But fortunately, his father, Li Wanjiang, was originally a soldier, and he favored him with special favor. He also handed over the most important military department to him, giving him military power.
This seems to indicate that the position may be passed to me in the future...
Originally, there was still the eldest brother, the prince, who was standing in the way, but now that he is dead, the possibility of him ascending the throne has changed from 30% to 50%.
Although the second brother Li Shi has a certain reputation in the court and has some supporters, he does not have military power. He is a disabled person and cannot lead troops at all, so Li Shi's reputation in the army is far inferior to his own. .
In addition, he is the doted grandson of the Queen Mother, and the relationship between his father and the Queen Mother has always been tense... Therefore, Li Feng feels that the possibility of inheriting the throne in the future is as high as 70%!
But things have suddenly taken a turn recently. I don’t know what my father was thinking, but he let his second brother Li Shi take over the staff department despite his strong opposition!
Since ancient times, only the prince among the princes can be in charge of the staff.
Of course, this is not an explicit rule, but it has always been followed and is considered an unwritten rule.
Forget it, now the father actually agrees to let the second brother lead the troops to fight... What is the purpose?
At best, I think it was my father's intention to let his second brother Li Shi lead the fragile navy to join forces with the Japanese and Yizhou people who had their own evil intentions to attack the powerful Ross fleet. It should be a sure defeat.
This proved that the second brother did not have the ability to lead an army, and in the current uneasy and war-ridden environment of Zhou Dynasty, it was obviously inappropriate to choose someone who did not know how to lead troops to fight to succeed the throne...
But in the worst case, maybe this is an opportunity given by the father to the second brother?
What if the second brother wins this battle and his prestige skyrockets?
Therefore, the second brother can only lose in this battle, but cannot win.
For this reason, he has made a lot of arrangements behind the scenes, and even made an assassination list... I can't say who bore the brunt of the assassination, but among them is Xiao Chen, the dog slave, the dead eunuch!
It’s his jumping joy!
He was the first to propose the plan to attack Shunfeng Port, he was the one who contacted the Japanese Fleet, he was the one who suggested the Yizhou Navy, and he was the one who recommended his second brother to be the commander!
Isn’t this worthy of death?
He deserves death!
So Li Feng got angry when he saw Xiao Chen and wanted to kill him on the spot!
But this person is now in great grace and fame, so he definitely cannot kill him openly, so let’s kill him first because of his majesty.
After sending Xiao Chen away, he was still angry and swung his knife to cut the mutton leg into two pieces.
"My lord, you shouldn't humiliate him like this." A man in green clothes floated in and whispered softly.
"Hurt him? I still want to kill him!" Li Feng said angrily.
"Your Majesty, don't underestimate Xiao Chen. This man is a national scholar. A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!" said the man in green.
"What kind of national scholar is he, a little eunuch?" Li Feng disagreed.
"Is Chen Jisheng considered a national scholar?" The man in Tsing Yi said calmly, "But Chen Jisheng is willing to surrender to him, so you can guess what he is like."
"That's just because he saved Chen Jisheng's life." Li Feng said.
"The prince doesn't know Xiao Chen, nor does he know Chen Jisheng. How could Chen Jisheng be willing to be subordinate because of this small personal favor!" The man in Tsing Yi retorted unceremoniously.
"Mr. Sun, you think too highly of him, don't you?" Li Feng was stunned.
"I also hope that I've misjudged him." The man in Tsing Yi sighed, "But could it be that Prince Jiangdong also misjudged him?"
"Haha, the second brother loves winning people's hearts the most. I see that he is very kind to everyone." Li Feng sneered, "He is pretty good to you. Did he send someone to deliver medicine to you again two days ago? This time, right? What kind of panacea is it?”
"Haha, thanks to Prince Li Shi, the medicine this time is also more expensive. It is a thousand- or two-thousand-year-old wild ginseng!" The man in Tsing Yi smiled.
"Humph, he is really willing to spend money." Li Feng also smiled.
"Despite this, I still accept his love. To be honest with the prince, if I have to kill him one day in the future, I really can't bear to do it." The man in Tsing Yi said.
"Mr. Sun, you are beating me around the bush again. If you have something to say, you can't just say it directly." Li Feng said angrily.
"Some things can't be said directly, and some things can't be done directly. For example, Li Shiming knows that you know that he is sending me medicine, but he refuses to deliver it directly in an open and honest manner. He still does it secretly. There are two benefits to him doing this. , One is to win my heart, and the other is to drive a wedge between yours and mine." The man in green said.
"Mr. Sun, I have never had any doubts about you!" Li Feng said hurriedly, "I believe in you more than I believe in myself!"
"I don't have any second thoughts about the prince, but this matter is a small pimple in your heart after all. If you don't doubt me, don't you doubt other people? If Li Shi can give me medicine, he will naturally give gifts to others. You Do you believe everyone as much as you believe me?" The man in Tsing Yi's words really touched Li Feng's heart.
I was speechless for a long time.
"Over the years, I have always been grateful to him for his blessings, and I am still more or less grateful to him. Just because humans are not grass and trees, how can we be ruthless? As for Xiao Chen, when the emperor didn't know how to deal with him, Li The world has stepped forward to protect it! Ordinary people know how to be grateful, but a hero like Xiao Chen can't repay him with a spring of water?"
"Mr. Sun, you don't have to say anymore. I understand. I didn't bother to use such tricks before. It was my fault. From now on, I will listen to Mr. Sun and spend a lot of money to win people's hearts. But can Xiao Chen still be bribed?" Li Feng said.
"It's no use. You've insulted him too much and it's hard to undo it." The man in Tsing Yi sighed.
"Mr. Sun, I still can't figure out why you value this person so much. After all, isn't he just a eunuch? Besides, he is already the second brother's son. Why do you insist on me treating him as a national scholar? It's not that I don't listen. Yours, I was so angry when I saw him that I wanted to kill him with a knife!" Li Feng said.
"Then why don't you kill him?" The man in Tsing Yi said calmly.
"Mr. Sun, look, you are saying this again. Now that my father loves and trusts him so much, and he has made great contributions to Nanyang, how can I kill him openly?" Li Feng grinned.
"Before he came, I advised the prince to treat him as a civil servant, but you refused. I advised you to kill him directly. But you didn't listen and insisted on humiliating him in person! Your prince, how can someone who wants to be a king even do this little bit? Can't control your emotions?" The man in green asked.
"Mr. Sun, I'm sorry." Li Feng stood up and stood in awe.
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have spoken to the prince like this. Please forgive me." The man in Tsing Yi also seemed to realize that his words were too strong.
"Sir, it's still my fault." Li Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Then how about I send the fleet to catch up and kill Xiao Chen now?"
"I can't catch up." The man in Tsing Yi sighed, "Didn't you see how fast he was walking when he went out just now? This man must have had a premonition of danger. At this moment, his fleet is probably dozens of miles away. Besides, we should discuss this matter in the long run..."
