: When it should be hard

Sheng Yong was unable to protect his army in the end. In April of the second year of Jianwen, Huang Zicheng came to Jinan again, read out Zhu Yunwen's imperial edict, and appointed Li Jinglong as the commander-in-chief of the world. The Ming army was controlled by him and granted him the power to reorganize the army. Anyone who was disobeyed of the dispatcher was dismissed on the spot. Li Jinlong accepted the seal of the commander-in-chief. He immediately issued his first order as the commander-in-chief, ordering Sheng Yong to hand over the military power. Sheng Yong had no choice but to hand it over to his last 50,000 troops.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jinglong ordered the commander Guo Ying and Wu Jie to lead the army to Shandong to join. When more than 200,000 Shanxi and Shaanxi troops arrived in Shandong, Li Jinglong took the two armies for his own use on the grounds of selecting elite troops and re-appointed the generals. Both commanders were undermined and were soon appointed to idle positions. In this way, after more than two months of integration, the Northern Expedition Army reached another 600,000, even surpassing the last time.

Li Jinglong, who was in power, became arrogant again. He began to ask the court for money and food again and again. He knew very well that the court's army near the capital was less than 200,000. It can be said that he had mastered the Ming Dynasty's army.

Even Zhu Yunwen's imperial edict urging him to go north was thrown aside by him and publicly said to the official promulgation: "I will be away from you, and the king will not accept any orders."

With an army of 600,000, even exceeding the population of Jinan, Li Jinglong began to feel proud of the world. It seemed that in his eyes, King Yan was just an ant, and he could step on it to death with one foot. King Qin and King Jin were just dogs locked in cages, waiting for him to clean up with a stick.

However, what he was most unhappy now was the snoring man on the side of his bed. He was in Shandong, and there was another army 300 miles away from his army. Moreover, this army actually accepted more than 100,000 Shandong troops in Chen Hui in the last battle, which made him feel uneasy.

Perhaps it was because the report of the court's war was too perfect, and even he believed it himself. He believed that the last battle was not because of his poor use of troops. He even believed that he was indeed attacked by the enemy from both sides in Liangxiang. It was because Chen Hui's unauthorized withdrawal of troops led to his failure. Now Li Jinglong is eager to obtain a certificate that proves that his use of troops is no worse than any famous general.

The Grand Governor's Mansion was brightly lit, dozens of tables of banquets filled the hall yard, hundreds of generals gathered together, eating meat, drinking happily, and enjoying Li Jinglong's appeal to them. In the hall, Li Jinglong drank gracefully with a small glass of wine, squinting his eyes and listening to his subordinates' compliments to him.

"There are only a few in history that can lead 600,000 troops to fight. I remember that only the Wang family father and son of Qin had such honors."

"What is the father and son of the Wang family? He dared to lead the army with fear. He was as calm and confident as the governor. Even the emperor's will bounce back in one sentence, 'The general is outside, and the king's order is not accepted!' How mighty is this? I ask me, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, which general has said this?"

"You are forgetful. That year, the late emperor ordered Li Weizheng to return to Beijing to report his work. Didn't he say that? Goryeo's civil strife, and he could not return to Beijing."

"Bah! Li Weizheng was a minor official from a county government office. Can he compete with the Grand Governor? The Grand Governor is a royal relative and a famous family. In the war in the Central Plains, he just hiked in Liaodong like a dog. Do he dare to come out to fight for the world?"

When Li Jinglong heard the name of Li Weizheng, he suddenly remembered the first time he met him in Wuchang. At that time, he was just a small Jinyiwei family, and now he has become a prince. Li Jinglong felt very uncomfortable, so he sneered and said to everyone: "You guys, if I ordered Li Weizheng to come to see me, would he be willing to come?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one said anything. Everyone was complimenting, but their hearts were as clear as a mirror. Li Jinglong seized Sheng Yong's power and Guo Ying and Wu Jie's power. If Li Wei came again, he would be really stupid.

"Why don't you stop talking?" Li Jinglong asked unhappily.

A general laughed dryly and said, "The great governor's reputation is as bright as the moon in the sky. How can it be compared with Li Weizheng's tiny fireflies? The great governor might as well give it a try. After all, he is also an army of the court. If he doesn't listen to the order of the Grand governor, he will openly resist the order. He should always consider this issue! Is this true?"

Everyone also echoed: "General Liu said so well. The Grand Commander might as well give it a try. We are willing to serve the Grand Commander."

Li Jinglong drank the wine in the glass and said coldly: "I really want to give it a try!"

The banquet ended, and Li Jinglong pondered at the map in his study. He was once the commander-in-chief in Shandong and was quite familiar with the terrain of Shandong. After thinking for a long time, he decided to order the army to attack Penglai. As long as Penglai was taken down, Li Wei would have no place to stand in Shandong and could only return to Liaodong in shame. In this way, he would have no worries about his Northern Expedition.

At this time, military advisor Mao Hua hurried into the room, he bowed and said, "Is the Grand Marshal looking for me?"

"I'll ask you, I want to teach Li Weizheng a lesson. Do you think it's feasible?"

Mao Hua was stunned, and he asked tentatively: "Why are you thinking about dealing with Li Weizheng?"

"He occupied the Shandong Peninsula, and I was raising it to me, especially Chen Hui's 120,000 army. He took it as soon as he said he could take it, and he didn't take me seriously at all. If he didn't teach him a lesson, he would think there was no one in the world."

Mao Hua sighed in his heart. Li Jinglong thought there was no one in the world, but he didn't dare to disobey Li Jinglong's intentions now. He pondered for a moment and said, "Master General, why don't you be polite first and then soldiers?"

Li Jinglong was stunned, and Mao Hua continued: "Since Li Wei claimed to be the imperial army, it is legitimate to order him to hand over the Shandong army as the general of the world's horse soldiers. If he refused to fight, then the general will send troops to teach him a lesson. He will also explain to the court and the world."

Li Jinglong thought about it and it made sense. He had a moral advantage first, and then the army first, and he had a moral advantage. Thinking of this, he smiled proudly and said, "I heard that Li Weizheng had a lot of money and food. If I take him down, I can teach him a lesson for his contempt for the rudeness of the court. Second, I can also get some money and food to supplement the lack of military troops. According to your wishes, we should first be courteous and then the army first, and order him to pay for the troops to help the battle."

Three days later, Li Jinglong's envoy arrived in Penglai County. He was very lucky. At this time, Li Wei was in Penglai County. He was personally reorganizing the 120,000 Shandong Army that Chen Hui surrendered. It was with these 120,000 troops that Li Wei was able to solve the problem of insufficient troops because the front line was too long and the army was insufficient. He was unwilling to use too many Goryeo mercenaries. Goryeo mercenaries were used to farm and mine for him. In real war, he did not want to lead the Goryeo people to the Central Plains.

It should be said that using the elite imperial army for oneself is the solution to military strength that Li Weizheng has been seeking. Liaodong is remote, and he does not have so many sources of troops, nor does he have so much time to train. He knew that Li Jinglong was defeated twice in history, and hundreds of thousands of well-trained troops became deserters. This is the source of his inexhaustible military strength. After years of accumulation, his total strength has reached more than 400,000. It should be said that he is fully capable of participating in the battle with the King of Yan for the world. The only thing he has to do now is to wait and wait for the last opportunity to come.

"Sir, I laugh at the current emperor as he is so confused. He actually put the country on a playboy like Li Jinglong and handed over nearly one million troops to him. In this way, how can the court be undefeated?"

Shao Wenda was discussing the next step with Li Wei, and he also realized that the court was in an extremely dangerous situation. Zhu Yunwen's improper employment of people would lead to his inevitable failure in the end.

Li Weizheng smiled faintly and said, "It's not just that he doesn't use people. He's too kind and soft-hearted. In the cruel power struggle, he still talks about family affection and talks about credibility. Last year, I told him to catch all the vassal kings in Beijing. However, he was worried about losing his credibility and refused to take action. Finally, he let the tiger go back to the mountain. From then on, I knew that he could not accomplish great things. Those who accomplish great things should be hard, and those who should be soft are soft. Moral and credibility are just a means and tool. But our emperor, he is not hard in the hard places and insists on governing the country with benevolence and righteousness. As a result, he can't even collect taxes until now, and finally came to ask me for money."

Shao Wenda nodded and said, "Sir, you are right. The King of Yan has done a good job in this regard, using both soft and hard, and combining civil and military affairs. If there is no adult, the world will definitely be the King of Yan. It's a pity that the King of Yan has worked hard and worked hard, but in the end he made wedding dresses for the adults."

While the two were talking, a personal soldier came in to report: "Sir, Li Jinglong has sent an envoy."

Li Weizheng smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Shao, what did Li Jinglong send an envoy to do?"

Shao Wenda pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Does he want to let the lord obey his orders?"

"I guess this is what I mean. I can't let others snore on the side of the bed. He was confused by the army of 600,000. If someone comes, please invite the messenger in."

After a moment, an envoy walked in with great courage. He didn't politely, and said loudly: "According to the order of Lord Li, the general of Liaodong, Li Weizheng, went to Jinan Prefecture to meet the general, and he would not delay it!"

Li Weijing sneered and said, "Who are you? How dare you not kneel when you see me? If you come, break his legs first!"

Dozens of personal soldiers rushed up from both sides of the tent, and rode in a row, immediately broke the leg of the messenger. The messenger fell to the ground with screaming. Then Li Weizheng asked, "Where is Li Jinglong's military order?"

The messenger took out a letter from his arms in great pain, "Sir General, this is the letter of the Grand Commander."

A personal soldier came forward and took it and handed it to Li Weizheng. Li Weizheng didn't look at it, and tore the letter to pieces and said to the messenger coldly: "Go back and tell Li Jinglong that if he dares to fart, I will immediately join forces with the King of Yan to let him truly taste what it means to be attacked from both sides!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered his left and right, "Take this person out for me!"

Several big-sleeved and round-waisted personal soldiers came forward, and took out the envoy on the ground out of the tent like a chicken. At this time, Shao Wenda said with some concern: "Sir, I am worried that Li Jinglong is really ignorant of the current affairs and sends a large army to attack him. What should I do then?"
Chapter completed!