The doors of Wanchun Palace were all open, and the dead bodies everywhere in the palace blocked the spring scenery of red flowers and green willows. Dou Jiande was standing under a weeping willow with a crooked neck. He was dressed in gray cloth and had gray hair on his temples. He wasn't sure if it was because of the thin clothes he wore that he was trembling slightly. At this time, he looked more like an ordinary farmer than an emperor.
When Li Xian appeared outside the palace gate, Dou Jiande waved to him.
He had met Li Xian, but he only vaguely remembered his appearance. Originally, a man like Li Xian was the type of person who would never be forgotten, even if he just looked at him from a distance, he would still leave an impression on people long after. Dou Jiande saw a large group of cavalry coming outside the palace gate and a person arrived, and he knew it must be Li Xian.
Li Xian walked slowly into the palace gate, looked at the tragic scene in the palace and couldn't help but shake his head slightly. The scale of Wanchun Palace is not comparable to Chang'an Taiji Palace, but the number of servants in the palace is not necessarily less than that of Taiji Palace. But after all the killing, not a single person was left alive.
The corpses of palace maids and eunuchs were everywhere. The most disturbing thing was a little palace maid who was huddled in the corner and shot to death by random arrows. She looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. She was curled up in a ball, even though she was dead. , the panic and fear on his face is still so clear.
Li Xian walked very slowly, and Dou Jiande was not in a hurry.
When the two people faced each other, there was a brief silence.
"Thanks."
In the end, Li Xian spoke first and said thank you.
"Thank you for helping you capture my capital?"
Dou Jiande asked.
Li Xian shook his head and said: "I lost nearly 5,000 men in today's attack on the city. If you hadn't chosen this time to kill Wang Pao, more of my men would have died. I thank you. Thank you for letting me." There were many fewer casualties among my men.¡±
Dou Jiande was startled, then smiled mockingly: "I thought you were thanking me for helping you complete your great cause of dominating the world."
"For me nowthat's not a difficult thing."
Li Xian replied lightly.
Dou Jiande raised the corner of his mouth and couldn't help laughing: "I remember that when I was young, I was not as confident and domineering as you. Even after I raised the army, I was still trembling, fearing that I would lose the future that I finally won. Even if I ascend the throne, After becoming emperor, I never thought that taking over the world would be a simple and easy task."
¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a simple matter either.¡±
Li Xian also smiled: "If I didn't have the advantage, I wouldn't be able to say such pretentious and coquettish words. If the winner is you, maybe you will say it more easily and simply than me."
"You are too realistic."
Dou Jiande shook his head: "We have reached this point today, what are you going to tell me?"
Li Xian was silent and did not answer.
"At the very least, I should say good luck to you all the way."
Dou Jiande said with relief: "You and I have been fighting for so many years. If you can give me a blessing at the last moment, I expect that I will feel more at ease on the road to Huangquan."
Li Xian nodded, but still didn't speak.
Dou Jiande couldn't help but laugh again: "You are much better than I thought. At least you didn't hypocritically say anything about saving my life. If you said that, I might look down on you. Young man It is not easy to have such a mind and honesty.¡±
"You are a fierce tiger from Hebei. Even though you are injured, you are still fierce. You dare not stay."
Li Xian said in a sincere tone.
Dou Jiande grunted and said, "The reason why I haven't stabbed myself yet, but have waited for you to arrive, is because I have something to ask for, and I hope you can help me if you can."
"you say."
"My wife Cao died at the hands of Wang Roo, and I have never found his body. If you are willing to help me, please bury her body with meI am very grateful."
"good"
Li Xian nodded: "I will try my best."
"Thank you very much"
Dou Jiande clasped his fists, picked up a hemp rope on the ground and threw it to the crooked neck tree. Li Xian shook his head and said: "This method of death is a bit unfair to you, and people who die like this will always look ugly after death. Our Military Inspectorate's Second Department has a secret poison that is tasteless and insensible. After death, the appearance will be the same as before." .When I find your wife¡¯s body and bury it with you, she won¡¯t mind your ugly death even if you gather together underground.¡±
Dou Jiande was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing loudly: "If these words hadn't come from your mouth, I would have been angry."
"still have a question."
Li Xian turned around and glanced at the dead bodies everywhere: "WhyWhy kill all these people? "
Dou Jiande thought for a while and replied: "Although I have lost, I can't leave nothing behind after ten years of hard work. When I die I still have to bring some people to serve me. I am a hero in the world, and I will be a hero after death." .¡±
Li Xian asked: "You should bring more soldiers and horses."
Dou Jiande laughed loudly: "All the soldiers and horses in this city are left to you so that you will not feel at ease in the future."
Li Xian sighed, took out a porcelain bottle from the deerskin bag and handed it to him.
After Dou Jiande took it, he couldn't help but ask: "Why do you carry poison with you?"
Li Xian smiled and said: "I have had a determination since I was a child, and I have never changed it until now. If one day I cannot fight against fate and have to die, I must die by my own hands. And I am too stinky, I didn¡¯t want to hang myself and look like a ghost with a long tongue. I was afraid of pain, so I didn¡¯t want to commit suicide with a knife. So I had to carry poison with me, and it was the kind of poison that would not cause pain after eating.¡±
¡°I want to die more comfortably.¡±
Dou Jiande sighed: "If the world doesn't belong to you, who else can it belong to?"
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Xu Shiji and others only saw His Highness King Yan and Dou Jiande talking under the crooked willow tree outside the main hall. The two laughed from time to time. They seemed to be having a great conversation, but Xu Shiji looked worried. His Highness King Yan and Dou Jiande laughed more and more. , the more worried he became. When he saw Dou Jiande hanging a hemp rope on the crooked neck tree, he felt a little relieved. But His Highness King Yan stopped him, which made his heart hang up again.
He looked back at Pei Xingyan and Xiong Kuohai and said, "If my lord comes back soon and Dou Jiande is not dead, you two will go in."
Pei Xingyan and Xiong Kuohai nodded. Pei Xingyan said: "Marshal, don't worry, Dou Jiande will die no matter what."
Xiong Kuohai said: "Dou Jiande still has many loyal subordinates in Hebei. If the lord is soft-hearted for a moment, there will inevitably be troubles. There are at least 20,000 soldiers outside Wanchun Palace who still miss him. Unless he diesthose There will be no peace if we surrender our troops."
Xu Shiji hummed, straightened his clothes and walked into the palace: "I'll ask the lord to come out, and you two will go in. Don't do it in front of everyone, it's best to let him leave a whole body." . After a while, we gathered all the surrendered soldiers and said that Dou Jiande committed suicide."
"Here!"
The generals responded, and couldn't help but look back at the Xia soldiers who had laid down their weapons not far away.
But just when Xu Shiji walked into the palace gate, Li Xian had already turned around and walked back. Standing under the crooked willow tree, Dou Jiande looked at Li Xian's back and sighed, then turned and walked into the Wanchun Palace Hall.
Xu Shiji was stunned and subconsciously stopped.
Li Xian walked all the way to Xu Shiji. After stopping, he patted Xu Shiji's shoulder: "Let him go quietly by himself. He doesn't lack the courage."
Xu Shiji nodded and asked, "How to deal with the aftermath?"
Li Xian did not look back, and was silent for a while before saying: "The mourning ceremony is carried out according to imperial etiquette. I want to personally support the spirit. Let all Dou Jiande's soldiers wear mourning, and he will be buried in the mausoleum that Dou Jiande has built outside the city. Post a notice and go out to appease Ming The people in the city. Those eunuchs and maids who died in the palace were buried together."
"Here!"
Xu Shiji responded, finally relieved of his worries.
"The people of Hebei are strong and fierce. Although Dou Jiande has lost people's hearts in recent years, it is inevitable that there will still be people who care about his friendship in the prefectures and counties that have not yet been conquered after running Hebei for many years. For officials from all over Hebei, in addition to being greedy for money and perverting the law, they are unforgivable. All others will remain in their original posts, and at least they will not move in the near future. Send people everywhere to spread the news of Dou Jiande's suicide. Tell those Xia officials who are still defending the city that if they surrender sincerely, they will not be alone. Killing one person indiscriminately.¡±
"In addition find a way to find Queen Cao's body. Wang Bao's cronies should know that no matter whether they can find it or not, they will find it."
"I understand!"
Xu Shiji nodded.
Li Xian thought for a while and then ordered: "Go search with great fanfare, let the people of Mingzhou know that we are looking, and let all the people in Hebei know about it. Hurry up and rush to Xue Wanche and Li Daozong's army, who are trapped by them The hundreds of thousands of Zhou troops actually recognized Dou Jiande in their hearts. Wang Bao had no affection for them and was not worth remembering. Let Xue Wanche and Li Daozong's soldiers and horses wear white banners and wear mourning clothes. If they don't attack within three days, just say This is to mourn Dou Jiande If those Zhou troops don't surrender, they will all be slaughtered."
"I understand!"
Xu Shiji repeated it, feeling full of joyHe expressed his admiration for Li Xian.
He originally wanted to persuade Li Xian not to be too tough in governing Hebei. The folk customs in Hebei are too strict. If the suppression is too strict, someone will inevitably start trouble. If the banner of revenge for Dou Jiande is raised again, it will inevitably become a serious problem if it is not eliminated in time. Listening to what Li Xian said, it was obvious that he had also taken this aspect into consideration.
Hebei is a land of hundreds of battles, and Dou Jiande has indeed done a lot for the people during the years he has been running Hebei. The people will inevitably miss him.
"Governing officials is the first level, and governing the people is the foundation We will send people to all counties and counties to post notices that all counties and counties in Hebei will be exempted from money and food taxes for one year. The people do not want to cause chaos, and even if some people want to take the opportunity to cause chaos, they will not be able to cause chaos. .¡±
Li Xian walked out and said: "In addition, I will instruct the people in the Military Inspectorate to keep an eye on them. If anyone in the army behaves domineeringly and bullies Dou Jiande's surrender, they will not be pardoned and will be killed without mercy. Dou Jiande's subordinates will not be pardoned. Keep everything you can, and don't move too much for at least three years. Take your time, don't rush."
Xu Shiji breathed a long sigh of relief and couldn't help but ask: "Master, are you still going out of the country?"
Li Xian smiled and said: "I know you will definitely stop me, but I must leave this time. I promised the master, and also promised others I have to go."
"As for those people in Chang'an City I didn't want to leave without a solid foundation before I left the fortress. I was going to have fun, but I'm afraid I won't have the chance in the future. Now that I'm playing, let's play more freely and let Luo Shixin and Pei Xingyan take 30,000 The elite cavalry traveled back at night and under the stars. Don't reveal any information. To the generals in the armyjust tell them that they are chasing the Tiele people."
"I obey the order!"
Xu Shiji couldn't help but take a deep breath again. He knew that the world was about to be settled.
"In addition, all the generals in the army who have secret connections with Chang'an, please gather them all tonight and wait in the main hall of Wanchun Palace. Just say that I will hold a celebration banquet in person Let Xiong Kuohai lead the troops to do it. , I am not Cao Cao I have no interest in doing such a thing as Fen Xin's heart. As for their family members, the men will be executed regardless of their age, and the women will be sent to the frontier as slaves. The lonely heart has to be cruel once, and this time it will be more cruel. , kill more, and someone will inevitably tremble in their heart when they think of this idea again in the future."
"Here!"
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