Not long after Li Laiheng returned to Taiyuan, he received the news that Liu Fangliang's troops had successfully raided the nest. He finally let go of the pressure in his heart with relief, and held hands with Li Guo, who was in the final stage of his illness.
"There is no need to worry about the northwest. From now on, the only thing to worry about is the southwest."
Li Guo has been suffering from injuries since the battle of Huolu. His mental strength has long been haggard, and his appearance has aged rapidly in the past year. Although the luster in his eyes is still there, the exuberant energy that often shrouded his body is no longer there.
visible.
The father and son were looking at each other on the royal bed in the Taiyuan Palace renovated by the Jin Dynasty. A huge map of the unification of the sea was hung in the bedroom.
The map was drawn by the Military Academy under the instruction of Li Laiheng, and mostly used the information and opinions of Western missionaries. In addition to drawing the overlay of the prosperous territories of all dynasties since the Han and Tang dynasties, the map also includes the Western, Southern, and Eastern oceans beyond.
and the New World are included in the map.
Li Guo looked at the scroll with a feeling of sadness in his heart. He was both emotional and sad, feeling sad for the spring and autumn for the passing of his years.
"Is this the scope of the whole world? Taizu and I have traveled across the world for more than ten years, but it turns out that the place we have traveled is only an insignificant inch of land in the world of thousands of miles."
The female officials waiting around under the map of domestic unification are all reserve female officials selected from Shanxi and Hebei provinces. Their ability to handle government affairs is not as good as that of the female officials in the southeast, but those who are near the water and the towers have been selected to the palace.
Responsible for the document processing of important national affairs.
Li Laiheng stood up, circled around the vast world, pointed at the river loop and said:
"This is the place where Master Liu traveled thousands of miles... This is Hohhot, what the Mongols call the Blue City... which is the Yunzhong County of the Han Dynasty and Fengzhou of the Tang Dynasty.
It has been 200 years since the Ming Dynasty abandoned Tao. The Mongols have multiplied and lived here, with cattle and horses in droves. Tao captives took advantage of the close proximity of the land. Since the Longqing and Jiajing reigns, they have invaded my hometown of Sangzi, and Tianbao Mansion has often been killed by them.
plunder.
Master Liu traveled thousands of miles to search for traps and sent troops to Shuofang. Judging from the victory documents, he captured more than 10,000 Tumote tribesmen, and the left and right flags were far away from the north of Yinshan Mountain. At least for a period of time, the trouble of traps will be greatly reduced.
"
Li Guo and Li Zicheng were both border residents in northern Shaanxi. When they were young, although the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian tribes had paid tribute and negotiated peace, there were no longer large-scale border wars. However, the number of small-scale invaders never decreased.
Almost everyone on the border in northern Shaanxi has heard the sharp whistling of the Tatars on horseback. The beacon fires on three sides reflected orange in the sky. The smoke slowly rose into the sky and the sound of killing gradually began. The war has never been peaceful and peaceful for decades.
Paused.
Li Guo personally experienced Tatar raids. In fact, Liu Fangliang, who personally presided over the raids, did not do the same?
The most indispensable thing in the Dashun regime is the high-ranking officials and generals who came from the border people in northern Shaanxi. In the first half of their youth, they were never unfamiliar with the Tatars' cries of killing;
, it really brings a perfect ending to a life that has been wandering around for decades.
"Chang Gong's ability to conquer Yinshan is well worth his life. I am so envious of him." Li Guo said with a smile, "Lai Heng, if you want to compile history books in the future, don't forget this military exploit of your Master Liu."
Li Laiheng knelt on one knee in front of Emperor Guangzhong's imperial bed. He looked at this pale and weak face, and instantly many old memories came to mind.
In the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty, how many good people could there be like Li Guo?
He was born in the wilderness, but he was born with an upright and benevolent heart. Li Laiheng was able to get to where he is today, didn't it all depend on Li Guo's love and help?
Otherwise, he would be nothing more than a starved corpse in Zhuxi County.
"Father, you can rest assured about everything in the future...I will do everything well. Dashun is already strong enough, and the scale of the founding of the country has been established. The Eastern captives are far away. Although Liaodong has not yet been pacified, considering that Daishan is left
The troops below are no longer worthy of being our formidable enemy.
There is still a separatist regime of the Zheng family in the southeast, but these pirates cannot compete with us on land. Only the southwest is more troublesome. Although Zhang Xianzhong is dead, Sun Ke is expected to make a forced landing with Wu Sangui, and he is by no means an easy person."
Li Guo asked again: "How is the war in Chang'an? Qinzhong is the hometown of my father and son. When can I go to Chang'an again?"
Li Laiheng said unhurriedly: "I have sent Liu Rukui and Sun Shoufa's military governors to Lanzhou to reinforce Milayin. After they joined together, they repelled Li Dingguo's Northern Expeditionary Army in Didao, and soon captured Qinzhou.
Guo Junzhen also took advantage of the situation and went south from Fuping to fight against Qin Ni on the Wei River. Sun Kewang probably knew that the Western invaders were no match for us, so he took the initiative to evacuate Chang'an after their defeat. He sealed the treasury and left a lot of gold and silver in Chang'an city.
Documents and sealed books were also left to Guo Junzhen, saying that Chang'an is where the king's spirit lies, and that Guo Junzhen can separate himself from Guanzhong and become the king and hegemon."
"Haha, these adopted sons of the eight kings." Li Guo laughed. "The adopted sons of the eight kings are all in the shape of dragons and tigers. If Laiheng can take them under his command in the future, it will be a big deal."
bad thing."
Li Laiheng smiled and said: "Guo Junzhen has sent all the sealed books and books left by Sun Kewang to Taiyuan. Qin Ni's alienation plan is not very good at all. However, Sun Kewang can spare the people in Guanzhong and leave a piece of clean land in Weinan to everyone."
Shun, it is worthy of the folks in Xiying.
The military information just sent from the front line said that Xiying had abandoned all the land in Guanzhong, and even the people were not forcibly relocated. They only took away a group of old people from the former Ming Dynasty who regarded Zhu Youlang as orthodox.
Qin Ni is now preparing for the border with Hanzhong and has closed the door. It seems that he no longer has the ambition to compete with me for hegemony in the Central Plains. From this point of view, in one or two years at the latest, the world will be settled, and the country, the country, and the people will all be in control from now on.
Now you can enjoy a peaceful world."
Li Guo didn't comment on this. He just picked up Liu Fangliang's letter and asked: "Are you going to arrange for Chang Gong to solve the Liaodong matter in the future?"
Li Laiheng nodded: "I have asked Master Liu to go out to Yanjing. He has experience in searching for traps from thousands of miles away, and he will definitely be able to deal with the Manchu and Mongolian tribes with ease.
Since the Qing army withdrew from Hebei last year, the cities in the Youyan area were in ruins and the people were displaced. I estimate that it will take a year for the immigration to recover before the extermination of the Liaozu can be put on the agenda.
However, Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan are both in the hands of our army. After several battles in the pass, the strong men of the Donglu were reduced to five and one, and they could not achieve anything.
After Master Liu has guarded Yanjing's border for one year, he can consider leaving the fortress to restore Liao Dynasty... The period of peace and control of Liao Dynasty will never exceed five years."
Li Guo laughed: "Five years of Ping Liao! Okay. Then the northeast should be paid to Changgong, and the northwest should be handed over to Guo Junzhen? What about the southeast?"