Chapter 137 Li Chengliangs surprise, anger, and anxiety
What on earth did Li Rugui do?
After Kong Dongru came out of the highly pragmatic Bingxian Yamen, he kept this question in his mind. He hurried home and prepared to send his servants to Fuzhou immediately. He must get the news before the people from the Bingxian Yamen arrived in Fuzhou.
Deliver it to Li Rugui.
As for whether Li Rugui surrendered and was captured or fled after receiving the news, that was none of his business. Although he had followed Li Chengliang to this stage in the war, since he was already a general, he had also developed into a general.
How could he put himself in it for a nephew of the Li family?
Kong Dongru didn't know the answer to this question, who was more powerful, a strong dragon or a local snake? But he knew another point very well: whether it was Gao Pragmatic, a powerful dragon, or Li Chengliang, a local snake, it would be easy to kill Kong, at least.
, effortlessly.
I don’t dare to get involved in this kind of fight between gods, but if you can’t offend me, why can’t you hide from me? Send a servant to inform Li Rugui, because Ning Yuanbo and I have won a lot of military honors.
, I went out of my way to help him! Do you still expect me to contradict Gao Bingxian on the spot?
Hey, you, Li Rugui, are so courageous. That's because your uncle Li Zongrong is so powerful that he has earned more than a dozen official positions for the Li family. You, the young nephew of the Li family, have never suffered a loss. You have been in the official position since you were a child, and you have
My uncle is protecting me, but I don’t know how powerful civil servants are.
But things are different for me. The hereditary command in my family is just a command, but Liaohaiwei has more than a dozen hereditary commanders. At the beginning, he was only the general manager.
After twenty years of hard work, charging into battle, and fighting to the death, I went from commanding generals to commanding colleagues, commanding envoys, commanding officers, dispatching generals, to garrison, guerrillas, and to today's generals.
The road ahead for me is so difficult, how can I not cherish my hard-earned status today? Even if I don't think about myself, I still have three sons to consider!
So, where did Li Rugui go? This matter started half a month ago.
Half a month ago, Li Rugui, who was in Fuzhou, received two pieces of news from Li Chengliang: the first news was that Gao pragmatic took over as the Minister of Yuanmasi in Liaodong and would soon arrive in Gaizhou to take office; the second piece of news was that
The news was that Li Chengliang received a report that Atai, the son of Wang Gao in the past, had united with another Jurchen leader Ahai and invaded from Yulin, Jingyuan. Li Chengliang was very annoyed and planned to go directly to kill Atai this time and ask him to join the army in the expedition.
Along with these two pieces of news, there was also a simple letter from Li Chengliang. In the letter, Li Chengliang said that he and Gao Pragmatic "hit it off immediately and had a very happy conversation" and asked Li Rugui to "hold the courtesy of son-nephew" to visit Gao Pragmatic and seek help.
Gao pragmatically agreed, and then went directly to Dongningwei to meet him, and Li Chengliang confidently told Li Rugui: "There is no need to recruit soldiers, just bring your servants."
Li Rugui "understood" as soon as he saw this letter. Like several other soldiers in Liaodong, Gao Bingxian was boasted in rumors as if he was a god descending to earth, but in fact he was just an ordinary person, and he was also attracted by him.
The eldest uncle Li Chengliang managed it easily and is now an ally of the Li family - otherwise, why would the eldest uncle specifically tell him to "hold the gift of son-nephew" when meeting Gao Gonggong?
Although it sounds a bit shameful to carry out the rites of son-in-law and nephew, it depends on the person. To carry out the rites of son-in-law and nephew is much more noble than claiming to be a lackey, right?
Therefore, Li Rugui took more than 300 of his servants and set off without saying a word.
Even though there are only more than 300 people, the servants are not the soldiers of the guard. Those who can support more than 300 servants are generally at the guerrilla level or above. If Li Rugui is not a member of their Tieling Li family, he is just a commander.
So, being able to support two hundred servants is considered a good way to make money.
However, the matter of servants is completely different when it comes to the level of deputy commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief. For example, Li Chengliang, the most powerful money-maker, can raise 40,000 servants (in fact, as long as he is in office, the court has to provide more than half of the money), which is a great feat.
The most powerful person in the world.
For example, in Liu Xian's time, because he was constantly being transferred here and there, the base area was not as stable as Li Chengliang's, so he only had three to four thousand people, who were said to have surrendered to the Japanese - these people are now basically in Liu Jing
in hand.
The same is true for other generals, including Qi Jiguang and Ma Fang. Let’s not talk about Qi Jiguang’s Qi family army first, but we need to add something about Ma Fang: Ma Fang also had servants, and they were all cavalry. After he became an official, he left about two thousand soldiers.
The cavalry servants are now in the hands of his two sons, Ma Dong and Ma Lin.
However, due to the Ming Dynasty's employment habits, these two brothers went to Shaanxi for "temporary training" during the Battle of Monan, and did not get the opportunity to compete with Gao Pragmatic in the military.
Without further ado, let’s continue talking about Li Rugui. He took more than 300 of his family members from Fuzhou and headed north. They followed the normal post station route. Starting from Fuzhou at Chengma Post, they only needed to pass through Wuzhai Ma Post and Xiong Yuema Post.
The third stop is Gaizhou Mayi.
According to the custom that has been continued since the Hongwu Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, the distance between each horse post is about one day of horse riding. For Li Rugui, it is about four days' journey.
However, the problem came during the four-day journey: when Li Rugui arrived in Gaizhou and planned to visit Gao Pangshi according to his uncle Li Chengliang's instructions, several families related to the Li family in the city took the initiative to send
Someone came to greet him and told him the news: Gao Bingxian went to Yingkou Port to inspect.
Yingkou itself is under the jurisdiction of Gaizhou and is not far from Gaizhou Guard. However, Gao Pragmatic travels as a civil servant. Even if he is used to riding a horse, he cannot rush on a horse. Naturally, it cannot match the speed of the post station, so Li Rugui estimates that he has no ability.
I won't be able to come back for three or four days.
At this time, Li Rugui made a decision that he would regret soon - he was in a hurry to meet up with Li Chengliang and then go to fight Atai to gain military glory, so he was too lazy to wait for Gao Pragmatic to come back, and he didn't want to waste time and make an extra trip to Yingkou.
, so they simply didn’t even bother to enter Gaizhou City, and went directly around the city, heading north to Yaozhou, and then went to Liaoyang to find Li Chengliang.
This is a slap in the face!
Li Rugui arrived in Liaoyang happily, left his men behind and went to see Li Chengliang.
When Li Chengliang heard that Li Rugui had arrived so quickly, he was quite happy at first, because in his opinion, Li Rugui's speed showed that he was not only able to travel quickly, but also that he was highly pragmatic and did not give him any trouble at all, and let him go directly.
The procedure here is as follows: If Gao Pangshi disagrees, as the commander of the guards, Li Rugui cannot send troops without authorization just because Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief, has given orders. Li Rugui's immediate superior is Liaodong Dusi, but Liaodong Dusi actually no longer has much real power.
, the actual power of the local garrison is now in the hands of each soldier, and the higher level is the governor.
Li Chengliang happily received the cheerful Li Rugui, and then Li Chengliang asked Gao pragmatically about his attitude towards Li Rugui. Unexpectedly, Li Rugui said: "Hey, forget it, my nephew was in vain this time - my nephew arrived
When we were in Gaizhou, Gao Bingxian went to Yingkou, but he didn't meet him!"
Li Chengliang was stunned for a moment, and then the smile on his face froze. He asked with a trace of luck: "Then did you come after sending someone to explain the situation to him...or did you go to Yingkou to meet him in person?"
"The military situation is so urgent, and he is uncle's friend, so what else is there to see?" Li Rugui said carelessly: "My nephew came around the city to see uncle. Let's finish this battle first, and then go back to Gao Bingxian to accompany him.
It’s just a gift!”
Li Chengliang stared at him blankly for a while, then suddenly became furious, stood up suddenly, stepped forward quickly, raised his hand and slapped him.
Li Chengliang showed no mercy with this slap. With a "pop!" sound, the unsuspecting Li Rugui spun twice like a top before falling to the ground!
Li Rugui was stunned by the slap. He finally regained consciousness and collapsed on the ground. He covered his face and stared at Li Chengliang like a madman: "Uncle, you are crazy...why did you hit me?"
Who knew that Li Chengliang didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, and shouted at the door: "Come here, come here! I'll tie up this idiot and send him to the Gaizhou Military and Military Yamen immediately! Li Rubai... No, Chengcai, you go there yourself.
Gaizhou, please explain this matter to Gao Bingxian clearly, and those who deserve an apology must apologize, you know!"
Li Rubai is the second son of Li Chengliang, and his status is already very high, and "Chengcai" refers to Li Chengliang's younger brother Li Chengcai. He is now an official to a general, and because of his seniority, he is called
As the "second master" of the Li family in Tieling, he has a higher status.
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My aunt is here again... I hope this operation will go smoothly and be done right at the first time. Not only will her health be better, but I will also be freed from my job as a coachman.
