. If these funds that not only fatten up the army idlers, but also keep increasing their baggage, are used on the common people, won't they promote the prosperity of the King Continent even more? ”
Su Lie's heart was dripping blood, but how could he say that it wasn't? If he had come alone, and had wanted to kill or cut at the mercy of the faint king, he would have spoken out and thrown those vile words back like a stone without any fear. But now he can't do it, he can't help himself.
Seeing that Su Lie didn't say a word, and looked like he was obedient to death, the emperor was even happier, and with great effort, he moved his fat body stuffed with dragon chairs, and said arrogantly: "Su Qing, you have achieved a small victory, and you have made great contributions and are arrogant, and you have driven into Chang'an City with a team of useless soldiers and horses, disturbing the people's lives and public order. However, a small victory is also a victory, you just achieved this small victory, and I want you to be on the head, which is not reasonable and reasonable. Therefore, I have decided to treat you leniently, as if you have been guilty of merit and demerit, and will not be punished. ”
"Your Majesty Xie......" Su Lie choked and kowtowed, bearing the burden of humiliation in this unfair world.
Huang Zhao also knocked down and didn't get up, he didn't dare to raise his head, otherwise his face was red by anger, and his eyes were almost dripping blood, so he could only do bad things again, and really pushed the three thousand soldiers guarding outside the main hall into the ghost gate.
"Besides~" The emperor's verdict was not finished, "You can be exempted from capital crimes, but living crimes are unforgivable, so I will give you thirty military sticks according to the rules of your army." This is a small punishment and a big warning, I hope you can learn from it. ”
"What?!"
Su Lie didn't react, but Huang Zhao really exploded, almost jumping up from the blood-red carpet, but was held down by Su Lie again.
Emperor Chrysostom, who would dare to oppose his opinion? Of course, he did not allow anyone to interrupt him when he spoke, "In addition to the thirty military sticks, I also order you to disband 30,000 of the 80,000 Great Wall guards, so that they will not continue to waste food and become granary moths." ”
"Your Majesty, this ......" Su Lie endured until now, and finally raised his head. He looked up at the emperor sadly, and wondered whether it was a man or a devil sitting on the golden throne.
"Why, you don't want to?" The fat pig-like emperor's face darkened again.
"Oh, no, no, no...... Su Lie obeys the holy message! Su Lie hurriedly received the order.
It is better to dismiss 30,000 of the 80,000 than to bury them alive. In order to build his magnificent mausoleum, the emperor buried a large number of craftsmen who had completed the construction period and were ready to return to their hometowns under the mausoleum......