Li Guangyuan was dumbfounded and thought to himself: The Ming Dynasty actually has such miraculous skills. If we can recruit such strange people and drive them as pioneers, we will be invincible, and our great cause of conquering Kun will be promising!
When they arrived at the mansion, Li Guangyuan first arranged for them to rest in a cross-courtyard area. After everyone washed and changed clothes, and drank a cup of herbal tea, a servant came to invite them: "The master has prepared a banquet in the study outside. Please come to the banquet."
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Following the servant to the outer study room, Li Guangyuan had already greeted him at the entrance of the courtyard. After some humility, he allowed Monk Walrus to sit as the guest of honor. Everyone at the banquet drank and chatted happily. Luo Hetu drank well, and talked about the time when he followed
Everyone praised the story of Luo Heying's bloody battle with Sanliang. When talking about the story of Qingxia, they all sighed and sighed. They all said that if the people in the world were like this girl, there would be no need to worry about the thief being destroyed.
A few people chatted and drank more and more wine until it was time to light the lamp. Luo Hetu was very drunk at this moment, and two family members sent him back to the cross-yard to rest. Only Li Guangyuan and Luo He were left at the table.
Ying and Gou Xunli were the three of them. Li Guangyuan asked his family to remove the remaining banquets first, changed some exquisite snacks, and brewed the new tea of that year, and then turned to the main topic.
"Master, Brother Lin, this time the Kun bandits attacked Guangfu again and tried to claim control. Do you intend to seize a corner here, or do you plan to send your army north to compete in the Central Plains?"
"The Qiongzhou Kun thieves will not go back." Luo Heying answered first, "But it is nonsense to say that they are marching northward to compete in the Central Plains - I'm afraid they can't swallow this piece of fat in Guangdong."
After saying that, he smiled and picked up the tea cup - what he drank was not new tea, but Australian water that had been stabilized with well water. He then wiped his beard stained with Australian water. This Australian water is the most refreshing and relieves inflammation.
, especially those who had been treated with well water, I felt relaxed and happy for a while. Then he continued: "The Kun thief has been granting false posts in various prefectures, states, and counties, and he must have the idea of running the two countries. Nowadays, the Kun thief's new methods are emerging one after another. I heard that
We have also held the civil service examination, and we are already determined to separatist power in this corner of the south."
This is not a rare judgment. Even Li Guangyuan, who lives in the countryside and rarely enters the city, knows the current situation more or less from outsiders. The Kun thieves have already settled down in Guangnan - if it were not a foregone conclusion, he would
I won't take the risk of getting involved in this muddy water.
"...It's just that it's very difficult to advance further north. The bandits use different troops than the bandits. The bandits all use the scoundrels they have coerced as the vanguard, with the elite behind. It seems to be very powerful. Every time an army sweeps through three or five counties, it can be called ten
There are thousands of people, but the Kun thieves use self-trained elite soldiers. Every time they want to attack somewhere, they always gather elite soldiers in one place first. And with the sharp weapons of the Kun thieves, even if the government can have millions of elite soldiers, they will always be
Can't beat them."
These few sentences were not originally Luo Heying's knowledge, but the information he got from talking with a Huang Yishi a few years ago. Speaking of this Huang Yishi, although they only met once, they both cherished each other.
Huang Yishi had seen the Kun thief in a real battle with real swords and spears. When talking about Kun thief's various situations, he was much better than the walrus monk next to him who claimed to be "Kun Shitong"
After saying that, he first looked at Li Guangyuan's face to judge whether his words were too serious, and he was suspected of embedding others' ambitions and destroying his own prestige. Seeing that Li Guangyuan's face looked hesitant, he hurriedly
Then he circled back: "Although the soldiers are elite, they are still much smaller in number. Even if he is made of iron, how many nails can he drive? These two vast areas span thousands of miles, with mountains and mountains, and countless more.
The Tong, Dong, Yao... originally were mostly people who were dissatisfied with the king. Now that the thieves are here, they will only take the opportunity to cause chaos. And there are many loyal people of the imperial court raising troops everywhere. The thieves are spreading their troops everywhere, and they are already tired.
state."
This statement cannot be said to be a lie. Since the capture of Guangzhou in 1635, continuous public security wars have been launched in various parts of Guangdong and Guangdong, especially in northern Guangdong, which was once in full swing. However, after the entire year of 1636
With the public security crackdown, the situation of widespread wars and wars has been greatly improved. Although public security wars still exist sporadicly in many places, there is no longer the precarious situation that existed in the period from the end of 1635 to the beginning of 1636.
But for Li Guangyuan, who is in Dongguan County, a "key governance area" of the Senate, the news from far away is really limited. He has only vaguely heard about some riots. How far the situation has developed, he is completely
Those who have no idea can only listen to these two talking nonsense.
Gou Xunli also hurriedly added fuel to the fire: "What Brother Luo said is true. Although the Kun thief claims to be a Miao descendant of the Song Dynasty, his appearance is similar. However, he has been smelly for a long time. He has short hair, short clothes, and practices Kun rituals and customs. He is definitely not Chinese. That person
Young man, he landed on the shore and bewitched the ignorant people in the countryside. He commanded the crowd to drive them away, without any great righteousness, just because the righteousness lies in our Ming Dynasty. The Kun thieves are so menacing that they are really afraid of our Ming Dynasty. The commander-in-chief of the army drove Kun and was defeated. The Kun thieves were defeated.
All the soldiers who were surrendered were sentenced to hard labor in order to kill their ambition. When the poor monks met in Guangfu, any of the general soldiers returned from Qiongzhou, they all said that it was very hard for them to be driven by the bandits. To pay for the rogue bandits, there were many Eastern captives.
They recruited and surrendered troops to serve as forts, but the Kun thieves didn't use them. Unless they couldn't use them, they didn't dare to use them. In the prefectures and counties where the Kun thieves invaded, there were also polite and scumbag people following them, but the Kun thieves didn't dare to use them. They organized them into "study classes" and taught them
The learning of the barbarians can only be taught to low-level officials after they have been tested by the Kun School. Although the Kun School has various subtleties, its benefits are all in industry and commerce. It is not as powerful as our Chinese way of Confucius and Mencius, which lasts for thousands of years. It is governed by the study of industry and commerce.
All living beings in the world have gone astray, and sincere barbarians have no luck for a hundred years, and the people of Kun must also know this. This is why the thieves of Kun fear me, the Ming Dynasty!"
Since escaping from Guangzhou, it was the first time that Gou Xunli could speak his mind so directly, and his words were very smooth. He glanced at Li and Luo, and found that they were still thinking carefully about his Huayi debate, and he felt proud.
He hurriedly pulled back his lofty theory of trusting horses to ride the reins, "When the poor monk was in Lingao, he watched the Kun thief train his troops. He was indeed extraordinary. Although the soldiers were in large numbers, they were like arms and pointing, and the orders were clear. However, every time the thief Kun
It costs a lot to train a soldier, and the food, pay, and weapons are at least ten times that of our soldiers. The thieves attach great importance to business, and use the benefits of doing business to feed their military resources. It is sad that the merchants of our Ming Dynasty are fooled by petty profits.
The hook connected the channel, but I didn't expect that today's wealth will be tomorrow's sword."
When Gou Xunli said this, he suddenly discovered that Mr. Li was drinking the bubbles of Australian water leisurely and contentedly. This Australian water was also brought by merchants, but these "rebellious" people were enjoying it safely. It's true.
It was ridiculous. He was secretly ashamed and angry. However, he was a "guest" after all, so naturally he couldn't criticize others. He just picked up the tea cup and took a sip to suppress the fire in his heart.
Li Guangyuan was full of plans at the moment. He was unwilling to rashly raise an army to fight against Kun. On the one hand, his capital was limited, and he only had the long-term labor of hundreds of farmers. As long as the Kun thieves raised an army to attack, the Li family would be wiped out in an instant. Super powers
The arrival of people gave him some courage, but these alone were not enough to make him make up his mind.
Li Guangyuan's motivations for rebelling against Kun were quite complicated. They included the property losses caused to him by the Kun thieves who "cleared the acres"; they also contained his anger at the loss of face due to the arrest of his relatives and cronies; but the most important thing was that
, he has the desire to "be an official" in his heart.
Yes, the head of the Li family, who is quite powerful in the local area, has a prosperous clan and a lot of property, but there has never been a single person in the family. In terms of the whole county, his family can only be regarded as a "big family", not a big family.
It is "Jin Gentry".
Without a prominent reputation, the Li family has always been inferior to others in Dongguan, and they often have no advantage in dealing with the gentry. When it comes to doing things, others can do it with just a name card, but he has to spend a lot of money.
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Naturally, he also did things like rewarding the imperial examinations and encouraging the children of the clan to study. However, although the Li family has been around for a long time, its real prosperity only started with Li Guangyuan's father's generation. If you want to make a breakthrough in the imperial examinations, it is really difficult.
A little more anxious.
Therefore, he was very concerned about the "deviant sect". When the Imperial College opened donations, he donated the imperial students for the children of the clan - but after all, this was different from the serious imperial examination achievements.
A few days ago, a friend from the past made a special trip to visit him, hinting that the imperial court was about to launch a counterattack. As long as he could "raise troops to respond," his fame would not be a problem. Only then did Li Guangyuan make the decision to board the ship.
Luo Heying added a word or two from time to time while paying attention to Li Guangyuan's expression. He also understood that although Li Guangyuan was "on board", he was still "the first and the second" and needed something to strengthen his heart.
He suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Brother Li, I'm here to bring you some strange books this time."
After that, he called his personal servant and went straight to get the book. Li Guangyuan took the book and felt that the paper was very thin. When he looked at the book, there was a picture of a silver-armored warrior holding a simple sword and a hard bow on his back.
On top of a black horse, the horse stands with its front hooves raised and its head held high in the wind and snow. As soon as I see this painting, I feel that the murderous spirit of the warrior is carrying the wind and snow in the painting. On the side of the painting are
There was a line of running script that read "Heavy Snow Full of Bows and Swords", and another line of tough small characters that read "The History of the Ming Dynasty and the Beginning and End of Liaodong". Taking a closer look, I found that I had just been attracted by the portrait of the warrior and had ignored the five Song-style characters "Research on the History of War" on the title.
It’s particularly embarrassing. Under these five words, there are also small words "Liaodong War Situation Album", and below the writing are listed "The Impact of the Denglai Rebellion on the Liaodong Situation", "A Brief Analysis of the Eight Banners System", "The Story of Huang Taiji's Ascension to the Throne"...
Li Guangyuan looked at it and shook his head, as if the picture of the general leaving the country was ruined by these scrawled words.
Monk Walrus recognized the book at a glance, "This is Kun Ren's "Research on the History of War?"
Luo Heying pretended to be surprised and asked: "Monk Walrus has read this book."
"This book was circulated in Guangfu and Jiangnan last year. I and my colleagues in the academy also studied it together."
"Sir, please give me a brief explanation."
Monk Walrus did not refuse, picked up the key points, and talked about it again. While listening, Li Guangyuan flipped through a few pages and took a rough look.
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