But fortunately, his father, Li Wanjiang, was originally a soldier, and he favored him with special favor. He also handed over the most important military department to him, giving him military power.
This seems to indicate that the position may be passed to me in the future...
Originally, there was still the eldest brother, the prince, who was standing in the way, but now that he is dead, the possibility of him ascending the throne has changed from 30% to 50%.
Although the second brother Li Shi also has a certain reputation in the court and has some supporters, he does not have military power. He is a disabled person and cannot lead troops at all. Therefore, Li Shi's reputation in the army is far inferior to his own.
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In addition, he is the doted grandson of the Queen Mother, and the relationship between his father and the Queen Mother has always been tense... so Li Feng feels that the possibility of inheriting the throne in the future is as high as 70%!
But recently, things suddenly took a turn. I don’t know what my father was thinking, but he let his second brother Li Shi take over the staff department despite his strong opposition!
Since ancient times, only the prince among the princes can be in charge of the staff.
Of course, this is not an explicit rule, but it has always been followed and is considered an unwritten rule.
Forget it, now my father actually agrees to let his second brother lead the troops to fight... What's the purpose?
At best, I think it was my father's intention to let his second brother Li Shi lead the fragile navy to join forces with the Japanese and Yizhou people who had their own evil intentions to attack the powerful Ross fleet. It should be a sure defeat.
This proves that the second brother does not have the ability to lead an army. In the current uneasy and war-ridden environment of the Zhou Dynasty, it is obviously inappropriate to choose a person who does not know how to lead troops to succeed the throne...
But in the worst case, maybe this is an opportunity given by the father to the second brother?
What if the second brother wins this battle and his prestige skyrockets?
Therefore, the second brother can only lose in this battle, but cannot win.
For this reason, he has made a lot of arrangements behind the scenes, and even made an assassination list... I can't say who bore the brunt of the assassination, but among them is Xiao Chen, the dog slave, the dead eunuch!
It’s his jumping joy!
He was the first to propose the plan to attack Shunfeng Port, he was the one who contacted the Japanese Fleet, he was the one who suggested the Yizhou Navy, and he was the one who recommended his second brother as the commander!
Isn’t this worthy of death?
He deserves death!
So Li Feng got angry when he saw Xiao Chen and wanted to kill him on the spot!
But this person is now in great grace and fame, so he definitely cannot be killed openly, so let’s kill his prestige first.
After sending Xiao Chen away, he was still angry and swung his knife to cut the leg of lamb into two pieces.
"My lord, you shouldn't humiliate him like this." A man in green clothes floated in and whispered softly.
"Hurt him? I still want to kill him!" Li Feng said angrily.
"Your Majesty, don't underestimate Xiao Chen. This man is a national scholar. A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!" said the man in green.
"What kind of national scholar is he, a little eunuch?" Li Feng disagreed.
"Is Chen Jisheng considered a national scholar?" The man in Tsing Yi said calmly, "But Chen Jisheng is willing to commit himself to him, so you can guess what he is like."
"That's just because he saved Chen Jisheng's life." Li Feng said.
"The prince doesn't know Xiao Chen, nor does he know Chen Jisheng. How could Chen Jisheng be willing to be subordinate to others because of this small personal favor!" The man in Tsing Yi retorted back unceremoniously.
"Mr. Sun, you think too highly of him, don't you?" Li Feng was stunned.
"I also hope that I'm wrong about him." The man in Tsing Yi sighed, "But is it possible that Prince Jiangdong is also wrong about him?"
"Haha, the second brother loves winning people's hearts the most. I see that he is very nice to everyone." Li Feng sneered, "He is not bad to you. Did he send someone to deliver medicine to you again two days ago? This time, right?
What kind of panacea is it?”
"Haha, thanks to Prince Li Shi, the medicine this time is also more expensive. It is a thousand- or two-thousand-year-old wild ginseng!" The man in Tsing Yi smiled.
"Humph, he is really willing to spend money." Li Feng also smiled.
"Despite this, I still acknowledge his love, and to be honest with you, if I have to kill him one day in the future, I really can't bear to do it," said the man in green.
"Mr. Sun, you are beating me around the bush again. If you have something to say, you can't just say it directly." Li Feng said angrily.
"Some things can't be said directly, and some things can't be done directly. For example, Li Shiming knows that you know that he is sending me medicine, but he refuses to send it directly in an open and honest manner. He still does it secretly. He has two advantages in doing so.
, One is to win my heart, and the other is to drive a wedge between yours and mine." The man in green said.
"Mr. Sun, I have never had any doubts about you!" Li Feng said hurriedly, "I trust you more than I trust myself!"
"I don't have any second thoughts about the prince, but this matter is a small pimple in your heart after all. If you don't doubt me, don't you doubt other people? If Li Shi can give me medicine, he will naturally give gifts to others. You
Do you believe everyone as much as you believe me?" The man in Tsing Yi's words really touched Li Feng's heart.
I was speechless for a long time.
"Over the years, I have always been grateful to him for his blessings, and I am still more or less grateful to him. Just because humans are not grass and trees, how can we be ruthless? Let's talk about Xiao Chen. When the emperor didn't know how to deal with him, Li
The world has stepped forward to protect it! Ordinary people know how to be grateful, but a hero like Xiao Chen can't repay him with a spring of water?"
"Mr. Sun, you don't have to say anymore. I understand. I didn't bother to use such tricks before. It was my fault. From now on, I will listen to Mr. Sun and spend a lot of money to win people's hearts.
But can Xiao Chen still be bribed?" Li Feng said.
"No way, you've insulted him too much and it's hard to undo it." The man in Tsing Yi sighed.
"Mr. Sun, I still can't figure out why you value this person so much. After all, isn't he just a eunuch? Besides, he is already the second brother's son, why do you insist on me treating him as a national scholar? It's not that I don't listen.
Yours, it's true that when I saw him, I became so angry that I wanted to kill him with a knife!" Li Feng said.
"Then why don't you kill him?" The man in Tsing Yi said calmly.
"Mr. Sun, look, you are saying this again. Now that my father loves and trusts him so much, and he has made great contributions to Nanyang, how can I kill him openly?" Li Feng grinned.
"Before he came, I advised the prince to treat him as a civil servant, but you refused and advised you to kill him directly. But you didn't listen and insisted on humiliating him face to face! Your prince, how can someone who wants to be a king even do this little bit?
Can't control your emotions?" said the man in green.
"Mr. Sun is here to teach you." Li Feng calmly stood up and stood in awe.
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have spoken to the prince like this. Please forgive me." The man in Tsing Yi also seemed to realize that his words were too strong.
"Sir, it's still my fault." Li Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Then how about I send a fleet to catch up and kill Xiao Chen now?"
"I can't catch up." The man in Tsing Yi sighed, "Didn't you see how fast he was walking when he went out just now? This man must have had a premonition of danger. At this moment, his fleet is probably dozens of miles away.
Besides, we should discuss this matter in the long run..."