Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"The guilty minister Xiong Tingbi, pays homage to Your Majesty!"

A low voice sounded in Dongnuan Pavilion, and from time to time there was the sound of clinking shackles. Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne, leaning on the soft cushion, looking at the man in front of him.

Xiong Tingbi was tall and looked a little thin. He was wearing a dry prison uniform, but his hair was slightly messy and his appearance was unkempt. Zhu Youxiao knew that Xiong Tingbi was not in a good situation in the prison.

Think about it too.

Having offended the Donglin Party members and Wei Zhongxian, how could the situation get any better?

"No gifts."

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, tapped the imperial case with his fingers, and said calmly, then looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Remove all the shackles."

"Your Majesty..."

Wei Zhongxian was a little worried and subconsciously wanted to say something, but after seeing the emperor's eyes, Wei Zhongxian dared not say anything else. He immediately arranged for someone to remove Xiong Tingbi's shackles.

Wow~

With a crashing sound, the heavy shackles were removed. Xiong Tingbi, who was anxious and excited, felt relieved.

Why did the emperor summon him?

Do you want to issue a decree to pardon him?

Guangning suffered a disastrous defeat in the First World War. After the Jianlu captured the Liaozuo and Liaonan guards, they also seized most of the western Liaoning area. Xiong Tingbi was convicted and imprisoned. These several years in prison were unbearable for Xiong Tingbi.

"Do you know why I want to see you?"

Looking at Xiong Tingbi with a complicated expression, Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, said calmly.

"The sinner is stupid."

Xiong Tingbi hesitated a little, raised his hands and bowed: "Your Majesty, please give me a clear explanation."

It seems that several years of prison life have changed Xiong Manzi's temperament.

Zhu Youxiao was filled with emotion, but he said: "Just yesterday, I was lucky enough to fall into the water in Xiyuan..."

"Someone wants to assassinate His Majesty?!"

Before Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, Xiong Tingbi glared and shouted.

"Bold!!"

Seeing Xiong Tingbi's disobedience in front of the emperor, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly reprimanded: "Xiong Tingbi..."

"Back off,"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand at Wei Zhongxian, staring at Xiong Tingbi with his deep eyes, and said in a low tone: "Whether it is a deliberate assassination, I will send people to investigate, but yesterday's sunset made me understand a truth."

Xiong Tingbi was silent.

He never thought that the emperor would suffer such a disaster. Under the strict guards, it was impossible to say that it was an accident.

"The more others want me to do something, the more I have to think carefully about the ulterior motives behind it."

And after hearing what the emperor said, for some reason, Xiong Tingbi became excited. He was framed for being convicted and imprisoned. Even if he was guilty, his crime would not lead to death! !

"What do you want to say to me about Liao affairs?"

Looking at the excited Xiong Tingbi, Zhu Youxiao picked up the tea cup at hand, took a sip, and then said: "Go, bring the brocade stool, and serve some tea."

"Here."

Hearing this, Liu Ruoyu hurriedly lowered his head and responded.

Is the emperor going to re-appoint Xiong Tingbi?

But this move fell into the eyes of Wei Zhongxian, but it made him think differently.

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister has been in prison for a long time and does not know much about the Liao Bureau."

Xiong Tingbi restrained his emotions, bowed to the emperor and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to answer your majesty. If your majesty insists on letting the guilty minister answer, I sincerely ask your majesty to send some reports of the Liao army to the guilty minister for a look."

"Go get it."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian, stretched out his hand and said: "All the reports and memorials of the Liao Army in recent years have been moved from the Li Jian, so that he can take a good look at them."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly bowed and responded.

Zhu Youxiao considered the matter of re-appointing Xiong Tingbi again and felt that it was very feasible.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, no one knows Liao affairs better than Xiong Tingbi. Even Sun Chengzong is almost useless compared with Xiong Tingbi.

Of course, this does not mean that the Ming Dynasty has no talents who can strategize. Let’s not mention Yuan Keli, the Minister of War, who was appointed by Zhu Youxiao. People like Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, and Chen Qiyu are all extremely capable, but they are not comparable to Xiong Tingbi. Comparatively, the current difference is in qualifications. Even if we want to reuse them, we can't encourage them!

Following Zhu Youxiao's order, Qianqing Palace became busy.

It's about a cup of tea.

Many eunuchs, led by Wei Zhongxian, came with a large number of military reports and memorials. Zhu Youxiao didn't say much else and asked Xiong Tingbi to read these military reports and memorials first.

It became quiet in Dongnuan Pavilion.

Time passes minute by minute.

"How can you suppress Liao and quell the rebellion like this!!"

After an unknown amount of time, the excited Xiong Tingbi frowned and shouted, Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao knew that Xiong Tingbi had a rough understanding of the current Liao affairs.

"You all should step aside first."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian and the others, "No outsiders are allowed within a hundred steps of Qianqing Palace. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

After hearing this decree, Wei Zhongxian and Liu Ruoyu hesitated a little, but seeing that the emperor's attitude was very firm, they did not dare to say anything else, and they bowed their heads and left the palace.

"Tell me what you think."

After everyone retreated, Zhu Youxiao stood up and walked towards Xiong Tingbi.

"Your Majesty! Sun Chengzong's strategy against Liao will harm the Ming Dynasty!"

Xiong Tingbi raised his sword eyebrows and looked at the emperor and said: "His strategy is good. He wants to recover the land stolen by the captives through step by step, but he neglected one thing. The national treasury simply cannot afford it. One, the criminal minister read so many military reports and found out that a large number of Liao generals were reused, this is going to cause a big problem!!"

It's really to the point.

Zhu Youxiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and his eyes changed when he looked at Xiong Tingbi.

If one does not have a certain understanding of the Liao Affairs of the Liao Bureau, it is absolutely impossible to point out the current difficulties and dangers of the Liao Bureau in such a short period of time just by reading some military reports and memorials.

"So Sun Qing's strategy against Liao is of no use?"

Zhu Youxiao calmed down, looked at Xiong Tingbi and said.

"No, you can't say that either."

Xiong Tingbi waved his hand and said: "Following the fall of the Liaozuo, Liaonan, and Liaoxi guards, the imperial court wanted to stabilize the Liao bureau, curb the trend of building captives, and avoid Shanhaiguan from being surrounded. It was very necessary to build a defense line around the Ningqian front line. Otherwise, once the Jianlu troops arrive at Shanhaiguan, they can try to bypass the Liaoxi Corridor and pass through the Inner Khalkha, Karaqin and other grassland tribes to launch a surprise attack on our Ji Miyong Sanxie."

When talking about this, Xiong Tingbi knelt down, spread out the map of Feng Liao, pointed at the map in front of him and continued.

"If you want to suppress the Jianlu rebellion, you can't just stick to defense. You must try to find opportunities to fight, because defending will eventually have loopholes."

When Xiong Tingbi said this, Zhu Youxiao also squatted down and looked everywhere Xiong Tingbi pointed.

"The best strategy is to hold on to the western front to attract the main force of the rebels, and actively attack on the eastern coast. I just saw a few military reports and reports, saying that Dongjiang Town has the support of Governor Denglai, and has launched many attacks on southern Liaoning. Breaking the attack is obviously very good. Even if the Jianlu captured the western Liaoning and southern Liaoning and other places, they are murderous. Even though the Liao people are afraid of the Jianlu, they also hate the Jianlu in their hearts."

"If we can cooperate with multiple lines, in addition to the attack on Dongjiang Town, we can also add sea attacks on Denglai, Tianjin and other places, and launch a strategy around the entire Liaodong, it is not impossible to weaken the power of Jianlu. No matter how strong Jianlu is, it will eventually be The number of people is far less than that of my Ming Dynasty, as long as I can..."

Looking at Xiong Tingbi who was talking endlessly, Zhu Youxiao showed an expression of approval. Compared with those civil servants who only know how to talk, this is the talent that Ming Dynasty needs!

Before this, the DPRK and the Central Government had talked about giving up Ningqian, but if they really gave up Ningqian, then the entire Shanhaiguan would be exposed to the front of the Jianlu soldiers, and even Ji Miyong Sanxie would be exposed. If the Jianlu invaders frequently Next, if one breaks through the border defense line, it will be a catastrophe for the Ming Dynasty!

But if the Ningqian defense line is not abandoned, the imperial court will spend a huge amount of money and food every year. If it is a peaceful year, it will be lost. The key is that the Ming Dynasty is not stable internally.

This is the biggest difficulty of Ming Dynasty. One move can affect the whole body. Any omission in any place may lead to an irreversible situation.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao said with emotion: "If all the ministers in the court were as sober as you, then why would the Liao Dynasty be in such a situation, and why would the Sheji be like this?"