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Chapter 381 Land 380 Chapter Four
Li Mizhi's words are quite a turn of events.

Li Chongjiu said: "Since Wei Gong wants to surrender to Tang, why didn't he listen to Li Shimin's words and dedicate me to Chang'an, this is not only a credit, but also prevents Li Yuan from having any grievances with Wei Gong..."

Li Mi stroked the feather fan and said with a smile: "Could it be that if you hand over my virtuous brother to Li Yuan, won't Li Yuan have any grudges against him?"

Li Chongjiu couldn't help smiling when he heard the words, he really deserved to be Li Mi, he could see clearly at a glance.

Li Mi said: "After all, brother Yu is a person who is said to be lonely and widowed. It is a last resort to surrender him in the pass. Li Yuan can't understand."

Li Chongjiu knew in his heart that if Li Mi wanted to go west to Guanzhong and surrender Li Yuan, the result would be the same whether he handed Li Chongjiu or not.Li Yuan will never trust him because Li Mi handed over Li Chongjiu, because Li Mi is a hero in the world; of course, he will not make things difficult for Li Mi because he does not hand over Li Chongjiu, because if Li Yuan wants to win the world, he must treat him like Li Mi. The minister who defected.

This is so powerful, if Li Mi doesn't want to understand it thoroughly, it is definitely not Li Mi.

"Secretly handing over the virtuous brother to Li Yuan, it is not easy for Han Xin to kill Zhong Lishen, but to trap himself in injustice and unbelief, and leave it to Li Yuan. The man acts upright, and I, Li Miping, have no shame in my actions. I will never be sorry to follow For my people." Li Mi sighed.

Li Chongjiu clasped his fists and said: "I, Li Chongjiu, did not follow Wei Gong wrongly. Since Wei Gong has decided to go west to the pass, I can only wish Wei Gong all the best here."

Li Mi smiled and said: "Don't worry, brother Yu will know how to deal with people. Li Yuan is a man who likes to gain fame. As long as I am safe, he will never make things difficult for me before the world is captured. What's more, my uncle Li Zhongwen, Clan brother Li Yude, clan brother Li Shousu and many other people in the clan are all serving Li Tang, if Li Yuan has no name, he will not make things difficult for me."

Li Chongjiu nodded, Li Zhongwen was Li Mitang's uncle, he had made great contributions with Li Zhiwan in capturing Guanzhong, and now Bingzhou is the general guarding one side.Li Yude is the elder brother of Li Mi's family, and now he is the governor of Zhizhou in the Li Tang Dynasty, while Li Shousu served as Cangcao under the Prince of Qin's mansion. , Historically one of the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace.

As the saying goes, you can't put all your eggs in one basket.

Among the Li family in Zhaojun, they not only supported Li Mi to attack the Eastern Capital, but at the same time supported Li Tang to seize the world.

What's more, the Li family of Zhaojun is a famous family, and they have many marriages with other noble families. It is precisely because of the connections between the noble families that they intertwine into a complex network of relationships. If Li Yuan wants to touch Li Mi, he needs to be cautious contact.

Historically, Yang Jian and Li Yuan were able to achieve great things because they relied on the Guanlongmen faction to rise up. Therefore, even after the world was stabilized, except for beatings on the edge, they would not dare to touch meritorious ministers lightly, but Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang's generation, from small to small From now on, don't worry about so much, what they have to do is to break the old pots and pans and rebuild them.

Li Mi said: "Brother Yu, you have decided to disarm and return to the fields, and become a marquis of peace, where is my brother? What are your plans?"

Li Chongjiu bowed and said: "Duke Wei, if you want to persuade me to quit with Li Yuan, please forgive me for not listening."

Li Mi laughed: "Brother, I didn't listen to you when you advised me to seize Hebei, and I regret it even now. If I advised you today not to compete with Li Yuan, you would definitely not listen. Brother Yu, how could you waste it like that?" A matter of tongue."

Li Chongjiu said: "Since Wei Gong entered the Guanzhong to join Li Yuan, you might as well follow Liu Xuande's strategy of keeping a low profile when he sheltered Cao Cao. When the world changes, it will not be too late to make a comeback."

Having said that, Li Mi waved his hand, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, put it in Li Chongjiu's hand, and said, "My dear brother, take a look."

Li Chongjiu spread out the papers, and after looking at them one by one, he couldn't help wondering: "Wei Gong, what is this?"

Li Miyan said: "Although Mi is descended to Tang, he is unwilling in his heart. These dozen or so people are the heart of my Wagang Army. I asked them, but they are not willing to go to Guanzhong with me. In this case, I will let them go. .”

Li Chongjiu saw Xu Shiji's name on the list.

Li Mi raised the teacup and said: "My dear brother, when Brother Yu met you at the White Horse Temple, you were just a commoner, but your talents were far superior to Brother Yu's. Now that Brother Yu can become a prince, it shows that Brother Yu's ability to know people back then , if I hadn't given my brother time, he would surely be able to achieve the hegemony of Gaozu in the future, but with the current situation, it is really difficult for Li Yuan to fight for the front, and it is really difficult for my virtuous brother to reverse..."

Having said that, Li Mi paused, and said: "After all, Brother Yu is not willing to be reconciled to the fact that Li Yuan, an old thief, can accomplish things. As for these people, you can use them, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the city. They are all from Hebei Province. People don't want to go west to pass, but whether it can be used by you or not depends on your ability."

"Duke Wei!"

Li Mi waved his hand and said: "No need to thank you, it's their choice whether they can go with you or not, not my preference. These tens of thousands of soldiers are all elite soldiers who followed me to fight in the north and south. As for Xu Shiji, he is a famous general like Yang Su. It's my talent that I can't use it, brother Wanwang can use it. This is the last thing I can do for my brother. In the next ten years, I will be in Chang'an to see who can win the world in the end. As for the rest, I won't make another picture .”

After coming out of Li Mi's small building, night had fallen, and a bright moon was hanging in the sky. Under the moonlight, it was the time of singing and dancing in Wei Mansion.

"The silver bottle is broken and the water squirts out, and the iron cavalry protrudes, and the swords and guns blare."

"At the end of the song, be careful to draw, and the sound of the four strings is like tearing silk."

A piece of pipa, the sound of the pipa, made everyone mesmerized by listening to it. After the song ended, the sound of the pipa disappeared, and everyone just came back to their senses, and Qu Yanran had disappeared at this moment.

Everyone reminisces about it and applauds one after another.

And at this time, the maid on the side was like flowing water piercing through flowers, delivering the wine and food without interruption.

The people at the table raised their glasses to each other, loudly persuading them to drink, it was very lively, but in the silence, Li Yang City has quietly changed its banner.

The most powerful Wagang Army in the world at the time, since the seventh year of Daye, Zhai Rang has fought in the north and south of the Yellow River for eight years since he gathered in Wagangzhai, and once had a chance to win the world.

But after Zhai Rang was killed by Li Mi, the Wagang Army's morale was shaken. Now Li Mi lost to Wang Shichong twice in Mangshan and Luoshui, and his subordinates are all eccentric.

Shan Xiongxin, Luo Shixin, Cheng Zhijie, the general of the Wagang Army, led more than [-] Henan elite soldiers to surrender Wang Shichong, and Wang Shichong gained power since then.Wang Shichong continued to recruit Henan, and the counties in Henan surrendered both Wang Shichong and Li Tang. In the end, Li Mi in Hebei was unable to support him, so he finally made a decision to lead his troops to Guanzhong to surrender Li Tang.

Across the north and south of the Yellow River, the power of the Wagang Army was divided between Wang Shichong and Li Yuan in history, and now Li Chongjiu does not know whether he can get a share.

Inside the waterside pavilion, many nobles from Hebei, General Wagang who wanted to go to Li Tang, all surrounded Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is gentle and elegant, good at winning people's hearts, everyone is sincerely convinced.

But in the small courtyard, the door was ridiculed and there was no sound. Li Mi and Wang Bodang watched this scene from a distance.

Uncle Wang said: "Duke Wei, do you really think Li Chongjiu can really do something?"

Hearing this, Li Mi said, "Maybe."

Speaking of this, Li Mi turned his head and said: "Bodang, your wife and children are all in Hebei, and the family is the most important thing. You don't have to go west to Guanzhong with me."

Wang Bodang clasped his fists and said: "In the past, Liu Bang was named the king of Hanzhong, and Xiao He made his handsome sons follow the King of Han. Bodang wished that all his brothers would follow. How could he just go away because Wei Gong lost today!"

Li Mi couldn't help sighing when he heard the words, and said: "I didn't expect that in the five years since I, Li Mi, have been in Wagang, there is only one person around me who I really want to follow."

Wang Bodang couldn't help tears welling up in his eyes, and said, "Duke Wei."

Li Mi threw the feather fan in his hand behind his back, and said to Yuanyue: "Fan Kuai is a marketer, Xiao He is a knife and pen official. Once the fortune will be met, the posthumous title will be passed down through the ages. It is a shame to be a hero in the world."

Reciting this, Li Mi couldn't help but choked up his voice.

Li Chongjiu left Weigong's mansion, and the guards were overjoyed to see Li Chongjiu leaving the mansion.

Li Chongjiu said: "Follow me to Xu Shiji's mansion." After saying that, he got on his horse, and at this time more than 20 personal guards rode their horses and went to the street.

The horseshoes stepped on the stone road by the side of the street, which was extraordinarily cold.

Li Chongjiu thought about it immediately. In history, after Li Mi defected to Li Yuan, he led [-] Wagang troops into Guanzhong.

But now, Li Mi has decided to go west to Guanzhong, but the soldiers of the Wagang Army who were born in Shandong and Hebei will not be willing to Jing Cong. Li Mi instructed himself to win these soldiers for his own use.

After thinking about it, the most important key person is Xu Shiji.

After Zhai Rang's death, Xu Shiji, Wang Bodang, and Shan Xiongxin were all second only to Li Mi, who were able to lead an army by themselves, sit on one side, and take charge of their own affairs.Not only that, Xu Shiji was also the minister of Yuanmou at the beginning of Wagangzhai's establishment, and he was deeply popular in the army.

Moreover, Xu Shiji was guarding Liyang and had a strong influence in the city. As long as Li Chongjiu could persuade Xu Shiji, he would be able to win more Wagang troops in the city to join him.

Once he has the right to control the city of Liyang, he can issue orders so that Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and the others cannot escape from the city.

Thinking of this, Li Chongjiu hurried towards Xu Shiji's residence.

At this time, it was night, and it was the time of curfew. The gates of the square were closed, and only the cavalry patrolling the city and watchmen patrolled the city on the main street.

Li Chongjiu showed Li Mi's token, and the journey was unimpeded. When he arrived at Xu Shiji's mansion, he let him in after a notification.

When Li Chongjiu was waiting to enter the gate of the mansion, he saw that the inside of the mansion was loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

The guards at Xu Shiji's mansion were all wearing heavy armor and patrolled back and forth holding torches, knives and guns. Their guards were more stringent than those at Li Mi's Duke Wei's mansion.

Li Chongjiu went straight into the hall, but saw Xu Shiji sitting on a wooden stool, holding a sword in one hand and a scroll in the other.

Li Chongjiu cupped his fists and said, "General Xu."

Xu Shiji raised his head upon hearing this, and glanced at Li Chongjiu with a rather complicated expression.

Xu Shiji said: "Duke Shanggu, did you come here under the order of Duke Wei?"

(End of this chapter)