Wei Shuyu and Fang Xuanling walked out of the room together. They walked forward for a distance, but Wei Shuyu stopped. He turned to look at Fang Xuanling and said seriously, "Uncle Fang, you didn't say anything before because you think that the Tang dynasty can't be stopped, right?"
Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Shuyu and was a little surprised.
Wei Shuyu actually talked to him.
And he called him Uncle Fang.
Obviously, this was a private conversation, otherwise, Wei Shuyu wouldn't be like this.
Fang Xuanling was a cautious person. He smiled and said, "Nephew, the reason why I didn't say a word is not that I think I can't stop Xia's attack, but that I can't do anything in the face of Xia Xia's attack. If I had other ways, I wouldn't be so silent. "
His words were watertight.
He only said that Fang Xuanling didn't have any strategy, but he didn't say that he couldn't stop Xia Xiaoluo.
Wei Shuyu smiled. He naturally understood what Fang Xuanling meant. Wei Shuyu didn't mind. He waved his hand and said, "Uncle, let's talk in private."
Fang Xuanling paused for a moment and then nodded. The two went straight to Wei Shuyu's room and sat opposite each other. Wei Shuyu poured a cup of tea for Fang Xuanling and said, "Uncle, please!"
"Please!"
Fang Xuanling picked up the teacup and took a sip.
This tea was Xia Xia's tea.
The taste was extremely pure.
It was just that the old tea from last year was still a little worse than the new tea.
Fang Xuanling put down the teacup and said, "You must have something important to ask me to come here alone. Tell me, what's the matter? "
Wei Shuyu also put down the teacup in his hand and said unhurriedly, "Uncle Fang, do you think that if we withdraw our troops to Shaozhou and Guangzhou is almost in our hands now, we can stop the troops of Xia in the end?"
Fang Xuanling was still very cautious. He said, "I can't judge whether we can stop Xia Xia's troops for the time being. What I can do now is to do my best and leave it to fate. No matter what happens in the end, I'll be loyal to the emperor. "
Wei Shuyu said slowly, "Uncle Fang, you don't have to say such official words in front of me. What kind of situation is it right now? Your eyes are as sharp as torches, so you must be very clear about it. Since Uncle Fang doesn't want to talk about it for the time being, I'll throw a brick to attract jade and tell you my opinion. "
"The current Xia Xia already occupies ninety percent of the world. After all, the various armies led by Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and the others have already been annihilated. We are now just holed up in remote places like Shaozhou and Guangzhou. It's impossible to stop Xia Xia's powerful attack with our current strength. "
"At this moment, although I have proposed many arrangements, in reality, they are only stubbornly resisting."
"This resistance doesn't have much meaning."
Wei Shuyu's expression was grim and there was no more smile on his face. He solemnly said, "That's why I think that even if we want to resist Xia Xia's army, we still have to prepare a path of retreat. If we don't arrange an escape route, once Xia Xia's army reaches Qujiang County, the consequences will be dire. "
Fang Xuanling fell silent.
Wei Shuyu's words were the judgment he had made in his heart. Now, Mr. Xia had the absolute advantage. The most important thing was that Mr. Xia's weapons were extremely powerful, and the Tang dynasty was no match for him in all aspects.
Seeing that Fang Xuanling didn't speak, Wei Shuyu continued, "I don't think we can stop Xia Xia's attack, so I'm going to suggest His Majesty to arrange another path of retreat. This way, we can retreat calmly when we can't stop him. "
Fang Xuanling asked, "How do we retreat?"
Wei Shuyu said, "My plan is to arrange for people to prepare ships. Once Yushan can't stop him, we'll go south to Guangzhou first. If Guangzhou can't stop him, we'll take a ship and retreat to Nihon. Nowadays, Nihon and the Tang dynasty have frequent contacts, and their waterways have matured, so we can go to Nihon. With our military strength and weapons, it's enough to flatten Nihon and rebuild our power. "
Fang Xuanling pondered for a while and slowly said, "I agree with such a path of retreat. But His Majesty was here. Would he agree? If His Majesty doesn't agree, all our efforts will be in vain. "
Wei Shuyu said, "We have to give it a try."
Fang Xuanling was silent for a while, and then said, "Since you have made a decision, then try your best to persuade him. What do you need me to do here? "
Wei Shuyu said, "I'll go to persuade him later, but for now, we still have to finish the follow-up arrangements. When I see His Majesty, I'll ask His Majesty to inform Uncle Fang and listen to your advice. At that time, please support me. "
Fang Xuanling didn't answer immediately, but asked, "Do you think His Majesty will not agree to withdraw the army?"
Wei Shuyu said, "When His Majesty was in Chang 'an, he avoided Du Qi's sharp edge. When His Majesty was in Jiangdu, he also endured the humiliation and withdrew the army. But after His Majesty led the army to retreat to Yushan, his sons died one after another. Now, His Majesty is full of anger and has lost his mind. He has no intention to retreat, so he won't agree to retreat. Therefore, I need Uncle Fang to persuade him. "
Fang Xuanling said, "No problem, as long as His Majesty asks for my opinion, I will support you."
Wei Shuyu said, "Thank you, Uncle."
Fang Xuanling suddenly said, "Nephew, now that His Majesty's army is stationed in Yushan, they can't stop Xia Xia's attack. The Tang dynasty will definitely be defeated. Why are you still so loyal to His Majesty? "
Wei Shuyu chuckled and said slowly, "There's no other reason. His Majesty's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. I'm just a humble scholar, but His Majesty thinks highly of me and promoted me. I will do my best to repay His Majesty. "
Fang Xuanling nodded solemnly and said no more. After all, His Majesty's kindness to Wei Shuyu was indeed as heavy as a mountain. Wei Shuyu was just a provincial governor, but Li Shimin was not stingy in promoting him. He let Wei Shuyu work in the center of the imperial court and even let Wei Shuyu see Li Shimin at any time.
This treatment was extremely rare.
In particular, Wei Shuyu was a bad commander. His official position was not high, but he was a prominent figure in the imperial court.
This was Li Shimin's grace.
Fang Xuanling got up and left. Wei Shuyu also got up to make arrangements. After everything was arranged properly, Wei Shuyu went to Li Shimin's room again.
At this time, night had fallen.
In the stronghold, torches were burning everywhere.
Wei Shuyu entered the room and bowed respectfully to Li Shimin. "Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin said, "Shuyu, why are you here at night? What's the matter?"
Wei Shuyu replied, "Your Majesty, I'm here at night because Xia Xia sent troops to kill us. I think that in addition to the current preparations we have made, we need to consider a way out."
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes.
He did not speak for the time being.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn, as if there was a murderous aura.
Li Shimin's gaze was sizing up Wei Shuyu, but from beginning to end, Wei Shuyu was unperturbed, appearing incomparably calm. After a long while, Li Shimin said, "Tell me, what do you think?"
Wei Shuyu said, "I think that considering a way out, we can consider going to Wo Nation. After all, Wo Nation's strength is not very good, and if we retreat to Wo Nation, we can rise again and make a comeback. Of course, now that Du Qi is going south, if he can block Xia Xia's forces, we will continue to stay in Lingnan Road to develop. If not, we will evacuate. So, I think we need to think more. "
Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he said coldly, "Shuyu, if these words were said by someone else, I would have already served them with a knife."
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty's wisdom is like a torch, and there is no mistake with Your Majesty's wisdom, so I dare to speak boldly. I ask Your Majesty to arrange a way out so that we can deal with it. Xia Xia is coming aggressively, even if I am prepared, I may not be able to defend. "
Li Shimin said, "I will not retreat."
Speaking of this, Li Shimin's face showed a ferocious expression, and said, "Du Qi killed my son, and even made Father Emperor commit suicide, and indirectly killed Zhangsun Wuji. In addition, there are countless enmity between me and Du Qi. I will not stop until I kill Du Qi. Now that things have come to this, how can I continue to retreat? I will organize all the troops here at Yushan, and contend with Du Qi to the end. "
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty, this is not appropriate!"
Li Shimin said, "There is nothing inappropriate."
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty is an old man who has fought on the battlefield, naturally you know that Xia Xia is coming aggressively. It is very normal for us to prepare a way out. I ask Your Majesty to reconsider. Only in this way can we contend with Xia Xia to the end. "
Li Shimin stood up and said directly, "When I was in the Western Regions, I fought with Du Qi several times, and retreated with hatred. Later on, Du Qi came to Chang 'an. For the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of preserving our strength, I led the troops to retreat. I retreated because I had no choice, and I had no choice but to retreat, so I retreated to Jiangdu. "
"Previously, I stood in Jiangdu because everybody was still there. Therefore, in Jiangdu, I have been preparing for war. When Du Qi came to Jiangdu, I retreated without fighting, and retreated from Jiangdu to Qu River. "
"I have always avoided fighting."
"This is not my style."
Li Shimin's voice was getting more and more impassioned, but also full of anger. He said, "Things have come to this point, my son is dead, how can I retreat? Shuyu, I know you are loyal, so I don't suspect you, I don't want to punish you. If you want to persuade me, don't. I won't retreat anymore. Even if I die, I want to compete with Du Qi. "
Previously, if Li Chengqian and the others were still there, Li Shimin still had hope. Moreover, if he continued to retreat, he could attract Du Qi's troops. But now his son was dead, he no longer had any hope.
Li Shimin's heart was full of anger, he wanted to fight Du Qi to the end, and would never give up.
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, you should listen to the opinions of the people below. Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty summon Tang Jian, Fang Xiang, Wei Xiang, and the rest of the people to discuss this matter. As the saying goes, if you listen to both sides, you will be in the light, if you believe only one side, you will be in the dark. Listening to the opinions of the people below is not a bad thing. "
Li Shimin brushed his big sleeve and said, "No need."
He said, "I'm tired. You can withdraw. Shuyu, if you don't want to fight with me to the death, you can leave. I won't force you. Your father and son of the Wei family are all loyal ministers. Your father works for me, you don't have to follow me to death. "
Plop!
Wei Shuyu directly knelt on the ground.
He kowtowed and said, "I swear to follow Your Majesty to death. If it weren't for Your Majesty's support, how could I have today? If it weren't for Your Majesty's appreciation, how could I achieve my ambition? No matter the adversity or prosperity, no matter what the situation is, I swear to follow Your Majesty to death. "
Li Shimin nodded with a smile on his face.
It was not in vain that he thought so highly of Wei Shuyu.
Li Shimin waved his hand.
Wei Shuyu sighed in his heart. He knew that he could not persuade him. Even if he had made preparations and worked with Fang Xuanling, as long as Li Shimin agreed to let Fang Xuanling come, Fang Xuanling would join in persuading him. But Li Shimin had made up his mind, so there was no other way at the moment, he could only withdraw.
Li Shimin looked at Wei Shuyu's back and sighed in his heart. How could he not know that arranging an escape route was the most suitable arrangement at the moment? But Li Shimin did not want to retreat now.
He wanted to cut off the cauldrons and sink the boats and fight.
He, Li Shimin, was a man who had established illustrious achievements and was invincible on the battlefield. He was not like Running Li, who ran fast when he met Du Qi, so he did not retreat this time.
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