After Zhu Yanxi said goodbye, Tianqi came to the main hall of the Military Affairs Academy, only to see a few people fighting for red faces, and seeing Tianqi coming, they saluted together. After seeing the ceremony, Tianqi asked, "What are the secretaries arguing about?" ”

Zhang Weiying replied: "Back to the emperor, everyone expressed their opinions after reading the map, and they argued a few words because of the disagreement. ”

Tianqi smiled and said, "Oh, it seems that everyone is very attentive, this is a good thing, Xiong Tingbi will tell me your opinion first." ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "After looking at the map, the minister found that the strength of Jiannu was very strong, and the form was not optimistic. Supervisor Sun Chengzong used the army to obtain the law and built his own car camp, although it was prosperous for a while, but it may not last long. ”

Apocalypse asked, "Why is it so difficult to last?" Tell us why. ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "Your Majesty, please see, from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, this narrow place is about a few hundred miles, commonly known as the Liaoxi Corridor, the northwest is the mountain, the southeast is the sea, and it is the only place to pass through from the Guannei to Liaodong. Lord Sun is now sending troops to Jinzhou, Dalinghe, Youtun, Yizhou and other four places, which are scattered at the end of the western Liaoning corridor and are easy to be broken by each one. ”

Tianqi looked at the map and said: "Although these four places are slightly scattered, they can rescue each other in case of enemy attack, and although this place is far away from Shanhaiguan, there is a Ningyuan City behind it, can't the garrison of Ningyuan City rescue in time?" How do you start from being broken by each one? ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "This is the key, as soon as the enemy besieges the city, he has to rush to help, and it costs more and more to eat and chew weapons and armor, and the Ming army in the field has no advantage, and the loss of being surrounded by the enemy to send reinforcements is greater, and it is empty of both men and money." ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said, "You used to be the Liaodong Jingluo, how much do you say it costs to guard the 100,000 people in Liaodong a year?" ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "It is necessary for one person to have about 50 taels a year, and if there are frequent wars, it will be more. ”

Tianqi said: "Mr. Sun is my teacher, a very shrewd person, doesn't he know these truths? ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "If from the perspective of constantly attacking and recovering the lost territory, Lord Sun's step-by-step strategy is correct, but I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to support it for a long time. ”

Tianqi said: "It is even more difficult for us to build slaves, they produce less and consume more, and it is even more difficult for them. ”

After a pause, Tianqi asked again: "Xiong Tingbi, if you are still Liaodong Jingluo, will you attack or defend it?" Where to attack, where to attack, and where to defend? ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "In the current form, the ministers are the main guards, and the guards should be guarded in Ningyuan. ”

Tianqi said: "Gao Di, you are the secretary of the military department, tell me your opinion." ”

Gao Di said: "When the minister was discussing the affairs of the court, he heard the household department play that the annual income of the imperial court was only four or five million taels a year, and the annual expenditure of 100,000 defenders in Liaodong was also this amount, and it was indeed difficult to sustain it in the long run. The minister thinks that Jinzhou is difficult to defend and Ningyuan is difficult to defend, please see the emperor, if the soldiers in front are withdrawn to Ningyuan, the enemy can also besiege Ningyuan to help, and it is the same dilemma to save or not. The minister thought that either all of them should be withdrawn to Shanhaiguan, or Guancheng should be built in Ningyuan, which could not be surrounded by the enemy, and the cost of people would be less and not high. ”

Tianqi glanced at Tian Ergeng, the left governor of Jinyi Wei, and Sun Yunhe, the right governor, and said, "You two have the same posture, similar expressions, and the same opinions?" ”

Tian Ergeng said with a smile: "If you go back to the emperor, the two ministers are in charge of the Jinyi Guard, and the information they know is more detailed." The emperor is right, it is even more difficult for us to build slaves, and if the two sides fight each other to consume, it will definitely be the slaves who will die first. Therefore, the ministers and others thought that they should organize elite troops to constantly attack and harass the enemy to fight a decisive battle with us, and Liaodong could be determined after a few battles. ”

Tianqi looked at Wang Huazhen, who was silent, and said, "Wang Huazhen, you are the former governor of Liaodong, what do you think?" ”

Wang Huazhen replied: "Back to the emperor, it is not advisable to attack before the victory is not guaranteed in the field, and we can no longer afford to lose." And it doesn't matter where to defend, Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan can all be, the important thing is what if the enemy does not pass through the western Liaoning corridor but comes directly from the north to attack the Jingshi? ”

Apocalypse exclaimed: "Didn't you say that there is a mountain and a sea? How could Jiannu still make a detour and directly attack Jingshi? ”

Wang Huazhen said: "It is true that there is a mountain in the north, but there is still a grassland on the other side of the mountain, and at present, the Mongolian Khan Department grazes and raises the people here, and they have colluded with Jiannu, which has to be guarded against." ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said, "I remember that the imperial court once negotiated with Lin Dan Khan of the Khan Department and rewarded them with a lot of money, could it be that the Mongols would collude with Jiannu?" ”

Wang Huazhen said hatefully: "Before the battle of Guangning, the ministers may have asked them to send troops with a lot of money, but who knows that they did not join our army on time, resulting in the defeat of the Guangning army. ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said to the British public Zhang Weiying: "Everyone has said it, and the British public will talk about their views." ”

Zhang Weiying said: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the minister can be ordered to fight, but the minister is not the minister's strength, and the minister is afraid of misleading the emperor." However, the minister thought that the generals in front should have personal experience and should listen to their opinions. ”

After listening to Zhang Weiying's words, Tianqi seemed to remember something, and was stunned for a long time and said: "The British public is reasonable, I remember that last year Mr. Sun wanted to go back to Beijing to see me, but he was hindered by Wei Zhongxian and did not come back. In this case, write down everyone's opinions and bring them to Mr. Sun, and ask him to go back to Beijing to recuperate and share his opinions. ”

As soon as Tianqi finished speaking, he saw Yang Gongchun, the attendant eunuch beside him, make a move, and four eunuchs immediately ran over next to the main hall, laying paper, grinding ink, and writing on the table very neatly. The four of them moved in unison with expressionless faces, and after a while, they wrote down the opinions of the starting crowd and asked them to confirm themselves. Zhang Weiying, Gao Di, Xiong Tingbi and others were very surprised, thinking about what the emperor used to train some eunuchs who were not like eunuchs and soldiers who were not like soldiers, Tianqi smiled slightly and said: "Dongchang has a bad reputation, I have asked the people from Dongchang to move to Nanjing to investigate the people's situation, these are newly established internal guards, and some have been transferred to perform guards and be responsible for clerical affairs, and they can also serve tea and water." What do you think of them? Can you still use it? ”

Gao Di said: "The minister still doesn't understand, Jinyiwei is good, why do you want them?" ”

Apocalypse said: "Jinyiwei is responsible for a large scope, and they are responsible for a small scope, which is easy to keep secrets. Not a word can be passed on here, and not a single piece of paper can be taken with it here, so as to ensure that the secrets here will not be known by the enemy. ”

Zhang Weiying said: "The emperor is wise. ”

Tianqi coughed and said: "Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen, I see that you are still a little useful, so let's consult on military affairs in the Military Affairs Yuan, and do a good job of standing by and making meritorious contributions." ”

As soon as the two of them obeyed the order, they knelt down together and said, "Thank you for the emperor's grace not to kill." ”

Tianqi said: "I have already informed the Department of Communications that in the future, all the chapters related to military affairs will be sent directly to the Military Affairs Yuan, and the responsibilities of the Military Judge Advocate Office and the Military Aircraft Department should also be disseminated to all places, and everyone will work hard to eliminate the Jiannu as soon as possible!" ”

Returning to the Qianqing Palace from the Wuying Palace, Tianqi changed his clothes and saw that Tian had already taken two eunuchs to the garden for a walk, it was late May, and all kinds of flowers in the garden were blooming, which also attracted all kinds of butterflies to dance in the garden. Red, blue, and pink flowers are contrasted with butterflies of various flower colors, black, and white. Apocalypse was quietly smelling the fragrance of flowers and watching the butterfly dance, when he suddenly heard the voices of two women talking on the other side of the flower platform, and Tianqi wanted to hear what they were saying, so he gently sat on the side of the flower platform and motioned to the two little eunuchs who followed to squat down and make no noise. After a while, I heard a woman sigh faintly:

"These butterflies are so beautiful, when I see them, I think of catching butterflies outside the house with my sisters when I was a child, but unfortunately I will never see my home again in this life."

Another woman also sighed: "I was homesick when I first entered the palace, but now I think less about it, and my father and mother at home are probably gone." ”

It turned out that it was two homesick old palace maids who were hurting the spring, and Tianqi suddenly felt bored, so he stood up gently and walked slowly towards the Qianqing Palace, thinking to himself: "You guys are sad and fartty, I can't think about homesickness." ”

On the way, Tianqi thought slowly: "Let King Xin handle government affairs in the Government Council, and call Sun Chengzong back to preside over military affairs, I should also find a way to find him, and only then can I go home if I find him, the question is where to start?" ”