royal robes

Chapter 619

"Master Zong Xin must keep his word."

Zhang Bo gritted his teeth and pulled out his knife to look at Li Hongmao. Li Hongmao was so frightened that his face turned pale.What does this grandson want to do?Is he going to cut off his own head to survive?Impossible, as Zong Xin said just now, he was going to spare Zhang Bo's life. Zhang Bo gave him this opportunity. He didn't need to kill himself at all, he just needed to leave.

Zhang Bo was so cruel that he gritted his teeth and cut off his little finger on his left hand. He caught the little finger with both hands and handed it to Li Hongmao respectfully.Even though his body was covered in blood, Zhang Bo's expression remained unchanged.

Zhang Bodao: "Master Zongxin, you said to cut off a head, but you didn't say what kind of head it is. Fingers are also heads. You said that as long as you cut off a head, you will let the living go away. You are a contemporary eminent monk, no Talking doesn't count."

Zong Xin glanced at Zhang Bo, then nodded and said, "Let's go, anyway, the purpose of this trip has been achieved. If you have a chance to see Li Jing, please borrow a word for me. As long as Zong Xin is here, no one will think about it." Capture the Great Zhou. This time my target is only Murong Yanchao. Tell Li Jing that if he wants to survive and keep the Great Tang, he should be honest and retreat, or the army will go straight to Jinling. You have already There is not enough troops to fight against me, as for the others... they dare not come to reinforce after hearing my name, Zong Xin, and when the Tang Dynasty changes hands, don't blame us and you, the Li family, for killing them all."

"It will definitely be on my behalf. Thank you Master for not killing me." Zhang Bo still took the reins of Li Hongmao's horse and ran away immediately. , as long as he can run faster and farther, as long as Zong Xin doesn't catch up.

Zhang Bo also bandaged himself on the horse. After all, he had broken a finger. Zhang Bo actually gritted his teeth in pain and almost fainted.It's just that escaping is more important now. Losing one finger in exchange for two lives is a great deal.

However, Zhang Bo also hated himself for not being able to live up to his expectations. Li Hongmao was not to blame for being ambushed this time.What's more, Li Hongmao was originally a fool. He was in charge of all the movements of this army. Li Hongmao just issued orders according to his own ideas. It was his own mistakes that led to the annihilation of the entire army. A broken finger deserves it.

In fact, just now, Zhang Bo also reminded Li Hongmao that the terrain of Matou Mountain is suitable for ambushes, and he should be careful when passing here, and he should send people to check the mountain first.And I was lazy for a while, didn't do what I should do, and let the troops enter the mountain directly, but was really ambushed.

Zhang Bo really hated himself. He had thought of this at first, but he thought it was troublesome, so he caused such a big disaster.Of course, the main reason is that Li Hongmao has caused too much trouble for himself in the past few days, and he is a little tired, so he is lazy.It was originally thought that Guo Wei's [-] troops were all trapped in the west city of Xuzhou. As for Zong Xin...it was completely unexpected that he would appear here instead of Xuzhou.

Zhang Bo didn't hold grudges against Zong Xin, because he deserved to cut off his finger, and he understood Zong Xin's intention for doing this.In fact, it was meaningless for Zong Xin to let him cut off his finger, no matter it was meaningless to him, Li Hongmao, himself, or even the whole battle situation.

Why did Zongxin do this?He is an eminent monk, and he would not cut off his fingers just to be happy.He just wanted to remind himself that if he made a mistake, he would be punished. This was the first time he made a mistake, so he cut off his head. If he made a mistake again next time, he would cut off his head.

Zhang Bo was not sad about what happened just now, but rather excited.Because he has seen the future of Datang. If the third prince is really not blind and has the appearance of an emperor with double pupils, then he will do his best to assist the third prince to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. There is a future.

His Highness the Third Highness was originally the best choice for enthronement, but because he was blind, no one looked up to him, and no one even cared about him.Unexpectedly, not only is he not blind, but he also has double pupils. No wonder the Third Highness has shown extraordinary abilities since he was a child.

The two idiots Li Hongji and Li Hongmao don't have to think about it at all, but they have to follow.At this point, Zhang Bo has made up his mind. This time, it can be regarded as saving Li Hongmao's life. He will continue to stay by his side in the future. The fate, including Li Hongji.

Zhang Bo probably guessed that the reason why Master Zong Xin spared his life was to betray Li Hongmao and Li Hongji at a critical moment and let them die in his own hands.Only in this way can Li Congjia, the third highness, successfully ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.But before that, you must have a good relationship with these two idiots.

Just now Zong Xin said a good word for himself, this matter is enough to make Li Hongmao completely trust him, and the next step is to build a good relationship with Li Hongji.I believe that with Li Hongmao's recommendation, this matter is not difficult.

The two rode their horses for dozens of miles without stopping, and stopped to rest for a while until the horses had no strength left.Li Hongmao kept panting heavily, because Zong Xin's killing intent was too strong just now, how can someone who has never practiced martial arts bear it?Li Hongmao was already sweating profusely. If Zong Xin pulled out and chopped him at that time, he wouldn't even have the consciousness to fight back.

"You can be considered alive..." Li Hongmao said: "General Zhang, thanks to you for saving my life this time, the little king will definitely reward you well when you return to Jinling."

"No, no, this time, I'm embarrassing Your Highness. The last general is not good at war, and just now he said that Matou Mountain is suitable for ambush, but who would have thought that Zong Xin was really inside."

Li Hongmao immediately waved his hand and said: "There is no need to mention this matter in the future. I can't blame you for this matter. Zong Xin's military art is too powerful. Even my father is not his opponent, let alone you. I heard Zong Xin just now The master said that he originally wanted to let you live, but you insisted on taking me with you, that’s why you did it, and he asked you to cut off your head, but you cut off your finger, which shows that you are very smart and can be used I will remember your kindness. Although I am not very capable, I can still do it. From now on, you will be my close friend. If you have me, you will have you one serving."

"Thank you for your promotion, Your Highness."

"It's just a small matter. You have done a great job in saving me. Otherwise, I will be captured alive by Zong Xin and become a hostage this time. Whether the emperor will care about me is another question. This king's life will definitely not be saved. So you are my lifesaver." My benefactor, also save me from being imprisoned. This trivial matter is not worth mentioning to my king's life." Li Hongmao is sincerely grateful to Zhang Bo, although he just wrote down his name, but this person is in his The position in my heart suddenly became extremely high.

Think about it, if Zhang Bo hadn't saved him this time, maybe Zong Xin would have been killed by Zong Xin just now.Or if Zong Xin was captured alive, months or even years of torture would be unavoidable, and Zong Xin would use himself to blackmail his father.In terms of the national power of the Tang Dynasty today, the father can't control himself, even if Zong Xin proposed a ransom of 1000 taels of gold, the father would not be able to get it, let alone let the father retreat or surrender for himself, this is absolutely impossible.

At that time, Zong Xin will either kill him directly, or lock him up to make himself worse than a pig or dog. When it is completely useless, he will still kill himself.

This time, he was able to escape alive because of Zhang Bo's loyal protection of the Lord. Zong Xin had already given him a way out, but he still wanted to take him with him, and he did not hesitate to cut off a finger of his own.This kind of loyal minister, this kind of talent, of course he should be reused, not only for the sake of gratitude, but also for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, because this is a talent.

Li Hongmao took a deep breath and said, "Okay, let's take a break and start our journey. Go back to Huainan directly. It is estimated that Master Zong Xin will not catch up again. After this incident, I will never go to the battlefield in my life." , the battlefield is too dangerous, and I know how capable I am, even if I lead an army of millions to kill a god like Master Zong Xin, the entire army will be wiped out."

"Your Highness, you don't need to belittle yourself. It's just that Zong Xin is too powerful. At worst, we just don't provoke him. Wouldn't it be the same to turn around and fight Wuyue Kingdom?"

Li Hongmao nodded and said: "This is very reasonable, and it is better to avoid causing trouble in the future. Also, I must immediately send someone to bring Master Zong Xin's words to the father. At this time, it is no longer a matter of giving face, we must We must retreat immediately, otherwise he will really wipe out my family Li completely. Let's go quickly, don't delay."

"As ordered."

The two of them headed towards Huainan in a very chic manner. There were 8000 people when they left the city, but in the end there were only two people left, and they were very lucky because they had just escaped a catastrophe.

Li Hongmao didn't care about the life or death of those soldiers at all. As long as he lived, he was better than anything else.Of course, he didn't care how he explained it after he went back, because the ambush they encountered from Zong Xin would have ended the same for everyone, and they might not have been able to save their lives. It was already considered amazing that he could save his life this time, and he could even take out To show off.

Of course, Zhang Bo is still a shameless person, he will never bring this matter out, but Li Hongmao's two hundred and five is not sure.He may also think that this is a very interesting and worth showing off, and it is not easy to escape from Zong Xin's hands.

Zhang Bo can only sigh about this matter, Li Hongmao is too two hundred and five years old, but he is the second highness of the dynasty after all, besides Li Hongji, he is the most qualified to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor, if something happens to Li Hongji accidentally... then big Tang Jiangshan is even more hopeless.

Zhang Bo was still thinking about another thing, how he could connect with the Third Highness Li Congjia.It is necessary to tell Li Congjia that he knows that he is not blind, and this is what Master Zongxin told himself, and he will secretly help him ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Although Li Jing is not too old now, preparations for this kind of thing must be started as early as possible.After all, Datang Jiangshan couldn't give Li Hongji and Li Hongmao two idiots, and the third prince had to hit the throne with one blow and directly seize the throne.

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(End of this chapter)