While Li Xiuyuan and Wang Ping were chatting with each other, Li Linfu took the opportunity to say one more thing.
"By the way, sir, a group of general soldiers from various places came to Jinling City last night. They said they were here to help Jinling City defend the city. Now they have entered the city. I heard that these general soldiers were still at the Yamen in the morning.
There was a fuss in the middle, and everyone was asking for the young master by name." Li Linfu suddenly said.
Li Xiuyuan said in surprise: "Oh, have the general soldiers from all over the country arrived? They are still looking for me. These general soldiers will look for me when the time comes, and I am afraid they will come to take the credit. I just retreated the rebels of the Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin, and these people immediately
We rushed to Jinling City, we moved really fast."
"Master Fu Tianchou also sent someone to inform the young master. It's just that Brother Li was sleeping soundly in the morning, so he didn't notify you in advance." Wang Ping also nodded, confirming that this was indeed the case.
"Why do you think I have to go to the Yamen to have a look? Well, it's better to go early than to go late. I'll make a trip right now." Li Xiuyuan said.
At this time Qing'e said softly: "Husband, haven't you had breakfast yet?"
Li Xiuyuan said: "Yes, Xiao'e, can you conjure some Bigu Pill or something like that? If you eat it, you won't be hungry for a month?"
Qing'e blushed and said: "Who in the Nu family knows how to make elixirs? Doesn't my husband know how to make elixirs?"
"Yes, if you have any questions, please contact Master." Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "He still owes me a few Ziji Golden Pills but he hasn't given them to me. My father has been thinking about eating them. It seems that he will have to ask Master for one when he comes back.
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"But let's forget it today. I'll just go to the Yamen. Let Xing Shan and Mao Wu come with me." Li Xiuyuan said.
Soon, he left with two guards, Xing Shan and Mao Wu.
However, the war subsided not long ago, and there are still soldiers and government officers patrolling the city, so there is no need to worry about public security.
But when he came to the yamen, he found that the defenders at the gate of the yamen were not his Li family army, but soldiers from the Song Dynasty, because their uniforms were easy to recognize, and the Li family army were all wearing golden armor.
, very bright.
"General, the general is here."
At this time, more than a dozen men ran over from a corner of the Yamen. When they saw Li Xiuyuan, they seemed to have seen the backbone and immediately knelt down.
"General, you are finally here. The general soldiers who came to Jinling City this morning took away the Yamen. The brothers who were guarding here were kicked out. Several brothers resisted and were beaten because of their dissatisfaction.
My arms and legs were broken, and now I’m still having my legs reattached by the doctor.”
"Yes, the little one dared to be angry but dared not speak out. He was almost stabbed by them. Why should we ask the general to make the decision for us?"
"I heard from my brothers that Wu Xiang was also kidnapped by one of the general soldiers. They said he was a rebel and wanted to behead him. He is currently being held in a military camp outside the city."
The faces of these men kneeling on the ground looked miserable, and they could not help crying.
Li Xiuyuan's face darkened, he turned over and dismounted, and shouted: "A man, how can you be crying and crying? Who told you to kneel down and stand up? You are all heroes who dare to hold a knife to kill. How come you become a coward after winning a battle? They all stand up."
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Several men stood up tremblingly after hearing this.
"When you were escorting before, what did you do when you saw the thieves who robbed the escort?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
"Go back, go back to the general. Naturally, I will fight with the thieves with a knife."
A man lowered his head and stuttered a bit.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Why don't you dare to take a knife now? We have guarded Jinling City. When will it be someone else's turn to act wild? Didn't they break your legs and feet? Just chop off their heads and see who it is.
Is your ability great?"
"Yes, but generals, they are the commander-in-chief of the soldiers everywhere, official positions, official positions," another man said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "In my eyes, there is no official position, big or small, only right and wrong, good and evil. Come with me."
After saying that, he took the driven out Li Jiajun and strode towards the Yamen.
The people guarding the yamen were the soldiers of the general army from outside. They were wearing armor and had some momentum. When they saw Li Xiuyuan and his men coming, they immediately waved their spears, stopped Li Xiuyuan, and shouted: "The important place of the yamen,
The rest are waiting to leave."
"Bump! Bump!"
Just after I finished speaking, the next moment, there were two loud noises, the spears broke, and the armor shattered. The two defenders let out a scream, blood spurted out, and flew backwards, hitting the door of the Yamen in various ways.
The door was cracked and sawdust was flying.
Li Xiuyuan put down his legs and said coldly: "If you want to attack this general with a gun, you are suspected of rebellion. Take him down and put him in prison."
The men next to me stared straight-eyed.
Although they knew that the general was good at martial arts and dared to lead the charge, they were behind the army on the day of the battle and did not show any kindness to him.
Only today did I realize how terrifying the general's martial arts skills were.
He kicked a soldier away with one kick, shattering the spear in his hand and the armor on his body. If he had kicked him in the head, it would have exploded directly.
Li Xiuyuan didn't kill them, he just made them injured and vomited blood. He wanted to establish his authority, not kill people.
But to gain authority in the military, one can only conquer others by force.
This is a rule in the military. If you continue to reason with them and argue with them, then he is mentally ill.
Although he is reasonable, he is not pedantic either.
He can be a saint, but he can also be a ruthless person.
"What are you doing here? Come into the Yamen with me." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Who dares to make trouble in the yamen?" As if they heard the noise outside, the defenders in the yamen rushed out in a hurry. Some were holding guns, some were holding knives, and some were holding bows.
There were quite a few people, dozens in total, and the styles of military uniforms were also different.
"There are at least three general soldiers in the yamen here." Li Xiuyuan's face was gloomy: "How come there are three general soldiers who want to come to Jinling City to share the credit?"
"They didn't come when Li Liang and Jin soldiers besieged Jinling City, but they came in time now. These officials are not very good."
The more I think about it, the angrier I feel.
He had little contact with the corruption of the imperial court before, but now he understands the filthiness of it only after being exposed to it.
"I am guerrilla general Li Xiuyuan. You should have heard of my name. I am in charge here. How dare you point your weapons at me? Who told you to do this?" Li Xiuyuan shouted.
Guerrilla general Li Xiuyuan?
Immediately one of the leaders laughed: "Who did you think it was? It turned out to be General Li. What a coincidence that General Li came. My chief soldier has taken over here. If General Li wants to enter the yamen, he must get an order from our chief soldier."
, if nothing happens to General Li, please come back."
After speaking, he waved his hand as if asking you to leave.
"This general is in charge of the yamen. I am responsible for the defense and public security of Jinling City. How dare you stop me? Is it because you think life is not strong enough and you want to die?" Li Xiuyuan stared at the leader and said,
The leader was not afraid and said: "Haha, General Li, don't scare me. You are just a guerrilla general. Even the deputy general is two levels older than you. Now General Li will not be responsible for the city defense and security in Jinling City.
My commander-in-chief will take over."
"Taking over the city defense requires an order from the imperial court. If the governor of Yangzhou gives the order, I will naturally obey it. However, it seems that the position of governor of Yangzhou is still vacant. The previous governor has resigned."
Li Xiuyuan said: "Relying on your official position to suppress me? You are not worthy of dozens of soldiers. Come here."
"General, here you are." The dozen or so men behind him all clasped their fists and said.
"If anyone dares to resist after removing their weapons, Xing Shan, shoot off one of their arms first, and then shoot off one of their legs if they dare to shout. After two arrows, they still dare to stop me and kill them." Li Xiuyuan raised his hand and said.
"Yes, General."
Xing Shan responded, already clenching the big bow in his hand.
Then a dozen men dispersed to unload the weapons of these dozens of soldiers. They were not afraid in their hearts. With the general here, there was nothing in the world that they did not dare to do.
This is where military courage lies.
"Li Xiuyuan, how dare you ignore the command of the Commander-in-Chief? You are just a guerrilla general, don't you want the official position?" The leader was shocked and angry, and he pulled out his sword and threatened.
"Wha~!"
The next moment, an arrow flew out and instantly pierced the leader's arm. He screamed in pain and the steel knife in his hand fell to the ground.
The leader covered his arms and yelled: "Come on, come on together, take these people down."
"Wha~!"
Another arrow flew over and shot through his thigh. The leader stumbled and crawled to the ground.
Li Xiuyuan's face was calm, he glanced at the other soldiers coldly, and strode forward regardless of their obstruction.
"Li Xiuyuan, I'm not done with you anymore!" The leader fell to the ground, his mouth was bleeding, and he immediately raised his head and roared.
"Wha~!"
When the third arrow was shot, the leader stopped talking, his head was shaken, and his neck was raised back.
An arrow penetrated from between his eyebrows, passed through his head, and pierced hard into the bluestone brick behind.
Scared~!
When the other soldiers who were about to take action saw this scene, their expressions changed drastically, their hearts became frightened, and they subconsciously took a step back.
This guerrilla general really dares to attack the commander-in-chief's personal soldiers.
Xing Shan's expression was as usual, unmoved, he just squeezed the feather arrow in his hand, ready to shoot the next arrow at any time.
The quiver on his waist is full of spike arrows. They are all made of fine steel and are very sharp. This is due to the fine steel materials of the Li family.
"This man is a marksman."
An old soldier saw the thick calluses on Xing Shan's left and right hands. He was extremely afraid and did not dare to say anything. At the same time, he secretly reminded his companions not to act rashly.
Li Xiuyuan no longer paid attention to what was going on here, and walked into the Yamen alone.
No soldier dared to stop him.
Although these soldiers were more numerous than the men under his command, he believed that these soldiers would only cooperate and remove their weapons and surrender.
How can a soldier without military power or courage dare to compete with his own Li family army?
The reason I was oppressed before was that the people under my command had no backbone and did not dare to disobey the officials of the imperial court for fear of bad things.
Now that you have yourself leading by example, what else do the people under your command have to be afraid of?