The Beacon of Kyushu

Duan Siming choked and said: "Brother Emperor, you must have heard that Li Huan has killed Hou Renbao and trapped Liu Cheng, Sun Quanxing and others in Huabu. Think about how Li Huan will retaliate. Once he repels the big army, The three armies of Song Dynasty are bound to invade Dali and seek revenge on Xiao Wang for the murder of Sai Zhouzi a few months ago! Brother Emperor, you are the Emperor of Dali, and you are the only one who can save Xiao Wang now!"

When Duan Sicong heard this, he subconsciously glanced at Dong Jiayi, as if waiting for him to speak. Dong Jiayi saw Duan Sicong looking at him, and said hurriedly and wisely: "Prince Duan, you don't have to worry so much. Although our strength in Dali is far inferior to that of the Song Dynasty, we still have an army of hundreds of thousands. No matter how powerful Li Huan is, he can still defeat our army." Kill them all and come to the imperial capital to arrest you? Besides, your master is the best in Dali, will he just watch his precious disciple be killed by the enemy?"

Duan Siming shook his head vigorously and said: "Dong Buxie, although Xiao Wang's master is powerful, he can't resist tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops with one person! Moreover, his old man has always seen the beginning of the dragon but not the end. I I haven’t seen him for a long time. Who can guarantee that he will arrive just in time when Li Huan takes away Xiao Wang? "

Dong Jiayi hurriedly lowered his head and whispered: "I don't dare..."

Duan Siming said: "Dong Buxie, you were my father's military advisor at first, and now you are the great Dali Buxie. Even you can't guarantee it. Who dares to guarantee it? Since I can't count on my master, Xiao Wang can only Can we count on the emperor, otherwise we will really see Xiao Wang being killed?"

Duan Sicong pondered and said: "Cousin, since you said that I can save you, you must have some idea? You might as well say it in front of me, maybe I will agree."

Duan Siming pointed at Wan Jianfeng and said: "Xiao Wang has never asked about political affairs. I can't explain clearly. Let's let Brother Wan speak."

Duan Sicong nodded slightly, looked at Wan Jianfeng, and said, "Cousin, I don't know where this Wan brother you are talking about comes from. Can I trust you?"

Wan Jianfeng slapped his chest and said: "You have to ask me, my reputation is so great! Let me talk about my father first. He was Wan Mengsheng, one of the five tiger generals who served under Emperor Yan in the past. My mother …”

Duan Sicong didn't wait for Wan Jianfeng to finish his words, he smiled and said: "Hahaha, who I thought he was, turns out to be Wan Daxia's son. If you judge from Emperor Murong Yanyun of Great Yan, we can be considered half of our own family!"

Wan Jianfeng nodded, "Haha, who says it's not the case? Otherwise, why would I, the young hero, not look for anyone, but why would I be the first one to come to Dali to look for you?"

Duan Sicong asked: "Young Master Wan, I heard that you spent a few months in Quyue and had an encounter with my unlucky cousin. I don't know why you came to me today."

Wan Jianfeng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, do you have a poor memory or your ears are too big? What Brother Duan said just now went in through your left ear and came out from the right ear?"

Duan Sicong's father and uncle were both emperors. When did anyone dare to be so disrespectful to him? But when he saw Wan Jianfeng's playful smile, he knew that he was used to making fun of others, and he didn't bother to argue with him, so he didn't bother to argue with him, "Wan Shaoxia, do you have any clever ideas to save my cousin?"

Wan Jianfeng said: "Of course, I am just worried that your Majesty would not dare to do this."

Duan Sicong asked in confusion: "Is there anything in the world that I dare not do?"

Wan Jianfeng said: "I wonder if your majesty would dare to temporarily withdraw more than half of the garrison stationed on the border between Dali and Song Dynasty, creating the illusion that Song and Li are allied to jointly deal with Qu Yue?"

Duan Sicong frowned slightly and said: "Wan Shaoxia, you want me, Dali, to attack Qu Yue at any time, so that you can help your Song Dynasty contain Li Huan's tens of thousands of troops, right? Such a strategy of yours is certainly against Qu Yue. The more effective it is, but if Zhao Guangyi takes the opportunity to invade Dali, can you afford it?"

Dong Jiayi also said hurriedly: "What your Majesty said is true. We cannot withdraw the defenders no matter what. Otherwise, it will be like chasing wolves and luring tigers. We, Dali, will definitely be in disaster!"

Wan Jianfeng took out the wine gourd, raised his head and took a sip of wine, and then said: "Your Majesty, if Qu Yue really defeats the three armies of the Song Dynasty, even if he doesn't attack Dali first, he will definitely capture the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhou, formed a siege on Dali. Your Majesty doesn't dare to take a bold gamble now, how dare you face the powerful Qu Yue alone at that time?" Dong Jiayi argued: "Wan Shaoxia, this is just your speculation. , Who said that Li Huan would definitely use force against me, Dali? If Li Huan didn't intend this, but we listened to your threats for a moment and gave the Song Dynasty an opportunity, wouldn't we regret it forever? "

Just as Wan Jianfeng was about to speak, a majestic voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Dong Buxie, this is wrong! According to my opinion, we must act according to Wan Shaoxia's words now, otherwise we will regret everything!"

Several people in the room looked around and saw that the person speaking was a tall, majestic middle-aged general. Next to him was Gao Jingsi, who was dressed in red and was as red as blood. Dong Jiayi saw that the visitor was Gao Fang, Marquis of Yue, and hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Marquis Gao, why are you here? Is it also about Qu Yue?"

Gao Fang returned the salute, walked into the imperial study, knelt down in front of Duan Sicong, and said: "General Gao Fang, I have met your Majesty! May my emperor live long live, long live, long live!"

Duan Sicong smiled quickly and held each other's hands, "Marquis Yue, please rise. You are a veteran of the Four Dynasties, so you don't need to be so polite to me. Since you are also here for Qu Yue's matter, you might as well express your thoughts. "

Gao Fang stood up slowly and said: "Your Majesty, I have been in the army for half my life. I know that the way to use troops depends not only on right and wrong, but also on the timing. Li Huan is very ambitious and will never pursue his own interests like Dong Buxie thinks. He wants to keep the whole world in his pocket. The best way now is to cooperate with the Song army and put pressure on Qu Yue, so that he will not be disadvantageous to me in Dali after he destroys the Song army!"

When Duan Siming heard what he said, he knew that Gao Jingsi must be interceding a lot, so he raised his thumb at him while no one was paying attention. Seeing this, Gao Jingsi responded with a slightly embarrassed smile and whispered: "Brother Duan, this is really what my father meant, and it's really not what I said."

"Really!" Duan Siming looked at Gao Fang excitedly, his eyes full of gratitude that can only be felt for a savior.

Dong Jiayi looked at Gao Fang for a long time and then said: "Marquis Yue, although what you said is not unreasonable, once Zhao Guangyi takes the opportunity to invade our country, Dali, can you afford the crime?"

Gao Fang shook his head and said: "Dong Buxie, not only can we as ministers not be able to bear such a crime, not even His Majesty can bear it. But we can't miss the good opportunity just for the sake of the unexpected, causing Qu Yue to become rich." ! What's more, the enemy of the Song Dynasty is always the Liao Kingdom, Qu Yue, and Dang Xiang. How smart is Zhao Guangyi to convince several countries to form an alliance to attack the Central Plains in order to capture Dali? If he is really so stupid, I will. I believe there is no way he could have gone from being the son of an ordinary general to being the ruler of the world."

Dong Jiayi smiled and said, "Marquis Yue, you said that the Song Dynasty's invasion of Dali is not inevitable. Isn't it possible that Qu Yue's invasion of Dali is not inevitable? Is it possible that for the sake of one inevitable thing, we have to witness another inevitable thing? happens?"

Gao Fang was speechless for a moment and looked at Duan Sicong silently, hoping that he could come up with a way to get the best of both worlds. Duan Sicong thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said to Wan Jianfeng: "Master Wan, my country in Dali was built with martial arts. Everyone in the Dali royal family is half a member of the Jianghu. Since both sides are right, why not just use Jianghu to build the country?" Let’s follow the rules.”

Duan Sicong's words undoubtedly shocked everyone. No one expected that such a vital state matter would eventually be handled according to the rules of the world. Only Wan Jianfeng seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and simply asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to follow the rules of the rivers and lakes? Should I be beaten by so many of you, or should I be beaten by so many of you?" Crowd beating?”

"Shaoxia Wan is just kidding." Duan Sicong smiled slightly and said, "I believe Shaoxia Wan has heard of Chongsheng Temple a long time ago, right? Although my Chongsheng Temple in Dali dare not compare with Shaolin, the people in the temple are all I am not an idle person. When I choose someone to compete with the young knight, if the young knight wins, I, Dali, will temporarily withdraw some of my troops according to the young knight's words to contain Li Huan's army. But if the young knight loses, I, Dali. I don’t want to be involved in this war between Song and Yue for no reason!”

Wan Jianfeng has always been unwilling to compete with others, and instinctively wanted to refuse. But then he thought that his victory or defeat was not about personal honor or disgrace, but involved countless soldiers and people from the Three Kingdoms, so he had to say: "Okay, then I will do as you say, but if this young hero is beaten You have to take responsibility for being beaten to death!"

Duan Sicong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wan, whether it's good medicine or a good cemetery, I have everything in Dali and I will definitely satisfy you."

Wan Jianfeng nodded, drank a few sips of wine, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, thank you! Since Your Majesty said so, I don't have to worry about my funeral even if I die in Dali! However, this young hero did this , It’s all for your cousin. If this young hero really dies, you, the elder brother, have to let him pay homage to me and break the basin!” (End of Chapter)