Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"I...Yuan Keli, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

A sonorous and powerful voice sounded in Dongnuan Pavilion. Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, looked at the old man in cloth in front of him.

He has a thin face, bright eyes, gray hair on the temples, and a bit dark skin, but the energy emanating from his body makes people unable to help but look at him more.

He is Yuan Keli!

"I love you, no courtesy."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, stretched out his hand and said to Yuan Keli, then looked at Liu Ruoyu and said: "Go, give Aiqing a seat and pour tea!"

Ever since the decree was promulgated, Zhu Youxiao has been waiting for Yuan Keli.

The post of Minister of War was vacant.

Zhu Youxiao needs a real talent to go to the Ministry of War, which has serious abuses. One is to solve many abuses, the other is to build momentum for future conquests, and the other important thing is to support the southwest counterinsurgency as much as possible.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, there were too many places where chaos broke out in the Ming Dynasty, including the Liaodong region and the southwest region, because wars had made people in too many places miserable.

If the rebellion cannot be suppressed as soon as possible, no matter how many good policies he has, he will not be able to change the fate of the Ming Dynasty. After all, stability is the first element of development.

"I thought it would take some time for the Qing family to go to Beijing." Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Yuan Keli in front of him and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Aiqing to arrive in the capital so quickly, so good Ah, if I have my beloved in Beijing, I will feel relieved about the Ministry of War."

"As soon as I received your Majesty's decree, I packed my bags and rushed to the capital."

Yuan Keli, who was sitting on the brocade stool, slightly lowered his head and said: "I know that your Majesty is worried about the affairs of the country. He is even more worried about the rebellion of the rebels in Liaodong and the rebellion of the chieftains in the southwest. Although I am old, I am willing to serve your Majesty. Do your part for the Ming Dynasty."

"Good, good, good."

Zhu Youxiao said hello three times in a row, and his eyes changed when he looked at Yuan Keli, "With the words of love for you, I firmly believe that the Jianlu rebellion and the chieftain rebellion will definitely be suppressed by the imperial court!"

Speaking of which, Yuan Keli, who left office and returned home, never thought that the emperor would specifically issue a decree to him, and that the decree could go so far.

After hearing the imperial edict, Yuan Keli couldn't control his emotions for a moment and burst into tears in public.

Since taking office as the governor of Denglai, Yuan Keli has always wanted to assist the Liaodong front line and try to regain all the lost Liao territory inch by inch.

But things went counterproductive.

If you are not in that position, you have no idea how difficult the dilemma is. Compared with the rampant establishment of the Eight Banners, the internal problems of the Ming Dynasty are equally acute.

If the Ming Dynasty can work together as one, then a mere Eight Banners builder will not be a match for the Ming Dynasty at all. This is what Yuan Keli has been thinking about.

But the reality is so cruel.

Even after he left his post as governor of Denglai and returned home, Yuan Keli's heart was always concerned about the Liao affairs. For this reason, he often wrote letters to Sun Chengzong in private.

But the reply he received made Yuan Keli feel helpless and palpitated. This also made Yuan Keli understand that suppressing the Jianlu rebellion was far away!

"The Qing family feels that they want to suppress the Jianlu rebellion and the chieftain rebellion. Where should the imperial court start?" Zhu Youxiao lifted up his sleeves and asked Yuan Keli a question.

Although Zhu Youxiao had made clear his strategy for the Liao in response to the Jianlu rebellion, before that, he wanted to hear Yuan Keli's thoughts.

After all, the position of Minister of War is too important.

If Yuan Keli's ideas deviate greatly from his, that would be bad.

If Yuan Keli's ideas are basically consistent with his, then the position of Minister of the Ministry of War will not be changed again in the next five years, or even longer!

If the policy is to be continued and implemented, it will take a long time to settle, let alone if it involves military and national affairs?

"After I left office and returned home, I have been thinking about Liao affairs, and I have thought less about the rebellion of the southwest chieftains." After Yuan Keli heard this, he knew that this was an inquiry from the emperor. Although he was appointed by the imperial decree, Minister of the Ministry of War, but if the emperor and his ministers are not right in this match, then he will not be able to gain a firm foothold in the Ministry of War, so Yuan Keli said it truthfully.

"Limited to Liao affairs, I feel that the war in Liao should not be delayed. Although the strategy proposed by Sun Chengzong is good and can stabilize the pre-Liao period and ensure the stability of Shanhaiguan and the capital, it places too heavy a burden on the court."

really.

The corner of Zhu Youxiao's mouth raised slightly, but anyone who truly understood Liao affairs and military affairs knew that Sun Chengzong's deployment in Liao was problematic.

But then again, from Sun Chengzong's perspective, given the situation he was in at the time, only this strategy could ensure stability in Liaoning and ensure the stability of Shanhaiguan and Gyeonggi.

Therefore, although those who knew about Liao affairs and military affairs did not fully agree with Sun Chengzong's strategy, they did not criticize it and then gained fame.

When chatting with Xiong Tingbi, Xiong Tingbi's attitude was clear.

When chatting with Yuan Keli, Yuan Keli's attitude was clear.

"And if we want to prevent the Liao affair from being delayed, the first thing the court must solve is not to mobilize troops or allocate food and wages, but to innovate Yi Chuan!!"

Yuan Keli stood up at this moment and said with a serious expression: "When I was the governor of Denglai, I assisted Liao Qian in attacking southern Liaoning more than once in order to disperse the forces of the captives. In addition to reducing the pressure on Liao Qian, there were also The desire to regain lost ground.”

"Although Jianlu was brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, Jianlu had a fatal weakness, that is, there were too few core soldiers under his command. In order to seize the vast Liao territory, most of the cities were fortified, and there were very few Jianlu who were good at fighting, and more of them were traitors. The two Tartars of the Ming Dynasty."

"There have been many times when the Dongjiang Army led by Mao Wenlong, together with the boat divisions of Denglai Town, had the opportunity to regain the lands of the southern Liaoning guards. However, they were unable to obtain military information from the Liaoning Front in time, causing the main force of the Jianlu reinforcements to advance. Eventually they were forced to abandon the recaptured cities.”

What a great talent! !

Zhu Youxiao secretly admired that he really hit the nail on the head when he looked at the problem. The innovative post biography proposed by Yuan Keli played an extremely important role in the strategy he planned against Liao.

Again.

No matter how good the planning is at the strategic level, when it comes to the implementation stage, any deviation during this period will eventually lead to failure.

Unlike later generations, the Ming Dynasty did not have convenient means of messaging. If you wanted to convey military orders or military information, you had to rely on the relay system.

But the current e-mail system is rotten to the core.

Not to mention how much food and wages the imperial court owed, many express delivery shops had too many postmen running away. As for the horses used for express delivery, all the good ones were sold privately, and the bad ones were used as fronts.

How can we bear the burden of express delivery?

"So for the imperial court, it is necessary to innovate the ekiden system as soon as possible."

While Zhu Youxiao was thinking about it, Yuan Keli said with a serious expression: "If the national treasury cannot support it, we must at least ensure the Yichuan reform in Liaoqian, Beizhili, and Shandong. When the above three places are resolved, we will step up the reform to Sichuan." , and Guizhou along the way, only in this way can the imperial court know the urgent military situation on the front line in the shortest possible time, and then handle the urgent report on the front line relatively calmly!!"

What is pragmatism?

This is called pragmatism!

Yuan Keli did not come up to talk about any grand strategy, but focused on small aspects to make changes, but it is precisely this small aspect that is the most important.

After listening to what Yuan Keli said, Zhu Youxiao was extremely convinced that this was the Minister of War he was looking for. With Yuan Keli in charge of the Ministry of War, his strategy against Liao could be implemented steadily, and when the crisis in Liaodong was resolved, the court would Free up your hands to do more things!