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Ma Zhong's hypocritical behavior made Li Li feel very disdainful and said in a deep voice: "I only ask three questions, and I will just answer according to the truth. If I have any words to hide, I will not mind giving you a promise!"

A murderous words made the generals' expressions change drastically, and they focused their eyes on Ma Zhong in a row, either sympathizing, doubting or pity. The eyes were very complicated, but in the end they all expressed one meaning: I can't help you, please be blessed.↖

It is true that although the generals standing at the door of the lobby are upright and willing to stand up for justice, this does not mean that they are all brave and unscrupulous men. On the contrary, these generals who have experienced many battles are soldiers who have been tempered by blood and fire, and are warriors who crawled out of the dead, and are also smart people. Otherwise, they would never survive now, and they would not be able to stand out and be named a marquis.

The conversation between Li Li, Xu Huang and Ma Zhong just now made them hear some clues and found many doubts from it, so they were skeptical about Ma Zhong's identity and origin just like Li Li.

The most important thing is that they have almost blind admiration for their lord Li Li, and never doubt whether Li Li's words are correct. Every word Li Li said is a golden word for them, a command, and never refuses. Perhaps, in their opinion, rejection means resisting orders and not following them, which is a taboo for those who are ministers.

Therefore, Li Li said that Ma Zhong's identity is suspicious, so Ma Zhong's identity must be fake, because the lord Li Li will not be wrong, and Ma Zhong will definitely be wrong. As for the matter they jointly advised to make progress before, it was purely a move that was forced to put it on the shelves and was forced to do nothing.

In fact, they had received secret letters from Chang'an before, and the people who wrote the letters were all trusted officials around Li Li, who was of high status and powerful. In addition, they were closely related to their personal interests, so they spoke the word "Personal Li" and strongly advised Li Li to be promoted to the throne of the Nine Five. Even with the support of the civil and military officials in Chang'an behind them, they were still trembling and uneasy, fearing that they would accidentally anger Li Li. At that time, they would have to hold the jar for the officials in Chang'an, and they could not bear it and prepared to welcome Li Li's anger. Fortunately, Li Li agreed without any danger. They successfully passed the test and everyone was happy.

There is a sudden change now. Li Li actually approached Ma Zhong, who had just entered the military camp for only two months, and expressed his doubts about his identity in public. Faced with an emergency, the generals naturally stood on the side of his lord, and firmly supported Li Li's judgment with a clear and firm stand, and even if it was a mistake, they had to support it unconditionally. His lord said that Ma Zhong's identity was fake, so it didn't matter if it was a false one. Anyway, Li Li said it right. No matter how Ma Zhong defended it, it was in vain. Li Li's words were the conclusion, saying that you were fake is fake. True and false are fake. If you don't agree, do you bite me?

It is worth mentioning that the reason why the generals are so sure that their lords will not be wrong is that Li Lili is very accurate in seeing people. He is well-known in the world for knowing people and servicing people. However, Li Li has not looked for anyone among the more than 30 generals, but he just called Ma Zhong, which is enough to show that Ma Zhong has a problem. Otherwise, why not call others?

Although Ma Zhong tried his best to remain calm in front of everyone, his brows, which was beating a few times, showed that he was extremely uneasy in his heart. Perhaps he was as calm as water on the surface, but the storm in his heart was the true portrayal of him. He thought he was not in his expression, and this expression could be hidden from everyone around him, including Li Li in front of him; in fact, he was deceiving himself. All the generals and Li Li saw that he was extremely nervous at the moment, obviously fearing death. Only he himself was still in the dark and felt good about himself.

After all, Ma Zhong is still too young, and his experience and experience need to be improved. He lacks experience, his cunning and cultivation are far from enough, and he can't escape the careful observation of Li Li and his generals. Little did he know that at this moment, the experienced old foxes standing beside him, and there was no good at all. But no one pointed it out and just stood by and watched, waiting for Ma Zhong to answer the questions raised by Li Li. Whether he dared to accept the question, he answered the questions raised by Li Li directly.

Seeing that he could not escape, Ma Zhong was silent for a while and nodded slightly and said respectfully: "The General asked, I should answer truthfully. However, it is limited to three questions. Please keep your promise and never go back on your word."

"You are so bold!" Before Ma Zhong finished speaking, Xu Huang scolded him, and then said indignantly: "No one in the world knows anyone. My lord has made a promise in the region. Has there ever been a thing of going against his word in more than ten years? But you are ignorant and judge a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Do you think that everyone in the world is as clever as you, but without trust?" It goes without saying that Xu Huang is still resentful about Ma Zhong's deceiving identity and origin, and believes that Ma Zhong is a man without faith. This time, he took advantage of the issue and vented his anger.

Li Li raised his hand and signaled that Xu Huang would not say much, and then smiled calmly: "If Gu had expected it was good, you came from a prominent family, had a generation of officials from generation to generation, had a lot of knowledge, and read classics. You are twenty-four years old and have eight brothers in your family. You are the second son. Are Gu's words sure?"

"Ah!" Ma Zhong was shocked when he heard this, looked up at Li Li's smiling face in shock, and said in disbelief: "How do you know this? Uh, I'm sorry, the general is so elegant, please forgive me."

"It's okay, it's okay, hehehe!" Li Li waved his hand with a smile, and the smile on his face became more and more intense and bright, and he smiled: "Although you didn't answer Gu's question positively, your panic expression told Gu that I was not wrong. This is the first question. Let's not talk about whether Gu broke his promise for the time being, but you did not answer the question positively. Forget it this time, I won't be the case."

Speaking of this, Li Li paused and without waiting for Ma Zhong to express his opinion, he continued: "At the end of the Sili War, in order to avoid the war, your father left his post without permission. After resigning, his family moved to Liyang. After only two years of stable life, he unexpectedly started again, and Liyang became the main battlefield. So your father and brother stayed in Jizhou. Only you will return to your hometown with two younger brothers, and then defect to Cui Yan, the governor of Bingzhou, because your father and Cui Yan are old friends."

While speaking, Li Li raised his hand to signal Ma Zhong, who was about to speak up and said unhappy, and said with displeasure: "You don't have to rush to speak. Gu did not ask questions. You don't need to answer. Just listen patiently."

After a brief pause, Li Li continued: "The reason why you are reluctant to become an official is not that you don't want to become an official, but that you are worried that someone will harm you. And you chose to live in Cui Yan's mansion because of the most dangerous place and the safest luck mentality, thinking that hiding under the noses of the enemy's family will definitely avoid his eyes and ears. This is what is called dark under the light. In fact, if you succeed, he did not find you, and he didn't even know that you were hiding in the provincial capital.

Until he led his army to leave Bingzhou, you immediately asked Cui Yan to recommend you to an official position and to vote under Xu Huang's tent. Because Gongming was loyal and righteous, he was an elder, he was a rare kind and righteous gentleman among military generals. However, Cui Yan advocated recommending you to Gu, for fear that you would cast your jewels secretly and bury all your talents, but you were not grateful and stubborn. In the end, Cui Yan saw that you had decided, so he fulfilled your wishes and refused to surrender to nobles to introduce you to Xu Huang. Is Gu's words true?"

After hearing Li Li's words, Ma Zhong's face was ashes, his eyes were full of despair. He stared straight at Li Li's eyes, his figure was stunned for a while. After a long silence, he whispered in a low voice: "What the General said is not bad at all. But there is still something unknown below. I would like to ask the General for advice. I wonder if it is possible?"

Li Li nodded and said, "You want to ask, why do you know the whereabouts of your three brothers? Do you suspect that Cui Yan secretly reported the matter?"

Ma Zhong nodded slightly: "That's right. Please tell the general the truth so that I can know the whole story, otherwise I will die with my eyes open."

Li Li smiled faintly and shook his head and said, "I have to say that although you are not old, you are very suspicious. You have never trusted others. Even if the other party is your father's best friend, you have never trusted him. Well, for Gu, there is indeed no need to hide anything. You are not enough to pose a threat to me, Li Li. This matter has nothing to do with Cui Yan, and no one has reported to Gu. The reason why Gu knows this is because you have never left Gu's sight."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ma Zhong, Xu Huang and others were in an uproar, but Li Li said that they did not pause: "In the late period of the Sili War, the defeated princes retreated to Hanoi County, and then the entire Hanoi area was in chaos, with chaos and thieves rampant. In just half a month, all the aristocratic families and powerful people were looted, including your family. Not only that, your family has been officials for generations, and they are the most famous family in Hanoi County. Therefore, the chaos and thieves under the tents of the princes in each town were staring at your family and took action to rob, so that thousands of chaos troops rushed into the mansion overnight. In the end, the mansion that had been under the leadership of hundreds of years was burned and the family was destroyed.

Afterwards, your four younger brothers died in a melee, hundreds of tribes were killed, nearly a thousand entourages, servants and tenants were spared, only your father and your four brothers survived, and then rushed to Liyang because there was still the property of your family. Two years later, you finally found out the truth and learned that only a small part of the chaotic army was the defeated soldiers under the tents of the princes in each town, and the remaining more than 3,000 were soldiers under Teng Xiao, so they recorded the great revenge on Teng Xiao.

No, to be precise, all the great revenge of your Sima family is recorded on me, Li Li. However, you are unable to seek revenge on me, so you have to settle for the second best and pass on the deep revenge to Teng Xiao."

Speaking of this, Li Li stepped over the threshold, walked to the stone steps under the eaves, and sighed softly: "In the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, about 400% of the princes, nobles and famous families were concentrated in Sili. Without uprooting these mixed family forces, no one could truly occupy Sili. Therefore, the root of the Sili War lies in this.

How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed? With your intelligence and talent, how can you not understand such a simple truth?”

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