Liu Rong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong who served as the Ming Dynasty's border guard, thought that he might have a chance to reunite with Prince Qi, but what he didn't expect was that the reunion would be so short.
It had only been a year, and Liu Rong had been eating and sleeping in Liaodong. A year later, except that he found himself one year older, nothing seemed to have changed.
As for the King of Qi, he destroyed Nuer Gandusi and established Jianzhou Province in one year. After returning to Beijing, he was overthrown by the prince. Now he has to return to the Northeast to fight, which can be said to be a busy business.
The land of Liaodong is located at the throat of the Ming Dynasty. Its main responsibilities are: to eliminate Japanese pirates, suppress the Jurchens, resist Mongolia, and prevent North Korea.
But now that the Jurchens are gone, Liu Rong's workload has been reduced by a quarter in an instant, and the Mongols have been crippled by His Majesty the Emperor, and they will not be able to invade again in a few decades.
Now King Qi is here, saying that he will destroy Korea and then Japan.
Liu Rong: Are you going to ruin my job?
If King Qi is really allowed to destroy North Korea and Japan, will he, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, come here and lead hundreds of thousands of Liaodong troops to retire here?
However, Liu Rong did not think that he would be unemployed. North Korea was easy to defend but difficult to attack. During the heyday of the Li and Tang Dynasties, they had not been able to capture Goguryeo in one fell swoop, and Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was even dragged down in this place. If Without a strong navy, can you defeat North Korea?
Can my general soldier in Liaodong lose his job? what's on your mind?
Where did you, King Qi, go to find a powerful navy? In your dream?
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Liaodong, Lushunkou
Liu Rong stood on the shore and felt numb inside after seeing the majestic and miraculous Ming Dynasty treasure ship on the sea.
There are sixty-two Ming Dynasty treasure ships. The largest treasure ship is 44 feet long and 18 feet wide. The ship has four floors. It has nine masts and twelve sails. The anchor weighs several thousand kilograms. It is like a giant beast walking on the sea. But One look at it can make you shiver.
This is Zheng He’s fleet! The Ming Dynasty is the most invincible navy in the sea!
Zheng He, why don't you go to the Western Seas and come here to destroy the country?
Because the treasure ship was too large and had a draft of more than six meters, it would definitely run aground without even thinking about it. Therefore, Zhu Gaojie only took some of his guards and Zheng He, who was in charge of the navy, to land in a small boat.
Zhu Gaojie came forward with a smile on his face and said hello: "General Liu, I haven't seen you for a year. How are you?"
Liu Rong forced out a smile: "Thanks to you, I will have a good life recently."
Okay, what a fart!
Since Mongolia and Jianzhou have weakened, the Liaodong Army is now so idle that its limbs have almost deteriorated!
In order to relieve his boredom... well, in order to demonstrate the force of the Liaodong Army, Liu Rong led his army to catch and beat the Japanese pirates wandering around the Bohai Sea when he had nothing to do. The Japanese pirates cried for their fathers and mothers.
The smile on Zhu Gaojie's face faded and he said seriously: "General Liu, I am bringing the navy to Liaodong this time. You must already know what I am going to do, right?"
"General, I understand that your Majesty has sent me a secret letter. The 300,000 Liaodong Army will all obey the prince's orders!" Liu Rong said, cupping his fists.
Although he may be reluctant in his heart, if military orders are carried out, Liu Rong will obey Zhu Gaojie's orders unconditionally.
This is not only the duty of a soldier, but also because when King Qi came to Liaodong last time, Liu Rong owed a favor to King Qi's palace.
Thanks to King Qi, the first round of fort construction has now been built in the Liaoze area. As a result, even in the dry season, the Mongols cannot easily cross Liaoze to deliver a fatal blow to Liaodong. This was a credit to the mediation of Prince Qi's Mansion. If not for this, Liu Rong would not have been able to regain Liaoze as commander-in-chief for another twenty years.
This not only expanded Liaodong's territory, but also strengthened Liaodong's weakest line of defense.
Liu Rong has always kept this kindness in mind.
"Before the official war begins, all our operational information must be kept as confidential as possible to prevent the other party from making early responses." Zhu Gaojie said.
Liu Rong silently glanced at the magnificent treasure ship on the sea, not wanting to speak.
What a big boat! What a big boat!
Tell me how to keep this secret?
Unless all the enemies are blind, everyone can see that there is a country-destroying fleet stationed at Lushunkou in Liaodong!
Zhu Gaojie coughed slightly and said: "So we should keep it as secret as possible, as much as possible, you understand."
Liu Rong asked tiredly: "When will the prince plan to send troops? The general's suggestion is that the earlier the troops are sent, the better. Otherwise, with this... strong navy stationed at Lushunkou, North Korea will definitely strengthen its troops in Baotou." The defensive power of the mountain area.”
"It doesn't matter, I have no plans to send troops anytime soon." Zhu Gaojie shook his head.
"The prince has no plans to send troops soon?" Liu Rong touched his head, "Then if you station the fleet here in advance, won't it attract attention?"
"I just said that I didn't plan to send troops, but I didn't say that I didn't plan to fight." Zhu Gaojie said with a smile.
Liu Rong felt more and more weird. What did this mean?
You don’t plan to send troops, but you plan to fight?
What, do you, Prince Qi, want to kill the North Korean capital with your bare hands and make the King of North Korea surrender?
"Come, General Liu, I will introduce you to him."
Zhu Gaojie pointed to the man behind him, "This is Lu Chaoyang, the envoy of the Jinyi Guard Town, my right-hand man."
Lu Chaoyang cupped his hands and said, "Lu Chaoyang, I have met General Liu."
Liu Rong had noticed Lu Chaoyang a long time ago. Without him, the flying fish suit and the embroidered spring knife on his waist were too conspicuous.
Although the flying fish suit is a symbol of Jin Yiwei, it is not the exclusive clothing of Jin Yiwei. Flying fish is not included in the official uniform system. It is a gift uniform, second only to the python robe. The dragon head has four claws, wings and a fish tail. It is the "artificial ray" in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
"It turns out it's Mr. Lu. Liu has heard about it a long time ago. I'm glad to see you today. I'm glad to meet you." Liu Rong returned the greeting.
Although Lu Chaoyang is only a fourth-grade military attache with real power, and any general mentioned by Liu Rong is a military attache with real power of the third grade, the comparison between real-power military attaches and real-power military attaches can really crush people.
The gold content of Jin Yiwei's top leader, can it be the same? Not to mention comparing with the generals, even Liu Rong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, was not much more valuable than Lu Chaoyang.
Liu Rong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, called "Lord Lu", which was not too much. Everyone was polite and everyone had some dignity on their face.
"Lu Chaoyang did not come alone this time." Zhu Gaojie said.
"Oh?" Liu Rong was a little confused, "What does the prince mean by this?"
Zhu Gaojie smiled and said: "Lu Chaoyang came this time with hundreds of top hidden stakes of the Jinyi Guards."
Liu Rong looked around, a little puzzled: "Why didn't I see it?"
Zhu Gaojie smiled and said: "If you can see it, can it still be called a top hidden stake?"
Liu Rong's face was stern, and he guessed the deep meaning behind King Qi's words.
Those hundreds of Jin Yiwei's top hidden stakes may have already been mixed up with the Liaodong Army, or even within the borders of North Korea!
The ability of the Jin Yiwei has always made people feel scared only after they realize it. They seem to be all-pervasive. Apart from the thousands of cavalry on the surface, the most terrifying thing about the Jin Yiwei is the endless hidden stakes all over the court and the public!
So far, no one knows how many hidden stakes Jinyiwei has!
You drank a bottle of wine with your sworn brother for decades. You drank too much and casually mentioned some taboo things. Before the sun rose the next day, your sworn brother brought dozens of tis with you. Come to your door and deliver warmth.
It's so exaggerated!
At the peak of the Jinyiwei period, the whole capital was in a state of panic. The ministers of the court stayed behind closed doors all day long, just sitting at home in a daze. They did not dare to say a word at home, for fear that the Jinyiwei would come to their door!
There is no water in this statement. During the Hongwu Dynasty, the two major cases of Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu implicated more than 40,000 people. It is not difficult to see the activity of Jin Yiwei among them!
Even the powerful Prime Minister Hu Weiyong and the General Lan Yu fell into the hands of the Jinyiwei. Now with the support of Prince Qi's Mansion, I am afraid that the power of the Jinyiwei is no less than that of back then!
"Jinyiwei has spent a lot of money this time. These hundreds of top hidden stakes have taken Jinyiwei decades of hard work and have been cultivated from generation to generation." Zhu Gaojie said, "Some hidden stakes are even the ancestors. The three generations of Sun and Sun have all lived in North Korea, and this is the secret hand left by Emperor Taizu Gao, but it is only today that it was finally launched."
Liu Rong took a breath, no doubt it was fake.
The old emperor could really do this kind of thing!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang originally included North Korea, Japan and other countries in the list of countries not to be conquered, in fact, he had left a back-up force in Liaodong. King Zhu Zhi of Liao and his two younger brothers Zhu Song and Zhu Mo were named King Han and King Shen. The countries are respectively in Kaiyuan and Shenyang.
When the two kings came of age, they would rule Liaodong and supply three princes with just Liaodong, which would probably drive the people of Liaodong to death. The "Han" of King Han is probably the Han of the three Koreas on the Korean Peninsula: "Mahan, Chenhan, and Bianhan".
The construction of the Liao Palace in Guangning City was suspended at that time, which also reflected that the Liao King would not stay in Guangning forever. If everything goes according to Zhu Yuanzhang's layout, the final result should be that the Liao King manages Liaodong and Shen King manages it. After Jianzhou, the King of Han governed North Korea and completely transformed the Northeast!
However, after Jianwen came to the throne, a confusing set of operations not only killed himself, but also destroyed Lao Zhu's plan to stay in Liaodong. King Shen and King Han failed to vassal Liaodong as Lao Zhu wished, and Zhu Zhi, the most important Liao king in "Wang Hua Northeast", was also stripped of his military power and forced back to the capital to be captured.
None of the three kings of Liaodong could stay in the Northeast. What a shame.
"What Taizu Emperor Gao failed to do, let us unworthy descendants do it." Zhu Gaojie said in a deep voice.
When he got the list of Northeastern hidden stakes from Jinyiwei, he was really shocked.
Twenty years later, just from a list of hidden stakes, we can still see how terrifying the Jinyiwei's penetration in the Northeast is!
In North Korea alone, there are no less than two hundred top secret stakes that have been lurking for a long time!
Even in the Liaodong Army of the Ming Dynasty, there were many hidden stakes of the Jin Yiwei!
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang not only figured out how to conquer the Northeast, but also figured out how to prevent the three kings from becoming too powerful after conquering the Northeast!
If Emperor Jianwen had not touched anything about Liaodong's layout after he came to the throne, where would Zhu Gaojie be today leading troops to attack? The entire Northeastern region, including Korea, would have long been reduced to the territory of the Ming Dynasty!
(End of chapter)
