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At the end of March, Liyang had just concluded a victorious, united, and exciting meeting during the day. But as dusk fell and the meeting ended, there was an undercurrent surging inside and outside Liyang City, which did not close the city gates and block the roads.

People's hearts are filled with uncertainty.

This is not an exaggeration or slander, but a fact.

Because almost all the big leaders took the opportunity to test and communicate with each other privately in the dusk, and consciously or unconsciously formed small groups or factions. It can almost be said that after the conference, they immediately divided into groups and held small meetings.

...Among them, some can be called naturally formed groups, or official groups formed with the endorsement of job levels within the gang, but some are pure cliques.

For example, Dou Lide took Liu Heifu back to find his wife and brother-in-law, and also gathered Gao Shitong and other leaders in Jianglingxingtai to have a casual meal together. This is of course normal, but how did Shan Tonghai, another leading figure, come among them?

What's going on?

For another example, Dou Lide, his daughter and student Li Ding ran outside the stables to smell the fishy smell and look at the stars and blow the evening breeze. It didn't matter where the young man and woman met by chance. It was legal and reasonable, but when they met Zhang Jinshu, Bing Yuanzheng, Chai Xiaohe and a group of

Stacking documents with confidants, the guards walked over from the other side of the stable, discussing how to persuade Xiong Bonan and Chen Bin to closely monitor Li Shu and the second room Yi Cui, so they had no choice but to squat behind the horse's butt here and pretend to be nothing.

hear.

For example, Wei Xuanding and his deputy and former boss Yuan Baocun went to drink arm in arm... At first they went together as two people, but Zhang Shizhao followed as they walked, talking about the old times in Hebei. Even Chief Zhang himself

Without giving in too much, he put his arm around Li Ding's shoulders and followed Qin Er. After walking out, he called Niu Da and Lu Changheng, who were also from the old scenery of Dongdu with open mouth, Jing'an Terrace with closed mouth, and Fulongwei.

Those who knew it would naturally know that these were gang members and upstarts. Those who didn’t know it thought it was a gathering of the old and young of the Wei Dynasty. Everyone missed me, the Wei Dynasty.

Including Wang Chen who followed Li Ding and suddenly went to Fang Yanshi in shock, which also left people confused.

In this case, Xu Shiying invited Wang Shuyong, Xu Shiren and Ma Wei to have a drink; Xiong Bonan took Zhang Gongshen and Han Erlang, who had just joined, to have dinner; Huang Ping and Yuwen Wanchou followed Jia Yue to a place to chat privately; Chen

Bin went back alone, but Xie Minghe took the initiative to lead several new supervisors, Huang Dalang, who was noisy, and the anxious Feng Duan to follow him; Cui Erlang took Cui Twenty-sixth Lang to find Cui Silang, and several Jingang gathered together.

Eating duck together... actually seems a lot more reasonable.

Even when Fang Yanlang and Du Caigan went to look for Li Shu, they all seemed upright.

An old leader or old friend has been demoted, why aren't old subordinates allowed to comfort him?

"I, Li Shu, am very grateful that you two can come." Li Shu, who had been waiting for a long time, looked at the two people in front of him, and he was actually a little excited and grateful.

"Cui Silang was also coming, but he was dragged away by Cui Erlang and several of the Cui family's children. Twenty-nine Lang (Fang Yanshi) was also coming, but he was dragged away by Li Ding's people just now."

Fang Yanlang explained briefly.

"It's natural. The Cui family has just suffered such a big incident. If Cui Silang follows me all the way to the dark side, Cui family will not be able to sleep." Li Shu said with a bitter smile. "Twenty-nine Lang's place is even more serious.

He was lucky, and the line that Li Ding established when he established the Pu Tai Army happened to be connected... However, this shows the two of you, and I am really grateful."

Fang Yanlang immediately shook his head: "We came to see Mr. Li openly, what should we do to show off?"

This is the truth. They waited for the following meeting to break up before coming here just to be honest.

"The gang is actually very generous and fair enough." Du Caigan sighed, as if to persuade. "In today's situation, if Chief Zhang really wants to kill Mr. Li and deal with a few of us together, it will only be

It just happened... I was already thinking on the stage that I wouldn't be able to come back to the city today, but who would have thought that I would actually be given a chance to survive."

"It is generous and fair." Li Shu said seriously. "But it is also more chilling and makes people tremble."

Du Caiqian was obviously stunned.

Fang Yanlang, on the other hand, shook his head slightly, as if he knew what the other party meant: "Mr. Li, with all due respect, I am the chief and my name is justifiable. It is normal for Zhang Shizhao and Bing Yuanzheng to choose which side... We did not lose unfairly in Xuzhou.

"

"The key to this matter is not in Xuzhou, but in Hebei." Du Caiqian was also a little helpless. "Li Ding surrendered. Chief Zhang might have had to go around from the north. It might take three months to half a year to come back, but he turned around.

...This battle was caused by the issue of grain distribution. Leaders from Hebei and the Eastern Border felt that as long as Bai Hengqiu left, it would be worthwhile and even possible to win. With his reputation soaring, everyone attached to him.

How could anyone follow you?"

"So I don't blame him." Li Shu's expression did not change. "I don't blame Zhang Shizhao, Bing Yuanzheng, Chai Xiaohe, let alone Du Pozhen, Zhang Jinshu and others... I have to say something superfluous, even if you also follow

I don't blame those people either, I'm just frustrated that I chose the wrong path from the beginning... I've been walking the wrong path for most of my life."

Fang Yanlang and Du Caigan looked at each other. Although they did not dare to explain clearly, they roughly knew what Li Shu meant, because they happened to accompany Li Shu on the wrong path... They were all involved in the Yang Shen Rebellion.

The perpetrators and the victims, and now... So, there are some things that get annoying when you hear them too much.

To put it mildly, they came to see Li Shu, didn't they just listen to these complaints so that the other party could feel comfortable and avoid going to extremes?

"I have taken the wrong path three times in my life. The first time was when I was young and young. I thought that I could rely on my talents, learning, cultivation and hard work to make Wei Zhongchen and revive his family." Li Shu's beginning surprised the two people opposite him. They really

I didn't expect that the other party would take the wrong path so early. "As a result, after several years of hard work, just because I glanced at the new emperor Cao Che while standing guard, my future was ruined. I had no choice but to seek refuge with the Yang family in the world.

I expected to rely on them to revive the family, but as you all know, not only did I lose, but my family was gone, and even my old personal friends and business influence west of Longqianguan were wiped out. At that time, I almost wanted to die.

I took a breath and came down, thinking that if I could see the Great Wei collapse in this life, I would have no regrets... But now that the Great Wei is gone, I am empty too."

"That's not right." Fang Yanlang corrected him sternly. "You may have embarked on the third path for the purpose of eradicating the violent Wei Dynasty, but as you go along, everyone will know that the Wei Dynasty will surely perish. This path actually wants to

Let's take the old path with the new. We have been together these past few years. How come I don't know that you want to go your own way and create your own world? See if you can become a holy king while you are alive. When you die,

After Hualong was picked up by the Four Emperors, the worst he could do was to be written into a god's novel as a protagonist, and be written into history books as a brag..."

"Yes, you are right... The path of this gang was to eliminate the violent Wei Dynasty at first, but now it is to fight for the world and create a foundation." Li Shu's face turned pale. "But I really have no hope of becoming a holy king or becoming a saint.

The dragon was picked up by the four emperors. I have met the late emperor and know how difficult it is to become a holy king. By the time of the Three Expeditions, I was much older than Zhang Xing, Li Ding, and Xu Shiying. At most, I would have the pattern of the late emperor... So,

I also just want to learn from the late Emperor and create a new situation. When someone writes a novel in the future, I will be considered as the protagonist so that people can remember me... But now, let others be the protagonist of the novel! Let others walk the road.

!”

At this point, I actually felt a bit sad.

Fang Yanlang felt a little uncomfortable when he saw this, and couldn't help but comfort him in a low voice: "The matter has come to this, why not just relax and just sit in Hebei to see the future..."

"That's right, let's stop for a moment and see the road clearly before walking on." Li Shu nodded hurriedly.

Fang Yanlang was waiting for these words and couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard them.

On the other hand, Du Caiqian, an old friend who had known Li Shu for a longer time, was listening to this conversation and wanted to speak for a moment, but in the end he did not speak.

At the end of the month, the double moons are almost gone, and as the night gets darker and darker, the evening wind blows, and it seems to be a dark and windy moon. Fortunately, by the end of spring, the stars are already bright, and Liyang City, Liyangcang and

The torches and lanterns on the road between the two, and of course the soldiers and horses, the flow of people, warehouses, and fields here, still give a sense of peace and tranquility in the world.

Zhang Xing rarely drinks, but he still drank a few drinks today, as did the others. He couldn't be called a wild man, but he did talk a lot.

Of course, he always talks a lot.

"You're going to let Li Shu go like this?" In the small courtyard where Niu Da stayed, Li Ding looked at the starry sky above his head, and finally no longer concealed his disdain. "You defected in the middle of battle, but managed to save your life. It's so kind of a woman!"

"That's the kindness of a woman who helps her superiors and subordinates." Zhang Xing disagreed.

"Third brother, as long as I push this matter to the big bosses today, Li Shu will definitely die." Niu Da was also a little depressed. "At that time, we will also help to strictly enforce military discipline."

"The gain outweighs the loss." Zhang Xing softened his tone a little. "You and Li Si are sincere in wanting to kill him. When Li Si was building roads in the Ministry of War, he always regarded himself as the marshal of an army, and he was very kind but not in command of the troops; and

As a general in the military formation, you have led the troops in several battles and acted as the flanks for the hard battles, so you feel resentful in your heart for delaying the war... But what about the others? Gao Shitong, Li Zida raised his hand because he really wanted to

Kill someone?"

Niuda woke up for a moment, but his mind couldn't turn around.

"They are surrendered generals and hostages of the vassal outside. They see that the situation has been settled and use this to show their loyalty." Seeing Niuda stunned, Lu Changheng suddenly put down his glass and replied. "Actually, they are the most afraid.

Li Shu was executed... and even Li Shu was not saved, and the other leaders were implicated, how can they feel at ease?"

Niu Da understood, but was completely stunned, and Li Ding was also in a daze.

Because they really didn't expect this.

"General Manager Xie probably didn't really want to kill people, he just had to follow General Manager Chen." Qin Bao also said. "It's good that there are many heroes in the gang, but they are all people from the hometown of Dong Qi, from Henan and Hebei.

Lord... Third brother specifically mentioned this today... Mr. Chen, a southerner, is the chief clerk and takes charge of the clerks to govern the fifty-six battalions of the eighteen counties. In fact, it is the pattern of the prime minister of Nanya.

Manager Xie, the closest southerner and old friend in the gang, cannot keep up with him, and the others will only become more dissatisfied."

Niu Da and Li Ding didn't speak for a long time, they could only lower their heads and drink.

"When dealing with a person of Li Shu's level, you have to consider politics rather than military matters." Zhang Xing responded quietly and made a final explanation. "So, the order of handling this matter is as follows: take him away with him first.

Bring back the soldiers and horses to ensure that there is no internal strife within the gang; then, he cannot be killed outside by those in the Du Po Formation; and then make sure that he is a referendum from within the gang... In other words, the referendum on his fate itself

That's the most important thing, not what the outcome should be."

"But how did Li Shu end up where he is now, where life and death are insignificant?" Qin Bao had a new question. "I remember that at the beginning, he was the one who led the troops to advance eastward, and even a few months ago he was the most powerful in the gang.

A leader."

"Because he is short-sighted, looking for the future, and looking for a route, and he can only do one thing but not two, let alone three; and he also has flaws in his character. On the surface, he is modest and sincere, but in fact he is arrogant, stubborn, and intolerant; but this is not what he fell into.

The root of the current situation is that I actually have the shortcomings mentioned earlier, you also have them, Li Si also has them, Sisi also has them, we all have them, but they are all different. His problem is that he cannot always cover up these shortcomings.

, or that you can't stick to what is right!" Zhang Xing talked eloquently with a drunken spirit. "Everything in the world is so ruined. No matter what Li Shu is, or no matter what anyone in the world is, is there anyone who just died?

Was that saint so prominent when he came to the throne? Did that saint have a bright future at that time? Then what was the fate of that saint?!"

Qin Bao nodded heavily.

Li Ding, who was standing by, finally laughed: "Your question and answer session is really similar to what it was like when we were at Chengfufang in Dongdu...even when I was watching, it looked the same."

Qin Bao couldn't help but smile awkwardly.
To be continued...