The rope on Soga Ezo's body was cut off, but he was unscathed. Soga Ezo was frightened for a while. He was not afraid of anything else. When the sword was cut down, he almost cursed, but luckily he didn't.
If he cursed, his head would really fall to the ground.
"I don't need you to be loyal to me. A true man works openly and aboveboard, and tells others everything he wants. It is not the rules of my heaven to work behind the scenes. I will let you go back today, but it will not be in vain. One life is worth one life. I
There is a disciple named Ikkyu Sojun. His father is in your hands. You can write a letter and ask your subordinates to send him over in exchange. We will talk about the rest!"
Soga Ezo was so sincere in expressing his loyalty that Li Mu simply ignored him. After he bit his finger and finished writing the bloody letter, he gave the letter to the old miner and asked him to deliver the letter to the people in Soga Ezo.
On the other side, after inspecting the mineral veins, they knew the location of the mineral veins, and there was no need to stay here. Li Mu then led the people to withdraw, along with Soga Ezo. When they returned to the camp, there was no surprise at all. Soga
The poisoning method sent by Ezo was also seen through by Shopkeeper Xiao. The person who poisoned the poison was captured. Unable to see that Shopkeeper Xiao usually seemed very kind, this torture method was not kind at all. He tortured the individual to pieces. Li Mu saw that
I can't stand it anymore.
What's even more awesome is that even though the torture was so brutal, the man wasn't even fatally injured, and he couldn't die from the pain alone. It was like a grasshopper's mouth. If you pour a basin of sea water on him, the taste would be so sour and refreshing.
It seems that he should be allowed to communicate with Sangou, and he might be able to come up with a torture book or something.
Shopkeeper Xiao suggested occupying the small fishing village, but Li Mu rejected it. He always felt that there was no need to involve innocent people. He already knew the people involved in the matter. Even if it was revenge, targeted revenge would be enough, not to mention
In his eyes, the villagers of these small fishing villages are equivalent to precious resources that cannot be wasted casually.
In less than three days, the old miner brought his elder brother Yamakako over to exchange for Soga Ezo. With him came two thousand samurai and a young man who looked very similar to Soga Ezo.
.
This man was in his mid-twenties, with a shrewd look on his brows and eyes. When he saw Soga Ezo, his eyes showed eagerness, but he was able to stabilize his emotions and not show it on his face, which was already extremely rare.
"Is this your son?"
Soga Ezo hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said: "Inuko, Soga enters the deer."
"Soga Iruka..." Not to mention, Li Mu had an impression of this person's name. Ribei told him that in fact, the person who had been responsible for tracking down the whereabouts of Ikkyu was not Soga Ezo, but this Soga Iruka. According to Ribei
As mentioned, although Suga Rulu is young, he is very ruthless in his actions. He is more cautious and cunning than his father, so he is definitely a difficult opponent.
"Boy, have you brought the person I want?"
Su Ga Rulu's pupils shrank. Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the title "boy". Li Mu obviously looked younger than him, but he was so arrogant. But now, Su Ga Ezo was in Li Mu's hands.
If he dared to attack, he lowered his head respectfully and said, "I am entering the deer to pay homage to the Marquis of Luoyang, the Kingdom of Heaven. I have brought the people the Marquis wanted. Please let my father go first."
"Oh, are you negotiating terms with me?" Li Mu straightened his face, and Soga Ezo hurriedly shouted: "My son, why don't you let Brother Shanbei come over?"
Soga Ruka looked at Li Mu, then at Soga Ezo, bowed and said, "Yes, father."
Su Wo Rulu waved his hand, and Bu Chu was carried over. The Bu Chu was placed on the ground, and a monk got off the Bu Chu. Yi Xiu looked at the monk intently, but he actually couldn't recognize him.
After all, his father was sent away when he was an infant, and he has almost no memory of his father. But Ribei recognized him, and he sobbed and said: "Master, I never thought that I would see you again in my lifetime..."
Yamabei's eldest brother Wang came over and wanted to kneel in front of Li Mu to thank him, but was pulled up by Li Mu. He signaled Ribei to pick him up, waved to Souga Ezo, and said, "You can go back too,
I keep my word."
That's it?
Soga Ezo was a little confused. He couldn't believe that Li Mu would let him go so easily. Wouldn't he be shot with a cold arrow when he was halfway there? But he looked at Li Mu's expression and it seemed that he didn't want to do this.
He hesitated for a moment, then he made up his mind and ran towards where Su Woru Lu was.
"Stop!" Li Mu suddenly shouted as he ran out of the camp gate.
Soga Ezo immediately stopped and thought to himself, it’s coming, it’s coming, it’s coming, it’s not so easy to let me go!
He turned around tremblingly, thinking that there was a war between heaven and man in his heart. Li Mu was definitely going to kill him. At this moment, should he beg for mercy, or should he shout for his son to avenge him and die bravely?
Finally, the will to survive defeated face. Just when Soga Ezo was about to kneel down, Li Mu pointed in front and said: "You go back along the route that the elder brother on the back of the mountain walked, don't go to both sides.
Walk."
Soga Ezo's head was full of questions. Why is this? Do you want me to walk along this line to prevent them from missing the target?
At this point, even if there was a cold arrow, it would be impossible not to leave. Soga Ezo calmed down and strode forward.
Soga Rika's side is also ready. As long as his warriors can get to Soga Ezo, he will immediately raise his shield. This way, even if the opponent shoots cold arrows, he can withstand it for a while and save Soga Ezo's life.
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One step, two steps, three steps...
Soga Ezo stepped on the footprints of his elder brother King on the back of the mountain, and walked forward step by step, until he was picked up by Soga Rika, no cold arrows were fired, and he was in danger.
When I look back, where is the shadow of Li Mu anywhere?
Could it be that he didn't take me seriously at all?
Soga Ezo felt that he had been greatly insulted. Seeing that his life was no longer in danger, Soga Ezo's face immediately showed up. He looked at his son Soga Rika and asked with a ferocious face: "Bring it on."
How many warriors were there?”
"Two thousand people, father. But..." Soga Niruka wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Soga Ezo: "I am too angry with you. If I don't take revenge, I will not be able to calm down." After that,
He yelled: "Warriors of the Suga clan, today is your time to serve, draw your sword!"
Canglang, the sword is unsheathed.
"Fight in!"
Soga Ezo shouted at the top of his lungs, and a group of warriors roared and charged towards the Tang army's camp.
"Bang!"
A warrior who was running at the front stepped on something, and an explosion immediately occurred. A 70-80 cm crater appeared on the ground, and the shattered flesh and blood fell like rain.
Then came the second, third...
The Japanese people had never seen explosives before. Seeing this bloody scene, they were all frightened to death. Soga Ezo quickly shouted, stop, stop quickly, but he was running in front and had already formed inertia. How could he
Stopping so quickly may be due to inertia. After running a few more steps, the explosion occurred and the person was blown to pieces.
By the time Soga Ezo called everyone to stop, sixty or seventy people had been killed. He did not dare to try again. The Tang army camp in front of him was like the gate of hell, and there was really no return.
Li Mu and others came out of the house when they heard the sound. When they saw the lost Su Wo and his son, Li Mu sighed and said, "Why can't you be a gentleman? I've given you directions. You'll be fine if you follow the road."
, why don’t you believe it?”
"What kind of sorcery is this?" Su Ga asked in confusion. He was completely impressed by the power of the explosive. If he had known that Li Mu had such a sharp weapon and lent him ten thousand courage, he would not have dared to say what he just did.
sentence.
Li Mu chuckled and did not answer the question. In fact, this was just a landmine. He had already used it once when he was in Camel Valley. This time he used an improved version, which simplified the triggering mechanism. In order to avoid confusion, it was specially used
Painted with red paint, it is invisible and not eye-catching when buried in the soil.
"If you want to fight, go back and set up a formation, and we'll fight again. We're all tired today, so let's do it."
After that, Li Mu returned to the tent. There were no guards at the entrance of the camp, but no one among the Suga clan's warriors dared to take a step forward.
Even Soga Ezo could tell that there couldn't be thousands of that damn thing that exploded when stepped on, surrounding the camp. But, who knows how many there were? Even if there were only fifty, whose turn would it be?
Can you bear it?
There are no bones left! There is no glory in death.
"Walk!"
Soga Ezo gritted his molar teeth and said this word, and immediately became so angry that he fainted.
Su Wo Rulu quickly helped him up, helped him to the step, and ordered others to lift the step. The two thousand remaining soldiers returned dejectedly back the same way.
…
In the tent, Li Mu had already ordered a banquet to congratulate the eldest brother Wang of Shanbei and his son Yixiu for their reunion. After asking each other about the past years, the father and son couldn't help crying. After crying, the eldest brother Wang of Shanbei met Li Bing again.
Wei recalls the past.
Ribei's eyes filled with tears. He looked at the bald head of his brother Yamabei and choked up: "Master, why are you dressed like a monk? Have you really become a monk? You want to be the emperor, how can you become a monk?"
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang sighed and said: "So many people died because of me, and I can't let go of it for a long time. Becoming a monk and chanting sutras for them is the only thing I can do."
Recalling what happened that year, Ribei sighed. He secretly glanced at Li Mu who was talking to Ikkyu, leaned into the ear of Shanbei's eldest brother Wang, and said: "Master, this Marquis of Luoyang is the most popular person in front of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
He is a capable person. He is your son's teacher, and he is willing to go to great lengths to save you. Why not try to ask him for help. If he is willing to help, then..."
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang shook his head and said: "I understand what you mean, but after so many years, I have long lost the idea of becoming the emperor. The Marquis of Luoyang has already saved my life, how can I be greedy and try to use him again?
?Stop talking, I don’t want to cause any more murders because of my affairs.”
When Ribei tried to persuade him again, Yamabei's elder brother actually started to read the scriptures and said nothing.
Just when he was at his wits' end, Li Mu suddenly spoke and said: "The so-called saving people to the end is the same as sending Buddha to the West. Since you are so destined, you became my disciple, and I saved your father, why not
How about doing another favor and annihilating the Suga clan and returning the throne to your father?"
"It's the throne..." Ribei muttered quietly, but when Li Mu looked over, he quickly shut up.
"There is an idiom in the Central Plains, called Yelang is arrogant. It refers to the fact that during the Han Dynasty, there was a small country named Yelang in the southwest. It had a small land, few people, and even fewer products. However, due to the neighboring
Among the countries, Yelang is the largest, and the king who has never left Yelang thinks that the country he rules is the largest in the world."
"He pointed to the highest mountain in Yelang Kingdom and asked Zuo Zuo, is there anything higher than this mountain in the world? Zuo Zuo replied: This is the highest mountain in the world. When they came to the river, the king said again: "I
I think this is the longest river in the world."
The subordinates still replied in unison: "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
Suddenly one day, the Han Dynasty sent an envoy to Yelang. The proud and ignorant king did not know that the country he ruled was only about the same size as a county in the Han Dynasty. He did not know how big the sky was and asked the envoy: "Which is bigger, the Han Dynasty or my country?"
??”
Li Mu smiled, looked at Ribei, and said, "Do you understand this story?"
Under the intimidation from Li Mu's eyes, Ribei finally lowered his head and did not dare to open his mouth at all.
Li Mu put away his smile and said: "Is the small country of Japan worthy of being named Emperor? From now on, Japan will not have an emperor, and will be called king. And every king must be canonized by me, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
Effective!"
Ribei couldn't help but said: "Isn't this just bullying?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Shanbei's eldest brother Wang glared at Ribei, stood up and saluted Li Mu, and said: "The kindness of the Marquis is unforgettable, but I have no idea about the position of the king of Japan.
"
Li Mu looked at Yixiu and said, "My beloved disciple, what do you think?"
Yixiu knew this when he saw Li Mu's eyes. He was determined to win. Even if his father did not agree to Li Mu's request, he would do the same thing. Just with different excuses.
Yixiu thought for a while and said: "Master has a destiny, and disciples dare not disobey, so naturally they will listen to master."
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang opened his mouth, but after seeing Ikkyu's expression, he still didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescing to Ikkyu's words.
Li Mu took the map and said: "I didn't expect to encounter this kind of situation during this trip, so there are not many people who can be mobilized at the moment. It is basically impossible for us to fight a big battle. For the present plan, let's first move here
, here, and here is occupied."
Li Mu marked three circles on the map, which are the corners of each other. The middle position of the three circles is the location of the silver mine!
"As long as these three nails are laid on the seaside, we can then build a dock. Once the dock is built, we will have as many soldiers as we need, and we will have as much food as we need. By then, the mere Suga clan will not be worth mentioning.