Chapter six hundred and forty-eight, why not agree
Xu Ling said in a deep voice: "There are now signs of civil strife in the Zhou people. It is impossible for Li Xingchen not to notice it at all, or it may be said that Li Xingchen is already preparing to intervene. But the civil strife among the Zhou people is just a sign so far. It has been for several days.
There is no movement, which means that they are also looking for ways to resolve or divert conflicts. Li Xingchen's desire to be involved in the infighting of this behemoth alone is like a snake swallowing an elephant, so he needs our help."
Chen Xu slowly leaned on the dragon chair and tapped the table with his fingers.
Li Xingchen was able to go from a humble servant to a general in command in just a few years, and his speed of advancement was even faster than that of Xiao Mohe. Chen Xu couldn't even believe how he promoted Li Xingchen.
But now that things have come to this, Shuzi has become famous, and Chen Xu can only hold his nose and admit it, and he also knows better that Li Xingchen is far more difficult to deal with than he imagined.
Xu Ling then said: "If Li Xingchen wants to reach an agreement with us, he must show his sincerity. His agreement to come to the capital is his sincerity, but having to bring troops and horses shows that he also wants to explain to the court.
I am not easy to bully, at least not at will. Li Xingchen at least wants to protect what he already has."
"Bashu has fallen into his control. How can it be so easy for me to take Bashu back into my hands?" Chen Xu snorted and said, "In this case, Li Xinchen proposed such conditions more because he wanted to express his wishes.
A warning to the court, rather than wanting to reject it outright?"
Xu Ling considered and said: "Li Xunchen is not alone. He also has many officials under his command, and these people have obviously shared the honor and disgrace with Li Xinchen. I would like to ask your majesty not to be offended if the old minister said something unpleasant. If something unexpected happens to Li Xinchen, I am afraid that
Your Majesty will not be polite to these subordinates of Li Xinchen."
Chen Xu did not refute this. He knew that what Xu Ling said was true. Once Li Xingchen was dealt with, Chen Xu had no intention of taking advantage of Xiao Shilian, Pei Zilie and others, even if they were inextricably linked to courtiers in and outside the DPRK.
Relationship.
In turn, these people must know it well, especially the surrendered generals of Bashu and even the Ba people whom Li Xingchen has won over, so they will definitely oppose Li Xingchen's adventure in Jiankang Mansion, so Li Xingchen came with troops and horses.
, it is very likely that it is also the result of a compromise between them.
In this case, there is nothing incomprehensible that Li Xingchen would directly propose such a condition. At this point, Chen Xu was also a little dazed. It seemed that Xu Ling had not spoken to him so straightforwardly for a long time.
Thinking of this, Chen Xu sighed softly in his heart. He didn't know who was at fault - at least now that Li Xingchen's rise and his strong disobedience were no different from what Chen Xu had begun to worry about, which showed that Chen Xu's basic
There is nothing wrong with being wary and suppressing, although this method did not prevent Li Xingchen's rise in the end.
"Your Majesty, do you think what I said makes sense?" Xu Ling asked tentatively at this time.
Only then did Chen Xu come back to his senses, stretched out his hand to support the table, and whispered: "According to Aiqing's wishes, I should agree to Li Xinchen's request."
Xu Ling immediately raised his hand solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think so."
After a pause, Xu Ling continued: "As long as the imperial court is sincere to Li Shizhong, Li Shizhong's lone army in Jiankang Prefecture will obviously not be able to cause any trouble. What's more, Your Majesty is only concerned about Li Shizhong's request to lead troops to Beijing, but he
I also overlooked something.”
"Oh?" The sadness on Chen Xu's face dissipated a little, and he asked curiously, not paying attention to the fact that Xu Ling's name for Li Xingchen had softened a lot.
Xu Ling smiled slightly: "Li Shizhong only said that he wanted to go to the capital to praise his merits, but he did not say how many troops and horses he would bring. It can be said that there is still room for negotiation with the court on this matter. Perhaps what Li Shizhong wanted was to protect himself.
In this case, if both sides have no ill intentions, why can't Your Majesty give Li Shizhong this opportunity?"
Chen Xu was startled for a moment and looked straight at Xu Ling, but this time Xu Ling did not hesitate or flinch, directly met Chen Xu's gaze and nodded solemnly.
Chen Xu sighed softly and sat back again. He didn't say anything, but everything was said. What Chen Xu did the most was to suppress Li Xinchen. Now asking him to agree to this condition is tantamount to admitting it.
Everything he had done before was wrong, which was difficult for Chen Xu to accept.
It's not that easy to get such a proud and arrogant person to admit that he was wrong.
But he also knew that this had to be done. At least Chen Xu's previous efforts proved that it was almost impossible for Chen Xu to open up a situation in the confrontation between Nanchen and Northern Zhou, so Chen Xu needed someone to guide him.
Li Xingchen, who had already won two victories in Jingzhou and Bashu, was Chen Xu's best choice.
Nan Chen needs to continue to open up the situation, and Chen Xu does not want to let go of this rare opportunity. But from Xu Ling's statement now, he can clearly see that continuing to launch attacks in Jingzhou and Huainan is obviously no longer enough.
In order to gain the support of the courtiers, several previous failures proved that the Northern Zhou Dynasty's defenses in these strategic areas were very complete, and Nan Chen's rash direct attack would only result in a bloody head-on attack.
Correspondingly, if it is true as Xu Ling said, Li Xinchen now also needs an ally. After all, Li Xinchen himself cannot swallow such a big mouthful of civil strife in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. As long as Li Xinchen and Nan Chen can remain consistent, then
It is self-evident to take advantage of this internal strife.
As long as you surrender...everything seems to be developing in a better direction.
Chen Xu only felt a little powerless. Suppressing Li Xinchen was no longer the best way. Facts have proved that Li Xinchen now has the ability to establish a new sect. And this kind of wooing in turn will give Nan Chen a strong ally.
, or is there another threat that is more difficult to deal with than the Northern Zhou Dynasty?
Having made up his mind, Chen Xu closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "As Aiqing said, the possibility of Li Xingchen having ulterior motives in coming to Beijing is very small, so why not agree with me. I...precisely report."
At least this should not make things continue to develop in a more unfavorable direction as they are now...
And Xu Ling breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his own heart. When he heard the two words Chen Xu fall to the ground, the big stone house in his heart fell to the ground.
With a solemn hand, Xu Ling said in a loud voice: "I obey your order!"
He silently recited in his heart: Li Xingchen, although I don't know what you want to do, the old man can only help you so much.