This step was indeed a miscalculation.

He originally thought that Gao Zhaoding would take this opportunity to start a fight with Rouran in Beizhen to consume the Chinese army directly under the imperial court.

Then Li Daitao was in trouble, fishing in troubled waters, and secretly colluded with the powerful military leaders in Beizhen who were already ready to make a move. He used Beizhen and Xiazhou as the bridgehead to plot Guanzhong.

I don’t know the rest, but according to Yuan Li, there is more than one fertile field among the six towns that is secretly attached to the military towns of Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong.

Now that Yuan Huai has been defeated and is trapped in Rouran, Yu Zhong has become the leader, and these military leaders are even more panicked. Gao Zhao only needs to show his thoughts a little, and he will definitely follow them.

At this point, whether Gao Zhao rises up or hides in secret, he will find countless reasons to stay in Beizhen, so as to try his best to digest the power of secret attachment.

But who wants to go as far as expected? Gao Zhao fought this battle extremely carefully, cautiously and step by step. Even if Rouran showed a huge flaw, he would never rush forward.

What Li Chengzhi didn't expect was that as soon as Rouran withdrew his troops, Gao Zhao felt like his butt was on fire and asked him to return to Beijing.

One wrong step, one wrong step after another. As a result, he couldn't guess Gao Zhao's intention for a while.

But it is absolutely impossible to say that he guessed wrong and Gao Zhao had no objection.

Regardless of the rest, the secret letter from Gao Zhao advising him to plan for great things was still lying quietly in the box.

Moreover, Gao Meng sacrificed tens of thousands of lives in vain, where did the oil sand dug out go?

Could it be that he is preparing to hide and light the lamp?

Li Chengzhi shook the fishing pole and said nonchalantly: "I'll go back as soon as I can. Even if I want to go back to welcome him, I still have to wait for him to return to the capital. You can't let me travel thousands of miles to welcome you, right?"

"How close were you two during the time of the late Emperor? You and he were more like father-in-law and son-in-law, and how familiar were you with his nature? I don't believe it. You don't know why Gao Zhao was so anxious and did not return to the capital with the army, but

Do you want to follow your example and return to Beijing alone?"

"Is it possible that you came here just for me? Master Shangshu underestimates Gao Sikong too much, and he thinks too highly of me, Li Chengzhi."

Li Chengzhi seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and rolled his eyes, "If you take one more step back, Gao Sikong wants to seek revenge on me for trapping me. Can you just sit back and ignore it? Otherwise, why would Lord Shang Shu go all the way to do this?"
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Cui Guang choked on a mouthful of phlegm and almost coughed up his lungs.

Li Chengzhi helped him relax his back for a while before he felt better. Cui Guang opened his mouth and scolded: "You are such a traitor. Why do you dare to stay out of it when he knows everything about it? Aren't you afraid that he will kill you if he returns to the court?"

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Looking at his flushed face, Li Chengzhi sighed sadly: "Master Shangshu, do you think you are tired?"

Cui Guang was stunned for a moment, and his face couldn't help but darken a bit: "The bustling world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit... That's what it is like to be an official, and the same is true for the general trend. One day you are an official, and you are the same.

The sun is trapped in the net, and I have no choice but to do it. What can I do? It’s time and destiny..."

Bullshit!

Why is the general trend like this? It is obviously because they want to strike a balance. They also believe that politicians have no absolute enemies and only look at interests.

Seeing that he was gaining the upper hand, he was afraid that he would be unstoppable, so he would give Gao Yingzhi a strong support and make Li Chong second. Yuan Ying and others joined forces with Gao Zhao to suppress their rising momentum.

Now, seeing Gao Zhao return with victory and being praised by both the government and the public, these people only realized it later and recalled the past during the late emperor's time.

When it comes to understanding people's hearts, Gao Zhaoruo ranks second. Who in the world dares to claim to be first?

People like Yuan Ying and Yuan Cheng thought they were unparalleled in their talent, military skills, and intelligence. But if Bi Mei went up and down, and maneuvered their way through the camp, the rest of the seven assistants combined would not be Gao Zhao's opponent.

Otherwise, how could it be that during the reign of the late Emperor, every member of the Yuan family and the noble family hated Gao Zhao to the core, but could not do anything about it?

Otherwise, why would a man who was proficient in martial arts, accomplished in great achievements like Li Chong, and favored by the late emperor like Wang Yuanchen of Hejian be willing to join the Gao clan?

That’s why.

Compared with the time of the late emperor, the relationship between Gao Zhao and Gao Ying was much closer. However, at the time when Gao Ying lacked moral integrity, had high vision but low skill, he was also suspicious. When Gao Zhao returned with victory and returned to the court again, he was afraid that there would be more changes.

It's like a fish in water.

It's not like these old foxes didn't expect this, and all the arrangements were linked together. Just the move that turned Li Chengzhi and Gao Zhao into enemies was a stroke of genius.

There must be no reason for the rumor to come out of nowhere. Therefore, most people in the court believed that Li Chengzhi and the Queen Mother's affair was true. Based on this, Li Chengzhi and Gao Zhao were able to fight equally.

But despite all calculations, I never expected that there would be someone like Li Chengzhi: willing to give up his title as Duke and the iron bond of immunity from death just for the sake of gambling?

It's nearly April, and Cui Guang still has fresh memories: On the day he returned to the capital, after leaving the palace, Li Chengzhi pointed at the door and laughed wildly: I quit...

At that time, I didn’t know what to mean by this statement, let alone what Li Chengzhi meant by this move. But seeing Li Chengzhi’s actions in the past few months, everyone slowly came to their senses: Li Chengzhi at that time had already expected this day.

situation.

Otherwise, why would you say the oath of "never again lead an army in your lifetime"?

This is obviously just waiting to see a joke...

Seeing Cui Guang's angry look on his face, as if he hated him for not fighting, Li Chengzhi wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but when the words reached his tongue, he suddenly sighed again.
Chapter completed!