Fan Zhongyun poured Li Xun a glass of wine: "Li Xun, it's time to make a decision."

Li Xun said silently: "What are you referring to?"

Fan Zhongyun sighed: "Li Xun, there are some things that you can't control. If you stop, you will only harm yourself."

Li Xun remained silent. After a long time, he suddenly smiled and said, "Old Fan, I heard that the King of Chengzhou gave you his own sister some time ago. You refused several times, but it annoyed the princess. She came to you for duel. You are a big man, and you don't dare to face the challenge. It's a joke."

In the Western Regions, grudges between people can be resolved through duels, regardless of gender.

Li Xun told this joke and laughed out loud.

Fan Zhongyun looked at Li Xun quietly with no smile on her face.

Li Xun looked at Fan Zhongyun's plain expression, the smile on her face disappeared, and she fell silent.

After a while, Li Xun sighed and said, "The Emperor has the kindness of knowing me, and the Empress Dowager has high hopes for me. Human feelings are greater than heaven. Can you understand my mood?"

Fan Zhongyun looked at Li Xun, whose eyes were firm and not shaken at all. Seeing this, Fan Zhongyun sighed secretly, knowing that there are some things that cannot be said to Li Xun at the moment.

Fan Zhongyun pondered for a moment, then said, "Li Xun, there are some things you may want to stick to. Even so, you should be prepared in advance."

Li Xun asked, "What preparation?"

Fan Zhongyun said in a low voice: "Protect yourself."

Li Xun frowned and said after a while: "As far as the current situation is concerned, there is no problem with my safety."

Fan Zhongyun said: "You have no problems, it doesn't mean others have no problems either."

"The core of the Western Regions is Su Ye, and Yuwen Zhen now has the final say. Even if there is a big problem, Yuwen Zhen will be the first to bear the brunt of it. Lei Wanhai and the others will not have too many problems."

When Li Xun was transferred from the Western Regions, it was not only for Zhao Zhi to prevent and protect. With such a great interest, the aristocratic family group would never be able to watch Li Xun take over by himself. If Li Xun did not leave, there would be only one final result, that would be the target of public criticism and besieged by the aristocratic family group. At that time, even Zhao Zhi would not be able to protect him.

Li Xun's transfer was a kind of benign rather than malignant nature. Therefore, although Li Xun left, Zhao Zhi also gave Li Xun great compensation from another aspect. Many of the generals under Li Xun were valued.

Lei Wanhai and Li Cunxiao led 10,000 troops to command Xizhou. These were Li Xun's old subordinates and old troops.

Li Zhaodi was appointed as the governor of the Hanchi Kingdom, with five thousand soldiers under her command.

Yuan He was in charge of Chengzhou and also had nearly 10,000 troops in his hands.

Li Xun had a strong influence on these generals and the army.

As for the current political situation, it is impossible for a person who can become the prime minister of the State Council to be the only one. He often represents a group of forces, and the same is true for Li Xun. Most people know that Li Xun's power is in the Western Regions and in Longyou, just like Li Zhong. His influence on Anbei may be stronger and far-reaching than the court and the emperor.

Li Xun asked, "What do you think?"

Fan Zhongyun said: "It's not that I have any ideas, but that the emperor has any ideas."

"That's what you said?"

"What does the emperor value the Western Regions? It is money and food, and the materials there. As long as Yuwen Zhen can meet these conditions, and he is the younger brother of the current queen, the emperor is likely to further increase his rights in the Western Regions."

Fan Zhongyun glanced at Li Xun and continued, "You may not know yet that Yuwen is really planning to expand his own rights. He is preparing to write to the emperor to request temporary dispatch of local troops and generals in the Western Regions. Once the emperor agrees, he will write to him again in the next step, dividing the Western Regions into two, and making friends in the entire eastern Western Regions. Huang Hongliang will be in charge of the northern region, and Wang Dezhao, the central region, the western region and the southern region will be handed over to himself."

Li Xun had a hint of shock on his face and asked, "Where did you get this news? It's reliable?"

Fan Zhongyun nodded: "This news was told by Zhou Pingyun personally. The chaos in the Western Regions is actually what Yuwen Zhen hopes to see. The more chaotic the Western Regions, the greater the space for his growth. In order to stabilize the situation and obtain a steady stream of money, grain and materials, the emperor will give Yuwen Zhen more and greater rights."

Li Xun picked up the wine glass and took a sip, thinking about the problem.

Fan Zhongyun waited for a while, then said in a deep voice: "At that time, Yuwen Zhen will definitely fight against Lei Wanhai and Yuan and them."

Li Xun's face was shaken. The battle for military power is often very cruel and bloody. Lei Wanhai, Li Cunxiao and others were promoted by themselves, and they were their own hard-core confidants and supporters. Even if they defected to Yuwen Zhen, Yuwen Zhen would not feel at ease. So when it was really time, in order to seize military power, the biggest possibility of Yuwen Zhen was to defeat Lei Wanhai, Li Cunxiao and others.

Li Xun glanced at Fan Zhongyun and understood something in his heart. Fan Zhongyun said these words, in fact, was telling himself in a vague way that if you don’t want to argue with Yuwen Zhen, then transfer Lei Wanhai, Li Cunxiao and others as soon as possible, so as not to be unable to take the scene in the future.

Li Xun pondered for a moment, then said, "What do Li Cunxiao and the others have?"

Fan Zhongyun said in a low voice: "They are all waiting for your attitude."

Li Xun said, "What if I let them go?"

Fan Zhongyun sneered: "Are they leaving?"

Li Xun remained silent. The main generals such as Li Cunxiao and Lei Wanhai could leave. At worst, they could give up everything, but they would leave? Once they left, facing Yuwen's cruelty, what would the brothers and soldiers under their command end?

He laid a huge amount of money in Xizhou City. He originally planned to return to the Western Regions one day and start the preparations again, but now, once someone knows about it, what will Zhao Xun think? By that time, he could not explain it clearly at all, so today, Lei Wanhai cannot move, and Xizhou cannot move.

As long as Yuwen Zhen takes action against Xizhou, he and him will inevitably embark on the road of fighting.

Li Xun sighed and said, "I feel relieved if you are in the Western Regions. Now that I am back, I have no idea."

“Talent does not equal ability.”

Fan Zhongyun said this to Li Xun.

‘Talent’ is the insight to analyze problems, and ‘capable’ is the practical operation method to solve problems. The two are not the same.
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