An old and withered ginkgo tree stretches out in the monastery, with a sea of golden leaves.
Cao Shixiong stood under the tree, staring with evil eyes at Yue Hailou and Shimojiu dressed as monks walking from the backyard. He waved his military hand and signaled the guards on the left and right to step aside.
"After several months of separation, did Brother Cao ever miss his younger brother?" Yue Hailou walked straight to the stone table and sat down.
Shimojiu saluted Shimojiu, then turned around and left.
Cao Shixiong glanced at Shimojiu's back in surprise. He was a little confused for a moment as to whether Shimojiu's status really didn't matter, or whether Yue Hailou's status at this time was much higher than he imagined, so that he would not be able to accept it.
The conversation does not require the presence of Shimojiu?
"Master Shimojiu is indeed an eminent monk from Khwarezm. He promoted Buddhism in Mobei in his early years and was captured by the Maozang tribe. Lord Muchi, the deputy marshal of Zuodu, ransomed him and stayed with him to listen to his lectures on Buddhist scriptures.
Cao Langjun donated money to repair the Mayinghai Temple in Guanluishan Mountain and invited traveling monks from all over the world to live in Xi. Master Shimojiu wanted to go to the Central Plains to exchange Buddhism. After hearing the news, he asked Master Muchi to go south, but before leaving, Muchi
Lord Chi doesn’t have any special explanation.” Yue Hailou said.
Cao Shixiong couldn't help but feel disappointed. He didn't expect that he had put so much effort into making such a plan, but in the eyes of others, it was just a dispensable move.
"Since there is no special explanation, why did Brother Yue show up here again?" Cao Shixiong asked with waning interest.
"Brother Cao blames me for saying things too directly?" Yue Hailou slightly narrowed his sinister eyes and said slowly, "Of course I can make up a set of words to deceive Brother Cao, but in the end
I can only deceive Brother Cao for a while, but Brother Cao will definitely find out before long. And I told a lie at this time. Even if the development of the situation in the future is absolutely beneficial to Brother Cao, I predict that Brother Cao will be unhappy in his heart. I
Why leave this hole for yourself and not speak in an open place from the beginning?"
Cao Shixiong stared at a golden and silver dead leaf on the stone table in trance and asked: "What is the truth?"
"The truth is that after the Chihu people seized the vast land east of the Xianbei Mountains, the area they actually controlled exceeded that of the Khitan in its heyday. It is inevitable that some laziness and arrogance will breed internally. The next step is to digest and consolidate the existing
Some territories continued to expand outwards, and whether the focus of expansion should be on the south or the west. Even if the focus of expansion was on the south, there were great differences among the clan kings about who should go first and who should go after Dangxiang and the Southern Dynasty.
" Yue Hailou said.
"The clan kings of the Chihu people have not agreed on what to do next. Why does Brother Yue have to go to Guanlin Mountain?" Cao Shixiong asked sullenly.
Although Cao Shixiong did not feel that he had received wholehearted trust since he was attached to the south, he still spent a lot of money and became "confidants" with some princes and ministers in the court, and could know some subtle movements in the temple.
Although Wang Zhen is an alternative existence among many chief ministers, it does not mean that except for Wang Zhen, other chief ministers really think that Chihu people are innocent and harmless.
However, other ministers and the vast majority of the princes and ministers in the court supported joining forces with the Chihu people to attack Yan again. Except for the officials, who were persuaded by Cai Qing, Wang Qiyong and others, they insisted on regaining the old county of Yanyun to comfort their ancestors.
, there is another very important factor, that is, many princes and ministers in the DPRK believe that the Chihu people need time to digest and consolidate their occupation of the vast area east of the Xianbei Mountains.
In the eyes of many princes and ministers, even if the Chihu people want to go south after digesting the newly occupied territory east of the Daxianbei Mountains and occupy the southern foothills and southwest areas of the Yinshan Mountains, the Dangxiang people who can be said to be a problem for the Chihu people must also be
The Red Husband's priority is to destroy the target.
Many princes and ministers also believed that Dai Viet still had time, and the threat from the Red Husband was not the most urgent.
Even Yue Hailou's previous point of view was to capture Yanyun before the Chihu people made up their mind to go south, so that they could take advantage of the dangers of Yinshan and Yanshan to truly improve the defensive situation in the north.
At this time, Yue Hailou mentioned the disputes and differences among the kings of the Chihu clan, which undoubtedly directly confirmed the previous judgments of many princes and ministers in the court.
If the Chihu people didn't even make the determination to go south, why would Cao Shixiong take the risk?
At this time, he felt that there was no need to continue talking to Yue Hailou. He even regretted meeting Yue Hailou in Guanluishan this time. He could not imagine how detrimental it would be to him if the news of this matter got out.
"Although the princes are hesitant and have some disagreements about where to sweep the troops next, but to use a saying on the grassland, who would dislike having too many sheep in their shed?"
Yue Hailou said,
"In the past twenty or thirty years, the Chihu people have devoted themselves to the expansion of the two wings of the Xianbei Mountains. Even the kings of the sects who are both wise and brave have limited understanding of the Central Plains, and it is normal to have hesitation in their hearts. However, a lamb will be a lamb after all. When the time comes,
The kings of the sects have clearly seen that the Southern Dynasty is the essence of the kingdom of lambs, and this lamb is a hundred times, a thousand times fatter than all the prey that the Red Hu people have obtained in the past. Brother Cao thinks that the kings of the sects will hesitate again? Will they?
Let this lamb go? Or maybe Brother Cao thinks that the Southern Dynasty is not a weak lamb that can be bullied. Then why does Brother Cao want to manage the top of Lai Mountain to donate money to build the Mayinghai Temple and recruit traveling monks from all over the world to station here?
Are you so interested in Tibetan monks from the grasslands and the Western Regions?"
There is no point in telling lies in front of discerning people, but Cao Shixiong still doesn't know what Yue Hailou is thinking, so he can only shut up and listen to him continue.
"Yes, for the Chihu people who control the area at this time and have a population that has exceeded that of the Khitan in its heyday, there is no difference at all if it takes three to five years, or even ten or eight years to go south again, but the problem is that it takes ten or eight years
, can I do the same to you?
"..." Seeing Cao Shixiong remain silent, Yue Hailou gritted his teeth and said,
"Over the years, I have been running around regardless of personal fame and wealth, working as a cow or a horse, but in the end I couldn't even save my wife and daughter. How could Brother Cao not take notice? Don't think that Yue Ting really trusted Brother Cao at this time.
Well, in this shit-like mud pit, people like Brother Cao and me can never be truly trusted. The Chihu cavalry went south ten or eight years earlier or ten or eight years later.
There will not be any essential difference between people themselves. And when the Chihu people reach a consensus on the nature of the Southern Dynasty's strong color and inner beauty, they will definitely not let this fat sheep go without hunting. As for the problem, even if the Chihu people delay it for three to five years
If we go further south, Brother Cao's fate may not be comparable to mine. Although my wife and daughter were sold into Goulanyuan as slaves, I still have this life to survive in the world, and I still have the opportunity to catch those who betray me.
Peel the skin and pull the grass!"
Cao Shixiong pondered for a long time, and finally asked in a deep voice: "But I don't know how to get the Red Husband Cavalry to go south without delay for three to five years?"
"Chihu captured Linhuang, Dading, and Liaoyang, and divided the area east of the Xianbei Mountains into various kings. As the marshal of Chihu's eastern expedition, Wulu Lie was awarded the title of head of the kings of the east. However, Wulu Lie and his generals
Balulusi, Muchi and others did not think that the invincible front of Chihu should stop in front of Yinshan Mountain - we fled to Mobei, and we were lucky enough to be sheltered under the wings of King Uluru Liezong," Yue Hailou said,
"King Uluru Liezong just lacks an excuse to convince other kings..."
"What excuse?" Cao Shixiong asked with a frown.
"It's always easy to make excuses," Yue Hailou said with a gloomy smile, "Sooner or later the Datong defenders will surrender. According to the secret agreement, no matter which side the Datong defenders surrender to, Liu Shizhong should ultimately surrender.
Cai Yuanyou led his troops to take over Datong City. Any accident at this time would be enough to become an excuse to break the secret agreement. However, generally speaking, even if an accident can cause some friction between the two armies, it is difficult to suddenly trigger a large-scale war.
…”
Cao Shixiong understood.
Even though quite a few princes and ministers in Chihu advocated sending troops southward, their Khan had not yet made up his mind at this time.
It is easy for the warring factions such as Uluru Lie to create excuses or even friction in Yunshuo and other places, but it takes a process from various excuses and even friction between the two armies to finally prompting their Khan King to make up his mind to send troops south.
And even if this process only lasts three to five months, they may miss the opportunity to completely annihilate Xiaosheng and Xuanwu armies in the Huihe River Valley.
Uluru Lie not only needed an excuse, but also needed to provoke a military provocation from here first, so that the soldiers and horses they had already gathered in Datong could directly launch a war of invasion to the south, bypassing the king's tent.
Cao Shixiong couldn't help laughing and said: "I understand what you said in my heart, but the problem is, if I follow the trend, I should not be short of wealth, but why should I rush before everything is clear?
, take the risk to make this knife that provokes war?"
"I have just said that no one can stop the direction of the Chihu Iron Cavalry. However, among the Chihu people in the king's tent, there are very few people who know the Central Plains deeply. This is also the key to King Khan's hesitation."
Yue Hailou said, "But once Chihu makes up his mind to go south, he will inevitably use Han troops and generals on a large scale. Is Brother Cao really satisfied with the wealth and honor of a provincial governor, and doesn't he want to be crowned king or marquis one day?"
