Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 82 He has to thank you
Zunhua.

In the past few days, most of the fighting has ended.

Because Amin withdrew the Xilan Banner troops, the Liao army regained the important town of Zunhua without bloodshed, and the same was true for Qian'an.

Because of the terms of the secret agreement between Li Shunzu and Amin, the tens of thousands of people plundered by the Xianglan Banner in several places were able to stay in the Ming Dynasty, ushering in a life trajectory that was different from those in history.

In the past few days, Liao troops and reinforcements from various towns gathered in Zunhua City.

In the garrison mansion, generals from all over the country came and went in an endless stream.

Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao, also came to Zunhua a few days ago. After meeting with Ma Shilong, the governor of Jiliao, they discussed in detail the strategy of jointly guarding western Liaoning in the future.

Both of them mentioned the same name - Li Shunzu.

Li Shunzu's idea of ​​deliberately letting Amin go was very bold, but very far-sighted. Even Sun Chengzong did not expect the importance of this matter. When he heard the message from his own soldiers, he was shocked.

Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong immediately understood that Li Shunzu's intention to let Amin go was to divide the forces in Dongnu so that they could not be united.

This strategy is actually very simple, and it is also the strategy used by the Ming Dynasty against the Jurchens and Mongols.

It is very similar to the way Li Chengliang fought against Jianzhou one by one when he suppressed Liao Dynasty.

But the problem is that if you want to use this strategy, you need to have a very deep understanding of Mongolia or Jurchen.

Li Chengliang used this strategy because Jianzhou had not yet been unified, and Nikan Wailan and Ye He had submitted to the Li family and had internal sources of information.

But Li Shunzu was different. Although he was the eldest son of the Li family in Liaodong, since Li Rusong's death, almost all of the Li family's children were born in the capital and had never been to Liaodong.

Both Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong were very curious as to why Li Shunzu knew so much about Jurchen's situation, and he could directly conclude that Amin and Huang Taiji were not compatible when he had never met Amin or even fought with Jiannu.

Sun Chengzong increasingly had an intuition that his strategy of widening the Li family to control Liaodong would definitely yield miraculous results in the future.

Li Shunzu naturally didn't know that Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong had already planned an entire route for him in the future.

In the past few days, Li Shunzu was worried about the consequences of his unauthorized killing of Wu Weiying.

As the only governor of the Beijing Camp, in addition to the two thousand troops of the Shenshu Camp, the remaining troops of the Five Military Camps, Shenji Camp and other Beijing Camps, totaling more than [-] troops, are now under Li Shunzu's account.

However, these soldiers in the Beijing camp will soon lose their reputation, and they are all children of powerful people.

Li Shunzu had no interest in rectifying these powerful children, and rectifying the Beijing camp was not something that could be done now.

The reason why they were placed behind the army was to give some benefits to the powerful people in the capital. The children of their families were spared from the war but could still receive meritorious rewards. This was a sugar-coated cannonball.

Secondly, it is to prevent these Beijing camp children who cannot fight from going to the battlefield and causing chaos. These more than 1 people go to the battlefield and may become a defeated army at any time, and the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by ant nests.

On the battlefield, the rout of one person will have a very serious chain reaction, not to mention that there are more than 1 people in the Beijing camp. If they really meet Dong Nu, they will be defeated like a mountain, and the entire Shenshu camp will collapse. It's just a matter of minutes.

In addition to these two reasons, this is also one of Li Shunzu's means of self-protection.

Although when he killed Wu Weiying, Li Shunzu had no regard for life and death.

But Wu Weiying's blood has run cold, and Li Shunzu's passionate blood has also calmed down.

Naturally, Li Shunzu didn't know that Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong had already made arrangements with the generals in Liaodong to protect him.

Li Shunzu did this not because he didn't care about the powerful children of the Beijing camp waiting for military exploits, but because he wanted to find a way out for himself. If he wanted to save Wu Weiying's death, he would have to use the methods of those powerful people.

There are no eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests.

When the powerful disciples in the capital camp all benefited, Li Shunzu also felt that they would not make enemies of the entire Shenshu camp over a dead man.

Linhuai Marquis Li Hongji was the most direct beneficiary of Wu Weiying's death in the Beijing camp.

Because of this, during this period of fighting against the slaves, he had been pretending to be stupid and said nothing about Wu Weiying's death.

Li Shunzu naturally understood that Linhuai Marquis Li Hongji had something hidden in his heart.

On this day, Li Shunzu came to Li Hongji's camp with several servants.Li Hongji was reading a book, and he was not surprised when he saw Li Shunzu coming.

"Li Xunwei, you are here."

"Sit down, let's talk alone, you all go out."

As soon as Li Hongji saw Li Shunzu, he immediately backed away.

Li Shunzu knew him well, turned around and nodded to the servant, and after the servant came out of the tent, he slowly said: "Let's get straight to the point, Marquis Linhuai, I'm looking for you today to report my merits to the Beijing camp."

"Now that Wu Weiying is dead, it is up to me and Admiral Che Tianxiang to make the final decision."

"Che Tianxiang didn't participate in the battle either. To put it bluntly, it was just a sign of admiral that was gilded. The only one participating in this battle in the Beijing camp was our Shenshu camp. How can we report the report, but I can't do it with my hands."

Li Hongji obviously didn't expect Li Shunzu to speak so directly. He was stunned for a moment, smiled suddenly, and said: "Since Li Xunwei is so straightforward, I won't hide it anymore. Wu Weiying is dead, and the past has been wiped out."

"How does Li Xunwei want to report his merits to the DPRK?"

Li Shunzu found a seat and sat down, understanding that this was Li Hongji's test.

Li Shunzu crossed his legs, looked at him with a half-smile and said, "How else can I retaliate? Of course, this battle was made possible by the combined efforts of our more than [-] soldiers in the capital, and it is the credit of everyone."

"As for the Marquis of Linhuai, he also made great contributions in the battle to recover Yongping. I think that after I return to the capital, His Majesty will be very happy when he hears about this. With the Marquis of Linhuai's qualifications in the capital camp, who else can succeed Wu Weiying?"

Li Hongji immediately beamed after hearing this.

"It's comforting to talk to smart people."

"Then Wu Weiying's death was entirely his own fault. What are you doing to cause trouble for Li Xunwei?"

When Li Shunzu saw that the other party was so understanding, the stone in his heart also fell. He laughed loudly and said: "There is no need to mention the past. Wu Weiying is a marquis after all. The matter has to go through the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. I have no acquaintances in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. It’s easy to claim credit, but it’s just the cause of Wu Weiying’s death.”

Speaking of this, Li Shunzu stopped talking.

Li Hongji smiled slightly, put down the book, and said, "Wu Weiying, wasn't he killed by the rebels when he was putting down the mutiny? How often does noble Li Xunwei forget things so quickly?"

With that said, Li Hongji stood up, walked over and held Li Shunzu's shoulders, leaned over and said: "Over there at the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Li Xunwei doesn't need to be anxious. We are honorable nobles. The Fifth Army Governor's Mansion is your hometown. .”

"Can there be trouble in my hometown?"

"Li Xunwei is now considered a half-noble. After he has made many meritorious achievements, he will definitely directly seize the title after returning to the capital. When the time comes, he will become Ning Yuanbo. He will be one of my noble family members, not comparable to those vulgar warriors. "

Li Shunzu heard that there was something in his words, so he asked: "That's very good, but I sent someone to find out that Wu Weiying also has a younger brother named Wu Weijin in Beijing. When the matter came to him, would he simply let it go?"

When Li Hongji heard this, he burst into laughter and walked back to the desk.

"Li Xunwei, Li Xunwei, it seems that you have been in the military camp for too long and have forgotten our rules for attacking nobles?"

"Wu Weijin is a concubine of the Linhuai Marquis lineage. The old Marquis only had one legitimate son, Wu Weiying. Wu Weiying died without any children. When I ascended the throne in the Ming Dynasty, I always paid attention to the brother-in-law succession. I was dignified and dignified as the Marquis of Wuxun, and I was close to my country. In general, Can’t we just abolish it?”

"You killed Wu Weiying, who will attack you next?"

Li Shunzu really didn't know the many rules of the nobility in this era. He was stunned when he heard this and laughed: "It seems that this Wu Weijin has to thank me for beheading his brother?"

Li Hongji thought that this battle would be a disaster, but he did not expect that it would be a blessing in disguise. Wu Weiying died. He, who had no hope of being the governor of the capital camp, was expected to take over. Therefore, his thoughts were exactly the same as Wu Weijin's.

To them, this is a piece of cake falling from the sky.

"This is exactly the reason. To put it bluntly, if Li Xunwei hadn't beheaded Wu Weiying in a rage, I would have been the one to take over as the governor of the capital. As a commoner, Wu Weijin would never be able to rise to the rank of nobility in his lifetime!"

"Li Xunwei doesn't have to worry about this. On the contrary, I feel that after Wu Weijin got the news in the capital, he was afraid that it would be too late to be happy."

After hearing this, Li Shunzu felt that this was indeed the truth, so he was completely relieved and stood up and said: "In this case, I have nothing to worry about. The credit of the Linhuai Marquis and the soldiers in the Beijing camp for this battle is all on me."

Li Hongji nodded slightly and watched Li Shunzu leave.

(End of this chapter)