Li Shiliang naturally knew what Li Chengzhi meant when he said "the time has not come yet".
After all, as far as the court is concerned, he is already a "dead person", so for the time being, he has to stay in the background and keep a low profile.
Otherwise, Li Liang would not be allowed to pretend to be Rouran and rob Hexi. Instead, he would take advantage of this opportunity to attack the city and plunder the territory.
After a few words of greeting, the confidants dispersed, leaving Li Shiliang and Li Chengzhi alone in the hall. Li Cong stood outside the door, Huangfu Rang, Li Shi, and Li Xiaoxian had not gone far, and they all stayed at the foot of the steps, ready to be called at any time.
It was not Li Chengzhi’s deliberate arrangement, but during the short few hundred steps from dismounting outside the city to entering Guanya, Li Shiliang seemed to be preoccupied and hesitated to speak.
They are all smart people, how could they not see that Li Shiliang was unwilling to wait even for this short half-moment, showing how anxious he was?
As soon as Li Cong closed the door, Li Shiliang couldn't wait to ask: "How is my second brother?"
I knew he would ask this.
Li Chengzhi sighed secretly: "I don't know yet!"
"Then how do you plan to rescue me?"
After being silent for a while, Li Chengzhi replied leisurely: "I have sent an order to Li Feng to lead his troops to withdraw..."
Li Shiliang's eyes dropped downward, as if he was pondering the hidden meaning of Li Chengzhi's words. Looking at his face, it was the same as usual. But seeing his fists clenched and his beard trembling slightly, you knew that he was not as calm as he appeared.
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"Uncle, don't worry, it's not that I don't want to save you, it's just that the opportunity hasn't come yet!"
Li Shiliang knew that Li Chengzhi must have considerations, and he also knew that Li Chengzhi's character was definitely not someone who would disregard family ties in order to achieve great things.
But he always felt unsure.
It’s not that I doubt Li Chengzhi’s character, but if there are no absolutes, how can I get everything I want in everything?
He was afraid that Li Chengzhi's predictions and plans might go awry...
Li Shiliang was very measured and would never regard himself as an elder. But he was really unsure, so he didn’t know how to word his words so as not to misunderstand Li Chengzhi.
When he was in trouble, Li Chengzhi went and pulled a map.
This is the map of Hexi-Daqi-Six Towns. It was drawn by him after he arrived in Zhangye half a month ago and joined forces with Li Liang.
Part of it comes from Li Song's dispatch of troops in the winter of the year before last and his withdrawal in the spring of last year. They passed through fertile fields and Daqi until they reached Hexi.
The remaining part is from when Li Liangyu withdrew from Bogulu to Xihai last year.
Li Chengzhi just sharpened his skills before the battle and hurriedly taught these two some geography methods, so the map was not very accurate.
But compared to the maps used by the imperial court, they are much better.
He stretched out his finger and pointed at the southern bed mountain between Woye Town and Xihai: "After Li Feng retreats to Xihai, I will let him lead his own guard and guard this place in the name of Rouran!"
I asked you how to save Li Erlang, and why did you involve Li Feng in leading the army?
Li Shiliang was suspicious. He followed Li Chengzhi's finger to look at the picture and was struck by the idea.
Under Nantang Mountain is Bigan City, which is the key point for the defense of Rouran among the six towns. If Bigan City is lost, the enemy can take Gaoque Pass and drive straight through the Jinhao River Valley into the heart of the fertile wilderness.
But what does this have to do with saving Li Erlang?
One look revealed that Li Shiliang had not turned around yet, so Li Chengzhi explained in a low voice:
"If what I predict is correct, chaos will ensue in the six towns. And nine times out of ten, Gao Zhao will take advantage of this opportunity to seize grain from the fire. Just like when we robbed Hexi, one of Gao Zhao's plans is for soldiers, and the other is for
People, the third is to avoid being attacked from the front and rear, and to eliminate worries about the future, and the fourth is to make the court even worse, making it difficult to take care of the beginning and the end...
I ordered Li Feng to form an army here with the intention of fishing in troubled waters. Firstly, he and Gao Zhao robbed the households and soldiers. Secondly, I made Gao Zhao throw rat-proof weapons, so that he could understand: The Gao family gave me the Li family, just like a native chicken and tiles.
Dog..."
Li Shiliang finally knew what Li Chengzhi wanted to do: the tougher Xihai became, the more Gao Zhao did not dare to do anything to Li Shixian and his son.
But he was not happy and reacted with surprise: "You can save the lives of Erlang and your brother by pressing so hard, but if you press too hard, is there any guarantee that Gao Zhao will not jump over the wall and surrender to the court again?"
How could it be so easy for Gao Zhao to surrender to the imperial court?
Li Chengzhi smiled: "If you raise the flag of rebellion, it will be like an arrow leaving the string, and there will be no turning back. So uncle, don't worry, if the day comes when you are desperate, Gao Zhao will never surrender to me, the Li family, even if he surrenders."
At the imperial court..."
Li Shiliang moved his lips, and when the words reached his tongue, he swallowed them again.
It's also strange that he was so concerned that he was confused and in his haste, he didn't think of such a simple truth.
Gao Zhao was both an important minister and a powerful figure. How panicked the court was by his sudden rebellion?
Even if the rebellion is finally suppressed, no matter what the reason is, Gao Zhao and Gao Zhi are too fierce, and there is no reason why Gao Zhi and other culprits will be spared.
Otherwise, if we don’t set an example, wouldn’t everyone be able to follow suit?
Therefore, Gao Zhao knew very well that once he rebelled, either the Yuan and Wei dynasties would be destroyed, or his Gao family would be annihilated. Therefore, no matter who he surrendered, he would not be able to surrender to the imperial court again...
Li Shiliang breathed out slowly: "I only thought that Gao Zhao kidnapped your father and brother just to force me, the Li family, to help him in his rebellion. But never thought that he was the one who prepared for a rainy day and left a way out for the Gao family?" "Uncle Mingjian!"
Li Chengzhi said this, but he actually didn't know what he was saying. These words just now were just a helpless move to stabilize Li Shiliang and all the Li family's retainers.
If Gao Zhao doesn't play by common sense and one day really takes Li Shixian, Li Chenghong, and Li Chengzhi to the city, can he really let Gao Zhaoquan cook meat porridge and serve him a few bowls?
Now we can only take one step at a time.
But if Gao Zhao wanted to use this to force him to surrender, it would be impossible.
This is just like a scumbag who uses bed photos to threaten his cheating lover. The more afraid you are, the more he will push forward...
I don’t know what Li Chengzhi is thinking, but seeing how steady and confident he is, Li Shiliang believes it. His heart feels like a boulder has fallen to the ground, and he feels indescribably relaxed.
"Now that you have returned, I am relieved. This is not because I am humble, but because your herdsman's methods of handling politics and running the army are truly unheard of, yet very admirable... from my uncle.
Your talent and learning are only average, so you can be the center..."
With that said, Li Shiliang took out a thick booklet from his sleeve. It was not because he was modest, but because Li Chengzhi's "Three Volumes on Managing the People" and "Three Volumes on Managing the Army" really convinced Li Shiliang to take action.
Wow.
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From ancient times to the present, no one has ever listed the methods and means of managing civil and military affairs in such detail.
Without this book, how could Li Song manage Xihai in an orderly manner, even if there were a sudden increase of 50,000 or 60,000 households, without causing any trouble?
Li Chengzhi smiled politely and took the book, which looked like it was wrapped in starch, with a trace of nostalgia on his face.
It's not that he was born with a pedantic nature, but he was blinded by the noise and learned from the gourd.
As the post-secular saying goes, if you haven’t heard of pork, haven’t you seen pigs running away?
This is what Li Chengzhi is talking about.
He grew up in the countryside and was a serious rural child. His father had been the village party secretary for most of his life. Therefore, from childhood to adulthood, Li Chengzhi always heard about how to divide the land, how to produce work, how to repair canals, and how to pay for grain.
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After graduation, he was assigned to the Emergency Management Bureau, where he organized villagers to fight against floods and provide disaster relief, and also did flood control and dam patrols.
Therefore, Li Chengzhi is naturally able to handle the tasks of organizing households, organizing units, and managing this kind of village.
Otherwise, how could Li Chengzhi have such strong organizational skills?
But at most it can only reach the village level, with hundreds or even thousands of households. If it were more, Li Chengzhi would be blind.
This size is similar to that of an ancient township, and it just makes up for the gaps and shortcomings of the ancient civil administration system. Above the township, that is, the population of tens of thousands of households has reached the level of an ancient county. Since the establishment of the prefecture and county system in the pre-Qin Dynasty, there have been
With a history of thousands of years, it is not very mature, but it is by no means sufficient.
Therefore, Li Chengzhi only made slight additions and changes to combine the two, and it can run in an orderly manner.
After that, he taught Li Song one by one, so that he could manage Hexi so well.
Being advanced and effective is only one aspect. The most important thing is that Li Chengzhi's philosophy can, to a large extent, curb the development of township parties and county lords, thereby affecting the birth of powerful families and noble families.
But it’s not that there are no shortcomings. Not only do they exist, they are extremely obvious.
That means there are too few literate people.
When there were not many households, it was like before the households were moved from the Qin and Liang prefectures, the number of people in Hexi was less than 20,000.
If one of Li's children is in charge of one hundred households, two hundred will be enough.
Nowadays, the number of households has reached 100,000. If the gentry and county leaders are still isolated from government affairs, it will undoubtedly be an idiot's dream. Therefore, Li Chengzhi relaxed the ban a little.
But what about the future?
The solution is not that there is no solution, that is to vigorously improve the literacy rate and no longer allow the aristocrats to monopolize knowledge, just like the imperial examination system after the Sui Dynasty.
But this takes time and cannot be achieved in a short period of time. So how to find the balance point is the key.
On the other hand, the West China Sea today is like a blank piece of paper, so it is naturally easy to draw. Only by eliminating all difficulties and setting the tone at this time can we gradually achieve the goal in the future...
I didn't know that Li Chengzhi's thinking had spread so far. Seeing his brows furrowing, Li Shiliang thought he was making things difficult for him.
He asked suspiciously: "Although you can't be too public, but now there are only two places, Xihai and Zhenyi, with less than 100,000 households and less than four soldiers. If you hide behind the scenes and preside over the overall situation, there should be no worries...
So there’s no need to be embarrassed?”
Li Chengzhi sighed softly: "What my uncle said is true!"
If you only focus on the present, there is certainly nothing wrong with this system.
Even if it goes as he wishes, next year he will only have the three counties of Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei. In terms of land and people, it is not as good as Guanzhong or a state in Hedong. Moreover, the military and government are still integrated, and all officials are responsible for civil affairs.
, also manages military affairs, and can still do it with all his strength.
But if Gao Zhao pulls his hips too much and cannot survive for two to three years, Li Chengzhi will have no choice but to send troops out of Longshan and target Guanzhong or Hedong or Henan no matter how unwilling he is.
When the territory becomes larger and larger, and there are more and more children, it will be like a joke to use this method again.
So in the final analysis, there is still a lack of time.
The most urgent task at the moment is to straighten out the West China Sea, at least not to allow evil and evil people to cause trouble.
"In this case, my nephew will be disrespectful. Later, my uncle can pass an order. All Li family retainers who have shown their loyalty to Zhenyi and Xihai, and those who are captains or above of the old Jingzhou army, will submit to Guanya to obey orders in three days..." This sentence was like an edict, and Li Shiliang did not dare to neglect it. He stood up quickly and respectfully agreed.
"In addition, I have surrendered to Huangfu and Li Xiaoxian has confessed that I have suppressed the barbarians and carried out overt and covert investigations in the two places in the West and the Sea to eliminate Xiaoxiao and his followers as soon as possible in order to restore the peace and prosperity of Hexi. If something happens at that time, I still hope that my uncle will help me.
The two of them help each other..."
The words were polite and vague, but Li Shiliang understood them as soon as he heard them.
This is a reminder to Li Shiliang that he is very likely to go on a killing spree. The targets are naturally those village elders, county officials who encourage households to defect, and former officials who were kidnapped.
These people are either from Guanzhong or from the Qin and Liang continents. Following the custom of marriage between aristocratic families from generation to generation, many of them are Li's in-laws, and even Li Shiliang's wife's clan.
This is to advise Li Shiliang not to be soft-hearted when it is time to be ruthless.
In fact, Li Shiliang had already noticed it.
Ever since he learned that there was a ban in Xihai that prohibited members of aristocratic families from serving as officials, he had guessed that Li Chengzhi had an almost paranoid dislike and prejudice against nobles.
But he couldn't figure out the reason.
He knew it was wrong, but he still couldn't help but persuaded him: "If we force him too much, Li's reputation will spread far and wide, and if we take the Central Plains by then, won't it be difficult?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen!"
Li Chengzhi almost promised, "When the time comes, someone will clear the way for me, the Li family!"
Li Shiliang was stunned for a moment, racking his brains to guess who it could be. Then he heard Li Chengzhi say: "Without further delay, I would like to ask my uncle to give the order as soon as possible... Oh, and I also need to trouble my uncle. He is from a common people and a poor people."
The disciples have also been summoned to Guancheng. I will meet them as soon as possible..."
"Okay!"
Li Shiliang responded, but secretly sighed in his heart.
Li Chengzhi’s intention to kill chickens to scare monkeys is obvious.
The reason why he summoned students from common people and poor families was to prevent too many people from being implicated. If there were sudden vacancies in various departments, these students would be asked to fill them.
Because he is determined to take action on those county officials, and even the criminal officials and village elders who have changed their minds...
After Li Shiliang left, Li Chengzhi looked at the pile of documents on the desk again.
This was a report sent by Li Shiliang, Li Song, Li Liang, Huangfu Rang and others in advance upon learning that Li Chengzhi was about to arrive in Hexi, so that Li Chengzhi could sort out everything immediately.
The document was very thick and everything was detailed. Even Li Chengzhi himself couldn’t count how many times he had read it, so the cover was rolled up and the corners were cracked.
To be honest, Li Chengzhi is still very satisfied, and it even exceeded his expectations.
Especially in military affairs, nearly 30,000 new troops were suddenly recruited, but no major mistakes were made?
Li Chengzhi’s intention to kill chickens to scare monkeys is obvious.
The reason why he summoned students from common people and poor families was to prevent too many people from being implicated. If there were sudden vacancies in various departments, these students would be asked to fill them.
This was a report sent by Li Shiliang, Li Song, Li Liang, Huangfu Rang and others in advance upon learning that Li Chengzhi was about to arrive in Hexi, so that Li Chengzhi could sort out everything immediately.
The document was very thick and everything was detailed. Even Li Chengzhi himself couldn’t count how many times he had read it, so the cover was rolled up and the corners were cracked.
To be honest, Li Chengzhi is still very satisfied.
Especially in military affairs, nearly 30,000 new troops were suddenly recruited, but no major mistakes were made?