Return of the Swallow

"Theory?" Ji Zeyu said coldly: "You are disobeying military orders, and you dare to make sophistry in front of the Holy Emperor!"

"Although you are the temporary commander-in-chief of the Huben Army, you do not understand the internal affairs of the Huben Army and giving random orders can easily lead to the disorganization of the army! Since we have been trusted by the Holy One and entrusted with important tasks, we must be loyal to the Holy One wholeheartedly. You are just a new official who took office and wanted to have exclusive power, but now you have the nerve to talk about military orders or not!"

"That's right, you just want to have autocratic power! Regardless of the original layout of our Tiger Army, you just want to take action. I don't know where you put the interests of the country and the trust of the Holy One!"

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The six people opened their mouths and started to attack Ji Zeyu together. Ji Zeyu is not the kind of person who is good at talking. At this time, one person may not be able to argue with six people. Maybe he doesn't bother to argue with these people, so he just stands there with a cold face and hands behind his back, but his face is getting darker and darker, obviously he has It's the edge of endurance.

Li Qitian calmly let them quarrel, taking the opportunity to observe their looks and expressions to determine whether they were really arguing or making an appointment.

To be honest, although he trusts Ji Zeyu more, he doesn't completely trust him, and he still has some doubts and defensiveness in his heart. At the most critical moment, he handed over the task of capturing Pang Xiao to Ji Zeyu, but Ji Zeyu suddenly caused such trouble to ruin his good deeds. How could Li Qitian not doubt it?

However, Li Qitian has been observing carefully for so long, but he can't find any flaws. Ji Zeyu and the six gangsters have indeed reached the point where they hate each other so much that they want to kill each other. Li Qitian felt that if he hadn't been in charge now, they might have drawn their swords on the spot.

Since Ji Zeyu is not colluding with people in the Huben Army, there are two possibilities. Either the members of the Huben Army were instructed by Pang Xiao and chose to cause trouble at this time. Either Ji Zeyu's bad temper aroused public anger among the Hu Ben army. These people did not buy his fault, and their anger had accumulated to a certain extent, and it exploded when Pang Xiao came back.

While Li Qitian was deep in thought, the atmosphere between Ji Zeyu and the six people had become tense to a certain extent, and they were almost about to start a fight.

Li Qitian didn't want to make the matter a big deal, let alone see them causing trouble under his nose, so he said: "Shut up."

Li Qitian's voice was neither high nor low, but it was an imperial edict.

Everyone obeyed the order and kept silent. They also realized that their behavior in arguing in the imperial study room was a bit excessive, and they all lowered their heads.

Li Qitian sneered and said: "You are so brave. You dare to make such a noise in my imperial study room. Do you still want to rebel?"

"I know that I have sinned. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." The seven people knelt down and saluted together.

Li Qitian reprimanded: "No matter what Ji Lan's order is, he is my chosen commander. Even if I trust his ability to command troops, I intend to leave all matters in the Huben Army to him. You can only obey the military orders. Do you know about my share?"

The six of them were speechless for a moment, and after a while they responded: "Yes."

Li Qitian looked at these six people, thought about it for a while, and confirmed that they were all capable men around Pang Xiao, and he felt joyful in his heart.

With such a good opportunity, if he could seize the right opportunity to capture them all, wouldn't Pang Xiao suddenly lose six of his helpers in the army?

Thinking of this, Li Qitian was so excited in his letter that he almost said his intention to kill the six people.

But then I thought about it. Although the six of them are not as famous as Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu, they are all military commanders who have served the imperial court for many years. If they were all killed at once, it would certainly be okay to say that they were under house arrest for the purpose of treason. But such a statement can easily arouse suspicion of him from the outside world.

Having just experienced what happened with Pang Xiao, Li Qitian can no longer withstand the rumors from the outside world.

Thinking of this, Li Qitian said: "If you wait for the commander under house arrest and disobey the imperial edict, you should be punished for your crime!"

The faces of the six people suddenly turned pale, but none of them panicked. They all lowered their heads and waited for Li Qitian's next order.

Li Qitian saw how calm these people were,

My heart was a little blocked and panicked again.

Could it be that they really did this after listening to Pang Xiao's orders, and felt confident that he would not kill them?

Li Qitian's hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair.

He really wanted to kill the person directly to vent his anger. But when I thought that my reputation was the most important thing, I finally forced myself to endure it.

"However, since you have been loyal to the country for many years and have shed blood and tears on the battlefield, I will not care about you. However, you cannot escape the death penalty. Come here!"

"yes!"

Twenty or thirty royal guards suddenly poured in from outside, and each one of them looked nervous and prepared.

Li Qitian raised his voice and said: "These six people will be stripped of their official uniforms and each will be given twenty pieces of clothing. They will then be sent back to the mansion, stripped of all their official positions, and will never be hired again."

"According to the order!"

The imperial guards immediately responded and stepped forward.

The six people silently allowed the officials to rob them of their offices, leaving only their middle coats. They were dragged outside and beaten violently. After the beatings, they were sent back by the internal prison guards.

When the six people were being tortured on the board, Li Qitian did not let Ji Zeyu get up, but just stared at him silently.

Ji Zeyu's face was as indifferent as usual. After listening to the execution sound with an expressionless expression, he raised his eyes expressionlessly to meet Li Qitian's gaze.

Li Qitian looked into those emotionless eyes and said solemnly: "Ji Lan, you disappoint me."

Ji Zeyu lowered his head, pursed his bright red lips, and his long eyelashes cast two shadows on his eyelids.

Li Qitian added: "You are also a general who has led the Longxiang Army for many years. I don't believe that your ability will make things develop like this."

At this point, Li Qitian stood up and walked step by step in front of Ji Zeyu. Looking down at Ji Zeyu's kneeling straight figure, the suppressed anger burst out again.

Li Qitian put his foot on Ji Zeyu's shoulder.

Ji Zeyu refused to dodge and was kicked to the ground.

"Ji Lan! How dare you say that you didn't mean what happened today! You knew how important what happened today is to the court, and it was the best opportunity to eliminate hidden dangers in one fell swoop, but because of your inaction, all my arrangements were ruined. It's all in vain, making me a laughing stock among the people in the court!"

Ji Zeyu got up and knelt down again. His voice was as cold as ever, and his emotions did not fluctuate: "I do this for the sake of Your Majesty."

When Li Qitian heard this, his anger once again jumped to a new height.

"You admit it? You really did it on purpose! It was not a lie when Li Guanwen saw you controlling the Tiger Army that day. You were able to use those people like your right and left hands. There is no reason why they would give you up at the critical moment. Under house arrest! Don’t I know your abilities yet? You told me that you were under house arrest, but I didn’t believe it at first!”