"What did he say?"
When the dust and smoke cleared, there was no one standing in front of the south gate of Bozhou City.
Broken limbs and rotten flesh were everywhere, and the large pieces of blood that had just stuck to the ground were covered with dust. Everyone's ears were buzzing, and it was unclear whether it was human whine or the tinnitus after the violent explosion.
The old troops of the Zuohu Army on the east and west sides were held at the top of the city by the people led by Zhang Jun and Han Chang. When the loud noise came, the two of them were startled. They did not dare to delay any longer, and they agreed in unison, Climbed the ladder as the commander of the first army.
They are all masters who have gone through hundreds of battles and killed many people. Seeing this scene below the city, they couldn't help but feel a little sick, but...
Fortunately, Zhao Guan's family is fine.
Fortunately, Bozhou City was destroyed.
Zhong Lei is young, and in his Zhong family's education and knowledge, he has dabbled in horse fighting, foot fighting and even water fighting. However, this is the first time he has seen this method of using firearms.
At this time, he clearly heard what the emperor's brother-in-law said, but he was distracted for a rare moment, and asked tentatively:
"Guan Jia, you, what did you say?"
Liu Bang stood at the front and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that several generals were fine... The power of the sky-shaking thunder was like the beginning of the world, completely refreshing the emperor's knowledge.
"Didn't you hear?"
He turned his head and looked at Zhong Lei with some confusion:
"What did the old man say before lighting the fire just now?"
When he and Li Qiong talked, they each said something, and the guard next to him repeated it, so they could talk without any hindrance.
But when the old guy rushed over, he really shouted something...
Zhong Lei nodded and said: "I really didn't pay much attention to it... Is this important?"
Does it matter?
It's just the last words of a dead person, so of course it's not important.
He had a lot of things to do right now. He had to make decisions about the surrender of troops in the city, the frightened people, the injured generals, and the garrison of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.
But he seemed to be grasping for something in his heart, he just wanted to know what the old man was shouting.
So he looked at the others again: "Did you hear that?"
The people around him were just like him, far away from Xin Zan. He couldn't hear it, and naturally others couldn't hear it either.
But someone always heard it. Liu Bang staggered forward. At first, he still avoided the minced meat on the ground, but later, he simply gave up... Whether it was blood or bones, he stepped on it.
"Did you hear that?"
As we got closer and closer to the explosion point, more and more people heard the shout, but no one heard clearly what he was shouting.
Until they reached the two people...the two of them were a little dazed. They were among the five dead soldiers. They were already prepared to die, but they were young after all. After seeing the deaths of Mazi and Zhong Kang, it was inevitable that they would Somewhat discouraged.
This is human nature and no one can blame it harshly.
"His Majesty……"
The two men were lying on the ground, and they began to cry belatedly. Maybe they were scared, maybe they were lucky, maybe they were crying uncontrollably after seeing death.
Anyway, they themselves couldn't tell why they were crying or who they were crying for.
"Did you hear that?"
The two raised their heads: "I heard it, I heard it!"
Liu Bang grabbed their arms: "What was he shouting?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I got my wish."
"Is this the sentence?"
"That's it."
The two could hear clearly that the old man actually cursed, but they knew that was not what the officials wanted to hear.
So I only picked up the second half of the sentence and said it.
After all, the old man listened to Mazi's words and cursed him with curse words. He walked away clean.
Liu Bang was silent for a while: "Send the injured to the hospital quickly."
Zhong Lei responded quickly. Although the imperial army of the Imperial City Division was only responsible for the care of the Zhao Guan family, at this time, they should be responsible for the logistics work.
"Li Qiong's soldiers and horses... if there are any who want to surrender, please leave them to Zhang Jun's custody first. Don't allow any of them to escape."
"Those who are unwilling to surrender will be killed on the spot without further explanation."
"Ask Xin Ciying to go ahead and appease the people, and as usual, register the household registers and land registers clearly."
"For those who have achieved military exploits... you should arrange for someone to check it, and you can't make any mistakes or omissions."
"Tell Han Chang to take stock of military supplies, food, grass, and men and horses to see how much has been lost."
"These three people..."
Having said this, he waved his hand: "Let's do this for now. I will handle the affairs of these three people myself."
Zhong Lei all agreed, and just when he was about to turn around, he turned around and said:
"Those people..." He pointed at a group of people surrounded by Imperial City Imperial Guards. They were the unruly people who had just rushed to the front and were separated from other people to protect them.
"How to deal with it?"
Taking a gentle breath, Liu Bang whispered:
"Kill them all."
"Then it will be later, sir..."
"No need," Liu Bang interrupted, "At this moment, in front of everyone, kill them all."
Zhong Lei was stunned for a moment. He didn't know why he wanted to take the lives of the people who had gone to such great lengths to protect him in such a big way.
But since it was the emperor's wish, he didn't ask any more questions. According to his personal opinion, this was the best.
Because they were indeed enemies before.
Liu Bang thought very clearly that he didn't kill just now because he didn't want to cause panic again when the people were running for their lives.
For himself, he is compassionate enough to the people of this city.
What is compassion?
When you have the means and ability to retaliate, you choose to stop. This is compassion.
Compassion without the means or ability to retaliate is called cowardice.
Only by applying kindness and power at the same time can the effect of kindness be maximized. Moreover, Liu Ji has never been a generous person.
The screams behind them started again, but this time, there were no imperial troops to block these people.
The south gate was opened by Wang De's men, and Xin Ciying entered the city with many people. Like Zhang Jun and Han Chang, they were also shocked by the tragic scene in the city.
but……
Everyone's attention was now focused together.
On the ground covered with corpses, there was a person squirming like a worm.
When she crawled closer, Liu Bang saw that she was a woman, an older woman.
Moreover, she seemed to be unable to see clearly and was crawling randomly without any direction.
After taking two steps towards her, Liu Bang squatted down.
"Who are you looking for?"
The woman ignored him and reached towards him with her hand. After she felt the armor on his body clearly, she said with some confusion:
"Are you a Song soldier? Why is your armor different from that of Marshal Li, and different from other Song soldiers?"
Admiring her ability to recognize armor, Liu Bang said:
"Li Qiong is dead. Just stay here. Someone will take you home soon."
The old woman was stunned for a moment, then laughed wildly:
"Marshal Li is such a hero! How can you guys kill him?!"
"Since I met you, I deserve this disaster! Just kill me, otherwise, you will regret it when my son arrives with the knife!"
"Your son should be dead too."
Liu Bang was a little cold, and it was even more cruel to say such words to a mother.
Sure enough, the old woman immediately went crazy:
"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!"
"Stop telling lies about my son, you villain from the Southern Dynasties, you are worse than a pig or a dog!"
She was a little hoarse, but Liu Bang didn't bother to pay attention to her because someone else had arrived next to him.
Liu Zhan walked over with a child in his arms, followed by a woman.
"His Majesty."
"who is he?"
Liu Zhan put the child on the ground...it looked like it was only one or two years old, and it was the time when it was cute and cute.
He looked a little confused at this time, walking unsteadily on the ground, and seemed to be in danger of falling down at any time.
"He is Xin Zan's grandson, and this is Xin Zan's daughter-in-law."
"Xin Zan's son Xin Wenyu led his tribe to secretly train troops last year, but was discovered by the Jin soldiers. Although Xin Zan was quite famous in the North, Xin Wenyu was shot to death by the Jin soldiers, leaving only his wife and one son. Leave it to Xinzan’s care.”
The child finally couldn't help it anymore and leaned forward, causing the woman behind to scream. Fortunately, Liu Bang was quick and caught him.
"how old are you?"
"Born in May of the 10th year of Shaoxing, he is almost two years old."
Xin Ciying arrived just in time. He saw Zhao Guan's family playing with their children. Although he was a little speechless, he still stood aside silently, unwilling to disturb him.
"Where is Zhu Song's son now?"
Knowing that the emperor was asking about himself, Xin Ciying didn't even think about it:
"Zhu Song has a close relationship with Liu Ziyu, and Sanlang Zhu is still in Lin'an, under the care of Liu Shangshu."
"Send this child to Lin'an as well," Liu Bang stroked his head, "Zai Lu, Liu Ziyu, and Hu Quan are all knowledgeable people, let them teach him well."
"If Zhong Yu gives birth to a son, he will need someone to read with him in the future."
Liu Zhan quickly saluted the emperor. Of course he knew what the emperor's words meant.
Starting from this child, the Xin family will prosper in a dignified way.
The woman didn't seem to realize the importance of the matter, but Liu Zhan reminded her, and then she remembered Xie En.
"The official family..."
Seeing the emperor standing up and preparing to leave, Liu Zhan called him to stop again.
"Anything else?"
"Um..." Liu Zhan paused, then said, "The child doesn't have a formal name yet, please pick one."
It's not easy to raise children. When they were young, they were called by nicknames. When they got older, they could have formal names.
This makes sense.
"Well... I like Liu Che's Huo Qubing very much. It was a real disease that killed the Han Dynasty."
"Then, how about you call me Qi Ji?"
Liu Bang touched his little face. The child still didn't know what happened, and his eyes widened as he looked at the adults in front of him.
"I hope that one day you can help me and put an end to this disease of the Song Dynasty and the disease of the Han people forever."
(End of chapter)
