Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 41 Wang Chengen’s help
that night.

Li Shunzu stayed up all night and was worried.

During the day, Li Shunzu finally agreed to mediate Feng Liangzu's request.

Then, Feng Liangzu gave this document.

This document was compiled by Nan Si Juan. It clearly marked many of Li's old tribes and the death of Li's disciples in battle. It was clearly recorded in black and white, and the causes of death were almost exactly the same.

Feng Liangzu didn't say much, but just holding the list in his hand, Li Shunzu felt a chill down his spine.

If you flip through it at will, you will find a series of shocking lists of those killed in battle, all of which can be traced back to the old members of the Li family who were good at fighting.

Li Rusong was invincible on the Korean battlefield, but as soon as he returned to China, he was surrounded and killed by the Mongolian tribes while leading his cavalry to attack the nest.

Then it was Li Rumei who took over the leadership position.

Less than a year after taking office, he was impeached and dismissed by the court officials, saying that he supported the army instead of fighting and watched the slave cavalry ravage Liaodong.

But Li Shunzu clearly remembered that Li Rumei was brave and resourceful on the Korean battlefield and followed Li Rusong to make many military exploits. Why did he become afraid of the enemy as soon as he became the commander-in-chief of Liaodong?
The next person to take office was Li Ruzhen, who suffered an even worse fate.

Li Ruzhen was stationed in Shenyang, and his slave cavalry captured Tieling, so he was impeached by court officials. However, Wanli was not dead at that time, and all the memorials to impeach Li Ruzhen were left unpublished. It was not until Taichang came to the throne that he was dismissed from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Army. Imprisonment is a matter of death.

After that, the Liaodong General Army changed commanders several times. The worse the Liao affairs became, the more Liao pay increased.

After all three commanders of the Li family were deposed, this period was also the peak period for Li's old troops to die in battle.

General Li Ning followed Li Rusong in the Korean battlefield. He once led his troops to rescue Li Rusong in danger. However, he was impeached by a local military general for corruption of food and salary, and was imprisoned in the capital for questioning.

Guerrilla general Yang Yuan was brought out by Li Rusong from his servants. He was brave and good at fighting. He supported Li Rusong in the Battle of Bitiguan and defeated tens of thousands of small-time coalition forces with thousands of cavalry.

What is his end?

In the 27th year of Wanli, the year after Li Rusong died in battle, Yang Yuan was besieged by groups of slave cavalry during the battle between Liaodong and Jianzhou, and all three thousand Liaodong cavalry under his command were wiped out.

The question is, it is clearly stated in the document that the Ming army was not far away at that time, and it also had a superior force against the slave cavalry besieging Yang Yuan. How could Yang Yuan be besieged by the slave cavalry when he was under his own city?
Yu Kuan's grandfather, Yu Chengming, died in battle while guarding Tieling.

General Tian Kui fell into a tight siege outside Tieling City and died fighting.

After flipping through a few pages, Li Shunzu felt his head was swollen and put down the document.

If one or two of these Li family members ended up like this, it wouldn't matter. But almost every one of them was either surrounded by slaves and killed in battle, or was impeached and dismissed from office. Isn't this a serious coincidence?

Or is it that Li's old men are all a group of paper tigers who only know how to enjoy themselves and are as afraid of enemies as tigers?

the next day.

Beijing camp, Rong government.

Gongshun Hou Wu Weiying sat on the north side and slammed the table.

"Humph!"

"This Li Shunzu is really a disaster star!"

"My Beijing camp is enjoying a good life in the imperial city and living a happy life. When he comes, the title of the Sun family will be deposed, and even my brothers will have to go out of the city to fight!"

After the words fell, all the nobles and nobles in the capital camp also complained.

Lin Zhunhou Li Hongji was also extremely angry and paced back and forth in the hall.

"That's right, what kind of battle are you going to fight?"

"Those slave soldiers and barbarians are all very tall and strong. It is impossible to win this battle!"

"Let him, Li Shunzu, fight on his own if we want to fight. When the fight breaks out, I will lead my brothers to retreat. If we are defeated, all the blame will be placed on him, Li Shunzu. Let's see how he can escape this time!"

There were many noble disciples present, but all of them complained.From their point of view, they were just inheriting their ancestral business and just holding an official position in Beijing with a salary. They never thought about fighting at all. This time, there was a sudden imperial edict out of the city, so Chongzhen was not to blame.

The only one to blame is Li Shunzu, the Ningyuan Boxun guard who took down Li Fengxiang and Sun Tingxun.

While several people were talking, a soldier from the Beijing camp came running outside.

"Two princes, Li Shunzu has come to take office."

Gongshun Hou Wu Weiying sneered, stood up and patted his butt.

"Let's go! See if this kid has three heads and six arms!"

Several of them walked out of the Rong government and happened to see Li Shunzu who came alone.

"This boy is mediocre in appearance, and he doesn't look much stronger than you and my brothers. I think the heads of the slaves in Guangqumen are mostly just killing good people and confiscating them. They are pretending to be a big-tailed wolf!" Seeing that Li Shunzu came by himself, Linzhun Hou Li Hongji sneered:
"This kid came here on his own. Does he think he can make Jingying obedient by himself?"

Wu Weiying also wanted to watch the excitement, standing with her arms crossed, neither stepping forward to greet them nor saying anything more.

Before coming, Li Shunzu was just going through the motions and didn't even think about rectifying the Beijing camp.

The group of veteran soldiers in the Beijing camp were just as Li Shunzu thought. It was the day when the new admiral took office, but the number of people who came was sparse. Even those standing in the field were all with disheveled armor and drowsiness.

Obviously, these gentlemen worked hard all night last night.

The Beijing camp is located within the imperial city, and the martial arts arena is very grand. In the past, the Yongle Northern Expedition started from here. However, times have changed, and those who are here now are just a group of noble children who are eating nothing but corpses.

These children from Jingying had no interest in Li Shunzu at all.

Li Shunzu stood on the stage and said a few words. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he handed over the procedures with the generals from the Beijing camp who came, and planned to go home and pack up to meet Mangui.

As soon as he reached the door, Li Shunzu looked up and saw a group of familiar figures.

Yu Kuan, wearing armor, led the team outside the camp. Seeing Li Shunzu's surprised face, he smiled even happier.

"Shenshu Camp Assistant Attack General Yu Kuan, report with the new soldiers!"

Recruits?

Li Shunzu looked at the nearly four thousand handsome men following Yu Kuan.

These people were clearly the Liao and Beijing troops who survived the battle at Guangqumen. What Li Shunzu didn't expect was that even nearly half of the Beijing troops who were originally unable to fight in Guangqumen came.

Their aura was completely incomparable to the Beijing soldiers in the camp. At this moment, they were marching into the camp in order, slowly forming a square formation, which was in sharp contrast to the crooked Beijing soldiers on the side.

"Didn't I ask you to recuperate at home? Why are you here?"

Yu Kuan laughed loudly, "Governor, you also said that the water in Beijing camp is deep and your subordinates are not allowed to interfere easily. Then Governor, you come to Beijing camp to take up your post. The brothers will not be worried! No, you have contacted so many people in one night! "

“Some brothers still don’t know that the Governor is taking office today, and there will only be more coming in the future!”

Seeing this, Li Shunzu rolled his eyes.

"They're all here, let's take them in."

"By the way, how did you bring these people to the capital camp?"

Yu Kuan and Li Shunzu walked into the camp and said as they walked: "Brothers followed the governor in the battle at Guangqumen. They all made meritorious deeds, and each received a reward. They were all asked to be transferred, but the one who really wants to thank is the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Prince Wang."

"The prince's request for the brothers to follow the governor to the capital camp was always approved. With the prince's mediation, the matter was completed in a few days. It is not a difficult matter."

It’s Wang Chengen again!
Li Shunzu was a little confused as to what Wang Chengen was thinking.

Ordinarily, I don't know him at all, so what is the purpose of helping him secretly?
Originally, the last time Li Shunzu said he would pay a visit was just a polite word, but looking at it this way, it would be impossible not to go.

(End of this chapter)