Xiang Danian personally escorted the Japanese captives to Yanjing, entered the palace hall and saw Yang Peng, and bowed: "Big brother, little brother is ordered to escort the captives here!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Why did you personally escort the prisoners?" Xiang Danian said: "Back to the eldest brother, the younger brother ordered the slaughter of tens of thousands of Japanese people to surrender to the army, which violated military law, so I specially asked the eldest brother to punish the crime!" Everyone present was taken aback when they heard this. Yang Peng frowned and said: "The prohibition of slaughtering prisoners is an important military law of our army, and if it is violated, it will be severely punished, do you know?" ”

Xiang Danian nodded and said, "The younger brother knows, so I specially asked the eldest brother to punish the crime!" Everyone looked at Yang Peng with a worried face, but no one dared to intercede, Yanyun's military law is like a mountain, even Yan Wang Yang Peng has to be restricted by the military law of the military committee, so in such a matter, no one dares to intercede.

Yang Peng stood up, walked up to Xiang Danian, helped him up, sighed, and asked angrily: "You have done such a thing, how can I be good?" Xiang Danian said happily: "The eldest brother doesn't have to be embarrassed, military law is like a mountain, and the younger brother is willing to be a military law!" Then he pulled out his horizontal knife, and he was about to kill himself! Everyone was shocked, Yang Peng grabbed his wrist, and said angrily: "You guy, you just have such a hot temper!" Xiang Danian opened his eyes and said, "Big brother doesn't want me to kill myself, is he going to execute me?" Then he nodded and said, "It's okay, show the Fa-rectification to the public, and set an example!" Looking at Yang Peng, he said proudly: "But I don't want my executioner to look at my head, just ask the eldest brother to do it himself!" ”

Yang Peng said angrily: "Who said they were going to kill you?" Have you broken the law, and what is the law? Xiang Danian was stunned and looked at Yang Peng puzzled. Yang Peng frowned and said: "The Japanese slaughtered so many of our people, they have already committed a capital crime, and according to Yanyun's law, they should all be executed!" Xiang Danian became excited and echoed loudly: "Yes! Big brother's words couldn't be more right! Everyone else laughed, and the big stone in their hearts was put down.

Yang Peng looked at Xiang Danian and said angrily: "Don't be happy first!" Although those widows deserve to be put to death, but you should not use lynching, what you did is very inappropriate, if you don't deal with it, will the people with great power still take Yanyun's law seriously? Xiang Danian hugged his fists and said: "Whatever the big brother does!" Even if you kill the head of the little brother, the little brother will never frown! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "It's not that serious, your guilt is just a procedural issue, and you were executed without trial." Let's demote you to a third-class knighthood. Xiang Danian was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, big brother!" ”

Yang Peng smiled, patted Xiang Danian's shoulder, and praised: "You guys fought this battle beautifully!" The 300,000 Japanese army was wiped out, so wait! Xiang Danian said with a smile: "Little brother doesn't dare to take credit, this is all commanded by Kou Yan!" Yang Peng smiled and nodded.

He returned to the top and sat down, and asked, "How many Japanese captives did you take?" "There are about three or four thousand, including the Japanese commanders Ueno Morunao, Taro Tarumoto, Yoshihiko Noda, etc. Big brother, it's useless to keep these widows, they have killed so many of our people, so let's just execute them all. ”

Yang Peng thought for a while and said, "They killed nearly 10,000 of our people, and it is enough for you to kill tens of thousands of them for burial." The rest of the widows should be sent to the mines to work as coolies, there is a shortage of people over there now! "Yanyun's mines are opening more and more, but there are fewer and fewer people willing to engage in this business, after all, Yanyun is becoming more and more prosperous, and he can support his family by doing anything, so fewer and fewer people are willing to do the dangerous business of mining. In Yanyun's government-run mines, more and more prisoners are being used to do this work. The advantages of using captives were enormous, the greatest of which was the low cost, and there was no need for anything other than food to keep them alive. Because of this, the heads of the government-run industry, like Meng Yulou and Zhang Ping and his wife, often came to Yang Peng to fight for prisoners.

Yang Peng pondered: "Ueno Shouzhi is the commander of the Japanese people, and he must be responsible for everything!" Xiang Danian nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Exactly!" Yoshihiko Noda, who directly led the troops to do this, must also be responsible! Yang Peng nodded and said, "Wait a while, you and Lord Yang will hand it over." Xiang Danian responded.

Yang Peng asked: "The First Army, the Sixth Army, and the Seventh Army, what are the losses?" Qin Ming said: "The loss is not big, the main thing is that some people and horses were lost when counterattacking under Cangzhou City and forcibly crossing the Xuanhui River!" Yang Peng nodded. Xiang Danian hugged his fists and asked: "Big brother, whether the army of our three legions is going north or south, everyone is waiting for the order of the eldest brother in Cangzhou!" ”

Yang Peng said: "For the time being, we will be stationed in place and wait for orders." "Yes!" ……

The drinkers were drinking and chatting in the tavern, when suddenly someone rushed in and said excitedly: "The leader of the Japanese is about to be beheaded at the south gate, why don't you go and see it!" Immediately there was a rush in the tavern, and people rushed out of the tavern.

In the open space in front of the south city gate, nearly 10,000 people were crowded and very noisy. A temporary wooden platform was erected in front of them, and on the wooden platform, two people dressed in white with signs were kneeling on the ground, unkempt and shivering. Two executioners, dressed in red and holding steel knives in both hands, stood behind each of them. Around the wooden platform stood a circle of soldiers of the city defense army, and the supervisor sat not far away, waiting for the arrival of three o'clock in the afternoon. Behind the warden stood a row of drums, each with a drummer waiting in front of it.

The people were talking under the execution table: "Is this the leader of the Japanese Bandits?" I've heard people say that the Japanese are very fierce, but I didn't expect it to be such a small person, no wonder it's called the Japanese Kou! "Fierce has a fart! No matter how fierce it is, is our Yanyun Army fierce? I heard that 300,000 Japanese troops wanted to occupy our territory, but they were killed by General Xiang Danian and their entire army, and there were no chickens and dogs left! "Humph! The Japanese people really ate the courage of the ambitious leopard, and they dared to scratch the tiger's whiskers, and they were really impatient! ”

Knock knock knock...... Suddenly, the drums beat loudly. The chattering people immediately fell silent, and they all looked at the two leaders of the Japanese on the execution platform. The prison officer stood up and raised his voice: "It's three o'clock in the afternoon, and I will behead people by the order of King Yan!" The two executioners immediately stepped forward, took down the sign that was inserted behind Ueno Morinao and Noda Yoshihiko, and raised the steel knife high, and the steel knife reflected the sunlight and radiated a cold light. The people couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts, and the women, the timid, couldn't help but turn their heads.

The Warden takes the token from the box in front of him. At this moment, Yoshihiko Noda screamed in horror, he was shouting in the Japanese language, and no one could understand his words, but everyone could feel his incomparable fear. Although Ueno Morinao, who was next to Yoshihiko Noda, didn't make a sound, his whole body kept shaking like a sieve.

The warden threw the token in his hand to the ground and shouted, "Cut! The steel knife in the executioner's hand fell suddenly, and with a click, the blood rushed, and the two bloody heads rolled down the execution table. ……

In the back hall of the palace, Yang Peng stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery outside the window. Taro Tatsumoto knelt behind him, his heart full of unease. Yang Peng turned around, glanced at Taro Tarumoto, and asked, "Do you know what time it is?" Taro Taro Tatsumoto didn't understand what this legendary figure meant, so he turned his head to look outside, saw that the sun was in full bloom, and said, "Yes, it's noon." ”

Chen Xiao said: "It's three o'clock in the afternoon, according to the habit of our Han people, three o'clock in the afternoon is the time to behead people." Taro Taro Ryumoto was shocked, he thought that Yang Peng was going to kill him, so he hurriedly kowtowed: "Ask King Yan to spare his life!" Invading Yanyun is not the meaning of a minion! The minion is just a small general, no matter what the above orders, the minion has to do! Ask King Yan to spare his life! ”

The corners of Yang Peng's mouth twitched, "Minion? Taro Ryumoto said: "The slave is the prisoner of King Yan, and he is the slave of King Yan!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and nodded, "Very good!" You are self-aware. He glanced at him and said, "You don't have to be afraid, I don't plan to kill you." Taro Taro Ryumoto immediately put his mind at ease, and when he put his mind at ease, he suddenly felt as if he had lost his strength. Immediately, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of his cowardice, but he was also glad to be able to survive.

Yang Peng said: "It was Ueno Morunao and Noda Yoshihiko who were beheaded at three o'clock in the afternoon today......" Taro Ryumoto's heart was pounding, and his heart was pounding. Chen Xiao asked, "Do you know why I killed them and why I spared you?" Taro Taro Ryumoto swallowed his saliva, kowtowed, and said: "King Yan is a god in the sky, how dare a slave guess King Yan's mind in vain!" Even if you want to guess, you can't guess! ”

Yang Peng smiled, stopped playing dumb riddles with him, and said: "The reason is very simple, someone must pay for the massacre in Yanshan County!" Ueno Mamoru is the commander-in-chief, and the blame is inescapable, and Yoshihiko Noda is the direct executor, so naturally the crime is unforgivable! So they must die! Taro Taro Ryumoto was submissive, and cold sweat couldn't help but overflow on his forehead.

Yang Peng sat down, glanced at Taro Taruto, and said, "You don't have any evil deeds, so I won't kill you!" Taro Taro Ryumoto hurriedly kowtowed, "Thank you King Yan for your kindness!" ”

Yang Peng leaned back, paused, and said, "I'm very interested in your Wa Kingdom, so I'm looking for you to talk." Taro Tarumoto's heart sank, and he keenly felt that this terrible figure seemed to want to attack his own country, and he couldn't help but panic in his heart.

Yang Peng asked: "I heard that it is not the monarch who is actually in power in your country, but a minister named Ping Qingsheng, is that true?" Taro Ryumoto raised his upper body slightly, and said: "King Yan has seen thousands of miles, and what he said is not bad at all, the actual power in our country is indeed Lord Taira Kiyomori, and the current His Majesty the Emperor is the one he fostered!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Are you ministers loyal to the monarch or to Ping Qingsheng?" Taro Ryumoto said: "Back to King Yan, the ministers of the court, and officials from all over the country, some are loyal to the emperor, and some are loyal to Taira Kiyomori. ”

"Well, what is the balance of power between the two sides?" Taro Taro Ryumoto said, "Lord Taira Kiyomori is stronger, especially in the army. ”

Yang Peng pondered for a moment and said to Tataro Tatsumoto: "Okay, let's talk about this today." Then he raised his voice and said, "Someone! When two guards came in, they clenched their fists and said, "What does the master command?" Yang Peng pointed to Taro Tarumoto, who was still lying on the ground, and said, "Take him down and detain him in a better place." The two guards bowed down and agreed, and Tataro Taro Ryumoto hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for the grace of King Yan, thank you for the grace of King Yan!" Then he stood up and departed under the escort of the two guards. Yang Peng showed a thoughtful look and muttered, "Ping Qingsheng, the emperor...... Hum! Yang Peng sneered.

A guard rushed in, bowed down and said, "Master, Duan Yang Gongzi is asking to see you outside the door!" Yang Peng said: "Let him in." The guard answered, ran down, and after a while, he led a richly dressed rich boy in, it was Duan Yang, the young son of the Duan family. The guard bowed to Yang Peng and stepped aside. Duan Yang took a step forward and bowed: "Grass people Duan Yang greets King Yan!" ”

Yang Peng stepped forward to help Duan Yang and said with a smile: "Duan Gongzi doesn't have to be polite!" Duan Gongzi has made a great contribution to Yan Yun, and I haven't had time to thank you properly! "Previously, when Yanjing was besieged, the secret envoy of Yeyu Tiger City sneaked into the city to contact him. Duan Yang was false at first, and then immediately reported the matter to Yang Peng, and then deliberately cooperated with Yeyu Hucheng under Yang Peng's instructions to lead the king into the urn, so that Yang Peng was able to use the urn city ambush to successfully defeat the enemy, and at the same time personally commanded the elite soldiers to secretly go out of the city from other city gates, and then ordered a raid on the Khitan army camp, and he led the main force to ambush halfway. Yelu Hucheng's attack on the city was frustrated, and he suddenly saw the military camp on fire, and hurriedly returned to help in a panic, but was first attacked by the army that came out of the city, and then was attacked and killed by the ambush soldiers led by Yang Peng, and was finally killed in pieces, defeated and fled. It can be said that in this big victory, Duan Yang made the first contribution!

Duan Yang hurriedly said: "This is the grass people's business, how dare you do this!" Yang Peng smiled: "Let's sit down and talk." "Thank you, King Yan!" Yang Peng returned to the top and sat down, and Duan Yang sat down on the chair on the right. Yang Peng said: "Duan Gongzi is extraordinary, I intend to let Duan Gongzi be in charge, I don't know what Duan Gongzi wants?" ”

Duan Yang was flattered, and hurriedly stood up, clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you King Yan for your love, but the grass people's ability is limited, and their business is so-so, so they have to be alone, I'm afraid that they will miss King Yan's big event!" ”

Yang Peng waved his hand and said, "I know that your huge industry today is all earned by yourself, and the Duan family has not helped you with anything!" With only your own ability, you can do such a situation in just a few years, your vision, your ability is beyond doubt! And in the previous matter of dealing with the secret envoy of Yelu Tiger City, you have shown incomparable loyalty, and a very valuable ability to adapt to emergencies, there are many talented people in the world, but there are very few people with this kind of emergency adaptability! You are a rare talent, don't you want to contribute to the people of the world, don't you want people to remember your name after thousands of years? ”

Duan Yang's heart couldn't help but feel like a confidant, and said excitedly: "King Yan, King Yan values the grass people so much...... Yang Peng smiled: "You are talented and loyal, I don't value such a person, who else can I value?" How about it, would you like to be my subordinate? Duan Yang was excited, the so-called soldier died for his confidant, since King Yan valued himself so much, what else did he have to say, he could only bow down and die! As soon as he thought of this, he wanted to agree, but he suddenly thought of the purpose of this trip, and couldn't help but look embarrassed, and said: "I can't hide it, King Yan, the grass people took the liberty to come this time, for the sake of my brother and father......"

Yang Peng stood up, and Duan Yang saw Yang Peng standing up, so he hurriedly stood up as well. Yang Peng walked into the hall and said, "I know what you think, this is also human nature, and there is nothing wrong with it." But according to Yanyun's law, they are guilty of rebellion, and the crime cannot be punished! The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and even I am not exempt, so I can only apologize! ”

Duan Yang hurriedly bowed and said, "King Yan's words are serious!" Yang Peng said: "Everyone has to pay for what they do, and no one is an exception!" I know that you have advised your father and brother more than once, but they are obsessed with going on the road of no return! You, as a loved one, have done your best! Duan Yang sighed, with a look of guilt on his face, and muttered, "Failing to convince them is my fault after all!" "Then he secretly said: 'How did King Yan know that I had persuaded them, and there were no outsiders present at that time!' I couldn't help but be more in awe of King Yan in my heart.

Throwing away these thoughts, he knelt down and said, "The grass people know that their father and brother have committed the crime of death, and the crime cannot be punished, and the grass people dare not intercede for them anymore!" In fact, only the participants in the entire Duan family were sentenced, and it was already King Yan who was extraordinarily gracious, and the grass people were grateful! However, the grass people begged King Yan to have mercy on the grass people and give the grass people and their father and brother to see each other for the last time! Ask King Yan for mercy! And he bowed down.

Yang Peng sighed, helped Duan Yang up, and said with some emotion: "It's rare that you are so affectionate!" It's a pity that your father and brother won't listen to your kind advice, otherwise why wouldn't this be the case! You want to see them one last time, that's human nature, and it doesn't violate the law, I promise you! Duan Yang was overjoyed and thanked. Yang Peng shouted outside: "Someone! When one of the guards came in, he clenched his fists and said, "What does the master command?" ”

Yang Peng pointed at Duan Yang and said, "You take Duan Gongzi to meet his father and brother." The guard agreed. Duan Yang thanked Yang Peng again. Yang Peng said: "Come here after seeing it, I still have something to tell you." "Yes." Duan Yang bowed and left the back hall with the guard.

After Yang Peng had dealt with official business for more than an hour, Duan Yang came back with the guards. The expression was a little depressed, and the eyes were red, and it seemed that the situation of this meeting was not very good.

Duan Yang bowed and said, "Thank you King Yan for your kindness!" Chen Xiao asked, "Have you seen your father and brother?" Duan Yang nodded, but let out a long sigh and said, "I see." ”

Yang Peng comforted: "As a relative, you don't have anything to be sorry for them, you have done your best, you don't need to feel guilty!" Duan Yang nodded, his expression still very depressed. Yang Peng said: "I have already sent an order, and all the confiscated Duan family assets will be returned to you." ......" Duan Yang was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I can't ask for it!" If I accept it, I am afraid, I am afraid of ......"

Yang Peng smiled: "Are you worried that outsiders will gossip? Duan Yang nodded, bowed to Yang Peng, and said: "The grace of King Yan is unforgettable, but if you accept these assets, I am afraid that the grass people will become a villain who kills his father and brother for the sake of assets!" Please also ask King Yan to take back his fate! ”

Yang Peng asked with a smile: "I see that you are free and easy, but why do you care so much about other people's remarks?" Duan Yang sighed and said, "People are terrible! Yang Peng stood up, walked in front of Duan Yang, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "In this life, in just a few decades, people should live for themselves, not for others!" Let them say whatever others say, why care so much! Those who have achieved great things, if they are constrained by other people's remarks everywhere, what else can they do! Duan Yang's heart moved, and he couldn't help but nod.

Yang Peng said: "Our Yanyun rewards and punishments are clear, and the reason why your father and brother can't be pardoned is because the law is unforgiving!" And the return of the Duan family's assets to you is because of your contributions, which you earned for the Duan family, and it can also be said that you have made a contribution on behalf of the Duan family! The announcement will explain the reasons for the rewards and punishments, and as for how to discuss it outside, you don't need to care too much! When a man is alive, he just wants to have a clear conscience, and he doesn't have to pay attention to those gossip! Not only is there no need to care about the current discussions, but there is no need to care about the so-called historical commentary after thousands of years, and what is the so-called 'famous in history'! I'm me, I did what I had to do, as for how those wine bags and rice bags want to comment on us, let them comment on it, don't care! ”

Duan Yang bowed excitedly: "Thank you King Yan for your enlightenment, the grass people have been taught!" Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Are you willing to accept it now?" ”

Duan Yang nodded and said, "Just like King Yan said, just ask for a clear conscience, what kind of gossip!" Yang Peng laughed, patted Duan Yang's shoulder, and said, "Okay, that's right." Follow me. Then he turned around and walked to the map, and Duan Yang followed. After glancing at it, Duan Yang had never looked at the map before, and he didn't know where the territory of the huge map in front of him was drawn, so he asked, "King Yan, what is this place?" Then I saw Tianjing New City in the center of the map, and then I saw Yanjing, and immediately understood, and said in surprise: "This is the whole map of our Yanyun?" ”

Yang Peng nodded and said, "This is a complete map of the mountains and rivers in the area that we currently control by Yanyun. Duan Yang looked at it with wide eyes, his gaze swept over the city, his eyes revealed a look of novelty and excitement, emotion and kindness, and he couldn't help muttering: "I didn't expect our Yanyun to be like this!" ”

Yang Peng said: "Duan Gongzi might as well find Datong." Duan Yang couldn't help but look for it on the map, and soon found that Datong was in the north of Yanyun's territory, and now it can be said to be an important town in the north as important as Yanjing. Duan Yang couldn't help but point to Datong Mansion and said happily: "I'm here!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and said: "Not long ago, I Yanjing sent an order to set up a Datongfu Road, which was the Xijing Road of the original Liao State. He gestured to the area. Duan Yang looked at it and couldn't help but say: "This area is very large, it can be said to be the Ping Domain in the north!" Yang Peng nodded, looked at Duan Yang, and said with a smile: "I mean, appoint you as the governor of Datongfu Road, and be in charge of the civil affairs of this area!" ”

Duan Yang was taken aback, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, the grass people, the grass people have no talent and no virtue, how can they take on such a heavy responsibility?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "I have already said before, I can absolutely trust your talent!" There are very few people in the world who can have your talent! Since you can manage such a huge industry and continue to grow and develop, you can naturally manage a place well, which is no more difficult than you manage the industry! ”

Duan Yang was grateful and at a loss, and said: "King Yan is very loving, and the grass people should have repaid each other with death!" However, but the grass people suddenly occupy such a high position, I am afraid, I am afraid that everyone will not be convinced! ”

Yang Peng said: "Not long ago, I had already ordered someone to write a report on the situation of the Yanjing Battle and send it to various places. In the battle report, the names of the people who have made great contributions are listed, including generals, soldiers, and you Duan Yang. And the name Duan Yang was listed first. ”

Duan Yang was greatly surprised, and said at a loss: "Grass people, how can grass people, how can they be glorious!" Yang Peng said: "You deserve it!" Without your resourcefulness and decisiveness, although our army would not have been defeated, it would have been impossible to repel Yehu Tiger City so cleanly! Therefore, you have made the first contribution to this big victory! Duan Yang bowed gratefully: "Thank you King Yan!" ”

Yang Peng helped Duan Yang up and said with a smile: "It should be me who thanks you!" Then he said: "Since you have made such a great achievement, I will appoint you as the governor of Datongfu Road, naturally no one will have an opinion!" If you don't have a problem, go ahead and take office right away! "Yes!" Duan Yang bowed and promised. Yang Peng said: "You go back and prepare, the relevant documents will be delivered soon." Duan Yang promised again, bowed down and said, "If King Yan has no other orders, the grass people will retire!" Yang Peng said: "You go." Duan Yang said goodbye and left.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.