Before Zhang Jianxiu came to his senses, her little sister had already bowed her hands and dragged Shen Lie away in a hurry. The smile on Mr. General Xian's face froze.
"Hey... walk slowly."
Looking at the little sister's hurried back, Zhang Jianxiu was a little confused. He felt that the little sister seemed a little different from the past, but he couldn't tell what was different.
That bright little face is still bright and clear.
That little voice is still sweet.
Tired...
But it made him, the elder brother, feel a little unnatural. He felt that the younger sister was closer to Shen Lie than to him, the fourth elder brother.
As Mr. Zong Xian put down the tea cup, he couldn't help but shook his head suspiciously.
Afternoon, Xiyuan.
He told Zhang Jingxiu to wait a moment at the intersection.
Shen Lie entered Xiyuan alone, ran along the clean corridor paved with green bricks, and came to the outside of the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and then waited respectfully.
Standing outside the pavilion.
Look up.
The emperor is receiving foreign ministers.
This scene made Shen Lie slightly stunned. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the respectful military commander standing in front of Long Live Lord.
This general was in his thirties and was wearing a bright red mandarin duck jacket. He looked to be of high rank. He was very tall and tall, and his appearance was very heroic.
Shen Lie narrowed his eyes and muttered in his heart.
"Who is this?"
This man was very handsome, and judging from his uniform, he looked like a general from the Beijing camp.
Not long after.
In the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Seeing the emperor waving to him with a smile on his face, Shen Lie hurriedly walked into the pavilion, knelt down on one knee and performed a military salute.
"No, get up."
With the support of the emperor with a smile on his face, Shen Lie stood up as usual and looked at the middle-aged general in his thirties.
Still don't know him.
Shen Lie then said cautiously: "This general is..."
Shen Lie looked curious.
The middle-aged heroic general in his thirties bowed respectfully to Shen Lie and said in a deep voice: "Li Rusong, deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, has met Mr. Shen."
Shen Lie hurriedly returned the gift and said warmly: "I don't dare to accept it. General Li doesn't need to be polite."
Shen Lie didn't take it to heart at first, but he soon woke up.
Wait a minute!
Suddenly Shen Lie came back to his senses, his heart was stirred, and he couldn't help but look at the heroic general with burning eyes, almost doubting that he had heard wrongly.
Shen Lie hurriedly whispered: "Dare I ask this brother's name..."
The middle-aged general then humbly said: "The lower official is Li Rusong, a native of Liao Town."
Shen Lie was a little confused and asked tentatively: "Is your father Li Gong of Liao Town?"
The general felt a little proud and said hurriedly: "Exactly."
This time.
Shen Lie was numb.
Okay!
I felt that the name Li Rusong sounded familiar, and he was from Liaodong. It was already obvious who his father was.
His father is Li Chengliang!
The famous names of this father and son are really well known.
Who is Li Chengliang?
Today's Liaodong Commander-in-Chief is the backbone of the Ming Dynasty's frontier army that dominates Liaodong. Together with Qi Jiguang and Marshal Qi, they are considered the twin jewels of the empire!
This Liao army general was born in the early years of Jiajing. He was brave, strong, and talented in his youth. He inherited his father's position and became a dangerous mountain general.
Because of his repeated military exploits.
This man was soon promoted to deputy chief military officer, assisting in the defense of Liaoyang, and with his outstanding military exploits along the way, he took the position of chief military officer in Liaodong.
And now.
It was the era when the Ming and Liao armies were at their peak with strong soldiers and horses!
As Shen Lie's mind wandered with thoughts.
The emperor smiled at the side and said: "General Li was transferred to Shenji Camp from Liao Town not long ago. It's inevitable that we will be a little different when we are new here. You two have frequent interactions and closeness."
Shen Lie and Li Rusong quickly bowed and agreed: "Yes."
"I understand."
After some pleasantries.
The emperor picked up the blue and white porcelain tea bowl and said with a smile: "Shen Lie, you are going to Tongzhou on business this time, so you are a bit alone. I thought about it again and again, so I found a helper for you."
Shen Lie was relieved and quickly responded: "Yes, I understand."
The young emperor became a little excited and warned: "You two must cooperate sincerely to accomplish great things in Tongzhou!"
The two men hurriedly bowed and obeyed the order.
After watching the emperor down the tea bowl, he excused himself.
Walked out from the Huxin Pavilion.
Li Rusong was in front, and Shen Lie was walking a few steps behind. Seeing General Li's muscular appearance, Shen Lie's heart was filled with turmoil.
He is Li Rusong...
From the emperor's words, Shen Lie gradually understood that Li Rusong was probably transferred from Liaodong to the Beijing Camp in the summer of the ninth year of Wanli and served as the deputy general of the Shenji Camp.
This is a military position of the third rank. According to the military rank system of later generations, this is equivalent to the major general of the capital garrison.
His level is much higher than that of Shen Lie!
Shen Lie, who was responsible for thousands of households in Dongchang, had a military rank between lieutenant colonel and colonel.
Of course.
In terms of status and actual power, the deputy general of Shenjiying is a general in the Beijing camp system, which is far behind Shen Lie, a member of the Dongchang family.
At this moment.
Shen Lie still hasn't woken up from the shock.
The deeds of Major General Li were vaguely remembered in my mind.
When General Li was a boy, he followed his father Li Chengliang in the war. He was brave and good at fighting and was familiar with military affairs. The famous scholar Xu Wei once taught him the art of war.
Later, Wu Jinshi inherited his father's influence, and he was like a rocket. He was promoted from Liao Army to Liao Town, and now he was transferred to Gyeonggi Province and became the deputy general of Shenji Battalion.
What does this mean?
Why did the emperor cultivate Li Rusong? It was naturally to win over his father, Li Chengliang, and to win over the Liao army, which was in full swing.
Shen Lie lowered his head with a guilty conscience, and couldn't help but secretly feel frightened. Suddenly he realized the truth, and in his mind, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty suddenly became extremely clear.
The emperor transferred Li Rusong to the capital, naturally to win over the Liao army. As a newly rising force of the Liao army in the Ming Dynasty, he could be said to be the best in martial arts.
Who is he going to deal with?
Zhang Juzheng.
No!
To be precise, this young emperor, who only turned eighteen this year, made it clear that he wanted to cultivate the upstarts of the Liao army and win over the newly rising Wuxun group.
Deal with the civil servant group headed by Zhang Juzheng.
Thinking deeply.
The corner of Shen Lie's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly. It seems that our emperor is on the road of becoming the emperor and will never look back.
It was from this moment that the upstart Liao Army of the Ming Dynasty officially entered the power center of the Wanli Dynasty, and the three major campaigns of Wanli came into being, and...
The vigorous battle to resist Japan and aid Korea!
Not long after.
After another round of greetings, Shen Lie and Li Rusong said goodbye outside Xiyuan and made an appointment to set off to Tongzhou to take office two days later.
Two days later.
Eastern suburbs.
Outside the peach blossom forest with fragrant flowers and chirping birds.
With great reluctance in my heart, I said goodbye to Zhang Jingxiu, Yun'er and Yue Xuan'er who came to see me off, and no longer looked at the tears in the eyes of these women.
Shen Lie gritted his teeth, steeled his heart, stood up and rode on his horse, taking a dozen of Dongchang's masters with him, riding alongside Li Rusong who was wearing regular clothes.
After a few days of hanging out, the two have become familiar with each other.
After some more pleasantries.
The two chatted and laughed happily, while riding their horses and pointing at the scenery on the roadside. Dozens of riders left the capital along the official road and headed leisurely towards Tongzhou.
