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Chapter 383
Before meeting Xu Shiji, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the harvest from Youzhou or Liyang during this journey.

Outside Liyang City, when Li Chongjiu persuaded Li Mi not to enter the pass and join Li Tang, he felt that he was almost omnipotent and nothing could stop him. With the understanding of the general trend, there is simply nothing that cannot be done.

But when he arrived in Liyang City, Li Shimin actually came to persuade Li Mi himself.I don't know who Li Shimin is more eloquent than himself.

In fact, Li Mi can sit where he is today, so what about Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and how can he be a person who can move with words, no matter how eloquent Li Shimin is.

In the end, Li Shimin still won, not because of his eloquence, but because of Li Tang's general momentum and Li Tang's influence among the gentry.Li Shimin, Li Yong, the Liu family of Hedong and the generals of Li Mi's department, many officials with powerful backgrounds, tied them all together and coerced Li Mi to submit to Guanzhong.

At this moment, Li Chongjiu realized his personal strength, and it was still more difficult to fight against the general trend.It's like a piece of bamboo, even if it is bent by a finger for a while, but when the finger is released, it still bounces back to its original position.

But right now, Li Chongjiu must get Xu Shiji and the more than [-] Wagang elites, so that in the future, Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, and Dou Jiande will be able to fight each other.He can no longer lag behind Li Yuan.

Xu Shiji is a famous general in the world, this is a public opinion.

In this era, among all the generals at that time, only Xu Shiji could compete with Li Jing, the two were like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

In history, Li Shimin commented on Xu Shiji's use of troops, saying that Xu Shiji used his troops cautiously, even if he won a big victory, he would not be defeated.

Later generations once said that the Grand Duke of Zhou, Wang Jian of Qin, Han Xin of Han, Zhao Chongguo, Sima Yi of Wei, Zhuge Wuhou of Shu, Wei Xiaokuan of Zhou, Yang Su of Sui, Li Jing and Xu Shiji of Tang could be described as parallel.

Now Li Chongjiu has no shortage of strong generals, dead soldiers, capable officials, and admonishing ministers. As for the infantry and horse troops, they are all very elite, but Li Chongjiu always faces Song Jingang, Luo Yi, and Li Zhiwan. He is always inferior to the opponent.

Li Chongjiu also knew that he was not such a talented emperor like Li Shimin, so he could only learn from Liu Bang and find good generals and famous officials to help him.

If compared with Liu Bang's team of the three heroes of the Han Dynasty, Li Chongjiu's subordinates such as Wen Yanbo, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Lu Chengqing can be compared with Xiao He, but Li Chongjiu does not have good generals and advisers like Han Xin and Zhang Liang.

Wang Mahan, Ying Hefu, and Yu Chi Gong can be considered brave generals, but not generals. As for the Xue brothers, they are still young and have no experience in the battlefield; Ji Chuan and Xue Wanshu can be considered advisers, but compared to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. Not so bad.

Therefore, Xu Shiji, to Li Chongjiu, who is short of talents, is like a field waiting for nectar after a long drought. With Xu Shiji's help, he can take care of Li Chongjiu's worries alone.

Such famous generals should not be missed, if Xu Shiji and Li Jing are all used by Li Shimin, then after Li Chongjiu, who else will compete with Li Tang.

When Xu Shiji saw Li Chongjiu, he stood up first, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Shanggu, did you come here at the order of Duke Wei?"
Li Chongjiu said: "It is true that I have just arrived from Duke Wei."

Xu Shiji realized something, and glanced at Li Chongjiu with a complicated expression.

Xu Shiji stretched out his hand silently and said, "Shanggu Lord, please sit down."

Li Chongjiu and Xu Shiji sat opposite each other.

Xu Shiji said: "Duke Shanggu, when Duke Wei saw you, he meant that he really made up his mind to join Li Tang, right?"

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "Indeed, Duke Wei has made a decision."

Xu Shiji sighed and said: "If it is true, since Duke Wei voted for Li Tang, he did not dedicate Duke Shanggu to Li Shimin, which shows that Duke Wei attaches great importance to Duke Shanggu. To Duke Shanggu. Now that Duke Wei has made a decision, Xu has nothing to say, so I will leave everything to Duke Shanggu.”

Li Chongjiu didn't expect Xu Shiji to agree so quickly. He was going to exchange with Xu Shiji and negotiate terms.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help being surprised, and immediately asked: "Brother Xu made this decision, is it because of Duke Wei?"

Xu Shiji said: "Half of it is for Duke Wei, and half is for Duke Shanggu."

"Down?"

Xu Shiji nodded, and said with a smile: "Xu and Big Brother Shan are sworn brothers, and Lord Shanggu and Big Brother Shan are brothers, that is, my brother Xu. As for Li Yuan, Li Yuan's threshold is too high, so I dare not climb up. Xu Dayan didn't recognize him either. We Wagang heroes don't talk about so many ways. Back then, we were able to get together with Zhai Dang's family in Wagang, it was a brotherhood. Why do you need to join Zhai as the head of the family and Big Brother Shan to raise the pole and rebel together?"
Li Chongjiu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "Brother Xu, please rest assured, I, Li Chongjiu, will definitely not let you and the brothers in Wagangzhai down."

Xu Shiji nodded and said, "Since Duke Wei has decided to entrust Wagang to Duke Shanggu, it shows that Duke Shanggu is worthy of entrustment, so I have nothing to worry about."

At that moment Xu Shiji said to the back of the hall: "My lord, let Guo Changshi come in together."

After a while, two people came in from the back of the hall, one had white hair and beard, the other was dressed as a general, obviously they had been listening to the conversation between Li Chongjiu and Xu Shiji for a long time.

Xu Shiji said to Li Chongjiu: "I introduced to Lord Shanggu that this is my father."

Li Chongjiu clasped his fists together and said, "I've heard about Uncle Xu's generosity and righteousness for a long time, and I'm very fortunate to see him today."

The old man clasped his fists in return and said: "Shanggu Gong, you are so old. The dog will trouble Shanggu to take care of it in the future."

"Don't dare." Li Chongjiu bowed slightly. This old man was Xu Shiji's father, Xu Gai. The Xu family was a big family back then.

Later Zhai asked the Wagang Army to revolt, and Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin had an old relationship, so he persuaded his father to dissipate his family wealth and go to Wagang Village.

"This is the long history Guo Xiaoke."

Li Chongjiu saw that the other party had a strange appearance, just like seeing many Wagang generals, they all showed an unruly and reckless air.

Xu Shiji and Li Chongjiu introduced: "Guo Changshi is from Yangdi, and he has worked for me for many years."

When Li Chongjiu heard the words, he clasped his fists and said, "There are so many strange people in Ruying. Today I saw Guo Changshi, which shows that this statement is true."

Guo Xiaoke cupped his fists casually and said: "It's easy to say, easy to say." The conversation was very negligent.

Xu Shiji said: "My brother has this temper, and it's the same when he meets Wei Gong. Don't blame him."

Li Chongjiu nodded, but anyone who is arrogant must have real skills, besides, this Guo Xiaoke in history is not an unknown person.

After Li Chongjiu met the three of them, Xu Shiji recruited more than a dozen confidant generals in the mansion, and said: "Wei Gong, since you have decided to go west to Guanzhong, you told me earlier that the brothers in Wagang Village who do not want to go to Guanzhong , you can go or stay as you like. I plan to go to Youzhou with Lord Shang Gu, what do you think?"

Guo Xiaoke slammed his fist on the ground and said: "Scholars who misunderstood the country are all Xu Jingzong, surnamed Liu and others. If Zhai was in charge, how could Wagang lose to Wang Shichong?"

Xu Gai said: "The matter has come to this, what's the use of talking about it?"

A general glanced at Li Chongjiu, and said: "Brother Xu, it's enough for Duke Wei to go to Guanzhong to praise Li Yuan's stinky feet. Why should we listen to him? If I don't go to Guanzhong, Youzhou may not be doing anything. I think this Li Yang Very good, even ten years from now, we won’t be able to eat all the grain and rice, we are here to guard the city, why go to Youzhou, Brother Xu, I, He Jiu, would like to enshrine you as the Lord of Wagang.”

As soon as this person finished speaking, all the generals clasped their fists and said: "Wei Gong has never treated you well, why listen to him. We are willing to regard the general as the master of Wagang."

"Confused," Xu Shiji slapped heavily on the case, "If Li Yang can be defended, why would Duke Wei abandon Li Yang and enter Guanzhong in the west? Now Li Yang has Wang Shichong in the south, Yu Wenhuaji in the west, Li Yuan in the east, and Dou Jiande in the east. Four people come to attack, with this isolated city, how long can you defend?" Xu Shiji said loudly.

Hearing Xu Shiji's words, all the generals were taken aback for a moment, and one general said forcefully: "It's a big deal, let's get rid of them."

"My Wagang army only has beheaded generals."

Another person held his head, squatted on the ground and sobbed, saying: "What is the meaning of death? When we gathered in Wagang, we didn't think too much about it. We just didn't have enough to eat. One day, when all the people and horses are exhausted, we will go to the village." Someday. Now that I have a wife and children, I want to go home."

Xu Shiji glanced at the generals, his eyes were moist, and he said: "I, Xu, am incompetent. I'm sorry, everyone. Everyone has their own ambitions. Those who want to go to Guanzhong or stay home, I will never force them."

Hearing what Xu Shiji said, all the generals bowed their heads.

"Everyone, please listen to me."

Li Chongjiu stood up from Xu Shiji's side and asked, "Do you know what the people in Youzhou say about the Wagang Army?"

All the generals raised their heads to look at Li Chongjiu, and one of them asked, "How?"

"The people of Youzhou respect the Wagang Army," Li Chongjiulang said, "The Wagang Village founded by Zhai Dangjia and Shan Dangjia was so amazing. The brothers killed officials and eliminated evil, robbed the rich and helped the poor, and opened warehouses. No one in Hebei has not received your kindness in releasing grain."

"Even the famous general Zhang Xutuo has been defeated by you. The officers and soldiers have nothing to do with it. All the heroes in the world push the Wagang Army to be the leader of the rebel army. Whoever mentions the name of the Wagang Army doesn't give a thumbs up. Although the current situation is bad luck, but Can you bear to see Zhai as the head of the family, Wei Gong founded the Wagang Army and it is torn apart?"

All the generals couldn't help wiping away their tears when they heard Li Chongjiu's words, and said one after another: "No, no."

Li Chongjiu clasped his fists and said: "I'm not talented, although I didn't come from Wagang, but Duke Wei of Meng thinks highly of me, and I'm the brother who heads the family alone. I, Li Chongjiu, hereby promise that one day, I will bring all my brothers back to Liyang and Dongdu." , to let everyone know that the world is not decided by the children of the scholars, the powerful and powerful."

"middle!"

The generals of the Wagang army slapped the table one after another.

With Xu Gai on the side, Guo Xiaoke couldn't help but look at Li Chongjiu with a little more admiration.

Xu Shiji whispered to himself, "Perhaps Wei Gong is right, this person is really the one who can turn the tide."
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(End of this chapter)