Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 158 Li Rusong’s tangle
"Why should Shilin be satisfied? Who has the permission of Imperial College students to write letters and discuss matters? Emperor Taizu has long said that all military and civilian benefits are not allowed to be written by students. Now it is better, and they are still forming a party to report. Could it be that I am Good temper?" the emperor said.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Zhang Xiao said,
"Since you are not involved, you don't have to worry about the rest and concentrate on writing articles and preparing lessons."

"The minister obeys the order."

Just like that, Zhang Xiao went home and squatted at home. But I don’t know when the uproar over the imperial examination quotas subsided unknowingly. I also heard that the Imperial College had replaced a Jijiu, and the original Imperial College Jiujiu exchange post had been moved to Nanjing. The capital has returned to its calm state.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Zhang Xiao, who is staying at home. Under the cusp of the storm, Zhang Xiao has been forced to close the door and thank guests in recent days. He prepares class materials in the morning, writes Assassin's Creed novels in the afternoon, and has to put other things on hold for the time being.

But what surprised Zhang Xiao was that someone still came to visit him.

"General Li, why are you here at this critical moment? Now Zhang is under suspicion. I don't know how many literati are cursing me." Zhang Xiao said happily when he saw Li Rusong coming to visit.

"What do these rotten scholars know? We worked hard and suffered in North Korea, and how much merit we have made can be wiped out with some rumors? I really don't know what to say. But Mr. Zhang, you are also true, you care about those North Koreans Why, you have to bring it back, you are not getting yourself into trouble in vain. None of these scholars in the Ming Dynasty thought about being a farmhouse minister in the morning and ascending to the emperor's hall in the evening. These rumors also involve the imperial examination, so it's strange that they are not in a hurry."

"Zhang has learned a lesson."

"You're welcome, Mr. Li is a rough martial artist, and he can't get used to these sluts. What has Mr. Zhang been busy with recently?"

"Then I have to take a closer look. How did France turn defeat into victory?" Li Rusong took the manuscript and read it.

"Of course you can. Please give General Li some advice after reading it. After all, it is all about marching and fighting. As a scholar, I am really afraid that the writing will not be good." Zhang Xiao handed the manuscript over.

"How should I put it? The Assassin organization in history also carefully recruited and trained assassins, and then let the assassins take hallucinogenic drugs such as Damma, and then took them to a place where they were surrounded by beautiful women and had all kinds of food, wine, and food. The assassin mistakenly thought that they were in a fairyland, and after enjoying themselves, he told them that they could come to such a fairyland after death, and then they could go on war without any scruples. In fact, this period of history was also mentioned in the novel, but Master Altaïr in the novel Al Mualim denied these rumors."

"Is it for the prince's lessons? Is it convenient for me to see?"

"The story is very exciting. I have never seen such a novel before. The assassins mentioned in the official history, except for the biographies of the assassins in "Historical Records", are scattered in the vast historical biographies. But I have a question. Ah, this Assassin organization acts so domineeringly, how can it still exist for so long? Does it have any backing?"

Li Rusong read the manuscript carefully, and Zhang Xiao also took a break, drank tea and snacks slowly and waited.

"That's it. Mr. Zhang, if it's convenient, could you please give me the manuscript you're going to teach the prince to read? I feel like I'm still a little bit unsatisfied after reading it."

"Yes, this story of Joan of Arc happened right after the Battle of Agincourt. The Battle of Agincourt is also mentioned in this manuscript."

"After all, Altaïr is already a senior brother, and it would be too low-level to use this trick on him again, so Al Mualim still used illusions to make Altaïr fearful and make Altaïr realize his mistake, and then use it against him. Once you get down to the bottom, relearn how to collect intelligence, discover the target, and then kill it. After all, Altaïr's reckless assassination of the leader of the Knights Templar this time caused a heavy blow to the Assassin organization."

"I can't be busy with big things for the time being. I'm currently busy preparing for the prince's classes, and I'm also writing the "Assassin's Creed" novel. The manuscripts are all here, and General Li can read them at any time if he wants to."

"I'd better read the novel manuscript first. Now I'm also thinking about how Altaïr was dealt with by his master later." Li Rusong took the novel manuscript and read it.

"The Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the story of Joan of Arc? Remember Mr. Zhang told about the Battle of Agincourt before. Did it also happen at this time?" Li Rusong asked curiously.

"The three principles of assassins are a bit interesting. The first is not to do anything that harms the interests of the organization, the second is not to kill innocent people, and the third is to hide in the dark. Looking at it this way, Altaïr at the beginning All three were violated. No wonder Altaïr's master had to blame him heavily. But I couldn't understand this story. Altaïr clearly felt that he was stabbed into the stomach by his master with the hidden sword, and he felt like he was going to die. Well, why didn't anything happen in the end? Does Assassin have any secret recipe for illusion? Doesn't it look a little evil? "

"But Master Altaïr doesn't seem to have used this trick against Altaïr."

"It's convenient. I just happened to ask General Li to help me straighten things out."

"There is no backing. At that time, this area was nominally ruled by the Seljuk Dynasty, but the Seljuk Dynasty ruled relatively extensively. Every place was divided and independent, and there were European Crusaders invading. In fact, Assassin in history The organization's foundation is in the mountains of northern Persia, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The organization in Syria is just a forward base. The novel only sets Assassin's headquarters in Syria for the convenience of narrative." As Zhang Xiao spoke, he picked up the world map and compared the locations with Li Rusong.

It was unknown how long it took before Li Rusong put down the manuscript.

"The writing is very good. Was Joan of Arc a real person in history? Such achievements can be said to be a hero among women. As a mere peasant woman, she was able to call in reinforcements to relieve the siege of Orleans. This was a great contribution to the restoration of the country. , even more concessions than Tian Dan."

"Joan of Arc is indeed a person, but Joan of Arc mainly served as a banner, inspiring the hearts of French soldiers and civilians. As for the effectiveness of the battle formation, it is hard to say. I also recorded it based on rumors." "Although The story of the Western Yi is always a story of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. This is not a big problem, and the prince should also like to hear it. Britain and France have been fighting for a hundred years, and now the hatred is probably as deep as the sea. "

"A big feud must have been forged, but now the two countries have ceased fighting, and now they have a common enemy."

"Oh? Let me guess, it's the country of Franji."

"To be precise, it is the Habsburg family. This family now rules the Franco Kingdom and the Holy Roman Empire. The British are competing with the Franco people for land hegemony. For this reason, they have fought several wars with the Franco people. War. France is surrounded by France and the Holy Roman Empire. It also wants to dominate the European continent and is now sparing no effort to weaken the power of the Habsburg family."

"Then I'm afraid there will be a war in Europe." Li Rusong said with emotion.

"Yes, the Western people who are dealing with the Ming Dynasty are mainly the Francois. This may not be the case in the future. Other European countries may also appear on the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Especially the United Kingdom and France." Zhang Xiao thought about it. For a moment, I still didn’t say the name of the Netherlands. After all, they are still in the process of fighting for independence.

"Mr. Zhang, you have seen far enough. But we can talk about Europe later. Li has an immediate matter now and would like to ask Mr. Zhang for his advice."

"General Li, please speak."

"Now I have two jobs to choose from. One is to be the training commander of the new army. As far as I know, the draft for the new army has been brewed at the Ministry of War. If I go for it, it shouldn't be a big problem. The other is to go As the Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong, Commander-in-Chief Dong of Liaodong ensured the retreat of the army that aided the DPRK, and defeated the Mongolian army many times, with great military exploits. He was about to go to Beijing to receive a title, and the seat of Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong was going to be vacant. But I guess Mr. Zhang, you You definitely want me to choose this new army commander, you seem to have always felt that I am not good enough to be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong."

"General Li, my suggestion is that it is better for you to be the commander of the new army. Now there are Mongolia in the east of Liaodong Town and Jurchens in the west. We can only engage in flexible defense and wait for opportunities to attack. The general's combat style has always been to attack fiercely. , I’m afraid it’s not suitable in Liaodong Town.”

"Mr. Zhang, what do you mean, I can't win if I serve as the general soldier in Liaodong? After all, Liaodong Town has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and thousands of fine cavalry. I can still go to the grassland to make nests." Li Rusong was a little uncomfortable. Happy.

"General Li, I still insist on fighting steadily against Mongolia. When Li Xin attacked Chu, he only needed 200,000 in front of Qin Shihuang, but he was defeated like a mountain. The old general Wang Jian must use 600,000 troops to crush the top of Mount Tai. , completely crushed the king of Chu, and the eight-hundred-year-old state of Chu was destroyed in one dynasty. It has been two hundred years since the establishment of the dynasty, and the various Mongolian tribes have been ups and downs. They are still entrenched outside the Great Wall and invaded year by year. Therefore, solving the Mongolian problem is not What can be solved by destroying the nest a few times is to divide and disintegrate the various Mongolian tribes, and build cities and fortifications step by step. Regardless of the vastness of the grassland, there are actually not many plots of land suitable for nomadic herding. The one who is more anxious now is Buyan Khan. As long as the Ming Dynasty is so If we fight slowly, Buyan Khan, the great Khan, will not be able to hold on any longer."

"Mr. Zhang, according to what you said, if I became the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, I would have suffered the same defeat as Li Xin because of my rash attack? Li Xin's defeat was because Lord Changping rebelled and the army's retreat was cut off. Could it be that Mr. Zhang's You mean, there are spies in our Liaodong Army Town?" Li Rusong became even more unhappy.

"General Li seems to want to go to Liaodong Town to serve as the commander-in-chief. Isn't it a good idea to take the position of commander of the new army? Or is Liaodong Town the general's birthplace? General Li, if you lead the army to defeat the Japanese country, it will be a matter of course for you to become a marquis. What happened? Why are you so anxious to make new achievements?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"For my contribution to aiding the DPRK this time, I am certain to be promoted. It is not certain that I will be granted a title of marquis, and even if I do not, I may not be able to be granted a title. Mr. Zhang, you are a civil servant and may not know much about the titles of the country. Except for Emperor Taizu. , Emperor Chengzu granted a number of military merit titles, and later it became increasingly difficult to obtain titles based on military merit. My father had guarded Liaodong for decades and had great military exploits, which meant that he was granted the title of Uncle Ning Yuan. This time we are in Although Korea had a great victory and made many gains, after all, they did not capture Toyotomi Hideyoshi, nor did they capture or kill several famous Japanese princes. It is still impossible to get a title."

"Then if we arrest President Konishi at that time, will there be hope for a knighthood?"

"President Konishi came to seek peace at that time. Although Ru Song is not a good person, he still can't do it without killing the envoys when the two armies are fighting. I can only regret that these Japanese people dare not fight our army head-on. Otherwise, Li So I killed all the famous princes of the Japanese country."

"General Li is so heroic. I would like to toast the general with tea instead of wine." Zhang Xiao raised his tea cup and said.

"You're welcome. Mr. Zhang, conferring the wolf title to Xu is the highest honor for our warriors since ancient times. How did Mr. Zhang know that I, Li Rusong, was dying?" Li Rusong raised his tea cup and drank it all.

"General Li, it is indeed a great pursuit to seize the wolf and live in Xu, but general, why don't you take a look at this map of the world? Now that the continents of the world have been connected together, the Mongols have been in decline for a long time, and Ming's opponents cannot always be old people on the grasslands. Enemies, even if they occupy the grassland, they won't receive much benefit. There are too many sacred lands in the world." Zhang Xiao said.

"Mr. Zhang, do you mean that when we establish a new army, we will have to deal with not only the Mongols and Jurchens, but also the rebellious chieftains in the south, as well as the Flemish Kingdom?" Li Rusong asked.

"Yes, General Li, don't you want to build the most advanced and bravest army in the world with your own hands? As long as such an army is trained, isn't it a matter of course to build up military exploits? Why rush? General Li, you are now He is the first general of the Ming Dynasty, and it is highly expected that you will be the one to train and lead the new army. There are still several generals who can serve as generals in the Liaodong Army, and the one who can lead the new army is you, General Li."

"Mr. Zhang, Li really admires the eloquence of your civil servants. I want to train the new army immediately. It's just that the new army has such great abilities after training. Qi Shaobao also trained the new army in Pyongyang. In battle, I think General Wu’s fighting performance is average. Personally, I still respect General Wu very much. After all, he fought bravely and was seriously injured, leaving him disabled. However, I think Qi Shaobao’s soldiers did not fight very well. Ah. According to the regulations you mentioned, Mr. Zhang, can this new army really become the strongest army in the world? According to the regulations currently drawn up by the Ministry of War, there are only 5,000 people in the initial training of the new army. Now the court cannot make ends meet, but it can be trained again later. How many people, it’s hard to say.”

"General Li, the Qi family army was trained by Qi Shaobao. Why did Qi Shaobao leave Beijing? General Li, you know better than Zhang. General Wu's subordinates have been in arrears with pay for a long time, and their troops are not well prepared. If they can still charge bravely, then that's not the case." They are elite soldiers and strong generals. The new army we are training now is different from the army trained by Qi Shaobao before. This army must be cultured, have a global vision, and learn from the strengths of the world's strongest armies."

"Then if I go to take charge of the new army, would Mr. Zhang be willing to serve as a staff member in the army?"

"As long as His Majesty agrees, I have no problem."

(End of this chapter)