Ma Kuo said in surprise: "He is so domineering? Can he manage the country well?"

Liu Qi said: "He is domineering to the outside world, but he follows advice from the inside, and dares to let go. Taking Yundi as an example, he completely handed over political affairs to Zhao Xianggong. Except for occasionally taking out a few policies to discuss with Zhao Xianggong and listening to Zhao Xianggong's reports regularly, he doesn't care about anything. For example, in the army, the political commissars in each army are responsible for the war, and we are the commanders of the troops. He never commands blindly through us. Of course, officers are appointed by him, and we only have the right to recommend."

Ma Kuoqi said, "Isn't he afraid that you will take the army away?"

Liu Qi smiled and said, "We won't, and we can't take it away, all our troops have it..." Thinking that Ma Kuo was not the one who was docked in Liangshan, Liu Qi did not tell Ma Kuo about the political department, but said vaguely: "Anyway, no one in the Liangshan Army can take it away, except for my grand governor himself, so your designation this time is a puppet plan."

Ma Kuo said: "Not necessarily, it's not everyone who is you, Uncle Liu Xin."

Liu Qi did not explain to Ma Kuo the power of the Political Department.

In Liu Qi's opinion, as long as there is a political department, it is possible for the Song Dynasty to poach a few people. After all, there are people with unsteady will everywhere, but if you want to poach the army, it is purely a delusion.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "Then you can wait and see."

Seeing that Liu Qi was so sure, Ma Kuo was a little confused. He knew Liu Qi very well and knew that Liu Qi was definitely not the kind of person who talked loudly, so Liu Qi must have something to rely on.

After thinking about it, Ma Kuo really couldn't imagine what Liu Qi relied on, so he could only smile and shake his head, and then said, "Are you not curious about what conditions Tong Taishi gave you?" Ma Kuo was not a person who gave up easily.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "If you can teach you Ma Zichong to persuade me, the conditions should not be bad. Let me guess, could it be that I was teaching me to replace Zhong Shuai?"

This is what Ma Kuo admires most about Liu Qi is both confident and not conceited. This is the psychological quality that an excellent commander must have.

Ma Kuoxin said, "Maybe Li Yan saw this advantage of Uncle Xin that he asked Uncle Xin to command a 100,000 army."

Though I thought so, Ma Bubu said, "Are you moved?"

Liu Qi shook his head and said, "I can't win the Battle of Baigouhe instead. The old general is his old general, and his experience and ability are above me. He lost because your Song army was not prepared enough and he didn't even think about fighting that battle. The superiors and subordinates distrust and the tyrant relationship is chaotic. No one can escape the word "defeat" if he commands."

Ma Kuo was silent. His summary of Baigouhe's defeat was exactly the same as that of Liu Qi. The battle was not something that could be avoided by changing a commander.

Furthermore, at that time, Zhong Shidao was only the commander of the Eastern Route Army, the commander of the Western Route Army was Xin Xingzong, and the commander-in-chief was Tong Guan.

Liu Qi said again: "I can win the Battle of Qingshuihe, not because of how strong my command ability is, but because my Grand Commander is in front of the battlefield, and ordered the entire army to obey my command and all the commanders. When I made mistakes, my Grand Commander did not replace me, but ignored his Grand Commander's honor and went out to fight in person to make up for me and boost morale for the entire army." Speaking of this, Liu Qi looked at Ma Kuo and said: "With such a monarch and such a commander, you can also win the Battle of Qingshuihe... How could I betray him if the Grand Commander treats me like this?"

Ma Kuo felt extremely complicated when he heard this. He hoped that Zhao Ji and Tong Guan could support Zhong Shidao like Li Yan supported Liu Qi. In that case, they would not be as passive as they are today...

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