The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

After ordering Wang Degui to do things, the time is still very early, and Zhang Fan also asked about the situation in Guangning. Sure enough, just as he thought, today's Guangning, especially those in the army Many people knew that the two Qianhu who died before were done by people sent by Wang Gao.

In fact, there is no need for Zhang Fanyi or Li Chengliang to provoke them now. These people already hate Wang Gao to the bone. They are soldiers. In the state of life and death, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield. They understand that maybe it will be their turn at some point. What's more, most of the people here are people who have been in the army for several years. Of course, there are also those who have just joined the army. People who are facing such a big battle, although these people may be nervous, but they are not afraid.

However, now they are extremely angry at the fact that Wang Gao sent people to assassinate them, and the target was them. Death on the battlefield is another matter. Useless, at least, they are still facing the death of the enemy.

But if he died because of this kind of thing, just like Tang Wu and Xu Yi, they died without seeing the enemy's face. These people will never accept this kind of useless way of death, even It can be said that this method of death is an insult to them. Of course, it is different from that on the battlefield. This method of death also makes these people feel a little scared.

Therefore, after they knew that Wang Gao had actually sent someone to assassinate them, one can imagine what kind of thoughts they would have in their hearts.

Therefore, when Li Rusong ordered the people in the army to patrol in Guangning, whenever they saw anyone acting suspiciously, they would call over to inquire about them. These people didn't think it was a troublesome thing, but they were very active. After all, no one wants something to go wrong because of their own negligence, after all, it may also cause them to lose their lives.

This is probably the first time that the army and Jin Yiwei have worked together for the same thing at the same time, and they both understand each other, but they don't object. The appearance of cooperation, but in fact, even if there is no communication between them, they will not hinder each other at all, and even give each other some convenience at some times, in order to find out Wang Gao as soon as possible. The assassins sent could resolve this crisis sooner rather than later.

This is naturally a good thing, and what Zhang Fan asked Wang Degui to do was to add fuel to the flames.

Before, Zhang Fan was still worried about Nurhachi. Although Nurhachi had agreed to go back to the capital with him, it stands to reason that Zhang Fan had nothing to worry about. On the way back to Guangning, Zhang Fan obviously noticed that Nurhachi's expression was not right. On the way since then, Nurhachi no longer took the initiative to talk to Zhang Fan as before, but kept silent and lowered his head. What are you thinking about.

Zhang Fan was a little worried about this. He didn't know if this matter would affect Nurhachi. He was not worried about what would happen to him now, but whether this matter would change Nurhachi's thinking and make him change in the future.

Although Zhang Fan had thought about it, he really couldn't figure out what it would be, but he still planned to find some time to talk to him to see what the situation was. Said.

However, Zhang Fan felt that this was not an important matter. After all, Nurhachi was right in front of his eyes, and he could find him anytime he wanted. In addition, he was about to follow him back to the capital. , It’s too late to talk to him again, but Zhang Fan doesn’t intend to wait that long, but it’s not now, firstly, Zhang Fan still has some things to do on his own, and secondly, he has just returned to Guangning, and Nurhachi is not alone. , he also has a frail and sickly younger brother, and it will take some time for the older brother to settle down the frail younger brother.

Therefore, even if Zhang Fan planned to look for him after a while, at least he had to give the two brothers some time. In short, there was no need to do things now if they were not in a hurry.

But now, Zhang Fan is in Yongning, although there is nothing he has to do in Liaodong, but there are some things that Zhang Fan still wants to know, for example, tonight, Li Chengliang is hosting a banquet for Zhang Fan.

Although it is said to be a "banquet", in fact, it is Li Chengliang and his son, these two people are just entertaining Zhang Fan. After all, this is the first time that Li Chengliang has officially entertained Zhang Fan since Zhang Fan came to the Northeast. After all, Li Chengliang was not there before. Guangning, having had a few drinks in Sudian, was really out of shape.

Not to mention Li Chengliang's attitude towards people from the court, but even if he really doesn't care, there is still some hospitality, not to mention that Li Chengliang is not the kind of person who doesn't care, he looks very arrogant on the surface, but in fact Li Chengliang still attaches great importance to the court's evaluation of himself.

After all, Li Chengliang knew in his heart how unpopular he was in the court. Few of the officials in the court liked to associate with him, and even quite a few hated him.

After Li Chengliang understood this, he also knew that it was very difficult for those people to have a good relationship with them.

Therefore, in order to ensure that he would not be harmed by this, of course, Li Chengliang also wanted to ensure his status, so he used the current method.

The first one, of course, is to handle affairs well in office. This one looks easy, but it is not troublesome for Li Chengliang. After all, he is not a civil servant and does not need to manage politics. In such a place where wars happen frequently, for him, just fighting bravely is enough.

Li Chengliang has been in Liaodong for ten years. In the past ten years, all battles led by him, whether defensive or offensive, have all won victories. This alone has proved his strength and value to the court. At this point, it is impossible for the court to replace him.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Chengliang to rely on this alone. You know, even if the court knows how important he is in Liaodong, if he makes too many enemies in the court, it is still useless. It's unlucky, after all, it is impossible for the huge court to fall just because of the chaos in Liaodong, and it is for this reason that those people in the court try their best to punish certain people.

Besides, Li Chengliang is not the only one who knows how to fight in the court. Even if he is outstanding in this area, another person will be weaker than him at most. .

Therefore, Li Chengliang can't just rely on this trick to keep himself. Anything, especially this kind of official affairs, can definitely not be done by one person, and he needs someone to help him.

But as I said before, many people in the court don't like Li Chengliang, or even hate him. Under this premise, those who don't dislike Li Chengliang will not dare to approach Li Chengliang because of the influence of the people around him. up.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Li Chengliang to develop contacts in the court, but Li Chengliang has found another way. Since those officials in the court do not come to communicate with him, then he will change his eyes, but Li Chengliang directly He turned his gaze upwards to the ruler. In short, he fought the emperor. Of course, it was the empress dowager's idea now.

As long as the ruler finds him useful, and the benefits of keeping him are more than those of withdrawing him, then he can keep himself forever.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with this idea, but it is not easy to actually do it.

And Li Chengliang didn't have too many opportunities, so as long as he had the opportunity, he would definitely make great efforts.

It can be said that Li Chengliang is not as upright and rigid as his son on this point, but this is after all decades of experience.

And since Li Chengliang couldn't get in touch with people like the emperor and the queen mother frequently, sometimes this standard had to be lowered.

Now that Zhang Fan came here, he naturally gave Li Chengliang a chance.

What is Zhang Fan's identity and what is his experience? Li Chengliang naturally understands these things. Of course, Li Chengliang didn't need to spend much effort to find out about Zhang Fan's affairs. This is also because Zhang Fan is really It's too conspicuous.

And Zhang Fan is undoubtedly very lucky. Since the day he became an official, he has been very lucky. Whether it is the emperor's appreciation or Zhang Fan's luck, Zhang Fan has been able to get to where he is today step by step.

Perhaps for other people, based on the time when Zhang Fan entered the official position, it is not too much for him to reach the sky in one step to his current status. From what happened, it can be found that Zhang Fan's pace along the way may be fast, but it is also very stable, and there is no unsteady shaking area.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Zhang Fan will not be manipulated by those people in the court. This is not just Zhang Fan's character. Out.

What's more, whether it was the Emperor Longqing back then, the Empress Dowager Li who is in power now, or even Zhu Yijun who will be in charge in the future, they all favor Zhang Fan. Trees, even if they can't fly to the top right away, they can definitely make themselves invincible. This is absolutely true.

And Li Chengliang also took a fancy to this point, but Zhang Fan didn't know what method Li Chengliang planned to use to win him over, and Zhang Fan himself was curious about it,