"This old thief really dares to have such a dream?"
Li Shixian was so angry that he sneered again and again, "He thinks that the Li family is married to the Wei family and will respect him as his uncle, so he thinks you don't dare to kill him?"
"It's just a way to provoke generals. It's just a trick commonly used by literati. Why should father be upset?"
Li Chengzhi breathed two sighs of relief, "I disappeared after being brought here. I asked my father to meet me on my behalf. If it is true as he said, there is nothing wrong with sparing him. If his mouth is as bright as a lotus flower, his tongue is as eloquent as a lotus flower."
He was just an opportunist, so he killed him as soon as possible..."
"Even if he sincerely wanted to revive the Han Dynasty, he still couldn't keep him. I don't know if Cui Zuji was blind or blind, and he actually advised you to raise your army and surrender to the Southern Dynasty? Don't look at the situation of the Southern Dynasty since Wei (Cao Wei).
Which dynasty did not steal the country by killing the king? I, the Li family, are ashamed to associate with such rebellious officials and traitors..."
Li Shixian scolded him coolly, but Li Chengzhi looked weird when he heard it.
If we were to use such a standard to measure him, wouldn’t he, Li, have already gone on the road to becoming a rebellious minister and traitor?
Now is the time when the young master of the country is in doubt. If he rises up, he will be suspected of bullying orphans and widows. I am afraid that he will be worse than the rebellious ministers and traitors who kill the king with their ministers.
Of course, it is better to defend the people than to defend the river. Even saints are criticized, let alone rebels?
If you really want to be serious, you might as well go to bed early...
"You still have to do what you should do. No matter how you say it, it is related to the family. If you really want to kill it, if it comes back to the court and encounters Ping Eunhou (Cui Guang), Cui Shangshu (Cui Liang), etc., I'm afraid it will be a shame.
It’s not pretty…”
Hearing what Li Chengzhi said, Li Shixian suddenly came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream. He stared at Li Chengzhi without blinking.
Knowing a son is like a father, how could he not know what Li Shixian was suspecting?
"This has always been the case for big families, just like the three Zhuge brothers in the Three Kingdoms, who served three masters separately. No matter who wins in the end, the family can continue. But now, except for the Li family in Longxi, the other four surnames of the five high-ranking families do this. Or brothers.
, or uncles and nephews respectively served in the Southern Dynasty, and there were countless officials in the Northern Dynasty. Therefore, it is not surprising that there is one more Cui Zuchi..."
Without real evidence, Li Chengzhi naturally dare not say that Cui Zuji rebelled, and must have been instructed or tacitly approved by Cui Guang and Cui Liang. But it is absolutely impossible to say that those two people had no knowledge.
Furthermore, Li Chengzhi had bad intentions, and it was not true that he wanted to be the guard dog of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties as Cui Zuji said. Therefore, some room should be left.
After all, today's world is still dominated by aristocratic families. If Yuan Ke hadn't vowed to clear out the clans and bring peace to the world, would he have died and the world would have been at war?
The assassination of Yuan Ke in the capital was all due to Yuan Huai. But without the help of emerging Xianbei families such as Yu Zhong, Yuan Ji, and Hou Gang, Yuan Huai would not be able to accomplish anything in ten lifetimes... p>
"Father, I understand!"
Li Shixian thought thoughtfully, "Then Cui Zujia is free to deal with his father. We will march at dawn tomorrow, so you should rest early!"
"That's hard work, Dad!"
Li Chengzhi followed his good example and sent Li Shixian out of the middle tent.
It's late at night, and a new moon hangs in the east sky.
The breeze is blowing, with a bit of chill. The mist exhales from the mouth, like a white stream.
After Li Shixian left, Li Chengzhi was about to enter the account when Li Cong hurried over from the gate of the village and handed an envelope made of cowhide with a lacquered seal to Li Chengzhi.
"Lang Jun, Governor Li is reporting urgently!"
Li Shao?
Li Chengzhi felt nervous: Could it be that the success was as he expected, and that the Southern Army really rushed into Li Shao as soon as they entered the pass?
Li Chengzhi took the envelope and quickly got into the tent. He opened the envelope and hurriedly scanned it, feeling relieved.
Not bad...
The Southern Army was indeed aggressive. In just two days, tens of thousands of enemy troops broke out of Chencang and approached Mianyin. However, they did not start a sudden war as soon as they left the border. It was clear that they wanted to fight steadily.
Accordingly, Li Chengzhi was given the opportunity to gather troops in Qizhou, so he no longer had to fight on two fronts and was exhausted.
Seeing that it was no longer possible to prevent the southern army from entering the pass, Li Shao recalled all the garrison troops from Wuguan and Tongguan yesterday and gathered them in the Qizhou camp. Such a large-scale troop movement naturally had to be reported to Li Chengzhi.
In addition, for several days, Yuan Li sent nearly a thousand cavalry, bypassing the cities of Qizhou, and seemed to be heading north to contact the rebels in Gaoping and Bogulu Town. Li Shao reminded him to be careful in case of Beidi Town.
The rebels bypassed Longshan and engaged the Southern Army in a pincer attack.
Li Chengzhi is not very worried.
Three days ago, he received a message from Xi Kangsheng, saying that Yan Ti and Lu Gong from Gaoping Town sent special messengers to visit Xi Kangsheng in Jingzhou.
First, he asked Xi Kangsheng why Jingzhou sent troops to Xiaoguan. The military front implicitly pointed at Gao Ping, seeming to regard Yan Ti and Lu Gong as traitor generals.
The second is a test, calling Xiazhou in the north and Jingzhou in the south frequently sending troops, why did Gaoping alone not receive any orders?
Xi Kangsheng didn't even bother to deal with it. He beheaded the chief envoy and asked his deputy to take him back to Gaoping. He also said boldly that the sword he used to Xi someone had not seen blood for a long time. He didn't know if General Yan Zhen and Lu Zhenjun could give it to him.
An opportunity to start a new battle...
A person's name is like a tree's shadow. Nowadays, the famous generals of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties who are still alive can be counted on one hand. If Xi Kangsheng recognized the second, even Li Chong, Yang Dayan, and Cui Yanbo would not dare to recognize the first.<
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Even if they had the courage of Yan Ti and Lu Gong, these two people would not dare to stroke Xi Kangsheng's tiger beard. Therefore, they would never go south.
Therefore, either we should pretend that nothing happened, we should silence our mouths, or we should hide the traces of our crimes.
Either go north and join forces with Yu Jingbing, a thin-bone warrior, and make a desperate breakout to the north.
But Gao Meng is not a vegetarian, and the fertile fields have been determined. Yuan Yi and Luo Jian have already been eyeing him. They will send their troops northward when Gao Meng asks for help.
Therefore, Li Chengzhi is not worried at all about what will happen to the northern line.
On the contrary, Yuan Huaipo, who had not been seen for a long time, gave him a headache.
According to the confession of the rebel general in Qingshui City, Yuan Ji mentioned it more than once that he and Tuyuhun Khan made an oath to make a fool of themselves. After Fuluo led 30,000 elite cavalry to the east, Yuan Huai went straight to the court of Rouran Khan.
The ugly slaves of Khan were already ready to move, otherwise there would be no Du Lun tribe collaborating with the Lu brothers to plot fertile lands. Now that the huge Du Lun tribe was wiped out by Li Song like a plow, the ugly slaves would naturally
The blame must be placed on the Yuan and Wei dynasties, and even on Li Chengzhi.
If you don't hide your head and argue for words, even if it is to stabilize the morale of the army, the ugly slave will definitely send troops to take revenge.
For this plan, we can count on the imperial court to promise huge profits and persuade Rouran's mortal enemy Gaoche to send troops to contain it.
However, Li Chengzhi's proposed memorial has been submitted for nearly two months, but it has fallen into disgrace. The court has not even received a reply?
Once Gaoche fails to effectively restrain Rouran and Chounu sends troops, the first ones to bear the brunt will be Li Chenghong of Xihai and Huangfu Rang of Daqi.
Li Chengzhi felt a little itchy when he thought of this.
Damn Li Song...
"Babaili is urgent. I remind Chenghong and Huangfu Rang again: if there are enemy sightings in Rouran in the West Sea and Daqi, please report them quickly. If the enemy is just attacking, not attacking, just scare away... I would also like to inform Yuanyi and Luo Jian that the imperial court has issued an order from Jun and has agreed to attach the imperial edict to the imperial court. We, the people of the Wei Dynasty, should treat them equally. Therefore, if Daqi is in danger, please ask Beizhen to lend a helping hand. If Luo Luo
If the governor is inconvenienced, please ask him to inform Li in advance. In less than ten days, Li will be able to lead an army of 100,000 to the foot of Yinshan..."
Li Rui held the pen and wrote on the paper while blinking at Li Chengzhi.
If Luo Jian really dares to face death and refuses to save him, Lang Jun may really dare to abandon the Qinling Mountains and head north brazenly.
As for Guanzhong, I don’t care whether he lives or lives...
"Another message was sent to Li Shao: Now Qing'an, Qin'an has been restored. At dawn tomorrow, I will lead the Western Camp to rush to rescue him. There are also 20,000 garrison troops from various passes in Longshan, totaling more than 40,000. They will arrive in two days at most.
Qizhou Camp, please rest assured..."
Li Rui's pen moved swiftly, and he had it written in just a few moments. He asked Li Chengzhi to read it, use the seal, and then sent a horse to deliver it overnight.
It was almost five o'clock at this time, and Li Chengzhi was thinking a lot, but he didn't feel sleepy at all. After drinking two glasses of strong wine, he didn't fall asleep lightly until Venus (the morning star) hung high in the eastern sky...
At least Li Chengzhi can still sleep, but Yuan Li can't even sit still, let alone sleeping.
At dawn, the eastern sky was already turning white, and Yuan Li received the third urgent message from Qinzhou.
At dusk, it was the first portion. It was said that the clear water had broken and Yuan Ji died without a complete body.
At midnight, a second letter was received, saying that Fu Luo had raised his troops to bypass Longshan and come to Chencang.
As the fifth watch approached, there was news that Hou Gang had abandoned Qin'an and retreated overnight to Shanggui (today's Shuishi City, where Qinzhou merges with Tianshui County).
The bad news came one after another. Yuan Li was shocked at first, then horrified, and finally turned pale and frightened.
It's okay if Yuan Ji can't hold on, and it's okay for Hou Gang to be defeated without a fight. What he can't figure out the most is why Fuluo is as afraid of Li Chengzhi as a tiger, so he only fought one battle and was frightened to death? Otherwise, Qingshui City is so close, why would Fuluo just watch the city being destroyed and not save him?
These are nearly 30,000 elite cavalry. If they were in a wild place, even a hundred thousand elite infantry would only be passively beaten.
It is conceivable that if the Confederate army retreated after learning that Volo was fighting, they would be very energetic and might lose three points immediately...
Going back and forth and reading the emergency report several times, Yuan Li became more and more anxious. Like a donkey grinding mill, it kept spinning in circles in the hall.
No, we must block the news that Longxi has been defeated and Li Chengzhi is about to come east. At least we cannot tell the truth.
Otherwise, Nan Shuai Chang Yi Zhi'an is willing to fight to the death?
Yuan Li's heart skipped a beat, and she just shouted to prepare the horse, but felt it was inappropriate.
He was planning to go to the camp outside the city to look for Yu Zhong, but then he thought, if he went there in person, there would be so much noise, how could Chang Yizhi not be suspicious?
Yuan Li gritted her teeth helplessly and shouted in a deep voice: "Here comes someone!"
"What are your orders, Your Highness!"
"Wait for another two moments, until the sky turns white, and then take my order to the Confederate camp, and ask the leader to go to the city. He will say that he has military affairs to discuss with him... If the leader investigates deeply, he will say that it is food and grass.
Something..."
"No!"
The confidant has no doubt that he is there, so he respectfully retreats.
Half an hour later, the confidant left the city on time and found Yu Zhong in the Yunan military camp.
At this time, the sky was already getting slightly brighter, the rear army had prepared meals, and the camps of the Chinese army were getting up one after another.
Therefore, neither Yu Zhong nor the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army was suspicious. He only thought that Yuan Li might have run out of food and grass...