"Chafuli ranks first and treats Chen Yingyang and other generals rudely, but he is very polite to me. Although there is a barrier, he is obviously not as arrogant to his subordinates. I am afraid he is more or less afraid of me..."
"What's interesting is that some of his subordinates and other military commanders are either silent, treat me as an ordinary commander, or test me secretly..."
"Marshal Chen Yingyang and his subordinates have been silent. Although they have not said it explicitly, they are polite to me and not as presumptuous as Chafuli's men... Some of Chen Yingyang's subordinates occasionally express their dissatisfaction with Chafuli.
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"The Modao Army has a full strength of 10,000 people. It is divided into five armies: left, right, front, rear and center, each commanding 2,000 people. The four generals are all fourth-grade generals, except for General Feng Anling, the third-grade general of the Central Army, who is also the deputy commander of the Modao Army.
Feng Anling was polite when he saw me. He has a calm personality, careful thinking, and is familiar with the art of war. According to the night guard's intelligence, this person was born in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. Like all the generals of the Modao Army, he is backed by upstarts in the military.
Promoted by Emperor Taining after he ascended the throne..."
"The former army general He Bao is a tough guy with barbarian blood. He is good at using a pair of big hammers. He relied entirely on his strength to get to this position. When he saw me, he was a little unconvinced. In other words, most of the generals here saw that I was a Taoist cultivator.
Even the fortune-teller commanding the troops is not convinced. But if you are not convinced, no one dares to challenge me, a fortune-teller, who has some brains..."
"General Lu Wenhua of the Left Army, who has a fair appearance, is good at using a spear, is gentle and elegant, and took the initiative to say that he likes my poems..."
"Right Army General Ding Tiannian turned out to be a puppet cultivator. This is very rare. He and I talked about Liu Muwa. Liu Muwa summoned him yesterday and the two of them chatted for a few words..."
"General Ren Shihao of the rear army is a taciturn, black-faced man, not good at words, but meticulous in his work..."
"Overall, the upper echelons of the imperial court are very smart. It is impossible for such an important army as Modao Army to be handed over to random people. These five are above ordinary generals in terms of strength, military exploits, experience and leadership level. Moreover, this
The five of them are all upstart forces, and they are naturally in opposition to the forces of the General and the King..."
"Preliminary inference is that there will be a small friction between me and them, and there will be no conflict until the critical moment. As for them taking the initiative to provoke me, it is impossible to happen. They cannot afford to mess up the Mo Dao Army. Of course
, Unless the forces behind them take action..."
"When I find time, I will deduce them. Now, I will lay out the overall situation in the army, stabilize myself, and resolve various small problems..."
Li Qingxian did what he said, and successively laid out three major situations: Eighty-Eight Towers Mountains and Rivers, Golden Python Stealing Dragons, and Wanshan Zhenshi.
After doing everything well, at dawn, I heard an announcement from the guards outside that the supervisor was coming to visit.
Li Qingxian didn't expect Chafuli to come so early and come here on his own initiative as a superior, so he hurriedly walked out the door and saw a tall eunuch wearing a purple python robe.
Cha Fuli has a fair complexion and a smile. Because of his martial arts skills, he is unusually tall compared to ordinary eunuchs.
"Your Majesty, Li Qingxian, has met Mr. Chafuli." Li Qingxian said.
Cha Fuli walked forward with a smile and said: "The night guards in the inner factory are all one family, Mr. Li is not allowed to see outside. How about it, are you getting used to it?"
"Everything is fine. Besides, I have never led an army. I came here to learn from Lord Supervisor and other colleagues." Li Qingxian said.
"You scholars are good at everything, but you never tell the truth and you have too many ideas. We warriors are much more straightforward..." Zhafuli said while laughing.
Li Qingxian didn't expect to meet this person, but he was relieved when he thought that he was in the military.
The two entered the house and chatted while eating breakfast.
Chafuli turned out to be exactly what he said. He didn't beat around the bush and asked about Li Qingxian's past experiences and inquired about Li Qingxian's background. Li Qingxian mostly answered truthfully.
Slowly, Li Qingxian came to understand that Chafuli was not a straightforward person, but an extremely clever person. He saw at a glance that he liked a straightforward way of communication, so he chatted in the way he liked.
After chatting with Li Qingxian, Chafuli began to talk about the Zhenbei Army, and as he talked, he vented his bitterness.
"...There are thousands of threads in the city of God, there is only one needle in every place, and there are holes all over the place. Which hole should I sew?"
"The cabinet asked us to go east, the Ministry of War asked us to go west, the Fifth Army Commander's Office asked us to go east, west, north and south, and the emperor often said nothing. Who do you think we should listen to?"
"You know what I mean, I, the Supervisor of the Army, appear to be a good person on the surface, but in fact I get scolded everywhere. Is it wrong for Chen Yingyang to scold me? Yes, I took away control of the Tenth Army from him, so of course he will scold me.
But do I really want to offend him? No, but he doesn’t listen to the orders from above, what can I do? There is also the general Wang, our family admires him in the heart, but he doesn’t listen to orders or announcements, and treats the court as his own.
What's wrong? Why don't I deal with the River Guard Army? If I wear the same pants as the River Guard Army, the city of God will send someone to pick off my head the next day..."
"But do I dare to knock the table with the General Wang? Not to mention that he is a real prince, even with his outstanding martial arts ability to defeat super-class people, I don't dare to say anything. No, I don't even dare to see him now.
I’m afraid that I’ll be slapped to death…”
"You have been in the Night Guard all these years, and you know us well. Unlike some bosses in Shendu, you always think that the demon clan is easy to fight and things are easy to do..."
Listening to Chafuli's words, Li Qingxian vaguely understood.
Chafuli didn't tell it to himself, but to Zhao Yishan, the cabinet and the cultural and cultural forces behind him.
Wen Xiu didn't have much influence in the army, but he was indeed the strongest force in the court.
At Chafuli's level, even if he is vengeful for killing his father, he can greet each other with a smile before the final act, not to mention that the two of them currently need to cooperate and there is no irreconcilable conflict.
Although the inner court forces represented by Chafuli had some friction with Wenxiu, although Wenxiu scolded the eunuchs as eunuchs every day, and the eunuchs scolded Wenxiu every day for talking nonsense and harming the country, the conflict between the two sides was not as serious as imagined.
The fact that he could take over the Mo Dao Army instead of the worst army in the Zhenbei Army shows that the forces in the inner court still hope to cooperate with Wen Xiu.
In Qi State, literary cultivators and eunuchs were the two forces least likely to betray the royal family.
As for other forces, even nobles who need royal rewards are also major rebels in troubled times.
After figuring out the general outline, Li Qingxian was basically relieved that at least in the short term, he would not have any major problems.
During the chat, both parties exchanged some information in a casual manner.
Chafuli promised not to overly interfere with the Mo Dao Army, and made it clear that he was willing to cooperate with Li Qingxian. He especially hoped to use the power of Li Qingxian's life magicians, and even hoped that Li Qingxian could recruit more life magicians, Taoist cultivators, and Wen Xiu to join the Zhenbei Army.
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Li Qingxian also said that he focuses on fortune-telling and Taoism. He is actually not willing to join the army. Once there is a war, he will use fortune-telling. Normally, the management of Modao Army is under the jurisdiction of deputy commander and general of the Central Army Feng Anling.
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Both parties felt the other's basic sincerity and happily exchanged communication charms.
After Cha Fuli left, Li Qingxian kept his promise and asked Zhou Xuanshan about the specific time for Tianshi Sect to select the chief of the outer sect.