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Chapter 147 Our eldest grandson is more powerful than me

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying were discussing military matters, Li Jinglong was gradually approaching outside the house.

"Just let me see today, what does His Highness Changsun look like? Is he very similar to His Highness the Crown Prince?"

After coming out of the palace, Li Jinglong went straight to the Qinhuai River.

He got the address from Zhu Di, so he wanted to visit him.

Of course, he had other things on his mind at the same time.

Li Jinglong seemed like a straw bag in the early history. An army of 600,000 was overthrown by Zhu Di. It was a big joke in the world.

That was the Battle of Baigouhe.

In fact, at the beginning of the battle, Li Jinglong maintained a state of crushing Zhu Di. In several battles, Zhu Di was defeated and retreated.

Whether in terms of tactics or strategic layout, Li Jinglong is impeccable.

But every time when Zhu Di was about to be surrounded and suppressed, there was always a perfect defensive line, but a gap unexpectedly appeared, allowing Zhu Di to seize the opportunity to break through.

Zhu Di and Li Jinglong were already very familiar with each other. After Zhu Di observed the layout of Li Jinglong's 600,000-strong army, he was surprised to find that there were loopholes in the Chinese army.

Zhu Di, who grasped the skill, rushed straight into the Chinese army, where Li Jinglong was, in the last battle.

However, even if there were loopholes, the huge difference was not something Zhu Di could shake. When he was still far away from the Chinese army, Zhu Di was already in a situation of being surrounded and killed.

What does it feel like to be surrounded by 600,000 legions?

At that time, Zhu Di was already devastated.

However, at this moment, the flag of Li Jinglong's army was suddenly blown by the strong wind.

The commander's flag of the Chinese army is the command flag that commands all the armies. Once the commander's flag fell, the army that lost its command began to become a little chaotic.

However, the funniest thing is that when Li Jinglong saw the flag fell, his first reaction was not to hold it up. Instead, seeing the chaos, he ran away with the Chinese army guards.

While the army led by Li Jinglong was confused, the morale of Zhu Di's army was greatly boosted and they quickly launched a counterattack.

Li Jinglong's 600,000-strong army was trampled by tens of thousands of people. The strategic defense line along the Baigou River for dozens of miles was quickly overwhelmed. Li Jinglong could only lead more than 100,000 troops to retreat to Jinan, while the fierce general Zhai Neng also fought.

He died, and the remaining soldiers were scattered in all directions.

The shocking reversal in the Battle of Baigouhe not only caused the collapse of the 600,000-strong army, but also boosted Zhu Di's momentum, and the situation in the Battle of Jingnan began to improve.

At the beginning of the entire campaign, Li Jinglong performed admirably and had no problems at all. However, at the critical moment, he lost his temper.

Then hundreds of thousands of troops were lost.

Among them, who would believe that Li Jinglong is not Zhu Di's secret son?

The most important thing is Zhu Yunxin.

He also handed over the defense of Nanjing City to Li Jinglong.

When Zhu Di arrived at Nanjing City, Li Jinglong opened the city gate directly.

Nanjing, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, has forty-eight guards in the capital camp alone.

One guard has 5,600 people, which is nearly 300,000 people.

Even if some were transferred away by Li Jinglong before, plus the more than 100,000 soldiers who were later dispersed, it is conservatively estimated that there are still more than 300,000 troops stationed in the capital.

In addition to Luomi's general cannon on the city gate, there is countless gunpowder.

Without Li Jinglong's surrender, Zhu Di had more than 200,000 men. It is unknown whether they could be defeated and how long it would take to defeat them.

From another perspective, Zhu Di was very familiar with Nanjing, the capital city. How could he not know how difficult Nanjing was to defeat and how many troops were needed to be sure of victory.

However, after the great victory at Baigouhe, Zhu Di did not hesitate and led his troops straight to Nanjing.

This strategy at that time made the soldiers who followed him dumbfounded.

Who gave Zhu Di such confidence?

Except for Li Jinglong, there is no one else.

Some people said that Li Jinglong opened the door and surrendered because he was afraid.

However, in Li Jinglong's resume, it is difficult to see any intention of fear.

Li Jinglong, who grew up in a military camp, followed his father Li Wenzhong on the battlefield. When he grew up, he led military training on his own and was responsible for Western trade. He was valued by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The most important thing is that Li Jinglong did not open the city gate alone, he had an accomplice.

They surrendered together with Gu Wang Zhu Su, and the city gate they opened was also the Nanjing Jinchuan Gate guarded by Gu Wang Zhu Su.

Li Jinglong wanted to open another city gate, but he might not be able to open it yet.

Of course, although Li Jinglong now has a good relationship with Zhu Di, he has no intention of helping him rebel.

It's just that he is a smart man. Among the choices between Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Ying, he quickly chose Zhu Ying, who he had never met before.

How could he, Li Jinglong, not understand what kind of temper his cousin had? How could he possibly be able to fight against such a ruthless person as Zhu Ying?

In particular, Zhu Ying is still the eldest grandson, and he is recognized by His Majesty.

No matter what the mess of life experience is, as long as His Majesty is alive, the position of grandson can only be filled by Zhu Ying.

On this point, Li Jinglong, like Zhu Di, saw it very clearly.

"His Majesty has not yet announced the identity of His Highness Changsun. If I surrender early, I will definitely be reused."

Li Jinglong felt a little uneasy.

Because Zhu Ying was too unfamiliar to him, and the mystery brought by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, Li Jinglong was already timid even before they met.

"Mr. Cao Guo, please stay. It is not appropriate to enter here."

Just when Li Jinglong saw the house in front of him and was about to go directly, two strong men dressed as ordinary people suddenly stood in front of him.

Li Jinglong stopped, and with just one glance, he understood that these people were Jin Yiwei.

"Why, your Jinyi Guards are so lenient and you don't allow me to walk around?" Li Jinglong rolled his eyes and said immediately.

However, the two Jinyi guards didn't buy it at all. After looking at each other, they stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Cao Guo, please don't make it difficult for us."

The two of them had their hands on the handles of their waist knives. It was obvious that if Li Jinglong said one more word, he would subdue them directly without any dignity.

As His Majesty's personal bodyguard, no matter who dares to collide with His Majesty, he will be arrested directly by the Jin Yi Guards and imprisoned.

Li Jinglong looked at the position of their hands and turned around without hesitation, leaving without looking back.

Just after Li Jinglong left, the two Jinyi guards whispered, and one of them immediately walked towards Zhu Ying's residence.

"You stay here with the other brothers, and I will report to Mr. Jiang."

"yes."

In the yard, Zhu Ying understood that the old man already agreed with his idea of ​​separation of military and political affairs.

Although the specific implementation must be more careful.

After all, the entire reform of the Ming Dynasty's military system was far from being accomplished by just a few thousand words on a piece of paper. The interests involved were extremely huge.

But Zhu Ying knew very well that if he wanted to reform the Ming Dynasty, he could only do so while the old man was still alive.

If he ascends the throne and carries out this reform, the obstacles he will encounter will definitely be beyond imagination.

The separation of military and political affairs also weakens the power of generals in a sense.

The most critical constraint lies in the difference between wartime and non-wartime.

It is equivalent to adding a role similar to the Military Commission of later generations to the normal military generals to control non-wartime, non-professional soldiers.

This means that the number of troops originally controlled by generals during non-war times has dropped significantly.

In fact, most soldiers, when there is no war, are working in the field. During this period, they will be ruled by the Military Commission instead of being ruled by the original generals like before.

In Zhu Yingbai's strategy on paper, the soldiers' pay will not be distributed through the original commander-in-chief, but will be distributed by the Military Commission. Logistics soldiers and combat soldiers will also be completely distinguished.

"Grandpa, the matter of separation of military and political affairs needs to be carefully considered after thinking about it. My grandson is just a rough idea. If we really want to implement it, we still need to make proper preparations."

Zhu Ying said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

The separation of military and political affairs actually meant adding a line similar to a logistics officer to the original command team.

This newly added position is actually difficult for ordinary generals to fill, at least for illiterate generals, who must be literati.

"We have to turn civil servants into military attachés. After we go back, we will summon many ministers to discuss the matter, and then we will bring it to the great grandson to show our conclusion." Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said.

Zhu Yuanzhang followed the idea of ​​separation of military and political affairs and quickly found the key. In a sense, this can be regarded as a combination of civil and military affairs.

"By the way, grandpa, there is one more thing I want to tell grandpa." Zhu Ying said suddenly.

Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses and asked, "What's the matter? Just say what you say."

Zhu Ying was a little embarrassed and told the story about the replacement of the original Zhao Xiangxi as the Goryeo envoy.

"You're a good boy, we were worried that you weren't a womanizer, but I didn't expect you to take care of it yourself first."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, and of course he felt extremely pleased that his eldest grandson wanted a woman.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter stopped abruptly.

He looked at Da Sun in a daze. Just now he was confused by Da Sun's request for a woman. Only then did he realize that the Goryeo envoy helped Da Sun change his wife?

"Dasun, what happened to those Goryeo envoys?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked directly.

Don’t show off now, wait until later.

Zhu Ying felt extremely happy to be able to shock the old man.

Zhu Ying sighed and said, "Oh, all my subordinates don't let me worry. They are always thinking of ways to find a woman for me. It's really a headache."

Zhu Yuanzhang paused and immediately asked: "Dasun, did you intercept and kill all the original Goryeo envoys, and then replaced them with your own people?"

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Goryeo was extremely important to the Ming Dynasty.

Especially the current Goryeo general Li Chenggui, whom Zhu Yuanzhang considered his best ally.

After all, the previous King of Goryeo had always been loyal to the Meng Yuan and refused to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and Li Chenggui's attitude was obviously very clear.

It would be difficult if the great sun intercepted and killed all his envoys.

Zhu Ying was speechless, he knew that the old man had misunderstood.

I just wanted to explain to the old man that these Goryeo envoys were originally his subordinates.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened.

"How did you do this, Dasun?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in disbelief.

The envoys of a country have always been the most valued by the country's leader, and by directly replacing them, it is obvious that there are not only a few people in the entire envoy team who are under the command of the great grandson.

This also means that the entire team of Goryeo envoys has been controlled by Da Sun.

Zhu Ying smiled faintly and said as if he was ordinary: "Not only the envoys of Goryeo, but also the guards of the Goryeo Palace, the ministers of the court, the local officials, and the commanders of the land, sea, and army, all belong to Sun'er."

"As long as grandpa says a word, my grandson will change his surname to Gaoli tomorrow."

Zhu Yuanzhang was really shocked when he heard Da Sun's declaration that was full of domineering power.

Has Da Sun really accomplished this thing that seems like a fantasy?

According to Da Sun's statement, it means that the entire Goryeo is now under Da Sun's control. So Li Chenggui, who led the army to capture the capital of Goryeo, is now just a puppet?

This, this is too exaggerated.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but his throat rolled and he swallowed his saliva. After a while, he recovered from the shock and quickly asked: "How on earth did Da Sun do such a thing? It's really unbelievable."

Zhu Ying felt so happy when she saw the old man's shocked look.

Without hiding it, he directly told what he had arranged for people to lurk under Li Chenggui, including some subsequent arrangements.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand. After all, Zhu Ying was rich. When the snowflake salt was sold in Goryeo, he had already hooked up with a large number of Goryeo nobles.

Li Chenggui was also one of the immediate benefits, and with the addition of some soldiers, under the control of Zhu Ying, especially when the Meng Yuan Dynasty was defeated, the situation in Goryeo was not very good.

The status of these soldiers was quickly promoted and they quickly rose to the top.

Li Chenggui was not the only general to win over, but Li Chenggui also needed manpower to jointly resist the old forces of the Goryeo royal family and the powerful families.

In the 22nd year of Hongwu, King Wang You of Goryeo sent people to assassinate Li Chenggui. Under the protection of Zhu Ying's lurking generals, he was safe and sound. Therefore, he gained the utmost trust of Li Chenggui and now serves as the commander of the palace guards.

The latent forces under Li Chenggui and Zhu Ying, who had real power, began to carry out private land reforms, mainly with the purpose of restricting the powerful families and Buddhist forces. This kind of reshuffling of the economic foundation.

Zhu Ying was asked to arrange a large number of people to infiltrate Goryeo. Because there were too many people infiltrated, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce had no one available in a short period of time.

As Zhu Ying spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang's slightly cloudy eyes glowed with a terrifying light, staring directly at Zhu Ying's face.

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, he noticed something strange about the old man. He couldn't help but look at himself and asked, "Grandpa, what's wrong with you."

"Is there any more?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"No more." Zhu Ying shook her head and replied.

"What a great eldest grandson. You are really our great eldest grandson. Sister, you can see that our eldest grandson, our excellent eldest grandson, is so extraordinary even if he lives in the wild."

"Stronger than us, stronger than us, hahaha!!!"


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