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"Haha. Maocai, it's great that you think so." Li Yuanqing turned around and glanced at Liu Maocai with a smile.

"hey-hey."

Liu Maocai couldn't help but feel so excited that his face turned a little red. Li Yuanqing actually praised him to his face. What an honor this must be.

However, Liu Maocai is not stupid. If he doesn't hold Li Yuanqing's thigh tightly now, when will he?

He smiled respectfully and said: "General, being able to be by your side is the greatest honor of my humble position. I am willing to serve you, General, for the rest of my life."

"hehe."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but laugh: "Maocai, how long does it take for a person to grow up in this life? How can you, kid, be so successful?"

"Hehe..." Liu Maocai kept giggling, how could he dare to refute Li Yuanqing?

This is no joke.

As long as you can follow him, Li Yuanqing, you still worry about not getting promoted and making a fortune? What's more... there may be fools in this world, but~~, most people understand it.

Li Yuanqing is definitely not a creature in the pond.

He, Liu Maocai, has more than a hundred kilograms of meat, but he has already thought clearly...

Seeing Liu Maocai's seemingly silly look, Li Yuanqing smiled lightly, but felt a little unspeakable in his heart.

People really need a chance.

pity.

There are destined to be very few people who can get this kind of opportunity. This is probably the legendary ‘good fortune’.

At this time, it was obvious that Liu Maocai in front of him was the lucky one.

For a moment, Li Yuanqing's expression became solemn, "Maocai, I have a few things that I need you to do now."

Liu Maocai had expected this, and his originally relaxed nerves suddenly became tense. He knelt down respectfully in front of Li Yuanqing and said, "General, what are your orders? If you hold a low position, you will go through fire and water, even if you die!"

Li Yuanqing smiled, turned around and kicked Liu Maocai: "Stop flattering me. I want you to rush to the capital overnight and give me a few messages..."

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Liu Maocai took ten soldiers and thirty fast horses and quickly returned to the capital.

Standing on the hillside, watching their backs quickly disappear into the confused twilight, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but reveal a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

After a while, he lit a cigar and played with it gently with his fingers, just like playing the little game he often played in later generations - greedy snake.

Why does the greedy snake get bigger and bigger? Because it eats more and more, accumulating bit by bit.

At this time, he, Li Yuanqing, was like a greedy snake.

However, Li Yuanqing's choices were much more than that simple little game in later generations.

Just like the famous saying of the great man during the Republic of China: "The general trend of the times is overwhelming. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish!"

Emperor Chongzhen indeed had much more resources than Li Yuanqing, but Li Yuanqing could not just surrender.

Especially~, Li Yuanqing has the most powerful weapon and magic weapon in the world, the Changsheng Camp. If Emperor Chongzhen really thinks that he can shake Li Yuanqing's foundation with some shady tricks, Li Yuanqing will definitely be ruthless.

A slap on his face!

Let him understand that this world is far from as simple as he imagined.

At this time, the camp at the bottom of the mountain was almost set up. Li Yuanqing stamped out his cigar and strode back to the camp.

The fire soldiers have set up a cauldron outside and the bonfire has been lit. According to the rhythm of the Changsheng Camp, it will not take more than half an hour at most before the meal can be started.

Li Yuanqing was not in a hurry and strode back to his tent.

In the big tent, the brazier had been lit. Yang Jiao, Li Liuli, Zhao Mei, Zhao Xiaoxiu, and five or six maids were gathered around the burning brazier to keep warm.

The biggest advantage of coal is that it is more flame-resistant than wood and will not be affected by common natural factors such as moisture.

Seeing Li Yuanqing coming in, everyone stood up and saluted quickly.

Li Yuanqing smiled and waved his hand, and also sat by the brazier.

The maids all knowingly retreated to the brazier on the other side to keep warm, while Yang Jiao, Li Liuli, and Zhao Mei stayed here.

Yang Jiao's mother smiled and said: "Yuan Qing, it's so windy, why go out for a walk? Don't freeze."

Li Yuanqing rested comfortably on Yang Jiao's mother's plump and familiar thigh. One leg was pressed on Li Liuli's leg. One big hand played with Zhao Mei's warm little hand familiarly, and said with a smile: "The scenery here

That’s right. There is a forest to the south, and there may be wild animals such as wild boars. Jiao~niang, Liuli, Xiaomei, let’s stay here for a few more days.”

How could Li Liuli and Zhao Mei refute Li Yuanqing? They nodded obediently.

However, Yang Jiao's mother felt sensitively that something must be wrong with Li Yuanqing. But on this occasion, the camp had just been set up and had not been completely cleaned up. Naturally, she would not say much. She was a warm newbie and carefully kneaded Li Yuanqing's hands.

Come to the temple.

Not long after, the fire soldiers had already put away dinner.

There are actually more than a dozen cooks and chefs from Wuyu Pavilion in the team, but at this time, under such conditions, it is obvious that the fire soldiers are more slippery, and they are temporarily useless.

Li Yuanqing did not eat with Yang Jiao and other female relatives. Instead, he made a pot of mutton stewed, warmed several pots of wine, and ate with Shunzi.

The female relatives have all dispersed, and only Yang Jiao, mother-in-law, is here to serve in person.

Shunzi actually doesn't like Yang Jiao~niang very much.

In fact, except for his biological sister Zhang Yunniang, this guy had no interest in any woman around Li Yuanqing.

But he didn't dare to say a word to Li Yuanqing about this kind of thing. He smiled and poured wine for Li Yuanqing diligently.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, eating some mutton, and drinking some hot soup, Shunzi warmed up his chest and abdomen. Shunzi, who had been outside supervising the men to set up camp, had a lot of color on his face, and he laughed and said: "

Brother~, I’d like to give you a drink.”

Li Yuanqing nodded, took half a sip of wine, and said: "Boy, I was in a hurry before, so I didn't have time to ask some questions. Now, please tell me your judgment on the situation in the capital."

Shunzi's face became serious when he heard this. He knew that Yang Jiao was Li Yuanqing's confidant, so he didn't shy away from it. He drank the wine in one breath and said: "Brother, what should I say? Let's start with the new emperor.

Well. Although I haven’t been in contact with the new emperor for a long time, I can already feel a little bit about his temperament. This young man is really going to do something ruthless..."

"However, the new emperor is not without his good points. Brother~, I have always felt that the new emperor is a little cautious in doing things. How should I put it? He seems to be a little too cautious. It's like some people are born with mysophobia.

.It’s not clean at all. He feels uncomfortable looking at it and feels uncomfortable in his heart..."

"By the way, brother, there's one more thing. The new emperor is a bit mean-spirited, a bit too small. It's like he treats us brothers. The brothers have worked hard and sacrificed their lives to protect his Zhou Quan. He doesn't even mention giving more money. He has a lot of money.

At that time, he didn't take good care of the brothers' meals. Or maybe he was still young and didn't know the ways of the world."

"In short, brother, working with the new emperor may make people feel a little unhappy at some point. He is not someone who plays around with the world."

Li Yuanqing nodded slowly, picked up the wine glass, gestured to Shunzi, and took a sip.

Shunzi drank the wine in the glass in one breath and said with a smile: "Brother, this time, we are leaving the capital. I feel that, actually, we don't have to be in such a hurry. The new emperor is very careful. The more we are like this

, but it may make him feel more taboo."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but kicked Shunzi angrily, "I do things, and you still need to teach me?"

Shunzi felt aggrieved immediately, but how could he dare to resist Li Yuanqing's authority? He huddled aside, like a frightened little beast.

But in a moment, this guy came back to life with full health on the spot, and said with a busy smile: "Brother, if you want to leave the capital quickly, it is actually the most correct choice. Cut the mess with a quick knife, and quickly leave the capital, where this is wrong, and then we can

Looking back, I have a lot of room for improvement.”

"Stop fucking flattering me and drinking. By the way, boy, have you seen the woods to the south? Let's rest here for a few days. Tomorrow, you take some brothers and go to the woods to have a look.

Can you hunt for any good stuff? Also, Zhao Laizi is a capable man, you are so lucky to take good care of me!"

When Shunzi heard that he was going to hunt, he couldn't help but get excited. He patted his chest and promised, "Brother, don't worry! I'm the best at this! I'll take care of it!"

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Shunzi ate and drank enough, and Pidianpidian left happily. Only Li Yuanqing and Yang Jiao were left in the tent.

Yang Jiao's mother carefully poured a glass of wine for Li Yuanqing, filled a glass herself, and whispered: "Yuanqing, are you worried that there is a mole among Shunzi and his brothers?"

Li Yuanqing lit a cigar and suddenly smiled: "Jiao~Mother, the reason why the new emperor lets us go so freely is because according to his temperament, he is 99% sure! Although I don't want to do this kind of thing

It happened, but if it really happened, we can only accept it."

Yang Jiao's mother picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and persuaded: "Yuan Qing, this kind of thing is actually human nature. People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Someone is benefiting from it.

It's normal to panic in front of us. As long as our arrogance is still there, these people are just ants. If the new emperor really thinks that relying on these ants, he can leverage our arrogance, then he is too much.

So naive.”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "But I just feel uncomfortable! Jiao~Mother, 99% of these brothers were brought out by me! We share joys and sorrows, live and die together! I never thought that they would even be so small.

I can’t stand the temptation.”

Yang Jiao~ mother smiled and sat next to Li Yuanqing, "Yuanqing, you are serious about this matter. The emperor has righteousness after all. Who can compete with the emperor? Haha. Now, don't you also like to support these things?

Are there no famous newcomers?”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but laugh: "Jiao~Mother, you are really a roundworm in my belly!"

Yang Jiao~ mother smiled and gave Li Yuanqing a coquettish look: "Yuanqing, please don't praise me. After praising others, you still don't know how to deal with them. However, Yuanqing, you are really smart in taking this step. These gentry

The disciples may seem unsuccessful and inconspicuous, but their energy cannot be underestimated. Especially people like Liu Maocai and Zhou Huang, they all have brothers in the court."

Li Yuanqing smiled: "These people are still young. It will take at least ten or eight years for them to truly grow up. Sometimes, I have been reminding myself that I must be patient and patient. I'm just afraid~,

Some people can’t help but jump over the wall!”

Yang Jiao's mother smiled and said: "Yuan Qing, as long as our roots in southern Liaoning are stable, what can they do even if they jump over the wall? For the current plan, we still have to figure out the details first."

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Chapter completed!