Li Chengliang's methods in Liaodong remained unchanged.
The foundation that supported him to become the king of Liaodong was that "the martial arts of the frontier commanders were unprecedented in two hundred years." It doesn't matter if you have the governor, but if you don't have me, Li Chengliang, you really won't be able to have fun.
Historically, Li Chengliang was somewhat "unable to conquer" after the 17th year of Wanli. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th years of Wanli, he suffered continuous losses of troops and generals, and strategically retreated again and again. In March of the 19th year of Wanli, Li Chengliang sent troops out of Zhenyi Fort to sneak attack Bansheng. He won the first battle, but was ambushed on his way back and was defeated. Thousands of people died in the battle.
At the end of this battle, Li Chengliang finally could not bear the impeachment of the censor, resigned from the post of commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and "returned to the court as Ning Yuanbo."
But the most interesting thing that Gao pragmatic found was not only that Li Chengliang resigned from office at the age of sixty-seven, but that after he resigned, Liaodong had eight commander-in-chiefs in ten years, and in the end, seventy-year-olds were replaced. Eight-year-old Li Chengliang was invited to serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong again.
This is very interesting. At that time, Li Chengliang resigned, and the person who took over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong was Yang Shaoxun. He was a former garrison guard in Guangning. He had served under Li Chengliang for many years. He was considered to be Li Chengliang's die-hard subordinate. He worked for a long time, a full two years. time, and was finally dismissed because of fear of the enemy and war.
When he was dismissed, the successor Commander-in-Chief You Jixian refused to take up the post and refused in every possible way. Finally, he was urged by the imperial edict: "General Commander-in-Chief Yang Shaoxun was too timid to move forward and returned to the guard to listen to the survey. He still urged the new Commander-in-Chief You Jixian to hurry up and get it." , decree.”
Why did You Jixian refuse to take up his post? Because the You family was also a general, but he was a general from Shaanxi, not a general from Liaodong. You Jixian was well aware of Li Chengliang's status and power in Liaodong, and also knew that he was not Yang Shaoxun, and without Li Chengliang's support, even if he went to Liaodong, he would not end well, so he repeatedly declined.
But the court at that time did not believe in this evil and insisted on letting You Jixian take the post. You Jixian had no choice but to hold his nose and admit it, and went to Liaodong to take the post. As expected, he failed to work after only half a year. Went down.
However, the imperial court still did not believe in evil, and successively hired Dong Yiyuan and Wang Bao. Among them, Dong Yiyuan was from the Xuanfu avant-garde, and Wang Bao was from the Yulin guard in Shaanxi Province. As a result, they could not hold on after only a little over a year.
At this time, the imperial court finally had no choice but to compromise and use Li Rusong, who had returned from victory in Korea, as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. I originally thought that I would finally get the best of both worlds, but who knew that Li Rusong died in the battle!
Since the previous Liaodong generals in other places failed to do their jobs well, after Li Rusong's death, the court appointed Li Rumei, who had made many achievements in North Korea with his eldest brother Li Rusong, to succeed him. It is a pity that Li Rusong died in an ambush because of the heavy losses of the Li family's direct family members. Li Rumei was not as good as Li Rusong. Naturally, she was "fearful of the enemy" and no longer had the same prestige as before. Therefore, she was impeached and removed within a year.
However, the imperial court learned its lesson, and the person who succeeded Li Rumei as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong was not only still a local general in Liaodong, but also Sun Shoulian, a Tieling guard who was "rooted in Miaohong". It's a pity that the members of the Li family in Tieling are already "dying". What can he do as a subordinate? So he took office in February and was impeached in September.
At this time, the imperial court felt that the Li family might really be in trouble, so it appointed Ma Fang's second son Ma Lin as the new commander-in-chief of Liaodong. Like his father Ma Fang, Ma Lin was originally from Lingzhou, Ningxia, and was affiliated with Yuzhou, Xuanfu Wei, he did a little better than his predecessors. He persisted for almost two and a half years before he finally ran out of options.
At this time, the imperial court finally ran out of patience and was too lazy to worry about the issue of face. It directly asked Li Chengliang to take command again and serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong until his death seven years later.
Even after that, although the imperial court arranged for some foreign generals to take command of Liaodong, including famous generals such as Ma Gui and Du Song, after the Battle of Saarhu, the situation in Liaodong was so bad that they finally chose to use Li Rubai and Li Ruzhen. When Li Chengliang's son came to take charge, of course... they were already counterproductive at that time.
Why is this happening? Is it really impossible for Liaodong to survive without Li Chengliang and Tieling?
This may be true in the past, but why does high pragmatism come from it? This is why he came!
Suppressing Li Chengliang's prestige is the proper meaning of the question. Now that he has finally seized the opportunity, and it is an opportunity that comes to his door, how can Gao Pragmatic hesitate? Of course, deal the cards immediately and lock Li Rugui!
So now it's Li Chengliang's turn to be in trouble.
Li Chengcai had just analyzed it for him. Gao Pragmatic was not only reasonable, but also powerful. He was also responsible for the jurisdiction of Yuanmasiqing of Liaodong, which was in southern Liaoning. Even Li Chengliang's housekeeping method - frame-up was used. Do not turn.
How should this happen?
But Li Chengliang is Li Chengliang after all, a veteran of officialdom who joined the army in his forties. Since the enemy is invincible, I just need to soften up.
"Call Master to come over and draft a begging statement for me, saying that I, Li Chengliang, have a lax upbringing, begging for the resignation of Uncle Ning Yuan, and begging for the resignation of all the current sons of the Li family army, including Rusong! But be careful, the statement must be I write it respectfully and humbly enough, and I must not let anyone think that I have the intention to blackmail the imperial court."
Li Chengcai stroked his palms and praised: "Brother is good at using retreat to advance. As soon as this step is taken, the holy will will inevitably change. I think that the effect of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger has been achieved. Big things can be reduced to small things. Small things..."
"Little things are unavoidable." Li Chengliang waved his hand to interrupt Li Chengcai's words. His face was not very good-looking, and he did not feel proud after winning with a clever plan. Instead, he was extremely dignified: "Gao Qiuzhen was no longer a servant (Zuo Shuzi) before, so the Holy Master asked him to As the imperial envoy with full power, he coordinated almost the entire nine sides to fight the Monan War.
But he still won the battle, and he won the battle beautifully. He was so talented in both civil and military affairs, and he was the queen of a famous minister and a classmate of the emperor. Do you think the Holy Emperor would disgrace him? It's impossible. If Rugui can save his life this time, his old face will still be of some use. "
Li Chengcai's analysis just now was succinct, but he didn't expect that his brother was even more pessimistic than him. He actually thought that Li Rugui could at best save his life. This...does this mean that Rugui's future is ruined like this?
He couldn't help but feel a little confused, even a little timid - Gao Qiuzhen was so powerful, did the Li family really want to be his enemy?
Li Chengliang knew his brother well and could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression.
With a sigh, Li Chengliang comforted him: "Second brother, don't worry. Brother Wei knows that being highly pragmatic cannot be shaken by mere border generals like us. In Brother Wei's eyes, although he only has one army, he is nothing more than an old minister. As long as there is a chance, Turn enemies into friends with him, and do it at all costs to be a brother!"
As he spoke, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes.
Li Chengcai was shocked, and asked with flickering eyes: "What do you plan to do, brother?"
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Thanks to book friends "Yao Rui Tian Xia" and "Long Disrepair nn" for their monthly support, thank you! Yesterday, my aunt's surgery went smoothly. Today I drove her back, a round trip of more than 500 kilometers. I was a little tired...but I will still code the second chapter.
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