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Chapter 454 Conspiracy
A few days later, Suining, Lingquan Mountain.

This place is located three hundred miles east of Chengdu. When Pu Zezhi regained Chengdu, he ordered Duan Yuanjian to garrison it to assist Liu Zheng in guarding Jiantandu, but it was later broken by the Mongolian army.

Liu Yuanzhen led his horse into a boat at Jiantan, crossed the Fujiang River, dragged his weary pace up the mountain, and finally saw Liu Heima again.

"Father!"

"Yuan Zhen!"

The father and son looked at each other for a long time, their eyes were a little red.

"Father was injured so badly?"

"Small injury, it's okay." Liu Heima looked at Liu Yuanzhen's face that was peeling from the sun, shook his head, and said, "You suffered a lot?"

Liu Yuanzhen recalled the hard work he did in Chengdu, and hid his scarred hands in his sleeves, not wanting Liu Heima to see them.

But there was still a "grunt" in his stomach, and the sound was very loud...

After a while, the food was served, and the father and son talked about the situation in front of them.

They can have such a comfortable situation, obviously, they agreed to certain conditions of Li Xia.

"Don't tell anyone about the defeat." Liu Heima said with a deep expression and a little embarrassment, "The Song army broke through, so I chased it here. Now the army is still stationed outside Chengdu, confronting the Song army."

"My child understands that the grain and grass in Lizhou will continue to be transferred to Zhanlong Mountain?"

"Ah."

Liu Heima agreed with a muffled voice.

It was really meaningless to talk about it, and he didn't want to talk about it again.

Liu Yuanzhen wiped his mouth, and said: "Li Xia asked me to bring a sealed letter to Pu Yuangui, 'If something happens, Pu Wei can be the way out', I hope Pu Yuangui can reply to him."

"According to what he said, he released Zhonghou and Peizhi?"

"No, what Li Xia said was... If you don't do what he said, he will kill the fifth brother and second uncle."

"This little bastard!"

Even though Liu Heima was well-bred, he couldn't help but scold him.

Right now, what he was thinking about was not how to defeat Li Xia, but how to cover up his defeat.

He was in charge of thousands of households, commanding Xijing, Hedong, Shaanxi and other places. The territory was his own, and he also had some soldiers and horses. Now he has sent people back to transfer.

But what worries me is Li Xia's reaction afterwards.

"What if there is a change?" Liu Heima asked, "Is Li Xia sure that the Great Khan will be defeated?"

Liu Yuanzhen thought about it, and said slowly: "When my child was in Chengdu, I got some clues."

He recounted the details of the chat with Liu Jinsuo, and finally said: "It's strange that a small colonel in the Song army in the south knows so much about the grassland."

"Didn't Liu Jinsuo tell you on purpose?"

"Absolutely not."

Liu Yuanzhen was very confident, and said again: "What kind of person is the child, how can he not be fooled by a fool? He didn't open his mouth, and he could see through him at a glance which words were true and which were false."

Liu Heima nodded, and muttered to himself: "The king of Monan is currently in Hara and Lin, presiding over the debate on Buddhism and Taoism?"

"Speaking of this matter, there is another detail. Liu Jinsuo knows quite a few Quanzhen Taoist priests." Liu Yuanzhen said: "My child once heard him chatting with others, and he said, 'We will go and rob Zhongnan Mountain at that time. Fu, the swords he wears are Xixia swords."

Liu Heima narrowed his eyes, looked at his son with burning eyes, and said, "Don't be fooled, what do you think?"

Liu Yuanzhen opened his mouth, hesitantly said: "Could it be that King Monan has contact with Song Ting?"

There is no need to be explicit, Liu Heima understands the meaning of this.

There are some things that he understands best... Kublai Khan's prestige is far from comparable to that of Meng Ge, and even because of his rule of law in Han, the Mongolian kings were quite conflicted and called him treasonous.

Therefore, Liu Heima speculates that Kublai Khan's ambition should be to enfeoff like Chagatai and Batu, and according to Monan, he should be the lord of Zhongzhou.

It is impossible to rule the huge Mongolian country.

It is impossible for the descendants of Genghis Khan to tolerate Kublai Khan, who reused Han people, becoming a great Khan.

Impossible.

Liu Heima thought that Kublai Khan understood this truth...

He couldn't help pondering and said: "If Monan Wang really has such a heart, why didn't he tell me?"

"Father, it's true that we have a close relationship with King Monan." Liu Yuanzhen said, "But last year's profuse examination of the Central Plains did not implicate Father and Shi Tianze. I'm afraid King Monan...doesn't trust his father anymore."

Liu Heima is no different from the Han people. From the bottom of his heart, between Meng Ge and Kublai Khan, he is more inclined to Kublai Khan.

But the Liu family, like the historians, were veteran generals who served in Genghis Khan's time, and they didn't need to rely on Kublai Khan to gain Mengge's trust.

When it is necessary to stand in line, Liu Heima's choice is really hard to say.

In short, he was close to Kublai Khan, but not a confidant.

"Even so, your guess is not appropriate." Liu Heima said: "What a hero Monan Wang is, he wouldn't let Li Xia get such a confidential and important situation."

"So what if King Monan has contact with Zhao Song Central?" Liu Yuanzhen said, "Li Xia is so young, but to be able to be such a high-ranking official, there must be a lot of power behind him."

At this point, I should have said something that should not have been pointed out.

Liu Yuanzhen no longer hid himself, spoke faster, and said, "And Li Xia is sure that the Great Khan will be defeated, why? This son came from a humble background, was able to repeatedly defeat famous generals, and regain western Sichuan. If there is no big force behind him, my son I really don't believe it. Zhao Song's central hub still doesn't have this general trend."

Liu Heima's eyes froze, and his face became darker.

The more Liu Yuanzhen spoke, the more confident he became, and he talked eloquently: "Li Xia refused to submit to the Great Khan, not because of pedantry, why? Who gave him such confidence?!"

"No, it's because you can't see through Li Xia, so you're imagining things. Monan King wouldn't be like this, how could he not understand that his prestige is not enough to deter the kings, and if he rebels, it will only split the Mongolian Kingdom into pieces?! "

Liu Yuanzhen was silent.

He frowned, and began to wonder if he was thinking too much.

The father and son were silent for a long time.

Suddenly, Liu Yuanzhen raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.

"So what if it falls apart?" he murmured.

Liu Heima narrowed his eyes.

Liu Yuanzhen said: "The Great Mongol Kingdom is torn apart, so what? Such a vast territory... so vast!"

It was him who didn't know how to describe the territory of the Great Mongolia.

"Collapse into four kingdoms, five kingdoms, even ten kingdoms... As long as the king of Monan is called Khan, the land under his rule will be far greater than that of previous dynasties! Even today's Great Khan, can he really maintain this great Mongolian country? The kings who live in Wokuotai and Chagatai? Why bother whether it falls apart?!"

Liu Yuanzhen stood up suddenly, his eyes burning.

"Father! King Monan really has the ambition to be called Khan... No, he should be called emperor, he should be called emperor!"

Liu Yuanzhen suddenly became excited.

He is different from Liu Heima, he values ​​the future more and is more vigorous.

"Northern people have been persuading the King of Monan for so many years, 'If you can employ scholars today and practice the way of China, then you will be the master of China!' Isn't that the reason? We will learn Confucianism and martial arts, get on the horse and take over the world, and get off the horse to govern the people of Li, Just to go to the grasslands to perform Mongolian rituals? No! Zhongzhou should not be a khanate, but a Huanghuang Dynasty!"

Liu Yuanzhen rubbed his hands and paced while talking.

"The Huanghuang Dynasty, this is my generation's unworldly achievements. The old guys in the Jinlianchuan shogunate also think so. Everything today is due to their plans, so it makes sense! King Monan really wants to go back to Hara To die with Lin Qingxian? Zhao Song shouldn't be captured by the Great Khan, it can only be taken by the Lord of Zhongzhou!"

He stared at Liu Heima closely, and persuaded: "Father, an orthodox emperor should take Zhao Song. Those people in the Jinlianchuan shogunate want to support an emperor! It's not a big sweat, it's the real emperor!"

Northerners who were not born in Liao, Jin, and Mongolia would not understand the difference.

In their hearts, what they long for is an emperor, a monarch like the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, not a sweat.

For thousands of years, it has been deeply rooted in the bones.

Because of this, Liu Yuanzhen trembled slightly.

Liu Heima didn't speak, his face was very dark.

With his son's analysis, he has indeed been able to guess the trajectory of a conspiracy.

The Monan King suffered from suspicion, so the Jinlianchuan shogunate contacted Zhao Song and jointly tried to make the Great Khan's personal conquest fail.When the Khan's prestige plummeted and he was unable to deter the kings, he could only let his brothers take charge of Monan again.

Li Xia is not enough to have this strength.Then, on Zhao Song's side, someone reached a tacit agreement with Monan King, so he sent Li Xia to the north to talk, and then deployed in Sichuan and Shu, forming a siege of the Great Khan.

This person's purpose is even more ruthless than that of Monan King, he doesn't intend to let Da Khan go back to the grassland alive?Take this to recover Hanzhong.

Being able to get on line with King Monan and set up such a situation; and reuse Li Xia, a young man who started from a humble beginning, and give full support.

Foresight and foresight, insight like a bead... Who in the world is Zhao Song Zhongshu with such ability?
Ding Daquan?
Liu Heima has been in the north for a long time, so he really doesn't know a few important officials of the Song court.

Because since Shi Songzhi Ding You left the chancellor, the prime ministers of the Song court changed quickly, and all of them were afraid of overlapping with the north.

He only found out before the expedition that the current Ding Daquan was appointed Prime Minister not long ago, and it is said that his reputation is not very good.

Unexpectedly, he was such a scheming person.

No wonder Emperor Zhao Song trusted him so much.

Liu Heima couldn't help being afraid.

……

"Father."

Liu Yuanzhen called out again, persuading: "The King of Monan didn't tell us, but he knows, as long as things come true, we will support him."

"Stupid child." Liu Heima said, "There will be no dynasty that treats warriors better than the Great Mongol Kingdom... The father is a prince, not a civil servant."

"But what about the future? The troubled times will always come to an end, and father's descendants can really inherit the title from generation to generation? Didn't father also say that? Poetry and books are immortal, and civil servants are the best destination in the prosperous age."

Liu Heima shook his head.

He has lived in troubled times all his life, and only military power can make him feel at ease.

Liu Yuanzhen smiled wryly, and said, "My son understands father's intentions...but we lost."

Liu Heima finally sighed.

Yes, lost.

If you lose, you are not qualified to make another decision. Right now, the best choice is to support King Monan.

……

This conversation completely shook Liu Heima's fighting spirit virtually.

He himself could have predicted that the battle between Sichuan and Shu, when he made every choice in the future, he would recall the conspiracy he had conceived today...

"According to what Li Xia said, you contact Pu Yuangui for him." Liu Heima said slowly, "For my father, I will write another letter and send it to Chengdu."

~~
Half a month later, Chengdu.

Li Xia intercepted the grain and grass sent by Lizhou, and received replies from Liu Heima and Pu Yuangui one after another.

These are all small achievements after his planning and hard work, which always make him feel at ease.

Instead, he was looking forward to Meng Ge's death. Such vague expectations always made people uneasy.

"Success, I still rely on myself step by step to tell the story. Speculation is not suitable for me." Li Xia said with emotion in his heart.

He took Pu Yuangui's letter from Pu Wei's hand, spread it out, glanced at it twice, and his face gradually froze.

The content of the letter is not complicated.

Pu Yuangui said that the Mongolian army was in full swing to attack Diaoyu City, and persuaded Pu Wei and Li Xia to surrender.

Although it is persuading surrender, there are some messages hidden between the lines.Obviously, Liu Yuanzhen didn't talk to Pu Yuangui thoroughly, but he mentioned something.

Li Xia was very satisfied with this attitude.

What he was worried about was the battle situation conveyed in the intelligence.

"Diaoyu City...if this place is compromised..."

Pu Wei said: "If Diaoyu City falls, Chongqing will fail, and Sichuan and Shu will perish."

This is beyond doubt, and Li Xia naturally knows it.

"Let's get busy with logistics first, I'm thinking about things."

"it is good."

Li Xia let out a long sigh of relief, leaned on the chair, and closed his eyes.

All his plans are based on the "Meng Ge's death".

Now, a decision needs to be made.

Should I wait in Chengdu, wait for Mengge to die in battle, and immediately raise troops to Hanzhong; or support Diaoyu City, and personally make up the most critical part of the plan...

(End of this chapter)