Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 56 Your Majesty, you should be more diligent

Soon, Lieutenant Li, who was dressed in armor, stood up and walked proudly. When he saw Liu Ming present, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "The general has met your majesty and the general!"

Jian Shuo's eyes showed a stern look, and he shouted: "Has anyone entered Jiade Hall in the past two days?"

"General, don't worry. I will do my duty to the best of my ability and keep a tight defense. Not even a fly can get in." Lieutenant Li said plausibly, "No irrelevant person will enter."

Jian Shuo turned his head and looked at Liu Ming.

Liu Ming thought for a while and said: "It's good that no idlers or irrelevant people have entered. So, who are the non-explicit persons or irrelevant people who have entered?"

"This..." Captain Li hesitated.

"Say!" Jian Shuo shouted sharply.

Lieutenant Li was obviously trembling and said hurriedly: "The Queen Mother came last night!"

Jian Shuo was shocked and raised his finger to point at Captain Li. His fingers trembled slightly. It was obvious that he was quite excited in his heart and said, "Why don't you retaliate?"

"The Empress Dowager said that she had received a secret edict from Her Majesty to enter the palace on important matters, so that the generals should not speak out, otherwise they would be guilty of beheading!" Li Duwei said tremblingly, "The Empress Dowager used the same words when she came several times before. The general did not stop him and did not dare to report it!"

"How many times before?" Jian Shuo's eyes widened with disbelief, "How many times has the Queen Mother been here in total?"

"I've been here twice before." Lieutenant Li seemed to be aware of the seriousness of the matter and said hurriedly, "The general was not in the palace at that time. The general was in a small position and did not dare to stop him. The Queen Mother strictly ordered the general not to say anything. I gave you some yellow and white things, but I didn’t dare to report it to the general... General, don’t be angry, I will give all the property I got to the general, and don’t keep a penny!"

"You are afraid of the Queen Mother's beheading, but you are not afraid of my general's beheading? Wang Yue!" Jian Shuo shouted, and Wang Yue and Shi A's figures appeared in the darkness, standing at the door.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you draw a sword. I wonder if the general's sword is still useful?" Jian Shuo said in a deep voice.

"Hey, how can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer?" Wang Yue snorted coldly and pouted at the apprentice beside him.

Shi'a took a step forward and heard a cry. Under the orange light, a silver light seemed to flash in the room, and then there was the sound of a sword being returned to its case.

Lieutenant Li's head was flying high in the air, and blood spurted from his chest, sprinkling on the memorials on the ground.

With a splash, the body fell into a pool of blood.

Liu Ming endured the discomfort in his heart. This was the first time he saw a murderer beheaded, and the distance was so close that blood almost splashed on him.

Jian Shuo looked at Liu Ming's slightly distorted expression, exhaled a breath, and said in a deep voice: "Please return to Changle Palace to rest, I am going to rectify military discipline. Wang Yue, follow me, Shi A will protect your Majesty!"

After speaking, Jian Shuo strode away angrily, followed closely by Wang Yue.

Liu Ming walked towards Changle Palace, with Shi A following him.

Regarding this matter, he felt a bit dumbfounded. It was true that the top beam was out of alignment and the bottom beam was crooked. What kind of generals there are, there will be what kind of subordinates.

Jian Shuo was greedy for money and power, and so was his subordinate Li Duwei, and even Pan Yin was the same.

Empress Dowager Dong used power to force her and lured her with wealth, so Lieutenant Li would naturally open her arms.

It's ridiculous that Jian Shuo lives in the dream of covering the sky with one hand every day, busy trying to gain power and money everywhere, but he doesn't even notice when a fire breaks out in his center. If Liu Ming hadn't reminded him, he doesn't know how much longer he would have been fooled.

"General Shi is young and promising, and his swordsmanship is outstanding. I wonder if you can teach me how to practice swordsmanship in your spare time?" Liu Ming asked, "Thank you for your appreciation, Your Majesty. I don't think it's appropriate to teach me. I am willing to give you all I have learned in my life without reservation."

"The general's future is limitless, and I will reward him heavily." Liu Ming smiled and drew a big cake. "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shi A hurriedly knelt down and said with fear and fear, "Xiao Ke is willing to shed his blood to repay Your Majesty's kindness!"

After all, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and this was the first time he was alone with the emperor who ruled the world. He did not expect that the emperor would still value him so much, and he was extremely excited in his heart.

Thinking about it, a few days ago, he was still a wanderer wandering around with his master. Even if he came to Kyoto to seek a future, his future was still unclear.

But now, he has become someone who is highly appreciated by His Majesty. This speed can be described as reaching the sky in one step, surpassing the other Jianghu people he knows by thousands of times.

His young heart was already beating wildly, and he was filled with the urge to die in repayment for his kindness.

Because he didn't know the positions of Wang Yue and Shi A, Liu Ming didn't go into too much detail and just made a small foreshadowing to show his goodwill.

Arriving at Changle Palace soon, Liu Ming smiled and said, "Thank you, General, for escorting us."

After saying that, Liu Ming entered the palace, and Shi A stood guard at the entrance of the palace, his body straight and his heart surging with passion.

After practicing riding and shooting for a day, and following Jian Shuo's toils, I was already hungry, so dinner was served again, with concubine Feng Fangnu waiting on me.

Picking up the chopsticks, Liu Ming had no appetite at all. He couldn't help but think of the bloody scene of the owl's head with a sword.

"Your Majesty, don't you have a poor appetite? I'm here to feed your Majesty." Feng Fangnu leaned over, filled half a bowl of soup, and said delicately.

After taking a few sips of the soup, I felt a little better. After barely eating two mouthfuls, I waved my hand and said, "Get out of here."

Concubine Shu caressed Liu Ming's broad chest with her slender hands, and said softly: "I am not pregnant yet, otherwise I would not let His Majesty go hungry. Your Majesty should be more diligent..."

Liu Ming slapped her on the elastic curve of her buttocks, admiring the trembling like water waves, and joked: "You still think you are not diligent? If you are swollen, just rest for a few days. The cattle have plenty of strength, so I am afraid of destroying your fertile field." The plowing is broken.”

Concubine Shu immediately turned red with embarrassment and said with a sweet smile: "Your Majesty, do you even know this?"

"Nonsense. It belongs to both my beloved concubine and mine, how could I not know that?" Liu Ming deliberately teased.

"Your Majesty, how are you?" Concubine Shu punched lightly with her small fist, but the hammer position was getting lower and lower, "Isn't my concubine still swollen..."

The two had a little banter, and Liu Ming felt much more comfortable and had a great appetite, so he continued to have dinner.

Just after finishing the meal, Jian Shuo came, with an evil look on his face and faint traces of blood on his body. Apparently, he had eliminated those who could not perform their duties faithfully among the garrison outside Jiade Hall.

Liu Ming patted Concubine Shu on the back, and Concubine Shu obediently turned around and went back to the palace.

"Is there a big loophole?" Liu Ming poured a glass of wine and handed it to Jian Shuo.

Jian Shuo took it and drank it down in one gulp, threw the glass to the ground, and said angrily: "It's understandable that there are some omissions, but what's annoying is that this general was kept in the dark and acted like a monkey!"

Liu Ming pondered for a moment and asked, "Can I tell you, apart from the Queen Mother, who else has entered the Jiade Hall?"

"At present, it has been found that only the Queen Mother has gone in three times." At this point, Jian Shuo was no longer willing to hide anything, and said solemnly, "She must have known about the replacement plan."

"Your Majesty is not as unbearable as he seems, and he does not have as much trust in the general as he appears." Liu Ming pretended to be serious and sighed quietly, "Your Majesty still has a backup plan, and I am just a pawn in your Majesty's hands. It can be used or discarded. As the same saying goes, only the general and I are grasshoppers on the same thread, sharing the same sickness and relying on the same fate!"

(End of this chapter)