When Li Xia left the small warehouse, Jiang Fan asked in a low voice: "County Lieutenant, are you going to let him go now? We have already made enemies."
"Not urgent."
This time, Li Xia turned to Houhu and said, "You should contact the village soldiers and send them some money."
The guy named Huhu didn't ask so many questions and just agreed.
The three of them turned back to their residence. Bao San stood up and said, "County Lieutenant, Commander Yi just sent someone over to see if you are here."
Li Xia remembered that Yi Shiying had said that we would chat later in the evening when we had free time.
He went up to the tower again.
As we walked along, we saw that the city was heavily guarded, and it finally looked like a fortress.
Unfortunately, the Mongolian army has retreated.
Li Xia just walked to the tower, and a soldier next to Yi Shiying came down.
"Li County Lieutenant, I'm just going to see if you are there. Please, the general wants to see you."
"Brother Lao Wu is on his way again."
"You don't have to be polite, county captain..."
Yi Shiying was sitting on the command platform of the city tower, leaning on the big drum, reading in the 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 severely damage A Shu's probing Red Army."
Li Xia responded: "His style of play is quite annoying."
"Don't underestimate him." Yi Shiying said, "Maybe if you and I are distracted, he will come back and kill you. Of course, you will go back to Qingfu tomorrow."
"Yes. After all, this junior is the captain of Qingfu County. It is not appropriate to stay for too long."
"Did you just meet Wu Tong? Don't get too close to him."
Li Xia was stunned.
Yi Shiying's face was hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.
"Not long ago, Marshal Pu sent a letter, mentioning you and what you did when you went north."
"This junior is scared." Li Xia said.
But he was still very calm, not afraid at all, just modest.
Yi Shiying pondered, as if he didn't know how to say some words, and pondered: "Do you know Liu Zheng and Liu Wuzhong?"
"Have you ever heard of the Twelve Heroes defeating Xinyang?"
"Yes, Liu Wuzhong was originally from the north. After the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, he went to Nantou and made great contributions." Yi Shiying said: "He is naturally proud and his temperament is very similar to yours."
Li Xia said: "I don't dare to take it. The younger generation can't compare to 'Sai Cun Xiao'."
This "Sai Cunxiao" is Liu Zheng's name, and he is compared with the famous general Li Cunxiao who defeated Luoyang with eighteen horses in the Five Dynasties.
"Do you know what Duke Zhao Zhongsu thought of him?"
Li Xia said: "I don't know who Mr. Zhao Zhongsu is."
"Zhongsu Gong, the father of Zhao Gui and Zhao Xianggong, once said to Gui, 'Liu Zheng is so talented that you can't use it. It's better to kill him and not to keep him as a trouble in the future.' Fortunately, Zhao Xianggong didn't listen."
At this point, Yi Shiying sighed and said: "Today, Liu Wuzhong is a general under Li Shuai in Jinghu, and Pu Shuai was also a general under Li Shuai... You and Liu Wuzhong are in a similar situation. Let's talk about this with you tonight.
I just want to tell you that some people may not trust you in Lin'an. But in the world, there are always people who know your merits, appreciate you, and protect you."
Li Xia was silent for a long time.
He had never thought much about Lin'an City, but his first impression of the temple was still the endless strife.
It's really rare to hear someone say that.
It was a belated recognition of what he had done when he went north.
"Junior General Xie Yi."
Yi Shiying said: "You have escaped from the quagmire of party strife. Now that you have gone to Sichuan and Sichuan, you should have less contact with the treacherous party in the future."
Li Xia said: "I dare not say anything about loyalty and treachery."
Yi Shiying smiled bitterly and said: "Although you are young, you are a steady person...but you are very cautious and do not trust people easily."
"yes."
"You have grievances, but don't let those things about the government and the government dampen the enthusiasm of a man to serve the country, do you understand?"
"yes."
Li Xia answered briefly and did not have a heart-to-heart with Yi Shiying.
The Song Dynasty never lacked loyal ministers and good generals. Even if Yue Fei died "unnecessarily", there were still many people who wanted to be Yue Fei, but Li Xia didn't want to be.
If we have different aspirations, it is useless to talk too much.
Yi Shiying was also silent for a while.
He thought for a moment and then said: "What do you think of Zhang Shi and Wu Liang fighting together?"
“Junior’s knowledge is limited and it’s difficult to judge.”
Yi Shiying said: "This battle has made Commander Pu very worried. He was given the task before the battle, but failed to restrain the generals. It is true that Zhang Shi is a general, but he is not familiar with water warfare... He sent troops without permission, and Commander Pu could not stop him."
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Li Xia asked: "Will it fail?"
"I hope Zhang Shi can win, but... Commander Pu has ordered the Changning Army to prepare early. The troops in southern Shu are insufficient. After you return to Qingfu County, strengthen the defense."
"General Xie Yi reminds me, this junior must be careful."
Li Xia understood that it was not easy for Yi Shiying to give such a reminder. This was not something that ordinary county captains could listen to.
"Just be aware of this matter, and don't talk to others, so as not to upset people's minds." Yi Shiying solemnly explained.
"Yes, I must keep silent."
"Don't get me wrong. Pu Shuai and Zhang Shi are both loyal and know how to fight. It's just... they haven't gotten along well enough."
Li Xia understood the implication of the words "not yet ready for adjustment".
The bureaucracy of the Song Dynasty was like this. There were endless struggles for power. No matter whether you were loyal or traitorous, virtuous or foolish, you would be involved.
He felt that it would not be good to respond to the situation anymore, so he opened his mouth to express his own opinions.
"The younger generation has not misunderstood Pu Shuai and Zhang Dutong. To put it bluntly, in the Song Dynasty, from the temples to the villages and counties, the responsibilities were complicated and checked and balanced. The influence of party struggles was far-reaching, and the younger generations also realized it.
In fact, there were also internal struggles in Mongolia. What the younger generation saw when they went north was that Meng Ge and Kublai Khan, the Mongols and the Han princes, and even the princes, were all in conflict with each other. The intensity of the struggle was not necessarily lighter than the party struggle in the Song Dynasty. Therefore, it was
Someone gave information to this junior."
Yi Shiying said: "It's hard for you to say something from your heart. Keep talking."
Li Xia said: "But their system is simple, their methods of internal fighting are simple, and their national power is stronger, so their influence is small. For example, if Mongolia and the Song Dynasty are both porcelain, if Mongolia breaks, there will be several large pieces, and each piece will be broken."
It can still be used. The Song Dynasty is too delicate and will break if dropped."
"What do Feiyu want to say?"
"Sometimes, a rough, simple, and crude dynasty is better than a dynasty with complicated systems."
Yi Shiying sighed: "The truth is clear. Over the past two hundred years, several generations of officials and prime ministers have never thought of cutting redundant government affairs?"
Li Xia said: "Yes, the younger generation is less talented and less knowledgeable, and they don't have many opinions."
It’s not that he really didn’t have any ideas. He advocated “breaking and then establishing” and replacing the Song Dynasty with a new dynasty.
Of course, this is just a very simple and crude idea that he got from what he saw in less than a year after his rebirth. It is just a framework.
It is not appropriate to say too much when meeting Yi Shiying for the first time. It is like burying a question in the other person's mind and letting the other person think about it...
The two of them didn't say anything more about it, and looked at the Five Feet Road on the tower for a while.
"Junlian is Jisu Prefecture. It is not suitable for me to defend for a long time. I have to withdraw my troops in the near future." Yi Shiying said, "If you want to build defenses in southern Shu, choose the Bowang Mountain area as the boundary of Changning Army. Don't think that you are cowardly.
Zhan, let me live up to your bloody battle with Wu Chi Dao."
Li Xia said: "Junior understands."
"If Feiyu encounters difficulties in the future, you can come to me, come to Pujieshuai... go ahead."
Yi Shiying raised his hand and waved.
The armor on his hands reflected a faint light in the moonlight, very faintly.
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