Chapter 33: The Soul Returns
Li Wujie stood on a dirt slope not far from the west of the city, with a dirty face, wearing shabby clothes, and a small backpack on his body, looking like a village girl in the countryside and a medicine picker. She glanced at the shouting of Fengzhou, and slowly walked down the dirt slope, leaning against a tree stump and not moving.
There was already a great chaos in the city, and Li Yi and Li Gao took more than 1,000 henchmen and cavalry to kill outside the city.
Outside the north gate of Fenzhou, Li Yi's face was full of tears, and he hugged Li Gao, who had been hit by several arrows and fell to the ground dying. It wasn't until this moment that I suddenly realized that I had been living in a dream of self-deception, and when others said that you could be the emperor, could you really be the emperor? It's really ridiculous that he staged a farce alive. "Brother, it's my brother's fault, I'm sorry." With that, he took hundreds of cavalry and headed straight north.
An hour passed, Yang Qi led his troops to the city gate, except for finding a few corpses, Li Yi and the others had already gone far away.
When the time was approaching, Yang Qi led the people of Fengzhou to rescue the imprisoned Zhao Cihao and other officials. While collecting Li Yi's surrender to Cheng's army, he sent people to arrest the family members of the anti-thieves and the rest of the party.
Now that Wei Chigong's vanguard has raised troops, it is less than ten miles away from the city of Fengzhou, and he can hear the shouts outside the city, and hurriedly ordered the scouts in front to find out the news. By the time the news came, the war was already over. made Wei Chigong's eyes widen, and he didn't know what to say, there was still such a thing in a war? I couldn't figure it out, so I could only wave my hand and lead the troops into the city.
At noon, as Wei Chigong led the counterinsurgency army into the city, he inquired and understood that it was Yang Qi who was embattled on all sides according to the prince's orders, occupying the right time and place, and surrendering without a fight. sighed immediately, and then all the people and horses were quickly arranged to pursue Luo Yi, pacify the people, gather the Tianjie army, and capture the remnants of the rebels.
On the second day, with the arrival of Li Chengqian's follow-up troops and horses, the people of Fengzhou were already stable and peaceful. In Li Chengqian's view, this is a farce, and it is a farce that consumes not only food, but also manpower and material resources. Could it be that Li Yi is really idle and has nothing to do? Stupid?
According to the confessions of the captured rebels' families and staff, Lu Chisong, the son of the Jiancheng Yu Party, Zheng Tao, the son of the family, and the evil wizard Li Wujie surfaced. The truth of the facts was excavated, and Li Chengqian couldn't cry or laugh when he thought about what happened to Luo Yi. It's just a pity that these people ran ahead of schedule.
Li Chengqian stayed in Fengzhou for a day, then went out of the city to the Tianjie military camp, he was ordered to reorganize the Tianjie army, can not stay in the city, the entire Tianjie army, the loss of nearly 5,000 people, half of which is still lost in battle with the rebels, really followed Luo Yi to escape, there are only five or six hundred cavalry.
The next day, Hou Jianshen and Ji Changyou came to visit each other, and after receiving Li Chengqian's encouragement and reward and some secret arrangements, they were ordered to leave. Then every day, the lieutenant Chi Gong raised the account, counted the numbers, checked the number of soldiers, comforted the wounded soldiers, arranged for the arrest of traitors, and waited for news from all walks of life. The eldest grandson, Wuji, pacified the people in the city, searched the remnants, and interrogated the rebels.
Li Yi led the cavalry and fled in a hurry. Traveling to the post station of Wushi County (now southeast of Guyuan, Ningxia) on the border of Ningzhou (Zhiding'an, now Ningxian County, Gansu), he dismounted and rested.
Looking at the dejected, numb and desperate looks of everyone, thinking about the fate of their families and children, and thinking carefully, what can they do even if they reach the Turks? The Turks can't even take care of their own people, and can they still count on helping others? Li Yi suddenly felt bored, and looked up to the sky and sighed.
Looking at these pro-soldiers and subordinates who have followed them for many years, it is self-evident what the results will be in the future. Gritted his teeth, ruthlessly, and commanded: "You are all my subordinates for many years, and now I have become a lost dog, it is meaningless for you to follow me, and you will eventually be executed as a rebel, from today onwards, you have nothing to do with this king." I won't drag you down any longer, and after I die, you can take my body to the court, and maybe you can save your life." It can be regarded as the last brotherhood between this king and you. ”
Li Yi said, his expression was calm, but there was no hesitation in his hand, and he pulled out a knife and stabbed himself in the chest.
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Three days later, news came that Li Yi had fled to the Turks and was killed left and right along the way, and now these hundreds of cavalry rushed back together after joining up with the pursuing troops. So, a rebellion, anticlimactic, ended in a hurry. After hearing the news, Wei Chigong and Eldest Sun Wuji thought about Li Yi's life, and only left a few long sighs.
The spring breeze at the beginning of February has already warmed up, the sky is sunny and the air is exceptionally fresh. At present, all that remains is the pursuit of fugitives and the incorporation of military camps. Li Chengqian couldn't sit still in the Fengzhou military camp and wanted to go out for a walk.
But no one paid any attention to him, and the two marching chiefs gave the order not to let him out. Later, after he coerced and enticed, promised a lot of sugar, wine and tea, and said a way to chase down the remnants of the remnants of the party in front of the eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Chigong. The eldest grandson Wuji reluctantly agreed and let him come out for two days.
In fact, the so-called pursuit method is very simple, that is, to all the nearby village post stations, notify all the surrounding levels, as long as it is a foreign accent, it is better to catch the mistake than let go. As long as the people report it, they can be rewarded for their meritorious service. To put it bluntly, let the people organize themselves, they can report at any time, and no one wants to run.
On the main road west of the city, Li Chengqian sat in a wide carriage, feeling uncomfortable. As a crown prince, he has power and wealth, but he has no freedom. A few days ago, he was about to go crazy, and if he hadn't promised repeatedly, now Eldest Sun Wuji would not let him go.
The accompanying people included Fang Jun, Du He, and Qin Huaiyu, as well as twelve guards and a coachman. Except for Du He, the rest were all dressed in strong suits, and they were all guards of the Prince's Mansion personally selected by Li Chengqian. In fact, Li Chengqian also understood that not far from their surroundings, the eldest grandson Wuji could not tell how many people he had sent to protect them.
Fang Jun looked happy, riding a jujube red horse, showing off his might in front of the car, this time the three of them all followed the prince to get naked, not to mention the military merits, they can also go out of the capital and engage in spring outings in this place. is really in response to a sentence, the spring breeze is proud.
There was already green on the roadside, and there were already people working in the fields. In Li Chengqian's view, the climate in the early Tang Dynasty should be warm and humid. It is much better than the inland climate of later generations.
When the red sun was in the sky, it was almost noon, and a group of chariots and horses came to a stream that passed around the hillside. A few guards, looking around, began to rest.
Li Wujie raised her eyes and looked at the village in front of her, hesitated for a while, gritted her teeth, turned around, she didn't dare to venture into the village, two days ago, she saw with her own eyes that two outsiders were reported by the villagers and were directly captured by the soldiers who pursued the rebels. Not a rebel? I caught it back and asked about it, and I naturally knew. When did this happen? She was a little dazed, and her heart was more hesitant, how did this world suddenly become so strange?