Da Wei Chun

Chapter 644 Ning Bends Not Bends
What Yuan Huan said was clear and clear, and Gao Meng understood it as soon as he heard it.

He pondered and said: "Li Chengzhi is talented and resourceful. He is not that easy to deceive. Although this plan is good, it needs to be well planned. Otherwise, my Gao family and Xihai will become enemies..."

"My enmity with him is as deep as the sea, and fire and water are incompatible. If we add another one, how can there be more?"

Gao Zhao sneered, and lightly tapped the table with his fingers, "But we really need to plan well, at least we can't let Li Chengzhi guess that it's me and others who are secretly plotting tricks, otherwise he won't attack the court, but lead the army to attack me Gao's...

Besides, Li Shixian is not an idiot, how can he be willing to be used by me and lead the soldiers to defend the city for me?Therefore, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run..."

Yuan Huan secretly slandered: In three days, Xi Kangsheng will attack the city, where is the time to make a long-term plan?
But what Gao Zhao said was not without reason: even if he wanted to blame others, he had to plan well, otherwise he would be shooting himself in the foot.

Just as he was muttering to himself, he heard Gao Zhao say: "The court's name is to appease, but it is actually a coercive order. Gao has nothing to do, and nothing to attach to. Now that is the case, no matter what Yuan Cheng said is true or false, Xi Kangsheng three Whether or not we will attack the city in the future, we still have to guard against death, take strict precautions, and not be negligent..."

The two of them bowed and accepted the order with solemn faces.

Gao Zhao said again: "Bao'er, how did you prepare the dry firewood and cauldron that you were asked to prepare a few days ago?"

"All have been transported to the four cities, even under the side wall of Liziyuan (east of Bogulu, bordering Xiazhou)!"

"That's good!"

Gao Zhao nodded, "You will pass on the order later, and you will set up a pot to burn snow and pour the city wall... It will also stop Xi Kangsheng's desire to attack..."

Set up a pot to burn snow and pour a city wall?
Yuan Huan's heart moved, and the flattery opened his mouth: "The Taiwei's clever plan is really high!"

Gao Meng couldn't stop twitching the corners of his mouth, then lowered his head again.

Looking at Gao Zhao again, not only was there no joy on his face, but a little more anger on the contrary.

Without him, it was because Yuan Cheng had just taunted him and scolded him for picking up people's teeth, but every time he was a step late, he was inferior to Li Chengzhi in every way.

And burning snow to build the city was originally done by Li Chengzhi, wouldn't it be another one, which further proves that Yuan Cheng's words are true.

Yuan Huan has lived in Beizhen for a long time, so he doesn't know this allusion, but he has always been good at observing words and expressions, and he knows that this shot may be photographed on a horse's hoof.

"It's the lower officials who are reckless!"

"It's okay!"

Gao Zhao waved his hands indifferently, "With Lao Sizhou, I still need to help the leopard a little bit, so that the soldiers will steal and play tricks because they are afraid of the cold..."

"Follow the Taiwei's order!"

Yuan Huan took the order, but hesitated again, "Dare to ask the Taiwei, how should we plan the plan of killing people with a knife just discussed?"

He has a very clear position on himself: he would rather be the counselor of the Gao family than the general of the rebel army.

Regardless of the rest, if Gao Zhao returns, or even fails, the counselor's crime will at least be lighter than that of the leading general...

Gao Zhao shook his head calmly: "Let's discuss it later!"

One could tell at a glance that he already had calculations in his mind, but for some reason, he didn't want to say it out loud, Yuan Huan felt a little unwilling.

But he couldn't just stay away, Yuan Huan could only bid farewell.

After the two left, Gao Zhao pondered for a long time before asking in a deep voice, "Where is Li Shixian?"

"Lieutenant Bing, now you are playing chess with King Qinghe in the other courtyard?"

"Is he very elegant?"

Gao Zhao sneered, "With such a big fanfare to appease me, Ren Chengwang must have made a plan, so within two days, he will definitely ask to meet Yuan Yi. Don't stop it then, let him see you Yes. It would be best for him to meet Li Shixian... Keep an eye on him, and report to me immediately after the two of them meet..."

"promise!"

The confidant respectfully responded, and just as the words fell, he listened outside the hall and said, "Taiwei, King Rencheng said he wants to see King Qinghe, I don't know if it is possible!"

Gao Zhao laughed: "What a coincidence?"

……

Li Shixian doesn't have that kind of elegance, and he lost nine out of ten games against Yuan Yi, so naturally he won't seek abuse.On the contrary, he is quite accomplished in chess, which is comparable to Yuan Yi in playing chess and drums.

But today it was a losing streak in a row, and it was obvious at a glance that he was not focused on playing chess.On the contrary, Yuan Yi is fierce and vigorous, and the more he goes down, the more handy he is.

Seeing that he was about to be checkmate again, Li Shixian was so irritable that he stretched out his hand on the chessboard and said nonsense, "I can't play anymore!"

Yuan Yi was not annoyed, and put away the chess pieces with a smile: "Why is Mr. Huaide so worried?"

Li Shixian rolled his eyes: What a traitor, this is where grandpa hurts, so where do you kick?
The imperial court sent Yuan Cheng as an envoy to appease the Gao family, and Gao Zhao had already spread the news that the city was full of storms.There is a meaning in both the words and the words: the Gao family has been victorious in successive battles, and is becoming more and more powerful. Now it is sitting on five states and six towns, and more than [-]% of the land of the Great Wei has been owned by him.Seeing that the attack could not be defeated for a long time, the imperial court could only be soft-hearted and strike for peace...

Therefore, Li Shixian and Yuan Yi knew that Yuan Cheng had already entered Tongwan City since the early morning.

The so-called ebb and flow, if Gao Zhao falls, the imperial court will definitely reorganize its troops and horses, and conquer the West Sea. Isn't Li Chengzhi in danger?
How can Li Sixian be happy?
And Yuan Yi, the bastard, knows it well, but still gloats, and even sprinkles salt on the wound, which is really hateful.

Yuan Yi corrected his expression, and persuaded in a gentle voice: "I used to listen to Cheng Zhi's words: there must be a way for a car to reach the mountain. Moreover, the imperial court can even abandon traitors like Gao Zhao, let alone Cheng Zhi. Being humiliated is a last resort, so why should Er Huaide be troubled?"

It means that it is better to drop early than to drop late?
Li Shixian frowned, twisting into a mountain character.

If it is really about to surrender, wouldn't Chengzhi have devoted all his efforts and strategizing over the past few years, and Li's family has worked so hard and endured so much hardship, wouldn't they all be turned into ashes?
No, how could it be so simple, should it be a wedding dress for someone else?
Don't say whether the Nizi is willing or not, even the old man feels heartache...

While secretly annoyed, Li Shixian and Yuan Yi turned their heads subconsciously when they heard a noise outside the hall.

I am nearly fifty years old, and white silk is already visible between the temples.His complexion is dark and rosy, but the skin on the neck is as smooth as fat jade. One look at it shows that he must be pampered and pampered on weekdays, but it was caused by the exhaustion of traveling recently.

Looking at Gao Guanbo's belt again, crowned with three beams, how could Li Shixian not know that this is Yuan Cheng?
When Yuan Yi moved, he naturally couldn't lag behind others, and the two bowed in unison: "I have seen Ren Chengwang (clan uncle)!"

Yuan Cheng nodded slightly towards Yuan Yi, then solemnly bowed to Li Shixian: "But Mr. Huaide?"

Li Shixian clasped his hands together, not even daring to say anything, with mixed emotions in his heart, even he himself didn't know whether it was secret joy or embarrassment.

If I met such a person before, I am afraid that I would not even take a look at myself, but now it is a big greeting?
All thanks to that rebellious son...

After a short chat, the three of them sat down, and Yuan Cheng asked Gao Zhao's cronies to order food and wine, saying that he hit it off with Li Shixian and would never return if he was not drunk.

Because the imperial court's conditions for recruiting Gao Zhao were too harsh, and he was afraid that his subordinates would not accept him, or cause a mutiny, Yuan Cheng naturally would not talk too much.Just mentioning a few words, the imperial decree has been issued to the high decree, and the result will be seen in three or two days.

Yuan Yi was well aware of Yuan Cheng's mind, and he knew that there might be repetitions as soon as he heard it. Even Yuan Cheng didn't have much confidence, so he didn't dare to ask.Seeing these two people like this, Li Shixian's heart grew hairy, but there was nothing he could do.

Will Gao Zhao surrender or not?
Don't think about the routine, he wanted to get a clue from Yuan Cheng's tone and face, but Yuan Cheng's ups and downs in the officialdom have been ups and downs for decades, and he has already cultivated to the point where Mount Tai collapses in front of his eyes without changing his color, and there are waves from front to back Do not move, neither mood nor anger.

On the contrary, Li Shixian was shocked by his immobile appearance, everything under control.

But Lee Si Hyun is not a vegetarian...

Yuan Cheng is very interested in Xihai, and makes insinuations everywhere.Li Shixian just pretended to be stupid, saying that he was imprisoned in Xiazhou by Gao Zhao for nearly a year, and he didn't know anything about it.

"Oh, is that so?"

Yuan Cheng naturally knew that Li Shixian was not telling the truth, so he didn't care.He said with a smile, "At most three to five days, the matter of Xiazhou will be resolved. If there are no accidents, Gu will travel thousands of miles westward, and then to the West Sea, and then he will be able to walk with Huaide..."

Li Sixian's heart skipped a beat.

This sentence is so clear, how can he not hear the hidden meaning?

At most three to five days, when Gao Zhao raised his army to return, Yuan Cheng would set off to the West Sea to persuade Li Chengzhi to surrender?
Gao Zhao really surrendered?

Crying endlessly in his heart, Li Shixian yelled: "Gu Suoyuan!"

They come and go, each with their own scheming, and so on, the wine is naturally tasteless.

Yuan Cheng was old, Yuan Yi was weak, and Li Shixian had something on his mind, so he only drank five or six minutes before the banquet.Knowing that the uncle and nephew had something to talk about, Li Shixian got up and said goodbye.

Shaking, pretending to be drunk, he was sent (arrested) back to the small courtyard by the soldiers, just about to call Li Chenghong for a total of one or two, when he saw a few soldiers standing at the door of the bedroom, Li Shixian's pupils shrank slightly.

Gao Zhao really came?

The moment he saw Yuan Cheng, he had a vague intuition: Gao Zhao dared to let himself face to face with Yuan Cheng, he must have a plan.

But he didn't expect that Gao Zhao came in such a hurry?
A corporal who is courteous and virtuous must ask others, so what does Gao Zhao want him to do?
Guessing in his heart, Li Sixian pushed the door open.

Gao Zhao sat behind the table, flipping through a book by the lamp.Li Shixian focused for a while, but recognized that it was a copy of "Sunzi Qi" that he usually used for entertainment.

Li Chenghong sat on one side, watched Li Sixian enter the door, and quickly got up to greet him, with an uncontrollable joy on his face.

Could it be a good thing?
Not only was Li Sixian not happy, but the alarm bells were ringing in his heart.

Even Li Chengzhi admitted frankly that Lao Er was not dead because he was a thief. In terms of scheming, the three of him tied together are not Gao Zhao's opponents.
I'm afraid this old thief has no good intentions...

He sat down lazily by the desk without even saying hello.

Gao Zhao put down his book of war, and sighed hesitantly: "Huai De, have you met King Ren Cheng?"

If it wasn't for your instruction, the old man wouldn't even say that he saw Yuan Cheng, he would never even hear the news of the imperial court's consolation and Yuan Cheng's entry into the city, so why bother to ask knowingly?

The two are enemies but not friends, and Li Shixian was also lazy with him, and snorted coldly: "It is considered to have fulfilled the Taiwei's wish. Dare I ask what the Taiwei's intention is?"

Like a son like a father, you are quite vigilant?
"What can the old man do?"

Gao Zhao sighed quietly, "It's just that I have always admired Huai De's wisdom, and I know that Yuan Cheng will definitely give you a statement of interests and appease Cheng Zhi, so I want to ask how many benefits the imperial court has promised Cheng Zhi, so that we can compare them!"

Li Shixian's heart sank: Is this old thief really moved?

But it's also strange: Yuan Cheng's words revealed the intention of going west to recruit surrender and Chengzhi, but he didn't mention the benefits of Hui Xu?

Thinking to himself, Gao Zhao said with a smile: "This is the end of the matter, why should Huaide be so secretive? Anyway, everything is said to people: The imperial court gave me the title of King of Xia, and the fiefdom will be Xiazhou. The children and ministers who surrendered each have their own rewards, ranging from the rank of the uncle, all of which can be hereditary. In addition, I was given an iron contract to avoid death for the Gao clan. If there is no treason, the descendants will be exempted from ten deaths... If you want to give it to Chengzhi, it is inevitable No less than this example..."

Li Sixian was shocked, and all the wine he drank turned into cold sweat.

Won't be a bird feather?

Isn't this dividing borders and splitting land, a country within a country?
In the first dynasty of the Great Wei Dynasty, that is, in the time of Emperor Taiwu, in order to contain Tuyuhun, the Liang family of Dangchang (now Longnan, Gansu) was left alone without attacking, and it was given as a country within a country. This is the only family, and there is no such case.

Moreover, Dangchang had established the country at the beginning of Yongjia (307 A.D.) in the former Jin Dynasty. At that time, the Tuoba clan was still drinking blood between the white mountains and the black waters.The reason why the Liang family attached itself was that Emperor Taiwu had conquered Hexi with a thunderbolt, and if he did not return, he would have the power to destroy the country, so he had no choice but to do so.

Therefore, even if it shows the meaning of selling horse bones with thousands of gold, this king is worth thousands of dollars.It must not be compared with this time.

Besides, if this is the first of its kind, wouldn't it mean that everyone can rebel, everyone can become a king, and the world of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties may never have peace?

Could it be that the court has gone mad?
Looking at it the other way around, the conditions are so generous, in the words of Li Chengzhi: Gao Zhao would not agree unless his brain was kicked by a donkey.

As for Li Chengzhi, if he is also named a king with a different surname, and he can own a state and tens of thousands of soldiers, wouldn't he be moved?
No matter how deep the city was, Li Shixian was stunned and lost his mind.Gao Zhao was overjoyed when he saw this, and exclaimed that it was true.

The imperial court's conditions for the Gao family were harsh and harsh, but the reward for Li Chengzhi made people's eyes red with envy. If there was a hint of news, Gao Zhao's subordinates would mutiny on the spot.

Therefore, Gao Zhao had expected it a long time ago, Yuan Cheng never dared to leak even the slightest bit of news.

But since he met Li Shixian, Yuan Cheng would definitely show respect to the corporal to show his closeness, and he would even express his intention to appease Hexi.

In this way, Gao Zhaoke was given an opportunity to take advantage of it.

He sighed pretentiously: "This old man thinks highly of himself, he thinks he has great luck, but he doesn't want to be blessed with great fortune, like God's help, how much better than this old man?
The court's appeasement this time is nothing more than a plan for two peaches and three scholars, and they want to sell for a price.But the old man thought about it from side to side, and thought that the Gao family had neither the luck to steal the country, nor the ability to become emperor, and he was afraid that it would be too late, and he would end up dead and family extinct, so it was better to accept it as soon as he saw it.

And if I surrender, Cheng Zhi will be the target of public criticism, I am afraid that I will be alone, and I will probably be like an old man, and make peace with the imperial court... In this way, my husband and my son-in-law will have to live together again For minister?

Everything in the past was forced by the situation and met by chance, so there is no need to talk about right or wrong.But it is a fact that Cheng Zhi is my son-in-law of the Gao family, and that the Gao and Li families are related by marriage.That's why the old man couldn't bear it, and he didn't want Yuan Cheng to use your father and son to coerce Chengzhi, so he decided: before the soldiers stop and disarm, release your father and son back to the West Sea..."

(End of this chapter)