I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 73
Since ancient times, the Han people have paid attention to the distinction between grievances and grievances. The so-called "repay debts and pay money, and kill people to pay life", this is a rule passed down from their ancestors, and they should abide by it and never forget it.

Xiu Tuhu burned, killed, looted, first captured Xihe County, and then killed Taiyuan County along the way. All the old and weak women and children were killed by the knife along the way. What's more, he took pleasure in killing and committed countless crimes. There is really no reason to forgive them.

It's just that this killing is not good, and it's not good for his reputation, so Li Shimin hesitated for a while.

However, someone discovered Li Shimin's concerns and was willing to be the executioner.

At Bu Xugu's request, Li Shimin pushed the boat forward and asked the Southern Huns to avenge their hatred. The enmity between the two clans was not small, so Li Shimin felt that it was only appropriate to let Bu Xugu take action.

These Hu people were also ruthless when they killed their own people. Under the siege of the Yanmen Army, the Hu people of the Southern Huns showed their sharp butcher knives and beheaded Xiu Tuhu who had surrendered.Since then, Xiu Tuhu's vitality has been severely injured, and the Southern Huns have never died.

The reason why Bu Xugu took the initiative to stand up and be the executioner was not only for revenge, but also for intentions, but before making the request, he had to show his loyalty first.

He was sure that Li Shimin wanted to slaughter Xiu Tuhu, but he was afraid of getting too much stigma, so he immediately stood up and took over the scapegoat.Bu Xugu didn't care about this. Originally, he was Hu Yi in the eyes of the Han people. It's no big deal to do such dirty things.

As for what he wanted, it was naturally to become the next Shanyu of the Southern Huns, and wanted to sit on the throne. At present, it seems that only Li Shimin has the strength to help him.

His subordinates are all elite soldiers who have fought many battles, and their combat power is tyrannical. In addition, there are generals who are against tens of thousands of people. No one can match him in Bingzhou.He took the initiative to show his favor first, and with Li Shimin's shrewdness, he naturally understood his intentions.

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It's just that right now Li Shimin really doesn't care about the Southern Xiongnu prince, the safety of Zhang Yi in Jiexiu City is what he cares most about now.

Before the army slaughtered the Hu people, he had already arranged everything.Then he led his iron guards to Jiexiu City.

The army soon arrived at Jiexiu City, which was already in a mess. There was still thick smoke everywhere in the city, and the corpses were piled up like a mountain. The people gathered the bodies of their relatives in the midst of wailing, and some were putting out the fire in their own homes.

After the disaster is over, the people still have to endure their grief and continue to live with difficulty.After so many years of catastrophe after catastrophe, the hearts of the surviving people are like a rock, and they continue to live in this troubled world unwillingly and helplessly.

Li Shimin sent out all the troops under his command. On the one hand, he wiped out the remnants of the barbarians, and on the other hand, he helped the people rebuild their homes. He took only less than a hundred guards and continued to search for Zhang Yi's trace.

Finally, a clue was found near the North City Gate. The only remaining defenders gathered here. Everyone was holding a big knife, and they still maintained the defensive formation, as if they were guarding some important person behind them.

Li Shimin rushed over immediately, shouting as he walked, "I am Li Shimin of Yanmen, I am Li Shimin of Yanmen." He shouted from a distance, just because he was afraid of being accidentally injured by his own people.

This voice completely alarmed these soldiers, and they all drew their swords at each other, as if they were still looking for the enemy.

But slowly the voice got closer and closer, and everyone gradually heard it clearly. It turned out that Li Shimin, the prefect of Yanmen, led his troops to kill him.They put down their guard one after another, slumped on the ground, panting heavily.

Li Shimin rushed to the front and finally saw clearly that these were Zhang Yi's guards, his most loyal and loyal subordinates, and the leader was the captain of the governor's mansion, whom he had met once before.

"Where is Lord Inspector? How is he?" Li Shimin came up and grabbed the captain's collar and asked sharply.

The murderous look on the lieutenant's face suddenly disappeared, his brows were tightly frowned, his voice was hoarse, tears rolled down his dry skin, and he held back the tears and said: "General Li, Lord Inspector, he..., he..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the captain could no longer control his emotions and burst into tears. No matter how Li Shimin shook his body, he never said a word.

Li Shimin's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and deep anxiety lingered in his mind. He didn't dare to think about it anymore, he didn't dare to face this cruel fact.

Walking slowly towards the depths of the crowd, Li Shimin tore away the guards who were trying to stop him, and finally passed through the crowd.

All I saw was an old man with white hair lying quietly on the brocade couch, his face was pale, his armor was stained red with blood, his eyes were glaring, and he was lifeless.

Looking closely, there was still a trace of a relieved smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was not in any pain, walking extremely peacefully.

There was an aggrieved guard beside him crying about Zhang Yi's life and death...

It turned out that under the siege of the Hu people's army for several days, Jiexiu City had few major generals, and after a few days, it was unable to resist anymore.They also asked Ding Yuan for help many times, but Ding Yuan remained indifferent and did not send troops to rescue.

In this way, Jiexiu City was destroyed. In order to cover the escape of the people in the city, Zhang Yi did not flee first, but started a bloody street battle with the Hu people.

The Hu people seemed to know that he was a high-ranking official, so they tried their best to kill Zhang Yi. When everyone was unable to defend him, he was attacked by the Hu people and injured Zhang Yi's vitals.

Seeing Zhang Yi lying quietly in front of him like this, Li Shimin was neither happy nor angry.Not even a final farewell, not even a single word to myself before dying.

There was no goodbye, no farewell, and it was too late to stay. Zhang Yi left forever the hot land of Bingzhou, which he guarded with all his heart, and the Han Dynasty, which he had fought for all his life.

He is a person who has been loyal to the great man all his life, a good minister who seeks benefits for the people and shares worries for the king.

He has always cared about Li Shimin and does not hesitate to promote him. It can be said that his kindness to him is as great as a mountain.

Moreover, he had already personally agreed to Li Jue's coming to propose marriage, and the two parties agreed to get engaged first after the year, so that the two of them would be married in advance.Although the relationship has not been confirmed yet, Li Shimin has already recognized him as his future father-in-law.

Not to mention the close relationship with Li Shimin, such a loyal courtier to the big man died in the hands of treacherous villains for no reason.

Li Shimin was burning with rage, his eyes seemed to spew fire, his face was distorted by his anger, and his body was full of evil spirits, causing all the guards around him to take a few steps back involuntarily in fright.

I saw Li Shimin holding a long spear and shouting: "Old thief Ding Yuan, I am at odds with you, and I will cut off your head as a sacrifice to the envoy."

As he said that, he was going to go out of the city to gather the three armies, go to Fenyang and chop up Ding Jianyang.

Xi Zhicai, Tian Feng and others rushed over one after another, fearing that Li Shimin would make a wrong decision in anger. Seeing that Li Shimin was gathering an army, it was obvious that he wanted to attack Fenyang.

Xi Zhicai and Tian Feng stopped Li Shimin's war horse desperately, looked at Li Shimin who was on the verge of eruption, and begged bitterly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. If you are angry, you will not raise an army. Think long-term, and don't use your sword rashly."

Li Shimin said angrily: "Get out of the way quickly, no one will stop me today, I will definitely make Ding Yuan Goutou pay for Zhang Shijun's life, get out of the way!"

Seeing Li Shimin, who was like a crazy tiger, roaring, full of hostility, everyone was worried that he would ruin the good situation in a fit of anger, Guan Yu, Zhang Liao and others who rushed over also knelt down on one knee, begging Li Shimin to temporarily Quench the fury of thunder.

Seeing everyone desperately trying to stop him, Li Shimin was furious and shouted, "Ah...", then spat out blood and fell off the horse. Fortunately, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao reacted quickly and flew up to support him.

(End of this chapter)