When the courtyard door was kicked open, what caught Li Yan's eyes was Li Feng, his eldest son whom he had devotedly cultivated for decades.
Usually when Li Yan saw Li Feng, the corners of his mouth would raise unconsciously.
But today, Li Yan's performance was completely different from usual.
Emotions of shock, anger, and heartache instantly emerged in Li Yan's heart, and he stared intently at Li Feng, who was standing in front of him.
Li Yan has experienced the world for decades. When he saw Li Feng taking the initiative to lead Shi Bao and Deng Ai to find him, he knew in his heart that his son had completely betrayed him.
Being suddenly betrayed by a loved one is a pain that ordinary people cannot understand.
And this huge pain also caused Li Yan's thoughts to fall into confusion.
Because Li Feng was stared at by Li Yan, he felt great pressure.
According to ethics, the person before him is his biological father.
According to his status, the person in front of him is also the master of his knowledge and fortune.
No matter from any aspect, Li Feng should not choose to betray Li Yan.
Li Feng was not a heartless person. From the moment he decided to turn his back on Li Yan, he felt a huge sense of guilt in his heart.
But no matter how great the guilt is, what is it compared to the rise and fall of the family?
This time it’s Da Sima’s envoy!
If someone else hadn't sent an envoy here, Li Feng would never have chosen to abandon Li Yan, because Li Feng knew that Li Yan, who held the military power in northern Jing, was not without the ability to protect himself.
But from the moment he learned that Da Sima had settled in Jiangling, Li Feng knew clearly that even if there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers outside Xinye City, and even if Yiyang County was on the border, Li Yan's means of self-protection and escape route would not be able to survive.
It became a joke almost instantly.
Not to mention tens of thousands of elite soldiers, how likely is it that they will follow Li Yan to rebel against Da Sima? Even if he rebels, in terms of military strategy, will Li Yan be Da Sima's opponent?
The high platform built by Cao Cao by the Han River is still there. The story of Cao Cao being frightened by Da Sima and vomiting blood on that high platform is still widely circulated in the northern Jing Dynasty!
Well, even if Li Yan did not choose to raise troops to fight against Da Sima, but chose to lead his family members to flee to the Northern Wei Dynasty like Wang Ti did.
But after the news of Da Sima entering Jiangling spread, I wonder which general in the world today who is extremely stupid would accept a general from Jingzhou again?
The death of Cao Ren and the tragedy of Cao Zhen are both bloody lessons learned from the past.
After analyzing the pros and cons, Li Feng felt that his decision was not wrong.
"Father, follow Da Sima's envoy.
Da Sima has always been lenient, and if my father is willing to plead guilty, Da Sima will not punish him too much."
On the way leading Shi Bao and Deng Ai here, Li Feng learned the reason why Mi Yang summoned Li Yan.
In order to strengthen Li Feng's determination to destroy his relatives, Shi Bao and Deng Ai also told him about Mi Yang's anger after hearing about Li Yan's illegal deeds.
But even after knowing this, Li Feng still believed that as long as Li Yan surrendered in front of Mi Yang, Mi Yang would not kill him easily.
Li Feng was trying to persuade Li Yan kindly, but after Li Yan heard what Li Feng said, he felt it was extremely ridiculous.
Will Da Sima spare him? Is this the reason why Li Feng can abandon him?
But Li Yan was also someone who had seen big storms, and his thoughts quickly changed from confusion to clarity.
From Li Feng's words, he knew why Mi Yang suddenly summoned him.
When he first forced Wang Ti, Li Yan had not expected that this day would happen.
Since he had expected it, Li Yan's initial reaction was naturally not to surrender.
When Shi Bao came to Li Yan holding Mi Yang's token and declared Mi Yang's order, Li Yan did not show any resistance on his face.
He just said to Shi Bao calmly:
"When Grand Sima is summoned, Yan naturally dare not not go.
But Yan, as the prefect of Yiyang, has the responsibility of guarding Jingbei, so Yan needs to go to the military camp outside the city to settle down military affairs.
I don’t think the envoy hopes that there will be some oversight in Yiyang’s defense after Yan leaves.”
Li Yan gave a high-sounding reason, and his last words contained a faint hint of threat.
In Li Yan's view, he didn't recognize the envoy in front of him at all, and he was not a powerful person.
Since he is not a powerful person, he is mostly afraid of serious consequences.
His threats are bound to have an effect.
The reason why Li Yan wanted to go to the military camp outside the city was because he had enough confidence in himself.
The tens of thousands of elites outside the city were personally trained by him. Although he told Li Feng about an accident, is it possible that all of the tens of thousands of people are still Li Feng?
How is this possible?
As soon as he arrives at the military camp...
Li Yan has enough confidence in his talents.
But while Li Yan was waiting and Shi Bao obediently invited him to the military camp outside the city, Shi Bao, who saw through Li Yan's intentions, sneered at him.
"Former general, you are no longer the governor of Yiyang!"
"Um?!"
Li Yan was stunned on the spot by Shi Bao's words.
Then something happened that shocked him even more.
As soon as Shi Bao finished speaking, Deng Ai walked up to Li Yan. With Deng Ai's appearance, dozens of generals carrying weapons poured in outside the courtyard gate.
These generals were the generals from the military camp outside the city.
It's just that they, who were originally regarded as the last hope by Li Yan, formed a formation and surrounded Li Yan at this moment.
Li Yan looked at the dozens of generals and commanders around him, and his hands were shaking with anger.
They were originally their own, beloved relatives and friends, brothers and sisters!
Surrounded by the generals, Li Yan's face became darker than ever before, and he couldn't help but lower his always proud head.
At this time, Deng Ai said to Li Yan:
"Most of the generals outside the city are here. I am the newly appointed governor of Yiyang, Grand Sima. If the former general has anything to explain, just say it and I will remember it."
To be honest, Deng Ai went a little too far.
Even if you want to take the person away, how can you still punish him?
The point is that Deng Ai has a stuttering problem, so his hesitant words are undoubtedly a kind of chronic torture for Li Yan.
Li Yan's hands shook even more.
However, Li Yan was not someone who would not give up until he hit the wall. After he realized that he really had no means of resistance, he had the same idea as Li Feng.
The next moment, Li Yan raised his head and looked at Deng Ai with red eyes. After seeing Li Yan's dangerous gaze, Deng Ai thought he was going to trap the beast.
What I never expected is:
While Li Yan glared at Deng Ai, he took the initiative to lift his hands and put them in front of Deng Ai.
Your hands are tied, please come and tie them.
Li Yan's sudden change made everyone present look stunned.
this.....
At this time, everyone looked at Li Yan and then at Li Feng, and suddenly they felt a sense of enlightenment.
True father and son!
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Nanjun, Xiangyang.
After Mi Yang stayed in Jiangling City for a day, he led his army to Xiangyang without stopping.
Long before coming to Jingzhou, Mi Yang had thought about making Xiangyang his base.
Xiangyang is located at the north-south transportation hub of Jingzhou. This geographical advantage allows Mi Yang to take control of Jingzhou's military and political affairs as soon as possible.
In addition, there is a vacant General's Mansion in Xiangyang City. Mi Yang can just move in, so there is no need to waste people and money on large-scale construction projects.
On the first day that Mi Yang moved into Xiangyang, he sent an order to all parts of Jingzhou as the Grand Sima, and asked the county magistrates and generals from various places to send envoys to Xiangyang to see him.
This has two purposes.
One is to allow Mi Yang to understand the current situation in various places in Jingzhou at the first time.
The other is that Mi Yang wants to change the "three-district rule of Jingzhou" that Zhang Fei decided before leaving Jingzhou.
Since then, Mi Yang has been the nominal and de facto only military and political leader of Jingzhou.
Compared with the envoys from various places, since Xinye was closer to Xiangyang, Li Yan was brought back by Shi Bao first.
However, after Shi Bao returned to Mi Yang, Mi Yang did not immediately summon Li Yan.
A few days later, when most of the envoys from all over Jingzhou gathered in Da Sima's mansion, Mi Yang ordered Shi Bao to bring Li Yan and his son Li Feng to see him.
Under the leadership of several Han soldiers, Li Yan, who was dressed in plain robes, was taken outside the hall where Mi Yang was.
Li Yan originally thought that Mi Yang would summon him in the hall, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he finished walking up the steps, the Han army in front of him asked him to kneel outside the hall.
In the past, if any soldier dared to speak to Li Yan like this, Li Yan would have put him in jail long ago.
But Li Yan also knew that the current situation was not conducive to him, and he knew that this was what Mi Yang meant, so he knelt on the open ground outside the hall without any hesitation.
After Li Yan and Li Feng knelt down together, the soldiers walked into the hall to report.
Seeing that there was no one around, Li Yan looked at Li Feng, who was bending his body and looking trembling. There was a look of unbearability in his eyes.
Although Li Yan was angry at Li Feng's unfilial piety, for many years, he only had Li Feng as his son.
In addition, Li Yan now understands Li Feng's difficulties, so in fact, Li Yan no longer blames Li Feng in his heart.
When he thought that Li Feng would have such a disaster and that he was the one who caused it, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh and said:
"Don't worry, Feng'er!
As a father, I have thought privately these days, I don’t think you and I will necessarily be punished by Da Sima.
Even if someone else mentions Wang Ti’s matter to Da Sima, Wang Ti’s people have already fled to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Who can testify that the facts are really what others say?
It is an indisputable fact that Wang Ti betrayed the Han Dynasty. As the governor of Yiyang, should I arrest the family members of the traitor?
As for the escape of other aristocratic families, as a general who was loyal to the late emperor, I was righteously indignant at their intercession for traitors, so my attitude became a little fiercer, which is understandable.
Moreover, my father is a minister of Dongzhou and a member of the Great Sima lineage. The Great Sima thinks about himself and will not be too harsh on his father."
As Li Yan spoke, his tone gradually became more confident.
After Li Feng heard what Li Yan said, he seemed to really think what Li Yan said was reasonable, so he slowly straightened his body.
Li Feng's performance made Li Yan smile.
But before Li Yan could continue to comfort Li Feng with a few words, he saw Li Feng, who had been standing upright, suddenly slumped down.
And compared to just now, Li Feng's body was lowered this time, almost touching the ground, and his body was shaking more and more violently.
Li Yan was surprised by this change.
But when he followed Li Feng's line of sight and saw a slender figure walking towards him with a sword in hand, he felt a little dazed at first.
That figure looks so familiar.
Immediately, the memory in his mind let Li Yan know the identity of that person.
After learning the identity of the man, Li Yan was immediately shocked.
Big! Big Sima!
The next moment, Li Yan was as frightened as Li Feng. In an instant, he lowered his body to the ground, no longer upright.
Regardless of how confident Li Yan was just now, a person's reaction when in a hurry is the most real.
As the footsteps in the distance got closer and closer, until they stopped in front of his head, Li Yan's heart stopped in his throat.
"The guilty minister, Li Yan, pays homage to Grand Sima!"
There was a slight vibrato in Li Yan's voice.
Mi Yang, who was holding a sword in his hand, snorted coldly and half-crouched in front of Li Yan after hearing Li Yan's words, and asked lightly:
"I wonder what the former general is guilty of?"
Judging from Mi Yang's questions, it seemed that he had not obtained any real evidence from others as Li Yan had just judged.
Originally, in this situation, Li Yan could have polished what he just said to Li Feng and retell it to Mi Yang in order to defend himself.
But for some reason, perhaps due to the pressure of Mi Yang's strong momentum, or perhaps thinking of Si Wencao's presence, Li Yan stuttered at this critical moment.
"Guilty minister, sinful minister..."
Li Yan didn't know what to say, so he could only keep repeating these two words.
It wasn't until this moment that Li Yan realized that it didn't matter whether others had real evidence to accuse him.
What matters is whether Mi Yang chooses to believe him.
Judging from Mi Yang's behavior of reducing his military power, it is obvious that he does not believe it.
Mi Yang's disbelief in him was his biggest original sin.
After realizing this, apart from pleading guilty, how could Li Yan think about making excuses?
After Mi Yang saw Li Yan's reaction, he knew that everything Chen Dao and Deng Ai said was true.
It's not that Mi Yang didn't have other ways to get to the truth of the matter, but those methods were not as effective as him appearing in front of Li Yan in person.
After seeing that Li Yan was not unjust, Mi Yang stood up and had Li Yan's shirt stripped off.
At the same time, he took the cane that had been prepared from the soldiers.
After holding the cane in her hand, Mi Yang lashed out at Li Yan without any hesitation.
The rattan is tough and rough, and if it hits a person's skin unimpeded, the pain will be no less than a knife cut.
In addition, Mi Yang was in his prime, so how could the strength of his angry whip be so low?
Therefore, when the cane in Mi Yang's hand hit Li Yan's back, even Li Yan, who had experienced many battles, could not bear the pain. He screamed in pain and instantly fell to the ground.
But Mi Yang didn't intend to let Li Yan go like this.
"Kneel down!"
Mi Yang's cold voice fell in Li Yan's ears, making him silently kneel down again no matter how much pain he felt.
When Li Yan had just knelt down, Mi Yang's gathered whip fell heavily on his back.
The next moment, what came out of Li Yan's mouth was no longer a cry of pain, but a scream!
What Li Yan didn't notice was that Mi Yang was not alone outside the hall. He also brought many envoys from all over Jingzhou.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!
This chapter has been completed!