Heyday (Part 2) Is Yang Guang dead? Is the Sui Dynasty dead? Li Xu's body shook and half the glass of wine spilled on his hand. But soon, he recovered from the shock and put down the wine.
Zhan, shook his wet hands and then stood up, bowed to Xie Yingdeng and bowed to the ground, "Thank you, junior brother, for telling me this matter. But before the decisive battle, junior brother, please try your best to conceal the news, so as not to shake the morale of our army!"
"I don't need you to tell me this, I have my own sense of discretion!" Xie Yingdeng didn't dare to accept Li Xu's bow and waved sideways, "But senior brother should have made plans in advance to avoid being rushed afterwards!"
"Whether His Majesty is here or not, I have to defend the Great Wall in this battle. It was not for Your Majesty in the first place!" Li Xu smiled bitterly and filled up the wine in front of him, then poured half of it into the air, as if he was paying homage to an unknown person.
The soul that is willing to leave, "As for the Sui Dynasty, it died years ago, so why should we feel sad for it anymore!"
After that, he sprinkled the remaining half of the cup on the ground and fell back to his stool, with no trace of emotion on his face.
Seeing that the other party was so calm, Xie Yingden became confused. This time he took the initiative to ask for a military escort to escort the military supplies to Zhuojun. On the one hand, he was protecting the territory for the country, and on the other hand, he was also waiting for the withdrawal of the Turkic wolf cavalry. If the Boling army could be saved,
He wanted to take advantage of Li Xu's momentum to realize his lifelong ambition. The proverb said that the person who succeeded the Sui Dynasty must be the Li family. If the Turks were defeated, Li Xu's reputation would be temporary. There is no guarantee that the proverb would not fall on this son in the end.
Furthermore, looking at the heroes in the world at the moment, either the scale is too small, or they are vicious and vicious people like Li Xu who not only have strong military force, but also can treat their subordinates and people well. There is almost no second person to assist Li Xu in becoming the lord of the Central Plains.
It's better than letting those bastards like Li Mi, Wang Shichong, and Li Yuan take over the throne of the emperor. At least judging from his previous performance, Li Xu is a hero who can share adversity and wealth.
All the hidden deeds
But these words need to find a suitable entry point. Although Li Xu's martial arts came from the Xie family in Jiangnan, his master never told Li Xu his true identity and surname. Since he gave up his body of ten thousand gold and hid in the tribe outside the Great Wall,
As a coppersmith, he will definitely not care about the Xie family anymore. The Wang family's right and wrong relationship is not needed. The only thing that can inspire Li Xu's ambition and ambition is Yang Guang's kindness from the emperor and his ministers back then. But now
It seems that Li Xu also takes Yang Guang's kindness very lightly. Maybe he was really heartbroken by the Sui court last time. Maybe in his heart, Yang Guang and Sui Dynasty have died long ago, and those who live in Jiangdu are just a person.
Just a body
Both the guests and the host were a little absent-minded, and the dining table immediately became cold. Several bee candles were hesitating, and the sound of the flames making their mouths dry. After a moment, Li Xu sighed and poured himself a drink. Xie Yingden grinned, but he also sighed.
He breathed, raised the wine cup, and drank it all in one gulp
Li Xu shook his head and filled the wine cup in front of himself and his guest again. Xie Yingden glanced at him, picked up the wine cup, drank it, and then reached out to grab the wine jar. His alcohol capacity was far less than that of Xu Zi, and he drank several glasses of wine.
After drinking, my tongue gradually became enlarged, and my breathing became heavy and rapid, sounding like the north wind in winter.
"Brother, aren't you sad at all?" He looked at Li Xu repeatedly with drunken eyes, and the more he looked at him, the more frustrated he became. "Your Majesty treated you well back then, with high officials and great power, and he once treated Yang Jian
The golden sword was given to you, don’t you think at all about leading the troops to avenge your Majesty?”
"Ying Deng is saying that I have enough excuses to retaliate?!" Li Xu quickly took over the other party's words, "Use the golden sword to command the heroes, kill Yu Wenhua and his brothers, then support the new king, and use the emperor to command the princes!
"
Xie Yingdeng's thoughts were exposed by someone's words, his face became hot, and he simply stated his views, "You have in your hand the sword used by the founder of the Sui Dynasty to command the world. There is no reason why the heroes should not agree to Yu Wenhua and his brothers.
We only have over 50,000 soldiers and horses, and most of those who are capable of fighting are from the Xiongwu camp you led back then. After eradicating the Yuwen clan, with the merits of guarding the Great Wall and fighting against rebellion, who else in the world can have greater prestige?
You? If you want to be emperor, do it. Even if you remember Yang Guang's old kindness, you can't escape the position of Zhou Zhao!"
"But I clearly remember that in the past, all the heroes called Your Majesty a foolish king. 'If you wipe out the bamboos in the Southern Mountains, you will write endless crimes; if you conquer the waves in the East China Sea, it will be endless evils.'" Li Xu looked straight at Xie Yingdeng and quoted a sentence from Wagang Mountain.
Sui Dynasty
In order to undermine the morale of the Sui army, Zu Junyan, a reporter under Li Mi, wrote the "Essay on Luozhou" with a stroke of his pen. The article listed ten major crimes of Yang Guang's father, adultery, greed, and bellicosity.
, conduct, celestial images and pictures prove that the national destiny of the Sui Dynasty should have been cut off long ago. The language of this article is gorgeous and powerful. After being circulated to the princes, it indeed added a lot of color to the actions of the Wagang Army.
But if one goes by what Zu Junyan said in his statement at that time, Yu Wenhua and his brothers killed Yang Guang, which was tantamount to eradicating the tyrant and overthrowing the Sui Dynasty for the heroes. It was also in compliance with the destiny. The heroes previously cursed Yang Guang every day and wanted to die a good death. Now Yang Guang will die.
Guang finally died a good death, and they took revenge for him. Isn't the purpose behind the banner of rebellion clearly revealed?
Xie Yingdeng's face became hotter and hotter when Li Xu looked at him, and he couldn't help but avert his eyes, "Let others take the lead on this matter. Of course, the excuse is very reluctant, but you can't do it. You are the Great Sui who is still using the banner of the Great Sui."
The champion general!"
"It's just an excuse. It just looks more real and not as fake as others!" Li Xu was indifferent to this. After fighting for so many years, he was really tired, especially when he was penetrated from behind by Duan Da and others near Dongdu.
After one stabbing, Sui Sui was basically dead in his heart. Now, all he has done is to fulfill the duties of a military commander or a man to protect himself and those he cherishes. As for Dongdu
and Chang'an Palace. I occasionally think about moving in, but I really don't have much interest.
"You are such a weird person!" Xie Yingden spent a long time and got such an answer. He was very unwilling. "No wonder Mao Gong said that you can only be friends but not the heroes of great causes. Are you willing to watch others get it?"
When the world comes to an end? Don’t you think that what Tao Li Zhang mentioned is exactly what happened to you?"
"Yingdeng is not the first person to tell me this!" Li Xu smiled and shook his head, "To be honest, I have also thought about it, but Yingdeng has never calculated that after this battle, the 40,000 people under my command will
Brother Ling, how many people can come down from the Great Wall alive! If I take less than 20,000 surviving remnants to fight for the world, what are the chances of winning? If I win, it will be okay, each of them is a founding hero. If I lose,
Well, if I die, what will my brothers do? Who will take care of the orphans and widows left behind by our brothers?"
"At least you once fought vigorously!" Xie Yingden was speechless after being asked. After a long while, he murmured back.
"I made such a splash that I don't know how many people will die because of it! So, what's the difference between me and the current 'heroes' who ignore the Turks and just kill each other?!"
Li Xu put the wine cup heavily on the table, and then pointed to the dark night outside the window, "How long will I want to be vigorous? Ten years? Twenty years? Or fifty years to divide the world? Who will get the advantage in the end? Except those outside the Great Wall.
Turks, as well as Shiwei, Khitan, and Zhulin! When the next group of wolves come to kill them, who will be willing to stand on the Great Wall, and who am I to order others to stand on the Great Wall with me?!"
"After this battle, your strength has been greatly reduced, but your reputation is unmatched." Xie Yingden looked at Li Xu in astonishment, knowing deep down in his heart that every word of the other party was reasonable, but he still felt regretful, "At least, Mao Gong and
I will help you with Ji Commandery, and the Boling Army will become a powerful force in Hebei. Dou Jiande may not be your opponent. Luo Yi was defeated by you before. As for Li Yuan, as long as you don't take the initiative to attack him, the two sides can still accommodate each other for a while.
It will take time for the strength of the six counties to recover..."
"I don't want to bet!" Li Xu flatly refused. "It's hard for me to raise my sword to those who once fought side by side. If Wang Fubao, Li Jiancheng and others know that you and I are still figuring out how to deal with them in the future at this juncture, even if they fight tomorrow
Even if you die in battle, you will die with your eyes open.”
"Ying Deng! If you go find someone else, this is not the place to realize your ideal!" After a pause, Li Xu said lightly, as if he didn't even remember that just two days ago, he very eagerly invited the other person to stay by his side.
"Wang Xie, I have never experienced the glory of the past, so I can't imagine what it was like, but I certainly can't give it to you. Old General Zhang Xutuo told me that the duty of a general is to protect the manner and tone of his words. I have always
I have not forgotten it and will never forget it in this life.”
"But others may not think so after this battle. Even if you have no intention of fighting for supremacy, Tang Gong Li Yuan may not be able to trust you."
However, in the Xie family's view, there is nothing ulterior to the ambition of their ancestors' glory. Which descendant of a noble family does not want to light up the lintel of the door, and which young man has not thought about making his ancestors and future generations proud of him? Even if he is a small family, it is not possible.
Are you hoping to become a general or prime minister and build your own family?
If he and Li Xu had changed places, Xie Yingdeng promised that he would not hesitate to go south after this battle. Only the Li Zhongjian in front of him would say "the duty of a military commander is to protect" and miss the great opportunity.
People who have the ability to achieve the deeds of kings but are unwilling to do so have never had a good end in history. God-given opportunities are given to them but they don’t know how to make good use of them. No wonder others are ruthless.
Thinking of this, Xie Yingden's eyes ignited a little more hope, "You can be mediocre but it will waste more people's lives. When Liu Zhang was sitting in Bashu, who did he offend? In the end, who did he protect?
?”
"I'm not Liu Zhang either!" For the same reason, Xie Yingden could see clearly that Li Xu was not necessarily confused. The reason why he was hesitant before was because he had some worries in his heart that were difficult to let go of. Now Yang Jier has found a satisfactory home, and Yang Guang has also been harmed.
After the death of Sui Dynasty, the last things that made him nostalgic disappeared. So, he gradually had the answer in his heart about what to do in the future.
"I'm not worried about Li Yuan either!" Li Xu smiled, with a calm face, "I don't know if he will be the second Li Mi, and I don't know if there will be a second son among his sons who behaves as unreasonably as His Majesty. Such a great achievement, for those who don’t care about the life and death of the people, I can’t even guarantee that if I give up fighting for the world and take over Boling, whether the people who take over Boling will continue my new policy..."
"So in the end, you can't protect anything!"
"No, Ying Deng is very wrong!" Li Xu shrugged, and then shook his head repeatedly, "You don't understand at all why Li Mi dared to harm Zhai Rang. In fact, if Zhai Rang still had military power, Li Mi would definitely still respect him. Call him the master! Which of the rules he set does Li Mi dare to change?"
"We thought so afterward!" Xie Yingden nodded blankly, "But it has nothing to do with whether you can compete for the world. As long as you don't seize the throne, no matter who wins the world, your six counties will not be allowed to be a country within a country!"
"I know and I also know that the places where the New Deal is powerful and do not implement it will inevitably be less powerful than the places where it is implemented over time. I also know that even if I cripple the Turks this time, it won't take long for other tribes to do the same. When they rise on the grassland and encounter snowstorms and droughts, they are unable to save themselves, but they will still try to break the Great Wall and shift the disaster to the Central Plains! I also know that even if I wanted to, I would not be able to stand on the Great Wall for the rest of my life, and neither would anyone else. Allow me to stay here for the rest of my life!"
"Then what are you going to do?" Xie Yingden frowned, not understanding whether the person sitting opposite him was a smart man or a fool.
"The thirteen major tribes of the Lin Tribe have already elected me as their great khan. North of the Suotou River, south of the Taimi River, east of the desert, and extending to the sea, most of the tribes on the thousands of miles of grassland only have more than a thousand warrior bones. Tolu dares to come this time, I have no intention of letting him defeat and retreat smoothly. I only need 10,000 soldiers and horses in my hand, which is enough to establish my own tribe in the East Fortress! Once I have established a foothold outside the Great Wall, no matter who will be in charge of the Central Plains in the future. Even if I become the emperor, I don’t dare to do anything to the six counties! If he raises a bastard son, the soldiers and horses in my hands can stab him like a thorn in his back at any time. No matter which tribe rises outside the Great Wall in the future, if he wants to go south, he must first look behind him. !”
"You are simply a lunatic!" Xie Yingden became more and more surprised as he listened and cursed with his eyes wide open.
"I'm crazy to begin with!" Li Xu said: "But I won't raise a knife to my brother's face, not in front of him, nor behind his back!"
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