511 Today is not what it used to be
Xiong Wencan was really surprised when he heard this. Didn’t the Ming army be suppressed by Jianlu? It seemed that the only victory was achieved by defending the city. Why didn’t you pay attention to the war in the north for a while? The Ming army became very powerful! The two sons of the slave chief died one after another at the hands of the Ming army in Dongjiang, which is really unbelievable!
The waiter is a person who is good at observing words and expressions. While speaking, he looked at Xiong Wencan. He vaguely noticed Xiong Wencan's surprise. He suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart. He continued to introduce: "...Lu Zhongcheng led his army to escape the search of Jianlu and Mongolian coalition forces, and then raided the periphery of Jianlu's pseudo-capital capital. Jianlu was so scared that he closed the city gates and watched them as the Jurchens died outside the city under the swords and guns of our Ming soldiers. Haha, I didn't expect that Jianlu would have this day, it was so satisfying!"
"You guy, don't exaggerate it. My master wants to listen to the real news!" A servant behind Xiong Wencan couldn't help but shout loudly when he heard this.
Indeed, after listening to the description of this waiter, why do you feel that Jianlu is so vulnerable! This...is this still Jianlu, who is invincible in the field in the legend?
When the waiter heard this, he didn't care and said with a little pride: "The guest officer is too worried! The villain said this all facts, and there is no exaggeration at all. If you don't believe it, you will go out and look at the court's notice and you will know that the villain is absolutely not exaggerating!"
Speaking of this, he stopped, observed Xiong Wencan's face, and then smiled and said to the clerk: "You may not have paid attention to the things in the north, right? The villain knows that the things you remember are all the things in the past! Now, they are very different from those in the past. Not to mention the military strength of our Ming Dynasty, just the new things that happened in the capital can make you...it is beyond your imagination!"
When Xiong Wencan heard this, he couldn't help but frown. Could it be that as this waiter said, he was a little behind and even a little ignorant?
For the sake of money, the waiter continued to explain to them, the outsiders: "Also, the Ming army in Dongjiang fought against the Korean Navy under the eyes of the Jianlu army with two warships on Pidao. You may not know that the Korean Navy had more than 100 warships at that time. But my Dongjiang Navy only sent two warships, two warships! It burned the entire Korean Navy without leaving a single bow, while our Ming Navy lost no loss..."
Xiong Wencan was shocked when he heard this. Compared to land, he naturally cared about the navy more. After all, Zheng Zhilong, who he relied on, relied on the navy to make a living. If there were powerful navy in the Ming Dynasty, then there would be problems with his previous plan!
Therefore, after hearing this, he immediately interrupted the waiter's introduction and confirmed again: "The Dongjiang Navy is really that powerful? Just two bows beat the Korean Navy with more than 100 warships, but he was unscathed?"
After hearing this, the waiter immediately corrected: "Actually it is not the Dongjiang Naval Division, it should be considered the Denglai Naval Division. Governor Denglai already has a naval division, and the new naval commander happened to go to Pidao, so he only brought two bows..."
"Wait, who is this new navy commander?" Xiong Wencan vaguely guessed, but he still confirmed.
When the waiter heard this, he smiled and said, "The guest officer must have never heard of it. The villain is well-informed in the capital, and has never heard of it before. This man is called Li Zhiqi, and he seems to be from the south..."
Hearing this, Xiong Wencan recited the name in his heart: "Li Zhiqi, Li Kuiqi, Li Zhiqi, Li Kuiqi..."
He suddenly confirmed what happened before and after he contacted him. This Li Zhiqi was definitely Li Kuiqi who was escorted to Beijing before!
When he thought of Li Kuiqi's failure, he was even named the commander of the Denglai Naval Division by the emperor. He ran to Pi Island and made great contributions. This... Isn't this a blessing in disguise? Maybe after the war is over, Li Kuiqi's official position will be higher than Zheng Zhilong!
Xiong Wencan naturally knew Li Kuiqi's ability very well. At this moment, he was not calm, so he didn't listen to what the waiter said next. He was just worried in his heart that the combat power of the court's army and the strength of the navy were incomparable to those before. Then the methods he had thought of before were probably useless, otherwise he would be likely to shoot himself in the foot! Then... Then, let it go like this?
Xiong Wencan thought about this, and he was really unwilling to accept it. Could it be that the money is really not the same as me?
After thinking for a while, he finally came to his senses and heard the waiter talking nonstop, "...After the Changli victory, when Lu Zhongcheng arrived in the capital, the emperor had already asked the cabinet chief minister to lead civil and military officials to welcome him. This time he welcomed him again, which was the second honor. But this time it was a bit different..."
"Well, what's the difference?" Xiong Wencan couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable when he heard that Lu Xiangsheng was also just a governor. He was so favored by the emperor and loved by the people.
After hearing this, the waiter seemed to have a little emotion and replied: "The reason why Lu Zhongcheng risked his life to enter Shenyang was actually the main purpose of the emperor to rescue the family of Lord Liu, the commander of the Jinyiwei, in accordance with the emperor's will, the emperor praised him as a model for the people of the Ming Dynasty..."
"What? What's going on?" Xiong Wencan was a little confused when he heard this, and then interrupted and asked again.
When the waiter heard this, he told the story of Liu Xingzuo's brothers who were taught by his mother, and the old mother urged her son to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and then sighed: "Good people will be rewarded! Lord Liu's old mother suffered from suffering in Liaodong, so the emperor specially ordered Lu Zhongcheng to save people under the nose of Jianlu. The emperor is really a person with kindness who values affection and righteousness. It's really impossible to say..."
When Xiong Wencan heard this, he couldn't help but get a little bit of a mess again, repeating the waiter's conclusion: "The emperor is really a person with a kindness who values love and righteousness..."
He was fighting for thoughts, but at this time, there was another lively scene outside the capital.
The cavalry in the distance had slowly come. At the forefront of the team, a large flag with the word "Lu" fluttered in the wind. Under the banner, three carriages were accompanied.
Next to the cabinet chief Wen Tiren, Liu Xingzuo, commander of the Jinyiwei. After seeing him from afar, he could no longer hold back and clasped his fists to Wen Tiren and accused him: "Mr. Wen, I will go to greet you first!"
Wen Tiren naturally knew Liu Xingzuo's mood, and nodded with a smile: "Go!"
Chapter completed!