latelenovela Chapter 314 Strategizing
Chapter 314 Strategizing
However, the war in the western border is currently intense, and it will take some time before he can personally carry it out. Since New Year's Eve, there have been no more battle reports from the front. It seems to be the same as the Rongdi people's usual practice: they plunder once and run away, trying to avoid conflict with the main army.
She went to the palace as usual recently and heard some gossip. She learned that the Empress was still ill and that the former Crown Prince's concubine, Zhou Qianqian, was talking nonsense in the abandoned East Palace all day long, saying that she was the Empress.
Because of his worries about the war at the front, Li Che rarely studied painting anymore. Whenever Shen Li entered the palace, she would see him practicing martial arts. Royal children learn martial arts from a young age. Li Che was not interested in it before, but now he is obsessed with it.
He had told Shen Li about his ambitions more than once: to serve the country on the front lines, rather than governing the country, and to ensure that no foreign enemy invaded and no one in the country died needlessly under the enemy's iron heel.
When Shen Li arrived that day, Li Che was in the courtyard drawing his bow and shooting arrows. His bow and arrow skills were always quite good, but because he was young and weak, he could only use a small bow.
"Master Shen." Upon seeing Shen Li arrive, Li Che put down his bow and arrows and bowed respectfully as a disciple.
"Your Highness," Shen Li returned the greeting and said, "It seems I can rest again today."
"Master Shen, do you know anything about military strategy?" Li Che asked, blinking his clear, bright eyes.
"Your Highness wants to learn how to fight?"
Li Che nodded affirmatively: "That's right, but the teachers sent by Father Emperor are all Hanlin scholars who passed the imperial examinations, and none of them have studied military strategy."
"This humble subject has only recently begun to study this subject, and my understanding is quite limited; I'm afraid I cannot offer any guidance to Your Highness," Shen Li said with considerable regret.
She felt that there was no harm in Li Che learning about warfare, so after thinking for a moment, she said, "The person in our dynasty who has the deepest understanding of military strategy is my maternal grandfather. Your Highness can ask His Majesty to invite the Duke of Zhenguo to teach him."
Even with his composure, Li Che's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but then dimmed again: "Will Father Emperor agree to this?"
"That depends on whether Your Highness is sincere." Shen Li did not directly state her judgment.
In her view, Emperor Cheng would agree. Now that Prince Yi is so powerful, even if the emperor still wants to pass the throne to him, he will not let him develop in this way.
Judging from the current situation, Li Rui, the Prince Rui who was pushed to the front, is not competitive and is unlikely to become a match for the King of Chess.
Emperor Cheng urgently needed to promote more princes to divide the power of Prince Yi, so that neutral ministers would not dare to easily take sides.
Just the day before yesterday, Emperor Cheng appointed his eighth son, Li Xuan, a prince widely regarded as incompetent, to the Ministry of War to participate in the command of the campaign against the Rong and Di tribes.
If Li Che hadn't been only thirteen years old after the New Year, as the emperor's only legitimate son, he would have been sent out to manage affairs long ago.
This was the perfect opportunity for Li Che to enter the sight of the emperor and his court officials.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will ask my father for help." Li Che's gaze hardened.
Despite his young age, he always displays a maturity beyond his years.
Shen Li knew that this was not a spur-of-the-moment thing for him. In his previous life, after the Great Zhao ceded territory to the Great Liang, Li Che had been so engrossed in martial arts. Although he had always been suppressed by Li Heng, he had also taught himself military strategy. At the age of seventeen, he had gone on a campaign against the Rong and Di tribes with his generals and performed quite well.
That one time, Li Heng saw his strength, and for many years afterward, he was never sent to the battlefield again. Instead, he was sent to his fiefdom early on, leaving Li Che with no opportunity to use his skills.
In this life, I got rid of Li Heng, this obstacle, early on, so I might as well grant him a little more.