The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 252: Forcing Erzhu Hui to Revolt

Last time, Jiang Hongyu came to the northern grassland to find Li Yi and told him the news of Cui Zhi's death. Erzhu Hui, who was about to die, must be dead now. So how will Li Yi avenge Cui Zhi next? Let's read on.

After Li Yi used Buddhism to send his singing voice into the underworld, he stood up and said, "You guys go back first, let me stay here for a while, Shiyu will arrange a place for Sister Hongyu to stay."

Everyone left, the Seven Deadly Swords flew out of the box, and Li Yi was sharpening the Seven Deadly Swords with his spiritual power on the mound, while recalling every detail of his time with Cui Zhi. Unlike Xiahou Ying, Li Yi and Cui Zhi spent quite a bit of time together, mostly having fun and playing around, but more often they were shameless in bed. Cui Zhi also admitted that she was a nymphomaniac who couldn't live without a man, but fortunately Li Yi didn't mind this.

Li Yi recalled the past, and the seven swords of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate and desire in the sword box trembled constantly. The seven emotions transformed into sword intent and continuously poured into the Seven Absolute Swords. Coupled with the sharpening of spiritual power, Li Yi's swordsmanship advanced to a higher level, and all seven blunt swords were sharpened!

This means that Li Yi's sword intent has reached a bottleneck. If he wants to break through, he has to work hard on his sword energy. When the sword intent and sword energy reach a balance, he can then look for ways to break through the bottleneck.

The memories ended in the evening when the sun was setting. Li Yi felt hungry and got up to find Shiyu and asked her to prepare food. A large table of food and wine was set, and Li Yi asked Bailing to invite Tuoba Ziyi and Ruyun. The table was gathered together and began to eat.

Ziyi noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and when she saw Jiang Hongyu with red eyes, she began to wonder. At this time, Li Yi picked up the wine glass and said, "The first glass of wine is for Cui Zhi." After that, he poured the wine on the ground. Shiyu and others also picked up the wine glass and poured it on the ground. Ziyi and Liu Ruyun followed suit.

Li Yi ate something and drank some wine, then condensed his qi into a guitar and sang Li Zongsheng's song "Bewitched" affectionately:

I really thought that this was how life was.

A calm heart refuses to have any more waves

I cut the thread of love a thousand times but it still can't be severed

It surrounds me with twists and turns

Someone asked me what's so good about you?

I still can't forget it after all these years

No matter how beautiful the spring breeze is, it can't compare to your smile

People who haven't seen you won't understand

It's okay if it's a ghost that has possessed you.

It may be due to karma from the previous life.

But all this is no longer important

If you could come back to my arms

It might as well be fate.

It doesn't matter if it was your intention to tease me.

But all this is no longer important

I'm willing to follow you to the ends of the earth

Although time always makes people grow old

Although love is always annoying

Although we cannot know what the future holds

Is it too early to say goodbye now?

Li Yi's emotions infected everyone through his powerful heavenly soul. As sad love songs were sung, purple air gathered and dyed the fiery clouds purple. There were bursts of thunder in the sky and lightning flashed between the purple clouds.

Liu Ruyun looked up at the sky, then looked at Li Yi in surprise and said, "You summoned this thunder. Can you do something like this now?"

Zi Yi shook her head in confusion and asked, "Isn't it going to rain?" As soon as she finished speaking, raindrops fell, but all of them hit Li Yi and turned into purple mist.

Liu Ruyun exclaimed, "Haoran righteousness? Are you transforming your talent into righteousness? How do you do it?"

Li Yi put away his guitar and replied, "Righteousness and talent are both forms of existence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. As long as you master the method, you can naturally transform into each other.

Infusing the power of thunder into talent is righteousness. For me, a third-level cultivator, this is not a difficult task, but I just realized it. Forget about that for now. How are you doing with the things I asked you to do before?"

Tuoba Ziyi shook his head and said, "Since I killed those soldiers, all of Erzhu Hui's men have known me and are respectful to me, not giving me a chance to find fault. Now he says that drinking with you has hurt his health.

There is no way to target him.”

Liu Ruyun interrupted, "A few tribal chiefs did come to us and gave us a lot of things. It was inexplicable."

"Which tribes?"

Yuchi, Yuzhen, Shiyun, Hulu, and a few other small tribes, I forgot their names, how could I remember these Xianbei surnames so well. "

Ziyi said, "There are also Helian and Pilou tribes. Why are you asking this?"

Li Yi replied, "The Queen Mother would never send you to the northern border for no reason. The competition between Dugu Long and I was just a pretext. The real purpose is to appease these tribes! I guess these tribes are Xianbei tribes that are dependent on the Queen Mother. Go find them in the next few days and persuade them to report all the people they have concealed. Tell them that helping His Majesty implement the new policy is helping the Queen Mother, and they will definitely benefit in the future."

Liu Ruyun was surprised and asked, "Do you have the final say on this matter? Besides, how much help can these small tribes bring to the new policy?"

"It is precisely because they are a small tribe and there are few people who conceal information. Let them set a precedent. Your Majesty can let bygones be bygones and set an example for the tribes that conceal information more often. This will put your mind at ease. The issue of the subjects is a long-term plan, not a matter of short-term gains and losses. First, investigate the existing subjects and reduce the burden on the court."

Ziyi nodded and said, "Okay, we'll try this tomorrow, but I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not."

"Well, just go ahead. Didn't Erzhu Hui claim to be ill and couldn't go out? If he wants to hide, then we will cut off his escape route!"

Three days later, the imperial edict in which Tuoba Jun replied to the memorial of request for merit from Prince Zhenbei arrived in the northern border. The general meaning was that the prince's request to remove Dugu Long from all his official posts was rejected. The title of General Pozhen was still retained, and Dugu Yu was given the title of General Polu, a third-rank general, and was appointed as the commander of the Black Armor Battalion of the Zhenbei Army. The most important thing was that Dugu Rong's request to let his two sons inherit the title was agreed to.

In addition, all the officers and soldiers of the Black Armor Camp were promoted to the first rank, the gold, silver and silk were rewarded to the Zhenbei Army, and the lives of Murong Xingtai and Murong Bufan were handed over to the King of Zhenbei. These things can be ignored.

The Zhenbei Palace held a grand banquet to celebrate. The generals of the Zhenbei Army, the former Xianbei subordinates and the founding heroes all came to congratulate Dugu Rong when they saw that he had achieved his wish. The banquet lasted for three days.

After the banquet, another imperial edict from Tuoba Jun arrived. This time, it was not about rewarding anyone, but more about using both kindness and force. The reason was that the six tribes of Yuchi, Yuzhen, Shiyun, Hulu, Helian and Pilou took the initiative to report the number of people they had concealed before. Tuoba Jun did not pursue them for their merits, but they were not allowed to commit the same offense in the future. He also told other tribes that if they took the initiative to report, they would also be forgiven, but if he found out, they would have to settle accounts.

The impact of this imperial edict on the six Xianbei towns was much greater than the previous one that rewarded the King of Zhenbei. For a time, the six Xianbei towns were undercurrents. This time, it was Erzhu Hui who could not sit still. He found his confidants to discuss again.

Erzhu Hui slammed the table and said angrily: "What does Tuoba Jun mean by this? He will let bygones be bygones if he reports it voluntarily! Tell me, should we report it or not? If we don't, Li Yi has found out all our details. If he wants to find someone to kill, our Erzhu tribe will definitely be the first to suffer! But if we report it, the five thousand Qiang cavalry can't be hidden! If Tuoba Jun asks us, how should we respond?"

"General, other tribes are facing the same problem, but we have the five thousand Qiang cavalry to deal with. Why don't we wait and see what other tribes choose? Also, we should wait for Gao Huan to bring the two major generals back and then ask for his opinion."

Erzhu Hui smashed the table with his palm and sighed, "Gao Huan is smart and has many ideas, but he is not here at this time! I wonder if he can bring that stupid boy back."

Someone shook his head and sighed, "General, I'm afraid Gao Huan won't come back." The speaker was Tuoba Mu, a distant relative of the Tuoba royal family. Although he also had the surname Tuoba, they were not actually that close. Besides Gao Huan, Tuoba Mu was Erzhu Hui's most trusted person. He and Gao Huan were in a competitive relationship, so he was definitely going to give Gao Huan a hard time.

"What do you mean?"

"This matter of reorganizing the people of the six prefectures has opened a door. The letter of surrender that Li Yi and the general talked about before is unlikely to be followed up. This will cut off the general's retreat. Tuoba Jun's imperial edict said that bygone days will be forgiven, but in fact it is to remove the fuel from the fire and shake the determination of the Xianbei tribes to resist. In this way, even if the general rebels, there will be fewer people who will respond to him.

Tuoba Jun had previously stabilized Dugu Rong, and now it seemed that he had taken the initiative. The question was whether and when to use the knife. Gao Huan was naturally clear-headed. He had said before that he was going to help the general bring his son back. Wasn't this an opportunity to escape?

You know, he handled the Cui Zhi incident improperly, which caused us to lose by one move. Now he has no ability to compete with Tuoba Jun. I'm really worried that he has gone to join Tuoba Jun in advance!"

When these words came out, everyone was amazed. Erzhu Hui waved his hand and said, "Gao Huan will not betray me! I believe him!"

"General, the people of the Central Plains have a saying that human hearts are hard to predict. Think about it, General. Gao Huan participated in the uprising of Ge Wu. When he saw that the wind was not blowing, he immediately defected to the old general. This is not the first time he has done this! General, think about it again. Gao Huan is not a Xianbei!

He is from the Central Plains. His ancestors fled to Daizhou. When the previous emperor advocated the assimilation of Xianbei people, Gao Huan gave himself the Xianbei name of He Liuhun. But when the previous emperor advocated the assimilation of Central Plains people, he immediately changed his name back to Gao Huan, which shows that he is a two-faced villain! "

Everyone nodded after hearing this, even Erzhu Rong was a little unsure. At this time, Tuoba Mu said again: "General, you can't wait any longer! If you want to give up, then hurry up and disband the Qiang Cavalry Camp, destroy the evidence, and then take the initiative to write a memorial to plead guilty. Otherwise, you must hurry up and contact the various tribes, don't wait until they all lean on Tuoba Jun."

Erzhu Hui nodded and said, "You are right. Whether they surrender or rebel, we must hurry up. Last time I asked you to contact the tribes, it seems that your work was in vain. Go and discuss it again and let them make a decision as soon as possible!"

After hearing this, Tuoba Mu laughed and said, "General, are you planning to do something big?"

"Humph, my five thousand Qiang cavalry can't be hidden. If this hadn't happened, I would really like to take a gamble, but now I'm not in a position to gamble. It's more important to save my life! I'll host a banquet for Li Yi tomorrow morning. You guys prepare the iron chain crossbows and find a way to get rid of him first!"

At this moment, Li Yi's voice suddenly came from outside the tent: "Brother Erzhu, I heard that you have recovered from your illness and can gather your subordinates to discuss important matters. I came to see you specially!"

Erzhu Hui immediately became nervous and signaled everyone to act in advance. He would delay Li Yi for a while. Li Yi brought Shiyu and Yuehua into the tent, saluted at the generals and said, "Hey, have you finished talking? If not, hurry up and talk. If you are done, hurry up and leave!"

"We're done talking, we're done talking!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, I have a new piece of music that I want to appreciate with Brother Erzhu."

Li Yi drove everyone away, and then made Erzhu Hui sit in the main seat, then sat in the lower seat, and said with a smile: "Brother Erzhu was sick a few days ago and refused to let anyone visit him. I had nothing to do so I wrote a little song and a sword dance, and I specially came here to present it to you!"

"Oh? Since Brother Li said so, I'll have to trouble Sister Di and Sister Yuehua."

Shiyu nodded and sat down, then played the classic pipa piece "Ten Sides of Ambush". This piece of music should need no introduction, as everyone is familiar with its melody and artistic conception. In general, it can be described in four words: gripping.

In addition to the tense pipa music, there is also Yuehua's sword dance. Whether the girl dances well or not, beautifully or not is another matter, but every time she swings her sword in coordination with the ups and downs of the song, her murderous intent is expressed vividly, and she almost has the words "I'm going to kill you" written on her face.

In stark contrast to Li Yi's calm listening to the song and watching the dance, Erzhu Hui was on pins and needles and uneasy. Li Yi secretly used his soul power to continuously add pressure to Erzhu Hui, like stacking debuffs, increasing his strength bit by bit. By the end of the song, Erzhu Rong was sweating profusely, and even the handle of the chair was deformed by him.