Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 600 Talk

After reading the letters sent by Fu Liu and Fu Sui, Li Yue couldn't help but lamented the incompetence of these people.

Others rebelled in secret, but a few of them did it blatantly, just going to the streets and shouting.

Making it known to everyone is also a skill.

However, Fu Jian didn't do everything right. He begged the four people not to raise troops and put the overall situation first, and he still believed in the pear.

"Bite the pear" means that Fu Jian bit open the pear himself and gave it to Fu Liu and others. It means that if there is internal divorce, the country's power will be as fragile as a pear and can easily be taken advantage of by the enemy, so he can persuade Fu Liu and others to change their minds.

The more Fu Jian did this, the more confident Fu Liu and others became, thinking that Fu Jian was afraid of him.

"As long as your majesty restrains Deng Qiang, Fu Fei and other troops, we can take Chang'an directly. At that time, Qin will regard Daliang as its king, and Daliang will treat Qin like a minister. We will live in peace and harmony. We will stop fighting and make peace, and we will all enjoy peace..."

"You want to rebel against Fu Jian with this kind of thing?" Li Yue threw the silk piece of silk on the ground.

There is a saying in historical records: A gentleman will be beheaded for five generations.

In fact, it usually starts to decline after three generations.

Fu Liu, Fu Sui and the others, under the wings of Fu Hong, Fu Jian, and Fu Xiong, have not experienced any big storms.

In fact, Fu Jian was also like this. He was a little too idealistic. He was not so hungry that his eyes glowed green, and he was not chased by enemies all over the mountains and plains. He had ambitions and vision, but he did not have enough understanding of the evil in human nature.

"It is impossible for Fu Jian to clear Guanzhong!" Cui Hong said with his hands in hand.

Li Yue looked at Xiangyang City opposite. The winter was bright and warm as spring. He knew that this city was where Jiangdong's command was located, but he just couldn't take it.

Xu Cheng continued his fierce attack for more than ten days, causing heavy casualties and astronomical losses. He had run out of arrows and kerosene.

Xiangyang City still stands.

Li Yue immediately called a halt. The battle was not that big.

"Perhaps Jiangdong has not yet reached its end." Li Yue suddenly said.

Although Huan Wen was a powerful minister, he also promoted the end of the land between Geng and Xu, suppressed the powerful, established the Kang Dynasty, and Xie An buffered the relationship between the two sides, so the Jin Dynasty still had a strong vitality.

The orthodoxy has been there for so many years, but people are still not tired of it.

Of course, if Li Yue came with an overwhelming force, Xiangyang would definitely not be able to hold it, but the casualties and the consequent loss of national power would definitely be huge.

And after this battle, Fu Jian came back to life.

"Since the time of destruction has not yet come, I suggest that we stop as soon as possible. Fancheng has been captured in this battle, Xiangyang is difficult to leave for a while, and Jiangling is like a chicken rib, so it is useless." Cui Hong said truthfully.

"Wait a little longer." Li Yue was really unwilling.

Whether it is conquering Xiangyang or defeating Huan Wen, a decisive victory can be achieved.

But even if we want to talk, we should not take the initiative to approach Huan Wen.

At least for now, the situation is still tilted towards Liang Guo.

When the war falls into such a situation, it depends on who can't stand it and who makes the first mistake.

As for the few in Guanzhong, they should not cause much harm to Fu Jian. The real threat is the powerful ones. They control the place and respond to every call.

When they take action, the opportunity to destroy Qin will come.

So there is still time for now.

Two days later, Jiangling's materials and population arrived in Fancheng one after another. More than 3000 shi of grain and grass, countless money and silk, more than 2000 powerful crossbows, and more than [-] sets of iron armor.

It can be considered as making up for the shortfall in this battle.

Li Yue looked at the account books and felt that Jiangdong still had money.

Yiguan crossed to the south, and a large number of people went southward, indirectly developing the south of the Yangtze River.

There were mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the North Kingdom, and although Jiangdong was also fighting among themselves, it was still relatively stable. "Your Majesty, Huan Wen's envoy is here!" Cui Hong said excitedly.

Li Yue's heart moved, and he finally came, "Xuan!"

Huan Wen sent an envoy to explain that the battle could not be fought. This was also his style.

Not long after, the envoy was brought in. He was well-dressed, his face was wrinkled, his beard and hair were all white, and he was obviously very old. "Foreign Minister Chang Xu pays homage to Your Majesty!"

"Give me a seat!" Li Yuejing said he was older.

As soon as you hear his surname, you will know his origin. Cui Lu, Liu Zhenggao from Guandong, Peixue and Liuwei from Hedong. As for Jiangdong, there are many wealthy families. Chang's family is a famous surname in Shu.

Even Chang Wei's ancestor moved to Hebei from Shuzhong.

Huan Wen conquered the Cheng Han Dynasty and took advantage of the talented people in Shu for his own use. Chang Quan should be one of them.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chang Xu said calmly.

"Your Excellency is here. Could it be that Grand Sima wants to surrender to me and relieve the suffering of the people in Jiangdong?" Li Yue became aggressive as soon as he met him.

Chang Can's expression remained unchanged, "The foreign minister is here to persuade your Majesty to stop the troops."

"Oh? Why should I stop my troops? We only need to conquer Xiangyang, and then we can capture Jingzhou. With Jingzhou in hand, Jiangdong is not far away!"

Chang Can's eyes were old, like two pools of abyss, and he looked at Li Yue without any trouble, "Forgive me for speaking frankly, if your majesty can capture Xiangyang, why wait until now? And although Jiangdong is not as good as Daliang, it may not be incapable of fighting. Let's fight together. , for a long time, your majesty will be trapped in the mud. By then Fu Jian will take control of Guanzhong, and the three-legged force will be established. In the end, it will be difficult for your majesty to break this situation."

The old and slow voice is extremely deep and can easily enter people's hearts.

Li Yue now knew why Huan Wen sent him as a lobbyist, but Li Yue seemed to hear another meaning. It seemed that Chang Can was not entirely on Jiangdong's side.

Because the three pillars stand together, they are most in line with Jiangdong's wishes.

"I heard that you are from Shu?" Li Yue changed the subject.

"Whether the foreign minister is from Shu or Jin, he is from China after all. What I say from the bottom of my heart is like a stick in my throat. I am not happy to say it out today. Your Majesty wants to unify the world, not in the south, but in the west. If you take Guanzhong and unify the northern country, with your majesty's talents, you will not be able to do it." It will take ten years for Jiangdong to be at peace. Now, attack Jiangdong first and then plan for Guanzhong. This is putting the cart before the horse. Once Di Qin rises, wars will be frequent and everyone in the world will suffer. Not to mention the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, how many families were destroyed by military disasters..."

There was a brief silence in the hall.

Li Yue felt more and more that his heart was not in Jiangdong. When he started his army, he actually had no intention of annexing Jingzhou and destroying Jin.

At this point, it would actually be uneconomical for both sides to continue fighting.

Since what he said was so clear, Li Yue did not beat around the bush, "It's okay to retreat. Grand Sima disrespected Daliang first, and Jiangdong has no interest in subjugating the country. So I raised troops to punish the people and punish the disobedient. How will Jiangdong prepare to compensate Daliang?" Loss?"

"It is a great blessing for the world that Your Majesty is willing to withdraw his troops. The foreign minister is here just to find out His Majesty's intentions. If Your Majesty has any requests, you may wish to list them. The foreign minister will take them back and leave them to the Grand Sima to make a decision."

This is already clearly biased towards Liang Guo.

Li Yue tacitly agreed and asked Cui Hong to write, "First, the Jin Dynasty will cancel the imperial title and be canonized as King of Jin by Daliang!"

The first step is to rush to the key points of the Jin Dynasty to say hello.

However, Chang Zhen still looked indifferent.

It was Huan Wen's business to ask for a high price and pay him back, and whether he could ask for it or not was his own problem.

"Second, cut Xiangyang and Daliang."

With the first clause, Li Yue was not polite. Huan Wen came to touch his bottom, and Li Yue also touched his, "Third, pay tribute 300 million yuan and 100 million stone grain every year. Fourth, Sima and Huan Shi sent protons to Yecheng, five of them...six of them..."

Li Yue said nine things in a row.

Every one of them opened their mouths, trying to anger Huan Wen and Jiangdong.

A general should not be angry and raise an army, and a king should not be angry and start a war.

"Your Majesty..." Chang Xu couldn't help but smile bitterly despite his unwavering temperament.

(End of this chapter)