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Chapter 735
Hanzhong, Guiyin Hall.

Li Xia and several subordinate officials took their seats.

He first looked at Han Qi'an for a while, and said: "Speaking of which, Wang Wentong is to Li Fen what Mr. Yining is to me."

Thinking about it this way, Kublai Khan's methods of dealing with Wang Wentong were very powerful.

If it were Zhao Yun or Zhao Xuan, it would be unlikely to win Han Qi'an to the center and finally betray Li Xia.

Han Qi'an thought about it, and felt that he was similar to Wang Wentong, one was that he assisted their respective lords in rebellion at the earliest, and the other was the lord's Yue Weng.

But he still shook his head and said: "It's different, my talent is far inferior to Wang Wentong. And Li Fen is not worthy to be compared with the county king."

Li Xia ignored this kind of flattery, and said: "A person who was going to be killed, Kublai Khan used him for two years before killing him, that's not counting, but also used him to lure Li Fen into trouble and lead me out of Guanzhong. "

"Not only that." Han Qi'an said: "It was also used to quell the dissatisfaction of the Mongols who opposed the Han law, and beat the Han officials... Wang Wentong's head can be said to be used to the extreme by Kublai Khan."

"If you say a little less, it can still be used to frighten Li Fen."

"The king of the county has paid more and more attention to this matter recently. Is this the decision to send troops?"

"It's still in the planning stage, but I have this plan." Li Xia said: "Otherwise, once Li Fen is destroyed, and Brother Alibu is still hiding in some auspicious place, Kublai Khan will definitely attack Guanzhong. Instead of being passive at that time, it is better Take the initiative now."

"I hope Li Fen can last long enough."

"It's unreliable to rely on others, so prepare for the worst." Li Xia said, "I'll set off for Chang'an after the government affairs are properly accounted for in the past few days."

Although Han Qi'an didn't want Li Xia to always run around like this, he could only listen carefully to his arrangements for government affairs...

~~
Yanjing.

Yao Shu walked through the palace city, and the death of Wang Wentong came to mind again.

After this incident, he had a secret conversation with Liu Bingzhong, both of whom believed that this was an adjustment made by His Majesty to adjust the balance between Mongolia and Han after defeating Brother Alibu.

This means that Kublai Khan no longer intends to completely trust Han Chen.

Between the monarch and his ministers, there is a mutual check and balance.

In the past, the Han people played a greater role and relied more heavily on it; now they want to give an explanation to the Mongolian nobles, killing Wang Wentong to sacrifice the flag...the evidence is indeed conclusive.

Wang Wentong wanted to kill from the very beginning, so in the past two years, he has been entrusted with the most offensive things.

Yao Shu and Liu Bingzhong would not complain about anything like children, but in the end, they had a very tacit conversation.

"Your Majesty thinks we are pushing too hard..."

"Don't complain, don't hurt King Yan."

King Yan refers to Kublai Khan's eldest son, Zhenjin, who bears the deep expectations of these Han officials.

With him around, the Hanchens can fully withstand this kind of suppression.

The death of a mean-spirited Wang Wentong is far from the point where they will be alienated.

On the contrary, Wang Wentong's betrayal will make the unknowing Han officials feel ashamed and dare not say anything more about Kublai Khan's reuse of Mongols and Semuren in the future.

Kublai Khan is completely in control of this psychological game...

And for today's performance, Yao Shu had to show some strength.

"I think that Li Fen has three strategies, and Li Xia also has three strategies."

"Say."

"As far as Li Fen is concerned, it is the best policy to go straight to Yanjing with sea ships and cavalry in parallel; to truly surrender to Song State, move the defense line to the south, and connect with Song State, and wait for His Majesty to start another war with Brother Alibu. This is the middle policy; attacking Jinan, creating momentum, and waiting for the response of the princes from all walks of life, this is the worst policy."

Kublai Khan asked in Mongolian: "How will he choose?"

Yao Shu asserted: "There must be a bad strategy."

"Why?"

"Li Fenzhi, a generation of great talent and incompetence, despises the monarch and ministers of Song Dynasty for being incompetent and incompetent, and will not sincerely surrender to Song Dynasty.

He may pretend to surrender to the Song State, but he will not merge the land under his rule into the Song State, thinking that it is a solid defense.According to his will, Jinan must be attacked in order to show his prestige to the princes of all roads.However, it is true that if you are crowned with monkeys, you will surely capture you. "

Kublai Khan nodded again and again, thinking about how to put down Li Fen's rebellion.

"What about Li Xia?"

"As far as Li Xia is concerned, it is the best policy to fortify the walls and clear the country, hold back the troops, hold on to the four fortresses in the Guanzhong, and wait for Ali Buge to come back. It is the worst policy to seek a decisive battle with Liu's entire army."

"Why is it called a bad policy?"

"Liu Zheng is good at water warfare, and Yang Dayuan is good at defending mountain cities. If Li Xia dares to go out of Shanxi, he will use his own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths. Guanzhong is better than Heluo, located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and Hetao is better than Guanzhong, located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and can support Shanxi at any time... ..."

After hearing this, Kublai Khan didn't react too much.

Yao Shu's opinion is similar to his...

The strategic goal this time is very simple, to solve the scourge of the Central Plains before Brother Ali makes a comeback.

Li Fen must be eliminated.

To deal with Li Xia, two soldiers and horses have been arranged at the moment.If Li Xia sends troops, he can be wiped out in one fell swoop, but if he sticks to Guanzhong, he has to wait for the Han army in the Central Plains to destroy Li Fen first and then go back to attack Guanzhong. Maybe then there will be another northern expedition.

Therefore, it is the best policy for Li Xia not to send troops...

~~
February [-], Lin'an.

In the Privy Council, Jia Sidao looked at Jiang Shu in front of him, and heaved a long sigh.

Li Fen said it very well, and he is going to profess his minister to Song Dynasty again.

But before he publicly rebelled against Mongolia, he never sent anyone to contact Laian.

It wasn't until Wang Wentong's death that he contacted in a hurry, saying that he wanted to donate the Lianzhou and Haizhou that he had taken away before, and asked Song Ting to send troops.

However, according to the inquiring information sent by Jia Sidao, Li Fen clearly did not move his troops to the south, leaning on his back with the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, but instead sent troops to Jinan.

Jia Sidao understood what Li Fen was thinking.

On the one hand, using the name of the Song Dynasty to bluff and intimidate the princes of all walks of life in Mongolia; on the other hand, attacking Jinan is also to intimidate the princes of all walks of life.

Li Fen just wanted others to obey him.

"More than 40 years have passed, and they are still so arrogant and stupid!"

Jia Sidao couldn't help thinking of the situation when he was a classmate with Li Fen when he was young.

At that time his father, Jia She, was in charge of the situation in Huaihai, and appointed the Red Coat Army as the Loyalty Army. Li Quan and others were all employed by him, so the children who accompanied the army also gathered in the same school.

At that time, Li Fen wanted to persuade others to obey him all day long, so he was so stupid...

"This time, let me help you."

Jia Sidao murmured, and drew up a pen to draw up the memorial.

To send troops or not?It is too hasty right now, how can we make it in time in the short term?
At least, let's use Song Ting's name to add a little more power to Li Fen before we talk about it.

~~
"what?"

"The Song court appointed Li Fen as the envoy of the Baoxin Ningwu Army Jiedu, the supervisor of Jingdong, Hebei and other routes, and the king of Qi."

"what?"

Zhang Hongfan smiled and got on his horse.

It was already mid-March at this time, and he finally got a chance to recover.

Kublai Khan ordered him to lead 2000 people to Yanjing to review it in person.

And in the first month of Li Fen's open rebellion, all he did was to invite the Song court to reward him and occupy Jinan.

Zhang Hongfan didn't quite understand, what was Li Fen's purpose in doing this?
If it was to deter a prince like him, then obviously, he was not deterred...

"Speaking of which, Li Xia is 22 years old this year, right? He was crowned king last year. He was born in prison, and he was crowned king with military exploits when he was a weak crown. I respect him as a king because of his ability. Zhao Song has something worthy of awe. ?”

"Back then, Li Quan asked Zhao Song to make him King of Qi. After more than [-] years, Li Quan's son really hasn't improved at all."

"Hahaha, as long as I can remember, I have heard people say that Shandong Li Fen has rebellious intentions. He should be such a hero, but he actually puts his chances of success in such vain."

"..."

Those who speak on horseback are all young children of the Zhang family who have made good friends with Zhang Hongfan.

They led the troops from Baozhou to Yanjing, quickly but calmly, talking like this, it seemed that Li Fen's rebellion seemed like a joke.

Occasionally, when avoiding the crowd, Zhang Hongfan's eyes would also faintly show a look of worry, which is a kind of uneasiness that "accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger".

~~
Meanwhile, Kaifeng.

"Report! Marshal Du, good news from Shandong!"

Shi Tianze received the battle report, and saw that Shi Ji had defeated Li Fan's general Li Fan near Gaoyuan County, Shandong, so that Li Fan did not dare to send troops out of Jinan again.

As expected...

"Get ready to go."

Shi Tianze gave instructions to his confidant general.

After that, he muttered to himself: "After beating Li Fen, I have to beat Li Xia. I'm afraid I'm busy this year..."

(End of this chapter)