At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 155: When the king is here, he doesn’t notice anything different.

After Li Dingguo briefly discussed with the generals, he quickly entered the former Qin Palace of Lord Sun, now the Yongli Palace.

"Your Majesty, Li Dingguo, comes to see you!" In the palace, the burly Li Dingguo knelt down respectfully.

"My dear, please get up quickly." Yongli said quickly.

Li Dingguo stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Tartars are rampant now, and the troops of the Thirteen Families have been sent to Chongqing. I request to send troops to Guizhou to counterattack Guiyang, and then join forces with the Thirteen Families to restore Sichuan and Guangzhou, which is a great plan for the world."

"Ai Qing finally plans to send troops!" Yongli was overjoyed.

Although Yongli was incompetent, he still understood some things after being the emperor for so many years.

As early as when Li and Liu were at odds with each other, he had repeatedly issued edicts to ask Li Dingguo to return to Beijing quickly to prevent the Tartars from going south.

But Li Dingguo delayed, and it was not until Yongli recalled Liu Wenxiu from Guizhou in March that he led his troops back to Kunming from western Yunnan.

In the following months, Yongli also asked Li Dingguo to send troops to Guizhou to expel the Qing army.

However, although Li Dingguo was loyal to the court, Yongli was not a powerful emperor after all, so he could not influence Li Dingguo's decision.

Li Dingguo was moved when he heard this. He is a temperamental person. He often does things based on his own likes and dislikes without taking into account the impact. Therefore, once he decides something, it is difficult to change it.

This is also the reason why he stationed troops in Yunnan and did not move for several months, and no one could persuade him to do so.

But now that several months have passed, at a time when the country is in crisis and the world is rising and falling, he still reacts.

"Your Majesty, it was my carelessness and disobedience to your Majesty and the officials that allowed the Tatars to occupy Guizhou to this day." Li Dingguo knelt down on the ground again and saluted respectfully.

"Why did Aiqing say this? If I didn't have Aiqing, I would still be held hostage by Sun Ni at this time. Why should I do this if Aiqing is so great?"

Yongli was shocked and quickly stepped forward to help Li Dingguo up.

Although Li Dingguo sometimes disobeys Yongli, but in comparison, he is already the most loyal person now.

In Yunnan, Li Dingguo returned the power of the government to Yongli, and all official appointments were subject to the arrangements of the court.

In order to show his loyalty, he even advocated:
Everything is subject to the emperor's decree.

When the army marches to a halt, it is carried out according to the imperial edict.

Although during the internal fighting between Jin and Shu, Li Dingguo used his own strength to force Yongli to recall Liu Wenxiu.

But compared with Yongli's previous experience, what is this?

Look at Liu Chengyin, Yongli was almost given to the Qing army in his hands.

If he hadn't begged Liu Chengyin's mother to open the door for him, Yongli would have been in trouble when King Sanshun went south for the first time.

Look at Chen Bangfu again, who directly led his troops to capture the emperor on the Xijiang River.

If Yongli hadn't had the drifting skill to sail past the boat, he wouldn't have been able to get into Anlong.

Compared with this group of people, Sun Kewang, the rebellious official and traitor, looked human.

Sun Guo was in charge of food and housing. He only killed the ministers and left the emperor untouched.

Moreover, it was An Long's people who first issued the secret edict to kill the minister, and it was only the Lord Sun who took action.

If the political situation hadn't become tense, Yongli still felt that his life was stable and his treatment was better than before!
Compared with rebellious officials and traitors such as Sun Kewang, Liu Chengyin, and Chen Bangfu, is it a big deal for Li Dingguo to lose his temper?

Yongli is also a person who understands some things. He is in charge of the Yunnan government and plays with his concubines. If it weren't for Li Dingguo, would he have been treated so well?
So compared with others, Yongli really thinks Li Dingguo is good!

Li Dingguo was moved when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I should not have disobeyed the emperor's orders and delayed the war!"

"My dear, you are worrying too much." Yongli consoled him.

"The Ming Dynasty still has 20 soldiers and horses in Yunnan, and 10,000+ troops in Kuidong and Jinxia. As long as Aiqing can command it properly, the Tatars can be driven out in just a few days. How can we talk about delaying the war?"

"As long as Aiqing uses his life, with the strength of my army and horses, we can recapture Guizhou, restore Sichuan and Guangzhou, and recapture the two capitals. It's no problem! With Aiqing here, there will be opportunities for war everywhere!"

Li Dingguo was heartened when he heard this.

"I will rule the country and live up to the emperor's orders!"

"Okay, okay!" Yongli was overjoyed.

"My beloved, I give you a holiday ax to control the troops and horses of Yunnan, Guizhou, Chu and Shu, choose a good and auspicious day, and set off on the right day for the expedition!"

Yongli waved his hand and said confidently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Dingguo knelt down and saluted, full of energy.

Yongli looked at himself, the Optimus Prime, and kept nodding.

With Li Dingguo here, in his opinion, even if the Central Plains could not be restored, it would not be a problem to defend the land of Yunnan and Guizhou.

After all, the title of the two-legged king is there, and there is an army of 20 in hand.

Not only Yongli, but the entire Yongli court felt that with Li Dingguo and 20 troops around, they had nothing to worry about.

As Li Dingguo's decision was issued, the Yongli court in Kunming began intense pre-war preparations.

The march of 20 troops into Guizhou is no small matter.

The deployment of materials for the army's departure was extremely complex and not as simple as imagined.

Three days later, preliminary arrangements were made.

In Kunming city, famous generals gathered.

Emperor Yongli personally held a banquet at the Wufeng Tower in Kunming City to practice this, just as he did when his troops came out of Kunming to face Sun Kewang in September last year, hoping that Li Dingguo's army would win.

"Follow the sky to carry it, the emperor decreed."

"The third grade of De'an Bodi, Qishan Prince Hui and other 17 people are expected to join the party. It is a disgrace to the country. Your Majesty, God is kind, and I hereby demote you."

"Now that everyone has sincerely repented, Long Xin is very happy. He will grant everyone a reward and restore their titles..."

"The generals accept the order!"

Di Sanpin and others knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times, and said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Yongli looked at the Qin generals in front of him who had been demoted and seized troops and comforted them.

"Di Qing, Wang Qing, I demoted you earlier just to warn you, I hope you don't take it seriously."

"Your Majesty, how could we have any evil thoughts?" Di Sanpin said with a smile.

"What Marquis De'an said is that since we have received heaven's grace, we should die to serve the country." Wang Hui also said strangely.

These Qin generals have been squeezed and suppressed for months, and now Li Dingguo has decided to send troops to Guizhou.

As a result, they took the lead again.

Clay figurines are also capable of urinating!How could Di Sanpin, Wang Hui and the others be so happy!

"Marquis De'an, thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from heaven! As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, you are deeply favored by the emperor, how can you do this in front of His Majesty!"

Li Dingguo heard the dissatisfaction in everyone's words and scolded angrily.

When Di Sanpin and others heard this, they didn't say a word.

Li Dingguo looked at everything in front of him and snorted coldly.

He has always had a relatively high moral pursuit, at least in his heart he thinks so.

So many times, when he undermines his elder brother, he does not think that he is doing so, but that he is ignoring the overall situation, and he feels that he is doing an act of loyalty.

Li Dingguo's mentality led him to use loyalty to anesthetize himself.Therefore, when fighting Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo believed that Sun Kewang was a rebellious minister and wanted to get rid of the rebellious ministers first and then restore him.

When fighting against Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo felt that Liu Wenxiu's expansion of his power in Guizhou was a hidden conspiracy and had evil intentions, so he launched an attack.

This kind of psychological identification, or psychological anesthesia, caused Li Dingguo to feel that he had done nothing morally wrong.

On the other hand, it caused great flaws in his character.

Li Dingguo regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the opposite of a loyal minister was a treacherous minister.

Therefore, in the eyes of Li Dingguo, who felt very good about himself, anyone who was not a loyal minister would not be able to stand in his eyes.

Before the victory in Guilin, Ma Jinzhong's close friend Wang Yuncheng was killed anyway.

But just because Wang Yuncheng surrendered to Kong Youde, Li Dingguo looked down on him.

I feel that Wang Yuncheng is not absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

But now, in Li Dingguo's eyes, Di Sanpin, the Qin generals who used to be the only descendants of rebellious ministers and thieves who could be expected to follow their lead, are all shameless villains.

During the Battle of Jiaoshui, not standing with the imperial court was a huge sin in Li Dingguo's view.

So after the Battle of Jiaoshui, he allowed or connived at the Yongli court to crazily persecute his former Daxi comrades.

It's just that now is the time to recruit people. No matter how crazy Li Dingguo is, he dare not use only [-] Jin soldiers and Jin generals to defeat the main force of the Qing army.

Therefore, Di Sanpin and other Qin generals had to pinch their noses to use them.

"Marquis De'an, Marquis Qishan, this expedition is related to the national plan. I hope you will take care of yourself and don't let down the emperor's grace, the imperial title, and the expectations of the people!" Li Dingguo said seriously.

"Yes." Di Sanpin and others replied sparsely.

Li Dingguo sighed when he saw this. Although Xiying is full of talents, he just feels that no one is available!

Among the 20 troops, he allowed Jin generals such as Gao Wengui, Wu Zisheng, Dou Mingwang, and Wu Sansheng to lead the army alone.

On the one hand, they reorganized and expanded the troops of Bai Wenxuan, Qi Sansheng and others.

But even so, he had to use Qin generals such as Di Sanpin, Wang Hui, Li Rubi, and Ta Xinche.

The 20-strong army was so large that Li Dingguo used his [-]-strong capital to swallow up many of Sun's troops in Yunnan and Guizhou.

However, the influence of the rulers in all aspects of Yunnan and Guizhou was something that Li Dingguo could not eradicate in a short period of time.

"My dear friends, I have sent people to contact Kuidong. With the talents of King Jin, the strength of an army of 20, and the help of Governor Wen, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui will not be able to stop them."

Yongli raised his wine glass and said: "When the Hongwu army is defeated and Guizhou is recovered, our army can take advantage of the situation and march eastward to Nanjing to join forces with King Yanping!"

"When that time comes, it will be easy to pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum and make the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains!"

"My lords, in congratulations to the Ming Dynasty, let's drink this cup together!"

A famous attendant brought the wine in front of the generals of the Western Camp.

"Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty!" Li Dingguo took the lead in picking up the wine glass and raised it above his head.

"Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty!" Bai Wenxuan and others raised their wine glasses.

"Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty." Di Sanpin and others also raised their wine glasses.

"Drink this cup together!" Yongli shouted, looking at the elite soldiers and generals in front of him, his blood was gushing, his passion was swelling, and he put the wine cup close to his lips.

"Drink this cup together!" Downstairs from Wufeng, countless soldiers were about to drink the wine.

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, and a bolt of thunder and lightning suddenly fell in the originally clear sky.

There was a clang, Yongli was shocked, the wine glass fell from his hand, and the wine spilled all over the floor.

Boom boom boom!Thunder came one after another.

The originally sunny sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds.

In an instant, heavy rain poured down, turning the soldiers of the Western Camp into drowned rats.

"Prince Jin, the rain is too heavy. If it continues like this, the soldiers may get cold." Jin Tongwu said quickly.

After hearing this, Li Dingguo immediately said: "Your Majesty, the rain is too heavy, please let all the soldiers take shelter from the rain."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Yongli, who was still in shock, said quickly: "Pass an order to the soldiers to find a house to take shelter from the rain."

In a moment, the originally neat team dispersed, and all the soldiers ran to take shelter from the rain, which changed the atmosphere of the entire swearing-in ceremony.

Yongli looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel worried.

He murmured: "When the army conquered Sun Kewang last year, Kunming was originally full of clouds, but when the army took the oath, the clouds suddenly turned sunny, and our army also won a great victory."

"But now, our army has shown such signs, and this battle will be dangerous!"

Li Dingguo and others felt a shadow cast over their hearts when they heard this.

The sudden heavy rain made the already strange atmosphere of Xiying's generals even more depressed.

However, at this moment, a voice came.

"Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty!" Jin Weixin, the chief counselor of the Jin Dynasty, laughed.

"Jin Shaozai, where does happiness come from?" Yongli asked puzzled.

"Your Majesty!" Jin Weixin said with a smile: "It is said that when King Wu was conquering Zhou, heavy rain fell from the sky, which was suspected to be a monster. Everyone said that the omen was ominous and it was not appropriate to send troops."

"But King Wu said that Heaven was going to purge his troops! Sure enough, the Master of the Later Zhou Dynasty killed Shang Zhou and unified the world!"

"Today our army has sworn to attack the Qing Dynasty, and it rains from the sky to wash away the troops. This is a sign that our army will win against the Qing Dynasty!"

"What a rain of soldiers!" Emperor Yongli was overjoyed when he heard this, and his original anxiety suddenly disappeared.

"Your Majesty, if it rains, our army will definitely defeat the Tatars!"

"Your Majesty, God will help me but not the Qing Dynasty. God's will cannot be violated. Our army will conquer Guizhou, capture Huguang, and go straight to the south of the Yangtze River. It's just around the corner!"

Around Yongli, famous ministers began to flatter him.

However, looking at the pouring rain, the generals in Xiying frowned.

"It's raining so hard that the roads will be muddy. I just don't know how long it will last. If it rains for several days in a row, I'm afraid it will already be autumn by the time our army arrives in Guizhou." Bai Wenxuan was worried and just looked at Yong Li and others. The man's expression of joy was not revealed.

"When the king is here, I don't notice anything different. When the king leaves, haha!" Di Sanpin looked at the flattering Yongli courtiers and sneered.

In just a few months, these important ministers of the imperial court reminded Di Sanpin and other Qin soldiers and generals of the good deeds of Lord Sun.

After ten years in Yungui, the soldiers of Xiying gradually became accustomed to life under the rule of Sun Guozhu and forgot the importance of Sun Guozhu.

But once Lord Sun leaves, the military affairs will be taken over by Li Dingguo, and the government affairs will be taken over by the Nanming gang.

The importance of Sun Guozhu is increasingly reflected.

Sometimes people are like this, and they need to experience the comparison first-hand to understand something clearly.

In the afternoon of the same day, the swearing-in meeting ended with the laughter of Yongli courtiers.

Due to the heavy rain, Li Dingguo had to postpone the date of entering the army, preparing to wait until the rain stopped the next day before setting off.

As a result, the heavy rain continued for three whole days before it barely stopped.

In July, Li Dingguo took the holiday and vowed to fight for the Northern Expedition. He led an army of 20 to counterattack Guizhou.

He led this mighty field army on a completely different journey than six years ago.

(End of this chapter)