The First Marquis of Leisure

"Kill them! Kill all the traitors!"

The people raised their hands and shouted, their voices rising in waves.

The people from the Marquis's residence who had been brought over were all pinned to the ground, and a group of executioners had already raised their sharp cleavers.

Bai Xinghe was pinned to the execution platform and bound in a net.

Because the later execution by slow slicing will involve cutting the flesh piece by piece according to the mesh of the net.

"It's noon, execute him!"

The executioner stood up and shouted at the executioners.

Bai Xinghe swallowed hard, watching the executioner approach him.

He wondered to himself, "Could I have made a mistake?"

Could it be that I've just been reborn and am really going to be executed by slow slicing?

Has the cheap dad really messed up?

"Spare his life!"

Just at this critical moment, a roar came from afar, echoing through the sky.

"I am Bai Heng, a subordinate general under General Bai. Who dares to kill my young master!"

The sudden roar drew everyone's attention.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man in armor riding a warhorse at high speed!

Upon hearing that it was Bai Heng, Bai Xinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief and burst into laughter.

He knew he was safe; his deduction was correct!

"Release my young master immediately!"

Bai Heng rode his warhorse straight onto the execution ground and immediately cut down several armored soldiers with a single stroke.

"presumptuous!"

Immediately, many ministers stepped forward.

"You are but a lowly subordinate officer, yet you dare to trespass on the execution ground! You deserve death!"

"Guards, seize Bai Heng immediately and behead him!"

At Li Taibei's command, the Imperial Guards moved out and quickly surrounded Bai Heng at the execution ground.

Bai Heng, having gone through countless wars with Bai Tianque, was naturally not afraid of the Imperial Guards.

He had only one thing on his mind: to obey Bai Tianque's orders.

"Bai Heng, His Majesty is here! How dare you, a traitorous minister, act so presumptuously? You've come at the perfect time! Kneel down and accept your death immediately!"

Bai Heng glanced around and then noticed Zhao Tianhe.

Without hesitation, he knelt down respectfully and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."

Zhao Tianhe remained expressionless, his voice cold, and asked, "Bai Heng, you have failed in your duty to the Emperor. I entrusted you with the entire nation's military strength, and not only have you been defeated, but you have also surrendered and betrayed the country!"

"If I do not exterminate the entire Marquis's family and their nine generations of relatives today, how can I face my ancestors!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Heng immediately understood.

Just as Bai Tianque had worried, the enemy's strength was not to be feared; what was truly frightening were the political enemies in the court!

"Bai Heng, kneel down and accept your death immediately!"

Li Taibei shouted angrily.

"Hahaha!" Bai Heng suddenly laughed loudly, completely disregarding Li Taibei.

Then he suddenly drew his sword and cut the net binding Bai Xinghe.

Bai Xinghe, now free, smiled with relief, looking completely at ease.

"Uncle Heng!"

Bai Heng immediately asked with concern, "Young Master, are you alright?"

"Uncle Heng, I'm fine. If you had arrived any later, something really serious would have happened."

Bai Heng looked at Bai Xinghe with approval. A few days ago, he had followed Bai Tianque's secret orders and returned to the capital immediately.

They didn't dare to delay for even a moment along the way, and it took them seven horses to finally arrive.

As soon as we entered the capital city, we heard about what had happened at the Marquis's residence.

Especially after learning that the unruly playboy had actually stormed into the palace in armor and wielding a long sword to break off the engagement and castrate Li Yuan.

Bai Heng wondered if there was a mistake; the young master Bai Xinghe in his memory was definitely not this bold.

But later, when he heard that the emperor had ordered Bai Xinghe to be executed by slow slicing and that the entire Hou family would be exterminated.

Bai Heng was seething with anger, wishing he could get to the capital immediately.

"Young master, it seems even the general has misunderstood you all along. I never expected you to have such courage and decisiveness. Very good!"

Bai Heng patted Bai Xinghe's shoulder heavily and gave him a look that said, "Leave the rest to me!"

Bai Xinghe smiled and said, "Uncle Heng, you must be exhausted from your journey back to the capital from the border. Let me handle this!"

The two of them were chatting away, ignoring everyone else present.

Zhao Tianhe and many ministers were furious!

"Guards! What are you all standing there for? Seize Bai Heng immediately!"

Li Taibei was also furious and roared at the armored soldiers.

"Ha!" Bai Xinghe shouted coldly, glaring at the armored soldiers charging towards him, and roared, "I've said it before, no one can kill me today!"

"Your Majesty, aren't you curious about what news my Uncle Heng has brought back from his long journey back to the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianhe, who was originally filled with rage and murderous intent, paused for a moment.

"Useless trash! No matter what news Bai Heng brings, today I, this young master, will crush your skull and feed it to the dogs!"

"That's right, Bai Xinghe, everyone in your Marquis's mansion must die!"

Li Yuan and Chen Ping, along with a group of scions of powerful families, shouted fiercely, without thinking much about the consequences.

"You brat, so what if your servants from the Marquis's mansion came? Even if you had come during the day, you would still be doomed, and no one could save you!"

Chen Feng, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also jumped in to add fuel to the fire.

Bai Xinghe completely ignored the group of people, put his hands behind his back, and stared directly at Zhao Tianhe.

"Your Majesty, my father annihilated the elite forces of Great Yan in one battle, forcing the allied forces of the six kingdoms to scatter like birds and beasts. This victory can bring at least ten years of peace to the borders of Great Zhao!"

"I have been specially ordered to return to the capital immediately to deliver this good news!"

These words shocked the entire audience!

What?

Impossible. Didn't they say that during the day, the army was defeated, defected, and betrayed the country?

"Your Majesty, what my young master said is all true. The general ordered the entire army to lie in wait for more than half a month, deliberately showing weakness, just to create the illusion that the food supplies were exhausted and lure the enemy deeper into the territory."

"When I was ordered to return to the capital, General Bai had already personally ordered the three armies to carry only three days' rations, to prepare food in advance, and to decisively defeat the enemy!"

Bai Heng was shocked and puzzled as he glanced at Bai Xinghe. He didn't understand how Bai Xinghe knew these specific battle details.

But after Bai Heng revealed the truth, the entire room fell into a deathly silence!

Immediately afterwards, the people who had been shouting to devour the flesh and blood of the Marquis's family members began to celebrate.

"Good, good, good! General Bai truly deserves to be called the God of War who protects our Great Zhao!"

"I knew General Bai had spent his life on the battlefield; how could he possibly desert in the face of battle? Haha!"

However, Li Taibei and his cronies nearly fainted upon hearing this news.

"Lord Li, wasn't there a secret report confirming that Bai Tianque's troops were defeated and betrayed the country?"

"Lord Li, if what Bai Heng says is true, and we fail to return to the capital by daytime, he will surely come after us and demand an explanation."

Ministers Chen Feng and others looked grim and huddled around Li Taibei, grumbling in hushed tones.

They couldn't believe it, they dared not believe it would turn out this way.

Especially Li Yuan, Chen Ping and other scions of prominent families, their pupils widened, and a sense of fear rose in their hearts.

"Good!" Zhao Tianhe immediately turned from anger to joy!

"Bai Qing has indeed lived up to my expectations!"

Then Zhao Tianhe walked directly to the execution ground and came to Bai Xinghe.

"Xinghe, I only killed you in a fit of anger. Now that Great Zhao has won, this is a great joy, and I do not wish to see bloodshed!"

"But you have shown disrespect to the imperial authority, so I have no choice but to punish you. How about I fine the Marquis's household half a year's salary?"

Hearing this, Bai Xinghe couldn't help but laugh.

This is Zhao Tianhe trying to save face.

But he couldn't show it, so he had no choice but to seize the opportunity and quickly kowtow in gratitude: "Thank you for your divine grace, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!" Li Taibei exclaimed anxiously and rushed over to dissuade him.

Zhao Tianhe waved his hand and said, "Minister Li, don't say anything more. Let's just leave it at that."

After saying this, Zhao Tianhe immediately led his guards and officials away from the execution ground.

Seeing this, Bai Xinghe sneered.

He glanced at Li Yuan, Chen Ping, and other scions of prominent families who were trying to slip away.

"stop!"

Bai Xinghe quickly caught up with them: "Did I say you could leave?"