The Fourth Seventy-three Festival(1/2)
The shocking change was only in the flash of thoughts. Li Zitong went from the peak to the bottom of the cliff. It was just a cup of tea. When he was happy, he was first plotted by Wang Ji'er and then betrayed by Yang Gongqing. When he was running for his life, he was stabbed by his confidant.
Even though he is as treacherous as a ghost, he still knows that he is at the end of his journey!
The surroundings were extremely quiet. Only blood was heard flowing. Li Zitong stood there, shaking, but no longer ran away. He knew that he had nowhere to escape.
Wang Shichong sat there quietly. Li Zitong drew his sword when he was defeated and escaped. He seemed to have no connection with him. But it was obvious that all this had a great relationship with him.
"I treat you very well..." Li Zitong's eyes swept over, from Yang Gongqing to Le Botong, and then to a bunch of subordinates, and finally fell on Mao Wenshen. "Why... want to betray me?"
Wang Shichong said calmly: "They were my brothers. How could they betray them?"
Li Zitong suddenly woke up and realized that Yang Gongqing and Le Botong might have been Wang Shichong's subordinates. They were just undercover agents. Thinking of this, Li Zitong couldn't help but feel disappointed. He thought that these two people would follow him for a while. So Wang Shichong had a plan long ago. There were undercover agents around him. Are there spies around Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing?
Yang Gongqing and Le Botong said nothing. They just stared at Li Zitong's actions. The centipede worm died without being stiff. After all, Li Zitong was a hero. The two of them had been with him for many years. They were quite afraid of him. Mao Wenshen did not betray him at first. But how could he dare to express his loyalty until now?
Once Li Zitong dies, will it be his turn next? Mao Wenshen is already trembling all over. He thinks that the disaster comes from his mouth. It’s only now that he is loyal to Wang Shichong. Is it too late?
Seeing that the generals under him did not answer, Li Zitong's eyes were full of resentment and despair. He turned around with difficulty and looked at Wang Shichong. He said in a whisper: "Wang Shichong... I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"
Wang Shichong smiled and said, "If Mr. Li really becomes a ghost, please come and talk often."
Li Zitong took a step forward and felt that his eyes were red. He screamed, "I wish I could die at the hands of a hero!" He was hopeless, seriously injured, and could no longer hold on. He fell down to the sky, his eyes wide open, and he could be said to be dead with his eyes closed.
When he comes out, he always has to pay back. He will plot against others all his life, and in the end he will fall into other people's calculations.
It was just the last sentence before his death. I wonder if he was disappointed that he did not die at the hands of Xiao Buyi. He ran all his life and finally died in intrigue. If he had to make a new choice, would he no longer choose to escape back then?
Li Zitong still opened her eyes, but no one knew what she was thinking about.
Wang Shichong finally came over and stood beside Li Zitong. Looking at his eyes, it seemed that he understood Li Zitong's thoughts. He shook his head and said, "You still don't understand until you die. How could there be heroes in this world? Xiao Buyi is more treacherous than me and ruthless than me. So he is better than me. But he is obviously more hypocritical than me. So in the eyes of many people, he is still a hero. But you die at his hands and at my hands. Is there any difference?"
There was a giggling sound beside him. Wang Shichong turned his head and looked over. Seeing Mao Wenshen's legs were trembling and his teeth were trembling. He smiled and said, "I heard... have you been persuading Li Zitong to kill me?"
Mao Wen looked at Le Botong's gloomy face and knew that quibbling was useless. He just now advised Le Botong to kill Wang Shichong. He never thought that Le Botong was originally Wang Shichong's subordinate. In this way, Li Zitong was not prepared for Le Botong. Instead, he was considered an accomplice to kill Li Zichong.
I don’t know whether to cry or laugh. Mao Wenshen smiled strongly and said, “Mr. Wang…everyone is his master and does his own business. I think Mr. Wang has a lot of them…”
Wang Shichong shook his head. "You are very wrong. I am a villain... a petty man. Others have plotted against me. I remember everything in my heart."
"I just ask the adults to give me a chance." Mao Wenshen begged for mercy.
"There is a chance now..." Wang Shichong said with a gloomy smile.
Mao Wenshen was excited. "Mr. Wang, please give me instructions. I will go through fire and water. I will never follow you."
Wang Shichong reached out and pointed to Li Zitong's body and said, "Cut off his head..." Seeing Mao Wenshen showing a hint of embarrassment. Wang Shichong smiled cruelly and said, "Isn't it okay?"
Mao Wen gritted his teeth, pulled out his hand and cut off Li Zitong's head with one knife. Li Zitong still couldn't hide his eyes. He probably never thought that the last loyal man beside him cut off his head with his own hands!
"Mr. Wang. I just follow my instructions. I just want you to spare my life." Mao Wen said humbly.
Wang Shichong smiled and said, "This is just the first step I ordered. If you only do another thing, I will not kill you."
Mao Wenshen smiled and said, "Please speak with you, Lord Wang."
"Carry your chopped head and walk around Yangzhou. Just say, this head is what you chopped down." Wang Shichong said coldly.
Mao Wen was stunned. Cold sweat appeared, and a vicious look appeared on his face. He realized that Wang Shichong's viciousness was far beyond his imagination. He fought with Wang Shichong. It was really a mantis arm to block the car.
Wang Shichong seemed to have given him a chance, but if he did, even if he was not hacked to death in his life, he would be scolded to death by others. Living like this is really more painful than death.
Wang Shichong smiled. "This is a fact. I just let you say it out. It's not a difficult thing for you! Mao Wenshen. Whether to do it or not is up to you."
He turned around and walked slowly to the rattan chair. He only heard a roar behind him. "Wang Shichong, I will not let you go even if I am a ghost!" Then he snorted. Wang Shichong turned around and saw Mao Wen's deep-falling corpse. Unmoved. "I'm not afraid of living. I'm not afraid of you even if you die." During this day, he heard two people saying that they were ghosts and they didn't forgive him. Wang Shichong was only amused. The most he had killed tens of thousands of bandits. If there were really ghosts to seek his life, he would have died countless times.
"Send the order and say that Mao Wenshen killed the master. His crime was unforgivable. After I discovered it, I had nowhere to escape. I committed suicide." Wang Shichong said coldly.
Le Botong stepped down in response. Yang Gongqing smiled and said, "Congratulations, sir, for fulfilling your wish."
Some subordinates had already cleaned up the body. Wang Shichong sighed softly: "The Lords and Lords do not let me down. It's ridiculous that Li Zi was committing treacherous all his life. But he didn't know that everyone around him was my subordinates. Today, he killed Li Zitong. Gongs and Bo Tong made great contributions. But if you say you're satisfied, you're still the worst."
Yang Gongqing asked: "Du Fuwei, Shen Faxing is just a clown. It is not difficult to defeat them."
Wang Shichong frowned and said, "It is certainly not difficult to defeat them. But it is not easy to defeat Xiao Buyi. Fortunately, he and Dou Jiande are fighting now. Li Tang will definitely not miss this opportunity to attack him. Xiao Buyi has no time to take care of this place. So now is our last chance to dominate the world. If he waits for him to defeat Dou Jiande, the overall situation has been decided. Then you and I will never have the possibility of turning over again!"
"Although Xiao Buyi has no time to come, I heard that Li Jing has been eyeing him... Hearing that this person is winning every battle. We must be careful." Yang Gongqing said cautiously.
Wang Shichong sneered coldly: "The rumors are mostly exaggerated. As long as we are careful to fight, Li Jing is alone and can't help me. What can I do? The ministers and ministers will send troops to attack Chen Lun tomorrow morning. They will strive for complete victory. Everything will be in Quetou Town according to the plan. They will not be surprised when they hear the news. In fact, Wang Shichong, who is aware of Li Zitong, has decided long ago.
Li Zitong is cunning, but Wang Shichong is still a few levels behind. Li Zitong keeps Wang Shichong by his side, which is no different from being a tiger. However, people always live in greed. Li Zitong is not unaware of Wang Shichong's danger, but under the temptation of interests, he still cannot control it.
Within a few days, Li Jing received several messages that shocked Jiangnan. Li Zitong died, and Jiangdu fell into Wang Shichong's hands again. Wang Shichong's talent in Yangzhou took the initiative to attack and defeated Chen Lun three times. He actually captured Chen Lun alive.
Chen Lun is the son whom Chen Faxing is very respected. He fell into Wang Shichong's hands. Chen Faxing was undoubtedly restrained. If Wang Shichong didn't take action, he would have already taken action. As soon as he took action, he showed Li Zitong and others' foresight, suppressing the three thieves and capturing Chen Lun, which was powerful in Jiangnan for a while, and made all the thieves look sideways.
Chen Len fled and defected to Du Fuwei. Du Fuwei had fought with Shen Lun for several battles, but was attacked by Wang Shichong to Yangzhou. He was attacked by Guo Shancai, a general under Wang Shichong. He fled in panic.
These news were unexpected, but reasonable. Wang Shichong was silent for several years and once he exerted his strength. In addition, Jiang Du was originally his basis. The capture of Jiang Du can be said to be a matter of turning his hands.
Chen Faxing, Du Fuwei, and Li Zitong made efforts, but they never thought of making dowry for others.
After hearing the news, the generals under Li Jing were slightly anxious. If they had not been extremely convinced by Li Jing, they would have almost felt that they would have missed the opportunity to fight.
Wang Shichong was in the south of the Yangtze River. It was undoubtedly extremely bad news for Li Jing to pacify Jiangnan.
Zhang Liang and Chen Xiaoyi stood beside Li Jing, both frowned. When they saw Li Jing put down his military text, Zhang Liang stepped forward and said, "General Li. I have something to say. I don't know whether it should be said or not."
"Please speak." Li Jing's face was quiet. The news of the incident did not disturb his mind.
"Wang Shichong suddenly made efforts and defeated three thieves in a row. Now that he has seized Jiang Duzhi, he is in full swing. But he is unstable. If we attack, there is a possibility of defeating him."
Li Jing looked at Chen Xiaoyi. "Xiaoyi. What do you think?"
Chen Xiaoyi pondered: "What General Zhang said is also reasonable. However... the situation is not clear yet. Although Chen Lun was captured, Chen Faxing's territory is vast and occupied south of the Yangtze River. Wang Shichong wanted to defeat Chen Faxing and annex his plate. It was not easy. If we look at it from the last moment, it would be better to wait until they meet again before making a decision. I think if the two of them can both lose money, it is a good opportunity for us to send troops."
Li Jing pondered: "Wang Shichong has been dormant for several years. Once he has made efforts, he is definitely not acting hastily. This can be seen from his repeated measures over the past few days. At this time, I am anxious. If I use troops in a hurry, the victory or defeat can only be said to be 55 points. At present, the King of Xiliang is fighting in all directions. We cannot seek victory by losing troops. Since this is the case, waiting for the opportunity is a good strategy. Wang Shichong is extremely cunning, but has no credibility. Although such actions can be strong for a while, they will not last long."
Listen to Li Jing's analysis, the second general nodded slowly. They went south and eastward. Li Jing's analysis, without any mistakes, and had their own power to convince them.
"Then are we just waiting now?" Zhang Liang asked.
Li Jing pondered: "Jiangdu is one side and the sea is not in power. We can use the siege force to take the surrounding areas of Jiangdu first. At that time, Wang Shichong's troops are short of capital and there is no food or fodder. It will definitely not last long. Du Fuwei is defeated..."
Before he finished speaking, a soldier arrived in a hurry. "Report to General Li and Du Fuwei to see you!"
Zhang Liang and Chen Xiaoyi are very strange. "Du Fuwei asked for a meeting. Why is he so brave?"
Li Jing was also surprised. Obviously he didn't think of this. "How many people did he bring?"
"He only brought his confidant Ximen Junyi and his adopted son Wang Xiongdan." The soldier replied.
Li Jing said in a deep voice: "Ask." Li Jing used the word "Ask". Although Du Fuwei was a bandit, the soldiers were quite polite to them. Du Fuwei came to the central army tent and bowed to Li Jing deeply and said: "I have heard of General Li for a long time. Today's meeting. I have the honor of three lives."
Li Jing stood up and bowed. He reached out and pointed at the seat next to him and said, "Mr. Du, please sit down."
Du Fuwei smiled and said, "Thank you, General Li."
The two were polite. They didn't have the slightest confrontation between officers and soldiers and thieves. Not only Zhang Liang, but also Chen Xiaoyi was very surprised. Even Ximen Junyi and Wang Xiongdan were all full of surprise.
It turned out that after Yang Guang's death, Xiaoguo's army thought of returning home. Pei Ju, Yu Wenhe could only follow the morale of the army. He returned north and left Jiangdu to guard Chen Leong. Yu Wenhe made Yang Gao the emperor and empress. He also named Du Fuwei the chief supervisor of the Southeast Road. Du Fuwei looked down on Yu Wenhe at that time and was never accepted by official positions. Xiao Buyi was named Du Fuwei in the name of Yang Tong in Dongdu. Du Fuwei also appointed Du Fuwei as the chief supervisor of the Jianghuai. Du Fuwei did not refuse, but did not accept it openly.
Du Fuwei and Xiao Buyi met once. When Xiao Buyi went south, Du Fuwei, Ximen Junyi and Li Zitong joined forces to assassinate Xiao Buyi at that time. However, Xiao Buyi was better at defeating the three of them and spared Du Fuwei's life. Although Du Fuwei confronted Xiao Buyi, he never made any big moves. He was also indifferent to the enthronement of the Eastern Capital.
Li Jing called Du Fuwei as the title of general manager, which means temptation. Du Fuwei does not deny it. It is of course a good signal for peace talks now.
When Du Fuwei sat down, Li Jing asked in a deep voice. "I don't know if the general manager is here. What advice do you have?"
Li Jing said politely. Du Fuwei smiled and said, "I actually owe the King of Xiliang!" Li Jing knew the past and nodded slowly. "So what?"
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He suddenly talked about the past. Everyone was puzzled. Li Jing listened patiently and said softly: "Actually, General Manager Du's actions are really unforced. The harsh government is more fierce than the tiger. The late emperor is stupid. The people are forced by the situation. Some things are helpless. However, the King of Xiliang now controls the government affairs, returns to the farmers, and provides benevolent governments. Those who have not rebelled are just when they are back on the right path. Wagang Zhai Rang has been in chaos for many years. Now he has suddenly realized that he was named Dongjun Duke by the King of Xiliang. The official has been promoted from the fourth rank. It can be regarded as a return to the right path."
Du Fuwei sighed in his heart. He thought that Li Jing was well-known. He knew the elegant meaning when he heard the stringed zither. He had already expressed his thoughts.
"Du's uprising was only for the life of his fellow villagers and elders. Although he did a mistake, he was the first to be righteous! He conspired to the King of Xiliang, but he spared his life. He was very grateful. But Li Zitong plotted against me. If he did not take revenge, he would not be a gentleman." Du Fuwei said in a deep voice: "Du's not being enthroned by the Dongdu is not arrogant. It is a matter of a rashness. He should solve it with his fists. Li Zitong let me down. I should ask for my own killing. I don't want to rely on the power of the government."
Li Jing nodded slowly. "It seems that General Manager Du is more like a hero."
Du Fuwei smiled bitterly and said, "General Li has been awarded. I originally wanted to kill Li Zitong and then interview General Li again. But I didn't expect that Li Zitong would do many unrighteous things and was killed by Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong wrote a letter a few days ago. I wanted to unite with me and fight against General Li together.
Zhang Liang and others changed their faces. Li Jing smiled slightly. "I want General Du to be fencing Ren Xia. He is extremely chivalrous. He will not join forces with Wang Shichong, who broke his promises."
Du Fuwei said in admiration: "General Li said very much. Wang Shichong first borrowed the power of Li Zitong and then killed Li Zitong. Du was not talented, but he did not dare to hand over his life to this person. Du had been rebelling for many years and was mediocre. He was only in charge of several counties. If he wanted to fight against King Xiliang, it would never be possible. Finally, King Xiliang thought about the old things. General Li did not send troops for a long time. Only then did he breathe until today. Although the confrontation was still acceptable, but as today, his soldiers had no intention of fighting... Du couldn't sleep day and night, tossing and turning, and finally came to find General Li..."
Du Fuwei wanted to speak but stopped. He looked at Li Jing, and his eyes were silent for a moment.
Li Jing pondered for a moment. "Actually, the King of Xiliang was also thinking about the events back then. He said that Li Zitong should be killed. Du Fuwei sacrificed himself to save others. He was a hero!"
Du Fuwei's eyes lit up. "The King of Xiliang said, "Du is here for nothing."
Li Jing said again: "I think Li Zitong is dead. General Manager Du has no worries anymore. He should have no intention of the world at present, but he is worried about his brothers. He is afraid that the officers and soldiers will be massacred after surrender. So he sacrifices his life to come, not for himself, but for the many brothers under his command?"
Ximen Junyi and Wang Xiongdan both had a slightly sore nose. Although Li Jing was their enemy, he could express Du Fuwei's intentions in one word. How could he not let them sigh in his heart?
Du Fuwei was silent for a long time before saying, "The world is in conflict and intrigue. In this world, except for my brothers, I only believe in the chivalrous righteousness of King Xiliang. I come to surrender. It is not because General Li is famous. But I know that General Li is the righteous brother of King Xiliang! I think that the person who can be a charity with King Xiliang is worth it, and I believe it!"
Li Jing smiled and said, "General Du is very wise and courageous. I think the sky is thick and earth will definitely not let General Du down. In fact, the King of Xiliang said that if General Du is willing to submit, he will definitely treat him with kind gifts..."
Du Fuwei asked anxiously, "What does the King of Xiliang really say?"
Li Jing said: "It should be so. The King of Xiliang told me that General Du was quite familiar with Jianghuai. If he surrendered, he would be granted the ambassador of Jianghuai and be given the honor of the Pillar Kingdom. If the southeast was pacified, he would be granted the title of General Du as the Minister of the Southeast. He would be assigned to the Southeast Daoxingtai Shangtai. He would be in charge of the Southeast. In this way, General Du would not be scruples and do his best to do things. His subordinates would also be able to live with peace of mind and not feel abandoned."
He was given a bunch of official ranks. Du Fuwei sighed: "I didn't expect that the King of Xiliang respected me so much and treated the Jianghuai soldiers so well. I really made Du feel ashamed."
To be continued...