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"You are all just Liaodong generals. Your power is limited to your own defense zone. You have no right to decide the merits, demerits, rewards and punishments of the entire army! What you are doing now is simply arrogance! It is an unauthorized use of power! It is an evil intention! Wait! When the Commander-in-Chief gets out of trouble safely and returns to the army, I will definitely expose all your criminal activities during this period!"
In the temporary camp, Ximen Sheng's face turned pale and he screamed again.
Ximen Sheng also knew that at this stage, no matter how serious his accusations and threats were, he could not shake the minds of the other generals. In fact, this was not the first time that Ximen Sheng had made such accusations and threats today. Intimidated them.
But Ximen Sheng still took the trouble to repeat the same old tune, in fact, just to delay time.
On the other side, Li Zehe kept shaking his head, full of disdain for this small trick, thinking that Ximen Sheng was just doing useless work.
But Li Zehe has always been a serious man with a hidden smile. He didn't show anything on the surface. He just tried to persuade him again: "General Ximen, Brother Ximen! Of course, I and a few others also know that what they are doing is suspected of overstepping their authority, but now they always The fate of Master Bing was in trouble and fell into the hands of thieves. It can be said that the fate is uncertain. Moreover, the news has spread to the ears of the lower-level soldiers, which naturally affects the morale of the army...
At this time, we must immediately show courage and take the initiative to take responsibility! How can we stick to the limitations of our power and position and allow the morale of the military to slump? If we remain as indifferent and inactive as now, our Liaodong Town may become scattered sand! At that time, all of us will be the big sinners of Liaodong Town!
Therefore, assessing merits and demerits and publicizing rewards and punishments are the top priorities at present. This can not only suppress all kinds of erratic movements in the army, but also boost the morale of the soldiers. There is no other choice... General Ximen You are a veteran on the border. Don't you even understand this? "
Li Zehe is a smart man, and like all smart people, he can always find a set of high-sounding and righteous rhetoric to defend his self-interested behavior.
But Ximen Sheng did not accept this trick. After giving Li Zehe a cold look, he said in a gloomy tone: "Don't say such beautiful words! In the current Liaodong Army, there are indeed people who have alien intentions and some who secretly act! And these alien actions The young people are in this camp right now!"
Ximen Sheng's words were like pointing his nose at Li Zehe, Xu Zha, and Gan Cheng.
Therefore, Li Zehe, Xu Zha, and Gan Cheng all changed their expressions for a while.
Gan Cheng's temper became even more violent. He immediately stood up, stared at Ximen Sheng, and said loudly: "Ximen Sheng, what do you mean? Could it be that you are implying that I have different intentions?"
Xu Yan's temperament was more calm, but he also said with an unhappy expression: "All the suggestions made by us and the others are based on the collective interests of Liaodong Town. How can General Ximen speak evil words and make people angry?" Chilling?"
Ximen Sheng still sneered and said, "What? There are some things you can do that I can't even say?"
Seeing that Ximen Sheng had successfully played the red-faced role and was about to have a direct conflict with the other three generals, Shi Cheng quickly expressed his position according to his advance plan, but he played the white-faced role and advised: "These generals must not Be angry, let alone have a conflict! Ever since the accident happened to the Commander-in-Chief, you have been the backbone of our Liaodong Town. If there is a conflict among you, our Liaodong Town will definitely fall apart!"
Later, Li Shijie and Huang Shenming hesitated for a moment, and then they also spoke out to persuade each other.
After hearing the persuasion of several people, Ximen Sheng snorted, but his expression finally softened a little, but he still glared coldly at Li Zehe, the leader of the three generals, and then turned his eyes to Gancheng and Xu They looked at the two generals and said: "General Xu, you have the most seniority in Liaodong Town, and everyone has always respected you. And General Gan, you have always been the most straightforward, and the commander-in-chief also thinks highly of you." , both of you can be said to be role models for Liaodong Town, so I advise you not to be deceived and used by villains, choose the wrong path, and ultimately mislead others and yourself, and ruin your reputation for life!"
The villain in Ximen Sheng's words naturally refers to Li Zehe. These words are not only an admonishment to Xu Zha and Gan Cheng, but also an attempt to provoke a cooperative relationship between Li Zehe and these two people.
Thinking about it in Ximen Sheng, Li Zehe, Gan Cheng, and Xu Ya now have different intentions, and they all covet the position of the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. Therefore, even if they temporarily cooperate, they must be secretly guarding against each other. Their alienating words should be able to achieve some results. , can at least make Gan Cheng and Xu Yan hesitate a little. As long as Gan Cheng and Xu Yan reduce their support for Li Zehe, the threat of Li Zehe's various schemes will also be greatly reduced!
However, the reactions of Gan Cheng and Xu Zha were completely different from Ximen Sheng's expectations.
After Gancheng and Xu Zha looked at each other, there was no hesitation in their expressions.
Xu Jia was the first to express his position: "General Ximen doesn't mean anything! As a veteran in the army, I naturally understand what should be done now! General Li's various suggestions, although not recognized by General Ximen, are all It’s out of public interest, so I will naturally give him my full support!”
While expressing his stance, Xu Zha couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday.
At that time, Li Zehe and Gan Cheng had private conversations with him. They both expressed that He Yu had monopolized power and said the same thing when he was the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. They, the various generals, actually had no right of autonomy and were all suffering unspeakably and suffering from their own interests. Therefore, as long as Xu Ya is willing to cooperate with them and transfer more benefits afterwards, the two of them are willing to fully support Xu Ya to take over the position of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief.
It was precisely because of this incident that Xu Zha's ambition continued to grow, and he finally agreed to Li Zehe and Gan Cheng's proposals, and worked closely with these two generals to advance and retreat together.
In Xu Yan's eyes, Li Zehe is his supporter and his "intellect and courage". All changes in the current situation are due to Li Zehe's planning. Naturally, he will give his full support and will not pay attention to Ximen Sheng's instigation. alienate.
Later, Gan Cheng also said in a cold voice: "That's right! Why does General Ximen need to accuse mulberry trees and scold Sophora japonica? All of General Li's actions are for the collective benefit of our Liaodong Town, and I fully approve and fully support it! This kind of provocation means There’s no need for that!”
While talking, Gan Cheng also remembered something that happened yesterday.
At that time, Li Zehe was the first to find him, and analyzed the future development of the situation and various pros and cons to him in detail, and then said that he would fully support Gan Cheng in taking over the position of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief. In order to win Gan Cheng's trust, Li Zehe not only worked with Gan Cheng They secretly made sworn vows and vows, and also arranged the marriage of their children as a marriage alliance. They also gave their own tiger talisman for mobilizing troops to Gan Cheng for temporary safekeeping.
After winning Gan Cheng's trust in this way, Li Zehe proposed another plan, that is, the two of them first pretended to support Xu Ya in taking over power in Liaodong, and tried to defraud Xu Ya's full cooperation, and then waited until the three of them worked together to control the situation. After that, they joined forces to squeeze Xu Jia out, and finally allowed Neng Gancheng to successfully take over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.
Hearing Li Zehe's plan, Gan Cheng exclaimed that it was wonderful, so Li Zehe and Gan Cheng jointly expressed their support for Xu Ya.
Gan Cheng looks rough on the outside, but in fact he is not a fool. He is even much smarter than the veteran Xu Ya. Of course, he will not completely trust Li Zehe, but before the situation in Liaodong is settled and Xu Ya is completely eliminated, Gan Cheng believes that Li Zehe can still be trusted, so he will not be affected by Ximen Sheng's provocative remarks.
On the other side, Ximen Sheng was secretly surprised to see Xu Zha and Gan Cheng supporting and trusting Li Zehe so much. He looked at Li Zehe with a darker look and became more determined to eradicate Li Zehe as soon as possible.
Under Ximen Sheng's cold gaze, Li Zehe couldn't help but shrink his eyes slightly at first, but the next moment his expression was calm and he looked directly at Ximen Sheng.
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In Li Zehe's view, all Ximen Sheng's actions at this time, whether they were threats, reprimands or sowing discord, were just to delay time and hope that He Yu could get out of trouble as soon as possible.
Li Zehe was quite dissatisfied with Ximen Sheng's idea.
In Li Zehe's view, with the situation in Liaodong reaching this stage, there is a high probability that He Yu will not be able to escape alive.
As an unscrupulous villain, Li Zehe has always judged others by himself, and is not afraid to speculate on others with the deepest malice.
In Li Zehe's eyes, there are only two kinds of people in the world, one is a villain who is greedy for profit, and the other is a sanctimonious hypocrite.
As for Zhao Junchen, not to mention, he is definitely a role model for all villains in the world. When doing things, he must be unscrupulous and benefit himself at the expense of others!
To this day, anyone can see that the kidnapping of He Yu by the thieves was due to Zhao Junchen's secret calculation. Therefore, in order to prevent He Yu from retaliating after the incident, Zhao Junchen must completely eliminate the root cause even if he does not. Destroy He Yu's ability to fight back.
After understanding this, Li Zehe didn't worry about the consequences at all, he just wanted to get enough chips for himself before Liaodong changed.
As for Xu Ya and Gan Cheng, they are just pawns in his hands!
However, Li Zehe didn't know that Ximen Sheng was determined to kill him. He was using various delaying methods not only to hope that He Yu could escape as soon as possible, but also to buy time for Shi Cheng and arrange a killing plan!
Over the years, Ximen Sheng has given everyone the impression of being low-key and tolerant. Faced with many criticisms from the government and the opposition, he has never argued. As long as he guarantees his own inherent interests, he will not take the initiative to fight for more benefits. …
Therefore, although Li Zehe knew clearly that Ximen Sheng was the strongest among the Liaodong generals and that his character and methods should not be underestimated, he always subconsciously underestimated Ximen Sheng's courage and determination, subconsciously always thinking that Ximen Sheng must not dare to take drastic measures easily.
It is out of this mentality, and because Li Zehe thinks he has control of the situation, he doesn't care about the threat from Ximen Sheng's eyes at all. He just proposes again with a calm expression: "No matter what prejudice Ximen Sheng has against me, and what kind of prejudice Ximen Sheng has against me. What different ideas, some things really cannot be delayed!
Well, since the seven of us are here, we might as well follow the command of the Commander-in-Chief and vote to decide whether to reward and punish the entire army in advance. The minority must obey the majority, how about that? "
At this time, Ximen Sheng had not succeeded in getting Li Shijie to change his position. Coupled with Shi Cheng and Huang Shenming, they would naturally become a minority that obeyed the majority after the vote.
Therefore, Ximen Sheng immediately refused sternly: "No! No matter what the voting result is, I will not agree to this matter!"
Seeing Ximen Sheng's attitude, Li Zehe finally lost his patience. He narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Before the Commander-in-Chief gets out of trouble, everything in the Liaodong Army must be decided by vote. This is what the Commander-in-Chief wants... ...What? General Ximen has repeatedly hinted that I, Li Zehe, are disloyal, but I want to be the first to disobey the Commander-in-Chief’s orders?”
Ximen Sheng was a little speechless, but he still had a firm attitude and sneered: "If you insist on voting, that's fine, but as for the 'minority obeys the majority' thing... Hey!
I'm going to say something ugly at the beginning. If the voting results prove that I am the 'majority', then that's it... However, if the voting results show that I am the 'minority'... then I, the 'minority', will probably have to bear it. It's a showdown with you 'majority'! "
Seeing that Ximen Sheng was actually planning to overturn the table, the expressions of everyone in the camp changed drastically.
Afterwards, Shi Cheng came forward again to play dumb and said repeatedly: "No! General Ximen Ginseng must not be so decisive! Let us all go back to our respective camps to think carefully and calm down until tomorrow. At this time, how about we decide to get together again?”
Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng pretended to be a red face and a white face, just to delay time.
After hearing Shi Cheng's persuasion again, Li Zehe took a serious look at Ximen Sheng and saw that Ximen Sheng had no intention of giving in at all, and seemed to really intend to fall out.
People like Li Zehe are naturally comfortable playing power behind the scenes, but when a conflict really breaks out, they will inevitably feel fear and hesitation in their hearts.
When Xu Zha, Gan Cheng, Li Shijie, Huang Shenming and others saw the sinister expression of Ximen Sheng, they all did not dare to make a decision easily.
Just like that, the atmosphere in the camp was extremely tense for a while, and no one spoke.
After about a cup of tea, Li Zehe suddenly thought of something, his expression gradually became calmer, and a smile emerged, and he said slowly: "In this case, we will follow Shi Qianhu's suggestion, and everyone will return to their respective tents. Think about it carefully, take the opportunity to calm down, and wait until tomorrow to make a decision..."
As he spoke, Li Zehe's eyes kept fluctuating, as if he had another idea in mind.
However, before Li Zehe could finish his words, he saw a low-level military attaché from Liaodong cavalry rushing into the camp and reporting loudly and breathlessly: "For the information to all the generals and the two thousand households... Well, that Zhao Junchen and Zhao Gechen suddenly escaped from the woods!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this soldier's report, the expressions of all the Liaodong military attachés present changed drastically once again!
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