Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 89 Rectifying the Beijing Camp
It was only then that Li Shunzu realized that perhaps keeping Yuan Yu by his side was the right decision at the time.

Yuan Yu is the eldest daughter of Yuan Chonghuan. She follows Yuan Chonghuan in and out of Liaodong. She is familiar with all the major generals. She comes from a wealthy family. She is also aware of all kinds of gossip among civil servants and nobles. It seems that she is also familiar with these four people.

Otherwise, Yuan Yu would not go to them alone.

Walking into the inner room, Li Shunzu was really relaxed. He sat on the stool behind the Eight Immortals table and leaned on it. He waved and said: "Four of you, since we have talked about it, let's express our opinions!"

"I, Li Shunzu, don't dare to say anything else, but as long as it's a slave hunter, I will take my people to help!"

Song Yude, the Marquis of Xining, seemed to be the leader of the four. Hearing this, he stood up first, cupped his hands and said, "With Ning Yuanbo's words, I feel relieved. Ning Yuanbo may not know that the imperial court has been discussing your matter continuously. It’s been several days.”

Although Li Shunzu was a government clerk in later generations, he was a civil servant who had just passed the examination and had not yet been exposed to deeper officialdom. Therefore, his political sensitivity was far less sensitive than Yuan Yu.

When I heard this, I was very surprised.

"How can I say this? What do I have to discuss?"

Xu Xideng, the Marquis of Yongkang, laughed loudly and said:
"Uncle Ning Yuan, don't underestimate yourself. Now you are a man that all forces are vying to contact. Not only me and other nobles from the Jingnan Army, but also the Jiangnan nobles headed by the Xu family, as well as the Beijing faction. I’ve been paying attention to you for a long time.”

Li Shunzu also realized something and asked, "Is it because of my status as the governor of Beijing Camp?"

Song Yude, the Marquis of Xining, nodded slightly, with a gloomy expression: "Uncle Ning Yuan may not know what the position of Governor of Jingying means. It means that you can do a lot of things. If the admiral who oversees the military affairs of Jingying is one of his own family, what can he do? It’s more.”

"Now that Governor Li is in the capital camp, he can be said to be absolutely right. Do you dare to ask Governor Li if he has any ideas about rectifying the capital camp?"

After the Yisi Incident, Li Shunzu's next step was to rectify the capital camp.

Because the situation in Jingying is very obvious now. The previous Gongshun Hou Wu Weiying has died, and his younger brother has inherited the title. Although he is also the governor of Jingying, he has not reported to the Rong government due to his own feelings.

This also shows that the newly appointed deferential marquis has no intention of competing with himself for power in the capital camp.

In addition, Che Tianxiang, the admiral in charge of the military affairs of the Jingying camp, was Li Shunzu's "accomplice", and Li Banghua, who assisted in the military affairs of the Jingying camp, had also met with Li Shunzu, and both had ambitions to rectify the military affairs of the Jingying camp.

The three chief officers of the Beijing camp are all Li Shunzu's own family. If we don't rectify the Beijing camp under this situation, then what are we waiting for?
After thinking about it, Li Shunzu nodded slightly.

"Absolutely not!"

Song Yude, the Marquis of Xining, was shocked and waved his hands quickly: "The capital camp is a place of right and wrong. What Ning Yuanbo needs to do now is to get out as soon as possible. The capital camp cannot be rectified. Once the capital camp is rectified, you will become all the nobles and nobles in the capital." enemy!"

"Even those nobles from the south of the Yangtze River will regard Uncle Ning Yuan as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh!"

Li Shunzu was stunned when he heard this. Is it so serious?
But Li Shunzu's expression did not change, and he still looked at them coldly.

Song Yude, the Marquis of Xining, continued: "The reason why Uncle Ning Yuan is Uncle Ning Yuan is because the foundation of your Li family is in Ningyuan, not the capital. What Ning Yuanbo has to do now is to resign from the position of governor of the capital camp and find ways to return to Liaodong." !”

"If this were not the case, Uncle Ning Yuan's actions in the capital would be extremely difficult in the future!"

Li Shunzu pondered for a moment, sneered, and said: "According to what the four of you said, this Governor of the Beijing Camp is a fragrant steamed bun that everyone is fighting for. Is it possible for me to give up on my own initiative just because of a few words?"

The Marquis of Xining Song Yude, the Marquis of Yongkang Xu Xideng, the Marquis of Wuan Zheng Zhijun, and the Marquis of Fengcheng Li Kaixian looked at each other with somewhat surprised expressions.

"We thought this would be the case."

"Ugh."

"It's difficult for Uncle Ning Yuan to understand all these things at once. I just hope that we can see each other again in the future!"

The four of them got up and left after saying this.

Li Shunzu didn't stop him either. This matter was really too explosive for him.If you have finally climbed to a high position of real power, and suddenly one day someone comes and tells you that you have to resign and run away and give up the authority you already have, would you be willing?
I definitely don't want to. All Li Shunzu can think about now is to rectify the capital camp and realize his ambitions.

As long as you have soldiers in your hands, no one is afraid of whom!
Li Shunzu's confidence was the more than 2000 Liao soldiers in the Shenshu camp. When the time came to replace the entire Beijing camp with his own people, his position would be more stable.

Looking at the backs of the four people, Li Shunzu felt a little panicked for no reason.

The next few days passed uneventfully.

After Xining Marquis Song Yude, Yongkang Marquis Xu Xideng, Wu'an Marquis Zheng Zhijun, and Fengcheng Marquis Li Kaixian, many other dignitaries came to visit individually. Li Shunzu always welcomed all comers and greeted them with his classic fake smile and polite words. .

Things that involve the interests of all parties are not discussed at all, and they are just pretending to be stupid.

If it doesn't work, just retreat behind the scenes and let Yuan Yu go out and deal with it.

Li Shunzu found that it was very convenient to have a woman like Yuan Yu who knew everything by his side.

Therefore, Li Shunzu specially moved Yuan Yu's room from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, so that he could live next to him.

Of course, there are also some hidden thoughts at play here.

After all, Li Shunzu was not a saint. He saw a beautiful woman walking around him all day long, but he didn't have the slightest idea.

In other words, even if it is displayed for viewing, it is very eye-catching.

About eight days later, Li Shunzu felt that he could no longer lie at home. He needed to implement his plan step by step, rectify the capital camp, and grasp the real power in his hands.

Otherwise, what's the difference between himself and those noble disciples who are lying on their backs.

If you continue to lie down like this, you will not be able to get up if you get used to lying down.

In view of the warnings from Xining Marquis Song Yude, Yongkang Marquis Xu Xideng, Wu'an Marquis Zheng Zhijun, and Fengcheng Marquis Li Kaixian, Li Shunzu did not make drastic changes to the Beijing camp at the beginning, but first issued an order to test the waters.

With the help of Li Banghua and Che Tianxiang, and the newly appointed Marquis Gongshun remaining silent, this order was quickly issued to the entire Beijing camp.

The content is very simple, re-quantify the number of people and eliminate redundant staff.

Li Shunzu's first step in rectifying the Beijing camp was to remove those people who were not in the Beijing camp at all but were still on the roster and eat the royal food, and then replace them with his own people.

It is true that Li Shunzu had no idea about loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, but he cared about his subordinates.

The welfare benefits in the capital camp are very good. After the Liao soldiers entered the capital camp, their welfare benefits were all improved to a higher level, and their families would also be taken to the capital to enjoy the blessings.

When the capital camp was full of his own people, Li Shunzu didn't believe that those nobles could do anything.

After this order was issued, hundreds of noble disciples were successfully laid off for a period of time, but soon, Li Shunzu discovered that something was wrong.

Because after a court meeting in April, Li Banghua was suddenly and quietly transferred to Tianjin.

The newly appointed assistant minister of military affairs in the capital was Hu Shi'an, the minister of the Ministry of War. Li Shunzu did not know this person at all.

But it seems that later generations saw such a name in the directory when they were browsing the Biography of Erchen.

If it was really him, things would be difficult.

The one who can do things is replaced, and he is replaced by someone who can't do things and will fight among himself.

(End of this chapter)