Chapter 187 The Iron-blooded Emperor's Palm
In late spring in April, cherry trees, apricot trees, peach trees and pear trees bloom one after another.
The occasional falling raindrops also carry the sweetness and tenderness of flowers.
After Feng State had prepared everything, it officially launched an expedition to the east to attack Xiao State.
Ji Junze still supervised the battle personally.
The difference is that this time there was no little white cat that needed looking after in the palace, so Zifeng also went along.
His task was to take care of Haoshili.
Both of them were eunuchs serving the monarch and would not attract any attention.
At most, it would make outsiders think that Ji Junze trusts his two close eunuchs very much.
This is much safer than letting Shi Li stay in the palace and leaving heavy guards.
Based on Ji Junze's style of doing things, Shi Li was very sure that if she stayed in the palace, it would not be much different from being in jail.
Therefore, pretending to be a eunuch was indeed the best decision she had ever made.
Alas...she was probably destined to be a eunuch.
The two rulers of the Xiao State were both incompetent and extravagant. During their reign, they plundered the people on a large scale, causing public resentment in the country.
When the people knew that Feng State was attacking, they would not try their best to resist, and half of them voluntarily raised their hands and surrendered.
In just a few months, Ji Junze led a large army and directly attacked the Xiao Kingdom's palace.
Before the city was broken, the king of Xiao fled with his beauties and treasures, but he was caught by the Li army who took advantage of the situation and broke in from another direction.
The king of a country officially became a prisoner of the State of Li and was forced to sign a contract to sell half of the country's cities.
When the news reached Ji Junze, his face turned gloomy.
The tens of thousands of troops behind him would never agree to let Li Guo take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits.
Unexpectedly, Li Guo’s attitude this time was very tough.
Prince Hai, who led the troops, even said arrogantly that Feng State did not dare to compete with him.
The Prince Hai who led the troops was the son of the King of Li State, 25 years old. He had previously been known to be impulsive and lustful, but surprisingly he was both brave and resourceful when leading troops into battle.
However, facing the army of Ji Junze and Fengguo, it is not certain that they can gain an advantage.
At this time, Feng State had successively captured Su State and Xiao State, and its momentum was high. All the generals and soldiers wanted to send troops to Li State again to put a damper on Prince Hai's arrogance.
Before Ji Junze gave the order to march, the envoy of Li State asked for a meeting outside the tent.
The messenger brought a letter written by Prince Hai himself. The tone of the letter was arrogant. He said that he and Ji Junze had been friends for a long time and invited him to meet for a chat.
Gongzi Hai was just the son of a king, but he dared to let Ji Junze go to see him. He was extremely arrogant.
The envoy of the State of Li had to be thankful that there was a custom in this era of "not killing envoys", otherwise he might not be able to walk out of Ji Junze's tent safely today.
"Meet me on the battlefield, or have him come to see me." It was impossible for Ji Junze to be angered by such a small figure. He directly replied to the messenger and ordered someone to send him away.
He gave Prince Hai a chance not because of his kindness, but because the soldiers of Feng State had been fighting for a long time and needed to rest and it would not be easy for them to continue fighting.
After a few days, the scouts who had been lurking in Li State brought back some news.
The reason why Gongzi Hai was so arrogant was mostly because there was a new beauty around him who kept instigating and whispering in his ear.
At the same time, a portrait of a beautiful woman was also sent back.
Zifeng took the scroll and slowly unfolded it in front of Ji Junze with a serious face.
Shi Li was standing nearby and saw it all clearly.
After seeing the familiar face in the painting, Shi Li looked at Ji Junze with a complicated expression.
Sure enough, there is no targeting without reason in this world.
Ji Junze noticed Shi Li's gaze, looked back at her silently, and then ordered Zifeng, "Send the scroll to Chu Jiang."
Killing people and punishing people is nothing more than that.
When Shi Li heard this, she silently wiped away a few bitter tears for the little fat boy in her heart.
The fat boy was obviously a man of sentimental character. After seeing the scroll and knowing the whole story, he would probably run to Ji Junze in shame and apologize.
Ugh……
After all, the person in the portrait is his sister whom he has always been worried about.
When Zifeng left with the scroll, Shi Li silently took two steps towards Ji Junze and looked at him with his head tilted.
"Or...you can ask Zifeng to send half a pound of Coptis chinensis when he delivers the painting." Let the little fat boy boil some water to drink to help him relieve his internal heat.
Ji Junze had a blank expression on his face, but when he heard these words, his lips curled up slightly. He raised his hand and took Shi Li's hand, casually pinching her fingers one by one.
The action is very similar to pinching the pink pads of a kitten.
Shi Li's cheeks flushed slightly, she angrily pulled her hand out, and then glared at Ji Junze.
This man is not honest at all. Not only does he always touch her, but he also always treats her like a kitten. Humph!