"Master Zhang, please forgive me. Please also speak a few words for me in front of His Highness. I did not obey His Highness's orders and started the war without authorization. This was a miscalculation of my own strength. But now that the war has begun, Your Highness, please put aside the past grudges. If you do not support me now, the Longchuan Tusi will most likely win this war. In the end, my territory and I will be in His Highness's hands. By then, his power will be even greater, and it may be even more difficult for the Tang Dynasty to get involved in this area."
Tusi Adu did not admit his own fault, but instead talked about some other things. He also wanted to avoid the important issues and was unwilling to take the responsibility of the second young master's affairs. At the same time, he also used this to test Zhang Jiuli to see if they really knew that the second young master's death was related to himself.
"Master Tusi is such a good chatterbox. Do you think you can deceive people with what you did? I don't want to play dumb with you. You must have done what happened to the Second Young Master. My daughter is going to be a widow again. Both of my daughters are widowed. This is no small matter. Master Tusi should give me an explanation and give an explanation to His Highness."
Zhang Jiuli said with a cold face. He knew that his status was not high. Even if he threatened the other party, the other party might not take him seriously. But it was different with His Highness in Chengdu City. He was the third most important figure in the Tang Dynasty and had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command. If you didn't take him seriously, then you were too arrogant and you wouldn't know how you would die.
Now that things have come to this, it means that the people down the mountain already know everything. Even if Tusi Adu tries to hide it, he probably won't be able to conceal this matter.
The room fell into silence, and Tusi Adu didn't know how to explain this matter. He thought he had kept it secret enough, but he didn't expect that people down the mountain still knew the news. They were afraid of the investigation ability of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"What does Your Highness want to explain?"
Half an incense stick of time passed before Adu Tusi said this. The most precious thing about tonight's meeting was time. It could be said that every second was extremely precious. However, Zhang Jiuli still did not urge this guy. If you made a mistake, you had to admit it first. So even though time was precious tonight, Zhang Jiuli still sat there obediently. He could not speak first.
"Your Highness doesn't want this to happen again. We could have assisted you a few days earlier. We didn't send troops here as a punishment. You should know how many people you've lost in the past few days. If something like this happens again, you might not even need to keep your head."
Zhang Jiuli's face was expressionless when he said this, but Tusi Adu was furious. "We are partners, not superiors or subordinates. What do you mean by that? Do you hold my life in your hands?"
"Master Zhang, don't you think you're going too far? This is my military camp. If I'm unhappy, Master Zhang, there's no way you'll leave this camp. If you really want to fight to the death, do you think you can get away with it?"
Tusi Adu put his hand on his knife. To put it bluntly, this guy didn't have much ability. If Master Sun was still alive, perhaps the whole thing would not have ended like this. It was a pity that he killed his most important adviser.
"Does my life or death matter? I'm not afraid to tell you that I committed a serious crime down the mountain. Your Highness has exiled my entire family to the frontier. If you want to threaten me with my life or death, I advise you to forget it. What exactly is your situation now? Don't you know it? You must be in a dilemma. Without Your Highness's support, you can count on your death now."
Zhang Jiuli blew the tea leaves slowly, without a trace of nervousness on his face. The slower he was, the more embarrassing it would be for Tusi Adu. No one in the whole mountain would dare to do this, because Tusi Adu was the second in command of the whole mountain after all. It was very easy for him to take someone's life, especially in his military camp.
But at this moment, Tusi Adu did not dare to take the life of the person in front of him. Zhang Jiuli was right. Apart from Li Xiang, no one else on the mountain could support him. The other two Tusi did not express their opinions, but they withdrew all their troops. There were not many people outside. They wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the tigers.
The strength of the Longchuan Tusi did suffer some losses, but his overall strength was much greater than that of the Adu Tusi. Moreover, the Longchuan Tusi also had the advantage of terrain. As long as the war continued, the chances of the Longchuan Tusi winning would become greater and greater. On the other hand, the morale of the Adu Tusi had begun to decline after a long period of siege.
"Do you really think you can defeat me? It's just a matter of life and a scar the size of a bowl on my head. At worst, I'll perish with you. Of course, there will be no good outcome for me, but your life is in my hands right now. I only need to move my lips lightly, and your life will be here."
Tusi Adu was still unwilling to admit defeat. He did not want to become a pawn. Although Li Xiang was in a high position, he also wanted to have a certain say. If he lost his say now, Tusi Adu would definitely not agree.
"Then go ahead and do it. I've made it very clear just now. I thought you understood what I meant, but who knew you still didn't? I don't care if I live or die. Just let your men do it. It's nothing more than a fight to the death. I'm already like this, how could it get any worse? Killing me is like saving me. His Highness knows I died for him and will never make things difficult for my family, but you'd better think clearly about your future."
Zhang Jiuli happily stretched his head and made a gesture of wiping his neck. If you really kill me, it means that my family can survive. This is a great opportunity. In fact, Zhang Jiuli is now hesitant. If I can't handle this matter well, my family will also be in trouble. It would be better to be killed by the person in front of me now. Perhaps the situation will be different...
