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While Ximen Sheng, Li Zehe and others were fighting fiercely, Li Shijie and Shi Cheng, who had not been summoned by Zhao Junchen, were walking side by side to inspect the situation in the military camp.
However, although the two were inseparable, they always looked at each other in silence and ignored each other, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.
As Li Zehe said, too many things have happened in Liaodong Town recently, and bad news has continued one after another. Therefore, the morale of the frontier soldiers is low. Even those Liaodong cavalry who have always been high-minded, rough and brave. They are all downcast and confused.
After seeing this situation, Shi Cheng was also worried, but he was helpless. He could only try to keep himself energetic and calm, hoping that the soldiers' morale would be boosted after seeing his image.
After inspecting the military camp around the unknown dense forest, Shi Cheng returned to his camp and planned to handle military affairs.
Li Shijie still followed Shi Cheng, and also entered the camp. He also ordered someone to bring in another set of tables and chairs, and then sat not far from Shi Cheng, and also began to deal with the military affairs at hand.
Seeing Li Shijie following him so closely, Shi Cheng frowned, and finally couldn't help but break the silence, saying coldly: "Master Li, don't you have your own camp? Do you have to handle military affairs here? What's going on if you keep following me like this?"
Li Shijie turned his head and glanced at Shi Cheng, then hummed: "Do you think I'm willing to follow you all the time? I'm tired of seeing you wandering around in front of me!"
Having said this, Li Shijie sneered: "But you are the biggest suspect in the assassination of General Li last night. Before you clear your suspicion, I must follow you to prevent you from doing something more extreme!"
Shi Cheng's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he said: "Once again, I have nothing to do with General Li Shen's assassination last night! If I wanted to kill him, I would not use poison to scare him away!"
Li Shijie nodded and said: "But you can mobilize your own trusted troops and secretly arrange them around General Li's station, forming a faint encirclement. Then, while everyone is sleeping in the middle of the night, you can attack with thunderous force. Trick the Huanglong and forcefully attack and kill him!"
Hearing what Li Shijie said, Shi Cheng couldn't help but be speechless.
Shi Cheng had arranged it like this last night, but unfortunately something happened before he could take action. However, Shi Cheng's arrangement fell in the eyes of the Liaodong generals, which further aggravated Shi Cheng's suspicion.
Therefore, Li Shijie has been following Shi Cheng since last night to prevent Shi Cheng from leaping over the wall after seeing what happened. This is a disguised form of house arrest and surveillance.
In the end, Shi Cheng snorted coldly and said: "I am not afraid of shadows. I have nothing to do with General Li being poisoned and assassinated last night. You can just investigate! As for the fact that I deployed some of my troops under General Li's There are only normal troop movements around the station. Based on this alone, saying that I want to assassinate General Li is simply far-fetched and imposed!"
Li Shijie shook his head and said: "It's useless for you to tell me these things. As long as you can make everyone willing to believe in your innocence, then I will naturally not continue to pester you!
But now... you have always been popular. At least half of the three thousand Liaodong cavalry guards under General Bing are your supporters. If you suddenly decide to take risks and jump over the wall, only I can stop you. , so I can't stay away from you. "
Shi Cheng took a deep look at Li Shijie and asked: "I have so many supporters? How come I don't know? Maybe there used to be, but now... because of your continuous communication in the past few days, many people have quietly I changed my stance and became closer to you!
Hey, the personal connections of the generals of the Li family should not be underestimated. It only took a few days to find so many supporters... It's no wonder that you always hated others calling you 'Master Li'. ', and now he is beginning to emphasize his identity as the legitimate son of the Li family... Hey, such an identity is really useful, he is worthy of being a noble son from a wealthy family! "
Hearing Shi Cheng's sarcasm, Li Shijie's expression remained calm, but his tone of voice quietly became much louder, saying: "Yes, the influence of my Li family's connections is very useful. As the legitimate son of the Li family, I can do things with half the effort." , we are in an extraordinary period right now, so of course I am not afraid of being cold or cold, and use whatever is convenient for me!
Are you jealous of someone like you who came from the bottom and worked his way up from the bottom? Oh, of course you are jealous. What you strive for is so easy for me. How can you not be jealous?
You used to always call me 'Master Li', and you didn't care even if you angered me many times. You wanted to emphasize that you rose to the position based on your true ability, but this repeated emphasis and unwillingness just showed that you were jealous. ! "
At this point, Li Shijie sneered and looked at Shi Cheng, saying word by word: "But it's useless for you to be jealous! If you are not convinced, just hold it in!"
After Shi Cheng was silent for a moment, he said: "Am I jealous of you? Even so! I risked my life and was seriously injured many times on the battlefield to be promoted to deputy 100 households, but you were directly at the same level as me when you first joined the army. , I felt uncomfortable at that time!
I also admit that you have some real abilities and you are not an ordinary playboy, but whether it is military exploits, diligence, or loyalty, I think I am better than you. However, no matter how hard I work, you can always receive awards and promotions at the same time as me. , how can I be convinced? To be honest, I have always felt that Mr. General is too biased towards you! "
At this point, Shi Cheng also looked at Li Shijie calmly and asked seriously: "So, I can't understand. Since the General has always treated you favorably, it can be said that he is very kind. Now it is you who appreciates the kindness." Great opportunity for graphic reporting!
But why are you unclear about your stance and vacillating? And even secretly cooperated with Li Zehe's traitors? Are you trying to be ungrateful? If the Commander-in-Chief loses his power, what good will it do to you? "
At this point, Shi Cheng's tone no longer contained sarcasm, but instead showed a sincere expression.
Shi Cheng has always disliked Li Shijie, but he still hopes that Li Shijie can change his position in time and work with himself and Ximen Sheng to protect He Yu's power. As long as he can successfully win Li Shijie's support, there is no need to wait. The arrival of the Liaodong cavalry reinforcements from Jinzhou Camp can control the situation in advance and completely suppress the ambitions and changes of Li Zehe, Gancheng, Xu Jia and others.
On the other side, after hearing Shi Cheng's statement, Li Shijie was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled.
That's a mockery of the ignorant.
"A great kindness? Repay a favor? What kind of joke are you talking about?" Li Shijie kept shaking his head and chuckling, as if he heard someone say that the sun rises in the west.
Then, Li Shijie looked at Shi Cheng and hesitated for a moment, then said: "Shi Cheng, although I hate you, I just hate that you always want to put me down, but I don't actually hate you as a person. If you don't plan to fight with me, I will even make friends with you... So, I will say a few honest words to you, and teach you some really important knowledge... Knowledge that a white-born person like you has no chance to learn!"
At this point, Li Shijie raised a finger and said: "First, the things you are proud of, whether they are military exploits, diligence, and loyalty, are not worth mentioning to me, and they are probably not worth mentioning to General He. Not worth mentioning! Because the world has never lacked reckless men who fought hard on the battlefield, and has never lacked mediocre people who work diligently. It has never been difficult to win over loyalty! Therefore, those things you are proud of are not rare. Goods are not worthy of attention at all!”
Then, Li Shijie raised his second finger and said: "Second, the Commander-in-Chief has indeed been focusing on promoting me, but there is no preferential treatment at all, and there is no kindness at all. The focus of Commander-in-Chief is on me The promotion is essentially just a deal between General Bing and the generals of the Li family. The Li family is willing to use their personal influence to support General Bing in controlling Liaodong Town, while General Bing reciprocates and pave the way for me in the army. A future, that’s all!
Are you not convinced that I was able to hold the position of Deputy Hundred Households when I first joined the army? Even though my military exploits, diligence, and loyalty were obviously not as good as yours, my promotion speed was not slower than yours... I'll tell you the reason now. That's because, in comparison, Because of your military exploits, diligence, and loyalty, the Li family connections I brought are truly indispensable and precious things. The Commander-in-Chief can do things without your loyalty, but he cannot do without the support of the Li family!
Therefore, it was a transaction from the beginning. There was no kindness at all, let alone any repayment of kindness. Do you understand?
Hehe, you said that the Commander-in-Chief is partial to me, but actually I feel that Commander-in-Chief is partial to you! Because to the Commander-in-Chief, I am more important than you! "
Then, regardless of Shi Cheng's change of expression, Li Shijie raised his third finger and coldly expressed a point of view that even more subverted Shi Cheng's views.
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