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【Chapter 343】Mass Burial Mound

I took a few spare time in my busy schedule and couldn't help but do nothing.

Although Li Li kept accompanying his wife and concubine for three days, there were still several things that needed to be solved urgently that he could handle.

Fortunately, Li Xin and others were all intellectual women who knew the general and wisely. When they learned that Li Li had important matters, they not only did not stop him, but instead urged him to handle military affairs.

If you get a wife like this, what else can your husband ask for?

The main hall of Weiwu.

In the back hall, Li Li Hao sat upright and placed a small table in front of him. The food and drink were ready, and the seats were filled, waiting for the guests to come.

Looking around Xiliang, there are only a handful of people who can prepare a banquet and entertain you in advance, and there are not even a few people.

Even if the emperor Liu Xie came in person, it was no exception.

However, Li Li was abnormal today and held a banquet in the back hall and had to wait for the guests to come.

This move is really surprising. Who can make him wait condescendingly?

"Dang thump!"

After a while, calm footsteps came from outside the door. It was obvious that the person who came was Li Li who was waiting for the banquet.

"Lord, Gao Shun." Before the visitor could enter the door, Li Zhi walked into the hall lightly and reported the report in a low voice.

"Please come in Xiaogong." Li Li nodded slightly and said in a harmonious voice.

As the sound came out of the door, a burly man wearing a coarse cloth, black hair, a mustache, and a strong face slowly walked into the inner hall.

This person is the long-lost Gao Shun Gao Xiaogong.

In other words, he was the former commander of the camp who had been under house arrest for nearly half a year. The general of Lu Bu who was regarded as the right-hand man by Lu Bu, was Zhang Liao, the captain of the wolf cavalry army, and the "right-hand man" was Gao Shun.

Looking at Gao Shun with a cold face, Li Li looked calm and raised his hand and said, "I have been waiting for Xiaogong for a long time. Please come to the seat."

Gao Shun looked coldly at Li Li in a long dress in a cloth dress, with a look of motionlessness, and he bent behind him slightly, bowed and knelt across from Li Li.

Li Li was dissatisfied with Gao Shun's indifference. Gu Zixiu filled Gao Shun's wine bottle, then picked up the wine bottle and said in a harmonious voice: "Please raise Xiaogong. This is the osmanthus wine tributed by Jingzhou. It has been stored for ten years. It is extremely rare. Please drink this bottle!"

Gao Shun stared at Li Li, hesitated for a moment, picked up the wine bottle and drank it all, then sat there quietly without saying a word.

After Li Li finished drinking, he filled the wine bottle in front of him again, cut off a piece of cooked meat with a short dagger, and drank it by himself. He no longer greeted Gao Shun.

It seemed as if no one else was around, and it was ignored.

After a while, Li Li had enough food and drink, took the cloth towel handed over by Li Zhi, wiped his mouth, and then wiped his hands. Then, he waved his hand and signaled the servant to remove the banquet and put on hot tea.

"Wow!"

He poured a cup of hot tea to the teacup in front of Gao Shun. Li Li picked up the teacup and said in a harmonious voice: "This tea is the Ming Dynasty green tea picked on the southern mountain of Wuguan. It is fragrant, clear and sweet in taste, and has a long aftertaste. It is the best among teas. Please try it with Xiaogong!"

After saying that, Li Li gently smelled the fragrance of tea. He took a sip of tea, then closed his eyes and rested, and his body was still motionless.

Gao Shun, who was sitting opposite him, did not hold up the teacup for a long time, and his expression moved slightly, and a complex look appeared in his eyes, as if he had a decisive feeling and a touching feeling. A trace of struggle appeared in his eyes.

The osmanthus wine from Jingzhou, the Mingqian tea from Wuguan, and Li Li's move is intriguing!

Gao Shun was in charge of the army and was in the military camp. He did not drink wine, but this did not mean that he never drank alcohol. On the contrary, he had nothing to like in his life, but he only liked fine wine. He never looked at ordinary wine, but it was not good wine. He only needed to smell the fragrance of the wine to know the quality of the wine. However, he was extremely self-disciplined and had a strong self-control. He decided not to drink wine when he led the army, even fine wine was no exception. But he had not led the army for half a year, so naturally he did not have to ban wine.

Therefore, Li Li held a banquet to invite him and poured wine toast. Gao Shun raised his glass and drank it. But Li Li did not persuade him to drink again. Even if he wanted to drink again, he couldn't speak up, so he sat quietly and remained silent.

Gao Shun was innocent, upright and frank, and banned wine in the army, so he often used tea instead of wine to masturbate. Li Li invited him to drink Mingqian tea, which was also his preference. However, Li Li said that this tea was Mingqian tea on the southern mountain of Wuguan. There was no problem with Mingqian tea itself, but "Wuguan" touched Gao Shun's heart, which made him realize it in an instant and regret it.

It was not until this time that Gao Shun realized that Li Li held a banquet without a good banquet, but in fact he was setting up a trap for him and let him get in by himself.

Since ancient times, it is said that if you don’t eat toast, you will be punished for wine.

As soon as Gao Shun entered the door, he ate Li Li's toast. With this alone, he got into the trap that Li Li had already set. After eating the toast, it meant that he was willing to surrender and did not want to take the punishment, but this wine was the osmanthus wine from Jingzhou. Jingzhou was the place where Lu Bu wanted to occupy when he led his army south.

Although Gao Shun has been under house arrest in prison for half a year, he knows everything that happened in Chang'an City. Every day, prison guards reveal to him the major events that happened outside. Therefore, he knows the whereabouts of Lu Bu's army and is also clear about Lu Bu's experience on his way south to Jingxiang.

Today, when Gao Shun drank osmanthus wine, he was still in the dark and did not know the significance of it. However, when he heard Li Li's admiration for his Mingqian tea from Wuguan, he realized it later and instantly understood the real purpose of Li Li's repeated toasting tea.

Since I have eaten Li Li’s toast, should I also drink the Mingqian tea from Wuguan?

At the city of Wuguan, in order to escape from the pass, Lu Bu personally ordered the Cang and Zhang Liao to survive, and Cao Xing followed Li Li's command. Gao Shun was both the commander of the Cang and a member of the Cang and the Cang. Now the Cang and the Cang are already under Li Li's command, so Gao Shun is also a soldier under Li Li's account, at least in name.

Thinking clearly about the key, Gao Shun felt extremely bitter and suffering.

Taking advantage of Li Li means that he betrayed his former master Lu Bu, which was something he had never thought of. He was innocent throughout his life, and his loyalty and righteousness was greater than the sky and the earth. Even if he lost his life, he would not be willing to bear the reputation of betraying the former master. However, since he had eaten Li Li's toast, how could he refuse Li Li's intention to surrender? If so, wouldn't he go back on his word and be a man without trust and righteousness?

Should people say that Gao Shun is greedy for fine wine and bitter tea, and is a person who is different from others and seeks fame? If he bears such a bad reputation, then he will be loyal and righteous for life and be innocent, wouldn’t he pretend to be a greedy person and be a fame?

Previously, Gao Shun had been unable to understand why Li Li could defeat Lu Bu, surrender the Western Liang army, occupy Chang'an, and take over the world's power; but he understood at this time.

Li Li is too sinister. He is too cunning, too smart, and his methods are too ruthless!

This time Li Li held a banquet and said nothing to persuade him to surrender, but he kept setting up a plan, leading Gao Shun into the trap without realizing it.

As a result, Gao Shun woke up too late. He was already in a trap and just woke up, and everything was too late.

Li Li's persuasion of surrender was not to promise a high-ranking official and a generous salary, nor to use beautiful women or verbal persuasion. If he didn't take action, he would be punished.

After half a year, Gao Shun has been in prison and no one cares about it. Now someone is willing to see him, but unexpectedly, this is the ending.

"It is best to eat tea 70% hot, drink it while it is hot. When it is warm, the tea will change its flavor and color, and the taste will be light and astringent; when it is cooled, the tea will be dim. It is bitter and astringent, which is not good for the body and mind." Just as Gao Shun was struggling in his heart, Li Li closed his eyes and pondered leisurely.

"Uh?" Gao Shun was shocked and glared at Li Li with anger on his face.

At this time, Li Li suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Gao Shun calmly. He said softly: "Xiao Gong, the tea is still warm at this time and can still be drunk. Please drink this tea."

"If someone doesn't drink, what will you stay?" Gao Shun asked in a deep voice with a cold expression.

Li Li said without any movement: "This tea is hard to come by. It is born on the top of Xiangyang Mountain. It only takes a short and half month to pick it a year. After Qingming Festival, it will not be the tea before Ming Dynasty. It is also quite particular when picking. You must wait until the morning dew disappears and pick it by a girl. One tip and two leaves are not much. Xiaogong is a person who is good at wine and tea. You should know that the better things are, the less they are. It is hard to come by, so you should cherish it. If Xiaogong doesn't want to drink this tea, this cup of tea is also Xiaogong. You don't know how to cherish it yourself. If you abandon it, why should Li be passionate and throw it away!"

Gao Shun immediately picked up the teacup and was about to turn it over and pour out the teacup, but Li Li said again: "Li invited each other warmly and treated each other honestly, which really valued Xiaogong as a person and the talent for leading and training troops. In the past, Lu Fengxian had ordered the eight hundred soldiers of the camp to belong to my Li Li, but in fact there were only more than 700 people. The remaining incomplete people were either killed in battle or captured, but these soldiers should also belong to the infantry under my tent. Since Xiaogong was a member of the camp, he should know that the military orders should not be violated. I ordered you to eat this tea, may you want to disobey your orders!"

"This,,,,,,,, are you making a fuss! Some family has not received the order from our chief general, how can we make a decision?" Gao Shun held the teacup tightly in his hand and asked in a deep voice in a deep voice.

Li Li smiled slightly and said softly: "There are tens of thousands of soldiers under Wuguan City, and Lu Fengxian gave an order in public in front of everyone. Could it be that Xiaogong touched his lips and said that a sentence could cover up the well-known facts without Lu Bu's order? If this is true, it is not that Li was trying to make a fuss, but that Xiaogong thought it was right? If Xiaogong was really such a person who was untrustful and unrighteous and distorted right and wrong, Li was unwilling to say too much, Xiaogong asked for his own advice!"

After saying that, Li Li stood up, straightened his clothes and strode towards the door.

"General Li, wait!" Gao Shun suddenly spoke.

Li Li slowly turned around, looked up at Gao Shun, and said in a deep voice: "What advice does General Gao have? Why not speak out?"

At this time, the expression on Gao Shun's face was no longer as calm and cold as before, his expression seemed extremely decadent, and his eyes showed a strong desolate look. He said in a low tone: "Now General Li holds hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hand, and thousands of generals under his command, why don't he let me go Gao Shun? I don't ask General Li to let me go, but I just want to die quickly to show my ambitions, and ask the general to fulfill it!"

Li Li's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said with a gloomy face: "There is a wilderness in the southwest, with more than ten acres in radius. Please ask General Gao to cultivate it into fields and plant food for a season. After all, the general has been eating and living in our mansion for more than half a year. The food collected from these fields can barely match the food for the general's half a year. Then, there is a cliff thirty miles west of Meiwu. There is a mass grave for our army to deal with the corpses of the enemy. The general can cut it off by himself."

"Gudong!" Just as Li Li finished speaking, Gao Shun saw that he grabbed the teacup with one hand and drank it all. Then he bent his knees on his knees with a flushed face and buzzed, "I'll say, "I'll beg you, see, lord!"—————(To be continued)
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