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Chapter 385

Although it was snowing lightly, the land stretching for miles outside the gate of Shouyang City was full of local fathers, wives and children welcoming the triumphant return of the army.This time Liu Yishou could be said to have used the speed of soldiers to the extreme, and the casualties of the army were also reduced to an unimaginable extreme.

Therefore, when the army marched to the gate of Shouyang City, Liu Yishou ordered to disband on the spot and let the local soldiers go to reunite with their families.For a while, there was a lot of people, laughter and shouts everywhere.

Looking at the lively scene in front of him, Liu Yishou finally had the feeling of returning to his "homeland".

It's a pity that all the soldiers standing at the gate of the city are soldiers in strong clothes, instead of young girls in miniskirts dancing with flowers in their hands.

Those girls danced with their legs up and shouted: Dudu Dudu, I love you, just like a mouse loves rice.

It would be interesting to do that.

Thinking of these boring things, Liu Yishou laughed dumbfounded to himself, folded his arms and said to himself with emotion: "A hero's life is worth ups and downs, and life must be full of joy when he is proud of it; don't say that the sky is not controlled by others, but my fate is not controlled by God. "

"Okay! My fate is up to me!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Liu Yishou turned his head and saw Yu Jin, who was still in his armor, coming to him, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously!

"Since the chaos in Luoyang, we have fought in the south and in the north, and have gone through hardships before we have the foundation we have today. The day before yesterday, Xuanhu tried his sword and showed his sharpness. Excalibur will not always be hidden in the scabbard, only the blood of the enemy can keep it sharp forever .

The lord raises his hand to destroy Xin Zuan, and there is no one in the country of Liang who can control him.There is a saying in the art of war: strike first, and then you must be controlled by others.Since it is my fate, it is up to me to say whether the next emperor of the Liang Kingdom will be the emperor or not.

At least the lord said he wasn't, then he wasn't! "

Yu Jin said meaningfully.

According to the "personal design" set by Liu Yishou and the counselors, he will not turn against Xiao Yanming.After all, the son-in-law turned against the father-in-law and then rebelled, and his food was too ugly, which was equivalent to a "white-eyed wolf", which gave people a bad impression.

However, if Xiao Yan abdicates and the prince succeeds (it doesn’t matter which prince he is), Liu Yishou has an absolute legal reason to take action against these people. between.No one can say anything!

Not to mention being regarded as a so-called "outsider" by the people in the south, those people would only think that Liu Yishou was dealing with "family affairs".In this way, when attacking the city and occupying the territory, the resistance encountered will be much smaller.

Yu Jin's words showed that he had a very clear understanding of the current situation.The day Xiao Yan abdicated, regardless of whether he was still alive or not, was the time when Liang Guo was in chaos.

At that time, the hero will not take advantage of the situation and rise up, so what is the saying "my fate is up to me"!Wouldn't it be ridiculous!

"Let's go, go to my house for a drink, and reward the generals today, you are the first."

Liu Yishou took Yu Jin into the city and saw people standing outside the doors of every household. When they saw Liu Yishou coming, they all bowed down to salute him.

"My lord is quite popular in Shouyang."

Yu Jin said with emotion.

"Actually, it's one thing to win people's hearts, but it's another thing to kill all the unpopular people. No matter how capable I am, I can't make everyone like me. Is that the reason?"

Liu Yishou raised his eyebrows and said to Yu Jin with a smile.

What to do if someone objects, just kill the person who opposes you and you're done.If they are all opposed, then they are all eliminated, and the rest are not opposed.

And what Liu Yishou did was to make many of his friends, and then kill all the enemies who accounted for a small number. It was a very simple arithmetic problem.

When the group returned to the mansion, Wang Wei, as the long history, had already ordered someone to prepare a banquet. As the Chinese New Year was approaching, and with the victory in this battle, everyone in the mansion hall was very excited.

Except for some military generals released outside, other literati and generals in the Shouyang area are here today.On the one hand, it was for celebration, and on the other hand, many people had keenly sensed that occupying Xuanhu had actually opened the door to Jingxiang and Henan.

The passages to the west and north have been opened. From Xuanhu, you can go to Jingxiang, you can also go to Nanyang, and you can go north and south of Henan to Xingyang.

In a word, the importance of this place as a key node on the north-south border cannot be overemphasized.

However, while the strength is greatly increasing and the territory is expanding westward, the attitudes of Xiao Yan and Jiankang Center may also change.After all, Liu Yishou's current strength is already too big to lose.It's just that as a son-in-law, he is considered "well-behaved" on weekdays, and he is unlikely to surrender to the north, so Xiao Yan was not alerted.

But temporary peace does not mean long-term security.Once Xiao Yan plans to abdicate, or his health suddenly fails, then Liu Yishou's situation will become very dangerous.

An emperor who is about to abdicate dares to do anything cruel!

After this banquet, Liu Yishou might "teach the opportunity face to face" to prepare for the confrontation with the Jiankang court.

In other words, to put it in layman's terms: preparations for rebellion must be carried out in a down-to-earth manner. Once the time is right, they will raise the flag to rebel, support the Xiao clan's superior position, and play a game that everyone "knows everything".

"It's better to write a poem for the Lord to congratulate you when you return from victory."

Yang Xiuzhi raised his wine glass and said while toasting Liu Yishou.

This fellow is flattering again!
Everyone at the scene cursed inwardly, but they couldn't blame each other, they only hated themselves for not thinking ahead and being preempted by Yang Xiuzhi.

Liu Yishou picked up his wine glass and walked around the hall, reciting poems as he walked:
"The luminous cup of wine and grapes, if you want to drink the pipa, please remind me immediately.

Drunk lying on the battlefield, Lord Grim, how many people have fought in ancient times?
In military matters, one battle has always resulted in the death of thousands of bones.To be alive is just a fluke, and to pick up a life after victory is nothing to be proud of. "

After finishing speaking, he raised his wine glass and said, "This glass is a toast to all the soldiers who have died in battle since the rise of the army." After speaking, he poured this year's new wine on the ground.

With Liu Yishou making such a move, the atmosphere in the hall became much heavier.Everyone is doing the job of licking blood with a knife, and they may die someday. Who dares to say that their heroes will not die?

At the same time, there is another point that is very clear: only by following a coach who can fight well and cares for his soldiers can he live longer!
Such as Liu Yishou.

At this moment, Yuan Shikang, who was on duty outside the door, came over calmly, whispered in Liu Yishou's ear for a long time, and then stepped aside without speaking.

"Forget it, I've spoiled your interest. I have some things to do. You should eat, drink, and have fun. Anyone who is not drunk today is not allowed to leave, otherwise the military law will be enforced!"

Liu Yishou's face was a little tense, and everyone guessed that it should be a private matter rather than a business matter, but they didn't know that the mansion is so big, what private matter could there be?

For a while, the atmosphere in the lobby was filled with a strange uneasiness.

……

"Oh it's you!"

In the study of the mansion, Liu Yishou looked at the young man in his 20s, who was almost carved out of the same mold as Chen Qingzhi.This person is Chen Xin, the son of Chen Qingzhi.

Back then when Liu Yishou approached Chen Qingzhi, he met him once. This person also accompanied Chen Qingzhi in the Northern Expedition, and even went into battle to kill the enemy.

"Did the emperor ask you to come here? This time Xuanhu won a big victory, Xin Zuan was also captured by me, and I will set off soon to escort him to Jiankang." Liu Yishou said with a smile, not knowing why Chen Xin came here. .

It is reasonable to say that I have almost become the "light of the frontier town" of Liang country in the past year. Without Liu Yishou, the border of Liang country would be corrupted. I am afraid that Chen Qingzhi will also go out to clean up the mess.

"Liu's son-in-law uses soldiers like a god, and I have always admired them. But this time I came here not for official business, but for my father's private business."

After speaking, the tall and mighty Chen Xin took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Liu Yishou with both hands.

After opening the letter and reading it ten lines at a glance, Liu Yishou knew it in his heart, he let out a long sigh and did not speak for a long time.

"My father has not been in good health all the time. It was caused by an old injury from the Northern Expedition. I am afraid that time is running out. If Liu Concubine has time, he can go to Jiankang. Maybe this will be the last time I see my father..."

Chen Xin also sighed unceasingly, hesitated to speak.However, he is a general who leads troops to fight, and he does not act like a daughter, so he quickly restrained his emotions.

"How about it, it's snowing outside. After the snow stops, I will personally escort Xin Zuan to Jiankang, and you can go back to report, how about it?"

Liu Yishou asked calmly.

Chen Qingzhi said in the letter that he wanted to see himself for the last time, and he may not have much time.When it comes to this point, it is impossible to think about it.

"If that's the case, I'll leave it to Concubine Liu." Chen Xin cupped her hands and said.This person is much more talkative than expected, and he is also elegant and polite. Chen Xin thinks that Liu Yishou's arrogant and domineering words are rumored outside, and most of them are just jealous of his success and fame at a young age.

After all, it is only human nature to hate others and laugh at others.

That night, Liu Yishou didn't play with the girls in the mansion, but stayed alone in the study and meditated.

He remembered that the history books said that a few years before the Hou Jing Rebellion, Hou Jing led the Eastern Wei army to invade Tongshan (Xuzhou boundary), and Xiao Yan sent Xia Houkui to support it. As a result, before Xia Houkui set off, Chen Qingzhi, who was guarding the local area, hanged Hou Jing He was beaten so hard that he couldn't take care of himself, and almost escaped with his own body.

It was enough to show that Chen Qingzhi's health was still good at that time, at least he had no problem commanding and fighting.

But in this life, because the Northern Expedition lasted longer, the hidden wounds he suffered were not cured quickly, and now Chen Qingzhi couldn't hold on anymore.Although the Hou Jing Rebellion was regarded as an "accidental event" to some extent, Liang Guo's military power declined so fast that it almost caught up with the free fall.

This time Cao Yizong was plotted against by Xin Zhuan, which can be regarded as a symptom of this phenomenon to some extent.In short, Liang Guo, an old tree, can give him less and less protection. Now all the generals under his command are impatient to "rebel". It seems that many things really need to be prepared in advance.

"Since ancient times, heroes are like beauties, and the world is not allowed to see gray hair."

Thinking of Chen Qingzhi's passing away soon, Liu Yishou couldn't help sighing.

This may be a good thing for Chen Qingzhi.After all, Chen Qingzhi saw his loyal Xiao Yan become a monk or died tragically, Jiankang fell, the vassal princes were in civil strife, and Liang Guo, which he wanted to protect, was full of wars.

I'm afraid I'll be heartbroken and beat my feet and chest but can't do anything.

It's better to die early, out of sight, out of mind.

In the absence of Chen Qingzhi, Jiankang is missing a large part, and Xiao Yan will definitely fill in the position.But can the people who came up be on the same level as Chen Qingzhi?

Loyal people are incompetent, and capable people have ulterior motives (such as Liu Yishou's generation), Xiao Yan really doesn't have many choices.

Liu Yishou secretly figured in his heart that maybe Chen Qingzhi died, Xiao Yan's last amulet was gone, and all the feudal lords would be ready to move.Since some people can play the trick of blaming Xiao Zhengde, it is not impossible to poison Xiao Yan.Or it could be something like "accidentally falling into the water" when Xiao Yan was crossing the river.

In fact, Xiao Yan's heirs want to "kill their father" is nothing new, even Xiao Yuyao had done it a few years ago.The reason why Xiao Yan's sons are not moving now is that Xiao Yan feels that he is getting old, and it is very likely that he will die. Why bother to bear the notoriety of "killing his father"?
With Chen Qingzhi's death, Xiao Yan no longer had any generals he could trust. Could it be that Xiao Yan's sons really had no idea?

Thinking about many things in his mind, Liu Yishou just sat in the study all night.The next day when the snow stopped, he ordered Yuan Shikang to take Xin Zuan and Qingche Jiancong to Jiankang with him.

……

Two days later, in a small courtyard in the inner city of Jiankang, Liu Yishou saw Chen Qingzhi who was sweeping snow in the courtyard.

At this moment, his complexion is sallow, and the vigor of the early years is no longer visible, only this thin body that has been destroyed by the disease is left.

"The Son of Heaven once made a bet with me that if you shirk this time, he will send troops to Shouyang and tie you here."

As soon as he saw Liu Yishou, Chen Qingzhi teased and said.

You step on the horse, this is really the opening lightning strike!

Liu Yishou complained secretly in his heart, and said with a helpless smile: "No matter what, I will be a teacher for a day and a father for life, and I will still come."

"Forget it, I was just joking just now. The Son of Heaven is very satisfied with your attack on Xuanhu on a snowy night, and the reward has been prepared. When you see him, he will naturally give it to you."

Chen Qingzhi coughed a few times and seemed unable to speak much.

The two entered the study room, and after screened away the idlers, Chen Qingzhi took out a booklet from the bookcase.

"These are some of my experience and battle examples from leading the army in the past. I think that my few unworthy sons have no talent for using soldiers. As a brave general, they may be able to do it. No matter how many, it is impossible.

Only you can really understand what I wrote.A man's words are good when he is about to die, so you just accept it, you don't overwhelm yourself with too many skills. "

It turned out to be the inheritance of the mantle!
Liu Yishou was about to take the brochure with a strange expression on his face, but Chen Qingzhi refused to let go.

"Promise me one thing, this thing is yours."

Chen Qingzhi stared firmly into Liu Yishou's eyes, and there was even a hint of ferocity in his words.

"Master, please tell me."

Liu Yishou said calmly, if there is nothing to show courteousness, it is either adultery or robbery.Since this booklet was very important, Chen Qingzhi was naturally unwilling to give it to Liu Yishou for nothing.It is logical to ask for help.

"Don't you often say: how many things in ancient and modern times are you talking about? Promise me, when the emperor is in power, you will not rebel! I know what you are thinking. You must keep your promise when the emperor is in power. He abdicates or dies Yes, everything is up to you to toss.

I have ambushed the knife and axe in the yard. If you don't agree, I will go to the underworld with you, and I will teach you well under the spring! "

Chen Qingzhi squeezed Liu Yishou's big hand with his skinny hands, not letting go.

(End of this chapter)