The official position of Jiliao Governor and the official position of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, this is the official position that many people dream of in their lives!

Ji Liao Governor is okay, and being able to be the secretary of the military department will mean that he is equivalent to the highest level of officials in the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, by all means, Wei Chen said that he does not have such ability, even if he has such ability, His Majesty cannot. Your Majesty, don't forget that Wechen is only sixteen years old now. Your Majesty can be eclectic and reuse Weichen, but the world does not tolerate such exceptional reuse, and Weichen can't ignore the saliva of the world. Wei Bao said directly.

Everyone was stunned when they heard that the emperor wanted Wei Bao to be the Jiliao Governor just now, and now they were even more surprised when they heard Wei Bao reject the emperor in one bite.

"Your Majesty, Wechen is not ignorant, Wechen repays with death, and it is difficult to repay Your Majesty for the kindness of Wechen, Wechen is for Your Majesty, for the sake of Daming." Wei Bao explained: "Whatever Your Majesty needs Weichen to do, Weichen can do it, not in the position, Weichen is also willing to tell His Majesty all his thoughts." Even if it may anger some people, it may make His Majesty unhappy, but as long as it is a good thing for Daming, Weichen does not care about personal gains and losses. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded in a deep voice,

Wei Zhongxian, Ke Baba, Li Yongzhen, Wang Tiqian and other people around the emperor.

Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Feng Quan and Ding Shaoshi, all of whom felt that Wei Bao was really good.

Sometimes I think Wei Bao is greedy for money and power, but in this way, it doesn't seem like it.

Wei Bao just analyzed the situation in Liaodong like that, and said the anecdote of the Donglin Party, it is indeed possible to anger the emperor and the Donglin Party.

"Okay, then do what Wei Aiqing said." Zhu You proofread Wei Zhongxian and several cabinet ministers and said: "Liaodong and Jizhou will each disarm 10,000!" Now the inherent castle, all can not be abandoned! Disarmament matters, with the Shanhaiguan garrison and Liaodong and Jizhou armies to complete the exchange of defense, but I don't know who to let do this, does Gao Di have the ability? The last disarmament was done by Wei Aiqing, and now Wei Aiqing has also assigned the errand of the Governor of Haiphong, Yamen, I am afraid that he will not be available. ”

The last disarmament was done by Wei Bao alone, in fact, this time, the emperor could have pushed the boat down the river and let Wei Bao go, after all, it didn't take much time, and the capital was so close to Liaodong.

The people present were all shrewd people, Wei Bao, Wei Zhongxian, Ke Baba and several cabinet ministers heard the emperor say this, and they knew what the Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao meant, but they didn't want Wei Bao to interfere in Jiliao's military affairs this time.

If Wei Bao intervenes in the disarmament matter again this time, then the people who stay, no need to ask, are all people that Wei Bao can look up to, and Wei Bao's influence in Jiliao will be too great in the future!

"You ministers, do you have anything to say?" Zhu Youxiao asked again.

Ding Shaoshi said: "Your Majesty, if there are only 10,000 defenders left in Jizhou, how can it resist the possible long-distance attack of the Jiannu army, and how can it resist the possible detour attack of the Jiannu?" Liaodong now only has an army of 30,000, and if it is reduced by 10,000 and only 20,000 people are left, it is necessary to hold more than ten major castles and more than thirty secondary castles, how many people can be put in each place? ”

"You don't have to worry about that!" Zhu Youxiao said impatiently: "Of the 50,000 soldiers in Shanhaiguan, 20,000 are allocated, and there are 30,000 people, which is enough to guard the barrier of Shanhaiguan." 20,000 people can support Jizhou and Liaodong at any time, and there is a Beijing camp near the capital, so if it is really not possible, the Shanxi garrison and the Shandong garrison can be mobilized into the king of Beijing Qinwang, what do you want to raise so many soldiers and horses? ”

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but say, "That's it, hasn't Your Majesty already said it very clearly?" ”

"What I'm asking now is who is suitable to go to Liaodong to carry out the important task of withdrawing troops, and don't discuss other matters! Wei Aiqing has made it very clear just now, the troops are enough! I believe Wei Aiqing's words! Zhu Youxiao said loudly.

Wei Bao sweated, and could only stubbornly say: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." ”

"Say it, Aiqing." Zhu Youxiao suddenly changed his smile.

"Your Majesty, Weichen didn't say that 80,000 border troops are enough, there must be a premise, there must be strong generals, elite soldiers! Elite soldiers! It is necessary to ensure that there is a sufficient number of soldiers, and there must be no more shortages. You must know that the Ming Dynasty's troops in the Jiliao region have always been more than 300,000. Now it's four times smaller, and how dare you say it must be enough. But Weichen also agreed with what His Majesty said, there are Beijing Battalion, Shandong Army, Datong soldiers and horses around the surroundings, and there are a bunch of soldiers and horses in the capital, 30,000 soldiers and horses in a short time, and more than 150,000 peripheral support, there is no problem. Wei Bao explained: "If Weichen doesn't make it clear, what will happen in the future, wait and say that Weichen is about it, and Weichen can't afford such a big responsibility." ”

Wei Bao said and said to Wang Tiqian: "Princess, you remember my words clearly, and I won't be able to speak clearly when the time comes." ”

Discussing matters around the emperor, or the emperor's daily speech, is recorded by a special eunuch, which is not a joke, so Wei Bao emphasized it in particular.

Wang Tiqian said: "Sir, don't worry, it's all memorized." ”

Wang Tiqian and Wei Bao can't see their private relationship at all in front of outsiders.

"No one will hold you accountable, don't worry." Zhu Youxiao said angrily and funny, and said to Gu Bingqian: "Gu Aiqing, tell me, you are the first assistant, who is responsible for this disarmament?" ”

Gu Bingqian muttered: "This matter is not trivial, if it is not good, there will be a big mess, and if the Liaodong Army is withdrawn to the Guannei, they must know why." In the last disarmament, many Liaodong generals and officials have been protesting in their books. ”

Zhu Youxiao said impatiently: "I know, I want to hear you about the candidates, just what is the use of talking about these things that I know." ”

"Weichen thinks that there is no more suitable candidate than Lord Wei, and His Majesty said that Lord Wei is not available, and Weichen can't think of a suitable candidate for the time being, and Lord Gao Di is presiding over such a thing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

This is funny, Gao Di is the Ji Liao Jing Strategy officially appointed by the imperial court, and Wei Bao is just a prison army, and now Wei Bao's ability and prestige in the eyes of everyone far surpasses Gao Di, making it unclear who is Ji Liao Jing Strategy.

"Okay, okay, stand down!" Zhu Youxiao waved his hand impatiently, "Doesn't what you said mean you didn't say it?" No matter how talented Wei Aiqing is, if there is something in the future, Wei Aiqing can only do it, right? What's the use of asking for you people? This should have been your Shousuke himself! ”

Gu Bingqian was so frightened by the emperor's words that his legs almost weakened, he was mediocre and incompetent, he only knew that he was a person who greeted his superiors and slapped horses, and he did not have any real talent and learning, it was completely the product of the eight-strand essay of the scientific examination, at most, he had been an official for a long time, and he had rich experience in officialdom.

Gu Bingqian still thought that if he really couldn't do it, he would say goodbye to his hometown and forget it, and he could always mix up the reputation of returning to his hometown as the first assistant.

If you let yourself go to Liaodong at this juncture, you will be completely finished in the future, Gu Bingqian knows that he doesn't have such a great ability to control those tiger and wolf divisions outside the Guan, so he can't do it first.

Fortunately, the emperor didn't know how much ability Gu Bingqian had, and he didn't say anything to let Gu Bingqian go to Liaodong, "You all talk about it, everyone has to speak!" ”

As a result, several ministers were unable to open their mouths.

Zhu Youxiao sat down angrily and patted the armrest of the seat, "What's the use of asking you?" I don't want to go to the court, because I see that the officials only know how to quarrel, and none of them have the ability to do things when they encounter problems! Now I only summoned your cabinet, just a few of you are present, you are still speechless, is Daming raising a group of wine bags and rice bags? ”

When Wei Bao heard this, he was secretly happy, although his plan had already begun to be implemented, and he had asked the agents of the Statistics Bureau to bring the news to all the departments of the Liaodong Army, and fanned the flames in each department, protesting against disarmament and mutiny, and stating that they would not listen to anyone except Lord Wei.

But after all, it takes time, and it would be wonderful if the emperor could let him go to Liaodong now.

As for the affairs of the Yamen, the governor of coastal defense, with Wu Sanfu's help in watching, the construction of treaty ports in various places was done by the branches of the Tiandihui merchants in various ports, and there was no problem.

Therefore, Wei Bao's only priority now is to hurry up to Liaodong to harvest corn, collect the corn that retreated from Jiannu and injured the old slave Nurhachi!

Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty, this matter is a matter of the Ministry of War, it is better to let Wang Zhichen and the second person of Gao who temporarily lead the Ministry of War do it." ”

Wang Zhichen is the twenty-third year of Wanli, and the 111th in the third class of Zhongyi Weike Jinshi.

In the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Wang Zhichen replaced Sun Chengzong, who returned to his hometown, as the governor of Jiliao.

In the original history, after the Battle of Ningyuan, Wang Zhichen replaced Gao Di, who was dismissed for not aiding Ningyuan and Juehua Island, and became the strategy of Liaodong.

Wang Zhichen and Yuan Chonghuan operated the Guanning Jin Defense Line. On the issue of Man Gui's retention, he had a dispute with Yuan Chongfa.

Yuan Shangjuan asked to be sent to guard other towns, and Man Gui was summoned back to Beijing.

Wang Zhichen strongly objected and asked the court to order him to guard the Shanhaiguan.

In order to alleviate the contradictions between all parties, the imperial court ordered Wang Zhichen to guard the Guannei, and the soldiers and generals outside the Guanguan were all dispatched by Yuan Chonghuan.

After that, Yuan Chonghuan repented and asked the court to follow the advice of the king's ministers.

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan returned to his hometown, and Wang Zhichen acted as the governor and governor of Liaodong.

After the battle of Jinxing in May of the first year of Chongzhen, the Ming army abandoned Jinzhou, Xingshan, Tashan, and Youtun.

Wang Zhichen was immediately removed from the post of Jiliao Governor, and Yuan Chonghuan was appointed as the Governor of Jiliao.

It can be said that after Gao Di got out, it was Wang Zhichen and Yuan Chonghuan who were competing for the position of Jiliao Governor.

There is an unwritten rule in the Ming Dynasty that whoever is the Jiliao Governor is the secretary of the military department.

Jiliao Governor is not comparable to ordinary governors, and is similar to the governor of Zhili at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and is the head of the governors in the world.

Therefore, Wei Bao would resolutely reject the emperor's proposal to make him the governor of Jiliao.

In fact, Wei Bao also knew that the emperor was just talking casually, and it was impossible for him to really let himself be the governor of Jiliao.

If Zhu Youxiao thinks darker, Wei Bao estimates that Zhu Youxiao is testing himself, once he is elated, he immediately agrees to be the Jiliao Governor, and the emperor will never give himself the position of the Jiliao Governor, and even will be very defensive of himself, and even have hostile feelings towards himself, then it will be very troublesome.

Now Wei Bao's strength is still very weak, in the stage of crazy accumulation of strength, Wei Bao doesn't want to use the power of the Heaven and Earth Society anymore, he just wants to put silver inside, and he doesn't want to take out silver anymore, Wei Bao even attaches more importance to reality than to false fame, and even wants to be as low-key as possible.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, "That's the only way, let's disperse!" After the first month, he asked Wang Zhichen to go to Liaodong and work with Gao Erren to do this matter. ”

"Your Majesty is wise." And they all saluted together.

Everyone dispersed, and Zhu Youxiao left Wei Bao behind as usual to talk to Wei Bao about the defense of Jiliao.

Wei Bao's speech is simple and easy to understand, down to the point, which makes Zhu Youxiao like to listen to Wei Bao very much, and it is more interesting than any emperor's class.

Moreover, Wei Bao is five years younger than Zhu Youxiao, and it is impossible to be Zhu Youxiao's teacher.

These factors all made Zhu Youxiao feel very relaxed with Wei Bao.

The Jiliao problem is actually very simple, to be precise, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, specifically after the Battle of Guangning, it was not Liaodong that was guarded, but the Liaoxi Corridor.

Liaodong was a battlefield behind enemy lines that harassed and pinned down the Later Jin, rather than the Ming Dynasty's defense line against the Manchu invasion, and the Battle of Liaoshen in the first year of the Apocalypse.

After Jinlianke, Shenyang, Liaoyang, and the Ming Dynasty's big stronghold outside the Guan, only Guangning remained.

In the battle of Guangning in the second year of the Apocalypse, Wang Huazhen's newly recruited 60,000 Guangning troops collapsed without a fight, Xiong Tingbi was unwilling to wipe Wang Huazhen's ass, gave up all the strongholds in the corridor of western Liaoning, and led the defeated refugees to withdraw into Shanhaiguan, and the Ming Dynasty was completely lost.

However, at this time, Houjin also needed to consolidate the rule of the newly occupied areas, and had no intention of directly entering the Shanhaiguan, so Nurhachi demolished the fortress abandoned by the Ming army on the Liaoxi Corridor, and moved all the people who did not have time to evacuate, and the Liaoxi Corridor temporarily became a vacuum area, although after the Battle of Guangning, Mao Wenlong's troops carried out a series of operations behind enemy lines.

Several strongholds were established at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, but this direction could not defend Gyeonggi, and the defense of the western Liaoxi direction remained a top priority.

As for the direction of Jizhen, because there are Mongols as a barrier, there is no need to worry about how to strengthen the defense of Liaoxi for the time being.

The former advocated strengthening the defense in depth and rebuilding a series of fortresses in the western Liaoning corridor to push the defense line farther, and the latter advocated shrinking the defense and building a heavy city outside the Shanhaiguan Pass to consolidate the Shanhaiguan.

If there is a war, the Shanhai Pass will not be opened, and the defenders outside the pass will have to fight to the death.

In the original history, why did Sun Chengzong's plan win, and the reconquest of the lost land has a righteous name, in the words of later generations, it is political correctness; The farther the defense line is pushed, the more psychologically the government and the opposition feel safer, and Wang Zaijin's plan can't give everyone this sense of security; Later Jin did not take advantage of the victory to occupy the Liaoxi Corridor, which made it difficult for the government and the opposition to resist the temptation to regain lost territory.

Sun Chengzong's plan is more in line with the interests of all parties in the government and the opposition, so it is inevitable that he will win.

Even in the battle of Ding Mao in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, after Mongolia, Mao Wenlong, and Korea were each defeated by Huang Taiji, Houjin achieved complete strategic freedom, and could rest assured that the strongholds in the western Liaoning corridor would be encircled and sent reinforcements for a long time, without worrying about the back road, these strongholds had become bleeding wounds for the Ming army.

At the same time, due to the wide opening of the outer gateway of Jizhen, Houjin can enter the customs and plunder from this direction again and again, and the in-depth defense outside the Shanhai Pass is of no practical significance.

But as long as these strongholds exist, everyone will always feel safer psychologically, and at the same time, the Ming Dynasty has invested so many manpower, material and financial resources in the western part of Liao, once it is abandoned, it will be a loss.

It is not so easy to make the decision to give up, just like people who speculate in stocks, when they reach the stop-loss line, there are always a few people who can decisively cut their positions and stop losses, and most people can't do it so rationally.

Before the Battle of Ding Mao in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, there was no problem in strengthening the strategy of Liaoxi's defense, and it was debatable how to strengthen it.

But under the circumstances at that time, Sun Chengzong's plan was bound to win.

After the Battle of Ding Mao in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the in-depth defense of Liaoxi was meaningless, but the psychological security it provided was better than nothing, and the huge investment in the early stage also made it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to make the decision to give up.

Therefore, Wei Bao's maintenance of the status quo remains unchanged, and on the basis of maintaining the status quo, the method of laying off another 20,000 people is acceptable to all parties.

Zhu Youxiao warmly invited Wei Bao to do carpenter work together, and the two chatted while working every time.

Although Zhu Youxiao was very enthusiastic today, Wei Bao still keenly noticed that Zhu Youxiao was beginning to be very defensive of himself.

In fact, there is no need for Wei Bao to be more sensitive, and it is easy to find out from Zhu Youxiao's categorical refusal to let Wei Bao go to Liaodong to preside over this disarmament.

This made Wei Bao a little sad, feeling that his honeymoon period with Zhu Youxiao had passed, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, and this is true.