At this moment, Cao Yuanshan looked at Li Moran and said with a little excitement: "Duke Weiguo, you should be able to see the true purpose of the emperor's western tour now, right?" Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, but he humiliated Chen Xiaogong in public for this, which is not counting, and he actually sent six incomplete eunuchs to reprimand Ding Guogong. Why did he do it? Isn't it to compromise the prestige of the Duke of Dingguo, so that he can be disarmed later, and then completely control the military power? The Li and Chen families are interdependent! Wei Guogong must plan early! ”

Li Moran let out a soft sneer in his nose, and said calmly: "The Chen family's father and son are humiliating themselves, the old man has already told them that the combat effectiveness of their Shannan Army is too poor, and they should practice well as soon as possible, but they just don't listen." Now it is good, 10,000 officers and soldiers were beaten by 5,000 bandits. Even if the emperor doesn't punish them, this face will be lost! ”

"But......" Cao Yuanshan couldn't help but feel slightly anxious when he saw Li Moran speaking for Li Guanqi.

"But this incident also gave us a better understanding of the emperor! The face of the Chen family's father and son, the value of loss, is cost-effective! Li Moran had a vague smile on his face.

Hearing Li Moran's words, Cao Yuanshan was immediately overjoyed again, and said tentatively: "Guogong means to ......"

"I don't mean anything! I'm just talking about things! Li Moran smiled.

The polite young man next to him smiled slightly at this time, and said with a little regret in his tone: "The emperor has shown military talent and extraordinary courage at a young age, and he really has the demeanor of Emperor Wuzong back then. However, as the emperor, he ignored the protection of the army, but only led a few hundred people to go into danger, and behaved like a child, which shows that he has a strong luck mentality.

In the punishment of the Chen family's father and son. It shows his immaturity. He knew what the relationship between Jiannan and Shannan was, and the main purpose of this western tour was also to find out the attitude of our two families towards him. In this case, he should either not be punished, or he should be punished with a big one. What he is doing now is the most inappropriate, which has offended the Chen family. It didn't help him control the situation in Shannan. ”

A hint of joy flashed in Cao Yuanshan's eyes, and he asked, "Does Duke Wei agree with Young Brother Qin's opinion?" ”

Li Moran laughed and said: "What Shi Nian said is exactly what the old man thinks. ”

Cao Yuanshan then asked, "Since Wei Guogong has learned so much, what do you plan to do next?" ”

Li Moran smiled softly and said: "The emperor is an assertive person, this kind of person can't rub sand in his eyes, my brother-in-law can't recognize this, he still cares about himself, blindly challenges the emperor's bottom line, and he is also self-inflicted!" ”

"Is Guogong going to take the initiative to show weakness?" Cao Yuanshan's eyes flashed and asked.

"Of course, you can't show weakness." Qin Shinian shook his head and said again and again. "As Brother Cao said, the emperor's ultimate goal is to bring the military power of the towns into his hands, in this case, once he shows weakness, he will inevitably take advantage of the gap, and he will be restrained everywhere in the future."

Cao Yuanshan showed a puzzled expression on his face, and wondered: "Since it is not taking the initiative to show weakness, how does Guogong plan to deal with it?" ”

A mysterious smile appeared on Li Moran's face. said: "I want to take the initiative to show favor to the emperor!" ”

"Gestures?" Cao Yuanshan frowned and said. "Please also ask the national government to make it clear!"

Li Moran picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said: "I plan to marry my daughter to him as a concubine, so that we and the emperor will become a family, and the father-in-law guards the frontier for his son-in-law." The son-in-law is embarrassed to lay off his father-in-law's army, right? ”

Cao Yuanshan's heart was still thinking that he could drive Li Guanqi off the stage, and after listening to Li Moran's idea, he couldn't help but be a little anxious, and said hurriedly: "I'm afraid that this move may not make the emperor change his mind!" ”

Qin Shinian sneered and said, "Gentle Township Hero Mound." As long as the young lady can get the emperor's favor, the rest of the things will be easy to do! Although his tone was cold, there was a subtle sadness and indignation in the corners of his eyes.

Qin Shinian's eyes flashed, and he said slowly: "Brother Cao said before that when the emperor was in Beijing, he was entangled with the first prostitute in Beijing. Queen He Bijun is said to have a very bad relationship with the emperor, and the young lady is both talented and beautiful, as long as she pleases him, she is not afraid that she will not be able to monopolize the favor. ”

"What if he doesn't agree to Miss Na as a concubine?" Cao Yuanshan raised a new question.

"Since I have come up with this method, I can naturally get him to agree!" The corners of Qin Shinian's mouth showed a sneer again, "If the dignified emperor is drunk and promiscuous, and forcibly occupies the body of the daughter of the prince, does he dare not accept her as a concubine?" ”

"Huh?" Cao Yuanshan said in surprise, "Then, does Miss agree?" ”

"Where's her turn to call the shots?" Li Moran said undoubtedly on the side.

Cao Yuanshan didn't expect that Li Moran, who looked like a Confucian general on the surface, would be so ruthless to his daughter, and for his own interests, he could use his daughter as a tool, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Seeing Cao Yuanshan's unbearability, Li Moran opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, just waved his hand to let him out, and seeing him leave, Li Moran leaned back weakly, leaning on the warm camel wool backrest, closing his eyes and sighing.

How could he be willing to let his daughter suffer? But over the years, I have worked hard and exhausted my energy, in order to be able to make my own progress further?

The so-called small amount is not a gentleman, no poison is not a husband, what great thing can a woman's kindness achieve? Several generations have worked hard in Jiannan for nearly a hundred years before they have today's status and power, if Li Guanqi takes all this back with an edict, what face do they have to meet the ancestors and ancestors underground?

Moreover, now that the royal family is declining, the towns have gradually become less likely to buy the emperor's account, with the 400,000 elite soldiers in their hands, plus Chen Guangxi's assistance, then the dragon chair is not without a chance to sit, and the world may change hands.

If all this can be realized, then what is the happiness of a mere daughter?

Thinking of this, Li Moran pulled a grim smile on his lips, and sat up suddenly, his eyes returning to a shrewd, indifferent, and fanatical look that was only full of power.

Qin Shinian, who was sitting next to Li Moran, also had mixed feelings in his heart. He boasted that he had a talent for the world, but he failed repeatedly. Just when he was destitute, he was appreciated by Li Moran and entered the Weiguo Mansion as a staff member. He has always regarded himself as Zhang Liang, and once fantasized about assisting a generation of Ming monarchs to achieve immortal achievements, but he was not appreciated by the royal family. After following Li Moran, driven by the idea that a soldier is a confidant and a confidant dies, he made every effort to give advice to Li Moran, and indeed made a lot of achievements.

Originally, there was already a love affair between him and Li Moran's daughter, but now for the sake of Li Moran's "great cause", he took the initiative to put forward the above suggestions, and Li Moran readily agreed. This more or less also made Qin Shinian's heart a little lonely. In Li Moran's heart, he has always been an outsider and an inferior person. (To be continued......)