Of course, Li Tianyang was quite moved by the heavy responsibility given by Emperor Chongzhen.

The importance of the position of the Liaodong General Army, compared with other general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, is much higher, not only in the deployment of troops and weapons allocation, but also in the quality of soldiers and combat effectiveness, it is also one of the few elites of the Ming Dynasty.

The peasant uprisings in the interior of the Ming Dynasty were endless, and the Ming army that suppressed them seemed to be numerous, but in fact, most of them were Ming Dynasty guards stationed in the local area, as well as local Zhao'an refugees and peasants surrendered to the army, compared with the border army stationed at the border pass, it was not at the same level at all.

And a more important reason for Li Tianyang's heart is that Li Tianyang knows very well that the Ming Dynasty is in the last days of the Ming Dynasty, and those who hold heavy troops in the last days are always the best and safest people in life.

The importance of the position of the Liaodong General Army, not to mention, if Li Tianyang held this position, the Qing Dynasty would be intercepted outside the pass for some more years, not only to buy some time for the Ming Dynasty to survive, but also to create opportunities for Hongmen to continue to grow and digest and absorb the great army Luzon and other places.

However, in the end, Li Tianyang still gave up this tempting idea, and the former Liaodong generals such as Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, who had been in Liaodong, all complained about the current Liaodong generals, and suggested to Li Tianyang that he try not to enter the troubled waters of Liaodong military officialdom.

Among the Liaodong military generals, there has always been a hereditary habit of replacement, for example, after the death of Li Chengliang, the former Liaodong commander-in-chief, it was his sons who inherited his position, as for the Zu clan, the Manchu clan and other Liaodong indigenous generals for the control of power in their hands, and the resistance of outsiders, are one of the important reasons why the current Ming Dynasty border passes have been passively beaten and have no achievements.

Why did Mao Wenlong not want to fight with the Liaodong people back then, but took a huge risk to make a living in the hinterland of the Jurchens, Phi Island, or because he had these concerns and troubles, so he simply set up another stove and developed on his own.

Moreover, the foundation of Hongmen has always been in the area south of the Yangtze River, with Dayuan Island as the center, even if Li Tianyang is moved by the hundreds of thousands of troops in Liaodong, he can't abandon the basics and interrupt the Hongmen foundation that was originally developing in full swing, and run to take over this Liaodong general army who is obviously a big pit!

After thinking about it again and again, Li Tianyang could only give up this mouthful of fat to his mouth in the end, and decided to shirk the oracle from Emperor Chongzhen, but he did not completely refuse, approaching Emperor Chongzhen's famous grudge and unkindness, Li Tianyang didn't want this emperor to wear small shoes and hold small grudges behind his back.

"Your Majesty Longen, even if Weichen is full of liver and brains, he will never give up!"

Li Tianyang is simply possessed by an Oscar winner, with a face of piety and gratitude, but then the words made the father-in-law who came to pass on Yu change his face, which is not very good-looking: "It's just that father-in-law, you see, since the return of the suppression of the thief Li Zicheng last year, the lower official has been sick and painful, and he has not recovered so far. ”

It's also a coincidence, Li Tianyang has just suffered from the wind and cold these days, and has experienced acupuncture, cupping and shaping, and he looks really embarrassed.

Bengang is rainy in winter, a little wet and cold, and a few days ago, I tried my best to get the ticket, but I unknowingly had a small illness.

Put down the body of others, this minor illness is just to eat a few pairs of traditional Chinese medicine and paste a few pairs of plasters, but a strong man like Li Tianyang, who basically does not get sick all year round, really wants to get angry and sick to get it is really a headache, so all these methods have been used, but this typhoid fever has not had a great effect, but it has made him very embarrassed and ugly.

Of course, the scars brought by scraping and cupping on this body look quite terrifying, and the energy brought by typhoid fever is haggard, which makes the father-in-law who was waiting for him stunned, and it is not good to doubt what Li Tianyang said, but Li Tianyang's actual illness has already begun to improve.

"However, since Your Majesty needs Weichen to do his best, Weichen does not dare to shirk it, and asks his father-in-law to tell him on his behalf that Weichen has generals such as Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming who are familiar with the war situation in Liaodong, and Weichen can send 20,000 soldiers to attack from the sea to recapture Dongjiang Town, where the former supervisor Mao Wenlong is located, and embed a nail in the Jurchen hinterland!!"

Li Tianyang's mind turned sharply, and he had been trying his best to plan how to deal with Chongzhen's dictation, but at this time, his mind suddenly opened up, and he thought of Shang Kexi, who had surrendered to him, and the old department of Mao Wenlong, as well as Dongjiang Island, which was now occupied and destroyed by the Jurchens.

The more Li Tianyang thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was operational, so Li Tianyang immediately gave this proposal to his father-in-law in the palace.

Liaodong original border pass power territory, through Shang Kexi and they gave Li Tianyang a detailed description, Li Tianyang did not think about going over to fight with others, after all, he is not a civil official, and his own cross-river dragon may not be able to suppress the Zu family, the Manchu family, and the Li family.

However, it is an excellent idea to send Shang Kexi and other former Liaodong old ministers: first, Shang Kexi and others, as Mao Wenlong's confidants and important ministers who established Dongjiang Town, can be said to know the situation around Phi Dao well, and even now there are many relationships there, which can be used to facilitate the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town; Second, the re-establishment of Dongjiang Town may be difficult for other Ming Dynasty generals, but for Hongmen, it is just a gesture.

You must know that the most powerful place in Hongmen is their fleet of sailors, which are now invincible throughout the entire South Seas, and to deal with a Jurchen barbarian kingdom that does not even have an established sailor, this is simply Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts - a piece of cake!!

The reason why Mao Wenlong was able to rely on a mere Phi Island to make trouble in the heart of the Jurchens without worrying about being surrounded and suppressed by the Jurchens was because their Phi Island was separated from Liaodong by a sea, and the Jurchens could only sigh at the sea!

The occupation of Phi Dao played a great role in containing the Jurchens' movements, which can be seen only from the time when Mao Wenlong existed, and the Jurchens rarely entered the Jurchens almost once a year like now.

Therefore, Li Tianyang believed that as long as this father-in-law brought the words to Emperor Chongzhen and then handed them over to the central cabinet for discussion, he would definitely be overjoyed and readily agree.

“……”

"Okay, let's return the general's difficulties and answers to the saint, and let His Majesty decide."

The middle-aged father-in-law quietly touched the heavy bag in the placket, and replied with satisfaction and warmth.

"Please also ask my father-in-law to say a few kind words!!"

Li Tianyang withdrew his hand and regained his footing.

"That's as it should be!"

The two knew each other and had no other words.

(End of chapter)