Chapter 569: Reunion in Jinyang (9)
Guo Shao didn't bother to explain and argue with him, because Lu Chengyong had already lifted the saber, and it was too late. He asked himself, Zhao Kuangyin's last scolding was really blind. Guo Shao felt that he still had sunshine in his heart, but if he was kind and noble in the world without asking the reason, he could not adapt to the world, and it was not in line with his human nature.
He had a competitive spirit, a certain desire to truly defeat a formidable enemy...... It is under this historical tide that the country is governed better and has greater achievements than the Song Dynasty! And Zhao Kuangyin is the best audience.
Guo Shao did think about letting him survive and watch the results. However, in fact, in the end, it could not achieve the effect that Guo Shao wanted, because Zhao Kuangyin did not know what the Zhao dynasty was like, and there was no comparison; Zhao Kuangyin will not really admit defeat in front of the enemy, and for a person who does not like the eye (Guo Shao), no matter what that person does, there is something to criticize in his eyes. Moreover, if Zhao Kuangyin lives too long, the risk is inevitable.
At this moment, Lu Chengyong roughly grabbed Zhao Kuangyin's bun and stabbed him in the neck without pausing at all.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't even scream, and a stream of blood rushed out of his punctured artery! Lu Chengyong had a head and a face, and his hands were full of blood. Killing people will indeed make you bloodied. The faces of the surrounding ministers and Zhao Kuangyin's brothers changed.
Zhao Kuangyin fell to the ground softly, his limbs were still twitching, and his eyes were wide open, but his gaze was already slackened.
Li Jixun, Shi Shouxin and the other three also stood there, staring at the ...... with round eyes The eldest brother they followed, who once thought it would be a big deal, was killed like this?! Their faces were as dead as ashes, and I am afraid that they were intuitively aware of their fate.
Guo Shao said coldly: "Cut off his head!" ”
Lu Chengyong grabbed Zhao Kuangyin's chin and dragged it up, slashed his neck with his right hand, and then picked up his foot and stepped on the back of the knife...... Lu Chengyong used to be a soldier of the Xiaodi Army (later changed to the Iron Cavalry Army), and he had been in battle for a long time, because at that time, the head could receive rewards, and he seemed to be very skilled in cutting the head. At this time, his upper body was covered with blood and minced flesh, similar to the appearance of the murderer who had just committed the crime.
Lu Chengyong lifted his head and showed it to Guo Shao bloodily. Confirmed dead...... No one can survive losing their heads, they simply can't die anymore.
At this moment, Guo Shao found that all his hatred for Zhao Kuangyin was gone. He was a little surprised, it is true that once a person dies, it is an effective way to resolve enmity. Guo Shao blurted out: "Now I have cleared up my grievances with him." ”
Then Guo Shao felt guiltless.
In fact, subconsciously thinking about it, Zhao Kuangyin is not guilty, he is just Guo Shao's enemy...... Killing an innocent person, Guo Shao still had no pressure, and he almost didn't feel it at all.
It's not that he has been a military general, so he is not a human, but: now there is no need to be punished for killing people! The fear, panic, and even the feeling of not being able to be reliable for the rest of your life after killing someone is not because you have done something wrong, not because you feel guilty because you have hurt the lives of your own people, but because you are afraid of being caught, and you are worried about your own situation.
When all these constraints and the calculation of natural righteousness have really disappeared, Guo Shao feels that killing people hardly feels much. Indeed, people have reached the highest position in the world, and can truly experience the ability to do whatever they want beyond all mortal rules! But he is still unwilling to kill people for the sake of something, and he really values human life.
Guo Shao ordered Zhao Kuangyin to be killed without blinking an eyelid, but he felt that he respected life very much.
Guo Shao breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, glanced at Li Jixun and the others, was already in high spirits at this time, waved his hand and said, "Pull it down and behead it." ”
"Whoa." Lu Chengyong beckoned the guards outside the account to come in and forcibly dragged the three out.
After a short time, three heads came in with a wooden plate and returned to Guo Shao, Guo Shao said: "Deal with the heads of Zhao Kuangyin and others, send them to Tokyo quickly, and send them to Empress Duanci to see." ”
Guo Shao took a long breath, got up from the upper chair, and strode out of the tent. He stood outside the account, a complex emotion welled up in his heart, and he didn't feel much pleasure after revenge, but he was really relieved in his heart. In addition to this, there are some unspeakable strangeness...... It was as if they had come from one road and had been following the road; But suddenly there is no way, the heavens and the earth are still continuing, but there is no ready-made road to follow, and you will feel a little uncomfortable.
Because, everything has changed since then, there can be no more Song Dynasty, and it is beyond recognition compared to the history that Guo Shao has known since childhood.
He frowned and looked up, his gaze stretching into the distance. There was a noise of soldiers and horses around, but the roaring cannons and the loud and fierce killing sounds of the previous days had stopped, and it was peaceful in all directions. Neither side launched a military operation.
At this time, Wang Pu and others also walked out. Zuo You opened his mouth and asked, "Is it really a five-day truce?" ”
Wang Pu was silent.
Guo Shao didn't hesitate, and immediately said: "The whole army will be repaired for five days." We still have to count when we speak, what does the king think? ”
Wang Pubai said: "The minister seconded the proposal. Five days will really increase the pressure on the deployment of Li Chuyun in the north, but whether His Majesty's public decree is trustworthy or not, the minister thinks it is even more important. ”
"Yes." Guo Shao nodded. I pondered in my heart...... This has a bearing on the prestige and credibility of his imperial power. Although it was originally a hostile country, and the other side did not have any retaliatory backhand, things such as faith and righteousness recognized by the world are not necessarily hypocrisy, but in the era when communication, system, and control cannot be refined, it is necessary to "educate the world", and some moral concepts should be used to maintain rules and order.
Guo Shao decided on this matter and continued to look at the Jinyang City Wall. The city wall of Jinyang is already mottled and messy, but the main body still stands at the end of the line of sight, with flags planted on it...... Looking at the city wall from the outside of the city, sometimes I feel that the road is very thin and fragile, and you have to go to the hole in the city gate wall or go up to the city wall to really see what is going on; Not a wall, but like a trapezoidal mountain, very wide!
He felt that there should really be no war in five days, and in such a situation, as long as the Zhou army did not attack, the Northern Han army might not provoke a war...... Their strategy should have been to hold the city to the death, stall for time, and wait for reinforcements from outside for the Liao army to relieve the siege.
Besides, the Northern Han mainly didn't value the five days of the truce, how could they be willing to betray Zhao Kuangyin? That incident still had an impact on the face of the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Zhao Kuangyin defected to the Northern Han from the enemy country.
Guo Shao retracted his gaze, turned back to Wang Pu and said, "The former camp military government has arranged all the departments and issued detailed military orders. The various armies took turns to repair, but they still had to stay on duty in each battalion, and they should not relax their vigilance. ”
Wang Pu hugged his fists and said: "The minister obeys the order." ”
Guo Shao said: "The siege is suspended, but other military affairs cannot be stopped. ”