Chapter 83 A Surprise
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Li Hu was considering the strategy offered by Fan Zhichang. The Huli Army's expedition this time was just a feint. Li Hu did not want to be deeply trapped in the Helan Mountain battlefield. Fan Zhichang's identity is indeed doubtful. Taking a step back, even if Fan Zhichang's identity is real, why should we determine that Fan Zhichang was an internal response to the Song Dynasty? If Fan Zhichang was loyal to the Western Xia, the purpose of this strategy would be doubtful.
Just when he was about to give up, Zhe Keqiu got there. When Zhe Keqiu saw Li Hu, he immediately dissuaded him and begged Li Hu to consider the overall situation, stick to Daibei, restrain Jinxia, and ensure the safety of the northern border.
"Do you know someone named Fan Zhichang?" Li Hu asked suddenly.
Zhe Keqiu was stunned. He spoke so hard that his mouth was dry, but Li Hu didn't listen to a word, but Fan Zhichang appeared.
"How do you know Fan Zhichang?" Zhe Ke asked.
"I have someone here, calling myself Fan Zhichang." Li Hu smiled, "Do you know him?"
Zhe Keqiu hesitated and said nothing. This is the secret of the Zhe family and cannot be revealed, but how could Li Hu know about Fan Zhichang? Did Fan Zhichang escape? The last time the Zhe family contacted Fan Zhichang was at the beginning of the year. At that time, Fan Zhichang said that he was trying to find a way. Could it be that he had escaped to Li Hu?
"Do you know him?" Li Hu asked again.
"He is here with you?" Zhe Keqiu asked back.
"So you know him." Li Hu laughed, "Then tell me, do you know his appearance?"
"I met him more than ten years ago." Zhe Keqiu pointed at his beard. "I didn't have such a big beard at that time. He was also a teenager. If he met suddenly, he might not recognize him."
"Then how do you confirm his identity?"
Zhe Keqiu thought for a while and said, "I always use different handwriting and code words when I write different words. If I want to confirm his identity, the only way is to ask him to write me another letter." Zhe Keqiu was sure that Fan Zhichang escaped. But before they recognized each other, they really needed to confirm their identity.
"Any letter content is OK?" Li Hu asked.
"We contacted him once last August and asked him to write the contents of the letter."
"Wait for a moment." Li Hu got up and left. He put Zhe Keqiu alone in the tent. It didn't take long. Li Hu hurried with a letter. The content of the letter looked like a romantic and romance. There was no substantial content. Zhe Keqiu read it all. He immediately asked excitedly, "Where is he? I want to see him."
"I want to be there." Li Hu smiled, "He is the messenger of Xixia, and I can't let you see him alone."
Zhe Keqiu laughed and pulled Li Hu away, "Go away quickly, I want to give him a surprise."
Zhe Keqiuhe Fan Zhichang hugged him tightly.
"Since you've come out, why don't you run away?"
"The deputy envoy and a group of subordinate entourages are very close to me and never give me the opportunity to act alone, so I can't escape." Fan Zhichang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "This time, because the King of Han attacked Xixia and detained the Xixia mission, I had the opportunity to meet the King of Han alone."
"I've been lucky, I almost missed you." Zhe Keqiu pulled Fan Zhichang down, pointed at Li Hu and smiled, "Do you know who he is?"
Fan Zhichang looked at Li Hu in surprise, and then at Zhe Keqiu, not knowing what he meant. Could this be Li Hu, the King of Han?
"This is Li Qingchen's grandson." Zhe Keqiu lowered his voice and said solemnly.
What? This is Li Qingchen's grandson? Fan Zhichang suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Li Hu in disbelief. It is incredible that the famous Liaodong Tiger King was actually Li Qingchen's grandson. Is this possible? This is impossible at all.
"I know you don't believe it." Zhe Keqiu stretched out a hand and shook it in front of Fan Zhichang's eyes twice, signaling Fan Zhichang to turn his gaze to him.
"Can this kind of joke be made?" Fan Zhichang was so amused and crying.
"I'll give you the evidence." Zhe Keqiu said with a laugh, "When the emperor of this dynasty succeeded to the throne, your grandfather was appointed as the Right Prime Minister of the Shangshu, while the Grandfather of the Han King was the Minister of the Secretariat, in charge of the Secretariat. Both of your families are in Bianjing. Although one is a new party and the other is an old party, they have good personal relationships. You were in your teenage years at that time, and you should remember the father of the King of Han Li Changhao."
"What? He is Li Changhao's son?" Fan Zhichang exclaimed, and couldn't help but jump up, shouting excitedly at Li Hu, "Are you the son of Uncle Li?"
Li Hu nodded.
"So, is Li Hong, the King of Han who raised the flag to rebel in Liaodong? Is Uncle Li?" Fan Zhichang became more and more excited.
Li Hu smiled and shook his head, unpredictable and profound. Fan Zhichang certainly understood what Li Hu meant. This is a secret, an eternal secret. As long as Li Hu didn't say it, no one would know this secret.
"Uncle Li is a god-like person. He has high talent, high character, indifferent to fame and fortune, and is a world-renowned man. I always thought he would stand silently behind Li Zhongshu and be an unknown person all his life. Who knew that he had done something earth-shaking in Liaodong." Fan Zhichang seemed to be very familiar with Li Changhao, and suddenly he was a little out of control when he heard the news, "He is so amazing, I knew he wanted to do something for the Song Dynasty. I would never dream of him leaving you and the Tiger and Lie Army. He is so amazing..."
Li Hu and Zhe Keqiu looked at each other, and were ridiculous by the excited Fan Zhichang. He said he didn't believe it first.
Believe it more than anyone else.
"Are you sure he is the son of Li Changhao?" Zhe Keqiu shook his head repeatedly.
"Of course, of course." Fan Zhichang said, "The words said by the Zhe family will never be false." Then he suddenly thought of something and pointed at Zhe Ke and asked for a laugh, "I understand, I know why you married your sister to the King of Han. So that's the case, haha..."
Zhe Ke asked to look at Li Hu, and then Fan Zhichang was dancing and smiling helplessly.
"I urge you to come back because I want you to assist the King of Han." Zhe Keqiu waited until Fan Zhichang calmed down and said very seriously, "You and the King of Han are descendants of the Yuanyou Party. Although the ancestors of your two families have different political views, they have good personal relationships. If you two are together, you will definitely be able to do something big."
Li Hu also felt the same way. Fan Zhichang was a member of the Yuanyou Party. He was not only persecuted by Bian Jing, but also captured the vassal states and was humiliated. His experience was similar to that of Li Hu. The two of them felt the same sympathy and felt close, but also formed a consensus on many things. If the two of them work together, the prospects are very good.
"I have to go back." Fan Zhichang thought for a long time and said decisively.
Zhe Keqiu's face darkened, "Can't you lose your wife and children?"
"No." Fan Zhichang said, "The descendants of my Fan family have followed the teachings of our ancestors for generations, and are loyal and forgiving to be a human being. Loyalty is the first priority. I am loyal to the Song Dynasty and always want to return to my hometown, but I cannot just return to my hometown. I want to do something for the Song Dynasty and I want to fulfill my wish."
"Recovering the western frontier is not a year or two." Zhe Keqiu advised, "Although we have the advantage of attacking the Western Xia in two directions, do you know what the situation of the Song Dynasty is now? For the Song Dynasty, the most urgent task is not the northwest, but Bianjing. It is to replace the imperial throne, eradicate the treacherous and rebuild the national policy, so as to make the people of the Song Dynasty live."
"That's your business, it's the business of Prince Yun and your people in the northwest." Fan Zhichang was very determined, "The King of Han and I can't take care of Bian Jing at the moment. We must focus on the northwest and this northwest war."
"You can't understand what I say?" Zhe Keqiu's tone increased unconsciously. "Daibei is now the pillar of the world's general trend. Once Daibei moves, the whole world's general trend will follow. If the Jin people take advantage of the situation and Hebei is not protected, and Bianjing will be in danger, then life will be in trouble. Do you know?"
"Daibei will move sooner or later. If it is passive to fight, it is better to take the initiative." Fan Zhichang's voice was also louder. "Xixia is now the most critical moment since its founding. As long as it is severely damaged, Xixia will definitely collapse. Once Xixia is defeated, the entire northern situation will change. This change is very beneficial to the Song Dynasty."
The two people's positions and starting points are completely different, and they cannot reach an agreement at all. Zhe Kexue is willing to be more straightforward, but Li Hu is right next to him and there is no way to say it.
Li Hu now concluded that Fan Zhichang's advice was indeed sincere, and his identity won Fan Zhichang's trust. At this moment, letting Fan Zhichang return to Xingqing Prefecture to implement the plan of divisiveness will definitely be effective.
"You must remember to win the battle." Fan Zhichang was determined to go back, "If you defeat and let Brother Richard make another military achievements, the situation in Xingqing Mansion will be completely different."
Fan Zhichang was worried that he and Li Hu were alone for too long, which aroused the alertness of the rest of the delegation, so he immediately agreed with Li Hu to contact him and then said goodbye in a hurry.
Li Hu turned around the big tent, but saw that Zhe Keke was carrying his hands on his back and forth, and he seemed worried.
"You really want to listen to him and mobilize the main force to fight Xixia?" Zhe Keqiu met Li Hu and asked openly.
Li Hu pondered and said nothing. According to the strategy of Hulien Mansion, this battle would definitely reach Helan Mountain, otherwise the Jin army would not attack Datong, nor would it go south to invade. Since it was to attack Helan Mountain, it might as well take a gamble. If Fan Zhichang's plan was successful, the Hulien Army would have the possibility of conquering Xingqing Mansion.
"You must know that if Prince Yun and the Northwest Army advance east to serve the king, they must ensure the security of the northwest border. Therefore, it is crucial whether the Tiger Lieutenant Army can ensure the stability of Daibei." Zhe Keqiu tried his best to persuade him.
The more Li Hu listened, the more annoyed he became, and couldn't help but sneer: "Your survival is not in danger, so you can concentrate your efforts to fight for the imperial throne, but I can't do it. I must first solve the survival problem."
"What are your survival problems?" Zhe Keqiu retorted, "You have Daibei, a army of 200,000 and a population of millions. What are your survival problems?"
"Then tell me, when will you solve the imperial throne?" Li Hu asked, "If you don't solve the imperial throne problem in one day, Prince Yun and the Northwest Army will be controlled by Bian Jing. I am under the attack of Song, Jin and Xia, and the Northwest Army may enter Daibei at any time. Am I wrong?"
"The Northwest Army will not betrayal."
"I never believe this." Li Hu smiled, "But there is one thing I can guarantee you, if you can't solve the problem of the imperial throne and need my help to go south, I will withdraw my troops from Xixia immediately."
Zhe Keqiu sighed, knowing that his trip had been wasted, and he accidentally helped Li Hu to get Fan Zhichang's help during the attack on Xixia.
"Do you need my help?"
Chapter completed!