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【Chapter 3 and One】

Tao Xiao walked down the jade steps step by step. He saw that the white mist had receded, feeling disappointed.After leaving the gate of the palace, I don't know how long the carriage shook, and then stopped.

The curtain was lifted, and the groom said, "Mr. Tao, General Li has an invitation."

Tao Xiao regained his trance, and Li Yuqi put on his military uniform, his face full of frost, and said bluntly, "Mr. Tao, don't be in a hurry to go back to the house. Why don't you come down and talk about it? Your Majesty has made another big move. I wonder if Mr. Tao knows?"

Tao Xiao smiled bitterly.

Looking for a secluded restaurant box, Li Yuqi slapped the long sword on the table: "I know he will definitely attack Jiu Wang and others, but why now? There are not only external disturbances, but also internal disturbances, isn't this, isn't this? Digging the Great Wall himself? What on earth is he thinking!"

"General Li, he also has a deep meaning in doing this."

Tao Xiao knew that Li Yuqi was enraged now, so he couldn't add fuel to the flames. No matter how much he objected deep in his heart, the matter had come to this point, and he must not make things worse. Otherwise, how could he end up for the emperor? He could only bury the bitterness.

Hearing this, Li Yuqi asked sharply, "Does Prime Minister Tao also support him?"

Tao Xiao took a deep breath: "The Nine Kings and others are too arrogant. They contradicted the court several times. What is the majesty of the emperor? Yuqi, there is no right or wrong in many things, but if there are too many criticisms, the emperor's orders cannot be carried out. The whole army and the dynasty will be damaged."

"But at a time like this, we should have dealt with Chi Heng together!"

Tao Xiao took a sip of tea: "Yuqi, the emperor is confident, so you don't need to worry too much."

Li Yuqi drank the wine in his glass in one gulp: "How can I not be scrupled? The emperor is unmatched in power and strategy, and it is well known that he manipulated all the powers of the princes. However, although these surrenders, There are always some forces, and now that they are all caught up, it will definitely stir up a thousand waves! When the time comes, the capital will be a mess, who will clean it up! Tao Xiang and I will clean it up!"

Tao Xiao calmly replied: "The emperor's ability to make a move must have been carefully planned."

Li Yuqi gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Tao, don't you think the emperor is a little mad now? Is it because of the soldiers approaching the city? If he let us attack three years ago, it would be Chi Heng's turn to be presumptuous! When he attacked Ningzhou And Shuzhou, he insisted on attacking Feng Zhencang's Shuzhou, saying that Ningzhou's Yan Wangjun was vulnerable, and the result? Later, Chi Heng came up and occupied Ningzhou. I said, we must use all our troops as soon as possible. To break through Anzhou, he said that Qizhou's heavy troops could not move, which led to a stalemate with Chi Heng for several years after capturing half of Anzhou and finally fell."

Tao Xiao poured him a glass of wine: "In these few matters, he is indeed too stubborn."

Li Yuqi got drunk and said depressedly: "He used to say that Chi Heng is a warrior and is not worth fearing. Feng Zhencang is more ferocious than Chi Heng. In the end, let's see, which one is the tiger? I never understood the emperor What is his attachment to the capital? Why does he always say that the capital must be defended in order to remain invincible? In fact, a few years ago, we didn't have to worry about the capital so much!"

"The emperor is not a god. If he is a human being, he will make mistakes and be afraid."

Li Yuqi slammed the table hard: "I came from a reckless background, Mr. Tao, don't think my words are ugly. The emperor got the power from the last emperor of the previous dynasty, so he thinks the capital is very important. But for us who fight , the strategy of the capital is far less important than that of Anzhou and Qizhou. Even if it is lost, it is easy to get it back! Moreover, it is unbelievable that he insists on being so stubborn and makes me fight head-on with Cen Pojing. Why is that? Ah! I was very frustrated, he didn't intervene, everything was in order, once he intervened, the small battle was won, but from the perspective of the entire battle strategy, it was chaotic!"

Tao Xiao comforted: "It's not too late to make up for it!"

"Xiang Tao, I feel very uncomfortable. Do you know that I have already disobeyed the emperor? He insisted on taking back Qizhou, so I secretly put more troops in Kaizhou. Because, Cen Pojing will definitely not attack the capital rashly. Yes, but Rongyue is different, if he seizes Kaizhou, can the capital still be kept?" Li Yuqi said on the case, "Tao Xiang, this may be the last time I drink with you, since the emperor has attacked them all Sooner or later, I will see through my scheme, but I am really not reconciled!"

Tao Xiao's face became serious: "What did you say? You sent troops without telling him?!"

"Yes, I don't want to listen to his arrangement, but if I obey, the capital will die faster, and how can I stand up to so many soldiers who see death as their own!" Li Yuqi said desolately, "We can bear it all. Can withstand Chi Heng's attack, we have so many states behind us, what are we afraid of, but we can't stand the toss! Tao Xiang, Bian Cheng was originally the chief general of Jingyu Prefecture and Qi Prefecture, but in the end, because he is the Nine Kings His subordinates were stupefied because of some trumped-up charges, so they were suppressed, and so-and-so was replaced. As a result, look, Bian Cheng was forced to rebel, so who... then who is simply mediocre, Jing Yu Zhou and Qizhou can't hold on either, do you know how heartbroken I am?"

Tao Xiao was silent.

"What a terrible thing to change generals. If he hadn't been so suspicious, if he could have trusted us more, what is Chi Heng? We must first capture Jinzhou in the Western Regions. As a result, he did not agree, and the huge Western Regions have become Chi Heng's rear, which cannot be stopped now." Li Yuqi angrily smashed his fists on the table, "Why can't he deal with those Power, just leave the matter of fighting to us!"

Tao Xiao got up and snatched his wine, solemnly: "Yuqi, you're drunk."

Li Yuqi smiled miserably: "Xiang Tao, I haven't started drinking yet. How can I be drunk? I know you are afraid that the wall has ears, and I have this temper. Every time I go up, it's you and me who quarrel with him the most. Ha, Tao Xiang, in fact, I respect him the most in my heart. I am the only one who has him. How can I not go to war for him? Which one of our loyal generals did not follow him with all his heart? Indeed, many places in the emperor are not. Ordinary people can compare, only, only, only he is too suspicious!!"

Tao Xiao got up and went to the window.

The window of the flower edge was opened very low, only to the waist, and he put his hands on the window, listening to Li Yuqi expressing his loyalty and dissatisfaction at the same time. Why am I?"

Li Yuqi raised his head and his eyes sparkled: "Let the emperor delegate power and let me go to Kaizhou."

"The capital is tantamount to falling?"

Li Yuqi shook his head: "No, Cen Pojing will definitely not attack the capital. As long as we send troops to keep pretending to attack Qizhou, he will think that our heavy troops are still in the capital—do you know the role of Cen Pojing here? It is to use hundreds of thousands of soldiers to entangle the millions of soldiers in the capital! If we are surrounded by him here, it is as if we are captured without a fight!"

Tao Xiao said: "But once your Kaizhou is defeated, you and I will undoubtedly be sentenced to death."

Li Yuqi asked rhetorically: "For the general of a country and the minister of a country, if I stick to the wrong decision without fighting or taking risks, it is nothing more than delaying the failure by a few years, but it is a failure in the end. If I defend Kaizhou, I can do it. Confront Chi Heng!"

"The most ideal is that the emperor and Chi Heng divide the Yuanxi kingdom equally, right?"

"What does Prime Minister Tao think?"

Tao Xiao thought for a long time, and said: "Yuqi, I am willing to take risks with you, but I will definitely tell the emperor that you can only leave if he agrees - you and I have followed him for more than ten years, you should understand that his character, if he knows how angry you will be if you act without authorization, I can't put you in danger."

Li Yuqi was furious: "You're out of your mind!"

"No! I want him to understand, see the situation clearly, occupy half of Yuan Xi's territory, and then find a way out. If you still have the idea of ​​unifying Yuan Xi, I'm afraid you won't even be able to keep the current territory." Tao Xiao looked at Li Yuqi His eyes were extremely firm, "You and I are people who will not betray him, he understands. The emperor probably also recognized the situation, half of the country is better than completely destroyed, so he will suddenly initiate a coup. Yu Qi, he is not Stupid people."

The two were relatively speechless.

After a long while, Li Yuqi frowned and said, "Tao Xiang, Tao Xiang, Tao Xiang, I... We can definitely hold on! As long as he doesn't mess around like this! It's ridiculous to say that I actually received a letter of persuasion from Ji Ce .” After that, he took out a thin piece of paper.

A few years ago, both Zheng Yi and Tao Xiao took refuge in the Yan family.

And Ji Ce is a distant relative of the Yan family.

The two counted as acquaintances, Tao Xiao read it carefully and sighed: "It's written by him, it's really pervasive!"

Li Yuqi murmured: "Ji Ce is really treacherous. Many dissenting opinions in our court are likely to be obstructed by spies. Especially the relationship between the court and China is complicated, and the various forces have not yet fully integrated. If he uses divisive tactics, it will still be very effective. I thought Zhaojin was so far away from the capital, he would be beyond his reach."

Tao Xiao calmly said: "Ji Ce is so easy to do these things, it's much better than him being just a military adviser!"

"Tao Xiang, you really decided to talk to the emperor."

"Any other options? After all, you haven't really started yet."

Li Yuqi will fall on the chair, face up, and say wearily: "Xiang Tao really understands me, and he has not acted yet. If it was three years ago, maybe I would take the risk; but now, the emperor has gotten worse, and there is only one on top of my head." How can you bear the crime of exterminating the nine clans with a single head. Prime Minister Tao, have you never complained to the emperor?"

Tao Xiao only smiled.

Li Yuqi jumped up: "Xiang Tao, I don't know if you can think about it or just don't want to think about it. You used to tell me what was in your heart. In the past two years, you have become more and more secretive. I don't understand the emperor's thoughts. You I don't even know what you're thinking."

What can I say, the two scolded Zheng Yi together?

Tao Xiao said: "Do your best and obey the destiny."

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