The tent was quiet, with the slight sound of paper unfolding.

“…… Thousands of miles of corpses; The sea is inclusive, and the emperor's means are all there. The Son of Heaven is angry, majestic and terrifying; The king of virtue, grace and power, is admirable. Xiang Yu is brave and good at fighting, there is no one in the world, however, steel is very easy to break, tight strings are easy to break, do not know how to bend and stretch, do not know the means of people's hearts; Killing people and slaughtering the city, it is terrifying and without awe, the ancestor is not as good as him, but he sits in the world, and he wins the hearts of everyone. ”

The oil lamp on the desk shook slightly, Su Chen looked down along the letter, and his frowning brows gradually relaxed.

"It is unfair for the general to raise troops to fight against the Son of Heaven for the people, but it is benevolent and virtuous. The border general Qi Baoguo obeyed the orders of the imperial court, and privately released the barbarians to cause the tragic death of the people of Yunyao, and his death was not a pity; However, there are many people defending the city in Yan Kingdom, if the whole family is killed because of one person, there is no doubt about the thugs, no one will dare to surrender in the future of the general's soldiers and horses, and they will defend the city to the death. The officials at the top and bottom are trembling, can they do things with all their heart? caused the Emperor of Yan to wake up laughing in his dream! ”

"The general wants to do the royal road or the domineering, all in one thought, Yu can't be swayed, I just want to remind the general, kill one person and lose the way for others to surrender, Xirong laughs, Emperor Yan laughs."

Su Chen handed the paper to the oil lamp, lit the flame and threw it on the ground to watch it burn out.

The letter naturally saw that Xun Yu was persuading him to accept the Qi family first, and to guide the matter to Xirong and the imperial court.

Emulate Han Gaozu?

He glanced back at the spirit seats in the tent, which was engraved with 'Han Gaozu Liu Ji', and the spirit card immediately sounded a muffled sound.

"That's right, follow my example, first envelop, and then settle accounts, when it is time to use it, everything must be used to the fullest, no use, kill what should be killed."

"Han Gaozu won my heart!" Zhu Yuanzhang's voice also sounded.

Su Chen didn't continue to listen to their nagging, and continued to ponder Xun Yu's words.

The culprit is indeed the emperor in the court, Qi Baoguo is just a foolish and loyal pawn in the middle who acts obediently, if it is said that his Qi family and Xirong have fornicated and betrayed the country, and the Qi family gets the benefits of betraying the country, then it is not too much to kill his whole family.

But obviously the above conditions are not valid, and from the news, the Qi family does not approve of Qi Baoguo's approach, but they are powerless to stop it.

With his thoughts settled and an idea in his heart, Su Chen got up and called Dian Wei outside the tent.

"Pass the order to Yantang Pass, and I will enter the city at noon!"

Soon, the news rushed into the pass from the fast horse, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, as well as Ma Chao and Lu Bu, who got the news, began to lead troops to the streets, and set up defenses at various street intersections, and the Qi family, who had been grounded for a few days, also received the news, and were brutally taken out of the room by the soldiers and gathered in the front yard of the mansion.

"I said a long time ago that letting Xirong people enter the customs will bring disaster!"

"My family has fought a lot of battles with the Qi family, just because of Qi Baoguo, even my family will be questioned, where can I talk about this truth!"

“…… My son died in battle, too! ”

"When is it now, and still talk about this!" Qi Youhu turned around and roared at them: "I, Qi Youhu, live an upright life, what I do is what I do, and what I don't do is what I don't do!" The Qi family has fought countless battles here, and even if the bones are buried here, it can be regarded as a heroic soul defending the land. ”

"Little Tiger, your father is ......" The woman looked at her young son, and although she guessed most of it, she was her husband after all, and she wanted to know his whereabouts.

Qi Youhu and Qi Xuan, who were asked, fell silent one after another.

"Daddy...... Probably no longer there. Qi Youhu hesitated for a moment, but still said the truth.

The woman hung her head and began to sob.

……

At noon, Su Chen entered the city.

Five hundred halberd warriors with shields and halberds to guard the left and right, neat queues, rusty and bloody armor, made the people of Guanzhong who were secretly looking at the houses on both sides of the street nervous.

Yantang Pass is not very big, after two streets, you will arrive at the Qi family's mansion, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, and Ma Chao have been waiting here for a long time.

The four turned over and dismounted, holding their weapons and bowing their hands.

On horseback, Su Chen also returned the salute, and then dismounted and took Dian Wei into the door of the Qi family's mansion, and Guan Zhang and Lu Ma also strode to follow. Bypassing the feng shui wall, Zhang Fei's voice roared directly: "Calm down!" ”

The original voice of stumbling and talking suddenly fell silent in an instant among the dozens of people in the Qi family, Qi Youhu and Qi Xuan couldn't help but show a trace of surprise on their faces when they saw the figure of the arched guard.

I didn't expect that the general was so young, and he didn't look much older than them, and maybe even a year or two younger.

"Qi Youhu (Qi Xuan) meets the general!"

The two came back to their senses, hurriedly lifted the hem of their robes, knelt on the ground, bowed down, and a group of relatives and their mothers also knelt down behind them.

A soldier came over and held up a piece of framed writing next to Su Chen.

"Mountains and rivers are a family and a country, and the martyrs of the Qi family defend them with their bodies, and their children and grandchildren will succeed them." Su Chen looked at the handwriting on it and nodded: "The martyrs of the Qi family said well, children and grandchildren will follow!" I don't know if Qi Baoguo can continue? ”

This sentence made the relatives of the Qi family who had to kneel tremble one by one.

"General!" Qi Youhu raised his head, he was not yet ten years old, his eyes were clear, it was the age of blood bravery, "What my father did was a big mistake, causing many people to die tragically, the Qi family was ashamed and embarrassed, and had no shame to face this framed!" ”

"The first thing I did when I went north was to capture Yantang Pass, take down your Qi family, take them to Yunyao County, and cut off their heads one by one to comfort the dead in front of the people who had relatives who died in Xirong. But Qi Baoguo ran to Xirong to find his death, and your Qi family switched and surrendered, this abacus is too shrewd, this pit, I have to jump into it. ”

"General, the Qi family doesn't dare!" Qi Youhu fell to the ground, his forehead touching the ground, "Everyone in the family doesn't know that my father Qi Baoguo went to the grassland to seek death, and I don't know that my father set up this plan when he was dying." ”

Su Chen raised his hand and waved it, asking the soldier to bring the pair of characters down: "You can't use this character for the time being, when, I think you can match this character again, and then return it to you." ”

This is the inscription on the ancestor of the Qi family, which is of great significance, and was confiscated by Su Chen, and his heart felt like a drop of blood.

"Yes!" Qi Youhu replied in a low voice.

"Qi Baoguo is the master of the Qi family, he has done something wrong, but the person is dead, and it is obviously inappropriate to pursue the innocent, Keer and others are not ordinary people, they are parents in one place, and this guard will be the family."

Su Chen walked a few steps with his hands on his shoulders: "If you don't punish you, it will be difficult to explain to the people of Yunyao, thinking that I, Su Chen, will protect you because of your family background!" ”

Qi Youhu glanced at the second brother, as well as his mother, and he knelt down and stepped forward: "The Qi family is willing to accept the punishment!" ”

"Okay."

Su Chen looked at Qi Youhu in front of him and nodded appreciatively, then looked at Guan Zhang and the others, "A few generals, have you thought of any way to punish them?" ”

"Tie it to a stake and whip it ten times in front of the people of Chengguan!" Zhang Fei instinctively shouted. "Yide!" Then Guan Yu pulled his armor and signaled him not to speak.

Lu Bu and Ma Chao didn't speak, just looked at Su Chen.

"Since everyone has nothing to say, then I'll say it." Su Chen turned around, his gaze swept over the dozens of faces of the Qi family, there were old people, children, and young people, "Except for Qi Youhu and Qi Xuan, the rest of the people moved to Yunyao, and worked hard for three years, for the father and elder who lost their relatives, cultivated fields, planted crops, and repaired houses, during which they were not allowed to leave Yunyao, and all their money and property were confiscated." At the expiration of the three-year period, he will return to Yantangguan as an ordinary person, and if he has the ability to do so, he can carry the seal. ”

Su Chen's voice paused, "Acceptable?" ”

"The Qi family accepts the punishment of the general!" Qi Youhu thanked him again, and after straightening up, he said hesitantly: "My eldest brother is seriously injured, can you let him recover from his injuries and do coolies again." ”

"Go to Yun Yao to recuperate from his injuries, and allow him to serve after his injuries are healed!"

As for leaving Qi Youhu behind, Su Chen also needed him to take over all the Qi family's belongings in Yantang Pass, and also release a signal to the soldiers guarding the city in Yanzhou.

Xun Yu's letter made him listen to it, no matter how many generals there are, there are no soldiers available, what is the point.

The slaughter was carried out, and it is not known what year and month it would take to regather the soldiers and horses.

"Spread the news that the Qi family was punished and Qi Baoguo's death was transmitted to Rongzhou, and the people were announced!" Su Chen asked the soldiers to dismiss the Qi family and go back to the room to pack up their things, he walked into the front yard hall of the Qi family, and began to gradually take over Yantang Pass, the original more than 20,000 soldiers were all dispersed, incorporated into the two armies of Xiliang and Bingzhou, and then transferred 10,000 people to fill the pass defense.

As for the five hundred cavalry, it was left to Qi Youhu to use.

However, what made Su Chen feel the most was the tax of Yantang Pass, there were countless business trips to and from the grassland every year, and the tax empowerment of one year was better than the income of two Ding'an cities for a year.

Tariffs are always profitable.

When Su Chen sat in Qi's house and looked at the annual tariff, Guan Zhang, Lu Bu, and Ma Chao were also drinking tea and chatting in the hall, or looking at the calligraphy, paintings, and flowers and porcelain in the hall that belonged to this world. At this time, a soldier outside hurriedly came over: "General Qiqi, a merchant brigade passed by outside the gate and told the soldiers that Qi Baoguo's body was hung in the Yelang tribe." ”

Qi Youhu, who was accompanying Su Chen and talking about the affairs of the pass, his hands trembled, he didn't dare to show it, he just sat there quietly, his fists clenched.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, and Ma Chao each showed killing intent on their faces.

"As soon as I entered the customs, I was so busy that I almost forgot that there was one more thing I didn't do." Su Chen glanced at Qi Youhu on the side, and threw the account book on the table next to him, "Didn't you throw away those three thousand heads before?" ”

"I threw it away, but I picked it up again." Ma Chao laughed.

"Go back to the camp, it's time to teach that Yelang tribe a lesson!" Su Chen got up and strode away, and his voice rang out: "Qi Youhu, you also follow!" ”

Soon the trumpet of returning to the camp sounded in the city.

The cavalry gathered like a stream from all the corners of the streets in the city, turning into a torrent to follow Su Chen, and Lu Bu, Ma Chao, Guan Yu, and Zhang Feihao behind him rushed out of the city.

The cavalry was entrenched in the field, and the four generals followed Su Chen into the big tent of the Chinese army, he uncovered his cloak and threw it to his entourage Wu Zixun, and Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Zhang Liao, and Niu Gai got up in the tent.

Guan Yu and other generals who followed in also stood on the left and right, Zhang Liao glanced at Guan Yu, and the latter also showed a smile on his face, but at the moment the two of them tacitly did not speak, and then looked ahead.

"Generals, please be seated!" At the same time as Su Chen's horse golden knife sat down, all the generals in the tent also sat down, followed by Qi Youhu, who came in and stood at the end, Rao is blood and strength, and he had never seen this kind of battle, seeing the generals in the tent, he didn't dare to breathe, so he sat down on a chair at the entrance of the tent.

"The Xirong grassland, the people are fierce, but there are abundant water and grass, and there are a lot of cattle and sheep."

On the seats on both sides, the generals grinned.

"The Northern Expedition to Yanzhou is urgent, but it can't be backed by the enemy." Su Chen's eyes were like eagles and falcons, and the fierce aura he had cultivated was condensing.

“…… Since they came to Rongzhou to kill people, I think it's ...... to come and not be rude Ladies and gentlemen, I want to eat roasted whole lamb in their tent. ”

The faint voice contained killing intent, and the swaying brazier in the tent reflected the faces of Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Ma Chao, Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Niu Gai and others, sneering hideously.

Qi Youhu swallowed his saliva, and only then did he understand what it meant to be a wolf smoke.