Chapter 255 There is no other, only the king and sage!
At this time, even the British Duke Zhang Lun and Cheng Guo Duke Zhu Fu, who had previously spoken for Li Huan, looked solemn.
It's not that they don't believe in Li Huan, it's really a matter of great importance. Commanding hundreds of thousands of troops and commanding thousands of troops are two different concepts.
Generally speaking, as a qualified general, he can command thousands of people. As long as he has some talent and the potential of a good general, he can also command tens of thousands of troops.
As for a truly good general, he can command more troops, but when it comes to a hundred thousand or more troops, only a general can do it.
As for Li Huan, from Zhu Fu's point of view, it is not difficult to command tens of thousands of people with Lihua's ability, but Li Huan really does not have the ability to command hundreds of thousands of troops.
After thinking about this, Zhu Fu couldn't help but glance at Yang Tinghe.
Zhu Fu took a step forward and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Yang Ge said is true. Although the general is said to be extremely talented and capable of commanding an army, he is not a qualified candidate to command an army of hundreds of thousands.
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Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Fu's solemn look and didn't know that Zhu Fu was worried about Li Huan.
After all, Li Huan is also the son-in-law of Duke Cheng Guo. This battle is of great importance. If it wins, it will naturally be the prince of all generations. But if it fails, the Ming Dynasty will lose hundreds of thousands of troops. There must be one person.
Stand up and take the blame.
Then as the commander-in-chief, Li Huan would definitely be pushed out as a scapegoat by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. By then, even he, the emperor, would not be able to protect Li Huan.
Zhu Fu stood up at this time and was obviously thinking about Li Huan.
Zhu Houzhao also had some fear in his heart. Just when Yang Tinghe came forward to express his doubts about Li Huan's ability, Zhu Houzhao subconsciously felt a little dissatisfied with Yang Tinghe, thinking that Yang Tinghe was targeting Li Huan.
However, after calming down and thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao discovered the danger hidden in it.
Military and state affairs are no different than other major affairs. Now Li Huan is a mighty general and the governor of the world's troops. This is a great authority, but it also hides a great danger.
After thinking about this, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhu Fu and said, "I wonder if Duke Cheng has any candidates?"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao also looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: "You might as well tell me who can lead the army to fight against the Tatars."
For a moment, the entire court was silent, and no one spoke.
At the same time, Yang Yiqing, who was heading towards Qingyang Mansion according to Li Huan's order, was talking in a low voice with several generals around him.
Because of the imperial court's reward, Li Wuzheng, who had been promoted from a guerrilla general to a general, said to Yang Yiqing with a smile on his face: "My Lord Governor, I am afraid that this mighty general will be famous all over the world."
When Yang Yiqing heard this, he glanced at Li Wu lightly and said, "Why did General Li Shen say this?"
Li Wu chuckled and said: "To face the Tatars this time, the mighty general has mobilized more than 200,000 soldiers and horses. If we add the civilians, there will be 300,000 people. Such a large number of soldiers and horses,
Even if we look at the past hundreds of years of our Ming Dynasty, troops and horses of this scale are very rare, and the most recent one can be traced back to the Battle of Tumu Fort."
Speaking of Li Wudao: "A mighty general can command hundreds of thousands of troops, but if he can win this battle, he will not be famous in the world."
Yang Yiqing sighed softly, glanced at Li Wu and said, "That's what I said, but General Li Shen, have you ever thought about the mobilization of troops and horses on such a scale, how can anyone be able to mobilize them at will, like an arm and a leg?"
The smile on Li Wu's face froze for an instant. After all, he was also a veteran in the army. He climbed up step by step from the bottom, so he was certainly not a fool.
Just like him, giving him 10,000 soldiers and horses is already his limit. If there are more, I am afraid there will be problems in scheduling.
Now that Li Huan has to take charge of hundreds of thousands of troops, can Li Huan sort out these hundreds of thousands of troops and mobilize them like an arm?
Seeing Li Wu's reaction in his eyes, Yang Yiqing's eyes also showed a bit of solemnity, and he looked towards the direction of the capital.
Li Wu came back to his senses and couldn't help but said with some urgency: "Sir, the mighty general..."
As if he knew what Li Wu wanted to say, Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, General Li has already considered this matter. I'm afraid the memorial has already been presented to the emperor by now."
Smiling slightly, Yang Yiqing said: "The princes in the court will always have a solution."
When Li Wu, Yang Yiqing and others were discussing this matter, Li Huan also smiled at Chen Ang, Xu Ying, Ren Ping and said: "Not everyone can command hundreds of thousands of troops like the King of Zhongshan, but Li can dispatch
There are not hundreds of thousands of troops, so Li specially recommended a person to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty orders this person to command the army, he may be able to command these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses."
Hearing what Li Huan said, Chen Ang, Xu Ying, and Ren Ping couldn't help but have a look of surprise in their eyes, and they all looked at Li Huan with disbelief.
They are also generals in the army. Naturally, they know that military masters such as Sun, Bai, Han, Li, and Yue are rare in almost a hundred years. Among the many generals in the Ming Dynasty, only Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan at the beginning of the founding of the country, commanded dozens of troops.
The power of everything.
They were also secretly worried that an army of hundreds of thousands was both a good thing and a bad thing. If they could not fully utilize the power of so many soldiers and horses, then what would be the use of having a large number of soldiers and horses.
But looking at the Ming Dynasty, it seems that no general has the ability to command so many soldiers and horses.
Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three sides, is known as a general and a prime minister, but his ability to command tens of thousands of troops is already at his limit. Hundreds of thousands of troops are probably beyond his power.
However, now Li Huan actually said that he would recommend a person to the emperor, and according to Li Huan's wishes, if the other person came, he might be able to command hundreds of thousands of troops.
When did the Ming Dynasty have such a person? A few of them even went through the names of many generals in the Ming Dynasty in their minds one by one. In the end, they discovered that at least among the many generals they knew, there was no one.
Have such ability.
Looking at Li Huan, Chen Ang, Ren Ping, Xu Ying and others, they said with some eagerness in their eyes: "General, I wonder who this person is, that he can be so respected by the general."
Li Huan glanced at several people with a smile and said: "This person is none other than..."
Capital
Above the great court meeting
There was silence in the civil and military affairs of the court. All the officials looked at each other in shock. Look at me, look at you. The emperor actually asked them to recommend someone to lead an army of hundreds of thousands.
This left many people at a loss as to how to speak.
You must know that this candidate cannot be recommended casually. Once recommended, he will be jointly and severally liable at that time. Besides, looking at the civil and military forces of North Korea and China, it seems that no one has such ability.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and glanced at everyone.
At this moment, Qiu Ju appeared quietly and held a secret memorial in his hand. He walked to the emperor's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, this is the urgent memorial of Brother Li Huan."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He glanced at Qiu Ju and his eyes fell on the secret music.
Nodding slightly, Zhu Houzhao slowly opened the secret letter after taking it.
Qiu Ju quietly stepped aside, and Zhu Houzhao and Qiu Ju's little moves were naturally not concealed from everyone. Many people looked at the secret music in the emperor's hand with some surprise.
Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang seemed quite calm, but they also had curiosity in their hearts. Ordinarily, under such circumstances, ordinary things would not disturb Zhu Houzhao, who was holding a court meeting.
Since Qiu Ju presented the secret memorial to Zhu Houzhao, it can only mean that the secret memorial must be very important. He just doesn't know what the secret memorial is.
When Zhu Houzhao opened the secret music presented by Li Huan, his eyes fell on the secret music, and soon a trace of astonishment flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes.
The content of this secret report was beyond Zhu Houzhao's expectation. It was actually Li Huan who took the initiative to mention that he was not capable of commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, so he specifically recommended a person to him, the emperor, and begged the emperor to allow this person to go and command the army.
Zhu Houzhao was not surprised that Li Huan believed that he could not command hundreds of thousands of troops. After all, Zhu Houzhao did not think that Li Huan was capable of commanding so many troops at the moment, but the person recommended by Li Huan seemed to Zhu Houzhao.
Even more unreliable.
As for Li Huan, he led thousands of troops into the grassland and massacred the Huli tribe and the Heihe tribe. Not long ago, he led tens of thousands of fine cavalry to quell the Anhua Wan rebellion, and also annihilated the Suder tribe.
Thousands of people and horses.
But the person Li Huan recommended was completely beyond Zhu Houzhao's expectations. Even Zhu Houzhao never expected that Li Huan would recommend this person.
Zhu Houzhao subconsciously looked at that person, and among the officials, it seemed that they sensed Zhu Houzhao's gaze. The man looked at Zhu Houzhao subconsciously, and the emperor and his ministers looked at each other.
Looking at the secret note in his hand and then at the other party, Zhu Houzhao always felt that Li Huan's recommendation was a bit hasty.
At this moment, Yang Tinghe's eyes fell on the secret report in Zhu Houzhao's hand and said: "Your Majesty, is there anything important?"
The elders and many important ministers also looked at the secret memorial in Zhu Houzhao's hand.
Zhu Houzhao coughed slightly, his heart moved, he glanced at the crowd and said, "This is Li Qing's Eight Hundred Miles Urgent Play."
Among the ministers, Wang Yangming, the veteran of the cabinet, couldn't help but said: "The general is urgent, it can't be that the Tatars have done something strange."
Wang Yangming's words almost represented the aspirations of all the officials, and everyone looked at Zhu Houzhao worriedly.
Zhu Houzhao shook his head slightly and said: "Li Qing's urgent report is not about the Tatars, but because Li Qing believed that he was not capable of commanding an army of hundreds of thousands, so he specially reported to the court, hoping that I could select someone to command the army.
To prepare for the upcoming war with the Tatars."
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, British Duke Zhang Lun, Cheng Guo Duke Zhu Fu, and some officials who chose to seek refuge with Li Huan all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With such a memorial, even if something goes wrong in the future war, it can at least stop the mouths of some people in the court, and prevent the civil and military officials of the court from adding insult to injury to Li Huan.
Some officials who were very unhappy with Li Huan whispered with a bit of disdain: "Li Huan actually has some self-awareness."
"He was really given an advantage. Without such a memorial, any consequences would have been borne by him alone."
"It's a pity, it's a pity that he escaped death."
Not mentioning what these officials were thinking, Li Dongyang stroked his beard and said: "It seems that the mighty general is also aware of his own shortcomings, but I wonder if the mighty general has any suggestions?"
A minister from the Ministry of War said calmly: "What advice can Taifu Li have? It is true that our Ming Dynasty has many generals, but how many of them dare to say that they can command hundreds of thousands of troops?"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but show hesitation on his face when he thought of the person recommended by Li Huan in the secret report.
Noticing Zhu Houzhao's expression, Yang Tinghe thought with a thought: "Your Majesty is hesitant. Is there really any candidate for the mighty general?"
At this time, all the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar. All eyes fell on Zhu Houzhao, secretly wondering in their hearts, could Li Huan really have someone, but who would Li Huan recommend?
For a while, many people had some expectations in their hearts, but most of them wanted to see Li Huan's jokes. They wanted to see who Li Huan would recommend.
It would be best if the emperor could agree to Li Huan's recommendation and send that person to lead the army. If the troops are not used at that time, then at least Li Huan will be held accountable for not knowing the person well and failing to recommend him well.
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, and suddenly his eyes fell on Wang Yangming and said: "Wang Shouren, the mighty general recommended you to me as the commander-in-chief of the three armies and in charge of the army. I don't know what you want!"
"What! It's Mr. Wang Ge..."
"It's a joke, it's a joke. Mr. Wang Ge is indeed not bad, but he is just a civil servant. How can he have the ability to command hundreds of thousands of troops?"
An old minister shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's really ridiculous. If Mr. Wangge can command hundreds of thousands of troops, then I dare to compare myself to Han Xin and Li Jing."
It can be said that when Zhu Houzhao revealed that the person recommended by Li Huan was Prince Wang Shouren, almost all the officials in the court shook their heads.
Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others looked at Wang Yangming with a stunned look on his face.
At this moment, Wang Yangming was obviously confused by the emperor's words. One moment, he was curious about who Li Huan would recommend, but the next moment, Zhu Houzhao called his name, making him realize that the person Li Huan recommended was none other than him.
"How could it be me? What does Li Huan want to do? Although I am familiar with military books, I have never commanded an army."
Such thoughts flashed through Wang Yangming's heart instinctively, and he was filled with doubts.
Yang Tinghe, Li Dongyang, Liu Yu and others looked at each other and looked at Wang Yangming with strange expressions.
Did Li Huan have water in his head, or was Li Huan crazy? Instead of selecting a senior general in the army to recommend him, he would ask the emperor to meet a civil servant like Wang Yangming.
Even if the person recommended by Li Huan was Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three sides, they did not find it strange. The key point was that Li Huan did not choose Yang Yiqing, but recommended Wang Yangming. Could it be that Wang Yangming was really a secretive military strategist?
Li Huan would definitely not joke about such things, so even if Yang Tinghe, Li Dongyang and the others found it unbelievable, they still calmed down and looked at Wang Yangming while secretly guessing in their hearts.
In fact, it was Zhu Houzhao who finally chose to tell Li Huan about his recommendation of Wang Yangming. Could it be that Zhu Houzhao believed that Li Huan would not recommend him indiscriminately, in case Wang Yangming was really a powerful person who was hiding deep.
Not to mention other things, at least Zhu Houzhao had seen Wang Yangming killing everyone in the chaos.
When the rebel army pursued Luan Jia, Wang Yangming stepped forward to protect him, which can be said to have left a deep impression on him.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhu Houzhao coughed slightly and said to Wang Yangming: "Wang Qing's family..."
Wang Yangming came back to his senses and saw Zhu Houzhao and a group of people staring at him. He immediately took a deep breath and said with a wry smile on his face: "Your Majesty, how can I be so virtuous and capable? I am so trusted by the general that he recommends me."
To be the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces..."
Before Wang Yangming could finish his words, Zhu Houzhao said with a very solemn expression: "This matter is of great importance. I believe in Li Qing's vision, and I also believe that Li Qing will not make irresponsible remarks about important matters of the country. I just ask Wang Qing's family, are you willing to serve me?"
, to share the worries of the Ming Dynasty."
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials showed expressions of disbelief.
The meaning of the emperor's words could not be clearer. It is clear that the emperor has already agreed with Li Huan's suggestion. It only depends on whether Wang Yangming agrees or not.
If Wang Yangming agreed, then the emperor would really approve Li Huan's recommendation and order Wang Yangming to command the three armies and preside over this battle.
Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Liu Yu and others did not speak at this moment, but looked at Wang Yangming quietly.
At this time, Wang Yangming had a face full of contemplation. He just stood there, his expression changing. After more than ten breaths, just when many people thought that Wang Yangming was about to refuse, they saw Wang Yangming suddenly raise his head, with a look on his face.
With a strange look, he bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Since the mighty general trusts me so much, I will boldly take the post of commander-in-chief of the three armies..."
"Crazy, really crazy!"
"It's okay that Li Huan is crazy. Why is Mr. Wang Ge so unwise?"
"Hmph, they say that Li Huan and Wang Yangming are the same party, but now it seems that is indeed the case."
Liu Yu couldn't help but look at Wang Yangming with a worried face and said: "Brother Yangming, this matter is not trivial, please think twice!"
The situation in the DPRK was very turbulent. Liu Yu and Wang Yangming were closer. Although they were not in the same party, they echoed each other. Together with Li Huan, they could barely compete with the civilian clique.
But this time Li Huan recommended Wang Yangming, which was equivalent to dragging Wang Yangming into the game.
If this battle with the Tatars really goes against the grain, Liu Yu can guess without thinking that the Zhongwenwu of the dynasty will definitely take the opportunity to add insult to injury, and will definitely kill Li Huan and Wang Yangming. Even if they don't die by then, I'm afraid they will.
Take off a layer of skin.
That's why Liu Yu solemnly reminded Wang Yangming to think twice before acting.
How could a person like Wang Yangming not know about Liu Yu's worries? But now that he had made up his mind, Wang Yangming would not go back on his words.
Moreover, Wang Yangming was arrogant in his heart. He was familiar with military books and asked himself whether he had the ability to command troops, so he agreed without hesitation after some hesitation.
It has to be said that even Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised by Wang Yangming's reply. Looking at Wang Yangming, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed and said: "Wang Qing, are you sure?"
Wang Yangming smiled and said, "I'm sure."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Yangming and then at Li Huan's secret report. He took a deep breath and said seriously: "In accordance with my decree, Wang Yangming, a great scholar, is appointed as the Grand Governor of the Left Army Governor's Palace and the commander-in-chief of the three armies with full power.
Responsible for the fight against the Tatars."
Li Dongyang opened his mouth and let out a final sigh.
Yang Tinghe looked at Wang Yangming, with a slightly strange look in his eyes.
The court meeting dispersed, all the officials left, and Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and others walked towards Wang Yangming.
Looking at Wang Yangming, Zhu Fu couldn't help but said solemnly: "Mr. Wang Ge, Li Huan is causing such nonsense, why don't you..."
Obviously Zhu Fu is not optimistic about Wang Yangming. After all, Wang Yangming is a scholar in every way. Now he is going to command an army of hundreds of thousands. It is strange that Zhu Fu is not worried.
Zhang Lun also said at this moment: "We will go to see your majesty right now and beg your majesty to choose someone else..."
Wang Yangming smiled and shook his head and said: "Wang, thank you for your concern, but His Majesty's decree has been issued, so there is absolutely no reason to change it. Besides, since the general believes in Wang so much, how can Wang let the general down?"
Woolen cloth."
Liu Yu sighed softly: "Brother Yangming, this matter is not a trivial matter, one could easily lose one's life..."
Wang Yangming glanced at everyone, his face gradually became serious, and he said slowly: "The reason why Wang agreed is that on the one hand he wanted to see if he really has the ability to command the three armies, and on the other hand it was also for the general's consideration."
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and looked at Wang Yangming with surprise and confusion. Ordinarily, if Wang Yangming really considered Li Huan, he should reject it directly and choose someone else.
But Wang Yangming agreed, but now he said it was for Li Huan's consideration.
Wang Yangming said calmly: "Since Wang is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, it will be fine if the war goes well, but if the war does not go well, then all the blame will be borne by Wang..."
After Wang Yangming finished speaking, everyone's expressions suddenly changed. Whether it was Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu or Liu Yu, they all looked at Wang Yangming in disbelief.
"Mr. Wangge, you..."
"Brother Yangming, you actually have this plan."
"Li Huan is so lucky to have a close friend like you!"
Obviously several people were shocked by Wang Yangming's words. Wang Yangming said that he wanted to test whether he was really capable of commanding the three armies. They directly filtered the words. After all, in their opinion, Wang Yangming was a civil servant who could command the army.
What a strange thing.
Therefore, in their opinion, the reason why Wang Yangming agreed was that he was determined to bear all the blame and keep Li Huan safe.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Lun bowed to Wang Yangming and said, "Old Wang Ge is righteous!"
Zhu Fu, Liu Yu and others also saluted Wang Yangming.
Wang Yangming quickly dodged away and said with a bitter smile: "Perhaps this time Wang asked General Li to recommend him, and he may be granted a title of marquis based on military merit..."
Everyone just looked at Wang Yangming with admiration. As for Wang Yangming saying that he would be granted a title of marquis for military merit, what was he thinking? You, a civil servant, still want to command hundreds of thousands of troops and be granted a title of marquis based on military merit. How can you let the world's warriors live?
Not mentioning Wang Yangming and Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and others said that all the civil and military officials dispersed, and then the news that Wang Yangming, a civil servant and elder, was actually recommended by Li Huan, and the emperor agreed to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to fight against the Tatars.
Once it has wings, it spreads throughout the city.
With the help of many officials who were ready to see Li Huan and Wang Yangming's joke, the news spread in a short period of time to everyone.
Among tea shops
A scribe loudly said: "The Tatar army of 100,000 soldiers marched south, and the emperor actually followed Li Huan's instructions and ordered Wang Yangming to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies. It's nonsense. It's really nonsense."
Many tea drinkers also looked astonished. People in the capital liked to comment on current affairs in their spare time. News of the Tatar invasion had spread in the past few days, and many people naturally knew about it.
Now I heard that at the recent imperial meeting, Li Huan actually recommended Wang Yangming, the cabinet minister, as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. This sounds like an extremely ridiculous thing, but the emperor actually agreed.
"It's over. Your Majesty is so confused!"
"Li Huan is afraid that he will not be able to escape the death penalty, and Mr. Wangge is also confused, and he dares to accept such a thing."
Soon the streets were full of discussions. It can be said that few people were optimistic about Wang Yangming and Li Huan.
Maoyan Lane Li Mansion
A maid stumbled into a courtyard and said to the beautiful woman who was sitting there holding a book and reading: "Madam, Madam is not good."
The beautiful woman raised her head slightly and glanced at the maid, then said calmly: "Why are you so flustered?"
The maid panted and said, "Madam, Master, Master, I'm afraid he may be in trouble this time."
Zhang Jin frowned and said: "Speak carefully, my husband led the troops outside. Not long ago, he put down the rebellion of King Anhua, and even wiped out all the Tatars. It can be said that there are frequent successes, so why is there any difficulty?
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Upon hearing this, the maid quickly informed Zhang Jin of all the news she heard when she went out.
Zhang Jin was born in the British government. Although he had been practicing in Longhu Mountain since he was a child, after marrying into the Li family, because of Li Huan, he still had some understanding of the affairs in the court.
Zhang Jin was no stranger to who Wang Yangming was, especially since Li Huan had praised Wang Yangming's abilities in front of her more than once.
In Li Huan's words, Wang Yangming was both civil and military, and he was a general and a prime minister. He could be called a sage who would not appear for a hundred years.
Of course, Zhang Jin didn't believe it, but what Li Huan said made Zhang Jin pay more attention to Wang Yangming. However, Zhang Jin felt that Wang Yangming, apart from being weak in martial arts, was not as exaggerated as Li Huan said.
Now that he suddenly heard that Li Huan actually recommended Wang Yangming to command hundreds of thousands of troops, Zhang Jin subconsciously felt a little worried.
Can Wang Yangming really command an army of hundreds of thousands? If not, then not only Wang Yangming, but also Li Huan may not be able to escape disaster.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Jin glanced at the maid and said, "Pack up your clothes and follow me to the British government residence."
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