Chapter 1231: Continuing the Past and Opening the Future (One Hundred and Twenty-One) Transaction

In Hangu Pass, the General's Mansion, in a quiet room, Fan Sui and Lu Chao sat opposite each other, their eyes facing each other, and the silence had lasted for a long time between the two people.

"Does it have to be like this?" Outside, brass horns sounded along with the passionate song of the Qin army, approaching and far away. Fan Sui knew that it was another army setting off from Hangu Pass and heading towards Jinyang.

"Otherwise, what else can we do?" A trace of sarcasm appeared on Lu Chao's lips.

"Your Majesty treats you as both a teacher and a friend, and has never had any doubts. The general has a large army, so why doesn't he put the fate of the Qin Dynasty first? You know clearly that this is an impossible war to win, and it will only make us continue to fight. It is only a waste of national power. Doing this will hurt your loved ones and make your enemies happy!" Fan Sui had a sad look on his face.

Lu Chao smiled faintly, "Fan Shoufu, if a month ago, instead of sending troops to Jinyang, I returned to Xianyang, what kind of scene do you think it would be like?"

Fan Sui paused and looked at Lu Chao, not knowing how to answer.

"I can't get into Xianyang, because at that time, Bai Qi led thousands of Xuanyi guards to wait halfway, and secretly, the spies commanded by Mingtai and Heibingtai also laid a dragnet. As if I left Hangu Pass After returning to Xianyang, I have now become a prisoner. Only fools like Cui Yuan expect me to return to Xianyang to support the overall situation. He does not even think about it. Since the king has made up his mind to use you, how can he allow me to go back. Break the game?" Lu Chao said.

"This, is this impossible?" Fan Sui was slightly shocked.

"Mingtai is outside. If you don't believe it, you can ask him." Lu Chao spread his hands, "Fortunately, at this time, Gao Yuan launched a war. For me, this is really a timely rain that allowed me to I am no longer in a dilemma, of course I have to send troops, not only to send troops, but also to fight a big battle. Only in this way will my position be as stable as Mount Tai and I can gather more soldiers, because, Fan Shoufu, our Great Qin cannot withstand it. Another big defeat.”

Lu Chao stood up, "Since we can't withstand a big defeat, we can only keep sending troops to me. Give me more food, grass, ordnance, so that I can fight well against Gao Yuan."

Fan Sui was furious, "You, you have ignored the country for your own benefit. Are you still the general of Qin? How did Li Ru teach you such a bastard? His life's hard work will be ruined by you." in the hand.”

Lu Chao sneered: "His lifelong hard work was not ruined in my hands, but by you. Doesn't your reform completely negate his national policy?"

Fan Sui sat down slumped.

"Fan Shoufu. Do you know what my greatest wish is?" Lu Chao leaned over and asked.

"What is it?"

"When I was in Shannan County, I really wanted to contribute to Da Qin and make Da Qin the strongest kingdom in the world, but Gao Yuan changed me. From then on, my biggest wish was to defeat Gao Yuan and beat him Back to the original shape." Lu Chao sighed: "But while I was still struggling for my own destiny and my position, Gao Yuan had already established a huge territory and had hundreds of thousands of troops. He even built a huge Han Empire. He and I both came from Fufeng. At that time, he was just a bastard. But ten years later, when people talk about him and me, they will only think that he is better than me. Countless times, but only I know what kind of person he is. Therefore, my biggest wish is to knock him down, destroy the Han Dynasty he built with his own hands, and beat him back to his original form. From this From a perspective, Fan Shoufu, our goals are the same.”

"Since they are unanimous, why did you do such a thing again?" Fan Sui asked.

"It's very simple. If I want to achieve this goal, I must first stay in this position!" Lu Chao laughed, "If I lose this position, I will be a person with nothing. What can I do to defeat Gao Yuan? So? "I can't go back to Xianyang and be a prisoner, and I can't wait for you to sing with the king and slowly take away my military power after you come to power."

"There is no such thing." Fan Sui shook his head and said, "Both the king and I appreciate the general's talents."

"Not now, doesn't mean there won't be anymore in the future. Will you tolerate me, a close disciple of Li Ru and the designated heir of Li's school, with a military power of hundreds of thousands? Of course not. I will not return to Xianyang, which temporarily reassures the king. But as a king, how can you leave an uncertain factor outside? Next, I believe you will use gentle methods to slowly deprive me of my military opportunities, and finally, you may transfer me back to the court. "Being a titular lieutenant?" Lu Chao said with a smile.

Fan Sui took a deep breath. This was indeed his original consideration. In Yingchuan, he and Tan Feng also cared about this.

"But this war changed everything. Speaking of which, I really want to thank Gao Yuan! When I was in the most difficult time, the Jinyang Mutiny gave me a solid opportunity. He was intentional and I was intentional, so naturally we hit it off. You naturally understand my intentions now, but so what? You have to compromise with me and come to exchange with me, so you have this trip to Hangu Pass, right?"

Fan Sui looked at Lu Chao with a smile on his face and said, "Lu Chao, you really have sinister intentions! You used the blood of countless soldiers in exchange for your own selfishness and started a large-scale war with Gao Yuan. Now we can't win at all. If we fight If you don’t win, how can you achieve your goal and defeat Gao Yuan?”

"First of all, I must ensure that I stay in this position first, and then I can talk about confronting Gao Yuan." Lu Chao dismissed it, "Second, how to beat him is not just my problem. It's your problem again, Fan Shoufu, this is why I tolerate you returning to Xianyang, because if Cui Yuan continues to be in charge of the government, Daqin will get worse and worse. Although your reform plan is also dancing on the tip of a knife, it can be done at any time. They may fall into the abyss, but there is finally a glimmer of hope. Do you know? The team to kill you has already been assembled. As long as I nod, they can set off. They are not Cui Yuan. The guys I sent out looked useless, but in the end, I dismissed them.”

Fan Sui's brows jumped a few times. He had guessed this before, and now he got confirmation from Lu Chao.

"Great Qin's reforms are not as sinister as you say!" He raised his head and said. "Although he is dancing on the edge of a knife, I am sure that he will dance to the perfect ending."

Lu Chao laughed, "Okay, since you are so confident, I will naturally wait and see. In fact, Fan Shoufu, I also hope you succeed! Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"The Li Confucian school has controlled the political affairs of the Qin Dynasty for decades, and its forces are intertwined. Seventy-eight of the officials in the Qin Dynasty are members of the Li school. I can get rid of people like Cui Yuan, but I can't bring this huge group together. The ability to remove them all, so I need their support," Fan Sui said.

Lu Chao smiled slightly, "The original plan should be to capture Cui Yuan and others, and then capture me. Then the Li school will be leaderless, and then use the method of dividing and drawing together?"

"What's the use of talking about this now?" Fan Sui said.

"It's really useless. I'm afraid that lunatic Tan Feng has wanted to take me down a long time ago so that he can take over. It's a pity that he underestimated me." Lu Chao said coldly: "I can agree to this, and then I I will write to the king to express my full support for your internal affairs reform, but Fan Shoufu, what can you give me? "

"what do you want?"

"Since you are coordinating the country's internal affairs, then I want the country's military power, and all the armies of Da Qin must obey my orders." Lu Chao replied brazenly.

"Are you crazy? Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, even General Li Xin has not had this power. At that time, where were Ying Teng, Wang Xiao, and Meng Tian?"

"Today is different from the past. They are all dead. Fan Shoufu, besides me, who else can you count on? Tan Feng? That is a guy who is unwilling to be among the people. Zhou Yu, this person can lead troops to fight, but the rest is basically a waste. Bai Qi, his qualifications are too low, and he is barely able to hold Xuanyi Guards. Now our Great Qin is facing the biggest crisis since the founding of the country. If the military power cannot be unified and everyone goes their own way, it will only lose faster. "

"Your Majesty will not agree?"

"As long as you and I unite, the king will have to agree. You won't worry about me starting a rebellion, right?" Lu Chao said with a smile.

"I'm really not worried about this." Fan Sui shook his head.

"In that case, what are you worried about? What I want is military power, and the purpose is to defeat the Han State. You also understand that if the Han State is not defeated, the Qin Dynasty will never rise again."

"I will try to convince the king." Fan Sui hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Very good. Now that our deal has been reached, I think we will cooperate perfectly in the days to come." Lu Chao smiled and said: "You are in charge of the government, and I am in charge of the military. We will work together internally and externally so that Great Qin can find A glimmer of hope.”

Fan Sui took a deep look at Lu Chao and said, "General, when you do this, have you ever thought about the future?"

"What can we think about in the future?" Lu Chao sneered: "If your reform fails, we will naturally fail. If we fail, we will die. There is no pity. If we win by chance, I defeated Gao Yuan and defeated Gao Yuan. After returning to the Han Kingdom, my wish has been fulfilled. Even if the king wants to deal with me at that time, I have nothing to regret. "

Hearing this, Fan Sui was stunned and said, "You are really crazy."

"Gao Yuan also said this to me. My answer is, you can't survive without being crazy. Fan Shoufu, please tell Mingtai not to do anything in my army. My tolerance has limits. If He spends his energy on my subordinates instead of the enemy, so don’t blame me for being rude to him. He is not Zhongli, and I have no scruples about dealing with him now." (To be continued...)