Chapter 1: Feathering (Part 5)

Use thunderbolt means to show the bodhisattva's heart. Whether it was Shi Defang, who joined the Boling Army halfway, or Fang Yannian, who entered the imperial examination, neither of them minded Li Xu's use of force to quickly stabilize the six counties. Although so far the two have not been sure that several wealthy families in the six counties will definitely collude with Luo Yi, the interests of the two sides determine that they regard those people as a thorn in their side. For Li Xu, killing is indeed the simplest and most effective method. Since the support of the imperial court is no longer there, and the wealthy families are unwilling to use it, it is imperative to rebuild the foundation of the Boling army.

If you do not use me, you will be killed by me. Those who become great businesses are not informal, and there are thousands of precedents, and he does it, which is understandable!

"Is there any other way?" Li Xu hesitated for a moment and inquired to everyone. He asked himself if he was not a soft-hearted person, and whether he dealt with the Turks or the Goguryeos, he basically had a knife in his hands. And if he followed Fang Yannian's suggestion, the first thing he would kill after returning to Boling was his compatriots who usually had smiling faces. Shedding the blood of his own people, it is difficult for him to do it.

"It's hard unless they voluntarily relinquish power. Or this time, when Luo Yi went south, he really fought side by side with his brothers. The general thinks that this is possible? Fang Yannian shrugged his shoulders and asked rhetorically.

Thinking about what the six counties Haoqiang did after he arrived in Boling, Li Xu knew what the answer was. The fact is indeed as Fang Yannian analyzed, the reason why he didn't dare to pour all his strength south, and he had to leave his right-hand man Zhao Ziming in Boling, was also out of anxiety about the officials of the six counties. So far, only a few core figures in the six counties of Boling know that he did not die in Henan, and before he crossed the Jingcheng Pass and entered Hengshan County, those who had bad intentions should have been exposed. Qi'er and Zhao Ziming, who stayed in Boling, would not be soft on those people, and they would not tolerate betrayal again and again if they changed anyone.

But isn't it life and death between the two sides? Not negotiable at all? He suddenly remembered that the tribes were plugged in, and the herdsmen would not hesitate to raise their knives for the people who had fallen outside. But for the people of their tribe, they have always loved and cared for them. All the people of the Great Sui should also belong to the same big tribe! But why does the survival of a group of people have to be built on the corpses of a group of people?

"The general has a weak crown and ascends to the dynasty, and he is famous in the sea. Although there are small setbacks now, they are still there. Seeing that Li Xu was still hesitating, Fang Yannian opened his mouth and said a string of words. Zhenliu County's pawn, pinch the Hebei River. Nowadays, the general needs to give up, but let's talk about a few ears! The cry of several families and the foundation of eternity, who is more important, the general knows himself! ”

"Indeed, if the six counties are safe, the general has no worries. At present, Tang Duke Li Yuan is about to raise troops, and he must use the general as a barrier to separate Hedong and Hebei. The general can also rely on the Li family in Hedong. First go north to Tuluoyi, recover Zhuojun, and open up the connection between Boling and Saiwai. Then the horses were stuffed and reorganized into fine horses. On the day of the army's success, it is easy to move eastward and take the river! Shi Defang was also afraid that Li Xu would commit another mistake of the woman's kindness, so he whispered to Fang Yannian on the side.

He and Fang Yannian are both scholars, but their ambitions are higher than those of generals such as Wang Xuba and Zhang Jiang, and their desire to kill is stronger than that of military generals.

The six counties of Boling are the land of four wars, easy to attack and difficult to defend. But the advantage of the six counties of Boling is that there will not be too strong enemies around them for a short time. Therefore, both Fang and Shi thought that this was a good opportunity given to Li Xu by God. As long as he can quickly stabilize the six counties, then he can use each other with Li Yuan in Hedong. When the Li family went south to fight for Chang'an, they took down the entire Hejian County. As for Luo Yi's Tiger Horseman, although the attack power is very strong, the six counties of Boling are far richer than Youzhou, and through a long war of attrition, Luo Yi can be disabled. Moreover, against the armored iron cavalry, Li Xu still has two sharp weapons in his hands: a heavy armored pikeman and a strong crossbowman, as long as he commands properly, he may not have no chance of winning...... Yuan Shao was rich under his rule, and he had a chance to make a comeback regardless of whether he won or lost. And Gongsun Zan was only defeated once, and he has been in a slump ever since.

"After the general defeats Luo Yi or drives him back to Youzhou, he can plot to go south. Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao are both defeated under us, and when they fight against our Boling army, their morale loses three points first. The general can even use a partial division to deter the two thieves Dou and Gao, so that they do not dare to act rashly. Then he personally led the army to Liyang Cang, where there was a grain stock accumulated by the Great Sui for decades, and it was better to take this warehouse in hand than to take Bohai, Pingyuan and other counties. Then settle down the counties of Wuyang, Qinghe, and Xindu, ready to spy on Henan at any time. When the Wagang army and the eastern capital have the opportunity to lose both, they will wave their troops south. Take Luoyang and take the tiger prison. In this way, the great revenge of the brothers was avenged, and half of the Central Plains was firmly held in their hands! The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his speech was clear, and he didn't stutter at all.

"At this time, the general will merge the land of the four states, collect the talents of heroes, and have millions of dollars. Welcome the saint to drive in Jiangdu, and then command the world, who dares to compete with the general! Then a few years, when the United States is stable, the four seas will return to their hearts......" Speaking of this, Fang Yannian closed his mouth knowingly.

At that time, even if Li Xu wants to continue to maintain the deference of his courtiers, I am afraid that the soldiers under his command will not agree. A peaceful and prosperous era will be created by these people, thousands of years of achievements, thousands of years of wisdom, this situation, how can it not be exciting!

Then I can depose Your Majesty and become Emperor myself!" Looking at the expectant eyes of the two strategists, Li Xu felt that his blood was also warm. For as long as he can remember, he has been bullied and hurt. After joining the army, he became a team leader, captain, general, and even a general, but he was still inevitably squeezed out by the wealthy families. If he becomes an emperor, no one will look down on him anymore. At that time, the people of the Yuwen family, the Pei family, the Wang family, and even the Yang family and the Li family will prostrate under their feet, and they will say to the east, but they dare not say to the west.

It's a good feeling, even if it's imagined, it can still be obsessive and dizzying. When the time comes, he will do whatever he wants, open the imperial examination if he wants to, and grant the land to the people if he wants to grant the land to the people. Whoever wants to be an official can become an official, and whoever wants to cut off his head can cut off his head, and there is no need to be as timid as now.

He was even able to make up for all the regrets of his youth, and raised troops to plug in, so that the Turks could hand over Tao Kuotuo's silk. Then he waved his army across the Maqi River, leveled Liaodong, killed all the Goguryeo people, and used their heads to build pagodas. On the day of the inauguration of the stupa, he could have the envoys of Saishang and all the countries of the Western Regions come and watch them tremble under his feet.

Li Xu raised his head and saw the blue sky and fluttering clouds. He couldn't calm himself down, and he found that he was so hungry for power. A stream of blood alone flowed down his throat, and it was blood, the smell of human blood. As long as he is willing to shed blood, he will have whatever he wants, and he will do whatever he wants. No one can restrain me anymore and plot against me. ''I can be an emperor, cherish the people, and sweep away the bandits!'' ''I can be the emperor, deter the four empires, and let all the nations come to court!'' ''I can let Siyi see how rich the Central Plains is under my rule, and then I will not fight the soldiers!'' ’

'As the son of heaven, I will be very generous, I don't need money to eat, clean water splashes the street, and the loess cushions the road......

What's the difference between that and Your Majesty? Li Xu suddenly discovered a strange problem. It seems that he sees himself and his home that struggled under the majesty of heaven again. The dreams of my youth quietly drifted into my eyes with the flowing clouds.

His ambition back then was to take the exam as a petty official, preferably in a household in the county. Let my father not have to pay such a heavy tax, so that Zhao Ergou and Xu Scar, the helpers in the yamen, can be polite when they meet their uncle and honest people like their uncle. 'I want to protect the people around me, the people I respect and love!' He remembered his dreams, and the duty of a military general, guarding.

And if he embarks on the road to hegemony, as Shi and Fang expected, first of all, he needs to kill those stumbling blocks, including Pao Ze Cui Qian, who once lived and died together. Because of Bo Lingcui's power, it ranks first among the six counties. Regardless of whether the other party is guilty or not, since it may deter his hegemony, he should be eliminated without hesitation!

Then he wants to squeeze the potential of the six counties, and let his uncle, father, and countless other people's uncles and fathers give everything they have. Just like when Yang Guang conquered Liao, he drove himself from all over the country to the outside of the fortress and left his hometown. Once there is something wrong in the middle, those who do not have time to escape and go to the battlefield will become a pagoda and a flame on the Liao River, never to be seen!

Li Xu suddenly felt a little cold. He found himself back to himself, no longer His Majesty the Emperor, and no longer regarded everything in the world as a dog. And the sweat forced out by the sun and blood didn't know when it had soaked through the back, and the clothes were attached to the body, sticky and cold, and extremely uncomfortable.

"Did you hear what the two of them said? What do you think? Lowering his head, Xuzi consulted Wang Xuba, Zhang Jiang and others in a voice that hardly belonged to him.

He found that his voice was hoarse, like a wind, and as if he had just experienced a fight, and accidentally shouted in his throat.

"My life belongs to the general, in the wind and fire, what the general says I do, there is no other word!" Wang Xuba straightened his body and said. Then he quickly added, "In addition to continuing to work hard for the imperial court, everything else is the only one who looks forward to the general!" ”

"Me too!" Guo Fang shrugged his shoulders and replied, "The general has allowed my family to live a stable life. I had no choice but to give my life to the general! ”

"I'm the commander of the guards, and I don't participate in decision-making!" Zhou Daniu saw Li Xu's gaze sweeping towards him, and hurriedly hid aside. To be a big official, to be a Wanfuxiong, he had this dream two years ago. But now, he just wants to follow Li Xu and go wherever he can. Several years of experience in the army told Zhou Daniu that it is best for people to have great ability and dreams. If you keep dreaming more than you can do, you will only die faster.

9

"I suggest that you stop working for the imperial court, as for how far we can go, it's better to take your time and do the things in front of you first!" Zhang Jiang smiled and replied.

"We have to make sure that we return to Boling safely, and then we will see how far the facts have developed!" Li Xu breathed a sigh of relief and made a decision with a smile. He was very satisfied with the brothers' answers, and the dream of winning the championship could be done later, and it was better to solve the practical problem at hand for now. If he had to raise his sword, he would rather raise it to the outside world than to his own people. Although, perhaps, some people don't like him so much.

"If the general does not have a long-term plan, how can the brothers maintain their morale?!" Shi Defang and Fang Yannian didn't expect that they would only change such a result after a lot of hard work, so they took two steps forward and anxiously admonished.

"What you two said just now makes sense, but for now, we have to get rid of Luo Yi first, and then stabilize Boling at the lowest cost! As for the others, they can be considered as options now, but how to choose in the end depends on the actual situation! We really have that ability, and I won't let it go and not take advantage of it. If you don't have that strength, you don't need to shed so much blood!" Li Xu patted Shi De and Fang Yannian on the shoulders in turn, and slapped the two henchmen and strategists into grinning. This is not the action that a man should do, and a man must keep a distance from his courtiers. But being patted on the shoulder by Li Xu, Shi and Fang didn't feel too much wrong, but felt very useful in their hearts, and grinned like the martial artists.

"It's really a bit early to talk about winning the championship now!"

"If the general doesn't want to kill too many people. There are other ways to weaken the privileges of the wealthy little by little. But don't be overaccommodating to them! ”

The two strategists gave in again. Although somewhat reluctant, Li Xu is the lord, and they must be guided by the will of the lord.

"How many tripods are there?" Seeing the unwillingness in the eyes of the two, Li Xu asked with a smile.

"Nine!" Shi and Fang were ecstatic in their hearts, and they replied almost in unison.

The ancient emperors replaced the world with winning the title, and Li Xu raised this question at this moment, obviously implying that he had ambition. But why didn't he just say it, so that everyone could have hope? Shi Defang and Fang Yannian couldn't figure it out, so they had to widen their eyes and continue to wait for Li Xu's next words.

"Why only nine?"

"Yu cast Jiuding, symbolizing the world's Kyushu. It is cast with the famous objects of mountains and rivers in various states, rare birds and beasts, distinguishing right from wrong, and knowing good and evil! ”

At this moment, the brethren who had taken a lunch break had woken up one after another, and were rearranging the saddles and reins of their horses under the command of several junior officers. Someone who was closer to the official road raised his head and looked at the boss, and saw that the core generals were still gathered around Li Xu to listen to his lecture, and quickly turned his gaze away.

"There can be Youzhou, but there can be Liaodong. And where is the end? Dunhuang and Tiele can be on the Ding? Li Xu ordered someone to take his own mount, walked slowly a few steps, and asked without a word.

"Youzhou? It should be a ghost party, and it was not on the tripod at that time. Liaodong, at that time, it should have been cautious at that time, and there was no Liding! The German side began to stutter again, searching for answers. These two places are not in Kyushu, as for Dunhou and Tiele, they are actually wild places, and people at that time did not see them, so they did not cast a tripod and remember them! ”

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