Zhu Youxiao's headache of financial problems has not yet come to fruition, and another thing has come out, Xiong Tingbi, the right attendant of the military department and the right servant of the imperial capital, was escorted back to Beijing by a prisoner car, and this incident probably happened at this time in history, and Zhu Youxiao was caught off guard and suffered a big loss.

Xiong Tingbi, when he was young, his family was poor, herding cattle and studying, and he memorized hard. In the twenty-fifth year of Wanli, the township test was the first, and the next year was raised. "History of the Ming Dynasty" said that he "has the courage to know the soldiers, and is good at shooting left and right", "the sex is rigid and negative, good at abuse, not subordinate to others, and the material situation is not very attached." "This is a rare literate military strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, this person's shortcoming is that he does not understand the world, there have been several ups and downs, but he just can't change his character, maybe this is his fate. But the current Zhu Youxiao is no longer the Zhu Youxiao in history, and Xiong Tingbi's fate will never go up and down like in history.

Today is the day of the early dynasty again, and Zhu Youxiao once again sat on the dragon chair.

The ministers saw that it was over, and Wang An shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, if you have something to do, you will play early, and you will retreat from the court if you have nothing to do." ”

At this time, Feng Sanyuan, the imperial historian, came out of the class and said: "Minister, Feng Sanyuan Shangshu impeached Xiong Tingbi, Xiong Tingbi raised taxes in Liaodong under a false name, and blackmailed the people to cause the people to complain, claiming to build a city to defend against the enemy, but he was really afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and did not dare to take the initiative to send troops, misleading the country and the king, and asked the emperor to punish the crime. ”

"Minister, Yao Zongwen seconded the proposal, Xiong Tingbi passed through Liaodong, not only did not recover the lost land, but also spent the national money to build the city and repair the wall. Chen used to work in the army in Liaodong, and knew that Xiong Tingbi was rough and had a strange temperament, and often scolded his subordinates for no reason. And often in the name of going out to inspect, in fact, they blackmail the local people. I ask Your Majesty to immediately escort him to prison and investigate this person thoroughly. ”

"Minister, Gu Yu seconded. Xiong Tingbi's crime is unforgivable, and not killing is not enough to anger the people, please order your majesty to punish him severely. ”

"Minister, Yang Lian dissent, although Xiong Tingbi did not have great merit, but he did not lose an inch of land in Liaodong, only with the words of the imperial history and the words of Shangshu, he was punished for his major crimes, and the minister thought it was inappropriate, please think twice about Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao now can't wait to immediately order to kill Feng Sanyuan, Yao Zongwen, and Gu Yu, because these three people Xiong Tingbi were withdrawn, and then lost Shenyang and Liaoyang one after another. But the imperial history has the right to listen to the wind, if you beat and kill him today, tomorrow he will be famous, and the emperor will become a faint king, since someone has complained, then you have to investigate.

Zhu Youxiao suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Song Jin, the commander of Dongchang, immediately detains Xiong Tingbi into the inner prison, but he is not allowed to be punished, please give Yang Lian in charge of asking about the reason for the matter, but he is not allowed to use torture tools." ”

In fact, Zhu Youxiao's verbal edict is a bit nondescript, this matter should have been tried by the Criminal Department, and no one else should interfere, but Zhu Youxiao wants to protect Xiong Tingbi, but he can't let others make excuses, and Dongchang has a bad reputation anyway, and he also has the right to interrogate, and it even seems to be more powerful than the interrogation of the Criminal Department. Therefore, these three impeached guys can only be called the emperor Shengming.

Now the only depressed person is Yang Lian, he has one more mouth, and as a result, he is mixed with the infamous East Factory, he is still the person in charge, who are these East Factory, can he command the move? But Yang Lian was very smart, and he almost understood Zhu Youxiao's intention in an instant, which was to turn official affairs into private affairs handled by the emperor himself.

Zhu Youxiao then asked: "Since Xiong Tingbi of the Liaodong meridian has been detained, who can replace Xiong Tingbi through Liaodong?" Well, I'll recommend one. He is the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, Sun Chengzong, the teacher of the first emperor. ”

Zhu Youxiao didn't wait for the ministers to react, so he continued: "Proposed decree, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy will say that Sun Chengzong will be the right attendant of the military department and the right imperial history, and the title of emperor will be awarded, and the prince will be added to Shaobao, and the sword will be given to Shangfang, and he will inspect Liaodong on behalf of me." ”

Why did Zhu Youxiao decide on this matter so quickly, he was afraid that it would be difficult to wait for the Donglin Party to propose Yuan Yingtai. He knew that in history, it was Xiong Tingbi who was taken by Yuan Yingtai, and in March of the first year of the Apocalypse, he lost Shenyang and Liaoyang in Liaodong, Yuan Yingtai committed suicide, and the chief military officers You Shigong and He Shixian died in battle. Yuan Yingtai is not a waste, but also a talent, but his talent does not lie in military strategy, his ability is manifested in economic and logistical support, so the responsibility for the defeat of Liaodong is not his, but above the imperial court.

Next, the first assistant Fang Congzhe and the second assistant Han Yi unanimously recommended Zhu Guozuo to serve as the head of the household. Zhu Guozuo, Zhu Youxiao also knows this person, and this person is known as the "Six Books of Shangshu". Because Emperor Wanli has not been in court for many years, there is a serious shortage of officials, and only one Zhu Guozuo is supported by the six Shangshu in Nanjing.

After the dispersal of the court, the ministers all walked out, and at this time Wang An shouted: "Lord Yang go slowly, Your Majesty has summoned you to the inner court to discuss matters." ”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that it must be Xiong Tingbi's business, so he followed Wang An into Zhu Youxiao's study. When I entered the door, I saw that Song Jin, the commander of Dongchang, was also waiting here, and I affirmed the doubts in my heart.

Zhu Youxiao changed into casual clothes and came in and said, "Give Lord Yang a seat." ”

Wang An moved a show for Yang Lian, "Don't dare to work for your father-in-law." Yang Lian said politely, and sat down half of his ass slightly. Wang An then went out, and there were only three people left in the house: Zhu Youxiao, Yang Lian, and Song Jin.

Zhu Youxiao said: "The reason why I called the two of you here today must also know the reason. This morning, Feng Sanyuan suddenly impeached Xiong Tingbi, and Yang Yuan, the governor of Liaodong, took it upon himself to arrest Xiong Tingbi, there must be something wrong with this. Yang Lian, your task is to quietly take Xiong Tingbi out and place him in my imperial village, and you tell him that I will not let him be wronged, and will give him justice. Song Jin, your task is, first, not to let anyone know that Xiong Tingbi has been released, and to assist Lord Yang to secretly send Xiong Tingbi out; Second, they secretly investigated all the family property and personnel contacts of Feng Sanyuan, Yao Zongwen, and Gu Yu in Beijing. These things are very confidential, and once leaked, the two of them know what it means. ”

"Minister, (slave) obeys, if the secret is leaked, the minister (slave) will apologize with death." The two responded in unison.

At the same time, at the mouth of a simple small alley in the city of Beijing, a small sedan chair was stopped, and it was Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the ministry, who came down from the small sedan chair, Zhou Jiamo entered an ordinary courtyard, and an old man walked out of it.

"Congratulations, Lord Sun." Zhou Jiamo said hello when he entered the door. "I'm here today to ask for a drink."

At this moment, I only heard a commotion outside the door, and a father-in-law came in at the door, opened his mouth and asked, "Redeem our family's clumsiness, that is Lord Sun Chengzong?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "The next official is Sun Chengzong." ”

That justice said: "Sun Chengzong took the order." Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Sun Chengzong was born in Jinshi and is known for his talent; used to be the emperor's teacher, and set an example for himself; Now there are changes in Kanto, and he is specially appointed as the emperor, and the prince is Shaobao, appointed as the right attendant of the military department and the right servant of the imperial history, and gives Shang Fang the sword, and inspects Liaodong on behalf of me, so as to town Xiaoxiao. Chin this. ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, the minister will live up to His Majesty's grace and die with all his might." Sun Chengzong knelt down to accept the order, and his heart was very excited. Also, who doesn't expect this official to get bigger and bigger.

Then Sun Chengzong followed the eunuch into the palace to thank him, and Zhu Youxiao had a conversation with Sun Chengzong in the study, which was known as the "Longzhong Pair" in history. Since then, the two have cooperated to open up a new world in the Ming Dynasty.