Chapter 424: Before the Time of Peace and Pleasure

This is really straight to the point, Wei Lequan's halfway wine glass couldn't help but freeze in mid-air, and Li Meng on the opposite side looked calm, as if asking what the weather is like today.

There was an awkward silence at the banquet, Li Meng smiled and waited for an answer, but Wei Lequan, who was still calm, gradually sweated on his forehead.

After a while, Li Meng didn't urge, picked up the wine glass and raised it forward, then drank it all, leaned comfortably on the back of the chair, still waiting for the other party's response. Wei Lequan not only had his arms stiffened there, but even the expression on his face became more and more stiff, and he didn't know what to say.

Looking at the other party's smile, Wei Lequan hesitated, drank all the wine in the cup, and said with a wry smile:

"Master Li, I used to study, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the King of Chuzhuang asked Jiuding about the importance of Jiuding, and the doctor Wang Sun Man replied calmly, which was quite admirable.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Zhuang of Chu conquered the barbarians to the vicinity of the Zhou room, and the king of Zhou sent the doctor Wang Sun Man to work in the army, and the importance of King Zhuang was actually involved in the orthodoxy of the throne.

This historical allusion has always been praised by later generations, which is equivalent to a person who maintained the luck of the country with words, which is what an outstanding eloquence and resourcefulness.

When Wei Lequan, the squire of the military department, encountered this scene himself, he realized how difficult it was to be able to do what Wang Sunman was, the so-called domineering spirit, awe-inspiring tiger might, Wei Lequan did not feel it in Li Meng, this young military general was indeed very gentle and polite. There was no rude move.

can think about the victory achieved by this Zhendong general, the powerful army that achieved victory, the gentle and polite Li Meng immediately became powerful and oppressive, and he had an awe-inspiring and high-level temperament.

can feel such a temperament, and make such an aggressive request, Wei Lequan does feel uncomfortable, but such a scene, it does not mean that he can leave if he feels uncomfortable, the court sent him over to deal with this.

But his self-deprecation and ridicule. But this atmosphere has eased down, and I have read a lot of history:

"My lord is very eloquent, Li hasn't asked about the King of Qi yet?"

Li Meng laughed, but Wei Lequan breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this matter has been discussed, but Li Meng can actually understand this allusion. It made him feel shocked again. This Li Meng, who is as vulgar and unwritten as rumors from outside, is clearly a wise and brave talent, such a person has ambition and strength. It is the real Ming disaster.

"Master Li...... Li Dashuai, the North Zhili is the current Shengshangdi station, the South Zhili is where the emperor's industry is located, the Dashuai is already in possession of Shandong, if the North and South Zhili are guarded by the Dashuai, this is too much to put the Shengshang and the court in the eyes, so act. What do the people of the world think of the handsome? Is it detrimental to the reputation of the handsome? ”

"It's okay, since that luck. Li doesn't seem to have any reputation in the eyes of the world, and there has been a famine in Beizhili for many years. The chaos is not good, Nanzhili is also a series of military disasters, but the court has not done anything, Li Meng has the heart to do something for the world and the court, these problems will be handed over to Li to do! ”

Wei Lequan's painstaking persuasion, Li Meng replied sneeringly, Wei Shilang was speechless again, under the rule of the imperial court, there was no peace everywhere, and under Li Meng's coercion, there was peace everywhere, which was also reasonable.

But this is not right, no matter what Li Meng says, he is just a local military general, how can he negotiate conditions with the court and divide the territory so equally, is this already a rebellion, if he has rebelled, then why is he still negotiating so kindly.

For a while, Wei Lequan, the squire of the military department, was also a little dazed, and he couldn't figure out the trick, and the table was quiet again, Li Meng was finally not so gentle, raised his voice slightly, and said coldly:

"Li and Shandong asked in a good voice, a loyalty for the country and the people, if the court is not sympathetic, do you want to take it yourself, then everyone has no peace."

You don't give me the help to rob it yourself, what you said is indeed naked, but it made Wei Lequan react, Li Meng's various behaviors have long since stopped treating him as a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and if the court had followed a normal attitude, it would have been dismissed as a rebellion.

According to the previous rules, the court would have already made a disturbance, and the scholars of the world have spoken out to reprimand, and the emperor issued an order to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the world to encircle and suppress, which is the response and behavior that should be.

But the imperial court dealt with it in a very low-key manner, and sent itself over to negotiate, which already shows something, and he may not regard himself as an envoy from the central court to talk to local people, but should demote the imperial court to an equal status with Shandong, so that the negotiations can be carried out.

Since he sent someone to talk, what he really meant was not to reprimand, but to reduce and compress as much as possible at the price offered by Li Meng, the more compression, the smaller the loss on the court's side, and the more time it could win, the emperor and the court were not reluctant to give, but wanted to negotiate and give as little as possible.

Now that even the imperial court itself doesn't want the face of the center, what else does he want to protect for the imperial court, Wei Lequan, who understood this, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand, but his smile became a lot calmer, and he said with a smile:

"Although the meaning of the marshal is not clearly stated, but in the heart also understand probably, let's not talk about business, just say some private words at this banquet, if the marshal obtains the north and south of the direct subordination, I am afraid that it will immediately become the enemy of the world, when the time comes, the thieves' soldiers and horses will take the world will come to attack the marshal, and the soldiers and horses of the court will naturally come to encircle and suppress, I am afraid that the Tartars outside the pass will also aim at the marshal!"

Seeing Li Meng pondering, Wei Lequan, the squire of the military department, knew that his words worked, but he was also quite embarrassed, and first lowered his identity to be very humble in his speech, and his mouth was subordinate. Then the matter discussed was completely bare interests, and it sounded as if it was an analysis of Li Meng's rebellious behavior.

But it is true, if Li Meng is really the king of Qi on this side of Shandong, and the land of the four provinces with the heart of the Ming Dynasty, it will immediately become the object of attention of the people of the world, and it will immediately become the public enemy of the people of the world. That will definitely attract most of the power and attacks.

In other words, if Li Meng wants to do something rebellious, he can't be in a hurry, he must try it slowly, step by step, and take his time.

This is indeed beneficial to Li Meng, and when Wei Lequan said these words, he also vaguely felt that his face was red and swollen. But the crux of the matter is. Li Meng slowly figured it out, and there would be a lot of time left for the imperial court, during this period. There may be some opportunities to save the world.

The so-called drinking water to quench thirst means such a situation, but if people are thirsty to death, even poisonous wine must be drunk to quench their thirst first.

"If the marshal wants to achieve great things, how can he do it only with the talents and material resources of this Shandong place, and he cannot be the heart of the people of the world. How can it be a great thing. In the next presumptuous remark, 40,000 soldiers and horses were annihilated. The land is indeed a great honor, but the foundation of the Manchu Dynasty outside the pass has not been damaged. The thief Li Chuang in Huguang and Henan is blazing, and the Ming Dynasty is gradually recovering. Wei Lequan, the squire of the military department, gushed endlessly, with a solemn expression, looking completely to help Shandong, more intelligent than that Sun Chuanting, Li Meng also listened attentively, and felt that it was very reasonable, after a slight pause here, Li Meng reacted, looked at Wei Shilang with a smile and said:

"If Mr. Wei's words are spread, the person who has the intention of rebelling will not be Li, but you."

After saying that, he laughed a few times, this Wei Lequan's old face turned red, and he laughed a few times, and said with some embarrassment:

"The marshal smiled, the conversation at the banquet could not be put on the official table, the marshal didn't know if he felt that he had made such a big situation, if it was because of the hasty advance, there were some mistakes, and when the time came, it would be a pity to delay the grand cause of the marshal."

"Mr. Wei can be regarded as loyal to the country, but Ben Shuai said here in a few words, even if the imperial court can have a year or two, under such a general situation, how can he train, how many soldiers can he train, or how much more silver can he collect, think about the previous style today, I am afraid that it will get worse and worse!"

What Wei Lequan said and thought, it was clear at a glance when he delayed time, but what he said was also true, and when he heard Li Mengdi's spicy reply, Wei Lequan was already quite calm.

After thinking about it again, Wei Lequan, the squire of the military department, also completely let go, thinking that such a big rebellious thing was said, anyway, this time I had to think about getting the errand done, and it was okay to go a little deeper, so I said with a smile:

"Dashuai, since this time out of Beijing, what can I talk about with Dashuai, it's almost in the next decision, of course, the less it is, the easier it is to return to Beijing to make a difference, the north and south are directly subordinate, Shandong and Henan, and the name of the king of Qi, it is regarded as the upper limit of the handsome's shouting, let's talk down on this."

The current Wei Lequan does not have the appearance of a major minister in the court, just like a small trader bargaining in the market, and his face is full of philistine, Li Meng is really troubled by this soldier who is willing to roll around, the other party's hob-like attitude, and the words are so clear, it really makes people not push too hard.

"Lord Wei, let's talk about the bottom line of the imperial court, Ben Shuai is not willing to go to endless nonsense, say the bottom line, and my side will add it upward!"

This is the so-called martial arts style, Wei Lequan's face stiffened slightly, and then he returned to normal, and said with a smile:

"Shandong is the land of the marshal's festival, Yongzhen this, the imperial court will not give it, but the marshal can designate who will inherit the position of the general soldier, the land of Henan, not to say that it is along the Yellow River, Kaifeng a city, the entire territory of Henan belongs to the marshal moderation is not impossible, the south of Zhili, the provinces of Jiangbei, except for the Fengyang City, the need for officers and soldiers to guard, the rest is also under the control of the marshal, but the north is directly under the capital of Gyeonggi, Shuntianfu, Zhendingfu, Baoding Mansion are all heart-to-heart, can not be allowed, the rest of the prefectures, the marshal can choose two to go."

Wei Lequan gushed endlessly, and dug up a large piece of meat from Daming's body and gave it to Li Meng, but if you think about it, the south is directly under the north of the Jiangbei, and the Shandong soldiers and horses are stationed there with a full 60,000 soldiers, which is even about the same as the strength of Shandong itself, and the local gentry are also in the heart. The road of salt administration is also controlled by it. This place is already rotten to the imperial court, and it is better to give it to Li Meng generously than to maintain a false name.

As for Henan, except for the isolated city of Kaifeng, the rest of the places north of the Yellow River are controlled by the army of displaced people, and recently they have even set up garrisons and official guards there, and have established political power.

And the north is directly under these two prefectures. It is also according to Li Meng's current situation that Shandong soldiers and horses have not withdrawn from Hejian Mansion, which is no secret.

In addition to the great profit of the salt industry, Lianghuai is the special product of the people's fierce customs, Henan is the whole territory is erosive, the army of displaced people is millions, and the north is directly under the two prefectures, and the north is dilapidated. I still need to be fed with food!

But this concession is indeed a lot. After Wei Lequan said this, he saw that Li Meng wanted to open his mouth, so he quickly got up and hugged his fists and said:

"Great. If you can come up with this bottom line, it is already a heart-wrenching word, you can't increase it, you can only reduce it, not to mention how many soldiers, how many officials, how much money does the marshal have at this time, even if it is allocated to the marshal's territory, how can you eat it in a hurry? ”

Li Meng picked up the flask and poured himself a glass of wine. but did not drink. Just rubbing the rim of the cup, he groaned and said:

"Henan General Soldier Chen Yongfu. Directly under my command, Shandong, Henan, Lianghuai, and Beizhili. Civil and military officials are appointed and dismissed by the commander, whether this court agrees or not! ”

The two of them were completely talking about business, Wei Lequan's eyes were also a little red, he poured himself two glasses of wine, and drank them all at once, hesitated for a while before he slapped the table, gritted his teeth and said:

"Chen Yongfu, the chief soldier of Henan, does not have many soldiers under his command, the situation in Henan is so corrupt, he should have lost his head a long time ago, if the marshal wants the general of the defeated army, then give it to the marshal, the appointment and dismissal of civil and military officials everywhere, except for the authority of the shogunate, the rest are the fundamental system of the imperial court, and they cannot make decisions without authorization."

Li Meng slammed the cup towards the table, snorted coldly, Wei Lequan grabbed the wine jug and didn't care about anything, he swallowed two mouthfuls directly to the spout, his face was already flushed, and he said hesitantly:

"Although I want to go back to Beijing to report to Your Majesty and discuss with your cabinet elders, but the marshal can rest assured, as long as the marshal promotes, the court will never say anything, it must be ordered to be appointed, but it is just a procedure."

Although Wei Lequan made such a crazy look, Li Meng noticed that the soldier had been observing his expression, and his eyes were very smart, obviously using this crazy appearance to make Li Meng not increase the price, and it was estimated that what he asked for was within the limits of what the imperial court could bear.

But what was said in advance was the sky-high asking price, and what Wei Lequan said was also what Sun Chuanting, Liu Fulai, Zhou Yang and others said.

The other party gritted his teeth and said the conclusion, but it was in line with Li Meng's request, but Li Meng's face was silent, leaning on the back of the chair and looking at the other party, Wei Shilang shook his head, looked a little unconscious, and said vaguely:

"Dashuai, there are dozens of people in the Xiaguan family, if this errand is done wrong, it will be the sin of raiding the family and destroying the clan when you go back, Dashuai has a great future, so why worry about this time...... The commander of the great commander must be awarded the title of Duke of the country...... Otherwise, Quang Ninh and Daimyo, the marshal can choose another mansion, this is also the land of Beizhili, or the land of anointing......"

Li Meng's expression did not move, he kept staring at this Wei Shilang, the more this Wei Lequan felt weak, he was already guilty of killing his head and stealing his family, but he still made some concessions.

Sitting there, Li Meng straightened his waist, exhaled a long breath, pointed to the screen to the side and said:

"Ben Shuai won't hide it from you, there is a recorded document behind the screen, today you and I are discussing things at the wine table, just take this as the standard, if Mr. Wei forgets, there will be a paperwork note to Mr. Wei tomorrow."

Wei Lequan didn't expect Li Meng to agree so happily, pretending to be crazy and stupid for a long time, he was so nervous that he suddenly relaxed, and after relaxing, he followed Fang Cai's train of thought and said with a smile:

"The land of Shandong occupied by the marshal, guess below, the territory of Beizhili that the marshal wants should be Hejian, Guangning and the three mansions of the daimyo, which means that this Shandong territory has expanded outward out of thin air!"

Li Meng shook his head, didn't say anything, got up and walked out of the room, but Wei Lequan didn't return the courtesy, sat there in a daze, and waited until Li Meng walked out of the room, a clerk came out from behind the screen and put the scroll on the coffee table on the side. After bowing down and being rude, he also silently withdrew.

This Wei Shilang also did not react, and after there was no one in the room, he grabbed the wine jug on the table and drank it into his mouth.

At that time, it was said that the two of them had a secret conversation, and there was no one to serve, so there were a few more pots of wine on the table, and the two of them drank less than one pot. After drinking the last pot, he threw it on the hand and smashed it.

Then lying on the table, it seemed that this time the squire of the military department had indeed drunk too much.

There are two copies of the paperwork hidden behind the screen, one is left in the house, and the other is taken to Liu Fulai and Sun Chuanting, seeing the result of this secret conversation, although Wei Lequan is just a soldier in the army, everyone understands. There will be no change in the matter this time.

Anyway. According to the position of the Jiaozhou battalion, with complete superiority and actual control, this thing was demanded. There are already a lot of concessions.

The territory everywhere can be obtained, the soldiers and horses to be annexed have also been recognized by the imperial court, and the official position authority of the other party has also been agreed, so it can be said that the goal of the Jiaozhou battalion has been achieved.

After negotiating these, after digesting, the strength of the Jiaozhou camp will be further expanded, and now the obvious advantages will be more obvious. Wei Lequan hoped to delay time by agreeing to Li Meng's conditions. I hope that the imperial court will regain its strength and see if there is a chance to turn the tables in the future.

The system rules of the Jiaozhou battalion can be used. After getting these supplements and digesting them. His strength will become more terrifying, and he will ask for more when the time comes, and if it goes on like this, it will be a cycle of death.

Maybe Wei Lequan, the squire of the military department, also knew, but he had to do it, it was nothing more than a desperate struggle......

It is said that such progress has been made, and Li Meng, as the head coach, should be happy, but when he returned to the inner hall, Li Meng's face was also sinking like water, as if he had something on his mind.

Bargaining and entangled with each other also takes a lot of husband and energy, Li Meng also felt a little tired, after entering the inner house, he did not talk and laugh with his family members as in the past, these female dependents in the inner house were members of the inner tent room, and they already knew that Chen Yuanyuan was a monk in Jinan for Nidi.

This Chen Yuanyuan is also a very famous woman in Jiangnan, and her appearance and talent are naturally the top choice, although the wives and concubines know that this Li Meng is sincere to them, but they dare not judge whether Li Meng is tempted by Chen Yuanyuan.

At present, Jinan City is a lot of empty mansions, there are rich people, a small nunnery is really an overnight success, almost after Rosie conveyed this order to the inner house, within eight hours, Chen Yuanyuan lived in the nunnery prepared for her, and now the only thing left is what is the name of the nunnery.

In this era, women's jealousy is one of the seven reasons, and even more so in wealthy houses, Yan Ruoran and Mu Yunyao are okay, Gu Hengbo and Liu Ru are really worried, thinking that Mo Feifujun is because Chen Yuanyuan is a monk and can't kiss Fang Ze and frowns, and began to think about whether to take the initiative to suggest that Li Meng take care of Chen Yuanyuan.

From afternoon to dinner, Li Meng sat alone in the study, and when dinner was approaching, he sat in the dining room like this.

Even if Li Hong stepped forward to be coquettish, Li Meng just smiled indifferently, and his mood was obviously low, which made everyone even more burdened

Halfway through dinner, the housekeeper Rosie came over with a gift slip, and there were relatives in the house, and he just raised his voice outside the door and said:

"Master, the Zheng family of the Ba Min Commercial Bank sent a gift, saying that it was our Shandong victory, and we didn't prepare any gifts in a hurry, but this time we prepared a formal gift for the adults."

The Zheng family's series of actions during this period have made Shandong quite vigilant, and the Zheng family is also desperately trying to remedy it, and has already given gifts and come to congratulate people before, this so-called formal gift, presumably it is just an additional chip, Li Meng felt quite bored, and said:

"I know, I'll show it to a few ladies tomorrow."

Yan Ruoran on the side felt that this was a good opportunity to adjust the atmosphere, and said with a smile:

"The things sent by the Zheng family often have some new things from abroad, Steward Luo, you read the gift list, listen to it as a fun."

Steward Luo outside respectfully agreed, unfolded the gift list and read aloud:

"Two pounds of cinchona. Five pairs of black rhino horns, a Tianzhu white tiger skin, fifteen catties of ambergris, two gold-inlaid Western self-striking bells, two diamond-inlaid clairvoyant mirrors, three pairs of Western firearms, and fifty first-class Japanese knives...... There are two 16-year-old girls in the West, five girls in the South Ocean, and five girls in the East......"

The previous one is fine. It is indeed a variety of precious specialties and playthings, but these reports later made Li Meng stunned, and the women who ate at the banquet all looked at each other.

Liu Fulai, the old eunuch who was sitting on it, couldn't help but smile, and poured himself a glass of wine leisurely. Hand Blade Bully Inspection. It's also calm, calm and abnormal, as if nothing happened.

Such a calm and self-contained bearing. At this time, he couldn't help but do it, listening to the posture of Steward Luo outside, there may be a number of stunning girls somewhere behind, Li Hong couldn't help but ask this and asked "what is the stunning girl" by his side, and the people sitting around the table all looked strange, and they didn't know how to answer.

Li Meng stood up and slapped the table heavily. Shouted:

"What a mess. Don't read it, these bastards of the Zheng family. colluded with the Tartars, and was elated when he was a traitor. Now look at our Shandong victory, this is back to drill the camp, these things are returned, Shandong is not short of these things! ”

In the inner house, these family servants rarely saw Li Meng's big temper, and Steward Luo outside was stunned for a while and didn't dare to speak.

Li Meng stood there, looking at the women and children in the room who were frightened by him, and suddenly felt ridiculous, what is the meaning of this fire.

The four female dependents all looked strange and looked at this and that, the first one who couldn't hold back was Mu Yunyao, who covered her mouth and laughed out with a "poof", with her opening this head, everyone in the house laughed out with her, and laughed for a while, but Li Hong's child was frightened just now, and he was about to cry with his mouth flat, and suddenly the atmosphere in the room changed, and everyone laughed again.

The room was crying and laughing, and it was a mess for a while, Yan Ruoran hurriedly went over to comfort Li Hong, and sat on it, Liu Fulai smiled and said to Gu Hengbo:

"Let Steward Luo stop kneeling outside, those things sent by the Zheng family, medicinal materials and items will be accepted in the tent, and everyone will find a courtyard to live in first, and wait for the master and Mrs. to arrange it."

Gu Hengbo got up and agreed, and told Steward Luo to leave through the door, Li Meng saw Li Hong crying loudly, walked over and comforted a few times, but he didn't know what to say, the ladies couldn't help laughing, Li Meng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he felt that he didn't have the strength to speak, and finally laughed along.

Yan Ruoran, Mu Yunyao, Gu Hengbo and Liu Ruyi, these four women are indeed first-class outstanding, but they know better than ordinary people whether Li Meng is lustful or not.

If it weren't for Yan Ruoran's urging, I'm afraid that Li Meng and Mu Yunyao would still be brother and sister now, not to mention Gu Hengbo and Liu Ruyi, Li Mengdi is indeed a good husband, but he attaches more importance to the outside career than to enjoy it at home.

Of course, these ladies think so, it's just happy self-deprecation.

Seeing that Li Meng, who had always been calm and majestic, was so embarrassed, several female dependents were really unbearable, and they thought it was very funny, this was a forgetful laughter.

However, according to the eyes of the world, a martial artist, and a vulgar martial artist who forcibly took Gu Hengbo and Liu Ru back in Nanjing City, of course, is lustful, and sending Chen Yuanyuan is to his liking, this Zheng Zhilong is a big man in Fujian, Guangdong and Nanyang, although there is no Qinhuai beauty, you can win by quantity, there are many types, this is another kind of favorite.

made Li Meng feel unclear for a while, and he was very embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he felt that this matter was not a big deal, it was nothing more than a joke.

For so many years in Shandong, who can thoroughly understand and see clearly, from the confusion of outsiders, the old eunuch Liu Fulai has finished eating, and said with a smile there: "On that day, our family gave these two girls' families to Li Meng, but I didn't expect to bring you so much trouble in the future." Jiangnan literati hated you to the bone at that time! ”

After finishing speaking, he laughed, Gu Hengbo and Liu Ru glanced at each other, stood up from the chair, and gave Liu Fulai a graceful salute, Liu Ru said respectfully:

"If it weren't for the old lady's righteous deeds that day, how could there be the blessings of our sisters today, the great kindness of the old lady, our sisters will never forget."

Xiao Li Hong had already stopped crying. Leaning on Liu Fulai's side and listening curiously to the people around him, Liu Fulai also felt relieved when he heard the thanks of the two girls, but he didn't say anything else, pinched Li Hong's face beside him, and made the child giggle.

"If so, the medicinal materials for nourishing the body in these gifts will be half of our uncle's side. It should have been given to my uncle. Yun Yao is still pregnant here, and Hengbo's body is also weak, those girls. Circle in the courtyard outside the mansion first, and find an opportunity for the Zheng family to return! ”

I had already said hello in advance, after dinner, Sun Chuanting was going to come to discuss the matter, and after Liu Fulai had dinner, he sat on the side, and several female dependents took their children to the inner house. The servants quickly cleaned up the table. Sun Chuanting had been waiting outside for a while, when he came in. Holding a plank clip in his hand.

After entering the house, he greeted Li Meng and Liu Fulai. Those subordinates retreated, Sun Chuanting also took off the iron mask, the room was brightly lit, he directly took out a large drawing from the plywood, put it on the dining table and unfolded it, and took out a scroll and looked at it carefully.

After Liu Fulai and Li Mengju came over, Sun Chuanting pointed on the map and said:

"Nangong and Zaoqiang two counties, Shandong would rather let go of one prefecture, but also must these two places, the south of Zhending Mansion happens to be the barrier of Caoyun, and Hejian Mansion is connected to one gas, as long as two battalions are arranged in Zaoqiang or Nangong counties at random, you can prevent the enemy from attacking Caoyun from the northwest."

Before Li Meng could speak, Liu Fulai on the side was holding a magnifying glass imported from the West in his hand, squinting his eyes and watching at the place pointed out by Sun Chuanting, and interjected:

"Although the price of the daimyo is not small during the day, but this daimyo's mansion doesn't even have to pay attention to it, when the time comes, Henan and Guangning mansions will be in my hands, and if the daimyo's mansion is encircled in them, it will also be in my pocket."

The two talked for a few words, but now Li Meng has not made a sound, it is a little strange, look carefully, but now Li Meng has a calm face there and doesn't know what to think.

The room was quiet but Li Meng reacted, he looked up at the two with inquiring looks, pondered and said:

"I thought that the DPRK and China were all mediocre people, but when I talked to this Wei Lequan today, I felt that this person was a talent, although he pretended to be crazy and stupid for a long time, what he said made some sense!"

Liu Fulai and Sun Chuanting glanced at each other, and Liu Fulai said with a smile:

"Since you think you are a talent, then you have to come to Shandong to use it, the imperial court has made such a big concession, and it will not be unsatisfactory to you on this person!"

Li Meng smiled and continued:

"It's not this, but the current situation that this person is talking about, saying that the foundation of the strong enemy outside the Guanguan has not been damaged, and the thieves in the Central Plains are getting bigger and bigger, these two forces, my Jiaozhou battalion and they are all on the same footing, no matter when they are mortal enemies, these two big enemies in one day, my Jiaozhou battalion can not exist safely, the top priority is not to expand the territory, but to completely defeat these two strong enemies, and sweep away the disaster!"

Hearing Li Meng's judgment, Liu Fulai and Sun Chuanting felt terrified, thinking carefully about the atmosphere in Shandong and in the Jiaozhou camp army since December, the so-called arrogant soldiers are exactly this type, but Shandong's power is still in the original places, and there is no expansion.

Even with the weakest Ming Ting, it is just a bargaining negotiation, and the real core is still Shandong, where there is nothing to be arrogant and complacent.

As the leader, Li Meng can think of this first, and it can be regarded as bringing the Jiaozhou battalion back from the edge of potential danger, although the two of them thought it was true, Sun Chuanting hesitated, and still opened his mouth to suggest:

"Looking at the whole world, thieves, Tartars, and the imperial court, only the imperial court is the weakest, but this imperial court has an orthodox reputation, first easy and then difficult, encroaching on the territory and population of the imperial court, usurping the name of righteousness, and so on The strength is enough, when the time comes, the strong will attack the weak, and the thieves and Tartars are naturally not worth mentioning!"

After saying this, Sun Chuanting smiled to himself and said self-deprecatingly:

"Encroaching and encroaching on us puts ourselves in an unrighteous position."

"In the past two years, the year has been getting better, if the harvest comes up, people's minds are determined, and the Ming court gradually recovers its vitality, it will be inconvenient to do it at that time."

Liu Fulai also added on the side, Li Meng stood up slowly, shook his head and said:

"Such an incompetent court, such nonsense, even if the year is good, what can it be, the chickens and dogs, the straw bales are waste, but the Tartars outside this pass are my confidants, and I can't be at ease if I don't get rid of them!"

Seeing that Li Meng said firmly, Sun Chuanting and Liu Fulai no longer argued, and replied solemnly:

"Shandong's major policies should naturally be based on your intentions, the lord of Shandong."

Li Meng walked to the map, put his hand on the location of Hejian Mansion, as if he was caressing the map, and rowed northeast along the six places, and said solemnly:

"Hejian Mansion, the southeast of Shuntian Mansion, Yongping Mansion, Shanhaiguan, along this line all the way to the north, out of the customs and thieves!!