The atmosphere in the room was a little stiff, or maybe because the stove was moved out, Li Xiaozong, who was kneeling on the ground on one knee, turned pale, and he didn't know whether it was from the cold or from fright.
Li Yuanshan glanced at him, then frowned slightly: "Although you are not a child of the Li family in Longyou, I have always felt that you will have a bright future since you were a child. Maybe you don't remember it yourself, when you were seven years old... On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, your father and my second elder brother Li Yuanmou built an enclosure in the hunting ground, enclosing 30 to 50 hungry wolves and two equally hungry tigers, saying it was to have some fun for the people in the clan to see, Even the old man invited him."
"The fight between the wolves and the hungry tiger that day really seemed interesting. The old man was tired from standing for a long time, and your father ordered all the animals in the enclosure to be shot to death. The wolves and tigers were all dead when the arrows shot down. If you want to go down and have a look, your father and I helped the old man into the enclosure, and you, who was only seven years old, followed in a dignified manner with a short knife in your hand. Who knew that when you walked up to a hungry tiger, the beast hadn't dead."
"Your father and I drew the knife at the same time, but you took a step forward and said loudly that grandpa's safety is the most important thing. It is important for father and third uncle to protect grandpa. You stepped forward and stabbed the hungry tiger to death."
"At that time, your father scolded you for being unruly. I didn't say anything, and even the old man turned around and left without saying anything to you. But you don't know... the old man felt sorry for a long time afterwards. He said it was a pity for you The courage and wisdom of a baby, if you are not a child of concubines, you should cultivate it vigorously."
Li Yuanshan paused for a moment and continued: "When you were seven years old, you had the courage to kill a tiger. I have been paying attention to you since that day. It was only after I told your father that you were able to enter the martial arts academy. Your father's The original intention was to choose one of his direct-born children to send to the exam. I persuaded him for a long time before he agreed."
Li Xiaozong's complexion changed, and the military salute of kneeling on one knee was changed to kneeling on both knees.
"Thank you, General."
Li Yuanshan sat down on the chair, shook his head and said, "You should call me Third Uncle."
Li Xiaozong bowed his head and said: "Wearing a military uniform, I dare not address you as my third uncle."
A flash of appreciation flashed in Li Yuanshan's eyes, and he hummed: "You can still remember the military law at this time, that's good... It's just that your courage when you were young was already admirable, why are you so timid in doing things now? I gave you a In the big mansion in Jiangdu, Wu Peisheng agreed to help you suppress the corruption of ink. The death of a few minions and the death of a few common people is just a trivial matter for your future. Why can't you let go?"
Without waiting for Li Xiaozong to explain anything, Li Yuanshan continued: "Even if you have difficulties and don't let go, what you did to Wu Peisheng's death makes me even more angry! Wu Peisheng is a celebrity in front of His Majesty the Emperor, and the eunuch who holds the pen in the imperial study. Death will definitely shock the court, and His Majesty will be shocked. But... If you die, you will die, and there is no need to worry too much... As long as things are done cleanly and beautifully, is it possible that Your Majesty will kill another promising general because of a dead person? "
"But you haven't done a good job in this matter, and you have no courage!"
Li Xiaozong bowed his head and simply refused to explain.
"I've watched you grow up, and I think you'll be promising. Just because I always thought you were a talent, it's inevitable that I'll take care of you a little bit more."
Li Yuanshan stood up and patted Li Xiaozong's shoulder: "You think a lot, that's right. But since you have to think about it, you can't think too narrowly... You plan to use the Mongolian cavalry to infiltrate as an excuse to prevaricate the coming of the imperial capital in the future." No matter how much money is handed over, no one can guarantee that they will go back on their word in the future, those people in the imperial capital... are all shady to the bone."
"I've said so much, do you understand what to do?"
he asks.
Li Xiaozong nodded, then shook his head again: "General, the reason why I can't bear it is not because of the benevolence of women, but because I want to save some helpers for the future. The frontier army in Fan Gucheng argues once every six years. These people are all Veterans of many battles, after a few years, I plan to find a way to transfer them back to my subordinates."
"Veterans are treasures, but not prospects."
Li Yuanshan sighed and said, "Since you can't bear this matter, don't interfere."
He turned and walked to the door, and when he reached the door, his footsteps paused: "You don't want to kill people, I won't force you... But you need to write a new copy of the memorial to the court, and the officials sent by the court to investigate the case will take two months at the fastest Now, two months is enough to do a lot of things, and... I don't intend to make you wait for two months."
"On the second day of February in the 11th year of Tianyou in the Sui Dynasty, because the people of Northern Liao smuggled horses, the Mongolian Yuan Empire brazenly launched an offensive against Fan Gu. A team of 10,000 people from the Mandu Banner crossed the Langru Mountains and attacked Fan Gu. Fan Guya will Li Xiaozong led the army to fight, fought bloody battles for several days, and killed thousands of enemies... Coincidentally, the imperial envoy Wu Peisheng arrived in Fangu and entered the city to assist in the defense. Most of the defenders in the city died in the battle. The imperial envoy Wu Peisheng and 36 accompanying officials died in the battle. General Li Xiaozong was seriously injured in six or seven places and still fought bloody battles. The city was about to fall. Destroy the enemy outside the city of Fangu, killing six thousand enemies..."
After Li Yuanshan said these words in a cold voice, he turned his head to Li Xiaozong and said, "I withheld the letter of apology you sent to the court a few days ago. The things mentioned above are my memorial to Your Majesty."
Li Yuanshan's expression was stiff, and he laughed at himself and said, "Fortunately, most of them died in battle, not all of them."
Li Yuanshan smiled and said: "It's all... the remaining half of what is written in the memorial, I will transfer it to you from You Xiaowei. It can be called Zhang San or Li Si."
"As for the solution... I will send someone to get rid of it."
After saying this, Li Yuanshan walked away.
…
…
On the second day of February in the 11th year of Tianyou in the Sui Dynasty, 775 members of Fan Gu's frontier army were ordered to gather at the school grounds. After waiting for a long time, Li Xiaozong, the tooth general, did not come. Standing on the school field for a full three hours, the water was not exhausted, and everyone was exhausted. In the evening, another military order was suddenly issued. Li Yuanshan, the general of You Xiaowei, sent Fan Gu's garrison troops out of the city for 30 miles. There was an emergency situation.
The soldiers who hadn't eaten or drank for a day dragged their exhausted bodies out of the city and rushed to the Fangying Pavilion 30 miles east of the city. What awaited them were 500 heavy cavalry and 3,000 elite infantry.
Seven hundred and seventy-five people died.
In the middle of the night, the soldiers of You Xiaowei, who had changed into the uniforms of the frontier army, entered Fan Gu. The next day, the people of Fan Gu got the news that Li Xiaozong led the army to meet the enemy with 300 iron cavalry of the Mongol Yuan Empire. Unexpectedly, they were ambushed. The frontier army fought hard, and most of them died in battle.
The people were shocked and excited.
Li Xiaozong, who was seriously injured, called all the people in the city to recruit soldiers. Unexpectedly, at this time, thousands of soldiers of the Mongolian Yuan Empire entered Fangu City with the help of spies, slaughtering all the people. There were more than 2,000 people in the city, and none of them were spared.
Li Xiaozong only woke up that day. It turned out that Li Yuanshan said that there was some trouble in massacring the city, not the trouble of killing people, but how to explain the trouble to the court.
Just before the massacre of the city at night, when the elite soldiers of You Xiaowei entered the city pretending to be Fan Gu's frontier army. Du Hongxian, the proprietress of Yunji's dog meat shop, released a carrier pigeon at the top of the city, and then left the city with a small bag on her back. She didn't know that not long after she left, all the people in the city became headless ghosts.
…
…
The carriage swayed and moved forward slowly. Although the wind was still cold, it was interesting to wrap up your clothes and look for the warmth of the sun in the wind. The big dog drove the carriage unhurriedly, falling far behind Hongxiu Zhao's seven carriages. The people in front ignored them, and they didn't bother to get close to those girls.
Although Daquan likes to draw naked girls on the snow, he really has no desire for women. At least in the past fifteen years, Fang Jie has never seen him go to a woman, so Fang Jie's definition of Big Dog is that this man is either a miser who loves money more than anything else, or has physical problems.
And Mu Xiaoyao was even more unwilling to deal with those women recruited by Hongxiu. There was not much to say between beautiful women and beautiful women. So she would rather lie in the carriage and sleep every day than match up with those sisters Yingyingyanyan. And the reason why Fang Jie would rather sit outside wrapped in a cloak and chat with the big dog than get into the carriage is because Mu Xiaoyao is really a woman who doesn't think of herself as a woman.
Her red dress was already flimsy, and she didn't look like a lady when she slept. After tossing and turning, a pair of beautiful legs that were as white as fat were exposed. Let Fang Jie, a normal man, sit in the carriage and look at his delicate body and look beautiful but can't eat, he might as well chat outside with the big dog.
"Big Dog, you said that if I had already become a high-ranking official in the Sui Dynasty when I returned to Fan Gu, how would the people of Fan Gu City welcome me?"
Big Dog smiled and said: "It's nothing more than beating gongs and drums, and firecrackers are going off."
Fang Jie shook his head and didn't continue talking. For some reason, his face was a little ugly.
"What's wrong?"
Big Dog asked.
"I just fell asleep leaning against the carriage and had a dream."
"What did you dream about?"
"I dreamed that I would go back to Fangu many years later, and all the villagers in the city would pick me up at the gate of the city. I saw them so happy, I wished everyone hugged and kissed them. But when I ran forward with a smile, I suddenly found that Something is wrong... Why is Aunt He still the same after so many years, like a blooming morning glory? Why is Xiao Jiaojiao only up to my knees after all these years? She still speaks like a baby? Why is her style of music After so many years, is it just a frontier lieutenant who has not been promoted? I looked at them and became more and more frightened, and finally woke myself up."
"I left Fan Gu because of you, and they definitely haven't changed after this dream."
Big Dog thought for a while and said: "You have their current appearance in your mind, and naturally they are also present in your dreams."
"No… "
Fang Jie slowly wiped the sweat off his forehead: "They are all wearing white clothes, their faces are whiter than their clothes... I went to hug them, but none of them... None of their feet stepped on the ground, but It was floating. It took me a long time to realize that the people I saw in my dream... were all dead."
Big Dog was stunned, got into the carriage and took out Mu Xiaoyao's jug and handed it to Fang Jie: "It's just an extremely absurd dream. If you are really worried, we can go back and have a look now."
Fang Jie took a sip of wine and felt that his back was still very cold: "No need... people have already said that dreams are opposite to reality. Whoever dies in the dream will live longer. I dreamed about Fan Gu's life. The folks are all dead, so wouldn't each of them live a long life?"
"Um!"
The big dog nodded and smiled: "I have dreamed many times in the past fifteen years that we died, but we still lived well, and there is an old saying that good people don't pay for their lives, and evil people live for thousands of years." ... I am not a good person, neither is Mu Xiaoyao, nor are you."
Fang Jie smiled, and the depression in his heart eased a bit: "The people in Fan Gu City... are all good people, right?"