Mo Han sat next to him and pondered for a long time, and then said: "The lord has promoted to the position of King Yan with the merit of destroying the Hu, if he has the merit of destroying the Han Dynasty again, I am afraid that he will be unable to seal it......"

"Promotions don't mean anything to me. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"That's just as well."

Mo Han bowed slightly, and there was a sense of proportion between his tones, "It's just that your subordinates have a word to ask, if the lord can't be promoted in the future, what will he do?" ”

In the face of the most compatible staff, Wei Shuo would not use lies to appease the other party, which would only hurt the loyalty of his henchmen, he thought for a while and said bluntly: "When the time comes, I will never be indecisive." ”

Hearing this, Mo Han nodded with satisfaction, "Actually, I'm not the only one who wants to support the lord's throne, many people in Liaodong have this idea." At present, all the scholars of the poor families in Liaodong are all pinned on the lord, and only the lord can protect the wealth and power of everyone. Jianye's son of heaven can't see the contribution of the Hanmen scholars, let alone think about the Hanmen scholars. ”

"You have concerns in your heart, and you have already understood it, and I will explain it to everyone, so that everyone can put your heart in your stomach."

Wei Shuo's hint is already obvious, and he almost didn't shout directly at Mo Han that he wanted to be the emperor, not to mention that this is not attached to Wei Shuo's character, not to mention that the Chinese tradition pays attention to three resignations and three concessions, and it must not be like an open fire.

Speaking of which, he is not opposed to ascending to the throne, after all, in an era like ancient times when there is no personal security, only the supreme emperor is the safest.

Otherwise, as a courtier, the greater the power, the more dangerous it is. He didn't have the confidence that after handing over the power of Liaodong, the Son of Heaven and the family would generously let him live.

But as Gao Zhan said, the time has not yet come.

"Originally, the minister thought that after the destruction of the Qianhu would be the best time for the lord to ascend the throne, but now it seems that it is more suitable for the lord to ascend the throne after the destruction of the Cheng Han. At that time, Liaodong's strength will be enough, and the prestige of the lord can also be recognized by the world, and the resistance to ascending the throne may be even less. ”

"Shirong is optimistic, in fact, not all the people in the world want me to be on the throne, only the people of Liaodong are willing."

Wei Shuo said in a deep voice, "Now that the wind has just come out, some people are extremely reluctant, and some people are watching the fire from the other side. Therefore, we must not get carried away and act rashly. ”

……

"Prime Minister, you said that King Yan only excluded me from Cheng Han this time, what is his intention?"

Fan Ben pondered for a moment, and said in a worried tone: "In a certain opinion, I am afraid that Liaodong has the intention of becoming a Han!" Now that the king of Yan has taken the land north of the Huai River, only Shu and Jiangdong have not yet been recovered in the traditional territory of China. Jiangdong is the territory directly under the Jin Dynasty, and if it is not fully grasped, Liaodong will never attack Jiangdong in the face of the world's condemnation. ”

"On the contrary, Liaodong will not have so many scruples when attacking Cheng Han, as long as Cheng Han is defeated and Shu is occupied, Liaodong will have an overall upper hand, which is the same as the strategy of the Great Jin Dynasty to unify the world decades ago."

Fan Ben glanced at Li Shou, who was full of shock, and continued: "Two years ago, when a certain and Taifu met with Da Sima, when they were leaving, Da Sima warned Cheng Han not to be ignorant of current affairs after the general trend of the world was settled. Now it seems that Liaodong is going to force Cheng Han to surrender without a fight! ”

"Liaodong deceives people too much, Cheng Han is the country that my Li family's father and ancestors have worked hard to build the country, how can I give it to others? It's a big deal to break up with Liaodong, I don't believe that with the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Cheng Han Dynasty, coupled with the geographical convenience of Shuzhong, is it possible that the Liaodong Army can't be defeated? ”

Fan Ben is not as optimistic as Li Shou, although the geography of Shuzhong is a weapon to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, but don't forget that the strength of Liaodong is far superior to that of Cheng Han, and it can be forced to Cheng Han with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, and when the elite of Cheng Han is exhausted, what is the use of Cheng Han and Shuzhong geography?

"We need to rush back to Chenghan as soon as possible, inform the lord of Liaodong's intentions, and ask Your Majesty to make a decision."

Li Shou was already anxious, but he still said calmly: "What the prime minister said is extremely true, and he needs to report this matter to the lord of the country as soon as possible." ”

At this moment, I saw a henchman walking in with a prayer note in his hand, "Prime Minister, General, please see someone outside the door." ”

Fan Ben took the post in confusion and opened it to take a look, and immediately gasped.

Seeing the word 'Xi Jian' written on the post, he looked at Li Shou in amazement and said, "Why did he come to visit us?" ”

"Prime Minister, who is visiting?"

Seeing that Fan Ben didn't respond to himself, he just seemed to be talking to himself in a daze.

Li Shou snatched the post and looked at it, and was also taken aback. After he glanced around, he looked at Fan Ben with a puzzled face.

"Prime Minister, Cheng Han and Jiangdong are mortal enemies, why did this Xi Jian visit us at this time? What exactly is he trying to do? ”

Fan Ben got up and paced back and forth in the living room for a few steps, carefully pondering Xi Jian's intentions.

Xi Jian dared to take a huge risk to visit the envoy of Cheng Han, there must be something important to discuss.

"Although I can't guess Xi Jian's true intentions, it should be related to the recent wind of persuasion in Liaodong."

"Prime Minister, let's not be suspicious, let's invite Xi Jian in first!"

……

At this time, Xi Jian was sitting in the carriage, he opened the curtains and had no intention of admiring the scenery outside, and everything that happened at the banquet was still circling in his mind.

Seeing that Da Sima was so strong, Xi Jian's heart fluctuated greatly, and sometimes he couldn't help but fantasize that this was the power of the Son of Heaven, prospering the country in a word, and slaughtering the city and destroying the country in anger.

In comparison, Sima Rui and his son, who were trapped in the Taichu Palace of Jianye, where did they have a little bit of the prestige of the Son of Heaven?

Thinking of Liaodong's intention to attack Cheng Han, Xi Jian was full of fear about the future.

This fear stemmed from his concern for the fate of Jiangdong, who knew that once Cheng Han surrendered to Liaodong, Jiangdong would no longer be a safe haven for the family.

Today he must convince Cheng Han to form an alliance with Jiangdong, which is the only straw for Jiangdong's future confrontation with Liaodong.

"I've seen Prime Minister Fan!" Xi Jian bowed deeply.

Fan Ben looked Xi Jian up and down, and said with infinite emotion: "I really didn't expect Lord Xi Jian to come to visit in person. ”

"There are no absolutes in the world, and no one has stipulated that there can be no peaceful dialogue between Chenghan and Jiangdong, right?"

"That's right, Lord Xi is reasonable, but I don't know what Lord Xi is visiting today?"

Xi Jian pondered for a moment and asked, "I don't know what Prime Minister Fan thinks of today's Liaodong?" ”

"Today's Liaodong is still stronger than the Wei State back then, although the Wei State was strong back then, after all, there were family constraints inside, and Hu Lu was on the side, and it couldn't deal with Shu Han and Eastern Wu with all its might. Now that Liaodong has been wiped out, the forces in various places have surrendered, and even Mo Nan has been in its hands, and the only threat to Liaodong is Rouran and Eile. ”

"That's right, Liaodong is as strong as Si is three points stronger than Wei back then, which is a huge threat to both you and me. The three parties stood together, and Cheng Han and Jiangdong, as the weak side, could only be closely united, just like the alliance between Shu Han and Eastern Wu back then, so that they could hope to survive. ”

Li Shou was a little absent-minded, thinking about something else, and was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that the purpose of Xi Jian's visit was to form an alliance with Cheng Han. However, this suggestion made Li Shou's eyes light up, and he was about to agree immediately, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Fan Ben at the critical moment.

"Alliance? Deal with Liaodong? ”

Fan Ben is cunning and cunning, he will not be as unstable as Li Shou, he touched his chin and thought for a while and said: "Lord Xi, the matter of the alliance is very important, and it must be reported to the lord of the country before it can be decided, why don't you and I reach an agreement today, and the formal treaty will be signed later, I don't know what your intention is?" ”

"Good! Just according to the words of the prime minister. Xi Jian also knew that it was impossible to reach any agreement today, and it would be good to have an intention.

When Xi Jian left, Li Shou stared at Fan Ben and asked, "Prime Minister, do we really want to form an alliance with Jiangdong?" ”

"Alas, an alliance with Jiangdong is the best way to relieve pressure on Liaodong at the moment. However, a certain is not optimistic about this alliance, on the one hand, Liaodong is too strong; On the other hand, Jiangdong was seeking Liaodong, and at the same time, there was also the general Wang Dun who was hindered by him, and his support for Cheng Han was limited. ”

"There is even a suspicion that if Liaodong attacks Chenghan on a large scale at this time, Jiangdong will not be able to provide any support at all, and in the end we will have to rely on ourselves."

"What should I do now?"

"It would be nice if Wang Dun, the general who proposed an alliance this time, Wang Dun's strength is much stronger than the Son of Heaven behind Xi Jian, and he has contradictions with Liaodong, so he can provide greater help to Cheng Han."

"Tomorrow, I will think about meeting Da Sima again to see if I can fight for a glimmer of life for Cheng Han, if we still can't change Da Sima's mind in the end, then we can only return to Cheng Han as soon as possible and inform the lord of the country to prepare for a big war."

"Are you sure to convince Da Sima?"

"If you don't know for sure, you can only do your best." (To be continued.) )