Li Yuan nodded and said: "Since you have confessed, there is nothing to say. The crime you committed is unforgivable. Men, drag Zhang Qucheng down and behead him. "
Li Yuan directly gave the order.
When Zhang Qucheng heard it, his mind went blank.
This is too fast.
It's even faster than beheading him.
One must know that beheading method like beheading him is at least on the execution ground. Now that Li Yuan is directly killing him, he doesn't even have the slightest possibility to operate.
He will definitely die.
Zhang Qucheng doesn't want to die, he shouted: "Your Majesty, I was wrong, this general knows I was wrong, I am willing to repent. This general has made meritorious contributions, this general is willing to atone for my crimes, I am willing to be stripped of my position and title, I beg Your Majesty to spare my life! "
He kept begging for mercy.
He even put aside the soldiers' detention.
Zhang Qucheng knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare me this time."
Li Yuan said coldly: "If the high officials and nobles of the Tang dynasty are all like you, after committing a great crime, they want to offset their crimes and escape a disaster, then what stability does the Tang dynasty need? Anyone can wantonly kill people, anyway, after killing people, their merits will offset their crimes. After killing people, they will use their title to atone for their crimes. But I will not allow such a result. "
"Your crimes deserve death!"
Li Yuan's aged face was filled with a furious expression. The lives of six young girls.
They died just like that.
Zhang Qucheng killed people, but he still wants to live, how is that possible?
Li Yuan ordered: "You killed people and still want to live, that's wishful thinking. I am not a cruel ruler, I will not ignore the facts. Your life is honorable, are the lives of the people not important? If you commit a crime, you must die! "
"Drag him down!"
Li Yuan ordered again.
Li Yuan has no pity for a person like Zhang Qucheng.
One word — kill!
When Zhang Qucheng heard Li Yuan's decision, he immediately fell into despair, there is a fierce look in the depths of his eyes. His kneeling feet suddenly exerted force, he directly leaped forward, roaring with all his might: "Li Yuan, if you don't give me a way out, then die, I will kill you first."
He is completely throwing caution to the wind.
He was going to die anyway.
Especially when he charged forward, Zhang Qucheng directly took out a dagger from his sleeve, wanting to assassinate Li Yuan.
Du Qi took a big stride forward and already blocked in front of Li Yuan.
There was no fear in his eyes.
The reason was very simple. As the emperor of the Tang dynasty, it was impossible for Li Yuan to have no one around to protect him. Even in this spacious hall, Du Qi believed that no one could harm Li Yuan.
Just as Zhang Qucheng was about to approach Li Yuan, he saw Xiao Li at the side make a move like lightning. Although he was quite old, his attack was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Du Qi.
He stretched out his hand and easily grabbed Zhang Qucheng's wrist.
"Let go!"
Xiao Li shouted in a low voice.
With that, Xiao Li exerted more force in his hand. In the next moment, Zhang Qucheng's grip on the dagger loosened, and the dagger fell to the ground. Even Zhang Qucheng himself was pulled by Xiao Li, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground with a plop.
Only at this moment did the imperial guards enter.
One by one, the guards stood beside Li Yuan and took Zhang Qucheng down.
Du Qi was actually a little surprised.
He knew that as the emperor, Li Yuan definitely had guards to protect him. It was just that Du Qi did not expect it to be the slightly older Xiao Li. Especially Xiao Li's skill, it was completely the style of a great expert. It was not something that ordinary people could withstand.
Li Yuan said, "Erlang, you're considerate."
In times of danger, one's true colors would be revealed.
When Li Yuan fell into a predicament, Du Qi's first reaction was to stand in front of him. It was enough to see Du Qi's loyalty, so Li Yuan's impression of Du Qi went up a level.
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, this is an attitude that everyone will have. What this kid did is not worth mentioning. "
Li Yuan lightly patted Du Qi's shoulder and did not say much. His gaze, however, fell on Zhang Qucheng who fell to the ground. At this very moment, Zhang Qucheng was already taken down.
Zhang Qucheng scowled, gritted his teeth, and said, "Li Yuan, even if you kill me, I'm not convinced. I, Zhang Qucheng, have made meritorious contributions on the battlefield. On what basis should I be executed for killing a few women who are too weak to stand up to the wind? I, Zhang Qucheng, am not convinced. "
Li Yuan said, "We specialize in not being convinced by beating."
"Drag him down and behead him!"
Li Yuan ordered domineeringly.
Zhang Qucheng's guts, Li Yuan could be considered to have witnessed it. Zhang Qucheng this person simply did not have the slightest respect for seniority. He was actually so tyrannical in his bones. Even if the Eastern Palace poached him over, it was also very likely that he would backfire on the Eastern Palace.
Li Yuan was also somewhat dissatisfied with Li Jiancheng because Zhang Qucheng was now Li Jiancheng's person.
The soldiers dragged Zhang Qucheng down and also dragged Zhang Qucheng's steward down to deal with him. Before long, they returned.
Zhang Qucheng was already killed.
However, even if Zhang Qucheng was killed, Li Yuan's fury did not subside. Because Zhang Qucheng actually dared to kill him, especially after such a thing happened, Li Yuan's mood was ruined at once, lacking interest, no longer in the mood to eat hotpot.
"Let's go, return to the palace!"
Li Yuan stood up and gave the order.
He walked out, and Xiao Li immediately followed behind. At this time, Xiao Li had returned to his previous appearance of an old man, no longer having the powerful appearance that took down Zhang Qucheng just now.
Du Qi personally sent Li Yuan and the others off before returning to the backyard and sitting down.
Peng Qingshui was still here.
Peng Qingshui had already recovered by now and did not cry anymore. However, under such circumstances, the expression on Peng Qingshui's face was still filled with helplessness and decadence.
Zhang Qucheng was dead. It could be considered that the great enmity was avenged.
The problem was that his daughter was already dead.
The dead could not be brought back to life.
This was the most helpless and sorrowful problem.
Du Qi said sternly, "Peng Qingshui, your daughter is already dead. The dead cannot be brought back to life. You restrain your grief and accept the change. As for the Zhang family, we will definitely continue to deal with it. When it is done, the imperial court will compensate you. There should be nothing to doubt about this. You go back now and just wait for the news. "
"Yes!"
Peng Qingshui responded rather desolately.
Even if he would receive compensation, his daughter was killed. Both his son and daughter were dead. None of them could survive.
Du Qi invited Peng Qingshui to sit down and eat, but Peng Qingshui was unwilling and insisted on leaving. Du Qi did not care and let Old Eighth Zhong send Peng Qingshui away.
At this time, Du Qi restrained Peng Qingshui's sadness and ordered, "Come, all of you come and eat. Now that His Majesty has left, we don't have to be restrained. A group of people gather together to eat. "
On the one hand, the weather was cold and they needed warm food. On the other hand, a group of people gathered around to eat would create a better atmosphere.
Everyone gathered together to eat and drink.
It was very lively.
On the other side, Li Yuan returned to the palace in a huff. The more he thought about Zhang Qucheng's matter, the angrier he became. The reason was very simple. Zhang Qucheng was a member of the Eastern Palace. Moreover, when Zhang Qucheng was about to be executed, Zhang Qucheng actually dared to kill him.
He was simply audacious.
Li Yuan was furious, especially when he thought about how the Crown Prince had been courteous to the wise and gave in to the King of Qin in every way during this period of time. He looked like a brother, but in fact, he was blindly poaching people. He could not get over this hurdle.
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