First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 331 Li Guanglue

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After Tang Jun shouted to surrender and not to kill, the Liao people abandoned their weapons and begged to surrender in twos and threes. The imagined scene of desperately resisting in order to defend their homeland did not appear.

Although Gao Chong wanted to subdue them, he was not an indiscriminate killer after all, let alone killing prisoners, so he immediately ordered a search of Baishi Village, only to kill those who resisted, and escorted everyone to the open space in the village.

"Ambassador, this person is the elder of their clan and also Li Guangdu's uncle." Wang Wu was proficient in the local dialect, and after some negotiation, he led an old man with white beard and hair to the front.

Seeing that it was an old man, Gao Chong restrained his stern demeanor. After all, respecting the elderly is a virtue. Unexpectedly, when the old man saw Gao Chong, he snorted coldly and reprimanded him, "You are so courageous, this is a Lao village. , who are you?"

Judging by the expression and demeanor, the elders of this clan are also people who have been out of the mountains and seen the world, and they speak poor Chinese.

Hearing this, Gao Chong's face turned black, and Gao Xiong pulled out the thirsty horizontal knife with a snarl, and placed it directly on the old man's neck, without saying a word, only waiting for Gao Chong's order to make him Decapitated.

"You, you are so courageous." Feeling the coldness on his neck, the old man suddenly trembled with fear, "I am the elder of the 48th village in Guizhou, and the chief of the bureaucrats is the nephew of the old man. You, are you looking for death? "

"Break his arm," Gao Chong's face became even colder.

Gao Xiong didn't hesitate when he heard the words, and with a wave of the horizontal knife in his hand, one arm of the old man was broken in response, the screams were extremely piercing, and he was on the verge of fainting.

Looking at the screaming old man on the ground, Gao Chong felt no pity in his heart. It was this kind of ignorant and fearless fool who didn't have the skills of a hero like Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, but still wanted to separate himself and start a war.

"Again, I am the appeasement ambassador of the Great Tang Lingnan Road, Gao Chong, Duke of Anling, according to the order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, to appease the Lingnan states.

If you are knowledgeable and sincerely attached, you will be spared death, but if you are stubborn and stubborn, you will definitely be killed." Gao Chong said firmly.

Of course, Gao Chong knew well that it was useless to speak out about these scenes, but he had to say it, otherwise it would be his fault to punish him without teaching.

Sure enough, after hearing Gao Chong's words, and looking at the dying clan elders on the ground, the Liao people suddenly became agitated. Dozens of young and strong Liao people struggled angrily to their feet, yelling and cursing in the local dialect.

"They said that the Han people have no right to control them, and told us, told us to get out," Wang Wu hesitated, and translated truthfully.

"Kill", Gao Chong ordered.

As soon as the military order was issued, the dozens of Liaoren who struggled and resisted were immediately decapitated and blood splattered everywhere.

Dozens of bloody heads landed on the ground, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Looking at the Liaoren with seven points of fear and three points of hatred in his eyes, Gao Chong nodded in satisfaction, and asked directly: "Is there any other work in charge?" people?"

Wang Wu stepped forward to interrogate one by one, and then picked out a short black middle-aged man who was hiding in the crowd, and saw that this man was dressed luxuriously, unlike other Liao people who were wearing coarse brown clothes.

"Ambassador, please forgive me." The middle-aged man had no bones at all, and he fell to the ground before and after Wang Wu carried him.

"Ambassador, this fellow is actually Li Guangdu's younger brother, Li Guanglue," Wang Wupo said excitedly, but his words were a little inconceivable.

"At that time, I only heard that General Zhou captured Li Guangdu and Li Guanglue alive. After Li Guangshi's death, Li Guangdu's brothers surrendered. This is the first time I saw Li Guanglue. I didn't expect him to be a softie."

Gao Chong stared at Li Guanglue. When Wang Wu mentioned General Zhou, Li Guanglue visibly trembled, and immediately asked curiously, "Are you really Li Guanglue?"

"It's the sinner," Li Guanglue was so excited that he bowed down in a hurry and cried out for injustice: "Ambassador, forgive me, the sinner has never had the heart of rebellion."

"General Zhou Fashang, have you seen it?" Gao Chong stared into his eyes and asked forcefully.

Sure enough, upon hearing Zhou Fashang's words, Li Guanglue looked terrified, and nodded hurriedly, "I've seen it, I've seen it, the sinner swore to General Zhou, and Li Guanglue will never do it again in this life."

Seeing this, Gao Chong probably understood that Zhou Fashang used his troops swiftly and violently to capture Li Guangdu and Li Guanglue alive, and forcibly frightened Li Guanglue.

Li Guanglue was indeed afraid, but his second brother Li Guangdu was not. After succeeding to the position of chief commander, he took advantage of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty to rebel again. However, Li Guanglue did not dare to follow the rebellion, so he stayed in the village and was captured alive. up.

"Very good", Gao Chong nodded and said: "The tyrant has no way, Sui and Yang have been destroyed, and now it is the Tang Dynasty, are you willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Guang paused, then hurriedly nodded, "The sinner is willing to surrender."

The bloody head really irritated him. Li Guanglue was only in his early twenties when Zhou Fashang and Wang Shiji's army put down the rebellion. Thinking that soon reality will give him a head-on blow.

The Liao soldiers who thought they were tyrannical and invincible collapsed at the first touch of the Sui army's attack. Zhou Fashang was like a god of killing, killing Li Guanglue's troops until blood flowed into rivers, and captured him alive.

This battle hit Li Guanglue, who had just come out of the mountain, and even lost his confidence in fighting against the Central Plains court.

After he calmed down, Gao Chong moved to the wooden building of the chieftain of Liaozhai and sat down separately.

Before Gao Chong could start speaking, Li Guanglue, who had calmed down, hurriedly said: "Ambassador Mingjian, the sinner knew that the Central Plains Dynasty had many soldiers and was invincible. He repeatedly advised my brother to join him sincerely, but he just didn't listen..."

Gao Chong was a little interested, and asked directly: "Have you ever read a book?"

Li Guang slightly lowered his head, "Since he was defeated by General Zhou in the 17th year of Kaihuang, he has lived in Baishizhai for more than [-] years. The only thing he has to do is to read the classics of the Han family, and he has benefited a lot."

Hearing this, Gao Chong had a sudden plan in his mind, staring at Li Guanglue and asked, "If you were the leader of the bureaucrats, what would you do?"

Li Guang was slightly surprised, he was not stupid, and immediately asked: "The ambassador wants to help me become the leader of the bureaucrats?"

"Why not?" Gao Chong frowned, shaking the bamboo tea bowl in his hand, but did not drink the dark tea soup.

"I, I have always ignored miscellaneous matters, and I have no prestige in the clan, so I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public," Li Guanglue said in a very embarrassed way.

"You don't have to worry about this." Gao Chong waved his hand indifferently, "Li Guangshi and Li Guangdu can be the commander in chief, why not you, you just need to answer me, what would you do if you became the commander in chief?"

Li Guanglue hesitated when he heard the words, and then said: "The Liao people lived in the mountains for a long time, with a small population, and there is no possibility of achieving hegemony. Only by relying on the Central Plains court and learning from the Han people for their superb skills such as farming, smelting, and handicrafts, can the tribe live a prosperous life." .

Gao Chong was overjoyed, looked at Li Guanglue very satisfied, nodded and said: "Whether you are sincere or not, your words are enough, you go down first, so as to appease your clansmen, don't mess around, otherwise Those dozens of heads will be the end."

(End of this chapter)