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Chapter 1089
The most ruthless emperor's family, the mother and the child may turn against each other, the same is true between the Emperor Wanli and the Empress Dowager Li, back and forth, seesaw each other, and the cold war between each other until the Emperor Wanli drove the Queen Mother Li out of the Forbidden City However, the matter has developed to the present, and Empress Dowager Li has returned to the palace.

In the past, Emperor Wanli would come here to say hello to Empress Dowager Li in the morning and evening, and then always have a meal with him a day, but now, Emperor Wanli only came here three times a month, and rarely left a meal.

No matter what Empress Dowager Li thinks about this, after such a long time, she has adapted to it. People who have stayed in the palace for more than five years have memories. What is a woman in her 30s, but now she is an old woman with white hair and wrinkles on her face.

If there is any difference from the past, some old eunuchs said in private that the original Palace of Compassion and Ning entered the room where the Empress Dowager lived, and unconsciously felt awed and cautious. People feel very quiet, and sometimes even if they are very close, they feel that they are not the same as this person in a trance.

Ups and downs, life and death, and seeing a lot, there must be such and such changes in mentality, which can be traced when you think about it carefully.

Emperor Wanli came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning for dinner. Although Empress Dowager Li didn't show any fluctuations in expression, she changed into a new outfit for a rare occasion, and arranged for the trusted maid to go to the imperial dining room to order a few words and cook the meals that Emperor Wanli liked.

But some things are lost if they are lost, and there is no way to get them back. It turned out that the table where the two dined was a small round table, and the mother and child were very close to each other. But now, under the signal of Emperor Wanli, Ci Ning The place where the palace eats has a long rectangular table imitating the West. The Empress Dowager Li sits on one side, and the Emperor Wanli sits on the other side, looking at each other across the long table, and they have nothing to say.

It was extremely quiet during the meal, and the eunuchs and maids on both sides trotted to divide the dishes and clean up. This task was also the last thing the palace people wanted to do.

Because the atmosphere was so depressing, everyone felt trembling inside, for fear that something would go wrong and lose their heads, but in fact it was not so terrible. Some people dropped their dishes because of nervousness. The queen mother and the emperor just watched indifferently. , ordered to change it, but the palace people still felt terrible.

Emperor Wanli ate the rice in the bowl in two mouthfuls, and then drank the small cup of medicinal wine in front of him. The Empress Dowager Li who was opposite wanted to let Emperor Wanli eat more, but she didn't speak after thinking about it.

Zou Yi, who was waiting on the sidelines, saw Emperor Wanli waving his hand, and hurriedly signaled everyone in the room to go down, and he finally closed the door behind him.

"After I came to see my mother today, I have something to ask. The Japanese pirates invaded North Korea. Daming must send troops. But who is the commander? Right now, the emperor is still undecided. Is Wang Tonghao or Li Rusong the right one?"

Hearing the first half of Emperor Wanli's words, Empress Dowager Li's eyes dimmed, but she still said calmly:

"Your Majesty already has someone in mind to choose? Wang Tong has great martial arts skills, isn't he the most suitable?"

Emperor Wanli picked up the silver jug ​​containing fruit juice in front of him, poured himself a bowl without paying attention, took a sip, and said after a while of silence:
"It is indeed as the queen mother said, but Wang Tong, the emperor, never dares to draw any conclusions, maybe?"

"You child, the late emperor was never so suspicious"

This question and answer made Empress Dowager Li seem to have returned to a certain time in the past, but she stopped in a daze after she said a word. Everyone understands why Wanli is so cautious and suspicious, and what is the reason.

The atmosphere in the dining hall was a bit awkward and fell into silence. After a while, Empress Dowager Li said quietly:
"The Ai family doesn't know what to say. The many things that the Ai family has encountered in the past few years are inseparable from this Wang Tong, but the emperor, Wang Tong is willing to fight for the emperor and the Ai family. It is enough to show my heart. Before the Eastern Expedition to Jianzhou, it was to destroy Alda, to investigate cases in the south of the Yangtze River, to open a port in Tianjin, and to escort and rescue people in the palace. Vertex, what he really wants to do is what he should do, what he wants from the emperor should be at that time, but Wang Tong just ran all the way to Songjiang, the emperor can think about it, if other people, Will you do that?"

The house became quiet again.
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On October 20, the 25th year of Wanli, Wang Xijue, the chief assistant at the Piandian court meeting in Fengtianmen, proposed that the responsibility of aiding the Korean War against the Japanese was great, and that he must be named as a commander in order to ensure victory.

Emperor Wanli agreed with Shoufu's remarks, and asked Wang Xijue to propose a candidate for the head coach. Wang Xijue thought that Wang Tong, the prince of the Liao Kingdom who was currently living in Songjiang Mansion, was the most suitable. Emperor Wanli was also very satisfied with Wang Xijue's judgment. The court ministers had no objections. Then there is an order to call, with Wang Tong as the commander, to mobilize the army to fight in the court.

The decree rushed all the way to Songjiang Mansion, and when the decree was still halfway, Wang Tong had a memorial, which stated his views on the Korean War situation, which was quite pertinent.

There is one point that is very clear, that is, the current situation is already delaying the opportunity for war. Wang Tong said in the memorial that soldiers are expensive and fast, and they must seize the opportunity. The army of Japanese pirates is gradually stabilizing in North Korea. Sit back and watch the opponent's actions, and attack early.

The Japanese pirates have nearly 20 troops in North Korea, and Liaoning can mobilize more than 6 mobile troops, and in the concept of Ming Dynasty, there are more than [-] soldiers. If you fight too much, being surrounded by the opponent's superior force is likely to bring about a very disastrous defeat.

Wang Tong also analyzed this possibility. North Korea’s terrain is narrow and mostly mountainous. The area from the west of Pyongyang City to the sea is relatively flat. It's rather narrow.

There is no way to fight with a large army in the mountains, and it can only be carried out on flat terrain. Since the two sides seem to encounter each other in a narrow alley, no matter how many people you have or how many people you have, there is a fixed number of people facing each other. The number of troops has no effect here. Liaoning's 20 soldiers and horses in this terrain may not be less than the opponent's [-] troops.

After making this analysis, Wang Tong remonstrated with the imperial court, saying that the speed of soldiers is very important, and in order to quickly integrate the local soldiers and horses to fight after the guest army arrives at the destination, the imperial court should first let Li Rusong, the general of the Xuanfu, lead the elite cavalry. After entering Liaoning, first integrate the various ministries in Liaoning, and enter the DPRK to attack the Japanese army.

Moreover, in order to be on the safe side and increase the confidence of victory, the imperial court should also send the Han Gang regiment of the Huwei Army stationed in Yongping Mansion into Liaoning to fight in the DPRK.

This memorial seems really stupid at this time. The imperial court has given you the position of commander-in-chief to Wang Tong. In the future, you will be able to do all the work alone. You still have to suggest that Li Rusong enter the court and let him integrate the various ministries in Liaoning to launch an attack first. Is the great contribution given to the Li family for nothing?
If you, Wang Tong, were to be the commander in chief and assigned Li Rusong's soldiers and horses under command, the situation would be different, and the credit would be due to your good command.

In the current situation, Li Rusong will definitely be sent to North Korea, and he will integrate the Liaoning army and horses to launch first. Even if the command is set, outsiders may think that Li Rusong's credit has nothing to do with you, Wang Tong.

However, the time of this seal is the most concerned point in the imperial court. Counting the distance from the capital to Songjiang Mansion, that is to say, before the imperial court made a decree to appoint Wang Tong as the commander-in-chief of the army to aid the dynasty, Wang Tong It has already been played, what does this mean? It means that Wang Tong does not care about personal gains and losses, and is completely concerned about the gains and losses of the Ming Dynasty. This small incident further shows Wang Tong's loyalty and proves that the appointment of the court is correct.

The military situation is urgent, and what Wang Tong’s memorial said is true. The imperial court is as good as others, and immediately ordered Li Rusong, the general of the Xuanfu, to lead five thousand elite soldiers from the headquarters into the Liao Dynasty to aid the DPRK and fight against the Japanese. He was willing to go to Liaoning to take on this responsibility, but in the end, in desperation, he had no choice but to order Liaoning governor Xu Guangguo to control the army, as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu and the various troops in Liaoning, and make a decision after Wang Tong arrived.

This matter has become a joke in the capital, and it has been circulated among the government and the public. Now it is because the victory of the Liaoning army is uncertain. If Wang Tong leads the army, I am afraid that they will be scrambling to be the supervisor. It is said that Cifu Shen has always greeted all parties and is ready to take on this role.

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The decree reached Songjiang Mansion, and an incense table was set up in the Liao State Mansion to receive the decree.

The decree is very simple. Wang Tong was ordered to lead the army to aid the DPRK and fight against the Japanese. One of the appointments was to appoint Wang Tong as the left governor of the governor's mansion. This position is a symbol of the general's command over the army.

With regard to the composition and various aspects of the soldiers and horses to aid the dynasty, the imperial court gave Wang Tong a wide range of powers, allowing him to select soldiers and horses from various places in the Ming Dynasty to form a large army, and he was also responsible for the arrangement of the marching route and logistics. The raising and distribution of military expenses, military supplies and military salaries are also decided by Wang Tong himself.

This kind of power is even more terrifying than the symbolic left governor. It means that all matters of this army are completely under the control of Wang Tong during the battle. He does not need to be responsible to the civil servants, but directly accepts orders from the emperor. Responsible.

The so-called ancestral system is nothing in front of this decree, but the strange thing is that from the capital to the local area, no one has said anything about it, because after so many years, everyone feels that in terms of Wang Tong's status, it should be So, and there will be no mistakes.

(End of this chapter)