Chapter 537: Rumors and Reports

On that day, none of the nobles who went to the Xixia Palace to raise an army to accuse them escaped, and hundreds of thousands of people in the Xixia Palace were also devoured!

There are only a few ordinary people who are lucky enough to escape.

Even worse.

The entire court team of the Xixia regime was wiped out, and the army also suffered heavy losses. It was completely unable to stop the army of hungry ghosts from sweeping through Xixia!

It can be said that at this moment, Xixia has become a purgatory on earth, with all living beings devastated and miserable.

The Xixia people who were close to Li Tang's frontier fortress all fled and only asked Li Tang to take them in and save their lives.

nature.

The news spread like wildfire and quickly reached the Li Tang court.

"Absurd! The sage has something to say, but he doesn't say anything about the strange power and chaos of the gods. The so-called army of hungry ghosts is nothing more than a rebel force in Xixia!" A royal censor vowed.

Niu Jizong, the spokesperson of Wu Xun's lineage, took advantage of the situation and made an impassioned speech: "Your Majesty, this is a God-given opportunity. Taking advantage of the civil strife in Xixia, we can work hard to regain the land thousands of miles away and achieve great achievements through the ages!"

However,

Faced with these words, Li Zhao had no expression on his face. Instead, his expression was solemn, as if he was deep in thought.

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er ordered someone to bring something up to the palace!

"My dear friends, let's take a look at the hungry ghosts escorted by Xin Qiji, the governor of Liaodong." Li Zhao rubbed his brows and said in a rather tired tone.

Everyone followed Li Zhao's line of sight and saw a huge steel cage being slowly lifted up, covered with a yellow talisman curtain engraved with Taoist talisman and seal characters.

The most striking thing is,

Four burly soldiers with sturdy builds and blood that is no weaker than a first-class warrior are carefully guarding the surroundings of the cage, as if they are afraid that the things inside will suddenly rush out.

"Move the curtain!" Shangguan Wan'er said loudly.

This naturally attracted the attention of the civil and military ministers of North Korea and China.

I wonder what Xin Qiji, the governor of Liaodong, came up with, which kept His Majesty awake all night in recent days.

As the curtain was slowly opened, everyone finally saw the true face of Lushan inside.

"oops!"

The censor who had previously shouted "Zi Buyu" had strange powers and chaos, screamed, and slumped down on the ground with a pale face, as if he had seen a ghost.

Or.

He had indeed seen a ghost.

The frail hungry ghost smelled the smell of flesh and blood, and immediately opened his eyes, revealing a pair of extremely greedy eyes, staring outside.

"Roar! Flesh!"

The hungry ghost let out a deafening roar, as if he was about to break through the iron cage.

But before it could get close to the iron cage, the warrior's rich blood was poured on him like boiling water, causing the hungry ghost to scream in agony.

For sneaky things.

The vitality of a soldier is the most powerful thing to restrain evil spirits!

Even the hungry ghost soldiers whose cultivation level was far above them only dared to peek at the formation of human soldiers.

After seeing the real thing, the court minister suddenly became silent.

Niu Jizong rubbed his eyes and couldn't believe what he saw.

But after seeing that the hungry ghost really existed, I was convinced.

Sneakiness really exists in this world!

"What...what should I do?"

"Then Xixia's sneakiness will spread to the northwest frontier?"

"Dear ladies!"

Just as everyone in the hall was discussing, Li Zhao's voice was like Hong Zhongdalu's, instantly interrupting everyone's discussion.

"The Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong reports that the blood of the army can restrain the hungry ghosts, and they can even kill them!"

Li Zhao paused and continued: "So please mobilize the army to enter Xixia territory and destroy all sneaky things!"

"this......"

"How many troops are needed?"

"How can human power fight against evil? This is too risky, no, no!"

"The disaster that Xixia suffered was caused by the ruler's lack of morality. Your Majesty should take this as a warning!"

When Shangguan Wan'er heard this, she was amused by the nonsense of these rotten scholars and civil servants.

Li Zhao was extremely angry and laughed.

Although Confucianism emphasizes the unity of heaven and man.

If the emperor did something wrong, he should be warned by God.

For example, earthquakes, droughts, heavy rains and floods, etc., can all be regarded as warnings from heaven.

It's just that this rhetoric doesn't work here.

"Oh? In this case, Qian Hanlin thinks that he is virtuous and will not attract evil spirits?" Li Zhao stared at Qian Hanlin with cold eyes and said slowly.

Qian Qianyi's scalp suddenly felt numb when he was caught by Li Zhao's gaze, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.

He hurriedly held up his hands and wanted to explain, but he didn't have time to speak.

"In that case, let Qian Hanlin take charge of the northwest and see if the hungry ghost can be dealt with using the words of a saint!"

Li Zhao waved his hand, turned his mouth at a 37-degree angle, and said words that made Qian Qianyi's heart sink.

"His Majesty!"

Qian Qianyi panicked and wanted to save himself.

He just spoke out just to show off his face and show his authority as a Confucianist, but he didn't expect Li Zhao to be so decisive.

Therefore, regardless of his reputation, Qian Qianyi knelt down to apologize, claiming that he was just confused for a moment and said those words.

But Li Zhao, as a great lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, speaks of the Constitution of Heaven and issued imperial edicts. How can he change it easily?

Without looking at Qian Qianyi's ashen face, some officials in the court who still wanted to make a fuss about this matter suddenly stopped thinking.

At least, now they all know not to offend the emperor easily.

At this time, Lin Ruhai stood up. His voice was as steady as a mountain: "Your Majesty, in order to ensure the peace of the northwest, General Yu Lin can be mobilized to lead the Huaiyang Guards to rush to the aid of the Western Army."

In the court of Li Tang, Lin Ruhai has a very high status, which means he is a minister of the emperor.

Li Zhao thought for a moment and nodded.

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an imperial censor who had heard the news from somewhere angrily asked for a report: "Your Majesty! I heard that the general of Yulin entered Xixia privately and abducted the Empress Dowager of Xixia in public. If this is true, Lin Chenjia should be severely punished for his reckless crime!"

Okay.

What Lin Chen and Tong Piaoyun did that day, after a lot of twists and turns, was still heard by some people in Li Tang.

As for this imperial censor jumping out to impeach at this time, it was obviously a chess piece to test the waters.

That's right.

Lin Chen's popularity was too great, so naturally some people were jealous and wanted to take this opportunity to suppress him.

You are right, Wang Ziteng, the governor of the Beijing Camp?

Li Zhao glanced at Wang Ziteng who pretended to be surprised, and sneered in his heart.

This group of military heroes, not only do not know how to lead the army to fight, but also learn from the civil officials to play tricks of gossiping about their colleagues.

"Oh? I know that the general of Yulin is still in Wu Fan, why did he go to Xixia and kidnap the Queen Mother of the Xixia royal family?"

"This..., I just heard rumors."

Li Zhao didn't even need to say anything.

Shangguan Wan'er sneered and shouted: "You censors are used to reporting things with rumors. The late emperor said that this is to open up the channels for speech, and I don't care about you, but now you use idle rumors to slander the third-rank military officer in the court. How can it be justified?!"

This big hat was put down, and several censors who wanted to agree were immediately quieted down, and they looked at each other with their eyes and noses.

"Your Majesty, I apologize."

Seeing that the situation was not good, the censor knelt down straightforwardly.

Li Zhao's eyes flashed with disgust. Although she wanted to punish him, the impeachment by the censor was originally authorized by the previous emperor, so she could only give him a slight warning.

"Fine him three months' salary!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The censor breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the thunder was loud but the rain was small.

But it seems that.

That Lin Chenjia is really the most trusted minister of His Majesty.

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