Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

People are like this. When they are in a circle, they will not easily fall out with each other unless it is absolutely necessary.

When it comes to profit, everything becomes complicated.

Zhu Youxiao was very aware of this. He had been testing the waters since he left Zunhua and rushed to Shanhaiguan. He wanted to break the impasse in this way.

There are still ways to break it by force in Sanhe, Jizhou and other places. Even if something goes wrong, the impact on the Ming Dynasty will be limited to the interior.

As long as the flag of the Ming Dynasty has not fallen, everything is within the acceptable range.

But once you enter Shanhaiguan, everything becomes different.

There are too many interests involved in the Liao affairs. Even if there is a delicate balance on the surface, if there are too many variables, it may cause a chain reaction.

At present, all that Zhu Youxiao was doing in Shanhaiguan was to test the waters for Liaoqian. After all, the most critical area for Liao affairs was not Shanhaiguan, but Liaoqian! !

As the news of the suppression of the Lulong mutiny spread throughout Shanhaiguan, many people became concerned. Not long after, the news that was urgently delivered from Lulong to Shanhaiguan undoubtedly shocked many people.

"This Lu Xiangsheng is really cruel."

The imperial chariot is stationed there.

On his way to the emperor's residence, Zhu Youjian recalled what he had learned two days ago and still felt sad, "Thousands of people were killed without blinking an eye."

"My goodness, there are thousands of people here. When His Majesty appointed Lu Xiangsheng to suppress the mutiny and civil unrest, I was still wondering in my heart, can a scholar really do this well?"

"Now, when it comes to killing people, they are even more ruthless than the generals."

"What do you think Lu Xiangsheng was thinking when he killed so many people? They were not killed on the battlefield, but on the execution ground."

"I don't know."

Zhu Youjian, who was walking forward, stopped at this moment, with a complicated expression, "Maybe I didn't think about anything, or maybe I thought about a lot."

"You said this, doesn't it mean you didn't say it?"

Zhu Youjian rolled his eyes and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Yes."

Zhu Youjian was a little disappointed, "What's the use of saying anything now?"

After saying this, Zhu Youjian raised his foot and walked forward.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?"

Zhu Youjian frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and said to Zhu Youjian, and seeing that Zhu Youjian did not even turn his head, Zhu Youjian flicked his sleeves and quickly chased after him.

For Zhu Youjian, after learning that Lu Xiangsheng had killed many people, he was more surprised that a scholar like Lu Xiangsheng dared to do such a cruel thing.

This suits his temperament very well.

Those who are disloyal to the Ming Dynasty should be killed with such thunderous means.

If we don't kill them, can we keep them for the New Year?

But for Zhu Youjian, what he saw was countless stolen silver being confiscated, and even a lot of land, grain and so on. This solved the needs of Lu Xiangsheng's troops for subsequent suppression, and even provided relief to the people in various places.

In addition to this, Zhu Youjian also saw a lot of trouble.

Lu Xiangsheng's killing did shock many people, but at the same time, it also caused fear in many people's hearts. Too much fear means there will be many variables.

Zhu Youjian didn't care much about other places.

But he cares about Shanhaiguan.

The undercurrent in Shanhaiguan has not yet subsided.

"Brother, I pay my respects to my brother!"

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

In the main hall, Zhu Youxiao, leaning on a cushion, looked at the two people coming over, with a faint smile on his face.

"Have you checked all the rewards Gao Qiqian and his team have raised?"

Zhu Youxiao flicked his sleeves, looked at Zhu Youjian and the others and asked.

"Brother, I have checked everything."

Zhu Youjian bowed and said, "In addition to rice and flour, there are also live pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other livestock and poultry. It will not be a problem for the soldiers guarding Shanhaiguan to have a good meal."

"That's quite generous."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "I really didn't expect that the eunuchs sent from the inner court to guard the place could complete this matter in such a short time."

"Your Majesty, it is quite generous."

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian responded, "There are thousands of live sheep alone. I thought Liaodong was so cold that even food would be a problem. I didn't expect..."

"Every bustle in the world comes because of profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world goes away because of profit."

Zhu Youxiao raised his lips slightly and said, "There are hundreds of thousands of troops in various places in front of Liao. In addition to the border troops and garrison troops, there are also many foreign troops."

"Even if the soldiers at the bottom have to eat coarse food, what about the officers who command the troops? Even if some are willing to share the hardships with the soldiers, there will always be some who are unwilling, right?"

"In addition to officers, there are also civil servants and eunuchs. Liao Dynasty is not what you think. Moreover, the backgrounds of these merchants who can travel inside and outside the Great Wall are really that simple?"

"This……"

Zhu Youjian was speechless for a moment, he really didn't think much about these.

"Brother, Gao Qiqian and the others want to see you."

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian hesitated for a moment and looked at his brother.

"Not for now."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said.

"Brother Emperor, I have another..."

"I know what you want to say."

Looking at Zhu Youjian with a complicated expression, Zhu Youxiao, who was leaning on a cushion, directly interrupted what Zhu Youjian was saying and said that their request for a meeting was just an excuse made by Zhu Youjian.

What Zhu Youjian really wanted to mention was that Lu Xiangsheng killed many people in Lulong. Even after killing these people, Lu Xiangsheng ordered various departments to go to various places to suppress the rebellion. In Lulong, only the Yongwei Battalion was in charge, and the commander of the Yongwei Battalion was an unknown young general.

Cao turns into a dragon!

But Zhu Youxiao didn't want to hear this.

Since it was Lu Xiangsheng's doing, there was no need for him to interfere too much.

"It's almost New Year's Day."

Zhu Youxiao lifted his sleeves, stood up, looked at the two and said, "Since Gao Qiqian and the others have delivered all the things they prepared to Shanhaiguan so quickly, then let's reward the three armies. What you two have to do in the next few days is to represent me and visit the various troops stationed in Shanhaiguan to express our condolences and rewards."

"Remember, all the food you bring should be cooked, stewed, or boiled directly, so that the soldiers below can have a bite of hot food."

"When necessary, you must eat with the soldiers. This matter must be done well, and there must be no mistakes."

Ok?

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but feel confused when he heard this.

To reward the three armies, shouldn't all the things be given away?

If we continue to reward like this, it will take several days.

"Your Majesty, are you worried that after the rewards are taken over by the officers and generals of various departments, some of them will be simply embezzled?" Zhu Youjian said incisively.

"Yes."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "In addition to worrying about this, I asked you to do this to appease the hearts of the lower-level soldiers and let them know that I am in Shanhaiguan, and no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with them!!"

When he said this, a cold light flashed across Zhu Youxiao's eyes. At this point, things were basically not much different from what he expected. If this was the case, then some things had to be carried out in an orderly manner...