Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 23: Discipline your son-in-law with virtue

"I have been a general for ten years, and I have been disappointed with expectations and expectations. I have exhausted all my strength."

As he spoke, Liu Jiye held the sword upside down and wiped it from his own neck.

"Major General, you can't die!"

"The young general is a general of the Yang family in Linzhou. The descendants of the Liu family have already surrendered. Why should you, an outsider, be buried with them?"

While he was talking, he saw that several of his most trusted soldiers were already holding him down with all their hands and feet, unable to break free at all.

"Let me go! You... if you want to live, just go out of the city to survive. Zhao Kuangmei, the young hero, will not be held accountable. Why do you stop me? What do you stop me from!"

"Since the Northern Han Dynasty has been destroyed, the Young General represents the Yang family of Linzhou. Young General, are you going to abandon the two states of Linfu and risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of villagers and elders!"

These soldiers are not stupid. As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers drive away commanders, and strong generals drive away kings. This has been a common practice in the Five Dynasties. Why can't you drive away Liu Jiye if you can drive others away?

You Liu Jiye is the god-grandson of Liu Chong, and you are loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty, but we people are not.

At a young age, we join the army to earn a living and support our families. At a more serious level, wasn't the purpose of sending you to Taiyuan just to find a backer for the Linzhou Prefecture?Why have you forgotten your original intention?

At this time, even a fool can see that Zhou Jun attaches great importance to Liu Jiye. You, Liu Jiye, voted for Zhao Kuangmei, and you will definitely be reused in the future. Even if it is impossible for you to be demoted to General Jijie in the short term, you will be promoted to the first level of Defense Envoy and Command Envoy. It is still very possible to become a general.

If we follow you, we will all be the commander's confidants, and we may have some future.

But if you die and we surrender, it's hard to say whether we can be selected into the Forbidden Army, or we might just be assigned to Li Yun as the Zhaoyi Army.

How can you die so easily?

You really don’t understand what the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are.

In fact, few of the soldiers who followed Liu Jiye at Yanmen Gate had the same thoughts as him. The Yang family soldiers from Linzhou wanted to follow the young master. Their interests were actually more complicated, and those other soldiers , if you think about it, you will simply defect to Khitan.

In fact, these people are relatively close to the Khitan and get close to each other on weekdays. The reason why they are unwilling to surrender is because they are afraid of being liquidated afterwards.

As a result, it turned out to be like this by mistake. This battle was almost turning into an exhibition match. The stupid ones went out to surrender after Yanmen closed the door, but those who didn't go out were no fools anymore.

In a moment, a large number of people were seen kneeling on the city tower. Everyone threw away their weapons, kowtowed to the ground, and cried loudly with their eyes red.

"The general wants to abandon me, does that mean he doesn't care?"

"The general has exhausted his efforts to this point, and he is already worthy of the word loyalty. However, the general abandoned us and died alone. May I ask, general, is he worthy of the word righteousness?"

Everyone seemed to be self-taught, and the big hat was slapped on Liu Jiye's head, which made Liu Jiye stunned.

When he was struggling, he saw Zhe Deku and Yang Chongxun walking up the city gate of Yanmenguan. Zhe Deku was the first to shout: "Get him away!"

Upon seeing this, all the soldiers let go.

Then Zhe Deqian didn't say anything, and slapped Liu Jiye in the face with a big mouth. "Are you giving up your ancestors just to have a godfather? Yang Chonggui (Yang Ye's real name), do you still remember who your biological father is?"

"I……"

He slapped him again, and Zhe De said: "Let me ask you, why do my Zheyang family have to be loyal to the Central Plains Dynasty for generations?"

"Yes... because the Li family of Xiazhou and our family are eternal enemies. The Li family is strong and the Zheyang family is weak. We cannot fight independently, so we have no choice but to submit to the Central Plains Dynasty for generations to ask for reinforcements. "

"Who is behind the Xiazhou Li family?"

"It's Khitan."

"Who is behind Beihan?"

"Yes...it's also Khitan."

"In the past 20 years, the Khitan has been trying to relocate the population of Fu and Lin after taking over the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. It is only thanks to the concerted efforts of the residents of our two prefectures that we can defeat the Khitan. However, the Khitan has also been instigating the North over the years. The Han invaded our state capital. As the son of Linzhou, do you want to recognize the thief as your father?"

"I……"

Zhe Deke didn't listen to Liu Jiye's excuse at all. He waved his hand and said loudly: "The two prefectures of Linfu are a small place. To the west is the Li family of Xiazhou, who has a blood feud with us, and to the south are the six tribes of Tubo, all barbarians and bandits. , Shi Chang invades the border, and to the north is the Khitan Liao Dynasty, who wants to move to the two mansions and kill them all. Hundreds of thousands of people in the two mansions just want to live. Who can we rely on?"

"We can only be loyal to the east and surrender to...the Central Plains Dynasty."

"I sent you to Taiyuan originally to submit to the Central Plains Dynasty, but look at you now, what are you doing!"

Zhe De started to slap Liu Jiye's big mouth, as if to vent his anger.

He was so satisfied with the beating that Liu Jiye was already beaten into a pig's head. Then he put his forehead against Liu Jiye's forehead and said almost through gritted teeth:

"The only way for the two states of Lin Prefecture to survive lies in the Central Plains Dynasty. Now the Central Plains Dynasty is about to change its dynasty. National policies and border defense must all be re-formulated. I heard that the Li family of Xiazhou also wants to be a minister. If I can't be trusted, the people of the two prefectures, What will happen?"

"Zhao Kuangyin wears a yellow robe, the market is not easy to run, and there is a new atmosphere that has not been seen since the end of the Tang Dynasty. He has a big plan, and he must pay attention to loyal and righteous people. For your sake, Zhao Kuangmei did not hesitate to suspend the war for three days. He specially invited me and your brother here. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event." Ji, if you become a general in the dynasty, you will definitely hold our two governments behind. If you are put into important use, the next time the Li family or the Khitan attack again, the reinforcements from the Central Plains will come faster."

"I understand what you think about eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. However, does Mr. Liu have any kindness to you? Have you repaid the kindness of your parents in giving birth? You have lived 28 years, but you have done one thing. Is it good for my family in my hometown?"

On the side, Yang Chongxun also sighed and said: "Everyone in the world knows that you are loyal and loyal, but they only know that I am capricious. Brother, when the Northern Han Dynasty was first established, I surrendered to you. Didn't I do this for you? However, Dang Xiang Li Where were you when the Yang family attacked? Did you lead a single soldier to come to the rescue? Am I willing to be this capricious villain who rebels but surrenders again? Do you know that for this matter, I, the Yang family , and even the entire Linzhou Prefecture, how much price they paid, and how many people died in vain? People can't be too selfish. "

Zhe Deku also said: "We have said all the good and bad things. Think about these brothers under your command, think about your family members, think about the folks in Linfu and two states. If you insist on dying if you throw it away, I will also It’s up to you, just think that I don’t have you as my son-in-law, and your father never gave birth to you as my son.”

"I……"

Finally, with a clanging sound of the sword being thrown to the ground, Liu Jiye finally sighed: "I...surrender."

(End of this chapter)