"Asshole!"
When Li Yuanji heard this, murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Since you are a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, how dare you defect to the Sui Dynasty!"
As he spoke, he took a few steps forward on his horse and pointed the horse in his hand: "These untouchables have abandoned the Tang Dynasty. They are clearly traitors! All officers and men, rush over and kill these traitors without mercy!"
"Kill!"
Birds of a feather flock together, and Li Yuanji is cruel and cruel, and he will surely retaliate. The people under his command were not good people either. Under the leadership of Zhu Si, thousands of Tang troops roared towards the common people and killed them.
Pei Ji opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but quickly closed it again and did not stop Li Yuanji.
The common people dragged their children and their belongings along very slowly, but within a short time they were overtaken by the Tang army led by Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji smiled ferociously and waved his long spear, stabbing a gray-haired old man to the ground.
Zhu Si also laughed loudly and slashed left and right with his sword. The two middle-aged men suddenly screamed and fell into a pool of blood.
"Killed!"
Suddenly there was a scream from the crowd, and the people were so frightened that they hurriedly dropped their belongings and ran to the mountain roads on both sides.
The cavalrymen of the Tang Army chased after them with ferocious faces, waving their sabers and swords, and slashed at these innocent people. For a moment, cries shook the sky, and screams filled the countryside. These unarmed people fled desperately, but how could two legs outrun four legs? Li Yuanji led the cavalry to chase and kill, ranging from octogenarians to babblers. No child can escape Li Yuanji's vicious hands.
In just a few moments, the official road was filled with blood and corpses. Li Yuanji looked proudly at the dozen women in front of him who were hugging each other and crying loudly, and licked his lips. How could Zhu Si on the side not understand what Li Yuanji meant, and immediately stretched out his hand and said: "Come here, take them all to the military camp, His Highness King Qi will interrogate them!"
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Among the common people, there were also young, strong and fast people. After they had a chance to escape, they immediately exposed Li Yuanji's heinous atrocities to the world, which shocked Hebei for a while.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard about this, he immediately found Chai Rong who was packing his bags and preparing to leave, and suggested that he immediately write to Li Yuan that Li Yuanji must not be allowed to come to command the three armies.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's intention, Chai Rong couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head and said, "Brother Yuanzhang, do you think His Majesty the Emperor will believe me now that I have submitted a letter to the King of Qi to participate in the performance?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled when he heard this.
Chai Rong laughed at himself and continued: "If I submit a letter to the King of Qi, His Majesty will only think that I am greedy for military power and therefore fabricate evidence to falsely accuse the King of Qi."
"Would Emperor Tang not investigate such a blatant evil deed?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in disbelief.
Chai Rong sighed and said: "The emperor of our dynasty was able to compete with the Sui Dynasty in Guanzhong only because of the support of the aristocratic families. In the eyes of the aristocratic families, these common people are not as good as these high-ranking disciples in Chang'an. , it is empty talk that princes who break the law are guilty of the same crimes as the common people. It was only when Master Qu Tugai served as the Chang'an Order that those powerful children restrained themselves. "
Qu Tu Gai is the younger brother of Qu Tu Tong and is famous for his squareness and seriousness. He is upright and strict, not afraid of the powerful, and does not show favoritism. The powerful and villains are afraid of him and keep track of him. People at that time said: "It is better to eat three measures of mugwort than to encounter Qu Tu Gai. It is better to eat three measures of green onions than to encounter Qu Tu Tong."
Later, in the Battle of Luoyang, brothers Qu Tutong and Qu Tugai were both killed in the battle. The successor of the Chang'an Order did not have the background and courage of Qu Tugai. The powerful and evil people reappeared, oppressing the good, annexing the land, buying and selling it forcibly. occur.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Chai Rong for a long time, then suddenly let out a long sigh, shook his head and turned to leave.
Chai Rong understood what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to say silently, and shook his head. He looked at the military letters and reports on the desk and gave a helpless smile.
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A few days later, Li Yuanji arrogantly led a group of troops and horses into the Tang Army camp. Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi briefly handed over military power to Li Yuanji and returned to Chang'an with a group of personal guards.
"How dare that common man Zhu Yuanzhang be so rude?"
Li Yuanji leaned on the handsome chair with a gloomy expression, looked around at Tong Guan, Pei Ji, Zhu Si and other buddies below, and gritted his teeth: "And Chai Rong's gang of scoundrels, they are really angry!"
Just now, Zhu Yuanzhang unceremoniously accused Li Yuanji of the atrocities committed in Jingxing, demanding that Li Yuanji release the women who were abducted, and that he should write a letter to Li Yuan to plead guilty.
Li Yuanji was furious and wanted to fight with Zhu Yuanzhang. Who would have thought that Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Xin Yunjing, Cao Yanping and other generals of the Bingzhou Army would all stand on Zhu Yuanzhang's side, not giving Li Yuanji any face, and making Li Yuanji unable to step down at all.
"Pei Xiangguo, you are my father's confidant and the first contributor to Jinyang's army. What do you think we should do?"
Pei Ji, whose name was called, had no choice but to stand out. It wasn't that he had no ideas at all, but he was also troubled by Li Yuanji's cruelty and moodiness. He raised his hands and said, "Your Highness is here for the first time. The arrogant soldiers under Chai Rong's command are here for the first time." It is reasonable for a strong general to be dissatisfied with His Highness. As long as he slowly draws in the differences, cultivates and promotes His Highness's confidants, and suppresses Chai Rong's die-hard party members, it will not be a concern after a while."
"The only one to worry about is Zhu Yuanzhang. This man was originally a tycoon of the separatist Hebei generation. He was forced by the situation to reluctantly obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty. Looking at the current situation, Lu Bu, Guan Yu and other Chai Rong party members are more inclined to Zhu Yuanzhang, I'm afraid This man is so ambitious that he has united with these generals to ignore His Highness and turn against them!"
Li Yuanji's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. He was here to show his power. If he was turned into a puppet by others, then what's the point of being the general manager?
Li Yuanji hurriedly asked Pei Ji: "Xiang Guo is our most important minister in the Tang Dynasty and a famous wise man in the world. I dare to ask Xiang Guo if he has any clever tips that he can teach me?"
Pei Ji stroked his beard and smiled. He had an idea about this before he rushed to the Tang Army camp: "If Your Highness wants to compete with Zhu Yuanzhang, the first point is to firmly control the military power. Guan Yu, Xin Yunjing, Lu Bu and others cannot count on it. General Li Keyong is your Highness's uncle and has a very high prestige in the army. As long as you get his support, Your Highness will have power in the army."
Li Yuanji nodded: "Uncle Keyong is Gu's uncle. He will definitely not join in the same trap with those common men who cheat on others!"
"In addition to controlling the military power, His Highness also needs to attract foreign aid. At the moment, in the Zhanghe camp, in addition to Zhu Yuanzhang and my army of the Tang Dynasty, there are also 100,000 elite troops of the Turkic prince Ogedai. If we can get the support of Prince Ogedai , Zhu Yuanzhang can no longer threaten His Highness!"
