"Father, this is indeed what I proposed first. Mr. Lin is about the same age as me. He can march and fight, but he has made extraordinary achievements. I want to follow him and learn from him."
Zhu Cijiong said hurriedly, and then looked at Emperor Chongzhen expectantly.
After hearing Lin Fan's voice, Emperor Chongzhen already knew that if Zhu Cijiong followed Lin Fan on the expedition, at least he would not be tricked by Lin Fan.
With 120,000 people going to Ningyuan, it would be a good idea for Zhu Cijiong to follow them.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen said: "If you have this intention, my father will be very pleased. You and Lin Fan should go together. Be careful."
Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Lin Fan again and asked, "The situation over there in Ningyuan is complicated. What are your plans?"
"Reporting to your majesty, the situation in Ningyuan seems complicated, but in fact it is clear. I already have a countermeasure. This time, I will not only defeat Jiannu, but also recover Liaodong."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Of course you don't know the situation in Ningyuan, but I do. I first sent a letter to Zhang Xianzhong, accepting him as my adopted son, in order to anger Zhang Xianzhong."
"But this old guy won't be fooled. Later, when Jinzhou City fell, I sent another letter to frame Kong Youde. This time it was quite successful."
"Kong Youde was replaced, and Obai came up again. Zhang Xianzhong appeared in Ning Ning again. He is probably going to cooperate with Jian Nu. Let's see if I don't beat them to death in the past."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
Chongzhen listened to these words very clearly and thought to himself, "You have some miscellaneous moments. You want to trick Zhang Xianzhong into bringing troops back to look for trouble. You can take advantage of the situation."
As a result, people were not fooled. Now it's better. They cooperated directly with Jiannu. You go over and beat two people one by one. Are you your opponent?
"Lin Fan, I think it's not safe for you to bring 120,000 people, so why not send the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry over?"
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Your Majesty, 120,000 people are enough. The 20,000 soldiers are well equipped and equipped, and their combat power is very strong."
Lin Fan said.
"Oh! Have twenty thousand pills been snatched?
OK! I have decided to let you take away fifty thousand more Jin Yiwei, what do you think?"
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Your Majesty! This must not be done. The Jinyi Guards are the backbone of the Ming Dynasty's capital. If they are all taken away, there will be no one to guard the imperial city!"
Li Guozhen said hurriedly.
He thought to himself that after excluding Qinglong Division, the Jinyi Guards had less than 100,000 people left. If he took away another 50,000 people, even if all of his 50,000 people were recovered, they would not be able to compete with Lin Fan.
This deal is not a good deal!
"Your Majesty, it's better to keep all the imperial guards. One hundred and twenty thousand people are enough to pacify Ningyuan and Liaodong."
Lin Fan said.
Chongzhen nodded and agreed to Lin Fan's proposal. Zhu Cijong suddenly looked at Li Guozhen and asked: "Father, what is Mr. Li doing here?"
"Oh, Li Aiqing learned that you were going to follow Lin Fan on the expedition and was worried about your safety, so he came to persuade me to keep you. You must remember Li Aiqing's daring loyalty!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
kindness?
Li Guozhen first persuaded himself to follow Lin Fan on the expedition, and then came to his father to persuade him not to go. What did he mean?
"Master Li, are you tired from running in both directions?"
Zhu Cijiong was not a person who was good at hiding and asked directly.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, I am also following orders!"
Li Guozhen coughed twice and said, "This means telling Zhu Cijiong that this is the Queen's intention."
"Oh! Following orders?
Whose order did you follow, and what did you do?"
Lin Fan took advantage of the opportunity and said directly.
Li Guozhen didn't know how to answer at that time. Emperor Chongzhen asked: "Jong'er, what's going on?"
"Back to my father, today it was Mr. Li who told me that Mr. Lin was going on an expedition and advised me to follow Mr. Lin on the expedition. Unexpectedly, he actually came to my father and advised me not to go on the expedition."
Zhu Cijiong said in a deep voice.
"Haha! Mr. Li, why do I feel that your running here is not about the issue of whether the Third Prince will go with me or not, but rather has some other meaning?"
Lin Fan sneered.
"That Zhang Xianzhong has a hot temper. I ridiculed him in my letter and wanted to adopt him as my adopted son, but he didn't explode. Could it be that Li Guozhen was involved in it?"
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen also realized that Li Guozhen was running back and forth just to hold Lin Fan back from going to Ningyuan.
"Li Aiqing, what on earth is going on?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"This... alas! Your Majesty, this matter is the Queen's wish, but I am worried about the safety of His Highness the Third Emperor, so I came to you to discuss this matter."
Li Guozhen could only move the queen out.
When he heard that it was the Queen's order, Emperor Chongzhen immediately believed it, because if Queen Zhou wanted to establish some prestige for Zhu Cijiong in the army, she would probably do this.
"Oh! It turns out that Mr. Li listened to the Queen's orders. However, while obeying the Queen's orders, he also secretly complained to His Majesty. Mr. Li is really too loyal!"
"Your Majesty, we will set off tonight and won't stay in the palace any longer."
After Lin Fan finished speaking, he stood up and left with Zhu Cijiong.
At this time, Li Guozhen's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Lin Fan's words directly defined him as a disloyal and unjust person. Emperor Chongzhen was afraid that he would never reuse him again.
For the current plan, we can only go to the Queen as soon as possible. With her protecting him, there may be a chance of a comeback.
"Li Aiqing, I'm tired today. You should go back too. In the future, you'd better do less running around."
After Emperor Chongzhen said this, he had Li Guozhen sent out.
Lin Fan prepared the army and set off with the army. According to his estimation, it would take at least four days for the army to reach Ningning.
I just don’t know if the situation in Ningyuan will suddenly change.
In Ningyuan City, Zhang Xianzhong had prepared a large army. Li Dingguo and his four men each took their subordinates to confront Obai's 100,000 troops outside Ningyuan City.
Ao Bai looked at Zhang Xianzhong's 100,000 troops, all in good order, and said with a smile: "General Zhang! You are so wise to surrender to me, the Qing Dynasty!"
"However, our Qing Dynasty also needs you to prove your loyalty. Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi. If you offer the head of any one of them, our Qing Dynasty will accept you!"
Creak!
Hearing Obai's shouting, Li Dingguo and the others were itching their teeth, Zhang Xianzhong also roared angrily, and an army of 100,000 people rushed towards Obai and others in an instant.
These 100,000 people were all elites who had fought many times on the battlefield. Even Jiannu, who was good at riding and shooting, would find it difficult to resist the charge of 100,000 people.