Chapter 462: Not Giving an Inch (Three Watches)
"Master Mu, if you are in the position of the prince, will you evacuate Jiaozhou City and retreat to the south of Qinghua Mansion?" Ruan Yan didn't want to embarrass Li Yuntian, after all, Li Li's attitude was not clear now, he couldn't make the negotiation too stiff, and seeing that Li Yuntian was momentarily speechless by his own words, he opened his mouth and asked again. Please copy this address to your browser
"As long as you are reasonable with the soldiers, I believe that they will understand." Li Yuntian groaned for a moment when he heard this, and pretended to look at Ruan Yan in embarrassment, looking a little weak-hearted.
"Then I ask General Dingnan to show affection to those civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty, and let them be crowned the king of Annan, and I believe that those civil and military ministers will also understand the painstaking efforts of the general soldier?" Ruan Yan saw that Li Yuntian's response was weak and weak, and replied with a sneer.
"Mr. Ruan, the Chief Soldier is different from the Li Patrol, the Li Inspector is the head of everyone, and there are many adults above the Chief Soldier, and the situation is not comparable." Li Yuntian couldn't help but feel happy when he saw Ruan Yan attacking him sharply, he just wanted to let Ruan Yan take the initiative, so that Ruan Yan could gradually relax his vigilance, so he said with a smile.
"Lord Mu's words are wrong, precisely because the prince is the head of the righteous army, and his words and deeds have attracted the attention of the whole army, and a rash retreat will make it difficult for the officers and men in the army to change their thinking for a while, and I am afraid that there will be many incidents at that time."
From Li Yuntian's words and deeds, Ruan Yan felt that Li Yuntian had begun to appear a little flustered, and he had completely lost his previous clear organization and calm bearing, so he retorted quietly.
Li Li nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, although Ruan Yan didn't explicitly say that he caused those incidents, but he knew what Ruan Yan meant.
Among the rebels in Jiaozhi, only half of the descendants of Li Li single-handedly took up the number, and the remaining rebels were made up of rebels from all over the country who came to join him, otherwise why would his army have grown so quickly in just a few years.
Although the leaders of the local rebels are now under the orders of Li Li, Li Li knows very well that those people have come to him for fame and fortune, hoping that he will benefit from the success of his rebellion, and once Li Li's actions touch their interests, I am afraid that those people will have two hearts, and the shape is difficult to predict.
For Li Li, those rebels who took refuge in him were a double-edged sword, which could be used to fight the Ming army if used well, and would hurt himself if he didn't use it well.
"According to Mr. Ruan, how should this matter be handled?" Li Yuntian seemed to be stumped by Ruan Yan, looked at Ruan Yan with a frown, and asked quietly.
In fact, Li Yuntian knew that he should not ask Ruan Yan about this, because Li Li was the leader of the rebels, and of course Li Li should take the idea of such an important matter, he did it deliberately, and invisibly provoked the relationship between Ruan Yan and Li Li.
Maybe Ruan Yan is very good at scheming, but when it comes to scheming, Li Yuntian is much stronger than him, not to mention anything else, the intrigue between the various forces in the capital alone can make Ruan Yan drink a pot.
Sure enough, in the face of Li Yuntian's unintentional words, Li Li's brows couldn't help frowning, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"How to do this matter, the prince has his own decision." Ruan Yan also realized that Li Yuntian's move was inappropriate, how could he dare to make an idea for Li Li in this matter, otherwise he would be considered to be against him, so he turned to Li Li and said in a deep voice.
"Sue General Sù Dingnan, this king will not accept anyone's alms, this king is to raise up for the sake of the people, how can he ignore the life and death of the people because of a little personal interest?"
Li Li pondered for a moment when he heard this, weighed the pros and cons of the pros and cons, and made up his mind, and said coldly to Li Yuntian, "This king can sue you that this king is ready to send troops to attack Anliang County, and then this king will personally talk to General Dingnan about this matter!" ”
"What? Are you going to attack Anliang County? Li Yuntian was not surprised at all by Li Li's threatening words, as the saying goes, the price is all over the place to pay back, Li Li is scheming and decisively will not show his hole cards so early, so he pretended to look at Li Li in surprise, and said urgently:
"Li Inspection, this move must not be, the Xiaowu Army was formed by the General Soldier, and the General Soldier is also the protégé of the first assistant Yang of the cabinet, and his father-in-law is the Ming Army Cabinet Auxiliary Minister Zhongguo Gong, once the General Soldier encounters any accident in Jiaozhi, there is no possibility of easing the war in Jiaozhi."
"The arrow is already on the string, and it has to be sent." Li Li glanced at Li Yuntian, who looked anxious, and said coldly, "Since this king has risen up, he has already put life and death aside for the benefit of the people of Jiaozhi, and it is a big deal to wrap the body in horse leather and leave his name in history!" ”
"Inspector Li, do you really want to see a river of blood flowing in Anliang County?"
In the face of Li Li's tough posture, Li Yuntian was slightly happy in his heart, it seemed that Li Li really thought that he was frightened by his threat, his face showed an anxious look, and he said to Li Li in a continuous voice, "Dissatisfied with Li Li's inspection, thousands of ground fire mines have been arranged in Anliang County, even if you attack the city, then you will definitely suffer heavy casualties." ”
"Besides, the officers and soldiers of Sanjiang City will not sit idly by, and will do their best to save it, and Anliang County will become a bloody battlefield at that time, and I don't know how many people will die here at that time."
Saying that, Li Yuntian looked at Li Li solemnly, and persuaded hard, "Li Inspector, even if you win in Anliang County, then you can't occupy Jiaozhi, Taiyuan City is under the command of Deputy General Liang Soldier, he will definitely firmly hold Taiyuan City and wait for the arrival of the Xiaowu Army." ”
"Haha......" Li Li couldn't help laughing when he saw that Li Yuntian was in a hurry, his behavior just now was not just a threat to Li Yuntian, but more importantly, he wanted to determine whether General Dingnan was in Anliang County, Li Yuntian's reaction made him very satisfied, which virtually confirmed that General Dingnan was in Anliang County, which would give him an advantage in negotiations.
"Lord Mu, this king has already sued you before, this king has long looked down on life and death, if this king and the people of Jiaozhi are afraid of your Ming army, they will not revolt, then how can General Dingnan come to Jiaozhi?" After laughing, Li Li's face sank, and he said to Li Yuntian with a sneer, with a hint of mockery in his smile, clearly telling Li Yuntian that he would not be intimidated by Li Yuntian's words.
"Inspector Li, this official knows that you are not afraid of death, and the chief soldier of my family is not afraid of death, otherwise he would not have come to this barbaric place from the capital."
In order to make Li Li believe in his acting skills, Li Yuntian deliberately turned his face red, the corners of his mouth squirmed and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it, took a few deep breaths, and tried to stabilize his mind before saying to Li Li, "My family's chief soldier didn't want to make a big deal this time, he wanted to settle this matter peacefully, and if he injured my family's general soldier during the siege, then the people of Jiaozhi will never have peace in the future." ”
"Now, the official will tell you something." Saying that, Li Yuntian hesitated for a moment, as if he was doing a fierce ideological struggle, and then gritted his teeth and said to Li Li in a deep voice, "My family's chief soldier had expected that he would have an accident in Anliang County before going to Anliang County, so he has written a suicide note to the emperor, once Anliang County is captured, this suicide note will be sent to the capital for eight hundred miles." ”
"Is it a letter of apology written for failing to complete Emperor Xuande's edict to quell the rebellion?" When Li Li heard this, he immediately felt that there was something strange about the suicide note, and asked coldly on purpose.
"No, the chief soldier made a statement to the emperor that if he had an accident in Anliang County, then he would ask the emperor to issue an edict to the king of Champong, the king of Nanzhang and the king of Zhenla, so that the three kingdoms could send troops to assist the officials and troops to quell the rebellion, and after the matter is completed, it will be evenly divided with the three kingdoms."
Li Yuntian shook his head and looked at Li Li solemnly, "The chief soldier once told the official that Jiaozhi is located in a remote area, and the terrain and climate are complex, which is not conducive to the official army's combat, so if there is the help of the Zhancheng State, the Nanzhang State and the Zhenla State, the Jiaozhi rebellion will be quelled, so that there will never be a war in Jiaozhi in the future." ”
"What?" Hearing this, Li Li was taken aback, thinking that General Dingnan's plan was extremely vicious.
The Champong, Nanzhang and Chenla kingdoms are located on the periphery of Annam, and the rebels of Jiaozhi will lose their geographical advantage against the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms, and if the Ming army and the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms want to attack the rebels of Jiaozhi, the rebels will be difficult to resist.
What is particularly important is that General Dingnan actually mentioned that Jiaozhi was divided into four parts belonging to the Ming Dynasty, the Zhancheng State, the Nanzhang State and the Zhenla Kingdom, and dispersed the people of Jiaozhi, which means that there will be no Annan Kingdom in the world in the future, and even if someone wants to restore the country, they cannot pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty and the Zhancheng State, the Nanzhang State and the Zhenla Kingdom because of the numerical inferiority.
This is the last thing Li Li wants to face, for him the soldiers of the Champong, Nanzhang and Zhenla countries are more difficult to deal with, they can fight in the deep mountains and old forests like the rebels, and pull out the rebels hidden in the mountains and forests one by one.
As the most trusted close minister in front of Emperor Xuande, if Li Yuntian said with death, Emperor Xuande would really give this edict regardless of the face of the Ming Dynasty, which would make the Jiaozhi rebels become the turtle in the urn and be firmly trapped in Jiaozhi.
In this way, Li Li's plan to make the Ming army leave Jiaozhi with dignity under the pretext of Chen Hui's restoration of the Annan Kingdom will be completely frustrated, which will bring disaster to him and the rebels.
"Don't forget, Jiaozhi is the territory opened up by Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, how can you give it to others lightly?" At this time, Ruan Yan, who had been silent, looked at Li Yuntian with a sneer, he thought that what Li Yuntian said was just a bluff, if Emperor Xuande wanted to use the Nanzhang State, the Zhancheng State and the Zhenla State, he would have issued an edict long ago, why wait until today.
Li Li immediately came back to his senses, frowned and looked at Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian's phone call just now bypassed him, if it wasn't for Ruan Yan's reminder, he really forgot that Jiaozhi was the territory added to the Ming Dynasty when Emperor Yongle was there.
Therefore, even if Emperor Xuande doesn't look down on Jiaozhi, which is regarded as a barbarian land, then he will not give Jiaozhi to others so blatantly, otherwise how will the outside world view Da Ming? Where will Daming's face remain? Will those civil and military officials in the court be happy?
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