After Xiong Tingbi received the letter from Zhang Heming, the Minister of War, he immediately threw Zhang Heming's letter on the table and said: "The cunning rabbit has three holes, and the Eastern captives are not just waiting to be killed. How can they be wiped out quickly? Da Sima only knows how to save money and food. , and using the interests of the people of the world to threaten me, it is really annoying! I am wrong about this strategy. If I have the ability, he will do this strategy, and he will deal with Donglu, but I want to see how he solves it quickly! "
Xiong Tingbi blew his beard and said with a glare, then stood up angrily, pushed open the window, and let the cold wind blow on his face.
Seeing this, Zhang Quan, the censor of Liaodong patrol, hurriedly packed up Zhang Heming's letters and said, "Why are the ministers so angry? The great Sima also has a public heart. If the Liao affair is not resolved quickly, military personnel will be wasted. The imperial court is now in disgrace. It would cost a lot to support the vassal, and other border towns also had to strengthen their military preparedness, so the court also had its own difficulties."
"Why!"
Xiong Tingbi sighed and said: "But everyone knows that this matter in Liaodong can be solved quickly! Even if you destroy its lair, they have already withdrawn. When you return to the army, how can they defeat you one by one? What to do? At that time, instead of solving the Liaodong issue, it will only worsen the situation and even make the Ming Dynasty lose its territory!"
At this time, Xue Guoyong, the military commander, said: "Budang! I have the guts to say it bluntly, for the sake of the world's livelihood, if we really lose the place outside the customs, it will not be a big problem! Instead of sitting here now, it is better to complete our achievements in one battle , If the Liao issue can be solved, then that's it. If it can't be solved, it's just a dead end! Instead of wasting money and food like now, if your majesty has to collect more money and food from the world, then the world will be in danger and the country will be overturned! What's more, now His Majesty is frequently ransacking homes and demanding money from our gentry, so we have to take precautions in advance."
Xiong Tingbi turned around at this time and looked at Xue Guoyong sternly: "Short-sighted! Do you think that by abandoning the land outside the pass, the people inside the pass can live in peace behind closed doors? Desires are hard to fill, do you understand? Once the land of Liao is all for him It belongs to the Donglu, and the Donglu will follow the example of the Mongols when they invaded and plundered the country, and when the time comes, our Ming Dynasty will still have to spend more military pay to protect the border!"
When Xue Guoyong heard what Xiong Tingbi said, he had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "The lower official is stupid! That's what the minister said!"
Xiong Tingbi snorted and said no more. He just sat in front of the case and began to write a letter to Zhang Heming, the Minister of War, explaining his views on defending first and fighting later.
In the days that followed, Xiong Tingbi was still depressed because of Zhang Heming's letter.
Because Xiong Tingbi knew that what he was doing now was against the wishes of the entire civil service group.
Moreover, Xiong Tingbi was also worried that there was also the emperor's intention in it.
After all, Xiong Tingbi also knew that the imperial treasury would not allow him to spend time with Jiannu.
Even His Majesty the Emperor himself had to consider the issue of money and food.
Some time later, when Qin Liangyu and other guest troops arriving in Liaodong and handed Zhu Youxiao's manuscript to Xiong Tingbi for him to read, Xiong Tingbi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty still has a clear understanding of the current situation. I have no regrets about having this king in my life!"
Xiong Tingbi started talking about it.
But Xiong Tingbi didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor supported him so much.
However, because Zhu Youxiao asked Qin Liangyu and others to aid the Liao this time, he not only gave Xiong Tingbi a handwriting, but also allocated 300,000 taels of internal money to Xiong Tingbi, allowing him to use it to make up for the debt of Liao pay that Xiong Tingbi had previously reported, so as to prevent soldiers from mutiny. phenomenon occurs.
Therefore, even though Xiong Tingbi didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor supported him so much, he also knew that His Majesty the Emperor must also know that what his strategy needed most was money and food.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi believed that His Majesty the Emperor should have a way to raise money and food.
In Xiong Tingbi's view, he can only live up to His Majesty's trust by resolving the Liaodong captives' matter seriously for His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi immediately wrote a memorial to Zhu Youxiao, stating that he would act in accordance with the order.
However, because Xiong Tingbi wanted to act in accordance with the order, eliminate the conflicts between the guest army and the local Liao soldiers, and at the same time avoid the occurrence of economic discord, so he decided to personally entertain Qin Liangyu, Chen Ce and other generals of the guest army who were aiding the Liao, and also He ordered the civil and military officials from Shenyang to be invited, and also asked people to ride horses to Liaoyang to invite Yuan Yingtai.
The capital of Liaodong Dusi is actually Liaoyang.
But because Nurhachi attacked Shenyang last year and Xiong Tingbi personally led troops to help Shenyang, he temporarily stayed in Shenyang.
As the governor of Liaodong, Yuan Yingtai has been stationed in Liaoyang.
Therefore, Xue Guoyong, the military commander, obtained Xiong Tingbi's consent to go to Liaoyang to invite Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong.
However, after Xue Guo used Liaoyang, he informed Yuan Yingtai of the news that Emperor Zhu Youxiao supported Xiong Tingbi to defend Liaoyang and Shenyang before fighting, and said: "Fuchen! The emperor blindly supports the economic strategy. If this continues, it will only It will make the world's finances become increasingly tense. From my official point of view, we cannot allow the emperor to be so willful!"
Yuan Yingtai also nodded because of this and said: "It's really puzzling that the emperor is so afraid of the enemy! The emperor is far away in the capital, how can he know the situation in Liaodong? As a minister, Yuan has to ask! I will go to Shu and ask him The emperor tells the truth."
Therefore, Yuan Yingtai immediately returned to his study, picked up a pen, and began to write a memorial to Zhu Youxiao to express his opinions.
Yuan Yingtai said to Zhu Youxiao: "I believe that the main attack in Liaodong is because the troops in Liaodong are well-prepared and there are many Mongolians fleeing outside the city, so they can be organized into soldiers and horses. These Mongolians are all invaded by the Eastern invaders." He had just become a refugee, so he had enmity with the Donglu. The court could take advantage of the Mongols' hatred of the Donglu and take the initiative to unite with the Mongols to attack the Donglu.
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After Xiong Tingbi received Zhu Youxiao's handwriting, Zhang Heming, Minister of War, also received Xiong Tingbi's reply in the capital.
After reading Xiong Tingbi's reply, Zhang Heming slapped the table on the spot: "What a bastard! Do you still have eyes for me, the Minister of War?"
Civil servants in the Ming Dynasty basically ordered their subordinate officials by writing letters to them.
Because from an institutional point of view, all civil servants in the Ming Dynasty could report to the emperor. They did not have a strict superior-subordinate relationship, and naturally they had no right to order anyone to do anything.
But in reality, many things require a superior-subordinate relationship, otherwise it will be inconvenient to unify power.
For example, in the early Wanli period, Zhang Juzheng implemented reforms by sending private letters to the governors of various places to act according to his will.
After all, the Ming Dynasty did not have a prime minister system in name.
Therefore, Zhang Heming's letter to Xiong Tingbi was equivalent to giving an order to Xiong Tingbi.
However, Xiong Tingbi rejected his order, so Zhang Heming naturally scolded Xiong Tingbi.
"This Xiong Manzi really wants to rebel against the gentry of our world. Da Sima, given his late birth, why don't you write a letter directly to Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, and ask Yuan Yingtai to send troops to solve the matter in Liaodong!"
Xu Shilin made suggestions to Zhang Heming at this time.
Zhang Heming nodded after hearing this: "That makes sense! Now that there are so many soldiers and horses in Liao, your Majesty has sent many more guest troops. It's time to settle things once and for all. If Xiong Tingbi is afraid of the enemy and can't advance, then let Yuan Yingtai send troops! Let's do this! Write a letter and tell Yuan Yingtai that if he performs meritorious service, we will recommend him to be promoted to an official in the Ministry of War in the future."
