Chapter 153: Liu Yu's thoughts
"Xia Yong and this person, I really don't know what to say, Jun Shi has been in the curtain for a long time, and he has also had dealings, so why don't you talk about it." Li Tingzhi suddenly turned his words to Lu Xiufu, who was listening quietly, Liu Yu also thought about what the future emperor had to think, Lu Xiufu saw that both of them looked at him, and put it down unhurriedly.
"I have met Xia Shuai a few times, before the marshal sent out the troops, he went to Huaixi by a certain person, but that time, not only did he not even see the face, I heard that even the envoys of the imperial court were closed, and the people in the marshal mansion said that they were bedridden due to the recurrence of old injuries, but they clearly heard the sound of drum music in the house through the wall." Speaking of this, Lu Xiufu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Xia Shuai was quite famous in the past, and since Duanping entered Luo, he has repeatedly made military exploits, from a small utility to a handsome minister all the way, and it is not an exaggeration for the court to rely on the pillar stone plain. It's just that now he is nearly eighty years old, whether it was in Ezhou at the beginning of the year or the later Tongling War, "Lu Xiufu didn't finish speaking, who of the two people here didn't understand what he meant, this Xia handsome has long since lost his reputation as he used to be, and he is afraid that it will be light to say "greedy for life and afraid of death".
"Senator Lu doesn't want to slander people, let's talk about it, despite this, the court still can't move him, not only can't he move, but he also has to be surrounded by high-ranking officials to prevent him from following in the footsteps of the Lu family." Li Tingzhi was silent, no one knew Liu Yu's words better than him, and even took the initiative to divide his own power, and actually recognized his right to rule in Huaixi, which was unimaginable in the early Song Dynasty.
Liu Yu sighed in his heart, in the battle of Yangluo Fort, his people had already lost their courage, and Boyan even threw away the idea of capturing him alive, that is, he saw through that this person no longer had the heart to fight. In the entire battle to destroy the Song Dynasty, the Yuan people did not move Huaixi, and when the tens of thousands of troops there were nothing, they drove straight into the south of the Yangtze River and directly took the Beijing division of the enemy country, and Xia Gui also seemed to have been waiting for this day, and as soon as Lin'an came out, he also immediately offered the land of Huaixi.
"How kind the court treats the Lu family, but how did the Lu family do it, Lu Shikui guaranteed the life of the whole family for Xie Fang, and just added the title of secretary of the military department, and betrayed his guarantor as soon as he turned his head, he dedicated the state capital to the Tartars. The imperial court still did not think it was resentful, and his younger brother Lu Shimeng was still promoted to Taiwan Province, and the family members and mansions in Beijing were unmoved. ”
Liu Yu didn't say a word, this Zhao family doesn't want this world, don't you think the Yuan people are coming too slowly? No matter what the Lu family has done before, the merit has been paid, and if there is one, you should be asked, there is no crime in this time and space that is not as bad as the family, since there is a saying that the wife and the son are sealed, and there is also a corresponding raid on the family and the destruction of the door, the responsibility and interests have always been the same.
This practice is simply to encourage rebellion in disguise, the reason why Xia Gui has not rebelled openly is not for any loyalty, just to wait and see where the wind goes, no matter what, he is now waiting for one side, if he votes for Tartar early, the Mongols will not give him this kind of treatment.
Li Tingzhi didn't answer his words, but he hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank it all, which somewhat revealed some of what he was thinking. Lu Xiufu still had that faint expression, and when he saw that Li Tingzhi's wine glass was empty, he got up to help him fill it, and after returning to his seat and sitting down, he looked at Liu Yu.
"Dashuai, Ezhou is not better than Xiangyang, Jinghu is not better than Jingxi, the Yuan people have to get here, they can not only go down to Jiankang along the river, but also go south to Hunan and Guangnan, and Huaixi as neighbors, for the Yuan people, he is already in a place where he has to fight, for the imperial court, either/or, unless he can get it back from the hands of the Yuan people, Dashuai think about it, is it possible?"
Liu Yu's meaning Li Tingzhi understands very well, although the Yuan people have retreated now, they still have most of the Jinghu North Road in their hands, and he is surrounded by the Song Dynasty on three sides. Even if peace can be negotiated this time, this land will definitely not be able to be taken back, so the problem comes.
"Yet?" Li Tingzhi wants to hear what Liu Yu wants to do, and there is also a comparison in it. Lu Xiufu was also attracted by his words, and he also wanted to hear what this Quan Shou, who was younger than him, was capable of, and could be unanimously valued by several important ministers.
"First of all, in the court, Chen Yizhong is purging the Jia Party, he urgently needs such a big victory to consolidate the power, he leads the privy envoy, but he does not need the marshal to divide his authority, not to mention, the marshal used to have some to do with Jia Rudao, at this time into the court, there is no other way than to compete with it, but if not, what is the benefit of the marshal entering the court? This is one of them. ”
"Besides, this Jianghuai, Wang Gong is gone, there is no commander along the river, and the envoy will not exist anymore, since the imperial court has set up this division, there is a meaning to unify the Jianghuai war, the marshal may wish to retreat and seek the second, and write to the court to ask for the governor of Jianghuai, which not only avoids fighting for power with King Chen and others, but also can unify these two places and make some preparations for future wars."
"The last point, if the marshal supervises Jianghuai, a certain person will also ask the public to make a decision as soon as possible, Xia Gui can no longer stay, why don't you take advantage of the weakness of the Yuan people now and deal with it categorically." After repeated foreshadowing, Liu Yu said his plan, he did not explicitly say that he wanted to take over Xia Gui's position, but he believed that Li Tingzhi and others could hear it.
"Xia Yonghe, the eldest son Xia Fu died before him a few years ago, just this year, the second son Xia Song died in battle, and now there is only one third son Xia Bai who served in Yuezhou, although this person does not obey the king's order, but the reverse is not revealed, and he is nearly eighty years old, so he will be killed, I am afraid" Li Tingzhi said with some embarrassment, Liu Yu admired Chen Yizhong's decisiveness at this time, looking at the means of others, from the second rank of the palace to the commander, people directly deceived to the home to assassinate, and did not hesitate to force the forbidden army.
"Disobedience to the king's orders is already a capital offense!" Liu Yu couldn't help but interrupt Li Tingzhi's words, completely ignoring the difference in the official positions of the two, and the voice was so loud that Lu Xiufu, who was originally indifferent, couldn't help but look at him in surprise, but Li Tingzhi didn't have an angry expression on his face, just stopped and listened to his words.
"Dashuai, Xia Gui is a military general, and his body has always been healthy, if he is old and sick, we can't afford to wait, and the imperial court can't afford to wait, only the Yuan people will be happy to see it." Liu Yu couldn't say that although he was seventy-eight years old now, he could live for five years, but Da Song didn't have five years, so he couldn't say it clearly, so he could only lower his voice and admonish bitterly.
"If this is not the case, the marshal can report to the imperial court, let Xia Gui Zhishi, let him return to Beijing to recuperate, and then give grace to future generations, so that he can solve the affairs of Huaixi without using swords." Seeing that the two of them froze there for a while, Lu Xiufu stood up and arched his hand to say a mention, which was also an ordinary solution.
"It's not a certain stubbornness, Xia Gui is different from others, he has been in charge of the army for decades, and he has long regarded this as his life, and he is sure that if the court does this, he will definitely be sick like last time, if so, what can we do to him?" Liu Yu was also a little helpless, and he couldn't say that he had known the direction of history for a long time.
Li Tingzhi was silent for a while, and suddenly laughed "hehe", seeing that his wine glass was empty, he took the wine jug and poured it, and then sipped it like tasting wine, and then drank it himself as if he had tasted fine wine, which made Liu Yu a little confused, and drank with him for a while, Li Tingzhi suddenly stood up, turned his head and walked out.
"Ziqing, I already know about this matter, don't worry, you deal with the angels first, this is also a big deal at present, and the rest will be known in the future." Walking to the door, Li Tingzhi stopped again, and after saying this, he went out, and Lu Xiufu hurriedly arched his hand towards Liu Yu and followed closely.
Liu Yu didn't have time to send it off, so he had to return to the room, he was really in a hurry, and the plans he finally came up with were rejected one after another. Could it be that only one of you is an outsider who cares about this country? The others are waiting for the script written in the history books, interpreting the fait accompli. Bah! He didn't believe it, Liu Yu also picked up the wine and drank it in one gulp.
He doesn't like to guess like this very much, Li Tingzhi is not as good as Wang Lixin, the latter almost never fights with him, if there is anything to support, it will be clear if he doesn't support it, but it's a pity, Liu Yu felt sorry in his heart when he thought of the old man.
When Yang Xingqian, the senator of the shogunate, walked in from outside, he saw that his new owner was sitting alone and drinking. He met Li Tingzhi and others outside the door, and he seemed to be quite happy to see the handsome man's expression, so he didn't understand what was wrong with Liu Yu, and before he could figure out how to speak, Liu Yu found him as soon as he turned his head.
"Come back, come here, it's been hard all the way, eat something first." Liu Yu came up with a new set of utensils, pulled Yang Xingqian, and asked him to sit next to him, Yang Xingqian did not shirk, and quietly ate some wine and food.
"There is no news from Huang, Qi and other places, and Anqing Mansion has already been convinced that Xia Gui sent troops to capture the city before Li Shuai, and Li Shuai's troops did not fight with him, and retreated twenty miles to station, and there was no intention of coming back." Yang Xingqian took a breath, ate something more, and then opened his mouth to inform Liu Yu of the news he had received.
"Don't talk about it elsewhere, Huangzhou and Ezhou are close at hand, Tartar will not give up, Xia Gui is afraid that he will suffer a little loss this time. Alas, Anqing Mansion is Fan Wenhu's hometown, and he must have a lot of wealth, but it is cheaper than Xia Gui. Liu Yu sighed with pity.
"What are the actions of the Tartars, what is the situation in Huangzhou, you can guess one or two, a certain sent someone to go, the team under the Taishou is Li Shiyi volunteered, and a certain saw that he was injured and was okay, so he accepted him, he is an old pawn, but he is more relieved than others." Yang Xingqian recently put the main direction in the direction of Huaixi according to Liu Yu's instructions, but Liu Yu did not sue him, and Li Tingzhi did not have a letter on his side.
Li Shiyi, Liu Yu couldn't help but smile when he thought of him, this is indeed a good hand as a spy, he has a fast ability to accept, and he can already skillfully control those things in the future, and he can focus on cultivating it in the future, but he is a good family from Lin'an Mansion, will he always follow him, Liu Yu is not sure.