Chapter 1044: Thirteen stick monks save the Tang king (1)
Chapter 1044: Thirteen stick monks rescue the King of Tang (Part 1)
Qin Hao made a clear distinction between personal feelings and hegemony. Although he felt ashamed of Li Xiuning, it was impossible to release Li Shimin because of this.
Li Xiuning did not seek death because of Qin Hao's refusal, and there was not even the slightest hint of anger on her face. Instead, she said meaningfully: "Let the tiger return to the mountain? Not necessarily, I think everyone should get what they need!" "
Li Xiuning's mysterious tone made Qin Hao frown even more tightly, and then asked: "Xiuning, what exactly do you want to say?"
"While Dong Zhuo is dead, the only people who can unify the Liang army again are the Li and Yang families..."
Li Xiuning's eyes flashed, and he said: "If I am not wrong, you are probably hoping that our two families will fight to the death, so that you can take this good opportunity to weaken Liang Jun's overall strength, right?"
It is actually not difficult to guess this point. After all, no matter who is in Qin Hao's position, I am afraid that he will definitely not miss this golden opportunity.
"hehe……"
Qin Hao laughed awkwardly and said, "A woman who is too smart will not get married."
Li Xiuning ignored Qin Hao and continued: "Now that my father is dead, my second brother has been captured, and the Li family has lost its leader, it is impossible to compete with the Yang family.
Without the constraints of my Li family, Yang Jian will definitely be able to unify the Liang army as soon as possible, and then you will have an additional difficult opponent, so..."
A glimmer of hope flashed deep in Li Xiuning's eyes, and she said in a deep voice: "Why don't you let my second brother go back and let him fight with Yang Jian. Since you have achieved your goal of weakening Liang Jun, my second brother can also regain his freedom. Wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?”
Li Xiuning knew that Qin Hao had a clear distinction between public and private affairs and would never affect his career because of the love between his children. She also did not expect Qin Hao to let her second brother go because of her, so she planned to lobby Qin Hao to let him go through common interests.
And what Li Xiuning said was absolutely correct. From the moment Dong Zhuo died, it was impossible for the Li and Yang families to coexist.
If Qin Hao doesn't let Li Shimin go, the Li family without Li Yuan and Li Shimin will soon be swallowed up by Yang Jian, and then Qin Hao will face a new Liang army.
But if Qin Hao lets Li Shimin go, whether for hegemony or family, Li Shimin will definitely confront Yang Jian. No matter who wins in the end, the overall strength of the Liang Army, which is in civil strife, will definitely be greatly reduced.
Therefore, the interests of Qin Hao and the Li family are actually the same at this time. Qin Hao uses the Li family to check Yang Jian and weaken the Liang army, while the Li family wants to return Li Shimin from Qin Hao to compete with Yang Jian for Guanxi. Both sides can take what they need. .
Of course Qin Hao knew this, but because of his fear of Li Shimin, he was unwilling to let Li Shimin go.
Qin Hao's purpose was only to weaken the Liang army. If after releasing Li Shimin, a stronger Liang army was created, it would be really self-defeating.
"Apart from Li Shimin, don't you have any other men in the Li family? In my opinion, Li Keyong can also compete with Yang Jian. If I cooperate with him, I can achieve my goal of weakening Liang Jun."
Qin Hao didn't want to give up this opportunity to weaken Liang's army, but he was really unwilling to let Li Shimin go, so there was only one way before him, which was to support other members of the Li family to fight Yang Jian, and Li Ke Yong is already the only suitable candidate.
Li Xiuning seemed not surprised at all by this, and said calmly: "I guess you will think so, but Li Keyong is not Yang Jian's opponent, and cooperation with him cannot weaken Liang Jun much..."
Qin Hao couldn't help but have a look of thought in his eyes, and after a long time he sighed helplessly.
Yes, Li Keyong is not Li Shimin. He doesn't even know how long it will take to unify the Li family, let alone fight with Yang Jian and plunge the Liang army into large-scale internal strife.
If you want to slightly weaken Liang's army, even if you don't use Li Keyong, you can use Li Xiaogong.
But Qin Hao's goal is obviously more than that. What he wants is to make Liang Jun unable to recover after a fall and no longer be able to threaten him within a few years. However, it seems that only Li Shimin can do this at present.
Li Xiuning saw through the mirror that Qin Hao seemed a little shaken, and immediately continued to pursue the victory and persuaded: "Qin Hao, I really don't understand, why are you afraid of my second brother?
When it comes to leading troops, my second brother has never defeated you once;
In terms of strength, the Liang army was severely weakened and civil strife was imminent, but Qin and Jin were about to merge into one;
On talents...
If you let my second brother go back, the Liang Army will be in civil strife for at least three years. And even if the Liang Army is reunified in three years, will it still be a threat to you?
So, facing a defeated general, what do you have to fear?"
Li Xiuning wanted to sacrifice Liang Jun's interests in exchange for Li Shimin, but in order to reduce Qin Hao's vigilance, she went to great lengths to belittle Liang Jun and Li Shimin, even telling Qin Hao that my second brother can't compare to you in any aspect.
Li Xiuning's words made Qin Hao a little shaken. Although Li Shimin was powerful, he was not the same person anymore.
Unknowingly, Qin Hao's five dimensions had reached the first level in history, and had grown to a level that was not inferior to any of the founding emperors.
Temujin, Xiang Yu, Huang Chao, and Liu Xiu were all defeated by him one after another, and Li Shimin was even captured alive by himself...
Therefore, facing his own defeated general, does Qin Hao really need to be so afraid?
"Instead of fearing the strength of others, it is better to improve your own strength. Only when you are strong can you not be afraid of any challenges from the outside world."
Thinking of this, Qin Hao suddenly felt enlightened, and his murderous intention towards Li Shimin was much lighter, and he said: "Xiu Ning, you are right, Li Shimin is just a defeated general, there is no need for me to be afraid of a loser.
I can let Li Shimin go back to Guanzhong, but you must agree to a few conditions."
Li Xiuning was relieved in her heart, as long as she was willing to raise conditions, she was most afraid that Qin Hao would not even raise conditions.
After taking a long breath, Li Xiuning said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about it, as long as I can do it."
"Don't worry, you can definitely do it."
Qin Hao's eyes flashed, and he immediately smiled and said: "First, take Li Yuanba away from Yewang City."
Li Yuanba is a major obstacle for Bai Qi to capture Yewang City, and without Li Yuanba's Yewang City, it will be relatively easy for Bai Qi to capture it.
"good."
Li Xiuning agreed directly without thinking. After all, most of the troops in Yewang City were Yang Jian's troops, and the Qin army's capture of Yewang could be considered as helping the Li family to weaken Yang Jian.
"second……"
"Lord, something bad has happened. Thirteen stick monks appeared out of nowhere. They also knew where Li Shimin was being held and took Li Shimin away by force."