roccoschili Chapter 626 Your Excellency is indeed wise and mighty!
Chapter 626 Your Excellency is indeed wise and mighty!
Xiao He: “…”
Although he had probably already guessed Liu Bang's idea.
But when I actually heard him say it, I still felt a bit helpless.
Your Majesty, you've forgotten again, you are of noble birth!
You should understand the principle that a son of a wealthy family should not sit under a dangerous roof!
"Your Majesty, if that is truly the case, why not let me try it on your behalf?"
“A man like Wu Sangui is too dangerous; he could really be a threat to His Majesty.”
"And what Your Majesty can do, I can also do for you."
After thinking it over, Xiao He still offered his advice.
Although he knew that saying such things at this time might displease Liu Bang.
But as a subject, he still had to speak out.
Whether Liu Bang listened or not was one thing; whether he spoke or not was another.
"What I can do, you may not be able to do."
"Furthermore, Xiao He, don't think that staying here is safe. There's Wu Sangui inside the pass, and the Manchu army and Nurhaci outside the pass."
"When Xiang Ji was alive, there was no need to pay attention to them, but now Xiang Ji has followed Han Xin into Guanzhong."
"Apart from him, even if he were leading the same Jiangdong soldiers, it would be impossible for him to lead his troops to break through an enemy force ten times larger than his own."
"So staying outside the pass is tantamount to facing the Manchus who might launch a surprise attack at any time. Do you really think it would be safer for me to stay here?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao He blinked his innocent eyes, which were full of confusion.
It seems that's really true!
In some ways, staying outside the Great Wall was even more dangerous.
After all, the cruelty of the Manchu Qing dynasty is undeniable!
"So, Xiao He, you're in charge of staying here."
"I don't expect you to lead troops to stop the Manchu army; you just need to deal with them."
"If they attack, you lead them in circles outside the pass. As long as they are not completely wiped out, it doesn't matter where you go."
From this perspective, it seems that staying is indeed not a good choice!
Is it really safer to enter the country than to stay?
Staying outside the pass would give them a chance to deal with the Manchu cavalry, but if they entered the pass and aroused Wu Sangui's murderous intent, they would have nowhere to escape!
Xiao He was unsure which option was safer, but since Liu Bang had said so, he knew he had no room to object.
He had no choice but to obediently accept the order.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to deal with the Manchus and will not suffer too many losses."
"As soon as Your Majesty sends word from within the pass, I will lead my men to attack immediately!"
He felt that Liu Bang was waiting for him to say those words.
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand to take off his gorgeous clothes and put on a tight-fitting outfit that had been prepared in advance. He instantly lost the aura of a monarch.
After staring at him for a while, Xiao He felt as if he were seeing Liu Bang, the carefree knight-errant who used to talk about benevolence and righteousness and make friends all over the world, at the village entrance more than ten years ago.
"You, too, once roamed this world."
"Although no legend of you has been passed down in the martial arts world, that's just because the martial arts world back then was blind to your abilities!"
"Xiao He, just watch how you stir up a bloodbath in this pass!"
"Don't worry, you only need to ensure your own safety. As for matters within the border, with you here, you don't need to worry about them!"
At that moment, Liu Bang felt as if he had become many years younger.
The body has already recovered to its youngest and peak state the moment it enters the challenge.
The only thing that has changed is his mindset.
He no longer saw himself as the Emperor of Han, but as a wandering knight who was starting over.
But even though he was just a wandering knight, he was still confident of winning!
"Your Majesty, I wish you a swift and successful victory! Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and there will certainly be no mishaps!"
After staring at Liu Bang for a long time, Xiao He bowed deeply.
He had no reason to doubt it.
Or rather, he realized it.
In such a challenge, Han Xin and Xiang Yu, who were alone in Guanzhong recruiting soldiers, were risking their lives.
He who stayed behind to deal with the Manchus was also risking his life.
This was especially true of Liu Bang, who entered the pass alone in an attempt to subdue Wu Sangui.
No one can stay out of it.
The challenge seemed to be more difficult than they had initially anticipated.
What they wanted to do was not just to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, as they had initially envisioned.
At present, most of the people inside the Great Wall have not yet suffered the cruelty of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so they will have to do even more.
"Your Excellency is undoubtedly wise and mighty!"
"Qin was destroyed in three years, and Chu was destroyed in four years."
"If someone like you isn't considered wise and mighty, then I'm afraid no one in the world deserves that title!"
"As for whether we can capture Wu Sangui, that goes without saying."
"He can't possibly be any harder to deal with than Qin and Chu!"
Liu Bang entered the tent, took his sword, and after taking one last look at the people ravaged by the Manchus, left without looking back.
Looking at his solitary figure, Xiao He stared for a long time before giving a soft command.
“Send a doctor to examine these people. If they can be saved, do your best to treat them and send them back to the interior. If they cannot be saved, give them a good meal and give them a quick death.”
"I'm afraid it won't be long before we're no longer able to take care of them."
This is the first thing he needs to decide.
Abandon those who should be abandoned.
This decision was deliberately left for him to make by Liu Bang.
This is one of the reasons why Liu Bang brought him along, rather than Zhang Liang, to this challenge.
Zhang Liang's plans were flawless, but when it came to actually implementing them, he was ultimately held back by emotions and might have been swayed by sentimentality.
Having served as prime minister for so long, Xiao He needed to have an iron fist.
Therefore, Liu Bang would trust him more in this matter, and he would never betray that trust.
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"Why does it seem like Liu Bang complicated simple things after entering the challenge?"
"Shouldn't the original plan have simply been to annihilate the Manchus and restore the Central Plains?"
Why did he dismantle all his capable people and put himself in danger?
Sun Dadi said he didn't understand.
"If the Manchus had already entered the pass and taken control of the world, then what Emperor Gaozu would have done was simply to follow the trend, raise the banner of overthrowing the Qing and restoring the Ming, and single-mindedly overthrow the Manchu court."
"Because by then, everything had already happened, and it was too late to stop or undo it."
"But who could have imagined that the time when Emperor Gaozu entered the challenge would be before the Manchus entered the pass."
"This timing makes the situation more complicated and gives him more room to maneuver. If he does it properly, both the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacre can be nipped in the bud."
"But precisely at this point in time, the time left for him is extremely limited!"