Chapter 1187: Carrying on the Past and Forging Ahead into the Future (77) The Great Plan
Genius One Second Memory → Net, providing you with wonderful novels to read. Nine days later, it's still in the shrimp ditch. The traces of the war had been quietly cared for by nature, and the broken river ice had re-condensed, and it was covered with a layer of snow, which was slightly shorter than the rest of the place, and there was no other abnormality, and the blood that had once stained the snow red was buried deep under the snow. In the ditch, several wild wolves roamed the ditch, their keen sense of smell could detect the faint bloody smell under the snow, and from time to time they poked out their mouths and arched the snow layer vigorously, trying to find the imaginary food, but they were always disappointed.
The wolves were alarmed by the sound of horses' hooves, and they raised their heads, and their green wolf eyes looked in the direction from which the horses' hooves came, until a group of knights came into view, and they reluctantly leaped on all fours, and left the valley and disappeared into the vast snowfield.
The knights jumped off their horses, but the first one was Li Mingjun, the general of Xizhao who was captured here a few days ago, Guo Fu, the general under his command who followed him, the brothers and sisters who were captured together, and the personal guards of the two, together, were only more than 20 horses.
As soon as they jumped off their horses, there was also the sound of horses' hooves on the opposite side, and then Xu Yuan and his guards galloped forward quickly under Li Mingjun's gaze, and behind them, there was actually a carriage.
In the midst of laughter, Xu Yuan jumped off the horse, strode up to Li Mingjun, clasped his hands into fists and said: "General Li, I have been looking forward to your news for the past few days, until I received your letter yesterday, I settled down, it can be said that I am living like a year!" ”
Li Mingjun returned the salute and smiled bitterly: "If it is like a year, then it is more appropriate to describe me." ”
"General Li made the right decision for the rise and fall of hundreds of people, Xu Yuan expressed his gratitude to you on behalf of the Han Imperial Court, and welcomed General Li to join the Han Kingdom, and we will be colleagues in the future." Xu Yuan pointed to the guards behind him who were busy setting up the tent, and said with a smile: "It is not yet possible to welcome General Li into Huining for a drink, so I brought the tent and other things, and we will have a beautiful drink here." ”
With a wave of his hand, the pro-soldier behind him smiled and took over two fishing rods. Xu Yuan said: "The two of us also come to learn from the literati, fishing on the ice, fishing and eating, among my own soldiers." There are good chefs. ”
"Since Commander Xu has elegant words, Mingjun should accompany him." Taking a fishing rod, Li Mingjun and Xu Yuan walked side by side towards the ice field. Several of his own soldiers had already rushed ahead, took out their axes and chisels, and opened two holes with a diameter of more than a foot in the ice. Two small ponies were placed on the edge of the hole. Small jars with bait have also been prepared.
Xu Yuan slowly and methodically straightened the fishing rod, hung the bait, put the hook into the ice cave, and then adjusted to a comfortable sitting position. "At this time, the fish is easier to take the bait, and the taste is more delicious, General Li, today I have invested a lot of money, and brought a lot of spices from far overseas, this is the spice that our Han sailor finally obtained from overseas, and it is the favorite of my king. txt novel download / Now these things are still being cultivated in our country, the output is very small, ordinary people can't get it at all, I only brought a small point with me, originally to occasionally satisfy the cravings, today but all the brains are brought, let you taste the fish, I keep you after eating, you can never forget this taste, hahaha! ”
Li Mingjun hung his hook down the ice cave. looked at Xu Yuan, "Your country spent a lot of money to build a sailor to sail overseas, where did the so-called come from, is it for these things?" Our continent is vast. What doesn't, still need to look outward? ”
Xu Yuan smiled and said, "General Li, you are wrong, do you know how big the world is?" ”
Li Mingjun paused for a moment, but before he could answer, Xu Yuan had already continued: "Forget it." I know that your answer is only to paraphrase some of the depictions of the history books, and I tell you, big fallacy, to be honest, I didn't know anything about it before, but my lord drew me a map. ”
Casually took out the saber on his waist, Xu Yuan casually drew the truth on the ice, and after a while, a round map appeared in front of Li Mingjun, "My king said, this is the flat map of the planet we are staying in, don't ask me what a planet is, I don't understand, and the king didn't explain it to me." He dotted on the map with his saber, "Well, this is where we are, the Han Dynasty, the Qin State, and the Chu State occupy such a small piece." ”
"This, just this little piece? Is there any mistake? Li Mingjun's eyes widened: "Then, where are the other places?" ”
Xu Yuan smiled proudly, "What we are doing now is to explore these places. Look, this is Cangzhou Port, our sailors are all starting from here, and now these places have been explored, some of these places are rich, some are poor, but without exception, they all exist one by one, our sailors are now proving the accuracy of the graphics depicted by the king, our king said, and so these places are explored and understood, to plant the banner of the Han in these places, compared with the current territory, this is a broader area, General Li, These are the places where we soldiers should go. ”
"If there really is such a vast territory, then there are powerful countries on top of it?" Li Mingjun asked.
"That's natural, we can have a strong country here, a strong army, why can't these places have? So, to fight these places, is the most important thing for our soldiers to do, when I, if we want to do all this, we Han must first defeat all the enemies we are facing now, and then accumulate national strength, when the time comes, all the boats will go together, to incorporate these places into the territory of the Han Dynasty one by one, this is the most heroic thing. ”
"Sure enough, then Li Mingjun really wants to see and see."
"Of course there's a chance." Xu Yuan saw that Li Mingjun's curiosity was aroused, and he was proud in his heart, these things, he was now learning and selling, once when he met the Han King Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan was on a whim, so he told him and several other generals about these things, Xu Yuan and the others were naturally dumbfounded, but since it was said by the king, it was naturally good, not to mention, Kou Shuguang is now verifying the truth of what the king said little by little.
It's just that the king said that the land they live in is round, and it is a ball floating in the endless sky, how to listen to how it is a little creepy, Xu Yuan automatically filtered it.
"Hooked, hooked!" A personal soldier behind him watched Xu Yuan's fishing line stir slightly, and hurriedly reminded. Xu Yuan's hand tightened, and he lifted the fishing rod upward, and a fat fish was pulled out of the ice cave. He fell on the ice with a thud, jumped a few times, and then stopped moving.
"It's so fat, take it. Ask Ergou to make some sashimi for me and General Li, and when it's done, bring a jug of wine. Xu Yuan took the frozen fish and threw it to the guards, waving his hand.
Only Xu Yuan and Li Mingjun were left on the ice, and Xu Yuan once again cast the bait. straightened his waist: "General Li thinks about it, he has already arranged everything, right?" ”
Li Mingjun looked at the gurgling river in the ice cave, "After I went back, I gathered some trustworthy generals under my command, and everyone had a secret discussion together, and they all agreed that Western Zhao had no future, and the Qin people would never be the opponents of the Han Dynasty in the end, so everyone agreed to surrender to the Han Dynasty." ”
Xu Yuan laughed: "Okay, your ministry is really a person who understands righteousness." In this way, Ueya-gun will soon be able to plant the banner of my great man. “
Li Mingjun smiled at the corner of his mouth. Looking at Xu Yuan, "If you want Shanggu County to plant the banner of the Great Han, now, it is an easy thing, but Commander Xu, I have a bigger plan, I don't know if Director Xu is interested in accompanying me to gamble, if the bet wins, it will not only be Shanggu County, but all the territory of Xizhao, including Jinyang." If it is operated properly, it may be able to greatly trap the Qin people. ”
Listening to Li Mingjun's words, Xu Yuan paused, "What do you mean by this?" Could it be that you still want to commit a mutiny in Jinyang. It's unlikely, right? ”
"How can I do this!" Li Mingjun laughed, "There are nearly 100,000 troops stationed in Jinyang, that is the last capital of Western Zhao, and the commander of the army is General Zhao Xilie Zhao, where do I engage in a mutiny, wouldn't I be asking for my own death." ”
"And what do you mean?" Xu Yuan looked at Li Mingjun with wide eyes.
Li Mingjun looked at Xu Yuan. Proud in his heart, Xindao finally took some initiative, and the temptation to take Shanggu and the entire Xizhao was naturally not the same.
"General Xu, don't look at me like this, this is not my delaying tactic, but a plan I have formulated after meditating hard for the past few days, and I am indeed a little bolder, of course, the possibility of failure is also very great. However, if it succeeds, I believe that the process of Han domination will be greatly accelerated. ”
Xu Yuan's face became solemn, "Tell me." ”
"The key point of this plan is General Zhao Xilie. I am ready to quietly return to Jinyang and plot against Zhao Xilie. Li Mingjun opened his mouth in shock, leaving Xu Yuan stunned.
"You're not crazy, are you?" He blurted out.
"For Zhao Xilie, Commander Xu naturally doesn't know as clearly as I do. He is my best friend, the two of us have nothing to talk about together, for the current situation, Xi Lie is very disappointed, it can be said that he is pessimistic to the extreme, he once said to me, Xi Zhao was either from the Han Dynasty, or by the Qin State to drag him to death, I am afraid he has long wanted to change to the status quo. ”
"But he's Zhao Za's son."
"Why did Zhao Qi's son definitely follow Zhao Za all the way to the dark?" Li Mingjun asked rhetorically: "If Commander Xu can guarantee the safety of the Zhao family and the glory and wealth afterwards, I believe that this matter has more than sixty percent hope of success." If Zhao Xilie took refuge in the Han Dynasty, then the court of Western Zhao in Jinyang would be completely finished, and it would not be impossible to pit the Qin people by the way. ”
"This plan is too risky. If you don't, they'll smash you in. Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, shook his head lightly, and said, "It's so crazy, I'm afraid even our king doesn't dare to think about it." ”
"Xilie is still young, and his father's ideas are different, this is where my hope for success lies, if Commander Xu can get your king's handwritten letter, ensure the safety of the Zhao family, and not pursue any past crimes. The commander doesn't have to care about my life or death, and to be honest, even if Xilie doesn't do it, he won't kill me. Before I leave, I will arrange everything, Guo Fu will lead this army on my behalf, once I encounter an accident in Jinyang, Guo Fu will immediately lead the army of Shanggu County to change banners, and declare that he will surrender to the Han Dynasty, I think, in this way, Commander Xu will not lose anything, at most he will lose me. ”
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, "I'm afraid this matter is not up to me, I need to report it to the king and get the king's consent." ”
"No problem, I think we have time to wait for your king to make a decision, Commander Xu, in fact, there is a little bit of my careful thinking here, if I defect to the Han like this, it can be said that I have not achieved an inch, but if I can do this, it will be a great achievement, I believe that with your king's temperament, he will never treat me badly, right?" Li Mingjun said with a smile.
"Commander, the sashimi is ready!" The soldiers walked quickly with a plate of sashimi cut as thin as cicada wings and almost transparent, and in the tray, there were also two small plates of prepared ingredients, and the tray was placed between Xu Yuan and Li Mingjun.
"Ahhh Li Mingjun took a piece of fish and put it, dipped it in a little condiment, put it in his mouth, tasted it a little, and was already shouting loudly, while on the other side, Xu Yuan chewed lightly, but he seemed to be a little unsavory. (To be continued.) )