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Chapter 554

More than half a year had passed since the war, and finally a map of military situation was put on the palace again.

This is a cloth map, spread out like a big carpet.

"In case Li Xia surrenders to Mongolia, if he wants to contain his troops, there are several key points."

Jia Sidao walked on the map with a long stick in his hand, and clicked several locations, saying: "Lizhou, Bazhou, Dazhou, and Xiangyang. I will first talk about Xiangyang. Lu Wenhuan and Gao Da can lead [-] troops to Han Go up the water and go straight to Hanzhong.

Xian Gong, the minister of Bazhou, and Cheng Cong, the minister of Dazhou, can each lead thousands of troops out of Micang Road and Lizhi Road.The Chongqing government can temporarily control the strength of these two groups.

Although Kong Xian, the guardian of Lizhou, was recommended by Li Xia, but Kong Xian has guarded Yunding City for more than ten years, and he is known for his loyalty. The minister is not worried about him, but Zhang Jue..."

When Zhao Yun heard Zhang Jue's name, he suddenly said "Huh?"

Jia Sidao saluted and said: "Li Xia once assisted in the defense of Diaoyu City. At that time, there was no quarrel between the two of them. Zhang Jue and Li Xia even sent troops to Hanzhong without authorization, which shows that the two have a close relationship. Why did Zhang Jue suddenly write a letter to impeach Li Xia? Appointed as envoy or deputy envoy? Whether..."

Zhao Yun doesn't need to listen anymore.

His face darkened, but he still said, "Don't force Zhang Jue."

"According to my request, Your Majesty may order Jiang Wanli not to stay in Chongqing after entering Sichuan, but to go to Chengdu first to ensure that Zhang Jue will not rebel; after that, Yi Shiying will not dare to rebel when Li Zengbo enters southern Sichuan; Xia Gui Reinforce Chongqing, and the situation will be stable. This is not enough, I believe that Lu Wende will be transferred back up the river to ensure that Hanzhong is not lost."

"Is it worth mobilizing so many troops?"

"It's not about Li Xia, it's about Mongolia entering Hanzhong again."

Zhao Yun thought so deeply.

Jia Sidao said again: "Your Majesty should issue another secret edict. If Li Xia gets the edict and does not return it, order the officials in Hanzhong to follow the example of Yang Juyuan, Li Haoyi, Zhao Yanna and others in killing Wu Xi."

"Yes, draft an imperial edict."

"Talk about the strength of the army, and let me talk about the money and food. The military rations in Sichuan and Shu depend on the imperial court's dispatch. The three roads in the middle of Shu have one card. It is impossible for Mongolia to give Li Xia food and grass, and he has to collect his food. He can only snatch the rations of the people. Here is the sentence, when Lu Wende arrives in Chongqing, if Li Xia still has a grain of grain, then this minister's head can't be settled, and it's all for His Majesty to chop it off and give it to His Majesty."

……

In fact, although Zhao Yun has never been on the battlefield, he knows military affairs very well.

In the 35 years since he took the throne, he has been fighting almost every year. He is already one of the people who know how to fight best in the world.

He knew soldiers, so he was able to use famous generals such as Meng Gong, Zhao Kui, Du Gao, and Yu Jie, and he also learned the deepest art of war from the memorials of these famous generals.

It is precisely because he understands and calculates clearly, he deeply understands how much food is spent on war, and how much food is spent on peace talks?
He needs to consider how long the strategy of "promoting peace through war" should be fought, so as to cause the least loss to the people's livelihood...

Because of this kind of foresight, when defending against foreign enemies, you cannot completely let go of your hands and feet.

Therefore, it gives people a sense of cowardice.

And once determined to destroy the enemy and put down the rebellion, Zhao Yun appeared very wise and martial.

After only walking around the map, he and Jia Sidao decided on the whole strategy.

This battle is just like that...

But Jia Sidao glanced over and saw that Zhao Yun was still depressed, so he had to say a few more words of relief.

"Your Majesty don't need to worry too much. Compared with Wu Xi's chaos, Li Xia is nothing to worry about. The Wu family has ruled Sichuan and Shu for three generations, with [-] soldiers. It can be said that they are not powerful.

However, once Wu Xi rebelled, his shogunate celebrities, Chen Xian shaved off his family, Shi Ciqin destroyed his eyes, Yang Zhenzhong committed suicide by taking poison, Wang Yi, Jia Gongchen and others fled; officials under his rule abandoned their posts one after another, such as Yang Xiunian, Zhan Jiuzhong, Jia Dayou, Li Daochuan, Deng Xingshan, and Yang Taizhi are countless; there are also countless local ministers who fought against them, such as Xue Jiuling, An Bing... It can be seen that the people of Shu are in the Song Dynasty!
Therefore, Wu Xi's rebellion will be decided in just 41 days, and the power of the three generations will collapse!Now that the three sides have been decided, why be afraid of a mere Li Xia?Li Xia started as a prisoner and served as an official for only three years. Compared with Wu Xi, he is not as powerful as he is. "

"I understand."

Zhao Yun took a sip of wine casually, and said: "Li Xia may not be rebellious. He is still loyal. When he received the offer to surrender, he immediately presented the letter to me."

Jia Sidao was taken aback for a rare moment.

"Yes, sir, just in case."

It was really just in case, Zhao Yun knew that the matter was far from that point.

And what he is worried about is not that a small rebellion cannot be quelled.

In the past, the generals of the Song Dynasty were not easily persuaded to surrender.

But this time was different, Zhao Yun was really afraid that if Li Xia surrendered to Mongolia, he would bring too many people along.

Because the one who really scared him... was Kublai Khan.

It is the praise of Kublai Khan by the scholars in the north.

"If you can practice the way of China, you will be the master of China."

"He cares about Shengmin, not about Yixia..."

This is digging the roots of his Zhao clan.

Zhao Yun is very clear, why did the Song Dynasty survive the Liao and Jin Dynasties?Why can't Mongolia go south for more than [-] years?Why did all the ministers who rebelled against the Song Dynasty betray their relatives?

What Jia Sidao just said was right, because the people's hearts were in the Song Dynasty.

What is popular opinion?
It is the legal system in the mouth of scholar-bureaucrats!
Through that letter, Zhao Yun seemed to be able to see Kublai Khan coming out of the envelope, majestic, fierce, and what was even more frightening was that there was wisdom in his eyes...

Regal.

When Kublai Khan's imperial aura rushed towards his face, and the phrase "The world is one", Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel extremely terrified.

Fear to trembling from the bottom of my heart...

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Hanzhong, Shuaifu.

"You can't underestimate Kublai Khan, and you can't underestimate Zhao Yun. They are the emperors. There are some things that only those who sit on the throne can understand."

Li Xia was chatting with Han Qi'an, and suddenly said something like this.

With a self-deprecating tone, he said again: "I don't have the slightest air of an emperor now."

"Ah Lang does." Han Qi'an replied.

"No, among my subordinates, who can honestly say a righteous reason for supporting me as emperor?"

Han Qi'an pondered for a moment, and said: "Alang, the hero of the world..."

"Not all heroes can be emperors." Li Xia said: "There are countless heroes in the world, how many are emperors? And how many of them are heroes?"

"Anyone who founded a country as an emperor can be called a hero, and there are only a few dozen people in the past. As for..."

Han Qi'an thought for a while, but suddenly didn't know where to start.

Li Xia said: "Just now I asked if I could ask Qiaoer to marry me when I came back. Mr. replied, Qiaoer should serve me. I said, not serving me. But I couldn't tell what it should be."

Han Qi'an said: "I understand Alang's intentions for Qiao'er."

"not enough."

Li Xia laughed at herself, and said: "If I say 'treat her with the courtesy of a wife', I can't say it, because I can no longer give her the title of wife. Title is neither important nor important. I want to give her a title." ..."

At this point, Li Xia was silent for a while before speaking.

"If I found a country and proclaimed myself emperor, I would make Qiao'er a noble concubine."

Han Qi'an froze for a moment, then smiled.

Li Xia also smiled and asked, "Isn't it a bit too far away?"

Han Qi comforted Xu and said: "I believe that Alang can succeed, and I am happy to hear it."

"But you still think it's untrue? Sounds silly? Tell the truth, sir."

"A little bit."

"Because I'm not strong enough, and I don't have legal authority." Li Xia said, "It's too far away to start a country, and it's not true."

"For now."

"Legal system." Li Xia muttered again.

While he was meditating, he spoke casually, it was very messy, this was the process of his thinking.

It is also a process of self-learning.

"Based on my current understanding, Legislative Legislation can be compared to 'confidence'. A person who has no confidence can do things with difficulty, but if tens of thousands of people have no confidence, nothing can be done.

Only when you have enough confidence, you have courage.

I have been conceited all my life, and I have personal confidence.

I also think I have a personal courage.

But no matter how strong one's personal courage is, one can never become an emperor.

Emperor Qi should be the courage of tens of thousands of people gathered in one body.

I haven't, far from it.

Kublai Khan has a heroic spirit and an imperial spirit;

Although Zhao Yun has no heroic spirit, he has the imperial spirit... Mr. Mo shook his head and said, what a heroic spirit General Wang Jian is. This courage is for Zhao Yun, not for me.

Zhang Jue also has a heroic spirit, and now it is for Zhao Yun, not for me.He made friends with me, but it was far from the time to give me his courage.

Why?

Legislation.

I disdain Zhao Yun's legal system, because his legal system was obtained from his ancestors, but the world believes in it, and I can't do anything about it.

And where will my legal system come from?
It is still believed in by the world, but not in blood, but in survival, and even in life.

I have been telling the soldiers to regain Hanzhong and lock the gates of Sichuan and Shu from now on so that the flames of war will no longer spread to their homes.

I once promised the people in Hanzhong that they would be exempted from land tax for three years.

It's all about keeping them alive...because they are so bitter.

Now, if I raise an issue, whether I stand on my own or surrender to the Mongols, the imperial court will surely attack and the Mongol army will also come.The rations of the people must be taken away, either by me or by others.

The food and grass that the people have worked so hard to cultivate, they have been looking forward to from spring plowing to autumn harvest, and they are looking forward to a little bit with great difficulty. Just such a little bit of rest and respite is ruined.

Yes, they come here every year, but I promised to give them three years of recuperation.

So what is my promise?
The word "believe" was destroyed first, where did "believe" come from?

My legal system is completely ruined.

Then, why bother? "

……

Han Qi'an didn't understand, but he knew that it wasn't important.

The important thing is that Li Xia himself has been realizing something and gaining something.

……

"After much deliberation, how I choose does not depend on how Lin'an is or Kaiping is, or what I can get.

It's about what I can give.

What can I give to the people under my rule?
A committed, brief, multi-year break.Or break the promise and continue the endless war?

Power...it really confuses people's eyes, before people realize it.

I sought the position of Commander-in-Chief of Shu, gave myself the name of saving the world, and wanted to accomplish great things.

Looking back, what is the difference between me and Wu Xi?
The Wu family guarded Sichuan and Shu for three generations, and the people praised it. Once Wu Xi rebelled, his reputation was ruined, and everyone rebelled.why?
Because the hearts of the people are in the Song Dynasty?I don't think so.

In my opinion, Wu Xi ruined the livelihood of tens of millions of people in Sichuan and Shu for his own self-interest.

Whether it's Wu Xi or Li Xia, it doesn't matter.

If there is a war of righteousness, those who defend their homes and the country, the people of Shu will always follow them.

And those who start disasters and chaos for their own selfishness, the people of Shu will punish them forever!

People's hearts, that's all.

As I said, I want to overthrow the Song Dynasty and start another prosperous age.

Now, Sichuan and Shu have been fighting for more than ten years, and the captives were finally driven back. What do the people of Shu want?Immediately overthrow the Song Dynasty and build another Li Dynasty?
I said it broke the sky, said that no matter how many Song courts are unbearable, no matter how many my dynasty with the surname Li is good.Then, they are asked to provide food for export and fight the Song army, are they willing?

Why?
Because I was so arrogant that I added last year's military exploits to myself alone, and used the title of the Sichuan military envoy appointed by the imperial court as a command arrow?
I am stupider than Wu Xi, and more innocent than Song Dynasty.

Raise the flag today, tomorrow the people of Shu can kill me! "

……

Han Qi'an was startled by the voice and trembled.

Li Xia closed his eyes and said the last words.

……

"It's too easy for someone like me to think of myself as a savior.

Thinking that thousands of people will play with me, treating this world as a game, one swipe, arrange these people to farm, and another swipe, arrange that group of soldiers to kill the enemy.

I didn't plant the fields!They planted it with one hoe and one hoe.

When it comes to fertilization alone, there are cake fertilizer, manure, scorched earth fertilizer, mixed fertilizer, retting fertilizer, and lime.Among them, the cake fertilizer has to be crushed and piled with fire dung to form a cellar, which is fermented and matured...do you not understand?I can't understand either.

The common people know more than me, too much!

They don't need me to swipe them over and over like a game in the world.

I just need to expel the foreign bandits for them; I just need to reduce the exploitation on their heads a little bit, and then a little bit less.

I can't finish these two things in my life...but it's still too easy to call myself a god.

It is too easy for me to want them to die and destroy my family in order to protect my power.

But, I'm actually nothing.

This way, we can win only because these soldiers and civilians are dedicated to defending their homeland.

They never needed me to boost their morale. No matter how hard it was, they gritted their teeth and carried it.

I just follow their heart and help them win.

Now, I can't go against their hearts.

Because I found that those who obey the people prosper, and those who disobey the people perish.

……

I am not going to Lin'an for foolish loyalty.

Because of my treason.

If I want to have the air of an emperor, I must first give the Shu people the stability they want, and then they can give me their courage.

Then, how to keep them safe, how to choose, only consider this. "

(End of this chapter)