"What Cheng Yuanfeng said is true. What we need right now is to recuperate." Yang Guo also said with emotion, "It's a pity that he doesn't know that Alang has already captured Guanzhong."
"To recuperate and recuperate, the question is what kind of system should we use? Will the powerful and powerful continue to suck out the bones and marrow, or will there be land for the tiller and a house for the dweller?"
Li Xia pondered, and then said: "What he said is indeed true. If all the ministers work together and the emperor is wise, the Song Dynasty can certainly be restored. After all, it is still the most advanced and civilized dynasty in the world."
Yang Guodao: "It can't be done. If a weak leader is in power, he is doomed to endless internal fighting, unless there is someone like Cao Cao."
"So what if the fate of the country in the Song Dynasty is restored? If it doesn't change, it will still be settled in a corner, without any intention of making progress. It will spend all its energy on rectifying and repairing, but it will only make this dilapidated house last for dozens or hundreds of years. More importantly, Nan and
The North must never be divided any longer."
At this point, Li Xia's tone became more determined.
"People from the south return to the south, and people from the north return to the north. The disaster is not with the Song Dynasty, but with the entire nation and the entire country. For more than a hundred years, people with the same roots and ancestors have not recognized each other. If things go on like this, the sin will be in the ages. Of course, the disaster is not with the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty could say such shameless words just to protect the country of the Song Dynasty, and to harm the justice of the world for the sake of the country of the Song Dynasty. The country of Song is guilty, and from this point of view, it deserves to perish."
Yang Guo felt deeply.
In his opinion, as long as Kublai Khan had the ambition to unify the world, his reputation for righteousness was far better than that of Zhao and Song.
At least what Li Xia always said to him was to do better than Kublai Khan.
"Can't Cheng Yuanfeng and others understand this?"
"It's not that I don't understand, they also want to recover and unify, but they put the Song Dynasty in front of them. This is the difference between me and them. The root is... Thousands of years of loyalty to the emperor, three hundred years of orthodoxy,
Having been a member of the Zhao family for decades, it is deeply ingrained."
Li Xia actually admires these people.
These scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty have done their best within the scope of the times by cultivating their moral integrity and governing the country and bringing peace to the world. They were loyal and honest, looked after the emperor and the people below, and stood up to try their best to stop the landslide and the earth from falling apart. What more could they ask for?
Asking them to break the seven-hundred-year barrier?
Li Xia is not willing to laugh at them with his thoughts that are beyond the times. This is unfair.
Everyone takes a stand and does what they should do...
Yang Guo stroked his beard and said, "Alang has no hope in Cheng Yuanfeng when it comes to seeking an official position, nor does he have any intention to win over him. But what if he sends a large number of officials to replace the Sichuan and Shu officials?"
Li Xia said: "Let him try and see if he can do it..."
"In that case, I will write a letter for Alang to Cheng Yuanfeng and Jiang Chun respectively?"
Yang Guo knew that Li Xia was not good at words and rarely wrote articles by himself, so he planned to write a reply letter for Li Xia.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Yang."
Yang Guo then spread out his paper and ink, took up his pen and wrote a reply.
His lyrics are gorgeous and full of literary talent, but the whole text has only one meaning.
Not going to Lin'an.
~~
Coincidentally, Li Xia not only received news from Lin'an that day, but also received news from the north.
Lian Xixian has returned to Chang'an.
His family was also a wealthy one, and he was the second among his brothers. His father Bru Hague, his eldest brother Lian Ximin, and his third brother Lian Xishu had all served as officials in Mongolia, so they had drawn a clear line with him.
But he still brought his wife and children.
Lian Xixian also has two wives, the Weiwu family and the Wanyan family. Now he has three sons and two daughters. The eldest son Lianfu is eight years old.
He was able to come back all the way not only because he had a lot of connections in the North, but also because the main force of Kublai Khan was not in Yanjing now.
Li Xia didn't ask much about this.
He knew that with Lian Xixian's ability, since he dared to bring his wife and children, he had made arrangements so that his father and brothers at home would not be implicated.
Perhaps he believed in Kublai Khan's magnanimity.
…
After the greetings, the first thing we talked about was the battle of Ximu Tu Nao'er.
"I specifically inquired and found out that the decisive battle was supposed to take place more than a month ago, and it was indeed held in the Ximu Tu Nao'er area."
Lian Xixian was still wearing mourning clothes, with a desolate look on his face, and added: "It's a long journey, and when I left Yanjing, the news of the victory or defeat had not yet come, but I left an informant."
Li Xia asked: "In this battle, is Brother Ali going to capture Kaiping City?"
"That's right... Beijun doesn't need to win a big victory. He just needs to withstand Ali Buge's offensive and keep Kaiping. If you are undefeated, you have won."
"If we follow this train of thought, it will be much easier for Kublai Khan to fight this battle. Alibaba's troops are far away and lack supplies, but Kublai Khan can retreat from Ximu Tunao'er to Kaiping City.
In a border war, you have greater initiative."
Lian Xixian said: "Yes, others say Ali Buge has a strong army, but from a strategic point of view, we have lost more than a few points."
Li Xia asked: "It is easy for Kublai Khan to remain undefeated, but it is difficult to wipe out all of Ali Buge's troops and even leave them alone?"
"We will definitely not be able to stay. Even if we win the battle of Ximutunao'er, if we want to fight for the throne, we must counterattack Halaholin..."
The two analyzed the battle situation and had similar opinions.
Li Xia clicked on Guanzhong on the map and said: "Kublai Khan's problem is that if he loses Guanzhong, the expedition will be many times more difficult."
"Is this the opportunity for the commander to save up?"
"Yes." Li Xia said, "I was originally uneasy, fearing that Kublai Khan would be defeated and Brother Ali would make a detour from Guanzhong."
"Commander, don't worry. Commander and I have the same conclusion, that is, we are inseparable."
Li Xia couldn't help but smile.
Lian Xixian finally showed his face because of this tacit understanding.
If smart people have similar aspirations, it will always be easy for them to work together.
Later, when we talked about the management of Guanzhong, it became more and more smooth...
At the end, Lian Xixian's depressed expression disappeared, he patted his knees and said: "Instead of leaving me in Guanzhong, why don't you send me to Longxi?"
"Brother Shanfu, are you worried that I don't believe you?"
Lian Xixian shook his head and said: "Coming along the way, I saw that the people's livelihood is stable. Wu Gong has the talent to govern the world, and it is enough to govern Guanzhong."
Li Xia didn't need him to explain in detail. He had already known that it would be better to place Lian Xixian in Longxi.
If things go well, the Song court will send Wang Jian to guard it, and Lian Xixian will be able to cooperate with him in both civil and military affairs...
"I originally had this idea, but Duke Wu doesn't know the situation in Guanzhong yet, so I asked Brother Shanfu to help me first, as a transition."
"That's good, it's just a good time to consult with Mr. Wu."
…
After Lian Xixian arrived, Li Xia soon felt much more relaxed.
Although today's conversation was short, it was able to confirm the situation in the north, not just a guess, and Li Xia's psychological pressure was relieved.
Lian Xixian proposed the trip to Longxi, which showed that he considered the issue from Li Xia's perspective. This was different from Wu Qian, who always hoped that Li Xia would be loyal to the Song Dynasty...
It can be seen that compared with the scholars from the Song Dynasty, the northern scholars did not have many psychological constraints.
Twenty years after the death of the Jin Dynasty, they did not have such deep-rooted loyalty to Mongolia. They cared about more practical things, either looking at the situation, protecting their families, or having ambitions to restore the Han system.
When Li Xia has enough strength, it is easier for the northerners to win over than the southerners...
~~
Seeing that the situation in Guanzhong was gradually stabilizing and the garrison had been arranged, Li Xia began to make arrangements to return to Hanzhong.
On the one hand, he was worried that Gao Mingyue's delivery was approaching.
On the other hand, Hanzhong is still the center of the area under his rule for the time being.
And it can be expected that Sichuan and Shu will need him to be in charge more personally than Guanzhong.
If Lin'an has means, it will not be used in Guanlong, but it must find ways to eliminate its influence on Sichuan and Shu.
The next thing to compete with the Song Dynasty is the hearts of the scholars and people of Sichuan and Shu.
A few days later, Li Xia's carriage and horses set off for Chencang Road, and his reply to Cheng Yuanfeng was quickly sent to Lin'an.
Convoys and horses run between mountains and rivers, as small as mayflies.
And if you look at the world, there is still a fierce battle in the north, where Kublai Khan personally led hundreds of thousands of troops to fight fiercely with the enemy; the southwest is gradually stabilizing, and everything is waiting to be done.
Only in the southeast corner, people are still fighting for power in the midst of singing and dancing, endlessly...
~~
Lin'an.
"According to reports from the palace, Cheng Yuanfeng, Ye Mengding and others met with the officials together and uttered threats, forcing the officials to agree to recall Li Xia and replace him with various appeasement envoys from Sichuan and Shu."
Jia Sidao sat there, letting Meiji fix his nails, and said casually: "I didn't see the transfer order."
Liao Yingzhong said: "Alang, the official's temperament, also knows that he said yes, can he ask Li Xia's opinion first? Cheng Yuanfeng is not willing to break up with Li Xia, hoping to persuade Li Xia to return to the court."
"cowardly."
Jia Sidao sneered and said: "These people are always virtuous in doing things. They only shout 'the stability of the country is the most important thing' all day long. The country is already in a critical condition, but they still dare not use harsh medicine. Harmony will not be established, and public land will be destroyed."
Don't stand up, be gentle and swallow, mother-in-law and mother-in-law. This is how you govern the country, and the same is true for Li Xia's affairs. You are weak and incompetent."
Even so, he was as relaxed as sitting on a mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers.
"Let's see, Li Xia won't pay attention to them. They sent letters back and forth for two months. By the time they made up their mind to defeat them all and use their methods to Sichuan and Shu, three months have passed. Oh, it's already next year. Li Xia can still do it.
Captured without mercy? How can a group of people like this accomplish anything?"
Liao Yingzhong felt Jia Sidao's strong disdain and said: "Cheng Yuanfeng shouldn't be so ignorant. Recently, he has sent more messengers to Sichuan and Shu, probably to pass letters to various officials in Shu, such as Zhang Jue, Shi Jun, Kong Xian
, Ma Qian and others.”
"That's all he has. Although he can't get rid of Li Xia, he can still damage his foundation."
"Yes." Liao Yingzhong said: "Cheng Yuanfeng threatened the officials and took action against Li Xia, which happened to hurt both sides."
"After the wolves and dogs bite, the people with sticks can come out to clean up the situation." Jia Sidao said casually and asked: "How did the dogs threaten the officials?"
"Alang should be able to guess, it's just a matter of giving up."
Jia Sidao's face became more sarcastic. He picked up the palm with manicured nails and looked at it, as if he saw it holding a stick again... That was the power of the Song Dynasty.
"Send a sealed message to all queens..."
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Da Nei, Ciyuan Hall.
Quanjiu sat there, as if she were a mother honoring the world.
She is no longer as ill-informed as before, and is now well-informed.
Every time Jia Sidao brought news to the palace, he talked about major world events and lamented the current shortcomings.
"Xiang Jia said...Cheng Yuanfeng has short-sightedness. Why did Li Xia have money and food to take back Longxi? Because he ruled the Qingming Dynasty. But the court really had no money and food? The money and food of the court were a hundred times that of Li Xia, but they were only in the homes of powerful and powerful people.
If you still can't make up your mind to eradicate the long-standing abuses and eliminate powerful vassals, you will only know that the internal fighting will continue, and the demise of the Song Dynasty is not far away..."
After listening for a long time, I have a deeper understanding of the current situation.
"Li Xia."
She recited the name in her mind.
She felt as if that person was born to be her enemy, and now he has indeed become the domineering vassal town.
The officials are incompetent and the scholar-bureaucrats in the Manchu Dynasty are weak. If they cannot deal with the strong vassal, then they can only ask Xianggong Jia to be the Duke of Zhou...