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Chapter 19 The Lobbyist
The morning breeze was warm, Li Xia and Nie Zhongyou chatted in the yard for a while, and when the guards came out to move, they stopped talking.

Putting aside the business, the two of them did not exchange pleasantries, and the atmosphere seemed quite dry until Lin Zi came out to make jokes.

"The guy surnamed Lu still doesn't give up, and sent someone to watch us, or should I beat them up?"

Nie Zhongyou said: "No need, brother Lu is not bad, everyone is a member of the army, follow orders, don't make things difficult for each other."

"Are we embarrassing him? He is embarrassing us."

Neither Nie Zhongyou nor Li Xia spoke to each other.

Lin Zi saw that the heat was not getting hotter, and said with a playful smile: "Brother is really biased, so he was given such a good job by Nie Ping, and he went to Zhucui Tower to play every day. Next time there is such a thing, send me there, I am next to Lin Zi Nothing, just birds..."

"Shut up." Nie Zhongyou said.

Lin Zi turned his head and saw that it was Han Qiaoer who came out with breakfast food, and there were steamed buns, steamed buns, and pot stickers on the plate.

The little girl put the plate on the stone table obediently, called them to eat, and took out a small cloth bag.

There were several eggs in the cloth bag, after Han Qiaoer took it out, she glanced at Lin Zi, a little hesitant, as if she was afraid that this annoying ghost would make fun of her again, but in the end, she stood by the stone table and peeled them carefully.

"Brother Li, this is for you to eat."

"you eat."

"I've eaten it, here it is..."

This time, Lin Zi didn't make fun of Han Qiaoer, instead he said with a smile: "Don't tell me, ever since the old nerd became the leader of our caravan, this little girl really seems to be in charge."

Nie Zhongyou said lightly: "Eat yours."

"Didn't I praise her? By the way, this time Li Xia was not won over by that man named Lu. The reason why he couldn't keep it was because this little girl treated him well. Right?"

Li Xia was asked, and glanced at Han Qiaoer, seeing that the little girl lowered her head a little shyly, but her eyes were secretly looking at herself, with a little curiosity and anticipation.

Maybe she didn't think too much about it, but since she was a prisoner, she generally expected to be recognized.

"Well, yes." Li Xia nodded, and said, "You all treated me well."

"The last sentence is against my will, against my will." Lin Zi smiled and said: "It seems that this time, I should give the little girl a credit."

"Then give me something practical."

Li Xia handed the last egg to Han Qiaoer, walked into the kitchen, came out after a while, but brought a piece of cooked fat meat, cut it slowly, wrapped it in a steamed bun, and ate several in succession.

Lin Zi was dumbfounded and asked, "You ate so much today?"

"It needs carbs and fat."

Li Xia finished eating, stood up, glanced at Nie Zhongyou, and said, "I'm going out for a stroll."

"Hey... aren't we leaving today?"

Lin Zi asked, only to see Li Xia waved his hand, and he had already left the guest house...

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"Keep staring at the inn, don't fall for his plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain."

Seeing Li Xia going out, Lu Fengtai quickly got up and went down the teahouse after giving some instructions.

Soon, he led someone to control Li Xia and took him back for interrogation.

This is exactly the cell where Yang Xiong was imprisoned before, but it is not a county prison, but a room in the government office that was remodeled.

"You let me catch you on purpose, why?" Lu Fengtai asked.

Li Xia put on shackles on his hands and feet again, but his expression was very calm.

"Are you injured? Someone knocked on the head?"

Lu Fengtai said: "I am the one who is interrogating you."

"Well, don't torture me, I will recruit everything I know."

"Why did you let me catch you on purpose?"

"I want to talk to you."

"Where is Gao Changshou?"

Li Xia said: "As I said, Nie Zhongyou and I communicated the details of our actions through notes. I really don't know where he asked Nie Ping to take Gao Changshou."

"What do you think?"

"I don't think they have gone far, they are near Luzhou City. But you may not find it, you are running out of time."

Lu Fengtai said: "You can't hide them, you are already under surveillance now, the further north you go, the more you can't hide them."

"I know, that's why I wanted to come and talk to you." Li Xia said: "If you don't help us, it will be difficult for us to continue going north; but if we hide Gao Changshou, it will be difficult for you, how many days do you have? Three days? Five days?"

"I can find it."

"You can't find it. Nie Zhongyou won't do anything for the time being. We have a warrant from an important minister in the court. You dare not move us. A few days will pass quickly. What will you do?"

"It's not me, what about Huaiyou, what about Da Song?!"

Lu Fengtai suddenly tapped his chest heavily with his fingers, and shouted: "You say what I did was dirty, but I serve the country with red blood, and I am worthy of my admiration!"

This loud shout seemed quite abrupt.

From hearing the sarcasm of those reckless men in Yinglue Society last night, to his wife's complaints in the morning, and then to Zhang Rongzhi's humiliation... Lu Fengtai's suppressed anger finally came up, and it was hard to suppress for a while.

"Do you think I want to do this?! If it is not for the overall situation, who the hell is willing to turn against the comrades who shared life and death in the past, and be called a traitor and eagle dog. You ask me what to do? Am I doing this for myself? !"

Li Xia was silent for a moment, and said, "You think too highly of yourself, don't you?"

The veins on Lu Fengtai's forehead popped out, and he looked at Li Xia.

His eyes were piercing, as if he wanted to look directly into the bottom of Li Xia's heart, and it seemed as if he was taking out his own heart for others to see.

But Li Xia was still calm, with sharp eyes.

"You are just a leader, how many soldiers are you in charge of? 500 people? I'm afraid the actual amount is far from enough? You are just like me, just a small person, and even Gao Changshou is just a small person, how much weight can you play in the current situation? ?
Handing over Gao Changshou can slow down the Mongolian army going south?What did your boss tell you?In my opinion, you can only relieve the pressure you are facing, right?

I understand that when you are overwhelmed by the people, you are under a lot of pressure. A weak country has no diplomacy, and you are at a loss in the face of the aggressive momentum of a strong country.

I speculate with the heart of a villain, maybe you are thinking in your heart, "Hand over him, make friends with good people, it may be useful in the future, and they can give me a few words for me after surrendering", so you decide to hand over him , after all, it’s not a loss…”

"I didn't think so!" Lu Fengtai shouted.

"You don't think so, who knows that your superiors don't think so."

Lu Fengtai didn't answer.

"Then let's turn our eyes away from this small matter in front of us, look farther away, and look at the territory of the world. They all regard you as the Southern Song Dynasty... oh, the Great Song Dynasty, surrounded our small territory. Like a hunter If the prey is forced into a pre-set trap, can the hunter let it go when the prey kneels down and begs?

Did Lu Dutou ever think that maybe when you tried your best to help the Mongols hunt down the fugitives, they were already preparing to go south, maybe Sichuan had already fallen, just like the Mongolian army attacked Dali, and it took half a year for the Song Dynasty to get it information.

Can a small head surrender a small Gao Changshou to stop the war?Do you really know what's going on in the world?Don't take your job too seriously. "

When Li Xia said this, his tone slowed down a little, and he said: "I know you are a person who is devoted to serving the country. Nie Zhongyou told me about your character, otherwise I would not dare to come. The relationship between you and Nie Zhongyou The difference is only a difference of opinion.”

"Why do you think you are right and I am wrong?"

"Let's put it this way, I didn't understand why the Mongolian army wanted to attack Sichuan." Li Xia said: "If they want to destroy the Song Dynasty, they should have directly attacked from Lianghuai and captured Hangzhou."

Lu Fengtai said indifferently: "There are many lakes and rivers in the Huaihe River, which is not conducive to the Mongolian army's combat."

"I don't understand these things, but I have heard the story of you guarding Luzhou back then..."

Lu Fengtai was taken aback, and murmured: "In the first year of Jiaxi, the Mongolian army attacked the Lianghuai. Du Xianggong held on to Anfeng City for three months, severely injuring nearly 2 Mongolian troops; only half a year later, the Mongolian army raised troops to attack the Lianghuai again. Claiming to have an army of 80 troops, they first broke through Anfeng City in the north, then attacked Luzhou, and it was Du Xianggong who led us and the army and civilians in a bloody battle... But now, Du Xianggong is no longer there."

"Well, it was you who answered my confusion. Why did the Mongolian army go far away to attack Sichuan and Dali? Because of these soldiers and civilians fighting bloody battles, the Mongolian army could not break through the two Huaihe Rivers and turn to Sichuan, and could not break through Sichuan and turned to attack Dali. Since Jin After the country was destroyed, it was you who fought hard for nearly 20 years to prevent the Mongolian iron cavalry that swept the world from going south. To be disrespectful, I used to think... the Song Dynasty was very weak, but now I find that the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty are not at all weak."

Having said that, Li Xia didn't say anything later.

But Lu Fengtai understood.

He straightened his back, but there was deep sadness in his eyes.

Since Jingkang, the Song Dynasty has never lacked people who are passionate about serving the country, and famous generals and heroes have emerged in large numbers, but the situation is still collapsing like this day by day?
The generals who guarded Luzhou back then, Du Xianggong is gone, Yu Dushuai is gone, Lu Taiwei moved to the southwest and gradually became greedy... In the future, who can I fight to the death with?
Li Xia said again: "We are all just ants in the torrent. If we kill each other, we can't stop the elephant from stepping down. What should ants do? Unite, only an ant colony can kill an elephant. But Lu Du Boss, you are now handing over your companions to coyotes, who eat ants, and will not help us deal with elephants."

"So you came to be Nie Zhongyou's lobbyist."

"I don't agree with his approach." Li Xia said: "But in this matter, I think it is more useful to keep Gao Changshou than hand it over. You should help us."

"Why do you want to work so hard for Nie Zhongyou?"

"I'm not working for him, but for myself. The elephant is coming, and the ants are fighting for their lives when they call their companions to gather." Li Xia said: "I cherish my life, because I know that Lu Dutou will not kill me, so I dare to come out .”

Lu Fengtai said: "You don't have to wishful thinking to try to convince me, it's useless."

He originally wanted to say something like "Don't follow Nie Zhongyou to the north, stay and hang out with me", but thinking that he was still in danger, he swallowed these soliciting words again.

He rubbed his forehead, calmed down and thought for a while, and told Fan San: "This kid is deliberately trying to distract us, don't listen to his nonsense...you go and interrogate all the girls who Nie Ping has prostituted in Zhucui Building." Let's see if there are any clues."

"Yes."

Only then did Lu Fengtai look at Li Xia again, and said calmly: "I will find Gao Changshou, until then, you should stay in this prison."

Li Xia smiled wryly, thinking that she had been reborn for so long, but her situation didn't seem to have changed, and she was still in jail...

(End of this chapter)