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Shen Yourong regained his strength and smiled again: "Yuanqing, we fought well in this battle in Zhenjiang, very good. Come on, while my mind is still strong, come and talk to me. , you, how on earth did you and Mao Wenlong do it?"

Looking at Shen Yourong, whose old, cloudy eyes were full of endless hope, Li Yuanqing also felt something indescribable in his heart.

Meng De once said, "The old man is always ambitious, but his ambition is to reach a thousand miles. In his old age, a martyr is always ambitious."

Unfortunately, at Shen Yourong's level, any ambitions may have been...

Especially because of all the entanglements in the past, Shen Yourong and Mao Wenlong were quite difficult to deal with. They could even be said to be mortal enemies. But at this time...

Li Yuanqing forced himself to calm down and hurriedly gave a brief account of the battle of Zhenjiang to Shen Yourong.

When he heard that Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Ying'erlang actually dared to face-to-face with Hou Jin's main force and still had the upper hand, Shen Yourong's old hands, as dry as chicken feet, couldn't help but slap the edge of the bed hard and laughed. Said: "Okay, okay! It's great, it's great! Yuan Qing, this battle has demonstrated the majesty of my Ming Dynasty, it has demonstrated the majesty of my Ming Dynasty!"

Looking at the excited old man who seemed to be having a flashback, Li Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward and carefully supported him, "Old man, please slow down, please slow down. You must take care of yourself first."

Next to him, Shen Jin also reacted and hurried forward to assist the old man on the other side.

Shen Yourong's old face had a sickly red light, and he seemed to be in good spirits. He laughed loudly and said: "I am old, but I am not confused yet. Yuan Qing, this battle is really beautiful, beautiful! If I am Even if I am ten years younger, I will fight with you to kill the enemy!"

Shen Jin's tears couldn't stop pouring out, "Grandpa, grandpa, please slow down. Li Shuai is here."

"Hahaha! Go to battle to kill the enemy, go to battle to kill the enemy! Use the sword behind the flying general, and be determined to slay the evil spirits... Hahahaha... Kill the enemy, kill the enemy..."

The old man's mental state was already blurred. After shouting for a while, he actually fell asleep on the bed.

Leaving this place to the more professional maids to take care of, Li Yuanqing and Shen Jin hurriedly and carefully exited the room.

Shen Jin was already crying, "Brother, grandpa, he, he..."

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes a little blurry for a moment.

For a moment, he patted Shen Jin on the shoulder hard and said slowly: "Brother Shen, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. The future still has to be controlled by ourselves."

Shen Jin nodded desperately with tears in his eyes.

In the past, with Shen Yourong around, no matter what he did, he could always think of a strong support behind him. No matter what happened, his grandfather would help him calm everything down.

But at this time, the towering tree behind him was already crumbling, and Shen Jin finally realized what it meant to be rootless.

"Brother, please come over here. I will prepare wine and food for you right away."

Looking at Shen Jin who wiped away his tears and quickly led the way, Li Yuanqing's eye circles were also a little red.

It is not that the Ming Dynasty did not have truly loyal people.

However, due to various reasons, and even the reversal of time and space, the Chinese nation in history was destined to suffer this disaster and fall into ruin.

But at this time, as long as he, Li Yuanqing, is here, he will never let history repeat itself and let countless brothers, sisters and relatives suffer in tearful humiliation for hundreds of years.

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Arriving at the guest room, Li Yuanqing was just about to sit down and take a breath to relieve his tense nerves. At this moment, a servant rushed over and said, "Li Shuai, Master Futai has invited me. Master Futai is here."

Li Yuanqing frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.

Tomorrow is Shen Yourong's birthday. How could Yuan Keli not show up at this time?

Lord Futai wanted to recruit him. How could Li Yuanqing neglect him even if he was about to expire?

After thinking for a moment, Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Let's go. Take me to see Mr. Futai."

In the large living room, Yuan Keli was dressed in a bright red official robe and a black gauze hat. He was sitting on the Taishi chair nearby, sipping fragrant tea and talking to Shen Shouchong with a smile.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on one knee respectfully, "Li Yuanqing, the humble chief military officer of Changsheng Island, has met Mr. Futai."

"Haha. Li Junmen is here, please get up. Sit down."

Yuan Keli smiled and waved his hand, signaling Li Yuanqing to stand up and sit across from him.

Li Yuanqing was a little flattered for a moment. Damn it, this was the first time he had enjoyed such treatment in front of this man.

Li Yuanqing sat down on a chair nearby. Shen Shouchong knew that Yuan Keli had something to talk to Li Yuanqing, so he hurriedly excused himself to 'welcome the guests', apologized with a smile, and left.

Li Yuanqing and Yuan Keli were the only two people left in the huge living room.

Yuan Keli took a sip of tea, looked at Li Yuanqing, pondered for a long time, and then smiled and said: "Li Junmen, Zhenjiang fought well in this battle."

Li Yuanqing hurriedly said respectfully: "Master Futai is so kind to me. This is all due to the grace of the Holy One. Marshal Mao made a prompt decision. He dare not take credit for his humble position."

After Li Yuanqing finished speaking, he bowed his head respectfully and carefully looked at Yuan Keli's expression.

At this time, Yuan Keli was obviously older than the last time Li Yuanqing saw him. Under the black gauze hat, you can see obvious white hair on the temples, and even the ends of the eyebrows and eyebrows are faintly white.

However, his spirit is very good.

The way he moved his hands and feet was still full of the dignity of a high official in the imperial court, as if he had the country under his control.

Li Yuanqing also had to admire that in terms of personal recuperation, even though he had been a man for two lifetimes, he was still very different from this man.

With this kind of noble reserve, and even almost arrogant self-confidence, Li Yuanqing believed that he would never be able to be as laissez-faire as Yuan Keli.

In fact, Yuan Keli, among the civil servants, has always been a firm "warrior" in his attitude towards Hou Jin Dynasty. He was the one who planned Liu Xingzuo's incident.

Moreover, with Yuan Keli's qualifications and position at this time, it would be difficult for Wei Zhongxian to shake Yuan Keli's position if he did not go toe-to-toe with Wei Zhongxian - and insist on fighting to the end.

It's a pity that this man's temper is not compatible with that of a 'castrate'?

I am afraid that even Li Yuanqing has already been included in the eunuch team by him...

Yuan Keli played with the tea cup in his hand indifferently. After a long time, he looked at Li Yuanqing and said with a faint smile: "Li Junmen, you don't have to be so modest. I have carefully investigated the battle report of the Zhenjiang battle. This time , you did a good job. But~~~."

He suddenly changed the topic, and his fierce aura suddenly surged out, "Li Junmen, why do you want to move tens of thousands of people from Zhenjiang City and abandon Zhenjiang City?"

Cold sweat broke out on Li Yuanqing's back. Even when facing the little emperor Tianqi, even when facing Eunuch Wei, Li Yuanqing had never felt like someone was pinching his neck, as if he was suffocating.

But even if Yuan Keli has been castrated, even if he is now a white man? Li Yuanqing still has to maintain enough respect for him.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yuanqing hurriedly organized his thoughts and explained to Yuan Keli the explanation of Hou Jin's supply point in Liaodong.

Yuan Keli couldn't help but fell into deep silence after hearing this.

Li Yuanqing didn't dare to take a breath, and waited respectfully for this man's reply.

After a long while, Yuan Keli said: "Although what you did in this matter is extreme, it is not without benefits."

As he spoke, he suddenly put down the teacup in his hand and looked into Li Yuanqing's eyes, "Li Junmen, you are a model among the new generation of generals in Liao. As a leader, in everything you do, you must do everything for the emperor, the court, and the people of the world."

My interests are paramount. Although I have resigned, if you dare to do anything disobedient, I will kill you with my own hands even if I risk my life! Do you understand?"

If Yuan Keli had deliberately created this atmosphere just now, but now, it was the moment of 'unable to see the picture'.

Li Yuanqing was helpless to have this old man, who had been recovering so well, teach him such a harsh lesson, or in other words, threaten him.

But he did not dare to show any slightness in his face, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed respectfully: "Master Futai's teachings, I will keep my humble position in my heart. In this life, my humble position will always be the shield of the Ming Dynasty."

"Li Junmen, please get up."

Yuan Keli's attitude softened slightly, but his arrogant reserve was still on his old face, "Li Junmen, you need to remember that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. These are some books I personally selected,

Take it and take a look."

With that said, Yuan Keli took a package from the side, stood up, walked to Li Yuanqing, and handed the package to Li Yuanqing's hand.

Li Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, and it took him a moment to react. He couldn't help but secretly said in his heart: "Master Futai, are you trying to be boring and showy?"

But in front of him, Li Yuanqing quickly knelt down and respectfully took Yuan Keli's package with both hands, "Master Futai's teachings, humble duty must be kept in mind."

If Li Yuanqing had said the same thing just now, 90% of it would have been perfunctory, but now, when he said it again, it was 100% sincere.

With Yuan Keli's identity, he actually personally sent a letter to a warrior like him. If this spread, it would be harmful to Yuan Keli's reputation...

But he did it...

It can also be seen from this that this seemingly arrogant old master, with his nostrils turned upward, is far from being as cold as he appears on the inside.

Suddenly, Yuan Keli said coldly: "You can send people to deal with the Laizhou oil field as soon as possible. I have reserved several places for you."

"Uh? This..."

Li Yuanqing was stunned on the spot.

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Yuan Keli and Li Yuanqing sat together for almost an hour, but the two of them probably said less than a dozen words together.

The old master did not stay at Shen Mansion for dinner. After chatting with Li Yuanqing, he went to the back house to visit his old friend Shen Yourong, and then said goodbye and left.

Shen Jin had already set up a banquet in the guest room, and Zheng Zhihu had already taken his seat. However, Li Yuanqing couldn't come to his senses for a long time, so he had to tell Shen Jin to let him and Zheng Zhihu wait for him there for a while.

With some trembling, he opened the package Yuan Keli gave him, and Li Yuanqing's eyes turned red for a moment.

There were a dozen books in total given to Li Yuanqing by Yuan Keli, and the first one on the list was actually "The New Book of Ji Xiao" written by Qi Jiguang.

The following books are "Fu Guotang Collection", "Fu Deng Shu Manuscript", "Selection of Ancient Tang Poems" written by Yuan Keli himself, and "Selected Ancient Poems in Rhyme Studies".

There is also an article called "Shi Shi Biao" that he personally copied, as well as a poem he specially wrote, which is "Liangzhou Ci" by Meng Haoran, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty.

"...The joy of foreign lands is sad. There is no need to play the Qiang flute and Hujia. Just sit and watch the moonlight over the mountains tonight, and I want to kill the rangers from the border towns..."

Li Yuanqing's eyes suddenly became indescribably blurry. He suddenly realized that he was too far behind in the pursuit of these real masters...

"Master Futai, Mr. Yuan, Mr. Master. Thank you for giving me this pressure. Although you and I have different political views, our goals are roughly similar, right? Just wait. I will try my best to make the Chinese nation

, let the descendants of Yan and Huang stand on top of the world, not even one of them..."

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Chapter completed!