Zhang Yi and King Liu Kai looked at each other. Both of them had strong willpower and self-confidence. Whoever lowered his head or looked away first meant that he was the weak one.
This is a contest between the strong.
The two refused to give in to each other, and as time went by, the situation became a bit awkward.
Suddenly, someone behind him lightly tapped Zhang Yi on the shoulder. Zhang Yi looked back and saw the girl wearing the scent of jasmine came up to pat him, then turned around and returned to the queue. He didn't see her clearly.
face.
Obviously, this girl couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to stop him.
An embarrassment was resolved.
Zhang Yi smiled, picked up the tea cup in front of him, and took a sip of tea.
King Liu Kai's expression was also very calm, and he did not take the exchange of glances into his heart.
Zhang Yi spoke, his voice was very calm, with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, you have known the position of Mopan City for a long time. We just want to remain neutral and not lean towards any country. I think this is the best choice. You also signed the neutrality agreement.
But why do you still send troops to attack Mopan City?"
"Brother Zhang," King Liu Kai said. This title had a strong Jianghu flavor, which showed his attitude towards Zhang Yi and did not regard him as an sworn enemy. "I think there are some differences between us.
There was a misunderstanding and, at the same time, a different view of how the situation was developing."
"I know that you have always wanted to unify China by force," Zhang Yi said, "I just don't know what misunderstanding you are referring to?"
King Liu Kai smiled slightly and turned the tea cup in his hand, which was an ordinary pottery cup.
"I have never been able to deal with General Cao. Of course, the Mopan City area is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I don't want to make too many sacrifices, so I have been waiting for the opportunity." King Liu Kai spoke quite frankly, "Last year, when I
When I heard that a few young men defeated General Cao, to be honest, I was surprised because I had fought against General Cao and knew how powerful he was."
Liu Kai still has lingering fears about the battle that year.
In Zhang Yi's view, Liu Kai's martial arts skills were superior to that of his younger brother Liu Guang, and he was the most powerful person in the Kingdom of China, but in a one-on-one battle, he was not a match for General Cao.
"But you know how to gather people's strength, but General Cao doesn't, so you build a powerful kingdom. General Cao is just a bandit leader at best." Zhang Yi said.
These words sounded pleasant to the ear, and Liu Kai laughed loudly, and the girls also covered their mouths and laughed.
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot.
"Speaking of misunderstanding," Liu Kai continued, "I went to Mopan City to see you, this young hero, with my own eyes. At first, I had a good impression. You are very capable. Until the dinner started, I had no idea about you.
Got an opinion."
Dinner?
Zhang Yi recalled that night, he held the most grand banquet to entertain the distinguished guests of the Kingdom of China, and also asked the girls from the song and dance troupe to dance for fun. At that time, General Wang lamented that even King Liu Kai did not have this kind of enjoyment, and there were so many
The "beautiful concubine".
Oh, he knows. King Liu Kai, who is frugal by nature, has an opinion about him. He thinks that he is capable, but he is greedy for pleasure, and ultimately it will not work!
Zhang Yi took a closer look and saw that General Wang was right. King Liu Kai's robe was decorated with patches, but the similar color was not very obvious.
"Ashamed!" Zhang Yi said with a bitter smile, "Zhang Yi has heard that the king is thrifty and loves the people. The mention of the dinner party is purely a misunderstanding. We only have this luxury when we receive distinguished guests. In addition, those dancing girls are all from the song and dance troupe.
, performing for the common people on weekdays."
Liu Kai smiled and nodded and said.
"You don't need to explain. Later I learned that the truth is exactly as you said. You are a young man who is dedicated to your career. You are very upright and have no bad habits. You are deeply loved by the people."
That's pretty much it. Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said regretfully.
"Unfortunately, I didn't know you well before, and no one dared to talk about you in private, so I was a little wary. If I had come to Chang'an earlier to see you, the things that happened later would not have happened. But you know that I am not a bad person, why?
How about sending out a hundred thousand troops?”
Liu Kai nodded, feeling regretful and frowning.
"Greater China and Little China are ready to take over Mopan City. I thought you couldn't hold it. Once a certain country succeeds, we will fall into a passive situation of being beaten. I sent a hundred thousand troops, originally thinking that we would fight with the two countries.
Let’s start the war. If Mopan City is still there, I invite you to come to Chang’an to see me and discuss joining hands to fight against the enemy. Who would have thought that you would end up fighting to the bitter end!”
ah?
This is really a huge misunderstanding!
The commander who was ordered to go out was General Liu Guangda. General Wang did not know the king's will. However, General Liu Guangda, a reckless man, saw that the army was frustrated and lost face, so he launched an attack desperately, completely contrary to Liu Kai's original intention.
Zhang Yi understood that if one general was incompetent and exhausted a thousand troops, he was talking about Liu Guang.
"What a misunderstanding that should not have happened!" Zhang Yi sighed, "I repelled the attack of 50,000 old Chinese troops in Wanchun Village, and stopped Little China in Xikou Village. Then I rushed to Songjiazhai and fought against General Liu Guangda.
, and the result was out of control.”
King Liu Kai said with regret.
"My brother is a bit competitive, brother Zhang, don't mind."
Don't mind?
Zhang Yi only felt heartbroken. The soldiers fought bravely to survive the battle, all because General Liu Guangda insisted on having his own way. He was not suitable to be a commander, only a general who charged into the battle.
However, I really can’t mind it. If I do, we won’t be able to talk about it further.
"This matter has passed, Your Majesty," Zhang Yi said, adjusting his mentality. "Both countries gave up attacking Mopan City, and conflicts broke out between the two sides. And you also transferred your troops back to deal with the crisis in the north. I think we can discuss it.
Take one step of action to find an opportunity to peacefully unify China."
King Liu Kai was silent for a moment and said.
"For Mopan City, the crisis has passed for the time being. When it comes to reunification, no one does not want to resolve it peacefully, but this is destined to be a naive idea. Brother Zhang, people's ideas are deeply ingrained, and they will even risk their lives to defend themselves.
Faith. In this case, who do you think would lay down their weapons and be willing to listen to the mercy of others?"
After experiencing two bloody battles, Zhang Yi understood this truth. Armed struggle is really inevitable. The right to speak is always in the hands of the victor. If General Liu Guangda had captured Mopan City, he might have died long ago and would not have been able to win.
There was no chance to sit down and talk to King Liu Kai.
Being able to sit down and have a conversation as equals was the result of Zhang Yi. He knew that talking more would be useless, so he asked.
"I wonder what your Majesty thinks about the future of Mopan City?"