Chapter 69-70 The situation is critical
In the Yan Prince's Mansion, Zhu Di looked at the monk Daoyan, Li Feng and others in front of him with a blue face. After a long time, Zhu Di slowly said: "Two days before your war report came, the group of Tartars in the northeast who claimed to be the Later Jin Dynasty had a big fuss again. They actually organized an army of more than 10,000 people to harass our residential areas everywhere. The speed of these Tartars conflicts was faster than that of the Yuan and Mongolian Tartars. In desperation, I had already transferred all the troops I could draw."
The Eunuch Lu behind him looked gloomy and added with a sharp voice: "Our forty-five guards under the Yan Prince's Mansion, a total of 220,000 people. 130,000 troops were used on the grassland. The Northeast garrison was originally 30,000, but now the Later Jin Tartars started to make trouble. The prince was afraid that they would destroy the spring plowing in the northeast, so he sent another 40,000 troops to support. All the farmlands and the manors were stationed in defense of the troops. In this way, there were only 20,000 people in the fiefdom of the Yan Prince's Mansion."
The old eunuch Lu glanced at Monk Daoyan and said helplessly: "Are there 20,000 people? The fiefdom of the Yan Prince's Mansion is so big that all the cities need to be guarded by people. The average of more than a dozen city walls is less than 2,000 people per city. Now, we have eight hundred soldiers left in Yanjing City."
Li Feng clattered a few times in his throat, almost yelling. What a joke? Is there only 800 soldiers in such a large Yanjing city? That's not enough to patrol and show off his mighty city walls. There were people on duty in the first half of the night, and there were no one in the second half of the night. But Li Feng immediately reacted: "It's strange, there are only 800 guards in Yanjing city, so what's the rare place? In short, 70,000 troops were stationed in the northeast, which is definitely as stable as Mount Tai. And although there are heavy casualties on the grassland, at least Juyongguan can carry it. What are you afraid of?"
Zhu Di shouted in a deep voice: "I originally thought that this time I could win a big victory, so that the Yuan and Mongolian Tatars could not recover their vitality within a few years. I could draw the army on the grassland back, and our hinterland would not be empty. However, this time, the Tartars succeeded again, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers were killed in battle... It was the critical moment of military use, why did you give me such a trick?"
Li Feng didn't say anything. Now he spoke, wouldn't he have fun? He thought to himself: "You are nervous about using troops, what kind of troops do you use? The 70,000 troops sent by the Northeast were afraid that the Later Jin Tartars would rush in and destroy all the food and farmland in the Northeast. On the grassland, it's not a big deal to have a Great Wall blocked it. If you want to use troops, where should you use them? In the south? Do you think your fiefdom is too small?" Li Feng seemed to have a small hole in his heart, and a trace of light penetrated in.
Monk Daoyan said in a deep voice: "Prince, this time Daoyan was careless. I didn't expect that the Yuanmeng Demon Monk's magic power was so powerful. I used my natal relics to fight him hard, but I just injured him. Especially in the grassland, my advantage lies with the Tartars side. Our army is not suitable for such a battlefield... There is nothing to say about such a crushing defeat, but since this is the case, there is an excuse to mobilize all the remaining troops back to repair them, and recruit a group of new recruits on the spot to join the army, which can supplement some of the combat power."
Zhu Di was silent for a long time before he said, "Well, Manager Lu, wait until you go draft a document to General Zhang of Juyongguan, just say that our army has suffered heavy losses and he wants to withdraw his troops. He has to defend carefully... The army on the grassland cannot retreat so quickly. They still have to make a move for me and deter those barbarians before they can come back. Even if they use the empty city strategy, they must make the Yuan and Mongolian Tartars dare not have any bad intentions."
Zhu Di's eyes were on Li Feng and nodded and said, "I received information, saying that Commander Li was brave in combat. At the last moment, you raised your morale and led tens of thousands of troops back from the wolf pack and the army formation. Well, it turns out that heroes have been young since ancient times... I will reward you for any merits. Our Prince Yan Mansion never said anything about having merits but not rewards. Eunuch Lu, how should you promote Li Feng's merits this time?"
Old Eunuch Lu looked at Li Feng with a smile, nodded gently, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is indeed brave in fighting this time, but the young man is still lacking in experience. Now he is the commander of the Ministry of State, the military chief of the land, and he has enough troops under his command. If you raise it up, you will become a deputy general, general, etc.... Lord. Li, you are not over twenty years old? This is really a bit difficult. You are too young... It's better to add a little title and reward your military merits this time. Young man, you need to practice more, and when you have made merit, you can be a general."
King Yan smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Do you have a false title?"
Li Feng cursed in his stomach: "Damn the old eunuch, I haven't offended you, right? You looked at me with a smirk on my face, but I just said something about the false title. What do I want to do if I want the false title? Can that thing be used as a food? Commander, Oh, it's not bad, I am a second-rank official, but I am also a commander. A military chief, where is the land I guarded? Isn't it just that acre of land in the Grand Prince's Mansion? Now I have another false title, wouldn't it be angering me to death?"
Zhu Di's hand slammed the handrail of his throne and shouted in a low voice: "However, if a young man has no reward for his merits, it seems that I, Zhu Di, is too brave. Li Feng, come forward... To be honest, the commander is a military chief, and you can have several guards and horses under your command. Your commander is just a false reputation. All your soldiers and horses should be Xi'er. Now I will give you a real title, choose a piece of land to establish a garrison and become your military territory. Then, for this military merit, I will reward you with the title of governor."
Li Feng didn't know what the governor was, but since Zhu Di said so, he had to kneel down and thank him. Then, it was time for monk Daoyan and others to discuss the most confidential matter, and they also had to discuss how Zhu Yu, whose souls were scattered, would be treated. Naturally, Li Feng did not have the right to attend such a meeting and said goodbye very consciously.
When he entered the city, he was directly recruited into the Yan Prince's Mansion to discuss matters. In the end, he was thrown out with a lie of the governor. Before he knew it, two hours had passed and it was almost dark. Li Feng hurried a few steps with his tired body and returned to Zhu Xi's mansion under the escort of Ren Tianhu and others. Zhu Xi was already standing in the yard to greet him. He laughed: "Li Feng, Li Feng, you are so lucky. This time you got me back with a title again. I really don't know how to say your good luck."
Li Feng looked at Ren Tianlin, who was wearing a 'glorious golden wall' behind Zhu Xi, and said with a depressed look on his face: "I don't know what it is for him to seal me as a governor."
Zhu Xi said seriously: "Are you not satisfied? The so-called governor is a kind of title in our Ming Dynasty. Gong, Hou, Bo, and governor need these titles to be appointed as general and deputy general. Although they are military chief officers, they are just a management organization. If they really have great power to lead troops to fight, they are still the general. The father is optimistic about your ability, so he gave you a title. Do you think it is a false title?"
After a pause, Zhu Xi said, "I have taken over a very rich gift to Eunuch Lu. If he hadn't said Xiang this time, would it be so easy to get this title? I, the eldest son of my father, are still a white-headed citizen now. In the entire Yan Prince's Mansion, those with titles are just a few veteran generals who have fought with his father for decades. Do you think this governor is so easy to get?" Zhu Xi shook the fan with a smile on his face, looking very satisfied. It seems that Li Feng's position will be changed from commander commander to general or deputy general. Once he leads troops in the future, he can really fight against the second brother, so he is naturally happy.
When Ren Tianlin saw Zhu Xi finishing his words, he came up and waved the folding fan in his hand and smiled to the two brothers. The three brothers exchanged a little greeting, and Li Feng could hear some clues. Ren Tianlin is now following Zhu Xi all day long, just like the second little Li Zi, and he just accompanied Zhu Xi to eat, drink and have fun every day, and visited those famous literati and poets. It was equivalent to half a bodyguard person, because Ren Tianlin had higher martial arts skills than Li Zi after all.
The new resident of the Nether Palace was also selected. Next to the barracks to Zhu Xi, a big manor was enough for all the members of the Nether Palace to live. All the expenses were all expenses from Zhu Xi's tent. Tu, the current director of the Nether Palace, was busy helping Zhu Xi form a secret organization similar to the Jinyiwei, and brought a group of masters to the territory of the Yanwang Mansion to excavate talents. The main purpose was to find a group of boys in their early eleven or twelve years old to come back to train.
After waiting for the three brothers of the Ren family to finish talking, Li Feng smiled treacherously: "Your Highness, there is good news this time, that second highness..."
Zhu Xi smiled and said, "Hehe, needless to say, Little Lizi has already heard from his familiar father-in-law. Let's go in and have a good drink. Alas, it's a brother after all, I feel so sad when I say it. Why is he so careless? However, the battlefield is dangerous, so he's better not be able to sleep, so that I, the eldest brother, can't worry about him all day long."
The staff at Zhu Xi's mansion smiled knowingly and followed Zhu Xi into the yard. On the way, Zhu Xi pulled Li Feng tightly and laughed in a low voice: "Your brother is indeed a talent for making money. In one month, he got a lot of private goods from Yangzhou to sell them, but he earned me more than 20,000 taels of silver. Then the order of the father, the father recruited 50,000 new recruits in our territory and was intensifying training near Changbai Mountain. A batch of war horses were missing, so Li Zhu and his brothers brought a large number of silver, tea bricks, salt bricks, cloths and other things from the Great Wall to Shaanxi. When he got there, he happened to buy a good horse from Tibet and Xinjiang."
Li Feng frowned: "Is Azhu the only one who brought the Golden Dragon Gang? I'm afraid this money is not very safe? I know Azhu's martial arts skills are pretty good, but I learned that palm technique with me. I really have to be a drag and do it. I'm a little sure of being a second-rate master. As long as a top-notch player, Azhu has to learn to climb back."
Zhu Xi smiled: "Okay, your worry is in vain again. I called Mr. Ren and sent fifty first-class killers to follow him. The old Taoist Baiyun has been annoying next to my ears these days, so I asked him to go there together. With such power, no gang can move? However, it is a good thing for you to worry about. You have to worry about anything about me in the future. You can watch it."
Li Feng smiled and nodded, knowing that Zhu Xi wanted to be a hand-off manager. Drinking and having fun every day is enough. It seems that his nature is still difficult to change. Li Feng was surprised in his heart: "The Yan Prince's Mansion has recruited 50,000 new troops, so that the new troops will be used to guard Yanjing at that time. Why put the new troops to Changbai Mountain? Those Tartars who claim to be the Later Jin Dynasty are not so powerful?"
Less than a quarter of the banquet, Li Feng returned to the room on the grounds that he was injured and could not drink too much. Li Zi followed Li Feng when he was out, and carefully said behind him: "Super Li, Eunuch Lu wants me to tell you that he is very optimistic about you. Today, Eunuch Lu asked the prince to give you a title, which is a great honor. Of course, this is also Manager Li's own ability. But then, if you have time, you should go and visit Eunuch Lu. You must know that the most talkable person in front of the prince is Eunuch Lu."
Li Feng smiled dryly: "That's natural. Eunuch Lu takes care of me like this, so I naturally have to thank him for it. Well, I don't know what Eunuch Lu likes? Gold, silver or jewelry?"
Li Zi smiled knowingly. He rubbed his three fingers gently and whispered: "What else can we father-in-law like? Of course, we like gold, silver and jewelry. But what is Eunuch Lu? He is the eunuch in charge of the entire Yan Prince's Mansion, and the gold and silver are also gone. If Director Li is willing, he will find a few rare jewelry to send it. Of course, we must avoid the eyes and ears of others. After all, we are not allowed to be corrupt in the Ming Dynasty, right?"
Li Feng thanked Li Zi and returned to the room alone, whispering in his heart: "Damn, what kind of officials are you eunuchs? But in this way, King Yan believes in Eunuch Lu the most, and the other princes and the current emperors also believe in eunuchs the most? Then in the end, aren't eunuchs the biggest? Are those ministers of the court shaking more than that? Isn't this right? Isn't this right? Isn't this right... Eunuchs are eunuchs, and it's fine to take charge of the affairs of the inner government, but they still can't do the official articles."
Back in the room, he ordered the servant to rest and not come to disturb him. Li Feng turned off the lights and sat for a while. After waiting for sure that no one would come to find him, he took off all his clothes and sat cross-legged on his bed. He grinned and looked at the torn wound on his lower abdomen. Li Feng cursed in a low voice: "Chi Meng'er, the children born in your family have no anus. If this stick falls two inches, I, Li Feng, will be a grandson... Damn, this stick will take at least half a pound of my flesh."
After gently stroking the wound that had already scabbed under the regeneration function of his powerful body, Li Feng's face twitched with pain: "Damn, this won't make a big scar? Wouldn't it be too ugly to go out to find a woman in the future? Oh, it seems that the master's wife once gave me a bottle of spiritual medicine called "Yuhua Shengjing San". It is the best way to grow damaged bodies and recover scars. This is a good medicine... Alas, those bastards are so cruel that they are all wiped out by them. They didn't leave a single medicine for me."
After another silent sadness, Li Feng found the bottle of Shengji San from Qiankun bag, poured out a little jade-colored medicine surface on his hand, and condensed the last trace of true energy to wrap the medicine surface. As soon as the true energy touched the medicine surface, the medicine surface melted into a trace of blue smoke. Li Feng quickly put his palm on his lower abdomen and slowly rubbed the hideous wound. It was itchy, itchy, and itchy, so painful that the heart hurt. Li Feng gritted his teeth and held it with sweat beads.
After half an hour, Li Feng let go of his hand, the hideous wound disappeared without a trace, and indeed there was no scar left at all, as if he was not injured. Li Feng sighed with satisfaction, grabbed the small white jade bottle in his hand and let out a silence. After leaving two tears, he stuffed the medicine bottle into Qiankun bag, put the Qiankun bag under the pillow, and placed it carefully.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Li Fengyun Shensi checked the situation inside his body, and couldn't help but feel shocked. The true qi thief in his body was empty and left without saying anything. This was what he knew on the grassland. After being seriously injured, he fought wildly for hundreds of miles. What he just called out was the last little bit of residual true qi. And his internal organs were also caused by the continuous fierce fighting, especially the stick full of true qi, which was full of true qi, which made all internal organs damaged. His whole body was like a town after the war passed, extremely miserable.
Li Feng smiled bitterly, grabbed the Qiankun bag, took out a third-grade earth-level spiritual pill from it, and carefully fed it into his mouth. He kept reminding himself: "You must not work hard in the future, tens of millions, tens of millions... The master's wife was partial at that time, but she left me with more than a dozen spiritual pills in stock, including two of them that were not dared to eat. If you were injured more often, there would be no medicine to save me. Be cautious, be careful, damn, I have so many people under my command now, why is it the one who was killed this time that I was the one who was the most injured?"
Chapter completed!