432.Chapter 432
Faced with such a situation, Li Chengdao was both angry and helpless.
Goguryeo has coveted the hegemony of Great Xia for many years, and they don't know how many traitors have been planted in Great Xia, and they naturally know about such a big thing as the change of a new emperor in Great Xia. Even when the Son of Heaven moved to the east of the palace, Princess Jiangdu handled all the major affairs in the court, and Goguryeo also got the news some time ago.
Most of the people in Goguryeo don't believe this situation - how can a woman be in charge of the national council? Isn't that nonsense? Even if all the sons are dead, there are still virtuous ministers and good generals, when will it be the turn of a woman to come out? If you make up a lie, you have to make up a decent one, it must be the Great Xia old suspicion formation, and if you want to weaken our defense, we won't be fooled like this!
I have to say that battle-hardened generals and scheming strategists have one thing in common, that is, they are conceited and trust their own judgments very much. The latter is because one's own judgment is almost infallible, and the former is because the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is useless to talk on paper, and you can only rely on your own experience and even intuition to make judgments.
Li Jaeliang is the god of war in Goguryeo and a powerful minister, and he has all three of experience, intuition and strategy, and he is even more convinced of his own judgment - the new emperor of Daxia has released such rumors, and he must want to do something to Goguryeo. Therefore, he immediately put forward the idea of moving the people of Liaodong into the mountain city and making the south of the Liaohe River a barren land.
This move is for military needs, and Li Zailiang's own selfishness.
In the land of Liaodong, there are few giant clans, and many heroes are strong. Once he gave up his family business and moved to the mountain city, if he wanted to maintain his former position, he would inevitably compromise with the Li family. In this way, the strength of the Li family can be strengthened again. No matter how powerful the Min family is in the court, as long as they control Liaodong, have sufficient troops, and have the help of these heroes, it is not necessary to say that to deal with the Gao clan and the Min clan to join forces, even a change of dynasty is just around the corner.
This idea is not bad, but everything must be based on the fact that Great Xia sent a million-strong army to attack the country - and only at this time, the so-called Haoqiang will crawl in the shadow of the giant and tremble, and would rather cut flesh and bleed in exchange for the safety of his own family. As for now, Daxia has just changed to the capital of Anbei and added some generals, and there is no sign of soldiers coming to the city. People who have been at the border for a long time speculated and felt that the new emperor of Great Xia was just seeking stability and making a gesture of deterrence, so that the border would be safe for a year or two. In this case, let Liaodong Haoqiang give up a large amount of land, mansion slaves, herds of cattle and sheep, and move into the mountain city? Even if your Li family can afford to lose money, we are not happy!
Of course, if Daxia really made this gesture in order to paralyze Goguryeo, if he really wanted to move, it would be a thunderous momentum, and these people didn't think about it. But who would tear down the foundation of the family business on which they relied for survival for a "just in case"? To put it mildly, keep this family business, even if Daxia comes, they can rely on this to surrender, and it is no problem to be a leading party. If the family business is gone, no one will take them seriously, whether it is Daxia or Goguryeo!
What these people are thinking in their hearts, not only Li Chengdao and his son are clear, but also Min Ziyou, a powerful minister of Goguryeo, is also like a mirror. Therefore, he was very ostentatious and did not say anything against Li Zailiang, and secretly spread remarks, claiming that the prince he supported was orthodox, and Great Xia would not send troops because of this. The implication is that although the king of Goguryeo was dying, he had already made an edict, which can be described as a precedent. Even if the king of Goguryeo repented and set up other sons as heirs, the Min family could also beat him upside down and say that the other party had forged the edict.
There are many supporters of the Min family, even if they don't support them very much, when they hear this secret rumor, they also nod frequently - the foundation of the Min family is mostly in the court, if the Min family is in power, it is only natural to emphasize literature over martial arts. For Goguryeo, this was not a good thing, but for Bactria a neighbor with a thriving literary style and growing weakness was better than a neighbor that was militaristic and expanding.
Although the big men in Pyongyang care about the glory of expanding their territory, they are more concerned about the glory and wealth and their lives, and they are willing to sweep away the weaker Zhuhu on the border, but they are not willing to confront this behemoth. The domestic public opinion was turbulent, and the favor of the King of Goguryeo for the son of the Min family was originally very unfavorable to the Li family. It's just that what those Liaodong heroes and powerful people are thinking about is also letting their children and grandchildren come to Pyongyang to be officials - they are in Liaodong, how can they lose troops? What is really worse is nothing more than the power to enter the center and decide state affairs. If you don't take this step, how can Haoqiang become a warrior? This is the same as the judgment of the family of Great Xia, everything else is false, how many people in your family have been officials for several generations, it is real.
"Xia Guo has bad intentions." Li Chengdao looked around at everyone and said coldly, "What do you think?" ”
The Li family has always said the same thing, although he asked "what do you think", but who dares to put the opinion of the young marshal? Someone immediately said: "Since they Xia people are using the people of the Devil as a cover, let's just hand over a few people of the Devil to go out." ”
When he said this, his attitude was very casual, as if in his eyes, the life of the Tatar man was nothing more than a piece of cloth and a chicken.
"If they can resolve this crisis, they will be able to hand it over to some extent." Another general said, "This sword dance in Xiangzhuang of Xia Kingdom is intended for Pei Gong, and it is not something that can be solved by handing over a few people from the Xia Kingdom. What should we do if they insist on saying no, that they have to go into the city? ”
"The city must not be allowed to enter, if the Xia people enter Liaodong, where should our faces go!"
Li Chengdao heard what the strategists and generals said and I said, but he never came up with a safe way, so he simply slapped the table and said angrily: "What's the use of saying so much? The Xia Kingdom is menacing, as long as we don't rely on them, this battle is inevitable. That being the case, it's better to have a good time! ”
Don't you say that the people of the Devils slaughtered your people and wanted to trouble me? All right! I'm going to send the scouts out and give you a ruthless one!
When he gritted his teeth, Feng Huan was respectfully explaining to Qin Wan: "Li Zailiang is scheming, has excellent forbearance, and rarely gets angry, but Li Chengdao is not. Li Chengdao seems to be gentle and elegant, corporal Lixian, but in fact he is arrogant and has a very strong desire to control. When he entered the palace when he was young, he had a dispute with the prince and almost injured the other party's life. It is precisely because of this that Li Zailiang did not let this son stay in Pyongyang, let him sit in Liaodong, encroach on the Yan tribe, and did not dare to let him return to Beijing. ”
"In other words, pinched the weakness of Daxia who thought that the fighter plane had not arrived and did not dare to act lightly?" Qin Wan glanced at Feng Huan, "I know that you are dissatisfied with the Li family, but state affairs are no more important than private affairs. ”
Once there was a conflict on the border, Li Zailiang could keep his son, but the Great Xia guards did not dare to conclude that they could be protected by the superiors, so they could only swallow their anger, and they suffered a lot of dark losses over the years. Li Zailiang's love has an outlet, so naturally he will not cause trouble in China, but now it is different.
Qin Wan believed that Feng Huan must have conveyed these messages to the north, otherwise this provocation would not have been directed at Li Chengdao and deliberately provoked the other party. But she needed Feng Huan to figure out one thing - what she needed was solid information, not exaggerated and vinegared with strong personal overtones.
Feng Huan knelt down with a "plop" and said resolutely: "What Weichen said is true. ......Back then, he gritted his teeth and said, "Weichen was reduced to a slave of the Yan Dynasty back then, and no one looked down on Weichen, only Li Chengdao insisted on going his own way, promoted Weichen, and promised to be a clan sister." ”
Li Chengdao's character flaws are quite obvious, if there is a problem with his ability and vision, even if he is Li Zailiang's eldest son, it is impossible to take on this big responsibility.
His ability is the capital of his conceit, and his conceit is the main cause of his character flaws, why? Because he is a person who can only make decisions, will not explain to anyone, and will not have the slightest room for manoeuvre, he can be called an arbitrary person.
For example, in the case of Feng Huan, he felt that Feng Huan was useful, so he couldn't help but say that he was surrounded by his sisters. In this matter, both Feng Huan and Li Chengdao's clan sisters are chess pieces under his control, not a living person. In this way, Li, who was a weak person, could not resent his cousin, so he vented his resentment on his husband; Feng Huan, who thought he was nobler than Li Chengdao, couldn't accept this seemingly well-intentioned, but actually humiliating approach. If the Li family is gentle and submissive, Feng Huan, who has been devastated by the barbarian princess, may still be moved by a little bit, but ...... If you want to win over others, but lead others to hate you to the core, what's so good about being so arbitrary?
"You are in the court, but your heart is in the north, so don't worry." Qin Wan motioned to Feng Huan to get up, "You are a transit envoy and a special supply of military rations, so you can take Rong Xiu and go to the north!" ”
In this position, if someone else sits, Qin Wan is really not at ease. After all, after a war, the consumption of grain and grass is undoubtedly astronomical, but it is very easy to do tricks. It's a bit hard to find people who don't have to make a lot of money. Feng Huan is different - he was originally the Duke of Eguo, and he was once a Leping horse. Not to mention how many green hats Princess Leping gave him, at least as soon as Leping died, the court took pity on him and turned a blind eye, not only did he attack the lord at the same level, but Princess Leping's dowry also returned to the Feng family. This property is enough for him to squander ten lifetimes, and he deeply hates Goguryeo, how can he withhold grain and grass?
Fishing for this kind of thing, has always been up and down, the people above do not take the biggest, the people below are naturally taboo, and they dare not report too much "loss" on the road, not like the black heart in the past, they dare to report forty percent or even half of the loss of ten percent of the grain, and it is not all southeast transportation road, how can it be so difficult?
However, Qin Wan also knew that this kind of thing couldn't be stopped. So she let Feng Huan take care of the grain and grass, just to relieve herself of a little pressure, she really dared to stretch out her hand to the grain and grass again, and it stretched too long...... Is it true that she didn't dare to kill?