When Ming An and the others returned to the camp, they found that it was already a mess, full of lit yurts and the corpses of herdsmen.

Not only the herdsmen, but even the cattle and sheep on the pasture were mostly killed by the Ming army.

A large amount of livestock and herdsmen's blood flowed into the nearby river, making the water look faintly red.

Korqin's left-wing Belemin was already an old man in his seventies, but now he has been hit by this blow, and his body is even more unable to hold on.

was so angry that Ming'an fainted on the spot.

Fortunately, due to the rush of time, the Ming army only slaughtered this one camp, and did not take other camps not far from the Ming and An Ministries.

However, the loss of six or seven thousand troops and a large number of livestock in the Ming and Security Department this time can be regarded as a broken nerve.

At this time, everyone present was also angry, because the main purpose of the Mongols attacking each other was to rob their people and property, and such massacres rarely occurred.

Manggusi shouted loudly: "Li Xianzhong is using this desperate plan, he wants to exterminate our grassland tribes. ”

Zaisai didn't think so, as if he had expected the outcome.

He said: "The main opponent of the Ming Dynasty is Jianzhou, originally we sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and we could also benefit from both sides." ”

"Chahar and I are benefiting from the Flower Speculation Department in Daming, and Horqin is taking benefits in Jianzhou, which is a good situation."

"As long as the Ming Dynasty continues to fight with Jianzhou, we Mongolians will always be able to profit from it."

"I can only blame you for the interests of Horqin, and take the initiative to intervene in the dispute between Jianzhou and Daming for the sake of some cloth armor."

"Mingambel, you just married a daughter to Nurhachi, but how many women does Nurhachi have?

"The benefits that Jianzhou has given you over the years, are there any more dowry gifts from Li Xianzhong?"

"There is a danger in Horqin, can Jianzhou come to your rescue like Li Xianzhong supported Ye He?"

"You tell you the truth, this time your Horqin troops presented to the Great Khan cloth armor and silver two are not the ghosts behind Jianzhou's back?"

Zai Sai's series of soul torture asked Ming'an and other Baylors of the left wing of Horqin, speechless.

It is obvious that Korqin is being used as a gunman.

These words were naturally said by Master Liu to Zai Sai on the way to Ming'anbu.

At this time, Fried Flower said: "Great Khan, the plan for today is to catch up with Li Xianzhong quickly, we have already offended him, if he lets him run back, he will definitely continue to retaliate against us." ”

Zai Sai said: "The leader of the fried flowers is wrong, on the contrary, we did not really offend Li Xianzhong and Daming at this time. ”

"Besides, where are we chasing this vast grassland?"

"If you go south to intercept Li Xianzhong, is it hard to guarantee that he won't turn back and sweep away other tribes in Horqin?"

Zai Sai is like a "-stirring stick", which makes several people have their own thoughts now.

Now that his goal has been achieved, Lin Dan Khan has been shaken again.

He soon realized that the establishment of the state was through Korqin to drag himself into the water.

Now that two of the three left-wing divisions of Horqin have been disabled, it is a good opportunity for him to annex them.

All that was left was Fried Flower glaring at Jae Sai viciously, and he now regretted letting Jae Sai participate in this ambush.

It's just a rat poop that spoils a pot of porridge.

Now that Zaisai has full wings, he can no longer command him.

Although Lin Dan Khan was a little ambitious and talented, he still firmly supported Lin Dan Khan because he had the ambition to unify Mongolia.

Now these people have their own thoughts, and it seems that they are still scattered.

Soon the sentry cavalry brought the news that more than 1,000 horsemen of Li Xianzhong's welcoming team, who had been grinding before, suddenly increased their speed and had already passed through the valley where they had planned to block the Ming army.

The combat strength of the Ming army was very strong, and the two thousand cavalry left behind could not stop the Ming army at all, and it did not take long for the Ming army to break through the defense line.

At this time, Ming An was dying, and several other people also looked at each other, and it was obvious that Zai Sai's words just now had an effect.

The unrelenting fried flower said: "Since you have discovered the Ming army, hurry up and chase it, you can't let them run back to Kaiyuan." ”

Zai Sai said: "You have also seen the combat power of the Ming army, twice the strength of the army can't stop them at all, it's not that I'm bragging." Now that the whereabouts of Li Xianzhong's main force are unknown, I advise a few people not to act rashly, anyway, my subordinates will not go to death in vain. ”

As soon as he said this, several Baylors of the Horqin Department didn't dare to chase after him, in case Li Xianzhong killed a horse pistol, would their subordinates still want it?

Just when the Mongols were hesitating, Li Xianzhong had already gone all the way south to the front of Zhenbei Pass.

The old thief of Ming'an has always been the spokesperson of Jianzhou in Mongolia, if he wasn't worried about being blocked by the main force of the Mongolian cavalry, he really wanted to completely wipe out the Ming'an department.

This time, although due to the time constraints, there was no time to carefully collect the scrapes, but the gold and silver utensils and jewels equivalent to almost 20,000 taels of silver were seized.

It should be a congratulatory gift to the old thief.

This time is really dangerous, if it weren't for Mao Yuanyi laying the intelligence point in advance, and Master Liu sending the information in time, I'm afraid that I would be more lucky this time.

Even if he can get away with the encirclement, I am afraid that there will be little left of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and his wife is very likely to be snatched away by Lin Dan Khan.

Nurha dared to scare himself, and this account was written down for him first, and he must pay the price in the future.

As for Lin Dan Khan, Li Xianzhong was not too worried.

After the Salhu War in history, the Ming court only used 4,000 taels of silver to make it hostile to Houjin.

And this time, Nurhachi only used 10,000 taels of silver and 1,000 pieces of cloth armor to let him do it to himself.

The value of this Mongolian Great Khan does not seem to be too high, and it is too easy for Li Xianzhong, who has deep pockets, to get him.

And the weakened Korqin left at this time will certainly make the greedy Great Khan have something else to think about.

Soon Mr. Li Xian changed into a dress, and the eight-lift sedan chair, which had been waiting outside the gate for a long time, also carried Hazia all the way into Zhenbei Pass.

The accompanying men and horses did some tidying and dressing, and in a blink of an eye they changed from a cavalry to a welcoming team!

The welcoming team drove all the way into Kaiyuan City.

At this time, Kaiyuan City is much more lively than Yehe City, after all, it is the first important town in northern Liaoning, and the streets are already full of lights.

The road was crowded with people watching the procession.

Li Xianzhong rode on the dark clouds and stepped on the snow, accepting the blessings of everyone.

There were also people in the team who kept throwing copper coins wrapped in red paper around, attracting children from the surrounding area to compete for them.

At this time, there were no beggars begging in the crowd of onlookers in the city, and General Li had already set up a porridge shack outside the city for his wedding, which attracted all these beggars to the past, so as not to affect the team to welcome relatives.

This huge pomp and circumstance seems to be announcing to everyone: The Li family in Liaodong has risen again!

Although Kaiyuan was almost attacked by the Tartars before, they were full of confidence in Kaiyuan's future at this time.

Of course, the guests of the wedding did not appear here at this time, because Kaiyuan City was not the place where Li Xianzhong worshiped and got married.

The venue of Li Xianzhong's wedding is Tielingwei, which is more than 70 miles away from Kaiyuan City, and his welcoming team will also blow and blow all the way to complete the last 70 miles.

Of course, there is a rotation of the sedan chair drivers in the middle, otherwise they have to be tired to death.

Not to mention the sedan chair, even the sedan chair can't stand the bumps in the road.

Where did Hazia suffer this sin? But when I thought that this was the emperor's marriage after all, the pomp and circumstance would definitely not be small, so I endured it.

At this time, the flower building next to the old house of the Li family in the east of Tieling City has been renovated.

This castle, which integrates collection, defense and entertainment functions, has witnessed the rise of the Li family in Liaodong.

Now it has become the main venue of Li Xianzhong's wedding banquet.

Due to the large number of guests attending the wedding banquet, a large number of living rooms were also freed up inside and outside the Li family's old mansion for entertaining guests.

A total of 99 tables were set up to create a long-lasting menu.

Despite the large number of seats at the banquet, many merchants still fought for a seat at the wedding banquet.

Steward Li was already very busy, and in order to receive guests, the Li family had already chartered all the inns of Tielingwei, but the endless stream of guests still paralyzed Tielingwei.

This once famous acropolis, which has the nickname of "Saibei Jiangnan", has once again radiated its glory.

For this wedding banquet alone, the Li family spent 40,000 taels of silver, and if you count the dowry and other expenses, Li Xianzhong's total wedding cost exceeded 100,000 taels of silver.

Although there is still a certain gap compared with the wedding cost of 300,000 taels of Fuwang Zhu Changxun, it is also a unique wedding in history in Liaodong.

Although the cost is huge, the rewards are even more lucrative.

The Li family actually doesn't have much face, but now Li Xianzhong's status is not low.

Emperor Wanli personally gave a wedding reward, and many of the utensils for his wedding were given by the emperor.

Even Concubine Zheng Guifei, who received a lot of benefits from Li Xianzhong, asked her nephew Zheng Yangxing to send a congratulatory gift, which can be regarded as confirming Li Xianzhong's title of "demon concubine henchman".

Wanli's congratulatory gift with Zheng Guifei is not about how much, but about an attitude.

Needless to say, officials from all over Liaodong and their own people from the Li family in Liaodong went to Li Xianzhong's sworn friends in the capital, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and Zheng Yangxing personally rushed to Tieling to attend Li Xianzhong's wedding banquet, and some other nobles also sent congratulatory gifts.

Even Xiong Tingbi, the head of the cabinet, sent congratulatory gifts.

If it weren't for Li Xianzhong's forcible stipulation that the value of congratulatory gifts for military and political officials in Liaodong should not exceed 100 taels of silver, it is estimated that the amount of this congratulatory gift would be even more astronomical.

If the officials in Liaodong give too many gifts, they will definitely find them from elsewhere.

Li Xianzhong's wedding will turn into a exploitation of the people in the entire Liaodong region.

Although he likes silver, he doesn't want his good wedding with Hazia to be scolded and cursed by the people of the entire Liaodong.

Therefore, Li Xianzhong directly issued a notice: He did not accept congratulatory gifts from civil and military officials below the fifth rank (except for relatives and friends of the Li family), and the value of congratulatory gifts for officials in Liaodong should not exceed 100 taels of silver.

And in Kaiyuan and Tieling, he sent people to strictly investigate whether he used his wedding to make a fuss and took the opportunity to exploit the people.

It is precisely these pro-people actions that make his wedding luxurious, but it has not become a burden for ordinary people.

That's why so many people spontaneously come to join in the fun.

Although he was never married, he still knew the example of "Qianlong going down to the south of the Yangtze River" in later generations, and these rows were eventually transferred to the people.

Rao is like this, and the gift money and gifts for his wedding are also astronomical.

Steward Li was told that the gifts had been piled up in the three warehouses of the Li family, and the gift money had exceeded 300,000 taels according to preliminary statistics.

Li Xianzhong's in-laws team set off from Kaiyuan City in the morning, and by the time they arrived at Tieling, it was almost dusk.

Even though Li Xianzhong is a young and strong military general who fights on the battlefield, he is too tired to go down this way.

Taking the opportunity to go to the toilet, he secretly nibbled on a roast chicken handed over by Li Sanshun.

Then he thoughtfully asked someone to send Hazia some food.

This marriage is still really a physical work, if you don't seize the opportunity to replenish some energy, won't it affect the quality of the cave room at night?

Although it was not the first time he had been with Hazia, the sense of ritual in the cave room was always there.

After resting for a while, the welcoming team finally came to Tielingwei.

"Tens of thousands of soldiers, majestic and overwhelming. Attached to Guo more than ten miles, the rows of households, the color of the trees is obscured, and the city is not seen; The prosperity of Taixie is a moment! ”

This is the record of Tielingwei in "Liaozuo Records of Observations".

There are many relatives of the Li family in Tielingwei, so the people here are more enthusiastic than those in Kaiyuan City, Li Xianzhong can't stand it anymore, and he has to walk for half an hour in just a few miles.

Finally, the old house of the Li family came.

As soon as Li Xianzhong wanted to take a breath, he was told by Steward Li that his father-in-law Li Rubai was waiting for him in the ancestral hall of the old mansion.

The ancestral hall of the Li family is as solemn as his impression, with many tablets, among which he only knows the names of Li Chengliang and Li Rusong.

His father-in-law Li Rubai and the elders of the Li family have already been waiting for him in the ancestral hall.

Including his third uncle Li Ruzhen, fourth uncle Li Ruzhang, fifth uncle Li Rumei, uncle and grandfather Li Chenggong, and several other old men whose names he can't name, should also be elders of other branches of the Li family.

Even Li Shizhong, who has been recuperating in the capital, is here.

After seeing Li Shizhong's face, Li Xianzhong directly gasped, because he saw a "dead face".

His face was puffy, his face was a little pale, and although his cheeks were a little rosy, this should be caused by a low-grade fever, not a sign of a good complexion.

And the whole person is constantly coughing.

This is clearly tuberculosis, and he is already terminally ill, and he should not have a few months to live.

Li Zhong felt a little guilty at this time, in order to attend his wedding, he actually drove 600 miles from the capital in order to attend his wedding, which was obviously a ride for himself.

In Li Shizhong's current state, he will definitely not be able to survive this winter, and he can't even wait for the arrival of winter.

At this time, Li Rubai, who was the patriarch, spoke, and he said slowly: "Xianzhong, thanks to His Majesty's marriage this time, you are finally going to start a family." ”

"It's time for you to confess your ancestors!"

Recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, is it true that you are really Li Rubai's illegitimate son?

However, this is not surprising, Li Rubai absolutely treats himself as his own, and since he entered the door of the Li family, he has always enjoyed the treatment of the young master of the Li family.

The shout of "Major General" from everyone is the best proof of this.

Li Rubai said slowly: "You are indeed the son of my Li family, but I am only your second uncle, and your father is the late Li Rusong, the chief soldier of Liaodong Town in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"But your biological mother's status is low, and you are just an illegitimate child of your eldest brother outside."

"When Steward Li found you, your mother had already passed away, and your identity was finally determined through the jade pendant on your body and your appearance."

At this time, he found out that in fact, the brothers of the Li family all looked alike, no wonder everyone thought that they were Li Rubai's illegitimate son, it turned out to be this reason.

If he was found by Steward Li, then Li Sanshun, this kid, should know his life experience, no wonder he has followed him since he was a child.

It's just that this kid's mouth is too tight, and he has never revealed the slightest rumor to himself.

Li Rubai said again: "At that time, the eldest brother had passed away, and it was quite embarrassing to be loyal to you, and there was no one in the eldest brother's room who was suitable to raise you, so under your grandfather's arrangement, I became your father-in-law." ”

"Now that you are out of the woods, in charge of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, you have become the chief soldier of Kaiyuan, and you have won the favor of Your Majesty, and the eldest brother can be regarded as blind."

"Father!" Li Xianzhong said.

Li Rubai waved his hand and said, "Remember that your father is the late Li Rusong, the general soldier of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty, and I am just your second uncle." So when you stay in the church, you have to bow down to your father's tablet. ”

At this time, Li Xianzhong knelt on the ground and said: "My father has the grace to give birth to me, so he should naturally bow down; But the father has the grace to nurture loyalty, and he should also be worshiped by loyalty. ”

At this time, Uncle Li Chenggong said: "It is not a violation of etiquette to worship you, so you can accept it." ”

This uncle is the younger brother of Li Chengliang, and now he is almost ninety years old, and he is the oldest elder of the Li family. Since he spoke, Li Rubai naturally didn't dare to refuse.

After that, Li Xianzhong gave incense to the ancestors of the Li family, and then his name was added to the genealogy of the Li family, which can be regarded as officially recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors.

At this time, Li Xianzhong bowed respectfully to Li Shizhong and said, "Big brother, you are in poor health, and you are still running around like this. My little brother is really ashamed, I also learned some medical skills when I was wandering outside, can you let me take the pulse for you? ”

Li Shizhong coughed and said in a low voice: "Xianzhong is now the pride of my Li family, brother, your wedding, how can I, the eldest brother, not be present?" ”

"For my brother's own physical condition, I know best, and it won't last long. I'm very content to watch you recognize your ancestors and get married. ”

"It's a pity that my identity as the commander of Ning Yuanbo and Jinyi Guards is probably more suitable if I can have a brother to inherit it!"

After saying this, Li Xianzhong coughed even more.

Inheriting the title of Earl Ning Yuan, what are you kidding? This is a very strict etiquette.

Even if he recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors, he is only a concubine, even if he is Li Rubai, who is the eldest son, he is not qualified to inherit the position of Ning Yuanbo.

Even Wanli can't make Zhu Changxun the crown prince?

Not to mention yourself.

Although Li Shizhong did waste the Li family's political resources, there was no way to do it.

Although Li Shizhong did not agree, Li Xianzhong still took the initiative to go up and give him a pulse.

His pulse was already very weak, and he originally thought that he was a yin deficiency type of lung injury, but it turned out that he was a yin and yang deficiency type tuberculosis.

This kind of tuberculosis is even more tricky, with Li Xianzhong's medical skills, let alone cured, there is not much certainty about continuous life.

Li Xianzhong said: "The current state of the eldest brother must not be able to travel long distances anymore, you can leave the old mansion of the Li family to recuperate, and then return to the capital when it is better for a while." ”

In the end, Li Xianzhong still prescribed him a prescription: a prescription composed of prince ginseng, atractylodes, yam, poria cocos, astragalus, purple river car, angelica, deer antlers, turtle plate, white peony, white and gonggong leaves.

If it is properly maintained and insists on taking this medicine, Li Shizhong should be able to delay it for about half a year.

Li Rubai said at this time: "The others will avoid it first, I still have something to say to Xianzhong." ”

In fact, after learning from Yu Shouzhi that there was a problem with Li Rusong's murder, Li Xianzhong asked Li Rubai about the situation, but he didn't say it at the time.

This time, Li Xianzhong was intercepted by 40,000 cavalry of the Mongolian Department, which was almost a copy of Li Rusong back then.

Li Rubai couldn't sit still any longer, so he said: "It is indeed not so simple for your father to pursue the barbarians and be surrounded by tens of thousands of Mongolian troops. ”

"Someone betrayed your father's whereabouts to the Mongols."

Li Xianzhong also felt that there must be a problem, although Li Rusong likes to charge by himself, but after all, he is a battle-hardened veteran, so impulsive?

Li Rubai said: "In fact, at that time, the eldest brother arranged for Li Pinghu and Zhang Yu to respond. ”

"As a result, Li Pinghu's man Ma Ping did not appear, which led to the eldest brother's failure to break out of the encirclement."

Li Xianzhong said: "This Li Pinghu is really too suspicious? ”

Li Rubai sighed: "My Li family treats Li Pinghu well, but I didn't expect him to betray his eldest brother at a critical time." ”

Not only that, but within half a year, the eldest brother's henchman Li Ning was unable to support him on the Korean battlefield, and finally died in a battle with the Japanese invaders.

And another general, Yang Yuan, was besieged by ten times the number of pirates, and finally retreated because he was outnumbered, which was actually a crime of non-war, and was finally beheaded by Ma Gui. ”

"Even your fifth uncle, Li Rumei, was dismissed from his post after only one year after taking over as your father, the Liaodong General Army. Zu Chengxun and Cha Dashou, all of my Li family's henchmen and generals were dismissed for some reason. ”

"In just one year after the death of my eldest brother, the main forces of my Li family's Liaodong Iron Cavalry in Liaodong were uprooted."

Li Xianzhong was taken aback and said, "Who has such energy, is it Your Majesty?" ”

Li Rubai shook his head and said, "Your Majesty prefers the eldest brother the most, it shouldn't be." However, Zhao Zhigao, the first assistant of the cabinet at the time, once thought that the death of the eldest brother was suspicious, and wanted to find and file the case, but in the end he failed to do so. ”

"At least Li Pinghu, Ma Gui, the commander of the Ming Army in North Korea, and Shangshu Tianle of the Ministry of War at that time were all involved, and there were too many people involved behind it, so your grandfather didn't allow me to investigate any more."

Li Xianzhong was also shocked by this incident, will Wanli be the person behind the scenes?

Everyone else is dead, only this Li Pinghu is still alive, but he should only be a small character.

Li Rubai said: "Telling you this is to tell you to keep a low profile and not follow in your father's footsteps." It's time for your big wedding! ”

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