Li Zhi was extremely dissatisfied with Yu Wenshiji. The smooth persuasion work he boasted had proved untrustworthy. Not only did Xue Wanche never really rely on him, he almost used his trust to stab him in the back. Although Qiu Xinggong had not yet This revealed the nature of his false surrender, but since he personally lobbied Xue Wanche and caused Hangu Pass to fall easily, it also shows that Qiu Xinggong's position has serious problems.
Now that these two people have failed in lobbying, who can believe that all the forces in Guanzhong will really be persuaded by Yu Wenshiji?
Of course, he was just dissatisfied. After venting his anger, he began to calm down.
Now he seems to have a hundred thousand troops under his command, but in fact they are all a mob. It is okay to fight a smooth battle, but when it comes to the life and death moment of the needle, it is difficult to be of great use. In particular, there was a serious lack of general-level figures, which prevented the army from gaining greater strategic advantages and had to move forward at the pace of the court.
This is extremely dangerous, because you never know when you will fall into the trap carefully set by the court...
Since we cannot be superior at the strategic level, we can only use each other's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.
The biggest advantage of his side is the desire of the whole army for victory. Only after victory can he obtain everything he promised. Fame, money, titles, and status are worth fighting for, regardless of life and death.
It is said that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. He even promised half of the future empire to grant the hero a kingdom. How could they not fight to the death?
The court was completely different. It needed to strictly abide by laws, regulations and official rules. If Li Chengqian dared to do what he did, not only would it not arouse the enthusiasm of everyone in the court, but it would cause the entire power center to collapse in an instant.
Nowadays, the power of the imperial court is in the hands of vested interests, forming the ruling structure of Li Chengqian. How can those elders allow their subordinates to be equal to or even superior to them based on their merits?
Latecomers try to break the monopoly of power in order to redistribute interests and reshape the structure of power. Vested interests will naturally defend this structure to the death to protect their own interests. This is the root of all dynasty changes. Every dynasty may have something like this when it rises. Such lofty and pure goals, ideal and beautiful expectations, but in the end, they will all return to such an eternal principle.
When classes are solidified and power is monopolized, and the bottom class no longer has room for advancement across classes to gain power and benefits, everything will start over again.
Yu Wenshi and the Guanlong clan he represents have no way to retreat. Although things are not done as expected, they are definitely tied to his life and death. They can definitely be trusted and used to balance the Jiangnan gentry and Shandong. It is very necessary for aristocratic families to achieve a balance of power among their subordinates.
Otherwise, would the two major forces of Jiangnan and Shandong, represented by Xiao Yu and Cui Xin, be allowed to ignore him as the King of Jin?
Especially Xiao Yu, an old thief, is likely to have evil intentions and be interested in Qin Muchu...
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Facing Li Zhi's anger, Yu Wenshiji was frightened at first, but he soon calmed down. He understood his importance in Li Zhi's camp. Not only was he the only one who could communicate with the generals and family members from all over Guanzhong, , persuasion and lobbying, and more importantly, he is the balance point of all forces in Li Zhi's camp.
But his face was still frightened and filled with guilt: "My incompetence caused His Highness to almost fall into danger, and he will definitely die!"
After saying this, he lifted up his robe, knelt on the ground, paused his head with tears in his eyes.
Li Zhi quickly took two steps forward, opened his hands to support Yu Wenshi and his shoulders to prevent him from kowtowing, and then helped him up to his seat, complaining: "Just because the situation is urgent, I am so anxious that I can't control my emotions." , there is some disrespect in the words, Duke Ying should understand my king’s mood, but where does this kind of kowtow and apology put me?”
Although Yu Wenshiji was sitting, his body was trembling and he was in tears: "I am extremely ashamed. I have already dedicated this handful of old bones to Your Majesty. Life and death are at stake. I want to smash my body to pieces to assist His Majesty Zuo in achieving great achievements... However, After all, I am old, frail, energetic, and often unable to do what I do. I originally wanted to hide behind the scenes and let go of the heavy responsibilities on my shoulders, but I see that the dangers surrounding Your Highness and the future are uncertain, but you have to do your best and be brave enough to do things... It is really shameful."
Even if I do something wrong, you can't point your finger at me and blame me, right? How about you hand over my task to others and see if anyone can take it on and do it well? Or don't act like you have clear rewards and punishments. Who doesn't know who I am?
Li Zhi naturally understood the subtext of Yu Wenshiji, and was momentarily speechless, but the look on his face became more kind and gentle. He took Yu Wenshiji's hand and exclaimed: "How can I not know that Duke Ying has worked hard and achieved great results? However, You are now strong and strong, shouldering the most important tasks, how can anyone else take your place? So I ask you to work tirelessly and work hard for me, and wait until the day when the world is settled and chaos is brought to order, then you can retire."
Obviously, his anger and accusations made the elder Guanlong unhappy, so he naturally had to change things a bit, be gentler, and give him more understanding and encouragement.
Under this current situation, he really didn't have the confidence to confront Yuwen Shiji...
Although it is a bit anticlimactic and controlled by others, it is not shameful for a man to be able to bend and stretch.
Only then did Yu Wenshiji answer Li Zhi's previous question: "It is common for people to say one thing and do another thing even though they are separated from each other. Moreover, the current situation is unpredictable and changing rapidly. Before His Highness has gained the greatest advantage, no one dares to guarantee those People can follow the promise and raise troops to respond to His Highness. All His Highness can do is to do his best and obey the destiny. If destiny is fulfilled, someone will naturally step forward to assist His Highness in the critical moment of life and death. If destiny is not there, no matter how many calculations and preparations are made, , when things come to an end, success will still fall short.”
Many things depend on God's will. When Liu Bang defeated the White Snake Uprising repeatedly at the hands of Xiang Yu, and when Emperor Taizong brazenly launched the "Xuanwumen Revolution", who would have thought that they would eventually achieve imperial hegemony? ?
It is your destiny, no matter what you do, you will be on the road to victory.
On the contrary, even if all the mechanisms are exhausted, it is difficult to escape from failure.
Of course Li Zhi understands this truth, but he is still a little unwilling: Why should I, Li Zhi, have my destiny controlled by God?
As long as you try your best and make the most careful calculations, there will be no disadvantage, and you will be the master when the time comes!
So what if I am the "Emperor of the Universe" who replaces God?
"My father fought back in a desperate situation. He was surrounded by die-hard loyalists. All the kings fought to the death to defeat the weak and the strong. Naturally, the overwhelming force was unstoppable. How can we attribute all the credit to destiny? The situation today is similar to that of the past. I When we are determined to bring order to chaos and eradicate the false emperor, we are comrades at all levels and the world is united. Since this is the aspiration of the people, how can we be trapped in difficulties and afraid of weakness, and thus entrust everything to destiny? As long as we are determined to forge ahead and regard death as home, We will definitely be able to create a prosperous future and achieve eternal hegemony!"
All the humility on Li Zhi's handsome face was gone, replaced by an unruly and unruly expression. It seemed that even the gods above the nine heavens could not stop him from achieving greatness as an emperor in the human world.
Yu Wenshiji was a little stunned for a moment, maybe... this is Li Zhi's nature?
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Not far away, within the right guard's camp.
The lights in the Chinese military tent were brightly lit, and dozens of soldiers stayed up all night to patrol around, not allowing anyone to approach without permission.
In the camp, Yuchi Gong read the letter sent by his youngest son Yuchi Baohuan. He let out a long breath, put the letter and envelope together close to the candle and lit them. He watched the flames engulf the letter and envelope before throwing them on the ground. After waiting for it to burn to ashes, he poured the tea in the teacup on top.
No matter what, if the younger son carries those seeds, the Yuchi family will not end up in the world, in a state of ruin.
This is a mutiny, not a rebellion in the true sense, so even if it fails in the end, it will not be implicated in any big way. My own life should be able to offset all the culpability. In the end, it will just be a reduction of rank, and even the family property will not be confiscated. With these seeds, the descendants of the Yuchi family only need to live in seclusion and endure, and they will naturally become rich and powerful.
As for whether you can return to politics, it all depends on whether there are young people with amazing talents. Don't force it...
Now that he no longer had any worries, Yuchi Gong felt relaxed and asked Su Jia to make a pot of tea again. While he was drinking it slowly, he asked, "Is Yu Wenshiji back?"
"Yes, he came back two hours ago. He entered the camp from the north and went straight to His Highness King Jin's tent."
Most of the 100,000 troops under Li Zhi's command were private troops recruited by Shandong clans. The military discipline was loose and there were many factions. It was easy to install and bribe some informants, so it was difficult to know what was going on in the Jin King's tent except in the other camps. There are almost no secrets to anything.
This is also one of the reasons why Yuchi Gong has less and less confidence in the King of Jin. As the saying goes, "If an opportunity is not secret, misfortunes will strike first." If the wind leaks out like a sieve, the movements of the army may be all in the eyes of the court, and it will be difficult to win. Like ascending to heaven.
Of course, King Jin is definitely not an idiot. The reason why he is full of loopholes may be intentional...
Seeing that Yuchi Gong was silent, Su Jia whispered: "Commander, why is it that the general is looking at King Jin's side in such a mess? It seems that... the atmosphere is not right. Could it be that there is internal strife and infighting? What if? In this case, we'd better consider countermeasures and reserve a retreat."
Yuchi Gong held the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and frowned: "Don't worry, since the King of Jin dared to attack Chang'an with all his troops, without even leaving any way to retreat, he must be fully prepared, Guanzhong or Chang'an City, There must be someone extremely important who has given him a promise to respond with troops at a critical moment, which is enough to overturn the current situation."
