Chapter 42: Scheming and Calculating

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  Seeing such injuries, Zhao Shi also secretly admired him. This time it was estimated that he had been beaten from top to bottom, fortunately, he hadn't been hit hard, and there was armor protection, and it was on his back, otherwise, just this one blow might have broken a few bones.

  This woman has been able to persist for so long without letting others know, not even him noticing, truly a strong and capable person. In my heart, I admire her, but the action didn't stop, this dull wound looks very frightening, actually if it can be treated in time, it's not a big deal, but the woman hasn't rested well, the blood has accumulated in one place without dispersing, the injured area is swollen and painful.

  "Bear with it a bit, don't alarm the people outside, don't worry, it's nothing serious......" While comforting him, he took out some medicine from his pocket.

  Hemostatic and blood-activating medicines are essential in the army, these wound medicines are simple to make, made by mixing wine with some cool herbal medicines, and the effect is quite good.

  First probed a few times, pressed here and touched there, only after confirming that there were no fractures did they dare to take action.

  He applied the medicine to his hand, and without hesitation, he slapped Li Jinhua's back with a loud slap, almost causing her to faint. Fortunately, she knew they were in the military commander's tent, so she didn't cry out loudly, but only stared wide-eyed, let out a muffled hum, and her face instantly lost all color.

  "We must let the blood flow freely, so that the wound can heal faster..." As he spoke, he pulled down the other person's collar with one hand, "You..." While using his hand to cover the vital spot, the gaze that turned back was full of anger and shame.

  "Bite down on this..." Zhao Shi ignored her angry blush, using force with his hands to quickly rub the injured area on her back. Instantly, Li Jin Hua's whole body trembled in pain, her teeth chattering loudly as she hastily stuffed the white cloth chest wrapper into her mouth, no longer able to think of anything else.

  Facing a half-naked, still quite attractive woman, Zhao Shi's mind had no other thoughts. The woman's perseverance and tenacity had earned his respect. Such injuries, not to mention a woman, even if it were a robust man, few could endure until now without making a sound.

  "In the city of Qingyang, those generals each had their own thoughts and feelings that could be seen by everyone, but... ...but there were also many who were loyal to the imperial court with all their heart, it's not possible to generalize about them, what do you think?" He himself had already thought it through in his mind, he didn't have too much hope for Li Jinhua being able to come up with a good plan, but at this time, in order to divert her attention, he asked anyway.

  As expected, Li Jinhua's back was being massaged by him and it felt like a burning fire, sweat dripping down her body. On top of that, she was naked in front of a man, desperately covering her chest, how could she think about anything else? Her eyes didn't dare to look at him, only constantly shaking her head.

  "In my opinion, that Li Jizong is quite good...” As he spoke, Zhao Shi's face grew increasingly cold. “His family is in Qingyang, with no intention of moving, and his military strength is considerable among the various armies. A person like him has no constraints and is most likely to cause trouble. Even if he doesn't have any other ideas, just having the most soldiers under his command makes him a suitable candidate to be made an example of, like a monkey being killed for others to see. So, you can't afford to be soft-hearted; those who should be won over must be won over, and those who should be killed cannot be hesitated..."

  Actually, unless absolutely necessary, killing to intimidate is the worst strategy, but you're just a Lieutenant Colonel, can you really control these generals? If everything goes smoothly tomorrow, you'll definitely offend some people, their ranks are all higher than yours, since you've offended them, you can't let them stay and cause trouble later, you must take out some drastic measures to suppress these people, if you can't, the situation will be very difficult to handle, and your troubles in the future won't be few.

  It's enough to kill one, no need to slaughter a large number. We've lifted the siege of Qingyang and quelled the rebellion, there are still many Xixia people in the army, our merit is already great, killing a rebellious general shouldn't be a big deal, other charges can be covered up, and it's not bad to give some credit to those generals who look good... Hmm, Li Jizong's family is a big clan in Qingyang, I don't know how big this clan is, but it shouldn't be small. Let those generals go and ransack his house, even if there's no crime, we can still pin one on him. They killed their superior officer, all the generals participated in this matter, so we can't use that as an excuse, it would easily provoke public outrage. Just say we received information that he was colluding with Xixia and plotting a rebellion, this isn't unfounded, Xixia people have been lingering outside the city without leaving, but they don't have the strength to seize the city. If we say there's no traitor inside the city, it would be hard to convince anyone, only because we don't have evidence. But at this point, we don't need any evidence, as long as he enters our military camp and still dares to show off, his head will be left behind.

  The remaining generals, they also have their merits, the Qingyang army mutiny is also a cause-and-effect event, and the charges will not be too severe. They have boarded our ship and will definitely help us speak out.

  Since you don't want Du Shantiger to take action, just hand it over to me.

  "No...!" Hearing this, Li Jin Hua quickly pulled out the white cloth from her mouth and anxiously said, her concern was more evident than ever.

  She was in such a hurry that she forgot to cover her chest, and one of her white and tender breasts suddenly exposed itself, making Zhao Shi's eyes dizzy. He wouldn't put himself in danger, but this sentence was more of a probe. Seeing the woman like this, his heart couldn't help but move, and his eyes softened a lot. "Actually, it's not that dangerous, of course, the most suitable candidate is still Du Shantiger. They have a deep grudge against Li Jizong, and they are eager to use him. If someone investigates afterwards, you don't want him to die, just take out your own merits, put the blame on yourself, and exchange his life for yours, isn't it easy?

  "Remember, tomorrow you absolutely cannot show weakness. The harder you are, the easier things will be to handle. On the contrary, the weaker you are, the more these generals will take advantage of you inch by inch. You must think this through carefully. Tomorrow, send Li Shu into the city..."

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  Without mentioning Zhao Shi's guidance here, he brought out all his profound thoughts as a special forces soldier.

  Inside Chang'an Imperial City, outside Shun Tian Hall.

  An old eunuch with white hair and beard knelt outside the temple on the ground paved with bluestone, his body shaking like a swing, his eyes dull, his face pale, obviously he had been kneeling here for an unknown long time.

  At this time, a small eunuch ran out of the palace and came to his face, hugging his body and said: "Li Gonggong, the emperor declared you go in."

  That old eunuch Li was already advanced in years, and after kneeling outside for so long, his mind had become somewhat confused. He stared blankly for half a day before finally coming to himself. With great effort, he tried to stand up, but his body was stiff, and after struggling for a while, he still couldn't get up. The young eunuch hastily came forward and called over two guards who were on duty outside the palace, and together they managed to help the old eunuch to his feet.

  The Emperor of Western Qin sat at his desk with a gloomy face, his eyes somber and his expression tense, revealing the ruler's pent-up anger. The eunuchs attending to him were extremely cautious, not even daring to breathe loudly. Yesterday, when the emperor was handling state affairs, Wang Xiaogong, who had always been favored by the emperor, simply made a joke with someone beside him. Normally, the emperor was warm and lenient, so it wouldn't have been a big deal. But yesterday, the emperor suddenly flew into a rage and ordered his guards to kill Wang Xiaogong outside the palace. It was a truly tragic scene, just listening to it makes one's hair stand on end...

  As soon as they reached the gate of the palace, the young eunuch immediately released his hand and led the way into the grand hall. The old eunuch shuffled along, and as soon as he stepped across the threshold, he fell to his knees with a thud.

  "Li Xin, do you know where you went wrong?"

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