Kai Fu Han

Chapter 412
The messenger bowed again, thanked him, and sat down on the chair.

There’s no “I’m here to save you” routine, and there’s no yelling in court.

"What's the matter with the arrival of the envoy?" The soldiers outside will be ready soon, and Liu Xinqi does not intend to waste time on this small character.

"Emperor Daqi sends his regards."

..., Liu Xinqi could only deal with a few polite words from the literati.

"Our country and your alliance have formed an alliance before. I wonder what your alliance means by gathering an army here?" The envoy began to get to the point.

"We have never formed a covenant." Liu Xinqi denied.

The return of the pseudo-Prince Qi last time could only be regarded as a hostage exchange.

The messenger knew that what he said was far-fetched and stopped continuing the topic:

"The world is in chaos and all lives are in ruins. I think the leader of the alliance is also a person who loves the people. Why do you want to start a war and ignore the people?"

At this time, a guard came in. Seeing the outsiders, he walked straight to Liu Xinqi and said in his ear: "Everything is ready."

"Well, I'll be there right away."

After Liu Xinqi ordered the guards to go out first, he said to the Puppet Qi envoy: "I probably know your purpose of coming. Come with me for a walk. Just watch and don't talk. After our swearing-in meeting is over, what are you thinking about?" Do you want to continue to convince me?"

After finishing speaking, he walked directly out the door without waiting for the envoy's reply, and the Puppet Qi envoy quickly followed.

After leaving the station and passing through the neatly lined up field army camp, Liu Xinqi walked onto a high platform to the east of the military formation. The puppet Qi envoy was blocked under the high platform by guards.

After Liu Xinqi walked onto the high platform, he walked to the west of the high platform so that all the soldiers in the military formation could see him.

"Hello, soldiers!"

"Hello, Alliance Leader!" The mountain roared and the tsunami roared.

"Come on, my officers and men, Ersu'er listens. The Han people are suffering, and the fire and water are deep. The traitors of the Qi Dynasty are working for the tiger. Our army is reorganized to save the country and the people. Sacrifice yourself and advance without retreating."

Puppet Qi succumbed to the Kingdom of Jin and served as Jurchen's minions, oppressing, exploiting, humiliating, and killing Han people.

"We, our officers and men, are of one heart and one mind. Do not Don't forget the shame, do not fear the hardships. Do not regret your death, do not regret your life. The slaves of the subjugated country live in shame. A heroic death is more glorious than an idle life."

The capital of the country fell and half of the country surrendered to the enemy, making all the Han people in Hebei become slaves of the subjugated country, unable to control their own life or death.

"Come on, my officers and men have a spirit of unity. Observe disciplines and obey orders. Life is private, discipline is public. Life is light, but orders are important."

"My officers and men love each other. Don't be afraid of strong enemies, don't belittle clowns. With one heart and one mind, we are in the same boat through thick and thin."

"My soldiers are here to protect our country."

"My soldiers are here to protect the country and the people."

……

"Prosper the Han League! Won victory!"

After Liu Xinqi said the last sentence, he raised his clenched fist with his right hand and hit it on his left chest.

"Wan Sheng!"

The soldiers below raised their muskets, with bayonets on their muzzles.

"Wan Sheng!"

……

Liu Xinqi glanced at the pseudo-Qi envoy in the audience from the corner of his eye, and saw that his arms were trembling, his face was pale, and he no longer had the gentleness and elegance he had when they first met.

While fighting on the platform, Liu Xinqi could clearly see that on the Jiaoshui River to the west of the station, more than a dozen warships were sailing up from the downstream. The first three ships were like city walls sailing on the river, majestic and spectacular.

Amidst the thundering "Wan Sheng", Liu Xinqi stepped off the high platform, passed the puppet Qi envoy, and walked towards the Jiao Shui River.

The construction of pontoons on the shore has begun, and a large number of workers are working hard to secure the pontoons and planks in an orderly manner.The Puppet Qi camp on the opposite side also noticed the situation here and was moving out of camp to form a formation, hoping to wait for an opportunity to attack when the Xinghan Alliance army was halfway across.

Three mountain-class and three state-class warships sailed in the middle of the fleet, and were escorted by four armed sand ships in the front and rear.

There is a gap of about ten feet between the big ships.

When the ship reached the river between the two armies, the lowering of the sails stopped.

The Xinghan League continued to prepare, and the Puppet Qi side also continued to set up camp.

"Alliance leader! Soldiers are an unlucky weapon, and objects may be evil, so those who have the Tao will not live there. When a gentleman lives on the left, he values ​​the left, and when using soldiers, he values ​​the right. Soldiers are an ominous weapon, and they are not the weapons of a gentleman. They should be used as a last resort. Tranquility is the best.…”

The Puppet Qi envoy must have calmed down, and chased Liu Xinqi from the high platform, shouting loudly.

Liu Xinqi's guards saw that the envoy was coming with the alliance leader, so they did not stop him. It was not until the envoy started to shout loudly that he reached out and grabbed him and covered his mouth.

Liu Xinqi waved his hand and asked the guard to let him come forward.

"Victory is not beautiful, but those who are beautiful are happy to kill people. Those who are happy to kill people will not be able to succeed in the world..." The messenger continued to ramble.

"Okay, I can recite the Tao Te Ching. I don't need a messenger to teach me. I think the most important thing you should do now is to go back to the other side and persuade your puppet Qi commander to surrender early, so as not to lose his life in vain." Liu Xinqi interrupted. Pseudo-Qi messenger.

"The husband's soldiers are ominous" comes from Chapter 31 of the "Tao Te Ching". The Tao Te Ching is a required course in private schools, and Liu Xinqi had memorized the entire text during his Liujiapu period.

"I advise the leader to think twice. Behind the Qi State is the Jin State. The powerful and wealthy Zhao State is no match. If you use the land of the two states to fight against the Jin and Qi countries, it will be like an egg hitting a stone." The pseudo-Qi envoy still refused to give up.

"Behind me are ten million Han people." Liu Xinqi replied.

Realizing that Liu Xinqi's thoughts were beyond his control, the pseudo-Qi envoy finally gave up.

"Farewell!"

"Walk slowly without sending."

Watching the Puppet Qi envoy walk to the river, there was a small boat with a white flag leaning against the shore. The envoy got on the boat, and the boatman sailed toward the other bank.

None of the state warships in the river stood in the way, allowing the boat to pass through the gap.

"This messenger is more stubborn than me." Zhou Xinyuan walked over from a distance and sighed.

"A standard Confucian scholar, a rotten Confucian." Liu Xinqi commented: "Has no backbone, no family and country, and no correct values."

"Hey..." Zhou Xinyuan sighed, maybe thinking of his past.

"My father-in-law is different from him. He is a new Confucian student who has inherited the essence of Confucianism. He will definitely be a great Confucian with a family name in the future.

There are many interpretations of "Confucianism".

Confucius said to Zixia: "You are a gentleman and a Confucian, but you are not a villain."

Xunzi divided Confucianism into vulgar Confucianism, refined Confucianism, and great Confucianism.

The Eastern Han Dynasty Dictionary "Shuowen Jiezi" interprets it as: "Ru, soft", which lowers the standard of Confucianism to a very low level.

A great Confucian scholar among Confucian scholars, he has profound knowledge and noble moral character, and inherits the essence of national culture.

Therefore, it cannot be said that "Confucianism" is derogatory.

……

Time soon passed noon, and the armies on both sides of the river were still in a stalemate. Some soldiers began to feel hungry.

"Start!" Liu Xinqi ordered.

"Start!" Liu Xinang began to direct.

Signal soldiers were everywhere, and orders were quickly passed on.

(End of this chapter)