Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1447 Examination (Part [-])
why?
Why did Li Rubai resign from the Ningxia General Army "due to illness" four months before Li Rusong's death?Why is Yang Yuan about to be executed?Why did the imperial court recommend three candidates as the new Liaodong General Soldier, and Li Rusong finally went to Liaodong to take up the post?
The original text of the history book is "Ting Tui Zhe San, Zhongzhi specially uses Ru Song", which shows that Zhu Yijun still valued Li Ru Song at this time, and allowed him to return to Liaodong after he made great achievements in North Korea.

But the matter was not so simple, because Li Rusong's title was later passed on to his eldest son Li Shizhong, but Li Shizhong died soon after and had no sons.The second son, Li Xianzhong, who was supposed to be the heir, was miraculously delayed.According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, "Shizhong died shortly after, and had no sons. My younger brother Xianzhong was the deputy general of Liaodong, and he was the heir. The courtier Fang hated the Li family, and he did nothing."

There is a message revealed here: Li Xianzhong failed to inherit the title because "the courtier Fang evil Li".

Why did the courtiers "evil Li Shi"?The biggest possibility is that the Li family's military group is too powerful, and many courtiers regard it as a serious threat to the rule, "The Li family's military power is too strong... especially domineering. If you don't plan it early, you may change it."

Domineering, the word clearly refers to Li Rubai in this memorial, but it probably does not imply him.Because among the five tigers of the Li family, the one who can be called domineering is precisely the eldest son of Li Chengliang, who is a famous general in the world - Li Rusong!

Later generations called Li Rusong, and most of them praised him for his outstanding demeanor during the Ningxia and Korean Wars, but rarely talked about his personality and style of conduct, but in fact his ultimate tragedy may be due to his conduct.

Gao Yushi’s understanding of Li Rusong came from paying attention to Li Chengliang in his previous life, and his interest in Li Chengliang came from Zhang Taiyan’s "Declaration" published in Japan in 1902. There is a paragraph in it: "May I from Yunnan not Don't forget Li Dingguo; May we from Fujian never Don't forget Zheng Chenggong; may we from Yue never Don't forget Zhang Huangyan; may we from Guizhou never Don't forget Qu Shixu; may we from Chu never Don't forget He Tengjiao; and may we from Liao never Don't forget Li Chengliang.”

At this point in Gao Yushi's history reading, he began to look for Li Chengliang's materials, and then he noticed Li Rusong, and even read through "Ming History Biography of Li Rusong".Now he has traveled to Daming for more than [-] years, combined with his current understanding of Daming, and looking back at "The Biography of Li Rusong", he realized that the reason for Li Rusong's death has actually been written in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Let's see how "Ming History Biography of Li Rusong" wrote about him:
"Ru Song, courtesy name Zimao, was the eldest son of Liang. He took his father's shadow as the commander and acquaintance of the capital, and acted as the guard of Ningyuan Bo. He was brave and brave in fighting, and he was less obedient to his father. Right lieutenant."

There is nothing special about this paragraph, it probably records the history of the promotion of a famous general’s son, Yin Guan. Although he was praised as "resolute and brave in fighting" and "knowledge of military skills", I am afraid that most of them are just after the fact.

Because during this period of time, Li Rusong was Li Chengliang's "Xunwei" at the beginning, whether he was "resolute and brave to fight" and "knowledgeable in military tactics", I am afraid that the court could not figure it out at all; Well, the Shenji Camp is one of the three major camps of the Beijing Camp. There were no battles at all, and it was impossible for Li Rusong to gain any military exploits. The only use for him to go to the Shenji Camp was to gain seniority.

However, after this paragraph, the records began to be more detailed: "In the 11th year of Wanli, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Shanxi. In the incident, Huang Daozhan and others said that Rusong's father and son should not live together in an important town. Please keep it safe. , I called Qian Shu Youfu. I was looking for the admiral to patrol the capital. In the matter, Shao Shu tasted the lawlessness of impeaching Ru Song and his younger brother, Ru Bai, the deputy commander.

The situation mentioned in this paragraph is starting to be a bit interesting. First of all, Li Rusong was directly promoted from the right lieutenant of Shenji Battalion to the general of Shanxi Army!You know, Li Rusong was only 34 years old this year, and he had no outstanding military exploits before that.

It is relatively rare to become a general soldier at the age of 34, but there are still some, such as Qi Jiguang, Ma Gui, etc., but their promotion to the general soldier depends on clear military exploits, not pure grace.Li Rusong didn't have any achievements worth mentioning before that, but he became the commander-in-chief in one step, and he was also the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, one of the nine sides. This is of course amazing.

As a result, impeachment came to the door, and some were relatively mild, persuading the emperor to say that at least "Rusong and his son should not live together in important towns".That is to say, it is impossible for Li Chengliang to town Liaodong, and Li Rusong to town Shanxi—one left and one right, one east and one west, and father and son hold a strong army in their hands and sandwich the capital in the middle. If something happens, what should I do?
But Shen Shixing came out to try his best to protect it, so the emperor first added Li Rusong's right army governor's mansion to the governor, and then the admiral supervised the capital's patrol—then don't be in Shanxi, let's recall it to Beijing.

However, there are still some people who are not at ease, and impeach Li Rusong and Li Rubai for their crimes, and ask the emperor to "repress a little, and end with the whole."However, this time the emperor's attitude was very clear: if you don't accept, you don't listen.

You think his father and son have too much military power, and now I have taken Li Rusong's military power and transferred him back to the capital, why are you still holding on?

After a period of time like this, things began to happen: "In 15 years, the Xuanfu was restored to the general army. The governor Xu Shouqian read the exercises, such as sitting and merging. The king who participated in politics learned the book, but his words were not the same, and he threw his arms. Censor Wang Zhidong impeached Rusong for his arrogance and slandered his studies, so the emperor seized his salary for both."

As we all know, the Ming Dynasty emphasized civility over military affairs, and Li Rusong, as the commander-in-chief, sat in a row with the governor. The salary is deducted.

But this matter is obviously not over, how can the face of civil servants be ignored?So "it has been discussed again. Please change it to Ye Chuchun in the middle of the matter. It is ordered to change the town with Li Ying'en in Shanxi. After that, the military and government collected relics and reviewed them in the matter. They were impeached several times. The emperor's final family, did not move, Summon him to write to the government."

See, sure enough, Li Rusong began to be impeached in various ways, so that the emperor had to let him exchange positions with Li Yingen, the general soldier of Shanxi.Even in the military and political collection (that is, the investigation of civil and military officials by science and Taoism), Li Rusong was cited several times as a typical criticism.

It's a pity that the emperor wants to protect him, and no one can move him.The civil servants had been messing around for a long time, and Zhu Yijun called Li Rusong back to the capital to serve as the governor of the Chinese army's governor's office—this was to protect him again.

The grace is not over yet. In the next 20 years (Wanli), I worshiped against Ningxia. The censor Mei Guozhen recommended Rusong as a general. The commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi rebellion army is supervised by Guozhen. The military officials have admirals, and they are free from Songshi. He has ordered all the reinforcements in Liaodong, Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi."

This is amazing, Li Rusong became the first general in the history of the Ming dynasty to be given the title of admiral! [Note: It does not appear in this book. ]
However, an accident happened, "... Arrived in Ningxia in June. Rusong took both powers and responsibilities, and did not want to be controlled by the governor-general, so he did things on his own. The military officer Xu Honggang and others thought it was unlawful, and Shangshu Shi Xing also said that Rusong's imperial book was subject to the governor-general. Festivals are not allowed to be self-defeating, the emperor issued an imperial edict."

This paragraph is about Li Rusong's domineering temperament, which was still confiscated in Ningxia, and he actually "doesn't want to be ruled by the governor, and does things on his own"-he doesn't listen to the governor's orders, and he can do whatever he wants.

Is this still a general from the Ming Dynasty?Not to mention being impeached immediately and being pointed at by the Ministry of War, even the emperor who had been protecting him couldn't help but issue an edict to criticize him.There is no need to elaborate on the follow-up of this battle, in short, if we win, everyone will be promoted together.

Then came the Battle of Aid Korea, "Will the Korean Japanese suffer from thorns, and order Rusong to supervise the armies of Ji, Liao, Baoding, and Shandong, and to march eastward during the restraint period. Brothers Rubai and Rumei led their troops to help and suppress them. Rusong made new contributions. , The air is more arrogant, and it is not inferior to Song Yingchang in Jinglue. In the story, the general first met the supervisor, the armor was courted, and the crown was changed, and he began to be more polite. Rusong used the supervisor to visit the supervisor, and sat sideways in plain clothes."

Look, in the early years, I had to sit in line with the governor, but now I even have to compete with Jinglue (supervisor).

There is no need to elaborate on the next few paragraphs of combat description, but only after the war, "In the early days, the officers and troops won Pyongyang, and they were very sharp, so they no longer asked about the tribute. Pine is eager to rest, but the Japanese are also running out of food, and punishing the defeat of Pyongyang, and have the ambition to return, so we only respect the money and discuss to go back."

This paragraph is a bit interesting, it is said that the Battle of the Blue Foot Hall was regarded as a defeat by Daming, or at least the tactical goal was not completed, so Li Rusong was "very angry" - very discouraged.So Jinglue Song Yingchang and he were eager to rest.Fortunately, the situation in Japan is also very bad, so the two sides hit it off and started preparing for peace talks.

Next, "On April [-]th, the Japanese abandoned Wang Jing and fled. Rusong and Yingchang entered the city, and after sending troops across the Han River to the end of the Japanese, they will attack them and return home. Nai camped in Pusan, planning to stay for a long time. Shi Xingli, Minister of the Ministry of War at that time, was the chief tribute, and proposed to withdraw the troops, leaving Liu Ting alone to refuse to defend. Rusong Nai took the division in December. In terms of merit, he added the crown prince and Taibao, and increased his age and salary by a hundred stones. The speaker slandered his family and humiliated the country, and repeatedly attacked him. The emperor did not ask."

The situation on the Japanese side was worse than imagined. Withdrew from the North Korean capital. Song Yingchang and Li Rusong led troops to station and sent troops to pursue them. However, Japan retreated in an orderly manner, and the Ming army did not dare to attack deeply.So Shi Xing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, left Liu Ting's part to guard North Korea alone, and Li Rusong's class was rewarded.

But the Ming Dynasty was the so-called "Gangming" in later generations, so such a "victory" was seriously disputed within the court.So many people began to impeach Li Rusong, thinking that it was because he played badly that he "humiliated the country"-here I want to emphasize again that the internal thinking of the Ming court has always been "except for Mongolia, anyone who fights should win ".

So, why did the mere Japanese slaves still have peace talks at the end of the fight?What happened to you, Li Rusong?Aren't you so awesome that you want to compete with Jing Lue, and this is the only thing you can do?

However, "the emperor does not ask", the emperor pretended not to hear these words.

Not only that, "In the winter of 25 years, Dong Yiyuan, the chief soldier of Liaodong, was dismissed, and the court promoted three, and the central decree was specially used for Rusong. Words and roads were restored, and the emperor did not report. Rusong senses the emperor's knowledge, and the spirit is more vigorous."

At that time, the general army of Liaodong was withdrawn, and the court recommended three people to be elected. Zhu Yijun made it clear that he would use Li Rusong.This obviously annoyed the civil official group again, so they "struggled to restore the way of speech", that is, they raised a storm of opposition to this decision.However, "the emperor does not report", continue to ignore.As a result, Li Rusong was both moved and conceited, and remained the same.

But the next thing is not good. "In April next year, the barbarian bandits invaded Liaodong. Rusong led Qingqi away to destroy the nest, and died in Zhongfuli. Establish a shrine and posthumously posthumously Zhonglie."

Looking back now, was Li Rusong's death still so "accidental"?What he offended was not a certain governor, nor a certain strategist. What he did was actually provoking the entire civil servant group, provoking the tradition and reality of the noble and the humble!
During this period, Zhu Yijun's performance is also worth pondering.

At first glance, Zhu Yijun has been protecting Li Rusong from the beginning to the end, and the protection is so strong that it almost makes people wonder who is Li Rusong's real father, he or Li Chengliang.

If Gao Yushi thinks that Zhu Yijun is just a mediocre emperor, then his performance is not a big problem.But is Zhu Yijun "very average"?Obviously unusual.

An emperor who has not seen his courtiers for 30 years but can firmly control the government and win the three major levies, is this average?
So, doesn't Zhu Yijun know that the Li family's army is too strong, and it already has a strong momentum in Liaodong?He obviously knew it too, because if he didn't know, how would Li Chengliang explain his first visit to the field?

He didn't deal with Li Rusong's arrogance and domineering to that extent, but Li Chengliang, who was at least superficially honest, was beaten to the end after a few small defeats in the 17th year of Wanli, and was recalled to the capital for support. Is this reasonable?
Therefore, Gao Yushi concluded that Zhu Yijun not only knew about it, but also took measures.This method is to praise Li Rusong, make him think that he is favored by the emperor, let him fight everywhere, let him consume the strength of Li's army indefinitely!

At the same time, Zhu Yijun also made Li Rusong ignore the civil official group because of such favor, making Li Jiajun and the civil official group go further and further, and regard each other as enemies!

How could the Li Jiajun, who was stared at by the civil official group, become stronger?How could Li Rusong, who was regarded as an enemy by the civil official group, not die!

Do not believe?Don't believe me and watch later.After Li Rusong's death, Liaodong's general soldiers couldn't handle Liao affairs after switching back and forth, so Zhu Yijun decided: let Li Chengliang control Liao for the second time.

Doesn't this approach seem completely wrong?Li Chengliang is almost 80 years old, and you still suspect him of Li Jiajun, so what the hell is wrong with the town?
actually not.Before Li Rusong's death, the elite of the Li family's army had been exhausted. At this time, the strength of the Li family's army had dropped to the lowest point since Li Chengliang's fortune.Moreover, Zhu Yijun knew that Li Chengliang was "courageous and timid", and he knew very well that Li Chengliang had already understood his thoughts.

Sure enough, this time after Li Chengliang took office again, he "lost all his vigor". Not only did he not have any intention of rebuilding the Li family army, but he resolutely gave up the Six Forts of Kuandian not long after, almost making it clear that "I have no strength".

At the same time, he didn't even dare to offend Gao Huai, the eunuch guarding Liaodong. Instead, he teamed up with Gao Huai and helped Gao Huai search for Liaodong.

Didn't I see a ghost?No matter how old Li Chengliang is, he has money and power. Is it difficult to recruit troops and form a Li family army again?It's impossible to forget your housekeeping skills when you get older, right?
Of course not, he just knew his situation well.He knew that after Li Rusong's actions, the whole court had regarded the Li family as damned, so at this time, Li Chengliang didn't dare to strengthen his strength, and he couldn't go back to embrace the thigh of the civil servant group, so he could only obediently follow the emperor - the emperor was not around. If you are around, then listen to the guarding eunuch. This so-called leader looks at the people around you as the leader.

Facts have proved that Li Chengliang's guess was right. Even though he was almost a mess in Zhenliao for the second time and was impeached countless times, he was always safe and sound, and finally died.

Is Li Chengliang wrong?Of course there was, but it wasn't all his fault.

Was Li Rusong wrong?Of course there was, but it wasn't all his fault.

Is Zhu Yijun wrong?Of course there was, but it wasn't all his fault.

Are the civil servants wrong?Of course there is, but it's not all their fault...

Everyone is at fault, but from their respective standpoints, no one can say that they should bear full responsibility.

It is impossible for Li Chengliang to take full responsibility, because he may not have thought about separatism and chaos at the beginning.

It is impossible for Li Rusong to take full responsibility. He is loyal and brave from the beginning to the end, but as a typical second-generation official, his personality is too domineering, and he even ignores "respect".

It is also impossible for Zhu Yijun to take full responsibility. From his standpoint, he not only protected the Li family and his sons, but did not cross rivers and demolish bridges, and eliminate the threat of the Li family's army to rule the Zhu Ming Dynasty.

Even the civil official group should not be fully responsible, because the warlord chaos happened not once or twice in Chinese history, and even in the late Ming Dynasty, it also became a warlord chaos. The domineering is very vigilant, it must be wrong.

It can only be said that when all the mistakes are concentrated together, this mistake cannot be avoided.At the same time, the consequences are just too serious to be undone.

Daming at the time certainly did not expect that the Jurchens who had been suppressed and beaten for more than 200 years would actually become their own gravediggers. If they were highly pragmatic, they must have a way to avoid these situations.

But they are not, so only high pragmatism can avoid it.

Li Rusong is now the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, and he was transferred to Liao Shuai to return to Beijing to see the emperor.Gao Yushi has already decided that he must see him.
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PS: Although these two chapters are not direct plots, they are things I really wanted to write before I started the book, and I feel refreshed after writing them.I always feel that reading history can't just look at the surface, so writing time travel texts can't just follow the superficial history.

Every historical figure has his own thoughts, and what he does has his own purpose. Without understanding their thoughts, it is impossible to deduce a reasonable plot.

(End of this chapter)