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Chapter 1204
More than twenty miles south of the city of Anyang, there is a river called the Yu River.

You Xianzheng was standing by the river, looking at the Tang army camp to the south, with a dazed look in his eyes.

He is 57 years old this year. In his life, he has experienced the most turbulent decades in the Central Plains up to now.

Therefore, he looked tired all over.

After waiting by the river for a while, You Yongxi rode his horse to You Xian's side and said, "Father, if Li Xia doesn't come, but send a soldier to kill father..."

"Young people are so afraid." You Xian said, interrupting his son's words.

With memories in his old eyes, he said again: "When I survived from Xuzhou and fled back to the north from the Song Dynasty, which time was it not a narrow escape, and which time was I afraid like you?"

"Father taught me."

There were cavalry attacking from the south, and they had already reached the other side of the river.

You Xian narrowed his eyes and quickly recognized Li Xia.

It's hard not to recognize that figure.

But what really surprised him was that Li Xia was not afraid of being attacked, so he got off his horse and came here by himself in a small boat.

You Xian hesitated a little, but also got off the horse, took off his saber and armor, and ordered You Yongxi to take the horse away.

He was alone in civilian clothes, wading to greet Li Xia.

But when Xiao Zhou got closer, Li Xia's starry eyes looked over, but You Xian fell silent again.

After a while, he said: "I never thought that His Majesty would actually come here in person."

At this time, Zhang Hongdao had already stood in front of Li Xia, looking at You Xian with vigilant eyes.

Li Xia looked very composed, and waved slightly to Zhang Hongdao.

"I'm very curious, what made you abandon your wife and children and return to the north from Song Dynasty? Is it homesickness?"

The wind was strong by the river, messing up You Xian's beard and hair.

Standing by the river and looking up at Li Xia, he hesitated a few times before saying, "I'm afraid His Majesty won't believe you if you tell me, but I still tell the truth."

"it is good."

"I was less than 30 years old that year. I was guarding Xiangyang with General Aslan of the Mongolian Army. Later, I was captured by the Song Army. General Liu Shihe of the Song Dynasty appreciated my talent and recommended me to Marshal Meng Gong..."

This was something Zhang Hongdao had never heard of before, and Li Xia never thought that You Xian would have seen Meng Gong.

You Xian sighed and continued: "At that time, Marshal Meng intended to recover Henan, and he had a strategy. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Wo Kuotai's death, he sent troops to attack the Mongolian fortress several times, burned the food and grass, and made the situation in Huaibei better for a while. At that time, he persuaded Fan Yongji, a general of the Kingdom of Jin who surrendered to Mongolia. Unfortunately, the Song court refused to allow it, and instead became suspicious of Marshal Meng. Marshal Meng couldn’t afford it because of this, and died of regret.”

Li Xia had heard about the experience of Bai Pu's father, Bai Hua, and it was also related to this old incident, so he asked, "So, you escaped from the Song camp in disappointment and ran back to the north?"

"If so, I should have a plan, so why abandon my wife and children." You Xian closed his eyes, sighed deeply again, and said, "I returned to Mongolia before Marshal Meng died of illness. My wife and children at that time I stayed in Song State as a hostage, and I went north alone to contact Fan Yongji for Marshal Meng."

Zhang Hongdao opened his mouth and was stunned for a moment.

"It's ridiculous that Meng Gong repeatedly broke ground, and the situation in Jinghu improved for a while. It's ridiculous that he was impassioned at the time. I really thought he could accomplish things. He abandoned his wife and son to go north to take risks for him. What happened? He died, what should I do? "

It seems that recalling his wife and children aroused You Xian's resentment towards Meng Gong.

Zhang Hongdao looked at You Xian again, and suddenly understood many things again, and asked, "Then, do you really have contact with Li Fen?"

You Xian nodded, shook his head again, and said, "I have indeed met Li Fen several times, but I have seen that he is not a man of success. Afterwards, he betrayed Mongolia's thoughts and only wanted to govern the people well."

Zhang Hongdao asked again: "Is this also related to your refusal to drink the wine given by Brother Meng?"

"Back then, I advised Brother Meng not to conquer Shu, but in fact, I had secretly sent the news to Xiangyang. When Brother Meng gave the wine, I thought it was because the incident was revealed and I was given poisoned wine, so I was scared and dared not drink it."

Saying that, You Xian shook his head mockingly, and looked at Li Xia.

"Sinners have been trembling all these years, and now they finally meet the Holy Lord, and they can express their thoughts that have been dusty for many years. Now, I am willing to bring Zhangde and Daming to surrender. Your Majesty will rule the world with holiness, and sinners will die without mercy." regret……"

Hearing these words, Li Xia obviously thought about it for a moment, and after weighing the pros and cons, suddenly jumped off the boat and stepped into the river.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

The attendants around were shocked.

But anyway, Li Xia's boots and trousers were already wet, so regardless of taking two steps forward on the water, he helped You Xian up with his own hands, and said a few words of comfort.

"You don't need to pretend to be guilty. You are dedicated to Han Dharma and love the people. Now you can bring the city to submit to the whole people. You have made great contributions to the country and made great contributions to the country..."

~~
That night.

After Li Xia and Zhang Wenjing talked about what they had seen and heard during the day, Zhang Wenjing thought about it, but asked, "Does Your Majesty really believe what You Xian said?"

Li Xia smiled and asked back, "Do you believe it?"

"If You Xian really planned to surrender, why didn't you surrender early, and waited for His Majesty to arrive in person. It seems to be asking His Majesty to give him a final conclusion."

"is it?"

"If he told Fifth Brother about those things back then, and when the war is over, His Majesty will investigate. If he is found to be lying, he will be punished. Who would dare to investigate now?"

"It's all old things. Did he abandon his wife and son to be loyal to Mongolia, or was he really entrusted by Meng Gong to return to Mongolia? Maybe there are all of them. At least he was a good official and treated the people well, and he Surrender is of great significance to the Northern Expedition, and this is what is important."

"If the water is clear, there will be no fish?"

Li Xia shook his head slightly, and said: "Not only that. It's really not easy for the people in the north for decades or hundreds of years. If there are fewer war disasters, there will be fewer."

Then, he laughed at himself: "Before, the princes of the north said that Kublai Khan was lenient and that I was strict. Now it's time for me to show lenient."

"Your Majesty is truly lenient. Kublai Khan is just lenient. The Meng Yuan lenient princes and treated the people harshly. Now that the benevolent monarch is coming from the north, it is self-evident what the hearts of the people want."

Li Xia nodded and looked at the map.

Zhang Wenjing followed his gaze and realized that this time to conquer Zhangde and Daming Prefectures, he would be able to connect to Zhending Prefecture by going north.

Then it is even closer to Baozhou.

She became more homesick and worried...

~~
In the next few days, with You Xian's surrender, the progress of the Tang Army's Northern Expedition accelerated again, quickly occupying the surrounding cities of Daming Mansion.

On September 21, the Tang army surrounded Xingzhou.

One difference between Xingzhou and other places is that there is a Zijinshan Academy to the west of Xingzhou, and many important ministers of Meng Yuan came from this place, including Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Wenqian, Wang Xun, Guo Shoujing, and Zhang Yi.

These five people were once important ministers of the Yuan court. Although Guo Shoujing has surrendered and Zhang Yi is dead, the Purple Mountain School is still an important part of the Jinlianchuan shogunate.

Therefore, Li Xia did not order the storming of Xingzhou City, let alone let the soldiers enter Zijinshan Academy.

He still hopes to recruit Xingzhou.

This will be a big blow to the Han official system of the entire Yuan court.

Just after setting up camp, some soldiers came forward and preached: "Your Majesty, General Huo has returned and brought some great Confucian scholars from the north."

As soon as Li Xia heard it, he knew that Wang E and others had arrived, and after a little thought, an idea popped up.

He planned to invite Wang E to Zijinshan Academy for a walk.

……

"Purple Gold Mountain?"

When Wang E arrived in front of Li Xia, he hadn't recovered from the demeanor of the young Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he was a little stunned when he heard that he was going to Zijinshan Academy.

Wang E then saluted quickly, and said: "If your majesty wants to appease the students in Zijinshan Academy, I am willing to wait for you. Your majesty does not need to go to that high mountain dangerously."

"Let's swim together." Li Xia said, "This is my attitude towards the scholars in the north."

Wang Yun stood behind Wang E and listened, feeling uneasy instead.

He had met Li Xia before, and at that time he could feel that Li Xia didn't appreciate his poems. Instead, he seemed to have an attitude that he believed that scholars in the north should not serve in Mongolia and help the tyrants.

"Your Majesty, all the students of Zijinshan Academy are Liu Bingzhong's students. Because they were born in the north and were taught by Mongolia since childhood, they are somewhat ignorant of the righteousness. It is better for the sinners to teach them a lesson first, and then bring them to an audience."

Li Xia could understand Wang Yun's thoughts, and shook his head with a smile.

At this time, at that time, he really blamed Ning Shimeng Yuan, a literati in the north, for not submitting to him.But now that times have changed, such blame has long since disappeared.

Although he is not considered a scholar, he actually has a deep affection for Chinese culture.

"Don't worry, I understand that it is not easy to preserve a little bit of culture in the Northland. Now that there is a real emperor of the Han family, it is time for the academic writing in the Northland to flourish."

When Wang E and Wang Yun heard this, they immediately felt a completely different aura from Shi Yuanshi.

They can already foresee that Li Xia's influence on the Xingzhou School will definitely cause the Mongolian and Yuan courts to continue to be in turmoil...

(End of this chapter)