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Chapter 695: Lao Duan, this account is useless, let’s train a smaller one
"No, Your Highness."

Duan Tong saw this and didn't bother to oppress Wei Zheng anymore. He stretched out his hands, knelt on the ground tremblingly with a pleading look on his face. He took off his helmet, revealing a head full of gray hair. His face was full of wrinkles and showed the vicissitudes of life.

Li Yan secretly praised him in his heart, it turned out that the old man was very shrewd. Duan Tong's miserable appearance was really able to win people's sympathy. It was probably because of this image that he used in front of Li Shimin several times to ask Li Shimin to forgive Duan Dadan.

A white-haired veteran, crying and sobbing, would soften anyone's heart. Even Li Shimin couldn't stand it, let alone the young prince Li Chengqian, who was known for his kindness.
Duan Tong's tears flowed down his face covered with age spots like water. He said sadly, "Your Highness, my four sons all died fighting for the Tang Dynasty. Duan Ping is the only one left. If you kill him, our Duan family will be extinct."

"No matter what, I beg you to leave me a legacy, considering that my Duan family has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for a lifetime."

Li Yan felt disgusted. The Tang Dynasty was established for only a dozen years, Li Yuan's Wude Dynasty lasted for nine years, and Li Shimin's Zhenguan Dynasty lasted for only three years. How could they have been loyal for a lifetime? At the end of the Sui Dynasty, you, Old Duan, were still bandits with your family?
"father"

When Duan Dadan saw his father's sad expression, he also began to beg for mercy.

However, Duan Tong's behavior not only made all the generals in the tent sympathize with him, but even Wei Zheng was stunned.

Although Li Yan was not influenced by Duan Tong, what Duan Tong said did not seem to be false. After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, Duan Tong followed Li Shimin as a bodyguard. In order to protect Li Shimin, he suffered countless arrow and knife wounds, and his body was covered with scars, not much worse than Hou Junji.

In the Battle of Bianqiao in the ninth year of Wude, Duan Tong was sent by Li Shimin to lead troops to resist the Turks. However, his guard was unlucky and was surrounded by the cavalry of Zhi Si Shili, a close confidant of Jie Li, and almost wiped out.

Fortunately, Old Duan was not a pedantic person. When he saw that the situation was not right, he fled with his personal guards. However, several of his sons who were leading the army were killed in the battle.

It is not an exaggeration to say that they sacrificed their lives for the Tang Dynasty and their entire family was loyal and brave.

Li Yan couldn't bear it, so he retracted his outstretched hand and tried to say to Wei Zheng, "Sir Wei, how about I plead for Duan Dadan for the sake of General Duan and because this is his first offense, I would like to punish him with thirty military sticks and ten days of confinement?"

Duan Tong was delighted and looked at Li Yan excitedly. Before he could say anything, Wei Zheng was furious when he saw Li Yan's kind-hearted appearance. As the saying goes, a kind man cannot command an army. Although it is not a bad thing for a prince to be kind, this is a military camp!

Being too weak would only ruin the country, so he shouted angrily: "Your Highness, you are the commander of the Flying Tiger Army, and you can't even control the soldiers in the camp?"

"Okay, okay, if you won't deal with it, I will go to the palace and ask the emperor to take care of you."

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to walk out of the tent.

"Old Wei Zheng, if you dare to bully me, I will fight you."

When Duan Tong saw that Wei Zheng was determined to force the prince to kill his own son, he became furious. He drew the long sword from his waist and prepared to chop Wei Zheng.

Just then, there was a "bang".

A thunderous sound exploded in the tent, shocking everyone.

Even Duan Tong, who had drawn his sword, and Wei Zheng, who was in a daze, shuddered and stood there. The other generals were even more shocked. Liu Rengui, who had always been a man of few words and had little sense of presence, who stood silently in the corner, was even more excited. He looked at the Crown Prince Li Yan who was sitting above the general's tent in disbelief.

"presumptuous!"

Li Yan shouted in a deep voice: "Duan Tong, you dare to draw your sword in front of me, you want to rebel!"

Duan Tong saw Li Yan's serious expression, his eyes like lightning, and his intimidation without anger. Somehow, his heart trembled, his courage shrank, and his hand unconsciously fell to the ground.

"Your Highness, I have five sons, and now I only have this one left. If Duan Ping dies, what will I have left to live for?" Duan Tong knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

Liu Renzha's heart was in turmoil and he was shocked. Usually, the prince seemed gentle and elegant, spoke softly, and often had a friendly smile on his face. He looked very easy to talk to. He never dreamed that the prince had such a powerful side.

The shocking power displayed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now made this battle-hardened and calm general tremble in his heart, as if he was glanced at by a tiger that suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the forest to prey. He felt cold all over and the hair on his body stood up instantly.

The other generals in the tent were in a similar mood. Wei Zheng even looked at the prince in disbelief. Some of the timid generals had their calves trembling slightly. After all, everyone had spent money to get here, and many of them had been hanging around in the streets before.

Li Yan's aura was immediately suppressed, shocking everyone in the tent. He then slowly stood up and walked down, pulling Duan Tong to a corner, and whispered, "General Duan, you have seen it too. It's not that I don't want to help you. Wei Zheng is blocking us here today, and Duan Dadan can't be saved. We must deal with him according to military regulations."

"Your Highness, but I am..." Duan Tong pleaded, "My four sons died in battle. If Duan Ping is executed, the incense of my family will be cut off. What is the meaning of my lifetime achievements and titles? You might as well execute me and spare Duan Ping's life."

Seeing Duan Tong, who was usually so majestic, begging him at this moment, Li Yan's heart softened. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Old General, if your Duan family has incense, you will not fight for Duan Ping's affairs?"

Well.
Duan Tong did not understand what Li Yan meant at first, but he had been talking about the incense sticks as a plea, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness, as long as you can leave a line of incense sticks for my Duan family, you can do whatever you want with Duan Ping."

Duan Tong was born a military general. He was too straightforward and didn't think too much. He just thought that if he wanted to keep the incense, he couldn't kill anyone. Who would have thought that Li Yan, a soul from the future, had a very flexible mind and could come up with ideas that ordinary people couldn't think of.

Li Yan saw this and smiled slightly: "In this case, General Duan, I have a solution that can give Wei Zheng and the court an explanation, does not violate military laws, and can also leave you a legacy. It's the best of both worlds. What do you think?"

"Ah, is there such a way?"

Duan Tong was delighted and quickly agreed: "That's great. Thank you, Your Highness. The Duan family will remember your Highness's kindness in the future. From now on, I will follow your lead and serve you at your service to repay you."

"You're welcome, but General Duan, Duan Ping still needs to be killed."

As soon as Li Yan said this, Duan Tong was dumbfounded. He asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what are you doing? Didn't you just say that you would spare Duan Ping's life?"

"When did I say I would spare his life? I just said I would leave a legacy for your Duan family."

"Isn't this the same thing?"

Li Yan said impatiently: "How can they be the same? Duan Ping is Duan Ping, and incense is incense. They are not the same thing at all. You only want incense, not Duan Ping?"

"That"

At this time, Duan Tong was a little confused. Duan Ping was dead, and the incense would be extinct. To continue the incense, Duan Ping had to be alive. What exactly did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mean?

Seeing Duan Tong was confused, Li Yan shamelessly explained: "Old General, Duan Ping was caught violating military regulations. The evidence is irrefutable. Wei Zheng is watching here. As the Flying Tiger General, I must punish him according to the law."

"Otherwise, even if I spare his life, Wei Zheng will report it to my father, and Duan Ping will die in the end. But now I am allowed to handle it. I can be flexible. Considering that all four sons of your Duan family have sacrificed their lives for the Tang Dynasty, I can give you a few days."

"Take Duan Tong back to meet his family and say goodbye to his old mother. A few days later, order Duan Ping to be executed in the Western Inner Courtyard to enforce military law."

Before Duan Tong could speak, Li Yan whispered, "Old General, your Duan family is a county mansion after all, and there are quite a few maids in the family. In these few days, you can let Duan Ping work hard on the fields. In these few days, can't you leave a bloodline for your Duan family?"

"Ah, tilling the fields?"

Duan Tong was stunned. How could farming keep the incense burning?

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, glanced at Duan Tong as if he was looking at a leopard, and explained: "Ah, it's just finding a few maids and having sex with them all day long, don't you understand this?"

Well.
Duan Tong suddenly understood. He never expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant this. If this was the case, he could indeed leave behind a bloodline, and maybe more than one.

But his son is still dead.
Seeing Duan Tong's tangled face, Li Yan advised: "Old Duan, look at Duan Ping. He is not a child anymore. He is an old man. He has caused you so much trouble in the past few years. For his troubles, you only asked the emperor to personally forgive you for the death penalty three times. Now it's the fourth time. Who knows if there will be a fifth or sixth time in the future?"

"Can you save him?"

"Your past merits and kindness have all been wasted on this useless little son. If not for this, you probably wouldn't be just a prince now, and all of your old brothers would be dukes now. If Duan Ping hadn't repeatedly gotten into trouble, your Duan family would be much more prestigious now."

Seeing the embarrassment on Duan Tong's old face, Li Yan glanced at the disappointing Duan Ping, sighed, and patted Duan Tong on the shoulder: "Old Duan, this account is useless. Why don't you practice a small account to inherit your Duan family's title and incense?"

"Your Highness, I am an old minister."

Duan Tong grabbed Li Yan's arm and was about to act pitiful and try again. He had always used this trick to get away with it in the past with Li Shimin.

(End of this chapter)