Chapter 250 Dislocation
The so-called knowledge curse is a kind of cognitive bias. It usually means that after a person has acquired certain knowledge, it is difficult for him to return to the state before he had the knowledge. He is easily blinded by the knowledge he has, and thus may not see the problem clearly before he has this knowledge.

Li Heng knows history and his cognition is different from that of people of this era. Therefore, although he tries his best to fit in, he still intentionally or unintentionally expresses things that are different from this era.

For example, he felt emotionally apologetic towards Yang Yuhuan, had a preconceived notion about a certain person, and relied heavily on previous cognition to make decisions in political and military operations.

This may not affect anything in the short term, and may even be beneficial to him, but over time, the harm will become more and more obvious.

Just like he used modern people's thinking to teach Li Siye before, which resulted in insufficient teaching to Li Siye. If the officials of Shazhou and Guazhou used professional knowledge to embarrass Li Siye, then Li Siye might be exposed.

Li Ying was thinking, Yang Yuhuan was stunned for a while, then she held Li Ying's hand again and said, "It's not that you are not good, it's that you are too good. You are well-known for your virtue, and those who want to get close to you are mostly talented and virtuous, such as Sister Mu Jin, Aqisi, and even He Jin. These are all good girls. Even if I want to be angry with them, I have no reason to do so."

"Also, most of the civil officials and military officers around you are cautious and self-restrained, because they know that if they don't cultivate themselves, you won't use them. You are now the soul of Qixi. Only with you can Qixi be united, with civil and military officials being self-restrained and loyal and good. If you are not here, they will quickly consider their own interests and even attack each other because of differences."

Yang Yuhuan was praising Li Heng sincerely, but Li Heng also heard the problem.

That is, under his governance, a situation of strongman politics has emerged in Qixi.

Strongman politics has great limitations, but there is no other way. He must achieve this step first before he can go a step further and standardize various measures and policies.

Li Heng understood what Yang Yuhuan meant, but he hadn't seen Yang Yuhuan for a long time and didn't want to just talk about government affairs when they met, so he smiled and said, "Although words are sweet, they are not as addictive as actual actions."

Yang Yuhuan understood what Li Heng meant, and smiled as she came closer to him and asked, "What practical action do you want, my dear?"

"Why don't you dance?" Li Ying said with a smile.

"Okay." Yang Yuhuan agreed, "But you have to accompany me."

Li Heng said, "I'll try."

The two had just agreed and were about to take action when Li Ling walked in holding Zhang Mujin's daughter.

Li Ling was only five years old now, and it was very difficult for him to hold Li Yi, who was nearly one year old. The maids behind him were afraid that Li Ling could not hold Li Yi, so they all surrounded Li Ling. Li Yi's wet nurse even secretly held Li Yi with her hands.

Zhang Mujin followed behind, holding Yang Yuhuan's son Li You.

Li Ling came to Li Ying and handed Li Yi to him. After Li Ying took Li Yi, he said to Li Yi, "Let Grandpa hug you."

Li Heng held Li Yi and teased her, then spoke a few words to Li Ling. Li Ling left happily, and the others followed him.

Li Ying looked at Li Ling's back and said to Yang Yuhuan with a smile, "This little girl is very smart and courageous, just like you."

Yang Yuhuan said: "This is exactly like my husband."

Li Ying said: "She can be like me in some aspects, but not in others. I hope she can take good care of her younger brothers and sisters."

Yang Yuhuan was startled, and after a moment of contemplation, she said, "My dear, you have done your utmost to your sisters, brothers, and the Crown Prince."

"Even if it is." Li Heng smiled slightly, "It's too early for these things. The most urgent thing now is to make them stop disturbing us."

"That's right." Yang Yuhuan sat in Li Heng's arms, leaned close to Li Heng's ear, and whispered, "I have choreographed a new dance that can only be performed in a specific place. Do you want to see it?"

"Of course." Li Heng put his arm around Yang Yuhuan's waist, "I can't wait."

"..."...

On the other hand, Li Siye thought about it and felt that it was not safe enough, so before going to Shazhou, he found Liu Yan for advice.

Liu Yan taught Li Siye everything he knew.

Li Siye was confused and said, "Mr. Liu, I can't learn these things in a short time. Is there a quicker way?"

Liu Yan smiled upon hearing this, thought for a moment, and said, "Your Highness's original intention of asking the general to go was not to hope that the general would find out anything. I will give the general an idea, which I guarantee will scare them."

"Please give me some advice, sir." Li Siye said sincerely.

"I dare not teach you." Liu Yan replied modestly, and then said: "When General Li goes there, just ask questions, don't answer, just say what you know, and when you encounter something you don't know, just look at them coldly. And..."

"Anything else?" Li Siye asked hurriedly.

Liu Yan smiled and said, “General Li should deliberately pause and speak in a lower voice when he speaks, so that they will listen more carefully.”

"Okay, let's do as you say, sir." Li Siye stood up, thanked Liu Yan, and headed straight for the sandbar.

After arriving at Shazhou, Li Siye first conducted an incognito investigation for two days before he went to find Dou Lu Jun and told him the issues that Li Heng had confessed.

The person responsible for receiving Li Siye was Li Jingyu, the deputy military commander of the Doulu Army.

After listening to Li Siye's words, Li Jingyu explained in a serious tone: "General Li, you don't know that the situation in Hexi is very different from that in Qixi. Take horses for example. The court ordered 400 horses for the Doulu army, but these 400 horses only refer to the 400 war horses. The horses that are responsible for transporting supplies are not included.

The Dou Lu army has 4,000 soldiers. Every 10 soldiers need one animal to transport supplies. So, we need another 400 animals. There are many wars in Hexi. We can't wait until the battle begins to buy animals, right?"

Li Siye said: "Even if we add another 400 animals to transport supplies, and count them as fine war horses, that would only add 7,200 shi of grain per year. What about the rest?"

"More than that." Li Jingyu shook his head. "The court wants us to raise 400 war horses. We need to use these 400 horses in times of war. If we only raise 400 horses in normal times, we won't be able to use these 400 horses when encountering emergencies. Therefore, we need to raise more."

What Li Jingyu said is not in line with regulations, but it is true.

According to regulations, the breeding and consumption of war horses are the responsibility of special herdsmen, and any unexpected situations can be reported to higher levels.

But the reality today is that wars are frequent and the feudal lords are becoming more powerful.

As the feudal lords grew in power, the military envoys under them also grew in power. Therefore, these military envoys took the opportunity to blur the boundaries and raise more war horses.

Only when we have more war horses can we win more battles.

Li Siye had been in the army for a long time and knew all these things, so he did not think it was unreasonable and only asked, "How many more did you raise?"

Li Jingyu said, "I dare not hide it from you, General. It's fifty horses."

Li Siye said, "That's nine hundred dan of grain. I gave you one thousand dan, which is still a lot short."

(End of this chapter)