Li Chengliang, who had been in the capital for more than a decade, had a clear understanding of these civil officials.
"Who is Shen Yicheng? Having been in and out of the officialdom for several decades, Shen Yichuan's methods were extremely ruthless and experienced. Xiao Jixin was in her twenties, while the emperor emeritus was in his thirties. The two of them added together weren't even as old as Shen Yichuan. Where did they get the courage to do this kind of thing right under Shen Yichuan's nose?
In terms of war, a hundred Shen Yicheng bundled together are no match for Hsiao Jixin. In terms of power, a hundred Hsiao Jixin bundled together are no match for Shen Yicheng! Hsiao Jixin is giving up what is near at hand to seek what is far away. His failure is inevitable. "
Li Chengliang picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"But according to Shen Yicheng, Hsiao Jixin should already be dead. It is impossible for him to escape the capital alive. At present, the only thing that can be a thorn in Shen Yicheng's side is the thirty thousand elite soldiers of Burma Town. If my guess is correct, Burma Town is not willing to wait for death and has mobilized its troops."
"This …"
Li Rusong was stunned for a while before he reacted. "The imperial court transferred us to the south because Burma Town has mobilized its troops and the imperial court can't defeat them?"
"That should be the case. It is probably in the Yunnan region. If my guess is correct, the Yunnan Inspector-General must have suffered a defeat, so the imperial court had to transfer the elite soldiers from the north to the south. Moreover, Shen Yicheng may have the intention of luring the tiger away from the mountain to kill with a borrowed knife.
If you lose this battle, your elite troops and your strength will be exhausted, and the imperial court will be safe. If you win, the imperial court can also impede you on the front line, and then transfer you when you are far away from Liaodong. You can't resist. "
Li Chengliang narrowed his eyes and said, "Shen Yicheng's ability to play politics is the same as Hsiao Jixin's ability to fight on the battlefield. It's not normal for Hsiao Jixin to give up his strong points and use his weak points to achieve his goal through normal means. If it were up to me, we might as well just send troops to take control of the capital. There's no need to compete in politics. Just use real swords and guns. That way, Shen Yicheng will be at a loss."
Li Rusong turned pale with fright.
"Isn't that a rebellion? Who would dare to be a traitor? This is something that will go down in history. "
"Those who don't rebel well enough are called traitors. Those who rebel well enough are called emperors. Since ancient times, those who can be good emperors have an army in their hands. With an army in their hands, Dalang, do you think the pen is stronger or the knife is stronger?"
Li Chengliang rolled his eyes and felt helpless about his son's straightforwardness.
Li Rusong was choked and couldn't say a word.
"If Hsiao Jixin had given up that unrealistic fantasy earlier, there might have been a glimmer of hope for success."
Li Chengliang sighed and said, "I've seen through those high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital. Their schemes and power are unparalleled in the world. Once they can't use their schemes and power, they are just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered."
"Lambs waiting to be slaughtered?"
Li Rusong felt incredible about Li Chengliang's description of those civil officials.
"A few hundred years ago, the civil officials of the Song Dynasty were more ruthless to the generals than the Daming civil officials were to the generals. They were more powerful and had a higher status. But weren't they still destroyed by the Jins? What's the use of a glib tongue when death is at hand? At any time, the most important thing is to hold the knife in your hand! That's why your father tried every possible way to let you take over my position as the Liaodong Army Commander. I want you to take over the management of our cavalry. That's why! "
Li Chengliang stared at Li Rusong fiercely: "You have troops in your hands, even if it's a little less, others will be a little afraid of you. If you can still control a little bit of land as a base, others will be afraid of you, because you might rebel."
"I …"
Li Rusong opened his mouth and said, "I won't rebel."
"Who asked you to rebel? You want to protect yourself! In this situation, you don't have to worry about the imperial court daring to do anything to you. They have a lot of problems to deal with. As long as you can come up with a reasonable reason, if you don't send troops, Shen Yicheng won't dare to do anything to you! "
Li Chengliang firmly believed in his judgment.
"Father, do you mean that we can't send troops?"
"Of course not. At this time, the situation is the strangest. You have fought side by side with Xiao Ruxun. You can't explain the situation clearly. If we send troops, not only will we not get any benefits, but we will also get ourselves into trouble. Only a fool will send troops!"
"Then … what about the imperial court's edict?"
"You idiot!"
Li Chengliang slapped Li Rusong's head in exasperation and said, "Liaodong doesn't have many things, but it has a lot of foreign tribes! The Mongolians are to the north, and the Jurchens are to the east. You can casually say that there are border troubles and then take all the elite soldiers to guard the border. Your father will fall sick at home. What do you think Shen Yicheng can do to you? What can he do to us? "
"What if Shen Yicheng finds time to make trouble for us in the future …"
Li Rusong was still hesitant.
Li Chengliang sighed.
"In our position, if you are worried about trouble, there will be no end to it. Since ancient times, there has never been an imperial court that doesn't fear generals. Dalang, I am old and I can't always protect you. You have to think of a way to protect yourself so that the imperial court won't dare to touch you."
Li Chengliang pointed to the north and then to the east.
Li Rusong pondered for a moment and immediately understood what Li Chengliang meant.
"Peace is decided by the general. Don't let the general see peace. Dalang, remember this sentence. If you understand this sentence, you will enjoy endless benefits in the future. No one will understand you. This is the foundation of our Li family in Liaodong."
Li Chengliang said in a low voice.
Li Rusong suddenly felt that he understood something.
The messenger sent by Shen Yicheng to ask Li Rusong to send troops to the south waited for a long time, but he didn't receive the order from Li Rusong to send troops. Instead, he received the news that the Haixi Jurchen tribe in the east had provoked the border without authorization.
"I'm really sorry, Angel. These barbarians just don't learn from their mistakes! They actually dared to send 30,000 troops to attack the border. This time, I will not let them go no matter what! Please, Angel, give me two months. After I put down the Jurchen rebellion in two months, I will send troops to the south! "
With these words, Li Rusong directly led the mighty Liaodong Iron Cavalry to the battlefield of the Jurchen people in the east to put down the border trouble.
The messenger was stunned that he couldn't stop Li Rusong.
Two months?
Then when I go back, I will be cooked and eaten by Shen Yicheng, won't I?
When the messenger thought of this, fine beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.
If Li Rusong couldn't do it, then … then …
There must be other troops in Liaodong. Wouldn't it be better to let Li Chengliang lead the troops?
The messenger was quick-witted and thought of a replacement plan.
He was immensely proud of his resourcefulness.
Then he got the news that Li Chengliang had been ill in bed for two months.
The leader of the Liaodong Army led the main force to put down the rebellion, and the leader of the previous generation was lying in bed. You say …
The messenger really didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of him.
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