The Imperial Court Was Nail to the Pillar of Humiliation!
Hou Liang was really scared silly.
Although he was the son of Great General Hou Junji, he didn't have the bearing of a son of a general. When he saw Li Ke slowly take Hou Junji's head out and use it as a stool, he slumped to the ground.
He stared at his father's head with his eyes wide open and the gentle smile on Li Ke's face. It was as if he had seen countless ghosts baring their fangs and brandishing their claws at him.
He couldn't help but retreat, but he sat paralyzed on the ground. His hands and feet didn't listen to him at all, and the frightened expression on his face couldn't be stopped.
"How did this happen? How could this be? My father, how could my father…"
Hou Liang was so frightened that he couldn't even speak clearly.
Li Ke looked at Hou Liang, who was scared silly, and shook his head in disappointment."Although Hou Junji says he deserves to die, this king still admires him. After all, before he died, he never begged for mercy, never showed a panicked expression.”
"You, ah, compared to your father, the difference is really not just a little bit. If I had known that you were so disappointing, this king would not have let Ren Gui spare your life.”
Li Ke pulled out a dagger from his waist and said indifferently,""Tell me, in front of all the people, why did you, the son of a Great General, disguise yourself as a mountain bandit and attack and kill the people of the Great Tang?”
" I... I..." Hou Liang was so scared that he was unable to speak properly.
Puchi!
At this moment, the dagger in Li Ke's hand suddenly flashed with a cold light. In the next moment, a blood-curdling scream suddenly sounded.
Li Ke's dagger had actually pierced through Hou Liang's calf, and fresh blood kept dripping from the tip of the dagger.
Li Ke looked at Hou Liang, who was still screaming, and said,""You're not worthy of letting this king waste time on you. Answer whatever this king asks. Otherwise, this king doesn't mind making you wish you were dead.”
Hou Liang screamed in pain, and he was so scared that he almost peed. His face was pale, and his heart was filled with despair and coldness.
He knew that he was finished.
His father was already dead. There was definitely no one who could come and save him.
But he didn't want to die!
Therefore, if he wanted to live, he could only do so with Li Ke.
"Let me go, let me go. If you let me live, I'll tell you everything."”
Li Ke pulled out his dagger and used Hou Liang's clothes to wipe the blood off the dagger. He said lightly,""If I ask, you tell me. If you perform well, you might be able to live.”
"I'll tell you. I'll tell you anything as long as you let me go.”Hou Liang hurriedly nodded.
"Why are you here? Why are you pretending to be a mountain bandit?”
Li Ke turned his dagger and asked indifferently.
Hou Liang looked at the dagger that was flickering with a cold light and could not help but swallow his saliva. He did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly said,"This, this is all, it's all what His Majesty asked me to do.”
"Because of these refugees, His Majesty lost a lot of face, so His Majesty wanted to kill these refugees to vent his anger. Then…then His Majesty even asked us to say that they were your people, so that the refugees would hate you and ruin your reputation.”
"This, this is all true. It's all what His Majesty said!”
Hou Liang said loudly. He was afraid that Li Ke would not believe him, so he took out a secret decree from his pocket and said,"This is a secret edict His Majesty gave me, a secret edict that has just reached my hands. His Majesty said that these refugees don't deserve to live, and that their lives will be a waste of the Great Tang's food. Thus, he told me to kill as many refugees as possible, saying that this is a contribution to the Great Tang.”
Hou Liang opened the secret decree. There was a jade seal at the signature. He said,"This is His Majesty's seal. No one in this world dares to imitate His Majesty's seal, and no one can. Therefore, this seal can represent everything!”
"These are His Majesty's orders, and I am just a person who carries them out. Your Highness, believe me and let me go!”
Hou Liang's voice was heard clearly by the surrounding commoners.
Especially when the commoners saw the secret decree in his hand and the seal that was exactly the same as the one on the Imperial Board, their hearts turned cold.
They couldn't help but step back. Their faces were filled with despair and paleness.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty wants to kill us?"
"This…Your Majesty, how can he be so cruel? Aren't we his people?”
"You still say that we're wasting food by living?”
"You still want to frame His Highness the King of Shu!”
"Why is His Majesty so ruthless?”
On the faces of the commoners, there was a look of confusion and helplessness, not knowing what to do. There was an expression of incomparable anger and anger, and there was a pain of numbness and hopelessness in life…
Everyone was shocked by this bloody reality.
Everyone's heart was completely chilled by Li Shiming's viciousness.
They were extremely glad that they had come to Yizhou to follow the King of Shu. Otherwise, they knew that they would only die a tragic death if they were to serve such a cruel and cold-blooded emperor!
As for Li Ke, after hearing the voices of the commoners, the corners of his mouth revealed a faint smile.
He knew that Li Shi Min's people's hearts had gradually collapsed.
When the news of this place spread, when the people of the world learned of Li Shiming's true colors, the firm foundation of the Great Tang would crack and collapse.
And at that time, it would be the time when the world would respond to his call.
However, there was one thing he didn't expect. Li Shi Min was so cruel and merciless. He even issued a secret order to kill all the refugees.
Moreover, he left behind such a thing that could prove his guilt.
This made him really surprised.
With this secret edict, Li Ke had the right to rise up.
Now that everything was ready, all that was left was the last bit of wind!
"Your Highness, I've confessed everything. I've told you everything. Can you let me go?”Hou Liang looked at Li Ke with a hopeful expression. At this moment, he no longer had the high spirits from before. All he had was the fawning look of a pug.
Hearing this, Li Ke directly approached Hou Liang with a warm smile, like a spring breeze, and said,"Of course-"
Puchi!
As soon as he finished speaking, the dagger in his hand pierced through Hou Liang's heart.
This caused Hou Liang's pleasantly surprised expression to suddenly freeze. His eyes widened, and his lifeless pupils were filled with disbelief.
Until he died, he never thought that Li Ke would actually go back on his word like this.
As for Li Ke, he only looked at Hou Liang's expression of death and whispered in his ear,""Do you think this king would do something as stupid as letting a tiger return to the mountain? That's why I said that you're really too stupid.”
After saying that, Li Ke stood up and said indifferently,"Cut off Hou Liang's head and put it in a box with Hou Junji. Then send it secretly to Chang 'an through our channels. This king…will give a big gift to my father and those ministers who are waiting to see this king make a fool of himself…"
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P.S. The rest of the plot will be everyone's favorite, all the way to the main character's uprising. There may be two to three chapters in between, but it will be an extremely exciting plot.
The true sword was aimed at Li Shiming, shaking the foundations of the Great Tang. The high-level storyline was about to begin!
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