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Chapter 30: Principles and bottom line

Chapter 30

Upon hearing this, Yuan Li was only slightly surprised for a moment.

"Xiao Ce, is he the counselor who escorted Shaoning all the way to Youzhou?"

Yuan Li sat down at the table and motioned Liu Jixin to sit down together, "Is he the thin, bearded man standing beside Shaoning, who touched the sword when he saw me?"

He did not rush to ask the reason, nor did he take Liu Jixin's words lightly. Instead, he slowly pretended to have a long talk, with a correct and calm attitude.

Liu Jixin was surprised and happy, and sat down next to Yuan Li, "My lord was reminiscing with Zhan Shaoning at that time, did you notice these?"

Yuan Li nodded.

Liu Jixin couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, "Okay, okay! Since the lord has noticed him, please listen to me. Xiao Ce must not be kept!"

Yuanli asked patiently, "Why?"

Liu Jixin's expression changed, and he said seriously, "The lord also knows that I have followed Zhan Qibo, and Xiao Ce is the biggest counselor around Zhan Qibo. This person is talented, but because he once spent a lot of effort to sell all his property and couldn't get a quota for the selection of filial and honest people, he hated the Northern Zhou court and became extreme in his behavior. He is very opinionated and likes to influence the lord's ideas. This person is also particularly good at winning people's hearts and often turns other people's subordinates into his own subordinates. Lord, the most important point is that the lord he recognizes is Zhan Qibo, not Zhan Shaoning!"

The last point is the most important point.

Xiao Ce did not regard Zhan Shaoning as his lord, but he accompanied Zhan Shaoning all the way to Youzhou. No one knows whether he really wants to avenge his old master or has other ideas. But Zhan Shaoning trusts Xiao Ce very much.

Yuan Li thought of the conversation he had with Zhan Shaoning in the evening.

Before Liu Jixin talked to Yuan Li about this, although Yuan Li felt that Zhan Shaoning was overly dependent on Xiao Ce, he only thought that this was because of the deep feelings between the master and servant during their escape. But now thinking back, Zhan Shaoning's words and deeds have been dominated by Xiao Ce. Zhan Shaoning will listen to whatever Xiao Ce says. If this continues, Xiao Ce will probably train Zhan Shaoning to be a pawn to realize his ambitions.

Yuan Li tapped his fingers on the table and thought.

Liu Ji Xin whispered, "My lord, if Xiao Ce stays in the rear, he will only become a cancer!"

Yuan Li stopped pointing, looked up and fixedly looked at Liu Ji Xin, and said, "Does Chang Yue think that I will kill Xiao Ce for this?"

Liu Ji Xin was stunned, then smiled bitterly, "My lord..."

"I took your words to heart," Yuan Li said slowly, "but you have been with me for a long time, and you should know what kind of person I am. If I kill a counselor who has come thousands of miles to join me because of your two words, will you still believe me? How should I face Zhan Shaoning and the people of the world?"

Liu Ji Xin stopped talking.

Yuan Li smiled slightly, "I know your concerns. Changyue, I will send someone to keep an eye on Xiao Ce and be prepared for him in advance. But I also want to see with my own eyes what this man is like. Even if I have to kill him, I will kill him after he really starts to make mistakes."

Liu Jixin looked at the young lord who was only wearing an inner garment under the candlelight, smiling gently in the dim warm light, but with an extremely firm tone. In a trance, he remembered Zhan Qi Bo, who was alienated by Xiao Ce after a few words.