Horse on the World

Chapter 462
The seemingly fierce scolding and exposing each other's faults contained a strong friendship between the two old people, but when the two fell silent, there was a little more embarrassment in the room.

"Li Wen and Li Wu, go get some food and wine." Li Huaiyuan ordered.

"Yes, sir!" A respectful reply came from outside.

While the two were scolding, the small stove outside the house that was boiling medicine had been removed, and the little girl gently held an incense burner, walked in and put it down, and then quietly retreated out.

The fragrance of sandalwood drove away the smell of medicine, and the excited mood of the two slowly returned to calm.

"Are you blaming me?" Qiu Zhi asked.He participated in Tianqi's plan for more than ten years, and also kept it from Li Huaiyuan for more than ten years.He only said that Li Huaiyuan was annoyed by this, so he refused to see him.

Li Huaiyuan shook his head, "I'm just wondering why Tianqi chose you when he was planning this operation. You have such a close relationship with me? Does he feel at ease? Of course, you also lived up to his expectations. You have kept me a secret for so many years?"

Qiu Zhi showed a look of admiration on his face, "Brother, His Majesty Tianqi is a man of great talent and thoughtfulness, and he has the world in his heart. I have only seen it in my life. If it weren't for Da Chu's terminal illness, with his talents, it would not be difficult to rule Da Chu. And he sees people's Accurate, it is also surprising, when he took a fancy to me back then, he also surprised me."

Li Huaiyuan nodded: "I know this now. When we old guys joined forces to push him to the stage and blasted King Ning away, weren't we just deceived by what he showed? He has planned for a long time, and the person he wants to use It must have been carefully examined, you, Qu Yongjie, Yuan Fang and others are all from humble backgrounds and occupy high positions, and they must have been dissatisfied with the wealthy and powerful for a long time, and wanted to change everything, so you hit it off."

At this time, Li Wen and Li Wu brought wine and food, put them on the table, filled the wine glasses for them, and stood by the side with hands down, Li Huaiyuan waved his hand to let them go out.

Qiu Zhi picked up the wine glass, but looked into the distance along the window, his eyes revealed the look of reminiscence, "At that time, His Majesty was still a prince, Chen Xiyan, I, Yuan Fang, and Xiang Ping had all gathered by His Majesty's side. At that time, Qu Yongjie It's just a guard commander beside His Majesty, we are planning how to make His Majesty get the crown prince."

"At that time, there was no such plan. Your Majesty thought that as long as he ascended the throne, with his own talents, he would always be able to revive the Great Chu. But when he really became the emperor, he realized that the previous dream was really just a dream. That's all, the order of the center of the court is almost no more than a hundred miles away from Luoyang. The Great Chu has survived in name only."

"Water dripping through a stone, freezing three feet, is it a day's work?" Li Huaiyuan sneered.

Qiu Zhi ignored Li Huaiyuan, and continued: "Your Majesty's desire to revive the Great Chu is beyond my generation's reach. After thinking hard for more than a year, Your Majesty formulated the current plan, named Phoenix Nirvana, brother, I think When you knew the whole thing, you were also surprised from ear to ear, right?"

Li Huaiyuan nodded with a wry smile.

"It's been so many years, and you have inferred it based on a little bit of clues. It can be said that there has been a process of acceptance. You can imagine our reaction when we first heard about this plan. At that time, no one agreed, but Your Majesty The mind was made, and from then on, the whole plan began."

"First, it was the emperor's substitute. Yuan Fang was in charge of the staff secretary. He searched all over the world, and finally found a person who was eight or nine times similar to His Majesty. He secretly brought him into the palace. After several years of training, it was almost fake. In fact, at the end In the past two years, sometimes the real His Majesty appeared in front of you, and sometimes it was a substitute."

"Furthermore, there is a large reserve of armor, food, gold and silver. The emperor and the prime minister conspired. It is not difficult to do this. Moreover, in these years, the wealthy and powerful have become more and more unscrupulous. The south rebelled, and King Ning fueled the flames. , the opportunity is finally beginning to ripen.”

"We're on the move!"

Qiu Zhi drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

"The talent of the apocalypse, catch up with the Emperor Yingwu!" Li Huaiyuan also drank it all in one gulp, "And he has a heart that the Emperor Yingwu can't match. Not everyone can give up the high seat in the world. .”

"If you are willing to give up, you will gain something. If you are not willing to give up this position, how can you win the world of Chu!" Qiu Zhi said loudly. "Brother, the general situation of the world has become increasingly clear. What is your Li family's plan?" Qiu Zhi went straight to the point, "The world is divided into three parts, but King Ning is already weak. The confrontation between the east and the west has initially taken shape. It is not an exaggeration to say that the people are suffering, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the flames of war will continue to rage, or the world will be ruled, and now it is up to your Li family to think!"

Li Huaiyuan smiled, picked up a peanut, put it in his mouth and chewed slowly, "What do you think of my Li family?"

Qiu Zhidao: "Li Jiaru took a step back, united east and west, and wiped out King Ning's palms."

"and then?"

"The Li family can be granted the title of king with a different surname, and Li Qing is allowed to rule the Western Regions forever. However, all civil and political officials in the Western Regions must be sent by the imperial court." Qiu Zhi stated the conditions.

"The world's rich and powerful families have almost been wiped out, leaving my Li family alone, the world is in great order, and the frogs are boiled in warm water?" Li Huaiyuan laughed.

Qiu Zhi looked directly at Li Huaiyuan, "Brother, the Li family's power seems to be vigorous now, but it is actually just a building built on the beach. Even if you take the north, so what, the land of the Central Plains belongs to Your Majesty. With the vast land of the Central Plains, it will gather the whole country. How do you fight against it? In the end, it will not end in nothingness. If the two sides really want to fight, they only need to form a stalemate. In a few years, the Li family will be difficult to support. You have to think clearly, the current situation, It's not the previous drama of group tyranny, with His Majesty's order, Da Chu can gather millions of soldiers in a short period of time."

Li Huaiyuan sighed, stood up, paced the room a few times, "Brother, you are wrong."

"I was wrong? Where did I say something wrong? With your talent, can't you see this?" Qiu Zhi asked strangely.

"You met the wrong person." Li Huaiyuan sat down again and smiled. "You should go to see Qing'er, not me!"

"Li Qing didn't listen to you. If it is said that Dingzhou has developed today without your advice behind it, I really don't believe it!" Qiu Zhi vowed.

Li Huaiyuan laughed loudly, tapped Qiu Zhi with his chopsticks, and said, "You are really right about this point. Qing'er has developed to the present level, and I really have not done much. I dare not rob people of their beauty. Brother Tell me, even if I promise you, what effect will it have? Dingzhou has now formed a huge power group, and Yizhou can only be regarded as Qing'er's arm now, even if I agree Will Dingzhou agree to you? Can the people around Qing'er agree? Even Qing'er is willing, Shang Haibo, Lu Yiming, Qingfeng, Guoshanfeng, Lu Dalin, Wang Qinian, Xu Yunfeng, Jiewei, etc. Will Neng Chenhan agree? The Li family will give up, at least they will have decades of wealth, what about them? Few people can resist the temptation of the founding hero." Li Huaiyuan blatantly stated for the first time that the Li family wanted to compete in the Central Plains He knew that with Qiu Zhi's arrival, it was a showdown for Emperor Tianqi, and once Qiu Zhi left, the hostility between the two sides had already formed.

Qiu Zhi took a deep breath. All along, they thought that Dingzhou was just a pawn of the Li family, an aspect of the complete layout of the Li family. Only today did they find out that this is not the case at all. Among the Li family, Dingzhou has already occupied an absolute dominant position.

In an instant, the wine in his mouth became bitter.As a result, the war between East and West is inevitable.

"Yizhou is mobilizing troops, is it plotting against Jinzhou?" Qiu Zhi calmed down slowly.

"That's right, the Golden State is bound to be won!" Li Huaiyuan said: "The [-] elite soldiers have assembled, and nearly [-] reserve soldiers are being recruited. The vanguard general is none other than your grandson Li Feng."

"Feng'er?" Qiu Zhi's heart trembled, "The little baby back then is now a warrior on the battlefield. We are really old. You took Jinzhou, and Dingzhou is attacking Quanzhou. Take these two states. , Li's forces inserted into the Central Plains and connected to the West, and the war between the East and the West is no longer inevitable, brother, have you decided to pay attention?"

"I said it a long time ago, I'm not paying attention!" Li Huaiyuan smiled.

Qiu Sheng was speechless.

"Old Qiu, stay here. You don't need to go back. If the two families really go to war, you are likely to be suspected. After all, you have innumerable connections with Li, and they are endless. Besides, even if Tianqi has great trust in you , isn’t it a human tragedy when you and I meet on the battlefield?”

Without hesitation, Qiu Zhi shook his head and refused, "You have your position, and I have my principles. Your Majesty's kindness of knowing you will never be repaid, and I will never turn my back on him."

Li Huaiyuan didn't say much, "Since that's the case, let me and my brothers have a few drinks today. In the future, there won't be many chances. After drinking, go meet Qiu girl and Feng'er. Tomorrow, Feng'er is about to set off!"

Qiu Zhi let out a long sigh. Although he only drank a few glasses of this meal, he was already drunk.

Qiu Zhi staggered away, Li Huaiyuan sat quietly for a while, and said to Li Wen who was clearing the table: "Go and ask Director Qingfeng to come over!"

After a while, Qingfeng floated over, "I have seen the Duke!" Qingfeng saluted with a smile.

Li Huaiyuan waved his hand, "You don't need to be so polite, just sit down!"

Qingfeng sat down gracefully.

"You came here suddenly this time because of Qiu Zhi?" Li Huaiyuan asked.

Qingfeng smiled and said: "That's not true, I was ordered by the commander in chief to do another matter, but on the way I learned that Qiu Zhi was going to Yizhou, so I followed."

"Are you afraid that something will happen to Yizhou?"

Qingfeng smiled without saying a word, but his expression was completely undisguised.

Li Huaiyuan sighed, Li Qing's subordinates, there are many talents, Shang Haibo and this Qingfeng are the most important, Qingfeng's move is undoubtedly telling himself that Dingzhou is only respected by Li Qing, and it is considered Yizhou If there is any other action, Dingzhou's determination will not change.

"In your capacity, I'm afraid it's not a small matter for you to go out in person?" Li Huaiyuan asked.

"News came from Beijing, Mr. Long, oh, that is, Emperor Tianqi has left Luoyang and is heading to Xingzhou."

"Are you going to deal with him?" Li Huaiyuan was startled.

"That's what my general meant. Let's just give it a try. It doesn't matter if it doesn't succeed. Once it succeeds, everything will be fine. Luoyang has lost its backbone and soul. I want to see how they can gather the strength of the whole country to deal with us?"

"How can it be so easy?" Li Huaiyuan shook his head.

"If you don't do it, how do you know it's not easy?" Qingfeng said resolutely.

(End of this chapter)