Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"What Yuan Qing said coincides with what I think!"

Zhu Youxiao showed a smile, looked at Yuan Keli and said: "I have been thinking about Liao affairs recently. In order to suppress the rebellion, the court has made up its mind. All the needs of the Liao Dynasty will be met by the court. If the national treasury is not enough, Liao's salary will be levied. , but the results were unsatisfactory.”

Yuan Keli frowned slightly.

In fact, the situation in Liaodong is far more complicated than what the world thinks. The difficulty in suppressing the Jianlu rebellion has never been on the Jianlu. Although the Jianlu were very strong, especially in field battles, they could easily crush the Ming army, but those familiar with Liao affairs Everyone knows where the problem lies.

It's just that knowing is knowing, and there are some things that cannot be said.

It’s not like no one has ever said it before.

Xiong Tingbi's words about the Liao people were neither credible nor useful, so he was destined to have a bad end. From the end of the Guangning Battle, he was imprisoned until the fifth year of Tianqi.

And Yuan Keli's clear understanding of Liaodong was definitely not just based on correspondence with Sun Chengzong. During his years as governor of Denglai, he was definitely not just doing nothing!

What worries Yuan Keli the most is this Liao salary!

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Yuan Keli, who had a complex expression, stood up and bowed in obeisance and said: "The imperial court's increase in Liao's salary cannot solve all the problems, and suppressing the Jianlu rebellion cannot be solved by Liaodong alone."

Although Yuan Keli had a lot to say, in this situation, Yuan Keli couldn't say what he was thinking.

It seems that I still have concerns.

How could Zhu Youxiao not see it?

At the moment, everything that Daming seems to be showing exists independently, but in fact, there is a pair of invisible hands in an invisible place, which skillfully connects them together, and gradually evolves into a situation where one hair can affect the whole body. It’s an intricate network of interests!

"The Liao rates have been abolished, and all taxes collected in this year's Liao rates must be returned to the people in full."

When Yuan Keli heard this sentence, he was shocked at first. He doubted whether he heard it correctly. But when he saw the emperor's firm eyes, Yuan Keli knew that he heard it correctly, and then a wave of horror arose in his heart.

Liao pay was abolished?

Then the people's lives will be much easier.

But Liao pay was abolished, how should the court resolve the Liao affairs?

At that time, Yuan Keli had too many thoughts in his mind.

"I have been planning a new strategy against Liao these days."

When Yuan Keli was surprised, Zhu Youxiao signaled Liu Ruoyu to give the stack of files to Yuan Keli, "If we want to truly solve the Liao affair, we must re-examine the counterinsurgency. What should the court do to ensure that the Jianlu rebellion is contained?" , instead of saying that the money was spent and the problem was not solved in the end, the Qing family can take a look at these ideas of mine first."

Since Yuan Keli's ideas are basically consistent with his own, there is no need to hide them.

As the Minister of War, what Yuan Keli will do in the future must be consistent with Zhu Youxiao's strategy against the Liao Dynasty, so that the result can be tilted towards a good trend.

What Zhu Youxiao wants is not the slogan that the Liao Dynasty will be leveled in three years and the Liao Dynasty will be leveled in five years. What Zhu Youxiao wants is a down-to-earth strategy to ensure that the Liao Bureau changes!

Yuan Keli came all the way to the capital and was not aware of the changes in the capital, so what he had to do now was to understand some of the situation before continuing to chat.

Under the signal from Zhu Youxiao's eyes, Yuan Keli looked at the thick pile of files in front of him, then calmed down and sat on the brocade stool, reading one by one.

Seeing Yuan Keli watching attentively, Zhu Youxiao was not anxious at all, and sat quietly on the throne, waiting for Yuan Keli to finish reading the files.

Time passes minute by minute.

However, Yuan Keli's expression changed from not much at first to shock and disbelief, because this strategy against Liao contained many assumptions. If it were to be spread, it would definitely cause an uproar!

I don't know how long it took before Yuan Keli came back to his senses, stood up from the brocade stool, and asked his first question, "Your Majesty, you pardoned Xiong Tingbi and let him serve as the assistant manager of the military affairs of the Beijing camp in order to organize the various ministries of the Beijing camp. Then choose the right time to lead the imperial army in the capital to go to Liao to quell the rebellion?"

"Yes."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "The Liao bureau is repeatedly difficult to control, and the rebels are rampant and brutal. If the imperial court wants to be truly stable, it must first get out of the quagmire."

"I have written very clearly what kind of harm will be caused by abandoning the Liaoqian defense line and retreating to the Shanhaiguan defense line. When I discussed it with Xiong Tingbi and Lu Xiangsheng, what they said was basically consistent with what I thought. The Liaoqian defense line cannot be lost if it is broken. , This is too harmful to the imperial court."

Yuan Keli nodded in approval.

The only defense line in front of the Liao Dynasty cannot be lost. Although Sun Chengzong, who was in charge of Liaodong, proposed a strategy against Jianlu, which indeed brought a great burden to the court, once the defense line in front of the Liao Dynasty is lost, the impact on the Ming Dynasty will be even greater. The Jianlu, who were large and completely unified Liaodong, took the remaining power of conquering the entire Liao Dynasty and frightened the Karaqin, Neikarka, Chahar and other tribes. Even if they could not capture the important town of Shanhaiguan, they could completely bypass Mongolia and go straight to the border of Gyeonggi to kill Come on, once Jianlu is called into the pass, Ming Dynasty will be completely helpless.

"And the reason why I made up my mind to choose Yu Jia to conquer personally is because of Jianlu and the power of Liaodong generals!!"

it is as expected.

Yuan Keli was not surprised at all when he heard what the emperor said.

"If your Majesty is really determined, the imperial court must step up its implementation of the Yi Chuan innovation mentioned earlier." Yuan Keli said with a serious expression.

"This is what the Qing family will do."

Zhu Youxiao kept smiling, stretched out his hand and said to Yuan Keli: "The Qing family is the Minister of the Ministry of War. All matters involving the Ministry of War can be solved by the Qing family by themselves. If there is a lack of food and salary to advance, I will help the Qing family solve it."

Since he chose to reuse Yuan Keli as Minister of War, Zhu Youxiao's attitude was that he should not doubt the people he employed but not use them.

No matter what Yuan Keli does in the future, as long as it does not violate his strategy against Liao, his attitude will be unconditional support.

"Your Majesty transferred Liu Xingzuo from Dongjiang Town to serve as the chief military officer of the Tianjin Navy. This decision was wise." After getting the answer he wanted, Yuan Keli remembered something he saw and then said.

"For Liu Xingzuo, I can be a guarantor. Although this person had followed Jianlu before, he was forced to have no choice. During the period when Jianlu invaded and occupied the Liaozuo and Liaonan guards, this person was guarded by Jianlu's senior officials. Instead of letting him participate directly, he chose to be transferred elsewhere to capture the wild Jurchens for Jianlu."

"It wasn't until Liu Xingzuo was transferred to guard Liaonan that he saw many extremely evil things. He suddenly woke up and chose to rebel and return to the Ming Dynasty. However, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and a small place like Dongjiang Town cannot tolerate two tigers. , Mao Wenlong is too strong, if things continue like this, the two of them will definitely be at odds with each other."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "It was with this in mind, and the new strategy against Liao, which required the assistance of Tianjin, Denglai, Dongjiang and other places, that I transferred Liu Xingzuo from Dongjiang Town."

"However, Liu Xingzuo, a fierce tiger, is relatively rational, but Mao Wenlong is different."

Yuan Keli continued: "This person's rise in Liaodong is inseparable from Wang Huazhen's support. Although Wang Huazhen was arrested for missing Guangning and other places, the relationship behind Mao Wenlong is very complicated. This is what I mentioned more than once when I was governor of Denglai. Worried.”

"Now that His Majesty wants to re-appoint Mao Wenlong and solve the food and salary problem in Dongjiang Town, the court must replace the position of Governor Denglai. Wu Zhiwang has good abilities, but he has opinions about Mao Wenlong and wants to ensure the stability of the line. Governor Denglai needs to be replaced by someone who knows Liao affairs and is proficient in war, and it is best to be tolerant."

"What do the Qing family think of Sun Yuanhua?"

Zhu Youxiao named his candidate.

"Sun Yuanhua?"

Yuan Keli frowned when he heard this, "This person can do it. In the early years when Liao's defense was tight, Sun Yuanhua once submitted two strategies to the imperial court: "Beijing Preparation" and "Border Defense". I know a little about it, and the idea is very novel, and in When Sun Chengzong was guarding Liaodong, he also adopted Sun Yuanhua's idea of ​​building a platform and making artillery. He built Ningyuan City, which played a great role in the stability of Liaodong's defense. The most rare thing is that this person is proficient in firearms, especially artillery. Come on."

"It's just that this person has very little qualifications. He only has the status of a civil servant and has not passed the Jinshi examination. Although he has made a lot of contributions in Liao Dynasty, he is still just a principal. If he is rashly promoted to be the governor of Denglai, there will be confusion between the government and the public. There was an uproar.”

The reason why Yuan Keli knew Sun Yuanhua very well was that in his correspondence with Sun Chengzong after he resigned as governor of Denglai, Sun Chengzong mentioned Sun Yuanhua many times.

“I don’t hire people based on qualifications, only based on ability!!”

Zhu Youxiao said nonchalantly: "Since this person is talented, I dare to reuse him. If anyone has different opinions, let them come to me!"

"If you want to implement the Liao strategy, you must have the courage to bring forth the old and bring forth the new. You must let the world know that the court's attitude towards building captives and countering rebellion has changed. The first thing the Qing family has to do when they are appointed Minister of War is to submit a report to the emperor. The memorial recommends Sun Yuanhua to take over as governor of Denglai."

"I understand."

Yuan Keli understood what the emperor meant, and immediately bowed to express his position. After all, he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was not confirmed by the court, but was specially promoted by the emperor's decree. If he wanted to reform Yi Chuan, he must first establish a foothold in the Ministry of War. , and recommending Sun Yuanhua as governor of Denglai was his first shot at being promoted to Minister of War.

If the emperor comes forward in this matter, it will definitely start.

With the first shot, the rest will be easy.

"I will hand over the Ministry of War to the Qing family. I hope that after the Qing family takes over the Ministry of War, they can stabilize the situation as soon as possible." Zhu Youxiao stood up at this moment and walked towards Yuan Keli, "I not only want to solve the Jianlu rebellion, but also the chieftain rebellion. Whoever dares to invade our Ming territory from now on will be punished by Ming Dynasty!!"

"The minister obeys the order."

Yuan Keli bowed solemnly and said: "I will live up to your majesty's high expectations!!"