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Chapter 1185 Merciless Killing

"Cheng Yaojin, are you really not afraid of death?"

The young general of the Dou family wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and shouted: "Even if you don't care about yourself, you should also think about the dozens of people in your Cheng family. You still have five sons, a daughter, and more than a dozen grandchildren. Do you want to kill them?"

Cheng Yaojin remained unmoved, his face stern and his heart hardened. He knew that from the moment he killed the first person, he had no way out. He only hoped that the emperor in the Taiji Hall would spare his family, considering that the people he killed were all children of noble families.
He was extremely smart and well-versed in the world. He certainly knew about the struggle between the imperial power and the aristocratic families, and also knew how hateful these aristocratic families were to the emperor. It was precisely because of this that he dared to carefully maneuver between the two major forces.

Being tactful and not offending people easily are Cheng Yaojin's principles in life.

But now, with a war, everything has changed.

From the moment he was defeated in Hebei, he became sworn enemies with the Guanlong clan, and could only follow the imperial power all the way to the end.

Killing one is killing, and killing them all is also killing.

Only if he did it thoroughly enough, the Turkic Khan would trust him and he could survive. Only if he survived, he could gain greater power; with power, he would be useful and he could negotiate with the superiors in Chang'an.

This token of allegiance was not only to the Turks, but also to the emperor sitting on the dragon throne in the Taiji Hall.

After a lifetime of wandering around, Cheng Yaojin knows that there are only eternal interests, but no eternal friends or enemies.

If I were worthless, my family would be doomed.

As long as he had power and status in the Turkic forces, the emperor would not easily kill his own children. Back then, a poor scholar from the Central Plains fled to the grassland and became the Right Wise King who was feared by the world.

Aren’t the superiors in the court afraid of becoming the second Right Wise King?

If he kills all the members of the Cheng family, then when he leads his troops south, there will be no room for them to turn back.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin no longer hesitated, his heart was as hard as iron, he picked up the long spear, and killed the remaining people.

As long spears flew, blood flowers bloomed, heads fell, and howls of pleading or cursing were heard one after another.

"what"

"General Cheng, spare my life."

"No"

"Cheng Yaojin, I'm Cao you."

"You're going to die a miserable death."

".My clan will definitely kill all of your Cheng family members, leaving no one alive, and let your whole family go to the underworld to accompany me."

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After a moment, the scene became completely quiet.

A stunning drama ended here, and the surrounding Turkic people and leaders were all sighing. Seeing Cheng Yaojin standing proudly among the corpses, covered in blood and full of murderous aura, with a head full of white hair and nearly 70 years old, he still had such fighting power, everyone was very afraid.

At this moment, the circle of the Turkic cage opened, and a figure walked in and came directly in front of Cheng Yaojin.

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin was like a tiger with bloodshot eyes, holding a long spear in his hand, and could attack and hurt people at any time. The surrounding Turkic soldiers subconsciously drew their bows and arrows and aimed at his figure. If he dared to move, he would be pierced by thousands of arrows.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Shi Luodie, who was wearing a white wolf robe, with his hands empty, treating himself as nothing, and exuding an aura as if he was the only one in the world, and a murderous intent flashed across his eyes. Then he stabbed the long spear hard into the ground.

He clasped his hands together, knelt on one knee and said, "I pay my respects to the Great Khan. I am grateful that the Great Khan has not abandoned me. I am willing to follow the Great Khan from now on, serving him at his side, even if I die. I hope that the Great Khan will forgive me for my previous offense."

"Hahaha"

Shi Luodie was also helpless. He didn't want this man to surrender, but things had come to this point and he had no choice but to go with the flow.

He is not a god and cannot control everything.

However, his rich life experience and strong strength gave him great confidence in controlling the situation. He was not too resistant to all kinds of random unexpected changes, and he would just make adjustments to the next plan.

At this time, in front of everyone, Shi Luodie smiled proudly: "General Cheng is one of the few pillars of the Tang army, and he is famous. This Khan also admires him very much. With General Cheng as my friend, this Khan will not worry about not being able to accomplish great things."

This one sentence settled the matter, and Cheng Yaojin and the surrounding Turkic people, who were ready to fight, felt relieved.

Seeing that several wounds on Cheng Yaojin's body were still bleeding, Shi Luodie ordered the people around him: "Let the best wizard in the tribe come and bandage General Cheng's wounds."

"General, please get up quickly."

After helping Cheng Yaojin up, Shi Luodie held his hand and said with satisfaction, "General, go treat your wounds first and come to Khan's tent in the evening. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you and celebrate your appointment as a good general."

"I have many brave and skilled tribal commanders under my command. I will introduce them to you tonight. We will be your comrades in arms in the future." "Thank you, Khan. I will follow you till death."

Since he had decided to stay among the Turks, Cheng Yaojin temporarily put aside his worries and tried to please them wholeheartedly. He believed that with his good communication skills, he would be able to make a name for himself among the Turks.

Not inferior to the Right Wise King of the past
"Well, let's go!"

Shi Luodie waved his hand with a smile on his face, and Cheng Yaojin went downstairs with several guards to treat the patient.

Looking at the corpses of the nobles, Shi Luodi frowned. A country or a force can only have a limited number of people who can abuse their power and do good deeds. There is also a ratio. Once it exceeds the limit, the number of these people will be too large, which will inevitably lead to a major reshuffle.

A wise monarch, or a healthy system.

Every once in a while, you need to clean it up, just like the fish in the pond. Too many big fish will not only affect the survival of the small fish, but also make them unable to survive. Clean it up to leave room for the small fish to survive.

And the remaining big fish can continue to grow without worry.

Just like the opponents of a dishonest person are not the trustworthy people, but other dishonest people; the enemies of corrupt officials are not the honest officials, but other corrupt officials; the unlimited increase in this number will sooner or later cause the entire system to collapse.

Only by making the number of this parasitic group small enough and not affecting the general situation can we be safer. This is why we have to keep quiet and make a fortune.

It is not metaphysics, but is supported by profound internal logic.

In order to gain a sense of inner security, stupid people always hope that more people will take advantage of them, hoping that the law will not punish the majority. They use the number of people in the group to weaken their personal guilt and anxiety, and are hostile to those who maintain the system.

However, they do not know that their actions have accelerated the demise of the profit-making model.

On the contrary, they should do their best to curb the greed of others and crack down on those who take advantage of loopholes; try to protect those who are hardworking, honest and kind, because they are the real creators of wealth. The more such people there are, the more comfortable they will be.

Damn it, if everyone in a group becomes a sneaky and cunning person, then who can be cheated?

If you wanted to cheat someone at that time, you would have to put in more effort and cost.

The Tang Dynasty went through several changes of dynasties. Although it was related to power struggles among the upper class and land annexation among the people, it was also because there were too many people enjoying themselves, and the system automatically triggered a cleanup mechanism to reduce the burden.

This is why after every change of dynasty or great chaos, the court would be peaceful again for a period of time.

Big chaos brings big order, small chaos brings small order.

Sometimes a good time for a well-governed country is not because the monarch is wise or the ministers are capable, but simply because the burdens are lighter and constraints are reduced, so the court can go into battle with ease.

A reasonable war is definitely beneficial to the current Tang Dynasty.

It is better for these people to be defeated by themselves than to be defeated by An Lushan, Shi Siming, or Huang Chao in the future!
At least I won't massacre Chang'an and cover the streets with the bones of officials.

In Shi Luodie's view, no matter how fierce the power struggle among the upper class is, it doesn't matter much as long as it doesn't affect the lives of ordinary people. The higher up the power system is, the more brutal the struggle becomes. Once you enter this arena, you will seek that huge benefit.

Then your fortune and misfortune depends on yourself, and success or failure depends on your own ability.

Ordinary people, who work the hardest and eat the cleanest meals, naturally cannot take on this responsibility for others.

After instructing his men to clean up the scene, Shi Luodie waved his hand and the crowd dispersed. However, no one noticed that two Han youths dressed as Turkic soldiers, held hostage by several Turkic people, also left in the crowd with pale faces.

Shi Luodie saw this scene and smiled slightly.

These two people were exactly two of the noble generals. He certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to let Cheng Yaojin kill all the noble generals. What if those nobles were not informed and didn't know what happened today? Wouldn't he have worked in vain?

Afterwards, he ordered his subordinates to let the two men escape back while they were "not careful", so that today's scene could naturally be passed on to the inner world of the Tang Dynasty.

Once the nobles find out, they will naturally fight to the death with Cheng Yaojin.

To sow discord, one must use both sides. Whether Cheng Yaojin is willing or not, he must stand against the Guanlong nobles. If he wants to survive, he must help the emperor to clean up the nobles, otherwise, he will never be able to live in peace.

Shi Luodie curled the corner of his mouth. The old fox Cheng was always cunning and always liked to "go with the flow and take advantage of the situation".

In this case, I will set you up with an irresistible and surging trend, and let you be a reform pioneer who goes against the trend and fights the Guanlong nobles to the bitter end. Let's see where you, this loach, can escape to, and how can you take advantage of the situation?

The general trend in the future will be to help the emperor deal with the aristocratic families.

Experts plan strategies based on advantages and disadvantages. Is your personal loyalty so important?
As long as you are loyal to yourself, as long as you can weigh the pros and cons, as long as you believe in interests first, you have to follow the path you have arranged. It is undoubtedly foolish to pin the safety of the country on the loyalty of some ministers.

Although people’s hearts may change, human nature to seek profit and avoid harm is eternal and unchanging.

(End of this chapter)