Chapter 193 How can the mountains and rivers be stable? Eleven
Shi Zhixuan’s attack was really heavy, and it couldn’t be dispelled. Xiao Hao took seven days to recover from the debuff of his waist injury. During the training these days, those curious Tiance soldiers were even more troublesome than Cangyun who made trouble back then.
Knowing that Xiao Hao had a big fight with Shi Zhixuan that night, Hong Niangzi and Li Yan laughed. Hong Niangzi suppressed her laughter and apologized to Xiao Hao: "General, your face is normal, and there is nothing wrong with your words. I thought you can drink a lot and nothing will happen... Ahem, I will pay attention next time!"
Xiao Hao looked at her without temper, gritted his teeth and said secretly: "There will be no next time!" Stop drinking! Mom, I'm selling...
I made a mistake because of drinking. The ancients were not wrong.
Li Yan will soon follow King Qian to move north. They don't have much time to be together, and Yuan Chengzhi is also very reluctant. But the Haoqi League has just been established, and there are too many things to do.
It will take some time for the news spread by Xiao Hao to take effect, and Yuan Chengzhi, who has only been in the camp for three days, must step into the world as soon as possible.
Before leaving, Li Yan and the other two asked to burn a stick of incense in front of the Lingyan Pavilion of Tiance Mansion to express their determination.
In the future, the two names of Haoqi League and Tiance Mansion will become the most dreamed teams for all righteous people who have a common destiny.
Changkong ordered that no evil will be born, the way of heaven will not be destroyed, and the noble spirit will last forever!
Yuan Chengzhi set out with a young man full of ambition. This young man, who had just started out, would bring the first batch of chivalrous heroes to the Haoqi League in the name of Haoqi Tianquan.
Yuan Chengzhi did not disappoint Xiao Hao.
He traveled through Jiangnan, Nanjing, and then turned north, passing through Shandong and Tongguan. More and more people followed him. Yuan Chengzhi, who became the leader of the martial arts world in seven provinces, was the most dazzling new star in the world.
He began to realize that the world was much more complicated than he had thought. Even though Xiao Hao had pointed out the way for him and revealed the difference between good and evil before he set out, when it really came to every living person, the boundaries of this concept would gradually blur.
Even in the Huashan Sect, where he was born, there are still good and bad people, people who don't understand reason, don't know the overall situation, and don't distinguish between the important and the urgent, not to mention how complicated life is, and it's not just Huashan.
The closer Yuan Chengzhi gets to the martial arts world, the more sober he becomes, and the more he respects Xiao Hao and Li Yan.
Knowing is easy, but doing is difficult.
When we met, we were like-minded, and we lived for decades, but we were still able to stick to our youthful ambitions with pride and iron will. When we really did it bit by bit like them, we realized how difficult it was.
When Yuan Chengzhi's reputation in the martial arts world was rising, Xiao Hao was not idle either.
Li Zicheng's army marched into the capital and was about to break through the capital. Xiao Hao took advantage of Li Zicheng's
march north and led the Tiance Iron Cavalry to crush all the major forces in the south. He was invincible and undefeated. Whenever the enemy heard of the name of the Tiance Army, they would either be terrified, surrender, or join the righteous cause. Xiao Hao had a smooth journey in the south and was very powerful.
A few days later, the righteous armies from all sides gathered in the capital. As the organizer of the Haoqi League, Xiao Hao could not neglect such an important event, so he went to the capital to help King Qi break through the capital.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that the situation was hopeless, so he went to Coal Hill and hanged himself.
The Ming Dynasty finally came to an end.
However, after entering Beijing, Li Zicheng's military discipline deteriorated greatly. Not only did he no longer accept Li Yan's suggestion to appease the former Ming officials, but he allowed his men to rob and kill, rob women and gold and silver, and tortured the former Ming officials who had money at home and forced them to hand over their property.
Most of Li Zicheng's men were mountain bandits, and officials could not satisfy their insatiable desires. In addition, Li Zicheng himself had also seized many beautiful women and treasures, and he had no power to restrain his men. These bandits set their sights on ordinary people in Beijing.
In a dozen days, the property looted by the invading army reached tens of millions, and there were countless casualties.
Yuan Chengzhi was greatly disappointed with King Yan. Even his own relatives and friends were being bullied by the Yan army. Li Yan had a premonition of this. He only had a lingering hatred and regretted that he had pushed this devil into the capital step by step .
The prosperous capital in the past is now a hell on earth.
Li Yan was sad and angry, but he had to go to King Yan's celebration banquet. He sat at the table and watched Li Zicheng and his men indulge in wine and sex, and his blood turned into ice and snow bit by bit.
There are seven stars in the noble spirit. The seven stars are the righteous way of heaven and earth in every word and action.
But what he has done now, how can he be worthy of the name of Tianji Military Strategist.
Li Yan felt that what was in the cup at this moment was not wine, but frost and snow colder than cold iron.
He put down his wine glass and said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, although we have taken Beijing now, Wu Sangui's mercenaries in Shanhaiguan are brave and good at fighting. We must be on guard against them. Your Majesty should not indulge in excessive pleasures... at this time."
Li Yan had already given him face by saying this. The words "debauchery" were not allowed in elegant occasions, and he did not want to fall out with Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng didn't care at all. He waved his hand and laughed, "Who is Wu Sangui? I have sent people to persuade him to surrender. If he knows what's good for him, he will naturally submit to me!"
Li Yan frowned and said, "The success of the army was due to the words 'benevolence and righteousness'. Now there are complaints in the capital. If Your Majesty continues like this, you will lose the people's support!"
Before Li Zicheng could answer, Liu Zongmin sneered, "When Your Majesty was fighting for the country, the people obeyed you. Now that you have conquered the country, you are the destined emperor. How can you lose the people's support? General, don't make alarmist remarks at this moment!"
Li Yan was so angry that his face turned pale, but he didn't want to throw the cup in front of him to argue with him.
Seeing them arguing with each other, Li Zicheng soothed them, "Hey, this is a celebration banquet, everyone should be harmonious, no need to talk about complicated state affairs. For my sake, the two of you should drink and enjoy the beauties!"
Li Yan suppressed his anger and sat back at the table, but his eyes were gray and his food tasted bland.
After the group of people had enough fun, the tables were knocked over, and finally dispersed, Li Yan slowly stood up from the table and stepped out of the palace step by step.
As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, he saw Xiao Hao and Yuan Chengzhi together, with several soldiers lying in front of them. Li Yan walked over quickly and asked, "What happened?"
Xiao Hao pointed his gun at the militia and said, "They raped the women without any explanation, and plundered the people's property in the name of clearing out the remnants of the Ming court. So I taught them a lesson."
Li Yan sighed and said angrily, "I will go to King Yan and make it clear. He must order a strict ban on looting!"
Xiao Hao held him back and shook his head, saying, "If he had listened to you, we wouldn't be in this situation today."
Yuan Chengzhi stood behind them without saying a word, comforting the crying girl on the ground, his eyes red.
Li Yan saw that he had something on his mind, and bowed his head and said, "Just tell me, I know what you are wondering."
Yuan Chengzhi said, "When I was recruiting heroes for the Haoqi League, I often heard the heroes in the rivers and lakes say that the king of the gang was making decisions for the people and venting their anger for the people. Now it seems that he is doing this for the people. What is the difference between such behavior and bandits?!"
Li Yan closed his eyes, suddenly turned around and glared at the militia and said, "General Xiao is magnanimous and spared your life, but why don't you get out of here! If I see you guys breaking the law and committing atrocities again in the future, I will kill you on the spot!"
The militia immediately crawled away in a mess.
Yuan Chengzhi was a young man after all, and he didn't understand the many dangers in the officialdom. He had no defense. He was straightforward, but some of his words could not be heard by these soldiers.
Li Yan drove them away, then said to Xiao Hao solemnly: "The south of the Yangtze River is already within the sphere of influence of the Haoqi League, but the north is still a little out of reach. I beg brother Xiao..." He paused for a long time before saying harshly: "...lead the army into the capital and bring peace to them."
Xiao Hao was in the capital, while the main elite forces of Tiance were still in Luoyang. He came here to preside over the affairs of the Haoqi League, and he only brought a few hundred people from Hongniangzi's Tianshaying with him.
Xiao Hao understood what Li Yan meant and couldn't help but frown and said, "Brother Li, aren't you joining us?"
Li Yan curled his lips with a bit of self-mockery, "How can I have the face to start a rebellion with the Haoqi League again?"
Xiao Hao said, "You are the military advisor of King Qian, and also the military advisor of Haoqi."
Li Yan shook his head, but his eyes gradually became firm. He pointed at hundreds of houses in the capital. Wherever his fingertips reached, there were the sounds of soldiers laughing and playing and civilians crying and wailing. "I deceived them, and now the responsibility should be borne by me. All their sufferings are caused by me. I hope that the general will ride on horseback and take up his gun as soon as possible to crush these bandits and trample them in front of them to commemorate their blood and tears." Xiao Hao insisted, "Among the so-called 'friendly forces' of Prince Yan, many are dissatisfied with you. They say that you are self-righteous and look down on them. If you confront Prince Yan again at this time, he will definitely have a grudge against you." Li Yan said, "I am just a scholar
. I will not be a good person to you ...
, allowing the soldiers to go wild is an unforgivable crime. As a minister, I am loyal and a friend, and naturally I am the only one who can fulfill this duty. I, Li Yan, have acted upright and upright, so what can they say? Even if I unfortunately turn into a wild soul, I will cut out my liver and gallbladder and swear to defend the river for 30,000 miles. "
Xiao Hao couldn't persuade him, so he stopped talking and said to him: "Don't anger King Yan first, wait until tomorrow to see if there is a turnaround."
Li Yan was confused, "What are you going to do, brother Xiao?"
Xiao Hao said word by word: "If you don't kill the bandits, how can you rest!"
Overnight, the situation in the capital changed drastically.
The Tiance soldiers who entered the capital with King Yan in the past suddenly pointed their weapons at the friendly forces.
Xiao Hao ordered the Tian Ce troops to occupy the southeast corner of the capital. Anyone who was found burning, killing, or looting was to be killed without mercy, no matter which general they were under. He also urged the people in the capital to take refuge in the Tian Ce garrison. For a time, except for the southeast corner where the people were gathered, the rest of the city became an empty city.
Xiao Hao said to the intruders, "You don't know how to be the city guards in the capital. Let us, the Dongdu men, teach you!"
Li Zicheng was so angry that he overturned the table in front of him.
"I didn't expect that Tian Ce is really a group of ungrateful people as their name suggests. They ignored our past friendship and turned against me at this critical moment!"
Niu Jinxing said on the side: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. We still have 100,000 elite soldiers in Beijing. Although Tian Ce is famous for its good fighting skills, there are only a few hundred people in the city. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Li Zicheng forced himself to remain calm and said: "Tian Ce is nothing to be afraid of. What we need to be wary of is that Xiao Hao. Almost all the heroes in Beijing are members of the Haoqi League. They are very skilled in martial arts. If They rebelled together, and it is quite troublesome to deal with them. "
Niu Jinxing immediately said: "They say they care about the people, but they are not just for the reputation of merit, and want to seize the king's great cause? Why not invite their leaders first, and persuade them to surrender with high positions and generous salaries. If they can surrender, then it's fine. If not, then just go there-"
Li Zicheng smiled and pressed his palms: "General Xiao is not a short-sighted person, he will understand the current situation."