The most arrogant in history

Chapter 213 The best among men.

"I don't drink." Ye Kun said with a straight face, looking at everyone:

"We, the Suanzao Alliance, swore to support the country and punish the criminals! But Niu Yeliang escaped, and our allied forces are burning, killing, looting, and humiliating women in Luoyang City. How is this different from Niu Yeliang's behavior? Please give orders immediately to restrain your troops, stop bullying the people, and open the warehouses to keep them safe!"

Xuanyuan De was displeased when he was contradicted, and said calmly: "Is there such a thing? Let me ask first."

Liaodong Governor Gongsun Zhao was already drunk. He relied on his status as a member of the Dading royal family and stood up and shouted:

"Ye Kun, you are just a county governor of Dongba. You have achieved merit by chance, but you dare to scold us here? Why don't you retreat!"

Ye Kun was furious and glared at him, "Gongsun Taishou, as a member of the royal family, you should protect the dignity of the court. The coalition army burned, killed and looted. Aren't you afraid that the people will be disappointed in the court?"

Gongsun Zhao was even more furious, and drew his sword: "Ye Kun, are you bullying me because my sword is not good?"

"My sword is not bad!" Ye Kun also drew his sword and pointed at Gongsun Zhao:

"I originally thought that Governor Gongsun was a relative of the royal family and an important official of the court. He must have cared about the people of the court and the people of the world. But I didn't expect that you, as a governor, have a heart of a snake and scorpion, and don't know how to pity the people. You are short-sighted and only care about the present enjoyment. Ye Kun is not talented, and I am ashamed to be associated with you!"

After saying that, Ye Kun slashed his sword downwards, cutting the mat under his feet to indicate the breakup.

Shangguan Jifu held the sword in his arms and looked at Gongsun Zhao with a squint.

Gongsun Zhao blushed, but he didn't dare to take action, so he instigated other princes:

"Did you hear that, everyone? Ye Kun dared to call us vicious and short-sighted. How can we tolerate this?"

The major princes looked at each other, most of them remained silent.

Only the princes of the Gongsun clan were eager to turn against Ye Kun.

"stop!"

Suddenly there was a loud shout, and a man walked out of the tent. It was Xiahou Chang, the governor of Pei County.

Xiahou Chang came to the table and said with a dark face:

"General Ye Kun is right. All the gentlemen are celebrating here. Have you ever thought about pursuing Niu Yeliang now and taking advantage of the fact that he has not yet established a firm foothold in Chang'an to win the battle? If we don't pursue him now, when Niu Yeliang has established a firm foothold in Chang'an, we will have no chance!"

Xuanyuan De frowned and said, "General Ye, General Xiahou, we understand that you are all dedicated to making achievements. However, you don't have many soldiers and can only be regarded as a small force at most. Our main forces fought hard in the attack on Luoyang and need to rest. If we march to Chang'an immediately, the soldiers will be exhausted and may cause mutiny."

Ye Kun laughed: "Although I am a small army, I may not be inferior to others in killing enemies!"

"General Ye, please stop talking. The various princes have conquered Luoyang, so they naturally want to divide up the territory. Who cares about Niu Yeliang at this time?" Xiahou Chang was even more disappointed and shook his head.

"This boy is not worth consulting with. General Ye, General Shangguan, let's go!"

Ye Kun also knew that the alliance of princes had completely collapsed and there was no point in staying, so he turned around and left with Shangguan Jifu.

The major princes shook their heads, and continued to play music and dance.

At the south gate of Luoyang, Ye Kun, Shangguan Jifu, and Xiahou Chang left the city together, but he looked particularly lonely.

outside the city.

Xiahou Chang clasped his fists and said, "I am greatly disappointed with the princes of the world. Only General Ye and General Shangguan are true heroes. It's a pity that we are too far apart, otherwise we could get closer and plan great things together."

Shangguan Jifu had no intention of making friends with Xiahou Chang, so he laughed dryly and said, "Yes, yes, it's too far away."

Ye Kun clasped his fists and said, "Lord Xiahou is a rare talent among men. He was born in troubled times and will never be under someone else's command for long. However, I have a word of advice for you."

Xiahou Chang clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to listen to General Ye's teachings."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "If in the future, Lord Xiahou roams the world and seizes cities, please think of the people of the world and never... massacre the city."

Throughout history, Cao Cao massacred cities several times. In Xuzhou alone, he slaughtered hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Ye Kun was worried that Xiahou Chang would be like Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms and would kill innocent people indiscriminately after gaining power, so he greeted him first.

Xiahou Chang laughed loudly: "General Ye, you are worrying too much. I summoned the benevolent army to save the people from danger. How could I massacre the city?"

Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile: "I hope Lord Xiahou will remember what I said today. If Lord Xiahou massacres the city in the future, I will avenge the people of the world and fight you to the death!"

Xiahou Chang laughed and said, "If this is true, I will commit suicide to thank the world."

Ye Kun clasped his fists and said goodbye.

Xiahou Chang went west and Ye Kun went south.

After returning to the barracks, Shangguan Jifu asked, "Brother Dalang, I see that you are indifferent to the princes of the world, but you are interested in Xiahou Chang. Why is that?"

In Shangguan Jifu's view, Xiahou Chang was just a small prince, with similar strength to his own.

"Fourth brother, you don't know that Xiahou Chang is not a simple person. He has great ambitions and is likely to unify Jiangbei in the future and become our biggest threat."

"Impossible? Among the northern princes, Xuanyuan De has the greatest power and the most troops. What is Xiahou Chang?"

"Xuanyuan De has a harsh appearance but a weak courage. He is good at making plans without making decisions. He is afraid of taking on big things but forgets his life when he sees small gains. He is not a hero." Ye Kun shook his head.

"Then there are also the princes such as Gongsun Zhao."

"The withered bones in Gongsun Zhao's tomb will be captured by others sooner or later! The other princes are all dogs guarding the house, so there is no need to worry about them." Ye Kun patted Shangguan Jifu's shoulder:

"The only heroes in the world are you, my brothers, and Xiahou Chang. You will know it in the future."

Shangguan Jifu laughed: "We brothers are sandwiched between Yizhou and Jingzhou, like a sheep waiting for two tigers, and you still call us heroes..."

Ye Kun said with a smile: "Let's raise an army and go back. I'm going to use a goat to eat a tiger as a strategy. Next year, we'll attack Yizhou first and use it as our base!"

Originally, Ye Kun wanted to wait a little longer and make more thorough preparations.

But seeing the miserable plight of the people in Luoyang, Ye Kun felt that it would be better to end the war as soon as possible.

Only by rising up strongly, eliminating all the major princes, and destroying them first and then building them up, can we bring peace to the world.

Shangguan Jifu issued an order to pack up immediately and return tomorrow.

In Luoyang City, the massacre and looting finally stopped.

Because Xuanyuan De was scolded by Ye Kun and was embarrassed, he issued an order not to harass the people.

But the people were already scared and fled Luoyang with their families.

Upon learning that Ye Kun was kind and righteous, many people directly defected to him.

Ye Kun stood on the main road, welcoming everyone who came and greeting them warmly:

"Fellow villagers, anyone who is willing to follow me, Ye Kun, to Jiangnan can follow. If there is no food on the way, I will provide it. Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice, and there is no worry of drought or flood every year. I guarantee that everyone can live and work in peace and contentment."

Population is wealth, but many princes do not realize this.

On the one hand, Ye Kun was saving refugees, and on the other hand, he was accumulating strength for himself.

Within a day, tens of thousands of refugees came to surrender, willing to follow Ye Kun and settle down in the south of the Yangtze River.

Shangguan Jifu didn't understand Ye Kun's behavior. He shook his head and sighed, letting him do whatever he wanted.

In the afternoon of the next day, the army broke camp and returned along the same route.

Wei Caiqin came to see them off with a group of people.

Ye Kun dismounted, took Wei Caiqin a few steps away, held her hand, and whispered, "Caiqin, ask your father to withdraw his troops as well. There is no benefit in staying here."