I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 300 Liu Long and the Rebels

"The city is broken!"

With a roar, the last city in Beidi County occupied by Qiang and Hu was also breached by the Han soldiers and horses led by Liu Long.

The city gate creaked open, and the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty swarmed in and went straight towards the city to kill them.

At this time, when the Han's soldiers and horses rushed in, many soldiers and horses in the city not only did not resist desperately, they did not even kneel down to surrender and pray for their lives.

This group of people is in civil strife!
The biggest reason for this situation is that the current lieutenant of the Han Dynasty is also the person who surrendered to Liu Long and was reused by Liu Long without any doubt, Du Jigong!

As the younger brother of the former rebel commander, he was also the former rebel commander!
Du Jigong was actually ready to be liquidated. Even if he was forced to surrender on the battlefield, he never felt that he could survive.

He comes from a good background, but not too good either.

The Du family in Hanyang is not the Du family in Jingzhao. They don't have hundreds of years of family business, and they don't have any dignitaries. The family is just a little more prosperous.

In addition, there are just a few more people in this clan.

He knew that people like himself, let alone around the Han emperor, were just like lambs to be slaughtered in the so-called imperial court.

For this kind of people, life has no great meaning.

He was ready to die at any time, as long as those soldiers of the imperial court would not betray their faith and attack his former soldiers again.

But Du Jigong never imagined that facing people like himself, facing people like himself, he would be a sinner with serious sins.

The little emperor of the Han Dynasty actually defied everyone's opinions and asked him to act as his bodyguard.
When Du Jigong heard the news, he was stunned. He seemed to have heard of such stories and seemed to understand the strange situation that made him feel
But he suddenly felt that this little emperor was a little stupid!
Even when he first heard the news, what he thought of was not to be loyal, but to find a way to repay the other party.

The first thought that came to his mind was actually
"If I capture the little emperor alive, can I solve the current crisis?"

It could even be said that he could no longer restrain himself from this idea the moment it appeared.

but
"I know what you are thinking. You feel that I am a foolish boy who is inexperienced in the world. I actually put my own safety in the hands of a rebel general like you.

So you want to kidnap me, then ask for benefits, and at the same time escape from here.

You're right, this is your chance.

But you are also quite stupid, because you probably don't know that there is not only one emperor in the world now, but also a queen mother who calls herself me in the court.

The Queen Mother was young, held great power, and was worrying about how to keep it firmly in her hands.

If you really hijacked me, let alone others, have you seen Deng Zun?

He is one of the young generals who captured you alive.

Yes, he is a relative of the Queen Mother, and a younger brother of that Queen Mother.

Do you think he will take advantage of the situation and frame this matter on you, and then let me just... haha
Tell me about a traitor who is guilty of regicide. What will happen to him, his family, clan, and his subordinates? "This is what Liu Long told Du Jigong when he really faced Liu Long alone for the first time.

Those relaxed words made Du Jigong freeze in place, as if he couldn't believe that these words could be spoken by a big man.

But looking at the monarch who looked at him expressionlessly, Du Jigong didn't know how to refute for a moment.

And then Liu Long was even more emotional and rational towards Du Jigong Xiaozhi. After carefully analyzing his current "situation", he also analyzed the situation that Du Jigong was about to face.

"Your Du family in Hanyang is not even a wealthy family, otherwise you wouldn't have been forced to completely lose your way of survival because of a migration, and then directly raise the flag to rebel.

As for the things between you, I don’t want to say anything more.

But have you ever thought about what the purpose of your rebellion was?
I don’t want the imperial court to move you, and I also don’t want the family fortune accumulated by our ancestors to become someone else’s wedding dress.

So you and I don't have any hatred, it's just the world that made you do this.

And now you have reached the point where you are now. There are not many soldiers and horses left under your command, and the Qiang Hu have not given you the trust you want.

You returned to your hometown and regained your family business?
You don't have any!

On the contrary, I, the Han Dynasty, have gradually pushed back the front line over the years, and I am about to assess the Qiang and Hu rebellion again, so that the Qiang and Hu can no longer threaten the safety of the northwest of my Han Dynasty.

At the same time, it can also allow the people of Hanyang County to resume their peaceful lives.

You can see these things with your own eyes.

Have you really never thought about restoring the Du family in Hanyang County to its former appearance?
You still have a chance, and I am willing to give you this opportunity. I don't dislike aristocratic families, I just hate those guys who don't understand the rules.

But you are a useful person who can understand the rules.

Although you are guilty now, it doesn't matter.

As long as you are willing, as long as you are willing to give yourself a chance, then I am willing to let you plead guilty and make meritorious deeds. When the time comes, you can rely on your merits and return to your hometown openly.

Let your brother, your closest relative, return to the ancestral grave of your Du family again, and you will also become the head of the Du family in Hanyang County, and a being that will be worshiped and loved by future generations.

Isn't this better than being a bandit?
Or is it that you, Du Jigong, have such ability and bravery, but in the end you just like to be a rogue bandit with no fixed abode?

If so, then I really think highly of you! "

After Liu Long said these words, he really didn't say anything more. He smiled directly at the other party with a bit of a sneer, and then turned his back and fell asleep directly in front of him.

Until Liu Long's snoring slowly rises, until the moon rises, until the sun rises
The former rebel leader just stared at the Han monarch in front of him as if he was dumbfounded. He had an excellent opportunity, but he made no move.

Even that night, Du Jigong didn't know whether he was a real guard or not.

However, after Liu Long left the tent the next day, the army suddenly changed direction.
(End of this chapter)