This time, Jiang Suiyun from the Nanxing expedition also led the Lingnan Road military and Li You to travel with him. The combat effectiveness of these soldiers was far worse than that of Li You's Jiazhou army, but it was enough to do some things to transport food and grass. After receiving the news, he immediately came to Li You's tent. Li You asked directly, "Mr. Jiang, what kind of person is Shi Hongzhi?"

"This Shi Hongzhi is also a character." Jiang Suiyun's face showed a strange expression. There was disgust, regret, and even more admiration. It seemed that he had heard of Shi Hongzhi for a long time.

"Oh? Lord Jiang might as well talk." Seeing his appearance, Li You became interested instead. I think that the person who could make Jiang Suiyun show such an expression would definitely not be a simple person.

"Although Shi Hongzhi was born into a big family like the Shi Family in Yongzhou, he was a concubine's son. His mother was a maid from the Shi Family, so he was looked down upon by his direct descendants such as Shi Daozhi since he was a child." Jiang Suiyun was a gentleman, so he was often avoided in his words. This passage omitted many embarrassing things that were not easy to be told by outsiders. "But Shi Hongzhi was extremely intelligent and had the ability to remember everything he saw, and was loved by tutors in the clan school."

According to the usual routine, these legitimate sons should be dissatisfied with him. Li You thought to himself, as he expected, Jiang Suiyun talked about these things next, "In contrast, Shi Daozhi, Shi Zhenzhi and others are often punished by tutors. As they have become increasingly resentful to Shi Hongzhi and have caused trouble for him. As time goes by, Shi Hongzhi's literary name is becoming more and more prosperous in the Lingnan area. Some even asserted that Shi Hongzhi might become the first top scholar since the founding of Lingnan Road. If it were put into ordinary people, they would be overjoyed and hoped that he would be able to pass the Jinshi as soon as possible. However, Shi Hongzhi's parents had long passed away, and Shi Daozhi and others were worried that he would take revenge on them after passing the Jinshi exam, so the elders in the joint clan refused to let him enter the exam, so Shi Hongzhi was delayed until now."

"Although he cannot be an official in the imperial examination, Shi Hongzhi's talent is gradually revealed, and he has received support from some people within the Shi family. Shi Daozhi and others have to pinch their noses and accept it, not daring to bully her like before. However, they said nothing about the imperial examination." Jiang Suiyun said regretfully. He was deeply disgusted by what the Shi family did. "After a long time, Shi Hongzhi also extinguished his fame and fortune and gradually began to make suggestions for the Shi family. The Shi family can have such a scene over the years, and it is inseparable from his plans. However, the officials have also heard that Shi Hongzhi has many arrangements within the Shi family, and it seems that he has other plans."

"It's my fault, Lord Jiang." After this explanation, Li You had a rough understanding of Shi Hongzhi. Any talented person would inevitably have arrogance in his heart. He would definitely not be willing to act as an accomplice to Shi Daozhi and others for the rest of his life. Maybe this time he came with some strange thoughts, and Li You also had an idea about how to treat this person.

After seeing Jiang Suiyun away, Li You ordered someone to bring Shi Hongzhi in. Soon after, a man who was about thirty years old and had faintly grown white hair on his temples came to the big tent. After seeing Li You, he quickly knelt down and saluted, "Shi Hongzhi, a grass-roots man in Yongzhou, pays homage to the Grand Marshal. I hope that this trip will be successful."

Caomin? This self-proclaimed person is far beyond Li You's expectations. Logically speaking, although a family like the Shi family in Yongzhou cannot be compared with Wang Ji's Langya Wang family, it is also a powerful person. The backbone members of the family must have official positions and honors. Whether it is Enyin, scientific examinations, or even spend money to buy, they have to get some utterly titles for themselves. However, Shi Hongzhi is over thirty and has not yet settled, which shows how mean the Shi family is to him.

Li You couldn't help but shake his head and said, "I heard that the Shi family in Yongzhou is also a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. I didn't expect that Mr. Shi is still white now. I really don't know what people say."

"The grass-roots people have no ability, so it is appropriate to make such arrangements at home." Shi Hongzhi's tone seemed calm, but his eyes couldn't resist the reluctance. If it weren't for the Shi family's obstruction, he would have been in a high position now, so why would he have kowtowed to salute when he saw a small county magistrate?

If it were Li You before the Battle of Yashan, he would probably not be able to notice the unwillingness that Shi Hongzhi showed. However, now that politics and strategy have been greatly improved, Shi Hongzhi's reaction did not escape his observation, so Li You sneered, "Oh? So, the capable children of the Shi family in Yongzhou are too busy, can they not have time to meet with me?"

Shi Hongzhi was so blocked that he couldn't speak. If he had a high status in the Shi family, why was he still white? If he really had no status, wouldn't he offend Li You? He was suddenly in a dilemma. Shi Hongzhi's mind flew around and finally came up with a reason that could be said. "Caomin has no other skills, but he is still familiar with the terrain of Lingnan Road. The clan thought that the Taiwei was necessary to lead the southern expedition to the south, so he sent Caomin here."

"It's reasonable." The strange thing just now had already satisfied Li You, so he stopped entangling and changed the topic directly, "Get up like this and talk to this Taiwei about the terrain of the Lingnan Road."

After saying that, Li You directly brought Shi Hongzhi to the map in the center of the tent, "You know the arrangement of the Southern Barbarian army now? If you want to attack the Southern Barbarians, where is it more appropriate to advance?"

"Please forgive the people for being rude." Shi Hongzhi, who was still a little panicked just now, immediately became calm, his eyes no longer as turbid as before. He glanced over a few hurriedly and began to point out the location of the Southern Barbarian Army on the map. After seeing the appearance of Li You's army, he no longer had any hope for the outcome of the Southern Barbarian Army. Therefore, he did not conceal the actual situation of the Southern Barbarian Army as follows the previous instructions of Shi Daozhi and others, and marked their troops one by one. "There are 30,000 troops here, and there are 20,000 troops here."

After the marking was completed, Shi Hongzhi began to explain his judgment on the current situation with confidence. "Now that the Taiwei led the imperial soldiers to the south, the defeat of the Southern Barbarians was only a matter of time. What he was worried about was that the Southern Barbarians would escape into the mountains and forests and could not be wiped out completely. However, from the perspective of the grass-roots people, there is no solution to this matter, as long as the Taiwei comes from here."
Chapter completed!