Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 37 Proud Li Rusong
  "Mr. Li has been in Liaodong for a long time and is powerful among the heroes. The Holy Father has always valued him. It is natural to live in this house." Zhang Xiao said.

"Zhang Shidu, this is meaningless. My brothers are telling you the truth. You don't have to worry about any of our brothers being spies of the factory guards. My brother Ruzhen is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. It's nothing." Li Rusong couldn't stand it any longer and said bluntly.

"Does Governor Li also know about Uncle Ning Yuan?" Zhang Xiao also asked directly.

"I know roughly, but I still don't understand His Majesty's intentions. I'm not boasting about myself. I'll ask the Holy Spirit myself for other matters. But how can I ask this question? Zhang Shidu, you are in the heart of the emperor, you must know , His Majesty also asked for your opinion." Li Rusong looked at Zhang Xiao with pleading eyes.

Zhang Xiao looked at Li Rusong's solemn look and felt a little disinterested in his heart. Isn't this just a dismissal from office? He even came back later, and the fall of your respected father did not affect the emperor's preference for you.

Wait, he knows these things, how could Li Rusong know. And what if things are wrong, or what is recorded in the book is not the whole truth. Zhang Xiao was shocked. Now these things are not the history in books, but the reality that he is experiencing. He cannot be so careless.

"This is all His Majesty's decision, and Zhang has nothing to say in it." Zhang Xiao replied after considering it.

"I understand, I understand, my father really got into trouble this time and made Zhang Shidu laugh." Li Rusong sighed and drank the glass of wine in front of him in one gulp.

"Why is Governor Li drinking so much without having a drink?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Okay, I'll pour it myself, and I'll have a drink with you, Brother Zhang. I don't know how long I can continue to be the governor? Don't talk about me. My two brothers have now lost their official positions and are still waiting. Appointment from the Ministry of War. Now that something happened to my father, I wonder if they have just been idle." Li Rusong sighed.

"Captain Li, don't worry too much. His Majesty still values ​​you very much. He also intends to appoint you as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong to take over as your respected father." Zhang Xiao really couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to reveal a little bit of the inside story.

"Oh! Your Majesty really said that?" Li Rusong suddenly became energetic.

"Then did your Majesty mention Rumei and I?" Li Rubai, who was always careless, also asked.

"His Majesty did mention this. At that time, His Majesty asked me to recommend the next Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong, and he said that he was also considering whether to make you the Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong. However, he did not mention the two generals Zizhen and Ziqing." After half of the words were said, Zhang Xiao simply said the other half.

"So that's it, but the civil and military officials of the DPRK will definitely not agree with me, Li Rusong, taking over as the Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Army, at least not now. Oh, let me tell you, Brother Zhang, who do you recommend to succeed the Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Army? Forget it. , I can’t ask, but it’s definitely not me, right.” Only then did Li Rusong realize what Zhang Xiao’s words meant that he wanted to hide.

"Why do you need to ask, Governor Li? It's so embarrassing to eat at this table." Zhang Xiao didn't grimace. Why did the general speak so straightforwardly?

"No, I have to ask. Even if the civil and military officials don't agree, let it go. What did I do not do well enough that Brother Zhang didn't recommend me? I have followed my father in the war since I was a child, and my official position has been based on fighting. You put it all together, why can't I be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong? If you let me be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, I will definitely defeat the Tuman Khan and achieve great achievements." Li Rusong said bluntly.

When Zhang Xiao heard this, he was shocked in his heart. No wonder Li Rusong was in such a hurry to leave the original time and space. It seems that a large part of the reason was to prove that he did not sit in this position because of his identity as the eldest son of Li Chengliang and the favor of Emperor Wanli. He is no worse than his father. However, it is very dangerous to prove oneself in such a hurry. In the original time and space, the entire army led by Li Rusong was wiped out. It is not even known where the entire army was wiped out. Li Rusong even left only a tomb. If the tribes on the grassland were easy to bully, they would have been wiped out long ago. How could it be so easy to improve their records?

"Brother Zhang, do you think I'm not good enough? Then why did Zhang Shidu ask me to take charge last time I went to Ningxia?" Li Rusong looked at Zhang Xiao's hesitant look and asked, still a little unconvinced.

"Brother, you drank too much." Li Rubai said quickly.

"I didn't drink too much. No, Zhang Shidu, you are not loyal. I admire you the most. You still talk to me in such a roundabout way." Li Rusong drank a full glass of wine by himself again.

Suddenly the wine table became quiet, and Li Rusong had fallen asleep on the table. "My brother is in a bad mood tonight, and I would like to ask Zhang Shidu's forgiveness for his inconsiderate words." Li Rumei stood up and saluted Zhang Xiao.

"General Ziqing is polite. It's okay. It can be seen that General Zimao has something on his mind these past two days and feels uncomfortable. It's a good thing to vent." Zhang Xiao said.

"Thank you Zhang Shidu for your understanding." Li Rumei bowed to Zhang Xiao again before sitting down.

The wine table was so noisy that Zhang Xiao couldn't stay long and left in a hurry.

But it was only on the second day. There was another knock on Zhang Xiao’s door.

Zhang Xiao went to open the door in person. He was the housekeeper of Uncle Ning Yuan's house before.

"Steward Li, what's the matter?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Captain Li sent me here to ask Zhang Shidu to go to the martial arts training ground tomorrow to observe the military drills. Also, I was not able to entertain Zhang Shidu well yesterday. Commander Li said he was very sorry, and now I am sending you a gift, as well as this Please ask Zhang Shidu to accept the horse." said the steward of the Li Mansion. Only then did Zhang Xiao notice that the housekeeper was holding a beautiful black horse.

"Oh, okay, I will go to the meeting. Since it is a gift from Governor Li, I will accept it. Would Butler Li come in and have a cup of tea?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"No, no, Governor Li is still waiting for my reply." Butler Li left hastily.

At this time, in Uncle Ningyuan's mansion, Li Rusong was waiting anxiously while walking in circles.

"Brother, stop spinning around. It makes me upset when I see you." Li Rubai said.

"Hey, what did I say last night? Zhang Shidu can't really blame me. You two didn't try to persuade me." Li Rusong looked annoyed.

"Brother, you were drunk and crazy last night and looked so unwilling to give up. Who dares to advise you? Zhang Shidu is a good enough person. He told us everything he can. Isn't it because he didn't recommend you to be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong? Well, brother, why did you show off your prestige last night? Why do they have to recommend you? They just have a good relationship with a few of us and can be considered as working together. They don’t owe us the Li family any favors. Fortunately, Zhang Shidu didn’t care. , otherwise I really don’t know how last night would have ended." Li Rumei retorted.

"Hey, drinking really caused trouble. Oh, old Uncle Li is back. How is it? What did Zhang Shidu say?" Li Rusong asked quickly when he saw the housekeeper coming back.

"Zhang Shidu accepted the gift and said he would come to the meeting tomorrow." Butler Li replied.

"That's good, Rubai, Rumei, tomorrow we have to cheer up, show the majesty of our Liaodong Army, and let Zhang Shidu see that we are still the best. The Ningxia Army and Qi Jiajun who will bow tomorrow But they are all on stage." Li Rusong said.

"Brother, don't worry, I will show off my martial arts skills tomorrow." Li Rumei replied.

"Brother, don't look at me like that. I, Li Rubai, have not failed in my bow and horse skills." Li Rubai also replied.

(End of this chapter)