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Chapter 558: The Golden Cicada Escapes the Shell

"Listen attentively." Han Shiye sneered, "I hope to hear a sincere suggestion."
"The golden cicada escaped from its shell." Li Fengyun said four words slowly.
Han Shiyan frowned slightly, and then suddenly realized. Li Fengyun always held the banner of the Korean Prime Minister, and in this mutiny, the Korean Prime Minister was already well-known. The Song Yu Rebel Army was also well-known, but the white-haired thief and the Alliance Rebel Army that really played a role were missing. At the beginning, he thought it was a necessary measure to "protect" the King of Qi, but now it seems that the white-haired thief's foresight and had prepared a way out early.
"It turns out that you want to blame the Prime Minister Han, and the disaster will go east." Han Shiye praised in a sarcastic tone, "What a golden cicada escape. I always thought that the Prime Minister Han escaped from the battlefield in Xingyang was caused by timidity, but now I know that it is nothing more than you. However, the reason why you have the conditions to escape is because you hide well. There is no evidence to prove that you participated in this mutiny, proving that you are on the battlefield in Dongdu, but you don't have such an advantage. How can you escape?"
Li Fengyun laughed at Han Shiye's ridicule, "You think things are too complicated. If you think things are simpler, it will be easy for you to escape from the cicada."
The Han Xiangguo understood as soon as he heard this. Li Fengyun's so-called escape from the cicada was to save his personal life, but this is something that Han Xiangguo absolutely cannot accept. What is the meaning of saving his personal life for him? He is just a loser. Without dignity, status, and strength, life is worse than death. He must take the army out. With the army, he has strength, status and dignity, and he can call the wind and rain. If God favors him, he even has the opportunity to compete for dominance. Li Fengyun is a clear example. Because of his strong strength, whether it is King Qi or Yang Xuangan, although he tries his best, he is also afraid of him and has to give him considerable attention and due status. No one dares to regard him as a dog. Everyone regards him as a beast in the wilderness, so strength is the capital for survival, and strength is everything.
The Prime Minister Han sneered and asked contemptuously, "Are you an ignorant person? Or is someone a child? You may have no sincerity, but don't bully someone.
Li Fengyun knew the "bottom line" of the Prime Minister of Han, but how to solve it? If the Prime Minister of Han was angry and acted recklessly at this critical moment, destroying the Xingyang battlefield, it was not only Yang Xuangan, but also himself and the entire alliance. This risk was too great, and Li Fengyun must be cautious.
"Don't misunderstand it." Li Fengyun shook his hand at Han Xiangguo repeatedly and explained patiently, "The importance of the Xingyang battlefield is self-evident. If the Xingyang battlefield persists stubbornly and successfully completes the restraining task, it may help Yang Xuangan successfully enter Guanzhong. As you said, Yang Xuangan's true strength is very strong, and the amount of troops cannot prove his strength. Moreover, Yang Xuangan has carefully prepared for this mutiny for many years. There may be various opportunities for breakthroughs behind the temporary difficulties, so Yang Xuangan's chances of entering Guanzhong are still very high. As long as Yang Xuangan enters Guanzhong, it will be difficult to predict how the future situation will develop. It is optimistic that Yang Xuangan may dominate Guanlong. If Yang Xuangan dominates, Xin Yigong's endurance of humiliation at this moment will surely win huge gains in the future."
"Don't talk about the future in a vain. Drawing cakes to satisfy your hunger is actually a deception. This means nothing to someone." Han Xiangguo interrupted Li Fengyun's advice without hesitation, "If we change positions, are you willing to persist in the Xingyang battlefield until the end and sacrifice your life for Yang Xuangan?"
Li Fengyun was silent. Han Prime Minister was too willful. After the self-esteem and pride of the higher nobles were "humiliated" by Yang Xuangan, he immediately began to retaliate with strong revenge, regardless of the overall situation and the consequences. All vows, promises, and brotherhood were thrown out of the sky. Friendship of interests was indeed terrible. However, Li Fengyun could understand that if he had been himself, his allies would treat him like a dog and harm his interests unscrupulously, he could not bear it. After having had an affair with Yang Xuangan on the Mianchi battlefield, he also "escaped at the last moment of the decisive battle," which was exactly the same as Han Prime Minister was about to "run away" on the Xingyang battlefield at this moment.
Li Fengyun could not find a reason to persuade Han Shiyan. Yang Xuangan wanted to use Han Shiyan to defend the Xingyang battlefield to win the time to enter Guanzhong, and Li Fengyun also needed Han Shiyan to defend the Xingyang battlefield to win the time to cross the river north, so the Xingyang battlefield must be held for a period of time. But at present, Li Fengyun optimistically estimated the situation because he did not understand Han Shiyan, so he was now in a passive state.
Li Fengyun had no choice but to wink at Li Min, hoping that Li Min would persuade Han Shiyan.
Li Min and Han Shiye have a good relationship. Li Fengyun easily won Yiquekou before, which was directly related to Li Min and Han Shiye's trust. However, because of this, Li Min was even more unwilling to see Han Shiye die in vain. At the same time, Li Min had selfish intentions. He and his father Li Zixiong are now weak and have no say in the alliance. They cannot effectively affect the decision-making of the alliance. They cannot ensure that the alliance always seeks benefits for the King of Qi. Whether the King of Qi can finally win the title directly depends on whether their father and son and even the entire family can make a comeback and rebuild Hui.
Huang, so this opportunity in front of Li Min is too precious to Li Min, and you must seize it no matter what. As long as Han Shiyan leads his army to cross the river with Li Fengyun, he will inevitably form a solid alliance with their father and son. In this way, their father and son's strength will increase dramatically and they will inevitably win some of their voice in the alliance, which will lay a solid foundation for the father and son to control the alliance step by step in the future. Destiny must be controlled by oneself. Li Fengyun often says this sentence that everyone understands this truth, but very few can do it.
"Brother, the chief executive is full of sincerity, but you were blinded by anger and didn't see it." Li Min smiled and said happily, "The golden cicada escapes from the shell. Since the chief executive can be used, why can't the chief executive be used? Think about it again and think about it carefully?"
Li Fengyun's face was slightly stagnant, and a hint of anger quickly flashed through his eyes, but it was immediately concealed by a faint smile. Li Min was scheming and had always been deceived by his "low-key" and the fatal blow at the critical moment was indeed unstoppable.
Han Shiyan was a little confused. Li Min used such an intimate name on such an occasion, obviously telling him without any concealment that you should believe me. He believed in Li Min. He was in a difficult situation now and was sympathetic, Li Min would not deceive him. Did he really misinterpret Li Fengyun? How could he escape from the golden cicada? How did he leave the battlefield of Xingyang with thousands of troops? Li Fengyun had the banner of Han Xiangguo as a cover, and who would he seek to cover?
Suddenly, he thought of Gu Jue, the governor of Xingyang appointed by Yang Xuangan, and Gu Jue, and Gu Jue was once a loyal subordinate of the old Duke of Yue Yang Su. Gu Jue was a local nobleman and a middle- and lower-class nobleman. In order to be the best, he had to rely on the Hongnong Yang family, and he had to be the "hawk" of the old Duke of Yue Yang Su, and he had to have the awareness of charging for the Hongnong Yang family and smashing the bones to pieces.
Han Shiyan suddenly realized that you, Li Fengyun, can use the banner of Han Prime Minister as a cover, or you can use Gu Jue as a shield. With Gu Jue's loyalty to the old Duke of Yue Yang Su and obeying the orders of Hongnong Yang, Gu Jue should not betray Yang Xuangan, and should follow his promises, dedicate his life to Yang Xuangan and Hongnong Yang, and stick to the battlefield in Xingyang until the last moment.
Han Shiyan smiled and bowed to Li Fengyun to thank him. Li Fengyun had troubles, and he also thought of Gu Jue's move, but his idea was completely different from Han Shiyan. Just imagine you, Han Shiyan, I, Li Fengyun, and even the King of Qi, all put a knife behind Yang Xuangan at a critical moment. What do you want Gu Jue to think? Gu Jue is loyal to the old Duke of Yue Yang Su, but not necessarily to the little Duke of Yue Yang Xuangan and Hongnong Yang, especially when it is related to his own survival and the interests of the Gu family.
, Gu Jue can still be consistent in his heart and promise righteousness? Li Fengyun does not believe that human nature is selfish, and the strict hierarchy strengthened by the aristocratic system based on the ninth rank of Zhongzheng has further aggravated the degree of selfishness of people. Coupled with more than 400 years of division and the "trial of tempering" of war, selfishness has been deeply imprinted in the blood of the aristocratic families. The aristocratic family's profit-seeking has reached the point of "achieve the pinnacle", and now it has become the biggest obstacle to destroying the cause of unification.
Yang Xuangan can betray the Holy Lord, and Han Prime Minister can betray the mutiny alliance. Why can't Gu Jue betray Yang Xuangan? Just now, for his own interests, Li Min violated Li Fengyun's wishes in person, and ignored the future of the alliance. He directly grabbed and instigated Han Shiye and dragged the team to cross the river with me to the north. This is equivalent to publicly "challenging" Li Fengyun, and this is the nature of the children of aristocratic families.
That afternoon, Gu Jue came over with a horse.
Gu Jue was at Niuzhukou more than 20 miles away. After receiving an urgent report from Han Shiye, Feng Chizhi rushed to Huzhu. Before he entered the city, he saw the army under the banner of the Korean Prime Minister hurried eastward. This made him feel a bad premonition. Before, the Korean Prime Minister had already fled with the Song Yu Yi army, and the Alliance Chief General Lu Mingxing's purpose of capturing Jindi Pass was not to block the reinforcements of the Wei Mansion who came to encircle and suppress, but to grab a retreat for the Alliance. Now Li Fengyun has helped Yang Xuangan fight the decisive battle. Does seeing Li Fengyun at the Xingyang battlefield mean that Li Fengyun also has to flee with the Alliance army? Is it because the decisive battle was defeated, and the situation is already very unfavorable to the mutiny alliance?
When Gu Jue entered the gate and saw Han Shiyan, he asked anxiously without any greetings, "Is the white-haired thief going to escape?"
Han Shiyan shook his hand and told him not to worry, then took out Yang Xuangan's letter. Gu Jue hurriedly read it, and his expression became solemn. Then he read it several times. After pondering for a long time, he finally asked, "Where is the plan?"
"Two countermeasures." Han Shiye said, "First, let the white-haired thieves escape, we trapped the battlefield in Xingyang, and insisted on it one day." He asked solemnly, "How long do you think we can hold on?"
"The key to how long we can last is not the battle on the battlefield, but the attitude of the King of Qi." Gu Jue sighed, "If the King of Qi loses his mind and tries his best to attack Xingyang, we will be in the jar. We will not last long, and it will inevitably affect the westward advance of Yue Gong."
"Do you think the attitude of the King of Qi will change? Yue Gong just defeated Wei Wensheng on the battlefield of Mianchi. The current situation is very beneficial to us. The attitude of the King of Qi should be more positive." Han Shiye intentionally tempted.
"If the King of Qi's attitude was more positive, would the white-haired thief fled in a hurry?" Gu Jue shook his head and sighed, "Although the decisive battle in Mianchi was won, the price was too high and the losses were heavy. Especially the death of Huainan Duke (Yang Xuanting) was too great to have a blow to the morale of the military. From a certain point of view, the road to the west of Yue Gong was not smooth, but more difficult." Gu Jue picked up the letter in his hand and shook it a few times. "It can be seen from this letter that Yue Gong's confidence has been shaken, and it is even a little messy. Otherwise, there would be no such letter, and this bad strategy would not have been done."
Han Shiyan's eyes showed admiration. Gu Jue was worthy of being a general who followed the old Duke of Yue Yang Su to fight in the north and south. He could see the hidden dangers behind the decisive battle at a glance.
"What is your second countermeasure?" Gu Jue asked.
Chapter completed!
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