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Chapter 618 Just one head

There is no need to introduce them anymore. When you see these twenty or so monsters, you know that they are Zong Xin's troops.Zong Xin really predicted things like a god, he even calculated that a Tang army would pass by here, could it be that Zong Xin's real purpose is not only Weizhou?Bad, bad this time.

"Second Highness, flee quickly. If there are still ambushes, don't worry about the last general. The last general will defend you for a while."

Li Hongmao nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely not care about you."

Hearing this, Zhang Bo was still a little sad, but it had to be like this at this time.Because Li Hongmao's value was far greater than his own, if one of them had to die, of course he would give the head away by himself, nothing would happen to Li Hongmao.If Li Hongmao is captured, the next thing will be even more troublesome.

The two rushed on horseback and ran all the way to the outside of Matou Mountain. In the distance, they both saw a huge white shadow at the same time. After a closer look, it was a strong wolf, and there was a monk sitting behind the white wolf...

The two stopped naturally. They had heard that Zong Xin's mount was a huge white wolf, and there was a monk sitting on top of the white wolf. It was obvious that this person was Zong Xin. Waiting here is really exhaustive. No wonder he was able to defeat the 1 Northern Han and Khitan coalition forces with more than [-] Song clan soldiers from Weizhou.

Zhang Bo knew he couldn't escape, so he asked Li Hongmao to stop where he was and rode his horse to Zong Xin.

"Master Zong Xin is very polite. The last general is Zhang Bo. Behind him is the Second Highness of the Tang Dynasty, Li Hongmao. Master Zong Xin didn't make a direct move. There must be conditions to discuss. If you have any conditions, feel free to discuss it with the Second Highness."

Zong said: "I want his life."

"Can we change the conditions? As long as the Second Highness is allowed to live, the last general will immediately kiss himself in front of the master."

Zong Xin shook his head and said: "Your life is not very valuable, and of course Li Hongmao's life is not very valuable, but I finally caught this opportunity. As long as Li Hongmao is killed, Li Hongji will become a lonely family. Things will be very difficult in the future." Easy."

Zhang Bo listened carefully, and then thought about it.Why did Zong Xin make Li Hongji a loner?Hearing this, he didn't have a good impression of Li Hongji either, and wanted to harm him.But if you want to harm him, you should save Li Hongmao's life, because Li Hongmao never does anything good.

He wanted to kill Li Hongji, but he also wanted to kill Li Hongmao. Could it be that he wanted the Third Highness Li Congjia to ascend the throne?Impossible, there is no such thing as a blind man becoming an emperor in the world.However, I have also heard that Zong Xin can cure Li Congjia's eyes, but it will take a long time.

Li Jing was not old in the first place, if Zong Xin could cure Li Congjia's eyes before Li Jing's death, then Li Congjia's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor would be the best result.

But...why would Zong Xin do this?Li Congjia is very capable, both martial arts and character are far superior to the two elder brothers, why did Zong Xin deliberately make this stronger man the emperor?Didn't he want to destroy the Tang Dynasty?If you want to eliminate Datang, you only need to let Li Hongji and Li Hongmao ascend the throne, basically Datang is over.

Imperial power, feudal power... Zhang Bo instantly understood Zong Xin's intentions. He really hoped that Li Congjia would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Li Congjia was capable, and he could very well limit the power of the feudal lords and various envoys and increase his imperial power.In this way, after Da Zhou defeated Li Congjia, he could directly replace the princes from all walks of life without giving them face.

Sure enough, Zong Xin already knew where the criticism in today's world was, and he also wanted to do his best to eliminate it.If he was loyal to Zong Xin at this time, would he spare himself a way out?That's not necessarily the case, he is a big devil who has killed tens of thousands of people with one move...

"Master Zong Xin, do you hope that the Third Highness Li Congjia will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor? In fact, you have already cured his eyes."

Zhang Bo's words made Zong Xin's eyes light up. This kid's mind is quite flexible. He can actually think of going to such a far away place.It seems that he is not an ordinary young general, and judging from the way he is escorting Li Hongmao, he can be considered a prosperous person in the army.

Zong Xin nodded and said: "So what? Anyway, you two will die here today, so it's okay to tell you. Li Congjia is not blind at all, and he doesn't need me to cure his eyes. The reason why he pretends to be blind is to save his life. Now the imperial power Not stable, Li Jing dare not reveal Li Congjia's eyes to the public, otherwise there would not be so much trouble, and Li Congjia was asked to learn Buddhism from me, that is bullshit."

Zhang Bo broke out in a cold sweat when he heard it, and said in surprise, "Could it be that the Third Highness is born with double pupils?"

"Okay, you have a good mind, but Li Congjia only has a double pupil in his left eye, but this is already the appearance of an emperor. The poor monk just followed God's will and helped His Highness ascend the throne and become emperor. He has no personal grudges with Li Hongmao."

What Zong Xin said was an understatement, but it caused a storm in Zhang Bo's heart. He didn't expect that the Third Highness Li Congjia was born with double pupils. It was his own bold imagination that turned out to be true.Because Zong Xin just said that Li Jing dared not announce Li Congjia's eyes.

Li Congjia has been blind since childhood. What should be avoided about the eyes of a young child?Unless your eyes are extraordinary, in which case you have double pupils.Being born in an imperial family, it is the destiny of the emperor to be born with double pupils. If Li Jing announces this matter, hundreds of people will assassinate this baby every day. Li Jing is very smart and deliberately conceals this matter in order to let Li Congjia live longer. several years.

Now Li Congjia has grown up, but because of the current situation, Li Jing does not dare to announce his double pupils. If he announces this matter, Li Congjia will still not be able to become the emperor, and will still be hunted down, even if he hides in the emperor. Because everyone is afraid that a person with double pupils will proclaim himself emperor, and he is very likely to unify the world.

Zhang Bodao: "If Master Zong Xin wants His Highness the Third Highness to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, there is no need to be so anxious. This Second Highness is an idiot, so why is it difficult to kill him? I can do it at any time. Now the situation is not good for the Third Highness to kill him. Letting him and the First Prince Li Hongji waste away eating, drinking and having fun all day long will be detrimental to the First Prince. If I become the confidant of the Second Highness, I will have more chances to kill him."

"You want to surrender?"

"No, eat the king's salary and take care of the king's worries. Since I have eaten the salary of Datang, I will never betray Datang. But if it is good for Datang, I am still willing to do it." Zhang Bo said: "This two Your Highness is just an idiot. He marched with him for many days, but he didn't even remember my name. I heard that the First Prince is not much different from him. It will destroy the country. Therefore, if Master Zong Xin supports His Highness to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, I am willing to help with all my strength."

Zong Xin thought for a while, and then said, "How can I trust you?"

"This time Li Jing didn't have the heart to fight at all. Let me divide into three parties to retreat in the name of pretending to borrow troops. Now in the entire Xuzhou city, only Murong Yanchao thinks that he can defend Xuzhou. At this time, the siege of the city will definitely win. And return. At that time, Xuzhou will be destroyed, and Datang will also be seriously injured."

Zhang Bo directly stated Li Jing's plan, in order to prove his sincerity, he would rather betray the emperor.Of course, Zhang Bo thought that Zong Xin had expected this incident, so he would lay an ambush here.

Zong Xin shook his head and said: "Based on this information alone, I still can't believe you. Let me think about it... In this case, if you call Li Hongmao over and cut off one of your fingers, I will let you live. Don't worry when you pass by. Tell Li Hongmao about this condition and keep it secret for now."

"Okay, Master Zong Xin has to keep his word." Zhang Bo immediately drove back to Li Hongmao, his face livid, because he was about to cut off a finger, and he was very afraid that Li Hongmao would eat it.

After coming to Li Hongmao's side, Zhang Bo gritted his teeth and said, "Master Zong Xin asked you to go too. He said he could let us live, but there are conditions."

"What are the conditions? Do you want me to take off my clothes and ride a horse to Huainan?"

Zhang Bo shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Your Highness should come with me. Master Zong Xin said he's talking about conditions."

The two of them rode horses and slowly arrived in front of Zong Xin. There was a lot of fighting and screaming behind them. They couldn't control so much anymore. They knew that the troops behind would not survive, and now the most important thing was to save themselves.

Li Hongmao was overwhelmed the moment he saw Zong Xin. As expected of a contemporary eminent monk, his aura was indeed different from that of ordinary people. Zong Xin looked like a god, not a person at all.

Li Hongmao said respectfully: "Master Zong Xin, do the conditions just mentioned count?"

"Your eloquence is good, and I was moved. Anyway, whether you kill you or not has nothing to do with the situation of the battle. Of course, what you said just now counts. I just want to see if you are a true loyal minister. I promised to let you live, but you have to put this Opportunities are given to others..." Zong Xin sighed, "What I say must count, no matter who you are, cut off your head with a knife and let the living ones go away."

Li Hongmao said: "General Zhang..."

Li Hongmao was also taken aback, he didn't expect such a thing to happen.Zong Xin had already let him live, but in the end he wanted to give himself this chance... He cut off his head with a knife, and the person who was chopped off would definitely die.Li Hongmao knew very well that his martial arts were not good enough. Although Zhang Bo's martial arts were not bad, they were much better than his own. If he fought with him, he would definitely die.

Zhang Bo was also taken aback that Zong Xin actually covered himself up like this.Moreover, Li Hongmao couldn't believe what Zong Xin said, and this sentence immediately made the whole thing noble.

Master Zong Xin is really powerful, in order to allow himself to easily gain Li Hongmao's trust, he even said such words.Just now Master Zong Xin said to himself that he cut off a finger, but now it is replaced by a head, and the finger is also a head.He deliberately reminded himself that he wanted to show himself very wise in front of Li Hongmao, so that he could gain his trust and reuse.

(End of this chapter)