"I know that your tiger-character flag soldiers are powerful, but Guan Ning's soldiers and horses are also battle-hardened and are not comparable to Xuanda's border troops." Li Kaiyang looked at Liu Heng and said.
Ningyuan's great victory gave him such courage as a general.
The slave thieves claimed to be invincible, but in the end the 130,000-strong army was defeated at the foot of Ningyuan City. The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty saw that the country of the Ming Dynasty was still stable.
Liu Heng tapped his fingers on the table and said, "How about we make a bet?"
"What are you betting on?" Li Kaiyang looked at Liu Heng in surprise.
Liu Heng said: "It's very simple. As long as the Tiger Flag army repels this government encirclement and suppression, the Li family will do one thing for me. If the Tiger Flag is defeated, I will let you leave safely."
"You have screwed our Li family so badly, do you think our Li family will do things for you?" Li Kaiyang said bitterly.
Because the Tiger Character Banner captured Datong, the third uncle's position as governor can only be retired to the countryside to retire. If the Li family hadn't spent a lot of money to manage it, he would still be suffering in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Even he himself was implicated because of this. He was originally going to take over the position of the chief soldier of Yulin Town, but because of the involvement of his third uncle Li Guangyi, he suddenly missed the opportunity to become the chief soldier.
How could I not feel resentment in my heart when my official career was cut off?
Liu Heng put his hands on the edge of the table, leaned forward slightly, and said: "It's not me who has tricked your Li family, it's the court. If the court doesn't use the Tiger Flag, how can the Tiger Flag attack Datong."
"You and Huziqi have long had the intention of treason. How could the imperial court allow you to continue to accumulate strength? If you had no treason, how could the imperial court send troops to deal with you." Li Kaiyang retorted.
Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said with a click of his tongue: "That's not what you say. The little force of the Tiger Flag is only used for self-protection. The Northern Captives are brutal. If the Tiger Flag doesn't even have the ability to protect itself, how can it? We will ensure that the Tiger Flag’s business on the grassland continues smoothly.”
"Hmph!" Li Kaiyang snorted softly, not believing Liu Heng's explanation at all.
Liu Heng continued: "When the tiger-character flag was sold on the grassland, your Li family also received dividends. When it came to getting money, your Li family took more money than anyone else. The tiger-character flag is not anyone's chamber pot. If you want to use it, Just use it and throw it away if you want to when it smells bad.”
"You are just a white businessman. Without my Li family to take care of you, there would be no business for you and Tiger Flag here in the border area." Li Kaiyang said coldly.
Liu Heng laughed and said: "I'm afraid Deputy General Li has forgotten how he targeted me and the Tiger Flag. Do you want me to remind you?"
Li Kaiyang's face suddenly turned red when he heard this.
When he first learned about the Tiger-Character Flag, he found that there was no backing and the proprietor behind it was just a white-bodied businessman who was bent on seizing the Tiger-Character Flag's industry. Until the Tiger-Character Flag used smuggling to win over many border officials, he saw When there was no possibility of expropriation, he chose to participate in smuggling and share the profits, and became one of the border officials who protected the Tiger Flag.
"Have Deputy General Li ever thought that as long as Wei Eun takes power, the Li family will never recover? Today is in the prime of life. Even if he is the emperor for more than ten years, as long as Wei Eun survives, no one will dare to Enable the Li family, but now you are defeated by me, the Li family's defeat is already in front of you." Liu Heng looked at Li Kaiyang and said.
Li Kaiyang said coldly: "My uncle is the governor of Datong. Even if he is at home, he still has a few friends in the court. As long as Donglin rises again, my uncle will regain power."
"Do you believe this yourself?" Liu Heng chuckled, and then said, "Your uncle is not a member of the Donglin Party. At most, he is one of the many officials who want to join the Donglin Party, let alone Wei Wei. If the day comes, there will be no day when the Donglin Party returns to the court. Even if the Donglin Party revives, there are still so many Donglin Party officials who need to be resettled, and it will never be your Li family's turn no matter what." Gu.
Li Kaiyang lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Heng gave him time to think, picked up the teapot on the table, took a sip of water, then leaned back on the chair and looked at Li Kaiyang quietly.
After a while, Li Kaiyang raised his head and said, "By agreeing to your promise, I will become a thief. If the court knows about it, it will never let my Li family go."
"I can let you go. With your Li family's connections and spending some favors and money, it shouldn't be a big problem to keep you as the deputy commander." Seeing Li Kaiyang loosen up, Liu Heng raised one corner of his mouth.
Li Kaiyang said: "What do you want from my Li family?"
"Shaanxi." Liu Heng whispered two words.
Li Kaiyang's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said: "Aren't Xuanda and Shanxi not enough? You also want to occupy Shaanxi!"
"Shanxi is already the fat on my lips. I can swallow it in one gulp at any time. Once I have dealt with the troops in the imperial faction, that's when I will take action." Liu Heng said lightly.
Li Kaiyang frowned and said: "Are you so sure of defeating Guan Ning's troops? They defeated an army of 130,000 Lao Nu. They can be said to be the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty."
"If I lose, the Li family will naturally not need to help me plan Shaanxi. All cooperation will be forfeited, and the Li family will not suffer any loss." Liu Heng said with a smile.
Li Kaiyang said: "Although I don't know where your confidence comes from, I can agree to your conditions. As long as you win this battle, my Li family is willing to help the Tiger Flag to seize Shaanxi."
"If Deputy General Li is willing, he can stay in Datong and leave after watching my Tiger Flag win this battle." Liu Heng said.
Li Kaiyang frowned and said, "Don't you regret it?"
"Don't worry, since I agreed, I will never return. If Deputy General Li doesn't want to stay in Datong and wait for the results, he can leave first." Liu Heng did not force him to stay.
The Li family has some power in Shaanxi, especially Li Kaiyang, who is the deputy commander-in-chief of Yulin Town and holds military power. In addition, the Li family's local strength in Shaanxi is very beneficial to the Tiger Character Banner's successful capture of Shaanxi.
Li Kaiyang breathed a sigh of relief and said immediately: "I have something to tell you in advance. Shaanxi is not peaceful now. Many bandits are rebelling. If not, the person coming to Shanxi this time should be General Li, and he is in Shaanxi To quell the rebellion, that’s why I led the troops to Shanxi.”
"I know." Liu Heng nodded lightly.
Li Kaiyang was stunned and asked: "Could it be that the rebellion in Shaanxi is all your people?"
"It has nothing to do with the Tiger Flag." Liu Heng shook his head and said immediately, "The Tiger Flag caused such a big commotion in Datong, Shanxi. I would be surprised if there was no movement in Shaanxi."
Li Kaiyang said: "Since you know, I won't repeat it again. The only thing the Li family can help you is to capture Yan'an Mansion. As for other places, if they fall into the hands of thieves, you can only solve them yourself."
"No problem." Liu Heng agreed happily.
