Li Chengzhi has already tried the fate of being an obedient minister. To be honest, not only is it difficult to be an obedient minister, but he is also extremely aggrieved. He is more like a grandson than a grandson.
Therefore, the opposite must be done, that is, this day comes earlier.
Not to mention resting and recuperating for five to eight years as expected, at least waiting for the imperial court and Gao Zhao to decide the outcome, it would not be too late to reap the benefits.
It's good now, both the clam and the crane are eyeing this other fisherman first?
Seeing Li Chengzhi grinning with an unconcerned look, Li Shiliang asked again: "If it's a difficulty, just ignore it, let alone admit it. Now that the imperial court is in such a state of confusion, it will definitely have no spare time to care about border areas like us.
After two or three years, Chaoyan will be victorious and the Gao family will be executed. However, our wings in Xihai are strong, but Chaoyan is not enough, so it will not be too late for us to wait and see.
"How can you ignore it? I'm afraid that the imperial court can wait for two or three years, but I, Xihai, have waited for that long
Li Chengzhi sighed sadly, "Uncle, could it be that I forgot that Li Feng just sent me a letter yesterday?"
Li Shiliang was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly darkened a bit.
It's also strange. I thought that Luo Jian and Changsun Dao would have to fight for another year and a half before the winner was decided, but they didn't want to wait for half a year before their life and death could be decided?
And this is only second.
What puzzled Li Chengzhi and Li Shixian the most was that suddenly there were large numbers of refugees coming to the west, seemingly in an endless stream.
Whether Luo Jian or Changsun Dao, are they both blind? They just focus on fighting life and death, but let the people flee the town? If everyone escapes, then what is the point of fighting this war?
Now, the number of refugees placed by Daxi in the north of Hongshan has reached nearly 40,000, and as of the urgent report sent by Li Feng, the number of refugees imprisoned in Daqi has reached nearly 20,000.
Li Chengzhi doubted that if he waited another twenty-one month, would there be another ten thousand to twenty thousand, or even twenty to thirty thousand?
Calculated in this way, the number of households taken over from the six towns has reached 100,000, which is almost the same as the current population in Xihai.
Don't think that having more people is a good thing. They are just opening their mouths to feed themselves.
More than a month ago, Li Chengzhi was quite happy to know that Huangfu Rang had exchanged 600,000 stone grains from Tuyuhun and Nanliang. He thought that even if he ate it on his belly, it would be enough for more than 100,000 households for a year. In addition to the previous There is no way I can last for another two years with the remaining food.
As a result, within a few days, he couldn't laugh anymore.
If he really wants to increase the number of 100,000 households, Li Chengzhi has only one way: after the Spring Festival and before the spring plowing, he must garrison people and troops in Wuwei, Zhangye.
Otherwise, when the remaining grain supplies are exhausted next year, it will not be Li Chengzhi who rebelled against the imperial court, but the 200,000 people who rebelled against him first.
So now Li Chengzhi is in a dilemma, riding a tiger with difficulty.
The key is that the imperial court knows that the West Sea is Li Chengzhi, and Li Chengzhi is the West Sea.
If he enters, he will definitely capture Zhangye in the West Sea, and his military power is no different from raising a high rebel flag and showing off his troops and horses. The imperial court will definitely feel as if he is facing a formidable enemy, and it is more likely that he will be more dangerous than Gao Zhao.
But no matter which one it was, the imperial court was no longer able to fight between the two sides, so Li Chengzhi suspected that if he could not be appeased, the imperial court might stop its activities and start plotting against Gao Zhao.
It’s not that he is unfounded, it’s because the ruling class and politicians always only care about interests. As for reputation, reputation and the like, they can be used as a fig leaf, but when they are really shameless, they are worse than paper to wipe their butts. Not as good as.
Moreover, experience and lessons are placed in front of Li Chengzhi: if the original historical process is followed, the Yuan and Wei Dynasties were unable to quell the rebellion when the Six Towns were in chaos. In a hurry, they came up with a poisonous and strange strategy: make peace with Rouran.
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Then the two parties attacked and finally pacified the six towns.
Li Chengzhi had an intuition that if he was unwilling to surrender to the imperial court, this move would most likely be waiting for him.
It would be fine if it was just Gao Zhao then, but I am afraid that the Yuan and Wei imperial courts would not even want to lose the last trace of their dignity, and would make peace with Rouran, or even Nanliang and Tuyuhun.
Especially the latter two have already forged a bloody feud with Li Chengzhi, and they definitely hate Li Chengzhi more than they hate the Yuan and Wei Dynasties.
By then, Li Chengzhi will be the enemy of the whole world.
And if he retreats, where can he retreat to?
This is not the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, nor the Three Kingdoms. It is difficult for the emperor to order the princes, and the feudal state can listen to the tune but not the declaration.
As long as Li Chengzhi admits that he is still a minister of Wei, he must take action, such as sending troops to the east to help Xi Kang survive and defeat Gao Zhao. But as long as Gao Zhao is destroyed, it will be his turn.
As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit is dead, the running dogs are cooked, the birds are gone, and the good bow is hidden. If the court does not try to cut him off by then, Li Chengzhi dares to change his surname to Yuan.
If he takes another step back, even if he can survive, he will definitely have to escape death, and the foundation that the Li family has spent years of hard work on will be handed over to others, and then he will be tied to the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, a broken ship that will sink to the bottom in a few years.
If Li Chengzhi had not been kicked in the head by a donkey, he would definitely not have made such a choice.
Even if he doesn't want to sit still and wait for death, it will definitely be countless times more difficult to raise troops and rebel again than it is now.
After all, he had been wronged at this time and had to rebel to gain some righteousness. But if he rebels at that time, he will be a capricious and treacherous villain, just like Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms and Wu Sangui in the early Qing Dynasty. Both the people's morale and the military's morale have been lost.
Don't underestimate justice. This thing is invisible and intangible, but it determines the outcome.
This is not only true in ancient times, but also in later generations. Therefore, Li Chengzhi kept in mind a great man's words: Whenever you want to overthrow a regime, you must first create public opinion and do ideological work first. This is how the revolutionary class is
, the same is true for the counter-revolutionary class.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that now it is a situation where "if you gamble, you may die, and you are more likely to succeed. But if you don't gamble, you will definitely die"?
Li Chengzhi suddenly became enlightened.
That's right, the first day he came to this world, or even the moment he opened his eyes, he was already destined to be a rebel in his life. Why should he hesitate because of temporary difficulties?
Give it a try, maybe your bicycle will turn into a motorcycle
He exhaled sharply: "Li Song!"
"Servant is here!"
"Go and make arrangements in person to place Cui Shangshu and Wei Shaoqing in a separate courtyard by the river. Remember, they need to be placed separately, and send more servants and women who are good at wine and meat, and can be taken care of. Don't neglect it...
Send many retinues, enjoy good wine and meat, and be well served. Isn’t this what house arrest means?
Li Song was stunned for a moment, with a look of excitement on his face.
What he feared most was that after the Guanzhong was pacified, Li Chengzhi had no choice but to compromise for the sake of the overall situation.
Feeling aggrieved is only secondary. What he fears is that Li Chengzhi will seek skin from a tiger, only to be bitten by it in the end.
But at this time, listening to Lang Jun's wishes, he seemed not to want to meet Cui Guangming too soon. Li Song knew that Lang Jun's mind had been made up and he had given up the idea of submitting to the court. That's why he was so happy.
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Is this... going to be the opposite?
Is it too early?
Li Shiliang hesitated in his heart and hesitated to speak. But seeing Li Chengzhi's firm eyes and perseverance on his face, he swallowed the words he spoke.
This nephew of mine is gifted with talents and is even more knowledgeable in the arts of gods and humans. Although he has been in danger since he started planning things, he has not been in danger, and he has never missed a step. Therefore, I still don't want to hold him back...
With emotion in his heart, he heard someone reporting outside the hall. Li Cong came quickly, whispered a few words in Li Chengzhi's ear, and presented a letter to Li Chengzhi.
Li Chengzhi was multitasking. Hearing Li Cong's submission, he opened the envelope again and scanned it briefly, but his brows suddenly furrowed: "Xi Kangsheng is here to join in the fun again... Well, that's not right.
The sound of something wrong shocked all his close followers. But as his authority grew, no one dared to even glance at the letter, even though they were extremely curious.
Li Shiliang asked suspiciously: "Is there any change?"
"There's big trouble this time!'
Li Chengzhi solemnly handed the letter to Li Shiliang, "Now that the six towns have fallen, Gao Zhao is even more powerful. So Xi Kangsheng persuaded me to raise troops to help him attack Gao Zhao... The reward is the six towns."
Dividing borders and splitting the country is different from rebellion. Is Xi Kangsheng crazy?
Everyone in the hall was all wide-eyed: if this letter falls into the hands of the imperial court, Xi Kangsheng may be dead and his head is missing before Gao Zhao is over.
Li Shiliang was also surprised, but when he took the letter and read it, he realized why Xi Kangsheng felt as if he had eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's.
It turned out that there was no honorific, no signature, and no name mentioned in the letter. Even Gao Zhao was only referred to as "the traitor", which can be said to be cautious and cautious.
However, after reading the whole article, anyone with eyes will know that this letter must have come from Xi Kangsheng's mouth.
But why did he dare to agree?
That was the Six Towns, the place where dragons flourished in the Yuan and Wei dynasties.
Li Shiliang was shocked and doubtful, and looked at Li Chengzhi with burning eyes: "This is Xi Kangsheng's plan to drive away tigers and swallow wolves. Don't be careless."
He only speaks with two mouths, can he give it if he says it?
Nine times out of ten, all three parties have the same idea: sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and reap the benefits of the fishermen.
Anyone who cannot resist the temptation will inevitably suffer losses for both parties.
Li Chengzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Uncle, please look down again!"
Li Shiliang was puzzled and picked up the letter again. The main idea was: In the battle of Huaishuo, Luo Jian was defeated, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead. After that, more than 100,000 townspeople and nearly 80,000 soldiers fled to the West Sea. Xi Kangsheng was suspicious.
, this should be done intentionally by Yuan Yi and Luo Jian, the purpose is to "give it to the Li family and not to Gao Zhao"
He was suddenly overjoyed: "Where's the trouble?"
The 100,000 households were nothing more. What excited Li Shiliang the most was the 80,000 suppressing troops.
The folk customs in Beizhen are fierce, and every household is a government soldier. With a little training, an army can be formed. Not to mention 80,000, but if we can pick out 30,000 or 40,000, we can reach an army of 100,000 from the West Sea. And there are artillery.
Steel armor, rockets, although the world is huge, where can't it go?
Li Shiliang was happy with the patronage, but he never thought about how to support him?
Li Chengzhi sighed in a low voice: "May I ask my uncle, where does the food come from?"
For a moment, Li Nuliang was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning.
There are an additional 100,000 households and 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers. With the food stored in Xihai, it can last for three seasons, which is roughly May and June.
Even if they brazenly raise troops and station in Hexi after the new year to rush for planting and plowing, millet and millet will not mature until August or September. So what about these two months when there is no harvest?
We can't just let the people eat grass and drink the northwest wind, right?
"What...what should I do?
"Uncle, don't worry!'
A flash of light flashed in Li Chengzhi's eyes, "I'm afraid there's something fishy about this matter!"
Yuan Yi has a special status. He is not only a member of the Yuan clan, but also the biological father of the emperor. For him, nothing is more important than the great country of Yuan and Wei.
If you put yourself in Yuan Yi's shoes, in Yuan Yi's mind, there is no difference between Li Chengzhi and Gao Zhao. They are both rebels who want to steal the country of Yuan and Wei Dynasty. So what reason does he have to help Zhou do evil and put out the fire with salary?
What's more, Luo Jian has been defeated like a mountain, and it can be said to be a complete rout. What's more, Gao Zhi sent troops to the fertile fields. How could he have the ability to allow 100,000 households and more than 80,000 soldiers to escape safely?
Li Chengzhi thought: Luo Jian probably failed on purpose, right?
Either Xi Kangsheng was short-sighted and failed to see through Yuan Yi's intentions. Or this old thief pretended to be ignorant and hid trouble.
His face turned cold and he shouted in a deep voice: "Li Cong, send your horse quickly to inform Li Feng and order him to withdraw his troops immediately."
Why?
Similar thoughts were running through everyone's minds.
Yesterday, Lang Jun also said that he ordered Li Feng to hold on for another half month to twenty years, and to withdraw his troops before the heavy snowfall, so that he could return before the winter solstice. But now he is in such a hurry?
Even if there is not enough food, we cannot recruit all the 100,000 households and 80,000 town troops, but it would be good to recruit 50,000, or even 20,000 or 30,000. In this day and age, how can anyone think that there are too many people?
After being a master and servant for several years, how could Li Chengzhi not know what everyone suspected? He smiled coldly and scolded in a low voice: "Idiot, why don't you think about it, what if the eight soldiers used the strategy of defeating the army to advance and conceal the truth? Li Feng was caught off guard, who was his opponent?"
Everyone was shocked: Coming from the West Sea?
I was in a state of shock and confusion when I suddenly heard a cry of "Urgent report!"
Following the shouts, Li Xiao was in front, and two guards were behind, supporting a soldier into the hall. Looking closely, he saw that the soldier was carrying a Tangqi on his back, as bright as fire.
The hair on Li Song and others' whole bodies grew stiff: a hundred thousand anger!
Is it possible that Lang Jun really got it right?
Before Jia Qi fell to his knees, Li Chengzhi shouted: "But Li Feng was defeated?"
Tang Qi was stunned for a moment, and said in a suspicious voice: "I have not done anything since I set out four days ago.
Li Feng hasn’t been defeated yet?
That's good.
Li Chengzhi breathed a sigh of relief, took the lacquer seal from the pond rider as if he was overwhelmed, and then glanced at it.
Li Feng didn't know at first, he just thought they were refugees and defeated his army. As before, they were all blocked in the south of Nantang Mountain. He then dismounted his armor and handed over his guns on the spot, and then ordered him to go west.
But then the refugees and deserters came more and more, and the defeated army was all strong soldiers, and there were many chariots and horses, they were clearly organized, and they even carried a lot of food and grass. Li Feng suddenly felt that something was wrong.
When he fled in panic, he just grabbed a horse. How did he grab so many vehicles and so much food and grass? He immediately shrank his defense line, formed a formation in the south of Shannan, and ordered his troops to retreat. The refugees Do not go beyond the west of Bigan City.
Seeing that the plot was discovered, Luo Jian had no choice but to set up a guard of honor. Seeing this, Li Feng hurriedly sent a horse to report to Li Chengzhi... Good guy, no wonder Luo Jian didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and his whereabouts were unknown. It turned out that he had already taken the lead. To Daqi?