"People's Army, People's Army, God will not bless me in the Ming Dynasty, alas." On the sickbed, a white-haired old man muttered. Even though he reached this point today, he was still loyal and worried about the Ming Dynasty.

This is Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province. The old man lying on the sickbed is General Qi, a famous general who has been dismissed and returned home. General Qi, who is only fifty-eight years old, is now like an old man in his seventies or eighties. He will breathe heavily after walking a few steps, just like a candle in the wind.

General Qi, whose courtesy name is Yuanjing, was born on November 12, 1528. He was from Dengzhou, Shandong Province. He was hereditary commander of Dengzhou Guards. He was a famous general in Dingyuan, Haozhou. He was a famous general in the Ming Dynasty to fight against Japanese devils. He was an outstanding military strategist, calligrapher, poet, and national hero.

In the 23rd year of Jiajing, General Qi inherited his ancestral position and served as the commander of Dengzhou Guard. Two years later, General Qi was responsible for managing the military farming affairs of Dengzhou Guard. At that time, the coastal areas of Shandong were burned, killed and looted by Japanese pirates. General Qi was determined to kill the thief and wrote the poem "I am not my intention to be a marquis, but I hope the sea waves will be peaceful."

Later, General Qi fought against Japanese pirates on the southeast coast for more than ten years, wiped out the Japanese stricken years of abuse of the coast, and ensured the safety of the lives and property of the coastal people;

Starting from the first year of Longqing, General Qi fought against the Tatars invasion in the north for more than ten years, ensuring the security of the northern territory. He wrote famous military books such as the 18-volume "Ji Xiao New Book" and the 14-volume "Strange Soldiers", as well as the "Zhizhitang Collection" and memorials and articles submitted to the court in various historical periods.

At the same time, General Qi was an outstanding weapon expert and military engineer. He transformed and invented various fire attack weapons; the large and small warships and chariots he built made the Ming army's water and land equipment better than the enemy; he creatively built hollow enemy platforms on the Great Wall, which can attack and retreat or defend, which is a very distinctive military project.

It was such a general who had excellent military talents and was loyal to the Ming Dynasty who became a victim of internal struggle in the Ming court.

In the tenth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the imperial court, died of illness. Zhang Juzheng was the biggest supporter of General Qi in the Ming court, and provided sufficient funds for General Qi to train troops. After Zhang Juzheng passed away, Zhang Dingsi, the director of the imperial court, took the opportunity to say that General Qi should not be placed in the north, so General Qi was transferred to Guangdong by the court.

In the 13th year of Wanli (1585), the clerk Zhang Xigao impeached General Qi again, and General Qi was dismissed because of this and he became ill after returning home.

General Qi was dismissed in the 13th year of Wanli. In September of the same year, the People's Army officially raised the flag. In just half a year, the People's Army swept across Guangdong.

It has to be said that there are still many talents loyal to the Ming Dynasty. The People's Army is equipped with sharp tiger-headed spears, but Fang Nan is not sure about the battle between the People's Army and the Qi family army commanded by General Qi.

The Qi family army can be regarded as the strongest army in this era. Whether it is the Tatar cavalry or the coastal Japanese pirates, they are not opponents of the Qi family army. After one battle after another, they have gained the reputation of the Qi family army.

Faced with such an extraordinary Qi family army, Fang Nan could only calm down and secretly develop the People's Army. It was not until General Qi was dismissed and the Qi family army was separated and the People's Army, which had developed to the limit, walked out of the mountains.

If General Qi was still there and the Qi family army was still there, the People's Army would never have swept across Guangdong so easily. Obviously, the biggest enemy of the Ming court was itself.

After being dismissed, General Qi returned home, he became ill. He was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but was heartbroken by the Ming court. General Qi asked himself that he had never done anything that was ashamed of the Ming Dynasty, and did his best to do anything, but ended up like this.

General Qi knew that it was not the emperor's fault for all this, but all the selfish villains in the court. If Lord Zhang was still there, everything would not have been like this.

Although he fell ill, General Qi was still very concerned about the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming court sent Song Yingchang to lead his army to encircle and suppress the People's Army, General Qi learned that the People's Army occupied Guangdong.

After receiving this news, General Qi felt that it was incredible. Rebels often appeared, but how could such a powerful rebel appeared in Guangdong? Most areas of Guangdong were trapped, and even Guangzhou City was not preserved.

In General Qi's impression, the thieves were more of the rioters holding various farm tools. How could such thieves occupy Guangdong? But the People's Army did it.

At that time, General Qi could only curse the incompetence of his successor and curse the villain in the court. If he was still in Guangdong, he would have been able to wipe out the rebels.

General Qi knew that this curse was of little use, so he could only hope that Song Yingchang led the army to wipe out the People's Army as soon as possible. General Qi still hoped that the Ming Dynasty would last forever.

However, what General Qi did not expect was that Song Yingchang led a large army to fight against the People's Army, but he was defeated two consecutive times, and the Ming army suffered heavy casualties.

Upon hearing this news, General Qi spit out a mouthful of blood, and his already very weak body became even weaker. General Qi really couldn't understand why the People's Army was so strong, because Song Yingchang was too incompetent?

General Qi really wished he could lead his troops to fight again and destroy all the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, but when he felt his broken body, he was left with a dark face.

Death is approaching, and General Qi, who is lying on the sickbed, has a lot of distractions in his mind.

He thought of the number of people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty who could not eat enough to eat. He thought of the People's Army that distributes land to the people. He felt that the People's Army would be the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty. The threat to the Ming Dynasty by Tatars and Japanese pirates was far less than that of the People's Army. If the Ming Dynasty could not destroy the People's Army, perhaps the People's Army would sweep the world, and the Ming Dynasty, which had been established for hundreds of years, would be pushed down by the People's Army.

Water can carry a boat and can also overturn it. If the Ming Dynasty loses the hearts of the people, then the Ming Dynasty will be over.

But whoever cares about the ministers in the court? Even if the people starve to death, what does it have to do with them?

General Qi's family was poor since childhood and lived a hard life. He could see the difficulties of the people at the bottom. He was very kind to the people and treated the soldiers of the Qi family very well. The soldiers were willing to serve General Qi's death.

It’s a pity that he is just a general who leads troops to fight, not a government official in the area. If he could become the chief minister like Lord Zhang, then he would have the ability to change the Ming Dynasty.

As long as the people live a good life and just have enough food, how can the rebels like the People's Army sweep across Guangdong in less than a year.

Tears of regret flowed down General Qi's eyes. He no longer knew what he should regret, whether he hated the villains in the court, or his lack of ability.

The night has come.

[No, I dare not defame General Qi, but for a historical celebrity like General Qi, you cannot write randomly. His name will not appear in this chapter, it is easy to 404]
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