In the early morning, Jia Sidao sat by the stove holding a cup of tea. He looked at the little maid kneeling in front of him and shook his head in disappointment.
"Didn't it work?"
"I almost became a slave."
"If you don't succeed, you don't succeed. What's the use of being almost there? Tell it carefully."
"Yes, this slave sneaked in at night..."
Jia Sidao blew tea and asked: "When?"
"It's about two o'clock when it's ugly."
"He should be sleeping deeply...go on."
"Sleeping deeply, the slave got on the bed and soon hugged him..."
"Hold up?"
"Well...very...very..."
"Stupid girl." Jia Sidao scolded, "Why didn't you just make it happen? Why don't you go and hug him?"
"I was about to... about to unbutton his trousers, when he hugged me... He seemed to be in a dream, stretched out his hand to touch the slave... and then lost all strength..."
"Then what?"
"In a daze...he suddenly asked...asked the slave when he would come to Kuai..."
"What did you say?"
"The slave replied a few days ago, but he said... that the slave's bulge should be... a dangerous period? It seemed like this word, so the slave had to honestly recruit the man who came here half a month ago... and then he drove him out..."
"Dangerous period?"
"I don't even know what it means."
"It's strange that you don't know."
"Please be kind and punish me."
"Whatever I punish you for, go ahead. You don't have this life."
Jia Sidao waved the maid away, watched her slim figure exit the flower hall, turned to Liao Yingzhong and said, "Li Xia is really boring."
"I thought Dong Weng would find it interesting."
Jia Sidao smiled and said: "Yes, it's just like fighting crickets. A cricket that is easily tamed is not a good cricket."
Liao Yingzhong stroked her beard and muttered: "Yesterday I clearly saw that he had mercy on this little servant girl, but I didn't expect that he would still be so ruthless."
"He is very sophisticated. It's not that he doesn't like women. It's just that he is wary of me and refuses to surrender sincerely."
"Speaking of which, he never mentioned Tang An'an from the beginning to the end yesterday."
"If you mention it, it will show that he cares. Don't think that he is cold and distant towards others. In fact, he is still soft-hearted. Hehe, falling red is not a heartless thing. It turns into spring mud to protect flowers."
"Are you giving Tang An'an to him as a favor?"
"Let's talk after we defeat Wu Qian. Remember, I want to conquer him, not flatter him..."
Li Xia couldn't fall asleep for a long time after being woken up last night and thought a lot.
According to his long-term plan, Hanzhong must be recovered, so as to preserve Sichuan and Shu and control Guanlong.
Whether Hanzhong can be recovered is not discussed for the moment. Once it is recovered, the power of Sichuan and Shu will not be able to face the crazy counterattack of the Mongolian army.
There must be coordination and support from major battlefields such as Jinghu and Lianghuai, and rely on the strength of the entire Song Dynasty to resist.
In this case, the political alliance in the court is too important.
For example, when Yu Jie's backer, Zhao Kui, lost power, Yu Jie soon died and his reputation was ruined, and the good situation in Sichuan collapsed as a result.
What Li Xia needs is a central minister who can give him strong military support. Ding Daquan obviously cannot have such courage.
After all the calculations, there is only one Jia Sidao.
I heard a lot from Liao Yingzhong yesterday, and Li Xia got some information.
First, Jia Sidao’s father Jia She and his mentor Meng Gong are both people who are determined to restore the Central Plains... This shows that it is possible to persuade Jia Sidao in the future;
Second, if Jia Sidao takes power, he is likely to start implementing changes... At that time, this may be an opportunity to eliminate dissidents in Shu.
Although the ambitions of Jia Sidao and Li Xia are fundamentally different. One wants to cure the long-standing evils of the Song Dynasty, and the other wants to start over again. But he is the only alliance Li Xia can choose at the moment.
Political alliances are not made casually. It can be seen from the fact that Jia Sidao sent a servant girl to seduce them. What he wanted was absolute control.
It is not easy for Li Xia not to be easily manipulated and to make friends with Jia Sidao.
Let’s just talk about the little maid last night. If Li Xiaruo accidentally took him in, he would be showing his allegiance. Once he disagreed with Jia Sidao in the future, Jia Sidao’s attitude would be completely different.
For example, if a child is left behind, Jia Sidao can raise the mother and child for a few years to arrange an identity for the mother and child. The relatives of the Jia family force him to stop his wife and remarry... It doesn't sound important, but this is a process of domestication.
The reason why a strong horse is a strong horse is that it cannot eat grass fed by humans in the first place.
And if you don't accept it, you obviously don't give face.
Sure enough, in the early morning, when Li Xia saw Jia Sidao, he saw that his face was full of displeasure...
"Thank you Mr. Jia for your hospitality. It's time for me to set off back to Qingfu today."
"It's not you who has the final say when you leave." Jia Sidao said calmly.
Liao Yingzhong smiled and said: "Sit down and try the bean curd from Jinghu later."
Li Xia was not polite, lifted up the skirt of his robe and sat down, saying, "I was chatting with Mr. Yaozhou yesterday and discovered an interesting thing."
"People who can't hold back their farts after feeding them crotons can still have fun."
"I heard that Lieutenant Lu Wende was a woodcutter. When he was chopping firewood, he lost a shoe, which was one foot and eight inches long. He happened to be seen by Zhao Kui. Zhao Kui said that this man must be a strong man and sent someone to visit his home.
So I stayed under the tent and listened."
Jia Sidao said with a cold face: "Don't talk to me about the person who ruined the affairs of the three capitals."
"Every time Xianggong Jia calls Zhao Kui as 'the one who ruined the Three Capitals,' it shows that he has the ambition to regain the Central Plains."
Jia Sidao deliberately wanted to show off Li Xia's face, even while holding the tea.
immature...
Li Xia seemed to have not seen him, and continued: "Lu Wende turned to Mr. Jia again after Zhao Kui lost power. Now it seems that Mr. Jia strongly supports him?"
"It's not that I support Lu Wende, but that Lu Wende is willing to listen to my instructions."
In one sentence, Li Xia's idea of saying something was blocked...
He has always been decisive in doing things, and it seems that nothing has ever troubled him, but... he is really not good at flattering people.
Jia Sidao was impatient and said: "Stop talking nonsense, just say what you want to say."
"Can Xianggong Jia support me as he supports Lu Wende?"
"Lu Wende is obedient, but you are disobedient."
Li Xia asked: "I wonder what thing I didn't do according to Xianggong Jia's instructions?"
"You little monkey, do you think I don't have the shame to say it? I've chosen a girl for you several times, but you refused to accept it, and you don't give me face, right?" Jia Sidao scolded, "I think she's just waiting for you.
You are too good to go beyond your reach!"
He was not ashamed of such a despicable method, but rather proud of it.
Li Xia was well prepared and said, "Xiangong Jia protected Tang An'an for me. I am very grateful. I wonder when I can pick her up?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back to Lin'an."
Liao Yingzhong smiled slightly, it was clear that what Jia Sidao said just now was "We can talk after we defeat Wu Qian."
The two main actors looked at Li Xia, both wanting to see what this young man, who had always been arrogant, could say to make amends after rejecting the dignitaries of the day.
"Feiyu, Dongweng left behind the heavy military affairs and entertained you personally, but you... young people must know etiquette."
Li Xia said: "Jia Xianggong and Lu Wende are united by interests, but Jia Xianggong and I are united by ambition."
Jia Sidao smiled, sarcastically...
Last year, they defeated Uncle Xie Fang in a fight. It was just the first contact between the two of them, and they didn't know much about each other.
After yesterday's hospitality, Jia Sidao tried to understand what Li Xia meant.
But in turn, Li Xia was also evaluating Jia Sidao.
"Both Xianggong Jia and I have the ambition to protect the country's rivers and mountains. I want to tell Xianggong Jia a secret of great importance."
"Yeah?"
"I got a piece of news in the North." Li Xia said: "Brother Meng is likely to go on a personal expedition within two or three years, and Kublai Khan will assassinate Brother Meng after he enters the Song Dynasty."
Jia Sidao laughed again, very frivolously, obviously not believing it.
Li Xia held the tea cup, his eyes became more determined, and he said word by word: "Brother Meng is likely to die in Song Dynasty within two or three years. This news is true..."
This is indeed one of Li Xia's secrets.
Based on the historical common sense he knew, for example, Kublai Khan was the great khan when Mongolia destroyed the Song Dynasty. Although Meng Ge was not killed by Yang Guo, he seemed to have died in the war against the Song Dynasty...
Combined with what he has seen and heard now, Kublai Khan has given up his power and returned to the grassland to retire, while Meng Ge is eager to attack Song Dynasty...
In this case, if there is a possibility that Kublai Khan finally destroyed the Song Dynasty, then it is very likely that Meng Ge died within two or three years.
This trip north to save Yang Guo made Li Xia sure of this. Now it was time to tell a certain important minister of the court the news, not only to make early preparations, but also to obtain the greatest political benefits.
After getting to know Jia Sidao yesterday, Li Xia was not convinced. He did not want to be chosen by Jia Sidao.
It was he who chose Jia Sidao.
Of course, it cannot be said to be a prophet, so using "Kublai Khan wants to assassinate Meng Ge" as a rhetoric is the best choice...
"Can Kublai Khan succeed?"
"We just need to be prepared for Meng Ge's death."
Jia Sidao looked at Li Xia, the frivolity in his eyes gradually disappeared, and asked: "So what if the news is false?"