Chapter two hundred and sixty-eight human affection
"Apply virtue and do it according to your ability." Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong 11th Year
When Li Shen's laughter stopped and he looked at Zhou Yu seriously again, his eyes full of white clouds were full of unspeakable meaning: "You and I have met several times a few days ago, and I praised you at that time.
You are a rare talent in the world, and you will definitely make great contributions. I didn’t expect that when we met again, it was just as you said! Han Sui spent time and effort to capture Fanhan, but got nothing. Instead, he gave you a great contribution in vain.
, he must be very angry too!"
Considering that Li Shen had a good relationship with Han Sui, Zhou Yu did not talk about his subsequent conversation with Han Sui. After Li Shen had laughed enough, he said lightly: "Han Shijun is a very spirited person."
Li Shen's bright smiling face was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what he remembered. Then he waved his hand to Zhang Ji and brought up the topic again: "Pu Han has been destroyed, Song Jian is dead, and everything the court wanted has been achieved.
It’s time for Yongliang to regain its composure. As for my merits and demerits, I will go up to the table and apologize to Your Majesty. In addition, I also ask General Zhang to look at the friendship we have gained these days and come to Zhong Shijun to make things right."
Zhang Ji couldn't make the decision and turned his attention to Jia Xu.
Seeing the situation, Li quietly leaned over and said in a low voice: "I'm old now, and I just want a leisurely and respected job to live out the few days I have left, whether it's Yilang or Dr. Guanglu."
Not bad, it all depends on Wen He."
This was what he and Jia Xu had agreed upon privately. Li Shen was old and no longer ambitious. He had long wanted to find a good reputation before his death and pass on the family business smoothly. However, he and Han Sui had a quarrel.
For many years, the court had easily trusted him, so Jia Xu had to come forward as a guarantee to recruit him into the court. In exchange, Li Shen fully supported the court's military operations in Longxi and cooperated with Zhang Ji to put pressure on Han Sui.
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Jia Xu's expression did not change, as if he did not remember what agreement he had made, and he replied: "Who can predict the long term? Let's just wait and see."
"Jia Gong is humble." Li Shen seemed to be very sure. He glanced at Zhou Yu one last time, then said goodbye to Zhang Ji and others and walked out of the camp. Hundreds of Qiang Han cavalry had already gathered outside the camp.
According to Governor Shi's travel ceremonial guard, it is obvious that he will not follow Zhang Jinan to Hanyang, but will directly return to the county to govern Didao and wait for the imperial court to issue him a reward and appointment.
Jia Xu, Zhang Ji, Zhou Yu and others walked to the camp gate to see each other off. Seeing Li Shen's splendid ceremonial guard, Zhang Ji stood beside Jia Xu and said in a loud voice: "The prefect is no less a prince than a local, and even more so.
The powerful one. Li Xiangru has been operating in Longxi for a long time, how can he give up now?"
"Things change all the time, and there are always reasons." Jia Xu knew that Jiang Jiong and others were listening with their ears pricked up, and it was not difficult to see the reason for this kind of thing like Zhou Yu; Jiang Jiong, as a wealthy Hanyang family, was also related to She
Jian, Zhang Ji and others had contacts in the past, so he did not hide it deliberately. Youyou said: "Some things you think are feasible today, how do you know that they will always be feasible in the future without causing trouble? People like Li Xiangru,
What I am best at doing is reviewing current affairs and making long-term plans.”
Huangmen Minister Guan Qiu
Shao Qiang and Hu are good people who do not rebel and are loyal to the imperial court. The national strength of the imperial court is revitalized and the recovery of Yongliang is the general trend. Mr. Li Fu is calm and resourceful, and he naturally understands the current affairs."
"First establish a foothold in the four counties of Hanyang, Anding, Beidi, and Wudu to consolidate the foundation and ward off unexpected events. Then accumulate the strength of the people and appease the hearts of the Qiang Han people. When the time comes, slowly advance to Beitu. This is the relationship between the country and the imperial court. The 'strategy of gradual elimination' set by the princes cannot be hastily in the hope of success." Seeing that Guanqiu Xing also expressed his opinion, Zhou Yu did not shy away from it and repeated a few words that everyone present knew: "Zhong Shijun rules. In the second year of Yong's reign, today we eliminated the stubborn traitor Song Jian, took back Longxi, and protected Wudu and Hanzhong from Qiang and Hu invasions. We can also take this a step further and threaten Jincheng and other counties. It can be said to be a great achievement. In my opinion, it is also a great achievement. It is no less beneficial than gaining benefits from Shu."
If compared with the people, land and wealth obtained, Longxi's conquest is not even as good as Hanzhong. But from the perspective of military strategy, Longxi is equivalent to the imperial court's initiative to reach out to Qiang land and Jincheng's arm. Retreating can protect Hanyang. There is no danger in Wudu; if you can enter the counties of Jincheng and Xihai where Han Sui is located, you can control the war on the border of Yongliang and minimize losses.
So from this perspective, the strategic position of Longxi is almost comparable to Shangyong, Jiangzhou and other places used by the imperial court to conquer Jingzhou. Li Shen, who offered Longxi as a conqueror, not only allowed Zhong Yao and Zhang Ji They exchanged great sacrifices and energy for a great achievement, and even allowed themselves to become the "horse bones" of the imperial court to win over the local forces in Yongliang, thereby ensuring that he would not be harmed in any way.
Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a domain. Li Shen obviously analyzed all the possibilities, pros and cons before making this choice. Of course, Jia Xu played an indispensable role in this.
In the past few days, I have thought about Li Shen's life of serving the imperial court and rebelling with the Qiang and Hu. He was a cunning and ruthless person, and finally ended up with a good death. Jia Xu felt very emotional. He was inadvertently thinking of Li Shen's present as his future self. Perhaps one day, he would also need to plan a way out for himself to end safely.
In Zhang Ji's view, Jia Xu's state of mind was something he could not worry about, but it was something he had to do. Li Shen must have gotten a clue from his conversation with Jia Xu, so he was finally sure that Jia Xu would help him. busy.
Not long after several people stood at the camp gate, Zhang Jizheng was about to invite everyone back to the camp to talk. Just as Jia Xu was about to nod, a young man who looked like a guard next to him suddenly felt ready to move. Jia Xu glanced at him and said to Zhou Yu: " Gongjin, come with me."
So without saying anything, he rode out with the guard.
Zhou Yu quickly followed up, and the three of them didn't go far, only reaching the edge of a winding river. After listening to a few words, he realized that it was Jia Xu who wanted to send the young man beside him away.
The people present just now were all dignitaries. This young man who looked like a bodyguard was following Jia Xu closely. His whole body was low-key and restrained, making it difficult for people to notice. This time Zhou Yu looked at the other person carefully, and suddenly realized that the other person was actually thin. , his face is as handsome as that of a woman. If it weren't for his thick voice and protruding Adam's apple, Zhou Yu would have almost misunderstood him.
"Do you really want to go back to Jiuquan?" Jia Xu asked softly.
The male-female young guard patted the long sword on his waist and said calmly and calmly: "I am just a ranger from the wild land, and I still like to be free and at ease. Pingzhun prison is a cage to me. When will the goshawk come back?" Get into the cage?"
It turns out that he is still a hero like this, Zhou Yu said in his heart. For a moment, he couldn't figure out how such a "beautiful" and weak man could survive in the vicious Xiliang.
"That's true." Jia Xu was actually very polite to this person. He nodded slowly and said, "I came all the way from Wuwei. Thank you for seeing me off. See you again someday. I will repay you in return."
"As long as I'm not sent to the prison, a bowl of wine will be considered a reward!" The man said boldly, and then he glanced at Zhou Yu as if unintentionally. Zhou Yu was caught off guard and was startled for a moment. So without waiting for a response,
Holding the sword in both hands, he bowed his hand to Jia Xu, patted his mount, and rode away with his sword in hand: "Farewell!"