Da Wei Chun

Chapter 688 March [-]rd, Yang Likai
Liu Fang sighed sadly, "When you wrote the letter to the Empress Dowager Li Chengzhi, why did Yang Yanrong show sarcasm and disdain? Just laughing at him for being iron-tongued and bluffing..."

At that time, he was panicked, so he never cared about Yang Shu.Recalling carefully at this time, it seems that this is really the case?

Yuan Yuanteng stood up suddenly, his face flushed with excitement: "Since he is bluffing, why can't the court take advantage of the situation to fight back?"

"How can it be that simple?" Liu Fang sighed again: "Okay, according to your words, how to fight back?"

Yuan Yuan's body froze, his face turned green and then red and then white, and he held back for a long time, but he didn't say a word.

Yes, what counterattack did the court use?
Since the death of the first emperor, there have been civil strife among important ministers and powerful enemies for several years, and the imperial court has been conquering for years.

During the Yuan Ke Dynasty, there were 15 Chinese troops, but now there are less than [-], and Li Chengzhi was firmly suppressed in Longshan and Chencang, and he did not dare to make any rash moves.

In addition, whether it is the newly attached rebels under the command of Xing Luan, Yuan Yao, and Xi Kangsheng, or the state soldiers newly recruited by Yuan Shun and Yuan Qin, they are all mobs and vulnerable to the tiger and wolf divisions in Xihai.

Now the only one who still has the strength to fight is nothing more than the [-] Southern Army stationed in the two Huaihe Rivers to resist the Southern Liang.

Even if the imperial court dared to give it a go, it would not be easy to withdraw the southern army to Guanzhong, and it would take three to five months to half a year at the fastest to recruit civilians to build bridges and pave roads, transport food and grass, and find a way to recruit army rations.

But now it's midsummer, and the severe winter will come in three or five months. How can we march at that time?So if we want to fight back, it will not be until after the beginning of next spring.

That's why the imperial court wholeheartedly sought peace in order to get a little respite.But thinking about it again at this time, Li Chengzhi is also planning the same plan nine out of ten.

And the moment the situation dies, after more than half a year, God knows what the situation will be like?
The more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, Yuan Yuan sighed suddenly, as if all the bones in his body had been taken away, and he slumped on the chair: "Then why does he have to retreat?"

"Why do you think he forced the Empress Dowager and His Majesty to cede land to Xihai and pay for food?"

Liu Fang said, "The reason why Xihai wins consecutive battles is nothing more than relying on the advantage of firearms and increasing the strength of the soldiers, so the more they fight, the more courageous they are, but this is not a long-term solution.

But in the long term: Xihai is in the ascendant, with a population of only a million, soldiers of only a few tens of thousands, and land no more than a few states in the west of the river, and most of them are barren and desolate fields.

The background is so shallow, if you follow the steps and approach step by step, let alone five years, even if you give him another 50 years, he will definitely not be my enemy in heaven.Therefore, Li Chengzhi can only be like a robber, robbing land, city, people, and even food.Only in this way can one ebb and flow, and one day, one can swallow an elephant with a snake...

On the contrary, the imperial court is now like a twilight person who is dying.But to Li Chengzhi, it is still like a colossus, which cannot be matched by a child of his age.If he does it by force, he will definitely end up burning everything, so he can only slowly figure it out by swallowing water warmly. This is the reason why he has to retreat...

But Xu Xutuzhi's method is still too slow to support Li Chengzhi's ambition, so he can only find another way, and take a few bites of fat from other places.But Tuyuhun and Nanliang have already suffered a great loss, so they must be careful, and the mountains are high and the roads are far away. If they send a large army on an expedition, the gains will outweigh the losses in all likelihood. Therefore, Li Chengzhi turned to the next best thing, and only then did he set his sights on the comparison. I'm heading towards Nanliang, which is weaker but closer to the West Sea..."

After a short pause, Liu Fang said again, "And this is just one, and the other is to occupy righteousness.

To say a word, I am not afraid of blame from the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, let alone the injustice of the government and the public: Since the founding of Liezu (the founding emperor of the Yuan Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Si, Emperor Daowu), I, Yuan Wei, Rouran and Nanliang have been deadly enemies.Although Tuyuhun came from the same lineage as the royal family, there were many disputes over the ownership of Hexi, and the suspicions became more and more serious. Most of the kings of the past generations were close to the Southern Dynasty and Rouran, but far away from the Yuan and Wei Dynasties.

For a hundred years, our dynasty has continued to conquer these three countries. The people, soldiers and civilians in the states adjacent to these three countries have long been overwhelmed and miserable.Just like the Six Towns, why did Gao Zhao bewitch you for a while, and so many people responded like a cloud?
But now it is good, the Queen Mother and King Ren Cheng drink poison to quench their thirst, promise a lot of profit, and openly lure the Hu army to invade our celestial dynasty, so let's not talk about the Han people in the Central Plains, only look at Liuzhen, Fanghan, who are suffering from the sufferings of Rouran and Tuyuhun , Shanshan, Hezhou and other places, all the generals, soldiers and civilians who heard the news all felt disheartened towards the imperial court...

However, Li Chengzhi stood out from the strange army and won successive victories, causing the erhu army of more than 30 to throw away their helmets and armor, and fled back to their old nest like a bereaved dog, without entering our Han soil at all.

After that, Xihai accepted it as soon as it was good, and did not violate Guanzhong and Liuzhen.It even made his subordinates wantonly buy people's hearts... Let me ask you, if you were a citizen of Longxi and Six Towns, what would you think? "

Yuan Yuan's heart was already half cold.

No wonder the surrendered troops and townspeople, who were vulnerable to a single blow, were reborn and invincible after a short period of time after they surrendered to Xihai?
No wonder Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng have an army of 20 people, but they are afraid of [-] soldiers from the West Sea, like tigers, and like turtles shrinking their heads, they can't get out of the gate?
It's just because the imperial court has lost righteousness, lost the support of the people, and even lost the morale of the army.

On the other hand, Li Chengzhi would rather die than surrender, defend the enemy from the outside, and protect the people in the border towns and Guanzhong from the Hu tribe, and then review the situation and take the initiative to stop the war, which will naturally make the people return...

Thinking about it this way, Xihai's strike to make peace was not just because of lack of soldiers and food, or as a last resort, but also with the intention of buying people's hearts.

And turning to attack Nanliang, I'm afraid it's not as simple as just grabbing people, land, and food.

Compared with Rouran, Yuan Wei and Southern Dynasties are even more feuds, and they will never die.If the old land of Liangzhou (south of the Qinling Mountains) trapped in Nanliang is regained, Li Chengzhi will become even more famous, and his voice will shake Sichuan, Shu and Huaihe Rivers.

What's more, I am afraid that Li Chengzhi has already seen through the imperial court's plan, so he ordered the imperial court to cede the land of Qizhou.I just want to hold all the ways of entering the customs in my hands, so as to stop the imperial court's plan to make peace with Nanliang and transfer the southern army to the north...

Thinking of this, Yuan Yuan's heart is not only so cold, it goes up to the tips of his hair, down to the soles of his feet, including all the limbs and bones in the middle, all of which are completely chilled.

Feeling lost, he said after a long time: "How can Li Chengzhi's strategy... be so far-reaching?"

is it far?

If compared with the time when he sent troops to the west before entering Beijing, and then plotted in Hexi, the current plan is not worth mentioning.

In this way, whether it is Yuan Ying who has died or Yuan Cheng who is now a prisoner of Li Chengzhi, not only is there no fault, but it is also a great contribution.

The blame can only be blamed on the empress dowager's mediocrity, and Gao Zhao's ambition was even more of a wolf.

But how can there be anyone who sells regret medicine in this world?
Liu Fang was full of hesitation, and sighed again, "Fortunately, before the end of the world, you and I have received the grace of the country, and now we can only do our best to die... Let's go and see..."

After a short pause, he said again, "When I left the hall, I said that I wanted to see Uncle Xiao (Cui Guang). Since Li Chengzhi promised, he must be here soon. Lao Weiqing told his followers to prepare some dishes and pots. Good wine, I need you and Yan Rong to accompany me later..."

"Siqing's words are serious, and there is no danger of being an official. But when Inspector Yang came back, he left in a hurry, saying that he was so angry that he couldn't calm down. He wanted to ask Li Chengzhi to persuade him, so that he would not push forward..."

persuasion?

Li Chengzhi had already made up his mind as if he had eaten a weight, and he was afraid that even nine cows would not be able to pull him back.

Forget it, let him go...

……

Li Chengzhi thought that Yang Shu would come secretly, but he didn't expect that he was not so upright.

Liu Fang and Yuan Yuan walked forward, and he came to see him behind, saying that he had good advice.

Li Chengzhi couldn't help laughing: He wants to see, what kind of advice can he have for such a double-minded, self-defeating person?

Welcoming Yang Shu into the middle hall and making Li Cong ice a pot of cold wine, Li Chengzhi dismissed his confidants.

Those who are already familiar can't be more familiar, Li Chengzhi is not polite at all.He raised his wine glass and paid respects from a distance, without even being lazy to ask, he drank it all in one gulp.

It was already night, and the lights in the hall were already lit.Looking at the crystal-like glass wall lamp, and picking up the wine glass on the table, Yang Shu wondered, "Shuiyu (crystal)?"

Li Chengzhi was so surprised, he laughed aloud and said, "You still have such a good mood?"

"Is this so strange?"

Yang Shu stared, "You have agreed to stop the war. Although the conditions are harsher, it is nothing more than a bargain. After you come and talk with the court, if you can't agree, you will start a fight. It will be next year, why can't I have a good mood?" ?”

Pretend, you try your best to pretend...

During the New Year's Eve, you and Li Shao came to Xihai as envoys. Although Li Shao left on the same day, you, Yang Shu, stayed for three days.

After drinking for three rounds, you take advantage of your drunkenness to scold the queen mother for being incompetent and the court's treacherous and sycophant in power, so the country will be ruined and the people will have no means of living.

He also said that Guanzhong would rebel sooner or later, and even whispered: Whenever Xihai soldiers enter Guanzhong, the Yang family will be the forerunner of the Li family...

Counting with your fingers, it's only been half a year since I said this.And for four months, both you and Li Shao were imprisoned in Bugulu. Apart from watching the wind and watching the sand and the sun every day, you played chess with your father.

I don't believe it, it's been four months, and you, Yang Yanrong, haven't made up your mind yet?

What's more, the secret letter sent by Li Shao's confidantes to Li Liang, who was separated by a mountain, and to Xihai, is still locked in my cabinet.If you don't show it for you to see, what did Li Shao say about you in the letter?
The Yang brothers, such as Yang Jun and Yang Shu, can be trusted and reused!

It means that these two people have already been instigated by him, and he almost wrote the word "anti" on Yang Yanrong's forehead...

Li Chengzhi secretly slandered, grinned again, and said ironically: "I never expected that Lord Yanrong's loyalty to the court is actually a lesson learned from the sun and the moon, which is really rare..."

Yang Shu had just taken a sip of the wine, and was reminiscing it in his mouth, when he heard this, he spit out with a "poof": "Hang...Hang, shameless boy, how dare you laugh at this old man?"

Who told you to pretend to be crazy and stupid?

Don't look at the time when I wrote a letter to Gao Ying at my desk, you were as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, wishing to break the pen holder in my hand on the spot, what does the letterhead look like on the desk?
This is obviously because I am afraid that I will let the dragon into the sea and the tiger back into the mountain...

After coughing several times, Yang Shu straightened his expression and asked suspiciously, "Why stop fighting?"

Finally couldn't take it anymore?

Li Chengzhi snorted secretly, suppressed his smile, and said in a solemn voice: "It was because of no other choice that we broke the boat and fought with our backs. Now that the enemy is gone, the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and the court is in decline. The sun is declining on the Western Mountains, and we are not a strong enemy in the Western Seas. If I don’t retreat, I will be destroyed, and then I will be injured. How can I talk about plotting the Central Plains and competing for the world?”

"Is that all it is?"

Yang Shu squinted his eyes, "Or, do you have a last resort?"

"Of course there is a problem. It's nothing more than a lack of soldiers and food! If we can have another 15 soldiers and 200 million stones, food and grass, we can guard Dunhuang, Juyan, Shandan, and Qinling for me, and we will completely eliminate Rouran, Tuyuhun, and Nanliang. With the heart of a fisherman's profit, within five years, I will be able to drink water from Maluo and point at Luojing..."

Li Chengzhi waved his hand, and laughed again, "If not, you can think of a way for me, don't make these three powerful enemies covet it, it doesn't take long, three years will be enough..."

Do you think grandpa is a fairy?
Yang Shu cursed secretly, then sighed again and again.

After all, Xihai's foundation is still too shallow, just like a child with a magic weapon. At the beginning, with the advantage of a magic weapon, he can still kill all directions, but after a long time, he will inevitably lose his strength.

In the long run, it would be the best policy for Li Chengzhi to be more cautious.

It's a pity that the gentry and common people in Guanzhong thought that they would welcome Master Wang at most around Zhongqiu...

Sighing secretly, Yang Shu asked again: "If it's just compensation for people and food, that's all. The court can still turn the world around. But such as cutting land and bestowing a country, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream, don't even think about it. Until then , what should you do?"

"A gentleman says that a four-horse is hard to chase. If the court doesn't agree, they will naturally have to fight each other. If the period is three months, it will not be a day later, and it will not be a day sooner. But even if it is a fight, you must pay attention to the priority. .”

Li Chengzhi smiled leisurely, "I just don't know, why did Lord Yanrong teach me?"

Even Yang Shu dared to say that he was willing to be Li's predecessor, so why did Yang Shu have any worries?
He looked around and saw that the doors and windows were tightly closed and airtight, so he lifted the skirt of his robe and tore it hard again.

Just hearing a "hiss", the robe was torn in two.Yang Shu fumbled again, and took out a piece of silk, and saw that it was densely covered with tiny characters, and it was extremely red, like a blood book.

Li Chengzhi was stunned: "You and I have known each other for several years, and we know each other very well. How can I not believe in Yan Rong's principles? Even if you talk crazy after drinking, I only take it as the truth, so why bother to take risks?" ?”

Regardless of who wrote the bloody book, Yang Shu is always in front of Liu Fang and Yuan Yuan day and night. If the bloody book falls into the hands of those two people, how can Yang Shu's life still exist?
"You know a bird's hair, this is a call to action!"

Yang Shu rolled his eyes strangely and cursed, but his attitude was extremely solemn, and he presented the silk scarf to Li Chengzhi respectfully: "This is written by my eldest brother on the bed with his sick body, and it is signed by my seven brothers. , how do you let me dictate to you?"

The call to action... and it was written by Yang Bo, and the seven brothers of the Yang family joined hands to draw it?
Li Chengzhi was startled, and quickly got up to pick it up.Just glanced at it, and my whole body was shocked: March [-]rd, Yang Likai!

(End of this chapter)