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Chapter 657 Honesty
Fengxiang Mansion.

In the Tang Dynasty, Fengxiang Mansion, Chengdu, Jingzhao, Henan, and Taiyuan were collectively called the "Five Capitals", and the name was "Xijing".

Liu Heima also has an official position as "left behind in Xijing, deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses".

Fengxiang is also one of his foundations.

After yesterday's defeat, he hastily led the remnant army to retreat and fled back to Fengxiang mansion overnight.

Fortunately, Fucheng is still there.

Liu Heima was not worried about Song Jun, but that Lian Xixian would first control Fengxiang Mansion.

Before the war, he and Lian Xixian said "If we win, we will recover Longxi", but they didn't say what to do if we lose.

Neither of them dared to speak, so they were relatively speechless.

If defeated, Liu Heima intends to talk to Li Xia about surrendering.

Too many soldiers and horses were captured by Li Xia, and the son was in the opponent's hands. Hanzhong and Longxi had formed a condescending pincer attack on Guanzhong.In addition, Kublai Khan may not be able to beat Brother Ali... In short, there are many reasons.

Even the words that Li Xia had talked with Jia Hou in detail would occasionally float in Liu Heima's mind.

And the reason why he wants to fight to the death again is not only to repay the great kindness of the great khans of the past dynasties, but also to try his best to preserve his pride.

If there is no fight, he will not be convinced by Li Xia, and he will not dare to put the whole family's life on Li Xia.

Only by winning or losing can we see the situation clearly and be willing.

This is a very subtle thought.

To put it simply, Liu Heima still wants to fight to see if he can stabilize the situation.

Surrendering to the still weak Li Xia, it was only in the end that he was forced to make a helpless choice...

Lian Xixian could understand Liu Heima's intentions, and of course he could understand that Liu Heima's desire to save the retreat was obvious by not mobilizing the Fengxiang Mansion's garrison.

Therefore, it is said, "Please Liu Gong let go of what you do, don't worry about it."

The implication is that he agrees to let him fight with all his strength before making a decision.

Lian Xixian was helpless, otherwise, if he was forced again, Liu Heima might not even want to fight.

One fight, at least there is still a chance of victory,

Then call Wang Zhichen for reinforcements and strive to win.

But in the end, it was still defeated.

Lian Xixian retreated only half a day earlier than Liu Heima, and had no time to control Fengxiang Mansion, so he simply led his confidants straight to Jingzhao Mansion.

This is no longer trust, and there is no reason to trust Liu Heima anymore.

Because he put the interests of the family above the imperial court, he left a way out before the war, and when he saw that the reinforcements had arrived during the war, he fled first, secretly thinking of repeating himself.

Liu Heima knows that he can no longer be trusted, and surrendering to Li Xia is a better choice to preserve the family business.

He still had the confidence to negotiate terms with Li Xia, and he had already figured it out before the war.

Of the remaining 400 fighting forces after the Battle of Lintao, more than [-] were wiped out in the surprise attack on Hanzhong, and only [-] of the more than [-] decisive battles in Weishui were returned...but there are still [-] elite cavalry scattered all over the place.

As for the garrisons in all the prefectures, counties, and passes in Guanzhong, there are still more than [-] troops. Although the combat power is weaker, it is still enough to defend the city.

Moreover, Liu Heima has guarded Shanxi and Shaanxi for nearly 20 years, and his status in the army is much higher than that of Lian Xixian and others.

Just look at it and you will know that when Alan Da'er went south for the exam, he dared to touch Lian Xixian and Shang Ting, but he didn't dare to touch Liu Heima.

On the other hand, Li Xia, although there are [-] elite soldiers in the Northern Expedition, Longxi is empty, does Li Xia really dare to lead troops deep?And how to get Guanzhong?Can the successive years of wars in Sichuan and Shu support such a big war?How to defend after taking Guanzhong?
There is no doubt that Li Xia needs him, Liu Heima, to join him.

Even as early as the New Year's Eve, Li Xia had already decided on a strategy to conquer Guanzhong, that is, to subdue him, Liu Heima.

However, how to talk about it, the difference is huge...

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"There is something to say, the commander wants to fight for Guanzhong, and he must not fight for a moment..."

In the big tent of the Song army, Jia Hou saw that Li Xia really dared to kill, he was anxious and tried to persuade him.

That's why he signaled Liu Yuanzhen to speak hard with his eyes.

After teaching Liu Yuanzhen the hard words, he can speak soft words and restore the situation.

Li Xia didn't have so many skills, and he never pretended to be a snake, his expression was always calm, and his tone was calm with a little sincerity.

"It's not about fighting for a moment. If you don't have the sincerity to talk, the two prisoners will be killed as soon as they are killed. I don't want to talk about it."

Jia Hou was slightly surprised that Li Xia could be so determined, bowed and said, "There is sincerity, and it is because of sincerity that my brother-in-law wants to marry his daughter to the Marshal."

"Is this sincerity?" Li Xia asked back: "Isn't this trying to covet my power?"

Jia Hou didn't expect him to be so direct, he hesitated again, and finally he was open and honest, saying: "As far as power is concerned, the current Liu family's power is not small."

"It's not small, I won't argue with you." Li Xia said: "During the first lunar month, I thought it was a good match for my elder brother to marry a daughter of the Liu family as his wife, but now, the power of the Liu family is much smaller."

Jia Hou was disdainful, maintaining his etiquette, and said slowly: "My brother-in-law wants to get closer to the Marshal, let Brother Ling marry the twelfth sister, and the Marshal..."

"You call me Dashuai now, if I let go, tomorrow you will call me by my name, and the day after tomorrow, Liu Heima will boss me around. Will I fight for the world, or he will fight for the world?"

It was obviously a flat tone, but the words "struggle for the world" caught their ears, and Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Yuanli raised their heads, still feeling that Li Xia was crazy.

Jia Hou, on the other hand, took it easy and replied, "Brother-in-law doesn't dare to have such ambitions."

Li Xia said: "Therefore, he lost to me."

The two seem to be fighting for Liu Heima's marriage to Li Xia or Li Zhaocheng, but in fact it is the status of the Liu family.

"Excuse me, Commander." Jia Hou had no choice but to roll up his sleeves, pointed to the map hanging in the tent, and asked, "May I introduce the situation in Guanzhong to Commander?"

"can."

"This is Fengxiang Mansion, with more than 5000 garrison troops. After my brother-in-law led the troops back, there are still 2000 people. The mansion is located in the north of Weihe River, with open fields; [-] people..."

Jia Hou talked eloquently, first pointing east along the Wei River, then north along the Jing River, and then talking about defense in the east along the Yellow River, and finally circled around Shangzhou and Tongguan, talking about the cities and passes. troops.

"On the other hand, Commander-in-Chief, now he has only occupied a stronghold in the westernmost part of Guanzhong. How can the troops face the entire Guanzhong?"

Li Xia asked back: "Can you really report the military strength in Guanzhong to me? It's just an exaggeration."

"But it is certain that without the Liu family, the commander-in-chief would not be able to occupy Guanzhong."

"I already have tens of thousands of prisoners of war, and it won't take long to train an army of tens of thousands."

"It won't take long for my brother-in-law to train soldiers and horses from Guanzhong. Guanzhong has this population, money and food." Jia Hou asked, "But I don't know if the land of Shu can support the food and payment of tens of thousands of troops for the Northern Expedition?"

"If you don't believe me, let's see it then?"

Jia Hou smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief can only deal with the situation of Mongolia if he takes Guanzhong as early as possible. Otherwise, when the struggle for the position of Khan is over, catastrophe will be imminent. Why bother?"

Li Xia asked back: "Why didn't Liu Heima surrender sooner, why did he have to wait until the second son was captured, and lose troops and generals?"

Jia Hou didn't even look at the Liu family brothers who were tied there, and said indifferently: "My brother-in-law has 14 sons, it's okay to lose two sons, and there are still many soldiers and horses, so we can afford to lose them."

"But these two sons are the most outstanding." Li Xia said, as for how many soldiers Liu Heima had, he didn't bother to argue.

Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Yuanli rarely heard Li Xia praise them, but they showed embarrassment.

Jia Hou held the ceremony again and asked, "Why is the commander-in-chief refusing to back down even a single step?"

"I've been on the edge of a cliff for a long time, but I haven't learned to retreat."

"The commander-in-chief is too arrogant." Jia Hou stomped his feet angrily, and said with a flick of his sleeves, "If it's so difficult to get along with, brother-in-law doesn't matter!"

"it is good."

Li Xia could hold his breath because he could see the situation clearly.

The Liu family has power and must borrow it.

But the sense of proportion cannot be lost.

Jia Hou looked at Li Xia deeply for a while, then sighed.

He knew that he couldn't persuade Li Xia to rely on the Liu family anymore.

It's not that there was no chance. In the first lunar month, the two had a deep talk.

It was that time that Li Xia looked him straight in the eyes, confiding his heart and speaking out.

"I have the ambition to clarify Emperor Yu and Kangji's living beings..."

But at that time, without seeing Li Xia's strength, Jia Hou only thought that the young man was brazen.

Isn't it ridiculous that a Shu Shuai temporarily appointed by the weak Song Dynasty is young and arrogant, and dares to take over the world without any foundation?

Afterwards, he saw that he used tactics and devoured [-] troops... He was overwhelmed with victories.

Finally, Li Xia's strength was in front of him.

Jia Hou has already missed the opportunity at that time.

Looking back now, I realize that Li Xia actually spoke from the bottom of his heart, every word from his heart...

"Since that's the case, is it okay for brother-in-law to talk to the commander in person?"

"can."

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In the middle of the night three days later, at Emperor Yan's Mausoleum.

Liu Heima actually only brought Jia Hou here.

As soon as he saw Li Xia, he opened his mouth and said: "Among my disciples, only Dalang and Wulang are the most virtuous, and the rest are mediocre, and they have no heart to resist Mongolia."

"It means that if I don't let you go back tonight, I won't be able to get the surrender of the Liu family?"

Liu Heima sighed: "I am old, and I will die when I die. I only hope to save my two sons with my broken body."

Li Xia still understood what Liu Heima meant.

If we can negotiate tonight, everything will be easy to talk about.But Liu Heima was willing to come alone, not because he decided to surrender, it also depends on the conditions. If the conditions are not negotiated, whether Li Xia takes him or kills him, the rest of the Liu family will continue to serve Kublai Khan.

"Alright, since it's related to the future situation of the Liu family, let's discuss it together with the principals."

Li Xia beckoned and asked someone to bring Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Yuanli along.

Since Liu Heima has the courage to go to the meeting alone, Li Xia is not afraid that the father and son and Jia Hou, a scholar, will hurt him, not to mention that this is already his territory, and there are layers of heavy troops outside.

In the darkness, the five of them stood like this under the stone steps of the mausoleum.

After a while, Liu Heima raised his head to look at the stone tablet on the mausoleum, and murmured: "I am a descendant of Khitan, not a descendant of Yan and Huang."

He first distanced himself from Li Xia's position.

Li Xia said: "The Liao Kingdom is gone, and you all must have a place to belong to."

The tone of both of them was very peaceful, without the cruelty on the battlefield.

It's not that they forgot the blood shed by the soldiers.

Rather, the blood shed by the soldiers is to facilitate the situation they will talk about next.

Politics is a very delicate matter, and its center is profit, including small interests, but also big interests in the world.

Whether it is war or negotiating maneuvers, they are all just means to realize interests.

And the two of them didn't talk to each other as they did when Li Xia was negotiating with Jia Hou.

Because they can see the situation clearly, and they are in charge...

"Affiliation?" Liu Heima asked back, "In terms of affiliation, the Great Mongol Kingdom is more able to accept us Khitans. But Zhao Song can't even accept the northerners."

"This is not a problem between Mongolia and Zhao Song, but culture." Li Xia asked: "Since the Liao Dynasty was destroyed, whose culture has been spoken, written, and written by the Liu family?"

"This is what Jin Guo taught us."

"This is what the sages taught you, the sages of the Han family."

"Your Majesty has opened the Han system."

"I said before, Kublai Khan is not thorough, not as good as me."

Liu Heima nodded casually, and murmured: "There is nothing to argue about merits and demerits. As a descendant of Khitan, how much more do you have to do for the Han system before you feel enough?"

Li Xia said: "I understand, these are feelings, you have feelings, but I want you to convince me, just saying that feelings are not enough, you have to talk about strength. This is the 'reality' in the world."

"You don't need to talk about strength. How much strength you have, you won't tell me the truth." Liu Heima sighed, "Talk about what you can give me, how about?"

They were very calm, not as excited as when Li Xia was arguing with Jia Hou.

Because it was just arguing before, but now it is a decision, and when making a decision, I care more about "reality".

Li Xia thought for a while, but instead of answering right away, she said something off topic.

"Wang Zhongchen was also willing to surrender to me, but I didn't accept it."

"Why?"

"Whether you princes of the North are worth recruiting or not, I have to have a standard. After thinking about it, let's not care about what we do."

Li Xia didn't relax his vigilance, his hand was still on the hilt of the sword.

His tone was casual.

"In terms of heart, everyone can surrender, but everyone can also be killed. For example, Wang Shixian, he had the intention of returning to the Song Dynasty, and brothers Wang Zhongchen and Wang Dechen also had the heart to appease the people; for example, you, even at this point today, you You still want to be loyal to Kublai Khan, but you are forced to the point where you have no other choice, and you still want to bargain with me... You people have feelings for protecting your family and country and inheriting the Han law, but you still put your family first.

It is human nature, if I want to kill, I have to kill all the Beiren.

Therefore, I discuss traces.The Wang family comforted the people of Lizhou, but with Kuodan massacring Shu, the number of dead souls under his hands far exceeded the number he saved, so they should be killed; you have repeatedly asked the Mongol Lord for orders, and you have saved tens of thousands of people in the north, far exceeding the number of battles. Among them, the soldiers who died by your hands can be recruited. "

Liu Heima didn't appreciate it, and said: "What do you mean, you gave me a chance, should I still be grateful to you?"

"That's right, that's what I mean. I advise you to cherish it. Besides, I gave you more than one chance." Li Xia said, "Once in Chengdu and once in Longxi. If I count this time, if I am determined to kill you, you may already be dead." three times."

These words are a bit harsh.

But Liu Heima couldn't refute.

He forced a smile, and said slowly: "Thank you for not helping Hunduhai to tackle key problems."

Only this time, he was the most convinced. It was about the lives of countless people in the land he guarded, so he had to thank him.

"I told Lian Xixian that I am far more principled than you guys. It's the same with surrendering. I said my conditions, and you nodded if you agreed. If you disagree, I will kill the four of you tonight, and then I will let you Liu's children guard the gate. Then so what?"

Liu Heima frowned slightly, and said, "The conditions, let me talk about them first."

"That's fine, but I'm afraid I can't change my mind." Li Xia raised his hand and let him speak first.

Feeling Li Xia's straightforwardness and determination, Liu Heima took a few steps, pondered, and finally opened his mouth to speculate on the situation.

"If I don't surrender, you have too few troops at the moment. If you can take Guanzhong, you will have to mobilize your troops at least a year and a half later, absorb prisoners, and prepare food and grass. Even if Sichuan and Shu can afford it, it can't be faster. "

"I can take advantage of the situation to take Fengxiang first. When you lose the first time, the soldiers don't have the will to fight."

"But this is forcing the Liu family to fight you to the death. You should understand that I didn't do my best in the Weihe battle."

"Even if you call out the Fengxiang garrison for support, you will still lose."

"If I fight to the death, you will also suffer heavy casualties... Well, if you kill me tonight, you can take down Fengxiang. By then, Lian Xixian must have prepared the Jingzhao Mansion's defenses. Once the war continues, Sichuan and Shu will definitely not be able to sustain it. But the Song court is afraid of the disaster of war, so it is necessary to remove your military power."

"Kublai Khan couldn't hold it anymore."

"You want to let brother Ali go to the Central Plains?"

"No, it's more likely that Lian Xixian didn't dare to counterattack Fengxiang in order to protect the overall situation. After a year or so of confrontation, he was defeated by me."

"Even so, this battle will take at least three years, and you have missed the opportunity to fight for Khan's throne." Liu Heima said: "This is still a situation where all your plans are going well, and Lian Xixian is by no means simple."

"What is important to you is that the Liu family will also be uprooted during the three years of war."

Liu Heima was silent for a while.

He finally felt a little helpless, and said: "Talk about my conditions, I will help you capture Guanzhong, you release the captives, and from now on, the Liu family will lead the troops to sit in Fengxiang Mansion and take charge of military and civilian affairs. In addition, you marry my daughter and have children , Inherit the cause."

"I also talked about my conditions." Li Xia said: "The captives don't have to be released. The current military power of the Liu family can be led by Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Yuanli. Under my command, they will be dispatched by me. According to our military laws, I will also dispatch military salaries and rewards in the future. It also means that you have to hand over the military and civilian property rights in Guanzhong..."

"impossible!"

Liu Heima was furious.

Without the fiefdom and financial power, and Li Xia dispatched the soldiers' food and salaries, is the military power still the military power?
He just yelled.

"Are you asking my descendants to be you generals who are driven like lackeys under Zhao Song's rule?!"

If it is said that in Li Xia's eyes, the princes are traitors who surrendered to the barbarians, but in Liu Heima's eyes, they are actually independent princes in the Central Plains, splitting the soil for self-government.

Compared with Mongolia's looseness, Zhao Song's restrictions on generals are much stronger.

Zhao Song is the one who always blames the generals.

To put it more harshly, in Liu Heima's view, Zhao Song's military generals are the emperor's running dogs who will be killed and punished.

This is one of the key reasons why any prince is unwilling to betray Mongolia, especially the Song Dynasty. It cannot be bypassed...

"If you kill four of us today, I will never agree!"

"Not a military general of the status under Zhao Song's rule." Li Xia said calmly, "It's my general, the founding general."

"Don't you think you're ridiculously arrogant?!"

"I don't think it's because I have the self-confidence that I won't break promises to your descendants in the future, or even turn heads with swords and axes. Do you think Kublai Khan can really let the princes take control of the military? Even if he can let him go, his descendants can Right now, it’s nothing more than hypocrisy with you. There are too many hypocrites in the world. Tonight, I will only be honest with you. What you should look at is not the momentary prominence, the power of the world, doomed to be just a mirror image. See clearly, who has the real tolerance amount."

Li Xia's eyes were frank, and he said another sentence seriously.

"If you use the predecessors to express your ambitions, I will not be Zhao Yanna on the side of Ren Shuai, Zhao Yanna and Meng Gong; I will not be Zhao Kuangyin on the founding of the country and establishing a career, between Zhao Kuangyin and Li Shimin."

Liu Heima looked into Li Xia's eyes and was stunned.

Li Xia was too young, yet he said such things openly...

But Liu Heima suddenly thought, the reason why Li Shimin can tolerate all kinds of founding generals is not because he is young?

Only those who create great achievements at a young age can be called the proud son of heaven.

Only the proud son of heaven can have strong self-confidence, and only then can he have the courage and courage to tolerate others...

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