It's been a year.

Lu Jia and Li Shang, two old friends, met each other, but they were already their own masters.

Seeing that Lu Jia was tired but still full of energy, Li Shang's heart suddenly rose from nothing else, but a trace of relief.

In this troubled world, as long as you can live well, everything is good.

"Mr. is here, I heard from the lieutenant general of the army that he is a lobbyist for Li Yuan, is it true? If that's the case, then please go back and tell Li Yuan that thousands of soldiers under my command are waiting for him. When Li Shang saw Lu Jia, he didn't care whether Lu Jia was tired or not, and directly scolded him.

Regardless of whether Lu Jia came to lobby or was a guest in the name of lobbying, Li Shang put on this threatening appearance to tell Lu Jia that it was impossible to persuade him to surrender, and if the negotiation conditions were not generous, he should not negotiate.

Lu Jia bowed slightly, and said: "Li Xiang, no matter what, Jia wants to thank you for saving your life, although it was your nephew who wanted to kill Lu." This time when he came to Chengdu, Lu did come as a lobbyist for the Qin State, but if you look into it carefully, Lu actually came for the safety of the general. ”

When Lu Jia said this, he paused slightly, and saw that Li Shang did not have a big reaction, so he continued: "Li Xiang Mingjian, what is the current situation in Shu County, I believe I don't need to say more, you also know." Shenwu Li Hou saw that he had led more than 10,000 troops to the north of Shu County, and now the soldiers had passed Zitong, if Li Xiang still had to insist on a battle, the result of this failure could be thought of. ”

"Sir is too alarmist, the Qin army is coming from afar, and it is difficult to supply heavy baggage, as long as Li holds on to Chengdu for one or two months, the Qin army will retreat. Moreover, the king of Han will also counterattack Hanzhong in Nanjun, and when the time comes, the Qin army will be difficult to take care of. And An Neng got me. Li Shang said calmly.

The elite of the 10,000 Qin army, led by Shenwu Marquis Li Yuan himself, was shocked in Lishang's heart. Originally, according to his thoughts, the current biggest enemy of the Qin army should be Liu Bang of Nanjun, and Li Yuan should also return to Xicheng from Langzhong at this time.

Lu Jia haha smiled, his face sarcastic: "King Han counterattacked-." It is difficult for Li Xiang to have fantasies about Liu Ji, in the past two years, every time Liu Ji meets Li Hou, which time he has taken advantage. Now, Liu Ji is only afraid that he is worried about whether the Qin army will come out of Wuguandong. As for the supply of grain and baggage, it is indeed not easy for the Qin army, but I heard that the most capable Pakistani army under Li Xiang's hands has been dispersed, and if this battle really starts, I am afraid that Li Xiang will not be able to hold on for a month. ”

For Liu Bang, Lu Jia was completely disappointed, and when he was just imprisoned by the Qin State, he also fantasized about Liu Bang or ransomed him. Or defeat the Qin army and rescue him, in the day by day waiting, Lu Jia went from hope to disappointment, and Zuihou could only turn into despair.

"What if you can't hold it. Even if he fights for his life, Li will not give Chengdu to Li Thief? Li Shang glared at Lu Jia viciously and scolded.

"Don't be angry. Lu came this time, when he was leaving. Li Hou has a sentence that I brought to Li Xiang, that is, the soldiers cannot afford to be in chaos, and the territory is peaceful. It is the responsibility of the general, Li Hou also said that if Shu County can change its banner safely, Li Xiang's credit is the greatest, and when the time comes, whether it is a general in the court or a seclusion in the wild, it will be decided by Li Xiang. Even the children of the clan can also be pardoned for past crimes, and they can be recommended to the court as officials and generals. ”

Lu Jia smiled, his expression was calm, and he began to explain the conditions of lobbying without hurrying, for him who is familiar with Li Shang's temperament, an angry Li Shang is much easier to deal with than a calm Li Shang, at least anger shows that Li Shang has no bottom in his heart.

Li Shang was silent.

Li Yuan's conditions are very generous, although he can not be a businessman because he has no good impression of the Qin State, but what about the next generation? Looking at the current situation of the revival of the Qin State, even if Li Shang did not admit it, he would have tacitly acquiesced in his heart that the Qin State had indeed embarked on a strong road under the leadership of Li Yuan.

A generation of silence is nothing.

If a few generations are silent, the Li family will also completely decline, in this era of respect for the strong, the reproduction of a clan depends not on obscure farming, but on the Qingyun official road to enter the dynasty.

"Li Xiang, what Lu has seen and heard in Shu County along the way, Yan Li Xiang has few people, and Yan Han is not as many people as Qin State, even in Chengdu City, Jia Ye only saw that all industries were depressed, I am afraid that Liu Bang is too taxed, if there is no public support, how long can this city be guarded, Mo to zuihou really fall into a different place, when the time comes, Liu Ji may not be much sad for Li Xiang, after all, you are not Yangping Hou Cao Shen." Lu Jia saw that Li Shang's heart was already shaken, and continued to persuade him.

People can carry boats, but they can also capsize boats.

Chief Li Shang sighed and said half-loudly: "What Mr. said is indeed true, this year, the policy of King Han in Shu County is really unconvincing, even if Li has the heart to serve the people, he is powerless to return to the sky." Well, sir, let's rest in my house for the night, and we'll talk again tomorrow. ”

As soon as Li Shang was relieved, Lu Jia was overjoyed, and most of the lobbying efforts were finally successful, and the next tomorrow's talk was more about the conditions, at this level, he mainly listened to what Li Shang wanted, and then waited until Li Yuan arrived, and then reported it together.

After Liu Bang took charge of Hanzhong, Ba, and Shu, the Han State adopted different policies towards the three counties.

Hanzhong was the seat of the Han army, and it was the front line closest to Guanzhong and Kwantung, Liu Bang attached great importance to this, and he adopted a strategy of pacifying and forcefully suppressing both hands, and firmly controlled the fertile land of the Hanshui Valley in his own hands. Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Zhang Liang and other cronies also had their own fiefs in Hanzhong, and all the output belonged to them, and it was this connection of interests and friendship that allowed Liu Bang to be followed by Cao Shen and others.

For the mountainous and watery Ba County, Liu Bang adopted the strategy of winning over the Ba people, reusing Fanmu, and forming the Ba army, and then let the Ba people, a brave tribe, become the vanguard of the Han army.

If you don't take the fat sheep of Shu County, Liu Bang has to pay for the ransom and attack Nanjun, and the grain can only be scavenged from Shu County.

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Shu County in May.

Clusters of mangosteen peach blossoms unique to Shu County bloom delicately on both sides of the road, and this kind of flower looks very good-looking. But it will emit a kind of floral fragrance that makes people intoxicated and faint, which is a real "poisonous weed", and Li Yuan has been intimately touched by this delicate flower once in his later life.

Traveling on the ancient highway, Li Yuan suddenly had the feeling of going back to the previous thousands of miles to go to Chengdu to go to school.

Flowers are like this, and people are no longer human.

The intermittent cottages scattered on the Chengdu Plain are not much different from what Li Yuan imagined in his heart, in addition to being more primitive, occasionally, there is a grass dog probing his head out of the back of the house, barking at the marching Qin army team "Wangwang" a few times.

The Qin army was strictly disciplined and under Li Yuan's rule. The soldier was disciplined, and except for a glance in the direction of the barking dog, he continued to march forward, much to the great relief of the owner of the dilapidated house.

An army that does not disturb the people is a haode team for the people. Compared with the outrageous Liu Bang hooligan troops with poor military discipline, the discipline of the Qin army quickly made the people in Shu have a good impression of them.

"It's better to go back to Qin. I heard from the people from the north that the second emperor of Xianyang, who was uneducated and unskilled, had been beheaded, and now the eldest princess is in power. In charge of the army is Prime Minister Li Cheng's son, who is very powerful. ”

"Well, I heard that Liu Bang, the king of Han, was beaten by Li Hou. Now he has fled to the south, to the east. ”

Amid the whispers of the people of Shuzhong, Li Yuan led his army all the way through unimpeded, and reached the Jinshui Valley (now Qingbaijiang) on the outskirts of Chengdu without encountering any resistance.

Hearing the news of Li Yuan's arrival, Lu Jia, who was waiting in the city, immediately asked to leave the city. Li Shang then sent a team of cronies to escort Lu Jia out of the city, and the reason why this was like this was because of Li Ji, a nephew who had a strong hatred for Qin. On the second day of Lu Jia's arrival, Li Shang ordered Li Scabies to be relieved of his position as a military marquis, but even so, Li Shang could not guarantee that Li Scabies would not take risks.

Seeing Lu Jia's smug expression, Li Yuan guessed that this lobbying should have a reward, Lu Jia's ability is really not bad, no wonder he has twice been ordered to envoy to South Vietnam, and successfully lobbied Zhao Tuo not to oppose the Han Dynasty.

"Li Hou, his subordinates are fortunate not to be dishonored, Li Shang has agreed to surrender to my Great Qin, however, he has three conditions: one is that after Shu County changes banners, Qin State needs to guarantee that Shu County will be exempted from agricultural taxes for one year; The second is that although he will no longer serve as the minister of Shu, the treatment of Yu Lu and other things cannot be reduced, and the mansion where he lives now must be retained; The third is that if there is no illegal matter in the future, when recruiting and hiring officials, they hope to give priority to recruitment. ”

Lu Jia and Li Shang these days, it is these details that are discussed in detail, as Li Shang, as a term of Shu minister, in the Han King Liu Bang failed to bring any good news to the people, he hopes that when Zuihou leaves, he can do something for the people of Shuzhong, at least he can find a psychological comfort.

As for the other two points, it is the resettlement of the Li family and their children, in this time of chaos, it is obviously unrealistic for the Li family to move back to their hometown Dongjun, and staying in Shu County is the most haode choice.

"Lu Jia, you went to tell Li Shang back, and said that I agreed to his conditions. There is no need for him to say much about tax exemption, Ben Hou will also issue an order to exempt from taxation, this is the case in Guanzhong, and it is the same in Shu County. As for the children of the Li family, if they really have the ability, as long as they can pass the first three rounds of selection, they will be reused. Of course, if he still does something that violates the law from the date of surrender, the Great Qin Decree will never be tolerated. ”

Li Yuan's eyes were blazing, and he said to Lu Jia and the generals. To be able to solve the problem of Shu County in a peaceful way, for the Qin State, is a very important and fortunate thing, Shu County was forced by Liu Bang to empty the savings, it will take a while to recover, and under the continuous southern expedition consumption, the accumulation of Guanzhong has also begun to fall below the warning line, only wait until the next harvest season in October, the Qin army will regain its vitality. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )

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