Tang's dining table

Cuan Hongda did not have time to meet Yunchu, so he committed suicide.

Before he died, he swore to heaven and earth that he had tried his best to send Jiangchuan to battle, and also sent a lot of food and grass, and that he had not betrayed the Tang Dynasty.

This guy committed suicide in a very tragic way.

He wants to dig out his heart and make his will clear.

So, he used a sharp knife to cut open his left chest. However, his knife skills were not good. When he cut the outer skin and flesh, he accidentally hurt his heart, and the blood spurted out. He died before he could take out his heart. .

Many people can see clearly that his heart is red, not black.

Black heart, black heart is just a way of expression. Even if a heinous person cuts open his chest, his heart will still be red. Therefore, having a red heart actually means nothing.

After all, a pig’s heart is also red…

Li Yuance and Jiang Xie were truly stunned when they saw this scene.

Zhang Donghai had no way to invite Yun Chu, so Yun Chu just glanced at the body lying on the ground and said he would give it a good burial.

Li Yuance wanted to hear something else from the commander, but Yun Chu didn't say anything and went back to the Chinese army's tent again.

There are no new instructions, which means that the old instructions still count. Cuan's punishment will not be reduced because of the difference in Cuan Hongda's death. On the contrary, it will only be more severe.

Because Cuan Hongda obviously has no regrets and intends to fight with death!

The army around the Cuan family did not move, and still maintained the encirclement trend. Yun Chu did not intend to give up his blackmail goal until the Cuan family completely surrendered.

In order to eradicate the tycoons, Emperor Li Zhi was under great psychological pressure. In just a few years, he became more than ten years older and became blind in one eye. Under this situation, if Yun Chu left another tycoon in the southwest, , that is, I am sorry for the emperor's efforts, and also sorry for the powerful landlords who were destroyed by the emperor.

Now that the national policy has been formulated, it must be resolutely implemented. It will not survive for Yao, nor will it be destroyed for Jie. Just like the law of heaven, it must be implemented consistently and do things to the extreme. Then look back at this national policy. Is it good or not?

There may be people who have been wronged among them, but these people who have been wronged are the price that must be paid in order to implement this national policy.

This is how politicians see things.

Therefore, none of the politicians and military strategists since ancient times are good people. At least, from the perspective of a few people, they are not good people.

The Cuan clan is the smartest ethnic group in the southwest, and it is also the most united ethnic group in the southwest. If today, Yunchu does not completely break up the Cuan clan, knock it down, and then set off ten thousand feet, in less than twenty years, the southwest will be Cuan's.

After that, it is natural to break up the soil and divide the land into feudal states. If time goes on, people in the southwest may think that they are not from the Tang Dynasty in the first place. If time goes on a little longer, people in the southwest may even think that the Tang Dynasty is the cause of all their sufferings. The root cause, I wish I could replace it.

Under this premise, Cuan Hongda's death is nothing. Even if he cuts himself into a molecular state, Yun Chu will still carry out whatever he wants to do.

This is called the persistence of politicians!

Facing the 50,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty led by Yunchu who were armed to the teeth, Cuan's best choice was to endure the humiliation, abandon the past savings, put away his teeth, shrink his claws, and wait for the next opportunity.

It was obvious that the Cuan family did not have a leader who was worthy of taking on the important task. After Cuan Hongda's death, his six sons raised an army in Ningzhou and rebelled.

To a certain extent, Cuan Hongda died in vain.

There were thirty-six Zhechong Captains under Yunchu's command, and every Zhechong Captain was tired of leading his soldiers to serve those dirty Wuman women and children.

Almost at the time when Cuan Hongda's eldest son Cuan Qianfu swore in white clothes in Kunzhou that he would seek justice for his father for killing Yun Chu, six soldiers rushed into the mansion, and nine thousand soldiers from eighteen regiments used gunpowder. Exploded Kunzhou City and invaded Kunzhou in one go. After breaking the city, they did not seal the sword for three days.

At the same time, there were twelve Zhechong Prefectures and eighteen regiments with 9,000 people. They used the autumn wind to sweep away the fallen leaves and captured the Cuan family gathering places such as Nongdong, Luliang, Chengjiang, Lufeng, Dayao and so on.

After capturing Nongdong (Chuxiong), Yunchu's troops were already pointing directly at Midu River, and whether they were going west to Midu River or north to Xiangyun River, it would be a smooth journey.

When He Jingxiong, the minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, arrived at Shicheng with the emperor's decree to ennoble Cuan Hongda as the governor of Kunzhou, he saw only 653 heads of Cuan Hongda's family.

"Which person does Mr. He think the official title of Kunzhou Governor should be worn on?"

Zhang Donghai asked with a smile after taking He Jingxiong to see the heads.

He Jingxiong pointed at Zhang Donghai angrily and said, "Didn't I say that we should focus on appeasing him?"

Zhang Donghai sighed and knocked Cuan Hongda's lime-pickled head and said: "We tried our best to comfort him at the beginning. You said that the five armies came all the way to his territory, so giving him some money to comfort him doesn't count. Is it too much?"

He Jingxiong said: "A certain family heard that Cuan Hongda is ready to spend 30,000 taels of gold to work for the army. Isn't 30,000 taels of gold enough to satisfy the appetite of you talented people?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Donghai immediately shouted and bumped into Tianqu.

"Good Lord He, I have never seen 30,000 taels of gold before. From the beginning to the end, Cuan Hongda took out a little more than 10,000 taels of gold. He only dedicated ten thousand taels to the commander. , you also know, who is the commander-in-chief? Naturally he doesn’t care about the mere ten thousand taels of gold. He doesn’t want the gold. He only asks Cuan Hongda to give some benefits to the soldiers, so that the soldiers will not have to explain to their families when they return empty-handed. .

It was expected that this guy actually committed suicide at the gate of the camp, and then his son rebelled.

You also know what kind of person the Marshal is. If he is willing to tolerate rebellious ministers and traitors, he will naturally settle the matter with one blow. "

Zhengshuo of the Cuan clan had been killed, and He Jingxiong had no choice but to go to Yunchu with his decree.

"Xiaguan came all the way from Shuzhong. He thought that this was a barbaric land. The commander would inevitably use thunderous methods, and everything would be in ruins. Unexpectedly, the road was full of spring and scenery, the people were happy and the women were burdened. In Yu Dao, children were playing in the stream. Even when they saw the old man's horse team, they didn't know how to avoid it. Instead, they held up the goods with the intention of selling. Children and old men were not bullied. In this way, the commander-in-chief admired the way he controlled the people. .”

Yun Chu glanced at He Jingxiong and said, "Women are burdened by the road, and children are playing in the streams? You didn't even mention a word about where Qing Zhuang went. Why, do you think that all the young people were killed by me?"

He Jingxiong said: "How dare you, how dare you, I am also very puzzled. Along the way, I saw only women and children, not young people."

The military commander who accompanied Yun Chu, Ma Jiang Xie, said: "Before the general entered the southwest, the Wuman people had a riot. Countless young Wuman men ran rampant in the countryside and committed all kinds of evil. Later, seeing that the disaster was inevitable, they roared westward. I heard that Wuman Qingzhuang is currently fighting a bloody battle with Shengluo Pi in Midu River.

When the general came, he saw people in distress all over the land. He had no choice but to slow down his march and pick up the poor women and children along the way, leveling farmland, building villages, and distributing materials for them. Only then did the minister see what he saw along the way. A thriving image of spring and bright scenery. "

Hearing this, He Jingxiong had to stand up again and salute Yun Chu: "The commander-in-chief has arranged it properly, and the subordinate officials must not fail."

Yun Chu hummed and said, "I heard from Zhang Donghai that Cuan Hongda originally prepared 30,000 taels of gold for me. So, Sir He, where did the remaining 18,000 taels of gold go?"

He Jingxiong spread his hands without changing his expression and said, "Now that the Cuan family has been wiped out, there is nothing to investigate."

Yun Chu scratched his hair and cursed at the group of captains under the tent: "I told you to stay alive, to stay alive. Now look, eighteen thousand taels of gold are gone. I say you are all hopeless." ah?"

Captain Pei Zheng and others were stunned for a moment, then immediately lowered their heads as if ashamed.

Marching Commander Shi Li Yuance said sadly: "I asked a few of the dying Cuans, and they said that all the gold was given to the civil servants in the court, and the civil servants were responsible for distributing it to us."

Yunchu suddenly realized, looked at He Jingxiong and said: "Let me tell you, how can little Cuan Hongda have the ability to make the imperial court come six hundred miles over and over to hurry up? I ordered the commander to do nothing but appeasement. It turns out that the gold is in your hands." In.

So, Minister He came here just to give gold to his brothers? "

He Jingxiong waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No such thing, no such thing."

Yun Chu sighed and said: "What I hate the most is those who drink the blood of soldiers. Those big-headed soldiers traveled thousands of miles to suppress the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty. They tied their heads to their crotches and fought to the death with the enemy. As a result, it was a bloody battle. After that, nothing was left behind, Minister He, this is unreasonable."

He Jingxiong took out a document from his sleeve and put it on Yun Chu's desk and said, "After the commander has read it, it will not be too late to discuss the whereabouts of the eighteen thousand taels of gold."

Yun Chu took the document and read it carefully, then raised his leg and kicked Li Yuance in the leg and said angrily: "I do all the disgusting shit all day long. My good reputation is ruined by taking the blame for you little by little." .”

Li Yuance took the document and looked at it for a few times, then carefully handed it to Jiang Xie. After Jiang Xie read it, he handed it to Zhang Donghai. After reading it, Zhang Donghai sighed and said with some sadness: "Okay, eighteen thousand taels." The gold is gone——”

He Jingxiong finally took back the paperwork and said to Yun Chu with a smile: "Commander, how about we start a new business again?"

Yun Chu grabbed the document and threw it into the brazier and watched it burn. Then he nodded and said: "This time I admit defeat, this is the end of the matter for the Cuan clan. The imperial court should choose a new Kun as soon as possible." It would be better for the state governor to take over the local area.

Soon, my commander's army will enter Cangshan and Erhai to fight to the death with the thief Sheng Luopi. "