Li Zhi sat in the Huben Army camp and looked at the eight people kneeling in the tent with interest.
Seven of Wu Sangui's generals, Li Benzhen, kidnapped Wu Sangui and came to surrender to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi had just arrived in the capital. Firstly, after defeating the Jiangbei Army, the emperor might receive a reward, which Li Zhi needed to accept in person. Secondly, the defeat of the Jiangbei Army meant a major defeat of the gentry's power, and a lot of aftermath matters had to be done.
So after the Huben army's victory, Li Zhi came to the outskirts of Beijing and prepared to enter the capital.
However, when Li Zhi came here, the first thing he dealt with was Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui was dressed in fish scale armor, kneeling on the ground with his eyes closed, his face full of helplessness. This ambitious commander-in-chief of the Jiangbei Army had now lost all his pride. He remained silent on the ground and seemed to just want a quick death.
Li Benzhen and the other seven people were lying on the ground, not daring to raise their heads, as if they were very afraid of Li Zhi.
Li Zhi looked at Wu Sangui and said: "Wu Sangui, when you and I were fighting with the Tatars outside the pass, you were supposed to be loyal. Unexpectedly, you went astray and joined the gentry as a rebel."
"However, manpower is invincible. Although the gentry controls all the resources in the world, it is impossible to destroy this country and nation."
"Your current defeat is also God's will."
Wu Sangui on the ground had his eyes closed, his face was pale, and he refused to speak.
Li Zhi looked at Wu Sangui quietly, waiting for him to answer him.
For a long time, Wu Sangui saw that no one around him spoke, and then he opened his eyes and glanced at Li Zhi.
But after just one glance at Li Zhi, Wu Sangui turned his head away and closed his eyes.
"If you succeed, you will be a king; if you fail, you will be a bandit. What can I say?"
Li Zhi sneered and said: "You also saw the hatred of the people in Gyeonggi when you were fleeing. Now do you know how popular the policy of equalizing taxes is? Do you know the depth of the gentry's harm to the country?"
Wu Sangui tilted his head, sneered, and knelt on the ground without speaking.
The common people's sentiments mentioned by Li Zhi seemed to be very ridiculous in Wu Sangui's eyes.
Li Zhi looked at Wu Sangui's expression and sighed.
"The disease is terminal and there is no cure."
Looking up at the spring scenery outside the tent, Li Zhi said calmly: "Wu Sangui organized the rebels to fight against Tianjin in the past few years. He repeatedly stabbed me in the back and directed the rebels north to attack the capital in an attempt to depose the monarch. This is an unpardonable crime. I am determined.
Execute the nine tribes of Wu Sangui."
Hearing Li Zhi's words, Wu Sangui suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Li Zhi. His angry and helpless expression seemed to say that he would never let Li Zhi go even if he was a ghost.
But Li Zhi didn't look at him.
"Where is Anpingbo Han Jinxin?"
"I'm here!"
"Quickly send people to Nanchang Prefecture to arrest Wu Sangui's relatives, take them to the capital and behead them."
"Got the order!"
Wu Sangui knelt there, his head gradually lowered. As he thought about it, he sobbed silently, and knelt there twitching. Finally, he could no longer control himself, and he fell to the ground, staring with wide eyes.
On the roof of the tent, two tears kept flowing down.
Seeing Wu Sangui's appearance, Zhong Feng, who was standing aside, burst into laughter.
Looking around at the other generals, Zhong Feng said with a smile: "If I had known today, why bother? How majestic was it when you attacked us from behind?"
Li Zhi smiled and looked at the seven Jiangbei Army generals on the ground.
"You kidnapped Wu Sangui?"
Li Benshen was agitated when he heard this. He knelt on the ground and raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, although we are in the Jiangbei military camp, we have always been extremely dissatisfied with the shameless behavior of the gentry. Wu Sangui also knows that we are not his kind, and he treats us
They have always been treated differently."
"If Wu Sangui hadn't taken strict precautions at all times, we would have led our troops to surrender."
"This time the Jiangbei Army was finally defeated. When we found an opportunity, we kidnapped Wu Sangui and came to see the king. Only after meeting the king did we know what it means to be a heroic figure in Wei Wei and a bright blue sky."
"We are willing to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light. We are willing to be the spear-wielding pawns under the king's command, and we will be shattered for the cause of the king."
After saying this, Li Benzhen looked at Li Zhi humbly. His expression was as sincere as possible. If an inexperienced person sat in Li Zhi's seat, he would really be impressed by Li Benzhen.
Li Zhi sneered.
"According to your opinion, does Gu still want to reward you?"
"If the Huben army is defeated in the capital, I'm afraid it will be you who rush into my palace, burn, kill, and loot, right?"
The seven people on the ground trembled when they heard this.
Li Benshen's face turned pale, he changed his tone, put away the humility on his face, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, after all, we have kidnapped Wu Sangui to see you. If you kill us, you will definitely chill the hearts of the righteous people in the world who want to join your Majesty.
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Li Zhi frowned and said: "Wu Sangui used you as a general and gave you high titles and generous salaries. You didn't think of repaying him in times of crisis, but instead kidnapped him to ask for credit. If I spare you, everyone else will be like you."
If we go away from school, what fighting capacity does an army of few people have?"
"If all the righteous men in the world really want to surrender themselves, how can they be disheartened because of you seven villains?"
The seven people on the ground all raised their heads and looked at Li Zhi in panic. One of them suddenly jumped up and was about to run outside.
But the personal guards around Li Zhi were not vegetarians. They stepped up and held down the general in two strokes, pressing him to the ground.
The deserter struggled on the ground with his eyes wide open, and cursed heartbreakingly: "Li Zhi! You are called the king of the county, but you are actually a rebel. You are called to make profits for the people of the world, but in fact you are paving the way for your own power. The emperor will not harmoniously
If you tolerate it, sooner or later the people of the world will kill you, the rebel!"
Li Zhi frowned and waved his hand.
The guards walked up and took Wu Sangui and seven generals into custody.
Li Zhi watched the rebel general being dragged down, shook his head, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of oolong tea.
Zheng Kaicheng came out, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, we found a large number of letters between imperial officials and Shi Kefa in Shi Kefa's tent."
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Oh?"
Zheng Kaicheng waved to the guards and said, "Bring them all up."
Li Zhi was even more surprised when he heard Zheng Kaicheng use the word "carry". To what extent must the number of these letters be reached before the soldiers need to use the word "carry" to carry them up?
Sure enough, after a while, five large boxes full of letters were carried up with difficulty by the guards.
Li Zhi frowned, walked to the letters, took out one and read it carefully.
The letter was written by Zuo Quande, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, to Shi Kefa. The letter was written before the Jiangbei Army defeated the new army of the imperial court. It actually told Shi Kefa all the information about Cao Bianjiao's new army. The words were sincere and the information was so detailed that I am afraid I can only wait for it.
Join Jiangbei Army to fight against Cao Bianjiao.
Li Zhi watched, his face getting more and more angry.
Throwing the letter on the ground, Li Zhi shouted angrily: "It is really shameless to hold the salary and title of the imperial court and contact the rebels to provide intelligence!"
