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Mongolia Chapter 27: Deception

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    The main camp of the Guards Army.  **Bubble! Book.  Bar*

    Li Dong glanced at the generals who stood upright below, and everyone looked at him expectantly.  Li Dong was also wearing a military uniform today, and everyone knew that a war was about to begin.

    This military meeting was still only attended by a civilian official, Wang Shouren. He curled his hands into his sleeves and looked up at Li Dong, who was wearing a military uniform. Li Dong looked like he must be going on a military expedition in person. If normal, he would have to give advice, the emperor would  Your Majesty, you must not take risks.  The Ming Dynasty has tens of thousands of elite Guards troops, and the rebellion can only be put down in a matter of seconds. The emperor can sit in the Jinluan Palace and wait for the good news.

    But Wang Shouren thought that this was the first battle of the Zhengde Dynasty, and it would be better for Li Dong to command it personally. This was an excellent opportunity to enhance Li Dong's reputation and prestige. Moreover, with the abnormal strength of the Guards, it was still in his own country.  In the domestic battle, I think about Li Dong's commanding methods in previous wars. He has quite a bit of military talent. He has the right time, place and people. Victory is necessary. The danger may not be Li Dong's turn to charge into the battle. In this case  He didn't bother to say anything to persuade her.

    Li Dong was also curious about why Wang Shouren didn't persuade him like a mother-in-law this time. He looked sideways at Wang Shouren and smiled. Wang Shouren also smiled and nodded at Li Dong. Li Dong looked at Wang Ping and other generals again.

    "That Laozi King Anhua has been doing little things behind my back since I was the crown prince. I have been busy and have not had time to deal with him. If he had stayed alone, I might have forgotten about him.  , I didn¡¯t expect him to get worse and worse every time. In this case, I didn¡¯t intend to be polite to him. Spring is blooming, which is a good time for war. Sons, follow me and raid his lair!  "

    Everyone burst into laughter, and one of them looked like a bloodthirsty wolf with eyes shining brightly. There is an important criterion for promotion of generals and soldiers in the Guards, which is to look at the medal on the chest. That medal means that you have fought.  The more battles you fight, the faster you will be promoted. So far, because everyone has participated in the three battles, there are three silver stars on the chest.

    However, as the size of the Guards grows larger and larger, it is impossible for everyone to participate in every battle, and the level will gradually increase. Therefore, everyone is working hard and cherishing every opportunity to fight.

    Li Dong was very satisfied with the attitude of his men. Only when soldiers are full of desire for war can they burst out with amazing combat effectiveness. He smiled and said slowly.

    "This time half of the Guards will be sent out!"

    As soon as these words came out, all the troops would be in an uproar, and only 15,000 troops would be sent, which means that half of them will not be able to participate in this battle.

    "The First Corps of the Guards is going to fight! The First Brigade of Cavalry is going to fight! The Bald Army is going to fight!" Every time Li Dong mentioned a unit formation, the leader of the corresponding unit burst into excited cheers, and correspondingly, he failed to go to battle.  The generals were dejected.

    After the expansion of the Guards, it was divided into five parts: two infantry corps with 10,000 people each, two cavalry brigades with 5,000 people each, and a bald army with 600 people, for a total of 30,600 people.

    The functions of the infantry corps have been greatly improved compared to the past, and they are now fully capable of taking charge of their own operations. An infantry corps has two infantry brigades of 6,000 people, a transport camp of 2,000 people, an artillery and cavalry battalion of 300 people, and a night guard of 300 people.  There are 200 people in the patrol camp and some 200 civilians and security personnel, a total of 10,000 people!

    It is worth mentioning that in order to prevent the overall combat effectiveness of the Guards from being affected by the expansion of troops, two-thirds of the First Legion of the Guards are veterans of the former Boy Scouts and Royal Horse Guards, and the other one-third are also veterans of the Army.  The brave warriors carefully selected from the capital regiments were led by Wang Ping as the chief general and Dewey as the deputy general. It can be said that the First Army of the Guards was Li Dong's trump card.

    There is no doubt about Li Dong's order. Since Li Dong has made pre-war arrangements, the orders must be executed regardless of whether the generals understand them or not. This has become the subconscious reaction of these generals. The generals responded in unison, "Yes,  Marshal!"

    "The Second Legion of the Guards and the Second Cavalry Brigade will stay in the capital. Everything must be obeyed by Sir. Sir, after I leave, Mr. Lao will be here in the capital!"

    "Yes, Marshal!"

    "I obey the order!" Wang Shouren bowed to accept the order, and immediately smiled, "Your Majesty, please think of a reason for leaving the capital, otherwise the ministers will be wordy again."

    Li Dong also smiled bitterly, "Haha After becoming the emperor, I am not as free as when I was the prince. I have to go back and think of an excuse!"

    "Your Majesty is going on an expedition this time. I won't say much. I just ask that your Majesty put state affairs first in everything you do. You must not personally take risks. You must not put yourself in danger like Wayaokou Fort last time. I can't say anything."  If you are disrespectful, if something happens to Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty will definitely fall apart!" Wang Shouren said these wordsThis is by no means alarmist, because Li Dong has no heirs, and none of the princes of the Ming Dynasty has stopped. When Li Dongjian was still there, he kept making some small moves. Once Li Dong is gone, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be at war.

    "Sir, you think too highly of King Anhua. If I fight alone, I can give him half an arm. If you add me and others, hehe, even if I give 100,000 people, he is no match for me!"

    Li Dong's words are by no means arrogant. Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, but looking at the entire world, including Europe, there is currently no pure firearms unit like the Guards. Not to mention that the firearms technology possessed by this unit has far exceeded  In this era, no one could match his tactics, and because Li Dong kept secrets well, others could not imitate them even if they wanted to secretly do so.

    Wang Shouren also nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty is gifted with talents and has built such a strong army. I really can't think of anyone else in the world who can stop His Majesty. I just hope that Your Majesty will walk slower. I am old and my legs and feet are not good.  I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up." Wang Shouren gave Li Dong a small pat on the back.

    All the soldiers, including Li Dong, laughed loudly.

    On the same day, the Guards issued a statement to the Ministry of War. Lu Guanying, the Minister of War, who is currently in charge of the work of the Ministry of War, was a little confused by this statement. Your Guards is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, so why should you write a statement to the Ministry of War?  But don¡¯t reach out to hit the smiling person. Since it was sent to you, let¡¯s take a look.

    "The Guards expanded, and found that the new troops were derelict and too many to be used. The military generals negotiated and planned to train at the Shanxi frontier fortress the day after tomorrow. Please ask the Ministry of War to issue a general document and inform the location immediately to avoid misunderstandings. At the same time, please ask along the way.  The local government has prepared supplies for the army" After reading this article, Chen Lu broke into a cold sweat. Unauthorized mobilization of the army is tantamount to rebellion. Judging from Chen's tone, the Guards were just here to say hello.  Even the departure date has been written down, which clearly means that they will go to train regardless of whether the Ministry of War agrees or not.  I have never heard of such a bold general since ancient times. Could it be said that because Wang Ping maintained the emperor's favor, he had become so domineering?

    Lu Guanying did not dare to delay, so he quickly wrote a memorial, saying that the Ministry of War did not know about the matter, and would not issue customs clearance documents, let alone pay a dime. In the memorial, he completely brushed off the responsibility of the Ministry of War.  Absolutely, he sent this memorial to the General Affairs Department (the central agency of the Ming Dynasty responsible for receiving, inspecting internal and external memorials, and appeals against memorials) together with the regulations of the Guards, and told the General Affairs Department that this matter could not be delayed.  Send it to the cabinet immediately.

    This memorial was quickly placed on Liu Jian's desk. Such a big matter was no longer something that Liu Jian and the other three bachelors could decide. They also hurriedly wrote a reply, planning to severely reprimand Wang Ping for his daring behavior.  At the same time, they suggested sending a eunuch and a civil servant to the Guards as supervisors. They hurriedly sent the memorial to the palace for Li Dong to read.

    They thought that the matter would be resolved the next day, but within an hour, Zhang Yong came over and declared, "The Holy Spirit has a decree!"

    The three bachelors bowed down together, and Zhang Yong said loudly, "Your Majesty has spoken, I already know this. It is the twelfth lunar month, the weather is freezing at the border, and there are Tartar invaders from time to time. It is a good time to train troops. It's accurate! Send a supervisor!"  Military matters are not allowed!"

    Liu Jian and others breathed a sigh of relief. From Li Dong's tone, they knew about this matter. In other words, Wang Ping and others were not acting arbitrarily. As for the matter of supervising the army, Liu Jian and others had already considered it.  When it comes to impromptu actions, it¡¯s better to be accurate, but it¡¯s also to be expected that they¡¯re inaccurate.  Just as they were about to get up, Zhang Yong read another imperial edict.

    "Recently, I have been feeling unwell. The imperial doctor diagnosed my pulse and said that I have overworked myself and need to rest. I have decided to rest for two months and the court meeting will be suspended. All matters in the court within these two months will be decided jointly by three great scholars!"

    Zhang Yong passed the order and turned to leave. Liu Jian jumped up suddenly, grabbed Zhang Yong's wrist, and asked anxiously, "Eunuch Zhang, I saw the Holy One yesterday. The Holy One was fine. How could it be that in just one day How is the Holy One's dragon body, the imperial physician?"  What do they say over there?"

    Liu Jian is the leader of the three ministers who care about life. Zhang Yongke dare not float around. "Mr. Liu, the palace is no longer what it used to be. There is a set of rules for speaking and doing things. Long live the Lord is most taboo about us servants talking nonsense outside.  Please don't embarrass our family." After saying that, he slowly pulled his wrist out of Liu Jian's hand.

    Looking at the expression on Zhang Yong's face, it didn't look like there was something wrong with Li Dong. Liu Jian couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. After staying in the center of power for a long time, some abnormal phenomena can easily arouse others' suspicion. He frowned  He frowned and thought, could it be that something happened in the palace and those eunuchs took His Majesty hostage?

    "I want to hand over the sign to meet the saint!" Liu Jian said loudly

    "This" Zhang Yong looked embarrassed.

    "I am one of the three ministers who care about life. I can enter and exit the palace directly. You dare to stop me?" Liu Jian stared.?To Zhang Yong.

    "We don't dare! Master Liu, please!"

    Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were about to enter the palace with Liu Jian when they were blocked by Liu Jian. Liu Jian said to Zhang Yong, "Please go first, Eunuch Zhang, I will be there soon!"

    "We are waiting for Mr. Liu outside!" Zhang Yong said and went out through the curtain.

    "There is something fishy about this matter. I suspect that those eunuchs are up to something bad, and I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be kidnapped by them. I'll go into the palace to investigate. If I don't come out within an hour, you can quickly mobilize the Guards into the city to put down the rebellion!"

    Obviously Li Dongyang and Xie Qian didn't think as much as Liu Jian thought. After hearing this, they both turned pale and nodded hurriedly

    Liu Jian followed Zhang Yong cautiously. The further he walked, the more he felt something was wrong. The maids and eunuchs in the palace walked briskly and had no look of sadness on their faces. If Li Dong was really sick, they would be disrespectful and would be punished by the imperial staff.  He deserves to be beaten to death.

    But when he stepped into Dongnuan Pavilion, all his doubts were dispelled.  He saw Li Dongzheng playing chess with Li Xiang in high spirits.

    Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Dong turned around and saw that it was Liu Jian. He chuckled, "Liu Aiqing, sit down, he will talk to you after I finish cleaning up!" Li Dong didn't notice that when he turned around, Li Xiang secretly followed  took away his rook on the chessboard.

    Li Dong lowered his head and looked at the chessboard carefully, "No, I just remembered that I had a rook here."

    "Commander, I've eaten that car of yours a long time ago!" Li Xiang said seriously with a sullen face.

    "Really? Why don't I have any impression at all? I remember that my situation was very good just now, but now it's a mess?"

    "Commander, this is the charm of chess, it's so varied." Li Xiang smiled evilly.

    "this"

    "Commander, you've lost five meals to me in total. I won't pay for this month's food expenses!" Li Xiang stood up with a smile, and then gave Liu Jian a thousand dollars.  There are some things on the side, I will take care of them while you guys chat." As he said that, he skipped away, and a chess piece fell to the ground.

    Li Dong picked it up and looked at it, "Hey Li Xiang, you actually stole the chess pieces. You have no chess ethics!"

    Like a rabbit whose tail was burned, Li Xiang jumped out and ran away in an instant.

    Li Dong threw the chess pieces in the air, smiled and said to Liu Jian, "Liu Aiqing, I made you laugh. This kid is so weird. Why do I always lose to him?"

    Liu Jian also smiled bitterly. Why did Li Dong not have the majesty of an emperor at all? His subordinates were not afraid of him at all.  "Your Majesty, this chess game is just a trivial skill, so don't indulge in it!"

    "That's what Liu Aiqing taught you!"

    "Your Majesty, the imperial edict you just asked Eunuch Zhang to announce is"

    "What about me being sick?"

    Liu Jian nodded.

    "Fake!"

    Liu Jian suddenly went crazy. Isn¡¯t this nonsense? Looking at you jumping around, you can live to be a hundred years old. Of course I know it is fake, but why did you send a fake imperial edict to fool me?

    "Liu Aiqing, I just recently learned a truth. When the book is used, it will be less regretful. I can't even understand the memorials you sent me and what you are saying. This is not okay. I can't trouble you all the time. I will make you tired."  I can't bear to work so hard, I don't want to be an uneducated emperor."

    Liu Jian was startled, "What does your Majesty mean?"

    "I want to study. I want to study in seclusion for two months. I won't see anyone during these two months. I will just stay in the palace and read and write. I want to be a good emperor!"

    After listening to Li Dong's words, Liu Jian suddenly felt that the whole hall became brighter. With tears streaming down his face, he said with a choked voice, "Your Majesty is wise, I have hope for the revival of the Ming Dynasty!"

    Li Dong was stunned for a moment, thinking, this old man wouldn't be so easy to deceive, but he said it seriously.

    "It's just that these two months have to trouble you three great scholars. It's been a lot of hard work!"

    "It's not hard, it's not hard!" Liu Jian was as happy as if he had saved a lost child who had returned.

    "Liu Aiqing, please explain this matter clearly to Xie Aiqing and Li Aiqing, but it's best not to tell others outside that I am thin-skinned, hehe"

    "I know!"

    "In this case, Liu Aiqing, you are the pillar of the country. Don't be too tired. Go back to your house and rest immediately. Come, let the Royal Horse Supervisor send you off in a carriage!"

    "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Jian left Dongnuan Pavilion happily, and Li Dong saw him off with a smile.

    Liu Jian walked out quickly. He wanted to get the good news out quickly.It¡¯s time to tell Li Dongyang and Xie Qian that Li Dong is finally going to study!  But suddenly he remembered that Li Dong smiled so weirdly when he was leaving. Liu Jian felt flustered for no reason. Could it be that he had overlooked something?
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