Chapter 39 Yesterday's smoke and clouds can't be kept, the Ming Dynasty weaves Fengxia with both hands (1)
Li Shoujing has always thought that he is a character, resourceful, decisive, calm and introverted, quite courageous, and very brave, he has always felt that a person like him must be able to achieve a great career, so he didn't expect that he would die so easily.
He started from the end of the day, from a pawn to the thrift, through ups and downs and dangers, living the days of pinning his head to his belt, and the scars on his body are almost as many as the hair. Life is nothing more than fighting for wealth and nobility, Li Shoujing is never afraid of death, but he never thought that he would die so early.
Because of this, when he was dying, Li Shoujing, who collapsed on the ground, looked at the King of Qin in front of him, and his eyes were sad, indignant, unwilling, unexpected, unbelievable, and unwilling to accept.
He thought that his life could be regarded as vigorous, and he always thought that there were still big things waiting for him to do, and there was still great power waiting for him to grasp.
Li Shoujing was very unwilling, at this moment, he felt that the world he was familiar with was so strange and unreasonable. It's unfair, it's blind, it's bullshit, it's letting itself die!
"Dog-Day's straight sissy thief!" Li Shoujing saw that the sky was very blue, and the blue was not like the weather that should be in winter, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and scolded the sky with his bloody mouth open, his voice was very hoarse, and his pronunciation was blurred.
At this time, Li Shoujing did not scold the condescending King Qin in front of him, but blamed God.
Everything is an unfair fate, otherwise how could I, Li Shoujing, end up like this.
Li Congjing looked at Li Shoujing indifferently, and there was no trace of turmoil in his heart, and he was no longer as excited or touched as he was when he killed Zhang Lang, Li Huan, Li Jitao, and Dong Zhang. If you kill too many people, you will naturally get used to it.
Meng Songbai was furious and moved forward, raising his knife to make up for Li Shoujing again, "Dog-Ri's death is about to break his mouth!" ”
Li Congjing stopped him, "Forget it." He wasn't necessarily cursing Lonely. ”
Meng Songbai is a submissive character, and he retreated when he heard the words. When Li Congjing looked at Li Shoujing again, he found that he had died of anger, but a pair of tiger eyes were still open, staring at the sky, as if his soul had gone to settle accounts with God.
Li Congjing turned around and left the city, "cut off his head and hang his body for three days." ”
For Li Shoujing, Li Congjing has no sympathy for him, although everyone is struggling in this chaotic world, but the ambitions of the two are essentially different, and the king is defeated, what Li Congjing needs more at this time is to use Li Shoujing to deter other festival envoys.
As for Li Shoujing's head, it had to be sent back to the imperial court.
After the siege of the city by the Hundred Battles Army on the same day, the siege was launched on the second day, and Li Shoujing barely held it for two days, and the city was broken on the third day. The first to rush to the head of the city was Meng Ping, who thought that it would be humiliating to attack the city for two days, and he personally led the soldiers who fell into battle to break Li Shoujing's defense line.
However, the first person to hand the knife into Li Shoujing's body was not Meng Ping, but Xu Yonghui. During the scuffle, Li Shoujing only cared about Meng Ping, who was coming head-on, and didn't notice Xu Yonghui behind him.
Xu Yonghui followed behind Li Congjing, flattering him, but he didn't dare to say more, for fear that Li Congjing would think that he was talking too much and making Li Congjing unhappy.
Li Congjing put Xu Yonghui next to Li Shoujing, as long as Li Shoujing didn't drive him away, most of the purpose had been achieved for him. Because in this way, Li Shoujing could not clear himself of the charge of conspiring with Xu Yonghui to set off the rebellion in Yacheng, Huazhou, and that was enough.
Li Congjing took Xu Yonghui's demeanor in his eyes, didn't have the heart to spend more time with Xu Yonghui, stopped and said to him: "Although Li Shoujing is dead, the crime has not been determined, since he was a festival envoy during his lifetime, the crime must be established by the three divisions, and there will be one or two proofs from General Lao Xu at that time." ”
Xu Yonghui was nervous and extremely insecure at this time, and he was extremely happy to hear that Li Congjing still had a place to use. He was afraid that he was worthless. As long as there is a little bit of use value, he will not die, or he will not die so early, as for whether there will be vitality, in addition to Li Congjing's mood, it depends on how much role he can play.
Xu Yonghui responded again and again, and firmly stated that he would not disappoint Li Congjing.
Li Congjing nodded, and asked the Military Intelligence Department to take Xu Yonghui down, by the way, calculate his credit this time, and when he left, Li Congjing said lightly: "If the situation allows, General Xu may not be lifeless." ”
Looking at Li Congjing's distant back, Xu Yonghui, who originally felt that he had no hope of survival, and at most did not harm his wife and children, was stunned at first, and then almost burst into tears with excitement. The despair, depression, struggle, and pain that had erupted in the past few days all erupted, and now he was promised by Li Congjing and saw the dawn of hope, which made him feel like he was reincarnated.
Xu Yonghui knelt down on the street and kowtowed three times at Li Congjing's distant back.
After this experience, Xu Yonghui finally figured out that any power, fame, and wealth are all dust, and being able to live in peace and joy with his wife and children is stronger than anything else, more important than anything else.
Although Puzhou has been taken, what Li Congjing has to do can only be said to have just begun. The situation in Puzhou is different from that in that Huazhou is only a rebellion by hundreds of soldiers, while Puzhou can be regarded as a rebellion in the state, and its nature is much worse.
After this rebellion, it is a matter of course for the Silver Spear Festival to be removed, but this matter has to be ordered by Li Siyuan, and what Li Congjing can do now is to deal with the surviving soldiers of the Silver Spear Effectiveness Army first.
The method of treating the Silver Spear Festival was more cruel than the treatment of the Long Sword Army, and Li Congjing fulfilled the promise he made on the first day of the siege: the three armies will be slaughtered!
On the day of Kecheng, all the surviving hundreds of silver guns were executed, and tens of thousands of their family members were arrested and executed that day and night.
For a time, the water of the great river changed color.
Li Congjing wants to use tens of thousands of bloody human heads to clearly tell the world that today's Datang has changed its appearance!
From now on, the edicts of the imperial court will be one and the same; From the words that came out of the mouth of his Qin King Li Congjing, there would be no half-word falsehood!
From today on, those who dare to resist and violate the imperial edict will not be tolerated, no matter who they are, and no matter how much they need to be paid by the imperial court.
This is to establish authority to the world. But Li Congjing prefers to say that this is a letter to the world, just like the Shangjun Ximu Lixin back then. The difference is that this time, it is a letter for the nascent Tang Dynasty.
Prestige and prestige, prestige and faith are inseparable, for a country's court, there is prestige to have faith.
For the sake of this prestige, in the long run, tens of thousands of human lives are also important, but they must not be a price that cannot be paid.
After stabilizing the order of Juancheng, Li Congjing went to investigate the Puzhou treasury.
There are dozens of feudal towns in the world, and if you want to say that you don't collect money, I'm afraid there is not one. Although Huazhou and Puzhou add up to only 12 counties, they are located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the depth of wealth is really not comparable to the cold land of Youzhou. And Li Shoujing is very self-promising, so the money he has accumulated over the years is really a lot.
The treasures of gold and silver are piled up like mountains, and there are even more copper coins than they can count.
Mo Li has not seen the world, standing in front of the treasury or still surprised folding fan shook non-stop, and sighed in his mouth: "It is said that being a robber is the best way to make a fortune, a robber with an official body and an army, especially can accumulate wealth, and I know the depth of this today!" ”
In fact, the more chaotic the world, the more wealth the corrupt officials can accumulate, because the more chaotic the world, the less scruples there are, and the more unscrupulous the powerful can be. Supporting the bold to starve to death the cowardly, this sentence is especially obvious in troubled times.
"The treasury is empty, the wealth is insufficient, and the imperial court is struggling, and the wealth of these two states can cover five cents of the imperial court's taxes. When the world hears it, they will laugh at me and wait for my dreams! Li Congjing smiled bitterly and shook his head, not heartbroken, not jealous and hateful, but feeling helpless.
"What are troubled times? This is troubled times. Mo Li didn't have too many comments.
Li Congjing said with emotion: "The rich are rich, the poor are poor, the rich spend money every day, the poor are hungry and cold, the rich despise the poor, the poor hate the rich, and those who can turn the situation around can only kill the rich and help the poor." There are many thieves in troubled times, and this is not the reason for this. The army of troubled times is prone to killing people and taking money, isn't the reason for this! ”
"In any case, the slippery and Pu displaced people can survive this winter, and they will not be able to afford to build two states in the coming year." Mo Lidao paused, "If the national strength can be gathered, nothing can be done in the world!" ”
The matter of the displaced people in Huazhou and Puzhou involves a lot of local officials and tycoons, and if they are uprooted, it will be a great impact on the local order, and it is necessary to be cautious in handling the situation. However, since the problem of arrogant soldiers in the two places no longer exists, there is no resistance to stabilizing the place, and what to do is just a little harder.
"The two towns of Huazhou and Puzhou are seeking their own death this time, and since the feudal towns no longer exist, how will the two states deal with them in the future?" Mo Li asked.
"Naturally, it is classified as a state directly under the imperial court." Li Congjing said, "In the future, there will be no more Huazhou and Puzhou festival envoys in the world!" ”
"Since it is a directly subordinate state, it is better to implement the new policy in both places. After this turmoil, the local power was greatly damaged, and the resistance to the implementation of the new policy was also small, just as the imperial court showed its strength. "Don't deviate.
Li Congjing said: "The new deal needs pilot areas, and the effect is good, and then it can be implemented across the country. ”
Speaking of this, Li Congjing and Mo Liqi nodded in unison, both thinking that this idea was excellent, the two places were in the right place and all the conditions were very qualified, and there was really no better choice than this. After speaking, the two looked at each other, and suddenly lowered their heads, and were silent for a long time, without saying a word for a long time.
"Then Your Highness, what is the new deal?"
Zhao Zaili, who had a sad face, looked at Huang Fuhui with a cold expression in front of him, and sighed long, "Your Majesty's edict has been issued, and the commander is ordered to receive the edict and set off for Cangzhou on the same day, without delay, otherwise he will be severely punished." Hey"
Huang Fuhui didn't say a word, his hands clenched into fists tightly.
Previously, the imperial court had ordered Zhao Zaili to move to Cangzhou, but Zhao Zaili refused on the grounds that Weizhou's military and political affairs were unstable. This is the second edict, but today's Zhao Zaili has long lost the confidence of that day.
Zhao Zaili was in a complicated mood and frustrated at the same time, he continued: "I received a report today that the 4,000 and 100 battle troops that were previously stationed in Linhuang have moved to Neihuang to station. ”
Neihuang and Weizhou are connected by the Yongji Canal, and the ships come and go in one or two days.
Zhao Zaili didn't say it thoroughly, but the meaning was extremely obvious - the Hundred Battles Army could enter Weizhou at any time!
Li Congjing's intention of dispatching the Hundred Battles Army in this way was obvious: to threaten Weizhou. And it's a naked threat!
Zhao Zaili saw that Huang Fuhui still didn't speak, so he sighed again, and said seriously: "There is already a rumor in the imperial court, and Your Majesty intends to let you serve as the assassin of Chenzhou." Once the marshal leaves the town, it is estimated that the appointment will be issued in a few days. Isn't this an opportunity for you? ”
Huang Fuhui still didn't speak.
Zhao Zaili put his hands on his sleeves and looked out of the house, "This spring, the general fought hard, and what he asked for was nothing more than the word wealth." Half a year ago, the general was just a soldier, and half a year later, he was able to assassinate the history of a state, which can be described as a step to the sky, why is the general still dissatisfied? ”
Huang Fuhui finally couldn't bear it, and said indignantly: "If a wolf has no claws, it is not as good as a dog, a tiger has no claws, and a raccoon cat can also play with it!" If you leave Weizhou this time, how is it different from cutting off your hands? Stay in Weizhou, you and I will at least have the Tianxiong Army! ”
The history of Chenzhou's assassination is indeed a great beauty and a wealth, but once Huang Fuhui leaves the Tianxiong Army, he will lose the support he relies on.
After a while, Huang Fuhui has no influence on the Tianxiong Army, and the court is not how to pinch him.
"General Huangfu!" Zhao Zaili stood up and shouted angrily, "Now that it's happened, how can you not understand that you and I have no choice!" If you don't go to Cangzhou today, if you don't go to Chenzhou tomorrow, the King of Qin will lead a hundred soldiers to the city the day after tomorrow, Puzhou is a lesson from the past, do you want to repeat Li Shoujing's mistakes? ! ”
After saying that, perhaps because he felt that these words were a little heavier, Zhao Zaili sighed: "The Long Sword Army and the Silver Spear Serving Jie Army have not been preserved, how can the Tianxiong Army be different?" His Majesty is the Ming Jun, the King of Qin is a ruthless character, and the Hundred Battles Army is even more difficult to get along, so what can I do? ”
Laughing helplessly, Zhao Zaili walked outside the house, "I am ordered to be promoted, wealth is in my hands, I am disobedient and disrespectful, and I can't keep my head." General, Chenzhou is a good place, let's live, from now on to be a man with his tail between his legs, serve the court well, and enjoy wealth and nobility, it is better than being a lonely ghost and a wild ghost! ”
After Zhao Zaili left, Huang Fuhui was left alone in the empty room, and he sat in place in a daze, and did not move for half a day. When he walked out of the room, his face was pale, his steps were weak, and he no longer had the vigor he had before.
A month later, when Zhao Zaili and Huangfuhui left Weizhou one after another, the imperial court ordered the entire Tianxiong army to move to Lutai.
Later history records that on the day of the army's departure, no armor was given, but a long pole was tied to the flag to show the team. The emperor issued an edict from His Royal Highness Chongwen, and his family belonged to Weizhou, and Fan Jiu commanded more than 3,000 families and tens of thousands of mouths, and drove them to Zhangshui to kill them, and Zhangshui changed color for them.
The pride of the world is self-defeating!