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Chapter 658

The battle of Weishui was on the twelfth of July, and tonight was the Hungry Ghost Festival three days later, so it was time to worship the ancestors.

In front of Emperor Yan's Mausoleum, the five of them talked for a long time, but they still stood under the stone steps without any result.

Next to the stone steps are stone tablets.

Occasionally, the moonlight shines through the clouds, and people can barely see the mottled characters on the stone tablet that have experienced many vicissitudes.

"The virtue of fire is unified, and the mountains are touched..."

Liu Yuanzhen stood there with his hands bound, listening to Li Xia and Liu Heima's words, keeping his mouth tightly shut.

After a while, he lowered his head and read the inscription.

The last sentence is "Shengde is not alone, a colleague of all ages".

"Shengde is not alone, a colleague of all ages." Liu Yuanzhen murmured in his heart.

Afterwards, he heard that Li Xia encouraged himself with Li Shimin.

Inexplicably, at this moment Liu Yuanzhen felt a lot more relaxed.

"Compared to Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Xia is too arrogant...but losing to such a person is understandable."

As soon as this idea came out, most of the burden that had been weighing on Liu Yuanzhen's mind in recent days seemed to be lifted, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Not to mention whether Li Xia has this qualification, in short, it is compared with others in the past.

Then who should Liu Yuanzhen compare himself to?
In the chaotic times of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Turkic was far from the power of Mongolia today, and there was no such extraordinary prince as Liu Yuanzhen...

After thinking about it, a name jumped into his mind, Liu Yuanzhen couldn't help shaking his head, feeling a little ashamed.

But the more I think about it, the more I feel a bit similar.

Qu Tutong.

Qu Tutong was born in Donghu, he was of the same tribe as Khitan, he was good at riding and archery, he was good at martial arts, he was brave and resourceful, he was similar to him.

Moreover, he had a benevolent heart, and he once remonstrated in front of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty that "a minister is like dying, and I hope to save thousands of lives", just like what the Liu family did.

The experience is also similar, the army was defeated and captured.

However, Qu Tutong then followed the King of Qin to pacify Xue Ju and Wang Shichong...

Liu Yuanzhen was even more ashamed and scolded himself endlessly.

How can you start thinking about surrendering like this?

There was another voice in my head talking.

"With one heart and sincerity, if you meet the Ming Lord, would you rather be limited to the two countries? Qu Tu is observant and seeks benevolence to obtain benevolence, so the picture is in Lingyan Pavilion, and it is matched with Taizong's temple... Is your ambition comparable to a famous general through the ages?"

Liu Yuanzhen then thought: "Although I have the ambition to stand shoulder to shoulder with the famous generals of the ages, how can I be called the master of the Ming Dynasty when Li Xia is insignificant?"

"If you are defeated by him, you will be three times; if you lose your hands, you will be two. If Li Xia cannot be called the master of the Ming Dynasty, you will compare yourself to a famous general if you lose three times and capture two times? Isn't it ridiculous?"

Liu Yuanzhen couldn't help but feel that he was too ridiculous.

He knew that he was no match for Qu Tutong.

"The graphics are in Lingyan Pavilion, matching the Taizong Temple."

"I will take Anxi to serve the country, and the title of the great book on Lingyan Pavilion."

"..."

The words in his mind became more and more dense, and Liu Yuanzhen suddenly found that his mind already wanted to surrender to Li Xia.

Hate to admit it, but do want to.

He looked at Liu Heima, but he couldn't see Liu Heima's eyes clearly in the night, he could only feel that Liu Heima was still unhappy.

"Father."

Liu Yuanzhen finally spoke.

It was Li Xia who turned his head first, and took a look at Liu Yuanzhen, as if he had read his mind.

Li Xia then nodded and said, "Alright, let your father and son discuss it first."

After that, he walked straight to the side for a few steps, not caring at all whether Liu Heima would untie the ropes from Liu Yuanzhen and Liu Yuanli and try to escape.

Liu Yuanzhen was not in a hurry to get rid of the shackles, but said to Liu Heima: "A few days ago, Your Majesty added Li Fen as the governor of the Jianghuai River, and gave a total of more than sixty gold and silver talismans. He rewarded and rewarded him repeatedly. However, the boy got According to news from Beijing, before this, Adhesive Nanhe, Zhang Hong and others had advised His Majesty that Li Fen would definitely rebel."

"I know, it's just a strategy of appeasement and appeasement." Liu Heima sighed, "Your Majesty is at war with Mobei, and the situation in Shandong is not good. This is one of the reasons why I am willing to negotiate terms with Li Xia."

But Liu Yuanzhen had another meaning, and said: "If others don't know Li Fen's rebellion, they can only treat you as generously as your majesty treats princes."

Although he was still tied up, after being depressed for a while, he finally regained the courage to comment on the country.

"Your Majesty's treatment of Li Fen now is a policy of appeasement and hypocrisy. Then, is it true that Anzhi treats his father well and highly? One day, the world will return to one, and the soldiers will be suspended. Who can really tolerate it?" The Marquis divided the land and divided the borders, holding the military power in his hands?
Didn't father see that Shi Tianze always declined and transferred the position of Marshal of the capital, Wo Kuotai and Meng Ge never praised him?From this point of view, the Mongolian Khan is not truly magnificent.If you don't want to seize the military power of the Marquis, you have to be unwilling, and you really can't.And His Majesty's might is unpredictable..."

Liu Heima sighed.

He understands better than the eldest son. In any case, Kublai Khan treats the prince more leniently, there is no doubt about it.

What Li Xia just said meant that he wanted to seize the Liu family's military power, which was stricter than that of Mongolia, but he would not be as jealous and balanced as Zhao Song.

What Liu Yuanzhen said cannot change this fact.

But the current situation is forcing, listen to these words, there is a step down.

"My child thinks that Li Xia is a man who is honest and trustworthy." Liu Yuanzhen said again: "He made the conditions clear, instead of deceiving his father first and then repenting later, he came with sincerity."

In his eyes, Li Xia's integrity is indeed good.

And it is excellent in the aspects of "soldiers never tire of cheating" and "treating each other honestly".

Where is the difference between the two?
For example, Kublai Khan negotiated with the envoy of Brother Ali Bak, and agreed to go back to Hara and Lin to discuss, but prepared secretly, and finally beheaded the envoy, and became emperor first.No one will call him treacherous because a fool would go to Ha Ra and Rin to die.This is called soldiers never tire of deceit, unscrupulous to the enemy.

For another example, in order to win over the northerners, Kublai Khan usually kept saying "practice the Han law". The northerners listened to his words and saw his actions, so they put in effort and sincerely supported him.Now he has indeed ascended the throne, changed his year name, and ordered the world to implement Han law.This is called being consistent with your words and deeds, and being honest with your own people.

The difference between the two is that the commitments made by both parties out of sincerity are truly effective commitments.

Li Xia was more unscrupulous than Kublai Khan in confronting the enemy, assassinating, sneak attacking, deceiving, threatening, and various tricks emerged in an endless stream;

But Li Xia treats people more frankly than Kublai Khan, and puts the conditions first. Since he can't tolerate the Liu family splitting the ground to raise soldiers, he won't pretend to be a snake. He will deceive first, one is one, and the other is two. .

The weak are too straightforward and will only be despised, so everyone ignored him at first.

Only when Li Xia shows his strength and looks down on Guan Long, can this straightforwardness become boldness.

Looking back at how many heroes in ancient times, they lacked this straightforwardness before they rose to power, made promises lightly, deceived and coaxed, and finally practiced their words, and it is difficult to redeem them.

Compared to this, Li Xia's straightforwardness has become a more valuable advantage...

Liu Heima stood silently, listening to the eldest son's persuasion, and gradually felt this.

"Do you think Li Xia can really make things happen?"

"I don't know." Liu Yuanzhen said: "But before the battle of Sanfeng Mountain, did my father ever think that more than 15 troops can defeat [-] troops?"

Liu Heima murmured: "Actually, it's luck, it's snowing...Before that, I thought I was going to die..."

"Then since the situation is here, why not take another gamble?" Liu Yuanzhen said: "In any case, wouldn't it be difficult to pass through the customs and fall into the Song army's counterattack, and the family's foundation was destroyed by war and suspicion?"

This is the key.

No agreement can be reached today, Li Xia just lost the opportunity, but the Liu family is already worried about ruining its foundation.

Whether the conditions are good or not is only one of them, and whether they can be complied with is also important.

More importantly, can Li Xia succeed...

Liu Yuanzhen straightened his back and said: "Back then, my father and grandfather put all their eggs in one basket, and the Liu family had been prominent for more than thirty years. Now that time has changed, my child is also willing to put all his eggs in one basket to take over the family business."

Liu Heima finally saw the glory of the past again in the eyes of his eldest son.

A while ago, he thought the eldest son was long-winded, and thought the fifth son was prudent, but in the surprise attack on Hanzhong, the fifth son was also wiped out.

At this time, seeing the eldest son cheer up again, he is no longer too wordy, and he is only relieved.

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Li Xia stood there holding his sword, silently watching the figures of Liu's father and son.

After that, Jia Hou stepped forward and whispered to Liu Heima for a long time.

The night wind blows, and Jia Hou can occasionally be heard recounting the conversations in the first month.

"... 300 years of people's livelihood is poor... watch his words and deeds, and help the will of the world..."

Li Xia took another two steps back.

He didn't persuade much. Compared with the language of persuasion now, his past words and deeds are more important.

So far, no Northland tycoon has joined him, regardless of his strength.

In the past, when he won a battle, he always chopped off head by head.

This situation must be ended, and time is running out. He needs to subdue the first Northland tycoon before he can develop his power.

While Kublai Khan was fighting with Brother Ali, he must also take Guanzhong as soon as possible to narrow the base of both sides.

This is the competition field, and this is the last chance to be shortlisted.

Li Xia also knew that the conditions he proposed were very ordinary.

It is said that the Liu family brothers will divide the army and horses.But listening to him dispatch and handing over money and food is essentially equivalent to that of Zhao Song generals. After losing the power of self-government, what will the Liu family use to raise troops?

The difference between Li Xia and Zhao Song only depends on whether the Liu family believes in him or not.

As for whether the Liu family agrees or not, it depends on whether they think the situation has reached this point.

Li Xia can no longer give more, he cannot tolerate the autonomy of the princes in the Central Plains, this is a matter of principle...

"Haven't you finished the conditions?" Liu Heima turned around and asked.

Li Xia nodded, and said, "What you said just now is the most important point, did Mr. Liu agree?"

"Haven't thought it through yet, Li Shuai might as well finish talking about the conditions first, and I'll think about it later."

"My elder brother will marry Qianyuan as his first wife. From then on, the Liu and Li families will be united. As long as the Liu clan does not violate the laws of the country, and the Li family has a share of wealth and prosperity, the Liu family must have a share."

Liu Heima took a deep look at Li Xia.

After that, he took a few steps and asked, "How to master Guanzhong?"

"It's mid-July now, I'm afraid Song Ting has not received the battle report of my surprise attack on Gongchang... If you can take Guanzhong as soon as possible, you can delay the report after half a year. After that, please ask Liu Gong to be the comfort envoy of Chengdu Fulu, In order to manage people's livelihood and government affairs, I would like to transfer Zhang Jue to the north, and the dispatch arrangement will take another half a year after the officials take office. I have more than a year to control Guanzhong."

"Govern Chengdu?"

"Liu Gong fought for the first time, is he willing to establish a thriving business amidst the ruins?"

Liu Heima turned his back and looked up at the dark sky.

"Do you really have... the ambition to clarify Emperor Yu?"

"Yes." Li Xia did not hesitate, and said, "Now Mr. Liu still doesn't believe it. It's okay. I'll show Mr. Liu a little bit."

Liu Heima neither said yes nor refused. After looking at the sky, he looked back at Emperor Yan's Mausoleum.

"Hungry Ghost Festival is coming soon, how about you and I worship our ancestors first?"

(End of this chapter)