Accompanied by Cui Shuangcheng's stern questioning, the four solemn guards outside the hall suddenly turned around and stepped out, pulled their swords several inches, and made a move to attack. Their purpose was not only to put pressure on Li Ling, but also to warn Yang Zhen and the others standing in front of the hall, so that they would not move without any action.

With this action, the dozen soldiers waiting in front of the yard not far away also turned around and stared at this side with a scrutiny, expressing their intention to come and get people immediately. For a moment, the atmosphere became a little nervous, and it seemed that conflicts could occur at any time.

In this situation, Li Ling's expression did not change much, and he only owed his body slightly. He looked back at Cui Shuangcheng and said, "General Cui blamed me, this time, because I was indeed late. Not only that, nearly half of the military rations and materials I promised to deliver were also lost halfway, and I was indeed forced to the court..."

"If there is this, then your guilt will be even heavier! The person who came--" Cui Shuangcheng didn't expect Li Ling to be so real. He was happy and wanted to order him to be taken down. But as soon as he said, Li Ling quickly interrupted: "General Cui, wait, I haven't finished speaking yet. Although I came to escort grain this time and lost nearly half of my supplies, this was definitely not something that my subordinates and I refused to do our best. It was because they were attacked repeatedly on the road.

"From the local green forest bandits in Jinzhou blocking the road to the conspiracy and plot of the Luotian sect rebels, and then to the raid of the remaining Guirong troops... Although I dare not say that I have made any contribution, I have also taken everyone to fulfill my responsibilities. Not only did I save the military rations and supplies, but I also killed thousands of enemies. General Cui, if you have to convict us in this way, I will not accept it no matter what!"

Cui Shuangcheng stared at him with a deep look, and said in a stern tone: "You said you were attacked by enemy troops from all sides all the way? You also killed the enemy and protected the supplies? So in your opinion, you not only have no mistakes, but have made contributions?"

"I dare not assert whether this matter has been successful, but it is absolutely impossible to be a mistake." Li Ling looked as if he was taken for granted. "If the general still had doubts, he could go to our camp to investigate in person. There were still hundreds of prisoners there. If you asked them, you would know the truth."

"No need!" Cui Chengshuang waved his hand, "Li Ling, I have saved you face before. I plan to be gentle as long as you admit your mistake. I didn't expect that you were so bold to shirk your blame, and you dare to make up such an unrealistic statement!"

As he said that, he glared at the sight again and said in a hurry: "What kind of attacks on the thief along the way is just a lie you made up to cover up your fault and to encroach on your own private pockets. Do you really think that you don't know anything?

"Where is my Jinzhou? The green forest bandits dare to have the courage to rob military rations? As for the Luotian Sect and the Guirong people, it is even more joked. Although the former caused a disaster in the Central Plains, they have never been in trouble in the northern border. Why did they jump out again when they arrived here? The Guirong people have been killed by our army and they dare to come out? It would be fine if you deceived the ignorant people, but you dare to speak nonsense in front of me. What a courageous person!"

Li Ling did not express panic or angry expressions because of the change in the other party's attitude, but continued to calm down: "Everything that my official said is true. All the soldiers and civilians who came with me can prove it, as well as the captives in the camp..."

"It's just a means of deceiving superiors and concealing subordinates. Will you believe it? What kind of prisoners, I want me to say, are just a group of local people who have been killed by you and have made great contributions. Officials like you who are greedy and use their power for personal gain will have seen many people, but they dare to do anything in order to swallow public funds.

"I think I waited for the border generals to work hard to guard the northern border, but I was always deducted by you on food, money and supplies. Do you really think that the generals dare not deal with you and ask for justice for the soldiers under my command? Before, you had already sent moldy food as inferior. This time, this time, it almost caused our army to fail to attack Bazhou. It was really a great crime and deserve to be killed!

"Now not only do not think about making up for it, but it has become more and more serious. He swallowed half of the food and salary, and also tried to use such lies to make excuses. I don't have to rub the sand in my eyes, which will make you clear and honest, so that other officials in the court know what can't be done and what must be done well! Come!"

After saying this accusation, Cui Shuangcheng shouted without waiting for Li Ling to react. The four guards outside the door who were already ready to move immediately agreed and quickly pulled their swords to pounce on him. The guards in front of the courtyard also surrounded Yang Zhen and the others. As long as they had any abnormal movements, they would take action immediately.

Seeing the four people rushing towards him, Li Ling subconsciously dodged to the side and shouted loudly: "General Cui, where did you put the imperial court in this way? I am a fourth-rank, how could you take it just by saying you can take it?"

"As soon as you enter our army, everything should be done according to military law! Those who dare to resist will be killed without any quarrel!" The latter sentence was an order to his subordinates.

As soon as these words were said, more than ten guards inside and outside were more confident. They immediately drew their swords and used the knife to mount Li Ling's neck, while reaching out to hold him down.

Li Ling encountered the situation of the scholar encountering a soldier again. In front of these burly and strong guards, his small body was indeed unable to resist. He only took two steps back and was taken away. The sharp blade was placed directly on his neck, which could take his life at any time.

When someone wanted to control his hands, Li Ling quickly showed a golden token from his sleeve and shouted: "What do you think this is? How dare you be so rude to me, aren't you afraid of the court's blame?"

This gold medal was given by the emperor when he took over the military ration and was set up to make all the yamen in the court follow his order. Previously, Li Ling was in the capital and was unobstructed in the local area, and any yamen official had to bow his head in front of this card. Now, facing such a crisis, he once again showed this gold medal.

Sure enough, when he saw the five-clawed golden dragon representing the imperial power, even these border soldiers could not help but be a little vague. He stretched his hand halfway and shrank back, and even took the knife on his neck back. Li Ling even stared at Cui Shuangcheng and shouted: "General Cui, this is the gold medal that Your Majesty gave him. If you see him in person, don't you let them retreat?"

Cui Shuangcheng really didn't expect that Li Ling had such a big killer weapon. He thought he was a skilled person, but he hit the iron plate, which was difficult to deal with.

But immediately, he quickly realized that he had to fire the arrow on the string. When he retreated at this time, he would not only not be able to complete the prince's errand, but would bring endless trouble to himself. So it would be better to do it. Anyway, he had just made great contributions, and as long as he rudes and says nothing, he would not know anything, and the court could still deal with him for a dead person?

After his idea was settled, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "The general is not responsible for the orders of the outside king! This is in our army. Don't say that you only have such a gold medal. Even if you have the imperial edict, I can't spare you. Take him down!"

These four guards were all the confidants of Cui Cheng's confidants. Compared with the emperor, they were naturally more loyal to their generals, so they took action again without saying a word. One of them even waved it and was slashing Li Ling's arm.

Fortunately, the back of the knife was cut off, and Li Ling's arm was cut off without a single moment, but he screamed in pain. The gold medal immediately landed on the ground, and then they held it tightly.

Now, Yang Zhen was really panicked and immediately shouted: "Sir!" He drew his sword and wanted to come forward to rescue him.

But as soon as he moved, the soldiers and generals surrounding him also shouted: "Who dares?" The weapons in his hands were already facing each other, which meant that Yang Zhen would kill him on the spot. This was exactly what Cui Chengshuang wanted to see. Once Li Ling's people were confirmed to be counter-attacked, the subsequent things would be easier to operate.

Li Ling was already controlled at this time, but he was not honest and shouted: "General Cui, you are trying to inflict any harm on your part. You are killing me unjustly... The court will not let you do whatever you want, and Dong Shuai will not let you do anything randomly!"

These semi-threatening words were only exchanged for Cui Shuangcheng's sneer. It is really hard to guess what the court would react, but will Dong Shuai still take this immediate boss seriously after today?

Just when he was thinking about it, an extremely familiar and majestic voice suddenly sounded at the door of the hall: "Slow down, stop me!"

This shout came from the mouth of another personal guard who came with Li Ling.

Since he got here, no, it should be said that since he came out of the camp with Li Ling, this person has seemed extremely low-key. Whether walking and standing, he half-hung his head, hiding his entire face in the shadow of his helmet. In addition, Li Ling's cool robe almost everyone ignored this guard.

So even at this critical moment, Yang Zhen was pointed at by swords and guns, and only two people were staring at him. Seeing that he seemed to be frightened and did not move, they were too lazy to take action.

Until this moment, he suddenly spoke, and at the same time straightened his slightly hunched body, raised his head, and exposed his entire face, not only the soldiers next to him suddenly changed color, but even Cui Chengshuang's body shook suddenly and stared at him in disbelief. After a moment, he murmured: "You...Dong...Dong Shuai, why are you here?"

They really never dreamed that this governor of Jinzhou, the commander of the three armies of all their border soldiers, would appear in Bazhou City as Li Ling's guard, in this way, as Li Ling's guard, and appear in front of everyone.
Chapter completed!