Seeing that his aura had been unleashed, Zhu Zhi did not pester him. Instead, he went straight to the point and said,"General Geng, do you have something to tell me on this trip?”
Geng Bingwen hesitated for a moment and said,"To be honest, I do have a request for this trip.”
"Oh, go ahead."
"Reporting to Your Highness, this subject's disappointing son, Geng Wang, is the commander of the Left Guards of the Yongqing Kingdom in Beiping Prefecture. However, due to a series of coincidences, he was labeled as a heretic cult and is currently being held in the prison of the King Yan's Mansion for interrogation.”
Geng Bingwen said,"That son of mine is honest and upright, so he definitely wouldn't collude with the evil cult. There must be a misunderstanding." I hope that Your Highness can inform the King of Yan and let my son…let my son Geng Ni be spared from prison.”
"Cult?"
" This is troublesome," Zhu Zhi said, pretending to be in a difficult position." His Majesty has repeatedly ordered us to eradicate the evil cult. Now that Geng Geng is involved with the evil cult, it's very difficult…"
"If it was in my fief, it would be fine. However, Geng Geng committed a crime in the fief of King Yan's residence.”
Difficult?
Difficult my ass!
Geng Geng's imprisonment was controlled by him. If he wanted Geng Geng to be released from prison, he only needed to say the word and the King of Yan, Zhu Di, would release him.
But what good would it do him?
If Geng Bingwen didn't take out enough chips, what right did he have to release Geng Geng?
"This subject has calculated that there are seven guards in Liaodong that need to be replaced. However, this subject cannot make a decision on such a major matter, so it is better to ask wangye to handle it.”Geng Bingwen gritted his teeth.
He naturally knew what the Liao King was hinting at!
Liaodong had twenty-three guards under its jurisdiction. Including the three guards of Guangning, there were a total of eleven guards under the control of the Liao Prince's Mansion, with a total of more than ninety thousand soldiers.
The remaining 12 guards and 100,000 troops were all under Geng Bingwen's control.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's pressure, coupled with Geng Geng's imprisonment, he had a favor to ask of Zhu Zhi. This time, he took out five guards and 60,000 troops and handed them directly to Zhu Zhi!
This was a disguised transfer of power!
If these 60,000 people were to be transferred to Zhu Zhi's hands, the Liao King's Residence would control 16 of Liaodong's 23 guards!
Liaodong was a military town. Whoever had the most troops would control the area. If this matter was settled, Zhu Zhi would be able to control more than half of Liaodong!
Even the King of Yan, who was known as the head of the kings, did not have such authority!
Having achieved his goal, Zhu Zhi revealed a fox-like smile and said,""General Geng, aren't you treating me as an outsider? You are the commander of Liaodong, so this king will definitely help you. Go home and wait for news. This king will handle this matter and will definitely make your son safe and sound!”
Geng Bingwen heaved a sigh of relief.
He dared to conclude that if he didn't say that he was going to give the military power of the seven guards to Zhu Zhi, Zhu Zhi definitely wouldn't be so easy to talk to!
"Then, this subject will thank your highness here.”Geng Bingwen said bitterly.
In order to save Geng Geng, he gave Zhu Zhi seven guards!
How could this unfilial son collude with the evil cult!
Even if you beat him to death, Geng Bingwen wouldn't have thought that it was Zhu Zhi who had caused Geng Geng to collude and be imprisoned.
"I will take my leave and not disturb your highness.”Geng Bingwen bowed and left.
……
After Geng Bingwen left, Wang Fei asked,"Your Highness, should we inform the King Yan Residence?”
She really thought that Geng Geng was imprisoned because he colluded with the White Lotus Society.
"No, it's not enough."
Zhu Zhi closed his eyes and said,"Geng Bingwen didn't give me enough."”
"Isn't 60,000 soldiers enough?" Wang Fei was shocked.
In the Ming Dynasty, the normal establishment of a guard was 5,600 people, but this set was somewhat flexible in Liaodong. Because in Liaodong, other than the guards, there were also fortresses and special formations, and these special formations were controlled by the local commander. A regular guard in Liaodong would have an average of more than ten thousand soldiers.
"Of course not. He, Geng Bingwen, thinks too simply of this king.”
"What I want is the entire Liaodong!" Zhu Zhi sneered.”
Yes, he wanted to bring Liaodong under his control!
Seven guards?
What he wanted was all the twelve guards that Geng Bingwen had!
"Would Geng Bingwen agree? This is equivalent to making him a figurehead.”Wang Fei was shocked by his ambition.
"It's not up to him whether he agrees or not."
Zhu Zhi said lightly,"Just watch. This king will make Geng Bingwen willingly hand over the army to this king."”
With Old Zhu's support, coupled with his grasp of Geng Bingwen's weakness, Zhu Zhi did not intend to cut his flesh with a blunt knife and seize military power bit by bit. Instead, he wanted to take all of Geng Bingwen's assets in one go!
Geng Bingwen had underestimated Zhu Zhi's ambitions, so when he took over Liaodong, he was destined to be an empty commander.
Zhu Zhi's plan was also more far-reaching than the world imagined. He not only wanted to become the dictator of Liaodong, but he also wanted Liaodong to become a Liaodong elite that could make the world fear him!
Before Old Zhu passed away and Jianwen ascended the throne, he wanted the Liaodong Army to become a modern army with an independent arsenal and self-sufficient logistics. It would become his capital to fight for the Central Plains!
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