Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"This Jianlu is really rampant. They actually dared to gather hundreds of thousands of troops to invade Liaoqian. They want to compete with my Ming Dynasty!"

"Why would the Jianlu gather so many troops? It's still the first month of the year. Liaodong is bitterly cold. Where does the Jianlu get their food and wages to gather so many troops?"

"That's not the point. Before the Jianlu invaded Liao, many bandits appeared in various places in Liao. This is obviously abnormal."

"Not only that, the Guanning cavalry stationed in various places in front of Liao are hiding in the strong city and hard fortress. Isn't this giving up the advantage?"

"The situation before Liao is probably more complicated than we expected. I'm afraid that what we did in Shanhaiguan has already affected many people..."

In the main hall where the emperor was staying, all the civil and military officials gathered and expressed their thoughts on the battle situation in front of Liao.

In the minds of many people, they originally thought that the problem of Shanhaiguan had been solved, and the emperor's border patrol outside the capital could be declared over.

After all, Liaoqian is too dangerous. Not to mention anything else, just the Jianlu who are wreaking havoc in Liaodong, if they knew that the emperor was inspecting Liaoqian, God knows what they would do.

Therefore, many people unanimously believe that after the emperor has solved the accumulated problems in Shanhaiguan, he will propose the idea of ​​returning to the capital.

However, under such circumstances, news of the Jianlu's invasion of Liao was transmitted back to Shanhaiguan. This not only exceeded many people's expectations, but also had a serious impact on the emperor's border patrol.

Ok.

It was you who proposed to leave the capital to patrol the borders, and to inspect various places in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. Now you have already patrolled to Shanhaiguan, and the Jianlu have begun to invade the Liao Dynasty. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you did not choose to continue to go out of the border after knowing this, but instead returned to the capital. Then why should we work for you?

Your life as the Emperor is precious, so our lives are worthless?

But if the emperor really continued to patrol the border, the situation would be different. Yes, when patrolling various places inside and outside the pass, he encountered many emergencies, and even many mutinies and civil unrest.

But after all, these cannot be compared with the Jianlu.

The bravery and fighting ability of the Eight Banners of Jianlu have spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. Even in the Ming Dynasty, people are afraid of the Eight Banners. This is no joke.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials gathered here were filled with worry and uneasiness. No matter what the situation was, it would have a significant impact on the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is here!!"

In such a chaotic situation, a voice rang out, making the hall quiet. All the civil and military officials gathered there bowed and saluted respectfully.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao, wearing Shanwen armor and a goose-feather sword on his waist, had no expression on his face when he saw the civil and military officials gathered in front of the emperor. He walked towards the commander's chair on his own.

"No gifts."

As Zhu Youxiao's voice rang out, the civil and military officials gathered in front of the emperor stood up. When they saw the emperor's attire, many of them were shocked.

Is the emperor going to leave?

This is what many people think.

If he was not going to leave the country, why did the emperor put on armor?

"Is it clear to you all what happened before the Jianlu invaded Liao?"

Facing countless gazes, Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "I will not say any more unnecessary nonsense. Since the Jianlu invaded the Liao territory of the Ming Dynasty, then as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I cannot sit idly by!"

"Originally, when I was leaving Beijing to inspect the border, I had the idea of ​​going out to inspect the Liao frontier and see how powerful the Jian Lu were. Now that the Jian Lu have invaded the Liao frontier, I can't escape back to Beijing in disgrace!"

Zhu Youxiao's words were sonorous and powerful, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Your Majesty, please think twice."

Under such circumstances, Ma Shilong stepped forward and said: "The situation before Liao is much more complicated than Shanhaiguan, not to mention that with the invasion of Jianlu this time, the situation will only be more complicated."

"Your Majesty's desire to fight the Jianlu is good, but in view of the current complex situation, I implore Your Majesty to continue to stay in Shanhaiguan."

Although Ma Shilong had guessed before that the emperor would lead the army in person, actively attacking the Jianlu and passively going to Liao to fight against the Jianlu were two completely different concepts.

Ma Shilong was a veteran of the battlefield and had spent a long time in Liaoqian. Among all the civil and military officials present, no one knew better than him how dangerous the current situation in Liaoqian was.

Even though deep down in Ma Shilong's heart, he longed to see the emperor personally lead the army to suppress the Jianlu rebellion, the emperor was, after all, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If anything went wrong during this period, the loss to the Ming Dynasty would be too great. In serious cases, it would bring irreversible losses to the Ming Dynasty.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

Following Ma Shilong, many people stood up to advise and support the proposal.

Their thoughts were consistent with Ma Shilong's.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"Think twice? Can thinking twice solve the problem?"

Looking at the people who stood up to remonstrate, Zhu Youxiao slowly stood up and said with a sharp look in his eyes: "The Jianlu have ridden on my neck and pissed and shit. If I can tolerate this, then I might as well not be the emperor!!"

"Who can't see that this time the Jianlu invaded Liaoqian, it was clearly aimed at me. If I am weak, how will the hundreds of thousands of Liaoqian troops and the people of Liaoqian look at me? How will they look at the court?"

Zhu Youxiao was well aware of the dangers before the Liao Dynasty. Solving the long-standing problems and cancers in Shanhaiguan did not mean that the problems before the Liao Dynasty would be solved as well.

Quite the contrary, because of what happened in Shanhaiguan, those two-faced people would inevitably start to scheme in their hearts.

If he did not come out because of fear, the impact and turmoil that might be caused would lead to the complete collapse of Liao's front line of defense.

"Emperor Chengzu Wen moved the capital to Beijing in order to solve the threat from the north." Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao said in a sonorous and powerful tone.

"The emperors of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what difficulties and challenges they encountered, never thought of retreating. This illustrates one point: the emperor guards the country's gates, and the king dies for the country!!"

"Since I ascended the throne, the Liao affair has always been a hindrance to me. I have paid a lot for this, but what did I get in return? Countless territories were lost, countless Ming people were killed, and countless Ming men were killed!!"

After hearing what the emperor said, the looks of the civil and military officials gathered in the hall changed, and a different emotion arose deep in their hearts.

Daming shouldn't be like this!!

The Ming Dynasty had always been suppressing others. Even the most rampant foreign races were eventually defeated by the Ming army. Why has it become like this now?