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Today, the situation in the world has become clearer, and the war situation in the Central Plains has fallen into a relatively stable stalemate.

And Li Liye has won all the victories on the battlefield of the Central Plains that can be quickly resolved, and has been fighting for many years, conquering cities and conquering places, and seizing half of the states and counties in the Central Plains.

At this time when the Central Plains war was in a stalemate, when civil strife broke out in Yizhou, it was the best time for Li Li to wave his army to capture Yizhou.

That is to say, Li Li's long-awaited time has finally come, and he no longer needs Liu Zhang, a potential "ally", to sit in Yizhou, and really wants to take Yizhou into his own hands, and there is no need to fake it anymore.

At this point, it seems clear who is more stupid, who is more naïve, and who is being used by whom between Liu Zhang and Li Li, but in fact it is difficult to say.

Unknowingly being used by Li Li is purely due to Liu Zhang's nature, and his personality weaknesses and his own hobbies are seized by Li Li and then used, so as to achieve the desired goal. Therefore, this is not a use, even if Li Li does not use him, he will still do it, and it will not change. But he deliberately befriended Li Li to achieve his own goals, but it was a real use, at least Li Li's help to him was an objective fact.

There is a heart for the unintentional, and there is a heart for the unintentional. Which of the two is right and which is wrong can only be the opinion of the benevolent and the wise, and it is all based on their own assumptions.

After Liu Zhang thought about this qiē clearly, his heart was sad and decadent. However, when he slowly calmed down, the guilt that had been weighing on him for six years and the tremendous pressure he had been under in recent months disappeared, and the desolation that filled his heart dissipated. In its place was unprecedented relief and relief.

Prior to this, although Liu Zhang knew that Li Li was powerful, he planned for the long term and made every calculation. For this reason, many people say that he has the ability to strategize and win thousands of miles away. But Liu Zhang didn't think so, and didn't think Li Li was outstanding. After all, in the more than a year that he and Li Li have been together, Li Li has been kind and straightforward. Among the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, only calligraphy is commendable, and the rest are not as good as him Liu Zhang, and the gap is very large. There is no comparison at all. Therefore, he never felt that Li Li was anything remarkable, at least not as mysterious as the outside world said, and what was counted was in Liu Zhang's eyes. Li Li is a martial artist who does not learn and has no skills.

This impression lingered in Liu Zhang's mind for a long time. This has been the case until today. But at this moment, after some painstaking meditation, Liu Zhang really realized how powerful Li Li is, his long-term planning, meticulous calculation, accurate understanding of people, and exquisite grasp of human nature are the first people Liu Zhang has seen in the world so far.

It was the first and only fight between him and Li Li in the years since they met, but it ended before the official confrontation could be completed. He was defeated without a fightback, while Lily outdid him effortlessly. There is simply no comparison in this contest. He was no match for Lee Lee at all; Just like he is good at painting pictures of ladies, Li Li doesn't know anything about painting, and he can't compare with him at all. And painting may be the only skill he can beat Li Li, but unfortunately this skill is a complete trick in terms of the turmoil and the hegemony of the times.

?????? After being silent for a long time, Liu Zhang's face gradually recovered as usual, and he asked indifferently: "Since the general is already sitting here, he must have a perfect plan to come, just wait for Liu to hand over the seal ribbon, open the city in public, and lead the horse to kick off?" Although he had already admitted defeat in his heart, he still wanted to know where he had lost, why the Xiliang army had not yet attacked the city, and the two armies had not officially fought, he had lost, and he had lost so completely. To be honest, he was very unwilling and unwilling to admit defeat in person, but Li Li sitting next to him had already explained a problem.

Hearing Liu Zhang's tone when he spoke was completely different from before, although he was still unwilling to fail, he was no longer as excited and indignant as before, faintly revealing the meaning of surrendering to his fate. Seeing this, Li Li roughly guessed Liu Zhang's state of mind at this time, and then bowed his head slightly, and said in a calm voice: "As Ji Yu expected, Li Mou's trip was specially to persuade Ji Yu, and he had made preparations in advance. In any case, if you and I have known each other for a long time, if we can turn the conflict into a jade silk ice to release the previous suspicions, it will be a good beginning and a good end, which can not only seek the well-being of the people of the city, but also eliminate the smoke of a war for Yizhou, so that millions of people in Yizhou will not be ruined. Why not do such a great act of goodness? It was Li who came, full of sincerity, hoping that Ji Yu would judge the situation, take the people of Yizhou as his mind, give up resistance, and lead the civil and military forces of Yizhou to surrender to me. ”

After speaking, Li Li waved his hand and motioned to the maid to remove the teapot that had been cooled on the table and replace it with a new pot of hot tea, and the newly brewed hot tea was on the stove in the northwest corner of the hall, only a dozen steps away.

To Li Li's surprise, as soon as the maid put the hot tea on the table, Liu Zhang reached out and took the teaspoon, poured a cup of tea for Li Li, and poured himself another cup, and then said in a low voice: "The general continues, and Liu listens." Obviously, Li Li's remarks were too general and vague, so that Liu Zhang did not hear the specific details he was anxious to know, and was not very satisfied, so he did not give a positive reply and continued to ask questions.

It is worth noting that unconsciously, the two of them no longer call themselves brothers, and they both call themselves ordinary titles. This subtle change, not only the two of them are familiar with the deep meaning, but even the three people in the hall Dong He, Zhang Song and Wu Yi also heard it really, and their hearts were stunned.

Until this time, Dong and the three of them knew that there was such an unknown friendship between their father-in-law Liu Zhang and Li Li, and it was no wonder that Yizhou's subordinates had heard that Liu Zhang's study had been hanging a painting given to him by Li Li. It turned out that this rumor was not a rumor, but it was true, Liu Zhang did have a personal relationship with Li Li, and once called him a brother and a brother, but he was really a good friend.

However, the true best friends in the world understand one truth: the friendship of a gentleman is as light as water. Friendship that is not mixed with any entanglement of interests can last for a long time, otherwise it will not last, and sooner or later it will break up because of the conflict of interests, and it will be like a stranger. even turned against each other, and it was bound to become fire and water. In contrast, there is usually no conflict of interest between strangers who have nothing to do with each other. Sudden contradictions or conflicts are an isolated case, and they happen occasionally; More than 80% of conflicts or grudges occur between acquaintances (colleagues) or friends or lovers or relatives.

Just like Liu Zhang and Li Li in front of them, they all deliberately get to know each other with a purpose, which makes this friendship mixed with too much utilitarian color. When the contradiction is hidden, we can still treat each other sincerely; But once the contradiction is highlighted, they will part ways in an instant and turn against each other.

Hence the conflict of interest between Liu Zhang and Li Li. Dong and the three people in the hall can understand and even empathize. After all, they also have friends of their own, and they have had similar experiences; Exactly. The three of them are in the game at the moment, they are colleagues with each other, and they have the friendship of colleagues, but they are not on good terms with each other. There are many contradictions. Zhang Song has a perverse and withdrawn personality. often meets with Dong He, but his friendship is general, his political views are very different, and he is like a pair of political enemies; However, Wu Yi has always despised civil officials, and most of them have adopted a respectful and distant attitude, which has built an invisible barrier between him and civil officials over time, and it is clear. Fortunately, the contradiction between them is under control, not as violent as the contradiction between Liu Zhang and Li Li. It seems that it is irreconcilable, and it must be decided. Divide the winners and losers.

"Well, since Ji Yu is not too verbose, Li simply confessed it so that Liu Yizhou could know the reason."

Picking up the teacup casually, Li Li smiled calmly, took a sip of tea in a deep groan, and then said slowly without hurrying: "Ji Yu should still remember that when he escorted you back to Yizhou six years ago, there were 1,000 armor soldiers, and they followed you for half a year, and more than 200 people were bought by Ji Yu to stay by his side, and the remaining 700 people left Chengdu one after another. ”

"Well, that's true." Liu Zhang nodded when he heard this, and recalled: "At that time, the soldiers who escorted me to Yizhou along the way were all extraordinary and loyal, and I did everything possible to keep them, and finally left more than 200 people, and the rest were all gone. However, I then sent all the more than 200 people left behind to the southwestern counties to serve as low-level generals such as tun commanders or team leaders, so that they could lead troops to resist the southern barbarians, and there were very few who could survive until now. ”

After Li Li heard the sound, his eyes flashed a trace of coldness, and he said in a deep voice: "On the way from Chang'an to Chengdu, Ji Yu was repeatedly ambushed or assassinated, and died nine times. After Ji Yu ascended to the position of state pastor, he was grateful to this thousand armor soldiers and tried to keep them in Yizhou, for which he spared no expense to keep them, and finally left more than 200 armor soldiers.

However, Ji Yu is suspicious by nature, at first he warmly retained them to thank them for their desperate protection along the way, but when they really stayed, as time went by, you suspected that they did not really take refuge, and suspected that they were meticulous. He was sent to the southwestern counties as soldiers to resist the raids of the Southern Barbarians, so that most of them died on the battlefield and few survivors. This move is really chilling, and the mention of this is chilling. ”

Liu Zhang's cheeks were slightly red, his face was embarrassed, and he pleaded: "There is a way that those who achieve great things are not informal, and I am also doing this to prevent problems before they happen, and to be cautious." What's more, the general has a lot of opportunities and has been fighting all year round, how can he know so much about this matter? It can be seen that my initial suspicion was not a suspicion, but a real thing. Obviously, after listening to Li Li's words, Liu Zhang was more sure of his original judgment and believed that those soldiers who stayed in Yizhou were all fine works or secret agents sent by Li Li to break into Yizhou.

Li Li shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "Ji Yu should know that my Xiliang soldiers are the most loyal soldiers in the world today. As long as you treat each other with sincerity, even if they are ordered to enter Yizhou to act as a detail, they will not betray you, and they would rather die than be unfavorable to you. You must know that no matter who you are, if you treat him with sincerity and kindness, the heart of man will be grown by flesh, and he will treat you with a pure heart. On the other hand, if you don't treat each other with sincerity at all, how can you expect them to sacrifice their lives for you?

Whether you admit it or not, the Yizhou rebellion and Li's entry into the state pastoral mansion at night are the result of your unpopularity. To this day, you still don't understand that the most precious thing in the troubled times is not the powerful position you have, let alone the glory and wealth you can give, but to win the sincere support of the generals under your command and get the sacrifice of the whole army and soldiers. If you can have these, not to mention whether Zhao Wei can still incite rebellion, it is difficult for me to step into Yizhou half a step if I have more than 100,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, even if there are twice as many soldiers and horses, it is in vain.

It's a pity that you don't realize this at all, and you can't treat the soldiers and soldiers under your command sincerely, and you are suspicious of them all day long, and you have ulterior motives, and you have never really believed them. It is precisely because of this that you will end up betraying your relatives and leaving you, and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses will not support you at all, so that I can enter the state city in a grand manner, come to the state governor's mansion brazenly, and sit in front of you without scruples, while you are helpless and have nothing to do. Therefore, I have to say that you are really not suitable to raise Yizhou, even if Li Li's army does not come today, he will be replaced by other princes in the future. ”

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