The few Turkic dressed people walked to the front of the wooden pavilion, Xia Hongsheng stretched out his hand inside, and invited: "You have been on the road for a long time, and thirst is inevitable, so come and sit down and rest and drink saliva!" ”

The Turkic people walked in and sat opposite Xia Hongsheng and the others.

Both sides looked at each other and did not speak.

Xia Hongsheng smiled, turned around and asked Qi Yong to untie the water bladder, after opening it, he raised his head and poured it into his mouth, then screwed it back on, raised his hand and threw it to the opposite side, and asked, "I don't know how many people came here, what is the so-called matter?" Trade? ”

"Naturally, it's a big business." The person opposite spoke, Xia Hongsheng looked at Liu Min sideways, and Liu Min nodded slightly without a trace, indicating that the person who spoke was Li Zhengbao.

Xia Hongsheng said with a smile: "That's just right, I'm the one who likes to do big business the most." Ordinary business, where can I get my eyes. I happen to have a big business here, I wonder if you want to do it? ”

Li Zhengbao also smiled: "How can you ask people if they want to do it without explaining what business they want?" If you want me to agree to do your business, you must first explain your business. ”

"Your Excellency's business is now going bankrupt and losing all your money." Xia Hongsheng laughed, but his eyes stared directly at Li Zhengbao's eyes, and said: "My business can be described as a small investment and a large dividend, if your Excellency does it, you can enjoy all the glory in this life, and the future life can also be overshadowed." ”

"Oh? But how do you know that my business is not working? Li Zhengbao said.

The smile on Xia Hongsheng's face became even brighter, and he said with a smile: "If it is like the sun, how can General Li sit here at this time?" ”

"Hahahaha......" Li Zhengbao laughed, stood up and clasped his fists, and said: "I have heard the name of General Xia for a long time, but when I saw it today, it turned out to be a young man, it was really a hero out of a young man, if my lord learned that the person who put Shuofang in such a situation turned out to be just a young man Langjun, but I don't know how to feel." ”

Xia Hongsheng also stood up. He clasped his fists and saluted back: "Li is almost praised, General Li can see through the situation, understand the righteousness, and return the people of Shuofang to live and work in peace and contentment." This is the general Gao Yi! ”

Now that their identities have been revealed, the two sat down to talk openly. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Zhengbao: "General Li must have seen the current situation very clearly. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang conquered Goryeo three times, exhausting the people's strength in the world and causing chaos in the world. The people have no means of making a living. Now, the Tang Dynasty has ruled the four seas, the world is settled, and the people have returned to the fields and produced again. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has tried his best to give the people of the world a peaceful and prosperous world. Your Majesty makes great efforts, appoints people to be honest and competent, and knows how to make good use of them; Speak widely, accept advice with an open mind; Agriculture-oriented. Four peoples at the same time; Strict frugality, rest and recuperate. Now that the government is harmonious, all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, and the world is established, only Liang Shidu, stubborn, ignoring the people of Shuofang, and refusing to surrender. Now, the enemy in the world is only Liang Shidu. Violating the world by himself, the fall of Liang Shidu is doomed. Your Majesty now cherishes his subjects, so he is unwilling to use soldiers, and he does not know how to endure it. Don't have to endure it any longer? If the Son of Heaven is angry and raises troops to suppress the territory, with the strength of Shuofang, how can he be the opponent of the world's soldiers? I think General Lee knows this better than I do. ”

After Xia Hongsheng finished speaking, he didn't wait for Li Zhengbao to speak. Then he immediately said in a solemn voice: "I know, Your Majesty also knows, and the ministers of the DPRK and China all know that the Liang Shidu relies on nothing more than the Turks. With Shuofang as the lips of the Turks, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, so it is expected that the Turks will definitely come to the rescue. Not to mention that he Liang Shi has the blood of the Han people, but he is willing to be a lackey of the Turkic barbarians, secretly pleasing the Turks with the gifts of father and son, monarchs and ministers, and won the titles of "Dadu Viga Khan" and "Son of Heaven" canonized by the Turks, not ashamed, but proud, leading the Turkic soldiers and horses to invade the land of Guannei, and plundering their own clans, which is already the public enemy of the Han people. Even if the Turks wanted to rush to the aid of Shuofang, they would not be able to. I'm afraid General Li doesn't know yet, right? The Turks are now in civil strife, and Jieli, the younger brother of the Khan, and his son Tuli are already attacking each other for the position of the Great Khan. Don't hide it from General Li, this time the Turkic infighting is not stopped, if it weren't for Your Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, there is the Weishui Covenant in front, otherwise, where is there any Turkic now! ”

"What?!" Li Zhengbao's face finally changed, and he had heard the rumors of disagreement between Jieli and Turkic among the Turks, but he didn't know that the two had developed to the point of incompatibility with each other, and what surprised him even more was that if it weren't for the Weishui Alliance, it would be unjust to attack the allies, and Li Shimin would have taken the opportunity to attack the Turks?! Looking at the look of the person opposite, it didn't seem to be lying, Li Shimin's army was already so powerful that he didn't even pay attention to the Turks?!

Li Zhengbao felt his heart beat faster.

But seeing that Xia Hongsheng retracted the solemnity on his face again, he smiled, and said: "General Li, if it is established today, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the food and grass are sufficient, Your Majesty does not dare to raise troops, but has personally experienced the chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and knows that the peace of the world is not easy to come by, and he really does not want the people to suffer from the war again, so he endures and endures Liang Shidu, and can't bear to move troops again." General Li, you are a person who understands, and your Majesty now selects and appoints talents, follows advice like a stream, and acts only on the basis of merit, regardless of background, and does not ask about grievances. Lord Wei Zheng originally gave advice to others to kill His Majesty, but now, isn't he deeply trusted by His Majesty? The general Wei Chi Gong was originally a dozen blacksmiths and a general, but instead of being excluded, he was reused, and he made many military achievements, and now he is the Duke of Wu Guogong of the Tang Dynasty. Liang Shi is doomed to fail in the face of the world's disapproval and stubbornness in the face of the general trend. However, you are a generation of generals, and you use troops to send generals, and even the two generals, Li Jing and Li Shixuan, praise each other. Over the years, if you hadn't turned the tide again and again, where would he have indulged in lust all day long? But how did he treat the general? I have heard some rumors below, and Liang Shidu is now suspicious of the general and the generals who are good friends with the general. General Li is a talented general, is he willing to give full play to nothing, doesn't he want to leave the reputation of a famous Tang Dynasty general Li Zhengbao on that sweat and green? ! ”

After speaking, Xia Hongsheng no longer spoke, but looked at Li Zhengbao with sincere eyes. Li Zhengbao was silent, bowing his head and pondering. Xia Hongsheng didn't bother, just waited quietly.

After a long time, I heard Li Zhengbao speak: "Alas, it's not that I don't want to take refuge in the Son of Heaven, but I have scruples in the end." I am not afraid of General Xia's jokes, a certain family is in Shuofang City, if a certain family returns to the city, Liang Shi will definitely kill all the relatives of a certain family. A certain family has worked hard for half of their lives, and they really can't bear to die because of a certain person. In addition, a certain family surrendered to the past, but in the end it was still a general, and finally ended up with a reputation of being greedy for life and afraid of death, and selling out for glory. ”

"General Li thinks like this, how can he laugh at the general in the future?! I will only think that the general is a good man who values love and righteousness! Xia Hongsheng said to Li Zhengbao: "The general doesn't know, knowing the news that the general intends to return to his heart, His Majesty jumped up from the throne happily, and before leaving, His Majesty personally wrote the edict and handed it over to the general to show His Majesty's sincerity." ”

As he spoke, Xia Hongsheng took out a yellow silk from his sleeve and raised his hand to Li Zhengbao.

Li Zhengbao was stunned for a moment, and immediately took the silk cloth with both hands and unfolded it to look at it.

Seeing the end, he repeatedly confirmed the seal on it, then put away the silk cloth, gritted his teeth, and suddenly stood up suddenly, and stepped in front of Xia Hongsheng. Qi Yong and the master brother behind Xia Hongsheng immediately bullied forward, but they were stopped by Xia Hongsheng, and they saw Li Zhengbao kneeling down in front of Xia Hongsheng, and said: "Li Zhengbao, the criminal general, is willing to surrender to Your Majesty and serve Your Majesty!" ”

"General Li, please get up! It's a frustration! Xia Hongsheng hurriedly hugged Li Zhengbao, helped Li Zhengbao up, and said with a smile: "General Li is well aware of the righteousness and cares about the safety of the people. Haha, I will write a letter to report to Your Majesty in the next time, and I think that I will come, and General Li's reward will arrive in a few days. ”

"A certain family is ashamed!" Li Zhengbao waved his hand again and again: "No merit is not accepted, a certain family has just descended, and no merit has been established, how can it be rewarded by His Majesty?" And ask General Xia to give grace to a certain family for a few days, and when a certain family goes back and arranges for a family, he will bring his brother to surrender! ”

"Hehehe, General Li, this matter has been arranged for the general. If General Li is willing, he only needs to give the next order, and General Li's family can be taken out of the city now. Xia Hongsheng said with a smile: "However, General Li just said that he didn't want to have a reputation as a betrayer, so he solved this problem for the general." He also asked the general to stay in Shuofang City for a few more days, and then make his own strategy, and the general was known to the whole world, and the general was loyal, but he was persecuted by Liang Shidu, so he had to leave Shuofang and abandon the darkness and turn to the light. ”

Li Zhengbao's heart sank, and with just an order, he could immediately take out his family...... This shows that his people have already controlled their families?! As soon as he thought of this, Li Zhengbao was in a cold sweat, if he hadn't surrendered himself, at this time, I am afraid that his wife and children at home would have been controlled by his people, and he would have to rebel!

This person is young, and he can't imagine that he has such a mind!

Li Zhengbao secretly rejoiced, but when he heard that Xia Hongsheng was able to preserve his reputation, he was suddenly overjoyed, how important reputation is in this era, it goes without saying that Xia Hongsheng understands.

"Oh? What is General Xia going to do? Li Zhengbao asked.

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "General Li just needs to wait for good news at home." (To be continued.) )