Chapter 86: Ruthless Shimin finally kills Hu Ling, Yecheng Hu people are slaughtered
In the inner room of the mansion, the attendant entertained Li Nong. After a while, he heard shouts of killing outside the city wall, mixed with the cries of women and children. Suddenly a child cried loudly, "Mother, mother, I want my mother."
Immediately, "there was a sound of swords and arrows, and the surroundings returned to calm. Suddenly, a clear cry sounded out among the lonely sounds. It was obvious that the mother was trying her best to protect the calf, and a baby had slipped through the net.
Li Nong listened inside the palace wall and asked anxiously: "What's going on outside? Why are there so many women, children and children crying? What are you doing, General?"
The attendant only said quietly: "Li Sikong, you can just sit in the house. It's useless to ask more questions."
Li Nong was furious and drew his sword to kill him out of the house.
Suddenly, a soldier stopped at the gate of the mansion and paid homage to Li Sikong: "The end of the world is coming, please ask Li Sikong to atone for his sins."
"Quickly, let me out quickly."
"Li Sikong, there is a bloody storm in the city now, and I am afraid that something unexpected will happen to the general."
Li Nong saw that he was resolute and knew that he would not be able to leave the house today, so he asked, "What happened in the city today?"
The man said: "I only want to avenge the blood feud of the Han people since the Yongjia Rebellion."
Li Nong was noncommittal and glanced at the man, "How to get retribution?"
The man only said: "The general has an order: 'If a Han Chinese beheads a Hu man and sends it to Fengyang Gate, the civil servants will be promoted to the third rank, and the military officers will pay homage to Yamen.' Since noon, seventy-eight out of ten Hu men in the city have been killed.
, there are mountains of corpses piled up outside Fengyang Gate. After this bloodbath, the Hu people will no longer have the power to bully our Han compatriots."
Li Nong's hands trembled, "Kill the Hu Ling, kill the Hu Ling, the Hu people are also human beings, so inhumane, how long can our Han world last?"
"Qaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Li Nong followed the sound and saw a large black crow hovering in the sky above Fengyang Gate. They were constantly coming, blocking out the sky and the sun.
Li Nong stepped out of the door, and the man hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. Li Nong slapped him fiercely, "I am still Sikong of the State of Zhao, not a retainer of the general, get out of here."
The moment I stepped out of the doorway of the General's Mansion, the air was filled with the smell of blood, and the snow was already pink.
On this day in Ye City, the Han people were plundering and killing the Jie people. Anyone with a high nose and deep eyes were killed, and countless of them died in vain.
At this time, Dongming Temple was also in panic, and the people inside the temple scattered and fled.
At this time, a barbarian child who was just in his prime years broke into the room, covered in blood, and entered Princess Shiyun's room. The child only moaned: "Help me, save me." Shiyun hurriedly picked him up.
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At this time, Xiaoqiu broke into the room and saw Shi Yun holding a child in his arms. He immediately knelt down and shouted: "Princess, the Han people are slaughtering all the Jie people in Yecheng, including women and children." Xiaoqiu stepped forward to pull her away.
The child shouted while talking, "I have seen Han soldiers coming here, all because of this child. Princess, please leave him alone and leave quickly."
Shi Yun only wiped the blood on the child's body and said slowly: "Xiao Qiu, this time my Shi family is overturned. Where can I go? You are not guilty. Don't worry about me."
"Miss, don't say anything like this, no, no, there's more..." Xiao Qiu said anxiously.
Shi Yun hurriedly pressed her mouth gently with his slender fingers, "Stop talking, the feud between Hu and Han will not be tolerated for hundreds of years." Shi Yun only looked at the child who passed out in his arms, "How can you be so innocent? How can I do it even with you?"
Killing.”
"Hurry up, I saw the kid escaping here, catch him." There was a lot of noise outside.
"We must kill him. His father has killed several of our brothers. If we don't kill the boy, it will be difficult to explain to our brothers." At this time, there was a loud noise outside the watch, and a group of sergeants had already searched here.
"What are you doing? This secluded place of Taoism cannot be trampled by you people." Fa Rao shouted. At this time, the sound of pushing and fighting came from outside.
"Bang." The door opened and it was Fa Rao, covered in blood and breathing heavily, "I am incompetent and failed to protect the princess."
At this time, a fierce leader broke in. When he saw Shi Yun, he suddenly felt evil intentions. Xiao Qiu was in front of him to protect the princess, so he just picked up a dagger and stabbed forward. After all, she was a weak woman, so the sergeant only turned sideways and turned around.
As soon as he stopped, he knocked down the dagger and captured the little enemy in an instant.
"So that kid is hiding here." The sergeant had already seen the kid in Shi Yun's arms and shouted to the people outside.
"Hand it over!" At this time, a leading captain walked inside.
I saw that Shi Yun had already put a hairpin to her throat and said, "General, I am Princess Shi Yun. Let this child go and I will go back with you."
When the sergeant heard the princess's name, he was stunned and sneered: "The general said that if you behead a barbarian, you can worship her. This princess, what a name she has, is much more valuable than that boy."
The man glanced at Xiaoqiu again, and said with a lustful smile: "This little girl is very sexy, let's enjoy it first." He only meant to be frivolous.
Xiao Qiu shouted: "Princess, I entrusted you to an inhumane person, Shi Min is so ambitious, Xiao Qiu went first." He just wanted to hit the man with his knife.
"Li Sikong is here." At this time, the guard's voice sounded outside.
Everyone knelt down, and Li Nong only entered the room. The captain, relying on his status as a veteran of the beggar army, stepped forward and reported to Li Sikong: "Now in this Taoist temple, a princess has been found. This Taoist temple is harboring a princess."
All relatives of the Jie clan will be killed according to the law..."
"Pah!" Li Sikong slapped her down angrily and angrily said, "The princess is related to the state of Zhao. How can you be so frivolous? Drag her down and give her forty canes."
The leader was dumbfounded when he heard this, and then he shouted: "The general will not accept it. The Jie people have oppressed us for a long time. The general was almost killed by Shi Jian. We Han people and the Jie people are at odds with each other."
The sergeants nearby also became agitated, and one of them said: "This boy's father killed several of our beggar soldiers alone. The captain is right."
Seeing the angry expressions of the sergeants below, Li Nong knew that he couldn't suppress it blindly. He also looked at Princess Shi Yun's arms holding the child tighter. The child was also very pitiful. Li Nong couldn't bear it, and he couldn't bear it.
The child was handed over to the hands of the sergeants, and he said in a soothing tone: "People cannot be resurrected after death. I agree with this, but why should I deserve it?" The sergeant next to him still refused to leave, and Li Nong then said, "All officers and men are here.
I am a general of the begging army, please come."
Li Nong's personal entourage immediately stepped forward, and Li Nong said: "Take a hundred gold from my house and give it to the dead soldiers. For the rest, I will report to the generals and promote them to the third level."
Those sergeants looked at me and I looked at you. One of them whispered: "Li Nong and General Shi Min have been through life and death, and what they say is true." The captain then bowed and said: "In that case, it is all according to what Li Sikong said.
Let’s do it.” Then he turned around and shouted to the group of sergeants: “Retreat the troops.”
After the group of sergeants had finished leaving, Li Nong bowed carefully and apologized: "The incompetence of the humble minister frightened the princess."
Shi Yun's eyes were lost in thought as he looked out the window and murmured: "He finally got what he wanted..."
Then he carefully leaned down and carefully gave the boy some water. Finally, his throat throbbed and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's your name?" Shi Yun asked.
The young man uttered three words: "Li, Te, Kang" and then fell unconscious again.
Shi Yun only hugged the young boy tighter. Seeing Shi Yun like this, Li Nong sighed: "The general is now very murderous, and I can no longer stop him with my own strength. I can stop him today, but what about tomorrow?"
Shi Yun only carefully touched the young man's forehead and said with a smile: "Shi Shiruo would have been this big if he were still alive." Shi Yun looked up at Li Nong and said, "Li Sikong, don't you think so?"
Li Nong just grabbed Shi Yun and said, "Without further delay, I will send someone to take you out of the city tonight."
Shi Yun just shook his head and said: "Thank you Li Sikong for your kindness. What's the use of sending me one? My father and brother are all here in Yecheng now. Although brothers often kill each other, I am also a member of the Shi clan.
People want to live and die together with the Shi family."
At this time, Xiaoqiu came from outside and said to Shi Yun: "Is there an ancient person from Ye Palace outside the temple who wants to see you?"
"An old friend from Ye Palace?" Since Shi Shi was killed, Shi Yunsu had not cared about the affairs in the palace, nor did he want to. Now when he heard that an old friend from Ye Palace had come, he was puzzled and asked, "Who is he?"
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Xiao Qiu only glanced at Li Nong beside him, but Shi Yun signaled him that it was okay.
Xiao Qiu only whispered: "Yang Huan?"
"How could it be him?" Shi Yun clenched his fists and his eyebrows almost trembled, "Whoever messes up our Zhao country should be the chief culprit. I..."
Li Nong said hurriedly: "Princess, if you kill Hu Lingzhao now and tell everyone, I'm afraid within Ye Palace..."
Shi Yun only took a long breath, suppressed his anger, and said: "Xiao Qiu, quickly send Li Tekang to the backyard to recuperate, and let Yang Huan come in."
I saw Yang Huan dressed up as an ordinary commoner, covered in rags, and with a beard on his face to cover up his eunuch features. As soon as he entered the door, he fell to the ground and cried mournfully: "Princess, save this old slave."
,Save Your Majesty."
Seeing his ugly behavior, Shi Yun didn't find it funny. Instead, she only had infinite hatred for him in her heart. She clenched her fingernails on the dressing table and slowly approached the hairpin next to it.
Li Nong caught Shi Yun's glance from the corner of his eye and asked hurriedly: "What do you mean Mr. Yang is here for?"
Yang Huan hurriedly stood up, wiped away his tears, and said: "Now that Shi Min is so powerful, he just locks your majesty in Yulong Temple and feeds him like a pig or a dog every day."
"It's your own fault." Shi Yun said coldly.
After hearing this, Yang Huan hurriedly climbed up to Shi Yun and said: "Princess, your father's matter is really not the intention of this slave, but the late emperor..."
Shi Yun only took out a copper hairpin and stabbed it into Yang Huan's shoulder. Yang Huan did not avoid it and just let the blood flow out.
Shi Yun only said coldly and sarcastically: "How dare you, an eunuch, have the nerve to talk about the late emperor."
"If the princess can relieve the hatred in her heart, I will accept it." Yang Huan was calm at this time.
Seeing this, Li Nong hurriedly interjected: "Princess, since this person was able to escape from Yecheng, he did not care about himself. The fact that he mentioned Shi Jian's words shows that he also has the intention of harming the master. We sincerely ask him to finish his words."
Shi Yun just took out the hairpin from his shoulder and threw it heavily to the ground.
"Old slave, thank you princess." Yang Huan stood up and thanked her. At this time, he only stared at Shi Yun for a long time, and finally gave another big salute and said, "If the person who saves the Shi family must be the princess?"
Shi Yun was puzzled: "Me?"
"Shi Yun has an old friendship with the general. If the princess comes forward, our Shi clan will definitely be saved."
Shi Yun just smiled bitterly and said: "What virtues and abilities do I have?"
Yang Huan stared at her for a long time, "Shi Min has always been friendly to the princess. If Shi Min is the son-in-law of the Shi family, what reason would there be for killing all my Shi family members."
Shi Yun was shocked and said, "No, no, no, absolutely impossible."
Yang Huan only cried loudly: "Please Princess Shiyun, for the sake of the Shi family, please save the Shi family."
Time passed slowly, and there was a sound from behind. Xiao Qiu hurriedly came over and said to everyone: "The child is awake."
When Shi Yun went in, he only saw that Li Tekang, who had been groomed by Xiao Qiu, was no longer as unkempt as when he first arrived. Although he was young, there was a trace of heroism between his eyebrows. At this time, Yang Huan also walked in, looked at the child, and then asked
Shi Yun said: "Princess, not only for the sake of the Shi family but also for the thousands of children of the Jie clan, if you, Princess, refuse again, I am afraid that all the Jie clan will be exterminated."
Shi Yun looked at Li Tekang, took out the handkerchief from his waist, and murmured: "Why did I meet you that day?" Then he said to Yang Huan, "I can marry Shi Min, but who can talk to me?
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At this time, Li Nong stepped forward and said, "I would like to speak for the princess about this matter."
At this time, Yecheng was in a state of desolation. After this "Kill the Hu Order", all the Jie people in Yecheng died, and the Hu people fled one after another.
Li Nong returned to Yecheng from Dongming Temple. The city was full of bones and wild dogs were infested. Yecheng, the most famous capital in Hebei, was almost like a hell on earth.
"Li Sikong, where are we going?" The person next to him asked him.
Li Nong replied: "The General's Mansion."
Today, the general's mansion is heavily guarded by soldiers. The hall is brightly lit, and Shi Min and others are discussing countermeasures in the main hall.
Wang Tai was speaking: "General, all the Hu people in Yecheng who are over twenty years old have been slaughtered. Most of the remaining ones are young children and widowed mothers. They are all locked up in the Tingwei Office. I hope the general will make a decision."
This is when a disciple walked in quickly and reported to Shi Min: "Li Nong wants to see you."
Shi Min turned his back and said coldly: "No, Li Nong has come to favor the Hu people. This visit must be to intercede for them, no see."
When the man was about to go out, Jiang Gan hurriedly stopped him and said, "General, Li Nong has always been favored by people. Now Ye City has encountered such a change. If we don't unite with Li Nong, there will be dissatisfaction among the begging army. For the sake of the overall situation, the general should see it."
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Shi Min turned around to face the crowd and said, "That's all. Although Li Nong and I have been colleagues for many years and have different political views, how could I be where I am today without borrowing his help."
Everyone nodded frequently, and then Shi Min said: "Shi Shi will be the assistant, and I will assist myself. However, after this change, Shi Shi can no longer be the master of the Central Plains. I want to take his place and become the emperor."
After this incident, everyone had a vague feeling that Shi's virtue was meager, and Shi Min should go one step further. As soon as Shi Min said this, everyone's doubts were eliminated. After a short silence, everyone knelt down and said: "I wish your Majesty success."
Long live Datong without borders."
Shi Min immediately said: "However, if I want to ascend the throne, there must be some people in my heart who are unwilling to agree. Let's try Li Nong's wishes. You will step down and pass on Li Nong."
Li Nong only entered the palace and when he saw the general, he knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the general."
Shi Min hurriedly stepped forward to help him and said: "I have been an official in the same court for many years, but now my status makes people so confused. Come on, please give me a seat."
Li Nong then knelt down again and said: "I kneel down not only to be in awe of the power of the general, but also to kneel down for the common people of all ethnic groups in our Zhao country. I sincerely ask the general to help them find a way to survive."
"A way to survive?" Shi Min said sternly, "It's all about others. Li Nong, you and I fought out of Ye Palace that day, what kind of way did those barbarians give us?"
Shi Min's voice echoed throughout the house, but the lingering sound was lingering. Shi Min hurriedly invited Li Nong to sit down and said slowly: "Do you think I am a bloodthirsty butcher because I want to kill all the barbarians?"
Li Nong remained silent, his head lowered. Shi Min continued: "Since I was young, I have been greatly favored by the Shi family. Because of the Shi family, both father and son have been able to find a place in troubled times. Since I joined the army,
, risking arrows, fierce cold and heat, fighting for Zhao State in the south and north, his hands were not only stained with the blood of the enemy, but also stained with the blood of the Han compatriots in the Jin Dynasty. In the battle of Mianyin, he helped Shi Jian break through and killed the general of the Jin Dynasty.
In the Battle of Yan, I led the entire army to cut off the rear, so that our entire Zhao army would not be wiped out. In the Pingliangdu Rebellion, I took the lead and wiped out the rebels. Without me, Shi Min, the Zhao Kingdom would have been torn apart.
How can I be sorry to Mr. Shi? How could Mr. Shi treat me?! I thought that by achieving this, I would be able to gain a foothold in the State of Zhao. Since ancient times, Hu and Han have not been at odds with each other, so I was careless."
After saying this long paragraph, Shi Min just slumped on the table, breathing heavily. After a long time, Li Nong raised his low head, looked directly at Shi Min, and said slowly: "The general wants to wipe out the world.
, Mixing the four seas into one, it is not easy to rely on us Han people alone. If the Jie people, Qiang people, Di people, Huns, and even Xianbei people can be used by your majesty, there will be no one in the world better than a young child looking after its mother and eating.
A pot of slurry to welcome Master Wang."
Shi Min only said viciously: "The Jie people have killed me, the Han people, so much that I deeply hate them."
"General, if it weren't for Shi Yun, there would be no general today." Li Nong suddenly said.
Shi Min was slightly stunned when he heard Shi Yundao's name. Li took the opportunity to persuade him while he was busy farming: "Now in Yecheng, all the Hu people are dead, leaving only orphans and widows. It's not a big worry. Now the Yan State plans to invade with a large army.
The borders in the north are tight. If we kill Chu'er again, our Zhao country will have few soldiers. I hope your Majesty will accept it."
At this time, Shi Min finally said in a soothing tone: "I had already received my retribution before you came. There are no adult Hu people over twenty years old in Yecheng. There are only young children and widowed mothers. It is really difficult for me, the general, to deal with them."
Li Nong hurriedly said: "General, I beg the general to let them go. After more than ten years, they will all be our subjects of the Zhao Kingdom."
Shi Min was still hesitating.
"General, if we kill them all, Princess Shiyun may not be safe." Li Nong suddenly said.
"Shi Yun." Shi Min suddenly murmured.
Li Nong took advantage of the situation and said: "Nowadays, there are no longer a few people who worship the Shi family in the border areas. If the general can marry him, the overall situation of Zhao State will be in the hands of the general."
"Marriage..." Shi Min paced in the hall, "This Zhao Kingdom is no longer certain. Since ancient times, the new dynasty was founded and the world was amnesty. This has been an ancient practice. Now no one in Ye City dares to oppose me, my child.
, woman, let her go."
"The new dynasty is founded," Li Nong only said, "General, is it possible?"
"Yes, the water virtues of the Zhao Kingdom have declined, and it would be better for the Yi and Di to have a king than to have the Xia Dynasties perish. I would like to resume my Han attire, resurrect my surname as Ran, and ascend the throne soon to appease the hearts of all the officers and men."
"General, think twice. Today, the Zhengshuo of China is in the Jin Dynasty, and the Zhang family of Hexi also regards the Jin Dynasty as Zhengshuo. Are you afraid that the general will proclaim himself emperor and lose the popularity of the Han people?"
"Jin Dynasty?" Shi Min said disdainfully, "This small imperial court located in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River has only an orphan and a widowed mother in charge. It would be easy for me to destroy it. When I have conquered all directions, the Jin Dynasty will bow its head and surrender. If not, I will
Go down the river and destroy it."
Li Nong said anxiously: "General, think twice."
"I have no intention of giving any more advice." Shi Min just wanted to go to the inner room.
Li Nong hurriedly called out, "General, I have another question?"
"Speaking."
"What about the marriage with the Shi family?"
"Shi?" Shi Min only pondered for a moment and said, "Emperor Wen of Wei said: 'I know the affairs of Yao and Shun'. Tang defeated Jie and King Wu conquered Zhou. They both have a good reputation. Let Shi Shi do this again.
Let’s meet. Since I want to ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor, I will treat the survivors of the previous dynasty favorably.”
Shi Min called him in and said, "Shi Jian will no longer be kept in captivity. He is allowed to walk in the palace. He cannot take a single step without my order."
The follower turned and left. Shi Min just stared at Li Nong for a long time and asked: "Li Sikong, how about this, this, and this?"
Li Nong only said respectfully: "The virtue of the general is comparable to that of the sun and the moon. I admire you."