Chapter 305: Li Keyong's Death [II]

When Li Kening heard this, he hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Wang, please listen to me!" Our Li family is not finished yet! And Cunmiao, don't you often say that Cunmiao is the young lion of my Li family! I have already asked Zhong'er to secretly escape, go to Luzhou to inform Cunmiao, and let Cunmiao leave immediately when we are holding back Li Cunhuan's main force here. went to Xiazhou to take refuge in Li Siji, borrowed troops from Los Angeles, opened up a situation in Longyou, and came back when he had enough strength. So now, please Brother Wang, surrender! Our Li family still has a comeback, and we still need your guidance when the time comes! ”

Li Ke's eyes widened when he heard this, and he asked urgently, "But really?" ”

"Brother Wang, this is naturally true! Go into battle as a father and son soldier, fight tiger brothers! Do I have to lie to you about this? Li Kening said excitedly.

Li Ke stood up with Huo Ran and turned around the Chinese army's tent several times, and muttered excitedly: "Okay! The bloodline of my Li family is still there, and I will definitely kill you Li Cunhuan! ”

"Brother surrendered!" Li Kening saw that Li Keyong had recovered a little bit of energy, and hurriedly hit the iron while it was hot.

Li Ke shook his head with a resolute face and said, "Impossible." ”

"Why? Brother Wang, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood! When Li Kening heard this, he looked incredulous, and immediately persuaded him in a hurry.

"One, I, Li Ke, stand up to the sky, and it is impossible to beg Li Cunhuan's kid to live. Two! Speaking of this, a touch of sadness flashed on Li Ke's face, "Cun'er has always been filial, if I take refuge in Li Cunhuan, Li Cunhuan will use me to blackmail Miao'er, wouldn't Miao'er be in a dilemma?" What do you want her to do? Carrying the infamy of unfilial piety? If Li Cunhuan sent someone to kill me at that time, he would be even more infamous for forcing his father to death! Besides, do you think Li Cunhuan is really likely to let me go? Speaking of this, Li Keyong's face looked particularly hideous.

Li Kening hurriedly persuaded: "How is it possible, I have seen Li Cunhuan, although he is an enemy, I still have to listen to and admire him, and he is decisive in killing people, but he is a wise man." And it is only used by talents, without asking where it comes from and making big mistakes. First there was Yelu Abaoji, who almost shot Li Cunhuan, six years have passed, and now he is not reused by Li Cunhuan, and he has become the famous commander of the iron cavalry in Li Cunhuan's army, and he will definitely become a figure of the Jiedu envoy in the future. I didn't see Li Cunhuan persecuting him. In addition, there is also a flutter shot, Li Cunhuan even used it to command the pro-soldiers, although he said that he died in battle, it was also because of Wang Shifan, not that Li Cunhuan deliberately set a trap. And Wang Shifan, although the time is still short, but he is not alive and well now? Returning officials to observe the envoys, in addition to not being in charge of the army, what does it have to do with the festival envoys? Please stop thinking nonsense, Brother Wang! ”

Li Keyong smiled, shook his head and said: "You only know one thing but don't know the other, why didn't Yelu Abaoji kill it?" Because Yelu Abaoji is useful, Li Cunhuan asked himself if he could control it. Why don't you kill? In order to win people's hearts, Li Cunhuan said what big things could he do as a small nobleman in a small barbarian country? Killing Li Cunhuan was originally his own master, and it was not a personal grudge, so it was naturally impossible to assassinate Li Cunhuan again, how could such a person Li Cunhuan not use him at ease? ”

Speaking of this, Li Keyong paused, revealing a hint of mockery: "Wang Shifan? Wang Fanfan, what kind of character is he? When I was young, I was okay, and I was a character. Now that there are more blessings to enjoy, people have become greedy for life and afraid of death! Now he has a little bit of a killing decision there? There is nothing in government affairs, but the military is indecisive in major affairs, and it is needless to say what the consequences will be. Don't talk about Li Cunhuan, even if I dare to use Wang Shifan. But I have to admire that Li Cunhuan's mind is indeed wider than mine. If Wang Shifan almost killed me, I would not let him go so easily. But what kind of person do I use to Li Ke, Xiaoxiong! As long as I am still in this world for a day, Li Cunhuan is afraid that it will be inconvenient to sleep! Because Li Cunhuan knows that he can't control me, and he also knows that it is impossible for me to surrender to him! ”

"But Brother Wang ......," Li Kening still wanted to persuade.

Li Ke interrupted Li Kening's words with a wave of his hand, shook his head and said, "Don't say it, go down, I know what you brother Wang knows!" ”

Li Kening sighed helplessly in his heart and retreated. It didn't take long for Li Ke to greet the Seventh Taibao Li Sien to enter.

Li Sien is not very old at twenty-seven or eighteen, and he is the person Li Keyong most appreciates after Li Cunxiao, Li Cunqiao, Kang Junli, and Li Siyuan, although Li Cunjin is capable, but Li Keyong still doesn't like Li Cunjin very much, he feels that Li Cunjin is not as honest as Li Sien, and he usually says it well. Now that the tree is falling and scattering, Li Keyong knows that although Li Cunjin will not fall into the ground, he will definitely not continue to follow him without hesitation.

Just now, Li Keyong wanted to kill Yang Shihou, but Li Cunjin wanted to persuade Li Keyong while arranging his henchmen to lead the way to rest, which was actually to protect Yang Shihou. This is already an obvious message, so Li Keyong does not trust Li Cunjin now.

"Father-in-law!" Li Sien came in, a little dazed. He didn't know what his father-in-law had called him for at this time, but what else could he do at this time? Li Sien thought with a wry smile in his heart.

"In a blink of an eye, En'er, you are so old! In a blink of an eye, thirteen or fourteen years have passed! Li Ke, who has always been domineering, said with a rare show of kindness.

"It was thirteen years and seven months, and I was fifteen years old." Li Sien said with a smile, with an inexplicable and indescribable emotion in his eyes. I think how high-spirited Li Keyong was at the beginning, and everything that Bing Feng pointed at fell, but now, a person who is only forty-seven years old, although his body is still very strong, but just looking at the surface, Li Keyong looks like an old man who is close to the age of sixties, and his black hair is mixed with countless gray hairs.

"You still remember, the lonely king, who is a father, is about to forget!" Li Ke used his words to hand over this matter to Li Sien more simply. Speaking of this, Li Keyong paused, and said with a gloomy expression: "En'er, I beg you to do one last thing here for my father!" ”

When Li Sien heard this, he immediately opened his mouth and agreed.

Li Ke raised his hand, stopped Li Sien, and said: "Don't promise first, this thing is not ordinary, if you agree, glory and wealth may be hopeless." Do you still say yes? ”

A hint of hesitation flashed in Li Sien's eyes, who doesn't want glory and wealth? And listening to Li Ke's tone, I'm afraid it's not just a matter of not being able to enjoy glory and wealth, but also having to endure hardships. What is the purpose of fighting on the battlefield? It's not glory and wealth, otherwise who wants to wander away from the ghost door and close it. But Li Sien thought of Li Keyong's kindness to him, gritted his teeth, and said resolutely: "The child was born in poverty, thanks to the father-in-law's affordability, the child has nothing else now, only a body of force and surname can repay the father-in-law, what is the command, please speak up to the father-in-law!" If the child frowns, let the child die with ten thousand arrows through the heart, and he will never be able to live after death! ”

Li Sien's words are not categorical and firm enough. Chinese have always paid attention to the fact that there is a whole corpse in death, and they hope to have a whole corpse when they die. So at the beginning, Sun Quan killed the second brother Guan, and in order to move the disaster eastward, he gave his head to Cao Ying. Out of respect, Cao Ying also specially asked people to carve the body with agarwood and then connect the head, which shows that although he attaches great importance to leaving the whole body after death.

The latter half of the vow is even more vicious, that is, after death, you will never be reborn. The ancients paid attention to the dead, and ordinary people died like annihilation, as long as he did not do too much wrong in his life, he would deliberately forget or understate it. It's not even dead now, and he can't be reborn, so Li Ke can't help but feel a little more moved by Li Sien in his heart.

Li Keyong didn't say much, Li Sien had enough to say, and if he said anything more, it would seem a bit of a snake. Li Keyong turned around and returned to the case, and picked up the pen. Something last came to mind, and with the last stroke falling, a long sigh sounded. Li Ke lit the candle on one side, picked up the letter paper and shook it carefully on the side of the candle, slowly drying the letter paper.

Li Sien didn't know what Li Keyong was doing, Li Keyong was born as a martial artist, although he didn't dare to say that he didn't know how to read, but the words he wrote were rare in the world. Of course, this rarity is not to say that it is good-looking, but a rare ugly word, or a very domineering ugly word. Ugly words are not uncommon, but it is rare in the world to be so ugly that Li Ke uses such taste. Therefore, Li Ke generally does not write it himself, because it is not your fault that the writing is ugly, but if you write it out and it is embarrassing, then you are very wrong.

And now Li Keyong is writing it himself, how solemn is this? Li Sien wanted to peek, but he was afraid that Li Ke would be punished, so he could only lower his head and think nonsense. Could it be that the letter written by the father-in-law to Zhu Wen? But isn't it too late? The nearest one is Li Hanzhi, but does Li Hanzhi have the courage and the strength to save Hedong? Li Sien really couldn't figure it out.

I don't know how long it took, but Li Sien felt that his feet were a little numb.

Li Keyong let out a long sigh again, and it is estimated that Li Ke's sighs in this life are not as much as they are today. Li Keyong handed the copper pipe that had been put into the letter paper and sealed with the mud seal to Li Sien, and said, "En'er, I'm sorry for you!" ”

Li Sien took the copper pipe a little confused, not knowing what was in it or what to say, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

Li Keyong didn't care, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Although there is a cliff behind this mountain, the Lonely King accidentally found a small path under the cliff a few days ago that can lead to the outside, although the road is rugged, but people can also be allowed to walk. ”

Speaking of this, Li Keyong showed a touch of self-deprecation: "I, Li Ke, used to be wise, but I was confused for a while, and I actually overturned Li Cunhuan, a yellow-haired boy." As a father, there is no hope that Li Cunhuan can be eliminated. Now as a father, the only hope he has now is his son. Your Uncle Kening has already sent Li Zhenzhong to find Miao'er, and asked him to defect to Dingnan Jiedu to make Li Sizhi go, En'er, you will go directly to Xiazhou to find Miao'er and Zhenzhong, and hand over the copper pipe to Miao'er. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ke looked at Li Sien with an expectant expression, and said, "Father, I hope you can take good care of Miao'er." Although Li Zhenzhong is brave, he lacks wit. Although she is resourceful, she is easily impulsive. En'er, you are calm, so you must persuade you well at a critical time. ”

"Don't worry, father-in-law, as long as the child is still in this world for a day, the child will definitely die to assist the Third Taibao!" Li Sien said with a resolute face.

Li Keyong nodded and said with a sigh of relief: "So I'm a little relieved." ”

After that, Li Keyong stood up, turned around, and pulled out three golden arrows from the quiver behind his back, thought about it, it seemed that something was wrong, and then turned around and took a box made of sandalwood, spread a layer of soft silk in the box, and put the three golden arrows into the box, Li Ke said with a little sadness and indignation on his face: "Although I have already said this in the envelope, I hope that En'er will convey it on your behalf." The three golden arrows in this box must be delivered to Miao'er. ”

Li Sien looked at Li Keyong's old cheeks with firm eyes, and nodded vigorously.

Li Keyong paused, and after half a sound, his voice was full of grief and indignation, and he said hatefully: "I, Li Keyong, have debuted for decades, because I have three hatreds!" I hate Zhu Wen for setting up an ambush at Shangyuanyi, and he almost wants to trap me to death, and he must kill him! Otherwise, the world will not be peaceful. Second hatred, Li Cunhuan, I made an appointment with him to revive the Tang Dynasty, but in the end, it was he who destroyed me! Three hates! Li Cunhuan took away the foundation of my Li family, and the ancestral graves are all in Taiyuan, and if you don't take Taiyuan, you will not be the descendants of my Li family! The three are very ended, even if I die, I will smile Jiuquan! ”

When Li Sien heard this, his eyes turned red, he took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law! ……”

After Li Keyong said these words, the spirit and vitality of the whole person seemed to be gone, Li Keyong waved his hand, shook his head and said, "You go!" ”

When Li Sien heard this, he knew that Li Ke had made up his mind, so he took his things and walked to the door of the tent, but he suddenly stopped, turned around, Huo Ran knelt down, and put aside the copper pipe and box that Li Ke used for him, "Knock! Boom! Boom! He knocked three times to Li Keyong.

Seeing this, a flash of relief flashed in Li Ke's eyes. I just wanted to say something, but in the end, I twisted my neck ruthlessly and didn't speak. Li Sien also knew that now was not the time for children to be long, so he took a deep look at Li Keyong, and he knew that this was the last time he would see Li Keyong. Putting the box and brass in his arms, he stood up, turned around resolutely, and strode away.

Li Keyong stood up, walked to the edge of the tent, and drew his saber hanging from the tent's canvas, "Zheng! The blade of the sword glittered with cold light let out a crisp groan.

"Good sword!" Li Ke said cheerfully, flicking his fingers on the sword, and let out a crisp moan again.

Li Ke smiled with a haha: "Such a good sword party can be worthy of such a good head!" ”

"Puff ......" A bloody arrow shot at the Chinese army's tent......

Li Keyong's death is surprising, but it is expected, although the feelings are contradictory, many people still can't help but feel sad for Li Keyong.

Li Keyong wrote a sentence before he died, and Yang Shihou respectfully gave it to Li Cunhuan.

Li Cunhuan took it, and there were still a little blood stains on the rice paper like a blooming peony flower. I saw 14 big characters written on the rice paper, although the handwriting was ugly, but it was full of domineering - there is Li Cunhuan in the world, and God has Li Keyong!

The handwriting is full of unwillingness, and the sadness and anger that roars up to the sky. After Li Cunhuan finished reading it, he sighed, threw the letter aside, and muttered: "Even without me, Zhu Wen won't make you feel better...... It's just that I'm making you feel badr! ”

I don't know why, after defeating Li Keyong, Li Cunhuan was not as happy as expected, and some were just a faint joy. Seven years, since Li Cunhuan's debut, it seems that he is not on the right path with Li Keyong, from the age of twenty to the present, the enemy defeated in seven years has made Li Cunhuan not much happy and proud.

Li Keyong killed himself, and the only main force under his command also surrendered, and in the remaining ten days, Liaozhou, Fenzhou, Cizhou, Lanzhou, Yunzhou and other eleven prefectures heard the news and surrendered. In fact, they had no choice but to surrender, and Li Keyong's main force went to 100,000 in the first battle of Xingzhou. Even if Li Ke is worth a lot, he can't tolerate him to be defeated like this.

Immediately afterwards, Li Ke recruited soldiers from various states to enrich his main army, and now there are more than five or six thousand people in each state, and the few are no more than 10,000 people. And more than eighty percent of them are recruits who have never seen blood, how can they compete with Li Cunhuan? Not to mention that they don't obey each other, their commands are not unified, and it is strange that they can compete with Li Cunhuan's army of more than 100,000.

However, at this time, two more problems appeared in front of Li Cunhuan, one big and one small, and the big one was how to deal with the only orthodoxy in the Tang Dynasty now, Emperor Li Qi. (Wang Jian's puppet is not orthodox.) ）

The small one disposed of the Li family in this way, and this disposal was not only Li Kening and others, but also Li Keyong's corpse. Kill or bury, that's what bandits do.

The former Li Cunhuan is not in a hurry, and the latter Li Cunhuan decided to settle Li Kening and other families in Youzhou, Youzhou is under Li Cunhuan's nose, and he is not afraid of Li Kening's waves. Let Li Kening serve as the assassin of Jizhou to show grace. However, Jizhou borders Youzhou, and is located in the hinterland of Li Cunhuan, and the neighboring Danzhou, Beiwuzhou, and Pingzhou are all important military towns.

As for Li Keyong, it is quite unlucky to say, he has not been buried until he dies. Why not be buried? It's not that Li Cunhuan won't let him be buried, Li Cunhuan hasn't reached this level with Li Ke. But Li Keyong joined and didn't know how to bury him, because Li Cunhuan asked Yang Shihou to say in public that after Li Keyong surrendered, he left Li Keyong with a marquis and a feudal town to stay behind. And Li Keyong was a prince during his lifetime.

It stands to reason that Li Ke will not surrender to Li Cunhuan if he dies, he should still be a prince, after all, the Son of Heaven did not issue an edict to reduce the title. But with Li Cunhuan's current power, who would dare to disobey him? But to be buried as a marquis is too shabby. Li Kening asked someone to send a fold, first said the truth that the dead are great, and then pleaded with a pleading tone to hope that his subordinates could be merciful, so that Li Ke could come to the burial in the way of the king.

(To be continued)