The three kings entered the hall.
Prince Shou Li Mao knelt down and cried as soon as he entered the palace,""Imperial Father, the Tubo people are too strong. Li Rui didn't listen to our suggestion and didn't choose a city to defend. Instead, he led his troops to attack and was ambushed by the Tubo bandits, resulting in a huge defeat!”
"Imperial Father, it's not that your son is useless. It's that Li Rui is arrogant and arrogant. He didn't listen to my advice and said that the Tubo people couldn't even withstand a single blow.”
Yong King Li Lin crawled in and cried.
Li Ying's eyes flashed with a look of struggle, as if he was still hesitating whether he should push all the blame onto Li Rui.
King Shou Li Mao lowered his head and glanced over. His sinister gaze made Li Ying tremble.
Li Ying knelt down and cried,"Father, I'm too arrogant. We can't stop me!"”
This time, Li Longji was completely enraged!
Li Rui had saved Li Ying's life. For Li Longji, since Li Ying said so, it must be true.
No matter how bad Li Ying was, it was impossible for him to frame Li Rui and his savior.
None of the officials spoke up for Li Rui. Instead, there were many who hit him when he was down.
Right Prime Minister Lin Jiulang cupped his hands." Sage, the Prince of Liang has committed a grave mistake, resulting in the defeat of his army. The 100,000 imperial soldiers have suffered heavy losses. According to the laws of the Great Tang, he should be beheaded!”
"If we don't behead them, the morale of the army will be disturbed.”
Ministers advised, according to the Tang law, Li Rui should be beheaded!
He wanted Li Rui to die again!
Li Longji's face darkened. As the Emperor, he was constantly weighing the pros and cons, and no one in the court spoke up for Li Rui.
They all wanted Li Rui dead!
"Gao Lishi, where is that unfilial son now?" Li Longji asked.”
"Prince Liang has not returned from his battle!"
Gao Lishi hesitated for a moment before saying," Sage, please reconsider. Although the Prince of Liang is young and has yet to return, this old servant surmises that the Prince of Liang is probably still fighting for the Great Tang!”
This sentence made Li Longji tremble, as if he understood something.
Only Gao Lishi spoke up for Li Rui.
On the other side, the Northern Liang Army was on their way back to Chang 'an.
"Zhong Da, how's the tally of battle merits?" Li Rui asked.”
"The entire army killed more than 90,000 enemies. If we reward them according to their merits, it should be 9,000 strings of money!”Sima Yi was in charge of finance.
In other words, he would be rewarded with nine thousand taels of silver!
Sima Yi's side had enough to pay for the expenses. Before they reached Chang 'an, Li Rui had Sima Yi give out rewards, not a single cent less.
According to the prices in Chang 'an City, one coin could buy two large shaobing, which was enough for a child to eat for a day and enough for an adult to eat for a meal.
On the way back to Chang 'an, Li Rui met several groups of refugees. The smallest was three to five households, and the largest was hundreds of households!
Some of them even had the entire village run away!
In front of him was a youth in ragged clothes. He was about ten years old and was holding his seven-year-old sister's hand as they walked through the vast land.
However, the ponytailed girl suddenly fell and cried,"Brother, I'm hungry. I can't walk anymore…"
"Be good, Feng 'er. When we reach Chang' an, there will be food everywhere. Come, let me carry you.”The young man was as loving as an elder brother.
Li Rui saw this scene. In a fit of anger, he had burned 60,000 Tibetan soldiers. The indifferent Prince Liang of the Great Tang felt his nose turn sour.
These are all citizens of the Great Tang!
The Northern Liang Army was fighting to protect them!
Li Rui raised his left hand, and the nine thousand soldiers of the Northern Liang Army stopped in unison. The surrounding refugees dodged in fear. They could tell that this was the army of the Tang Empire.
"What's your name?" Li Rui dismounted and asked gently.”
"My name is Feng 'er, I live in Baihe Village, Longyou Road, Anxi. What's your name?”The little girl was a little afraid of Li Rui at first.
After all, Li Rui's silver armor and blood-red clothes made his appearance very scary.
The young man protected his sister and asked warily,""What do you want to do?"
"My manor is lacking slaves. Sell your sister to me, and these ten taels of silver will be yours. It will be enough for you to eat for more than a year.”
Li Rui took out ten taels of silver.
The young man slapped it away and said fiercely,"Even if I starve to death, I won't sell my sister!”
"Bad guy!" the little girl said.
Beside him, Cao Cao laughed heartily. He understood that his lord was not someone who would take advantage of others when they were in danger. Taking ten taels of silver was just a test.
Li Rui left behind 10 taels of silver and a meat noodle bag. The eyes of the surrounding refugees turned red. Everyone was starving. It wouldn't be strange if they exchanged their children for food!
The little girl's dirty hands grabbed the meat and wolfed it down. She was really hungry.
The young man was very hungry, but he left all the food for his sister. Instead, he raised his head and asked stubbornly,"Who are you? I, Lu Shaofeng, will repay you a hundredfold in the future!”
Li Rui mounted his horse and left, leaving behind a sentence,"
"I am Li Rui, Prince Liang of the Great Tang. If you and your sister come to Chang 'an, come to the Prince Liang's Mansion to find me!”
This sentence made the surrounding refugees give up on any other thoughts.
This was a prince of the Great Tang, someone he valued. Who would dare to rob him?
The Northern Liang Army was not allowed to bring their families, the old, the weak, and the young. This was the military rule set by Li Rui.
Along the way, Li Rui distributed all the food he brought to the young, children, and elderly.
The soldiers of the Northern Liang Army took out their rations and gave some to the children they met.
Cao Cao nodded and praised,"After my lord's actions, the hearts of the people will submit!"”
"You think this is my goal?" Li Rui sneered.”
Cao Cao was stunned as he pondered.
Li Rui sighed." These are all citizens of the Great Tang. There are old, young, sick, and weak among them. If they become refugees, it will be a disgrace to the current saints!”
Cao Cao said cruelly,"Why not replace my lord?"!”
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