Xu Guangqi stood up and said yes.
Zhu Youxiao took over from Wei Zhongxian the list of Guo Hu, Qin Liangyu and his party who were ordered to come to Beijing and looked at it.
Looking at the names of these people, Zhu Youxiao felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
As far as Zhu Youxiao knew, many of these people would die on the battlefield in the future fighting against the Donglu.
Among them, Qin Liangyu’s family is the most miserable.
Almost the entire clan gave their lives for the Ming Dynasty.
It can be said that the whole family is loyal.
Chen Ce and his family also made great sacrifices in the fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Historically, Chen Ce went to Liaodong to kill the captives in the first year of Tianqi, and successively killed Jia La E Zhen Buha, Shi Ertai, Niu Lu E Zhen Langge and other powerful Eastern captives.
However, Chen Ce and his family were surrounded by 50,000 cavalry and suffered heavy losses. He himself was injured in more than ten places and died heroically.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao felt heavy in his heart after seeing these names.
Zhu Youxiao hopes that through his own efforts, these people will no longer use their blood to write the tragic song of the Ming Dynasty's death at the hands of foreigners.
Even if blood is shed, it should be regarded as a monument to the great cause of the Ming Dynasty to unite the earth and unify the world with blood.
For a moment, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but look outside the hall.
At this time, the Forbidden City has been shrouded in the fine snow that fell in early October. Outside the silent red wall, no one knows when the jackal outside the pass will open his fangs again.
But Zhu Youxiao knew that as the leader of the Ming Dynasty, which was as prosperous and exquisite as this glass world, he needed to let this empire, which had been at peace for more than two hundred years, complete his transformation in the best way, instead of letting him die in the wild boar skin. hand, sinking into a tragedy of civilization.
"In this life, I will make you all become princes and break the earth, and I will make you open up territories for me all over the world!"
Zhu Youxiao said secretly.
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"The snow has begun to fall this winter, and the life of the boar skins will probably become more and more difficult. It would be best if they all freeze to death! Then I can personally lead the troops to regain the lost ground for the imperial court!"
Xiong Tingbi was dressed in a red robe, squinting at the snowy sky outside Shenyang City, and started talking.
At this time, Xiong Tingbi had just repelled Nurhaci's 60,000 troops in June of the 48th year of Wanli, and then in August, he repelled Nurhaci's 20,000 troops at Puhe, a stronghold outside Shenyang. This forced the Hou Jin army, which had always wanted to break the predicament, to Still trapped in the middle of nowhere, unable to get money or food to supplement.
As a result, Xiong Tingbi became very high-spirited and felt that the Liao land would be peaceful in the future, and the time for him to march to regain the lost territory, trap the Jiannu in a smaller space, and then solve the problem of the Eastern captives was not far away.
After all, he had restored the strength of the Liaodong Ming Army to 160,000 through generals and training, and also built cities everywhere, leaving the Later Jin Army trapped in the wilderness.
Therefore, in Xiong Tingbi's view, when this winter passes, Nurhachi will be greatly reduced in strength due to hunger and cold, which will give him an opportunity to defeat the Donglu and regain the lost territory.
But Xiong Tingbi couldn't help but frowned when he thought of the disputes in the court.
He already knew about Feng Sanyuan's impeachment.
Moreover, Xiong Tingbi also learned from Wei Yingjia that the censor Zhang Xiude also wanted to impeach him.
Coupled with the previous impeachments of Yao Zongzhong, Liu Guojin and other Beijing officials, Xiong Tingbi could sense that the court was increasingly dissatisfied with him.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi didn't know if he could still get a chance to solve the Donglu's troubles and at least defeat the Donglu once.
In fact, Xiong Tingbi is not very confident in his heart.
Because Xiong Tingbi knew that many people in the DPRK did not want him to solve the Donglu problem as soon as possible.
"Minbu Tang, our people wrote to say that there are many officials in the court who are preparing to continue to impeach us. They said that we should send money as soon as possible to solve these matters and send it to the official department who contacted us to Wei Yingjia, who is involved in the matter, and ask him to help Let’s take care of it!”
Xiong Tingbi's aide Liu Huainan came and talked to Xiong Tingbi.
Xiong Tingbi felt very irritable after hearing this, and said in a rather loud voice: "They want money again! There is so much money in the headquarters to stuff their mouths! Sooner or later, things in Liaodong will be ruined in the hands of these officials! Not me! It’s a fault of the civil and military forces in Border Town!”
"Don't be angry, please bear with me for the sake of the overall situation."
Liu Huainan persuaded.
Xiong Tingbi sighed: "Forget it! You can handle everything. There are so many affairs in Liaodong waiting for me to deal with. I am too busy to deal with them. I have no time to take care of these things. However, the emperor has just changed. When the foundation is not stable and the people's hearts are not at peace, these officials will inevitably take this opportunity to stir up trouble. I can't be idle. I will also explain this matter to the emperor and express my feelings. When the time comes, you will let them take me. Take the memorandum back with you!"
"Late life takes orders!"
Liu Huainan said.
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Zhu Youxiao also received Xiong Tingbi's confessional memorial from the cabinet ministers on the day he learned that Guo Hu, Chen Ce, Qin Liangyu and other veteran generals were coming to Beijing.
"...Liao territory has now turned from danger to safety, but I am about to go from life to death. If the imperial court really thinks that I am a timid person, I am willing to hand over Shang Fang's sword and be dismissed from my post by Your Majesty!"
After Zhu Youxiao read Xiong Tingbi's memorial, he asked: "Do all the beloved ministers know how to vote for this matter?"
This time, Liu Yishen took the rare initiative to stand up and said first: "Your Majesty, the current court officials are quite dissatisfied with Xiong Tingbi's actions of losing ground in Liaodong and focusing on building cities and training troops. The censor Zhang Xiude also once again The memorial impeached him for destroying Liaoyang, refusing to accept the refugees, and only drove them away. Therefore, the officials did not dare to make plans. In the opinion of the officials, Liao affairs should not be taken lightly. The incompetence of one general will kill the three armies. Is Xiong Tingbi incompetent? Should the strategy be changed? , we should plan for everyone, hold a court discussion and decide! This will be fair."
After Liu Yishen finished speaking, he raised his eyes and glanced at Zhu Youxiao. He just wanted to get Xiong Tingbi to step down quickly so that he could complete the mission assigned to him by the forces such as Liaodi Military Town. Therefore, he now had to reveal that he also wanted to replace Xiong Tingbi. I wanted to test the emperor's attitude.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and did not express his position clearly, but he sneered secretly in his heart: "I didn't expect that you, Liu Yishen, also wanted to replace Xiong Tingbi!"
Fang Congzhe stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Xiong Tingbi has not made any big mistakes since he took office, let alone lost a battle. It is not appropriate to suddenly change it. If Xiong Tingbi is really defeated, it will really make him The Liao affair was even worse, so we should change it. However, Xiong Tingbi still defends Liaoyang and Shenyang, and even defeated Jiannu twice in a row. Therefore, I think it is not appropriate to change the strategy now, let alone hold a court meeting to discuss the appropriate strategy. selection."
Han Xu also spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, although Xiong Tingbi has no failures, he has no great achievements. The imperial court has spent countless food and salary on the Liao affairs. It is not that Xiong Tingbi just holds the current place. However, the mission is to let him recover the lost territory and wipe out the Eastern invaders, so I also think that Xiong Tingbi cannot take on the big task, but he can still defend the city. Although he has strategy and talent, he has no courage!"
