When Cai Cong's words were not finished, Princess Yicheng had fallen on the prisoner car in tears, after so many years, someone finally had a very positive and objective evaluation of her Yang family's merits, instead of wanton smearing. She suddenly felt that she was so tired, blinded by hatred, marrying father and son in the Turks had already distorted her heart painfully, and now it was probably time to let go.

"Pharmacist Li, this palace orders you to bring the bottom set of clothes in the box of this palace, and this palace will bathe and change clothes. Prepare white silk for the palace again, after so many years, I miss my father so much, I want to see my father. ”

When Princess Yicheng talked about Emperor Wen of Sui, she was like a little girl going home in love.

"Minister...... Li Jing obeyed. ”

Li Jing couldn't help but reddened his eyes, this was the last time he would say goodbye to the Yang family as a courtier. He naturally knew what the clothes at the bottom of the box were for Princess Yicheng, which was the costume of the princess of the Sui Dynasty, and she was unwilling to see her father as a Turkic wife.

In the end, Princess Yicheng went, Li Jing personally hung the white silk, removed the stool for her, and watched her breath with her own eyes. This woman who has been making trouble behind Jieli's back, in addition to being extremely hateful, also makes people can't help but sympathize with her.

This is not a contradiction, just because a person has sinned so badly does not mean that people cannot sympathize with him, and sympathy for him does not mean that you have to forgive him.

Princess Yicheng died fiercely, she didn't embarrass Emperor Wen of Sui until she died, she just hoped that Cai Cong would intercede with Li Shimin and ask Li Shimin not to abuse Empress Xiao, who was a compassionate person. Cai Cong agreed, this is not necessary for him to care, Li Lao Er is very polite to Queen Xiao, not to mention that her younger brother Xiao Yu is Li Shimin's important minister, I heard that the old man lived to be more than eighty years old before dying.

This righteous death is admirable, Jieli is miserable, Cai Cong doesn't think he is good when there is no comparison, there is such a woman who died for her faith walking in front, Jieli is so bent and begging for mercy It is despised.

Cai Cong made a shackle for him, piled twenty catties of dead beef on it, and let him stand for four hours every day, Jieli finally cried for his father and begged for mercy, maggots crawled on his face, his neck was like a broken one, as long as the shackles were on his neck, he yelled like crazy, and he couldn't even beat him with a stick to stop.

As soon as he saw Cai Cong approaching, he knelt on the ground and sang the ballad of the grassland singing the praises of heroes, hoping that Cai Cong would not embarrass him again for his humble sake.

In this way, Cai Cong lost the mood to worry about him, a dog-like thing, and he didn't know that he was a prince to compete.

Seeing that Cai Cong no longer tossed Jieli, the others were relieved, I was really afraid that Cai Cong would not be able to control Jieli and kill Jieli, then Li Shimin would not be able to explain it at that time.

Li Ji walked over and patted Cai Cong's shoulder heavily and said, "That's right, what's the matter with a soft bone?" Isn't it more important to have so many serious things to do in the barracks than to torture him? ”

Cai Cong shrugged his shoulders and said: "Don't say it, I was just kidnapped to the grassland, and it would be good if I didn't have the right or the job and wasn't driven out by you." What else can I do! ”

He and Li Ji haven't seen each other for a long time, and in order to avoid suspicion after the Weishui Covenant, the two have met a few times during the court, and in private, they only symbolically send some gifts to each other during the New Year's holidays. Don't think that Li Shimin is really so generous, Cai Cong has a terrible brain, Li Ji not only has a brain but also military power, so after the first year, Li Ji led the army most of the time, and rarely in Chang'an.

"Don't talk nonsense, there are so many prisoners to dispose of, so many wounded to be treated, and so many small states to be appeased, you hurry up and pick one thing! Don't worry about him. ”

Li Ji rolled his eyes, people who have no power and no power are not like this, the entire military camp is the same as his family, if you want to go, you can go there, and even the land of the military Sima is like no one.

"Don't pick, those captives are raised first, and how to deal with them can only be decided after Your Majesty discusses with the civil officials. I have done everything I can to treat the wounded, and the rest is for the military doctors. As for those small countries...... Just take the sheep by the hand. ”

Li Ji's previous words sounded pretty good, but they were reasonable, but when it came to these small countries, Cai Cong's eyes became different and ferocious, and Li Ji immediately warned: "Don't come nonsense, the unrighteous teacher will lose, even if you win, you will be spurned by the world, forget it, you still go and watch your caravan!" Don't let them trap the soldiers, just those three melons and two dates, they are all exchanged for their lives, don't exploit them too ruthlessly. ”

"My caravan is a child, and I will be humiliated by going to see it, so I will not go. I'll go back to Chang'an today, and we'll see you at the celebration banquet. Cai Cong waved his hand and firmly said that he would not go, Li Ji glanced at him with disdain, he didn't do anything, but he took the lead, and now he is not afraid of being targeted?

However, he didn't say anything, just asked Cai Cong not to abuse Jieli again. He had so many things to do, he couldn't stay too long, and hurried out of the barracks with a dozen guards.

Meng Baolai limped on crutches, and now he could barely walk, coming out for a walk from time to time.

Cai Cong has never asked about Meng Baolai's beating until now, and Meng Baolai has not complained to Cai Cong about his grievances, which makes everyone feel strange.

The last group of the Cai family caravan left the barracks a month later, leaving with a large number of warriors' booty. When the soldiers took the place, they took everything, clothing, shoes, and supplies, even belts.

In the end, these things were sold to the caravan, and it was not to mention the bulky ones to bring back, so it was better to sell them directly, and they could be carried back in exchange for more money.

The person in charge of the caravan directly found Li Jing and Zhang Gongjin and announced that the war was over, and the Cai family caravan would not be in charge of transporting grain, and asked them to send people to connect with the people from the household department.

Li Jing was furious and sent someone to find Cai Cong. When Cai Cong arrived, the big and small officials were all in the tent, and they all glared angrily when Cai Cong came in.

"Marquis of Chang'an, Your Majesty ordered your Cai family to escort grain and grass, this is a holy order, why did your Cai family leave the burden at this time, isn't it that the three armies have not moved the grain and grass first?"

Li Jing was furious, if it weren't for Cai Cong's instructions, a small caravan leader wouldn't dare to be so tough in front of him Li Jing.

"The army went out for half a year, and my Cai family traveled all over the ten state capitals in order to raise grain and grass, just so that the army could fight without worries. There is an ancient sect to stop the grain team, the marquis of this dignified country is in danger of dying on the grassland, only sixteen of the seventeen subordinates survived, all of them are incomplete, my Cai family is worthy of His Majesty's grace for such behavior? ”

Cai Cong looked at Li Jing and asked loudly, no one dared to speak out against it, and the injury on Cai Cong's back has not healed until now. A caravan is responsible for the grain and grass of more than 100,000 troops for half a year, and the Cai family has this ability in the world.

"This is a great merit, Your Majesty's meritorious deeds are naturally not in front of you, but this is not a reason for your Cai family to take the burden. With hundreds of thousands of troops, and hundreds of thousands of captives needing an astronomical amount of food and grass for a day, aren't you afraid that the generals will mutini because of your Cai family? ”

Li Jing said sternly, his eyes pressing Cai Cong. Cai Cong stepped forward and pointed at him and shouted, "Even if the mutiny is your Li Jing's fault." ”

(End of chapter)