Tang's dining table

Yunchu had military affairs to attend to, so Li Ji went to Xu Jingzong's camp.

Xu Jingzong's camp only occupies a corner of Prince Li Hong's camp, and he is as inconspicuous as he is now.

Others may care about Li Ji's prestige and age, but Xu Jingzong doesn't care. As an eighteenth bachelor, Xu Jingzong's status is not much worse than Li Ji's ranking of 23rd in Lingyan Pavilion.

Therefore, Xu Jingzong, who had white beard and white hair, looked calm after seeing Li Ji, neither sad nor happy.

Li Ji was not polite and said directly: "Yun Chu said that Gongsun Changshu was a guest at your place?"

Xu Jingzong glanced at Li Ji and said, "No."

Li Jidao: "I am only responsible for bringing Gongsun Changshu back."

Xu Jingzong said: "If I don't live here, how can I get you to take him back?"

Li Ji shook his head and said, "Leave the man to me, he is of no use to you."

Xu Jingzong said: "I have never seen Gongsun Changshu."

Li Ji pondered for a moment and said to Xu Jingzong: "Did Mr. Xu ever know where he went?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Last night, the wild beasts outside the camp howled all night long, and there was no peace. Was your sleep disturbed by these beasts?"

Li Ji said: "I am different from Mr. Xu. I have no distractions. As long as my head touches the pillow, I will fall asleep immediately. Even if someone beats a drum in my ear, I can't do anything to me."

Xu Jingzong said with envy: "As I get older, I can't help but think of the past. The past always haunts me and makes it difficult for me to sleep. Coupled with the noise of wild animals, living has become a hard work."

Li Ji said: "In that case, I will help Mr. Xu get rid of those noisy beasts and give Mr. Xu a quiet night."

Xu Jingzong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."

Li Ji smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

After leaving Prince Li Hong's camp, Li Ji's personal guards found Gongsun Changshu three hundred steps away from the camp. At this time, the armor was still draped on Gongsun Changshu, but it was quite messy. His pair of The legs that were not protected by the armor had been chewed into bones by wild beasts, but the upper body that was protected by the armor was intact.

When the soldiers carried Gongsun Changshu to Li Ji, Li Ji said to Gongsun Changshu: "Who harmed you?"

Gongsun Changshu said angrily: "Xu Jingzong."

Li Ji shook his head and said, "That's not right. Say it again."

Gongsun Changyan said with his eyes about to burst: "Xu Jingzong."

Li Ji sighed and said: "If it were Xu Jingzong, your Gongsun family would face the disaster of annihilation."

Gongsun Changshu laughed miserably, and after a while he said, "That's Yunchu."

Li Jidao: "I'm wrong. Let me reiterate. If it were Yun Chu, your Gongsun clan would be defeated immediately after returning to Chang'an. Within two years, the Gongsun clan would have no place in Chang'an."

Gongsun Changshu's expression immediately weakened, and he said feebly: "Did I get drunk and get lost?"

Li Ji nodded and said, "That's how it should be. You also killed two generals of the Gongsun family."

Gongsun Changsheng, who was fed another bowl of ginseng soup by the soldiers, burst into tears, and blood started to flow from the corners of his eyes. He reluctantly stretched out his hand towards Li Ji and said, "Young Master, I am so wronged. Xu Jingzong strangled me with a wire." My thighs, don't let the blood flow down, let those beasts eat my legs.

Xu Jingzong asked me why I killed his grandson. I said it wasn't me, but he didn't believe it. "

Li Ji shook his head and said, "It's not unfair. I don't have the ability to run a good family. You deserve this kind of punishment. If I hadn't thought about my friendship with your father this time, I wouldn't have gone through this."

Gongsun Changshan cried out sadly: "Young Master, save me."

Li Ji shook his head and said: "If you don't die, it will be difficult for your brother Chang Gong to inherit the title, and it will leave a great hidden danger to your Gongsun family. As long as you are alive, neither Xu Jingzong nor Yun Chu will let you go.

Only if you die, His Majesty may not reduce your family's title because of your unjust death. "

After Li Ji finished speaking, he turned and left the tent, leaving only Gongsun Changshang and his younger brother Gongsun Changgong. "

After a moment of burning incense, Gongsun Changgong came out of the tent with red eyes, knelt down on one knee in front of Li Ji and said, "Young Master, my brother is dead."

Li Ji said indifferently: "After placing the coffin in the coffin, you go to His Majesty to deliver the bad news."

Gongsun Changgong gritted his teeth and said, "My brother's revenge..."

Li Ji looked at Gongsun Changgong with disgust and said, "Your brother died at your hands. How can you talk about revenge or hatred?"

Gongsun Changgong lowered his head deeply, and could not clearly see the expression on his face at this time.

After Li Zhi heard the bad news from Gongsun, he lamented for a long time. He always felt that Gongsun Changshu should be useful. Who knew that his death would be so reasonable that he could not fault him at all.

Wu Mei saw the emperor's expression of embarrassment, so she came over and said, "Even if you have no ability, even if you die in a bizarre way, I won't be surprised. I just didn't expect that Yun Chu, who has always been relatively peaceful, would actually do things like this." Cool."

Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei and said: "It's not Yun Chu. The first time Gongsun Changshu provoked him and he avoided it is enough to prove that it was not Yun Chu who did it. Otherwise, Gongsun Changshu would not have been in the army long ago." When he respects the prohibition of fire and drinks alcohol wantonly, Yun Chu can punish him according to the law. In that case, not even I can say a word about his fault."

Wu Mei asked doubtfully: "Who is it if it's not Yun Chu?"

Li Zhi said: "After visiting Xu Jingzong, Yinggong turned around and found Gongsun Changshu. Who is it?"

Wu Mei said: "Xu Jingzong has ceased his activities in recent years, why did he do such offending things again?"

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Don't try to blame the prince."

Wu Mei smiled and said: "Isn't my concubine overthinking this?"

Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh and said, "I don't know if you noticed it. Gongsun seems to have swallowed this bad breath, but he didn't think about coming to find me and give his family justice."

Wu Mei smiled and said: "Your majesty's justice may not be what Gongsun Changgong, who just came to report the bad news, wanted. Their family just died of one Gongsun Changshang, and it's not like there are no other heirs. Once you give their family enough justice, This Gongsun Changgong will definitely not be the leader of the Gongsun clan."

Li Zhi nodded and said: "I originally wanted to implement the grace order at their house, but now I can't."

Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi for a long time, and finally swallowed her saliva and said: "Your Majesty, are you going to extend your favor among the nobles?"

Li Zhi said: "It is not good at all for nobles to be too noble. They will only embezzle national funds without restraint. How good it is to extend grace. When a duke dies, according to the number of his descendants, he will be granted several more viscounts and barons. This way A big family can be unsealed immediately.

When those viscounts and barons die, their families will basically no longer be considered noble.

This damn Gongsun Changshu didn't even give me this opportunity to experiment. "

Wu Mei said: "Isn't he already dead?"

Li Zhi said: "It is too unjust to die. If I extend the favor order to his family again, those nobles will definitely not be able to bear it and will collectively oppose my actions..."

Wen Wen stood high at the entrance of the valley, staring at the smoke-filled valley without saying a word. The sound of killings at the entrance of the valley was loud, and people in khaki clothes were constantly charging out desperately.

These people were so brave that even though their clothes were set on fire by kerosene bombs, they still charged desperately, as if their lives were worthless.

Wen Wen looked at the cavalry in reserve outside the valley. He decided to wait a little longer. After the blood and courage of these desperate warriors were exhausted by fire oil bombs and thunder and fire bombs, it would be a good time for the cavalry to charge into the valley and sweep them away. .

Underneath those khaki clothes were thick armors, but the armors on these soldiers were not so neat. There were various types of armors, including iron armor, leather armor, and cloth armor.

The kerosene bomb fell from the sky and then shattered. Immediately, an orange-red fire appeared on the ground. Along with the fire, thick black smoke appeared. The fire exploded in the crowd. In a moment, a sea of ​​​​fire could be created. came out, and the rebels who were in the sea of ​​fire were like fish falling into the oil pan. After jumping a few times, they turned into a burning human-shaped torch.

Looking far into the distance, Wen Wen saw that there were six more valleys that were also emitting thick smoke.

This was the result of eleven days of busy work by 12,000 people in the forward battalion.

From scouts discovering enemy traces, to sealing off this mountainous area, to dividing and encircling them, these six valleys in Liangshan are the last hiding places for these thieves.

Nowadays, on the frontal battlefield, there is basically no enemy who can match the regular soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. They can only make surprise attacks at night like rats.

For this reason, Wen Wen lost nearly two hundred men, and the most severely damaged were the slow-moving baggage troops.

Wen Wenwen kept waiting. After the flames on the thieves gradually extinguished, the cavalry jumped off their horses and entered the valley with spears in hand for the final sweep.

The roads in the valley are rugged and not suitable for war horses to enter. However, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty now have the largest number of cavalry. Many times, they have to dismount to fight.

Wen Wen also entered the valley, also without riding a horse. The armor on his body was the same as that of the soldiers around him. Even the tassels that the general soldiers liked so much were removed by Wen Wen.

He was not Xue Rengui's type who thought he was invincible. Between good looks and safety, Wen Wen chose safety without hesitation.

He learned from Yun Chu that some guys with good archery skills could still shoot through the gaps in their armor if they fired their bows three hundred paces away. Heavy arrows, even armor cannot protect him completely.

Other soldiers may think this is a legend, but Wen Wenwen has seen four of them, and all four of them have the ability to kill him with a bow and arrow from two hundred steps away, and they do so effortlessly.

After blowing a whistle, the soldiers who had been hiding in the bushes on the top of the mountain immediately stood up. They also slowly climbed down from the top of the mountain to the valley. This time, except for the leader, Wen Wen was not prepared. Leave no one alive.

It's not that he is cruel, but because he is a truly kind and compassionate person.

When a person dies, everything becomes silent.

I am afraid that if people are alive, they will lead to more killings.