At first, Du Ruhui didn't know why Qin Qiong and the others were happy. It wasn't until he met the King of Chu and listened to Qin Qiong's words that he realized that it was the King of Chu who had saved Shan Xiongxin.
In fact, Li Zhiyun was a little regretful. He originally thought that even if his second brother would let Shan Xiongxin go, he would not accept him. Unexpectedly, his second brother would be so generous. He not only pardoned him, but also appointed Shan Xiongxin as his general.
This kind of broad-mindedness is very admirable.
In fact, this is normal. Because of the appearance of Li Zhiyun, all the powerful generals who originally belonged to Li Shimin were intercepted. Now Li Shimin is naturally unwilling to let go of the capable generals. He still has a big heart that can accommodate others.
After talking to Qin Qiong and others for a while, they said goodbye and left.
After this incident, the relationship between Li Zhiyun, Qin Qiong and others took a further step.
Immediately afterwards, Du Ruhui explained his intention to Li Zhiyun and told everything about Xue Deyin.
At that time, Du Ruhui told him that to eradicate the King of Qin, he needed the help of the King of Qi. He thought it would intensify the conflict between the King of Qi and the King of Qin, but he did not expect that this time Du Ruhui would directly play Infernal Affairs.
"Is there any problem with Xue Deyin?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Xue Shou said: "He has just surrendered to the King of Qi, and his position is not stable enough. We need to help him. This time to wipe out the Jianghuai land, Your Highness might as well support the King of Qi."
Li Zhiyun thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, I promise you."
He was a little tempted to win Jianghuai, but for future plans, he could only take advantage of Li Yuanji now.
Now there is no leader in the Jianghuai area. As long as Li Yuanji is an individual, he can defeat him.
Luoyang prison.
Shan Xiongxin walked out of prison and looked at the dazzling sunshine in the sky. He did not expect that he could still walk out alive. He had intended to kill Li Shimin, thinking that he would definitely die in Li Shimin's hands this time, but he did not expect that Li Shimin would let him go.
"General Shan." Li Shimin came over.
Shan Xiongxin looked at Li Shimin, without saluting, but asked: "Why don't you kill me?"
Xu Shiji, who was behind Li Shimin, suddenly panicked and hurriedly glanced at Shan Xiong's messenger, hoping that he would not get into trouble.
"Why do I want to kill you?" Li Shimin asked.
"I once wanted to kill you, don't you hate me?"
Li Shimin laughed, "There are too many people who want to kill me, and you are not missing one. Besides, at that time, everyone was their own master, and it is reasonable for you to want to kill me. Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty went against the grain, causing chaos in the world, and the people suffered from war.
The king also admired General Shan Wagang for his uprising. Now that you and I meet, although it is bumpy, I can't wait for it.
General Shan, my father wants to restore the well-being of the people of the world, I wonder if General Shan would be willing to lend a helping hand to the Tang Dynasty?"
Xu Shiji couldn't help it anymore and advised: "Brother Shan, His Highness the King of Qin is very open-minded and will never pursue past matters. Please think carefully about it."
Hearing this, Shan Xiongxin pursed his lips and clasped his fists towards Li Shimin, "I hope the King of Qin will not give up. Shan Xiongxin is willing to work hard for the King of Qin!"
Since Li Shimin had the heart to forgive him, he didn't have the will to live. But looking back, he couldn't help but sigh, because his vision was not as good as Shu Bao and others.
"Okay!" Li Shimin was overjoyed and quickly helped Shan Xiongxin up and said, "If you can get help from the flying generals, why worry about the world being unfair!"
Shan Xiongxin has a nickname in Wagang, called Flying General.
Shan Xiongxin felt ashamed and said: "Ashamed."
"Haha, let's not talk about the past anymore. Today, I will get drunk with you and have a rest!" Li Shimin laughed.
Although there are many talents under his command, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and others are still envious every time they see Qin Qiong under Zhiyun. Now that he has conquered Shan Xiongxin, he is naturally very happy.
Xu Shiji finally let go of his worries, with a heartfelt smile on his face.
The next day, Li Shimin personally presided over the slaughtering ceremony at the Luoshui River. Wang Shichong's defeated generals were sent to the river one after another to be beheaded.
There were thousands of people who came to watch, and every time a defeated general with heinous crimes was killed, the people would cheer.
Luoyang has been trapped for many days. These defeated generals have been acting recklessly in the city without restraint. The people have long hated them.
"The dog thief Wang Long, die well!"
"Kill Guo Shiheng!"
The axe-hand did not disappoint the people of Luoyang. The big axe-hand raised and lowered his sword, and the head of the defeated enemy was chopped off neatly.
Some people are not afraid of death, but some people still want to beg for mercy. Along with the sound of beheading, there are also wailing sounds for mercy.
And the people cheered and applauded.
The sound reaches the ears.
Li Zhiyun watched for a while, without any fluctuation in his heart. He had been through wars for a long time, so small scenes like this were nothing.
A section of Luoshui was dyed red with scarlet blood, which looked a bit scary.
The people were unhappy and picked up stones to hit those who had not yet been beheaded.
Li Shimin sighed with emotion: "This is the people's heart. Wang Shichong ignored the people and oppressed them. He deserves to be destroyed by the Tang Dynasty."
"What the second brother said is exactly what he said." Li Zhiyun echoed him.
When the king succeeds and the bandits are defeated, the hearts of the people will naturally belong to the victor.
In the crowd, Xue Deyin, who was following Li Yuanji, looked at Li Zhiyun, and the latter seemed to be aware of it and turned back to look at him. The moment their eyes came into contact, the two people separated, as if nothing happened.
After cutting for several hours, I finally killed everything that needed to be killed.
Next, it’s time to think about what’s next.
Luoyang has been captured and gradually stabilized, so the natural next step is to capture the territories of Li Zitong and Du Fuwei.
On the map, Li Zitong's territory is not large and is mainly located along the coast, clinging to the coastline like a caterpillar. It is mainly located in Donghai County, Xiapi County and part of Jiangdu County.
Du Fuwei's territory is in the Jianghuai area, including parts of Jiangdu County, Danyang County, etc.
As for Wang Shichong's original territory, it was mainly in the Central Plains area. This area was relatively large and extended to Donglai County in the east. But when the Tang army defeated Wang Shichong and retreated steadily, the counties in the Central Plains area began to surrender on a large scale.
There are only a few remote areas left that are not under control.
Now that Wang Shichong, Du Fuwei and Li Zitong have all been defeated, it is time for the Tang army to take over these territories.
The Central Plains area, including Qi County, Beihai County, Gaomi County and other places in the east, will be recovered by the King of Qin. Li Shimin also had a thought in mind, and he planned to use this opportunity to spread the news that Shan Xiongxin had surrendered to him.
Shan Xiongxin was quite famous in Shandong. Those bandits with evil intentions knew that Shan Xiongxin had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, so they must have been a little more wary and did not dare to do anything at will.
In addition, Li Shimin will personally take over the former Li Zitong's territory. These are all glorious achievements, and whoever lets them go is a fool.
As for the Jianghuai area, Li Shimin was originally planning to hand it over to Li Zhiyun. Firstly, the King of Chu was stable enough, and secondly, for personal reasons, he was unhappy with King Qi.
However, Li Zhiyun rejected his kindness.
"Second brother, fourth brother is more powerful than me. He should be allowed to go. My younger brother should stay in Luoyang and help second brother stabilize people's hearts."
Li Zhiyun said to him with a smile.
Li Yuanji on the side was very satisfied with his little brother's knowledge. He patted his chest and said: "Fifth brother, don't worry, fourth brother will not let you down."
Li Zhiyun smiled.
It doesn't matter whether you disappoint me or not, I just want you to be more confident.
Confident boys are the most handsome.
Li Zhiyun said so, so Li Shimin naturally couldn't refuse, so he could only hold his nose and agree.
Watching Li Yuanji leave happily, only Li Shimin and Li Zhiyun were left in the room.
"Fifth brother, actually I think it's more appropriate for you to go." Li Shimin walked to him with his hands behind his back and said earnestly: "Prince Qi has an impatient temper and is not steady enough in his actions."