My life skills in Daming Liver

Li Rusong happily took a boat from Laizhou to Liaodong to take up his post.

Today's Liaodong Commander-in-Chief is Li Xun, who is in North Korea, and Li Rusong, the deputy commander-in-chief, is equivalent to the Liaodong Commander-in-Chief.

To be able to become the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong at the age of twenty-three was quite explosive in the Ming court.

But in this day and age, no one cares about this anymore.

Li Rusong remembered the teachings given by his father Li Chengliang before leaving.

After Li Chengliang received the court's order, he was silent for a long time, and then called Li Rusong.

Li Rusong was naturally very excited when he heard the news. Liaodong was the hometown of the Li family. If he returned to Liaodong as the deputy commander-in-chief, he would definitely be able to control Liaodong.

There are two places, Shandong and Liaodong, so Li Chengliang may really be able to control the government as a warrior as Shan Haoxian said.

But Li Chengliang was not in a good mood about this appointment.

"Li Chunfang is a villain. At this time, he is still playing this kind of power, trying to use his position as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army to drive a wedge between our father and son."

Hearing this, Li Rusong felt a chill in his heart. He was indeed a little carried away when he heard the news, and did not notice his father's expression.

But given Li Rusong's status, this was the most beneficial choice for him.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty paid more attention to the direct descendants and concubines than the scholars.

This is because the succession of military officers in the Ming Dynasty strictly followed the principle of direct succession and no direct succession.

Back then, Yu Zongyuan's ancestors had an incident where a concubine killed his legitimate son in order to fight for inheritance rights.

As a result, the murderer was beheaded by the emperor himself.

This is the Ming court's maintenance of the family inheritance system of military commanders.

This is why the Mu family in Yunnan is still fighting over inheritance rights.

But a solid position does not mean there is no danger.

Although Li Rusong is the legitimate son, Li Chengliang is not the only son like this.

And strictly speaking, the position of governor of Shandong is not a hereditary position of the Li family.

Li Chengliang is now in the golden age of a general and is in good health. Li Rusong will not have the opportunity to lead an army alone in the short term.

Being a staff officer under his father was still too low a position for Li Rusong.

But after Li Chengliang revealed that Li Chunfang's plan was a divorce plan, Li Rusong also broke out in a cold sweat.

Did you act too excited? To make his father jealous?

In the face of power, the relationship between father and son is no longer so reliable.

Jiajing and Longqing father and son are the best examples.

Li Chengliang looked at his eldest son and said, "I plan to refuse the appointment of deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong to the court on your behalf."

Li Rusong was shocked, but he still suppressed his emotions and said to Li Chengliang: "It all depends on my father."

Li Chengliang then said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's not a refusal, but a procedure. You should go to Liaodong. Our Li family needs a Li family to preside over the basic plan."

Li Rusong breathed a sigh of relief, and asked cautiously: "Does father have any other instructions?"

Li Chengliang then said: "My instructions to you are that although the Jianzhou Jurchen is our Li family's dog, you must not feed the dog meat when training the dog, but you must also beat the dog."

"A dog is a dog. You can't let the dog come to the table. People must know who the owner is."

Li Chengliang looked at his son and said: "I know you and Li Rushe are close, but the Jurchens live in the north of Liaodong. Once they gather into a force, they will be a huge threat to our Ming Dynasty. We must keep the entire Jurchens from uniting together."

"Jianzhou Jurchens cannot unite together, and they have to stir up hatred among their tribes, especially the conflict between mature Jurchens and raw Jurchens."

"Do you understand it?"

Although Li Rusong was a little dissatisfied, he still agreed.

Li Rusong's ship set out from Laizhou, carefully skirted the Bohai Sea, and entered the waters controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as his ship docked, he was personally welcomed by Li Ruzhen.

Seeing this submissive Jurchen, Li Rusong forgot all his father's instructions.

What dangers are there to the Jurchens? I grew up with the Jurchens since I was a child. Li Ruzhen was Li Chengliang's adopted son. He was actually a domestic slave, playing and fighting with Li Rusong.

Even in several battles, Li Ruzhen stood in front of him. The Jurchens Li Rusong saw were very respectful to his father and son, and did not look threatening at all.

This time Li Ruzhen was sent to Liaodong. Li Ruzhen also perfectly completed the task assigned by his father and son, leading the Jurchens to cut off the supplies of the Ming Dynasty's Korean army, and finally forced Li Chunfang to appoint himself as the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

When he thought of this, Li Rusong felt that his father was worrying too much.

The Jurchens were the dogs raised by their father and son. It was too late for such a submissive dog to feed them. Now the biggest enemy of their father and son was the Ming court, not the Jurchens who were thugs.

Li Rusong felt that his father was still old, his views were too old-fashioned, and he even had a hint of unrealistic loyalty to Ming Ting.

Now the entire Ming Dynasty is fighting for power. If he hadn't come up with his own plan, Liaodong would have been taken away by Li Chunfang.

Now that he has returned to Liaodong, he wants to control the Jurchens and consolidate the Li family's control in Liaodong.

Li Rusong even had the idea to select a group of Jurchens to rebuild the Liaoyang cavalry and pull out a powerful cavalry.

If a strong army can be formed in Liaodong and the Ming army in North Korea can be annexed, then the Li family can really enter Beijing and control the court.

When Li Rusong thought of this, he helped Li Rushe who was kneeling on the ground and said enthusiastically: "Brothers, you and I don't have to give this big gift!"

Li Ruzhen's expression was respectful, but he was not very moved.

If we talk about earlier years, Li Ruzhen would have been moved by the kindness of the Li family and his son.

Now Li Ruzhen was no longer moved at all.

Back then, Li Rushe desperately helped Li Chengliang break out in the Battle of Dagu, but in the end he was still on guard against Li Chengliang, and his people were still the victims of previous wars.

Later, after Li Chengliang took office in Shandong, he still captured many Jurchens from the north and brought them to die on the front line every year. More than half of the tribesmen who joined the army with Li Ruzhen were killed or injured.

This time Li Chengliang allowed himself to return to Liaodong and also detained Li Ruzhen's relatives in Shandong.

Li Ruzhen's superficial submission is actually a greater ambition in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, Li Rusong saw the Jurchen cavalry lined up neatly.

Li Ruzhen said: "Master General Bing! These are the best sons of our tribe. Their fathers and brothers are warriors who fought for the General Bing to the death. Now it is their turn to serve for the General Bing!"

What the commander said made Li Rusong very happy. He had been under his father's account for many years and finally had the opportunity to lead the army alone.

He looked at the cavalry, although their weapons and equipment were poor, but their military appearance was quite good, and the eyes they looked at him were very fiery.

"With such elite soldiers, why are their armor so incomplete? Why are their horses so thin?"

Li Rushe said: "The boss has an order. We Jurchens can only use broken armor and bad horses. This is the rule."

When Li Rusong heard Li Rushe mention his father, he couldn't help but feel rebellious in his heart. He said:

"My father is my father's commander. Now I am the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong. I ordered the arsenal to be opened, the warriors to wear formal armor, and the horses to be distributed to them!"

Li Rushe was overjoyed, but he still knelt on the ground and said: "General Soldier! This is a rule that cannot be broken! We Jurchens are cheap, but we cannot wear good armor! We cannot ride good horses!"

Li Rusong immediately said: "Do you listen to my father, or do you listen to me?"

"Of course it belongs to the Commander-in-Chief."

"Then open the treasury and do as I say!"

Li Ruzhen was overjoyed, and Li Rusong said again: "You take people to recruit more tribesmen and form a Jurchen cavalry. What else does General Li say?"

The General Li that Li Rusong was talking about was Li Xun who fought in North Korea.

Li Rushe said honestly: "General Li's battle in North Korea was unfavorable and he has retreated to Pyongyang. Now he is complaining to the court about the unfavorable supply of the Yajiang River."

Li Xun's battle in Korea achieved some results in the early stage.

But he soon discovered that the Korean army was a burden during the war.

Li Xun's Nine-Border New Army has a small number of people, and many operations require the cooperation of the North Korean army.

But every time there is a battle, the North Korean leader’s army might as well not go into battle!

For example, several times when Li Xun led troops to besiege Seoul, the North Korean leader's army was always pulling the crotch, but Yi Sun-shin found the opportunity to kill him. He first killed and defeated the North Korean leader's army, and then caused a series of collapses of the army.

In another battle, the North Korean leader's army was completely destroyed by a night attack by Yi Sun-shin before they entered the battlefield, and then the Nine-sided New Army could only be forced to retreat by the North Korean army.

In the end, Li Xun even banned North Korean troops from appearing on the front line and only allowed them to do some logistical tasks.

But even so, North Korea can't do it well.

This time the supply of Yajiang was robbed in North Korea. It was the Ming court who delivered the supplies to the North Korean army, and then they were robbed by the rebellious Jurchens.

After receiving the news, Li Xun was furious and rushed directly to the Joseon Palace.

At this time, the leader of North Korea was still having a banquet with his ministers.

Seeing Li Xun in a hurry, the North Korean leader picked up his wine glass and said, "General Li, why are you in such a hurry?"

Li Xun looked at the leader of North Korea and laughed so angry, but he felt that he had nothing to say to this idiot, so he turned around and left.

This kind of insect deserves to be destroyed!