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At the beginning of February, as soon as spring began, the Hexi soldiers divided into three routes and entered the customs in a big way, opening the prelude to the destruction of Hou Qin.

Later Qin was not to be outdone, and hoarded heavy troops in Fengyi, Xinping, Fufeng and other places to resist Hexi.

Just as the two sides were at a stalemate around Xinping City, Yongcheng, and Fengyi County.

Wang Zhongde, the governor of the prefecture, secretly set up a large camp on the north bank of Fenshui, causing panic on the other side of the river.

On this day, a horse suddenly appeared under the city of Anyi.

At this time, the situation in the east of the river was tense, so that the city gates were closed and the drawbridge was hung high.

The defenders of the city nervously patrolled back and forth, looking north from time to time, as if the Hexi army would come at any moment.

The man rode to the foot of Anyi City and shouted at the top: "Go and inform your family Taishou, just say that the old man is visiting." ”

The guards did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to report to Liu Gong.

When Liu Gong took a look at the city, he recognized who the middle-aged man in the city was, it was Murong Yong's henchman Li Xian.

Back then, the two were ministers in the same palace in Xiyan, but unlike Liu Gong's feudal forces, Li Xian was Murong Yong's confidant.

If it weren't for Li Xian's wisdom, Murong Yong might not have been able to take control of Hedong, let alone resist Murong Chui for many years.

Although the two have not had much in common, they are no strangers to each other, and they have even dealt with each other a few times.

Later, Xiyan perished, and Liu Gong was unwilling to give up the interests of the family, so he refused to be appeased by Hexi and switched to the Great Jin.

Li Xian, on the other hand, was captured by the Hexi Army after the loss of his eldest son, and later took refuge in Dadu to guard Shuo.

Since then, Li Xian has devoted himself to serving Hexi and has made great contributions to the stability of Hexi and the state.

Liu Gong looked at Li Xian under the city, his face was cloudy.

After much deliberation, he finally welcomed Li Xian into the city.

After the city gate was opened, Li Xianshi Shiran entered Anyi City.

Looking at Liu Gong who was walking towards him, Li Xian arched his hand and smiled: "Hahaha, Liu Taishou has always been fine?" ”

"Alas, in the troubled times, it is just a matter of saving one's life, how can it be okay?"

"Huh?! Why did the prince say this? I heard that Liu Gong lived a very prosperous life in Hedong. ”

"I think this Hedong is one acre and three points of land, isn't it all your Liu family who has the final say?"

"Do whatever you want, what's there to complain about?"

Although he knew that his old friend Li Xian was mocking and mocking, Liu Gong didn't have much of the heart to quarrel with the other party.

In fact, Li Xian was not wrong, in Hedong County, the Liu family is indeed covering the sky with one hand, and he can also be regarded as an earth overlord.

It's just that with the Hexi Army moving south, the situation of the Liu family's dominance of Hedong will come to an end.

In the future, the Liu family chooses to either move south to Jiangzuo and continue to enjoy the privileges of the family; Either give up the interests of the family and surrender to Hexi.

As for where to go, Liu Gong has not yet made up his mind.

He smiled bitterly a few times, and said helplessly: "Rong Ren smiled." ”

"My Liu family's seizure of Hedong is just seeking self-protection in troubled times, and it is also a last resort."

"This statement is true, although the Liu family has been separating Hedong for more than ten years, there is no bad record except for conscientiously protecting the territory and the people."

Li Xian bowed slightly, affirming the past achievements of the Liu family.

Then his voice changed, and he said: "Liu Gong, forgive me for being blunt, in the troubled times, it is understandable to protect yourself!" ”

"However, if you are ambitious and try to resist the destiny of heaven by taking risks, it is very unwise."

"I was ordered to come here today, just to talk to Liu Gong, so that the people of Hedong can avoid the poison of war."

As soon as Li Xian's words came out, Liu Gong's face suddenly became gloomy.

Liu Gong knew very well that Li Xian had intentions, and to this day, he faintly regretted his decision.

At the beginning, he defected to the Southern Dynasty, which seemed to preserve the interests and status of the Liu family in Hedong, but it also pushed the Liu family to the opposite side of Hexi.

When Emperor Xiaowu was alive before, Hexi was forced by the imperial court and did not force Hedong too much.

However, now Emperor Xiaowu died suddenly, so that most of the guards can no longer be controlled!

Seeing that most of the protectors will enter the main pass, if the Liu family does not know whether they are alive or dead, and insists on being a stumbling block, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Moreover, now that the Southern Dynasties are burying their heads in internal strife, who can care about the life and death of the Liu family at that time?

Just as Liu Gong was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a noise outside the door.

After a while, I saw a big man barging in with a gloomy face.

As soon as Liu Gong looked at the human appearance, he couldn't help but change his face and said, "Yunbai, why are you here?" ”

"Why am I here?"

"Humph! Could it be that there is something unsightly in the Liugong Mansion, otherwise why can't I come? ”

After speaking, Xue Wei walked in front of Li Xian, looked up and down, and said, "Your Excellency, could it be that you were sent from Hexi?" ”

In the face of Xue Wei's questioning, Li Xian took a sip of tea unhurriedly and sneered: "Since you already know, why bother asking? ”

"I don't hide it from the two of you, I think you know very well what I came about, as for where to go, please choose carefully."

"My lord is the son-in-law of the first emperor, and he is good friends with many ministers in the court, so it is not difficult to get the will of the court."

"However, you and I are both in the same line of China, and most of them don't want to break into the city and slaughter their compatriots, they just want to settle Hedong peacefully."

"Today, my lord commands an army of more than 100,000 troops to march into Guanzhong, aiming to destroy the Qin Dynasty and unify Guanlong."

"It's not a big talk, let's ask, who else can stop Hexi from unifying Guanlong today?"

"Although Hedong is geographically important, it is not indispensable to Hexi."

"Even if Liu and Xue insist on not surrendering today, and eventually cause the southwest of Hexi to be blocked, it will not affect the pacification of Guanlong in Hexi, it is just to pay some more price."

"But if the two of them understand the righteousness and help Hexi to capture Guanlong, not only will the past grievances be written off, but the two will also be meritorious ministers in Hexi."

"Most of the guards are wise and wise, and they have always been rewarded for their merits, and the Xue and Liu families will definitely benefit a lot from this."

"Even if we can't continue to occupy Hedong, Dadu will compensate in other ways."

"On the contrary, once you miss the opportunity in front of you, when the Guanlong major event is settled, and the main force of the Hexi Army returns to the division, do you still have the confidence to resist?"

"I heard that the Xue clan is known as a 'strong army', but I don't know if General Xue has the confidence to defeat Hexi in his heart?"

Originally, Xue Wei was not angry at Li Xian, but dissatisfied with Liu Gong's private meeting with the envoy from Hexi.

In the eyes of Xue Qiang and Xue Wei's father and son, Xue Liu's two families are one, even if they want to join Hexi.

But where did Xue Wei know, it was Li Xian who came to the door by himself, and Liu Gong didn't have time to communicate with the Xue family at all.

After Li Xian bitterly explained the pros and cons, Xue Wenden put away his arrogant face.

He pondered for a long time and sighed: "What Mr. said is very true, I, Xue Wei, am not a fool, how can I not see through the current situation?" ”

"It's just that some misunderstandings at the beginning made me lose my hand with most of the pain, and now I think about it, and I deeply regret it."

Xue Wei gave in and immediately forced Liu Gong into a corner.

He smiled bitterly and said, "That's it, that's it, why should the old man be a wicked person?" Besides, I don't want Hedong to suffer from military disasters and wars. ”

"Hahaha, okay, the two of you understand the righteousness, and you will personally ask for credit for the two of you in the future."

Next, after Li Xian had a secret discussion with Liu Gong and Xue, he was sent out of Anyi.

Looking at Li Xianyuan's back, Liu Gong and Xue Wei suddenly relaxed in their hearts.

As a powerful family, they seized the place just to protect their own interests.

Once the general trend comes, they will never do the mantis arm to block the car, and taking advantage of the trend is the way for the family to survive.

Over the past year or so, the two have seen clearly, not to mention how chaotic the south is, the situation in the north has become increasingly clear.

In another one to two years at most, there will be another East-West confrontation.

If you don't hurry up and take advantage of the situation to fight for your own interests, will it be difficult to wait for you to be crushed into powder in the future?

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After reaching a compromise with Liu Gong and Xue Wei, Li Xian quickly returned to the camp of Linfen and reported to Wang Zhongde about his trip to Anyi.

And Wang Zhongde learned that Hedong was going down without a fight, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and praised Li Xian again and again.

"Hahaha, okay, Master Li's success in this trip is really gratifying."

"The governor has a good reputation, but he can't be so praised, everything depends on the power of the Hexi army."

Li Xian said slowly: "If you guess correctly, the governor should go south to Pusaka next, right?" ”

"No hurry, no hurry."

Wang Zhongde said with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth: "Before that, we have to sing another play." ”

Subsequently, Liu Gong and Xue Wei of Hedong, under the instruction of Hexi, pretended to be dissatisfied with Chen Bing Fenshui in Hexi.

In addition to writing to the imperial court, they also lined up troops on the south bank of Fenshui to confront the Hexi army on the opposite bank.

And the Hexi Army was not to be outdone in the face of Hedong's provocation.

Wang Zhongde accused Hedong of secretly communicating with Hu Lu and obstructing Hexi from entering the pass to kill Hu, and gathered heavy troops in the direction of Longmendu to make a sign of crossing the Yellow River in the east.