Chapter 492: The Remnants of Southern Shu
Li Xin can see the importance of these Nanshu relics, as Li Shen, who has a vision similar to Li Xin, or even higher than Li Xin, naturally he will not fail to see it.
Originally, these 100,000 remnants of Nanshu could neither defeat the imperial court nor the Pingnan army, so they could only be obediently used by the Pingnan army and become the key force in the balance of southern Xinjiang, but now the Pingnan army has turned against the imperial court, that is, the balance has been broken.
In other words, the remnants of Nanshu have become an important force in determining the scales.
Of course, the remnants of Nanshu and the Pingnan Army are tied together, and they may not be able to beat the imperial court, or they may not be able to win the imperial court, but as long as the remnants of Nanshu throw themselves into the imperial court, the Pingnan army will be left and right and will not last long.
In this case, Li Shen paid special attention to these remnants of Nanshu, and he personally came out of Jincheng, left behind the extremely heavy military affairs in Jincheng, and came to Hanzhou City.
You must know that in the past ten years, Li Shen has always put a very high posture towards these Nanshu relics, and since he succeeded to the Marquis of Pingnan, he has not taken the initiative to come to Hanzhou City, and Li Xing took the initiative to go to Jincheng to see him.
But this time, times have changed.
In a relatively luxurious mansion in the center of the capital city of Hanzhou, Li Shen, a general of the Zhuguo State dressed in green clothes, sat across the table with a man in white.
Li Shen, who has never been smiling, was the same at this time, sitting opposite Li Xing lightly.
Obviously, this is not the first time the two have spoken.
In fact, Li Shen has been living in this house for two days, and he and Li Xing have also discussed three or four times, but they still haven't come up with a result.
The Marquis of Pingnan was brewing tea unhurriedly, and said lightly: "Your Highness, you have been saying that you have to think about it in the past two days, and Benhou has been waiting for His Highness here for two days, I don't know if Your Highness has thought about it?" ”
Li Xing has been somewhat afraid of Li Shen for more than ten years, even if he has the upper hand at this time, he will inevitably be a little scared in his heart, after hearing Li Shen say this, the corner of his highness's eyes moved, and then he lowered his head and said with a bitter smile: "General, you also know the situation in Hanzhou City, not all of these 100,000 remnants listen to me alone, there are some other forces in charge, the general wants to let me for a few days, I have to discuss with them slowly." ”
Li Shen's eyes faintly revealed a chill.
"His Royal Highness is the only remaining clan in the Southern Han Dynasty, which of the remnants of Southern Shu should not listen to His Highness? If there are any rebellious people under His Royal Highness, Ben Hou can act on His Royal Highness's behalf and help His Highness clean up the portal! ”
Li Xing let out a long sigh.
"General, when Ling Zun led people to break through Jincheng, it was the Mu family who led the troops to rescue my father from Jincheng, at that time it was the Mu family who controlled the troops, and later although the Mu family was willing to hand over the authority, but they still had at least one or two thousand people in their hands, if the general had the confidence to wipe out these two thousand people, he could go now."
"Anyway, those of us who have lost our country are unlikely to carry knives to our compatriots."
Of course, Li Shen would not do this.
Originally, he came to Hanzhou City to seek cooperation, but if he made a move with the Mu family, not to mention how many people he was going to die, at least the cooperation with the remnants of Nanshu would break down.
Li Shen took a deep breath and finally looked at Li Xing slowly.
"Your Highness, my Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty has promised to help you restore the country, this is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in trouble, there will be a great opportunity, Your Highness think about it, if you help the imperial court, the puppet emperor sitting in the capital, will agree to your Southern Han Dynasty to restore the country?"
"You help the imperial court, if my Pingnan army can't hold on, the next person to be killed will be you old Shu people, the Great Jin Dynasty court has not hesitated to garrison troops in southern Xinjiang for so many years in order to watch you, Your Highness should be able to understand that it is impossible for the Ji family to watch Nanshu reappear in the world."
"When they cross the river, the first thing they will do is to tear down the bridge."
Li Xing was silent for a while, and then glanced at Li Shen.
"Li Xingyan knows whether the general will cross the river and tear down the bridge?"
"This is going to be a gamble for His Royal Highness."
Li Shen said in a deep voice: "His Highnesses on both sides must always occupy one side, otherwise people on both sides will find trouble with His Highness." ”
After hearing Li Shen's words, His Royal Highness Nanshu was stunned, and suddenly remembered what Li Xin said not long ago, he took a deep breath and said to Li Shen: "Don't hide it from the general, I went to see a person some time ago, and he also said in unison with the general, saying that there are only two roads in Nanshu today. ”
Li Shen didn't speak, just looked at Li Xing lightly and asked him to continue.
"But that person didn't let me choose one like the general, he said that the two roads came to the end, and the remnants of Nanshu still couldn't escape the dead end, so he pointed out the third way to me."
Speaking of this, Li Xing did not continue.
Li Shen was silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "Who did the Great Hall go down to see?" Ye Ming? ”
Li Xing shook his head.
"If I'm not mistaken, that person should be the son of the great general, and now the deputy general of the imperial court's expedition to the Western Army, the marquis of Jing'an."
Li Shen was stunned at first, and then laughed dumbly.
"Li Xin is not a weak crown, His Royal Highness doesn't believe in such a little doll, and he doesn't want to believe in Li?"
Li Shen is forty-three years old this year, and His Royal Highness Li Xing is also over thirty years old this year.
Li Xing said silently.
"I think that the truth does not come from the elderly."
"That Marquis of Jing'an is right, which side I take in Nanshu now, it is basically a dead end."
As he spoke, he looked up at Li Shen.
"Not to mention that if you help the general, what will happen to our people in the future, the junior only asks the general one word."
Li Shen's face was calm.
"You ask."
Li Xing said word by word: "If I have 100,000 households in Nanshu, fully support the general, and fight bloody battles with the general, may I ask the general, what are our chances of winning the imperial court?" ”
This sentence asked Li Shen.
The general of the Great Jin Dynasty was silent for a long time, and finally spoke honestly: "It will not exceed thirty percent." ”
"The general is a sincere man."
Li Xing continued: "As the general said, if we help the general, we may not wait for the day when we cross the river and demolish the bridge, and the imperial court will kill us. ”
Li Shen was speechless.
After a few moments, he stood up.
"I understand what Your Highness means."
He clenched his fists slightly at Li Xing, and his tone remained calm.
"If His Royal Highness is unwilling to help me with the Pingnan Army, then Li hopes that His Highness can remain neutral and not help the imperial court."
Speaking of this, Li Shen added again.
"More than 30 years ago, the tragedy in Jincheng was due to the Great Jin Dynasty, and His Royal Highness, as the Southern Han clan, should not forget this grievance."
Li Xing said lukewarmly: "Thirty years ago, it was Lingzun who entered Jincheng. ”
Li Shen shook his head.
"My father has fought all his life, he has been in the Chinese army, since he was thirty years old, he has never pulled out a knife by himself, and the people in Jincheng died under the butcher's knife of Emperor Wu."
Li Xing gritted his teeth and was about to continue talking, when a subordinate man bent over.
"Your Highness, Mu Ying of the Mu family is here, saying that there is something urgent to see you......"