"… In the previous round, I was too eager to win and did not control my strength at the crucial moment. That was why I accidentally injured Brother Lu Ming. I did not do it on purpose. Please investigate, Your Majesty ~!"
In the Black Armored Army drill ground, in front of the Second Battalion arena, Yuan Dacheng's entire body was in pain. However, he still endured the pain and explained to Li Er.
He had no choice but to explain. If he did not try his best to explain, Li Er would charge him with the crime of "intentionally injuring a fellow soldier". Then, he would not only suffer some superficial injuries, but might even lose his head!
"Hmph! You dare to spout nonsense in front of His Majesty? As everyone knows, Lu Ming is only at the initial stage of Qi Transformation while you, Yuan Dacheng, are at the intermediate stage of Qi Transformation. Whether it is martial ability or actual combat experience, you completely surpass Lu Ming. Under such circumstances, it would be a piece of cake for you to win. How could you not control your strength? Are you treating all of us as fools? Or are you deliberately deceiving His Majesty? "
Hearing this, Li Zexuan could not help but rebuke angrily.
Actually, Li Zexuan did not intend to make a fuss out of this matter because there was no direct evidence to prove that Yuan Dacheng had intentionally injured Lu Ming. As the evidence was not enough to "hammer" Yuan Dacheng and the people behind him to death, Li Zexuan could not be bothered to deal with this fellow. However, things were different now. Because of Li Er's sudden arrival, Cheng Chumo and Yuan Dacheng had been placed on the "PK stage". If Yuan Dacheng could not be convicted, then Cheng Chumo would be guilty of "intentionally injuring a fellow soldier". Therefore, whether it was for public or private reasons, Li Zexuan had to stand out and "hammer" Yuan Dacheng to death!
Li Er was also a martial artist. After hearing Li Zexuan's words, he also felt that Li Zexuan's analysis was reasonable. After all, in a martial arts competition, strength was the most important factor. Yuan Dacheng was originally much stronger than Lu Ming. In theory, Yuan Dacheng should have been able to handle the battle with ease and without any pressure. The one who should have given it his all was Lu Ming. However, in the end, it was the effortless Yuan Dacheng who could not control his strength at the "crucial moment" and injured Lu Ming who was giving it his all. Who would believe such a thing!? Anyone with a bit of common knowledge about martial arts would not believe it, especially Li Er!
Therefore, Li Er could not help but narrow his eyes, and his gaze towards Yuan Dacheng gradually turned cold.
Being stared at by Li Er's cold eyes, Yuan Dacheng suddenly panicked. His mind raced as he tried to defend himself while thinking of countermeasures and wording.
"This … this … Your Majesty, this general is not lying to you. What this general said just now is the truth! Adjunct Li, he … What Adjunct Li said is wrong. This general's strength does seem to be stronger than Lu Ming's, but this general is not as young as Lu Ming. In order to win the competition, this general does not dare to be careless and has to go all out. And you see, Cheng Chumo's strength is about the same as Lu Ming's. Didn't I lose this match as well? “
This guy really had a "quick-witted mind" to be able to use this loss to Cheng Chumo as an argument to his advantage, to prove to Li Zexuan and Li Er that "it is not certain that one can win the competition just because one is stronger than the opponent on the surface, and there is no need to go all out". As long as this point could be explained, then the "accident" of him accidentally injuring Lu Ming could also be explained!
Hearing him say this, Li Zexuan almost laughed out of anger. He thought to himself that this guy looked like a burly man, but he did not expect him to be a "genius debater". With such eloquence, he did not go to the imperial court to be an imperial censor, but was here to be a "soldier". What a "waste of talent"!
At this time, Cheng Chumo said angrily, "F * ck your mother's fart! How can Lu Ming be the same as me? I can beat you because of Tai Chi. Do you know what Tai Chi is? Tai Chi is to use softness to overcome hardness, to … to defeat the strong with the weak. Lu Ming does not know Tai Chi. How can he beat you in a normal fight? At that time, all the brothers who were present saw it. Lu Ming was beaten up by you until he was dodging everywhere. Yet every move you made was fatal. You still say that you did not do it on purpose? "
After being "exposed" by Cheng Chumo, Yuan Dacheng naturally had a stomach full of anger. However, he did not dare to vent it out at this time. He could only suppress it in his stomach. After looking at Cheng Chumo with hatred, Yuan Dacheng once again tried to explain himself, "I, Yuan, will go all out against any opponent. Could it be that I am wrong to want to win the competition?"
Speaking till here, he quickly looked at Qiu Xinggong. The meaning of asking for help was obvious.
Obviously, Yuan Dacheng also realised that with his strength alone, he would definitely not be able to win against Cheng Chumo and Li Zexuan. Most importantly, Li Zexuan and Cheng Chumo held a much higher position in Li Er's heart than him. At this time, he needed someone with enough weight to stand out and speak up for him. Otherwise, he would only have a dead end!
And Qiu Xinggong was the most suitable candidate! After all, the two of them were on the same side!
Qiu Xinggong also knew that he had to stand out at this time. Otherwise, it would be over if Yuan Dacheng betrayed him when he knew that he was going to die. He coughed lightly and first frowned at Cheng Chumo as he reprimanded, "In front of His Majesty, you dare to speak such filthy words. What a scandal!"
After saying that, he cupped his fists towards Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Dacheng is a very competitive person. Moreover, he will go all out against any opponent. Many soldiers know his character. This time, Lu Ming was heavily injured. This Qiu believes that he did not do it on purpose. Your Majesty, please judge clearly!"
Li Er glanced at Qiu Xinggong indifferently. Actually, his heart was like a mirror. Seeing Qiu Xinggong jump out to plead for mercy for Yuan Dacheng, how could he not guess that Yuan Dacheng's heavy injury to Lu Ming today was very likely due to Qiu Xinggong's instructions? But guessing was just guessing. Li Er would not say it out loud. As the Emperor, how could he not have such shrewdness?
However, the matter of Lu Ming being heavily injured and almost dying was also a "wake-up call" for Li Er. Now that Qiu Xinggong was actually able to secretly instruct his subordinates to kill someone, it meant that within the Black Armored Troops, the battle between Qiu Xinggong and Li Zexuan had already reached its climax. He had to face this problem head-on and solve it as soon as possible. He could not allow this vicious internal battle to continue!
Li Er remained silent. Qiu Xinggong instantly felt a sense of pressure. Because when Li Er looked at him just now, he felt as if he had been seen through. Fortunately, he had been in the imperial court and the military for many years and had trained some shrewdness. Otherwise, at this moment, his expression would definitely have revealed something.
"Regardless of whether Yuan Dacheng did it intentionally or not, it is an indisputable fact that he was heavily injured and almost killed Lu Ming. In the military, meritorious service should be rewarded, and wrongdoings should be punished. This is also an indisputable iron law. Therefore, Yuan Dacheng shall be whipped 50 times, demoted by one rank, and tied to the gate in public for three days as a warning to others! In addition, all of the following matches of the Second Battalion will be judged as a loss as punishment. If the same situation occurs in the other battalions, they will all be punished according to this example. As such, does anyone have any objections ~? "
Li Er was silent for a long time. Just as Yuan Dacheng was about to collapse under this invisible pressure, he finally opened his mouth to speak.
50 lashes, demoted by one rank, tied to the gate in public for three days, and all of the remaining matches of the Second Battalion will be judged as a loss. Yuan Dacheng and Qiu Xinggong could not help but tremble. This punishment could not be said to be light!
But compared to being beheaded for the crime of "killing fellow soldiers", these punishments were not as heavy. Furthermore, Li Er's tone did not allow for any objections. It was obvious that he had already made up his mind. Even if Yuan Dacheng and Qiu Xinggong had objections, they did not dare to voice them out at this moment. They could only cup their fists and say:
"This general is willing to accept the punishment!"
"Your Majesty is wise, this general has no objections ~!"
Li Zexuan and Cheng Chumo looked at each other and also cupped their fists and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this general (me) has no objections!"
Although compared to the "sins" that Yuan Dacheng had committed, this punishment seemed a little light, but at that time, Li Er did not see the situation with his own eyes. In this era, there were no cameras or anything. They did not have any direct evidence to "hammer" Yuan Dacheng to death. For Yuan Dacheng and the Second Battalion to end up like this, it was already a relatively good result!
Duan Zhixuan also said: "This general has no objections, Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Er said expressionlessly: "Alright, do what you are supposed to do. Li Zexuan, Duan Zhixuan, the two of you follow me to take a look ~!"
After saying that, Li Er turned around and left with Zhao Song.
"Yes! Your Majesty! "
Li Zexuan and Qiu Xinggong responded and hurriedly followed after him.
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