C975 He Pointed His Sword at the Central Plains(part I)
C975 He Pointed His Sword at the Central Plains(part I)
He knew that he didn't have the ability to kill Lee Yang, but he wasn't willing to easily give up on the hatred between nations. If a person was too upright, his heart would be twisted. This was especially true for people like Tian Moshi. His bones were very hard, so hard that it made the surrounding people admire him. However, there wouldn't be anyone who would be friends with such a fellow. It was precisely because they didn't know how to break through. They belonged to the type of people who wouldn't turn back until they crashed into the south wall.
Moreover, even if they hit the south wall, they wouldn't necessarily turn back.
Lee Yang was also sizing up Tian Moshi.
Yu Shiqie's recommendation was definitely correct, but to conquer such a person... It takes time. Soong Qiuyi made Lee Yang sad. He began to doubt himself. He even felt that he was not sure if he could do the same thing again. If Tian Moshi became the next Soong Qiuyi... Lee Yang probably even wanted to commit suicide.
As a wife who knew her husband well, Yu Shiqie immediately noticed the change in Lee Yang. She gently held his hand and used the temperature of her palm to cheer Lee Yang on. Then she said to Tian Moshi, "Moshi, are you willing to join Cang Liu Empire?"
Tian Moshi clenched his fists tightly and did not say anything.
Yu Shiqie asked again twice and felt a little pressure.
Tian Moshi raised his head and stared at Lee Yang. "I don't want to."
"Alright, we have already said it before. If you don't want to stay in Cang Liu Empire, then... You can leave at any time. I can still pester you. " Yu Shiqie was also very straightforward. She immediately got someone to bring Tian Moshi's younger sister over. After the siblings were together, Yu Shiqie repeated what she had said before.
Tian Moshi's younger sister, Tian Xian, immediately collapsed after knowing that her brother had decided to leave.
"I'm not leaving. If you want to leave, you can leave."
Tian Moshi looked at his younger sister in shock. He had never expected her to abandon him at this moment.
He asked with some difficulty, "Why?"
"Brother, I'm really tired of wandering. I'm tired of not being able to eat or dress properly every day. Your dream is very lofty, and your sister is ashamed of being inferior to you. I don't have your broad-mindedness, I just want to live an ordinary life. Thank you for taking care of me so much, my sister has nothing to repay you for. I can only kowtow to you." After Tian Xian finished speaking, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to Tian Moshi in an orderly manner.
Tian Moshi looked coldly at his younger sister. "Did your generous life make you forget about your national enmity?"
"National enmity?" Tian Xian stood up and said indifferently, "The Da Yu City that you love, when did you love you?"
A simple sentence like a nuclear weapon shattered Tian Moshi's line of defense in his heart. He collapsed.
The Da Yu City had never treated him kindly, but he still used the standards of a Kingdom Knight to ask for his help. To outsiders, this was a very laughable idea. Tian Moshi finally understood why those people looked at him with such a strange gaze. It was ridicule!
His sister's request wasn't too excessive. In fact, it could even be said that she was begging. However, for the sake of his so-called ideals, he had actually brought his younger sister along with him. He completely ignored her true thoughts. Instead, she used the standards that she demanded from her younger sister, even though she did do some things for her younger sister. For example, to prevent her from starving for too long.
However, she was still a girl.
Tian Moshi suddenly burst into tears. He crouched on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
Tian Xian walked over and hugged her brother. "Brother, I know you're suffering. Sister's actions have hurt your heart. But please forgive my sister. I really can't go. I like this place. The Empress treats me very well. The other nobles in the Palace are also very good to me, I don't need to worry about the chaos of war. I don't need to worry about running away when I open my eyes. I can eat three meals a day. And there's meat. Do you know how it felt when I ate meat on the first day? Brother, I'm sorry, but I'll treat you too. Let me go."
Tian Moshi's eyes were swollen from crying. Lee Yang and Yu Shiqie did not stop him. Instead, they stood on the steps and watched coldly.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Tian Moshi wiped away his tears and stood up. "I am willing to submit."
This was a choice made under extreme helplessness and collapse. At this time, Tian Moshi still had a little bit of rebellion and resistance. He needed to grind for a period of time before he could be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Lee Yang was not in a hurry. In any case, the preparation of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was not something that could be done in a day or two. Furthermore, the most important thing for him right now wasn't to build the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Instead, he needed to gather all of his forces and prepare to set off for the Central Plains.
After handing over the task of training Tian Moshi to Yu Shiqie, Lee Yang really did not have the mood to train another person.
The next day, Soong Qiuyi was beheaded on the street. The number of spectators exceeded ten thousand, filling up the entire street.
Apart from Soong Qiuyi, the rest of the living people from the Soong Family were also pushed onto the guillotine. In order to prevent the public from getting agitated, the younger ones had already been killed early, including a two year old baby.
Soong Qiuyi was dead, but his eyes were still wide open.
The rest of the people from the Soong Family were screaming and crying, but no one could help them anymore. As the guillotine fell, the Soong Family had become history.
Apart from the Soong Family, there were also a few other big families who were beheaded. For a moment, the entire east street was covered in blood. The water dragon washed the blood seven or eight times before it was completely washed away. However, the smell would linger for at least half a year. When walking on the East Street, it was as if one could hear the roars of evil ghosts.
This street had become the quietest street in Da Di City. Even in broad daylight, no one dared to stay there for too long. The surrounding shops were in an even worse state. They were moving their houses one after another. In the end, there was actually not a single house on this street. This made Lee Yang very surprised. However, he also realized that this was a good opportunity to earn money, so he found an agent to buy all of this street.
Although he was the Emperor and the entire Da Di City belonged to him, the money in the pockets of the ordinary people was not his. Since there was a good opportunity to hype up the land, how could a modern person like Lee Yang turn a blind eye to it?
The words were divided into two parts. The betrayal of the Da Di City had already been evaluated and the attack of Great Dragon City had reached the final moment.
Piao Wang was worthy of being called a handsome man. In just three months, he had seized the hearts of the people of Great Dragon City. Yuwen Cangji had no choice but to send out a large number of troops to guard the various city gates to prevent the civilians from secretly opening the city gates and letting the cavalry of the Cang Liu Empire in.
He once again put on his clothes and went into battle. Naturally, he didn't want to go out. Instead, he ran to the city walls and scolded Piao Wang, saying that he was an ingrate. He actually helped Cang Liu Empire attack his own country. After that, he made up all kinds of false charges, saying that Piao Wang's previous failure was actually intentional. Using the lives of the men in Great Dragon City to exchange for his wealth and glory.
Not to mention, such an excuse really fooled some of the ordinary people.
Piao Wang had never defended himself, and his heart was still somewhat uncomfortable. No matter how unreliable Yuwen Cangji was, at least there was one thing that he was right about. He was helping the invaders attack his own country.
Zhao Yanxia did not have Piao Wang's emotions. Public opinion attacks were very fatal. If they could not turn the situation around in time, it would be useless even if they took down Great Dragon City. Because the public sentiment had dispersed, it would be very difficult to unite them in a short period of time. Furthermore, Piao Wang was destined to be the supreme leader of the Great Dragon City in the future. If he lost his prestige... The recovery of the Great Dragon City was akin to a reflection in a mirror.
Zhao Yanxia had learned a lot of strange skills from Lee Yang, and one of them was giving out flyers. There was no paper in the ancient era, and the books were worth bamboo sheets. Zhao Yanxia had people make a batch of bamboo sheets in a hurry, and then she wrote a lot of words on it. She then asked the archers to tie the bamboo sheets to the arrows and shoot them into the city.
After the rain of arrows that covered the sky and earth, the bamboo pieces scattered all over the ground. Some busybodies picked them up and looked at them, then hid them like treasures. With the first one, there would naturally be a second one. Soon, the streets were filled with people who were picking up bamboo slips.
When Yuwen Cangji discovered the secret on the bamboo shoot, four days had passed. He was furious and ordered the people to hand over all the bamboo shoots. Anyone who dared to keep the bamboo shoots would die. However, his orders were no longer effective. The people did not buy it at all.
Another few days passed. Yuwen Cangji was in a sorry state. There were only less than five thousand soldiers left in the Great Dragon City. He was now relying on natural insurance to fight Piao Wang.
The reason why the Great Dragon City was so difficult to conquer was because of the natural barrier.
However, when the natural barrier was finally conquered, the dam that was a thousand miles wide collapsed in the ant's nest. One morning, the city gates of Great Dragon City suddenly opened, and the suspension bridge fell down. The well-prepared cavalry of Cang Liu rushed in like a swarm of bees, and instantly took control of the gate of Great Dragon City.
Yuwen Cangji led the last five thousand soldiers and killed several times, but they were still unable to regain control of the gate. In the end, Yuwen Cangji was captured alive. More than half of the five thousand soldiers chose to surrender.
The Great Dragon City was still conquered in the end.
Piao Wang did not choose to ride a horse, but walked into the city step by step.
When he saw the city he was familiar with, he could not help but shed tears.
The people in the city looked at him nervously. Zhao Yanxia nodded at the spy in the crowd. The spy took the initiative to kneel down and call Piao Wang's name. Everyone had a sense of camaraderie. Since someone took the lead, the other people naturally followed suit.
In an instant, the cheers in Great Dragon City resounded through the clouds. Yuwen Cangji looked at all of this with a dull gaze.
He had never received such treatment in fifteen years of his life on the throne.
Zhao Yanxia walked in front of Yuwen Cangji and took out the Imperial Jade Seal from his arms. She threw it on the ground and smashed it into pieces. "From today onwards, Great Dragon City will submit to Cang Liu Empire. General Piao Wang is the highest officer in Great Dragon City. And you are dead. "