Chapter 525 Planning (for the silver leader niema2/11)
"Ding Ding can cover up the sky with one hand? I'm afraid that the next step may not be certain." Li Xia said thoughtfully: "Jia Sidao and Wu Qian will both return to the court, and they know the affairs of the Privy Council."
Han Chengxu said: "Jia Sidao has a deep scheming mind. If he sends a large number of officials, it will be more worrying."
"I plan to write a letter to Wu Qian." Li Xia said: "While Jia Sidao has not yet returned to Lin'an and Wu Qian is already at the center, we can finalize the appointment of officials in Hanzhong."
"Alang knows Wu Qian?"
"This person is upright and capable, and the officials he appoints must all be available talents."
Han Chengxu sneered slightly and said: "Since Wu Qian is so upright, it will be difficult for him to stay in the center for a long time...then will these talents be able to win over him?"
I would say that Han Chengxu's inference is completely groundless, but it is also very well-founded.
This time, the upright husband had fallen so hard. What's more, Wu Qian couldn't even fight Uncle Xie Fang.
Li Xia did not want to comment and said: "Maybe."
Han Chengxu twirled his beard and suddenly sighed: "Alang is now the commander-in-chief of Shu. I'm afraid he will be more constrained by the court than before..."
"yes."
Li Xia has already felt this.
In the three years since he entered Shu, the commander-in-chief of Shu was Pu Zezhi. And almost all the pressure from the court was borne by Pu Zezhi for the generals of Sichuan and Shu.
He was in charge until... he left Shu and was dismissed from his post as prime minister.
The previous commander-in-chief of Shu was Yu Hui, who did nothing, and was promoted to a county official, so he had a happy ending.
Further ahead is Yu Jie, who died and his house was ransacked...
Li Xia refused to comment more and more, saying: "We have talked about personnel, let's talk about people's livelihood and taxes. Since the land rent in Hanzhong is exempted, we don't have to transfer food to the court in the past three years."
"Does the court agree to this?"
"I have submitted a letter." Li Xia said: "In the land we have just recovered, we must ask the court to exempt this tax no matter what. But what about the salt tax and commercial tax?"
"Alang has the power to regulate Sichuan's taxes." Han Chengxu said: "Furthermore, Sichuan has a large number of troops, and the taxes are nothing more than military pay. It is nothing more than the difference between those sent by the imperial court and those sent by Alang."
"Like Lu Wende, who was choked by the court..."
After Li Xia muttered to himself, he added: "When Jiang Fan and others arrive in Hanzhong, I plan to practice some craftsmanship and go north, not only to instigate civil strife in Mongolia, but also to promote the exemption of land rent in Hanzhong and attract refugees to join. There is also the north
Li Fen from the local area should also send someone to contact him."
"Alang had better not rush into this matter." Han Chengxu clapped his knees and murmured: "It is better to wait until there is a harvest this autumn and the good land is divided. Otherwise, when the people see the refugees getting good land, there will inevitably be disputes. As for contacting Li Fenzhi
Why don't we talk about it after Mr. Yang arrives?"
"That's fine." Li Xia said: "Let's talk about Dali. Ashu, Bai Yin has taken away more than 20,000 troops. Only Zong Wang Buhua is sitting in Dali, and Gao Qiong is investigating the situation."
"Alang wants to send troops to Dali again?"
"Not this year. After the war, the soldiers were exhausted, food was insufficient, and the people's livelihood was in decline. Even if Dali was conquered, it would be difficult to occupy and manage it for a long time. Wait until next year. I plan to order first... order the Louis pacifier of Tongchuan Prefecture to build a five-foot chisel.
"Tao, prepare food and grass."
Li Xia paused for a moment in the middle of his words.
He suddenly remembered that he had an argument with Yi Shiying on Lingxiao City about whether to practice the Five Feet Dao.
By now, his official position has been higher than that of Yi Shiying.
Things are unpredictable...
Han Chengxu said: "Alang doesn't have to go to Dali personally. Next year, how about sending the Yi pacification envoy to send troops to join forces with the Gao family?"
Li Xia pondered.
"Even if Alang marries the Gao family, it will be difficult for the whole country of Dali to surrender completely." Han Chengxu said: "Wouldn't it be safer to use the name of the Song Dynasty, let Yi Pingshi send troops, and Alang and the Gao family actually control Dali?"
In short, it is difficult for Li Xia to personally guard Dali, and his current status and prestige are far from enough for him to lead Dali from as far away as Hanzhong.
The noble families of Dali can accept the Mongol Khan thousands of miles away, but they are unlikely to accept a...Shu Commander who is thousands of miles away?
We need to borrow the name of Song Dynasty.
Han Chengxu also meant... to prevent the Gao family from becoming independent.
It was precisely because Yi Shiying was loyal to the Song Dynasty and sent his troops out of Dali that the Gao family had to surrender to Li Xia and maximize the use of the Song Dynasty's national power.
"Alang, it's not that you don't believe in the Gao family." Han Chengxu said again: "It's just that if the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly. Dali first became the territory of the Song Dynasty, and then Alang took it on behalf of the Song Dynasty. It was a natural progression. Otherwise...it was Alang who helped in the end.
Should the Gao family restore the country? Or should the Gao family help Alang acquire Dali? Gao Qiong is the Chinese Duke of Dali, and Gao Changshou is the Marquis of Dali, so why would they surrender Dali to Alang? If you are willing today, what will happen tomorrow? "
Li Xia asked: "So guarding against people's hearts, what's the difference between me and the Zhao family?"
"Zhao is incompetent and takes too much precaution. Alang is a talented man with great strategies, but he cannot be careful about people's hearts." Han Chengxu said: "It is best for me to nip the trouble in the bud and put an end to my ambition as soon as possible. Just imagine, if you can drive away Mongolia
After all, if the Gao family controls Dali alone, wouldn't it be even worse if someone deceives them and leads to disaster?"
Li Xia nodded and said, "I have learned the lesson."
"Alang has great ambitions and an emperor's mind... If you go too far, it will damage Alang's heroic spirit, but you must learn from it."
…
In the meeting hall, there were only two people, Li Xia and Han Chengxu.
But on the contrary, you can talk about more useful things.
Li Xia learned how to live, how to be an official, a general, and a marshal, but it was time for him to learn more.
Han Chengxu was well versed in the world and could indeed fill in the gaps for him.
They kept talking about the darkness of the night.
A rough plan for Hanzhong, Sichuan, and even the entire Southwest was made for the next three years.
After talking about internal governance, Li Xia talked about the relationship with various forces.
"The next few years in Mongolia will be a life-and-death battle between Kublai Khan and Brother Alibu. And I will be both a loyal minister and a treacherous minister of the Song Dynasty. Just like Kublai Khan and Brother Meng, there are conspiracies and suspicions, but
They must maintain each other in order to catch up with Mongolia in terms of national strength, at least not losing too much.
Externally, we must restrain the strong and help the weak in the battle between Kublai Khan and Ali Buge, weaken their strength, and win over more princes; internally, we must fight against Jia Sidao, Ding Daquan, Wu Qian, and even
The official family has more dealings..."
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Li Xia mentioned Wu Qian's name twice in total.
He understood that his future dealings with the center would not be able to bypass Wu Qian.
What's more, Shu Shuai is different from other foreign officials. He has at least three to five official letters and as many as dozens of official letters exchanged with the imperial court every month.
Li Xia knew that he could not avoid talking to Li Yong.
Tanizang
He really didn't like this.
Awkward.
Neither can he be like those eunuchs in Lin'an who like to recognize relatives, and can call someone who is not his father "father" with peace of mind. However, he is treated like a son.
…
The construction of Shanhe Weir is progressing smoothly and is much more orderly than when Li Xia was in charge.
Li Yong stood on the hillside, raised his finger and pointed for a while, and finally said: "Xiangong Wu is better at water conservancy. He built three dams on the mountain, one on the river, one on the river, and one in between. It is so detailed and precise that it is amazing and amazing.
.”
"Do you admire Wu Qian?"
"Of course." Li Yong said, "Xiang Wu is just a dignified person, a man of great ability and magnanimous."
Li Xia asked again: "Even if he wants you to die?"
Li Yong was silent for a moment and said: "It's not Mr. Wu who wants me to die, but Prince Rong, Prince Zhong and his son who want me to die."
"But I can protect you from death, but Wu Qian can't."
Li Yong smiled and let the mountain wind blow his beautiful long beard.
He seemed to want to turn his head to look at Li Xia, but couldn't bear it.
Not only was Li Xia embarrassed, but so was he.
The man in front of me looks like a son, but every move he makes is not a son at all. When I meet him, he doesn’t call me a son, I don’t call him... but I can’t help myself every time.
"You came to me because Mr. Wu is about to return to the prime minister, right?" Li Yong looked at the dam in the distance and said, "I think it's time for me to return to Lin'an after the mountain and river weirs are repaired."
"No need." Li Xia said, "As you know, I am already the Commander-in-Chief of Shu."
"Yu Jie and Pu Zezhi are also the commanders of Shu, and Wu Xi is the king of Shu."
Li Yong said casually, found a rock to sit down, and said: "You don't need to persuade me. The reason why I did this is because of my promise to Mr. Wu, and it has nothing to do with you."
Li Xia nodded.
After persuading him, he didn't bother to waste any more words, so he tied up Li Yong and helped Jia Sidao to overthrow Wu Qian.
This was for Li Xia's promise to Jia Xianggong and had nothing to do with Li Yong.
…
"Let's sit down for a while."
Just when Li Xia turned around to leave, Li Yong spoke again.
"Um?"
Li Xia turned around and saw Li Yong sweeping the big stone with his sleeve.
"You said you borrowed my son's body to bring him back to life, but I said you had a hypothetical disease." Li Yong said: "No matter what, you are still the same you... did you have a childhood?"
"What do you mean?"
"Have you ever lived before the age of sixteen?"
"have."
"real?"
"Um."
Li Yong's eyes were sincere and he said, "Talk about it? I really want to know."
Li Xia was silent for a long time, and finally sat down next to Li Yong, not knowing where to start.
He even thought that if he admitted that he was just sick...hysteria, everything in his previous life was a dream, dreamed from the mind of Li Yong's son.
"You... let's just say it's a soul. Does your soul have parents?"
Li Xia shook his head.
"Died young."
Li Yong seemed to have a "sure enough" look in his eyes and asked: "How did you pass away?"
"I don't know. I just remember that I was very hungry when I was a child." Li Xia said, "Later, a martial arts school took me in and taught me how to box."
Li Yong asked: "What kind of boxing technique?"
"I just punch people to show them and get some money."
"Busting?"
"It's almost the same. I can have enough to eat, have a future, and have people to support me. I like it there very much. But there are many spectators who think we are too miserable. They scolded the martial arts school, and then it disappeared. I remember a few children were always there.
I cried, but it was useless. The martial arts hall was gone. The kind-hearted spectators dispersed in a hurry. The brothers went home to farm and lived a more miserable life without enough food to eat, but there was no kind-hearted person to help them. As for me, there was no one to help them.
Home, I went to the almshouse.”
Li Yong said: "So you hate crowds, being aloof and alienated?"
"Maybe, but I also like people, because there is always someone to help me."
Li Xia said: "At that time, I often sneaked into the old martial arts gym and met a man. He was... a swordsman. He was old, childless, and lame. He just wanted to be the best in the world all his life. He
I didn’t succeed on my own, but seeing that I had good talent, I adopted me, taught me to learn swordsmanship, and provided me with education.”
"Green forest is powerful?"
"The forgetful old man, he forgot and left."
"You said he has no children, but he still has a son."
Li Yong sighed, patted Li Xia on the shoulder, and stood up.
He thought for a while and then said: "I was persecuted by King Rong, and I was wandering around, but I was saved by Mr. Wu. The kindness in this is just like the old swordsman's love for you... If you can understand, don't miss the important thing between me and Mr. Wu."
.”
After that, Li Yong walked towards the river dam without looking back.
Li Xia recalled this conversation and felt the loneliness in one of Li Yong's words. He wondered whether he and Li Yong were closer or further away.
But he never changed his decision and still raised his hand to call over the two guards.
"Keep an eye on Mr. Xiling, don't let anyone send him a message, don't let him leave this place..."