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Chapter 116 The Art of the Emperor
The emperor not only pardoned Li Chengdong's capital crime, but also planned to give them the opportunity to perform crimes and make meritorious deeds, and asked Huang Degong to be responsible for reorganizing his subordinates. In this way, Li Chengdong, Wang Zhi, Gao Jinku and others all gained a certain degree of freedom, at least they don't have to be like animals. He was chained and watched all day long.

But a complicated and repetitive person is a complicated and repetitive person after all. Li Chengdong, who has not forgotten his original intention, started activities that day.He quietly dragged Wang Zhi and Gao Jinku to a place where no one was around, and the three of them muttered.

Wang Zhi said: "The emperor is really a benevolent king through the ages. It is cheap for us to lose our heads in such a toss in the capital of the imperial mausoleum. It is not too much for Ling Chi to confiscate the family and destroy the family, but the emperor actually said nothing."

Gao Jinku said disapprovingly: "What kind of benevolent emperor through the ages is nothing more than Liu Bei's beating of children and buying people's hearts. Now the court is in turmoil, the Northern Emperor has a new funeral, Zhu Yousong has just ascended the throne, the Tartars entered the customs, Li Chuang hastily retreated westward, and the eastern captives are defeated. It will go south in a big way soon, the emperor still intends to continue to let me wait to work for him, hey, let me say, you are not really bought by the faint king, right?"

Wang Zhi patted his chest: "Don't talk nonsense! Uncle treats me well. My Wang Zhi's life belongs to Uncle. If Uncle is in trouble, of course Wang Zhi will die." Then he looked at Li Chengdong, "But I don't know Mr. He Miaoce, when shall we rescue Uncle?"

Li Chengdong glanced around with his yellow eyes, seeing that there was nothing unusual, he stroked the goatee under his jaw with his hands and pretended to be calm: "Just tonight."

"Tonight? Isn't it too abrupt, is it too late?" Wang Zhen and Gao Jinku almost spoke in unison.

Li Chengdong shook his head, "Didn't you notice something wrong with the way Hunjun looks at people today? Hunjun seems to have noticed something. This kind of thing should not be delayed, and it will change if it is delayed. With so many brothers, what if someone reveals a flaw and leaks it?" The sound of the wind, all previous efforts have been wasted."

Wang Zhi and Gao Jinku nodded, "Master is right, just tell me what to do."

Li Chengdong said confidently: "Tonight at midnight, we will attack. The three of us will split up. Li will lead the brothers from the standard camp to rescue the uncle and his wife. General Gao will lead his troops to attack the imperial camp. It would be better to kill the faint king. If it doesn’t work, don’t bother to fight, and retreat quickly. Brother Wang Zhi led the old Fengyang troops to guard the east gate and was responsible for the response. The order went down that all people should not love to fight. Everything will be fine if you can save Uncle and get out of the city. Go out of the east gate to Xuzhou, where there are our people."

"Understood." After Wang Zhi and Gao Jinku clasped their fists and saluted, the three disappeared again.

Li Chengdong's swindling strategy is not unsophisticated, and it is used quite professionally, but it is doomed to end in failure because his opponent knows him too well.

After seeing Li Chengdong and others, Zhu Yousong left the school military field and rushed to Xingyuan. The palace was majestic, row after row, red bricks and green tiles, resplendent and resplendent. Song knew that it was all caused by Li Chengdong's bombardment of Fengyang.

As a traveler, he hasn't had time to see the real northern capital, but the scale of the royal hometown in front of him is not much inferior to that of the emperor's teacher Nanjing he just left. Instead, it is a little more simple and mysterious in its grandeur. Don't let Zhu Yousong lament the condemnation of the emperor's mausoleum by the emperors of all dynasties since Zhu Yuanzhang.

Accompanied by Huang Degong and others, Zhu Yousong first went to the emperor's mausoleum to worship according to the emperor's ritual.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Yousong relieved the pain of marching all the way after a half-day rest. After dinner, he heard about Huang Degong.

"Ai Qing, what do you think of Li Chengdong?" Huang Degong, who was kneeling on the ground, got up, and Zhu Yousong walked in front of the imperial case with his hands behind his back.

Huang Degong didn't have much ink in his stomach, and he didn't know what the emperor's sudden question meant. He thought to himself: "This man has both civil and military skills, and is talented as a general. He is Gao Jie's arm. It must be my great Ming's blessing to submit to the court now."

Zhu Yousong shook his head, "As you said, I also think he is a blessed person, but this person is different from Qing, and he has rebellious bones on his head. This surrender is a last resort, and he will rebel in the future."

"Ah?" Huang Degong opened his mouth wide in surprise, "Can you, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Yousong nodded confidently, "In my view, Gao Jie and Li Chengdong are the same raccoons, and they are all thieves. If they can betray the intruder, they can betray me. Although my Ming Dynasty is located in the southeast and lacks major generals, it must not Use repeated people, otherwise there will be endless troubles. If it doesn’t happen as I expected, Li Chengdong will reveal his true face soon. Aiqing should pay more attention to Li Chengdong and the people around him, but remember that we never punish innocent people People, take good care of Gao Jie and his wife, guarding the imperial mausoleum and Zhongdu all depends on Qing's trouble."

"Your Majesty is wise, this humble minister will definitely do his best." Huang Degong felt that Zhu Yousong's words were somewhat reserved, but he didn't dare to ask further questions.

After leaving Zhu Yousong's palace, Huang Degong reflected on His Majesty's words, full of doubts and shocks. Li Chengdong was born with rebellion. Can His Majesty tell if it's true or not?That being the case, why didn't His Majesty behead him in public and allow him to submit to the imperial court and perform his crimes and meritorious deeds?What should I do now?Yes, we have to guard against him. If it is true what His Majesty said, Li Chengdong will not die, so I will kill him!
Thinking of this, Huang Degong immediately sent an order for Qiu Yue, Zhang Jie, Huang Ming and Chen Xiance, the four commanders-in-chief of Moxia, to come to see him.

After the four generals entered the tent to salute and sat down, Huang Degong briefly explained what His Majesty had summoned just now, and the four generals were all stunned when they heard it.

Then Qiu Yue, Zhang Jie and Huang Ming had the same confusion as Huang Degong. Chen Xiance, who is known for his strategy, took a deep breath and said, "Emperors' minds have been unpredictable since ancient times. What happened to Li Chengdong should be the art of the emperor. Your Majesty is worthy of being a real dragon." Son of Heaven, your eyes are boundless, fortunately we are loyal to the imperial court."

Huang Degong didn't understand, so he stared at him, "It's for me, don't drag it, what kind of imperial art?"

"Master Hou, please think about it. Your Majesty wants to punish Li Chengdong and others for their crimes in public. He will give the world an excuse to kill Li Chengdong and others without a name. I have nothing to do with His Majesty. Of course, Your Majesty will not do that. In addition, His Majesty can give Hou Ye the truth in his heart, and I think there is another purpose, that is to dispel Hou Ye's worries, and not worry that His Majesty will be offended by Li Chengdong. Marquis."

"That makes sense." Huang Degong and others kept nodding, feeling that the emperor's heart was as deep as the sea.

"Then what shall we do next?"

Chen Xiance smiled, "Your Majesty, of course, follow the emperor's orders. We must take care of Gao Jie and his wife so that there are no accidents, protect the safety of Sheng Jia, and ensure that the capital of the imperial mausoleum is safe and sound. To punish Li Chengdong and others for no reason, we can only wait for them to show their feet."

Huang Degong nodded his head. This needs to be discussed carefully. After half an hour, Huang Degong carried out the division of troops and dispatched generals. Starting tonight, he ordered Huang Ming to be in charge of patrolling the city, and asked Qiu Yue and Zhang Jie to take care of Gao Jie and his wife. However, Chen Xiance still reorganized Li Chengdong and Wang Zhi's subordinates according to the emperor's will. Li Chengdong and others could not let Li Chengdong and others see anything. Huang Degong personally led the troops to protect Shengjia.

After sending the four general soldiers away, Huang Degong lost all sleepiness. The sound of the second watch was heard from Qiaolou in the distance. Huang Degong was still sitting in the tent.

The bright moonlight outside the tent is like washing, Huang Degong's heart is like a mirror, and he thinks of Li Chengdong again. Don't look at the two people who used to fight each other, but Huang Degong has a good impression of him at this time, even though he never doubts His Majesty's dragon intentions, he also respects Chen Xiance's words I think so, but I still have some doubts in my heart. After all, all of this is speculation. If a good person is to be wronged, wouldn't the people be panicked, the monarch and his ministers will be alienated, and it will be a waste of money and money?
At this time, someone came to report, "Master Hou, Li Chengdong has taken action!"

"Sure enough, you are a wolf-hearted man!" Huang Degong jumped up from his seat, cursed and then ordered, "Get your horse and whip!"

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