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The world is never fair.
Evil people dominate and take advantage of everything, but in the end they can enjoy their family relationship and die in peace. Good people have a bumpy life and suffer many losses, but in the end they still die with eyes closed and resentment in hell... Such situations are everywhere and numerous.
In other words, the world is too fair.
It will neither punish evil people nor protect good people. Whether your destiny is good or bad depends entirely on your own opportunities and abilities.
Today, Shicheng is very dissatisfied with this phenomenon.
He believes that he is loyal and dedicated, while Li Shijie is selfish and selfish. He should obviously be the one who is respected, but why do everyone rush to satisfy Li Shijie's selfish desires? Why should I have to sacrifice myself instead?
After hearing what Ximen Sheng said, Shi Cheng took a deep breath and finally suppressed the surge of emotions in his heart.
Then, Shi Cheng asked in as calm a tone as possible: "Do I need to sacrifice? What sacrifice? And why do I have to sacrifice?"
Ximen Sheng's expression was equally calm and he said slowly: "Li Shijie is now fully convinced that during his detention and investigation, you and those military comrades with whom you have always been friends have done something to add insult to injury. Not only did they not protect him, but they blamed all the faults on him alone, making him have to bear all the responsibilities, and wanted to take the opportunity to completely destroy his future in the military..."
Hearing Ximen Sheng's explanation, Shi Cheng was finally shocked and retorted: "How is it possible? Although the Liaodong Cavalry was defeated by the Guanning Cavalry because of his command errors and taking credit and avoiding responsibility, the Liaodong Cavalry and the Liaodong Cavalry The conflict between Guan Ning and the cavalry was provoked entirely because he could not afford to lose. However, I and the military comrades with whom I had become friends, no matter how dissatisfied we were with him, we were always the same. We have always supported him and never said a bad word about him... Considering the collective interests of Liaodong Town, how could we possibly add insult to injury?"
After a pause, Shi Cheng suddenly said: "I understand! It must be Zhao Junchen who is confusing right and wrong and deliberately provoking it! But did Li Shijie believe Zhao Junchen's provocation so easily? He was so stupid. ?”
A hint of sneer flashed across Ximen Sheng's expression, and he said: "As far as I know, the reason why Li Shijie suspected that you were adding insult to injury was indeed due to Zhao Junchen's instigation, and he did not fully believe it at first!
However, when he returned to the army and communicated with his military supporters, those people all said that you had indeed done something to add insult to injury, so he no longer doubted it and completely believed it, so he dismissed you. , and your military supporters regard them as mortal enemies! "
Shi Cheng was stunned again and said: "We have never done anything to add insult to injury. I have also deliberately warned everyone about this matter. Why do those people open their eyes and tell lies? General Ximen, you know me, I do I don’t like Li Shijie, but I will never let personal grudges affect collective interests..."
Ximen Sheng waved his hand to interrupt Shi Cheng's explanation and said: "Of course I understand you and am willing to believe you, but you don't understand people's hearts well enough...
You know, you and Li Shijie have always been secretly competing in the past, and each has a group of military attachés as supporters. This kind of competition used to be healthy and controllable, but because of Zhao Junchen, it was just short-term. In just a few days, this competition has become more intense and uncontrollable!
Under such circumstances, even if you and Li Shijie can maintain a seemingly harmonious relationship, what about your respective military supporters? You may not be able to maintain restraint! They will definitely fight each other and criticize each other with all their strength!
Under normal circumstances, this kind of strife and criticism would also be controllable. However, Li Shijie has made too many mistakes during this period. Not only are his supporters in the military unable to hold their heads up, but your supporters in the military are also controllable. I'm afraid you will also get carried away!
In this way, when the two sides are in daily contact, your military supporters will inevitably be unable to help but ridicule, belittle, or even bully the other party. And Li Shijie's military supporters must be holding back their anger... In this way, when Li Shijie asks his supporters for information, many people will inevitably say bad things about you and throw dirty water on you!
And this situation completely misled Li Shijie's judgment, making him completely believe that you and your military supporters had betrayed him and made matters worse, so he would become more and more hostile to you. !
Hey! Maybe, Li Shijie didn't do his best to protect the General Soldier this time, and he was resentful because of this situation. He thought that the General Soldier didn't stop you in time to add insult to injury, and it was the General Soldier who betrayed him first! "
After hearing Ximen Sheng's explanation, Shi Cheng was stunned for a long time, then waved his hands fiercely, swore a curse word, and gritted his teeth: "Why! It's obviously Zhao Junchen's way of sowing discord, and it's not a rare and clever method. Why?" Even if some people just can't see it, why are there always people who are willing to fall into the trap and even cooperate with Zhao Junchen to fuel the flames? Could it be that Zhao Junchen has the ability to control everyone's minds? "
Ximen Sheng's mood was still stable, and he said slowly again: "Of course Zhao Junchen has no means of controlling the mind, but he understands people's hearts and self-interests, so he only needs to try to create a situation, and then this situation will spread between people's hearts and their own interests. Driven by self-interest, he gradually moves in the direction he wants to see!
And people like you and me, on the surface, seem to be the leaders in control of the overall situation, and are followed by the people below, but in fact they are just their spokespersons, and they will always be coerced and influenced by them, and unknowingly they have become It is the body and mind that cannot be controlled by oneself.
In this regard, those who are truly powerful in the temple, such as His Majesty, Zhou Shoufu, and Zhao Junchen, are completely different. They are real leaders and will not be influenced by the interests of their subordinates. They are not coerced by ideas, but coerced by interests. When we are enemies of them, we are naturally passive! "
At this point, Ximen Sheng thought that he had gone too far, so he shook his head slightly and returned to the topic again, continuing: "In short, Li Shijie now not only wants to take advantage of the opportunity to assess merits and demerits, but also to shirk his own responsibilities. He is responsible for all kinds of crimes, and he is also very hostile to you and your supporters in the military!
And if we want to win Li Shijie's support now, not only must we help him shirk his guilt, but you and your military supporters must also suffer some losses!
Specifically, I want you to stand up and take the blame, and take the initiative to put the responsibility for the Liaodong Iron Cavalry's tragic defeat to the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry on your own heads. It is said that it was all because of your poor combat that caused the Liaodong Iron Cavalry's failure!
Only in this way, Li Shijie will not only be free from responsibility and save his future in the military, but also temporarily resolve the hostility in his heart, and then he will choose to act jointly with us! "
Hearing what Ximen Sheng said, Shi Cheng's expression was full of unwillingness. After a long silence, he said bitterly: "Why? It's obviously his fault. Now it's him who ignores the collective interests of Liaodong Town. Why should he end up doing this?" Are we here to take the blame? Just because I, Shi Cheng, am more loyal to Liaodong Town and the General, do we have to suffer the consequences? A selfish and calculating dude like Li Shijie takes advantage of everything instead?"
After a pause, Shi Cheng shook his head resolutely and said: "General Ximen, I'm sorry that I can't do this! Even if I consider the overall situation and am willing to take the blame for Li Shijie and take full responsibility, I will completely give up my own future. , but I also have to consider my comrades in the military who support me! I can never betray them like this!
Ah! As you said, considering the interests of these brothers, I can't help myself physically and mentally! "
Ximen Sheng was not surprised by Shi Cheng's decision.
Therefore, Ximen Sheng just nodded slightly and said slowly again in a calm voice: "I don't want you to suffer like this... So we have only one option now, and that is... to remove the firepower from the bottom of the cauldron and eliminate hidden dangers!"
Shi Cheng also nodded and said: "I actually don't want to do this. After all, we have no right to kill high-ranking military attachés. Not only are there many hidden dangers, but it also violates the authority of the Commander-in-Chief... But we can't care about these things now. Alright! General Ximen, what do you think we should do? Who should we let die at the hands of the gangsters first?"
Ximen Sheng had obviously made up his mind a long time ago and replied without any hesitation: "Li Zehe, the general of the middle road! In the final analysis, the current situation is all caused by Li Zehe. If it weren't for Li Zehe's idea to confuse Gan Cheng and Xu Jia, They must not dare to easily make up their minds to betray the Commander-in-Chief, so as long as Li Zehe dies at the hands of the gangsters, Gan Cheng and Xu Jia will not dare to take the lead, and then they can control the situation again! ...Compared to killing the chicken to scare the monkey, killing the monkey It’s often more effective to scare the chickens!”
After seeing Shi Cheng nod, Ximen Sheng said again: "But this time I came to Hujiazhuang without many close friends, so I am not able to handle this matter! Therefore, I can only leave this matter to you to arrange it!"
But you have to think about it, if this thing succeeds, then everything will be easy! If you fail in the end, or even get caught doing it, you alone will bear all the consequences! "
Shi Cheng was slightly stunned, and finally understood that Ximen Sheng's tirade just now was not without purpose, but was to force him to take over the dirty work.
But Shi Cheng had no choice. He nodded heavily and said: "Okay! I will arrange this matter! When Li Zehe dies at the hands of gangsters, no one will find any flaws!"
Ximen Sheng asked: "How long will it take you to complete this matter? How sure are you?"
After Shi Cheng thought carefully for a moment, he said: "Thirty percent of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry currently guarding near the dense forest are of the same mind as me, so it is not difficult to kill Li Zehe. When he came to Hujiazhuang, he also did not bring him with him. He has too many close followers to protect him... But if you want to accomplish this without leaving any loopholes, you must make more arrangements in advance, and the people who execute it must also be carefully selected, so..."
After a pause, Shi Cheng replied: "It will take me at least a day and a half to complete this. The earliest I can do it is the night after tomorrow! It will take a long time, but the chance of success should be great!"
Ximen Sheng nodded again and said: "In this case, we must try to delay time now. We must temporarily stabilize Li Shijie and put on a posture of negotiating with him and possibly giving in at any time, so that he will not express his position immediately. Support the plan of Li Zehe and others... and if it continues until Li Zehe dies at the hands of gangsters, we will no longer have to pay attention to Li Shijie's personal interests!"
Shi Cheng nodded heavily and said, "That's it!"
In this way, Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng finally made a decision!
At this time, the night was over, the end of the sky was gradually glowing with light, and it was the next day.
Although Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng, as well as Li Zehe, Li Shijie and others, everyone was busy with layout and negotiations that night, and almost all the senior officials of Liaodong Town did not sleep and rest. However, when the sky got brighter, these people still With strong energy, they all left their respective camps and got busy again.
They say they are busy, but in fact they are just daily tasks, such as reviewing the deployment of troops near the dense forest, confirming the latest news in various aspects, asking about the progress of various plans, etc.
After all these things were completed, the various generals in Liaodong Town, as well as Shi Cheng and Li Shijie, finally got together again to discuss their next plan.
At the beginning, the negotiation went smoothly. For example, people were sent to contact the gangsters in the forest, the healing medicine soup needed by He Yu was sent into the dense forest, and the origins of the gangsters were fully investigated.
But beyond these matters on which they had basic consensus, the seven quickly fell into quarrels and accusations.
The most important thing is that the quarrels and accusations among the people lasted for almost a whole day. Apart from the quarrels and accusations, these people never accomplished anything.
And just when everyone in Liaodong Town was trapped in a quagmire of checks and balances, Zhao Junchen had already begun to implement the next step of his plan. After a "brave fight", he finally "escaped" from the gangsters!
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