Some people do not want to return to the Tang Dynasty. They are willing to serve the Turks. In their bones, they have forgotten that they are Han people! !
After hearing these words, Li Zexuan felt that his hands and feet were a little cold. No, to be more precise, his heart became a little cold!
This is extremely painful!
At first, when he heard Han Lizheng say that the Turks used the Han people as front troops to charge into battle, he was angry. But when he heard that the Han people were willing to be the lackeys of the Turks, his heart suddenly became angry, and he was furious!
Why? He wanted to ask those who betrayed their ancestors why?
Have they really forgotten that they are descendants of Yan and Huang?
"Doesn't it feel a little weird? But this is the human heart!"
Seeing Li Zexuan's face turning green and white, Han Lizheng sighed softly and said, "Especially in troubled times, the consideration of people's hearts is more severe and more real! Those people chose to defect to the Turks during the war in the late Sui Dynasty for the sake of What? Isn’t it to get the protection of the strong? Yes, the Turks at that time were well-deserved strong in the eyes of people, and many people think so even now!
In the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, all the heroes from the Central Plains rose up, and the eighteen anti-kings competed in the world. But which one of the anti-kings did not flatter and show favor to the Turks? There are even Turkic soldiers who join the armies of some "kings" to fight, so who dares to say that Turks are not strong? In order for this strong man to protect themselves, some Han people willingly became the lackeys of the Turks and worked for them!
Xiaoxuan, this is human nature! Those Han people who were plundered by the Turks and taken to the grasslands as slaves are certainly pitiable, but those who are willing to be the lackeys of the Turks, betray their ancestors, and forget their roots are even more hateful! Because in order to gain the favor of their masters, they will also wield butcher knives when necessary, and must chop down their former compatriots fiercely! If you meet this kind of person in the future, don’t show mercy! "
Having said this, Han Lizheng patted Li Zexuan's shoulder with a complicated expression and sighed deeply.
Li Zexuan pursed his lips and said nothing. At this time, he had calmed down. Having traveled from modern society, he knew more about the complexity of the human heart. Throughout history, similar situations are common. For example, the most typical example is the millions of Ming troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties!
Those Ming troops who originally served the Ming Dynasty saw that Li Zicheng was a strong man after Li Zicheng captured Beijing, so surrenderers flocked to him;
However, Li Zicheng was overconfident and used 50,000 to 60,000 troops to deal with Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui's 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers failed to deal with them. Instead, they were besieged and defeated by more than 100,000 Qing troops who joined forces with Wu Sangui. Moreover, Li Zicheng's "torture" in various places was a great threat to corrupt officials and landlord bullies, which triggered a strong counterattack by them. In order to suppress these rebellions and prevent new rebellions, heavy troops had to be stationed in various places to As for Yi Yi Shi's defeat, they were unable to quickly mobilize heavy troops to counterattack, and eventually retreated steadily.
At this time, the surrendering Ming army believed that the Eight Banners of Manchuria were the strongest among the strong, so they all took refuge in the Eight Banners of Manchuria and slashed at Li Zicheng several times with their backhands! In exchange for the protection of the Eight Banners in Manchuria, they counterattacked Li Zicheng's rebels in an extremely cruel and "tenacious" manner. Their bravery and fighting spirit were countless times more powerful than the Eight Banners soldiers. Even Yongzheng later said this:
"At the beginning of Emperor Taizu Gao's creation, there were only thirteen soldiers. Later, they combined with the nine surnames and defeated all the people of the Ming Dynasty. By the time Emperor Zhang entered the capital, his soldiers were only one hundred thousand, and the husband had one hundred thousand people. But to serve the world of fifteen provinces, how can human power be so strong? Those who command the soldiers at that time are the generals of the Ming Dynasty, and those who wear strong armor and carry sharp swords are the armored soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."
This means that when the Manchus invaded the Ming Dynasty and attacked the entire Ming Dynasty, the role of the Manchu Eight Banners was actually negligible. Moreover, because the Manchu children from the White Mountains and Black Waters had almost zero resistance to the smallpox virus that was raging in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, Therefore, in the war south of the Huaihe River-Qinling Mountains, no real Manchu soldiers were seen at all!
Whether it was the "Ten Days in Yangzhou" or the "Three Massacres in Jiading", whether it was the mopping up of the remnants of the peasant army or the attack on the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty, the ones wielding the butcher's knife were the troops of the former Ming Dynasty who had shaved off their hair early and changed their uniforms! There was no sign of the Eight Banners soldiers at all!
Having said that, what is the difference between these Central Plains Han people who entered the Turkic lands to seek refuge and the surrendered troops in the late Ming Dynasty? They may have been a wolf originally, but now they have been domesticated into dogs. They are extremely friendly to their new masters, but extremely cruel to their original kind!
"My father-in-law brought my son-in-law here today, probably not just for me to see these things, right?"
After seeing through the nature of those people, Li Zexuan was a little tired, but thinking that Han Li was bringing him here specially, it was probably not just for this matter, so he turned around, looked at Han Tianhu and asked.
Han Tianhu pondered for a moment and said: "At the end of April, the Tang Dynasty wiped out the capital of Liang Division and pacified Shuofang in one fell swoop. During this period, the Turks failed to rescue Liang Division and were killed by the Tang army and abandoned their armor. From that time on, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks We are already in a state of full preparation for war. As for when to start the war, it depends on the wishes of His Majesty and Jie Li!
Xiaoxuan, you are now joining the Xuanjia Army. In the future war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, you may also participate in it! I brought you here today because I want you to have a clear understanding of today's Turks. In the future, when you encounter people who have forgotten their ancestors on the battlefield, don't be merciful!
In addition, I vaguely feel that the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is coming soon! Because in the afternoon five days ago, I saw a few Turks on the Baishan Mountain, heading south from the nearby Niupi Pass. I don’t know where they went! "
"Turks?"
Li Zexuan's heart suddenly lifted, and he quickly asked: "Father-in-law, are you really a Turk and not a Han?"
Han Lizheng said with certainty: "They are definitely Turks! Those people are extremely skilled in riding, and their riding postures are very different from those of the Central Plains people! I have fought against Turks before, and I will never be wrong about this. of!"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but frown deeply, and he whispered to himself: "What do these Turkic people mean when they come to the Tang Dynasty?"
The Turks secretly sneaked into the Tang Dynasty. This matter can be big or small. If the other party came to spy on the military situation, it would be slightly better. But if the other party came with some conspiracy, it would be difficult to handle. After all, the enemy In the dark, the Tang Dynasty is in the light, and it is easy to be plotted!
Han Tianhu said: "Generally speaking, this kind of small-scale Turks sneak into the Tang Dynasty to spy on intelligence! Chang'an City captures not only hundreds but dozens of them every year, which is not surprising! But the leader Turks seem a bit unusual..."
Li Zexuan asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"
Han Tianhu shook his head and said, "I don't know either, it's just my intuition!"
After that, he closed his eyes and recalled it twice more, and then said: "The leader of the Turks was wearing a black robe. It was obviously very hot in this season, but his whole body was wrapped in a black robe. It was really strange! And he could ride very well. That dark horse is definitely one of the best horses out of ten thousand, so I guess his identity must be extraordinary!"
"Black robe, BMW!"
Li Zexuan frowned and had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Okay! Don't think about this! The soldiers will stop us, and the water will cover us! It's time for us to go back!"
Han Lizheng sighed and said.
"Um!"
Li Zexuan nodded.
Weng and his son-in-law led their horses down the mountain and ran towards Lanzhou.
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Chang'an City.
"Ah! Mrs. Wang, why do you look so good today?"
A woman looked at another lady in surprise.
"Haha! Is there any? Why don't I feel it?"
The lady touched her face and didn't believe it.
Although she said this, the smile on the corner of her mouth betrayed her.
"Of course! Mrs. Wang, did you buy any new rouge? Which store is it in? I'll go back and ask someone to buy some too!"
"Haha! Where is the new rouge? I guess it's because I went to Xinfeng County yesterday to listen to Master Du'e's lecture!"
"What? Listening to someone's lecture can also make your complexion look better? Is it true?"
"Then it depends on who is teaching the sutras! Master Du'e's Dharma is profound, and I can understand all the sutras he taught. I also feel very comfortable after listening to them, and I sleep very well at night! So! Your complexion will look better than before!"
"Isn't this amazing? Then... when will Master Du'e lecture again? I want to listen to it too!"
"Master Du'e will give another lecture the day after tomorrow, but only people from the Tianlong Sect can listen. Sister Chen, I'm afraid you won't be able to go!"
"A member of the Tianlong Sect? Sister Wang, so you have joined the Tianlong Sect?"
"Well! Not only did I join, but my husband also joined the Tianlong Sect! With the holy water given by the divine monk, my husband's injured leg no longer hurts! I think Master Du'e is the reincarnation of gods and Buddhas. When I listened to his sermon yesterday, I vaguely saw colorful Buddha lights appearing around him. If he is not the reincarnation of a god or a Buddha, what else could he be?"
"Ah! This Tianlong Sect is really powerful, I want to join the Tianlong Sect too!"
After two days of fermentation, the reputation of the Tianlong Sect in Chang'an City and the prefectures and counties near Chang'an City can be said to be at its peak. People can be heard talking about the Tianlong Sect and explanations everywhere in the markets, teahouses, taverns, shops, and on the streets. Kadu'e's magical spell, of course, also reflects from the side how many people have joined the Tianlong Sect in the past two days!
"Longshou, our congregation near Chang'an City already has 8,000 people! I think it should reach 10,000 before tomorrow!"
In a secret room, Sakyamuni said respectfully to the man with the iron mask.
"Ah, very good!"
The man with the iron mask nodded slightly, and then said: "Give Zhang Liang the list of all the believers, and ask him to pick out the believers who have official positions or prominent family backgrounds in the list as soon as possible, and then focus on training these people! You take it The next task is to make these people completely convinced of you and... obey your orders!"
"Yes! Don't worry, Dragon Head, the poor monk has plenty of ways to make those people obedient and obey his orders!"
Du'e cupped his hands and said proudly.
"Um!"
The man in the iron mask nodded with satisfaction.
Sakyamuni suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way! Dragon Head! The information you asked the poor monk to find out earlier has been found out. Jin Wanfu is being held in cell No. 8 of Dali Temple!"
"Huh? Did he confess anything?"
The man in the iron mask said solemnly.
Sakyamuni held the Buddha in his hand and said:
"Not yet, but it won't be easy to say in the future! In addition, the few believers we sent out to spread rumors have never come back since they were arrested! The poor monk has investigated and found that they are not in Jingzhao Mansion. It’s not in Dali Temple, let alone the Ministry of Punishment, it’s really weird!”
The man in the iron mask was silent for a moment and murmured to himself: "It seems that Li Shimin has begun to be vigilant! I estimate that our people were either captured by the Forbidden Army or Baiqi. Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and Jingzhao Mansion Of course not!"
Sakyamuni was surprised and said: "Longshou, what should we do? Will those believers surrender us?"
The man in the iron mask let out a hoarse laugh, "Ho ho, do you think they dare?"
"Uh... I shouldn't dare!"
Sakyamuni was stunned for a moment, and then he said: "Longshou, but we don't have any family members of Jin Wanfu. If he wants to surrender us, wouldn't the Tianlong Sect be in danger?"
The man in the iron mask was silent for a while, and then said coldly: "Then he will never be able to speak! I leave this matter to you. Do it cleanly and don't reveal any flaws!"
Sakyamuni bowed and said: "Yes! Dragon head!"
"In addition, the spread of rumors has been suspended recently. Now that Li Shimin is alert, we should act more carefully!"
After thinking about it, the man with the iron mask said calmly.
"Yes! Dragon Head!"
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"Your Majesty, all five suspects committed suicide by biting their tongues. Your subordinates have neglected their duties. Please punish them!"
In the afternoon, Li Junxian came to Ganlu Hall and bowed to Li Er to apologize.
"What? All five of them bitten their tongues and committed suicide? This is really unreasonable!"
Li Eryi took a picture of Long Case, he was both shocked and angry:
"Investigate! Keep investigating! These people would rather die than be recruited. There must be a conspiracy behind them! Catch a few more suspicious people and bring them back for interrogation! If you let them bite their tongues and commit suicide again, I will settle the accounts with you!"
Now that things have happened, Li Er becomes more and more convinced that those who spread rumors must have a huge force behind them, otherwise those people would not rather die than confess!
Li Junxian's heart trembled, and he quickly clasped his fists and said, "The general will obey the order!"
After hesitating for a moment, Li Junxian said again: "Your Majesty, more and more people have joined the Tianlong Sect in the past two days, and even some officials have joined secretly!"
Li Er's face turned ugly for a while, and after being intoxicated for a long time, Li Er said: "Li Chunfeng said that Du'e is good at using illusions, but it's probably not easy to make people believe that it's illusions! I heard that Du'e possesses a kind of holy water. , can cure all diseases in the world, you can find a way to get some, and then send them to the Tang United Medical Center and hand them over to Divine Doctor Sun!"
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