He Zhong died, and those He family tribes chose to surrender. Li Congjing did not kill them according to his words, and asked them to persuade the other He family tribes to surrender.

The people in the He family's compound are not all children of the He family.

Less killings are better than creating a few levels of floating slaughter Li Congjing didn't know, but with less resistance, he could make the Hundred Battles Army suffer fewer casualties.

"We are all eating together, now He Chong is dead, He Feng fled first, why do you have to fight for what family? Besides, the He family was so rebellious that they openly rebelled and started a war with the officials and soldiers, committing a heinous crime! At this time, you and I should abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and should not help the abuse! The He family, who persuaded them to surrender, shouted at the inside, Li Congjing promised not to kill them, they naturally worked hard and made a loud voice.

"General Li really won't kill me?" Someone inside responded.

The person who persuaded him to surrender immediately said loudly: "General Li said that it was the He family who caused the rebellion, and it had nothing to do with anyone else. Brother, don't you think I'm all right now? As long as the rebellion of the He family is quelled, General Li will have to work hard to kill us, so why bother with this move? ”

"As long as General Li gives us a way to live, we are willing to surrender!" The man inside shouted.

The person who persuaded him to surrender immediately looked at Li Congjing, and Li Congjing said: "As long as you surrender, the envoy can guarantee that you will not be held accountable and let you live." ”

"Thank you, General!" The people inside were overjoyed.

But some people are not at ease: "What if the general repents?" ”

Li Congjing smiled: "What is the benefit of repenting in terms of this envoy?" Since there is no benefit, the envoy has a name of unbelief and unkindness, which is not conducive to the envoy guarding the Qi Gate. ”

"Well, let's believe General Li!" Humanity inside.

"Open your mouth wide, you bastard, how can the He family treat you thinly? Who did you betray at a critical time? Someone shouted not far from inside, it seemed that it was a child of the He family.

After those people came out in twos and threes, someone immediately offered Li Congjing a hard work: "General Li, our brothers are familiar with the situation here, and there are still many children of the He family who are holding on, does the general need us to lead the way for the army?" ”

"You're opening your mouth wide?" Li Congjing asked with a light smile.

opened his mouth and said: "Big mouth is the nickname of Xiaomin." ”

"Well, if you can really lead the way for the army, you will be rewarded afterwards!" Li Congjing said.

"Thank you, General!" Open your mouth wide and immediately smile.

With the guidance of the surrenderers, the offensive went much smoother.

Li Congjing didn't have much feeling about the rebellion of these people. It's a normal thing, it's common to hurt yourself if you don't use a knife well. Loyalty, what a luxury. The reason why people are mixed with you is because there are benefits, and if there is no benefit, why do people follow you? If it is good to kill you, they don't mind stabbing you in the back.

Five generations of dynasties change frequently, isn't that what happens? In this era, there are few restraints of etiquette and morality in people's hearts, only unbridled human nature.

"All the commanders, catch He Fengxian." Li Shaocheng sent someone to report to Li Congjing.

Li Congjing walked out of the compound, and Li Shaocheng was coming over with He Feng, who was intercepted at the back door and was about to escape.

He Fengxian was tied up by five flowers and escorted by several sergeants, seeing him, Li Congjing said lightly: "The envoy thought that if I attacked your compound, you would fight with the envoy." But it seems that the envoy thinks too highly of you, people like you, the more powerful they say, the more they can engage in some conspiracy and calculations behind their backs, and if you really want a real knife * When you see the real chapter, you can only turn around and run, and you will be a waste person. ”

He Fengxian was annoyed and angry, and shouted: "Li Congjing, there is a kind of letting go of me, Lao Tzu wants to fight with you!" ”

Li Congjing glanced at him contemptuously and sneered: "What's the matter, the envoy hit your self-esteem?" What do you have to do alone? What's the use of yelling now? You're already a fish on my chopping board, and you're not qualified to fight the Messenger. ”

As he spoke, Li Congjing waved his hand and said, "Take it down." ”

In the compound behind him, there was still the sound of battle.

Li Congjing glanced up at the sky, the autumn sun was not blazing, but it was still dazzling. The sun hit his cold armor, but it couldn't pierce the steel, and it couldn't warm his cold heart.

In this compound, how many lives are guilty and how many lives are innocent, he has no time to care. Just like on the battlefield, how many people who died under his knife deserved to die and how many deserved to live, he had no time to care. He's not a heartless person, but he doesn't have a choice. He can't let his opponent live, he can only let his opponent die. If you are not cruel to your enemies, you cannot be merciful to yourself. Perhaps what he can do is to let those who follow him live a few more - both on and off the battlefield.

There are so many unsolved problems in this world. Since there is no solution, let him go with the wind.

"The wind passes through the sparse bamboo, and the geese cross the cold pool." Li Congjing whispered, "The wind passes without leaving a sound on the bamboo, and the geese pass by and the pool does not take a photo." Why should I think about it anymore? There's a long way to go, and there are so many problems waiting for me to solve, so why not look ahead? ”

The sound of fighting in the He family's compound lasted for a long time. In the end, the Hundred Battles Army found a lot of armor produced in the courtyard of the He family, and He Fengxian's handprint was pressed on the confession paper, and the meaning of these questions naturally does not need to be explained.

Since then, Qimen has no home.

And Qimen, no longer has the power to dare to challenge Li Congjing.

So far, Li Congjing is as stable as Mount Tai in Qimen.

Since then, Li Congjing has been able to train a hundred battle troops in Qimen.

Qimen County Ya.

In the prison, Qi Xian Ling, dressed in official robes, squatted alone outside a cell, quietly watching the few people in the prison who were roaring and insulting him.

Qi County's order didn't talk, until the other party was tired of scolding, stopped talking, and only glared at him with bull's eyes, he slowly spoke: "Everyone, this official knows that you have complaints about this official, and this official also knows that he can't live with your He family, so this official squats here and lets you abuse at will, this is probably the only thing this official can do for you now." ”

Sighing, Qi Xian Ling continued: "Actually, you can't blame me for this, although it was the official who brokered the three of you to deal with Li Congjing, but the official was also entrusted by others. That's right, that person is General Wu. But this official has put you in a cell this time, and he is also entrusted by someone. Yes, this person is Li Congjing. This official has always been involuntarily, and you actually can't complain about me. ”

"You can't afford to stare at the official with such big eyes, and the official also has a hard time. Let me tell you clearly, this official is a poor family, and he has no power in the government or the opposition, and relying on General Wu back then was also the way to survive. General Wu arranged for me to be sent to Qimen, and I naturally obeyed. ”

But when he returned to Qimen, the official found that Li Congjing was not only more powerful than General Wu, but also very shrewd. Of course, the most important thing is that he is insidious enough and shameless enough. As you know, in this world, only the sinister and shameless can live. Li Congjing forced the official to sign and draw a picture on the charge of admitting that he conspired with you to murder him, and the official could not be at his mercy. ”

Speaking of this, the Qi County Commander simply sat down, leaned against the prison pillar, and looked up at the very small window, "Besides, Li Congjing also said that after taking refuge in him, the official is still the Qimen County Order." In fact, the official knows that the official is just a duckweed in the turbulent river, just drifting with the waves, facing the big waves, and he can't help himself. But at the end of the day, who is not with whom? People can't get along with themselves. Mingzhe protects the grass on the wall, that's what it's all about. ”

After speaking, Qi Xian Ling looked at the people in the prison, and his eyes were full of sympathy, "You have today's situation, but in fact, you can't help yourself, at most, you just cast the wrong baby with the wrong person." You should be able to understand the troubles of your officials. ”

Standing up and patting his buttocks, Qi Xian Ling was ready to leave. After taking two steps, he stopped again and looked at the crowd: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, it's always the hardest to put yourself in the shoes of others." ”

Qi Xian Ling walked out of the cell and sighed: "Comparing the heart to the heart is the Buddha's heart." So we can't become Buddhas in this life! ”

Wang's compound.

Wang Buqi and Wang Caolu sat opposite each other, and there were maids making tea next to them.

"This time, the second uncle can stand on the side of the general, not to replace the wine with tea, but to thank the general." Wang Buqi said.

Wang Caolu shook his head lightly, looked at Wang Buqi and said, "I decided to fall to General Li because of your face." ”

"I don't know, the second uncle is standing on the position of the Wang family." Wang Buqi said.

"Then do you know why I agreed to General Li when he first came to the door and raised the Wang family to support him?" Wang Caolu asked.

Wang Buqi shook his head, "This is exactly what Buqi can't understand." However, if you think that the second uncle is as wise as a torch, he can naturally see the talent of the general. ”

Wang Caolu sighed and said, "General Li's talent is naturally beyond doubt. But what really made me make a choice was not talent. ”

"What's that?" Wang Buqi was puzzled.

"Murderous." Wang Caolu said.

"Murderous?" Wang Buqi chewed on these two words.

Wang Caolu stood up and looked to the east with his hands, which was the direction of the He family's compound, "The He family is also a century-old home, but if it is gone, it will be gone." Li Congjing wants to suppress the He family, and a little punishment can be imposed to remove him from the clan, and I believe that the He family will not really be ignorant of current affairs. But the He family is now all destroyed, why does he Li Congjing have to do this? ”

The king was stunned, as if he had realized.

Wang Caolu sighed again, but the words he said were loud, "He just wants everyone to know that anyone who dares to attack him Li Congjing will die!" ”

The evening breeze was blowing, and Wang Buqi couldn't help but shiver.

The Liu family.

"Father, before that, Mo Li made it clear that as long as my Liu family helps Li Congjing, I will make my Liu family the fourth largest family in Qimen. Now that he has supported the Li family, he still balances the power of the Li family and my Liu family. Such a treacherous act is truly hateful! An old man and a young man stood in the courtyard, and the young man spoke, not angry.

Liu Zizuo smiled helplessly, "Mo Li has not broken his promise, now that the He family is gone, there are only two Wang and Zhao families left in the original three clans of Qimen." Speaking of which, my Liu family is now not only the fourth largest family, but the third largest family, although it is ranked alongside others. ”

"But father, Mo Li said it before......" The young man was not convinced.

Liu Zizuo interrupted him, "For my father to know what you want to say, saying that Mo Li shouldn't break his promise and shouldn't support the Li family, right?" ”

"Yes, father."

"When Mo left, although he said this, he didn't say it explicitly, didn't he?" Liu Zizuo said, patting the young man on the shoulder as he spoke, "You remember, the heart of the master is the most important thing to make the balance of power under his rule controllable. If Li Congjing suppressed the He family and supported the Liu family to replace the He family, then what was the use of him suppressing the He family? Just for revenge? ”

"It's different now, the Li family and the Liu family are also bigger, and Qimen has four major clans. The four clans, from three to four, compete with each other's forces, but compared to before, in fact, the power of the big clans has been weakened. The weaker I am, the stronger he is, and it will be much easier for him Li Congjing to control Qimen again. ”

The young man froze.

Liu Zizuo sighed, "There are many talents in the world, this Li Congjing is a ruthless person!" ”