"Since he wants my life, then naturally I can't let him go."
"So, Your Majesty the Emperor, how about you give the order to kill him?"
As soon as Zhang Ji said these words, Magistrate He's expression changed drastically on the spot.
What Zhang Ji said was that he actually asked the emperor to order his death?
He only exposed Zhang Ji's true face for the sake of the emperor.
Kill yourself?
"Your Majesty, I am not guilty!" Magistrate He knelt before the emperor on the spot and begged the emperor for forgiveness.
But the emperor has no complete control over the current situation.
If he didn't kill Magistrate He, Zhang Ji might have let the Quanzhou Army fight to the death with the Xuanjia Army, and even risk his own life.
The number of Quanzhou soldiers was greater than that of the Xuanjia Army. The Xuanjia Army had no war horses. Even if they were one to ten, they would not be able to deal with so many people.
There are only more than a hundred Xuanjia Army here, and the Xuanjia Army in charge of city defense has no idea about the situation here.
So let alone any support.
But if he kills County Magistrate He, what prestige will he have as an emperor in the future?
Who would be willing to sacrifice their lives for themselves anymore?
Magistrate He is a meritorious official. To kill him would be to ruin his reputation.
And Zhang Ji wanted this result.
He Zhang Jiyuan fled overseas, and the emperor would be unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life.
"Your Majesty, now that the matter has come to an end, why don't we kill County Magistrate He first and stabilize Zhang Ji..." Cheng Yaojin on the side persuaded the emperor in a low voice.
But he was glared at by the emperor.
He, Li Shimin, has never seen anything in his life.
Even if he dies here today, he will not take the initiative to bring a stigma to himself.
"Magistrate He is my loyal minister, and you, Zhang Ji, are so rebellious that you also want your officials to kill Magistrate He. It's just an idiot's dream!" The emperor's final words brought tears to Magistrate He's eyes.
But it also made Zhang Ji blush.
He clearly took the initiative, but Li Shimin in front of him actually dared to talk to him like this.
Say you are rebellious.
Well, since he is rebellious, then his rebelliousness will have a rebellious look.
"Kill all these people, they dare to hold His Majesty the Emperor hostage!" Zhang Ji shouted loudly, and the Quanzhou Army, which had not yet moved, instantly waved their weapons and charged towards the Xuanjia Army blocking the front.
These Quanzhou troops are all Zhang Ji's personal soldiers. In other words, these people have received many benefits from Zhang Ji and have completely obeyed Zhang Ji's orders.
They don't even know what Zhang Ji is doing now.
Although the Xuanjia Army is powerful, it cannot stand up to the large number of people.
Soon, only a dozen or so of the hundreds of Xuanjia troops were left, and three to four hundred people from the Quanzhou army also fell.
Outside the Tang Dynasty, corpses and blood were everywhere.
But even though there were only about twenty people left, not a single member of the Xuanjia Army retreated.
The Quanzhou Army was also a little timid at this moment.
They didn't expect that the opponents in front of them would have such a strong will to fight.
Many of them were even bitten to death by the enemy.
The leading Xuanjia Army general only had one ear left, and the other was bitten off by a Xuanjia Army soldier just now.
The Xuanjia Army soldier clearly had his hands cut off by him and his body was penetrated by weapons, but he bit his ear firmly.
"Sir, will you kill them all?" the general of the Quanzhou Army pointed at the remaining twenty-odd Xuanjia Army and asked Zhang Ji.
Zhang Ji did not answer, but looked at the emperor in front of him.
Zhang Ji doesn't care about the life or death of these twenty-odd Xuanjia troops, but it depends on the emperor's final choice.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to continue to protect his life?" Zhang Jipi said to the emperor with a smile.
Magistrate He beside him was already paralyzed on the ground.
After so many Xuanjia soldiers died, Zhang Ji still asked the emperor to kill him.
Faced with such a critical situation, the emperor would definitely not be able to protect him.
For today's plan, there is only...
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your protection, but the thieves are powerful right now, and I don't want to embarrass your majesty. I will follow your majesty again in the next life!"
After Magistrate He said this, he suddenly got up from the ground with strength that he didn't know where he came from, and bumped his head against a pillar nearby.
Blood stained the pillars. Magistrate He's forehead was covered with blood and he slowly fell to the ground.
Magistrate He knew very well that if he didn't die today, Zhang Ji would not let him go.
The emperor is now forced to protect himself, firstly, he cannot make people feel cold, and secondly, he cannot be threatened by a minister.
But if he, County Magistrate He, had been praying for the emperor's protection, even if he was lucky enough to survive today.
The emperor will always think of today's scene. Even if the emperor doesn't say anything, others around the emperor will not take any action?
Now that he is dead, the emperor will definitely remember him as county magistrate.
At least future generations don't have to worry about the county magistrate.
Furthermore, if he, the county magistrate, does not die today, if something happens to the emperor, it will bring disaster to the whole family.
Seeing Magistrate He fall to the ground, the emperor slowly closed his eyes filled with anger.
"He is dead now. You can take your people and leave!" The emperor's voice was a little hoarse.
It should be that under the suppression of anger for a long time, the mood is somewhat unstable.
Zhang Ji looked coldly at Magistrate He's body on the ground.
Although Magistrate He committed suicide, Zhang Ji had no intention of letting the emperor go just like that.
How many people in the world can make fun of the co-owner of the world?
What's more, Zhang Ji is now a sure winner.
"I just said that I want His Majesty the Emperor to give you the order to kill him instead of him committing suicide himself."
"So, this doesn't count."
"However, if His Majesty the Emperor is willing to order the death of Duke Lu, I am still willing to take people away as agreed before."
"I just don't know if Your Majesty is willing?" Zhang Ji smiled again, even looking at the emperor with some teasing.
Zhang Ji now just wants to see the emperor's joke, or in other words, he wants to make the emperor a joke to everyone in the world.
In order to save his life, he killed Cheng Yaojin, so that Li Shimin would not have the nerve to become the emperor in the future.
Didn’t Li Shimin always think highly of himself?
He wanted to let Li Shimin have a taste of what thousands of people have pointed out.
"Your Majesty, please give the order. No matter what, your Majesty's safety is important." Cheng Yaojin looked at the emperor. Although he was a little reluctant, there was nothing he could do at this moment.
If the emperor did not order his death, Zhang Ji would not give up.
The emperor shook his head. He had completely seen Zhang Ji. It didn't matter whether he ordered Cheng Yaojin to be killed or which county magistrate he had just killed.
Zhang Ji wanted to embarrass himself in front of the world.
This is the result Zhang Ji wants.
And Li Shimin, in order to save his own life, killed an old minister who had been with him for decades. This will make future generations think of him, Li Shimin.
"Zhang Ji, if you want to kill me, you can do it now."
"Let me kill Duke Lu and give up my intention!" The emperor looked at Zhang Ji expressionlessly and said calmly.
Zhang Ji frowned, he didn't expect that the emperor would die to protect Cheng Yaojin.