Chapter 130 Reasons
Li Rusong followed Qin Huai out. Qin Huai closed the door behind him, stared at Li Rusong and sighed, "Feelings are not a thing. You won't give me up. We are brothers, but brothers can't give up everything."
Li Rusong raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, if I have to get married, I would rather marry a woman like Su Luo, but if Su Luo is not there, it will not have any impact on my life, so you don't have to hurt Su Luo in such an old-fashioned way. What happened last night shows that you are destined to be together. You promised me that you would throw away all your worries when you meet your destined person, so you came on stage, didn't you?"
Li Rusong walked slowly into the courtyard. "Did you misunderstand something?"
"Misunderstanding?" Qin Huai shook his head. "I know you. If you don't like her, you will never let a red string tie you two up for a night. You said you were acting out of love. Don't be silly. You let Su Luo admit that she is your woman. This is the best proof that you like her."
"I don't deny that I have feelings for Su Luo." Li Rusong turned around, "The misunderstanding I mentioned is not this."
Qin Huai was stunned. Li Rusong said expressionlessly, "When I say misunderstanding, I mean that you misunderstood the purpose of why I treated Su Luo like this. I really can't be with her, but the reason is not because of you, but because of myself."
"you?"
"You know, the court openly lets us take charge of Liaodong, but in reality, they don't trust us, especially since officials keep saying that we have our own army. Although the emperor suppresses all such memorials, it is only because the court needs us to guard Liaodong. Once there is no war in Liaodong, our Li family will be forced to resign from the army and return to the countryside."
Qin Huai heard some clues from these two sentences, and he couldn't help but become serious, "What do you mean?"
Li Rusong turned around neatly, not showing his usual lazy look at all. There was a hint of frightening murderous aura between his brows. "When the birds are gone, the good bows are put away; when the cunning rabbits are dead, the running dogs are cooked. Do you really think that the Liaodong rebellion cannot be quelled with the abilities of my father and I?"
Qin Huai was shocked when he heard this. Li Rusong realized that he had lost his composure, and he slowly let out a breath to calm down. "Although I am not a person of this era, Li Chengliang is indeed my father. In the past few years, the Mongolian tribes have been scared by us, and the border wars have gradually decreased, creating a false appearance of peace. The court will eventually remove my father from all his positions in the 19th year of Wanli. Without Li Chengliang in Liaodong, the Mongolian tribes will be invincible and unstoppable. The court has no choice but to appoint Li Rusong as the general of Liaodong in the 25th year of Wanli. However, Liaodong had undergone several years of changes at that time, and the combat effectiveness of Li Chengliang's old troops was greatly damaged. Only one year later..."
"Only one year later... the barbarians invaded Liaodong. Rusong led a group of light cavalry to attack their nest, but was ambushed and died in battle..." Qin Huai continued Li Rusong's words, and then was stunned for a long time, "So that's how it is. All the opportunities are here, General of Liaodong... As long as you don't serve as General of Liaodong, your fate will change?"
"It's not just me, but also the fate of the Li family." Li Rusong looked at Qin Huai and whispered, "Didn't you always advise me to plan for myself? It's not that I don't want to, but the time is not right. To plan for myself, I must first plan for my family . As long as my father continues to sit in the position of Liaodong General, my fate has been reversed by half."
Qin Huai thought for a moment and asked, "What does this have to do with your relationship with Su Luo?"
"You still don't understand?" Li Rusong's eyes locked onto him. "Putting aside the fact that I died in battle, Su Luo is with me and will inevitably be involved in my plan. Now I have political enemies in the court and the Donglin Party who are against me everywhere. By then, not to mention her business, even her life will be in danger. Do you really think I am willing to let her accompany me into danger? Temporary giving up does not mean forever. When my plan succeeds, she will be my, Li Rusong's, only wife."
"What exactly is the plan ?"
"Qin Huai." Li Rusong became cautious. "You have helped me a lot over the years. You are also my best friend. I should be open and honest with you, but it is better for you not to know about this. I have come to Nanjing this time and have finished what I wanted to do. I was planning to leave tomorrow, but now it seems unnecessary. It is better to leave now. As for Su Luo, I believe you know what is the best choice for her. Take care of her for me for the time being."
"Wait!" Qin Huai stopped Li Rusong who was walking out, "Where are you going?"
Li Rusong hesitated for a while, but finally answered, "Liaodong."
Qin Huai's eyes jumped, "Not going back to Xuanfu?"
"That...is not my place."
Li Rusong continued to move forward without looking back. Qin Huai caught up with him and grabbed him, his face full of disbelief, "You...you want to go against the court?"
Li Rusong pondered for a while, "I'm not doing anything against you, I'm just being cautious. I'm afraid the court wants to reduce the military strength in Liaodong and cut off the supply. Although we have military stockpiles to support ourselves, we still need a lot of gold and silver. We have to prepare early."
Qin Huai paced back and forth, not knowing whether he was anxious or angry. Finally, he made up his mind, "How much more money do you need?"
Li Rusong shook his head again, "If you can't help me this time, I won't let you help me. Even if you spend all your wealth, it will only be a drop in the bucket for me."
Qin Huai watched Li Rusong leave the yard with a sense of loss. Li Rusong was right. It was an impossible task to support an army by one's own strength, unless...
Just as Qin Huai was in a daze, the door of the hall creaked open, and Su Luo poked his head out of the room, "How did the conversation go... Hmm? Where's he?"
Qin Huai really didn't know how to face Su Luo. He couldn't tell her that the man she liked was preparing to go against the court and was trying to rebel, so it was not convenient for She should be patient and wait for the day when he returns as a king. Maybe she could be a local queen or something. Li Rusong was a local emperor who occupied the mountains and acted as king.
Can you say that? Women are all emotional creatures. They will definitely be very touched by this. They might even follow him for life. It's okay if it's a little corny. But if the appearance of Su Luo affects the whole plan, it will not only be Li Rusong who will be affected.
