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Chapter 40: The Decision to Kill

Xiao couldn't help but curse her husband: "It's a coward. If the emperor really had a few shortcomings, wouldn't you stand up by yourself? When you become the priest of the tomb, it wouldn't be difficult to destroy the little emperor even if you want to destroy the little emperor. What are you afraid of?"

Zheng Yi was shocked: "You are crazy, may you still want to be a queen?"

Xiao asked back: "Do you think I dare not take it?"

Zheng Yi ignored his wife who looked a little crazy and drank the wine in one sip. He then put a piece of meat in the plate into his mouth. After chewing it for a few seconds, he couldn't help but complain: "Why do you always use deer whips to make me a dish?"

"If you can be the priest of the Great Tomb and the Emperor, you can also be a tiger whip or a dragon liver and a phoenix marrow. You can also be a wine when you pick it up."

Zheng Yi looked at his wife with a squinted eyes: "Do you know how long Emperor Xiaomin's empress has been, and where he was later?"

"Of course I know that she was the queen for nine months and then she was a nun in the temple."

"Do you know how long Dugu Fantian has been the queen?"

Xiao said: "I know what you want to say. Although she died after being the queen for two months, she is not a loss. I am willing to be the queen for two months."

"You don't want to live, but I want to live. When Emperor Tianyuan was here, everyone was afraid of me. I am not the Otsutoku Priest, and the Otsutoku Priest's rights were not as good as me. If Emperor Tianyuan was not here, I would be regarded as the Otsutoku Priest and could not stand for several days. If I wanted to be the Emperor, I would probably die in one day."

If the husband said it scaryly, he finally gave up Xiao's thought: "What should I do? Why don't you tell the emperor now and drive King Zhao away?"

"So what if you drive away King Zhao? If Emperor Tianyuan is not here, he will come back."

Xiao became scared: "Is there no chance of life?"

Zheng Yi frowned and thought for a long time before sighing: "Only one person may be able to save my life. If I push him to do my best, even if the emperor is really gone, I can stabilize the situation and maintain wealth."

When Zheng Yi came to visit, Yang Jian was also discussing with Dugu's family about King Zhao's entry into Beijing. Both husband and wife realized that the person who came to Zhao this time was not good, and the kind did not come. When Yuan Zhou came in to report that Zheng Yi was visiting, Dugu smiled: "Husband, it seems that some people are more anxious than us."

After Sha Boluo crossed the Yellow River, he received news from Chang'an that the Zhou army attacked the Luohou (the note was written as Chu Luoqi, which is now corrected) had only 2,000 people. He almost pissed Sha Boluo to death and had the intention to kill his younger brother. If it weren't for Chu Luohou sending people to report that there were tens of thousands of Zhou troops, he wouldn't have to retreat. He sent troops to wipe out Pule County and reinforcements together, which would be more or less able to win the reputation of the Turks. Now, he would give up his initiative when he retreated.

However, Chuluo Hou also knew that Sha Boluo would not let him go after discovering the truth. He brought two thousand remaining soldiers back before, and even if Sha Bo was a little bit of fire, it would not be released. However, Sha Boluo was relieved that the Great Zhou court did not regret the previous treaty. Although he lost a lot of people this time, he could also explain it to the woman when he brought the Great Zhou tribute and the stolen material.

During this Turkic invasion, more than ten cities in the Great Zhou were destroyed, and some cities were blackmailed for property, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed and injured, and countless villages were destroyed, making many border soldiers and civilians as deep as the sea of ​​hatred for the Turks. Many border soldiers and civilians were very angry about the matter of winning the battle and sending Turkic beauties and property.

Yang Tian was also angry, but this kind of thing was far away from the border and could not even be touched. Even if he could, he could not help. This victory was just to destroy the Turks' further ambitions. If he wanted to completely defeat the Turks, it would be impossible before the emperor was changed. Then it would not be surprising that such unbeaten defeat was defeated.

Yang Tian could only try his best to do some comfort work. As for the rewards given to him by the court and the title of county duke, Yang Tian didn't care at all.

After the Turks retreated, some survivors began to return to their homes. Yang Tian asked the court to transfer a large number of materials to help the people who suffered the military disaster, and also dispatched the provincial and government troops behind to enrich the front line and prevent the Turks from crossing the Yellow River to attack again.

Although Pule County is a bit terrible, it is undoubtedly several times better than those cities captured by the Turks. Wuyuan County, which is dozens of miles away from Pule County, had more than 30,000 residents. After being captured by the Turks, there were only 10,000 people left. Honghua County had more than 40,000 soldiers and civilians. After the Turks, only more than 5,000 escaped.

Although these people escaped their lives, their crops were eaten completely by Turkic horses, and their livestock were stolen by Turkic people, becoming impoverished. If they were not helped, they would either starve to death or become bandits. Most of the officials appointed by the court were killed by the Turkic people. It would take at least several months to wait for the court to send officials. Yang Tian could only send several personal soldiers to each town to temporarily serve the government.

However, this would have an unexpected benefit to Yang Tian. The personal soldiers who had been trained by him for several years not only had the opportunity to receive civil affairs training, but also the relief was now under the responsibility of these personal soldiers sent by Yang Tian. In the future, even if officials were sent to the court, the people would only believe in the personal soldiers sent by Yang Tian. Yang Tian was equal to capturing these more than ten cities into his own hands.

Pule County was dealt with by Da Xi Changru, and Yang Tian could ignore it. He temporarily placed the headquarters of the Xuanlong Army in Wuyuan County. Wuyuan County was captured by the Turks, but the city wall was not as severe as Pule County. The Turks plundered it and left. Although the residents are much less than before, they are still popular compared to other places.

This place is basically the center of the towns robbed by the Turks. The Xuanlong Army is stationed here, which is convenient for Yang Tian to transport materials and also convenient for Yang Tian to check in various towns.

On that day, Yang Tian led more than ten cavalry slowly out of the city from the street. Seeing these more than ten cavalry, the people of Wuyuan County took the initiative to move the road away and looked at Yang Tian and others with respect. They did not retract their gaze until they were far away.

For all the cities that were captured by the Turks, Yang Tian is now their living god. Not only did he drive away the Turks, but he also gave them various living tools so that they would not starve to death and restore their confidence in living.

Yang Tian was so proud of the court that he had transported 5,000 war horses to the court, so it was worth it to ask for more materials. Moreover, he also held the power of the front line manager and could withdraw materials from the rear counties at any time.

After leaving the city, Yang Tian gently touched Chi Ying. Chi Ying snorted, and her four hooves suddenly accelerated, leaving more than a dozen personal soldiers behind. Zheng Xiong and others quickly shouted that their mounts would speed up and chase after them.

Everyone rushed for half an hour and stopped in front of a big lake. The scenery here is beautiful and it is a good place to be idle. Yang Tian has been traveling around in various towns these days, so busy that he was dizzy. Today he found a place to relax.

After jumping off the horse, Yang Tian took out the fishing rod that had been prepared from his horse's back, sat on the grass, hung fresh bait, and threw the fish hook into the water. Several personal soldiers followed suit, and several others scattered around to guard. Although the Turks retreated, it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no horse thieves, bandits, etc. that endanger Yang Tian's safety, and the personal soldiers did not dare to be careless.

There are few people here. The fish in the water have not tasted the cunning of people. Soon, fish bite the hook. Yang Tian mentioned it casually, and a big carp weighing several pounds suddenly jumped around on the grass.

Zheng Xiong hurriedly ran over, held the carp with both hands, and smiled and said, "What a fat fish."

Yang Tian was also very happy that a big fish had been hooked in such a short time and said with a smile: "The fish here are so plump that the residents of Wuyuan County can come and catch fish."

Most of the more than 10,000 residents in Wuyuan County need to transport grain from the rear to provide relief. If a large amount of fresh fish can be caught, the pressure on the rear will be greatly reduced.

The lake is endless, with a water surface of at least ten miles wide, and it is also connected to a large river. It is probably possible to catch millions of kilograms of fresh fish. Zheng Xiong hurriedly said: "I have recorded it. When I go back, I tell Lu Mulin that I will organize the people of Wuyuan County to catch fish."

Lu Mulin was Yang Tian's personal soldier who was in charge of the entire town order in Wuyuan County. Although he had shown extraordinary talents after his first political affairs, Yang Tian was quite satisfied with him and had let go of all the government affairs of Wuyuan County and intended to let him take over Wuyuan County.

While speaking, Yang Tian tightened the fishing rod in his hand, and another fish bit the hook. Yang Tian quickly lifted the rod. With a bang, the fishing line broke into two pieces. A big fish on the water surface showed a back. A heavy slap in his tail immediately sounded a clatter of water, and a round table-sized whirlwind nest surged on the lake.

Zheng Xiong opened his mouth wide and sighed: "What a big fish."

If this fish was caught, it would weigh at least dozens of pounds. Yang Tian suddenly showed a hint of annoyance. If he had known the fish was so big, he would not have been anxious. He could only slowly walk the fish and lift it up when the fish had exhausted its strength.

Yang Tian threw the broken fishing rod: "Forget it, I won't fish." He got up and walked along the lake shore.

Zheng Xiong followed Yang Tian closely, waited a little further away from the others before whispering: "General, it seems that someone is checking the identities and origins of Lu Mulin and the others recently."

Yang Tian's eyes widened: "Do you know who it is?"

Zheng Xiong's heart tightened. He had long guessed that the personal soldiers Yang Tian recruited later must have some special identities. However, as Yang Tian's personal soldiers captain, he could only bury this speculation in his heart. When he found someone secretly investigated a few days ago, he suddenly felt that the situation was serious. Because it involved the internal personnel of the Xuanlong Army, he found such an opportunity to tell Yang Tian.

Yang Tian had already made Li Gang prepare for the resumes of these personal soldiers, and could also withstand the inspection, but this would be the case without notice. If someone is interested in investigating more than a dozen people in a row, he would definitely have doubts, where did these people's martial arts and culture come from?

"In addition to the county magistrates in Pule County, Wang Shu is also one of them. These days, Wang Shu has intentionally or unintentionally got close to Lu Mulin, Yue Ren, Li Rongzhi and others. It seems that he really wants to get something out of their mouths."

Yang Tian's personal soldiers training was separated from ordinary soldiers in daily life. Therefore, except for the personal soldiers themselves, the soldiers of the Xuanlong Army did not feel that the sudden extra fifty people were special. However, now Yang Tian can easily send more than ten people to take over the government affairs of each city, and everyone is both civil and military. Of course, it suddenly shows that these personal soldiers are unique, which will naturally attract the attention of some people.

Yang Tian was not afraid of Da Xi Changru's investigation. He saved him and all the military and civilians of Pule County. His son served under his command. Moreover, he was thousands of miles away from Chang'an, so it was inconvenient to investigate. It was even more impossible to take out information from his personal soldiers. Even if he really found out something, Da Xi Changru would probably cover it up. He would think more that these people were the auxiliary candidates for his son by Yang Jian. It was not a big deal for the nobles to raise hundreds of soldiers in private.

However, Wang Shu's investigation seemed abnormal. The origin of the head coach's personal soldiers was not something he could control at will, at least it showed his hostility towards the head coach. Recalling that Wang Shu usually had many things that were erratic, Yang Tian sneered: "Wang Shu."

"General, did you transfer Wang Shu out of Xuanlong Army?"

Yang Tian shook his head and made a chopping move with his hand. Zheng Xiong was slightly surprised: "Kill."

If Wang Shu offended Yang Tian before this expedition, Yang Tian might still tolerate it. However, this time he was used to killing people or being killed, Yang Tian's heart had become hardened. As the saying goes, human life is like a mustard of grass, and he is used to the death of thousands of people. Yang Tian no longer cared about killing someone.

A few days later, Wang Shu met the defeated Turkic soldiers who were scattered while going out and died bravely. Wang Shu was just angry that Yang Tian had made too little contribution to him this time, and he was dissatisfied with Yang Tian's use of his personal soldiers as the temporary head of each city. At first, he wanted to see Yang Tian's jokes, but he didn't expect that these personal soldiers were doing well, which aroused his curiosity. Unexpectedly, they caused the murder.

Wang Shu's death caused a large search of the Turkic defeated troops in the front line. He did find many Turkic defeated soldiers. They were all people who lost contact with the large army when Pule County fled. Some of the defeated soldiers returned to the grassland, but a small number hid among the people. Although the Turkic people had deep eyes and high noses, their appearance was very different from that of the Han people, it was originally mixed with people of various ethnic groups, and it was not surprising that Turkic people were involved.
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