The current situation.
If Li Rui retreated, the Ministry of Justice would have complete evidence and the Sage would be biased. He would definitely be able to retreat unscathed from today's matter.
If he did, it would probably cause a huge upheaval in the imperial court!
All the officials in the court, not a single one of them had a clean butt!
The hall fell into a deathly silence.
"Rui 'er, you and I have made an agreement that you are not allowed to act before reporting anything!" Li Longji spoke.”
"Wu Zihua and the others committed a crime in August last year. They were only executed today.”
Li Rui continued," The Ministry of Justice defends the iron laws of the Tang Empire. We rule the country according to the law. We defend the bottom line of the Tang laws. There are no privileges in front of the Tang laws!"”
"Do you have conclusive evidence that you killed these seven people?”
Li Longji asked.
Outside the palace, Sima Yi said softly,"The Sage wants the Lord to retreat."”
"This sentence is to let the lord retreat in one piece.”
Cao Mengde crossed his arms and nodded slightly.
Li Rui calmly said," The evidence is irrefutable. There are 64 households in Linglong Lane, and more than 400 people are witnesses!”
"Zhen is tired."
Li Longji stood up and Gao Lishi helped him away.
Lin Jiulang and the others could only watch helplessly as Li Rui actually escaped unscathed without receiving any punishment.
"Li Rui, you and I cannot live under the same sky!" Shi Zuo said hoarsely.”
Bang!
Li Rui flipped his hand and slapped Shi Zuo's hat away.
This scene stunned everyone.
This was too arrogant, beating up a third-grade official in front of everyone!
Lin Jiulang laughed coldly." Prince Liang said that the Ministry of Justice protects the iron law of the Great Tang. You are only keeping the bottom line. You beat up an important official and knowingly broke the law. Your crime is even worse…"
Bang!
Li Rui aimed at Lin Jiulang and whipped him, making Lin Jiulang so angry that he was about to go crazy.
"Is your brain damaged by me? These words were meant to make the old man happy, but you really believed them!”
Li Rui smiled.
"Cough ~" Lin Jiulang was so angry that he coughed up blood.
Gao Lishi returned, his lips twitching."Prince Liang, the Sage has summoned you."
"What is it?" Li Rui's eyes were unfriendly.
Gao Lishi was speechless.
Isn't it your honor to be summoned by a saint?
Why did he look so impatient?
If it were any other prince, they might not even be summoned by a saint for a year.
Gao Lishi couldn't help but say,"Prince Liang, don't be spoiled!”
"Old Gao, do you want to retire and return home?" Li Rui smiled.”
Gao Lishi's face turned green. He had been kind enough to warn her, but the little devil had actually taken notice of him.
In Yangxin Palace Hall, grapes from the Western Regions were placed on the table, as well as royal wine. The only thing missing was the luminous cup.
There was no one around, so Li Longji said,""Rui 'er, come forward!"
"What? You want to kill me?"
Li Rui was very vigilant. A purple card appeared in his hand.
This was the last god-level character general card!
Previously, when he drew ninety-nine consecutive cards, although he would definitely win nine God cards, Li Rui had already used five.
Out of the remaining four god-level cards, only this one was a character card.
Li Longji said bluntly," I've arranged a teacher for you. From now on, you'll go to the Phoenix Pavilion to study with the children of the princes. Don't go to the Ministry of Justice for the time being."”
"No!"
Li Rui could tell that Li Longji wanted to dismiss him.
Li Rui had never spat out the meat in his mouth!
Li Longji frowned." You've offended all the important ministers of the court. You're not suitable to serve outside."”
Before Li Rui could speak, a furious voice came from outside the hall,""Urgent battle report from the Western Regions needs to be presented to His Majesty!”
"Come in!"
Li Longji suddenly stood up.
Chen Xuanli entered the hall and cupped his fists.”
"No need for formalities. Now that the Great Tang is at its peak and all the countries have come to pay their respects, how can the Western Regions be in danger?”Li Longji was very angry.
Li Rui knew that the Great Tang was already riddled with holes.
In order to show off their might, the provincial governors would lie every year and no one would dare to invade the border.
This way, the various provincial governors would be able to guard a place forever.
In fact, as early as five years ago, the small countries of the Western Regions recovered their strength and repeatedly invaded the borders of the Great Tang.
Right now, Li Longji was still immersed in the dream of all countries revering the Great Tang!
Little did they know that the Turkic dynasties had always wanted to lay their hands on our Central Plains.
Chen Xuanli knelt down and said,"Beacon Fort has been attacked by the Tubo people for ten days!”
"Who is guarding it?"
Li Longji asked.
"There are more than 200 soldiers from the 8th regiment of Longyou Road in the 33rd Zhechong Mansion of the Anxi Protectorate," Chen Xuanli replied.”
"Pass on my imperial order. All the soldiers of the eighth regiment will be promoted by one rank as a reward.”Li Longji said sternly.
Chen Xuanli wanted to say something but hesitated. He wanted to say something but couldn't.
Li Rui said indifferently," There's no need for a reward. I'm afraid there aren't many soldiers left alive in the 8th Regiment of Longyou Road in the 33rd Battalion."”
"Yes, sir!"
Chen Xuanli braced himself and said," The Tubo are attacking every day. When they had the most people, they once sent 3,000 soldiers to attack Beacon Fort.”
"Bastard, why isn't the Anxi Protectorate helping?”
Li Longji was furious.
"The Anxi Protectorate has been reporting that the border defense is fine for many years. If they send out their elites on a large scale to start a war, wouldn't that be slapping themselves in the face?" Li Rui said indifferently.”
Therefore, the 200-plus people in the eighth regiment were sold out by their own people!
Beacon Fort had fallen!
Li Rui knew this part of history and was calm.
" Send an order to the Anxi Protectorate." Li Longji ordered." If anyone dares to lose even half an inch of the Great Tang's territory, I will chop off Tang Jiahui's head!"”
"Imperial Father, I am willing to lead my troops to take back Beacon Fort.”
Li Rui suddenly asked to fight.
Li Longji said impatiently," You're not even twelve years old yet, and you're not good at leading troops in battle. Don't make trouble. Go to Phoenix Pavilion and study."”
"Within seven days, I will take down Beacon Tower for my father. Give me 100,000 cavalry, and within a year, I will flatten Tubo!”
Li Rui was eager to lead the army.
One was to make his name known throughout the Great Tang and become the War God of Liang.
Another reason was that Li Longji would not dare to touch Li Rui as long as he had military power.
In his later years, Li Longji was muddle-headed and ruthless. The concubines in the harem incited him to kill his three sons.
Therefore, Li Rui wanted to control the army and not depend on others.
Li Rui wanted the name of the Prince of Liang to shake the Great Tang.
Chen Xuanli was secretly surprised. He thought to himself that the Emperor of Liang was so arrogant.
"Prince Liang, you can't say such things." Gao Lishi hurriedly tried to dissuade him.”
" Destroy Tubo in a year?" Li Longji asked.
"Yes!" Li Rui nodded indifferently.
"Then let me see. I will agree to take back Beacon Fort.”Li Longji finished.
Li Rui's eyes flashed. He knew that this was a test.
Whether it was a dragon or an insect, they would all fight in Beacon Fort!
Li Longji had given Li Rui three troops from the Zhechong Mansion, which was a military mansion in the Tang Dynasty.
A Zhechong Manor had about a thousand people and had four to six regiments under its jurisdiction.
Each group had 200 people!
Li Longji gave the order personally and everything was ready.
Li Rui put on his silver armor. The three thousand soldiers were all cavalrymen and only brought three days of rations. They would replenish their rations when they reached the Anxi Protectorate.
Cao Cao, Sima Yi, and Zhao Yun followed.
"Let's go!" Li Rui shouted coldly.
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