The students of Tonggu Academy watched in panic as the armored general stabbed the spear into Li Qingfeng's heart, and the exclamation immediately became one. They are just ordinary students in the academy, they come here just to have a halo in front of their names. They don't know what stands behind Tongu Academy. In their view, the Academy is just an academic palace.
They would not have thought that the war would harm the academy. They simply thought that no matter who sat on the dragon chair in the end, it would not cause any damage to the academy, but today they witnessed the demise of the academy. At this moment, they did not Realizing that you've been through something important and just scared, just scared.
So, they were actually lucky.
Their fear is simply because they are killing people, not because of something deeper behind the killing. They may never know for a lifetime what kind of existence the Tongu Academy they lived in for a period of time is. What a glorious past this academy once had.
"Why do you want to kill people indiscriminately! You are a beast!"
A young man in a white book long shirt shouted tremblingly, and even he was startled when he finished shouting. He didn't know why he yelled out, and then subconsciously took a few steps back.
Yang Jian looked at the young scholar, but did not speak.
He waved his hand, and then a large group of armored soldiers rushed in from outside, dragging the dead bodies out, and then these soldiers began to clean up the yard silently, removing the gravel, and cleaning the yard, and soon, The yard was restored to tidyness, except for the collapsed ancient pagoda that looked particularly bleak from a distance, it seemed that nothing had happened.
"Who is the best gentleman in the academy?"
he asks.
Those students looked at each other, and then spontaneously protected an old man behind them. It's a natural behavior, so it's all the more admirable. But the old man separated from the crowd and walked in front of the students with his jaw held high. He doesn't know how to practice, he is just a great Confucian who is serious about learning. But he opened his arms and blocked the students behind him. It's like a hen who has seen an eagle swoop down from the sky and protects the chicks under her wings, although it doesn't make any sense at all.
"From now on, you will be the dean of the academy."
Yang Jian pointed to the old man, and did not ask for his life: "You people will never know the filth behind the academy, but this is very good. You can study and learn at ease. In the future when the Sui Dynasty is settled down, the imperial court still needs you to come. Be an official. Since the imperial court has wiped out a group of people in the academy, it is because these people deserve to die. None of the gentlemen who taught you are dead because they don’t know anything at all.”
Yang Jian paused for a moment: "It's good not to know, and don't try to know in the future. Study quietly, and some of you may become the pillars of the country in the future, and that is the path you should take."
After saying this, Yang Jian walked out of the academy.
He threw the long lance casually, and after the two armored soldiers caught it, they stepped back a few steps, which shows how heavy the long lance is.
"Even if you are a member of the imperial court! You have no right to execute them directly. Even if they are guilty, they must be escorted to the Dali Temple of the Criminal Ministry for questioning before they can be convicted!"
Someone yelled stupidly.
Yang Jian looked back at him, then smiled: "You will be an upright and good official in the future, if...you can survive the troubled times."
He left the academy without saying another word. Those students and former teachers huddled together to watch him leave, and watched the majestic army leave. Everyone felt that what they experienced was a nightmare, but they closed and opened their eyes again, and the dream still did not wake up.
"Owner."
General Mosa of the Iron Armored Army said as he walked, "Jin Shiduo retreated eastward with the remnants of the army. They should be rebels who wanted to join Luo Tu. Jin Shixiong's troops had already reached the north bank of the Yangtze River. The third master didn't have many troops, and the fight was very difficult." ...Should we return to support the third master, or continue to attack?"
After pondering for a while, Yang Jian said: "It seems that Jin Shixiong's cultivation is not bad, otherwise Puhu would not be able to kill him. You take 5,000 armored soldiers and 30,000 infantry back to the north bank of the Yangtze River to support Puhu, and I will take troops to attack Liuzhou. "
Mosa nodded: "This subordinate obeys."
"in addition… "
After a pause, Yang Jian said: "Send someone to Mu's Mansion and tell them that if they don't send troops again, after I have wiped out Jiangnan, I will direct the troops to Dongjiang. And Yang Shunhui, if he can stand back at this time, the former I can forget about it.”
"Where is the eldest princess?"
Another general under his command, Yang Zhong, asked: "Now that the eldest princess has gone to the Black Banner Army, with her here, the Black Banner Army has become more and more unscrupulous. Now the entire Southwest is controlled by the Black Banner Army. Those who understand it, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to clean up in the future."
"He's different..."
Yang Jian said: "I can also give him a chance because of the fact that he led troops south to destroy the Yan Kingdom. After the Jiangnan incident is over, I want to meet this man."
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Yangtze
A huge naval fleet sailed upstream from east to west. The Luo character battle flag that used to hang on the bow has been lowered, and it has not been replaced with the Tu character flag, nor has it been replaced with the imperial court's fierce red battle flag. The bareness on the flagpole looked a bit awkward, but it represented the mood of Navy General Zheng Qiu at this time.
Luo Yao treated him well, so he once thought about assisting Luo Yao sincerely. But Luo Yao died, and after Luo Tu inherited the throne of King Yong, this army changed its flavor. More than two months ago, Luo Tu sent someone to invite him to go to Liuzhou for a banquet on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. What happened afterwards made him completely determined to leave the Yong Army.
He was afraid that Luo Tu would be suspicious, so he planned to go to the banquet on August 15th. But being persuaded by Mu Li and Zuo Mingchan, out of safety, he followed Mu Li's suggestion, and on August 15th, he pretended to leave the Navy Fleet with someone to head towards Liuzhou, but suddenly turned back on the way , so he was seeing Shiro, another general under Luo Tu, marching towards the navy with his troops. Seeing this scene, Zheng Qiu actually couldn't be more clear about it.
Fortunately, he had already made an arrangement. All the warships of the navy left the shore. After Shiro brought his elite troops to the fleet station, he could only look at the big ship and sigh. Shi Lang immediately sent someone back to report to Luo Tu. Luo Tu knew that something must have leaked out, so he personally led troops to chase after him, but by this time, the navy had already left the station and headed north.
With Luo Tu's cultivation base, he can naturally catch up and kill Zheng Qiu, but killing Zheng Qiu is useless. The people in the Navy already knew his intentions, he killed Zheng Qiu, it is impossible to kill everyone. As long as the navy enters the Yangtze River, can Luo Tu still kill one ship after another on the river
Moreover, just when Luo Tu was about to lead his troops to chase after him, Jin Shiduo was defeated.
The broken soldiers rushed towards Liuzhou, Luo Tu had no choice but to return to Liuzhou immediately. Because he was afraid that Yang Jian's Iron Armored Army would come after him in one go when he was not around, and all his plans would come to nothing. Before the Firearms Battalion was built, he didn't want to have a decisive battle with the Iron Armored Army.
Jin Shiduo's defeated troops still numbered 100,000, and the allure of such a force was almost the same as that of a navy. So after Luo Tu hesitated for a while, he chose to stabilize the situation in Liuzhou first.
But, he was really angry.
Without the navy, it will be much more difficult to enter Jiangbei in the future.
Zheng Qiu's navy has arrived at the confluence of the Yangtze River, Luoshui River, and Huangniu River. From here, he will turn south and go down the river. He will soon be able to reach Xinyang City. Banner Army Commander Zhen Guogong Fang Xie has already arrived at Huangyang Road, and will personally go to Xinyang City to wait for the navy to arrive.
This news made Zheng Qiu feel more at ease, Fang Jie's attention is a good thing for him. The reason why he made up his mind to join the Black Banner Army was firstly because of Luo Tu's viciousness, secondly because of the strength of the Black Banner Army, and thirdly because the eldest princess was now in the Black Banner Army.
Zheng Qiu knew better than anyone else that at this moment, whoever represented the orthodoxy of the Yang family would take advantage of the various forces.
"There's nothing to worry about here."
Chen Xiaoru leaned on the side of the boat and heaved a sigh of relief: "With Luo Tu's cultivation base, he could catch up and kill all directions when the navy just left, but he didn't. Speaking of it, I have to thank General Iron Armor... If it wasn't for Jin Shiduo, it would be just right If they are defeated, Luo Tu will definitely not let the navy go easily."
Mu Li still doesn't know that General Iron Armor is Yang Jian, so naturally Chen Xiaoru won't tell him. After hearing Chen Xiaoru finish speaking, he said with some concern: "Zuo Mingchan brought someone to stay to sabotage the deal between Luo Tu and the foreigners. Is there any danger? He is my lifesaver, so I am a little worried."
Chen Xiaoru shook his head: "He went to Mouping, don't worry. No matter how long Luo Tu's hand stretches, he won't be able to reach Mouping. It's more convenient to destroy his deal with foreigners in Eastern Xinjiang."
"That's good."
Mu Li replied absent-mindedly, a little worried about his situation after joining the Black Banner Army. He is different from Zheng Qiu, Zheng Qiu brought a whole navy there, Fang Xie must reuse them, but now he has no one under his command.
Seeming to see through his thoughts, Chen Xiaoru smiled and said: "I heard that my lord intends to use you as the general of the recruit battalion to be responsible for training the recruits of the Zhuqueshan camp. This is a good job. Congratulations to General Mu in advance."
"real?"
Mu Li's heart suddenly brightened, and a smile appeared on his face: "That's good... that's good!"
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Liuzhou
Luo Tu watched the person in front of him take four or five steps back subconsciously. Since his cultivation had greatly increased, he felt that he would no longer be so afraid of a person. Even recalling Luo Yao's strength, he still felt that with his current cultivation, he could completely beat Luo Yao, so the fear in his memory gradually faded away, leaving only his inflated self-confidence.
He didn't even think that he would lose to Yang Jian, because he could be even stronger because of the Heaven Swallowing Skill.
But now this person appeared in front of him, just standing there, he felt a sense of powerlessness. He immediately determined that even if he used all his strength, it would be meaningless to this person.
"It doesn't appear to have kept its word."
The man in white said something lightly, and then sat down in Luo Yao's study, so casually. But Luo Tu had the urge to turn around and run away, but he didn't dare.
"Because I'm not sure that I will win, so I have to prepare some!"
Luo Tu explained in a hoarse voice: "Prepare more, prepare more!"
The man in white nodded, and then looked at Luo Tu: "A few days ago, when you heard that the academy was destroyed by Yang Jian, you laughed all night. Can you tell me now, why are you so happy?"
Luo Tu opened his mouth, and there was a burning pain in his throat.
He didn't know what to say, because it was useless to say anything.