Sun Tonglin drank a few glasses of stuffy wine in a row, and looked up at Sheng Zhonghuai with a flushed face: "This is the hard work of Taizu all his life, isn't it a pity to give up like this?" ”

Sheng Zhonghuai sneered: "Zhu Shuai shouldn't have been in a hurry to be called the emperor at the beginning, and let himself be reduced to the known one, just like that Zhang Zhongwu, the overhanging rafters always rot first." Look at Li Ze, now that his power is thriving, he wants to be the emperor, it can be said that it is a matter of course, but has he done it? On the contrary, he first held Li Yan as a mud bodhisattva, and now he has offered a Li Ke who does not know the truth or falsehood, not in a hurry, step by step, the means are wonderful, which is breathtaking! ”

"Li Ze can't be a descendant of King Qin!" Sun Tonglin said angrily.

"Does it have anything to do with whether Li Ke is really the same?" Sheng Zhonghuai laughed: "What's more, people still do a good job, all the evidence is complete, you know that he is fake, but the vast majority of people believe that he is real, that's it." ”

Sun Tonglin let out a long sigh and picked up the wine glass again, but was stopped by Sheng Zhonghuai. "It's a strong liquor from the Northlands, and if you drink it like this, you'll get drunk."

"How can you solve your worries, only Du Kang'er!" Sun Tonglin said depressedly. "Li Ze, hey, although I don't want to say that I admire, I have to admire."

"This person has now confirmed his identity, he is the Li Tang clan of the Eight Classics, and he is a red Miaozheng, you must know that King Qin was the only hero who founded the Tang Dynasty. With this layer of aura, the next Li Ke Chan, from him to the highest position, it is a matter of course, no one can speak. Because that was his Li Tang's own family affair. Sheng Zhonghuai said.

"You don't have to be able to make your dreams come true." Sun Tonglin said ruthlessly: "Even if he is powerful now, he is only half of the country, and if you really want to talk about people and wealth, he is not necessarily stronger than the south." ”

Sheng Zhonghuai nodded: "This is the crux of the matter." If Li Ze rules the world, none of us, and those in Jiangnan, will end up well. Just look at the policies he has implemented in the Northlands, which is too harsh for a family like ours. So there is only one way, unite, to defeat him. ”

"Naturally, there is no problem with uniting, but why does Your Majesty have to go to the emperor's name?" Sun Tonglin was reluctant to give up.

Sheng Zhonghuai glanced at Sun Tonglin with some disdain, although the other party can also be called a wise man, but after all, he is still consumed by profit, blinded by this superficial aura, and cannot see the most fundamental problems inside.

"In the current situation, who will die first? There is no doubt that the first one to fall must be the girder! Sheng Zhonghuai said: "The Southern Coalition Army launched an attack on Li Ze, but this will not shake Li Ze's determination to take Chang'an first and destroy Daliang. Sheng Zhonghuai said: "The recovery of Chang'an has greater political significance for him, and under the achievement of this goal, the loss in other places is completely acceptable to him." Because even if the Southern Coalition succeeds, it will not harm Li Ze's fundamental interests. ”

"If the South sits idly by and watches us fail, it will do them no good! If you cooperate, you will benefit both, and if you divide it, you will lose both! Sun Tonglin argued: "I'm sure they won't fail to see this." ”

"Don't forget, Da Liang entered Chang'an and snatched Li Tang's throne." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Do you think that the Guangzhou Imperial Court, which also carries the orthodox banner of the Tang Dynasty, will recognize the Great Liang?" Even if you understand this in your heart, you will never support you in action, Li Ze defeated you, maybe it is in line with their hearts, and now Xiang Xun is full of ambition and wants to fight with Li Ze! ”

"So?"

"Therefore, the only way for the Third Highness is to go to the emperor's title, proclaim himself a vassal to the Guangzhou court, support the Guangzhou court as orthodox, and reprimand Wuyi Li Ke as a fake, so that the Guangzhou court can truly accept you. Because of this practice of Daliang, for them, it has a great influence on politics and helps them win the hearts and minds of the people. You can also read Datang Weekly, right? For a period of time, the Guangzhou Imperial Court has lost a mess in the competition for the hearts and minds of the people, and if the Third Highness comes down this move, it will undoubtedly be a relief for them! Sheng Zhonghuai analyzed.

Sun Tonglin was persuaded by Sheng Zhonghuai's analysis.

"But even so, how can the Guangzhou court support us? Now that we are almost completely cut off by the Wuyi army, the only possible thing is for you to support, but now the weather? ”

Sheng Zhonghuai poured a glass of wine and took a sip gently.

"Go to the emperor and claim to Guangzhou, this is the first point, the second point, give up Chang'an and withdraw from Guanzhong!"

When there was a loud bang, the wine glass in Sun Tonglin's hand fell on the table, and the wine was spilled everywhere, and the aroma of wine overflowed.

"It's a pity, this wine is really not cheap!" Sheng Zhonghuai shook his head and said.

"I think Your Majesty may accept going to the emperor's name, but giving up Guanzhong, Chang'an and other places, I'm afraid Your Majesty will not accept it at all." Sun Tonglin said: "Without Guanzhong, Chang'an, what is left of Your Majesty?" ”

"There is still an army left in hand." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Li Ze said a word, and Sheng thought so. If you lose your land, you will gain both people and land, and if you lose your land, you will lose both people and land. Brother Sun, let me ask you, if you don't give up Chang'an, is Your Highness the Third Highness preparing to fight Li Ze to the death in Chang'an? Even if he is determined to fight to the death, the question is whether he can beat Li Ze? What will be the end result? If you lose both people and land, you will gain nothing. There is an army, and there is hope for a comeback, without the army, what is left of the Third Highness? A puppet can take his life! ”

"Exit Guanzhong, where will Your Majesty go?" Sun Tonglin said in a trembling voice.

"Out of Qinling, to Yizhou!" Sheng Zhonghuai smiled and said, "Brother Sun came to Hanzhong, didn't he just want to persuade me to take refuge in His Royal Highness?" ”

"So, Brother Sheng is willing to cooperate with us?" Sun Tonglin said.

"As long as the Third Highness is willing to do what I say, then I am naturally willing to cooperate with the Third Highness." Sheng Zhonghuai said with a smile.

"What about the Second Highness?"

"I can trick His Second Highness into Hanzhong." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "But I hope that before that, the Third Highness will be able to take action." Because with the reputation of my strength, if I kill the Second Highness at that time, I will not be able to control the army of the Second Highness, and Yizhou will inevitably be in chaos at that time, although I will die without a place to be buried, but if the Third Highness wants to take over Yizhou completely, it is impossible. ”

Sun Tonglin looked at Sheng Zhonghuai, understood what the other party meant, and looked at Sheng Zhonghuai with some disbelief: "What do you mean, do you want Your Majesty to come to you in advance?" ”

"Otherwise, we can take over Yizhou peacefully!" Sheng Zhonghuai nodded affirmatively: "Under the command of His Second Highness, a considerable number of them are veterans of Xuanwu back then, and these people definitely don't look down on me, and even have a grudge against me because I got this place in Hanzhong." If the Second Highness died, who would be able to control them? Only the Three Highnesses. Yizhou is still nominally a Liang territory, and the Third Highness is the only seedling of the second generation of the Zhu family at that time. ”

"It's freezing and the snow is covering the mountains, why did Your Majesty come over?" Sun Tonglin shook his head and said.

"Where there is a will, there is a competition." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "If you want to achieve great things, how can you not be subject to great friction, I think the Third Highness can recover from such a big blow back then, this thing should not be difficult for him, not to mention that the Qinling Mountains are now just covered by heavy snow, which is the sword mountain and the sea of fire, in order to follow a way to live, the Third Highness will also come." ”

Sun Tonglin bit his lip and didn't know how to respond for a while.

Although the weather is freezing and the snow covers the mountains, although it has caused great difficulties, it has to be said that as long as you are willing to take risks, you can always follow a path. The problem is that if Zhu Youzhen really rode lightly to Hanzhong, and Sheng Zhonghuai turned his face at that time, then Zhu Youzhen would really be caught in the net, and there would be no recovery, and there would be no chance at all.

You must know that Sheng Zhonghuai is Zhu Youyu's most confidant and his most confidant. Sheng Zhonghuai was killed by Xu Fu when Zhu Youzhen's army invaded Chang'an and Zhu Youyu was killed, but in an impossible situation, he actually led the remnants of the soldiers and horses to kill Shengtian, and also took away Dai Shu and Zhu Youyu's children, which shows his loyalty to Zhu Youyu.

What if this whole plan is a trap for Sheng Zhonghuai to take revenge?

"I know you can't take such an idea, so I suggest that you leave for Chang'an immediately and tell your Third Highness about my suggestion. I just want to say that in a month, I will think of letting the Second Highness appear in Hanzhong, and if the Third Highness does not appear in Hanzhong by then, then everything will be suspended! Sheng Zhonghuai said: "The Third Highness can only wash his neck in Chang'an and wait for Li Ze to cut it." Once Li Ze's army took Tongguan and forced Chang'an, the Third Highness wanted to lead the main force to withdraw from Guanzhong, but it was not so easy, a single-handedly Third Highness, no one would welcome him, and no one would accept him. ”

"There are still tens of thousands of troops in Tongguan, and there are also 100,000 troops in Chang'an, so is it really unbearable?" Sun Tonglin said with some pain.

"Changyuan is defeated, Tiger Prison is defeated again, the elite of the Liang army has lost half of Thailand, and the last elite of the forty or fifty thousand in Chang'an is the only bit of capital for His Royal Highness, and the rest is just a rabble, vulnerable!" Sheng Zhonghuai said coldly: "It's easy to choose. ”

Sun Tonglin gritted his teeth, stood up, and arched his hand: "In this case, I will leave for Chang'an immediately, and ask Brother Sheng to prepare horses and supplies for me." ”

"These things have been prepared for a long time." Sheng Zhonghuai nodded. "The sooner the better, I think under the current situation, Li Ze will definitely speed up the pace of attack. Only by quickly ending the battle against Daliang can he free up his hands to deal with Xiang Xun and avoid suffering greater losses on other battlefields. ”

Sun Tonglin stopped talking, turned around and strode away.

Looking at his back, Sheng Zhonghuai thoughtfully picked up the wine glass and slowly tasted it one by one.