After a night's rest, Li Qin woke up alone in the early morning.
Looking at the empty bedside, he regretted leaving Jiang Qingyue in Shanhaiguan; she was one of his favorite spoils.
After shaking his head, Li Qin got up, dressed, and left the military tent.
He has something very important to do today.
Then Li Qin's gaze fell upon the majestic city walls of the capital in the distance.
Just after Li Qin stepped out of the military tent, one of his personal guards immediately came over and said:
"Young Marshal, General Zhang Hengshuo has arrived and is waiting in your office tent."
"Zhang Hengshuo is here?"
Li Qin was taken aback when he heard that Zhang Hengshuo had arrived, then turned and went to his office tent.
Upon seeing Li Qin enter the main tent, Zhang Hengshuo, who had been waiting, immediately stood up and said to Li Qin:
"This humble general greets the young marshal."
I apologize for not being able to come to see you immediately last night, Young Marshal.
"Alright, alright, no need for formalities."
The general has followed my father and me for decades; those are just minor matters.
Li Qin immediately went up and helped Zhang Hengshuo, who was bowing, to his feet.
He was then seated on a chair in the main tent.
He sat directly in the main seat in the middle of the tent.
Li Qin sat in the main seat and looked at Zhang Hengshuo in front of him, saying, "General, guard Liaodong and prevent the Jurchens from taking advantage of us."
Afterwards, he led a large army on a long march to Jizhou to monitor the Jurchen army.
You all completed the tasks I assigned you very well.
I will never forget the general's contributions.
The general's merit in guarding the rear should rank him among the top generals.
Li Qin said to Zhang Hengshuo in a comforting tone.
Li Qin often said this in his letters to Zhang Hengshuo.
The main thing is to soothe his mind.
After all, it all started from leaving Liaodong, from Jinzhou to Ningyuan, from Shanhaiguan to Tushubao.
One major battle after another, one military achievement after another.
He didn't get anything at all.
He watched as the generals who had once served him gained numerous military merits in battle after battle.
However, he remained in the rear, guarding against and monitoring the Jurchens.
They didn't even get a share of the big battle.
He never received a single military merit.
It's impossible for him to be psychologically balanced.
Therefore, Li Qin has been emphasizing the contributions of himself and his 30,000 soldiers during this period.
Although they did not fight a single battle, completing the task assigned to them was a great achievement.
He was afraid that the generals would see their former comrades gaining military merits in one battle after another.
He himself ran around everywhere, working himself to the bone, but couldn't even get a single victory.
They might be envious of others' military achievements and do something irrational.
After all, Li Qin knew his officers very well.
Those were people who spent years licking blood from the edge of a knife and rolling around in piles of corpses.
Those are basically people who aren't afraid of death.
Being unafraid of death means they are extremely bold, lawless, and willing to do anything.
Otherwise, when the original owner's father had just died and the original owner had just taken over, he would have been a little overwhelmed by such a group of arrogant and fierce soldiers.
In the end, it was only with the help of Liu Chenghui and other high-ranking generals that he was able to completely subdue them.
Because succession is an extremely dangerous matter.
Because you don't know if those people who are well-behaved towards you will also be well-behaved towards your children.
After all, in their eyes, they were the ones who made it through alongside your father.
Your father is dead, so in their eyes you're just a child.
When they look at you, they naturally project themselves into the perspective of their elders.
Especially since you are not the emperor, you cannot legally pass on your official position as an inheritance.
One's official position is only legitimate if it is appointed by the imperial court.
This is the most dangerous situation.
Because you were ready to take over, but at this moment, the imperial court's appointment letter arrived.
His younger brother, Li Wenqi, succeeded him.
At that point, they'll fall into internal chaos.
It can be said that before he transmigrated, the original owner's control over the army and his prestige within the army were far inferior to those of his father.
This was even with the original owner's father paving the way for him.
This situation continued until he led his large army and defeated the Jizhou garrison.
They annihilated the main force of the capital and captured Emperor Zhu Qizhen alive.
They took advantage of their continuous victories, including the achievement of capturing the emperor alive.
Only then did he completely end that situation and establish his absolute prestige in the army.
If an officer of Peng Jiahu's rank were to offer an opinion at this time, he would be surrounded by a group of officers who would agree with him.
He no longer needs to play the good cop and the bad cop with his younger brother, Li Wenqi.
I can completely suppress them with the prestige I have established.
Li Qin looked at Zhang Hengshuo in front of him. He knew that with his current prestige, he could suppress Zhang Hengshuo's dissatisfaction.
They didn't dare say anything.
But pressing once or twice is fine, but if you keep pressing...
He was certain that even if Zhang Hengshuo was utterly loyal, his men were all incredibly audacious.
Once they get carried away, they could very well rebel against him.
After all, loyalty and righteousness are paramount.
Given my current situation, how can I teach them loyalty?
Which of these officers didn't know that they and their men were now rebelling?
He himself led them in rebellion.
Should we teach them loyalty ourselves?
So that when they see me in the future, they'll shout out my loyalty?
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