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Obviously, Liu Yishou didn't take Xiao Ji seriously, and put pressure on him when his vitality was seriously injured, and his methods were vicious.

However, although Xiao Ji really wanted to kill the envoy of the imperial court, and then raise the flag to rebel in Chengdu, but... he really didn't dare!

From a political point of view, Xiao Ji and Liu Yishou can now say that the contradictions are irreconcilable, and they are on fire.

It's just that Xiao Ji didn't dare to look down on Liu Yishou, just because the opponent was able to kill Li Bi's thousand soldiers cleanly, it meant that the opponent's fighting skills were somehow superior to his own.

In fact, facing the imperial envoy's aggressive hint, Xiao Ji was very embarrassed and tried to find a way to delay it for a day, that is to say, he had to reply tomorrow and tell the imperial envoy his decision so that Liu Yishou knew his decision.

Should he accept the court's ultimatum, or simply reverse it?

Success or destruction, this is a question that deserves careful consideration.Xiao Ji is incompetent and furious right now, full of anger and doesn't know who to vent it to.It seems that no matter what you do, you can't find any other way to survive except admitting counsel.

Liu Yishou made an excuse this time, but Xiao Ji really couldn't refuse it openly.

First, Xiao Ji, as the vassal king of Shu, sent troops to Hanzhong, which was in his own right.In theory, this is a wanton attack and occupation of other vassal territories.

If they can win, it might be impossible for the imperial court to admit the status quo.However, the key problem is that Xiao Ji lost in the end.

He worked so hard to lead his troops out of the Jiange, and the only "result" was to tell the court that he was a weak chicken and could be slaughtered at will without causing any trouble.He also told the people of Shu plainly that he has no ability to protect the territory.

The second item is also related to the first item.Since you are so weak, it is reasonable for me to send some people to help you hold the key points. Anyway, it will not delay your singing and dancing in Shu.

The imperial court has the responsibility to guard the land. If you, a hot chicken vassal, can't defend it, the imperial court's soldiers and horses will help you guard it. Is there any problem with this?

Xiao Ji couldn't refute this reason, and the reason was also because he was defeated in the previous battle, and he was speechless in the face of the imperial court's censure.You can't say that this battle was just your own momentary carelessness, right?

You have no choice but to lose in the foreign war, and you don't want to let the soldiers and horses of the imperial court help you guard, what are you going to do?

Xiao Ji couldn't get around these problems.If you disagree, you can only raise the banner of doubting the legitimacy of the court's ruling and openly oppose Liu Yishou!

That would be tantamount to rebellion.Perhaps, Liu Yishou also waited for Xiao Ji to refuse this move, so that he could justifiably send troops to conquer Shu!Although the land of Shu is not well-connected, there are many ways to enter it.The imperial court went upstream along the Yangtze River and attacked Chengdu from the south. The trouble was a bit troublesome, but the odds of winning were not low.

How else could Xiao Ji choose?

"Oh! Why is this! Why is this!"

Xiao Ji fell powerlessly and sat on the cushion, lost his mind, he really didn't dare to resist!

After all, the imperial court only said to "help" him guard the Jiange, and did not take any other actions, let alone directly kill him.If you overreact and directly rebel, it seems that you are "guilty"!

In fact, when Xiao Ji entered Shu, the defense of Shu was indeed in charge of Liang Guozhong. Xiao Yan and Xiao Ji had no suspicion at that time.The Jiankang court under the control of Liu Yishou has only restored the former organizational system.If Xiao Ji raises troops at this time, I'm afraid whether he can deter Chengdu will be a question mark, no one will make trouble with him!

If he resisted, it would probably last only two months at most; if he did not resist, the imperial court would just send troops to occupy the Jiange, and the land of Shu would still be under Xiao Ji's own control.

If he is honest and doesn't make trouble at all, it seems likely that he will stay cautious for a few more years.Waiting for a change, if something happens to Liu Yishou, wouldn't this game of chess come to an end?

For a while, Xiao Ji felt that it was all right to let the soldiers and horses of the imperial court enter the Jiange.Even without this incident, if Liu Yishou wants to get his hands on the Shu land, there are still other ways, let alone mention it.

Just hand over the sword pavilion, and you will be controlled by others in the future. It is really like hanging a sword above your head. When it will fall, it all depends on other people's mood!

If possible, Xiao Ji really doesn't want to choose!

"My lord, the special envoy of the imperial court has already rested in the posthouse..."

Chen Zhizu hurried in, he had just sent the envoy sent by Liu Yishou back to the post house, when he returned to the palace, he saw Xiao Ji sitting on the cushion, his eyes were blank, he didn't know what he was thinking.

"My lord... you are?"

Chen Zhizu asked suspiciously.

"Has the imperial envoy left?"

Xiao Ji asked weakly.

"Uh, I've already returned to the posthouse."

Chen Zhizu said cautiously, wondering if Xiao Ji was wandering in the sky and didn't know what he was doing.

Xiao Ji's spirit is completely out of state, he just said clearly that the envoy has returned to the post house, Xiao Ji has to ask again.What is this doing?

"Oh, so, so, so."

Xiao Ji sighed twice, waved his hands helplessly and said: "You go and tell him now, just say thank you for the imperial soldiers and horses stationed in the Jiange. Hurry up and report back, don't come to see me tomorrow."

Xiao Ji finished speaking in one breath, as if he had made a great determination!

Chen Zhizu originally wanted to persuade Xiao Ji to "know the current affairs to be a hero", but he didn't expect the other party to bear it like this, and he was left with a lot of effort.

There is no room for choice in this matter. If you disagree with the court's plan, you will turn your face directly. How about Xiao Ji directly proclaiming himself emperor in Shu?If you don't want to die, you can only accept the arrangement of the court.

At the beginning, Xiao Ji was sent to guard the land of Shu, and his titles were all "Wuling County King". Whether key areas such as the Jiange should be managed by Xiao Ji is really a bad deal, and it belongs to an ambiguous area. It all depends on Xiao Ji and the court. Be stronger.

The answer is self-explanatory.If Xiao Ji disobeyed the imperial court's management, he would be shameless, and would only be slapped in the face madly, and his prestige would inevitably be discredited.Instead of this, it's better to keep a little dignity for yourself.

After all, if Xiao Ji is more peaceful, as long as Liu Yishou does not formally usurp the throne and replace him, it is impossible to do anything to Xiao Ji.Chen Zhizu, an outsider, could see it. He didn't believe that Xiao Ji couldn't see it!

"My lord, keep the green hills here. I'm not afraid of running out of firewood. The imperial court is just occupying the Jiange, and there are some excuses for us to object. But if they want to seek the land of Shu, it really won't happen overnight. Everyone in the world is watching. When the time comes, we just see the tricks. In fact..."

He wanted to say more, but Xiao Ji turned his back to him impatiently and did not speak.Chen Zhizu understood that he had been rejected, so he could only sigh helplessly, cupped his hands at Xiao Ji's back, turned and left.

……

"My lord, Xiao Ji is intimidated. Wang Sizheng has already brought someone to the Jiange, and there is no reply yet, but the problem should not be serious."

In the study room of Nanzheng City Government Office, Wang Wei handed the letter in his hand to Liu Yishou, and said with disdain, as if he looked down on such a softie like Xiao Ji.

The north wind is howling outside, the harsh winter has come, and the war in Hanzhong has come to an end.

He Bayue, who was supposed to come, was discouraged, and Xiao Ji, who shouldn't have compromised, also compromised. As a result, Liu Yishou was waiting in Hanzhong, but fell into a miserable situation where he had no battle to fight.It is expected that the enemy will be lenient, but it seems that the thinking is too broad, and the opponent is too narrow.

"If I were Xiao Ji, I would definitely give it a go. The Jiange is lost, and the land of Shu has been handed over to others."

Liu Yishou sighed softly and said, the tactic of cutting sausages and boiling frogs in warm water is really easy to use at any time.

When the soldiers and horses of the imperial court appeared outside the city of Chengdu one day, Xiao Ji wanted to resist but had no strength to resist.Now it seems that he took a step back, but in fact he completely gave up the bottom line and gave himself a reprieve.

"How does the lord plan to deal with Xiao Ji and others in the future?"

Wang Wei asked curiously.

"Since Xiao Liang founded the country, he has only been kind to the clan's children, and he has never been kind to the people. Even if someone returns to the country under the banner of the Xiao family in the future, it will have little appeal, and no one will miss Xiao. In that era.

This will be done for the members of the Xiao family in the future.The prince was downgraded to the king of the county, the king of the county was downgraded to the prince of the county, and the prince of the county was downgraded to the male of the county, all of them would be deprived of their fiefdoms, and it would be fine to keep them in captivity in Jiankang.After a few generations, the Xiao family will be reduced to an ordinary family, devoid of everyone. "

Liu Yishou said indifferently.

If he changes the dynasty, the country will definitely have a smooth transition, and there will be no wars everywhere.In this way, who would stand up for the hopeless Xiao family?

If you are in your early days, what kind of old times do you want to restore, and what are the attractive things?

I guess those people can't even say it themselves!

What people want is the general trend!

That being the case, there is no need to kill the Xiao family's children so many heads.On the contrary, it can show that Liu Yishou is tolerant.This is definitely good for the transition of the new regime.

Historically, Chen Jianguo in the south was widely recognized in the south. The most important reason was that Hou Jing made people of all walks of life numb. Chen Baxian was expected to be able to pacify the hills everywhere.

At that time, stability prevailed, and exploitation and oppression took a backseat.

The situation facing Liu Yishou now is different, because whether he wants to usurp the throne or not, Jiangnan is very stable now, and everyone doesn't like to mess around with their own land.This is what the people want.

Therefore, adopting a gentle strategy towards the Xiao family, and not wantonly implicating the offshoots who have married with it, is what should be done after the founding of the People's Republic of China.Settle accounts after the autumn, that will have to wait until the world is unified!

Liu Yishou's strategy of "respecting the Shu land first and then fighting the soldiers" mainly focuses on threats and deterrence, and does not easily use weapons, which reflects his basic political quality as an old coin.Now Xiao Ji's "knowledge and interest" makes him not need to turn his face and kill people directly, which is really meritorious.

Liu Yishou decided that if he could take over the land of Shu peacefully in the future, he must treat Xiao Ji better, at least not let his descendants be cut off.

Just when he was thinking about something wrong, Yuan Shikang walked in and cupped his hands to Liu Yishou: "My lord, we have captured the spies from Guanzhong at the outpost we set up in the north of Mianyang. Do you want to see me, my lord?"

Spy?

Liu Yishou suddenly realized, and finally knew why He Bayue didn't come to Hanzhong.It turned out that Li Bi's entire army was wiped out, and he was not hidden from this one.

"Bring it in."

Liu Yishou waved his hand lightly, and soon a young man dressed as a woodcutter was brought in, his face ashen ashes.Whether a person was born in the army or not cannot be concealed from insiders, just by checking the accent casually.

The people in Guanzhong have nothing to do to cut firewood and come to Hanzhong. Can they fool people by talking about it?These things are obvious.

"Untie the rope, don't embarrass the people who work below, it's all for making a living, why bother."

While talking, Liu Yishou gestured to Yuan Shikang, who immediately untied the scout from Guanzhong Laicong, and said to Yuan Shikang, "Ask someone to give him something to eat and drink. Is he hungry? Our way of hospitality.”

Hearing this, Yuan Shikang left.Liu Yishou looked at the scout's frightened face and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, He Bayue and I are old friends, I'll let you go back and send me a letter after the questioning, I won't make things difficult for you, an errand runner."

Probably because he was more friendly, the scout seemed relieved.After the food and water were delivered, he gobbled it up without being polite to Liu Yishou.

"Li Bi and his troops have been wiped out. Someone from your side should have gone back to report this news, right? The scouts sent this time should have many passers-by, and they are not just walking along Chen Cangdao, right? how about this?"

Liu Yishou asked casually.

The scout thought for a while, and finally replied with a sigh: "King Wu's eyes are like torches, that's true."

"Okay, take a letter back for me, saying that I'm here waiting for He Bayue to come."

Liu Yishou didn't say much, and wrote a passionate letter directly.After the ink was dry, he put it in an envelope and handed it to the scout, saying: "Just take the letter back, and tell He Bayue not to send people to Hanzhong to investigate again. Now I am in a good mood, and I will raise my hands when I catch you." Let him go. It's hard to say whether I was in a good mood or not at that time.

I am not always as talkative as I am today, understand?Just bring the original words. "

Liu Yishou patted the scout on the shoulder and said, the scout immediately felt like he was being watched by a beast, and he didn't even dare to move.

"Go, don't say good things twice."

Liu Yishou flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked out of the study.

Chapter 657

After a painful struggle, Xiao Ji accepted the court's "pertinent" suggestion, and ordered his soldiers and horses to withdraw from the Jiange, and he also left the luggage in the Jiange, without any tricks.

Then Wang Sizheng led troops into Jiange, and after successfully taking over the defense of Jiange, Wang Sizheng organized local mountain people to start repairing the ancient plank road between Jiange and Hanzhong, strengthening the connection between Hanzhong and Shu.

After He Bayue in Guanzhong sent a large number of scouts to investigate the situation in Hanzhong, he finally got the news that Li Bi's entire army had been wiped out, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

He also received a letter sent by Liu Yishou's scouts. After reading it, he calmed down and gave up the idea of ​​sending troops to Hanzhong.

However, Guanzhong was suffering, and He Bayue was unable to break the situation again and again. This situation made the local tyrants in Guanlong who had been patient and accumulated a lot of resentment extremely dissatisfied!

An unexpected and reasonable storm was brewing against He Bayue, and gradually became a reality.But He Bayue didn't notice this.

After the affairs in Hanzhong came to an end, Liu Yishou left Monk Hu to protect Hanzhong, and he led the main force of the army down the Han River to return to the court.

He has tried his best in this battle, but he has not done his best.Whether it was Xiao Ji or He Bayue, neither was destroyed because of this battle, and Liu Yishou only achieved the goal of "guaranteeing the bottom line" beforehand: occupying Hanzhong and straightening out the passage to Shu.

Out of far-reaching political considerations, Liu Yishou gave up Wang Wei's plan to enter Shu, and decided that in the future, political means should be the main method, military means should be supplemented, and he should try his best to take over Shu in a peaceful manner.

After returning to Jiankang, because of the "little results" of this expedition (Hanzhong was originally the territory of the Liang State), the army was mobilized to mobilize people, labor the people and waste money, but it did not eliminate the main force of the Wei army.Liu Yishou pleaded guilty and asked to "self-decline his title" and resigned as the commander of all Chinese and foreign military forces, to show that the rewards and punishments in the army are clear.

After "discussing" for a while, the court center believed that Liu Yishou was not to blame for the anticlimactic battle, so he rejected his pleading memorial. His title and authority remained unchanged, but he was only fined for half a year to warn the three armies.

However, Liu Yishou resigned and was fined. Although he looked extremely embarrassed, the number of people who came to seek refuge with him not only did not decrease, but continued to flow even more. The grass on Jiming Mountain was trampled down by those people. .

In view of the large number of guests, going to and from Wu Wangfu gave people a bad impression.So Liu Yishou wrote to the imperial court, requesting that a special yamen be set up in Taicheng to handle government affairs. He would usually live in Taicheng, and would only go home when he was resting.After the discussion, the imperial center placed the Yamen in the Jingju Hall.

By the way, the Jingju Hall was where Xiao Yan used to live, but it had been abandoned for decades (Xiao Yan stopped living there after practicing Buddhism).Now that Liu Yishou is placed there, in the eyes of many people, this move can be said to be meaningful.

You say this is inappropriate, this place is not the emperor's bedroom now, and it has been abandoned for a long time. It was already abandoned when Xiao Yan was alive, so he is not so sensitive.

But if you want to say that this matter is nothing, it is the place where Xiao Yan once lived, and Xiao Yan is the emperor of Liang Kingdom who has been in power for ten years.Liu Yishou wants to live here, and the fool can see what he wants to express.

Of course, this matter is "insignificant" to everyone, because Liu Yishou emphasizes "moistening things silently" in his work, and these small actions will not affect the daily life of ordinary people.

The major event that has been discussed in Jiankang City recently is not the movement of the imperial court center, but the increasingly rampant "sea trouble".

……

"One Piece has been around Jiankang..."

In the study room of Jingju Hall in Taicheng, Liu Yishou was holding the list of losses sent by Chen Yuankang in his hand, feeling a little unbelievable.Some people have the audacity to attack Guangling (Yangzhou) by sea!Jingkou is just opposite Guangling, how dare these people do it?

Liu Yishou couldn't figure it out.

"Returning to my lord, the history of Fujian and Zhejiang sea bandits is much longer than that of Liang State. When Sun En and Lu Xun made troubles on the southeast coast, it was based on this, starting with plundering coastal counties and ships. It has not been rooted out for a hundred years."

Chen Yuankang said worriedly.

"Hmph, the pirates are fake. It's true that the people in Sanwu want to take advantage of me. They think I don't know!"

Liu Yishou patted the table bitterly and said.On his desk, local officials from Sanwu asked for instructions, saying that the Fujian-Zhejiang Sea was seriously affected, and the local tycoons wanted to organize their own regiments to protect themselves and resist pirates.

Because of the threat of the sea, he asked to "list" his private army as a paramilitary organization recognized by the government.Once this hole is opened, what will happen in the future can be imagined with your butt.

"What is Wang Sengbian doing to eat? Can this matter be settled?"

Liu Yishou asked with a dissatisfied frown. He also didn't expect that when he went to Hanzhong, there would be so many ghostly things on the south coast!