After the army captured Fangzhou, the emperor was surprisingly calm.
"If you want to eat delicious food, you have to be patient. There is a kind of tofu that is surprisingly smelly, but it tastes surprisingly delicious. The way to make this tofu is weird. Put the tofu on straw and cover it with a layer of straw. After three or five days,
Every day, inch-long white hair will grow on the tofu..."
At the top of Fangzhou City, the throats of the officials all surged and they felt a little nauseous.
The emperor stood in the middle and said eloquently, "Take off the white hair, fry it, or grill it. The taste... is amazing!"
"Is it really edible?" Everyone else felt disgusted, but Wang Laoer wrote down the process and prepared to go back and experiment.
"This thing is called stinky tofu." The emperor smiled and said: "Now that the false emperor and his son are in Yizhou, when news of the fall of Fangzhou comes, they will be like ants on a hot pot. This is to put tofu in the straw.
They will be anxious, desperate, and look for solutions everywhere. But they turn around and come up with nothing. I heard that a thousand years ago, a general led his army and was blocked by a river. His hair turned gray overnight. What would happen to the false emperor and his son?"
The emperor descended from the city to inspect the army.
Han Ji and He Lianrong stayed on top of the city.
"Your Majesty used stinky tofu to compare. This is to make the pseudo-emperor and his son suffer!" Han Ji said with a smile: "This shows that Your Majesty hates the father and son."
"The so-called pleasure of grudges is cut with one knife, and then you feel lost. How can it be more enjoyable than forcing the enemy into a desperate situation step by step."
He Lianrong thought of the method he used to deal with the Shegu people, shook his head and said: "The poor monk was wrong back then."
"What's wrong?"
"The poor monk should have consulted His Majesty back then instead of killing those Shegu people in a hurry."
The emperor inspected the army, especially the death camps.
"After pacifying Shu, if you are willing to leave, just go! The fields and houses have been prepared for you." The emperor said very kindly.
The soldiers of the death camp knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
A kind of confused mood made the soldiers of the death camp somewhat at a loss.
They followed the emperor and fought all the way. Every time they went to war, they kept their heads in their belts and did not take their lives seriously. Everyone was prepared to never return.
But now the war is about to come to an end, and the Shu territory has been destroyed, leaving only the western frontier in the world.
The western border is barren, and it is impossible for the army and the people to follow Zhao Song, Duke of Xing, to rebel. Therefore, once Shu is defeated, the world will be at peace.
The death camps have no use.
My whole body felt relaxed, and then a thought came to my mind.
What can I do?
A sergeant in the death camp scratched his head, "Leave...I feel a little scared when I leave the death camp and look outside. I can't say I'm afraid, but...I can't explain anything."
These fierce soldiers who didn't take their lives seriously were really at a loss at this moment.
"It's not fear, it's... we've been away for too long." An old soldier coughed dryly, "We have been fighting over the years, killing or being killed. Killing is all in our minds. But the world outside
But it's all about singing and dancing. The hand holding the knife is going to pick up the hoe or the scale, damn! It feels wrong!"
The instinct to kill deep in their bones would make these tough soldiers a destabilizing factor in society. The emperor took this into consideration.
"If these tough soldiers are willing to leave, we will give them a generous reward, a house, and a land. The only thing is to ask the local government to visit them every now and then. Remember, it is a visit, not a prison sentence."
Even though those soldiers were from the Northern Liao, their bitter rivals back then, the emperor was emotionally moved at this moment, "I want to appease them and let them gradually get used to the peaceful years. Just say...I said, whoever bullies these people, I will kill."
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Every time we go on an expedition, these warriors are at the forefront of the most dangerous tasks. Countless times, they have opened the door to victory.
No one has any objection to this.
"After all, the human heart grows from flesh." Jielong said with tears in his eyes, "We have integrated in."
He Lianrong said: "Your Majesty is the most ruthless towards the enemy, as evidenced by the sights in the capital of Northern Liao. It is not easy for those soldiers."
"It's not easy for you either." Jielong said.
"After all, the most difficult years have passed." He Lianrong thought of his wife and children, and suddenly realized that they seemed a little far away.
He touched his bald head and remembered the faces of his wife and children more firmly, and secretly warned himself to remember them until the moment he died.
Maybe, I can still get together with my wife and children!
The first wave of scouts is back.
The emperor was eating a big pot of rice with his soldiers in the military camp and was scolding the cook.
"You don't have to pay for this salt? You put it in a lot, and it's so salty that you can't eat it. If you cook at home, you won't taste it? How can you let the soldiers eat the food that even the cooks are not willing to eat?"
The cook knelt down to apologize.
"Don't use any excuse that you can't pamper the soldiers, lest they suffer hardships during the war." The emperor pointed to Pei Jian, "Even in wartime, we must try our best to ensure that the soldiers have food. Not only must it be sufficient, but it must also be delicious."
"Yes!" Pei Jian lowered his head.
"Being kind to our soldiers is not an empty talk, it must be implemented in practice!" the emperor rapped his generals.
The scouts are coming.
"Your Majesty, the gates of Tongcheng are closed."
"Are there any scouts out there to attack?" the emperor asked.
"Nothing."
"It seems that the false emperor wants to defend to the end?" The emperor was startled, then shook his head, "He can't defend to the end, that's not his temperament. He is trying to escape! Where is the second child?"
Tu Shang said: "The second brother should be in place now."
The emperor said: "A bunch of demons! At this moment, I am even more looking forward to the big show in Tongcheng."
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"There is no possibility of counterattack!"
Li Mi shouted filial piety to Li Yuan angrily, "The people in the city are in panic. That evil army is on its way to Tongcheng. The scouts have already arrived at the city. This battle will be defeated."
"Then the plan for now is to leave!"
Li Yuan said: "While the people in the city were in panic, plainclothes men left."
"I have thought about it, but if we leave, it will be better if the number of people is small. If the number of people is too large, the target will be too big, and the soldiers will be in an uproar, and then they can defect."
"When the number of people is small, you will worry about your own safety." Li Yuan sighed: "This is your temperament. You want everything, but in the end you can't get anything. Since you want to do something, there will be risks. But you need to weigh it.
It’s just pros and cons.”
"That bastard will not let us go. If we bring too few people, what will we do if we encounter the searching sergeant?"
Han Shitou stood on one side, calmly watching the quarrel between father and son.
"Your Majesty, the King of Yue wants to see you."
A chamberlain came to report.
"What is he here for?" Li Bi said coldly.
"I'm so panicked." Li Yuan said, "I have the same temperament as you."
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The King of Yue was waiting outside the palace.
Li Mi insisted on calling the newly built palace the palace, which also represented his determination to counterattack.
The newly built palace looks very majestic... There are many mountains in the middle of Sichuan, and there are many giant trees in the mountains. In order to transport those giant trees, Li Mi recruited tens of thousands of civilians. This is because the palace complex is not large. If the scale of Chang'an is rebuilt,
The imperial palace must recruit at least more than 100,000 civilians.
Behind him, Zhao Dongping whispered: "During the Luofengpo Incident, most of the servants and palace people who followed from Chang'an escaped. Your Majesty had no choice but to recruit many people into the palace after arriving in Shu. I bribed two
The newly promoted eunuchs of Shu will take action later and they will assist the king."
The King of Yue nodded.
A chamberlain came out and said, "Your Majesty, please follow me."
Zhao Dongping hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, take care!"
The King of Yue turned around and said, "Don't worry."
Seeing the King of Yue entering the palace with his chamberlain, Zhao Dongping raised his head and cursed softly: "What a dog-like world! It's so hard to force people..."
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The King of Yue was walking in the palace, and the palace servants and servants saluted one after another, and he responded with a smile.
"What a polite prince!" A palace maid turned around and looked at King Yue walking away, saying with some obsession.
Li Mi has returned to the palace where he handles political affairs.
In the main hall, Li Mi was sitting behind a eucalyptus table with more than ten memorials on it.
In the past, there were at least dozens of memorials.
With people's hearts in panic, the minds of the ministers were also confused.
The King of Yue appeared outside the palace and took a look inside.
Li Mi sat in the same place without raising his head.
Han Shitou stood at the foot of the steps with a calm expression, like a stone statue.
Several chamberlains and maids stood further down.
This is strict hierarchy.
The King of Yue saluted, "My child, I have seen Aye!"
Li Mi didn't look up, "What are you doing here?"
"The boy heard that Yang Ni's army was coming and was a little uneasy." The King of Yue entered the palace.
"Why are you uneasy?" Li Mi put the memorial on the eucalyptus table and tapped it with his fingers, "Tongcheng is impregnable."
"Yes, Du Que was incompetent, which led to the fall of Fangzhou. But although Tongcheng is strong, I am worried that those ministers will defect to the enemy."
"The people on the mirror are staring at them." Li Bi said calmly: "You shouldn't worry about these things."
"Yes, my child has overstepped his bounds." The King of Yue slowly stepped forward, "My child heard that scoundrel's words, and whoever can capture Aye and Aweng alive will be made a marquis..."
"Female marquis? That's too stingy." Li Bi sneered.
"Yes! But I was worried that someone would take risks, so I asked someone to go outside to find out the news."
The King of Yue sighed: "I don't know what I heard."
"What did you find out?" Li Mi frowned.
"Haier sent people to restaurants and brothels to inquire about information. They happened to meet General Chen Xiao of Youwuwei and General Yang Minghe of Youxiaowei for a secret discussion."
It was these two men who launched the military revolt at Luofengpo. The emperor always wanted to kill them, but he was worried about the new soldiers recruited from Shu and had to rely on the old soldiers from Chang'an to control the situation, so he kept them.
Those two people died.
"Oh! Those two thieves!" Li Mi sneered.
"The two of them secretly discussed and prepared to launch a mutiny when Yang Ni's army arrived in Tongcheng. They would surround Aye like falling on the Phoenix slope, cooperate inside and outside, and welcome Yang Ni into the city..."
The King of Yue walked to the bottom of the steps and stood opposite Han Shitou.
"I understand." The emperor waved his hand and when the King of Yue refused to leave, he asked, "Is there anything else?"