But these people in front of them actually betrayed their country and their own people for some illusory things.
Sometimes Li Chengqian really doesn't understand what these people think.
What was the reason that made these tough-minded soldiers betray their beliefs and their original intentions?
Or perhaps, these so-called soldiers are simply different from the soldiers he brought out...
Faced with Li Chengqian's aggressiveness, Shang Yunxian tightly shut his mouth.
After a long time, he met Li Chengqian's eyes and said, "Even if I say I regret it, you probably won't believe it, right?"
"As long as you say it, I believe it."
Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and said, "Besides, I think I should believe it too."
"After all, we are all men and we are all soldiers. There is nothing to beat around the bush."
"Today, when I say these words to you, I also want to ask you a question on behalf of my Liangzhou Army, and even the soldiers of the entire Tang Dynasty..."
When he said this, Li Chengqian's eyes were not only on Shang Yunxian.
He looked at all the rebel generals present: "Have you ever regretted it when you led your troops to fight against the imperial army and your own compatriots?"
"Or..."
"Have you ever felt sad because of the death of your compatriots in the war?"
Li Chengqian gently hammered his chest and said: "I have, and I think about it all the time, to end this battle as soon as possible, and to end this battle with minimal casualties."
"Because I don't want to kill anyone, especially no one here."
"You are all my subjects of the Tang Dynasty, and you were all heroes of my Datang Dynasty."
Li Chengqian raised his finger and pointed at the Liangzhou soldiers behind him, and said: "But they are the same, they are also my subjects of the Tang Dynasty and heroes of my Datang Dynasty."
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" "what should I do?"
"Should I kill you all like enemies?"
"Or should I show courtesy to the virtuous corporal, show the magnanimity of the court, and pardon you?"
Li Chengqian's eyes swept over everyone's faces.
His eyes seemed to turn into knives at this moment.
When his eyes glanced over, he would either lower his head to avoid it, or his face would turn red when he was looked at.
Obviously, Li Chengqian's words also stimulated their nerves.
After all, soldiers value honor far more than ordinary people.
Even the word honor is regarded by them as more important than life.
But from the moment they announced that they would rebel with Li Ke, their glory no longer existed.
Even their initial glory has now turned into their shame.
Everyone will laugh at them, and the laughter will last for a long time, tens to hundreds of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years.
Maybe, thousands of years later, someone will still comment that in the tenth year of Zhenguan, an army from Shu betrayed the Tang Dynasty and massacred many people...
Perhaps, people could not remember their names at that time.
But the history of betrayal by the Shu army will remain in everyone's heart...
After saying these words, Li Chengqian also took a long breath and said: "I might as well give you a thorough explanation today."
"Some of you will survive, and some of you will die."
"And those who survive must not be the majority..."
Hearing this, all the rebel generals in the audience were a little at a loss.
Many of them dreamed of surviving.
But now that Li Chengqian's words have been put here, in their day
The majority of people who can survive are definitely not the majority.
Doesn't this make it clear that most of them will die?
While everyone was talking about it, Zhang Xiao and Shang Yunxian still stood upright.
The two of them were at the forefront of the crowd, so it was difficult not to notice them.
And Li Chengqian's eyes were not that bad, and the performance of the two of them was also fully visible to Li Chengqian.
However, Li Chengqian said nothing more.
He just smacked his lips and then said: "But I'm not that unkind..."
As he said that, Li Chengqian waved behind him.
Immediately afterwards, Feng Guangyao and Liu Qi came over holding a large pile of letters.
Li Chengqian picked up one and said: "The letters on this are all blank. I will ask the brothers to distribute them to you later."
"You can fill in what you want to say to your opponent's family and leave your address."
"When I have time, I will ask my brother to send these letters back to your homes."
The meaning is no longer too obvious, it is clearly to ask them to write a suicide note.
After all, even Li Chengqian himself didn't know who would survive and who would die.
Because he was already prepared to send these people to Dali Temple to let the people of Chang'an judge their achievements.
However, if there are people who are sent to be judged by the people, there will naturally be exceptions.
For example, Shang Yunxian, such as Zhang Xiao...
…
Inside the Chinese military tent.
Zhang Xiao and Shang Yunxian stood in the tent.
And all around were the generals of the Tang army.
Li Chengqian looked around at the generals everywhere and said, "Everyone, you have all fought against them."
"You should also know what they are capable of."
"However, before sending them to Chang'an City, I want to Let’s conduct a trial first.”
"Do you think they deserve to die or live?"
Hearing his words, Zhang Xiao and Shang Yunxian were deeply surprised.
None of them expected that Li Chengqian would ask this question in front of these people today.
And they can all feel that Li Chengqian is protecting their lives...
However, they were not allowed to say anything. Cheng Huailiang stood up and said, "Those who are traitors have no reason to live."
Feng Guangyao also spoke: "Yes, they are all treasonous criminals. I suggest they be sent to the capital and handed over to His Majesty."
Leave it to His Majesty's disposal.
I'm afraid the final result will still be sent to Dali Temple for people to vote.
Judging from the actions of these two people, the chance of them surviving is very small.
Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then looked at Liu Qi and Gao Zhixing: "What do you think?"
They have all fought against the few people in front of them, so they have the most say.
Nowadays, Li Chengqian is actually a little confused.
To execute them directly would be to kill with your own hands the leader of the young generals of the Tang Dynasty who might become the leader.
But if they were not executed, Li Chengqian was still afraid that others would be dissatisfied.
Therefore, he now needs someone to stand up and give him a good reason.
Whether it is telling him that these people deserve to die, or telling him that these people deserve to live, he can accept it.
But what Li Chengqian didn't expect was that neither of the two people he looked at spoke.
In other words, before these two people had time to speak, Yuchi Jingde stood up from the side.
He pointed at Zhang Xiao who was kneeling on the ground, then looked at Li Chengqian and said, "I've saved this kid's life."
Hearing this, not only Li Chengqian was deeply surprised, but also Zhang Xiao who was on the ground did not expect it.
He looked at Yuchi Jingde with confusion on his face, his eyes full of surprise...