Chapter 163 Ears and the Lord
The 30,000 is more than 50,000. Although it is not as disparate as the famous battle examples in history, it is a very impressive record.
A night attack and a big fire completely burned out a newcomer.
Ye Hua's cavalry guards have been tempered by war and have matured quickly. Their equipment is already against the will of heaven, and now they are more daring to fight, able to fight, and good at fighting. They are definitely the sharpest sword in the hands of the emperor!
Guo Wei was not surprised, but like Zhao Kuangyin, Zhang Yongde, Fu Zhaoxin, Gao Huaide, etc., a group of young generals rose, which comforted His Majesty the Emperor.
Every time from chaos to rule and the world is unified, countless generals will emerge to assist the emperor and build a foundation that will last forever. Perhaps it is now!
Guo Wei felt like he was surrounded by countless stars, which was very comfortable. He just thought that there was a traitor in the Great Zhou Dynasty and leaking the key military information was not a trivial matter!
At present, Li Hongji attacked Chuzhou fiercely. If Chuzhou is lost, it would be like the army's return journey was cut off. The situation was still very critical and there was no tolerance for any optimism!
Ye Hua was very angry. His plan was destroyed. It was even more angry than Zhao Kuangyin arresting Li Jingda... Li Jingda!
Ye Hua suddenly had a solution.
"Your Majesty, we can start from Li Jingda and find the spy!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Kuangyin said, "Well, I have interrogated it. Li Jingda said that he was a royal family and was unfortunately captured and died. He would never say a word, just to die quickly. I think it would be difficult to pry open his mouth?"
Ye Hua sneered, "If he really wants to die, why don't he commit suicide without wiping his neck? He was defeated so miserably, and he had the face to live. It shows that he is a greedy person who is afraid of death. I personally interrogated him. For an hour, he will definitely speak!"
Guo Wei nodded, "Okay, then I'll hand over Li Jingda to you and ask for confession as soon as possible!"
"Abide by the order!"
Ye Hua rolled his eyes to Zhao Kuangyin, "You are so good at catching people, but you have to pay attention to interrogation, and you have to look at me!" Ye Hua turned around and ran out of the imperial tent and found a tent with no one."
He asked someone to tie Li Jingda into a rice dumpling and tie it to a cross-shaped wooden stake, which was very artistic!
Ye Hua passed it through in his mind, and there were several good ways to question it.
What tricks are used?
After thinking for a while, Ye Hua felt that it was better to be simple and crude, and it was a waste of time to play tricks!
He asked someone to take off Li Jingda's boots and reveal his feet. Although Li Jingda was pampered, he had no time to clean up these days of fighting. Fortunately it was winter, otherwise he would have to be poisoned.
After several days of bloody battles, Ye Hua felt that his ability to withstand has been significantly improved many times.
Even if it is disgusting, it will only frown!
Lift your head, take a deep breath, hold your breath, and swing your knife quickly.
ah!
Accompanied by Li Jingda's scream, a piece of his toes was cut off by him.
Li Jingda twitched in pain and was sweating profusely. Ye Hua was afraid that he would bite his tongue, so he found an old elm and stuffed it into Li Jingda's mouth.
The Highness of the King of Qi widened his eyes, his eyes full of fear and horror, and he kept shaking his head, begging Ye Hua to be proud of his noble hand.
Ye Hua did not let him go. After confirming that this guy didn't have the chance to bite his tongue, he continued to calmly swing his knife, cut Li Jingda's toes one by one and put them in a tray like cutting onions.
Ye Hua's face remained unchanged. He was not sure whether it was his work experience in his previous life or his experience in the battlefield. In short, his heart was calm and very calm.
Even every time he cut a section, he would observe the section, strive to make the next one-size-fits-all and make Li Jingda a work of art.
And what about Li Jingda?
He was so desperate that he could die. He had his fingers connected to the heart. Every time he cut a piece, he would faint from the pain. When he cut another piece, he would wake up from the pain.
With such a cycle, he felt that hell was just like this. It was not the human beings who tortured him, but the hateful evil spirit!
Li Jingda stretched his neck. If it weren't for the wood blocking his mouth, he would have made a shout that was thousands of times more terrifying than the Roaring Emperor.
When you faint and wake up, it is like being born and dead, living and dead, living and dead, driving people crazy, desperate, and breaking down!
I don’t know how many times he passed, Li Jingda’s teeth were broken, his mouth was covered with wood chips and blood. His clothes were soaked, like a shrimp with steamed water, bent down and bowed, how embarrassed it would be!
Ye Hua stood in his ear and whispered: "Your Highness, I just cut one of your feet just now. Look, there is still a big thumb left! I am kind-hearted. Once you cut your big thumb, your foot will be completely ruined and you can't even walk in the future. So, be honest, I'll say whatever I ask you, otherwise I will continue to use the knife!"
Li Jingda opened his eyes in front of him, and he opened his mouth and made only a gurgling sound. The boy in front of him was not a human at all, not a human!
He was desperate, regretful, and afraid!
Li Jingda blamed himself for showing off his power and why he led his troops to fight. He knew that Guo Wei was powerful, and even knew that Zhou Bing was not easy to deal with, he still worked his way to death, but ended up trapping himself in.
It’s all because of Sun Sheng and Han Xizai, they jumped up and down, forcing the emperor’s brother to order the army to go out. If you want to say that the emperor’s brother is the same, why don’t you send someone else and have to send me out? You, you want to clear the obstacles for Li Hongji, right?
Sure enough, my son is always closer than his brother!
I've seen through you!
Li Jingda was also a weird guy. He completely forgot that he forced Huangfu Hui to death and excluded the scholars from the north. You were so high-profile and ostentatious in the Golden Palace, and what else can you do if you don’t send you out?
The ridiculous thing is that he blames his emperor brother. Anyway, for people like him, the mistakes are always from others, and he is the one who was deceived and killed... So, no matter what he does, he doesn't have to bear the condemnation of his conscience. After all, the ancients said that if you keep the green mountains and keep them, you will not have to worry about burning firewood.
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An hour later, Ye Hua's face was relaxed and returned to the imperial tent.
"I'm here to submit the order, Li Jingda has asked for anything!"
"I've called it? Ye Qing, what did you use?" Guo Wei said curiously.
"It's nothing, just a few toes and one ear!" Ye Hua said relaxed, but everyone present changed their faces and quickly asked someone to lift Li Jingda over.
His Highness, King Qi, was already dying. Not only did he say that his four toes were gone, he also lost one ear. After seeing this, Wei Renpu almost vomited, Ye Hua, you boy is more cruel than me!
I am ashamed of myself and ashamed of myself!
Ye Hua smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Li Jingda is willing to surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty. I think he should be rewarded."
"How to reward?"
"Li Jing rebelled against the traitor, was arrogant and arrogant, and ruled Jiangnan, ascended the throne and became emperor. Since ancient times, there has been no two days and no two rulers in the people. Li Jingda is willing to leave the emperor's title, willing to be the lord of Jiangnan, and always be a vassal of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and be loyal to His Majesty."
Guo Wei suppressed his laughter and said generously: "Okay, since that's the case, I will enthrone Li Jingda as the Lord of Jiangnan and reward nine tins!"
In a word, Li Jingda became a puppet of the Great Zhou.
Someone took him down and quickly basked his wounds and poured ginseng soup. Don't die.
After getting Li Jingda away, Ye Hua told him about his confession.
The Southern Tang did bribe some spies, and Li Hongji did this. After he destroyed the Min Kingdom, he was ambitious and wanted to go north to attack the Central Plains.
Li Hongji knew the difficulties well. He gathered the noble women captured from Fujian and trained them, taught them how to play chess, calligraphy, painting, play and sing, and various abilities. Then he sent them to Kaifeng to please the nobles in the capital.
This method was not the first to be created by Li Hongji. Since Guan Zhong, he has set up brothels to make money.
In the Han and Tang dynasties, some criminals often became family members of the public, cultivated their abilities since childhood, and worked with high-ranking officials and nobles. Although these prostitutes had a low status, they received a salary in the court and did not dare to do anything to them at any time. Because people all know that among them, there were many court spies, who were specifically responsible for monitoring all officials!
The southern woman chosen by Li Hongji was petite and versatile. She soon became a great man in Beijing, and there were many people who fell under the pomegranate skirt.
Especially in the Great Zhou army, they were born in a turbulent family and fought for many years, and finally became a hero. Many people were addicted to pleasure and took concubines privately, which was very unpredictable!
Li Jingda also received a secret report by chance, saying that Li Hongji raised a female musician and had a bad intention. He ran to complain, and Li Jing revealed the truth and let Li Jingda know the secret.
After hearing Ye Hua's words, everyone was stunned, especially Old Wei, who sighed that the Great Zhou Dynasty had only been established for more than a year and seemed to be booming, but in fact there were many loopholes that had not been filled.
And the Southern Tang Dynasty was founded for decades and has a deep foundation, not a casual time!
Wei Renpu suddenly thought that Wu Xingde was defeated by Li Hongji because of his greed for alcohol. Will there be a singer from Jiangnan beside him?
There are He Xiu and others... Just thinking about it makes people feel numb!
check!
It must be investigated strictly!
But the current situation is urgent, and there are still two groups of Southern Tang troops that have not been eliminated. How can I have the energy to investigate these matters? I am so worried!
Ye Hua thought, "Your Majesty, even if you cannot conduct a comprehensive investigation, the fine works in the army must be dug out at present, otherwise there will be endless disasters."
"Well, do you have a plan?"
"Your Majesty, Li Jingda is defeated so quickly, and Li Hongji may not know the news. You might as well order Li Hongji to transfer him to the meeting in the name of Li Jingda."
Guo Wei frowned, "How could Li Hongji's son let Chuzhou go? He wouldn't obey orders!"
Wei Renpu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Li Hongji will certainly not obey orders, but someone in the army will send him a letter!"
"oh!"
Guo Wei suddenly realized that this was to lead the snake out of the hole!
OK, that's it!
Wei Renpu was experienced in doing such things. He immediately went to Li Jingda's tent and forced him to draft orders and use the Marshal's Seal.
At this time, Li Jingda was lying on the bed, screaming sadly, and tears kept flowing. When Ye Hua interrogated, he asked everything. Finally, Ye Hua asked him, do you want a wealth?
Li Jingda agreed without thinking, and then Ye Hua chopped one of his ears and told him that it would be worth it to exchange one ear for the throne of the king!
But if you don’t have one ear and have poor facial features, you can’t even be the king of the country? You are so cruel!
Chapter completed!