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Chapter 376
Seeing Li Mi express regret, Li Chongjiu vaguely guessed the reason why Li Mi changed his mind. It seems that the reason is not from Li Mi, but from the people under Li Mi's command.

After the defeat of Yang Xuangan, Li Mi went into exile. He was recommended by Wang Bodang to Zhai Rang, so he was able to enter Wagang Village.Afterwards, Li Mi made great contributions to Wagang Village, but Zhai Rang knew that his status as a small official was not enough to command the world and usurp the great Sui Dynasty, so he gave up his position to the Li family of Zhao County, who had a powerful background. Li Mi is in charge.

As the Wagang Army grew in power, Zhai Rang did not adjust his position, which led to conflicts between Li Mi's old officials of the Sui Dynasty who entered the Pushan Public Camp, and Zhai Rang and other veterans of the Wagang Army when they first started.

Then Li Mi killed Zhai Rang, but also had rifts with Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and Bing Yuanzhen.

After Li Mi monopolized the power, he relied on his prestige of invincible battles to gather the Wagang heroes under his command. In terms of performance, he still remained the most promising, replacing the Sui Dynasty as the number one force.But now after Mangshan and Luoshui were defeated, Li Mi's prestige has been lost, and his subordinates are also eccentric.

Otherwise, under the loss of Li Mi's prestige, Liu Xie and Xu Jingzong, who were in charge of the family, would not have almost succeeded in "forced palace" and forced Li Mi to vote for Li Tang in Guanzhong.

Li Mi's tone now seemed rather bleak.

Li Chongjiu looked at Li Mi, and immediately asked: "Brother, what happened?"

Li Mi smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that I have a road to nowhere, my brother should take care of me."

Li Chongjiu quickly said: "How dare Wei Gong, if there is an order at that time, he will show it together, and my brother will have to obey it."

Li Mi smiled and took Li Chongjiu's hand, and said: "If you have a brother, Mi is enough to rest assured. Don't worry, I haven't reached that point yet for a brother, but this sentence of a brother shows that I have not given you up in vain. brother."

After speaking, Li Mi ordered the carriage to drive back to Duke Wei's mansion.In Duke Wei's mansion, Wang Mahan and Wang Junkuo had been restless for a long time, and they were overjoyed to see Li Chongjiu come back safely.

When the three of them returned to the house, Wang Mahan said: "Damn it, Li Mizhen is an ungrateful dog thief. We saved Li Yang for him, but he wants to subdue Li Tang."

Li Chongjiu said: "There is no conclusion on the matter, this is just our speculation, or we may be wrong about Wei Gong."

Wang Mahan said: "That's all, that's all, some people don't understand the twists and turns. It's just the second in charge. Since Xiaojiu came back safely, you should go back, so that Li Mi won't get suspicious."

Wang Junkuo said: "Hunk, what do you know? If this is the case, you will see that I have a ghost in my heart. Xiao Jiu is my nephew. Everyone in the Wagang Army knows it. If I avoid suspicion everywhere, I will make Li Mi suspicious."

Li Chongjiu said: "What the second uncle said is true."

Just at this time, the personal guard came in with a bamboo tube and said: "This is a secret letter sent by Lin Simabu's secret agent in Liyang."

Li Chongjiu opened the bamboo tube, took out a piece of silk from it, read it and said: "It's really so."

At that moment, Li Chongjiu showed the cloth to Wang Junkuo, and Wang Mahan, who was illiterate, stared aside and asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"
After Wang Junkuo looked at the cloth and silk, he stroked his long beard, then threw the cloth and silk into a nearby incense burner, and lit it on fire.

Wang Junkuo showed a dignified expression, and said: "Li Yude, the general manager of Wuzhi, Gao Jifu, Hu Cao, Jia Runfu, Jia Runfu, and Zhang Shan, the guard of Xiangcheng, dedicated the land of Henan to Li Tang. No wonder Li Mi was discouraged. "
Li Chongjiu said: "Yes, although the Wagang army gave up the land of Henan long ago, if these people surrendered to Wang Shichong, although it is difficult to accept, it is still justifiable, but if they do not surrender to Wang Shichong, they will not surrender to Wagang. The choice of Li Tang has already shown that Li Tang is in the general trend and the people's will. No wonder, Li Mi is so discouraged."

Li Yude, Gao Jifu, Jia Runfu, Zhang Shan and others subdued Li Tang and indeed dealt Li Mi a fatal blow.Surrendering Wang Shichong was a last resort. One day in the future when the Wagang Army counterattacked Henan, these people might turn against them again.

But surrendering Li Tang meant that they had completely given up on Li Mi and sought a way out for themselves, especially Li Yude, who was the grandson of Li Er, the governor of Tongzhou.

And Jia Runfu was the son of Zhang Xutuo's deputy general Jia Wuben. After Zhang Xutuo's defeat, he persuaded Pei Renji to surrender to Li Mi, so he made great contributions.These people are different from Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji, they are all old officials of the Sui Dynasty, and they can be regarded as Li Mi's confidants in the Wagang Army.

No wonder Li Shimin dared to go to Liyang to lobby Li Mi in person, not because of his ability to talk, even if Su Qin and Zhang Yi came back to life, he still couldn't persuade Li Mi to give up winning the heart of the world, but the betrayal of his confidants is okay, so this is Li Shimin's confidence where.

Li Shimin's confidence is that Li Tang can't see, can't grasp, but can influence the general trend of the world.The general trend is that people's hearts are against each other. Just like the attack on Wang Shichong in history, Wang Shichong was able to save Luoyang, and the counties and counties around Henan, when Li and Tang's army arrived, all surrendered without a fight, and even ate pots of milk to welcome Wang Shichong.

At this moment, the power of Li and Tang is gradually converging into a river. Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong and other heroes, although they understand this, are still going upstream, but most people want to go with the current instead of against it.Once the general trend gathers, the stream surges into a river, and the emperor will become an emperor in time.

As for those who move against the trend, who will remember that you were once great when you were victorious and defeated.

Therefore, those who know the current affairs will follow the trend, and the world and the earth will work together, and the heroes will not be free.When Dou Jiande was defeated by Li Tang and held by a small soldier, who can say that Dou Jiande is not as good as a small soldier, only that Dou Jiande's fortune is not as good as Li Tang.

Now Li Shimin is taking advantage of this general trend to force Li Mifei to follow his own will.

Wang Junkuo said: "Now people in Liyang City are in panic, and all the people in Henan belong to Li Tang and Wang Shichong. I think Wei Gong has the intention of abandoning Liyang now."

"Second leader, if Li Mi abandons Li Yang, where else can he go? Besides Li Yang Cang, there is no place in Henan and Hebei that can feed tens of thousands of troops."

Wang Junkuo glanced at Wang Mahan and said, "Maybe this is Li Mi's intention for coming today. I guess Li Mi didn't want to go, but to Youzhou!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Chongjiu and Wang Mahan were all moved.

Wang Mahan was about to slap the table to scold his mother, but was stared at by Wang Junkuo, so he could only sit down, but he still couldn't stop yelling at his mother, thief, thieves, and ungrateful dogs.
Thinking of Li Mi's tone today, Li Chongjiu seemed to have a vague plan to occupy the magpie's nest.When I was in Baima Temple and in Jinyang, I offered advice to Li Mi twice, first to win Hebei, then to join Shandong, and then to seek the Eastern Capital to win the world.If Li Mi had acted according to plan, even if he occupied Youzhou, he would not dare to compete with the elite soldiers of the Wagang Army.

Anyway, as long as Li Yuan is not allowed to be the emperor to rule the world, it is the next best thing.

As a result, Li Mi did not fully obey. Although he attacked Dongdu half a year later than in history, Li Tang finally let Li Tang take advantage of the situation and seize Guanzhong.

Now that he was defeated by Wang Shichong, he felt regretful, so he thought about going to Hebei to make a comeback.The land of Youzhou was won by Li Chong in nine hundred battles, how could he give it up.Even if Li Mi is willing to be a subordinate, Li Chongjiu cannot do what Liu Bei borrowed to go to Lu Bu, or become the second Zhai Rang.

At the moment, in Duke Wei's mansion.

Fuyuan Liu Xie stood behind Li Mi, clasped his hands, bowed his back slightly, lowered his head to the ground with a humble look, but there was a sneer on his face again and again.

As the family member of the Wagang Army, Liu Xie had already taken refuge in Li Yuan. From the beginning when Li Mi killed Zhai Rang, he knew that Li Mi was not the one who could win the world, so he secretly communicated with Li Tang.

Now Li Mi's defeat in Mangshan is just an opportunity for him to persuade Li Mi.

Seeing that Li Mi was silent, Fu Yuan Liu Xie pretended to be very sincere, and said: "Wei Gong, just as the king of Qin said just now, the general trend of the world is all owned by Li Tang. It is judged by the weather. There are prophecies among the people, and peaches and plums are the same. , to win the world; the empress circles Yangzhou, and turns around in the garden. From the high-ranking officials and nobles, down to the common people, they know everything, and what they say, the Li family will replace the Yang family as the emperor."

Wang Bodang said, "I've heard this before, but how can you trust the prophecy?" In the past, everyone in the Wagang Army knew the prophecy, except that Li Mi's surname was also Li. Li Yuan.

Liu Xie cupped his hands and said: "Whether you believe it or not, but the prophecy of the previous dynasty is like Hu Ye who died of Qin, Hu Ye who died in Great Qin, and Tu Gao who replaced Han. In the Tao, Wei Ye, who is in power and tall, has nothing to say. Now that the Li family is the emperor, there is a lot of rumors among the people, who knows."

Uncle Wang couldn't compete with Liu Xie, so he was speechless.

Liu Xie continued: "The time of day is the destiny of heaven. This is why Li Tang now occupies Guanzhong. Qinchuan is the land of heaven for eight hundred miles. It follows the Yellow River to the east and flows down the river. Using troops here against Shandong and Hebei is like building a strategic tower. What's more, Bingzhou holds Li Tang's hand, the world is divided into three parts, and Li Tang has already occupied one of them, and the time and place are favorable, and these two are also."

Li Mi and Uncle Wang remained silent with gloomy expressions, only Liu Xie's aggressive voice echoed in their ears.

"Li Yuan was born in the Li clan of Longxi, and he belonged to the Longmen Clan of Guan. His mother was the Dugu clan, and his daughter-in-law, the eldest grandson, were all noble relatives in Daibei. Li Yuan was an official in the dynasty for 20 years. He was known as Dehou and had many friends, such as Lu Chisong, Jin Xiaomo and other old officials all made good friends with him. Li Yuan entered Chang'an, so the gentry and officials all belonged to him. Voting, isn’t it human harmony, these three things.”

"The right time, the right place, and the harmony of the people, all return. Li and Tang seized the world. The general trend is the trend. Why should Duke Wei hesitate? It's better to attach it now. The merit is comparable to that of Dou Rong. If...it's too late to regret."

At the end of Liu Xie's speech, he almost burst into tears.
Wang Bodang also said: "The last general has nothing to say, I implore Duke Wei to decide for himself."

Li Mi looked at Liu Xie, then at Wang Bodang, smiled dryly and said: "You are all my confidantes, I have a plan in mind, tomorrow everyone will come to the mansion to perform music, I decided to invite Qin Wang Li Shimin, Shanggu Duke Li Chongjiu went to the banquet together."

(End of this chapter)