Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 760 To fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside (please subscribe!)
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"If according to what His Majesty said, there is no need to play this game of chess, Your Majesty has already lost."

Hearing the woman's words, Li Yan's eyes flashed, and then he looked at the woman in silence for a long time!

As we all know, Li Yan is also a master of Go. Dazhong's current prime minister, Wen Huanzhang, was won by Li Yan with Go.

Now, this matter has become a good story, it can be said that everyone knows it.

In other words, women should know that Li Yan is also a master of Go.

But even so, the woman still dared to say "Your Majesty has lost" in front of Li Yan, which shows how good her chess skills are.

In fact, if it's just that, it's not a big deal.

Although Li Yan's chess skills are high, Li Yan is not very interested in Go. He learned Go at the beginning, and it was just to please the leader.

Therefore, it is no big deal for Li Yan to lose a game of chess and win a game of chess.

But today's game of chess is different.

Li Yan can't afford to lose this game of chess!
The reason why Li Yan was attracted by the chess games played by women was not because of how famous or clever the chess games played by women were.

But -

The white stones in this game of chess formed an invincible dragon in the middle position.

There is a large black cloud above the white dragon, which is the biggest enemy of the white dragon at present.

Below the white dragon, there is a large black mist that seems to have been killed to pieces.

On the left of the white dragon, there is a seemingly peaceful black hole, which seems to be peacefully coexisting with the white dragon, and Qiu has not committed any crimes.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or the woman did it on purpose, but this game of chess is very similar to the situation Dazhong is currently facing.

How could Li Yan lose this kind of chess?If he loses, doesn't that mean that Dazhong is going to lose?
So, after staring at the woman for a while, Li Yan picked up a white piece and placed it on the top of the chessboard - Li Yan's purpose was very clear, that is to defeat his biggest enemy first, or even wipe it out completely.

The woman took her time to fight.

The two sides began to fight from above.

But just when Li Yan's big dragon was about to tear up and destroy the top, the black mist below suddenly burst out and attacked Li Yan's territory, as if it wanted to cut off the tail of Li Yan's white dragon.

At this time, the woman began to control the black cloud above and the black mist below to fight Li Yan's white dragon at the same time.

In this regard, Li Yan had been prepared for a long time, and calmly controlled the dragon to sweep away the black clouds and black mist.

I don't know how long it took to kill, and when Bailong was about to defeat Heiyun and Heiwu, the black hole that had been peaceful before suddenly moved, and joined the battle in a way that Li Yan did not expect.

Seeing this, Li Yan couldn't help frowning, and then responded calmly.

The woman didn't brag, her chess skills are really superb, it can be said that she is the number one Go master Li Yan has encountered in this era.

Under the woman's control, the black cloud, black mist, and black hole perfectly coordinated with each other, which was comparable to Li Yan's white dragon killing, and the killing was indistinguishable.

It's the endgame.

Li Yan's big dragon could neither destroy the black cloud nor the black mist. On the contrary, it allowed the black hole to take the opportunity to grow stronger and become the biggest force of the black side.

After counting, Li Yan was lucky enough to win the daughter-in-law.

It's just that if this chess can be played again, the four sides will be familiar with the victory and defeat, but it will be hard to say.

Li Yan looked at the chess game for a long time, and said: "You entered the field on the left side too decisively. I spent so much effort to paralyze this place before, so I shouldn't enter the field so decisively here."

The woman said leisurely: "Since ancient times, the way of vertical and horizontal is to connect the weak against the strong. Even the strong against the weak is the way of death. The Northern Song Dynasty died because of this."

The woman looked back at the chess game again, and said: "If Your Majesty's dragon does not have the power to destroy the ministers and concubines, the chess piece on the right of the ministers and concubines can naturally stand still, but once your majesty's dragon has the upper and lower chess pieces to destroy the ministers and concubines." How can the chess piece on the right side of the courtier not try to protect itself? Your Majesty asks himself, if His Majesty's dragon destroys the two pieces of chess pieces on the courtier's side, will his majesty's dragon let go of the chess piece on the right side of the courtier? ?”

Li Yan was silent.

After a while, Li Yan asked calmly: "Then what can I do to win?"

The woman said: "Based on this game of chess alone, no matter what your Majesty does, it is impossible to easily win over your concubines."

Li Yan said again: "Then what if you jump out of this game of chess?"

The woman was silent for a while, and then said: "Can Your Majesty forgive the death penalty of my concubine?"

Li Yan said: "Speak, no matter what you say, I will forgive you for your innocence."

After hearing this, the woman took a deep breath and said, "Negotiate peace with the Jin."

Li Yan seemed to have guessed what the woman wanted to say, so he asked calmly, "Why?"

The woman said calmly: "If you fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside."

Li Yan raised his eyebrows when he heard the woman say, "If you fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside." Li Yan couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "Is there such a saying in this era? Isn't that what Jiang Guangtou said?"

In fact, this is Li Yan's ignorance.

"To fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside" actually originated from Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty who "ruled the world with half of the Analects".

To be more precise, it is Zhao Pu's idea that "to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home", but it is rooted in Zhao Kuangyi's strategy of governing the country.

And what Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu said at the time was aimed at the party members led by Li Jiqian, the predecessor of Xixia.

At that time, Song and Liao competed for Yanyun in the north. Taking this opportunity, Li Jiqian rose against the Song Dynasty.

Faced with this situation, Zhao Pu proposed that "to fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside."

Later, even though Zhao Pu died, Zhao Kuangyi continued to implement the political policy of "to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside", that is, to stop the war with the Liao Kingdom and focus on destroying Li Jiqian.

Applying it to the current situation, Li Yan thought that what the woman meant was to let herself negotiate a peace with Jin Guo, and first try her best to destroy Xixia.

Li Yan said calmly: "Oh? Are you asking me to give up on recovering Yanyun?"

Without even thinking about it, the woman shook her head and said: "Yan Yun is very important, and the current situation is very strong in our Dazhong. His Majesty has paid so much to recover Yan, so this Yan Yun must be recovered no matter what."

Hearing what the woman said, Li Yan's expression softened a little.

The woman said again: "Although Yan Yun must be taken back, it does not necessarily need to be taken back by force. Your Majesty can also take Yanyun back through peace talks."

Li Yan asked noncommittally: "Will the Jinren honestly give Yanyun to me?"

The woman said very firmly: "Since the Jinren came to negotiate peace on their own initiative, there must be conditions that can be obtained, and your majesty is bound to win Yan Yun, and everyone knows it, so the conditions that the Jinren can offer are probably Yan Yun."

Speaking of this, the woman smiled lightly, and said: "Besides, what His Majesty is best at is fighting while talking. If the Jinren don't give it, Your Majesty will continue to fight."

After hearing this, Li Yan smiled "haha" and said, "You really understand me!"

After laughing, Li Yan asked again: "Then what do you mean, as long as I drive the Jin people out of the Great Wall first, I can temporarily leave the Jin people alone?"

The woman nodded and said: "The reason why the Liao Kingdom has been strong for hundreds of years is because the Liao people can take advantage of our Central Plains, and the Liao people have the help of our Han people. If your majesty drives the Jin people beyond the Great Wall, it will not take many years. The Jin people will sit and eat the mountains and sky, and then slowly decline, His Majesty only needs to find a suitable opportunity, and he can easily destroy them."

Li Yan knew that although the woman's words were exaggerated, they were not without reason. If the Jinren were driven beyond the Great Wall, they could be brought down by economic warfare first, and then they could be dealt with.

Li Yan pondered for a while, and said again: "Then what you said about Anne, are you teaching me to deal with Xixia first?"

To Li Yan's surprise, the woman said without even thinking about it: "What the concubine said about Anne is to first stabilize the interior of Dazhong, and then... destroy the Southern Song Dynasty."

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(End of this chapter)