First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 245 Flying General Begging For Mercy
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Seeing Li Shimin striding ahead, full of vigor, Wang Shichong didn't have time to sigh with emotion, holding the Zheng Guoyu Seal in both hands, and prostrated himself on the ground, "Sinner Wang Shichong, I have seen His Royal Highness King Qin", with an extremely respectful attitude.

Li Shimin looked up to the sky and laughed, stepped forward to take Yuxi, turned around and handed it to Gao Chong after a large amount, looked at Wang Shichong with a smile and asked with interest: "You always call me Xiaoer, why are you so respectful when you see Xiaoer now?" ?”

Wang Shichong was ashamed and indignant when he heard the words, "The sinner is ignorant, I hope the king will forgive the crime."

Seeing that Wang Shichong was so knowledgeable, Li Shimin didn't pursue it anymore, he helped him up, patted his shoulder and said: "Since you surrendered the city and saved the people and soldiers from a sword, this king will spare your life."

Wang Shichong hurriedly thanked him after hearing the words.

Li Shimin bypassed Wang Shichong, took a few steps forward, stared at Shan Xiongxin with a gloomy expression, "Shan Tong, did you think that today would happen?"

Seeing this, Shan Xiongxin hurriedly bowed down, "The guilty minister is convicted, and I ask the king of Qin to spare his life."

Li Shimin raised his brows when he heard the words, "You and I have a family feud, and each is the master. It was normal for you to kill me that day in Jingling (the mausoleum of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty), so why do you think I can forgive you today?" You are not dead?"

On that day, Li Shimin led more than a hundred cavalry to Jingling of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the north of Luoyang City to watch the enemy's situation (in fact, the two armies were at a stalemate. Li Shimin was bored in the camp and ran out to hunt), but he was accidentally discovered by the rangers led by Shan Xiongxin. After a fierce battle, Li Shimin The more than a hundred cavalry in the army suffered all casualties, and Yu Chigong arrived in time at the critical moment.

Gao Chong was also afraid afterwards, because Li Shimin was surprised by his fate, but Gao Chong accidentally saw Li Shimin was muddy after returning to the camp, and he was very embarrassed. Afterwards, Li Shimin didn't say a word about the dangerous situation.

As for the feud between the two families, Gao Chong only learned about Shan Xiongxin with Li Shiji and others not long ago.

Shan Xiongxin's father was named Shan Yu. In the first year of Dacheng in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Shan Deng, the father of Shan Yu, passed away. Shan Yu inherited his father's post as the general of Dongchang. After a bloody battle for seven days and nights, Li Yuan finally broke through the city and executed Shan Yu, and the two families of Shan and Li became enemies.

Shan Xiongxin panicked when he heard the words, "If I can spare my life, the guilty minister is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse, and go to the battle first, there is no difference."

Li Shimin shook his head when he heard the words and said with a sneer: "You are brave and not afraid of death when you go up to the battle. Once you are weak, you are the first to kneel down and ask for surrender. You first abandoned Zhai Rang and then betrayed Li Mi. Now you have once again betrayed the Lord to survive. General, but I don’t want to be General Broken Back.”

Shan Xiongxin was ashamed and angry when he heard the words, but he never cared much about the word loyalty. Seeing Li Shiji who was not far behind Li Shimin, he hurriedly shouted: "Maogong save me, you and I are bound together in Jinlan, you must save me!" .

When Li Shiji heard the words, he bowed to the ground in front of Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, Shan Xiongxin is brave and good at fighting. If he can be subdued, he can also serve as a strong general in the battle in the future. In the end, the general is willing to resign from all the officials and ranks and offer all the rewards. I just ask the king to forgive me." His life".

Shan Xiongxin was very happy when he heard that, he nodded straightly and said: "What Mao Gong said is very true, the guilty minister is willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty."

Seeing this, Li Shimin was even more contemptuous, and angrily reprimanded Shan Xiong: "Mr. Mao willingly sacrificed himself for you, but you have no sense of shame, and you have no shame at all."

Then he looked at Li Shiji, "Mr. Mao's words are wrong. Your official rewards are all given by saints. How can this king take them away? Only through such villains, they are capricious. What's the use of keeping them? Let's take them into custody and execute them in the future." , Lord Mao, don’t say too much.”

Shan Xiongxin was stunned when he heard the words, his face was terrified, and he was lying on the ground crying loudly. Li Shiji was so sad that he hurriedly stepped forward to hug him. Shan Xiongxin pushed Li Shiji away, "I knew you couldn't do anything, so you don't need to be here." Hypocrisy".

Seeing that Shan Xiongxin was so extreme, Li Shiji felt even more distressed, he pulled out a short knife and cut off a piece of flesh on his arm, immediately dripping with blood.

Li Shiji held up the piece of meat, stuffed it into Shan Xiongxin's hands, and wept bitterly, "Brother's words hurt me too much. Back then, Wagang became sworn brothers and agreed on life and death. However, I have dedicated this body to Datang, so I have to be loyal. Quan Yi. Elder brother, going here is far more painful than gouging out the flesh. Elder brother, please eat this meat. On the road to the underworld, you should only be accompanied by a foolish brother."

Seeing Li Shiji's emphasis on righteousness, all the people present were moved. Shan Xiongxin grabbed the piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth to chew, laughing loudly, and kept shouting: "Wagang, Wagang..." until he was dragged down and imprisoned.

After this episode, Li Shimin's mood declined, and he directly ordered: "Youzhi led Wei Chi Chengqin, Changsun Fangdu and others to enter the city first, to appease the people, to seal off important places such as palaces and treasuries, but there are those who make trouble and harass the people. , Immediately beheaded without pardon."

Hearing this, Gao Chong responded, and immediately led six soldiers into the city.

"Uncle, Uncle, the two of you enter the city immediately, take over the three provinces of the puppet Zheng, and keep the maps and household registers, the imperial edicts, and the ancient books of the previous dynasty," Li Shimin turned to look at Xiao Yu and Dou Gui and ordered.

Xiao Yu and Dou Gui led the way and left.

"The rest of you, rest your army and horses, and enter Luoyang City tomorrow." Li Shimin captured the two kings in one battle. His power at this moment was unparalleled, and all the generals agreed after hearing the words. Wang Shichong fell on the ground, admiring him even more.

Gao Chong was riding on a tall horse, looking at the majestic Luoyang City, he couldn't help but feel emotional. Such a strong city, in this cold weapon era, is absolutely impenetrable, but if people lose their hearts, it will be as high as Luoyang, the eastern capital. The city of several feet is also in vain.

Gao Chong immediately ordered Yuchi Gongcheng Zhijie to take over the gates of the city, Qin Qiong led troops to patrol the streets, Changsun Wuji sat in Ziwei Palace and sealed off the palace, and Fang Du led troops to seal off important treasuries.

Only two hours after entering the city, Gao Chong was assassinated no less than three times. Wang Shichong had already ordered the city to surrender, but at this time, there were still many people who hated Li Tang. , There are also pseudo Zheng loyalists, and there are also Li Tang's enemies.

The people of Luoyang faced the arrival of the Tang army, but they accepted it unexpectedly calmly. Since Wang Shichong separatized Luoyang, he has treated the people very harshly. The city is domineering and oppresses the good, and the people hate it deeply.

Until night, Changsun Wuji came in a hurry, his face pale, "Yuzhi, you...you go and have a look."

"What's wrong?" Seeing Changsun Wuji's appearance, Gao Chong suddenly became nervous, "What happened?"

"It's horrific, it's too horrible to look at." Changsun Wuji shook his head, and he wanted to be sullen when he spoke, "Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

"Lead the way ahead".

Immediately, under the leadership of Changsun Wuji, Gao Chong went straight into the Ziwei Palace, turned around and came to a dilapidated side hall. There was no plaque or name on the door of the hall.

A gust of wind blew, and suddenly, Gao Chong paused, shrugged his nose, and suddenly changed his expression.

(End of this chapter)