MTL - To Four Thousand Years Later-Chapter 19 You play tactics with a dirty heart

[Main quest one day grants kingship, progress update]

[Current progress: prevent Adonijah from anointing himself as king at the rock altar of Zohile (completed); make the oath of "I will not kill you with swords" in front of Adonijah (completed); do not violate Kill the rebels under the premise of all oaths (1/3)] [You successfully detected the demon spell (Baal): Lightning Strike]

Lightning strike...

Solomon thought about it.

This spell might have special uses.

Although Solomon didn't expect that the weak Adonijah who was roasted by the fire would fall into the fire and commit suicide because of his loud drink. But fortunately, being scared to death at least doesn't count as breaking the oath...

However, Adonijah died so easily, which was indeed beyond his expectation. Solomon once regarded Adonijah, who was in control of the Israeli army, as a strong enemy, and even spent a lot of energy on him, planting many dark lines on him, which was enough to deal with all situations.

For example, before Solomon returned to the city of Jerusalem, if Adonijah was smart enough to send troops to strangle Solomon immediately after returning to the city, Solomon could only flee, forcing Adonijah to come and hunt him down—and at that time, Adonijah's dislocated breastbone would be his death talisman.

Long-distance raids, strenuous exercise, mood swings, plus Solomon's sudden surprise and possible traps are enough to kill him.

And if Adonijah doesn't come in person, it's easier—Solomon has almost absolute confidence in convincing Joab. Because Solomon could see that Joab was a man with a strong desire for power and pride. He didn't obey Adonijah, but thought Adonijah was easy to control.

He did not participate in the assassination of Solomon, did not show hostility towards Solomon, and even surrendered himself to Jerusalem after the incident—this all showed that he did not want to offend Solomon, and still planned to leave a way out for himself to save his life.

Therefore, if Joab thought that Solomon was more supportive of the army than Donijah, and even took the initiative to swear that he was willing to divide power, it would not be impossible for him to defect.

Even if it is the worst possibility, that is, failure to persuade Joab, Solomon can use the power of the demon **** to silence all the pursuers, and then wait for Adonijah to die of a lung infection before returning.

He inquired first. Abigail's healing was better than that of the priests. Wounds she healed did not ooze pus—meaning the priests of Israel could not clear wounds from infection.

And the riverside soil that Solomon used as "ointment" will contain tiny insects and ant eggs in early spring. In addition, it was suffocated for half an hour in the animal skin bag containing raw salted fish for a long time when it was wet by Solomon, so that the contaminated soil was applied to the exposed wound, and then the wound was directly healed. A small amount of soil was buried in the In the meat, it is enough to bury the hidden danger of killing Adonijah.

The so-called embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant's nest-whether it is a stretcher or dirt, every little suggestion made by Solomon is enough to kill.

Adonijah, who couldn't even beat the original Solomon, can't beat the current Solomon MK2, which is a matter of course. After all, this is an absolute gap in knowledge, intelligence, and even plug-ins.

"There are two left..."

Solomon whispered.

The prophet Nathan heard the words and looked over at Solomon.

"My king, what are you worried about?"

He approached Solomon on crutches, looked ahead and asked softly, "Is it Baal's problem?"

"Ah, it's probably there."

Solomon nodded slightly: "Baal is indeed a big problem...but it is easy to solve. I am not thinking about her now."

"So, is it Joab?"

Nathan asked, "And...the priest Abiathar?"

"Yes," Solomon replied flatly, "I will not violate the oath made by King David. Now that Adonijah is dead, there are only two people left who participated in the rebellion. I don't intend to keep them."

"Your decision is correct, my king. If someone rises up from among the people to kill you, it will not be to kill you alone, but to kill the whole of Israel."

Nathan chuckled, lowered his head and said softly, "Abiathar's words, I can share your worries. When you want to kill him, you only need to exile him on the charge of treason, and he is not allowed to return to Israel in this life." That's it. I will follow him and **** him...until he leaves the border."

"Thanks then, Nathan."

Solomon smiled gently: "It's not okay to leave this matter to Benaiah. Thanks to you...then Joab will be handed over to me."

"Solomon, David is dead now."

At this moment, the virgin Abishag suddenly said in a clear voice: "His lifespan has reached its limit. Therefore, when I sign a contract with you, my contract with him will be terminated."

"That's it."

Solomon said softly, closing his eyes and thinking.

When the group returned to Israel again, the body of King David who died with a smile was found by Bathsheba and the inner guards of the king's city.

Under the guidance of the priest Zadok, David was buried by Solomon in the valley of Mount Zion.

During the seven days after Solomon returned to Jerusalem, Solomon sent people to send more and more food to Joab, and asked him to eat and drink well every day—it was obviously such a friendly words and deeds, but Joab felt more and more flustered .

On the seventh day, Solomon sent people to send Joab an extremely rich food. There were two lambs, one boiled and the other burned, and wine was sent. But the words Solomon sent to Joab changed.

That sentence was extremely brief, but it made Joab tremble.

The man said, "King David has been dead for seven days."

— Sure enough, Joab escaped from prison.

Holding the captured sword in his hand, he killed many people along the way. It wasn't until he fled into the tent in Jerusalem that the pursuers led by Benaiah gave up their pursuit.

Benaiah stood outside the tent, not knowing what to do. So he returned to Solomon's inner palace and asked Solomon for instructions.

"My king..."

Benaiah said with some hesitation: "Something went wrong. Joab escaped from prison... and killed many people along the way."

"His escape from prison is a contempt for the law; murder is the shedding of other people's blood. This is Joab's new sin."

Solomon said calmly, "You should bring me back Joab's head, not the news. Or, has he escaped from Israel?"

"Not really. He's in Jerusalem."

The young warrior Benaiah said hastily: "But he is in the tent of the Lord, holding on to the altar, seeking shelter..."

According to the laws of Israel, the sword was not to be used and blood was not to be seen inside the tabernacle. When offering sacrifices, the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats was sprinkled on the altar outside the tabernacle, and the fat was burned to form a peace offering.

And if the blood was spilled in the tent, it would be a death penalty. Not to mention killing people from inside the tent...

If Joab was to be killed, he had to wait for him to leave the altar. But Benaiah yelled outside for a long time, but Joab couldn't come out alive.

But hearing this, Solomon couldn't help laughing.

He was waiting for this opportunity. Opportunity to weaken the deterrent power of Israel's traditional law...

"No, Benaiah. The law doesn't have to be interpreted that way."

Solomon said calmly, "The Lord also said that whoever comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die. Only priests can enter and leave the tent... Do you think Joab is a priest?"

"No, my king."

Benaiah said with certainty: "He is definitely not a priest."

"So, is he dead?"

Solomon asked again.

His words made Binaya hesitate.

Logically speaking, the moment Joab entered the tent, he should have been struck dead by lightning...

In any case, Joab was indeed in the tabernacle but still not dead...

"He'll be struck by lightning, Benaya. He's not dead now because he still has a reason not to die."

Solomon said calmly: "During the time of King David, Joab killed two alternate marshals who would take over his position, and now you will take over his position as marshal—he died because he killed the new marshal, so you should Killed by the new marshal. You are what he deserves."

"In this case…"

Solomon's words made Benaiah shaken.

But Solomon's last words completely made Benaiah give up all his worries: "I will go with you, Benaiah. First kill him with a knife from the tent, and then come out and shout to the people that Joab is dead." .”

"After that, divine thunder will come from the sky and burn his body to pieces—"

Solomon clanged forcefully and said to Binayah, "He didn't die from being struck by the thunder, because he was killed by the sword."

"—You are his retribution!"