mtl008 Chapter 703: This father and son are killing the chicken to scare the monkey
Chapter 703: This father and son are killing the chicken to scare the monkey
Chapter 703: This father and son are killing the chicken to scare the monkey
When the courtyard door was kicked open, what came into Li Yan's sight was his eldest son Li Feng, whom he had devotedly nurtured for decades.
Whenever Li Yan saw Li Feng, the corners of his mouth would always unconsciously rise.
But today, Li Yan's performance was completely different from usual.
Feelings of astonishment, anger, and heartache instantly surged in Li Yan's heart, and he stared at Li Feng who was standing in front of him.
Li Yan had experienced the vicissitudes of life for decades. When he saw Li Feng taking the initiative to lead Shi Bao and Deng Ai to find him, he knew in his heart that his son had completely betrayed him.
The pain of being suddenly betrayed by your loved ones is something that most people cannot understand.
This tremendous pain also made Li Yan's thoughts confused.
Because Li Feng was stared at by Li Yan, he felt tremendous pressure.
According to ethics, the person in front of him was his biological father.
In terms of status, the person in front of him was the one who helped him.
From any perspective, Li Feng should not choose to betray Li Yan.
Li Feng is not a heartless person. From the moment he decided to betray Li Yan, he felt a huge sense of guilt in his heart.
However, no matter how great the guilt is, it is nothing compared to the rise and fall of the family.
The one coming this time is the envoy of the Grand Marshal!
If someone else had not sent an envoy, Li Feng would never have chosen to betray Li Yan, because Li Feng knew that Li Yan, who held the military power in northern Jing, was not without the ability to protect himself.
But from the moment he learned that the Grand Marshal had moved into Jiangling, Li Feng knew clearly in his heart that even though there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers outside Xinye City and even though Yiyang County was on the border, Li Yan's means of self-preservation and retreat almost instantly became a joke.
Not to mention the tens of thousands of elite soldiers, how likely is it that they will follow Li Yan to rebel against the Grand Marshal? Even if they do rebel, in terms of military strategy, will Li Yan be a match for the Grand Marshal?
The high platform built by Cao Cao by the Han River is still there. The story of Cao Cao being frightened by the Grand Marshal and vomiting blood on the platform is still widely circulated in the northern Jing area!
Well, even if Li Yan did not choose to raise an army to fight against the Grand Marshal, but chose to lead his family and followers to flee to the Northern Wei like Wang Ti.
But after the news of the Grand Marshal entering Jiangling spread, I would like to ask, is there any general in the world who is so stupid as to accept a general from Jingzhou?
The death of Cao Ren and the death of Cao Zhen are both bloody lessons from the past.
After analyzing the pros and cons, Li Feng felt that his choice was not wrong.
“Father, let’s go with the Grand Marshal’s messenger.
The Grand Marshal has always been kind and lenient. If my father is willing to plead guilty, he will not punish him too harshly."
On the way with Shi Bao and Deng Ai, Li Feng learned the reason why Mi Yang summoned Li Yan.
In order to strengthen Li Feng's determination to sacrifice his own relatives for the greater good, Shi Bao and Deng Ai also told him about Mi Yang's anger after hearing about Li Yan's illegal deeds.
But even though he knew all this, Li Feng still believed that as long as Li Yan surrendered to Mi Yang, Mi Yang would not easily kill him.
Li Feng was trying to persuade Li Yan with good words, but after listening to what Li Feng said, Li Yan found it extremely ridiculous.
Is the fact that the Grand Marshal will spare me a reason for Li Feng to betray me?
But Li Yan was also a man who had seen many storms, and his thoughts quickly went from confused to clear.
From Li Feng's words, he knew why Mi Yang suddenly summoned him.
When forcing Wang Ti to answer, Li Yan had anticipated that this day would happen.
Since he had anticipated this, Li Yan's initial reaction would naturally not be to surrender.
When Shi Bao came to Li Yan holding Mi Yang's token and announced Mi Yang's summons, Li Yan showed no resistance on his face.
He simply said to Shi Bao:
"Since the Grand Marshal summoned me, Yan would naturally not dare to refuse.
But as the governor of Yiyang, Yan had the responsibility to protect northern Jing, so he needed to go to the military camp outside the city to settle military affairs.
I guess the envoy doesn't want Yiyang's defense to be slack after Yan leaves."
Li Yan gave a high-sounding reason, and there was a hint of threat in his last words.
In Li Yan's opinion, he didn't know the envoy in front of him at all, and he didn't think he was a powerful person.
Since they are not powerful people, most of them are afraid of suffering serious consequences.
His threats are bound to work.
The reason why Li Yan wanted to go to the military camp outside the city was that he had enough confidence in himself.
The tens of thousands of elite soldiers outside the city were trained by him personally. Although there was an unexpected Li Feng, could it be that all of the tens of thousands of people were Li Feng?
How is this possible?
As soon as he arrived at the military camp.
Li Yan has enough confidence in his ability to lead his subordinates.
But just as Li Yan was waiting and Shi Bao was obediently inviting him to the military camp outside the city, Shi Bao, who saw through Li Yan's intention, sneered at him.
"Former General, you are no longer the governor of Yiyang!"
"Um?!"
Li Yan was stunned by Shi Bao's words.
Then something even more shocking happened to him.
As soon as Shi Bao finished speaking, Deng Ai beside him walked in front of Li Yan. With the appearance of Deng Ai, dozens of generals carrying weapons instantly rushed in from outside the courtyard gate.
These generals were the officers in the military camp outside the city.
However, they, who were originally regarded as Li Yan's last hope, formed a formation and surrounded Li Yan at this moment.
Li Yan looked at the dozens of officers around him, his hands shaking with anger.
They were originally our own, our beloved relatives, friends, brothers and sisters!
Surrounded by many generals, Li Yan's face became darker than ever before, and he couldn't help but lower his usually proud head.
At this time, Deng Ai said to Li Yan:
"Most of the officers outside the city are here. I am the new governor of Yiyang, the Grand Marshal. If the former general has anything to tell you, just tell me. I will remember it all."
To be honest, Deng Ai went a bit too far.
It would be fine if you just wanted to take the person away, but why do you have to kill his heart?
The key point is that Deng Ai had a stutter, so he spoke this sentence hesitantly, which was undoubtedly a chronic torture for Li Yan.
Li Yan's hands shook even more violently.
However, Li Yan was not the kind of person who would not give up until he hit his head against the wall. After realizing that he really had no means of resistance, the same idea as Li Feng emerged in his mind.
The next moment, Li Yan raised his head with red eyes and looked at Deng Ai. After seeing Li Yan's dangerous eyes, Deng Ai thought that he was going to do something like trapping a beast.
What I never expected was:
While Li Yan glared at Deng Ai, he took the initiative to raise his hands and placed them in front of Deng Ai.
My hands are tied, please come and tie them.
Li Yan's sudden change stunned everyone present.
this.
At this time, everyone looked at Li Yan, then at Li Feng, and suddenly they had an epiphany.
They are true father and son!
Nanjun, Xiangyang.
After staying in Jiangling City for a day, Mi Yang led his troops to Xiangyang without stopping.
Long before coming to Jingzhou, Mi Yang had thought of making Xiangyang his capital.
Xiangyang is located at the north-south transportation hub of Jingzhou. Such geographical advantage will allow Mi Yang to take control of Jingzhou's military and political affairs as soon as possible.
In addition, there is an unoccupied general's mansion in Xiangyang City, which Mi Yang can just move into, so there is no need to waste manpower and money on large-scale construction.
On the first day Mi Yang moved into Xiangyang, he sent out orders to various parts of Jingzhou in his capacity as Grand Marshal, asking county magistrates and garrison commanders to send envoys to Xiangyang to meet him.
This move has two purposes.
One is to allow Mi Yang to understand the current situation in various parts of Jingzhou at the first time.
The other is that Mi Yang wanted to change the situation of "dividing Jingzhou into three districts" that was set before Zhang Fei left Jingzhou.
From then on, Mi Yang was the only military and political leader of Jingzhou in name and in fact.
Compared with the envoys from other places, Li Yan was brought back by Shi Bao first because Xinye was closer to Xiangyang.
However, after Shi Bao reported to Mi Yang, Mi Yang did not summon Li Yan immediately.
After a few days, when most of the envoys from all over Jingzhou gathered in the Grand Marshal's Mansion, Mi Yang ordered Shi Bao to bring Li Yan and his son Li Feng to see him.
Led by several Han soldiers, Li Yan, dressed in a plain robe, was brought to the outside of the hall where Mi Yang was.
Li Yan originally thought that Mi Yang would summon him in the hall, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he walked up the stairs, the Han army in front of him made him kneel outside the hall.
In the past, if any soldier dared to speak to Li Yan like this, Li Yan would have put him in jail long ago.
But Li Yan also knew that the current situation was not in his favor. In addition, he knew that this was Mi Yang's intention, so he knelt on the open space outside the hall without any hesitation.
After Li Yan and Li Feng knelt down together, the soldiers went into the hall to report.
Seeing that there was no one around, Li Yan looked at Li Feng, who was bending over beside him with a trembling look on his face. There was a look of pity in his eyes.
Although Li Yan was angry at Li Feng's unfilial behavior, for many years he only had Li Feng as his son.
In addition, Li Yan now understood Li Feng's difficulties, so at this time Li Yan no longer blamed Li Feng.
Thinking that Li Feng had suffered this disaster because of himself, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh:
“Don’t worry, Feng’er!
As a father, I have thought privately these days that I believe you and I will not necessarily be punished by the Grand Marshal.
Even if someone else mentioned the matter of Wang Ti to the Grand Marshal, Wang Ti had already fled to the Northern Wei. Who could testify that the facts were really as others said?
It is an indisputable fact that Wang Ti betrayed the Han Dynasty. As the governor of Yiyang, should I arrest the relatives of the traitor?
As for the escape of other noble families, as a general trusted and beloved by the late emperor, I was indignant at their pleading for traitors, so my attitude was a little harsh, which is understandable.
Moreover, my father is the Minister of Dongzhou, and is from the lineage of the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal will not be too harsh on my father out of consideration for his own safety."
As Li Yan spoke, his tone gradually became more confident.
After hearing Li Yan's words, Li Feng seemed to think that what Li Yan said made sense, so he slowly straightened up.
Li Feng's performance made Li Yan smile.
However, before Li Yan could continue to comfort Li Feng, he saw Li Feng, who had been standing upright, suddenly bend down.
Moreover, compared to before, Li Feng's body was bent even lower this time, almost touching the ground, and his body was shaking even more violently.
Li Yan was surprised by this change.
But when he followed Li Feng's gaze and saw a slender figure walking towards him with a sword in hand, he was a little dazed at first.
That figure looks so familiar.
Then the memory in his mind let Li Yan know the identity of that person.
After knowing the man's identity, Li Yan was shocked.
Great! Great Sima!
The next moment, Li Yan was as frightened as Li Feng. In an instant, he fell to the ground and no longer stood upright.
No matter how confident Li Yan was just now, a person's reaction in a hurry is the most real.
As the footsteps in the distance got closer and closer, and stopped in front of him, Li Yan's heart stopped in his throat.
"The guilty minister Li Yan pays homage to the Grand Marshal!"
There was a slight tremor in Li Yan's voice.
Mi Yang, who was holding a sword, snorted coldly after hearing Li Yan's words, half-knelt in front of Li Yan, and asked indifferently:
"I wonder what crime the former general committed?"
From Mi Yang's questioning, it seemed that he really had not obtained any real evidence from others, just as Li Yan had just judged.
Under such circumstances, Li Yan could have polished what he had just said to Li Feng and repeated it to Mi Yang to defend himself.
But somehow, perhaps due to the pressure from Mi Yang's powerful aura, or perhaps because he thought of Si Wen Cao's existence, Li Yan actually stuttered at this critical moment.
"Guilty, guilty minister"
Li Yan didn't know what to say and could only keep repeating these two words.
It was not until this moment that Li Yan realized that it didn't matter whether others had real evidence to accuse him or not.
What’s important is whether Mi Yang chooses to believe him.
And judging from Mi Yang's behavior of stripping him of his military power, he obviously did not believe it.
Mi Yang's disbelief in him was his greatest sin.
After realizing this, how could Li Yan have the energy to make excuses other than pleading guilty?
After seeing Li Yan's reaction, Mi Yang knew that everything Chen Dao and Deng Ai said was true.
It’s not that Mi Yang has no other ways to get to the bottom of the matter, but those methods are not as effective as him appearing in front of Li Yan in person.
After seeing that Li Yan was not wrongly accused, Mi Yang stood up and had his shirt stripped off.
At the same time, he took the rattan stick that had been prepared long ago from the soldiers.
After holding the rattan stick, Mi Yang did not hesitate and swung it hard at Li Yan.
The cane is tough and rough. If it hits the skin unimpeded, the pain is no less than a knife cut.
In addition, Mi Yang was in his prime, so how could the force of his angry whip be low?
Therefore, when Mi Yang whipped Li Yan's back with the cane in his hand, even Li Yan, who had been in battle for a long time, could not bear the pain. He cried out in pain and fell to the ground in an instant.
But Mi Yang did not intend to let Li Yan go just like that.
"Kneel down!"
Mi Yang's cold voice fell into Li Yan's ears, and no matter how much pain he was in, he could only kneel down again silently.
When Li Yan just knelt down, Mi Yang's whip, which he had accumulated strength to swing out, landed heavily on his back again.
The next moment, what came out of Li Yan's mouth was no longer a cry of pain, but a scream!
What Li Yan didn't notice was that Mi Yang did not come to the hall alone, he also brought many envoys from all over Jingzhou.
Kill the chicken and the monkey!
(End of this chapter)