I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 187 Destroy Their Nest First

Seeing that Emperor Longqing did not say anything, Li was very anxious and quickly added: "Your Majesty, you only have the crown prince and Hao'er, so don't show favoritism to one."

Emperor Longqing looked at Li, his eyes were full of an elusive light. Just when Li was feeling uneasy, Emperor Longqing laughed: "You, my beloved concubine, are still so careless! Jun'er is the crown prince, and the Ming Dynasty will belong to him in the future. Can Hao'er compare with him?

You can’t be partial to one and neglect the other! If your words were to spread to the outer court, the censors would be flooded with impeachment memorials against you! Those old masters would definitely force me to take away your title and banish you to the cold palace.”

Li swallowed and understood the meaning of Emperor Longqing's words.

Crown Prince Zhu Yijun is half the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, and will be the ruler and father of the Ming Dynasty in the future. His own son can only be a subject forever!

Thinking of this, Li felt quite aggrieved, but she knew that she must not show it at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I am of humble origin, I do not know etiquette, I do not understand the rules, please forgive me."

"My beloved, don't worry. You and Hao'er have been with me in Prince Yu's mansion through hard times. Especially you. During that time, you and I accompanied me day and night. Finally, when Jun'er caught the eye of my father and entered the West Garden, we were able to escape from the precarious situation.

Third brother, when he is crowned, I will make him a king, and appoint him to a good place for his fiefdom. When he leaves the capital, I will reward him with lots of gold, silver, and jewelry. But.”

Emperor Longqing looked at Li and said in a serious tone, "I can't take care of him forever. My beloved concubine, you should teach him more and get closer to the prince.

Although the prince is resolute and courageous, he has the same temper as me when it comes to his relatives and is very caring. Hao'er, you should just be a wealthy prince in the future."

Li lowered her head, a look of unwillingness flashed across her lips, but when she raised her head, her face was full of smiles.

"Your Majesty, it is getting late. Please stay in Yonghe Palace for dinner."

Emperor Longqing looked at Li's eyes full of love, and his heart was moved. He was about to say that he would stay, but he remembered that he had promised a new beauty last night that he would go to her place tonight.

If I stay in Yonghe Palace for dinner, I will most likely be unable to get away. Wouldn't that be against the emperor's words?

Clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as old. Old people are indeed better, but clothes are still better to wear than new ones.

Emperor Longqing hesitated and said nothing for a long time.

Li was standing aside, feeling angry and resentful, but she kept her thoughts to herself and continued to display her charm.

But today, her charm and gentleness seemed to have no effect on Emperor Longqing.

Alas, once you have seen the ocean, all other waters are but puddles; once you have seen Mount Wushan, all other clouds are but mounds!
Emperor Longqing had been collecting nectar from the flowers for many days. What kind of wind and waves had he not seen? He was already dazzled by the flowers and his vision had been greatly improved!

Liaodong Town, Liaoyang City, Liaodong Dusi Mansion.

Tan Lun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and Governor-General of Ji and Liao; Xu Wei, Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and Chief Counselor of the Military Administration Office; Li Chengliang, General of Liaodong; and Zhou Guotai, Deputy General, stood around a table with a map on it.

Xu Wei pointed to the map and said, "Liaodong is basically in Liaoyang, and Liaoxi is basically in Guangning. Your Highness built Tashan Port in Guangning and Yingkou Port at the mouth of the Liaohe River.

Seagoing vessels can directly transport artillery and weapons from Huluhe Port in Leting, cotton-padded clothes and quilts from Songjiang, and rice and wheat from Haizhou, Ningbo, and Guangzhou to the ports of Tashan and Yingkou, thus ensuring that the food, fodder, and weapons of the Liaodong and Liaoxi armies are safe.

Tan Lun, Li Chengliang and Zhou Guotai said in unison: "Your Highness is wise! Building a port and opening up sea transportation will make things much more convenient. If we rely on canal transportation and land transportation, it will not only be very expensive, but we don't know how much will be lost in the middle!"

Everyone smiled at each other and felt fortunate.

Fortunately, he met a prince who had a far-sighted vision and a strong will.

When he was the crown prince, he formulated the strategic deployment for Liaodong. No matter how many rumors there were outside, he ignored them and unswervingly pushed forward the planned strategic steps.

Now we can finally see the effect. Sea transportation is convenient and clear. Not only do we not have to rely on officials, but it also greatly reduces corruption and losses in the middle, greatly improving the effect. The Ming Dynasty is rich in products, but it can't withstand the corruption and losses of 2,000 miles of shipping!

Xu Wei continued pointing at the map and said, "Liaodong is surrounded by enemies on three sides: Jianzhou and Haixi Jurchen tribes to the east, Taining tribe to the north, and Chahar tribe to the west.

To the northeast of Liaodong were the Chahar and Kharachin tribes. Now the Kharachin tribe had been crippled, with one part of it being led by Dong Huli to submit to the Tumen Khan of Chahar, one part retreating westwards to the sphere of influence of Altan Khan, and one part being detained in the Luan River area.

The rest, some were subordinate to the Halashen tribe of Dong Huli, and some were independent and scattered to the west of the Liao River, to the north of Guangningwei, and to the west of the Huang River and Mu River.

Xu Wei drew a big circle on the map.

In the Shuangliao area, the Liaohe River is blocked by the Greater Khingan Range in the north and splits into two, with the East Liaohe River to the east.

The Xiliao River makes a big circle westward and merges the Tuhe River (Laoha River) and the Huanghe River (Shalamulun River), also known as the Liaohe Hetao area, which was once the birthplace of the Khitan people.

"Now, our Ming Dynasty has built three cities, Chengde, Fengning and Xinghua, on the Luan River, and detained the former Kharchin tribes in the Luan River area. If we can build cities along the Liao River, Tu River and Huang River in the east, we can combine the east and west of the Luan River and bring the middle and upper reaches of the Luan River and the Liao River Hetao area, this large area, into our Ming Dynasty.

By then, our Ming Dynasty can recover Kaiping, Hahe, Guangning Houtun and other guards, and expand the borders by thousands of miles. The capital will have thousands of miles of barriers, and our Ming Dynasty will finally no longer need the emperor to guard the country's borders! "

Everyone looked excited.

Yes, ever since the crown prince said that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would guard the country's gate, the civil and military officials of the crown prince's party all regarded it as a great shame and humiliation. They secretly swore in their hearts that they must not let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty guard the country's gate before the crown prince ascended the throne!

"The Luan River and the West Liao River have all been incorporated into the Ming Dynasty. Not only will the capital be stabilized, but western Liaoning will no longer be the weakest link in the nine frontiers. Eastern and western Liao can implement the agricultural, industrial and mining development plans of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Xu Wei glanced at everyone, and slapped his palm on the position of Jianzhou Jurchen and Haixi Jurchen on the map, "Before that, we must deal with the Jurchen tribes east of Liaodong who are rebellious and ambitious!

Wang Gao rebelled against the Ming, humiliated the late emperor, plundered border towns, and killed our border generals. His crime is unforgivable! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave a clear explanation to Xu before he left.

If Wang Gao were to die, his tribe would be exterminated! The Jianzhou Jurchens who had submitted to him must also be killed! The Haixi Jurchens and Taining tribes who supported him must also be killed!

Without thunderbolt measures, Liaodong cannot be peaceful. If Liaodong is not peaceful, the Liaodong flank will not be at peace, and we will not be able to devote all our efforts to the Liaohe River and the Hetao area and attack the Chahar tribe! "

Tan Lun, Li Chengliang and Zhou Guotai said in unison: "Your Highness's orders will be obeyed!"

"Liaodong Town has 80,000 cavalry and infantry soldiers, including 35,000 cavalry, organized into 18 Class B cavalry regiments and 3 Class A cavalry regiments. The Supervisory Office has ordered that the 18 Class B cavalry regiments be organized into six cavalry divisions, with the military titles of Liaohai, Tieling, Fushun, Puhe, Shenyang, and Dingliao.

The Liaodong Mobile Cavalry Division, consisting of three Class A cavalry regiments, remained unchanged, and two mobile cavalry divisions were transferred from Datong and Xuanfu to Liaodong.

The Mobile Cavalry Division was the trunk and the Class B Cavalry Division was the branch. They advanced step by step, first destroying the Jianzhou Guard in Heratula City, then attacking Wang Gao's old nest Huifa City, destroying the Jianzhou Right Guard, and then going straight to the Jianzhou Left Guard in Changbai Mountain.

The follow-up infantry followed up, choosing a strategic location to build a city, and detaining the Jurchen tribesmen who had surrendered in the surrounding areas. This time, the goal set by His Highness for the operation against the Jianzhou Jurchens was to destroy their nests, transform their species, and take over all their land!

The first step to achieve this goal is to destroy their nest! First, launch a thundering action against the tyrannical Jurchens headed by Wang Gao. Wang Gao's clan and his followers, as well as the Jianzhou Jurchen tribes that followed him in rebellion against the Ming, will all be killed! "

"Yes!"

"Okay. I have conveyed your Highness's order. The next specific actions will be formulated by those who are familiar with the situation in Liaodong. Xu will observe and conduct a factual investigation at the same time.

please! "

In just ten days, teams of cavalry left Fushun Pass and Yagu Pass and headed eastward.

(End of this chapter)