Chapter 45: Discussion on the Pavilion (2)
"I heard about General Li Wubai and his surprise soldiers a few months ago. I know that the training of surprise soldiers is difficult, no wonder they can shine on the battlefield..."
After a moment of silence in the pavilion, Wang Yi, the eldest son of Dongliangjun, was the first to smile and speak.
Li He naturally understood that this was just a polite sentence to ease the atmosphere, so he did not take it too seriously. He bowed his hand and replied calmly: "Young Master is too praiseful."
Sure enough, Wang Yi smiled slightly and then turned the topic back to the previous proposal: "As Sima Zhai said, Qin State is now invading Hexi with great momentum. It is indeed necessary to provide some suggestions like General Li Wubai who has faced the Qin army like General Li Wubai to provide some advice. General Li Wubai also asks him to tell me."
After a pause, he added: "Please believe in the friendship between all the people here for Shao Liang. As long as there is still a glimmer of opportunities, we will not give up easily..."
From the side, Wang Zheng hummed and added: "Don't confuse us with Zhai Ying."
“Hey.”
Wang Yi spoke again to stop Wang Zheng, and then turned to look at Li He again. The handsome face had a slight smile, making people feel as if they were bathed in spring breeze.
Li He didn't care about Wang Zheng's ridicule of Zhai Ying. After all, as the leader of the Zhai clan, Zhai Ying's performance was indeed unsatisfactory, but because of Zhai Hu, he didn't want to say more.
After thinking for a while, Li He looked up at the girl sitting in the main seat and said seriously: "Before answering the eldest son's words, I would like to ask Shaojun first, I wonder if Shaojun really wants to protect Shaoliang."
Liang Ji said, "Shaoliang is the hard work of my father, so I naturally want to protect Shaoliang..."
Li He nodded and asked again: "So what extent is Shaojun willing to do for Shaoliang?"
Liang Ji wanted to speak but stopped, and after a long time, she said: "I... don't understand."
Li He naturally would not make things difficult for a young girl in her teenage years old. After hearing this, he simply pointed out the words. He raised his hand and pointed at Dongliang Jun, who was sitting on the left, and said seriously: "I probably understand the dispute between Doctor Zhai and Dongliang Jun. Not to mention anything else, Dongliang Jun intends to take Shaojun to Wei to avoid disaster... Let me ask, if the monarchs of a country abandon their own people, can this country resist the invasion of powerful enemies?"
“…”
Dongliang Jun suddenly turned his head to look at Li He, and shouted in displeasure: "Li Wubai General, do you want Shaojun to stay in the country to take risks? If Shaojun makes any mistakes, can you bear the consequences?"
Li He replied in a humble manner: "So I want to ask Shaojun first to see how she is willing to do it."
He turned to look at Liang Ji and continued, "Or stay in the country, fight against the powerful Qin army and civilians, and jointly protect the Shaoliang; or flee to Wei State, be sheltered in other countries, and allow the people to be slaughtered by the Qin army..."
"Li Wubai General, you have said it!" Dong Liang Jun interrupted with an angry look, and then bowed to Liang Ji and said, "Young Master, don't listen to this person's nonsense. As I said, Young Master, you might as well move to Wei first. When Wei defeats Zhao in the future, you will use his strength to restore Shaoliang..."
"There will be no more Shaoliang."
Li He also interrupted Dongliang Jun and said, "I am from Wei. I know very well that Wei is now suffering from internal and external troubles. This country is about to fall from the position of hegemony and no longer has the strength it used to be. Today, the young master gave up Shaoliang, which means he completely gave up the entire country..."
Dongliang Jun looked more and more angry, staring at Li He and scolded: "Li He, although you are from Wei, you are just a civilian. How can you talk about the rise and fall of Wei? You are deliberately trying to persuade Shaojun to stay in the country. What are your intentions?!"
"Nothing." Li He said calmly: "In my opinion, the king of a country should shoulder the responsibility of protecting the people. If there is a king but no people, how can a country be a country?"
When Dong Liangjun heard this, he opened his eyes slightly and looked at Li He with a strange look. Then, he shouted again angrily: "If Young Master encounters an accident..."
"Then you'll be buried in Shaoliang!" Li He interrupted with a loud voice.
“…”
Wang Li and Wang Zheng looked at each other. Even Yin Qi, a member of Dongliang Jun who had previously been restless and restless, could not help but open one eye and glance at Li He when he heard this.
The three of them looked strange, as if they were looking at something magical.
Only Dongliang Jun was furious and pointed his trembling hand at Li He in anger: "You..."
However, at this time Li He didn't care about the Dongliang Jun. He looked at Liang Ji with a pale face and said in a deep voice: "If you don't have the determination to carry the coffin and fight, why should Shao Liang repel the Qin army that is at least ten times more than him?"
“…”
A trace of surprise flashed in Dongliangjun's eyes, but he still pointed at Li He.
At this time, Yin Qi, the retainer sitting beside him, gently pressed Dong Liangjun's hand down with a smile, and said with a smile: "I think this battle is related to the survival of my Shaoliang, so I should listen to Shaojun's thoughts..."
Dong Liangjun frowned and looked at Yin Qi, then looked at Li He again, and the anger on his face gradually closed.
At this time, everyone present was focused on Liang Ji, which made Liang Ji, who was nearly ten years old, feel a little panicked. Her little face was pale, which made Dong Liang Jun very worried.
Under the gaze of everyone, the young Liang Ji bit her lip and suddenly seemed to muster up the courage and asked Li He: "Li He, if I stay, can I be safeguarded?"
Li He vaguely guessed that Liang Ji had made the right choice in his heart, and his tense face relieved a little, and said seriously: "At least, this will lead to the possibility of winning."
"What if I can't win?" Liang Ji asked with a terrified face: "Will I die?"
"Yes." Li He would not be too demanding of the enlightenment of a teenage girl, and said seriously: "But I promise that those who are willing to stay in Shaoliang will be willing to protect Shaojun and Shaoliang, and fight with the Qin army until the last soldier. When there is no one in the country, Shaojun will die... If Jie Shi is defeated, Shaoliang will be destroyed, which cannot be saved by human power. However, Shaojun at least fulfills his responsibilities as a monarch. Even if people mention Shaoliang in the future, they should praise him: Even if Shaoliang is small, they should not be deceived!"
"Dong Liangjun, is that true?"
Liang Ji, who was confused when she heard this, turned to look at Dong Liangjun.
“…”
Dongliang Jun looked at Li He with a complicated expression, as if he was a little admiring, but seemed a little angry, but in the end, he nodded silently.
Even the old minister who was most trusted and closest nodded to show that he was right. Liang Ji finally made a decision and plucked up the courage and said, "Then I am willing to stay and fight side by side with Shaoliang's people."
"But... this matter is extremely dangerous..." Dong Liang Jun wanted to speak but stopped.
Liang Ji's face was still pale and smiled a little: "Li He just said, "Why do you think you have a king but no people?" If your father is still alive, I think he would not abandon his country and flee to another country to avoid disaster."
Dong Liangjun opened his mouth and finally showed a complex smile of relief, but immediately, he turned around and glared at Li He fiercely.
From the side, Wang Yi, Wang Zheng and Yin Qi smiled at the same time.
Wang Zheng smiled and said, "If you know the young master's wishes, the people of the country will be inspired. Even if the Qin army has hundreds of thousands of people, what are you afraid of?"
"Don't be so full, I can only say that this battle is expected."
Wang Yi smiled and corrected the clan brother's statement, then turned his head to look at Li He, and asked with a smile: "Li Wubai General, you just said that as long as the young master stayed to fight side by side with the people of the country, there would be a chance to win. I wonder if there is a way to win?"
Li He looked at Wang Yi strangely, shook his head and said, "How can there be a way to win in the world? I can only say that it depends on the will of heaven..."
Wang Yi smiled embarrassedly: "I don't know how to do my best."
"The key is the young master." Li He looked at Liang Ji again.
"Me?" Liang Ji looked confused and was at a loss: "I don't know anything..."
Li He shook his head and said, "This matter is very simple. As long as Shaojun comes forward in person, he begs Shaoliang's soldiers and people to plead for Shaoliang to fight for Shaoliang."
When Dong Liangjun heard this, his expression changed and he shouted displeased: "Although my Shaoliang is small, there are more than 100,000 people. Do you want Shaojun to beg him one by one? Besides, Shaojun is a man of a thousand gold coins. How can he downgrade himself and beg for the people of the country? Wouldn't this be a joke when it is spread?"
At this time, Li He had roughly figured out the pulse of Dongliang Jun and directly asked Liang Ji, who looked embarrassed and said, "Have you ever been kind to the people of the country?"
Liang Ji shook her head blankly.
Seeing this, Li He said seriously: "Without giving favors to the people of the country, why should we demand that the people of the country beg for death without sacrificing their lives? Only by surrendering the body of the monarch and begging them with earnest words can the people of the country follow us."
Liang Ji nodded thoughtfully: "I understand, I'm willing to go."
"This battle is expected!"
Yin Qi, who was sitting beside Dong Liangjun, stroked his beard and smiled.
Hearing this, Dong Liangjun's lips moved slightly, but in the end he didn't say a word.
Before he knew it, it was already afternoon. Unlike Dongliang Jun who stared at Li He from beginning to end, he wished that Li He would get out of the palace as soon as possible, his eldest son Wang Yi showed his kindness to hope to make friends with Li He: "It's getting late. If Li Wubai Generals don't dislike him, would you like to sit in our mansion?"
Wang Zheng also interrupted from the side: "We can drink some wine and learn about our martial arts skills, so that I can see your skills that even Wei Zhu praised."
Faced with the invitation from the two, Li He politely refused.
Seeing this, Wang Yi said with a strange expression: "Are you planning to go back to Zhai Mansion? Today, you offend Dr. Zhai very much..."
Li He shook his head and said, "I am going back to Sima Zhai's mansion... Unless Sima Zhai drove me out of the mansion, please forgive me for not accepting the invitation from the eldest son."
Wang Yi nodded regretfully: "Since that's the case, I'll send someone to send you back to Sima Zhai's mansion."
"Thank you, my eldest son."
A moment later, Wang Yi personally accompanied Li He in a carriage and sent Li He back to Zhai Hu's mansion.
When Li He said goodbye to Wang Yi and walked into the mansion, he saw Zhai Hu and Mo Jian drinking in the front yard.
"Why, they didn't listen to your advice?" Zhai Hu asked curiously.
"No." Li He walked to the table where the two were sitting, shook his head and said, "Although Dong Liangjun had some opinions about me, those people finally accepted my suggestions."
Zhai Hu looked up and down at Li He a few times, and said with a smile: "Have you ever invited you to the mansion?"
"Please."
"Then... do you think that the wine from his Wang family is not as good as that in my house?"
"How do you know if you haven't drunk it? But I think it should be less refreshing than the wine from Zhai Sima's mansion."
"Haha...I think so!"
Zhai Hu laughed loudly and did not instruct the servants beside him to add bowls and chopsticks.
Because there were three pairs on the table.
Chapter completed!