The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Master Zhang is here." Seeing Zhang Fan coming in, Li Chengliang naturally put on a smiling face and warmly welcomed him, "Oh, I just came back from the army, and it's getting late now, if there is any trouble, Please forgive me, Mr. Zhang." Li Chengliang's words are completely polite. If he really just came back from the army, how would he have time to prepare such a sumptuous table of food and drink? Of course, this kind of thing can be left to The servants in the mansion did it, but obviously, Li Chengliang had already put on a normal suit now, and it was obvious that he had taken care of it on the surface. Even if it was not necessary to be too meticulous, it would definitely take some time.

However, it has always been like this in officialdom, politeness is politeness, unless you are facing someone you dislike very much, otherwise it is naturally impossible to expose the other party, not to mention, although Zhang Fan feels quite critical about some things about Li Chengliang, but Compared with Li Chengliang's role, those things are insignificant at all.

It is true that Li Chengliang is indeed not a good general from all aspects of information, and most importantly, Li Chengliang is really a man who loves money, even to a terrible degree, and now he has not made it in Liaodong. What is out of the ordinary is actually mostly due to the fact that the situation in Liaodong today is not very stable.

But if it is said that the stability of Liaodong can be exchanged for money alone, or that it can withstand the continuous intrusion of the Mongols, Jurchens, and even other tribes, Zhang Fan feels that this deal is still worthwhile. What a bargain.

"The general is just joking," Zhang Fan smiled, and said politely, "As the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, the general must have a lot of official duties on weekdays, not to mention the current situation in Liaodong is too unstable. I have to bother the general to treat you like this, but I can't justify it. Speaking of which, why don't you see Mr. Ling?"

"Your Majesty Zhang is polite." Zhang Fan was so polite, Li Chengliang naturally wouldn't say anything, "Although it is said that a war is about to start, it hasn't started yet, right? Yes, on the day when the fight really starts, I am afraid that both me and the soldiers will be listless. Now that the dog is in the army, there must be someone in the army no matter what, plus some time ago The assassination happened just now, and two thousand households died under my command, so the people in the army are not at ease, and they must be watched by someone."

"Speaking of that incident, I don't know how the adult army will react now," Zhang Fan asked by the way.

There are no servants, so Li Chengliang, as the master, naturally poured wine for Zhang Fan. After pouring a glass of wine, Li Chengliang also sighed and said, "What can I do? If this kind of thing is put in the army, naturally no one will." I like it. If I die on the battlefield, that’s fine. After all, when two armies clash, swords have no eyes. Life and death are normal things. Not to mention them, even I am ready to die on the battlefield at any time on the ready.

"But now, the situation is different. Tang Wu and Xu Yi didn't die while fighting the enemy, but died in front of their own house. This kind of thing, no matter who is in the army, , there is no way to let go, so the situation in the army is not good now, many people are not safe, "

"It's true," Zhang Fan nodded, and said, "When I came here, I met many generals' subordinates patrolling the city. It's not easy to mess with,"

"It's natural," Li Chengliang said, "Although it is said that the gang assassinated two thousand households, ordinary soldiers should not be the targets of their assassination, but no one can say for sure about this kind of thing, even if it is They understand it in their hearts, but they are still worried, for fear that they will be silently killed by these assassins at some point, and it would be too useless to die like that,"

"Speaking of this matter, my lord must have understood." Zhang Fan suddenly remembered something and couldn't help asking, "Although there were two assassinations in Guangning, and the people who were assassinated It is a thousand households in the general's army, but the general should also understand that those people did not come down against the general's men at all. The reason why they did this was just to attract people's attention. The real intention was to assassinate the general himself ,"

"Of course I understand this," Li Chengliang nodded, and said, "But even if I understand it in my heart, I dare not say that there are no people sent by Wang Gao lurking in the dark here, and then I plan to do something. Secondly, even if this is the case, I am afraid those people under me will not believe so. In the end, I am afraid they will still worry about these things. What's more, the more I explain this kind of thing, the more they think I am That's what people say for the sake of peace, so I just didn't say anything, let them think about it, and when the time comes, I don't have to worry about it anymore, anyway, there are only a few days."

"The general is right to say that..." Zhang Fan paused at this point, he seemed to have thought about it, and then continued, "But has the general thought about it, this may be an opportunity," Zhang Fan planned to borrow At this time, I asked Li Chengliang about his plans for this matter.

"Opportunity," Li Chengliang looked at Zhang Fan with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "The opportunity Master Zhang mentioned is..."

"I look at the soldiers under my lord, and I always feel that they are not only afraid now," Zhang Fan said, "I am afraid that apart from being afraid, they are also very angry about it. After all, they are afraid that someone will kill themselves at some point. Well, if this goes on like this, I'm afraid people will become timid, but these people are soldiers after all, and most of them work together on weekdays, so this kind of fear will turn into anger towards those assassins, And those assassins were sent by Wang Gao. Now everyone knows about this. I mean, why didn’t the general use this to boost the morale of the army? After all, there is going to be a war soon. If I add some hatred to Wang Gao, I think they will work harder when they go to the battlefield."

"Master Zhang is right, and I have considered this matter," Li Chengliang did not object to Zhang Fan's words, he was exactly as Zhang Fan expected, and he agreed with Zhang Fan's proposal, "I am coming back I started to think about this matter on the way. Although it is really inappropriate to use such a method to boost the morale of the army, in the final analysis, it was all asked by Wang Gao. If this is the case, I have no reason not to make good use of it, so today I did this when I just came back, and 'expanded' this matter a little bit, and let people spread it to the army." Obviously, Li Chengliang, as a general who has fought for many years, also understands this truth, it is very simple The truth is, as long as it is for the sake of victory, there is nothing to do, not to mention that Wang Gao did it first. Now that he has done this, don't be afraid of being used by others in turn.

"The general really has a good plan." Hearing what Li Chengliang said, Zhang Fan also nodded in agreement, but Zhang Fan asked again, "But I still have a question, is it possible that the general only intends to use those two thousand families who died?" The thing is that I don’t intend to use the assassination of the general himself. Today I returned to Guangning with the general. Even if I was away a few days ago, I can see the prestige of the general in the army. Seeing the general return, the momentum has obviously changed.

"If the general uses his assassination to spread the news secretly, the soldiers under the general's command must be even more angry with Wang Gao. Wouldn't it be better in this way?"

"No, I have no such plan." Facing Zhang Fan's question, Li Chengliang shook his head very simply, "Of course, as Mr. Zhang said, this is a battle of death and death. Victory, of course, can be used to the extreme. If it is said that using my assassination can make this war more beneficial to us, it is nothing at all.

"To tell you the truth, I have also considered Master Zhang's words, but after thinking about it, I still feel that this cannot be done. Now the stimulation given to them is enough to let them understand that Wang Gao intends to attack them before the war. It is completely enough, but if it is necessary to spread the news of my assassination, I do not intend to do so.

"It's not that I'm embarrassed to say anything, but if I use this matter to stimulate them again, I always feel that it's a bit too much. A little stimulation is really good. It will help when the war starts. The momentum on our side, but if the excitement is too much, it is not a good thing.

"To be honest, it's not the first time I've seen this kind of situation. It's really good if the stimulation is just right, but if it's too much, it will be bad."

"The general is thinking about it," Zhang Fan said, "but, I always feel that the stimulation should not be enough now,"

"But you can't say that," Li Chengliang smiled helplessly, and said, "This kind of thing, to be honest, no one knows whether it is just right, and besides, I can't call these people one by one to ask I understand, so even if it’s not enough, it’s better than too much, anyway, let’s just leave it at that.”

Now that Li Chengliang had already said that, Zhang Fan naturally couldn't say anything more. After all, he was the general of Liaodong, and he was the general of those soldiers.

However, even if Li Chengliang said so, Zhang Fan naturally had his own considerations. Besides, Zhang Fan had actually already made plans in his heart. Said.

Moreover, Li Chengliang's worry is not unreasonable, so Zhang Fan's plan is to stimulate those people from another aspect. After all, although Li Chengliang was assassinated, he did not succeed, but in that assassination, Although Li Chengliang was fine, some people died because of this, even the bones could not be found, and those people were also soldiers under Li Chengliang's command.

That's right, Zhang Fan intends to use those people to make a fuss, and then stimulate those people under Li Chengliang's command,