Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

"General, according to what Tang Liancheng said, it was Wei Zhongxian who sent people to contact them when they entered Beijing this time, and arranged for them to enter the city..."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Li Xiu frowned, handed the cloth to wipe sweat in his hand to the soldier beside him, and said with a smile: "This Tang Liancheng is dishonest, show him some color."

After finishing speaking, Li Xiu seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "Be careful, don't kill people!"

"Don't worry, general, I have already invited the doctor to come over to the camp, and I have been keeping an eye on them, and I promise to save their lives."

"That's great, let's go!"

"As ordered!"

The soldiers retreated, Li Xiu frowned, and after a while, he quickly relaxed again.

He naturally didn't believe what Tang Liancheng said.

Given Wei Zhongxian's current situation, the possibility of doing such a thing can be said to be very slim.

Moreover, with the White Lotus Sect's deep-rooted rebellious gene, it is basically impossible for any official to collude with the White Lotus Sect.

After all, for those who are truly powerful, there are not too many ways and means to raise white gloves, and there is really no need to have contact with the evil wolf of the White Lotus Sect.

Even if there are, they are some insignificant people who have nothing to do with the overall situation, so they are nothing.

"Hey, eventful autumn!"

Thoughts flowed and thoughts flew, and in the end, Li Xiu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Speaking of which, in terms of today's Great Tomorrow, the White Lotus Sect is really nothing.

Even though it is only six years after the apocalypse, the drought and famine in the northern land have already appeared. Although the so-called civil unrest has not reached the terrifying peak in the future, the provinces in the northern land are already in turmoil.

As for the area around the south of the Yangtze River, although it seems to be peaceful, the problem of Japanese pirates has not been completely resolved in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the collusion between government and businessmen and the problem of Donglin are even more damaging to the world than the civil unrest in the north. !

Not to mention that the Houjin Tartars, who have long been a confidant of Ming Dynasty, are still thinking about how to step into the Central Plains. In order to fight against Houjin, they consume an astronomical figure of money and food every year.

But even so, he couldn't help but failed to cause any harm to Hou Jin, and even raised a deformed existence that was almost like a warlord in the Liaodong Army Town.

With the rudimentary form of a warlord, it is a matter of course or a matter of course to support the bandits!

In history, the Chongzhen Dynasty used all the power of the world to support a town in Liaodong for more than ten years. Although it has the merits of defending the land, under such terrifying human and material resources, there has never been any impressive military exploits.

Moreover, they repeatedly lost their masters and humiliated the court, and there were even tragic scenes of Tartars knocking on the capital and riding on the Central Plains.

And these are just man-made disasters. What is really terrifying is the natural disaster that cannot be reversed by manpower!

During the Little Ice Age, various natural disasters caused countless people to despair!

And the plague that swept across the Northland, leaving most of the Northland and even the capital city empty!

But now, I choose to stand on the opposite side of all this.

Keep the building from falling, support the raging tide from falling!

In ancient times, there were loyal ministers and righteous men, who left a great reputation in the history.

I don't know how many ink strokes Li Xiu can have on Qingshi?

Under the night, Li Xiu looked up at the bright stars, but his heart became more and more peaceful. Since he chose this road, even if the sky ahead is dark and the road is full of dangers, he can only go on step by step...

As for the end, is it dawn or sinking...

Under the night sky, the light of the knife suddenly appeared and became brighter, but it was completely different from the killing intent in the past. This time, the blade had no killing intent at all. It was as bright as moonlight, as bright as snow, but Senhan was not biting.

Clang!

Gold and iron blazed suddenly, and a slash of light pierced the night sky like a bright sun.

With the saber back in its sheath, Li Xiu rarely had a look of regret on his face. Taking advantage of the surging trend and firm will, he wanted to directly break through the bottleneck of bone tempering and step into the third stage of body training, the state of viscera forging, but despite his state of mind Yes, lack of background, this step beyond, after all, the time has not yet come!

One night passed, and the screams and wailing in the dungeon of the mansion never stopped. When Li Xiuxing arrived in the dungeon the next day, the strong smell of blood and medicine had already filled the whole dungeon. During the interrogation, the dying man was tied to a vertical log.

The punishment never ceases, neither does the doctor's healing.

A thick stack of interrogation records has been sent to Li Xiu, and after looking through it, Li Xiu was a little surprised.

When he arrested the young master of the White Lotus Sect and the guardian who chased him down, although he had expected the importance of the two, he never expected that the existence of these two people would actually influence the direction of the overall battle. Because the two were unbearable to be interrogated, they spat out the news, which directly led to the defeat of the so-called uprising of the White Lotus Sect.

From this point of view, it was only natural that the White Lotus Sect hated him deeply.

"Send someone to Jinyiwei to invite Li Ruolian and Li Qianhu to come into the mansion for a talk!"

Putting down the thick stack of interrogation transcripts casually, Li Xiu ordered to the guard beside him.

The soldiers took the order and immediately walked quickly to the outside of the dungeon.

"Wait a moment!"

The soldier walked a few steps, but Li Xiu's voice sounded again. The soldier stopped quickly and looked respectfully at Li Xiu, who was obviously in deep thought.

"In this way, you don't need to go to Jinyiwei. You take the general's order and take them directly to Dongchang. You say that the Bailian thief assassinated this general and was captured by this general. Let Dongchang deal with it as soon as possible!"

"As ordered!"

The military order was like a mountain, and the soldiers naturally did not dare to question it in the slightest. They retreated under the order, and escorted Tang Liancheng and the others out of the cell.

"White Lotus Sect..."

Looking at the thick stack of interrogation transcripts on the table, Li Xiu murmured softly, and his eyebrows became a little more solemn.

Although the two important figures were arrested before, Li Xiu did not interrogate them too much due to his authority. Now, after the one-night interrogation, the mouths of Tang Liancheng and the others are obviously not as hard as they imagined.

A lot of news came out, and it was the first time for Li Xiu to have such a comprehensive understanding of the White Lotus Sect, an organization with a history of hundreds of years.

Fooling the world with the belief of gods and Buddhas, although it is not on the stage, it is difficult to become a big climate, but in this age of ignorance, the foundation of the existence of the White Lotus Sect should not be too vast, it can be said to be pervasive.

It is no exaggeration to say that before the wisdom of the people is developed, it is impossible for organizations like the White Lotus Sect to be eradicated!

It can even be said that if there is any instability, wherever the White Lotus Sect entrenches and hides, it will definitely become the source of turmoil!

However, compared to the sky-shaking turmoil at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was in it, but it seemed extremely insignificant, and it was easy to be ignored...

Chapter 99 Liaodong Army Town

"Get out of the way, everyone out of the way, the frontier report, Ningyuan victory! Ningyuan victory! Everyone out of the way! Get out of the way!"

On the street, the fast horse galloped, and the sound of shouts resounded through the street, and the passers-by retreated one after another, making way for the fast horse to send a message.

"Ningyuan Great Victory?"

Li Xiu looked at the galloping fast horse, frowned slightly, but didn't care too much.

The Battle of Ningyuan had already begun after the death of Emperor Tianqi, but after the death of Emperor Tianqi and the succession of the new emperor, under various major events, the start of the Battle of Ningyuan was naturally difficult to attract much attention.

But now... Ningyuan's great victory...

Obviously, the result of this battle should not be much different from the history.

Li Xiu didn't need to think about it to know that for the princes of the court, Zhu Youjian, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, how many enemies were killed in the battle of Ningyuan, how many military achievements, and even the loss of the Ming Dynasty were not important.

Nurhachi led the army to besiege Ningyuan, and finally withdrew, no matter whether they were repelled or retreated by themselves, the existence of this fact is the most important.

Since the defeat in the battle against the Tartars in the Wanli period, Da Ming has never won a game against Hou Jin.

Now that this fact exists, that is something worth writing about!It is an exciting event!

As for the real battle situation, no one will care!

It can only be said that today's Daming, today's court princes, and even the new emperor Zhu Youjian all need this great victory, and that's it!

But thinking of the Ningyuan War, there is a name, but it can't be avoided no matter what.

That is the same as this so-called Ningyuan victory, Yuan Chonghuan, who was also controversial and controversial in history!

After operating Liaodong for many years, knowing that it was impossible to complete, he still boasted about the so-called five-year leveling of Liaodong.

As the coach of one side, sitting in charge of one side, knowing that Mao Wenlong's part is a threat to the Houjin Tartars and its effect on the overall situation, but without order and purpose, he killed Mao Wenlong without authorization, but he did not take remedial measures, directly eliminating the Houjin hinterland. biggest threat.

From these two points alone, we can see the inextricable connection between Yuan Chonghuan and the Liaodong general.

After all, what the rhetoric of Ping Liao in the past five years has brought is Zhu Youjian's full support for a town in Liaodong. Soldiers, horses, money, food, and armaments, the so-called power of the whole country, is nothing more than this.

The killing of Mao Wenlong, to a certain extent, seems to be regarded as the act of the Liaodong general to exclude dissidents.

After all, without Mao Wenlong, without the Dongjiang Army, in the overall situation of Pingliao, the only thing the court can rely on is the general of Liaodong.

The so-called governing Liao with Liao!

In Li Xiu's view, it was something that could never be accomplished.

This is definitely not something that can be solved with the full support of the imperial court and the dispatch of people to control it.

The reason why the town of Liaodong is so detached is because of the existence of the Houjin Tartars.

However, after so many years in the imperial court and the management of countless ministers and generals, the town of Liaodong has long been impregnable. No matter how elite the post-gold tartars are, they are only field elites. Siege has never been the forte of the post-gold tartars.

There are only a few people in the entire Houjin, but looking at the defense line in Liaodong, from Ningyuan, or even from outside Ningyuan, to Shanhaiguan, it can be said that there are many cities and towns along the way!

Taking frontal attacks one by one, killing the entire group of the Houjin Tartars, they may not be able to see Shanhaiguan!

History also clearly proves that even after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Houjin Tatars never really broke through that line of defense. If Wu Sangui hadn't surrendered and led the way, whether the Houjin would be able to take over the Central Plains is really a matter of suspense.

Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in defending a town in Liaodong, but in attacking...

History has clearly proved that no matter who is in charge of the Liaodong Army Town, no matter how strict the imperial order is, the aggressiveness does not exist.

After all, if you can lead the money, food and materials supported by the whole country, and live a life that no one dares to mess with, who would foolishly work hard!

Obviously, it is impossible to say that Yuan Chonghuan has no interests and inextricable connections with Liaodong generals!

Even, maybe, Yuan Chonghuan is a representative of Liaodong pushing the door to the foreground...

All kinds of thoughts circulated in his heart, and finally Li Xiu hid them deeply in his heart. All of this was still too far away from himself. Today's Ming Dynasty still needs to rely on Liaodong, and the troubles of the later Jin Tartars cannot be solved overnight.

"General, Eunuch Sun from the War Bureau has arrived at the camp."

Just as Li Xiu's thoughts were racing, the voice of a soldier rushing over suddenly woke him up from his heavy thoughts.

"go!"

Hearing this, Li Xiu's eyes lit up, and he immediately issued an order. A group of personal guards followed Li Xiu and headed towards the Yongwei camp.

As soon as he entered the camp, Li Xiu saw a group of people gathered at the edge of the school grounds. Seeing Li Xiu's arrival, the eunuch Sun Xian, who was arranged by Zhu Youjian to be in charge of the inner court's military battle bureau, immediately greeted him.

"Grandpa Sun came to visit, and Li was far away to welcome him. Don't blame Eunuch Sun!"

To the eunuchs of the inner court, Li Xiu didn't have the arrogance of those literati. He always focused on friendship, and now that he was trusted by Zhu Youjian, his relationship with the eunuchs of the inner court was not bad.

"Where is it, it is rare to go out of the palace once, and to see the legendary Yongwei Battalion, this trip is worthwhile."

Like the vast majority of eunuchs, Sun Xian also smiled when he spoke, and he couldn't see what he really thought at all.

"These are all artisans selected from the Bingzhan Bureau, and their craftsmanship is good. Here is the list, general, what do you want?"

"Eunuch Sun is doing business, so Li can certainly trust him!"

Li Xiu waved his hands again and again, looking at a group of craftsmen standing behind Sun Xian with lowered eyebrows and obedient eyes, the joy in his eyes was beyond words.

"Come on!"

As soon as Li Xiu waved his hand, a soldier came forward with a small wooden box.

"Eunuch Sun must not refuse a small gift. In terms of ordnance, there are still many things that need to be troubled by Eunuch Sun!"

Looking at the small wooden box in the soldier's hand, Sun Xian couldn't hide his joy. The new emperor ascended the throne, and the management of the inner court can be described as strict. Under such circumstances, even if there is oil and water, he dare not make too much money. This windfall is beyond expectations.

"Where is it? Don't worry, General Li. It's hard to talk about other miscellaneous families. The words of miscellaneous families still have some weight..."

After some politeness, Sun Xiancai ordered his subordinates to accept the favor, and Shi Shiran left.

And Li Xiu's attention, naturally, immediately focused on this group of craftsmen in the military battle.

In the eyes of others, they are just lowly craftsmen, but in his eyes, they are priceless treasures!

Chapter 100 Firearms

As early as when he came into contact with the firearms of this era in that cave, he had a lot of ideas about implementing them in this era. He didn't know much about other things, but he naturally had a lot of ideas about today's matchlock guns.

Whether it is fixed gunpowder, or the evolution from matchlock guns to flintlock guns, it is enough to greatly affect the direction of war in this era.

And this idea became clearer with the control of military power and familiarity with military affairs.

As soon as Zhu Youjian came to the throne, Li Xiu immediately suggested that Zhu Youjian take control of the military situation.

After all, no matter how large the ordnance manufacturing department of the Outer Dynasty is, it is difficult for him to exert any influence now. In this era, it is not easy to explain in a few words.

The inner court military situation is different. It has nothing to do with the outer dynasty. It has its own system and is controlled by eunuchs. It is much easier to exert influence.