Thanks for my monthly pass on behalf of Avalon, the little monster, the humble brother. Thank you for the little boat!

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At this time, even if he had a heart of self-reliance and was already disappointed with Dongjiang, Li Yuanqing would never confront Mao Wenlong head-on.

Not to mention that Mao Wenlong was the cornerstone of the entire Dongjiang and the spiritual leader of millions of Liao people. Li Yuanqing was brought up by him. As his direct subordinate, Li Yuanqing could never openly question Mao Wenlong's authority.

As the old saying goes, 'A loyal minister will not serve two masters.'

At this time, although the situation has not reached this situation, Li Yuanqing must maintain enough respect for Mao Wenlong. The so-called "loyalty, filial piety, integrity and shame", the first word "loyalty" bears the brunt.

But at this time, the internal waves of the Dongjiang River are turbulent, and the issue of distribution of the results of the Battle of Uiju will definitely continue to be turbulent for a while.

But when Li Yuanqing has transcended the need for Mao Wenlong to reward his achievements, it would be obviously unwise to waste time on Pidao and get stuck in this whirlpool.

The nearby dock has always been Zhang Pan's sphere of influence. With Li Yuanqing's relationship with him, there won't be many obstacles even if he leaves late at night.

But just when Li Yuanqing was about to ask Niu Gensheng to send someone to tell Zhang Pan that there was new military information in southern Liaoning and he had to return immediately, Shen Shikui appeared at the door with a smile on his face.

"Shen Shikui, a humble official, has met General Li and General Chen."

Shen Shikui stood at the door with a smile, and bowed his hands respectfully to Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong.

Although he was already thirty-five or six, he was just a guerrilla. Li Yuanqing was already a senior general, so he was naturally better than him.

Chen Zhong was Mao Wenlong's old soldier and the master of Guanglu Island. At this time, Lushun was still in Chen Zhong's hands, and Shen Shikui naturally remained humble enough towards Chen Zhong.

"Haha. It's so late, why is Brother Shen here?" Li Yuanqing smiled hurriedly and welcomed Shen Shikui into the house.

Don’t reach out and hit the smiling person.

Since Shen Shikui is coming to "pay homage to the dock", Li Yuanqing must not be too unkind. The matter of face must be over.

Chen Zhong also smiled and nodded to Shen Shikui.

Seeing that the two men had the same attitude, Shen Shikui relaxed a little and said hurriedly: "General Li and General Chen, I have taken the liberty to disturb you today, and I am indeed rude. But regarding the matter of Lushun, I feel that I must explain it clearly to the two generals...

…”

Shen Shikui kept a very low profile and explained to Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong in detail why he was appointed as the new Captain of Lushun.

According to Shen Shikui, at this time, although the foundation of the Dongjiang River was on the eastern front line of Pidao, Mao Wenlong never gave up the idea of ​​counterattacking the Liao Dynasty, and Lubian was the most important node.

At the same time, Shen Shikui also admitted that he had selfish motives and worked hard to get the position in Lushun, just to follow Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, make more achievements, and honor his ancestors.

After Shen Shikui finished speaking, Chen Zhong had already relaxed for the most part and said with a smile: "General Shen is too modest. Although Yuan Qing and I captured Lushun, it is the commander-in-chief's appointment and we must obey it. I don't know what General Shen is prepared to do."

When will you go to Lushun to take up your post?”

Shen Shikui smiled hurriedly and said: "Well, of course the sooner the better. However, here at the headquarters, there are still some affairs that have not been completed, and it may take a few days."

Chen Zhong understood instantly.

This must be Shen Shikui who came to ask for instructions from him and Li Yuanqing. If the two of them didn't move, he would naturally not dare to make the first impression.

"hehe."

Chen Zhong smiled and said, "General Shen, Lushun is in an important position. The war in southern Liaoning has not completely subsided at this time. In my opinion, it is best for General Shen to go to Lushun to take up his post as soon as possible. At this time, it is hot and the city can be repaired as soon as possible. Be prepared for the next step of defense.”

Shen Shikui said hurriedly: "Thank you General Chen for your teaching. I will definitely handle the affairs of the headquarters as soon as possible and go to Lushun to take up my post as soon as possible."

Chen Zhong and Shen Shikui were careless. On the side, Li Yuanqing gradually got a feel for some of Shen Shikui's character through their words.

This guy is very slippery.

Although he is wearing a guerrilla official robe and has a tall and mighty figure, his every move is filled with a strong aura of a businessman, cunning and shrewd.

Li Yuanqing also remembered, wasn't this guy from a wealthy businessman from Liao?

For people like this to go to Lushun, Liaonan... I'm afraid there will be a lot of variables.

While he was thinking about it, Shen Shikui suddenly smiled at Li Yuanqing and said: "General Li, General Chen, I have prepared a small amount of wine in my humble residence. If the two generals don't give up, how about going to my humble residence to have a glass of water and wine?"

Shen Shikui's posture was so low that Chen Zhong quickly looked at Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "General Shen is too modest. In the future, when you go to Lushun, we will be colleagues. Yuan Qing also hopes that General Shen will give you more support."

With that said, he walked out.

Shen Shikui couldn't help but be overjoyed, "General Li, please. General Chen, please."

Chen Zhong understood what Li Yuanqing meant, he wanted to eat his meal, so he followed behind Li Yuanqing.

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Shen Shikui's residence is not far from here. The house is not big in size, but it is OK. It seems to be in a better location than Zhang Pan's.

It can be seen that this guy is doing well in the headquarters.

Arriving at the main hall of the house, Shen Shikui hurriedly ordered the maids to serve tea, and then went down to serve the dishes himself.

Chen Zhong whispered: "Yuan Qing, are we leaving today?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother, get him drunk as soon as possible."

As Li Yuanqing spoke, he winked at Niu Gensheng, the leader of the soldiers standing next to him.

Niu Gensheng was stunned for a moment, and soon understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and nodded quickly.

Not long after, several maids began to serve the dishes.

The banquet was very sumptuous, with a lot of delicacies and game, and a pot of stewed roe deer meat.

This thing is not available in Pidao. I am afraid that it should be brought from the deep mountains and forests of Kuandian by Chen Jisheng's subordinates.

It can be seen that Shen Shikui spent a lot of money on this banquet.

In the temporary post house of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, both parties almost understood what they should say. At this time, they just ate, drank and exchanged feelings.

Shen Shikui was a businessman and was very smooth-talking. Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong also deliberately catered to him, and soon the atmosphere of the banquet became lively.

Not long after, the three of them had finished a jar and a half of liquor. Li Yuanqing was still sober enough, but Chen Zhong and Shen Shikui were a little confused.

Li Yuanqing knew it was almost time and was about to say goodbye.

At this time, a girl in white clothes walked in accompanied by two maids.

She picked up the wine glass and poured a bowl of wine. The maid poured another bowl of wine for Li Yuanqing and said respectfully to Li Yuanqing: "General Li, I want to give you a drink from my father. My father has a reckless temper. If he offends him in the future, he will still General Li, please be considerate."

As he said this, he felt a deep blessing, and the fragrance penetrated deep into Li Yuanqing's mind.

This girl in white clothes was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was very pretty, slightly thin, and had an indescribable charm. I felt pity for her.

Li Yuanqing stared at her pretty face for two seconds. In an instant, most of his alcoholism had dissipated, and cold sweat oozed from the back of his heart.

I'm afraid this is what Zhang Pan said...

He quickly looked away and said respectfully: "Girl, you are serious. General Shen is well-informed. Liaonan needs someone like General Shen to stabilize the overall situation. It is a sign of respect to serve first and serve first."

With that said, Li Yuanqing hurriedly drank all the wine in the bowl.

The girl in white nodded, actually picked up the wine bowl, and drank all the white wine in the bowl. A bright red wine halo suddenly appeared on her pretty white face. Shi Shiran said: "Please forgive me, General Li." Daddy’s carelessness.”

Li Yuanqing was basically convinced at this time, and he hurriedly said respectfully: "What the girl said, I will keep my humble position in my heart. It's getting late, I humble my position and say goodbye."

At this time, Niu Gensheng ran over quickly and reported to Li Yuanqing in a low voice: "General, there is an urgent military situation in Fuzhou. Brothers have discovered a large number of Tatar sentries."

Although Niu Gensheng whispered, he deliberately let the girl in white hear him.

The girl in white hurriedly said: "Since General Li has military sentiments, the slave family will no longer keep General Li. The slave family will send General Li away."

Li Yuanqing hurriedly handed over his hands, and asked his soldiers to help Chen Zhong, and carefully ran out of the door.

The girl in white sent Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong to the door until they disappeared, then crept back into the house.

At this time, Shen Shikui sat on the main seat with a golden sword, and a pretty maid was rubbing his temples hard.

His eyes were clear and his face was red. How could he possibly be drunk?

Seeing the girl in white coming, he quickly waved his hand to reject the pretty maid, and said with a flattering smile: "Daughter, are they leaving?"

The girl in white nodded lightly, but did not speak.

Shen Shikui smiled quickly and said: "Daughter, what do you think of Li Yuanqing?"

After a moment, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, and he smiled awkwardly and said: "Dad didn't mean that. My daughter..."

The girl in white waved her hand, "Dad, Li Yuanqing is a hero, and Marshal Mao is also a hero. My daughter knows exactly what to do."

Shen Shikui was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a moment, the girl in white smiled faintly and said, "Dad, it's getting late. Generals Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong have already left. You should rest early."

After saying that, she left happily.

Shen Shikui's eyes narrowed slightly. After a moment, he suddenly smiled and took a sip of wine: "My dear daughter, don't blame daddy! Daddy is doing this all for your own good!"

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After walking out of the Shen family's gate, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong did not return to the temporary inn, but went directly to the dock.

Being blown by the cool sea breeze at night, Chen Zhong woke up a lot from his drunkenness and said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, what's going on? You didn't bring down the man named Shen just now?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and didn't explain much, "Brother, let's get on the boat and talk about it."
To be continued...