Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 604 The Moral High Ground
In the second year of Shaoming in the Great Zhou Dynasty, 947 A.D., Yuan Ri, Jinshan Palace.

It has been more than two months since Zhang Ting followed the opinions of his officials and blocked the news of Ma Chu from Jiangling.

Ma Xiguang never discovered Zhang Ting's intentions, because according to the current practice, since he was here to meet with the court, when there was no urgent matter, it was quite normal for the emperor to stay with the envoys from various countries after the first day of the Yuan Dynasty.

The only embarrassing thing was Li Xiaofeng, the envoy of Shu Kingdom, during the incident.

Because since Emperor Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty lost the title of emperor and became the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, only the kings of Mengshu and Southern Han Dynasty have the title of emperor.

The rest of Wu and Yue had never claimed the title of emperor, and had always been subjects of the Central Plains dynasty.

The same is true for Ma Chu. Since Ma Yin, the first king of Chu, Ma Chu has pursued the political strategy of "respecting the emperor", and he also regards himself as a subject.

Needless to say Nanping, Gao Jixing and Gao Congjiao's father and son Gao Laizi did not come for nothing.

The Southern Han Dynasty is far away in Lingnan, and has rarely communicated with the Central Plains Dynasty, and it did not come this time.

So this time, among the envoys of the various countries, only Li Xiaofeng felt particularly uncomfortable. The Lord of Shu, Meng Chang, was not a vassal of Shao Mingzi, but an opponent.

Since arriving at the Jinshan Palace last year, Li Xiaofeng has basically been afraid to accept any invitation from the state of Zhou. He wholeheartedly thanked the guests behind closed doors, and brought a few envoys who came with him from the middle of Sichuan to have a simple meal together, expressing his gratitude to Meng. Chang's loyalty.

Your Majesty, you have to see clearly, we are rich and cannot be promiscuous, mighty and cannot be subdued, and we have not participated in the activities of worshiping the Emperor of Zhou by all the countries in the world.

If it wasn't for him being trapped in Jinshan Palace and unable to get out, Li Xiaofeng would have run back to Shuzhong long ago.

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

Li Xiaofeng knew who it was without looking, the person who came must be Zhang Lieming who he once thought was a foolish clan, but in fact was the high-ranking member of Jinyi's personal guards.

As for how Zhang Lieming exposed his secrets, it is actually very simple, because since he got online with Zhang Lieming, Li Xiaofeng found that there were fewer Jinyi guards who had been monitoring them for a long time, sometimes almost none, at least Li Xiaofeng no longer felt to.

Then Li Xiaofeng intentionally waited for Zhang Lieming to come to find him, and then asked his followers to find the spy on the street corner who pretended to be a peddler and kept watching all the year round, and said that Mr. Zhang asked you to leave temporarily.

After listening to the hawker, he took a look at the Guiyi Building where Zhang Lieming and Li Xiaofeng were staying, and hesitated for a moment, Li Xiaofeng immediately understood.

However, although Zhang Lieming was taught a lesson by Li Xiaofeng, he was not discouraged, nor was he embarrassed at all.

He even took the opportunity to express that he and Li Xiaofeng really share the same ambitions and are willing to be called brothers.

This ability not to be discouraged even after being exposed, and to continue to be ashamed, also made Li Xiaofeng secretly startled.

Because although he didn't know Zhang Lieming's specific position, since Zhang Lieming was a clan, he was destined to be in a low position among the emperor's confidant's royal guards.

And Zhang Lieming is still willing to lower his status, so he must have a lot to ask for.

Li Xiaofeng did not dare to offend Zhang Lieming, for him, no matter how important other things are, they are not as important as his own life.

By acting like this now, he had offended the emperor of the state of Zhou long ago. If he offended Zhang Lieming again, he might not be able to return to Shuzhong alive.

So he could only open the door wide and welcome Zhang Lieming in. Zhang Lieming was also very coquettish and asked people to lead two sheep directly, and brought in several urns of fine wine and extremely rare vegetables and fruits in winter.

The members of the Shu Kingdom Mission, who had eaten rough tea and light food for more than ten days, were already salivating when they saw the fat sheep and fine wine, and the glutton in their stomachs could not be appeased at all.

Zhang Lieming didn't give them any room to refuse. He just waved his hand and ordered the cook to start cleaning up in this small courtyard of the envoy of the Shu Kingdom.

Zhang Lieming took Li Xiaofeng's hand and sat down with him, the corner of his mouth was half a smile.

"Brother is really good at tricks, and he saw through my little talent in a few clicks.

However, the elder brother has done meritorious service, but the younger brother has suffered a lot. He was almost kicked to death by the emperor and his father. This was all caused by the elder brother. "

Li Xiaofeng only felt a chill down his back, although Zhang Lieming said it in a teasing tone with a smile, but Li Xiaofeng could clearly feel the unhappiness inside.

"Brother Cunjie is indeed Shao Mingzi's nephew, so close, I'm afraid other civil servants and military generals can't ask for it!" Li Xiaofeng had to be a little cautious when speaking.

Because he knew very well that if he offended Emperor Shao, he would be driven back to Sichuan in a rage, and the emperor of Shangguo would not target him for such a small matter, but Zhang Lieming in front of him was not necessarily.

Hades is easy to see, but the little ghost is hard to deal with!

Zhang Lieming heard the weak meaning in Li Xiaofeng's words, and suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Back then, when I met my elder brother on the court, how much I thought about it, but now my elder brother is very wary. Can't you and I really be brothers for a while?"

Li Xiaofeng resisted the urge to shake his head, and said slowly: "Brother Cunjie and I are each masters. Besides, brother is a nobleman of the upper kingdom, how dare you climb up?"

"Then what if there is no distinction between Zhou and Shu?" Zhang Lieming narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.

Li Xiaofeng immediately became incomparably serious, "Our great Shu is fertile and wild, the people are rich, talented and brave, hundreds of thousands of armored men are loyal to the king's affairs, and the geographical dangers of the mountains and rivers, the fortifications of the urn and the fortress are solid, it is not a country to pursue. "

Zhang Lieming also snorted softly, "If the Lord of Shu has a hundred thousand iron armors, how can Ziwu Valley be defeated? Can the Chinese officials of Shu have the sage of Zhuge Wuning King? Can your father compare with Wuning King?"

Li Xiaofeng's expression was unnatural, looking at Zhang Lieming's aggressive eyes, he could only shake his head slowly.

"My father is noble, but he is not as good as King Zhuge Wuning. Naturally, there is no one in Shuzhong who can compare."

"The most brave general, can you compare with Guan Zhang?" Zhang Lieming continued to ask.

Li Xiaofeng still could only shake his head, "Guan and Zhang, two powerful generals in the world, there is no one in Sichuan who can match them."

When Li Xiaofeng shook his head, he was also smiling wryly in his heart, if there were Zhuge Wuning King, Guan Zhang and other generals in Shuzhong at this time, they would have entered the Central Plains long ago.

"There is neither a civil official like Zhuge Wuning, nor a brave general like Zhang, so why can't we go to the middle of Shu?
Now that I am the Holy Son of Great Zhou, my talents are far superior to those of Wei Wu, and the righteousness of winning the country is comparable to that of Han Gaozu who killed the White Snake Uprising. .

Wen Youzhang, He, Fan, Feng, and Zhao are all talented prime ministers, Wu Youyan Jingong, Murong Baipao and others returned to the country 25 Zhong, as well as Gao, Fu, An in Hebei, Zhao Kuangzan in Hezhong, and Zhao Yanjin in Shanzhou.

These are all loyal and brave virtuous officials and generals in the world, how can they not be in the middle of Shu? "

Li Xiaofeng was speechless and could only bow his head in silence.

But Zhang Lieming didn't let him go, "When I first saw my brother, I knew he was a man of profound knowledge, how could he not be as good as a man who was reduced to the wilderness of Tubo, who understands the principles of following the holy king, uniting the world, and saving all people from suffering?

Now it has been one hundred and eighty years since the Great Dynasty was in turmoil, bones are exposed in the wild, no rooster crows for thousands of miles, and there is no household registration.

Scholars of my generation, born in this chaotic world, why don't we mention the three-foot sword, uphold the heart of giving up life for righteousness, and create peace for all ages? "

Zhang Tie knew how to deal with these scholars, and he also taught Zhang Lieming this set of words.

Now Zhang Zhou's biggest advantage is that he has occupied the moral high ground of the upper kingdom of the Central Plains, and he can refer to the rest of the kingdoms as separatists at will.

Sure enough, this set of words quickly hit the weakness deep in Li Xiaofeng's heart.

Because all the classics he studied since he was a child are all respecting the theme of the unification of the world, and all the loyal ministers and righteous men he praises are great loyal ministers who maintain the unification of the world.

The concept of great unification is a hurdle that all scholars cannot overcome.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Xiaofeng to give in now, he quickly adjusted his mentality and said slowly.

"My father and son have been in Shu for decades, and they all depend on the fertile land of Shu for their birth. The two generations of kings have also treated them very generously, and there is absolutely no gift of betrayal."

Zhang Lieming imitated Zhang Tie's appearance, and waved his hands boldly.

"Brother, why did you say that? Is my brother the kind of villain who instigates people to betray their lord? I don't need to instigate Meng Shu's monarchs and ministers when I win Shuzhong in Dazhou, just need the heavenly soldiers to suppress the territory.

When I told my elder brother these words, I just hoped that after the army entered Shu, they would harm the people as little as possible, and if there were people with confidant in Shu, it would be convenient to restrain the generals who entered Shu. "

Li Xiaofeng looked at Zhang Lieming in surprise, and suddenly felt that this guy had such a kind side, before he could say a few words with emotion, Zhang Lieming looked at him mysteriously.

"Brother has informed the emperor of my elder brother's conduct in the past few days. After all kinds of crying and begging, His Majesty has basically agreed to release the captured Shu soldiers back to Shu, and also agreed to my brother's uncle's family to go to Shu, but there is still one Li Han's brother wants to go with him."

Zhang Lieming said it lightly, Li Xiaofeng didn't pay much attention, he didn't even pay much attention to the last sentence, instead he took the initiative to grab Zhang Lieming's hand in ecstasy.

"Your Majesty is really willing to let people go?"

"You're not joking! Your Majesty said let it go, and you will definitely let it go." Zhang Lie said with certainty.

"However, as an elder brother, I'm afraid it's not suitable for discussing with His Majesty. It's better to let an important minister of your father's level come over."

Li Xiaofeng was never the target Zhang Tie wanted to woo, or not the main target, the main target was his father Li Hao.

(End of this chapter)