Zheng Mansion.
Looking at Zheng Kuan with a gloomy expression.
The boy next to him didn't dare to speak.
After an unknown period of time, Zheng Kuan slapped the table angrily and said, "Li Chengqian...you are really poisonous..."
Who can’t understand the meaning of Li Chengqian’s operation?
It's nothing more than wanting him to cut off his own wings, which is really cruel.
If he doesn't follow Li Chengqian's instructions, it means that he has something up his sleeve, and Li Chengqian can use the topic as an excuse to dismiss him from get out of class.
But if he goes, he will have to shed tears to get rid of the eagle dog that he has finally cultivated.
This move can be called unsolvable.
What made him even more angry was that Li Chengqian had obviously sent a group of soldiers to exterminate the bandits.
Now asking him to go with him is equivalent to putting a knife behind his back that could pierce his heart at any time.
Naturally, the young man also knew about this situation.
He said directly: "Sir, this time King Qin acted like this, it must be that he is ready to attack you."
"In my opinion, it's better for you adults not to do one thing, the other, just..."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
This guy is also ruthless, and his idea was to let Zheng Kuan kill Li Chengqian.
But would Zheng Kuan do that?
Zheng Kuan waved his hand and said, "You think about things too simply."
"Don't forget, he is a prince and His Majesty's favorite prince. How could he be killed so easily?"
"Besides, have you forgotten what happened in Yangzhou?"
"More than a dozen aristocratic families, together with everyone in Yangzhou's officialdom, united to target him, but what's the result?"
"Weren't they all killed by him?"
Zheng Kuan shook his head and sighed: "This time, it can be called the biggest difficulty in history."
"Then, sir, do you really want to get rid of those people we trained?"
The young man looked straight at Zheng Kuan and said, "These people have been trained by the adults after several years of operation..."
"no solution anymore."
Zheng Kuan raised his head slightly and said, "Now we can only abandon them."
After saying this, he stood up straight and said: "Go to Shi Minfu and ask him to go to Zhechong Mansion to mobilize troops. Let's go to suppress the bandits..."
He almost said the last words through gritted teeth.
After all, this matter really touched his bottom line. If it weren't for Li Chengqian's identity, if it were another person, he would have exploded.
But there is no way, whoever comes is Li Chengqian.
This prince of the Tang Dynasty, who was the most capable and the smartest, was not so easy to deal with.
…
Because Liangzhou's Zhechong captain and Wu Dazhao died, almost all the military power in Liangzhou is now in the hands of Shi Minfu.
But this is only in name.
In fact, as early as the moment Li Shimin announced that the entire Longyou Road was classified as Li Chengqian's fiefdom and appointed Li Chengqian as the governor of Liangzhou, the military power of Liangzhou was already controlled by Li Chengqian.
It's just that he hasn't used his authority yet.
As for why he doesn't use it.
Li Chengqian himself also said this.
As long as he leaves Chang'an City, his identity as a prince is almost the same as a decoration.
This is even more true for the Governor of Liangzhou.
After all, every soldier will only remember who brought him into the army and who brought him to the battlefield.
As for who their general is, they never bother to ask.
It was also in the past few years that Li Shimin's deliberate operation allowed Li Chengqian to leave an indelible impression on the hearts of Liangzhou soldiers.
But Li Chengqian couldn't guarantee that he could really control the situation in Liangzhou with this heart of worship.
What's more, deploying troops and generals is not as simple as saying a few words.
If he wants to mobilize troops, he must take into account the wishes of the imperial court.
After all, Li Shimin is not old yet, and he has not inherited the throne.
If at this time, he shows too much desire to compete for military power, he will inevitably challenge Li Shimin's imperial power.
He himself couldn't guarantee whether his emperor would kill him in advance because of this.
In the final analysis, it is nothing more than a sentence.
Li Chengqian was afraid of death, very afraid of death, especially at the hands of his own people.
Therefore, he had to be careful and had to pretend to be crazy and stupid at critical moments.
This is also his way of survival.
This is also what Li Shimin likes and dislikes about him.
Wait until the people below come to report.
Zheng Kuan had already led his troops out of the city to suppress the bandits.
Li Chengqian also laughed out loud.
He said directly to Yuan Yuan beside him: "In the final analysis, this Zheng Kuan is not as ruthless as those aristocratic families in Yangzhou."
"That's true."
Yuan Yuan also experienced the Yangzhou incident.
She had also seen with her own eyes the madness of those Yangzhou aristocratic families.
Obviously, the current officialdom in Liangzhou is incomparable with the original Yangzhou.
After all, those people were even dispatched by the government and the army.
Yuan Yuan looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Then what are you going to do next? Is it just to let him kill the henchmen he cultivated?"
"of course not."
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and raised the corner of his mouth: "Let me ask you a question."
"You speak."
"Tell me, how do powerful empires perish..."
Hearing this, Yuan Yuan raised his eyebrows suspiciously: "If a powerful empire dies, there will definitely be an even more powerful foreign enemy."
"No."
Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "Never."
"If the empire is really strong enough, the invasion of external forces will only make them more and more united."
"Because the people of the Central Plains have a fierceness that is not afraid of death in their bones. Perhaps in the long course of history, this fierceness will be covered up by the dust."
"But when facing danger, this fierceness will awaken, and we will unite closely with the people around us to fight the upcoming dangers and crises together."
"Therefore, a powerful empire can never be destroyed by the force of external invasion."
Li Chengqian looked at Yuan Yuan, tilted his head and said, "They always rot from the inside out."
"you mean……"
Yuan Yuan looked at Li Chengqian with raised eyebrows.
“Disrupt them from within.”
Li Chengqian walked up to Yuan Yuan and said, "Today, you have to do something for me."
Hearing this, Yuan Yuan shrugged indifferently: "If you have anything to do, just say it."
"Help me deal with someone."
"But you don't have to kill him."
The corner of Li Chengqian's mouth curled up and he said, "You just need to scare him out of his wits and make him sleepless day and night."
"Okay, no problem, I'm good at this too."
Yuan Yuan looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "Who is this person?"
"Liangzhou County Magistrate, Shi Minfu."
"This person can be regarded as Zheng Kuan's confidant. Not to mention that he knows many of Zheng Kuan's secrets, at least he has many secrets about himself."
"As far as I know, this guy is very afraid of death and cherishes his hard-won good life."
Li Chengqian rubbed his chin and said, "I don't care whether you are pretending to be a ghost or directly using strong methods. Anyway, don't kill him, just scare him."
"I think he will definitely bring us many unexpected surprises by then."
