"Don't worry. You've only been here a short time. You'll understand over time. I'm different from the others. This is a stage of planning. Even if I say something wrong, as long as it doesn't affect your personal interests, I won't convict you casually."
Li Xiang knew what Zhang Jiuli was worried about. Many people wanted to kill their counselors at any time because they gave him a wrong idea. However, Li Xiang did not have such a habit. If you often use a knife, how many of your subordinates would dare to speak? At that time, your losses would be greater.
Zhang Jiuli felt relieved after receiving Li Xiang's encouragement. He used to talk with Li Xiang often, but it was always about a specific matter. Now it was about analyzing the future strategy. If the analysis was wrong, Li Xiang might suffer heavy losses. He was still a guilty person, so it was better to be cautious.
"Your Highness, gentlemen, I have a somewhat immature opinion. We should take a long-term view of this matter and not suspect certain individuals in their stronghold. If I were to suspect someone, I would think it was Tusi Adu who did it."
After Zhang Jiuli's words came out, many people present had a look of sudden enlightenment. They had just analyzed some of the beneficiaries at the scene, but if they looked at it from a long-term perspective, Tusi Adu was indeed suspected of being the culprit.
Everyone present is Li Xiang's confidant, so they naturally know some of Li Xiang's policies on the mountain. After we pacify the four chieftains, we will definitely need someone to help rule here. So, will those who help rule have already started fighting in advance?
Mengchuan and Adu Tusi were both chosen by Li Xiang. Both of them don’t know their identities now, but that doesn’t mean that the people under him are fools. So many things have happened in recent times, especially the guards around Li Xiang helping Mengchuan with things. Maybe they have discovered this, and then they can use this as an argument to start implementing their own actions.
"If it really is Tusi Adu, then this person can be said to be extremely terrifying. In this memorial sent, there are only a few sentences about Mengchuan, which is no different from some of the previous memorials."
Su Dingfang found the latest report, and it was exactly the same as what Su Dingfang said, with only twenty or so words about Meng Chuan's death.
Li Xiang nodded in appreciation. Zhang Jiuli's brain was indeed different from others. Although this guy had made many mistakes before, Li Xiang had already decided to spare his life based on this brain.
"Send someone to check and see if there's anything unusual going on around Adu Tusi."
Li Xiang did not read the report as he should not be able to find any information from it. According to some terms of the previous cooperation, some of Li Xiang's men had already infiltrated the official residence of Tusi Adu. Although this guy might be able to control some people, it was impossible for him to control all of them. If he really did this, he should be able to find some clues.
Li Xiang has already issued the order, which means that this matter is similar to what Zhang Jiuli said. The people present used to look down on this guy, especially the two military generals. They always felt that this guy had exploited the people in the past. Even if this matter was done well, there would be no good results in the end.
But now they no longer have this idea. They can see from Li Xiang's expression just now that Li Xiang has always been eager to seek talents. Once a person who looks like a military advisor appears, even if he has some stains in the past, Li Xiang will think about subduing this person.
"Things have developed to this point. Even if we are sure that it was Tusi Adu who did it, we can't do anything big. One of the two agents on the mountain is already dead. Perhaps we can only rely on him from now on. We just need to be more careful in many aspects."
Xiao Yu sighed helplessly, and everyone felt a sense of rage. This guy was secretly making small moves, reducing our two choices to just one. However, we haven't gained control of the mountain yet. Even if this guy negotiates with us once, we can only endure it for the time being.
"That's not necessarily the case. Even if we only have one choice left, we can't be threatened by these people. If we let him lead us by the nose, then you should understand that human ambition is limitless. He will continue to ask for more. So this matter must be investigated thoroughly. If it is really done by Adu Tusi, he will pay the price."
Li Xiang shook his head and did not agree with what Xiao Yu said. Xiao Yu was considering it from a political perspective and wanted to stabilize these people for the time being, but Li Xiang did not have such an idea. After such a long period of fighting in the south and the north, Li Xiang would never tolerate anything, because temporary tolerance would foster the ambitions of these people.
Just as Xiao Yu said, if we retreat this time, he will think that he is very important. In some future cooperation, this guy will continue to press his advantage. Li Xiang will never allow such a thing to happen, especially since the other party is a surrendered general.
"Your Highness, please think twice. We have no other choice on the mountain right now. Even though we are the only insider, if we fall out with him, it will be of no benefit to us taking over the mountain. We should be patient for now and wait for him to come down the mountain..."
Xiao Yu knew Li Xiang's character, but this guy still wanted to say one more thing: temporary patience does not mean eternal patience.
"This man harbors evil intentions. If we leave him alone, who knows how much trouble he'll cause in the future. In my opinion, we should just kill him first. He's already openly trying to kill our agent, so what else is there to say?"
Su Dingfang had a bad temper. He suddenly thought of some traitors from Gaochang Kingdom. These people were wolves that could not be tamed. If you expect them to change on their own, then your hope would be useless. So when we know the evil intentions of these people, we should make a plan to take action against them.
After all, I've been with Li Xiang for a long time, and my personality is similar to Li Xiang's. It's probably unrealistic for me to tolerate someone who dares to betray me...
