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Chapter 596 Li Jinglong

In another timeline, Geng Bingwen, Li Jinglong, and others were all summoned to the palace by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Li Jinglong was trembling with fear, while Geng Bingwen looked ashen-faced; he had been utterly defeated by the younger generation.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang understood the situation. He knew Geng Bingwen's capabilities; his fourth son had achieved victory against overwhelming odds step by step, and Geng's defeat was not unjust.

He turned and glared at Zhu Yunwen and Li Jinglong. For some reason, the phrase "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" popped into his mind.

Five hundred thousand, another five hundred thousand! Does he have a grudge against this? What kind of battle requires so many troops?

That son of a bitch, Old Zhu can't stand it. When kids do something wrong, they deserve a beating.

Zhu Yunwen and Li Jinglong, who were being brutally beaten: Damn it! They're nailed to the pillar of shame!

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"Whether 500,000 men could crush Zhu Di was probably unclear even to Jianwen at the time."

"But Old Zhu left his grandson an incredibly generous fortune. The initial 100,000 yuan and the later 500,000 yuan were given away so easily!"

"Unfortunately, it was a matter of timing and fate. All the troops had assembled and were advancing towards Beiping with overwhelming force."

"At that time, the princes near Beiping included the Prince of Gu, the Prince of Liao, and the old acquaintance, the Prince of Ning. Except for the Prince of Ning, who was somewhat rebellious, the other two fled to Yingtian."

"No wonder the descendants of Prince Ning rebelled during the Zhengde reign; it seems their rebellious nature is somewhat inherited!"

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

"On the other hand, the Jingnan Campaign lasted four years; it didn't end so easily."

"According to historical records such as the *History of Ming*, many of these individuals tipped off Zhu Di and even opened the gates for him, demonstrating the considerable personal charisma of the Prince of Yan."

"But Zhu Di, upon learning of Li Jinglong's information in September of the first year of the Jianwen reign, was also very troubled."

"I almost forgot, when Li Jinglong arrived in Dezhou, Shandong, he gathered Geng Bingwen's defeated troops and stationed them in Hejian."

"Before that, regarding Geng Bingwen's fate, the History of Ming states that he lived until the early Yongle period and committed suicide after doing the same thing as military generals like Lan Yu."

"But this person was always low-key, otherwise he wouldn't have survived the Hongwu Great Escape, so there's another theory that Old Geng died as early as the Battle of Zhengding."

"His deputies, such as Zhang Bao and especially Gu Cheng, were treated with great respect by the Prince of Yan and were even sent to guard Beiping under Zhu Pangpang. They lived to the age of eighty-five, which is considered a long life!"

Meanwhile, Geng Bingwen exclaimed: !!!

According to later generations, Old Geng was betrayed by his deputy!

Then I thought again, he's over sixty years old and has participated in battles big and small, so Old Geng has lived a full life!

But this anger in my heart just won't go away!

A somewhat disgruntled Geng Bingwen stared intently at his leader, Zhu Yuanzhang, his expression seemingly saying: "Control your son!"

Upon receiving the message, Lao Zhu said: "Stop making that noise!"

Whether I say it or not, they are all unfilial sons and grandsons!

Those four damn bastards! They'll never stop distorting historical records!

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Back to the live broadcast room.

"Li Jinglong, the first generation of war god of the Ming Dynasty, was the son of Li Wenzhong, a famous general who founded the dynasty. The History of Ming says that he was good at reading, had handsome features, and was a great man!"

"But Zhu Di, when the founding team had a force several times larger than his, said that Li Jinglong was nothing but a spoiled brat and nothing to be proud of!"

"However, he himself had been on the battlefield. Although he had never commanded 500,000 troops, even his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, had probably never commanded 500,000 troops. How well he managed them was no small matter."

Wang Jian: Sure, why not?