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Chapter 890

Li Yong didn't speak until he exited the classroom.

"Don't the grandpa persuade the king?"

"How to persuade?" Li Yong said: "Now if Brother Ali or Alu suddenly arrives at Yumen Pass, and he intends to take people to the alliance, then we can still persuade him. But this time he didn't even discuss with us in advance, and the guards have already arranged It took a month of practice before he was willing to reveal his plan, which shows that he has made up his mind, how can he be persuaded?"

"After all, it's too far away."

"That's right. The Western Regions are thousands of miles away. Brother Ali and Aluhu may not pay attention to him. If there is no movement, he will naturally not go."

"I hope so." Han Qi'an sighed and walked out.

Li Yong couldn't help but sighed, walked outside Qin Wang's mansion, and saw Hu Legen standing on the stone steps holding his knife, his boots were covered with mud, and his hands were still bloodstained.

Li Zhaocheng whispered a few words to Li Yong, and Li Yong walked up to Hu Legen and asked, "Are you also training the selection camp with King Qin?"

"I only teach them how to ride horses, and I only teach them to march in deserts and snow-capped mountains." Hu Legen's Chinese is actually very good, but when he gets nervous, he still feels a little strange. It is rare to arrive at the draft camp..."

Li Yong didn't care about what he usually did, and asked, "More than 100 people dare to escort the King of Qin out of Yumen Pass to meet the Mongolians?"

"Where are 100 people?" Hu Legen was very surprised, and said: "If there is food and grass, you can bring as many people as you want. Anyway, when you see the Golden Family, you must have at least one or two hundred of the most elite people around By my king's side, we are the guards."

Li Zhaocheng said: "I don't think they are guards, but killers."

Hu Legen smiled, and said: "The most murderous person selected by the king from the army, when the time comes to stand behind the king, Brother Ali and Alu suddenly look at it, how majestic! Only the most noble king can have the most Fierce Batulu."

He didn't realize that Li Yong and the officials behind him were already very unhappy.The hand that wasn't holding the knife was unconsciously on his waist, with a smug look on his face.

"Prairie people will only obey the strong. We, the most ferocious warriors, follow the king, and we will definitely be able to scare that despicable sweat..."

Li Zhaocheng was a whole head taller than Hu Legen, so he was not intimidated at first, and asked, "So you taught King Qin to eat snake gall?"

"Haha."

Speaking of this, Hu Legen laughed loudly, and said: "In Chang'an City, the eldest son is a good cook. When it comes to the Gobi Desert, Hu Legen is a good cook. After eating jerky, eat horse cheese. If there is no food in the desert To drink water, I have to find snake blood to drink, today is just to get used to catching snakes and killing snakes, if you can’t eat snake gall, don’t go..."

Hu Legen once went south to Dali with Wulianghetai, and he traveled on the western front, which was not as difficult and dangerous as Kublai Khan's central route army.But from the grassland expedition thousands of miles to Dali, I also ate everything in the process, so I talked about it for a long time.

In the end, he concluded: "The mice in Dali are not as delicious as the mice on the grassland. The mice on the grassland are fat and big in winter. By the way, the mouse is Hulegen..."

"Enough, don't talk about these things like drinking blood."

This idiom scared Hu Legen a little, he quickly said: "I am not a slut drinking blood, I usually eat cooked food, I am polite, I am afraid that there are too many deserts at Yumen Pass..."

Although Li Yong was displeased, he still held his breath and asked, "If you just go to Yumen Pass, how can you be so short of supplies?"

"I'm afraid, that area is full of deserts, what if the enemy bypasses and blocks the Hexi Corridor? In that place, the Mongolian march is too advantageous."

Li Zhaocheng asked: "Since this is the case, the King of Qin already has the Guiyi camp, why should he personally practice the Fengfeng camp?"

"We can't let the Jin family see it at that time. There are only Mongolians behind the king. Of course, we have to bring the warriors of the Han family." Hu Legen naturally replied, "If you take it out, you have to prepare for the worst."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly understood Li Yong's worry, slapped his chest, and said, "Aren't you afraid that the king will be in danger? Don't worry, we are the most brave guards. The king knows that you are worried, so he specially practiced the selection process." Fengying..."

Li Yong frowned.

What he said was wrong. What he was worried about was not whether Li Xia would take 100 people there or 200 people, but that he should not go in person at all.

There was nothing to say to this barbarian, he shook his head, turned around and walked away...

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Li Xia turned back to the backyard, walked to the lobby of the backyard, and saw two rows of servant girls standing in the yard, and looked up the hall, where several girls were having a party.

If only his own wives and concubines were there, he would have passed, but he saw two little ladies whom he did not know were sitting there talking to Gao Mingyue.

They were obviously young, but both their sitting posture and their attitudes when they spoke were rigid, failing to show the agility that young girls should have.

Probably to complain.

Li Xia then turned to the back compartment, just as he met Yan'er, and asked her to fetch towels and clothes, while he fetched water to take a bath himself.

In the middle of washing, I heard the door "squeak" being pushed open.

Through the screen, Li Xia said, "I'm taking a shower."

However, Gao Mingyue turned around with a glass of water, put the water on the table next to the barrel, and said, "I heard that officials will be able to drink raw water in the future, just to avoid boiling water."

Her voice still carried her usual gentleness, and she couldn't hear any anger, but it was obvious that she was here to teach Li Xia a lesson.

"Someone filed a complaint with you?"

"Well, we were all pregnant, and no one at home played with you, so you let off steam in your spare time. Who would have thought that you would be so disrespectful to yourself."

Li Xia smiled and said, "Thinking of our journey back to Lin'an from Shandong. At that time, not only did I not drink unboiled water, but I was also very arrogant. At that time, I just took care of myself. I lit a fire to boil water on the way to escape. If there is smoke, there will be smoke, my pride is the most important thing. Now that I am king, on the contrary... I can’t be proud anymore.”

Gao Mingyue took a small stool and sat down behind him, washing his hair.

Li Xia didn't explain anything to her, just sighed and told her how she felt.

"I was not afraid of the Mongols before, but now I am. I used to despise them as rude, ignorant, barbaric, and primitive. But now that my foundation has grown, I realize that in this world, civilization is not enough to overcome barbarism. Civilization needs to be accompanied by barbarism. too brutal, especially when looking to expand."

"Do you have to go to Yumen Pass?" Gao Mingyue asked, "Everyone says it's not necessary, but officials just can't stay idle."

"My fear is that the Mongolian army of more than 3 troops went from Hara and Lin to Ili, and they sent troops as soon as they said they would send troops. And our [-] or [-] people want to take a Xingqing Mansion, money and food, money and food. Before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first. , too slow and too passive."

Li Xia knew that according to the original process, Kublai Khan must have won.

But now everything has changed, no one can tell him, will Brother Ali go east?Or will Aluhu go east?Will Kublai Khan order them to go east?
There are all kinds of possibilities, it just depends on the thought of these Mongolians.

"This kind of passivity makes me uneasy. I must take the initiative to invite them to form an alliance and let them know that I am prepared. Otherwise, it will be too late when Brother Ali or Alu suddenly arrive at Yumen Pass."

Gao Mingyue said: "I don't understand these things, it's just that you said it's not necessary, but you said it's necessary..."

"Then who do you trust?"

"I worry about you."

"Don't worry, I'm much more careful than before." Li Xia smiled, "I used to take risks alone, but now I bring many people to protect me. You see, if the Mongols invade Yumen Pass, I will have to Is it necessary to raise troops to defend? Isn’t it because of my “restless temperament”? But I’m too passive, I like to take the initiative…”

Someone knocked on the door, and then Hu Zhen's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, there is something urgent."

"What's the matter?"

"Yang Qixin handed in his resignation letter and resigned from office. I heard that he will return to Hanzhong tomorrow morning. Will the king go to persuade him?"

"The reason?"

Hu Zhen then came in directly, took a look at Li Xia, and handed over the booklet.

"He said that the king is fond of vulgarity, brave but not scheming, and he used Xiang Yu as a metaphor for the king, and Fan Zeng as a metaphor for himself."

"Got it, let's go."

Watching Hu Zhen turn the screen, Gao Mingyue asked: "Mr. Yang seems really angry this time?"

"Understandable, I'm determined to go my own way, and I'm really not like a virtuous lord in his heart." Li Xia shook his head when he said this, and said: "It should be said that I was not a monarch in the first place, but a warlord who ruled a place. The king looks up to me, but I haven't ascended the throne yet, and I don't have the strength."

"Then...do you want to try to persuade? How about I persuade Mrs. Yang? It is the time for officials to employ people."

"I can't persuade you, because you look at things from different angles."

In the eyes of the civil servants, there is obviously a template for a wise and virtuous ruler. A monarch who conforms to the norms cannot ignore the opinions of his officials and take risks alone... This is true.

Li Xia was willing to follow this framework, but he gradually discovered that this framework would cover him up.

The higher the offering, the higher the security, the higher the honor, and the farther and farther away from the people below.More and more methods cannot be used, today they cannot be done because of danger, and tomorrow they cannot be done because of impoliteness.

He wasn't sure if he could stand up to the Mongols by being such a high-ranking king.

All I know is that such a king is not him.

He has to be himself first, and he wants to be the emperor to fight for the world, not to change himself into an emperor in the eyes of others.

If not, why stand on your own?Why not usurp Zhao Song's throne?
"The virtuous lord in Elder Yang's mind is different from the virtuous lord I want to be. This is a different standpoint, and I cannot be persuaded."

"What should I do?"

"What should I do?" Li Xia said casually: "He wants me to listen to him, but if I don't listen, he can walk away in anger, but I don't. This is my foundation, and I think about it. Do you think I'm not thinking right and just leave?"

At this point, he was a little thirsty, so he casually picked up the water glass that Gao Mingyue had placed by the desk.

But Gao Mingyue said softly and softly: "Just now, I deliberately angered you, but it was boiled cold water, and I am not willing to give you unboiled water."

Li Xia looked back and saw those eyes, and couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.

He couldn't help thinking, maybe he was wrong, maybe the situation in the Western Regions really didn't need to worry him.

Maybe Brother Ali can gain a foothold in Ili, and instead of going east to the Hexi Corridor, he can still confront Kublai Khan for a few more years, so that Kublai Khan will not immediately pacify Mongolia himself.

"It's better if I'm worrying too much. It's thousands of miles away. Perhaps Brother Ali and Alu ignore me..."

(End of this chapter)