Da Wei Chun

Chapter 687
So after he stopped drinking, Yang Shu kept winking at Li Chengzhi, with an extremely wonderful expression on his face.

"Why do you need to wink...Let me Xihai retreat to Hexi and never commit another crime...Gao Ying really dares to think?"

Li Chengzhi laughed dumbfounded, with an indescribable sarcasm on his face, "I admire Si Qing, but now I am even more amazed. But it is a pity, it is hard to fulfill Si Qing's wish!"

After a short pause, he sighed again, "Forget it, in order to prevent the Siqing from being difficult to do, and to prevent everyone from being slandered by Xiaoxiao and his ilk, which would cause great disaster, Li wrote a letter here. After returning to Beijing, the Siqing Sending it to the Empress Dowager will save everyone from worrying about the future...Xiaoxian, grind the ink..."

Liu Fang felt lost: "How do you treat...?"

Li Chengzhi smiled: "The so-called cause must have an effect, naturally let the queen mother know that the way of heaven is clear, and the retribution is not good. Now it is time to come true..."

Hearing his words, Yang Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and regardless of etiquette, he surrounded the case.

Li Chengzhi just glanced at him, then ignored him.He took the pen tube conveniently and wrote vigorously.

The way of heaven is clear, and retribution is not good... Didn't Li Chengzhi directly point out that the Queen Mother has done a lot of evil, and there must be retribution, and he has made it clear that he wants to turn against the court?
Yuan Yuan's horrified face turned pale, and even his voice seemed to tremble: "Si Qing, what should I do?"

"I have tried my best, I can only do my best and obey the destiny..."

He would rather bear the crime of resisting the accusation, and even risk his life, finally let Li Chengzhi relax a bit, and negotiated to withdraw the army.

But as soon as the request to "retreat to the west of Hexi and take the big river as the boundary" came out, he suddenly changed his face?

The reason is that this is no longer a question of Liu Fang's ability or not, but that Xihai has never considered retreating to the west of Dahe at all.

So even if it is said to break the sky, the responsibility cannot be shifted to Liu Fang.No matter how much Gao Ying hated her, at most she would be charged with "failing to make peace" like Li Shao and Yang Shu before.

If you are demoted because of this, who dares to say that it is not a blessing in disguise, how can you know that it is not a blessing?
In an instant, Liu Fangfu felt relieved in his heart, feeling indescribably relaxed.

Yuan Yuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and even more wanted to be like Yang Shu, leaning forward to see what Li Chengzhi wrote.But he gritted his teeth many times, but he didn't dare to make a mistake in the end, so he could only endure life and death.

In a hurry, he suddenly opened his eyes and stared closely at Yang Shu's expression.I thought that Li Chengzhi must have written a call to arms, and Yang Shu would also be shocked and panicked.

But Yang Shu was surprised at first, then sneered, and finally his face was full of sarcasm, and he squinted from time to time, as if he was despising Li Chengzhi.

I said that you scolded Gao Yingtian, and you were not happy with the retribution. You only thought that you would immediately raise troops and invade Guanzhong and Luoyang.

After working for a long time, it turned out that this was the retribution?

Yang Shu was standing at his feet, seeing him with a strange expression and mocking eyes, how could Li Chengzhi not know what he was thinking?
You must be scolding yourself for being anticlimactic and giving up halfway, but you really agreed to stop fighting?

From this, Li Chengzhi was even more sure: Yang Shu's visit to Xihai this time must have ulterior motives, and he wished that the imperial court and Xihai would fight on the spot.

What's more, in the dead of night, the old thief sneaked into his room...

"That's all, Si Qing, let's take a look at it first!"

After finally waiting for Li Chengzhi to write it, and handing the wet letter paper to Liu Fang, Yuan Yuan impatiently moved forward.

Stealing his eyes, he realized that it was not a call to action. He felt relieved first: Li Chengzhi actually agreed to strike?
After taking a few more glances to see clearly what was said in the letter, Yuan Yuan grinned like a toothache.

But the conditions for stopping the troops are too harsh, who dares to agree?

Li Chengzhi eloquently said nearly a thousand words, but actually only said three things:
[-]. Ceding land.

In addition to the six prefectures of Xiliang, Dongliang, He, Qin, Liang, and Xihai that had been captured by Xihai, and the five towns of Dunhuang, Fanghan, Shanshan, Wudu, and Bogulu, the imperial court still needed to cede Qizhou.

Qizhou governed three counties and sixteen counties, reaching Zhoucheng (now Fufeng County) and Baitu (now Linzhou County) in the east.To the south of the Qinling Mountains, it is called Weijing, which is actually the old Dao County of Liangtu (now Liuba County in Hanzhong).It is adjacent to Huating County in the north and Longxi County in the west.

In this way, it is like slashing from Zhoucheng County to the east of Chencang, and slashing straight to the top of Longshan Mountain.Although Longshan happened to be picked out and left for the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, the wilderness between Longshan and Qinling Mountains was included in the West Sea.

Not only the land, but also the people.The imperial court is not allowed to move the people of Qizhou to other states, and it is necessary to transfer the registration book to the government, and check each household and record...

Only this one, the court will never agree.

Don't say to order Xihai to withdraw from Longxi, with the big river as the boundary.Now even Longshan has to abandon it?
Although Huating ends at the northernmost point, Longshan in name still belongs to the Yuan and Wei Dynasties.However, Chencang, Siyin, and Siyang in the south of Longshan all belong to Qizhou, which means that most of the Qinling Mountains have belonged to the West Sea.

What's more, including Chencang, four of the six paths in the Qinling Mountains, and Dashan Pass among the four passes in Guanzhong are now under the rule of Qizhou. Wouldn't they all be ceded to Xihai?

In this way, it is similar to the west gate in the big switch, and Qizhou, one of the five states in Guanzhong, is handed over. As long as Li Chengzhi garrisons in Qizhou, Guanzhong will be flat and there is no danger to defend.

So it doesn't matter whether there is Longshan or not...

[-]. Compensation.

Starting from this year, the imperial court has to compensate Xihai for food, silk and Dingkou every year, in order to thank him for being good at using swords and soldiers.Li Chengzhi requires 30 households every year, no less than 100 million households, and one million stones of grain.And with a period of three years, three years is three hundred Dingkou, 300 million stone grain.It will be negotiated after three years.

[-]. Crack the soil and seal the country.

It is necessary for the imperial court to issue a decree to inform the world, and even to deliver the letter of credence to Nanliang, Tuyuhun, Rouran, Western Regions and other countries: From then on, Xihai will not return to Yuan Wei, just like Rouran and Tuyuhun. Xihai has no name as a country, and the imperial court has no right to publicize...

In addition, there are a lot of odds and ends, such as the exchange market, such as garrisons and so on.But compared with the previous three points, it is like a drop in the bucket.

Yuan Yuan looked around, except for the second one, there was still a slight possibility, and the other two were not even considered.

Even Gao Ying, who already regarded face as nothing, would never dare to agree.Otherwise, if she steps down with her front foot, someone will clear your side with her back foot.

But Liu Fang didn't think so.

Although these conditions are somewhat harsh, the imperial court may not agree.But since there are talks, it is nothing more than raising the price on the spot and paying back the money on the spot.

The West Sea is more than 3000 miles away from Luoyang, and it takes at least two or three months to come and go.And we have to get rid of the cold weather, the wind is not smooth and the rain is not smooth. In this way, if we can talk about it twice a year, it will be enough.

With such back and forth, wouldn't the court have a chance to breathe?
Given time, there is no guarantee that they will not be able to turn defeat into victory...

But Yang Shu thought more far-reaching.

No matter how you look at it, it seems that Li Chengzhi is pushing the boat along the river, just down the slope, hoping to stop the army as soon as possible, so these conditions mentioned, no matter how you look at it, seem to be advancing as retreating.

If he thinks about it further, it proves what he suspected before: Could it be that Li Chengzhi has the difficulty of having to retreat?

So his sarcasm is false, but his surprise is true...

After Liu Fang finished reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Chengzhi said again: "The letter is written in detail, so there is no need to say more, and the minister of the temple only needs to forward it to the queen mother. Whether it should be or not , Li only has a period of three months. But if it exceeds one day, you can only fight against each other..."

It seems to be true?
Contemptuous in his heart, Yang Shu asked suspiciously: "It's all about Qizhou, why do you still want Gudao County?"

"Gudao County originally belonged to Qizhou, why didn't I want it? It just lives in the south of the Qinling Mountains, and was regarded as a chicken rib by the court, so it has been trapped in Nanliang for a long time..."

Li Chengzhi smiled warmly, "I'm not going to hide it from you: when the Queen Mother agrees to the invitation in my letter, I will naturally send my master to the south... so that the world can see: don't think that I, Li Chengzhi, can only do things in the nest ..."

Several people were startled: Li Chengzhi is going to attack Nanliang?
Is he crazy...

……

"Li Chengzhi is either crazy, or he is boastful and boastful! He first offended Tuyuhun, killing and injuring tens of thousands of herdsmen in the three tribes of Tianzhu. He also defeated Murong Xiao at Nanmenguan and drove all [-] elite riders into the river. Among them, countless drowned.

Not to mention looting millions of cattle and sheep from the three parts of Tianzhu... How could Fu Lianchou turn a blind eye to such a bloody enmity? "

Back at the post house, Yuan Yuan rushed into Liu Fang's room impatiently, and analyzed seriously, "Looking at Rouran again, the battle between Daqi and Daqi in the West Sea was not as good as Tuyuhun, but the imperial court thanked the ugly slave for sending troops. The millions of stones of grain and grass, and more than 20 million cattle and sheep that were used as rations for the 300 troops fell into the West Sea.

Rough calculations, these two items alone can at least be worth the income of the whole country of Rouran for one year, and what's more: the defeated army of Daqi was crumbling like a mountain, and the tribes who were dissatisfied with the ugly slaves sent troops repeatedly accounted for four of them. As a result, most of them took this opportunity to escape into the deeper part of Mobei.In this way, Ugly Nu lost more than Fu Lianchou. How could he let go of such a big enmity?

And Li Chengzhi was originally a traitor, and everyone in our Great Wei would have him, if he invaded Nanliang again, wouldn't he be besieged on all sides and be the enemy of the whole world? "

The more Yuan Yuan said, the more excited he became: "The so-called ants kill elephants, there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the West Sea, how dare you risk the displeasure of the world?"

Liu Fang looked at Yuan Yuan, and finally just sighed.

Worryingly remember that in the second year of Yanchang, when Li Chengzhi was ordered to enter Beijing, he was excluded by Gao Zhao.Liping made great achievements in rebellion, but was moved to the cold and clear Taishi Supervisor and appointed Hou Xinglang.

At that time, I heard Li Chengzhi often chanting: dreams are very full, but reality is very backbone. It is too taken for granted to use this as a metaphor for the failure of people's wishes.

Liu Fangjue, this sentence could not be more appropriate for Yuan Yuan in front of him.

He said that whether Tuyuhun Khan Ugly Slave or Rouran Khan Fulianchou hated Li Chengzhi for a long time, wished he could eat his flesh and drink his blood, this is naturally true.

However, as for the two countries wanting to find Li Chengzhi to avenge their blood feud, it is a bit whimsical.

The former has 20 elite cavalry, and the latter has an army of more than 50. Both of them were defeated in Xihai in more than ten days. At that time, the strength of Xihai's troops participating in the war was less than one of the tenth of the three-party coalition forces, but they still caused more than [-] troops to be defeated. , a complete failure.

As long as these two are not so stupid that they are beyond hope, they must be terrified, and they vow to find out, at least they must know how they lost, and then make a decision.

What's more, these two are rare wise rulers since the founding of the two countries, and they are as ignorant and impulsive as Yuan Yuan thought?
In any case, I will wait and see and inquire first.If they knew that even Yuan and Wei could not protect themselves, these two would definitely die down and hide as far away as possible.

It's definitely not like Yuan Yuan thought, Fu Lianchou and Chou Nu will be furious and send millions of troops to seek Li Chengzhi's revenge.

At worst, we have to wait until the imperial court and Xihai are bloodied, and both sides will be hurt, before reaping the power of the fisherman.

What's more, if the imperial court and Xihai go to war again and still retreat steadily, the two parties will probably send envoys to Xihai to seek peace.

As for Nanliang, Li Chengzhi was defeated by Li Chengzhi's men. Now Li Chengzhi just took back a few counties on behalf of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, and it was not a battle of the whole country.

Taking a step back, since the founding of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, why not make enemies on all sides?
Defeating Rouran, Yu Tuyuhun, fighting the Southern Dynasties, the Yuan and Wei Dynasties for more than a hundred years, always dominating these three parties, but now they are all defeated by the little-known Xihai?

Xiao Yan is not an ignorant and mediocre person, how could he stay with Li Chengzhi for the gains and losses of several counties?
In all likelihood, you will temporarily tolerate it, and then sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Therefore, Li Chengzhi's desire to send his troops to the south to attack Nanranliang is definitely not in vain.It is also because of this that Liu Fang felt that Yuan Yuan was too whimsical and took it for granted.

Of course, he can't be entirely blamed, after all, Yuan Yuan lived in Luojing, he was less experienced than Li Lian, and his knowledge was too superficial, even if he was stronger than Gao Ying, his strength was limited.

Seeing that Liu Fang was so sad and silent, Yuan Yuan also felt that he was speechless, so he kept silent.

After a while, he realized belatedly and turned the corner.

"How can military and state affairs be discussed in terms of 'gratitude and enmity'? Even Li Chengzhi knows this truth, but how can Fu Lianchou and the ugly slave generation understand..."

The more he talked, the more disappointed he became, and Yuan Yuan's face naturally became darker, "However, Yuan is still puzzled: the situation in the West Sea is as strong as a broken bamboo, and the momentum is strong. If we are in another place, if I am Li Chengzhi, I will be a soldier." There is a shortage of people, and it is easy to attack but not defend, so we should work hard. It is not too late to retreat to Longxi after the chaos in Guanzhong. Why did Li Chengzhi retreat bravely and give up halfway?

If he could really recharge his energy and store up his energy, it would be fine to rest his life and recuperate, but he blatantly said that he wanted to attack Nanliang, so why? "

See, the reason why Yuan Yuan is better than Gao Ying is because he knows his mistakes and will correct them, reflect on them, and ponder over them.It's not like Gao Ying, who doesn't know her mistakes and never repents. She just thinks that everyone in the world is trying to murder her and feel sorry for her...

He was the same age as Yuan Jia, and was an official in the same hall.Although the friendship is mediocre, Liu Fang is still very optimistic about Yuan Yuan, who is more honest and loyal than Naifu.Seeing that he saw the plane so quickly, he was a little relieved.

"Li Chengzhi's actions today seem to be flamboyant and arrogant, but they are actually showing the enemy's strength, using advance as retreat, and then making use of the situation to make the best of it, and then go downhill!"

"Advance as retreat, just go down the donkey?"

Yuan Yuan was shocked, "It means...Xi Hai must have a reason to stop fighting?"

"pretty close!"

(End of this chapter)