Chapter 386 The old feud between Zhang Liang and Li Si!

Chapter 386 The old feud between Zhang Liang and Li Si!

I saw a hint of excitement in his eyes, and even a bit of amusement. Zhang Liang's wishful thinking was to cleverly use the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's strong killing intention towards him to force him to issue an order to Zhang Han, requiring the latter to use all his forces to attack Nanhai County and set up many ambushes to kill Gao Yao during this period. However, if you want to successfully realize this strategy, this carefully choreographed drama must be performed realistically enough, otherwise if there is a slight mistake, I am afraid that all the previous efforts will be wasted!

"Well, good! I'll leave this matter to you to arrange properly. My war horses, personal soldiers, armor and other supplies can all be left to you to deploy." After a brief pause, Gao Yao looked at Zhang Liang with a firm gaze and entrusted this important task to him without hesitation.

"Yes!" Zhang Liang responded immediately, his voice loud and clear. Then, he slowly turned around and walked out of the main hall with steady steps. At this moment, Zhang Liang's heart was like a blazing fire, holding back his energy.

Thinking back to the time when he first joined Gao Yao, the first strategy he proposed was a well-planned one. However, it was unexpected that such a huge mistake occurred during the actual implementation of the plan, which almost cost Gao Yao his life. Whenever Zhang Liang recalled this incident, he could not sleep or eat, and his heart was filled with resentment and self-blame.

But what surprised and grateful him was that Gao Yao not only did not punish him, but also always trusted him. This kindness was like the warm sun in winter, warming Zhang Liang's guilty heart. Since following Gao Yao back to the county city, Zhang Liang has been racking his brains all the time to think about how to make up for his mistakes, how to reverse the current unfavorable situation, and how to successfully establish real merits. For this reason, he often stayed up all night and repeatedly pondered various plans.

Zhang Liang knew that this might be the opportunity he had been waiting for when he received the summons from Gao Yao. So when he heard the news, he rushed over immediately and told them his idea. He also concluded that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would be fooled based on the attitude he had shown before.

Zhang Liang was not even worried that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would realize that this might be a trap. Even though he knew clearly that this was a trap for Zhang Han's troops, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would still send Zhang Han to kill Gao Yao. What Zhang Liang had to do was to let the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan confirm that Gao Yao was in this team. Then the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would not be able to resist taking action. Since the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan could use 100,000 troops as a bet, and bet once on the chance to kill Gao Yao, there would be a second chance. Especially when people are in failure, they will have this mentality more and more.

This mentality is actually a typical gambler's mentality. The most serious time for a gambler is never when he wins money, but when he loses money. Zhang Liang has seen from the fact that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan dared to use 100,000 troops to fight for a chance to kill Gao Yao directly. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan is a person who likes to do this kind of thing, and Zhang Liang wants to let the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan fight again.

After Zhang Liang left, Yu Shu and Xiao Yue came to the main hall again and poured more tea and water for Gao Yao.

"How many people know that I'm back?" Gao Yao asked about the main matter.

"No one else knew that my husband entered the mansion under the cover of night. Mr. Zhang Liang was the military advisor appointed by my husband himself. He discussed with Sister Lu Zhi about hiding the fact that my husband returned to the mansion. Everyone in the mansion was restricted from leaving, including the servants. No one was allowed to leave."

Listening to Gao Yao's question, Yu Shu gave a suitable answer immediately. Gao Yao nodded with satisfaction. It turned out that it was right to appoint Lu Zhi. She knew the priorities and how to cooperate.

"Come here, invite Li Si here and tell him that it is Madam who invites him. Do you understand?"

"Yes." Li Yi thought about it for a moment, and immediately asked his personal guards to pass on the order, and to send an order in the name of Lü Zhi to Li Si to come see him.

Gao Yao actually felt somewhat helpless towards Li Si in his heart. Li Si's position was indeed somewhat different and special. Although Gao Yao gave Li Si a certain degree of power, he did not urgently ask Li Si to reveal his true identity, but allowed Li Si to manage the work under a pseudonym.

The reason for doing so was not because Gao Yao did not dare to employ Li Si. To describe this situation more accurately, the word "not easy to use" might be more appropriate. Not to mention other people, just Zhang Liang, who Gao Yao currently valued, would definitely not stand side by side with Li Si and be in the same camp.

Back then, when Qin Shi Huang unified the world, Li Si had made great contributions. Zhang Liang was naturally upset about this and could not let it go. After all, Zhang Liang wanted to overthrow the Qin Dynasty and restore the homeland of Han, so he naturally had a grudge against Li Si, who had made great contributions to the Qin State.

Compared with Gongzi Gao and Feng Quji, the situation is quite different. Anyone can see clearly that these two people are just the ladders used by Li Yi to climb up. The value of their existence is only to provide a seemingly reasonable excuse or reason. Once Li Yi achieves his goal, these two so-called "ladders" will be ruthlessly abandoned sooner or later. Because of this, neither Gao Yao nor others really care about them.

Li Si's identity is too special. In the past, he was the prime minister who held great power in the Qin Dynasty! Such a prominent position and power background made his identity extremely sensitive. It is no exaggeration to say that in the entire southern region, there are not a few people who have grudges against Li Si's identity. Therefore, how to cleverly use Li Si and make the most of him has become a key problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Time passed quietly. About half a quarter of an hour later, Gao Yao, who was resting in a rocking chair, was suddenly awakened from his sleep by Yu Shu's gentle and pleasant call. Then, he slowly opened his sleepy eyes, and when his vision gradually became clear, he saw Li Si standing respectfully in the courtyard and waiting quietly. After a full meal and a short rest, Gao Yao finally recovered some strength. He did not hesitate to decline Yu Shu and Xiao Yue's kindness to help him up, and stood up and walked towards the courtyard alone, holding his body.

"General!" After Gao Yao showed up, Li Si hurried forward to greet him, bowing slightly, with a humble and respectful attitude.

"Haha, Lord Li Si is so polite! Please stand up quickly! Someone, come and serve Lord Li Si some good tea! Lord Li Si, please follow me and sit over here..." Although he might have many plans in his heart, Gao Yao's outward courtesy was flawless and no one could find any fault with him.

Looking at Gao Yao's appearance, Li Si's heart was slightly shocked. He was really confused about Li Yi's summoning him at this moment. He had not heard any news about Gao Yao's return. It was no wonder, this place was in the southern border, and it was normal for news to be delayed. However, as soon as Gao Yao returned, he couldn't rest for a moment, but he was impatient to call him for a private chat. Li Si couldn't guess the deep meaning behind it for a while.

Gao Yao repeatedly defeated the imperial army in Xiangjun. With Li Si's keen strategic vision, he was able to see the overall situation and the direction of the war. On the surface, the imperial court seemed to have almost controlled the entire Xiangjun, but in fact, the Southern Border Army was taking a typical retreat to advance strategy, using clever countermeasures. But at this critical moment, Gao Yao quietly returned to the county city and invited Li Si to talk alone. This matter must not be so simple. Li Si even had a thought in his mind, thinking that Gao Yao might intend to take his life this time.

"Lord Li Si, to be honest, I have come to bother you today because I have two important matters to discuss with you. I hope you can forgive me!" Gao Yao spoke without hesitation.

"General, please feel free to speak." Li Si knew very well that if Gao Yao wanted to kill him here, it would be easy. Therefore, Li Si felt that he did not need to hide anything.

Gao Yao nodded slightly and continued, "Lord Li Si must know that although you and Feng Quji are both prime ministers of the Great Qin, the effects you produce are very different! If you directly display your title of prime minister of the Great Qin to the public, I am afraid that it will arouse countless people's vigilance and guard against it. In this way, it will not only be disadvantageous to the public, but also endanger your own safety!"

"What exactly does the general mean?" Li Si asked cautiously.

Gao Yao pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "In my opinion, I hope Lord Li Si can continue to use his pseudonym to carry out various affairs as before. When I find a suitable opportunity, I will restore Lord Li Si's real name and status." Hearing this, Li Si was stunned at first, and then fell into a long silence.

After a long while, Li Si finally nodded and agreed: "Well... In this case, then I will follow your arrangements, General."

In fact, after listening to what Li Yi said, Li Si had already gone through a fierce struggle and weighing in his heart. After all, it was not easy to act under a pseudonym all the time, but after thinking carefully, it seemed that there was really no better choice at the moment. And the most important point was that he knew in his heart that what Gao Yao said was true - in the current situation, not revealing his true identity for the time being did in a sense protect him to a certain extent.

Gao Yao obviously took this into consideration, and in order to make up for the inconvenience caused by Li Si's hiding his identity, he immediately made a series of compensation measures. First, Gao Yao did not hesitate to move Li Si's residence to a place very close to his own residence, so that the contact and care between the two would become very convenient; secondly, Gao Yao generously gave Li Si many other preferential treatments and benefits to express his attention and care for Li Si.