Xiaoqi

And Li Liye had won all the victories that could be won quickly on the Central Plains battlefield. He fought for years, conquered cities, and seized half of the states and counties in the Central Plains.

At the time when the war in the Central Plains was facing each other and civil strife broke out in Yizhou, it was the best time for Li Li to send his troops to attack Yizhou.

That is to say, the long-awaited opportunity finally arrived for Li Li. Liu Zhang, a potential "ally", was no longer needed to sit in Yizhou.

Things have come to this, between Liu Zhang and Li Li, who is more dull, who is more naive, and who is being used by whom seems to be clear at a glance, but in reality it is difficult to say clearly.

Unknowingly being used by Li Li is purely due to Liu Zhang's nature. The weakness of character and his own hobbies are caught by Li Li and then used.Therefore, this is not considered a use. Even if Li Li does not use him, he will still do it and will not change.But he deliberately made friends with Li Li to achieve his own goals, but he actually used it. At least Li Li's help to him was an objective fact.

Intentional versus unintentional, unintentional and intentional.Which of the two is right and wrong can only be seen by the benevolent and the wise see wisdom, and it is all based on one's own assumptions.

After Liu Zhang thought about all this clearly, his heart was filled with sadness and despair.However, when he calmed down slowly, the six years of guilt in his heart and the tremendous pressure he had borne in recent months disappeared, and the sense of desolation that filled his heart also dissipated.Instead, there was unprecedented ease and relief.

Before that, although Liu Zhang knew that Li Li was powerful, he had long-term plans and had no plans to leave behind.For this reason, many people said that he had the ability to strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away, and he was able to win a hundred battles before he planned; but Liu Zhang didn't think so, and didn't think Li Li had anything special about him.After all, in the more than a year that he and Li Li have been together, Li Li has been kind and straightforward.Among the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, only calligraphy is commendable, and the rest are not as good as Liu Zhang, and there is a big gap.There is no comparison at all.Therefore, he never felt that Li Li was so great, at least not as mysterious as the outside world said, what counts as nothing, in Liu Zhang's eyes.Li Li is an ignorant martial artist.

This impression lingered in Liu Zhang's mind for a long time.This is true until today.But at this moment, after a lot of hard thinking and meditation, Liu Zhang really realized how powerful Li Li is. His long-term planning, careful calculation, precise understanding of people, and exquisite grasp of human nature are all Liu Zhang. The current No.1 seen so far.

This was the first confrontation between him and Li Li since they had known each other for many years, and it was also the only fight, but the result was that it ended before the official confrontation.He was defeated completely without fighting back, while Li Li completely defeated him without any effort.There is no comparison in this contest at all.He is not Li Li's opponent at all; just like he is good at painting pictures of ladies, Li Li knows nothing about painting and cannot compare with him at all.Painting may be the only skill he can surpass Li Li, but it is a pity that this skill is completely inferior to fighting for hegemony in troubled times.

After a long silence, Liu Zhang's face gradually returned to normal, and he asked indifferently: "Since the general is already sitting here, I think there must be a perfect plan, just wait for Liu to hand over the seal ribbon, open the city to beg for surrender in public, and lead the horses and pedals." ?” Although he had admitted defeat in his heart, he still wanted to know where he lost, why he lost before the Xiliang army attacked the city, and before the two armies formally engaged in battle, the loss was so thorough.To be honest, he was very unwilling to admit defeat himself, but Li Li sitting beside him already explained everything.

It was heard that Liu Zhang's tone of voice was completely different from before. Although he was still unwilling to fail, he was no longer as emotional and filled with righteous indignation as before, faintly revealing the intention of bowing his head and accepting his fate.Seeing this, Li Li roughly guessed Liu Zhang's state of mind at this time, then nodded slightly, and said in a calm voice: "As Ji Yu expected, Li came here just to persuade Ji Yu, and he has made all preparations in advance. No matter what, you and I got to know each other for a while. If we can turn our hostility into friendship and resolve our previous suspicions, it will be a good start and a good end. It will not only benefit the people in the city, but also help Yizhou eliminate the flames of war and let millions of people in Yizhou Why not do such a great act of kindness? Li Mou came here with sincerity, hoping that Ji Yu would judge the situation, take the people of Yizhou into consideration, give up resistance, and lead the civil and military forces of Yizhou to surrender to me."

After speaking, Li Li waved his hand to signal the maid to remove the cooled teapot from the table and replace it with a pot of hot tea, and the newly brewed hot tea was on the stove in the northwest corner of the hall, only a dozen steps away That's all.

To Li Li's surprise, as soon as the maid put the hot tea on the table, Liu Zhang reached out to take the teaspoon, poured a cup of tea for Li Li, and poured another cup for himself, then said in a low voice: "The general continues, Liu is all ears." Apparently, what Li Li just said was too general and vague, so that Liu Zhang didn't hear the specific details that he was eager to know, and he was not very satisfied, so he didn't give a direct answer and continued to ask.

It is worth noting that, unknowingly, the two of them stopped calling themselves brothers and sisters, and both called themselves by common titles.Not only the two of them are familiar with the profound meaning of this subtle change, but even Dong He, Zhang Song and Wu Yi in the hall can hear it clearly and feel stunned.

Until this time, Dong and the three knew that there was such an unknown friendship between their lord Liu Zhang and Li Li. No wonder the officials in Yizhou had heard that Liu Zhang's study had been hung in Liu Zhang's study as a gift from Li Li. Character.It turned out that this rumor was not a rumor, but a real thing. Liu Zhang and Li Li had a very close personal relationship, and they once called them brothers and sisters, but they were actually old friends.

However, true best friends in the world understand one truth: the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.Only a friendship that does not involve any conflicts of interest can last long, otherwise it will not last long, and sooner or later they will break up because of conflicts of interest, and they will be like strangers.They even turned against each other and became enemies.In contrast, there is usually no conflict of interest between strangers who have nothing to do with each other.Sudden conflicts or conflicts are only a few cases, occasionally; more than [-]% of conflicts or enmity mostly occur between familiar colleagues (colleagues) or friends or lovers or relatives.

Just like Liu Zhang and Li Li in front of them, they both deliberately got to know each other with a purpose, which made this friendship mixed with too much utilitarian color.When the contradictions are hidden, they can still treat each other sincerely; but once the contradictions are highlighted, they will instantly part ways and turn against each other.

Hence the conflict of interest between Liu Zhang and Li Li.Dong He and the three people in the hall could understand and even empathize.After all, they have friends of their own who have had similar experiences; to be exact.The three of them are in the middle of the game at this moment, they are all colleagues, they have the friendship of colleagues, but they are at odds with each other.There are many contradictions.Zhang Song has a perverse and withdrawn personality.He often met with Dong He, but his friendship was slack, and his political opinions were very different. He seemed to be a pair of political opponents; Wu Yi always looked down on civil officials, and mostly took an attitude of respect and distance. Over time, an invisible barrier was established between him and civil officials. .Fortunately, the conflict between them is under control, not as intense as the conflict between Liu Zhang and Li Li.It seems impossible to reconcile, and it is necessary to decide whether to compete.Win or lose.

"Forget it, since Ji Yu is not too wordy, Li will simply tell the whole story, so that Liu Yizhou can know the reason."

Picking up the teacup casually, Li Li smiled calmly, took a sip of tea in a deep groan, and then said in a calm and unhurried voice: "Ji Yu should still remember that there was a thousand armor when he escorted you back to Yizhou six years ago. Gentlemen, they followed you for half a year, afterward more than [-] people were bribed by Ji Yu to stay with you, and the remaining [-] people left Chengdu one after another."

"Well, it's true." Liu Zhang nodded when he heard the sound, and recalled: "At that time, the soldiers who escorted me to Yizhou along the way were all very skilled and loyal, so I tried every means to keep them, and finally left two There were more than a hundred people, and the rest all left. However, I then sent all the remaining two hundred people to southwest counties as low-level generals such as village chiefs or team leaders, and let them lead the army to resist the Nanman, so that they can survive until now There are very few of them.”

After Li Li heard the sound, a cold look flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "On the way from Chang'an to Chengdu, Ji Yu was ambushed or assassinated many times, and he escaped death. Fortunately, the soldiers tried their best to protect him and he was able to reach Chengdu safely, and then escaped twice in succession. Bo Ji’s poisoning caused more than [-] soldiers to sacrifice their lives. After Ji Yu ascended to the position of governor, he was grateful to these thousand soldiers and tried to keep them in Yizhou. He spared no expense to keep them. More than two hundred soldiers remained.

However, Ji Yu is suspicious by nature. At first, he kindly asked them to stay because he was grateful for their desperate protection along the way, but after they really stayed, as time went by, you suspected that they did not sincerely seek refuge with you, and suspected that it was a trick.Then he was sent to the southwestern counties as soldiers to resist the plunder of the southern barbarians, so that most of them died in battle and few survived.This move is really chilling, and it is chilling to mention it. "

Liu Zhang blushed with embarrassment on his face, and argued: "There is a way to achieve great things regardless of trivial matters. I did this to prevent problems before they happen, and be cautious. Besides, the general has a lot of opportunities every day, and he is away all the year round. How can he deal with the situation?" So much understanding of this matter? From this it can be seen that my suspicion at the beginning was not suspicion and assumption, but fact.” Obviously, after hearing Li Li’s words, Liu Zhang became more certain of his original judgment and decided that those Jia who stayed in Yizhou The scholars were all secret agents or spies sent by Li Li to break into Yizhou.

Li Li shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "Ji Yu should know that my Xiliang soldiers are the most loyal soldiers in the world today. As long as you treat each other with sincerity, even if they are ordered to enter Yizhou to serve as secret agents, they will not betray you. Death would not be bad for you. You must know that no matter who you are, if you treat him sincerely and kindly, his heart will grow, and he will treat you with the heart of a child; on the contrary, if you do not treat him with sincerity at all, How can you expect them to sacrifice their lives for you?

Whether you admit it or not, the rebellion in Yizhou and Li's night-time entry into the state pastoral mansion are the result of your unpopularity.To this day, you still don't understand that the most precious thing in troubled times is not the power and status you have, let alone the glory and wealth you can bestow, but to win the sincere support of the subordinates and generals, and to win the support of the whole army. report.If you can have these, let alone whether Zhao Wei can still instigate a rebellion, it is difficult for me to step into Yizhou with 10,000+ Xiliang iron cavalry, even if I have twice as many soldiers and horses, it will be in vain.

It's a pity that you don't realize this at all, and you can't really treat the civilians and soldiers under your command. You suspect them all the time, and you have ulterior motives. You never really believed them.Because of this, you will be betrayed by all the relatives and relatives, the courtiers and generals will be alienated from you, more than a hundred thousand soldiers and horses have no support for you at all, so that I can enter the state city openly, come to the state pastoral mansion blatantly, without any scruples Sitting in front of you, and you are helpless and helpless.Therefore, I have to say that you are really not suitable to withdraw Yizhou. Even if Li Lili's army does not come today, he will be replaced by other princes in the future. "

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Chapter 165

After being scolded mercilessly by Li Li, Liu Zhang blushed and said angrily, "Li Wenchang, did you come here this time to humiliate me in public?"

Li Li shook his head lightly, and said disapprovingly, "I made a special trip to humiliate you? You're overthinking. I don't have so much time, I don't have the leisure time, and I don't have the habit of ridiculing others."

After Liu Zhang heard the words, the anger on his face became more intense, and he said angrily, "Since that's the case, you don't need to be evasive and talk about other things. You should know what Benzhou wants to know, so just tell me what you can rely on." Dare to come to the inner hall of our state capital alone?" Obviously, Liu Zhang, who has always been very face-saving, was completely angered by Li Li, so that he had no time to take care of his own situation, and no longer cared about the elegance and etiquette of a scholar and scholar. Roll up your sleeves and go shirtless.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Zhang has always paid attention to self-cultivation, has a high self-esteem, and relies on his status as a nobleman of the Han Dynasty clan, he will not get angry easily, let alone blush and swear at each other.This moment is the first time in the world, it is the first of its kind, an exception.

It can be seen that Li Li's words just now really touched his sore spot, causing him to jump up and fly into a rage; if he didn't have some self-knowledge, knowing that he couldn't beat Li Li, he would probably fight straight away and fight Li Li with his bare hands .Fortunately, he has not been dazzled by anger, otherwise he will suffer a big loss.If he really fought Li Li, Li Li could beat him to the ground with just a random shake of his hand; even if he didn't die, at least he would be disfigured.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is better than boxing.Ten Liu Zhangs tied together are no match for Li Li, and they will die as many as they come.No matter how much it is, it is not a level of competition at all.There is no comparison at all.Therefore, Liu Zhang and Li Li's actions are equivalent to sending themselves to the door to seek death, and they are simply tired of work.Therefore, even if he was so angry that his seven orifices were smoking, his internal organs were on fire, and his six internal organs were displaced, he did not dare to provoke Li Li.

And Li Li didn't intend to do anything to him at all, otherwise the problem could be solved with a knife and a knife, so why bother talking.

the most important is.Liu Zhang represented not only himself, but behind him were hundreds of Yizhou civil and military officials, thousands of county officials, more than [-] Yizhou soldiers, and millions of Yizhou people.And these are not problems that can be solved by swords and swords. It is still necessary to persuade Liu Zhang to retreat despite difficulties, so as to make the wise decision that Li Li hopes to see.

Seeing Liu Zhang's furious look, Li Li smiled unmoved, and then took a sip of tea from the teacup.He took the time to listen to the storm outside the door, with a calm expression, very leisurely.

However, Li Li's move could only be hidden from Liu Zhang who was sulking.But they couldn't hide it from Zhang Song, Wu Yi and Dong He who were listening quietly in the hall.Seeing Li Li looking outside the closed door, their first feeling was that Li Li seemed to be waiting for something, or that there were reinforcements under Li Li's tent outside the door.But it hasn't arrived yet.

At this moment, Dong He looked very anxious.He stared straight at Liu Zhang in the hall, hoping that Liu Zhang could see his signal eyes in time.Thus leaving Li Li quickly.As long as Liu Zhang distanced himself from Li Li, Dong He would immediately call out to the soldiers outside the door to capture and kill Li Li and Wu Yi, even if they lost their lives.

This is Dong He's character and persistence.Although he and Li Li hit it off very much and felt like old friends at first sight, as a minister under Liu Zhang, he would never abandon Liu Zhang and switch to Li Li's command; It's on Liu Zhang's side.This is what he upholds to be loyal to the emperor. No matter when and where, he will never forget it. He can be called a loyal man and a model of civil servants.

It is a pity that Liu Zhang is full of anger at the moment, and he has no intention of paying attention to the situation in the hall. Naturally, he will not see Dong He's anxious expression, and he will not know that Li Li's vague words are actually to delay time and wait for reinforcements. Rushing into the State Shepherd's Mansion, and then taking advantage of the wind and rain to quietly control the entire State Mansion, securing the victory in one fell swoop.

Liu Zhang didn't notice this at all, and thought that since Li Li appeared in the inner courtyard of the state capital, he must have taken control of the entire mansion, so he had already resigned to his fate in his heart.At this moment, the reason why he repeatedly asked was because he wanted to know exactly how he lost, and how many people under the account secretly took refuge in Li Li, in order to seek self-comfort: "It's not that I, Liu Zhang, are incompetent, but that the courtiers and traitors under the account are too powerful. Too much, the building will fall, and I can't support myself alone, so I have no choice but to bow my head and surrender."

However, he didn't know that Dong He in the hall had seen some clues at this time, and decided that Li Li was not fully sure of coming to the inner hall this time, otherwise he would not have followed Wu Yi into the mansion with his head and tail showing off, and even more so. Wu Yi will not be allowed to close the door of the inner hall and guard behind it.These suspicious points all indicate one thing, that is, at this moment, the soldiers in the State Shepherd's Mansion are still soldiers under Liu Zhang's tent, and Li Li's and Wu Yi's troops have not yet arrived, or they have not yet captured the State Shepherd's Mansion.

If this speculation is true, it means that Liu Zhang still has a chance to save the situation. Even if he cannot capture and kill Li Li, he can still escape from Li Li's captivity and escape from birth.As long as he is not captured by Li Li, there is room for maneuver. Even if Chengdu falls, Liu Zhang can still escape to Jianwei County and Yizhou County or Yizhou vassal state, and there is still a chance to make a comeback and make a comeback.

While fidgeting, seeing Liu Zhang's delay in responding, Dong He was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his whole body was dripping with sweat.After a while, he decided to put all his eggs in one basket and shouted bravely, beckoning the soldiers outside the door to come in and rescue Liu Zhang.But he knew that he had to muster all his strength to shout, because Liu Zhang had shouted before, but it was silenced by the lightning, thunder, wind and heavy rain outside the door, so that the soldiers outside the door didn't hear the movement inside the hall at all. Thus indifferent.

"Come on, uh, uh, bang!" The moment Dong He summoned up all his strength and tried to shout for help, Zhang Song, who was sitting at the bottom, covered his mouth as soon as he opened his mouth, followed by Wu Yi, who was guarding the door. With a stride, he slapped Dong He on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.

The abnormal noise in the hall caught Liu Zhang's attention. When he looked up, he saw Zhang Song covering Dong He's mouth. Then Wu Yi stepped forward and slapped Dong He until his eyes turned white. .

"Uh! Wait, what is this?" In astonishment, Liu Zhang pointed at Zhang Song and Wu Yi, speechless for a while.At this moment, he already understood what Dong He wanted to do just now, and what Zhang Song and Wu Yi were doing at this moment.

"Yongnian, I didn't expect that even you would betray me! Benzhou treats you well, promotes you exceptionally, rewards mansions, brocades and beauties, and treats you like heaven and earth, but you actually betray me! Tell me, why?" For a while, Liu Zhang glared at Zhang Song with a ferocious face, and asked the reason through gritted teeth.

Faced with Liu Zhang's harsh questioning, Zhang Song blushed and lowered his head in shame. Just as he was about to answer, Li Li spoke first: "Ji Yu need not be angry, all this is because you are content with pleasure and don't think about it." As a result, many people with lofty ideals under the account have no place to use their skills, and their talents cannot be displayed. In the end, although Yizhou has a large land and abundant resources, it is still a remote corner, and there is only one state. Although there are many counties, it is not beneficial There are many officials in the state, so many people have no hope of promotion and have to retreat to the second best, which breeds extravagance.

However, after all, there are still some people with lofty ideals. They have long been tired of the life of Yingge Yanwu, they have no intention of collecting money and enjoying themselves, and are not satisfied with the status quo.Yongnian is one of them, and there are not a few people with lofty aspirations like Yongnian, so Ji Yu should not be surprised, people have their own ambitions and cannot be forced. "

"Hmph!" Liu Zhang glared at Zhang Song viciously, snorted coldly and turned his head away from him, then looked at Li Li, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the general has been cheating all this time, and he came to the mansion in Benzhou this time. But you are alone in danger, and you haven’t prepared well in advance. In this case, the general must be careful, even if you can kill Benzhou, I’m afraid you will lose your life!” The tone was not good, and even the title changed, and he began to call himself This shows that Liu Zhang has a little more confidence at this time, and he has the upward momentum of turning a grass chicken into a phoenix.

It's a pity that his threatening rhetoric exposed his inner timidity invisibly, he was stern, lack of energy, and mostly guesswork, bluffing, testing Li Li's reaction, thus confirming his judgment.And the reason why he didn't dare to act presumptuously was because he was worried that if Li Li was cornered, his own life would be lost; after all, with Li Li's skill, he could be killed almost effortlessly.Therefore, Liu Zhang felt quite cautious at this time, he clearly felt that the opportunity was in front of him, but he dared not grab it, for fear that if he made a wrong step, everything would be for naught.

Seeing Liu Zhang's stern expression, Li Li smiled heartily and said with a smile: "Are you testing me, or threatening me? I don't even know if I'm fully prepared tonight. You might as well give it a try. If it hurts your life, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance, I didn't intend to kill you, if you insist on begging to die, there is nothing I can do to help you."

After a pause, he noticed Liu Zhang's erratic and suspicious eyes, and Li Li continued: "Actually, the two hundred or so soldiers you bought with a lot of money didn't die in the battle. Only twenty of them were killed. 200 people all settled in incognito”

Chapter 166 Listening to the wind and rain, Dongzhou breaks the city

After a pause, he noticed Liu Zhang's erratic and suspicious eyes, and Li Li continued, "Actually, the two hundred or so soldiers you bought with a lot of money didn't die in the battle. Only twenty of them were killed. The 200 people all settled down incognito. Not only did they hide in Yizhou, but even the other [-] soldiers who pretended to leave also stayed in Yizhou, and they all gathered together to form a new group near the Nanman tribe. village.

In addition, in recent years, tens of thousands of refugees from Liangzhou or Sanfu entered Yizhou every year, and were then gathered and sent to southwest counties.Most of these refugees are young and strong men. After being resettled in the southwest border, they immediately joined the previous thousand armored soldiers, and then formed a larger village. Over time, they continued to grow and grow, and gradually formed a town.For many years, apart from resisting the plunder of the southern barbarian tribes, they have been living a relatively peaceful life, marrying wives and having children, and their population has continued to increase. By the end of last year, there were more than [-] young and strong men.