Du Qi shook his head and chuckled.
Li Chengqian cursed him. Perhaps to the Li Family, Du Qi really deserved to die for digging up the roots of the Li Family and destroying the foundation that the Li Family had worked so hard to build. But to Du Qi, it was actually Li Shimin who forced him to dig up the roots of the Li Family. Du Qi also did it to protect himself.
Since Du Qi left Chang 'an and took root in the Western Regions, he never took the initiative to plot against the Tang Dynasty, nor did he take the initiative to send troops to deal with the Tang Dynasty. Every time there was a war, it was the Li Family who took the first move, and even the Li Family schemed again and again, which finally led to the present scene.
In the final analysis, this was a self-inflicted evil.
It was no wonder Du Qi did it.
It could only be said that in such a matter, each side had their own position, and there was no right or wrong.
Du Qi said, "Li Chengqian, now you've been taken down and become my prisoner. You're the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Tell me, should I kill you or keep you alive? "
Li Chengqian suddenly froze.
He thought that Du Qi would say a lot of words, and even that Du Qi might ask him to surrender to deal with his father Li Shimin who went south. However, Du Qi didn't say anything and directly wanted to kill him, which was really beyond Li Chengqian's expectation.
Such a result completely caught Li Chengqian off guard.
Did he want to die?
Li Chengqian didn't want to die.
But for Li Chengqian to beg Du Qi for mercy, Li Chengqian couldn't bring himself to do it. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and raised his head, saying, "Du Qi, do whatever you want to me. I, Li Chengqian, am the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. How can I be humiliated by you? Your words are nothing more than to humiliate me. "
After all, he cared about his face, so even though Du Qi threatened him, he still said a few words.
He didn't beg for mercy.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish. After all, you, Li Chengqian, aren't of much value to me, Mr. Xia. In any case, there's not much difference between keeping you, Li Ke, Li Tai, or the others alive. Men, drag Li Chengqian away and behead him! "
"Yes!"
The soldiers entered, wanting to drag Li Chengqian away.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian shouted to stop. In the end, Li Chengqian didn't want to die, so he glared fiercely at Du Qi, gritted his teeth, and said, "Du Qi, you really want to kill me?"
Hearing this, Du Qi laughed out loud.
There was disdain in his laughter.
Some even looked down on him.
For Du Qi, although Li Chengqian was the Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty, in fact, Li Chengqian was admitting defeat when he spoke. As soon as Li Chengqian saw Du Qi, he started talking nonsense. When he questioned Du Qi just now, it seemed that there was a hint of softness in his tough attitude. He already looked like he was about to give in.
In the end, Li Chengqian had no backbone.
If Li Chengqian wanted to die, Du Qi would admire Li Chengqian and praise Li Chengqian's strength of character. Unfortunately, Li Chengqian admitted defeat, so Du Qi looked down on him.
Being mocked by Du Qi, Li Chengqian's cheeks twitched, and he looked a little embarrassed. After all, his words just now were equivalent to begging for mercy.
Du Qi said, "Li Chengqian, do you want to die?"
Li Chengqian said, "Du Qi, you can't kill me."
He didn't answer the question directly.
He didn't want to die.
Du Qi said, "Why can't I kill you? Men, drag Li Chengqian away. What value does Li Chengqian have? He's useless. "
The soldiers stepped forward to attack again. Li Chengqian immediately panicked and hurriedly stopped the soldiers. He looked up at Du Qi. At this time, Du Qi had a playful look on his face, like a cat catching a mouse.
Li Chengqian clenched his fists, with a hint of begging for mercy in his eyes. His voice also lowered a bit, and then he asked again, "Du Qi, what do you mean?"
Du Qi clicked his tongue and shook his head, saying, "Li Chengqian, the feeling of being reduced to a prisoner is not good, is it? This is the feeling of a prisoner being examined. Your life and death is now in my hands. If I want you to die, you'll die. If I want you to live, you can live. My words to you, I played it down, but you were impatient, greedy for life and afraid of death. "
After a pause, Du Qi said, "You keep saying that you're not afraid of death, but you also want to live, greedy for life and afraid of death. If you're stubborn and want to die, then I'll let it go, and I'll respect you, the Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty. But you're really looked down upon, and you don't deserve to be Li Shimin's son. It's really sad that the Tang dynasty has a Crown Prince like you. "
"Forget it, I don't want to talk nonsense with you."
"It's nothing."
"Men, drag him out and behead him."
Du Qi waved his hand.
The soldiers didn't stop this time. After all, Du Qi's attitude was very firm. Therefore, even if Li Chengqian shouted to stop, it was useless. When Li Chengqian was dragged to the entrance of the tent, his legs were trembling, and he begged Du Qi for mercy. He was willing to pledge allegiance to Xia and only begged Du Qi to spare his life.
Du Qi shook his head when he saw Li Chengqian's cowardice.
Unfortunately for Li Shimin.
He was a hero, but his son was a coward. At least, Du Qi looked down on such a person.
Li Chengqian struggled.
He roared hysterically.
In the end, Li Chengqian was dragged out. Not long after, a scream was heard.
Li Chengqian was dead.
Xiao Yuanqi didn't show any mercy, because for him, destroying the Tang dynasty was his mission. Xiao Yuanqi looked serious and said directly, "Your Majesty, now the war in Jiangnan Circuit is over. When will we go south to attack Li Shimin? "
Du Qi said, "Take a rest, and we'll go south tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Yuanqi answered at once.
He was even more excited.
Because as soon as he arrived in Jiangdu, Du Qi was going south. Obviously, he was waiting for him to come and join the army. Now that he went south with him to attack Li Shimin, he had a chance to make contributions again.
Xiao Yuanqi left, but Ma Zhou didn't.
Ma Zhou looked serious and reported in detail the many adjustments in Jiannan Circuit, as well as many things that happened. He also told him about the Zhui people and a few other Miao people.
In the end, Ma Zhou said, "Your Majesty, it's not impossible to deal with the Zhui people and other foreign tribes in a short time. Because many of these places are deep in the mountains and forests, so it's hard to go deep. "
"If we really want to make these people submit to us, it will take at least a few decades to solve the problem."
"After all, the land is vast, and it's all deep in the mountains and forests."
"But these people live in the mountains and don't go out on weekdays. It's very difficult to make them really support Xia Xia's people. In particular, people in many places even use the sky as their quilt and the ground as their bed. They only wear a little animal skin clothes. These people don't know a word, so it's really difficult to change them. "
Ma Zhou also had a helpless look on his face.
After all, it was difficult to make these people come out. On the one hand, it was difficult to communicate with them. On the other hand, their living habits were different. On the other hand, it was difficult to know where these people lived.
It was a very difficult thing to do.
Du Qi said, "If there's a will, there's a way. We don't have to rush this. Take it slow. As long as we have perseverance, there will be a day when we can completely change it. After dealing with Li Shimin, we'll slowly reform it. "
Ma Zhou said, "Your Majesty is very wise!"
"Reporting!"
At this time, another soldier came in and reported, "Your Majesty, there's a letter from General Ma Yuan."
Du Qi said, "Present it."
After the soldier handed over the letter, Du Qi opened it and quickly read it. When Du Qi finished reading the letter, he was already full of smiles. He slowly said, "Good things keep coming. First, Xiao Yuanqi arrived with his army, and then Ma Yuan sent a letter."
"Ma Yuan has already taken down Li Ke and seized the entire Liaodong region."
"Ma Yuan said that he has already arranged for people to escort Li Ke and his officials south to Jiangnan and hand them over to me. However, after discussing with Lai Ji, Ma Yuan decided not to go south for the time being and continue to station in Liaodong. "
"Because Ma Yuan and Lai Ji's plan was to scheme against Xinluo and Goguryeo when they attacked Li Ke. They wanted to take down all the Xinluo and Goguryeo troops who were helping Li Ke."
"Now, their army is preparing to continue to the Liaodong Peninsula to take down Xinluo and Goguryeo. On one hand, Ma Yuan is reporting the news of taking down Li Ke. On the other hand, they are asking me if they want to continue staying in Liaodong. They hope that I will approve. "
Du Qi couldn't help but smile.
He was very happy.
When Shangguan Yi heard this, he immediately said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Ma Yuan has taken down Li Ke. Youzhou and Liaodong have been pacified. Moreover, to be able to plot against Goguryeo and Xinluo is naturally excellent. This is a good thing. When Your Majesty pacifies Li Shimin, Ma Yuan might have already pacified Liaodong. "
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