Chapter 1142: Winning or Losing
Hearing Zhao Weiwei say this, Xia Fan didn't continue to say anything, as the so-called drum doesn't need a heavy hammer, he believes that Zhao Weiwei can do a good job.
Moreover, since the logistics and intelligence were handed over to Liu Yulinglong and Zhao Weiwei respectively, Xia Fan would trust them unreservedly.
In fact, the two of them have always done a pretty good job in this regard, and occasionally there are some small problems that Xia Fan can completely accept.
"Boss, it's thanks to you that you're back now, otherwise I wouldn't have known how to find you. Zhao Weiwei said.
"What's wrong?" Xia Fan asked obediently.
"Everything is peaceful in our territory now, especially after the opening of the trade route in White Rock City not long ago, it can bring a steady stream of materials and wealth, so that our originally stretched resources have finally returned to a normal range. Zhao Wei said with a smile.
There is no need to say this kind of praise for virtue. Xia Fan looked at Zhao Wei and said, "Just say what's wrong." ”
"After the trade route is smooth, it is unlikely that the Han Dynasty wants to block us in the supply of various resources, but with the end of the war between the Han Dynasty and the grassland some time ago, Liu Xingchen's ......" Zhao only habitually wanted to say that Liu Xingchen was an old immortal, but when he saw the thirteen princes here, he couldn't help coughing lightly in embarrassment, and he hurriedly swallowed the words that came to his mouth.
"Don't worry about me, you are free. The Thirteenth Prince waved his hand, not caring about authenticity.
If it had just been learned that Liu Xingchen had given up Liu Zhiguo and re-ascended the throne as emperor, the Thirteen Princes would still be quite sensitive to his name.
However, after staying in Yunhuanhu for so long, after the Thirteen Princes usually dealt with various important military and political affairs, and came into contact with a lot of information about the Han Dynasty and Liu Xingchen, their feelings for him were not as deep as they were at the beginning.
This is not to say that the thirteenth prince has cut off the father-son relationship with Liu Xingchen, but the information he saw and the rumors he heard made him unable to love Liu Xingchen if he wanted to, let alone respect.
Because from another point of view, Liu Xingchen is really a very brutal and wanton person, who can do anything for the sake of supreme power, and even his flesh and blood affection can be given up at will.
In a sense, Liu Xingchen is actually quite a pure person, because he only has power and power in his eyes, and nothing else. This is essentially no different from a money-hungry miser, a drunkard who is addicted to alcohol, and a lustful pervert.
But as a close relative, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to face such a person. Especially when Liu Xingchen is high and holds the imperial power, people can't help but want to avoid it.
The Thirteen Princes had no way to hate Liu Xingchen, even if he took away Liu Zhiguo's body.
But the Thirteen Princes could ignore him. Especially after reading too much information about him, you can gradually treat him as a stranger, and you won't feel any more troubled when you hear his name.
When Xia Fan saw the Thirteen Princes like this, he didn't say anything, but there was a burst of relief and joy in his heart. It is a great thing that the Thirteenth Prince can be so indifferent, in his opinion, and it is not in vain that he puts it by his side and sharpens him with all kinds of cumbersome but important military and political affairs.
In fact, Xia Fan called the Thirteen Princes to his side and asked him to share his worries, not only to train him so that he could take over the Han Dynasty in the future, but also not to be lazy, but to have a deeper and more obscure intention.
At the beginning, Liu Xingchen seized Liu Zhiguo, which not only led to the death of the crown prince Liu Zhiguo, but also caused a great shock to the heart of the Thirteen Princes, and it can even be said that it destroyed his beautiful understanding of family in the world.
This is definitely a pretty bad thing for the average person, because it can make a good person go crazy and extreme. For a cultivator, the damage and impact caused are even greater, and if they are not corrected in time, the consequences will be extremely serious.
Cultivators pursue immortality, not only in cultivating the Dao, but also in cultivating the mind. If the mind is not calm, how can it make leaps and bounds on the path of cultivation?
Don't forget, cultivation is never an easy thing, and the ups and downs and trials and tribulations are far better than other things, and the unstable mind may cause inner demons at any time, and then lose your life.
Because of this, cultivators have always paid great attention to the tempering of the mind, and if there is something depressed in the heart, it will inevitably be resolved in time, so as to achieve a clear mind, so as not to stay in the heart for too long and cause great disasters in the future.
Generally speaking, whether it is cause and effect or grudge, the solution is relatively simple, to put it bluntly, it is just revenge and revenge.
But the problem encountered by the thirteen princes is not the case, Liu Xingchen is his father, and Liu Zhiguo is his elder brother, the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, what can he do if he stands aside, especially Liu Xingchen killed Liu Zhiguo for his own selfishness, and it is impossible for the thirteen princes to kill Liu Xingchen in order to help Liu Zhiguo avenge him.
If you do that, it will only make the shadow in the hearts of the Thirteen Princes even bigger.
Xia Fan realized this at the beginning, so he could obviously kill Liu Xingchen for a long time, but he let him go when the Thirteenth Prince pleaded with him. What you want is to make the thirteen princes feel at ease.
It's just that Xia Fan knows that this is far from enough. Because Liu Xingchen has become a pimple in the hearts of the thirteen princes, if he is not unraveled, then the thirteen princes will be in great trouble in the future.
If it was an outsider like this, Xia Fan could certainly sit idly by. But as the senior brother of the Qiankun Sect, if the junior brother had a problem, how could he stand idly by.
So after thinking about it, Xia Fan asked the thirteen princes to help him deal with trivial affairs, and later even took advantage of the departure to put all the important military and political affairs on him.
Trivial things can wear down people's will, and they can also make people gradually look at some of the grief in their hearts.
Of course, this is far from enough for the Thirteen Princes, so there are all kinds of information and rumors about Liu Xingchen that have been summarized.
Nominally, it was because Xia Fan realized that Liu Xingchen would become a great enemy of life and death in the future, so he collected his information in advance so that he knew that he would not be defeated in a hundred battles, so Zhao Weiwei asked his secret agents to conduct special collection.
In fact, Xia Fan didn't look at these things at all, and they were all prepared for the Thirteen Princes.
Otherwise, without Xia Fan's acquiescence, Zhao Wei would not have collected these things even if he had too many people to be idle. Even if you really collect it, you won't show it to the Thirteen Princes.
Xia Fan knew that the Thirteen Princes had a deep affection for Liu Xingchen, after all, Liu Xingchen's image in the hearts of the Thirteen Princes was very tall and majestic.
And the pimple in the heart of the thirteen princes also stemmed from this, because he never believed that his father would do such a cruel thing. Tiger poison does not eat children, he is inferior to tigers.
In order to let the Thirteen Princes gradually accept Liu Xingchen's true face, there was all kinds of information. Those things are naturally not fake, but they are subtly changing the views of the Thirteen Princes.
Whether it is deep love or bitter hate, its essence is almost the same, indicating that there are still feelings, and when it can be forgotten and ignored, it is really completely without a little emotion.
Xia Fan couldn't let the Thirteen Princes kill Liu Xingchen to erase the shadow in his heart, because it was unrealistic, but he could try to make him ignore his existence, and never let the knots in the Thirteen Princes' hearts be unraveled naturally.
"Let's talk about it. Xia Fan looked at Zhao Weiwei and motioned for him to continue.
Zhao Weiwei saw that the thirteenth prince was so indifferent, and he was happy for him, but he didn't show it too much. After all, Xia Fan secretly wanted to resolve the knots in the hearts of the thirteen princes, and Zhao was the only one who handled it, and only the two of them knew the truth, and they must not let the thirteen princes know, otherwise it would be counterproductive.
"Ah, after that Liu Xingchen returned victoriously, he did not recuperate, but attacked from all sides with a great victory. Speaking of this, Zhao Wei glanced at Xia Fan and said, "In addition to sending troops to strangle the White Lotus Sect that is now wreaking havoc in the entire Southeast Nine Rivers Province, he also pointed at the Eastern Forest adjacent to the Nine Rivers Province like a sword. ”
In addition, Liu Xingchen also personally led his troops to attack the rebellion of the Eight Tigers of the Xia family. These days, there have been more than a dozen fierce battles between the two sides, and the battle situation is quite tragic. ”
"Did you win or lose?" Xia Fan asked.
"Not yet. Zhao Weiwei shook his head and said: "The Eight Tigers of the Xia Family were originally divided into three groups, each fighting for their own battles, but now after being attacked by Liu Xingchen's army, they actually merged again, and they controlled eighty or ninety percent of the power of the town king in their hands, and at the same time, the previous attack also made them occupy a considerable territory, so they were able to survive the attack of the Han Dynasty." ”
"I'm afraid that Liu Xingchen didn't really use his strength. Xia Fan remembered the combat strength of Liu Xingchen's army during the last battle on the Qianbi River that day and the truth about the failure of the Eagle to break the sky that he got later, so he naturally knew that Liu Xingchen had left behind.
As for why he did this, Xia Fan could probably guess it.
"That's right, according to my analysis, Liu Xingchen did this, most likely to induce the boss to rescue the Xia family's eight tigers. Zhao Weiwei nodded and said, "Although the boss is not close to the Eight Tigers of the Xia family, the strength in their hands is real, if they can get it, it is enough to increase our strength by five or six percent." ”
"It's not surprising that it's not just five or six percent, it's doubled. Xia Fan said with a smile: "Liu Xingchen's abacus is good, but I have to think about whether to go or not." ”
"Boss, I'm afraid you can't think about it too much. Zhao Weiwei shook his head and said, "Because although the current Eight Tigers of the Xia Family work together to meet the enemy, the situation is really not very good, if no one rescues them, it may collapse at any time." ”
"In addition, in addition to dealing with the Eight Tigers of the Xia family, Liu Xingchen also dispatched troops and horses to come towards our territory again. Zhao Weiwei said.
(End of chapter)