In the government affairs hall of Jiedushi's government, Li Keyong looked at the letter in his hand and was silent for a long time, his face cloudy and uncertain. The civil servants and confidants and generals who sat on both sides looked nervously at Li Keyong who was sitting in the chief seat, not daring to breathe.
Li Cunxiao, who was placed in high hopes by Li Keyong and was stationed in Yizhou City with an army of 70,000, actually had a private correspondence with Li Ye when the war was so tense!
Moreover, in Li Ye's letter, most of the content is persuading to surrender, the words are extremely cordial and warm, full of admiration for Li Cunxiao, and the conditions of the promise are so generous that even the onlookers are envious!
Not only that, he was arranged by Li Keyong to assist Li Cunxiao in Yizhou. In fact, it was to report to Li Siben, who monitored him. After so many days of besieging the city, not only did he fail to fight a siege battle, but he also kept persuading Yizhou guards to surrender. military!
Although the reaction of the defenders was far from enthusiastic, this kind of thing must be guarded against. After all, the opponent is the official army, representing the imperial court, and just won a big victory. If someone can't think about it and opens a hole to defect, then this matter will become very serious immediately!
Yizhou... ... doesn't look so stable anymore!
Fenzhou has already lost the two fortresses in the south of Taiyuan. If Yizhou misses again, Taiyuan will be completely exposed to the government and army. Li Ye can use hundreds of thousands of troops to directly encircle Taiyuan City!
Just when the staff and generals were thinking complicatedly and feeling heavy, Li Keyong's loud laughter suddenly came from the chief seat.
When everyone raised their heads, Li Ke said with a smile on his face: "This is Li Ye's trick. He wants to make me doubt Li Cunxiao so that he can reap the benefits of a fisherman. How can such a small skill be hidden from my eyes? Li Ye It would be ridiculous and generous to think that we can alienate our chief minister in this way."
With that said, Li Keyong stood up, raised the spiritual energy flame in his hand, and burned the letter in public.
"Send an order to Li Cunxiao, let him guard the city with peace of mind, and don't be in a hurry to fight. As long as Yizhou is not lost, he will be the first in this battle. When the commander regains Fenzhou, he will personally lead the army to reinforce Yizhou!" Li Ke held his hand behind his back. Looking at the crowd, he ordered with a disdainful expression.
He showed unreserved trust in Li Cunxiao.
Everyone in the hall looked up and stood up to salute: "The king is wise!"
After the crowd had dispersed, Li Keyong sat back, and the look of excitement and conviction on his face just now was gradually replaced by chill and solemnity.
No master would completely trust his subjects.
Who deserves who to trust completely
The current Li Cunxiao is a military general, and Li Keyong himself is nothing more than a military general.
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Fang Qing is one of Li Keyong's most trusted and valued three staff members. He is almost at the age of knowing his destiny, and he was Li Guochang's confidant counselor before. Counting, he has been with Li Guochang and his son for almost twenty years, and he is the oldest A group of veterans.
Coming out of Jiedushi's mansion, she got into the iconic and simple carriage, and after half an hour's driving, Fang Qingzhen returned to her own mansion. It is not appropriate to say that it is a mansion, because it is only a courtyard with three entrances.
Entering the courtyard three times, even ordinary rich people would find it cramped, but this is Fang Qingzhen's only courtyard. Everyone in Hedong knows that Fang Qingzhen is a model official who forgets his selfishness, cares about the country and the people, is diligent, thrifty and simple, with a noble and upright spirit. Although he is in a high position, he treats others peacefully and without any pretensions. He can be called a perfect person.
Back at the home with only three servants, Fang Qingzhen learned that her old friend came to visit, and she was already waiting in the hall.
The other party is an old Confucian scholar who is even more pedantic than him. He is only an eighth-rank official, and he has a straight temper and offends people at every turn. He and Fang Qingzhen have the same temper.
Furthermore, the two had known each other for 30 years when they met on a study tour, but the other party did not have the same opportunity as Fang Qingzhen, and was appreciated by Li Guochang early on. This old Confucian scholar named Xu Maoda often visited Fang Qingzhen's residence with two fresh fat fish.
The two quickly set up a food table in the side hall, and began to sit and drink and chat with each other. After the food and the five-flavored wine had passed the three tours, the topic of the two of them also came to the important event at hand, the war in Yizhou.
"King An has been besieging Yizhou for more than a month. I heard that Li Cunxiao and King An have been exchanging letters frequently, and that King An is constantly persuading the defenders to surrender. The morale of the army in Yizhou is already in turmoil and the people are in panic?" Xu Maoda said while eating fish soup. asked with interest.
Fang Qingzhen nodded: "King An has a strong interest in Li Cunxiao, which is already well known. But this is also normal. With Li Cunxiao's status as a military general, anyone would want to persuade him to surrender."
Xu Maoda raised his glass, and the two of them drank all the wine. He smacked his lips: "The taste of this Jiannan Shaochun is mellow and strong, which is different from other wines... But then again, Li Cunxiao really won't surrender?"
Fang Qingzhen pondered: "Li Cunxiao is a loyal and brave person, how could he be easily persuaded to surrender?"
Xu Maoda shook his head, obviously not having much confidence in people's hearts: "That's hard to say. If it were an ordinary person to persuade him to surrender, Li Cunxiao might not surrender, but the one here is King An himself! King An, can he be the same as others? "
Fang Qingzhen fell silent, obviously what Xu Maoda said had touched him. King An not only has great personal prestige, but also represents the court.
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Xu Maoda continued to eat while picking up vegetables: "The battle of Yizhou was weird from the very beginning. King An, with an army of 300,000 troops, came to attack with the momentum of Qinzhou's great victory. He never stormed the city, but started it uncharacteristically Excavating the siege of Haogou, he voluntarily gave up the great offensive! King An adopted such a time-consuming strategy, and it did not match his usual fighting style. From his conquest of Huangchao to the pacification of Wei Bo, it was all Thunder's tricks. When did he do this? Have you been conservative?"
Fang Qingzhen thought about it and said: "After all, Li Cunxiao has become a great military general, and no one under King An's command is invincible. If he rashly attacked the city, it would be inappropriate, right?"
Xu Maoda drank a glass of wine by himself, looked at Fang Qingzhen with bright eyes, and said in a deep tone: "Under King An, Liu Dazheng and Shangguan Qingcheng are the highest level, and they are not Li Cunxiao's opponent when they join forces. From this point of view, It is true that no one can confront Li Cunxiao. But there is one person that you have forgotten intentionally or unintentionally!"
"Who?" Fang Qingzhen was startled, but soon he realized, "You mean?"
Xu Maoda looked serious: "That's right, it's Wang An himself!"
"This..." Fang Qingzhen opened his mouth, hesitating to speak several times, "King An also cultivated the way of military strategist and general? How is this possible?"
Xu Maoda asked back: "Why is it impossible? King An quickly quelled the Huangchao Rebellion and became famous all over the world, relying on his victories one after another in the battlefield! Why is it impossible to say that he has cultivated the way of military generals? The old King An is still alive At that time, Wenzhi and martial arts were the best, and there was no defeat in fighting chaos and guarding the border. Prince Xin'an inherited his father's career, and everyone said that he was a minister of Zhongxing, and he had the ambition to clarify the universe! Cultivate the way of military generals and win decisively when the world is in chaos On the battlefield, isn't it a matter of course?"
After some words, Fang Qingzhen fell silent again. This time he was silent for a longer time, because the shock in his heart was too great.
Li Ye is a military general? Never heard of it before! But who can deny this and say that this is completely impossible
"King An has ruled the army for many years. It is only natural to practice the way of a military strategist. The only thing worth noting is where he has reached. After all, King An has not ruled the army for a long time, at least compared to the king of Longxi County. It stands to reason I will not reach the realm of a military general."
Xu Maoda continued: "But it's not a problem for King An at all. He is a strange person who can practice Qi in one day and become a real person in less than ten years! If it is someone else, he can be said to be able to do it in the same ten years. , It is impossible to achieve the realm of a military general, but if it is King An, then no one can say it is completely impossible!"
Fang Qingzhen put down his chopsticks and felt his throat was dry. He looked at Xu Maoda and asked with difficulty: "If this is the case, what about the Battle of Yizhou?"
Fang Qing is a wise person. Among all his relatives and friends, only Xu Maoda's knowledge and insights make him admire, and he is often ashamed of himself. In the past twenty years, when he gave advice to Li Guochang and Li Keyong, he was also inspired by each other, and the results were very good.
Xu Maoda said: "King An did not attack Yizhou by force to avoid a bloody battle between the two armies, and he locked Li Cunxiao in the city by besieging the city, just to persuade him to surrender! King An attacked Yizhou from the very beginning. It’s just to attack Yizhou City, but to subdue Li Cunxiao, a military general!”
Fang Qingzhen is like waking up from a dream!
Any person who is interested in the world will not lose his mind when facing a general like Li Cunxiao, let alone Li Ye
No wonder, from the very beginning, Li Ye condescended to go to Yizhou City and invite Li Cunxiao out of the city to meet at the risk of his own life. He was not annoyed when he was rejected, but took out the wine to congratulate Li Cunxiao on his promotion to general. Isn't it because he has a plan to hand over everything in such a way
In order to persuade Li Cunxiao to surrender, Li Ye's condition can be said to be full of sincerity. He will guarantee to be a military envoy when he comes here, and he also promises that there will be a possibility of becoming a marquis or even a king with a different surname in the future! It would be laughable and generous for others to say this, but Li Ye's words are just like Li Yan's words, even more effective than Li Yan's words!
"King An persuaded the Yizhou defenders to surrender and mobilized ordinary soldiers to rebel, just to create momentum for Li Cunxiao to join him!" Xu Maoda said leisurely, "With King An's current prestige and status, who can guarantee that he can do this for Li Cunxiao? Li Cunxiao is not tempted? A scholar who is a confidant will die!"
Fang Qingzhen nodded solemnly.
The two talked for a long time, until late into the night.
In the end, Fang Qingzhen was completely convinced that Li Cunxiao would most likely surrender.
He was restless, so he immediately left the house and went to see Li Keyong overnight to persuade him to transfer Li Cunxiao back to Taiyuan City!
After Fang Qingzhen went out, Xu Maoda didn't stay, and left Fang's mansion quickly, went home in a bullock cart, and entered his own yard.
He got out of the bullock cart, and someone was waiting eagerly beside the cart.
It was a young man less than thirty years old.
"Father, how are you? Have you persuaded Fang Halal?" Xu Maoda got out of the car, and the young man immediately came up to him.
Seeing his ignorant son, Xu Maoda had mixed feelings in his heart, and he was about to get angry instinctively, but before he could raise his breath, it disappeared with a long sigh.
If it wasn't for his useless son, how could he agree to that person, in the name of drinking and discussing Taoism, to convince Fang Qingzhen that Li Cunxiao would definitely join Li Ye and guide him to give advice to Li Keyong
"Sir, why should you sigh. What you are doing now is for the righteousness of the family and the country, and has contributed to the country. After this incident, not only will your son be eligible to become an official, but you will also be rewarded with a title."
A cold voice suddenly sounded beside Xu Maoda. A gorgeous woman in a purple robe came out from the dark tree shadows.
Seeing the other party, Xu Maoda couldn't help but shudder.