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Chapter 541: The Doubtful Old Soldier
Li Shimin originally had a second son named Li Kuan, born to a concubine. In the third year of Wude, he was adopted by his fifth brother Li Zhiyun as his heir, and was given the titles of General Manager of Liangzhou and Minister of Civil Affairs.

However, Li Kuan died earlier, so Li Ke, born to Concubine Yang, became the de facto second son.

The eldest son is weak, the second son is strong. Luo Yi suddenly felt as if he was seeing the combination of brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

Damn, the eldest son is loved the most and usually grows up in a secret jar, while the second son is not valued and becomes stronger after being exposed to wind and rain.

When Luo Yi saw Li Chengqian looking at him with fear, he felt as if he saw the former Crown Prince Li Jiancheng. He sighed inwardly. Even if he didn't do anything to him, this man probably wouldn't have a good ending in the future.

Shaking his head and putting aside his wild thoughts, Luo Yi began to practice the show of force he had planned in advance.

"Marshal, please spare us."

“We don’t dare to do it again”

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Next, two soldiers who had committed a crime were dragged up and knelt on the ground in the space. Both of them had messy hair, bare upper bodies, and were covered with bruises from being whipped. Their hands were tied behind their backs, and they begged for mercy loudly with pleading faces.

Luo Yi let the two men fight each other, and whoever died would be exonerated and survive.

Seeing two living people attacking each other in the most primitive way like two wolves in order to survive, the scene was bloody, cruel and shocking. Li Yan was really scared. After experiencing three worlds, when had he ever seen such a disgusting scene?

Li Yan was not afraid, but was more disgusted. The bloody scene made his stomach feel sour and he couldn't help but want to vomit. In addition, he was supposed to play the role of a good-for-nothing, so he had no scruples and squatted on the ground and vomited.

At this time, the soldiers who had gathered around focused their attention on Li Yan, whose behavior was particularly abrupt. Seeing Li Yan vomiting and fainting, Luo Yi immediately laughed at him without disguising his feelings. Now everyone had no scruples and started laughing wildly at Li Yan, their laughter containing endless contempt and ridicule.

Li Yan thought for a moment, then his eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground, fainting.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Chang Sheng hurriedly held Li Yan in his arms and called out, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"

Well.
Everyone who was making fun of him was stunned. Even Luo Yi was dumbfounded. Is Li Shimin's son such a waste that he can't stand seeing a little blood?
Or maybe he used too much force and made the scene too bloody, which scared this spoiled second-generation rich kid out of his wits.

The noisy scene suddenly became quiet as Li Yan fainted.

Yang Ji stepped forward and felt Li Yan's heartbeat, then tried his breathing, and felt relieved. Then he flipped Li Yan's eyelids again, and Li Yan's eyes suddenly trembled reflexively due to the stimulation.

Oops, the flaw has been revealed!

Li Yan was slightly startled. He pretended to faint in order to avoid Luo Yi's banquet, cooking rat meat from the mass grave. If it was rats eating food, Li Yan could tolerate it, but seeing rats gnawing on corpses in the graveyard made him feel a little disgusted.

That's not just a psychological shadow or a magical attack, it's a real attack that's going to eat him into his stomach. No matter what, Li Yan can't accept it.

Moreover, Li Yan privately speculated that perhaps the rat meat was just for the purpose of being put on the screen and being accepted by the public. Maybe it was the people who were bitten to death in front of him, and cutting a piece from them would be much more convenient than catching a rat and then processing it.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Boss Cao had done things like looking for military rations on the battlefield. These people who came from the era of the Five Barbarians were capable of doing anything. In this era, Li Yan could only speculate about Luo Yi with the greatest malice.

So, I had to take the opportunity to pretend to be fainted, hoping to escape the disaster.
When Yang Ji saw this, he was slightly moved. He did not expose the truth immediately, but stood up and reported calmly: "General, the Prince of Zhongshan was frightened and fainted."

Seeing the protagonist fainted, Luo Yi suddenly felt that the scene that had been so attractive just now had become boring. He waved his hand and dragged the two soldiers, who were covered in blood and dying, away like dead dogs. Luo Yi felt a little regretful. He had prepared a rat feast to continue to intimidate Li Chengqian, but when he saw Li Yan fainted in Chang Sheng's arms, he thought about it and gave up.

This guy is so cowardly. What if I scare him to death, then I will be left with one less card in my hand?
"Humph!"

Luo Yi snorted heavily and said with infinite contempt: "I didn't expect that Li Shimin, who was a hero in his lifetime, would have such an incompetent and useless son. If I had known that he was like this, I wouldn't have to waste so much effort. It's just a waste of time."

"Yang Ji, lock this man up and send someone to watch over him day and night. Don't let him die. When he wakes up, have him write a letter to Li Shimin, asking him to send us 100,000 dan of grain and grass. Otherwise, his eldest son might have nothing to eat."

"Yes, Marshal!" Yang Ji promised solemnly.

After Luo Yi finished his instructions, he turned around and went into the central army tent without even looking at Li Yan, who was lying dead. Yang Ji thought for a moment, then called two of his trusted men, whispered some instructions, and dragged Li Yan and Chang Sheng down and detained them separately.

Li Yan closed his eyes and felt two soldiers lifting him up and walking outside. After turning many corners, it took about a cup of tea to arrive at a house. The two men threw Li Yan to the ground and then went out. The sound of chains was heard.

There was a 'click' sound, and then it was quiet.

After the others walked away, Li Yan heard the silence around him and slowly opened his eyes. He saw that the high roof above his head was made of wooden boards. He turned his head and saw that there was indeed no one nearby. He slowly sat up and looked around.

This place looks like a warehouse for storing hay and grain. The walls beside it are made of stones and are airtight. The lowest part of the roof is three or four meters high, and the highest part in the middle is about six or seven meters high. The warehouse is built exceptionally wide, and the hay piled up on the other side that reaches the roof blocks the view, so it is unknown how deep it is inside.

In a corner near the gate where he was, a ten-square-meter space was temporarily built with logs. The two corners were the outer walls of the warehouse, and the other two sides were fences made of wooden stakes as thick as calves. One of the sides had a small door made of the same wooden fence, and now there was a chain hanging on it. This was the so-called cell.

There was no bed or table or anything like that. It was empty except for a wooden barrel in the corner. Li Yan guessed it was a place for him to defecate and urinate.

There was a thick layer of dry grass everywhere on the floor of the cell, so you didn't have to worry about the ground being too damp when you lay down on it to sleep.

Li Yan stood up and piled all the dead grass on the ground in the corner, then lay on it, thinking silently, did Yang Ji realize that he was pretending to be unconscious just now?
If he found out, why didn't he expose himself?

Thinking that in the end Yang Ji was bribed by Zhangsun Wuji and killed Luo Yi, Li Yan roughly guessed that maybe Yang Ji was not as loyal to Luo Yi as he seemed. Luo Yi thought that Yang Ji had personally killed Zhao Cihao of Tong Tang, and he would follow him wholeheartedly, so he was not on guard against Yang Ji, and it was not surprising that he died at the hands of Yang Ji in the end.

Now Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wuji are both busy dealing with Jie Li and have no time to take care of themselves.

By the end of the month, after the two leaders of the largest forces in the Central Plains and the grasslands signed a peace agreement, Changsun Wuji, with the entire Tang Dynasty's intact northern military force under pressure, easily instigated Yang Ji to rebel, killed Luo Yi, and rescued himself.

It's still the beginning of the month, which means he still has to wait for about a month. After sorting out his thoughts, Li Yan was no longer worried. Plus, he was really frightened just now, so after a while, Li Yan fell asleep on the haystack.

But obviously, Li Yan was still somewhat optimistic.

For the next three days, no one from Luo Yi arranged food for Li Yan. On the first day, a soldier came to Li Yan and brought him paper and pen, asking him to write a letter to Chang'an asking for military rations. Li Yan knew that Li Shimin would never listen to him about this.

With the idea that a wise man should not suffer a loss in front of him, Li Yan wrote a letter very honestly.

The next day, a soldier came and brought a jar to Li Yan and threw it at the prison door. Li Yan thought it was food, but when he opened it, he saw that it was just some water.

On the third day, no one came to see him.

Fortunately, Li Yan had a cheating tool and filled his private space with food. Otherwise, he would be so hungry that he would feel dizzy, with tinnitus and blurred vision in these three days. Although he could exchange food in the system panel, he couldn't eat it raw, as that would give him stomach upset.

It was not until the fourth day that an old soldier threw a piece of black cake to Li Yan and told him to eat one piece every three days and to eat sparingly.

Li Yan picked it up and saw that it was about the size of a plate, rough and hard, slightly yellow, but quite thick. From Li Chengqian's few memories, Li Yan knew that this was a cake made from chestnut powder from the north.

Although it is rough and tasteless, it can help to keep away hunger and is the staple food for soldiers guarding the border.

However, generally speaking, soldiers had to eat at least two cakes per meal, or two meals a day. But the old thief Luo Yi only gave him one cake, and he had to keep it for three days, which kept him alive. He was always struggling with hunger, no wonder the original owner was starved to the point of being skin and bones, with only one breath left.

Li Yan secretly despised Luo Yi. As a tough guy, his vision was too narrow. He actually abused a child. It was too much!
"Wait a minute."

Li Yan stopped the old soldier who was about to leave and pointed awkwardly at the wooden barrel in the corner: "Brother, please take care of this thing."

Well.
The old soldier opened the prison door and went in, carrying out the wooden barrel. When he took a look, he immediately pinched his nose and looked at Li Yan's small body with surprise.

Damn, I haven’t eaten for three days, but the amount of poop hasn’t decreased at all. Are you eating grass?
The old soldier looked at Li Yan strangely for a while, then carried the wooden barrel out in confusion. After half a cup of tea, he came back and put the wooden barrel back to its original place.

Even the door was not locked. This was the camp of the Yan Liao army. There were layers of soldiers outside, so Li Yan couldn't escape. The forage warehouse was in the center of the 80,000-strong army. Unless he had wings, it was impossible to get out.

After dealing with all this, Li Yan was the only one left in the warehouse.

(End of this chapter)