When thousands of elite soldiers escorted Li Shimin and Li Hao to the center of the town, hundreds of officials were already kneeling on the ground. Under the leadership of Qinglong, the Tang Dynasty secret guard sneaked into the city early in the morning and waited for an opportunity to arrest these people.

Li Shimin rode a war horse to these people and stared at them condescendingly.

"Qinglong, how's it going?"

Qinglong arched his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, after a month of investigation and secret visits, my subordinates have found out that these people have gathered troops privately and want to ambush them when Your Majesty and the prince enter the city!" The human and material evidence is there, please verify it Your Majesty! ”

After speaking, Qinglong handed a scroll to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin picked it up and took a look, and there were 3,000 dead soldiers recorded on the scroll, and there were countless armored war horses.

Li Shimin squinted at the person kneeling on the ground: "You want to assassinate me?" ”

"So what? You have invaded our territory and slaughtered our people, you demons have angered the gods, and you will definitely be punished, even if I can't kill you today, someone in my Volga country will definitely kill you! ”

The leading general said indignantly.

Li Shimin clapped his hands expressionlessly: "Very good, you are a loyal and patriotic warrior, worthy of admiration!" But it's a pity that there are no eyes, don't be loyal to you! ”

"You dare to insult our king!" The general was furious and struggled to stand up, but the green dragon stood beside him and immediately pressed him to the ground when he saw something unusual about him.

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "This general, you said that I invaded your territory and slaughtered your people. Have you ever seen me kill any of my people? ”

The young general struggled and could only scold angrily: "Li Hao, who killed me that day, killed 200,000 of my soldiers, isn't it a massacre?" ”

"On the battlefield, either you die or I live, and this king will not kill them, will he wait for them to come and take my head? Your logic is very confused, little brother! Li Hao laughed sarcastically.

"If you hadn't invaded our possessions, how would you have provoked this war?" The young generals are still arguing with reason.

Li Shimin turned over and dismounted and came to the young general: "What about the Volga Baoguo leading troops to attack the Turks and attack Tuyuhun a year ago?" You can invade the territory of King Zhen'an, but we are guilty of invading your territory? Is this how the teachings of your Volga protectors are so detrimental to others and self-interested? ”

"I ......" The young general was stunned by what Li Shimin said, and he didn't know how to refute it.

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Li Shimin continued: "My Tang Dynasty and the Li Kingdom were originally brothers, and one was prosperous and the other was lost. Our two countries have never had a conflict with your country, but you actually led troops to invade the vassal countries of the Li Kingdom without permission, burning and looting everywhere, and staining thousands of miles of mountains and rivers with blood, how should this matter be calculated? The husband is the common action of all the people in the world, and he is respected by all the people. They have made me king, and I have ruled over them. My people are being slaughtered, do you want me to swallow my anger? Is this a bit too strong? ”

How can a young general be able to defeat Li Shimin, a good man? After a few sentences, it is no longer possible to refute.

Li Shimin said again: "At the beginning, your people attacked Tuyuhun on a large scale, killing countless people, and the bones were bleeding everywhere. Now we have come to Volga to protect the country, but we have not harmed the lives of a single innocent person. Haven't I done enough? ”

After saying this, Li Shimin waved his sleeves and didn't look at the young general, and shouted with his back to the secret guard.

"These people want to assassinate me and the prince of Zhen'an, and the crime is unforgivable, and they will be beheaded on the street to make an example!"

"Yes!"

The dark guards responded in unison, and they all pulled out their sabers at their waists, and couldn't help but slash them down.

More than 100 human heads fell to the ground, and blood stained large swaths of the ground.

When the people saw this, they were too frightened to speak. They had just seen Li Shimin's kindness, and now they saw his ferocity. Benevolence, righteousness and ferocity are gathered in one person at the same time, and the community of gods and demons is awe-inspiring.

"Well done!" Li Hao secretly gave Li Shimin a thumbs up.

Treating the people with kindness is something that every Ming monarch needs to do, after all, no one wants to live under a tyrant. And if the violence exceeds a certain limit, it will lead to a backlash and make the people rebel.

But blind mercy will also make the people think that the emperor is weak and can be bullied, and lose their sense of awe.

The emperor is the king of a country, the one who carries it from heaven. Since it is carried, it must be different from ordinary people, and it is irreversible to accompany you like a tiger.

If you want to become a true ruler, it is a compulsory course to grasp the balance between kindness and cruelty, which is a university question.

At least Li Haodao has not learned to perfectly grasp the scale so far.

But it is obvious that the first half of his life was the King of Qin who fought the world, and the second half of his life was the Son of the Tang Dynasty.

In any previous war, Li Hao went into battle in person, and it was he who made the people of the enemy country surrender

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's forte. But today he is willing to condescend to the background and let Li Shimin do these things, because he knows that Li Shimin is better at doing these things than him.

Many people in the surrounding area began to cry because many of the beheadeds were family members.

When Li Shimin saw this scene, he suddenly sighed and said: "You and I are our own masters, and we can't blame others for fighting in war, but your loyalty to the country makes me admire." Someone will send the hero's body back to his hometown and bury it! ”

More than 1,000 people from the Tang Heavenly Army immediately came out to collect the corpses all over the ground and return them to their families.

And he also gave them a sum of money to help them bury the corpses.

Although the people who died still have resentment against Li Shimin in their hearts, they are not so deep. At least Li Shimin also helped them collect the corpses, unlike their king, who still did not send troops to reinforce Hehan City to this day.

Although the person who took the lives of his relatives was Li Shimin, the person who really killed these soldiers was indeed their king.

After the performance in the city ended, Li Hao couldn't help but applaud Li Shimin.

"Enwei and grace, advance and retreat, Lao Li's hand is playing beautifully, Xiao Li and I am willing to bow down!"

Li Shimin laughed: "Stinky boy, I've only been honest for a few days, why did I start calling Lao Li again?" Now I'm your father-in-law! ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Yue!" Li Hao shook his head helplessly: "The son-in-law has already helped you deal with the follow-up matters, and His Majesty the Emperor's future journey will be smooth sailing!" ”

Li Shimin was stunned: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Li Hao pointed outside the city: "When we entered the city, all the soldiers in this city had not yet evacuated, and some of them I had 'arranged' for them to hide on the top of the city tower, and took a closer look at our entry into the city, including the grace and power behind you." ”

"And then?"

"And then? Let them go, of course! It is believed that they will soon be like the benevolent and iron-blooded image of the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven throughout the Volga Protectorate. When the time comes, the people will be obedient, and the armies of the major cities will not dare to be your enemy. ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly patted Li Hao's shoulder: "It's still Xiao Li, you think thoughtfully!" Now the two of us are singing on the same stage, I sing with a red face, and you sing with a white face. This Volga protectorate is already in the bag! ”

Li Hao shook his head helplessly, and walked to the window: "It would be great if it was really that simple!" There are many coveters of the Volga Protectorate! ”

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