Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

And the weak foundation he cultivated is not worth mentioning under this kind of overwhelming chaos!

even……

Suddenly, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but feel panic rising in his heart.

This sudden attack, is it a sudden intention, or a long-planned plan?

And it happened to be the special period when the Yongweiying left Beijing!

"Let Cao Huachun come over!"

"Cheng En, send someone to report the current situation to Li Xiu immediately..."

"Also, Cheng En, hurry up and inspect the internal military!"

After a series of decrees were issued, Zhu Youjian looked around at the eunuchs and maids kneeling in the palace, as if thinking of something, he snorted coldly, turned around suddenly, went back to the table, picked up a pen and ink, and began to write something on the paper ...

Naturally, Li Xiu didn't know about the sudden turmoil in the capital's court hall. When he played the concert, his thoughts were completely drawn by Hou Jin, and he just wanted to avoid that tragic scene in history as much as possible.

Naturally, he didn't expect that his memorandum not only didn't play the expected role, but instead became the fuse of the violent storm in the capital!

At this moment, the big camp outside Zhending City, even though it was already dark, was not quiet at all.

Piles of bonfires were burning, completely illuminating every corner of the camp, patrolling with weapons, exploring horses and riding around, it was very lively.

Especially the temporary prison where the prisoners of war were held was even more noisy at the moment. Although the Battle of Zhending Prefecture was huge, the number of real casualties was only a few thousand. It's really not worth mentioning.

And these tens of thousands of captives naturally became the current focus.

Teams of armored soldiers shuttled among the cages, and under the identification of many victims, they lifted the backbone of the rebel army hidden among the victims, and fell directly in front of the victims. on the spot.

As for whether there will be accidental injury or wrong killing, this issue is obviously not cared about by any soldier.

After all, although Li Xiu had issued a military order not to injure civilians without reason, the victims in front of them, in fact, were no longer civilians, but rebels and thieves!

The killing lasted all night, and the folks who transported the corpses did not stop all night.

But for Li Xiu, all this is far from over.

Whether it is the elimination of the remaining thieves and bandits in the counties of Zhending Prefecture, the recruitment and selection of auxiliary soldiers, or even the most important resettlement of the victims, all of them need to be managed by him.

At dawn, the army divided up again and headed towards the counties in Zhending Mansion that were occupied by bandits.

Li Xiu, on the other hand, was still in charge of the Chinese army, but at this moment, a visitor that Li Xiu didn't expect was ushered in in the tent of the Chinese army commander!

Lu Xiangsheng!

One of the few remarkable generals in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, and he was also a literati general!

What surprised Li Xiu the most was that Lu Xiangsheng came to visit him as the magistrate of Zhending Prefecture.

This can't help but make Li Xiu feel a little bit confused. The prefect of Zhending, in his opinion, is a complete waste thing. If he manipulates it blindly, it will directly make the thief powerful!

He had already inquired about the details of the prefect of Zhending, but no matter how he looked at it, it should have nothing to do with Lu Xiangsheng...

After talking for a few sentences, Lu Xiangsheng obviously also saw Li Xiu's doubts, and explained a few words with a wry smile, and Li Xiu suddenly realized.

"Yesterday's battle, the fierceness of the brave guards really shocked me. The general's command of the army is really unique in the world!"

"Haha, it's all thanks to His Majesty's trust and support, but you, my lord, have only two thousand remnant soldiers, but you can resist the siege of tens of thousands of thieves for several days. This is the real use of soldiers like a god!"

"Ashamed, ashamed! It all depends on the soldiers who dare to fight!"

Having said that, the complacency between Lu Xiangsheng's brows is uncontrollable, the fact is true, if he hadn't arrived, with Xu Ningyuan's stupid virtues, the city of Zhending might have fallen already!

After some compliments, the two of them got back to business.

"I don't know how the general plans to deal with the captives of Li Thief."

Li Xiu couldn't help raising his brows when these words came to his ears, and his eyes fixed on Lu Xiangsheng, who couldn't see the change in his expression, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Li thief is rampant, but most of the victims are innocent people who have been trapped. I will choose some young and strong to make up for the loss of the headquarters, and the rest will have to be settled by you, my lord!"

After finishing speaking, Li Xiu paused for a while, and added:

"Of course, if the Zhending Mansion has no ability to resettle them, then the general will send people to send these victims to Huangzhuang, and the court will resettle them..."

"If the general believes in me, these disaster victims should stay in Zhending Mansion!"

Lu Xiangsheng immediately said: "The Li thief's disturbance, the Zhending Mansion is in ruins, and the loss of people is serious. These victims, I guarantee that they will be resettled properly!"

"So good!"

Li Xiu also nodded. It is a great thing that Zhending Mansion can take over, otherwise, tens of thousands of disaster victims would be taken care of by him, but it would be a huge burden!

After receiving Li Xiu's definite answer, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. This Zhending Mansion has been completely manipulated by that bastard, and it seems to have become a mess.

That guy patted his ass and left. This mess must be ended by him, otherwise, the magistrate will probably sit until he dies!

"However, I am sure that the remaining thieves and bandits in various places have to ask the general to send troops to wipe out one or two. Don't worry, the general, I will try my best to raise food, grass and military equipment for the general to ensure the general's army needs!"

Hearing this, Li Xiu rarely showed joy. Naturally, he has no shortage of food and grass at present, but not lacking now does not mean that he will not lack in the future.

The grain and grass allocated by the imperial court were allocated according to the establishment of the Yongwei Battalion. Although there would be some surplus at Zhu Youjian's request, it was not much after all.

But now, he selects the young and strong, organizes and trains the auxiliary soldiers, and this extra force needs to raise food and grass by himself.

Although before leaving, Zhu Youjian specially allocated a batch of food, grass and military equipment from the inner court, as well as a large amount of silver, and ordered the cooperation of prefectures and counties along the way, but many things are not as easy as imagined. It is not uncommon in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, in this famine land, there is already a shortage of food, and it is not an easy task to buy and raise food and grass. It is a surprise that Lu Xiangsheng can cooperate so much.

With Lu Xiangsheng's cooperation, plus the many food and grass saved before, as long as this period of time passes and returns to the capital, everything will be fine.

As for how to supply the logistics of the Yongwei Battalion, which has already expanded its army, that is Zhu Youjian's business...

Chapter 123 Oppression and Bondage

"kill!"

Outside the east gate of Zhendingfu City, loud shouts of killing rang out from time to time. In the camp, thousands of strong men selected from the victims, armed with knives and long spears, were arranged in uneven formations, and performed well. with.

Li Xiu was dressed in military uniform, standing on the stage of the school field, watching everything in front of him.

Beside him, Lu Xiangsheng watched the military training scene in front of him with some excitement.

Since the end of the war that day, the Yongwei camp stationed outside the city of Zhending Mansion has almost become half of Lu Xiangsheng's prefect's government office, and he came here for a stroll when he had nothing to do.

Li Xiu also had great tolerance for this famous general in history, so he allowed him to walk around in the camp and observe.

"There is only the word "military discipline" in order to rule the army. It is the most difficult to implement and persist. However, under the general's command, it is really commendable to be able to implement these two words thoroughly!"

"It all depends on His Majesty's trust, otherwise, it will be difficult!"

"Hey."

Lu Xiangsheng sighed softly, but didn't say any more.

When he was in the Daming Mansion back then, he had the heart to train the army, but even though he was the lord of the mansion, he was not able to know many things in one word, and there were many obstacles. It's just superficial.

Now transferred to Zhending Mansion, even though he has taken over a big mess, it is not without unexpected gains. A lot of waste is waiting to be done, which means that many things need to be rebuilt!

Rebuild, that's much better than being a paper-maker!

This is also the reason why he has been strolling and observing in the Yongwei camp for the past few days.

After all, although he is quite familiar with military affairs, he has never personally commanded an army, and many things are also superficial, and the current elite team has naturally become the object of his observation and practice.

"Are you also planning to train the army when you build a platform?"

After watching the auxiliary soldiers practice for a while, Li Xiucai turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng and asked casually.

"The world is chaotic, without a strong army, it is not enough to protect the environment and the people."

"That's fine too."

Li Xiu nodded and said nothing more.

After all, if his predictions come true and Houjin breaks through, the world will definitely be shaken. At that time, the king of soldiers and horses will be indispensable, so there will be more chances of winning.

At this point in his thoughts, Li Xiu couldn't help but look in the direction of the capital, but he didn't know if his memorial had the expected effect.

If you are vigilant, even if you come to Houjin to break the barriers in history, you will suffer a lot more.

"There are more than two thousand cavalry, nearly ten thousand brave infantry, and more than six thousand auxiliary soldiers. In addition to Erwazi's two strong and strong troops, the auxiliary soldiers can reach more than ten thousand..."

"Twenty thousand troops..."

"The scale of the cavalry needs to be expanded..."

Various thoughts circulated in his mind, after Li Xiu said goodbye to Lu Xiangsheng, he returned directly to the tent of the Chinese army commander.

The small flags on the sand table in the commander's tent representing Li Erdong's [-]st Division have been greatly reduced, leaving only the remnant soldiers in twos and threes, scattered all over the Zhending Mansion.

Up to now, it can be said that the main strategic purpose of the Yongwei Battalion leaving Beijing this time has been completed, and the rest are only some finishing touches and other small-scale bandits in the Zhili area.

As for these, Li Xiu had already arranged for Erwazi and Zhou Yuji to divide their troops to attack, and it would not take long to complete it.

Of course, for Li Xiu, suppressing thieves is just a matter of incident. The most important thing is to expand the army and train troops.

Li Erdong's part has been pacified, and the rest of the time will naturally be focused on training and reorganizing the army.

In Li Xiu's eyes, the small groups of remnants existing here and there are experience packs for the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion to accelerate their growth!

"General, General Li!"

Just as Li Xiu was thinking, a shout suddenly sounded from outside the tent, which immediately interrupted Li Xiu's thoughts.

"Stop! Commander in Chief of the Chinese Army, stop making noise!"

Not long after the soldiers' scolding sounded, a guard soldier hurried in.

"General, someone is coming from the palace!"

"Bring him in!"

Li Xiu waved his hand, but his eyes were still fixed on the Great Ming Universe Map.

When he saw the handwriting on the envelope, Li Xiu also shrank his pupils. Of course, he was no stranger to Zhu Youjian's handwriting!

At this point in time, the secret letter written by Zhu Youjian himself, and the embarrassment of the messenger in front of him...

Suddenly, a bad premonition rose from his heart.

The envelope was torn open directly, and Li Xiu's expression became gloomy as the characters came into view one by one.

After a long time, Li Xiu put down the envelope slowly, looked at the courier and personal guards in front of him, and waved his hands: "Take the courier down for a rest!"

After the courier retreated and the tent returned to peace, Li Xiu stood there with an expression of uncertainty. After a long, long time, he took a deep breath, turned around suddenly, and once again fixed his eyes on the painting of the Great Ming Universe in front of him. superior.

The turmoil in the capital obviously exceeded his expectations!

He can naturally see that all of these things seem to be coming towards him, but in fact they are just a temptation to Zhu Youjian, or a coercion concealed by appearances.

But no matter what, the turmoil started because of him and came towards him. This fact cannot be changed, and he must find a way to deal with it.

As his thoughts flowed, the chill in Li Xiu's eyes became more and more cold. Since Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, he has been avoiding his participation in the government affairs, and even being asked by Zhu Youjian to discuss the affairs of the government, he often said as little as possible.

One is to avoid conflicts with Zhu Youjian and maintain a tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects, and the other is to not want to intrigue with those old foxes in the court and waste his time and energy.

But, the current situation...

The tree wants to be quiet and the wind is not!

This court battle still involved himself.

In the current situation of turning against Yingtian, it is obvious that he is preparing to kill himself at once, and directly cut off Zhu Youjian, the new emperor's biggest reliance.

Whether Zhu Youjian can keep himself within the rules of the game is the center of the current storm.

If you can keep it, you will stabilize the foundation and basic board of the emperor. If you can't keep it, then the work of several months will be lost in one day. After all, the emperor who can't even keep his most trusted confidant, how can he talk about majesty and power!

But the handle has already been given away, and in the face of the chaos against Yingtian, it will be as difficult as reaching the sky in order to fulfill the wish in accordance with the rules of the game!

Countless thoughts flowed rapidly in his mind, and the coldness between Li Xiu's eyebrows became more and more intense.

Within the rules, there is no way!

But outside the rules...

Zhu Youjian's prestige is too low!

It is also difficult to achieve what you want!

Chaotic thoughts flooded his mind. It was the first time in this world that Li Xiu felt such powerless oppression and restraint.

Killing is often the best way to solve problems, and it is also what Li Xiu is best at.

But right now, killing won't solve the problem.

Forcibly resolved, Zhu Youjian's prestige foundation is too weak, and he cannot withstand the backlash of forcibly resolved...