"Gaochang is just a small place, and it is not worth the trouble of the Tang Dynasty. If Gaochang is willing to join in, the Tang Dynasty will treat Gaochang very favorably even if it is to set an example for him. It is a pity that you, father and son, have such a villainous attitude.
The heart of a gentleman has made arrogant assumptions, colluded with the Western Turks, and led the wolf into the house. Not only has Gaochang suffered misfortune because of your father and son, but the Tang Dynasty has also been in trouble because of your father and son's stupidity. Ju Zhisheng, you deserve to die!"
Li Mu mercilessly attacked Ju Zhisheng's self-esteem, drinking heavily and eating meat, as if he didn't care at all. The more Ju Zhisheng listened, the more angry he became. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, and his eyes were split, so he picked up the sword and treated it like a sword.
It was chopped over like a knife!
Li Mu watched him attack without moving, and asked: "Ju Zhisheng, are you looking for death?"
"How about seeking death? I'll kill you first, it'll be a pleasure!"
Li Mu chuckled lightly and said, "I wanted to spare your life, but since you're looking for death... well, I'll let you live."
As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, a spear shot out from behind Li Mu, inserted into Ju Zhisheng's chest, and came out. The inertia carried him backwards and hit him a little further, nailing him to the throne.
Li Chongyi strode into the hall and said in a loud voice: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking to him about?"
"Alas," Li Mu sighed and said: "After all, he is an old friend. He wants to die in a heroic manner, so we can satisfy him? I didn't expect this person to be stupid to the core. He is soft when he should be tough, and soft when he should be.
At that time, he was so stubborn and so stupid that he wasted all my efforts."
Li Chongyi heard something specious and didn't understand it very well, but he still subconsciously felt that Li Mu did the right thing and said: "Brother is really a person who values friendship and loyalty, and he can do the same to his enemies."
"Brothers who know me, that's what I'm not good at, your eldest brother, I'm too righteous -" He glanced at Ju Zhisheng, called two people over, and ordered: "Burn the throne with a fire. Brother Zhisheng has been a wild and unruly life."
If you love freedom, give him a tomb, which is a bondage for him, and let him go with the wind."
After that, Li Mu took Li Chongyi out. The two soldiers looked at each other, and one of them said: "Brother, I am not a good student. I don't seem to understand what the Marquis meant just now. Why do I feel that the Marquis's actions
, it’s a bit like breaking the bones and scattering ashes?”
"Fart, how can the Marquis be that kind of person? Haven't you heard that this bastard killed his father and took the throne? The Marquis avenged the King of Gaochang and killed this unkind, unjust, unfaithful and unfilial man. Even so, he still shared the same fate with him.
Yin, I tried to persuade you, but failed. Can you blame the Marquis?"
"But……"
"Not bad! Watch your tongue!"
Li Mu vaguely heard the conversation between the two people, smiled and shook his head. His mind went back to yesterday. After the hot air balloon took off, Li Ji called him aside.
"Li Mu, there's something I have to tell you."
Li Mu didn't know what it was about, but seeing that Li Ji was serious about what he said, he said, "Please tell me if you have anything to say, foster father."
"Do you know who committed Ju Wentai's death?"
Li Mu frowned and said, "Does the adoptive father know?"
Li Ji nodded slowly and said: "If my guess is correct, the person who did this must be your father-in-law——"
Li Mu laughed out loud and said, "Isn't this a joke, foster father? My father-in-law is Bai Nao'er. Although he is a rogue with a bad heart, he doesn't have the courage to kill anyone." Suddenly he thought of something and said:
"Father, are you talking about my other father-in-law, Tian'ai's father, Zhang Xun?"
"It's him."
Li Mu was a little confused, and it was strange to say that when he returned to the Tang Army camp, he saw basically everything he should see, but he did not see his father-in-law Zhang Xun. He asked Zhang Tianai, and the answer he got was that after she left, the Zhang family
There was no one to host the village, so my father stayed. This reason makes sense, but now that I think about it, there are not many people in Zhangjiazhai. A war is imminent, so what kind of person is needed to host it? Could it be that he is deliberately avoiding suspicion?
"Does the adoptive father have any credentials?"
"I don't have any proof. But I'm right." Li Ji sighed and said, "Zhang Xun had an old relationship with me in the early years. He was an ambitious man. During the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he wanted to
He responded to the call and became the overlord of one party, but it was a pity that he did not have the strength. He was neither a benevolent person nor a well-connected person, so he had to find another way, gathered some people, and became a horse bandit."
"In those days in Longyou, there was no such thing as the three major horse bandits, only 'a swarm of bees'."
"A swarm of bees?"
"Yes!" Li Ji said solemnly: "A swarm of swarms does all kinds of evil, but they are not a group of people. They do not have a fixed number of people every time they move, and they all use their incisions to identify themselves and the enemy. When they meet, they all cover their faces and do not know each other.
Ask the other party for details, and divide the spoils on the spot after you get it. Whether you take action next time or not is all based on your own free will. Zhang Xun was the leader of this group of people back then."
Li Mu frowned and said, "But why did the swarm of bees disappear later? Only Zhangjiazhai was left?"
"That's because of one person."
"one person?"
"Yes!" Li Ji said with a look of reverence and said, "Have you ever heard of the Qiu Bearded Guest?"
Hearing the word 'Qiu bearded guest', Li Mu couldn't help but perked up and asked hurriedly: "The number one hero in the Central Plains, I have heard many people mention it. It is said that he is the sworn brother of General Li Jing. What does this have to do with him?"
?”
"The destruction of a whole swarm of bees was all due to one person. At that time, Fan Yanglu helped Xia King Dou Jiande. Fan Yanglu had a daughter who was rumored to be very talented and was known as the female Zhuge. Dou Jiande's success was largely due to her plan. But later this female Zhuge
, gave birth to a child to an unknown person, and asked the bearded man to deliver it to the child's father. When Dou Jiande learned of the news, he hired a swarm of bees to snatch the child away. Although the beard was extremely powerful, one tiger could not defeat a pack of wolves.
He was chased by a swarm of beards, was seriously injured, and lost his child. But the bearded man was a crouched man after all. After he recovered from his injuries, he turned to seek revenge from the swarm of beards. The main members of the swarm of beards all died at the hands of the beard.
Here, even Zhang Xun was seriously injured and lay dormant for several years."
Li Ji said in a deep voice: "This is also the reason why I don't want to contact him anymore. In my opinion, this person has evil intentions. This Zhang Yi killed Ju Wentai, and his method was very similar to that of someone in the swarm of bees back then.
, that’s why I made the association.”
Li Mu looked a little embarrassed. He didn't know Zhang Xun very well. What he knew about Zhang Tianai was from Zhang Tianai's mouth. As a daughter, Zhang Tianai would naturally not speak ill of her own father, and Zhang Xun was indeed in Zhang Tianai's family.
In front of him, he never showed any ambition, and he always looked like he was working hard for the sake of the people in the village.
But Li Mu knew what kind of person Li Ji was. He would never arrange a person arbitrarily, and the two were old friends. Since Li Ji said this, it was definitely not groundless.
Li Mu looked at Li Ji and asked, "So, what do you think my father-in-law wants to do?"