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Chapter 208 Yi Shiying

When Li Xia left the small warehouse, Jiang Fan asked in a low voice, "County Captain, let him go? We've already made a grudge."

"Not urgent."

This time, Li Xia turned to Luhu and said, "You contact those soldiers and send them some money."

Hu Hu didn't ask so many questions, and responded directly.

The three of them turned back to their residence, Bao San got up and said, "County Captain, just now Commander Yi sent someone over to see if you are here."

Li Xia remembered that Yi Shiying had said that we would talk again when we had time in the evening.

He went up the tower again.

Walking along the way, I saw that the top of the city was heavily guarded, and it finally looked like a fortress.

Unfortunately, the Mongolian army has retreated.

Before Li Xia reached the tower, a soldier beside Yi Shiying came down.

"Li Xianwei, I am going to see if you are there, please, the general wants to see you."

"Brother Lao Wu made another trip."

"You are welcome, county lieutenant..."

Yi Shiying was sitting on the podium of the tower, leaning on the big drum, reading a book by moonlight and candlelight.

"Feiyu is here, sit down."

"General Xie Yi."

Yi Shiying put down the book in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and said, "It seems that there is no chance to seriously injure A Shu, the horse-hunting red army."

Li Xia replied: "His style of play is quite annoying."

"Don't underestimate him." Yi Shiying said, "Perhaps, when you and I were distracted, he returned to the carbine again. Of course, you will return to the celebration talisman tomorrow."

"Yes. After all, this junior is a Qingfu county lieutenant, so he shouldn't stay for too long."

"You just met Wu Tong? Don't get too involved with this son."

Li Xia was taken aback.

Yi Shiying's face was hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.

"Not long ago, Pu Shuai wrote in a letter, mentioning you and what you did when you went north."

"The junior is terrified." Li Xia said.

But he was still very calm, not panicked at all, just humble.

Yi Shiying pondered, as if he didn't know how to say some words, pondered: "Do you know Liu Zheng and Liu Wuzhong?"

"I've heard that the Twelve Heroes broke Xinyang?"

"That's right, Liu Wuzhong was originally from the north. After the gold was destroyed, he went to the south and made great contributions." Yi Shiying said: "He is born with arrogance, and his heart is exactly like yours."

Li Xia said: "Don't dare to be, the younger generation can't compare with 'Sai Cunxiao'."

This "Sai Cunxiao" is Liu Zheng's name. Compare it with Li Cunxiao, the famous general who broke through Luoyang on eighteen horses in the Five Dynasties.

"Do you know how Mr. Zhao Zhongsu evaluates him?"

Li Xia said: "The younger generation doesn't know who Mr. Zhao Zhongsu is."

"Zhao Gui, the father of Zhao Xianggong, Zhongsu Gong once said to Gui, 'Liu Zheng is so talented, you can't use it, you should kill him, don't leave it as a future trouble', fortunately, Zhao Xianggong didn't listen."

At this point, Yi Shiying sighed, and said again: "Now, Liu Wuzhong is a general under Li Shuai in Jinghu, and Pu Shuai was also a general under Li Shuai... You are in a similar situation to Liu Wuzhong, and I will talk to you about this tonight. This matter is just to tell you that there may be people who don't trust you in Lin'an. But in the world, there are always people who know your achievements, appreciate you, and protect you."

Li Xia was silent for a long time.

He hadn't thought much about the matter of Lin'an City, but his initial impression of the temple was still the endless strife.

It's really rare to hear someone say that.

It was a... belated acknowledgment of what he had done going north.

"Junior, General Xie Yi."

Yi Shiying said: "You get out of the quagmire of party struggle, and since you have gone to Sichuan and Sichuan, you should have less contact with traitor parties in the future."

Li Xia said: "The younger generation dare not say anything about loyalty and treachery."

Yi Shiying smiled wryly, and said, "Although you are young, you are a steady person...but you are very guarded and don't trust people easily."

"Yes."

"You have grievances, but don't let those meddling things in the court wear down your enthusiasm for serving the country, do you understand?"

"Yes."

Li Xia answered briefly, and did not have a heart-to-heart relationship with Yi Shiying.

Song has never lacked loyal ministers and good generals. Even if Yue Fei died "unnecessarily", there are still many people who want to be Yue Fei, but he, Li Xia, does not want to be.

It's useless to say more if you have different opinions.

Yi Shiying was also silent for a while.

He thought for a while, and then said: "Zhang Shi and Wu Liang will fight together, what do you think?"

"The younger generation has limited knowledge, so it's hard to judge."

Yi Shiying said: "Pu Shuai is very worried about this battle. He was entrusted with the task at the moment of the battle, and he has not had time to restrain the generals. Zhang is indeed a general, but he is not familiar with water warfare...Pu Shuai can't stop him from sending troops without authorization. .”

Li Xia asked: "Will you lose?"

"I really hope that Zhang Shi can win, but...Pu Shuai has ordered the Changning Army to prepare early, and the troops in southern Shu are insufficient. After you return to Qingfu County, strengthen your defense."

"General Xie Yi reminds me, this junior must be careful."

Li Xia understood that it was not easy for Yi Shiying to make such a reminder. This should not be a military plan that ordinary small county captains can listen to.

"You just need to know about this matter in your heart, and don't talk to others, so as not to confuse people's hearts." Yi Shiying solemnly explained.

"Yes, you must keep silent."

"Don't misunderstand, Pu Shuai and Zhang Shi are both loyal and loyal, and they all know soldiers, but... they haven't had time to get used to each other."

Li Xia understands the implication of the words "not in time to run in".

The bureaucratic system of the Great Song Dynasty is like this. There are endless strife and power struggles, regardless of whether you are loyal or traitor, virtuous or stupid, you will be involved.

He felt that it would not be good to respond to some scenes, so he opened his mouth to express his views.

"The juniors did not misunderstand Pu Shuai and Zhang Dutong. To say something inappropriate, the Song Dynasty had multiple responsibilities from the temple to the villages and counties. There were mutual checks and balances. The party struggle had a far-reaching impact. The younger generation also realized it.

In fact, Mongolia also has internal struggles.As the younger generation went north, they saw that Meng Ge and Kublai Khan, the Mongolians and the princes of the Han region, and even the princes were fighting each other.Therefore, someone gave information to the juniors. "

Yi Shiying said: "It's hard for you to say something from your heart, keep talking."

Li Xia said: "But their system is simple, the method of internal fighting is simple, and the national power is stronger, so the influence is small. For example, if Mongolia and the Song Dynasty are both porcelain, Mongolia will be broken into several large pieces, and each piece will be broken. It can still be used. The Da Song is too delicate, and it will break if you drop it."

"What does Feiyu want to say?"

"Sometimes, a rough, simple, and initial dynasty is better than a dynasty with complicated systems."

Yi Shiying sighed: "The truth is clear. For more than two hundred years, generations of officials and ministers have never thought of reducing redundant government?"

Li Xia said: "Yes, the younger generation has little talent and learning, and they don't have much opinion."

It's not that he really didn't have any ideas, he advocated "destroying and then establishing", and replacing the Song Dynasty with a new dynasty.

Of course, this is just a very simple and sloppy idea that he got from what he saw in less than a year after his rebirth, and it is just a framework.

In the face of Yi Shiying, who I met for the first time, it is not appropriate to say too much, it can be regarded as planting a question in the other party's mind, and let the other party think about it...

The two didn't say anything more about it, and looked at Wu Chi Dao on the tower for a while.

"Junlian is in Jili Prefecture. It is not suitable for a long-term guard, and I have to withdraw my troops in the near future." Yi Shiying said, "If southern Sichuan wants to build defenses, it will be elected in the area of ​​Bowang Mountain as the boundary of the Changning Army. Feiyu don't think that this is cowardly." Fighting, let me live up to your bloody fight against Wu Chi Dao."

Li Xia said: "The junior understands."

"If Feiyu encounters difficulties in the future, you can find me, Pu Jieshuai... go."

Yi Shiying raised his hand and waved it.

The armor on his hand shone faintly in the moonlight, very faintly.

(End of this chapter)