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"I have met Your Highness." Zhang Wu cupped his hands and lowered his head and said, "Why would Your Highness say this? We are all colleagues in the army. How could the general think so."

"They are all colleagues in the army. Does this mean that General Zhang wants to intercede on their behalf?" Xiao Jinzhi's eyes fell on Zhang Wu with a faint look.

The latter frowned, unsure of what Xiao Jinzhi was thinking, "Your Highness..."

"Your Highness, how could General Zhang think so." Qin Li interrupted Zhang Wu, "I heard that General Zhang has always been brave and has made military exploits more than once. Naturally, it is impossible to like some people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, let alone It is impossible to abandon military discipline to protect these people."

Qin Li's words made Zhang Wu choke for a moment, as he was clearly cutting off his escape route.

Having said such words, even if he just casually pleads for mercy, I'm afraid he will be labeled as a person who disregards military discipline.

Feeling the gazes of everyone, Zhang Wu could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Highness, I have no intention of begging for mercy. Since they made a mistake, they will naturally let your Highness handle it."

Liu Zikui's expression changed, and he glared at Zhang Wu hatefully, and then he nervously spoke to Xiao Jinzhi: "Your Highness, it's not that the general is greedy for life and afraid of death. It's just that in the situation just now, if the general doesn't come back, he will I am afraid that all the soldiers will die at the hands of the bandits, so I am thinking about the overall situation."

"So what General Liu is saying is that you and the soldiers under your command are completely vulnerable to the group of bandits on the mountain?"

Xiao Jinzhi's words made Liu Zikui and the soldiers kneeling on the ground change their expressions.

If this was admitted, it would not only be a matter of face, but how could soldiers who could not even defeat bandits expect to protect their homes and country? Once this became known, their jobs might not be saved!
The lieutenant knelt on the ground. He was already frightened by Qin Li's beating before. But now that he heard these words, his face turned extremely ugly, and he finally couldn't help but speak.

"Your Highness, please be aware that we really don't want to retreat like this, but the general never intended to take us to attack the mountain from the beginning..."

"Shut up! How dare you talk nonsense in front of His Highness the Crown Prince!" Liu Zikui immediately glared at the deputy general fiercely.

"General, you said this yourself when you went up the mountain just now. You had no intention of attacking the bandits. You just wanted to take the order and walk around the mountainside for a while, and then turn back." The deputy general was ready to go all out and no longer wanted to hide anything. , after speaking, he did not forget to speak to the soldiers behind him, "You all heard it, right?"

The soldiers looked at each other. Some of them did hear those words, but they just looked at Liu Zikui and did not dare to speak for a while.

The lieutenant general became anxious and said quickly: "How long has it been and you are still secretive? Do you really want to be known as a deserter who is greedy for life and afraid of death?"

The word "deserter" obviously irritated many people. One soldier finally spoke and said that he had heard it.

Someone made this suggestion, and others responded, saying that Liu Zikui had indeed said it.

Liu Zikui was furious and yelled: "You bastards, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will chop off your heads!"

"General Liu is so majestic." Xiao Jinzhi glanced at Qin Li.

The scabbard in the latter's hand immediately hit Liu Zikui's knee, causing him to instantly fall to the ground in pain.

"How can you be so presumptuous in front of His Highness!" Qin Li said coldly.

Liu Zikui fell to the ground in embarrassment and hurriedly apologized and begged Xiao Jinzhi for mercy. "Your Highness, please forgive me. I was just confused by them for a moment. I will..."

"General Zhang heard it." Xiao Jinzhi didn't even look at Liu Zikui, but just looked at Zhang Wu and said, "How do you think Liu Zikui should handle this situation?"

Liu Zikui was stunned and immediately looked up at Zhang Wu, secretly hoping that the other party would say a few nice words for him.

Zhang Wu frowned secretly, "Your Highness, I will never know about this matter..."

"General Zhang has been in the military camp for many years. If you don't know how to deal with this situation, I can only say that you are too negligent about military discipline and military camp laws." Xiao Jinzhi looked at Zhang Wu with a smile on his lips. He smiled a little, but the smile sent chills down the spine of the person looking at him, "Or... General Zhang is on good terms with Liu Zikui and doesn't want to see him punished?"

Zhang Wu's heart thumped. What did His Highness the Crown Prince really care about was himself and Liu Zikui? It was clearly because he and Liu Zikui were dissatisfied with their recent behavior, so he took the opportunity to attack them.

After calming down, Zhang Wu knelt down on one knee in front of Xiao Jinzhi and said, "Your Majesty, the general and Liu Zikui have never had any friendship. What I said just now is that since His Majesty is present, this matter should be left to His Majesty." Deal with it. But if His Highness really wants to ask the general for his opinion, then he will think that...such cowardly behavior should be severely punished, at least with fifty military sticks!"

"Zhang Wu!" Liu Zikui looked at Zhang Wu angrily again, "Don't go too far."

Fifty military sticks are no child's play. If the fight continues, I'm afraid that I will lose even half of my life.

He led his men to escape before the battle, but what kind of good guy is Zhang Wu? If it were Zhang Wu who went up the mountain tonight, he might not do the same thing as himself.

"I was just making suggestions in accordance with the provisions of the Military Discipline Law." Zhang Wu straightened his back and spoke with a fair face.

"Bah! According to military discipline and law, how can you have the nerve to say such things? You don't even look at yourself..."

"General Liu, be careful." Zhang Wu looked at Liu Zikui coldly and interrupted his next words, "Although you have made a mistake now, if you are willing to sincerely repent and admit your mistake to His Highness, maybe I can put in a good word for you. Please give me a few words of mercy. But if you dare to bite and slander others randomly, then don’t blame me for being rude."

Liu Zikui is aware of his behavior these days, and His Highness the Crown Prince can also understand it naturally, but this does not mean that this matter can be said in public.

Liu Zikui choked hard, but Zhang Wu's warning had an effect. Although he was very angry, he still swallowed the next words and turned to Xiao Jinzhi to admit his mistake and plead for mercy.

"Your Highness, the general has really realized his mistake. The general was just confused for a moment. Please give him a lighter sentence!"

Xiao Jinzhi looked back and forth between Zhang Wu and Liu Zikui. The next moment, he suddenly laughed again, "You don't need to say anything more, and General Zhang doesn't need to plead for others. After all, there is really no need."

Liu Zikui was stunned and didn't understand what Xiao Jinzhi meant.

Zhang Wu was confused, frowned and asked: "What do you mean by your highness?"

Xiao Jinzhi raised his lips, glanced at all the soldiers present, and spoke without any doubt.

"It means that fifty military sticks are too light, and Liu Zikui will be killed!" (End of Chapter)