The lame Taoist can steal dreams, and the rebels don't even remember the lame Taoist's destruction of the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform.
The story of the lame Taoist running away when faced with the eight formations arranged by Bai Suzhen's tens of thousands of red shadow troops was also tampered with.
The rebels only remembered that the lame Taoist resisted the eight formations in order to cover the retreat of the rebels. It was not until the rebels retreated to a safe place that the lame Taoist retreated.
In the eyes of the rebels, the lame Taoist was not a coward who ran away, but an admirable hero. Everything was very harmonious, and Fang La relied more on the lame Taoist.
A few days later, Fang Baihua took Qiaoer and the four shadow guards Mei Lan Ju Zhu to visit Bai Suzhen. Bai Suzhen didn't want to see Fang Baihua at first.
When Fang Baihua left, the two became good sisters, and even Xiaoqing let go of her prejudice against Fang Baihua.
From then on, Bai Suzhen's anger subsided and she no longer looked at Xu Xian's face.
Xu Xian was curious about what they talked about.
Fang Qifu sometimes came to Xu Xian to drink, talk about cultivation, the sufferings of the people, and the art of Qihuang. The two of them actually got along quite well.
Fang Qifu sometimes worried about the fate of the rebels and was very worried about the future of the rebels, so he had the idea of inviting Xu Xian to come out.
Xu Xian frankly pointed out the shortcomings of the rebel army to Fang Qifu. The military discipline was loose and they were a mob. The generals had no ambitions and only cared about immediate interests and refused to restrain their subordinates.
The rebel army has lost the support of the people and cannot get the support of the people. Why should they take over the world?
Even if the rebels take over the world, the lives of the people will definitely be more difficult than now.
In this case, why bother to work so hard to conquer the world?
From then on, Fang Qifu came to Xu Mansion and never mentioned the matter of letting Xu Xian come out of the mountain.
Xu Xian was very curious about Bai Suzhen's change in Fang Baihua's attitude.
Xu Xian asked Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, but they refused to tell.
In the end, Xu Xian promised Qiao Xiaodie a huge profit and finally got the answer.
After Fang Baihua met Bai Suzhen, she said that Fang La asked her to marry Xu Xian just to let Xu Xian join the rebel army. She only had the world and the people in her heart. In this life-and-death situation, she had no time to think about her children's personal affairs.
Fang Baihua talked about the difficult life of childhood, the sufferings of the people, and the story of Mingjiao punishing corrupt officials and bullies.
Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were completely moved by Fang Baihua's story, but Qiao Xiaodie was the only one who was heartless, as if the matter had nothing to do with her and seemed to care about her.
A few days later, Bai Suzhen asked Xu Xian to attend her party with Fang Baihua. Fang Baihua asked Xu Xian if there was any way to resist the imperial army.
Xu Xian said:
"Take Nanjing and defend it according to danger."
Fang Baihua conveyed Xu Xian's words to Fang La.
Fang La thought it was an opportunity and summoned the generals to discuss.
When the generals heard that it was Xu Xian's idea, they all expressed their opposition, saying that Nanjing was not easy to fight, and the top priority was to deal with Tong Guan's army and not to cause trouble.
Lame Taoist agreed with Xu Xian's point of view, but believed that it would be too risky to take Nanjing with the strength of the rebel army, unless Xu Xian was willing to join the rebel army.
The lame Taoist still wanted to test whether the origin of the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform was with Xu Xian, saying whether Xu Xian joined the rebel army was related to whether the rebel army could conquer the world.
The lame Taoist said:
"In ancient times, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times, and finally invited Zhuge Liang to come out and control the world.
If your Majesty wants to invite Xu Xian to come out, you may consider paying a third visit to the Xu Mansion.
Considering that Xu Xian does not want to be bound by secular etiquette, His Majesty should visit incognito. "
Fang La said:
"The military advisor is right. Can you follow me to the Xu Mansion to ask Xu Xian to come out?"
A lame Taoist has been rejected once and will only be humiliated if he goes again.
Moreover, the Xu Mansion was too dangerous. For the sake of his own safety, the lame Taoist did not want to go. He said:
"The eldest princess and General Fang have a close relationship with Xu Xian. Having them accompany us will get twice the result with half the effort."
Fang La followed the advice of the lame Taoist and visited Xu Mansion incognito, bringing only Fang Baihua and Fang Qifu with him.
For his own safety, Fang La arranged for thousands of soldiers to disguise themselves as ordinary people and closely monitor suspicious people in the streets near Xu Mansion.
Xu Xian did not want to join the rebel army, and instead of avoiding him like Zhuge Liang, he met Fang La directly.
After the pleasantries, Fang La went straight to the topic and said:
"Tong Guan's army is on its way, and the rebel army is in danger.
If Mr. Xu is willing to go out to save the rebel army from fire and water, Fang La is willing to abdicate in favor of a worthy man and asks Mr. Xu to be the emperor of Yongle Dynasty. "
Fang La didn't really want to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy, but was using retreat as a strategy to advance.
In order to prevent the rebels from killing innocent people indiscriminately, Xu Xian had offended all the rebel generals.
Fang Lazhen gave up the throne. Without the support of the generals, Xu Xian could not secure the throne.
Xu Xian said calmly:
"My ideal is to help the world by hanging the pot, and I have no interest in killing officials and rebelling."
Fang La said:
"After all, personal abilities are limited. You may be able to save the people of a city by practicing medicine. Join the rebel army and we will take over the world together. You can save the people of the entire world."
Xu Xian said:
"I have already told you how to save the rebels. If you can take Nanjing, you still have a chance of survival by relying on Nanjing's natural dangers."
Fang La said:
"The generals are not willing to make progress, and it is impossible to capture Nanjing with Fang La alone.
If Mr. Xu is willing to help, taking Nanjing will be like picking something out of a bag.
When the world is conquered in the future, Mr. Xu will be respected in the south, and the whole world will belong to Mr. Xu.
With Xu Gongzi's talent, it is natural that the people can live and work in peace and contentment and live a happy life. "
Xu Xian knew the true strength of the Red Shadow Army, allowing them to crush the enemy with overwhelming force and still bluff them. If they really had to risk their lives, they would definitely be defeated immediately.
The members of the Red Shadow Army are all Wuwei Army. They fight for Xu Xian not because of any great ideals, but because they are bound by an oath, and the ultimate goal of the oath is death.
If it really came to a life or death moment, they would definitely escape very quickly.
In other words, with Xu Xian's strength and the nearly 40,000 rebel troops of Fang La and Fang Baihua, it was impossible to defeat Nanjing.
Xu Xian's Red Shadow Army was a paper tiger. When it came time to fight a tough battle and fight with blood and lives, their true colors were immediately revealed.
Besides, Xu Xian also felt that it was not worthwhile to help Fang La fight against Nanjing.
Because Fang La's rebel army was not really a rebel army, but a group of bandits who burned, killed and looted.
The reason why Xu Xian gave Fang La a chance was because of Xu Xian's experience when he became Chen Sanshi, and he realized what it means to have no choice but to rebel.
Xu Xian believed that many people in the rebel army were like Chen San. Apart from rebellion, there was only one way to die, and there was still a glimmer of hope for rebellion.
As long as the people have a chance of survival, they will not rebel.
After the rebels gained power in the rebellion, they lost their true nature, retaliated crazily, burned, killed and looted crazily. This was what Xu Xian did not want to see.
Although Xu Xian gave the rebels a glimmer of hope, they still need to fight for it themselves.
If Xu Xian asked the system to help open the space-time channel and directly teleport the rebel army to Nanjing City, Fang La's generals would definitely rush forward for military exploits.
However, the cause and effect was too great for Xu Xian to bear.
Let Fang La easily get Nanjing, and maybe his men will repeat the burning, killing and looting of Hangzhou City in Nanjing City.
It was Xu Xian who helped the rebels break the city, and Xu Xian also shared the sins of the rebels.
Xu Xian told Fang La that his strategy to break the situation had caused karma, but because of his experience as Chen Sanshi, he couldn't get over it after all.
Xu Xian hated the darkness in the officialdom and wanted to cause trouble for Da Chu, so he took it as revenge.
Speaking of Nanjing, its strategic position has been very important throughout the ages.
"The beauty of the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial state of Jinling." No city along the Yangtze River has as glorious a history as Nanjing.
Nanjing's terrain is dangerous, with dragons and tigers looming over it. The Yangtze River is a natural chasm and a natural barrier.
Controlling Nanjing also controlled half of the world's wealth in the south. This is why Nanjing's political status is very high.
After Fang La occupied Hangzhou, it was not that he had not attacked Nanjing, but he had not tried his best. Dachu had heavy troops stationed in Nanjing, and several attacks by the rebels ended in failure.
Fang La's military combat effectiveness was too poor. Most of his soldiers came from poor people from various places. They had not received professional military training and had limited military equipment.
The various military weapons they had were all captured from the Chu army. Once they encountered a large-scale regular Chu army, these rebels would be stretched thin and difficult to deal with.
Fang La did not want the rebels to die under the walls of Nanjing, so he decided to attack those areas where the Chu army was weak first, quickly strengthen the rebel army, and when the time was right, he would capture Nanjing in one fell swoop.
If the court had reacted more slowly and given Fang La a few more years, Fang La might have been able to overthrow Da Chu and establish the Yongle Dynasty.
Although rebels were everywhere, they were only small-scale fights and were not enough to shake the foundation of Chu. Fang La's power grew so fast that it became a thorn in Chu Huizong's side that must be eliminated.
Xu Xian knew history and knew that capturing Nanjing was Fang La's only chance.
Fang La was not Xu Xian, he did not have God's perspective, and he did not have the ability to predict the future. Coupled with the opposition of the generals, he was also afraid that the rebels would die under the walls of Nanjing before Tong Guan's army could be reached.
Fang La had the idea of seizing Nanjing, but it was not his only choice. Because Xu Xian refused to come out and the generals refused to support him, he was forced by the situation and finally gave up.
