Qianqing Palace, Nuange.
Zhu Yunwen was at his desk reviewing the memorial.
Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru were sitting under the steps to accompany him.
Suddenly, Zhu Yunwen seemed to have thought of something, and immediately raised his head to look at the Minister of War.
"Qi Aiqing, are there any battle reports from the front line?"
When Qi Tai heard this, his heart moved and he immediately replied.
"Reporting to the Emperor, there is no military information coming yet."
"But the Marquis of Changxing is the founding general of the country and has rich experience in leading troops. He is far from comparable to the Yan thief Zhu Di."
"From the perspective of this veteran, Marquis Changxing must be marching straight in at this moment, so he forgot to report the victory to the court for a while!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen also had a smile on his face.
He still believed in Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen.
After all, this veteran followed Emperor Taizu Gao to conquer the north and south, and now he went to conquer Zhu Di, a Yan thief. Isn't it easy to capture him?
What's more, Geng Bingwen still has 130,000 troops under his command, and the rebel Zhu Di only has 40,000 to 50,000 troops. How can he be Geng Bingwen's opponent?
So no matter how you look at it, Geng Bingwen will win a big victory, and there is no reason to fail at all.
For a time, Zhu Yunwen felt a lot more at ease and was about to continue reviewing the memorial.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the house.
Zhu Yunwen frowned and hurriedly ordered the eunuch to go out and take a look.
"It's getting worse and worse!"
Seeing Zhu Yunwen getting angry, Huang Zicheng rolled his eyes and spoke immediately.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. Perhaps the official document announcing the good news from Marquis Changxing has arrived!"
"Oh?" Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up, he smiled and nodded, "It's not impossible!"
Unexpectedly, the eunuch entered in a hurry, and before anyone could ask, he knelt down with the official document in his hand.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Changxing has been defeated!"
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Zhu Yunwen's face suddenly stiffened.
Then he strode forward, grabbed the official document and looked at it.
"waste!"
"What a bunch of trash!"
After Zhu Yunwen learned that Geng Bingwen was defeated and retreated to Zhending, he was immediately furious and even threw the official document directly at the feet of Qi, Huangfang and others.
"have a look!"
"You all look at it!"
"This is the founding general you recommended!"
Zhu Yunwen pointed at Qitai's nose and cursed angrily: "I believed your words, and that's why I let him, Geng Bingwen, go to war!"
"But what about Geng Bingwen? He cowered and humiliated the country by losing his army. In the first battle, the traitor Zhu Di defeated the right-wing army. Then he retreated and stopped moving forward!"
"Such a mediocre and mediocre person who has lost his master and humiliated his country is still worthy of being called a veteran? You are really blind!"
This time, Zhu Yunwen was really angry to the extreme, so there was no politeness in his words.
Qi, Huangfang and the other three were scolded horrendously, but they did not dare to refute, so they could only accept it honestly.
After all, they did not expect that Geng Bingwen would be so unsatisfactory. Facing the Yan rebels with few soldiers and land, they were completely defeated!
In the end, Hanlin scholar Fang Xiaoru lowered his waist, picked up the official document, and then respectfully placed it on Zhu Yunwen's imperial table.
Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth, but faced his mentor, he still did not continue to scold him.
"Now that things have come to this, what should we do?"
"Geng Bingwen's loss of his master is a disgrace to the country and an embarrassing situation for the general. He must be replaced by a good general!"
Hearing this, Qitai opened his mouth and was about to say something.
However, Huang Zicheng took the lead and directly recommended Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.
"Your Majesty, I recommend Duke Cao Li Jinglong!"
"Cao Guogong is not only a general, but he is also familiar with the art of war and knows military affairs. In his early years, he went to Huguang, Shaanxi, Henan and other places many times to train the army. His talent is no less than that of his father, King Qiyang!"
In order to obtain this recommendation, Huang Zicheng went all out and even compared Li Jinglong to his father Li Wenzhong without shame.
Qi Tai was a little stunned when he heard this, but he didn't speak again because the person he wanted to recommend was none other than Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.
After Geng Bingwen went on the expedition, Qi Tai had been secretly looking for good generals in the court, and finally set his sights on Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and not long after, he paid a visit in person.
Qi Tai had a great conversation with Li Jinglong, and was surprised to find that Cao Guogong was really a master of military arts. He was not only proficient in various military techniques, but also knew the frontline wars well, so Qi Tai immediately decided on this candidate.
That Duke Cao Guo was a humble and courteous man!
He is obviously well versed in the art of war, yet he still pretends that he does not understand it. This is really the height of humility.
But he didn't expect that Huang Zicheng also had his mind set on Li Jinglong.
Hearing the name Li Jinglong, Zhu Yunwen nodded subconsciously.
Li Jinglong is Zhu Yunwen's confidant and is highly valued and trusted by Zhu Yunwen.
However, because he was worried that Li Jinglong would not be able to convince the public, Zhu Yunwen held his nose and sent Geng Bingwen to go out with a seal.
But he never expected that Geng Bingwen, the founding general of the country, would be so unbearable!
"Well, Cao Guogong is a good candidate."
"Not only is he the queen of generals, but he is also loyal to me. He is a reliable choice!"
Hearing this, Huang Zicheng felt happy. Once Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru did not object, the candidate was decided.
"Summon Duke Cao into the palace!"
The imperial eunuch set off quickly and hurried to Cao Guogong's mansion.
Li Jinglong was drinking tea and reading a book in the mansion at the moment, and what he was looking at was a military book.
Because of the cultural influence of his father Li Wenzhong, Li Jinglong has been interested in military affairs since he was a child. He likes to watch the art of war and brag about it with others.
But Li Jinglong didn't expect that he would gain the favor of Emperor Taizu Gao and be sent out to train and lead troops many times.
At the same time, the news that Cao Guogong was a master in the art of war spread like wildfire, and almost everyone recognized this persona.
Li Jinglong was a little confused. He was just pretending. How could he pretend to convince everyone?
You know your own abilities.
Li Jinglong knew that he was just Zhao Kuo who was talking about war on paper, so he didn't want to lead troops to fight at all.
Just kidding, I am the Duke of Cao, the top Duke of the Ming Dynasty. Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy the glory and wealth of the Buddha in the gentle town of Jinling?
Only a fool is willing to go to the battlefield and fight bloody battles with his life!
However, he never expected that "happiness" would come so suddenly!
Looking at the imperial edict in front of him and the flattering smile on the face of the eunuch who issued the edict, Li Jinglong felt that his whole body was in bad shape!
"My lord, hurry up and take the order! The emperor is still waiting to see you in the palace!"
"My servants, please congratulate the Lord in advance. The Marquis of Changxing lost his army and humiliated the country, which made the Emperor furious. He decided to replace him and ordered the Lord to lead an army of 500,000 in the Northern Expedition. This is a huge fortune!"
Li Jinglong: "???"
What?
who I am?
Where am I?
What did he just say?
Nima Di asked me to lead an army of 500,000 in the northern expedition against King Zhu Di of Yan?
Are you all fucking crazy?
I haven't even fought a single battle!
Li Jinglong was dumbfounded.
There was a voice in the dark telling him.
He seems to be putting on too much pretense!
