Chapter 35: Dilemma (4)

In June of the first year of Jianwen, the King of Liao trained troops in Haizhou and the commander-in-chief Yang Wen supervised the Northern Expedition.

Since Zhu Zhi returned to the vassal state, Yang Wen, the supreme commander of the Liaodong military, has not visited Jinzhou. Instead, he has lit up the four main forces of Yulin Right Guard, Guangning Zhongwei, Tieling Guard and Chenyang Zhongwei, heading north to Lalu, preparing to attack the Beishan Jurchens. People who are sensitive to politics think that Yang Wen's inappropriate behavior is really unreasonable. Zhu Zhi didn't seem to feel anything, but led the three Liao Kings guards Chen Bing Haizhou to conduct a half-month practical exercise.

In the distance, smoke and dust were rolling, a cavalry came slowly, with bright armor and shining sabers. In front of the horse team, there were wooden stakes on both sides. The horse team whirled by the wooden stakes, and a cold light flashed with a wooden stake as thick as a bowl shot up. The rumbling sound of horse hooves gradually faded away, and a broken stake head rolled on the ground.

Ten feet away is a viewing platform. Zhu Zhi sat on the chair in the middle and applauded gently. The red flag of the front commander in front of the stage waved, and another team of cavalry came rumbled from afar. People were like tigers and horses were like dragons. He continued what had happened just now. The wooden stake had been cut to save only half of it.

After all the cavalry drills were completed, Zhu Zhi stood up with satisfaction, smiled and applauded, and the generals behind him stood up and applauded. Zhu Zhi said, "General Lu, the soldiers are well trained."

A general with white face and long beard next to him was Lu Bo, the commander of Ningyuanwei. He bowed and said, "Your Highness is too much."

Zhu Zhi said: "I'm so humble. In just half a year, the cavalry of the scouts of the Central Camp has been trained to this extent, which is very good. I remember that when the first time the guards were classified, Ningyuan Guard ranked fourth from the bottom, and he was eliminated only one away. In just five years, your Ningyuan Guard has risen to the second place in the infantry guards in the assessment, and this is even better than the Tieling Guards in the Dingliao Right Guards. General Lu made an indelible contribution."

Lu Bo said: "You will be brave after knowing your shame. The evaluation was made back then. Since the last general, Ningyuan Guard officers and soldiers felt that they were blind and could only train day and night, and work hard to be strong."

Zhu Zhi nodded and said, "Governor Yang was in the garrison station to cultivate farms. I wonder how General Lu resolved the conflict between training and farming?"

Lu Bo said: "Governor Yang's military orders must not be violated, but the army must first fight and training must not be neglected. Therefore, the generals can only do what they can, and the old and weak will go home to farm. The young and strong stay in the camp to train soldiers. When the harvest is completed, they can also fool them. "

Zhu Zhi looked at the white-faced general in front of him in surprise. He didn't expect that he had the courage to disobey Yang Wen's military orders. Zhu Zhi said, "Then aren't you afraid that Governor Yang will find out and blame him?"

Lu Bo said: "I am afraid of blame, but I will be even more afraid that Ning Yuanwei will fail in the next assessment." His words are relaxed, but they contain profound meaning.

This is the mission of a soldier, and honor is more important than life. The key point is that this person who dares to leave Yang Wenjiangling behind is obviously a person who can be cultivated as a confidant. Zhu Zhi patted his shoulder with praise: "With General Lu, Ningyuanwei will never lose his name."

Zhu Zhi was in charge of the three guards of the Liao King in Haizhou, among which Guangning Right Guard was the most elite, and Ningyuan Guard was the last. Gaizhou Guard was the last. It was funny that after Yang Wen came to Liaodong, he began to replace the elite troops around Zhu Zhi. He found that the Guangning Right Guard had at least less than 3,000 troops, so he assigned this guard to the Liao King. Who knew that this was the essence of the Liaodong Army. Zhu Zhi was relieved that he had such a strong soldier by his side. He dispersed the experienced lower-level generals from the scout guard and joined the Ningyuan Guard and Gaizhou Guard to help the two guards improve their training level.

The cicadas in summer tweeted tirelessly, which made Zhu Di feel upset; a dark cloud approached from a distance, gradually pressing on his head, and Zhu Di held a black piece in his hand and didn't put it down for a long time. The white chess on the board was aggressive, like thousands of troops entering the black chess formation, and several groups of people surrounded a big black dragon. The black chess could not make a breakthrough on the left, but could not make a right rush, and gradually he was desperate.

Zhu Di was fat, and a drop of sweat slowly fell from his forehead. Zhu Di suddenly raised his head and stared at the civil servant opposite and said, "Brother Zhongjing, you don't plan to let alone one's arms."

The civil servant opposite was not someone else, but the son of Liu Ji, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen, was hereditary of Chengyibo, and Liu Jing, the envoy of the Jianwen Dynasty, Liu Jing, Liu Zhongjing. This time, Liu Jing was ordered by the emperor to inspect Peiping, Shandong, and Zhu Di had a good friend since he was a child. He naturally had to entertain him when he came. But for Zhu Di. His former friend now has another identity and monitored the actions of the King of Yan. It was a coincidence that Ji Liang, a hundred household guards of Yanshan, reported that two officers under the King of Yan, Yu Liang, Zhou Duo, were plotting against rebellion. Liu Jing happened to be in Peiping. He then arrested Yu Zhou and the other two people in the case, and prepared to take Ji Liang to respond to the Tian’s reply.

Liu Jing looked up at Zhu Di, and Zhu Di repeated again: "Zhongjing, can't you let me let you go?" He had already begged.

Liu Jing shook his head: "Your Highness, you will naturally give up the places where you should be given up, but how can you give up the places where you should not be given up?"

Zhu Di threw the chess piece in his hand on the board, kicked it with his feet, and the chessboard fell to the ground. Zhu Di stood up and walked around the pavilion, saying, "Zhongjing, that guy was completely framed by Gu. Last year, he led his army to lose his way, miss the opportunity to fight, and was punished by Gu. He has always held a grudge, and now he wants to seize this opportunity to fall into Gu's unfaithfulness. How can this person's confession be trusted? Zhongjing, you cannot hand over such a person to the court."

Liu Jing took a deep breath, stood up, bowed to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, when his father passed away in the past, Jing was taken care of by His Highness, and he would never forget his great kindness for life. It's just that Your Highness Yu Jing is privately kind, and Yu Jing is righteous in the court. Hu Qi dare not depose the public for personal gain. As for whether Ji Liang's words were to avenge his private revenge or whether it was true, after returning to Yingtian, Hu Qi will naturally handle it impartially and give His Highness justice. If nothing else, Jing will say goodbye." As he said that, he bowed and turned around and left.

Zhu Di was still unwilling to give up: "Zhongjing, Zhongjing..." Liu Jing disappeared outside the garden gate without looking back. Zhu Di looked at Liu Jing's back as he was leaving, kicking the teacup and tea set on the table away. The eunuchs and palace maids serving around him were so scared that they knelt on the ground and shivered.

A man turned out from behind the rockery in the garden, with a bald cassock, which was the monk Daoyan. He walked into the pavilion and folded his hands at Zhu Di, singing the Buddha's name: "Amitabha. Why should your highness be angry? Liu Zhongjing is a straightforward person. I have long expected that he would reject your highness."

Zhu Di waved his hand, and the eunuchs and palace maids ran away like frightened little fish. When he saw someone walking away, Zhu Di said coldly: "How are you preparing?"

Daoyan understood and hurriedly said, "It has not been prepared yet, the money outside the border has not been collected, and the weapons and armor have not been prepared. The most important thing is that there are only more than 500 loyal and brave men. He Datong of Taihang Mountain is still hesitating. If we talk about him and his three hundred heroes, our local power will be guaranteed."

Zhu Di said with a gloomy face and angrily: "What is He Lao San? I am alone in helping him. It is because his family's ancestral tomb is smoking. I will write him another letter and if I don't follow within half a month, I will no longer blame me for fighting each other."

Daoyan said: "Your Highness, be at ease, and you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. He Laosan is the chief gang of the underworld north of the Yellow River. His three hundred Vajras can all conquer those who are good at fighting. This is an help that cannot be ignored. Your Highness, now is different. After the elite soldiers of the three guards of Yanshan were transferred out, the royal family could not even guarantee its own safety, so you must be patient at this time. When He Laosan's troops arrived, your Highness would have the power to ensure its own safety."

After Daoyan's persuasion, Zhu Di calmed down a little and said, "The master advised me to endure it, but the current situation is really unbearable. Ji Liang, a traitor, actually betrayed the king. Once he arrived in the capital, the edict to reduce the vassal state is probably not far away."

Daoyan said: "It will take one month for Ji Liang to arrive in the capital and one month for trial. The edict will be issued to Peiping at least two months later. By then, everything will be done, and it will be just right for this edict to raise your arms."

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said, "How are the contacts between the generals?"

Daoyan said: "Miyun Guard Zheng Heng, Fang Sheng of Tongzhou Guard, Zhao Yi of Yongping Guard, Jiang Yu of Zunhua Guard are all old subordinates. I went to persuade him personally. All four people expressed their willingness to follow His Highness's leader, and the four guards had 20,000 soldiers. In addition, Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu and others, the former former subordinates of the Three Guards of Yanshan, also had the strength of more than 10,000 people. As long as the dead soldiers of the royal palace took over the Beiping City and persisted for a few days, the old generals around him could come and make a big comeback. Why not worry about major events."

Zhu Di refused, paced back and forth in the pavilion, and said, "Is there any news about Lao Shiwu returning to Liaodong?"

Daoyan said: "After the Liao King returned to the vassal state, he led his guards to train troops in Haizhou."

Zhu Di pondered: "I didn't expect that he would be quite diligent. But he returned to Liaodong and didn't know if things would change then."

Seeing that Zhu Di was still worried, Daoyan quickly advised: "I think there is no major problem in the Liaodong incident. First, Yang Wen removed the fire from the bottom of the pot and replaced all the three guards of the Liao King. Now the guards under the Liao King are Guangning Right Guard, Ningyuan Guard and Gaizhou Guard. The total strength of the three guards is only 10,000, and they are all the so-called lower-level guards in Liaodong. The combined combat power of the three guards cannot match the Yulin Right Guard. What is the strength of the Liao King? Furthermore, the main forces of the Liaodong Army have been all drawn by Yang Wen by Beiluo Beishan Jurchens. The Jurchen hinterland has not been successful for three months without any success. At that time, even if the Liaodong Army goes south to Shanhaiguan, our army is waiting for labor, so why are we afraid of? Third, Yang Wen is the rat, as long as the military power is not in the hands of the Liao King, what waves can Yang Wen make?

With these three things, Your Highness cannot shake his confidence just because the Liao King returns to Liao. The Liao King is now a toothless tiger, and the Liaodong Army has also been broken by Yang Wen. "

Zhu Di frowned and looked north, murmured, "Daoyan, Daoyan, Lao Fifteen is not a thing in the pool. Just give him a piece of sky and you can fly high. Now he is the dragon returning to the sea and the phoenix travels to the nine heavens. Do you think that just one Yang Wen can stop him?"
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