Liu Mingzhi fell into a brief silence after hearing Renzheng's words. He carried a lantern and walked forward silently, drinking the wine in his hand one after another.
When the peach blossom wine in the wine gourd was close to bottoming out, Liu Mingzhi spoke softly: "I don't deny this, but old man, you keep saying that I am building momentum.
What kind of momentum did the boy create?"
"Of course it is creating power in the minds of the people all over the world and the soldiers on the frontier.
I have just said this more than once. At that time, the number of soldiers and horses under your command was only 300,000 cavalry of the six guards of the New Army.
The Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang, which are equally matched with the Six Guards of the New Army, are not under your control.
You also know that even if Li Ye is a young emperor who knows nothing about being a king, it is impossible for him to leave all the soldiers and horses of the border army in your hands alone.
So you ignored the civil and military objections of the Manchu Dynasty and insisted on sending troops to the north for the second time to conquer the two countries, even though you had the reputation of being militaristic.
Because only in this way can you accumulate prestige in the minds of the other frontier soldiers except the Six Guards soldiers of the New Army.
At that time, you followed Li Baiyu's decree and was granted the title of Prince Bingjian, who controlled all military and political affairs within the twenty-seven prefectures of Northern Xinjiang.
In other words, as long as all the soldiers and horses within the twenty-seven mansions of Northern Xinjiang, even though they will not all be under your direct control, they must obey your orders without endangering the court.
If you want to accumulate prestige in the minds of the frontier soldiers, there is no other way than military merit.
This is the reason why you insisted on your opinion and requested the Northern Expedition.
The reason why Shu King Li Yunlong and others rebelled was because of the secret support and instigation of the Jin Queen Wan Yan.
Although Wanyan Wanyan was not the direct cause of the rebellion by King Shu and King Qing, it was the driving force behind the rebellion that indirectly accelerated the speed of the kings' rebellion.
You and I have no way of knowing what kind of invisible agreement they made, but we can make a rough guess after careful consideration.
It's nothing more than Wanyan Wanyan uniting with the Turkic soldiers and horses under Zi Le's command to tightly restrain your three Northern Expedition armies from being able to rescue them in time.
Taking the opportunity to promote the rebellion of King Shu and others.
However, the Golden Queen underestimated your ability to use troops. She is wise and will always make mistakes. She never thought that you could withdraw your troops when the war was in full swing and rush thousands of miles to rescue King Jingqin.
You probably didn't know the key points at first, but the Golden Queen made a wrong move, and you instantly cleared the air and figured out the key points.
And this wrong move was made by your daughter Liu Luoyue, the little princess of the Jin Kingdom who made you fall into rumors but has never been confirmed.
The Queen asked her to secretly come to Dalong to confirm the rumor that you were having an affair with the Kingdom of Jin, so as to drive a wedge between you and Li Baiyu, the emperor and his ministers, or to put you and the civil and military officials in my court into mutual suspicion.
You carefully speculated based on the arrival of the child Luoyue, and suddenly realized it, figuring out the causes and consequences of King Shu's rebellion.
And you took advantage of this incident to fuel your momentum-building move, that is, you advocated the Northern Expedition.
Because you know very well that the Queen is the driving force behind the rebellion of King Shu and others.
When your class teacher came to the rescue of King Qin and supported Li Ye's ascension to the throne against all opinions, the Queen's plan to alienate you from the imperial court was bound to fail.
Others don't understand the Golden Queen, but as her real husband, you won't understand her character.
After the two plans failed, she and Zi Le could only make mistakes. Taking advantage of the lack of troops at the northern border, they jointly sent their troops south to take revenge.
At this time, the border in northern Xinjiang must have become turbulent because the troops of Jin and Tu were heading south for revenge.
At this time, you advocated the Northern Expedition and led your elite troops to rush to the frontier for reinforcements. This established your prestige in the eyes of not only the Six Guards of the New Army but also the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang.
In this way, it can be said that even if the troops and horses of the Six Guards in Northern Xinjiang cannot be directly controlled by you, it is no longer as simple as you only have the right to control them.
The moment you led your troops to the northern Xinjiang, you, the chess player, not only plotted the dragon on your chessboard, but even the two countries of Jin and Tu were manipulated by you.
Because if you want to build momentum, you cannot do without the help of Jin and Tu, two enemies who have been feuding with the dragon for hundreds of years.
Therefore, they gradually become your pawns to build momentum.
That is, you have clearly mastered a large number of powerful artillery and various firearms. Even if you cannot easily repel the enemy troops from the two countries heading south to invade the border, it is not too difficult for you.
However, you did not do this, because the soldiers of the frontier army need military merits to gain promotions and titles, and those who can give them promotions and promotions will definitely be highly recognized by them.
However, the military strength of our dynasty at that time could be invincible in the face of the menacing cavalry of the two countries, but it is still a bit too difficult for you to make all the soldiers make contributions without paying a huge price.
So with the peaceful Golden Dragon Emperor's order and the prestige you established in the countries of the Western Region during the Western Expedition, it is not too difficult for you to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Western Region Protectorate to support the Northern Territory without authorization.
Especially when the imperial court is in emergency and the border is in critical condition and urgently needs the troops and horses of the Western Region Protectorate for rescue, it is even simpler.
The support from the troops and horses of the Western Regions instantly gave them the advantage of overwhelming the troops of Jin and Tu.
At the same time, the purpose of your unauthorized mobilization of troops from the Western Region Protectorate is to leave a handle for yourself and to test whether Li Ye, who has had several rifts with you, can tolerate you, who is so powerful in Northern Xinjiang.
Uncle, add the word "chaoting" and "king".
When the troops of Jin and Tu were defeated by your troops, they had to retreat, which was a mixed blessing for the imperial court.
The gates of Xi's country are guarded, and our country does not have to fall into war, causing the people to be displaced, and the people are in dire straits. Naturally, what worries me is the power of your one-word king.
Without an imperial edict, Ruizong could easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Western Regions with only the Golden Dragon Order and prestige left behind by Ruizong.
Fear, apart from fear, I don’t know how to describe the mood of Li Ye and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty at that time.
At that time, you were more powerful than Cao Mengde, who held the emperor hostage and commanded the princes!
The imperial court has mixed joys and sorrows, and your life is not easy either.
Because the imperial court has yet to reply after receiving the latest battle report, you are also in a dilemma.
So there was the story of the million-strong army's northern expedition to the two countries of Jin and Tu, which you killed first and then reported later.
Millions of troops, all elite.
For the two countries, Jin and Tu, who were defeated and fled the defenses of the two countries at that time, it would be easy for you to attack either country first.
No matter whether the two countries, Kim and Turkmenistan, resolve any one of them, the remaining one will be difficult for our country.
But instead of concentrating your forces, you divided your forces into two groups to conquer the two countries' armies.
Although it can also be invincible, the time and food consumed are an immeasurable amount.
Because your real purpose is to test whether Li Ye has murderous intentions towards you.
If Li Ye was a broad-minded emperor like his grandfather and father, and was tolerant to you, you could always go with the flow and command your troops to quell the Jin and Tu two countries in one fell swoop, helping them unify the world and create an eternal legacy.
It's a pity that Li Ye disappointed you after all, he can no longer tolerate you.
Then it became difficult to supply the next supply of food and grass, and the Northern Expedition army had to turn around and return to the court.
As far as you are concerned, you have to serve as a teacher and return to the court both in public and in private. In private, you want to see how ruthless Li Ye is for the throne.
Yu Gong, the court no longer supplies food and grass, and in the cold winter months, heavy snow falls at any time. If we don't return to court, the whole army may be wiped out because of the food and grass.
The supply of food and grass is difficult to sustain, and sufficient excuses are necessary to stabilize the millions of soldiers who died in the middle of their achievements.
And Li Ye knows very well that at this time, the only thing he can do is appease you.
Therefore, the fake demon queen Ren Qingrui brought trouble to the government, and the head of state Ren Wenyue formed a party for personal gain and controlled the government.
In fact, you still held a glimmer of hope in your heart at that time, hoping that this incident was just a coincidence, and that you wanted to ease the relationship between you and Li Ye.
Take the initiative to return to the DPRK to find out the truth of the matter.
But you have ignored Li Ye's childhood experience, that is, the past where several of his imperial uncles rebelled and led their troops into the palace has become a nightmare for him.
He is too afraid that one day your uncle will be like his imperial uncles and put a bloody butcher knife on his head.
He became a subjugated king like his father Li Baiyu.