Huang Taiji's analysis made Nurhaci nod approvingly.
For a moment, Nurhachi stood up directly, looked at Minister Zhu Beile and said: "Si Beile is right! This Khan also served as an official in his Ming court, and he also knows what kind of piss these Ming court officials are, and they are not willing to suffer. , even the emperor, I don’t want them to suffer."
Immediately, Nurhachi gave instructions to Li Yongfang: "Li Yongfang, you immediately send your reliable people into the Ming court and give these officials some benefits, especially the Yushiyan officials and the officials from the Ministry of War. The method is to ask them to urge Xiong Tingbi to deal with us as soon as possible, saying that our life is already very difficult and we don't have much power to fight."
Li Yongfang immediately replied: "I obey!"
Then, Nurhaci ordered: "In addition, bribe and win over some Liaodong army generals and civilian officials in Liaodong, and let them find ways to provoke conflicts between the guest army and the Liao soldiers. If they can do what they did when the Li family slaughtered the southern soldiers, Okay, we can make these guest troops unable to stay in Liaodong without us doing anything! If we continue to win over those Shanxi merchants, let them find a way to smuggle some ironware and grain to us, and say that we are willing to smuggle some ironware and grain to us on the basis of the original price. Pay double!”
Nurhachi showed a sinister and cunning smile as he spoke.
Li Yongfang replied again: "Yes!"
Nurhachi then waved his hand and said: "Just come to me and ask for the silver and jewelry that you want to bribe these people! What I, Dajin, don't lack the most right now are these gold and silver jewelry!"
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"Da Sima, what our master means is to urge Xiong Tingbi to resolve the matter in Liaodong as much as possible, instead of turning Liaodong into a war of attrition according to the emperor's intention today, and not to give your majesty an excuse to impose additional taxes. Everything involved in this is It is for the benefit of the people of the world, please consider it carefully!"
Xu Shilin, a Qing guest who suddenly came to visit Zhang Heming, the Minister of War, explained to Zhang Heming the purpose of his visit to the capital.
Zhang Heming glanced at the gift list in front of him and couldn't help but ask: "But what if Xiong Tingbi loses again because of my urging?"
"Da Sima can definitely blame Fang Congzhe, saying that you did not agree with Xiong Tingbi as the manager at the beginning! Today's defeat is not your fault, but the improper command of the manager! Because, you, the privy minister, are also saving money and food for the court. The plan is not out of selfishness; besides, our master and his disciples will also try to protect Da Sima! Does Da Sima really want to let the Liao affairs remain unresolved, so that the emperor has a reason to exploit the gentry of the world and allow the military ministers to rise?"
As Xu Shilin said this, he cupped his hands towards Zhang Heming and said, "Our status as a scholar-bureaucrat now depends entirely on Da Sima! Please ask Da Sima to plan for the world, not just for one person!"
Zhang Heming nodded solemnly: "You are right, this Liao affair cannot be delayed like this. If it can be resolved quickly, it will naturally benefit the country and the people. If it cannot be resolved, it is better to abandon all the land outside the pass. I will Write a letter to Xiong Tingbi and ask him to resolve the matter in Liaodong as soon as possible instead of sticking to Shenyang!"
"The Great Lord Sima is loyal to the country, and he respects him very much! He is the pillar of the country!"
Xu Shilin therefore flattered Zhang Heming.
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"After Ai Qing went to Liaodong, he gave my decree to Xiong Tingbi, the manager, and told him that I would rather fail to accomplish anything within a year than underestimate the enemy and advance rashly! Don't be in a hurry to fight the Donglu, and don't think about completing all your achievements in one battle. , I very much support his strategy of fortifying the wall, clearing the country, and trapping the enemy troops. This time I sent more guest troops to aid the Liao Dynasty, not to ask him to solve the Liao issue quickly, but to ask him to coordinate and dispatch the guest troops to use wheel tactics to consume the Donglu's effective strength. The purpose is not to regain much lost territory. When the Donglu forces are almost wiped out in the future, the lost territory will naturally come back!"
Although Zhu Youxiao had already ordered Qin Liangyu and others to go to Liaodong to participate in the war, because Qin Liangyu and others still needed to wait for the white-pole soldiers under his command to enter Beijing and then leave the customs together, Qin Liangyu, Chen Ce and others had not set off yet. Still staying in the capital.
For this reason, Zhu Youxiao summoned Qin Liangyu, Chen Ce and others the day before they were officially to leave the capital, and explained some important matters.
"Tell Xiong Tingbi that I have only five requirements for him: First, do all you can to prevent the escalation of conflicts between the guest troops and the local Liao soldiers; second, avoid economic discord; third, give the military attachés of each battalion a certain amount of freedom to allow them to Mainly consume the strong men of Donglu, and only kill those who are afraid of fighting, not those who are defeated; fourth, prevent the infiltration of spies; fifth, pay attention to safety, the additional royal guards I assigned to him are all from innocent family backgrounds, and it is not appropriate to send them beside him Not to monitor him but to prevent accidents.”
Zhu Youxiao continued to give instructions.
Qin Liangyu and others all said yes.
Therefore, early the next morning, Qin Liangyu, Chen Ce and others left the capital with Zhu Youxiao's instructions to Xiong Tingbi.
It is now the first lunar month.
Zhu Youxiao has entered his own era.
In other words, the Ming Dynasty entered the Apocalypse period.
And this first year is naturally the first year of Apocalypse.
Zhu Youxiao remembered March of this year in history, because Yuan Yingtai, the general manager who replaced Xiong Tingbi as the general manager, did not listen to the advice of generals such as You Shigong and Tong Zhongkui, and blindly expanded border defenses, recruited surrendered troops, and rebel generals. A large number of Donglu spies caused the fall of Shenyang, the important town, and Liaoyang, the capital of Liaodong, which caused the Donglu slave chief Nurhachi to move his capital to Liaoyang. From then on, the Donglu had the basic foundation to compete with the Ming Dynasty for hegemony.
But in this world, Zhu Youxiao did not let Xiong Tingbi lose his position as a manager, and even beheaded Wang Huazhen, who had caused trouble to Xiong Tingbi in history. Therefore, he did not know whether the history of this life would change, and whether Shenyang and Liaoyang would still be the same. Will Nurhachi fall, will Nurhachi be favored by God and continue to grow bigger and stronger! And whether the general trend of history can really change.
However, Zhu Youxiao hopes that his efforts can change all this.
Zhu Youxiao has passed his first Spring Festival in Ming Dynasty.
But now that Zhu Youxiao has just ascended the throne, and he has cleaned the inner court, he also took the opportunity to release a number of palace ladies whose origins are unknown or who can still get married and have stayed in the palace for a long time. Therefore, he will This Spring Festival was not a lively one. Apart from the Hakka family, there were no other family members to spend the festival with.
What is worth looking forward to is that Zhu Youxiao has requested from Fang Congzhe to issue an edict to select concubines from all over the country starting from the first day of the first month of this year.
When Zhu Youxiao thought about marrying his queen, he was also curious about what his future queen would be like, what would his character be like, and what would he like?
Of course, it is human nature, and Zhu Youxiao also hopes that he and his queen can like each other in the future, join hands in marriage, and have children of their own.
