"Xiao Chen, you are really thoughtful." Li Shishi tried out the brand new mount under Xiao Chen's instructions and expressed that he was very satisfied.
"As long as the prince likes it, it will be fine." Xiao Chen said.
"After receiving such a thoughtful gift from you, what should I reward you with?" Li Shi felt embarrassed again.
In fact, he also knew that Xiao Chen would definitely want something when he came here. This boy would go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything!
Now that the emperor sent him to Northern Xinjiang, it was tantamount to asking him to die. How could such a shrewd person not know this?
Maybe he came here to beg me to intercede with the emperor.
I screened everyone away first to see what this kid wanted to do?
"I don't want anything. I'm just here to say goodbye to the prince." Xiao Chen said.
"Oh? Is there anything else?" Li Shi was quite surprised. He was afraid that it would be difficult for him to speak, so he deliberately handed the message to him, but unexpectedly he didn't answer it?
"I just ask you, Your Majesty, to take care of yourself, not for yourself, but for the country and the country of Zhou Dynasty." Xiao Chen looked serious, not like he was flattering.
"Haha, I don't understand what you are saying, kid." Li Shi was stunned for a moment and then laughed.
"Your Majesty is wise, what do you not understand? It's just that your servant is stupid and can't speak." Xiao Chen did not smile.
"If you can't speak, there will be no one in the world who can speak." Li Shi stared at Xiao Chen for a long time before sighing softly.
"It also depends on who you say it to. If it's not the prince, the servant won't dare to say a word." Xiao Chen paused and then said, "If it's not the servant who wants to leave, then he will definitely not say anything."
"You knew you shouldn't say it, but you still said it." Li Shi sighed again.
"If this slave dies here, then there is no need to say anything. If I am lucky enough to escape with a small life, it will be thanks to the prince." Xiao Chen had already said it anyway, so he simply said it bluntly.
"I heard that you have been struggling a lot in the past few days, and many people are already joining in with you." Li Shi changed the subject.
"My lord, even if this slave is a grasshopper after autumn, why don't you still have to jump around?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Even grasshoppers after autumn have to be full before they can jump. When you go to northern Xinjiang, the most important thing is food and grass. You have been jumping for so long, have you found food and grass?" Li Shi asked.
"Haha, there is a plan, but as they said, they will be given by meal. Even if you have eaten the last meal, you still don't know where the next one will be." Xiao Chen smiled bitterly.
"Well, if the food and grass are not maintained, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and the battle will be lost before it is even fought... You know Niutoushan, right?" Li Shidao.
"I vaguely know." Xiao Chen pretended to think and blinked his eyes. This was a sign that he was lying.
Of course he knew about Niutoushan, Li Tanhua was there.
Moreover, both Chen Jisheng and Zhuge Xiaosheng attach great importance to this place. They said that when they go to Yanyun County, the first task is to capture it first, because Niutoushan's strategic position is extremely important, and the terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it can be used as a solid foothold.
Click here to establish a firm foothold first, then move on to other things.
"You vaguely know how to do it?" Li Shi frowned, "The emperor's decree has been issued for so many days, but you are not even familiar with the terrain of Yanyun County?"
"Please give me some advice, Your Majesty." Xiao Chen said hurriedly.
"Okay, I don't care whether you are pretending to be confused with me because of your understanding, or what, I have to say this, Niutou Mountain is extremely important, you must find a way to capture it, there are a lot of dry mountains in that mountain
Natural caves can be used as granaries. As long as you store enough food and grass there, you will be able to stand firm."
Li Shi really did not hesitate to teach him, and his words were exactly the same as those of Chen Jisheng and Zhuge Xiaosheng.
"What's the use of just having a granary? Mainly because there's no food!" Xiao Chen scratched his head.
"Haha, Yanyun County has had wars in all dynasties since ancient times. It was the same during the previous Han dynasty. When the Han emperor stationed hundreds of thousands of troops in Yanyun County, how could there not be a few large granaries? There were some openly and covertly.
Of course there are, it just depends on whether you can find them."
"You only have 3,000 soldiers. The total number of soldiers can't exceed 5,000. As long as you find a granary, it will be enough for you to feed you for ten years."
"Is there such a thing?" Xiao Chen was particularly surprised when he heard this, and his eyes blinked faster, so he was lying again.
Because he had known about this for a long time, but it was not easy to tell it from Li Shi's mouth.
Xiao Chen's real purpose here was not to ask Li Shi for advice, but to ask Li Shi for an attitude. Although Li Shi was noncommittal, this attitude said everything, so Xiao Chen's purpose was achieved.
Chen Jisheng once said that the reason why the Zhou Dynasty was unstable was that it was top-heavy and had a big tail.
The so-called lightness of foot is naturally due to the fact that Li Wanjiang had just taken control of the country, the chaos was not over, the world was not settled, and the foundation was not deep.
The so-called big tail is because the generals who lead the troops outside have too much power. For example, Murong Heng and Li Wanyun all have more than 100,000 troops. The tail is too big to lose. Li Wanjiang feels quite heavy when he uses his skills.
The most important thing is to have a heavy head. A heavy head has two meanings. One is important. Li Wanjiang has a resolute personality, which will inevitably lead to willfulness. All important matters are decided by him alone. When he is stubborn, he will not listen to anyone.
People's words, even if they are honest advice, are offensive to him.
As the old saying goes: The king is the most important thing, but the country is the most important thing!
But Li Wanjiang, the king, put himself first and the country first.
There is another layer of meaning that is very heavy, and that is the complicated relationship between Li Wanjiang and his sons.
He appointed his eldest son Li Xian as the crown prince, but he did not trust or like him. However, as the prince of the country, the prince held a high position of power, so naturally many people would follow and support him for the sake of their own descendants.
The one he trusted and liked the most was his youngest son, King Fengyang. King Fengyang was courageous and resolute, and he had great military power. Naturally, many people supported and followed him, and most of them were important generals in the army.
Li Shi, the only one who was relatively powerless, had a very high IQ, a deep city, was kind to others, and had great prestige.
Coupled with the blessing of the Queen Mother, many people supported and followed him, of course, few openly and many covertly.
It's troublesome enough to have one big head and two big heads, but now the Li family has one big head and three small heads. Who do you think is more important?
Li Wanjiang may have realized this, so he was going to chop off a small head, but it was inhumane enough for you to chop off his head. You couldn't just cut his body into pieces, right?
So where will these arms and legs go in the future? Will they have to be attached to the two outer heads?
In this way, the situation becomes more complicated.
Li Shi naturally knew this, and Xiao Chen also knew it clearly, so he came here to tell Li Shi that if I, Xiao Chen, can gain a foothold in Yanyun from now on, I will be your King of Jiangdong.
Although the two of them had no contact before, Xiao Chen's arrival was not unexpected, because not only did your father, Li Wanjiang, not want me, he also wanted to kill me!
The prince is a rotten tree, and I am not familiar with Prince Fengyang, so I can only turn to you, the prince...