You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 186: The joy here, no thoughts of the well
Under the leadership of Yi You, Li He, wearing the cloak of King Wei and riding in a carriage, marched towards the northern fortress in a swaggering manner.

Along the way, there were no soldiers who stopped him. They all greeted him with a smile and bowed to him.

Li He was in a cheerful and cloudless mood throughout the entire trip to Youzhou. The only thing that made him feel a little uncomfortable was that he couldn't let his smile show so obviously on his face.

They will reach the northern fortress in a while, and then he will see the body of his uncle with his own eyes.

He must have a good cry in front of King Wei, preferably one that breaks his heart, so that everyone in the world will know how filial he, Li He, is.

In this way, he can rightfully control the entire Youzhou.

Just thinking about it, Li He found it difficult.

No, I need to build up my emotions. If I don't get the emotions right, then I'll laugh out loud, and that won't be okay.

Therefore, on the way, Li He recalled many little things between himself and his uncle, and found that all he remembered was his uncle lecturing him, and he did not feel sad at all.

I simply changed my focus and thought about some of the heart-touching operas I had seen recently in the opera theater. A few tears actually flowed from the corners of my eyes.

Well! It's in perfect condition!
Keeping a good mood, Li He finally arrived at the northern fortress, this far northern place protected by towering city walls.

The place was completely silent at the moment, not even a bird chirping.

He looked around and suddenly felt something was wrong.

There are too few people around... aren't there?
Why is such a huge northern fortress empty?
But Li He immediately comforted himself.

After just fighting such a big battle, most of the soldiers were basically wiped out, so it was normal that there were few people in the northern fortress.

He walked along the main road with a smile on his face and arrived in front of King Wei's palace.

Looking up, I saw that the entire mansion was hung with white silk, fluttering in the north wind, making whistling sounds.

The huge palace of King Wei was also extremely quiet, not a single person could be seen.

Even crying could not be heard.

"What's going on? Isn't it a funeral today?"

Li He finally started to panic.

I could still fool myself if I couldn't see anyone in the city, but I couldn't see anyone in this mansion...

That's a bit weird.

"Yi You, what's going on?"

When he turned around and was about to question Yi You, he found that the governor who brought him here was nowhere to be seen.

Even the army that had been following him just now disappeared!
In just a blink of an eye, he was the only one left here!

No...no!
Li He felt a chill on his back. Cold sweat had soaked through his clothes, even the heavy cloak.

Li He, who was full of joy just now, now felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and was full of fear.

"Who's doing this? Come out!"

He shouted sternly to encourage himself and made a ferocious face to give himself courage, but even so, his legs were weak.

Suddenly, a sinister voice sounded beside Li He's ear:

"Nephew, aren't you here to see me?"

Li He's whole body stiffened suddenly. He slowly turned around and looked behind him.

I saw Li Jizheng standing behind me, staring at me.

"Ghost ah ah ah!"

Li He screamed in shock and tried to escape in panic, but suddenly his feet went weak and he fell to the ground.

He felt pain all over his body and was dizzy from the fall. When he looked up, he realized that he had actually entered the main hall of King Wei's mansion.

Looking around, he saw the King's soldiers on both sides, holding sharp weapons, wearing bright iron armor, and full of murderous intent.

Li Ji was sitting in the main hall, making tea. A Taoist priest was sitting next to him. The two of them were eating snacks while looking at him.

The stove crackled, and the sound actually dispelled some of the fear in Li He's heart.

Looking around, he found that he was the only one captured here, without any of his men or any soldiers.

He swallowed his saliva and looked at Li Ji with a stiff smile:
"Uncle...Uncle...is this...is this the underworld?"

Li Ji almost dropped the snack when he took it, and looked sideways at Zuo Chen:

"Master, what kind of dream did you give this kid? Why did he say this as soon as he opened his eyes?"

"Actually, I don't know either," Zuo Chen shook his head. "A big dream can knock on people's hearts. The things you dream about should be what you want."

When Li Ji heard Zuo Chen's words, his expression suddenly became subtle.

He looked at Li He, who was shivering and confused about the situation below, with a half-smile:
"Since this kid shouted hell when he saw me, it means he has dreamed that I was dead. Haha, this is the dream I'm looking forward to the most."

When Zuo Chen and Li Ji were talking, they didn't avoid Li He at all. Li He heard everything clearly from beginning to end.

His whole face became more and more droopy when he heard the last part. He didn't know whether it was because of the fright he was feeling now, or because of the emotions he was building up in his dream before.

She burst into tears:

"Uncle! I just heard that you were in trouble, so I brought soldiers here to help you! You must believe me! I am doing this for the people of Youzhou!" He cried so sadly that he didn't even need to act.

"Oh? From what you said, you are here to protect the people, so I have to praise you."

Li Ji stood up and walked slowly towards Li He.

He leaned close to Li He and looked down at his nephew.

Li He shrank his head, put his legs and hands on the ground, and retreated uncontrollably.

Even my pants were wet.

"Look how scared you are." Li Ji sneered twice: "You are my nephew, and you are here to reinforce me. I have good intentions. I will definitely treat you well."

Li He swallowed and didn't dare to respond.

"But nephew, you haven't been to Youzhou for a long time."

"I... I really haven't visited my uncle for a long time. I shouldn't have done that. I will definitely visit my uncle more often in the future." Li He promised repeatedly.

"Don't say that later." Li Ji squatted down with a kind smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to press hard on Li He's shoulder:
"Xiao He, why don't you stay in Youzhou for a while? It's a beautiful place, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to travel around for ten or eight years."

How could Li He not understand what Li Ji meant?
As a vassal king, what will happen to Jingzhou if he doesn't return to his territory for ten or eight years?
Instead of it being a huge cake that all fell into Li Ji's hands?

But he didn't seem to have any right to refuse.

I can only shed two more tears:

"Uncle Huang is right. Youzhou is big and has beautiful scenery. I am so happy here that I don't miss the well."

……

Li He was taken away by the soldiers.

"Although this kid is ambitious, he hasn't done anything too bad. He just didn't choose the right person." Li Ji sighed as he watched Li He being taken away: "What a pity."

Zuo Chen didn't say anything.

Li Ji was a man who valued friendship and loyalty. He would not kill a vassal prince unless he did something too excessive.

Of course, there is another reason for not killing Li He.

Only if Li He was alive could Li Ji take over the entire Jingzhou naturally.

Once Li He died, the civil officials of Jingzhou would have every reason to become independent. At that time, they would have to rely on cavalry to enter Jingzhou, which would waste time and easily injure most of the civilians in Jingzhou. It would not be worth it.

Li Ji walked while talking, came to the window of the mansion, lifted the curtain and looked outside.

Now they are in the fortress. There are many people tied up next to the huge city wall. It is crowded and noisy.

Most of the detainees were dressed like gangsters, including young and strong men as well as some strange people.

There were young and beautiful girls, old men who looked very old, and extremely weak scholars. Some of them cried for their parents, complaining that the soldiers had arrested the wrong people, while others were like eggplants hit by frost, not daring to show their faces.

A civil servant who looked like a clerk wiped cow tears on his eyes, patted his eyelids twice with willow leaves, and then began to observe the tied people one by one.

Some of the tied-up bandits were sent to the left and continued to stay in the fortress, while others were sent to the right, thrown onto carriages and transported to the northern fortress.

Zuo Chen looked at the martial artists who were being dragged away. He could see a faint murderous aura around them. They must be evil people.

We are short of manpower for development now, and it is estimated that these people may never leave the Great North in their lifetime.

"Li He's men are quite interesting. I don't know how he got so many of them, including many famous heroes. If it weren't for your big dream, these heroes would really give me a headache for a while."

Li Ji pointed far away, pointing at the martial artist who was being interrogated over there.

Zuo Chen looked in the direction Li Ji pointed and saw an old man with four young men and two young girls, all of whom were tied up, looking dejected and ashen.

"Those people are from the Yanxun Gang, and they are a well-known and famous family in the martial arts world. They punish evildoers and do a lot of good things. They are all heroes. After being rescued by my nephew, they have been doing chivalrous work. If it weren't for the Taoist priest's fog, if a fight really broke out, these knights would have been killed by my cavalry. What a pity."

Zuo Chen also nodded in agreement.

After all, it is a fight between two factions, and no matter how good the opponent was before, it is impossible for him to hold back. Now that he has been captured alive without injury, if he explains it well, he might be able to join his own account. Li Ji will naturally not hurt them.

"Alas, I only hope that the talented people in the world can devote themselves to dealing with the sea of ​​suffering and benefiting the people. It would be a pity to suffer losses internally." Li Ji sighed.

"There will be a chance."

Without talking about these things anymore, Li Ji was busy dealing with the matter of taking over Jingzhou.

Li He will also be there at that time.

Calm your mind and stop thinking about these things for now.

There was nothing to do tonight, so Zuo Chen stepped into the air, soared up, and came to the top of the city wall to enjoy the wind.

"Ok?"

Frowning.

There was heavy fog before, so Zuo Chen couldn’t see some of the Qi routes clearly.

Only then did they discover that there was a thick line under the fortress, leading directly to the north.

like……

It has something to do with the spherical switch on the city wall!
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