Chapter five hundred and ninety fourth aspiring to pull mountains and rivers
Xiao Shilian bowed solemnly to Li Xingchen.
But Li Xingchen did not extend his hand to help Xiao Shilian, but accepted the bow willingly, and then said in a deep voice: "Boqing, what I said today is only between you and me, and the master. I hope that both you and the master can understand me.
After painstaking efforts, of course you have already seen clearly what path I want to take through this battle."
Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie subconsciously looked at each other. They knew that Li Xinchen was finally going to give them an accurate answer. Although Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie had sensed this meaning in Li Xinchen's words before, Li Xinchen had never admitted it personally.
Li Xingchen said in a low voice: "Sometimes, someone doesn't even know whether it is his original intention, or whether the court and His Majesty are pushing someone to this step step by step, or maybe both are possible. In any case, someone
Now I have taken you on such a road."
Speaking of this, Li Xingchen said jokingly: "If you two tie up someone now and give it to His Majesty, I'm afraid it will be a great achievement."
"Shi Zhong, why did you say that!" Pei Zilie frowned.
And Xiao Shilian was even more dissatisfied and said: "Shizhong, if you want to talk like this, then I won't be willing to do it. It is true that you proposed the plan to attack Bashu, but we realized it together. The imperial court
If they are dealing with you, they are not dealing with us. If you insist on saying so, you are not the only one the court wants to deal with. We are all a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh now. If someone ties you up and gives you to His Majesty, what kind of brothers are you?
?”
There was also a hint of coldness in Pei Zilie's voice: "Shizhong, you can ask the brothers who followed you into Shu, do they have any regrets? This huge Bashu was created by us with swords and guns.
We should protect it together."
Li Xingchen nodded solemnly. He knew that neither Pei Zilie nor Xiao Shilian would fight with him at this time. What he needed was such clear affirmation from the two people.
Xiao Shilian then said: "Shizhong, I understand your worries. If the court is unkind, we cannot blame us for being unjust. Now that Wei Xiaokuan has been sent away, you might as well tell us how to deal with the court next."
"Bo Qing's words are true," Pei Zilie surprisingly did not stop Xiao Shilian and said in a deep voice, "Shizhong, let's carry it together if the sky falls. There is nothing to worry about. Tell me what you have planned in your heart.
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Li Xingchen's voice was not high, but very serious: "There is no one here, and there is no need to hide some things from you. From the end of the Han Dynasty to the present, there have been three hundred years of troubled times. Human lives are like grass, and all living beings are in ruins. Such troubled times should be the time
it's over."
Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie glanced at each other subconsciously. Powerful bowls of mountains and rivers are the dream of every man in troubled times, and it is even more of an ambition for military officers. It has only been three hundred years since the end of the Han Dynasty, and more than two hundred since the Western Jin Dynasty.
Over the years, many heroes and heroes have come and gone like meteors in the sky, but in the end, no one can unify the world and finally achieve lasting peace.
Obviously, Li Xingchen has already spoken to this point. It is self-evident what he wants to do. He wants to be the person who dominates the world, and not to assist anyone, but to be the unparalleled hero himself.
"What are you like in the Chen Dynasty?" Li Xingchen said calmly, "You two must also know in your hearts that your majesty has closed the eyes of the emperor, while the prince is fatuous and incompetent, aiming at mountains and rivers, and wants to rely on these two generations of monarchs to conquer the north and unify the world.
It’s obviously wishful thinking.”
Li Xingchen's last four words were bitten very hard, and they were like thunder in the hearts of Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie, making the two of them feel a little dazed for a moment.
The word "rebellion" seems light, but it is not that easy to say. Although Li Xingchen did not say it out loud, his meaning was self-evident.
The two generations of military officers in Nanchen were obviously no longer enough for Li Xinchen to realize his ambitions, so now he has begun to try a different path.
Pei Zilie said after careful consideration: "Shizhong, what you said is not unreasonable, but if we are so serious about what we say now and we go on like this... I'm afraid there will be no room for maneuver. Why don't we wait for the court's decision first?
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"I have never thought that I need room for maneuver. If I go the wrong way, I will die without a burial." Li Xingchen interrupted Pei Zilie directly, "Now that I have made this decision, what is the reaction of the court?
They have nothing to do with each other. Even if people praise me and criticize me, I will first turn my ambition into reality."
Pei Zilie was speechless for a moment. After all, he was from the Nanchen family. He suddenly had to go against the force that "gave me birth and raised me", which made Pei Zilie somewhat uncomfortable. Xiao Shilian said slowly at this time:
"Shizhong, Master, I don't know the reason for your determination, nor the reason for your hesitation. I only know that what you are doing is an upright job, and what you want to be is upright.
hero."
Pei Zilie frowned and looked at Xiao Shilian. Xiao Shilian also began to speak faster: "From the beginning of the attack on Baidi City, I felt that there was no problem with every step we took. We obtained the approval of the Tang clan in Xiajiang and appeased the people in the mountains.
The rebellious Ba people reclaimed a large area of abandoned land in Bashu so that more people could live and work in peace and contentment..."
After a pause, Xiao Shilian found that both Li Xingchen and Pei Zilie were looking at him, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Did someone say something wrong?"
"Go on." Pei Zilie shook his head.
Li Xingchen on the other side looked at Xiao Shilian with great interest. He roughly guessed what Xiao Shilian wanted to say. This was what he wanted to say but could not find the right words to express it. Maybe he thought too much, so that
It would be better to say some things directly like Xiao Shilian,
Xiao Shilian nodded slightly: "Since we have done nothing to shame the world and the people, then what is there to be afraid of, and why do we feel that we have done something wrong? So I feel that there is nothing wrong with the path we have chosen.
. Everything the court does may not always be right, and His Majesty cannot always be sage and virtuous. If you really have the world in mind, then you should not always obey the orders of the faint king."
Pei Zilie's expression was gloomy and uncertain. What Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen said today could be said to have overturned all the ethical and moral concepts he had built up since childhood. However, at this time, Pei Zilie found that he could not find anything else to say to refute.
As Xiao Shilian said, there is nothing wrong with everything they do. They have shed blood and sacrificed their lives, and they are letting the people live a peaceful life...
Although all this is contrary to the decision made by the court, it is not wrong.