When Han Shizhong's troops returned to the court, Li Yunze led the civil and military forces thirty miles out of the city to greet him.
The ceremony was grand and there were many rewards. It can be said that this time, fame, fortune and wealth are all available at once.
Many people are dissatisfied and want to fight against the king. If they have the ability, go attack the Liao Kingdom!
The Liao Kingdom will definitely fight, but they must defeat Cai Mo Fang La first.
The famous saying of the master of fine-tuning tactics and the master of diary still has some meaning.
"You actually captured Hua Rong?" Back in Bianliang City, Li Yunze saw the prisoner presentation form presented by Han Shizhong in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The most familiar name among them is naturally Hua Rong.
"Prime Minister."
The high-spirited new Lieutenant Jiedu Han Shizhong was looked down upon by everyone in the past, but now he rarely said a good word for Hua Rong, "This man has some abilities, and he is loyal and took the initiative to stay to help Song Jiang and others..." "
After hearing this, Li Yunze became interested and asked, "Tell me more details."
"yes."
Han Shizhong quickly told the whole story.
After Song Jiang and others escaped from Bianliang City, they soon received the news that Li Yunze had become prime minister and took control of the court.
When they learned about this, Song Jiang and others almost collapsed on the spot.
I finally found hope, but it was crushed by this evil thief's fist again.
Many people parted ways at this point, becoming separated and forgotten about each other along the way.
There is no way, I really can't see the future, I can't really go all the way to death for loyalty.
Now that Wu Er is the prime minister, the next step will be to go to heaven. There is no chance of getting ahead.
It's okay for everyone else, but the worst they can do is remain anonymous and disappear.
But Song Jiang and Chao Gai were well-known bandit leaders, and they couldn't hide their names even if they wanted to.
No matter where they went, there would be locals who wanted to take them in exchange for rewards.
In the end, a group of people could only continue to work in their old business and join Wang Qing in Huaixi.
They originally planned to rest here with Wang Qing, but in the end they had to go to Fang La or even go to sea.
But never wanting to be burdened by fame, Wang Qing forcibly stayed them until Han Shizhong's army came to kill them.
Perhaps Wang Qing really admired Song Jiang, Chao Gai and the others. Even when the city was broken and the siege broke out, he did not forget to take them two with him to run away together.
Obviously, those who escape with Wang Qing must be the focus of attention.
What was especially unfortunate was that the person chasing them was Han Shizhong, who was always famous for killing enemy generals.
When fighting Xixia, Han Shizhong rushed directly into the enemy city and killed the Xixia prince-in-law, who might have been a bald monk named Xu Zhu.
When Fang La was killed, it was Han Shizhong who captured Fang La alive.
As the leader of the thieves, Wang Qing naturally cannot escape.
After a hurried pursuit along the Huai River, Wang Qing was caught up and beheaded without any surprise. Song Jiang, who was desperately escaping, used brotherly loyalty to fetter Hua Rong, snatched his horse and asked him to stay to stop the pursuers.
Hua Rong, who was betrayed by his brother and was heartbroken, blocked the pursuers with one bow and one man, and even fought against Han Shizhong in a shooting match.
Han Shizhong thought he was a talented person, so he only captured him but did not kill him and brought him all the way back to Bianliang City.
"Hua Rong, I haven't seen you for a long time." Seeing Hua Rong who was escorted up with a look of embarrassment, Li Yunze's face turned slightly cold, "You betrayed me, the Prime Minister, and released an imperial prisoner privately. What is there to say now?"
"I have nothing to say." Hua Rong, whose face turned ashen, kowtowed heavily, "I just want to die quickly!"
Han Shizhong opened his mouth, but still could not utter any words of mercy.
The prime minister has given himself a lot of face. Although he admires Hua Rong, he is a traitor after all.
"Death?" Li Yunze's face remained unchanged, "Death is easy, just one strike is enough. But you have committed such a big crime, how can you just die? First beat him with forty military sticks, and then send him to the death camp." Effectiveness.”
This is saving a life.
Han Shizhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward to press Hua Rong, who was still in a daze, and knocked him hard a few times, then dragged him out personally: "Prime Minister, I will beat the military stick."
After making arrangements to distribute rewards to the soldiers, Li Yunze set off back to the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After taking a look at the sky, Li Yunze went straight to a remote courtyard in the backyard.
"Prime Minister." A beautiful young girl was waiting anxiously in the yard. When she saw him coming, she hurried forward to greet him, "Brother, he..."
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Raising his hand to caress the girl's pretty face full of pleading, Li Yunze sighed and said, "Although Hua Rong betrayed me, he is your brother after all. For the sake of your dedicated service, give him one last chance." , sent to the camp of dead soldiers to perform meritorious deeds."
Hearing this, the girl breathed a huge sigh of relief.
It's good to be alive. Living is better than anything else.
As for the death rate in the death camp being as high as over 90%, the girl doesn't know, and she doesn't care if she knows.
After all, he had betrayed the prime minister before. In this case, he could be pardoned and find a way to survive. What else would he need like a bicycle?
"Thank you, Prime Minister."
The girl is Hua Rong's sister. After her brother released Song Jiang and others, she was arrested and prepared to be dealt with according to the identity of the criminal record.
After Li Yunze learned about this, he took the initiative to pardon his crime and arranged for him to be transferred to his hometown in Qinghe County.
The girl who had always been grateful for his kindness came to Bianliang City with the girls, and then served Li Yunze wholeheartedly to repay his kindness.
Li Yunze gently patted the girl's shoulder, and the girl immediately squatted down to tie her shoelaces out of habit.
While he was tying his shoelaces rustlingly, Li Yunze closed his eyes and raised his chin, with a lazy and comfortable expression.
The girl Hua Rong in the original work was very miserable. After killing Qin Ming's whole family, Song Jiang asked Hua Rong to marry his sister to Qin Ming in order to win her over.
Qin Ming, whose whole family was killed, could not show any sympathy for his enemy's sister. It was so miserable.
Even on Liangshan Mountain, the screams of Sister Hua Rong kept many people awake every night.
Hua Rong over there was also extremely angry, but he only dared to walk around at the door of the yard, but he did not dare to teach Qin Ming a lesson.
It's not that they can't fight or they don't dare to fight, but on the one hand, they kill the whole family. Except for villains like Song Jiang and non-human beings like Li Kui, normal people have a guilty conscience.
On the other hand, according to the etiquette and laws of this era, it is a matter of course that a husband-in-law should domestically abuse his own wife.
'Huh~~~' Li Yunze, who closed his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, "I am doing a good deed and saved you two brothers and sisters. I am indeed a good person."
The army that had returned to the capital had been reorganizing for more than a month. When the dispatched Western troops arrived, they immediately set off again.
This time Li Yunze personally took command and headed straight to the south of the Yangtze River with a group of generals and tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
Accompanying him were another group of Western Army generals and soldiers who were dispatched from Guanzhong.
Li Yunze blatantly dismantled the Western Army, but the Western Army had no way to deal with it.
Because he has given enough benefits.
Brothers Han Shizhong, Wu Jie and others who were first dispatched were all prosperous. The sergeants who followed them also received the latest equipment with full pay, and their lives were much better than when they were in Guanzhong.
At the very least, they were treated with due respect and were not treated as slaves by the generals. They were trained in the army every day, instead of being treated as servants by the generals working in the fields.
Later, he mobilized medium-sized generals, promoted them, and then sent them to various places to serve as guards, defenders, etc.
These are all formal transfer orders from the imperial court, and it is difficult for the Western Army to refuse.
The most important thing is that at this time, the flagship figure of the Western Army, Zhong Shizhong and Zhong Shidao, had an ambiguous attitude, and they chose to turn a blind eye to Li Yunze's actions to dismantle the Western Army, or in other words, they acquiesced.
They also knew that the Western Army, which was gradually turning into a vassal town, was in danger of losing its tail.
Either follow the Prime Minister's order and dismantle it independently, and you can get a lot of benefits.
Or refuse, then after Fang La is pacified, the imperial army will come over.
The current method of dismantling is actually quite good, and it is better than starting a war and ending up with both sides being destroyed.
The general of the Western Army who was ordered to go to Jiangnan this time was the famous Xin family.
The Xin family of the Western Army is a top general. It has been managed for several generations and has a great influence in the Western Army. It is a typical powerful group.
Li Yunze promised in his transfer order that after Jiangnan was pacified, they would be placed in a prosperous place in Jiangnan.
If he refuses, he will be classified as a rebel.
Although the Western Army is strong, there is no banner figure to organize it. Simply relying on one family, they would not dare to disobey the imperial order no matter what.
The Xin family, which failed to get support from the Zhong family, had no choice but to leave their nest and follow the prime minister to the south of the Yangtze River to start a war.
Fang La was known as the rebel army and also called himself the Holy Duke.
But in fact, what they did was far from righteous, and it was even closer to being holy.
Fang Laben was the leader of an organized and dynamic group called Mingjiao.
The so-called vegetable devil actually refers to a word called vegetable devil.
Eating vegetables means eating vegetarian food and not eating meat. Shimo means that the leader is a demon, and those who follow the leader to create chaos are called Shimo.
To sum it up in one sentence, 'One person is the devil, and he forms a party to do something'.
The predecessor of Mingjiao was Manichaeism, one of the three Yi religions. They form various associations, create a mess of idols, and often engage in rebellion. They can be regarded as professional households.
Through Mingjiao, Fang La inspired a large number of people who were squeezed by the imperial court until they could no longer survive. Moreover, he was also a large merchant with abundant capital.
So once an incident breaks out, the noise will be huge.
Fang La followed the standard bandit route, making himself an idol based on the theory of ghosts and gods, inciting the people to revolt and then plundering everywhere. He passed by villages, towns, prefectures and counties, and directly forcibly recruited everyone into the team. In order to prevent escape, they not only robbed all the food and property, but also
Burn all the houses and fields on fire.
With the help of this method, a large number of soldiers and horses were recruited in a very short period of time.
After that, they conquered cities and territories all the way, and even captured the city of Hangzhou.
After taking Hangzhou, he set fire to the city. The fire burned for six days and six nights, causing heavy casualties among the people.
If such a person could be called a saint, then Li Yunze must be the reincarnation of the Jade Emperor.
In the original plot, the 108 generals who conquered Fang La were reduced to 78 out of 10.
This time Li Yunze personally led the expedition because he wanted to see with his own eyes whether the leader of the Demon Cult, Fang La, was as strong as he was in the original plot!
