Chapter 561 The Assassination List
But fortunately, his father, Li Wanjiang, was originally a soldier, and he favored him very much. He also handed over the most important military department to him, allowing him to control the military.
This seems to indicate that the position may be passed on to him in the future...
Originally, there was still the eldest brother, the prince, who stood in the way, but now that he is dead, the possibility of his succession has changed from 30% to 50%.
Although the second elder brother Li Shi has a certain prestige in the court and has some supporters, he has no military power. He is a disabled man who can't lead soldiers at all, so Li Shi's reputation in the army is far inferior to his own .
In addition, he is the queen mother's favored grandson, and the relationship between his father and the queen mother has always been tense... So Li Feng felt that the possibility of his succession to the throne in the future might be as high as 70%!
But recently things have suddenly turned around again, and I don't know what the father thinks, but despite his own strong opposition, let the second brother Li Shi take over the official department!
Since ancient times, only the prince can be in charge of the official department among the princes.
Of course, this is not an express regulation, but it has been inherited like this all the time, and it can be regarded as an unwritten rule.
Forget it, but now the father actually agreed to let the second brother lead the troops to fight... What is his intention?
Thinking about it better, the father did it on purpose. Let the second brother Li Shi take the fragile navy and join the Dongying and Yizhou people who have their own ghosts to attack the powerful Ross fleet. It should be defeated without a doubt.
This proves that the second brother has no ability to command troops, and in the current environment of great turmoil and wars in Dazhou, it is obviously inappropriate to choose a person who does not know how to lead troops to inherit the throne....
But at worst, maybe this is a chance that the father gave the second brother?
What if the second brother wins this battle and his prestige soars?
So the second brother can only lose in this battle, not win.
For this reason, he has already made a lot of arrangements behind the scenes, and even made an assassination list... The one who bears the brunt of the assassination cannot be said, but among them is Xiao Chen, a dog slave, dead eunuch!
It belongs to his jumping joy!
He was the first to propose the plan to attack Shunfeng Port, he was the one who contacted the Dongying Fleet, he suggested the Yizhou Navy, and he recommended the second brother to be the coach!
Shouldn't this be damned?
He deserves to die!
So Li Feng got angry when he saw Xiao Chen, wishing he could kill him on the spot!
But this person is now in the midst of great grace and reputation, so he must not be killed openly, so let's kill his prestige first.
After sending Xiao Chen away, his anger still remained, he swung the knife and chopped the leg of lamb into two pieces as if it were this guy.
"My lord, you shouldn't have humiliated him like this." A man in Tsing Yi floated in, whispering softly.
"Humiliate him? I still want to kill him!" Li Feng said angrily.
"My lord, don't underestimate Xiao Chen, this person is a national scholar, a scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!" Tsing Yi said humanely.
"What kind of national scholar is a young eunuch?" Li Feng disagreed.
"Is Chen Jisheng considered a national scholar?" The man in Tsing Yi said calmly, "But Chen Jisheng is willing to commit himself to his subordinates, so one can imagine what kind of person he is."
"That's just because he saved Chen Jisheng's life." Li Feng said.
"My lord doesn't know Xiao Chen, nor Chen Jisheng, how could Chen Jisheng be willing to be under others because of this small personal favor!" The man in Tsing Yi turned back unceremoniously.
"Mr. Sun, you think too much of him, don't you?" Li Feng was stunned.
"I also hope that I misjudged him." The man in Tsing Yi sighed, "But could it be that the prince of Jiangdong also misjudged him?"
"Hehe, the second brother is the one who likes to win people's hearts the most. I think he treats everyone very well." Li Feng sneered, "He treats you very well. He sent someone to deliver medicine to you again two days ago, right? This time What panacea is it?"
"Haha, thanks to Prince Li Shi, the medicine this time is very expensive, it is a thousand or two thousand year old mountain ginseng!" The man in Tsing Yi laughed.
"Hmph, he's really willing to spend money on him." Li Feng also smiled.
"Even so, I still accept his favor and tell the lord that if I have to kill him one day in the future, I really can't bear to do it." Tsing Yi said humanely.
"Mr. Sun, you are playing around with me again. If you have something to say, you can't speak directly." Li Feng said angrily.
"Some things can't be said directly, and some things can't be done directly. For example, Li Shiming knows that you know that he sent me medicine, but he refuses to send it directly, or secretly. There are two advantages for him to do this. , One is to buy my heart, and the other is to divide your heart." Tsing Yi said humanely.
"Mr. Sun, I have never had any doubts about you!" Li Feng said hastily, "I believe in you more than I believe in myself!"
"I have no dissatisfaction with the prince, but this matter is a small lump in your heart after all. If you don't doubt me, don't you doubt other people? Li Shi can give me medicine, and naturally he will also give gifts to others. You Do you trust everyone as much as you trust me?" The man in Tsing Yi's words really pierced Li Feng's heart.
I was speechless for a long time.
"Over the years, I have been worshiping him, and I am more or less grateful to him in my heart, because people are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? Let's talk about Xiao Chen. When the emperor didn't know how to deal with him, Li However, he stepped forward to protect it! Ordinary people know how to be grateful, how can a hero like Xiao Chen not spring up to repay him?"
"Mr. Sun, you don't need to say any more. I understand. I didn't bother to use such a trick before. It was my fault. From now on, I will listen to Mr. and let's spend a lot of money to buy people's hearts. It's just that Xiao Chen can still buy it?" Li Feng said.
"It can't be done, you have humiliated him too much, it is irreparable." The man in Tsing Yi sighed.
"Mr. Sun, I still can't figure out why you value this person so much. After all, isn't he just a eunuch? Besides, he is already the second brother's man. Why do you insist that I treat him as a national scholar? It's not that I don't listen. Yours, it's really because when I saw him, I was so angry that I wished I could kill him!" Li Feng said.
"Then why didn't you kill him?" the man in Tsing Yi said flatly.
"Mr. Sun, look at what you said again. Now that the king loves him so much, and he has made great contributions in going to Nanyang, how can I kill him openly?" Li Feng grinned.
"Before he came, I advised the lord to treat him as a gentleman of the country. If you refused, I advised you to kill him directly, but you refused to listen, and insisted on humiliating him face to face! My lord, how can a person who wants to be a king even do such a small thing?" Can't control your emotions?" Tsing Yi said humanely.
"Mr. Sun is the one who taught me." Li Feng stood up and stood upright.
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have talked to the prince like this. Please forgive me." The man in Tsing Yi also seemed to realize that his words were too violent.
"Sir, it's still my fault." Li Feng smiled wryly and shook his head, "Then how about I send the fleet to catch up and kill Xiao Chen now?"
"I can't catch up." The man in Tsing Yi sighed, "Didn't you see how fast he walked when he went out just now? This man must have sensed the danger, and his fleet is probably tens of miles away at this moment. Besides, let's discuss this matter in the long term..."