The tavern is not big, and from this alone, it can be seen that Xiong Tingbi is not a person who likes to show off.

A plate of mutton, a plate of boiled peanuts, and a pot of burning knives unique to the north, this is the wine banquet of Lord Liaodong Jingluo Xiong to entertain Ye Xun.

The banquet looked a little shabby, but in Ye Xun's eyes, he sighed in his heart, he knew that Xiong Tingbi had already passed most of the level, and the rest was how to ensure that what he had done before would not be overturned during the time he was away.

Xiong Tingbi looks mighty, his face is like a heavy jujube, his face is Chinese, his eyes are slender, and he has a sense of not being angry and arrogant.

In history, if Xiong Tingbi hadn't been constantly impeached by the officials, he would not have resigned from the post of Liaodong Economic Strategy in a fit of anger, and as soon as he left, Shenyang was occupied by the old slave.

If it weren't for these, Xiong Tingbi would not have made the mistake of moving the Liao people into the customs later, so Xiong Tingbi still has a very good way to govern Liaodong, and what Ye Xun has to do is to try his best to ensure that he will not repeat the mistakes of history.

"I have admired Xiong Jing's name for a long time, and our family is polite"

Ye Xun's posture was very low, and as soon as he entered the door, he bowed to the ground, giving Xiong Tingbi enough face.

A simple etiquette made Ye Xun's status in Xiong Tingbi's heart rise a lot, you must know that although it is not the eunuch party in power at this time, but the eunuchs in various places are not above the top and no one in their eyes?

This little eunuch named Ye Xun has made such a great contribution and governed Tieling in an orderly manner, but there is no trace of arrogance on his body, how can he not make Xiong Tingbi respectful?

Nodding and smiling: "Hehe! Father-in-law Ye, please take a seat, this official has also heard of his father-in-law's name for a long time, but I didn't expect to see it today, my father-in-law is so young, he took the liberty to visit, and I ask my father-in-law not to be surprised"

Since they all have the intention of making friends, the atmosphere is much more harmonious, Ye Xun thanked him, and then sat opposite Xiong Tingbi.

From the moment Ye Xun entered the door, Xiong Tingbi has been observing Ye Xun's every move, from the etiquette just now, to the current neither humble nor arrogant, all show that this little eunuch must be well-trained, and as far as Xiong Tingbi knows, there is a special department in the palace to train eunuchs to read and write, so it is certain that this little eunuch must be from the emperor's side.

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi poured Ye Xun a glass of wine with his own hands, and said with a smile: "When the old man was the governor of Liaodong, he liked to burn knives, and after returning to the capital, no matter what kind of wine he drank, he felt tasteless."

Ye Xun also picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Listening to Lord Xiong say this, our family can be regarded as having found a bosom friend, this burning knife is strong and powerful, full of stamina, in this bitter cold land in the north, it is the most luscious wine, and it is also our family's favorite, Lord Xiong, please!" ”

Xiong Tingbi also picked up the wine glass, the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent, and raised their heads and drank the wine.

Although it was a small banquet, it did not prevent the two from chatting, but this banquet was quickly interrupted by Jinyiwei's messenger, and the news sent was already expected by Ye Xun.

"Your Majesty urgently recruits Ye Xun into Beijing!"

Getting such news, Xiong Tingbi was also very surprised, in this case, both of them had no intention of drinking.

The emperor is very anxious, in this era, the emperor is fragrant when he farts, according to Xiong Tingbi's idea, Ye Xun should put down everything and rush to the capital immediately.

It's just that Ye Xun has too many things to explain, so can he just leave?

At this time, it is already April, the weather is getting milder, the breeze is blowing, and the air is already filled with the smell of spring.

Ye Xun ordered someone to set up the messenger, and he himself invited Xiong Tingbi to go to the city.

Construction on the walls continued, and craftsmen methodically heightened and strengthened the walls, and looking down from the walls, there were temporary tents for the displaced people, all of which were fenced off to form settlements.

The people in the resettlement sites are similar to the people in the city, and they are all busy in a hurry.

Seeing Xiong Tingbi's eyes looking out of the city, Ye Xun smiled and said: "Tieling City is small and can't accommodate so many people, but the people are harmed by the Tartars, and it is very difficult, so we can't accept it, our family thinks, if there are too many people, if they are allowed to be idle, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no incidents, so I found something for them to do."

Xiong Tingbi nodded and said, "The father-in-law's practice is good, the old man looks at the work done by these people, isn't the father-in-law planning to build a fort outside the city?" ”

"It's still a clever adult, and I can see our family's plan at a glance, yes, our family plans to build a fort outside the city, build a fort every ten miles, and then connect these earthen forts into a line, so that another line of defense can be formed on the periphery of Tieling, and the occupied area of the Tartars can be gradually eaten, and the defense can echo with the army in the city."

"The Tieling area is consolidated, and it can be used as horns in the direction of Shenyang, and the Hetuala is encircled.

Of course, Xiong Tingbi knew what Ye Xun was talking about, he came to Liaodong, and the imperial court did allocate some of the silver, but these silver were used in the huge Liaodong, but it was just a drop in the bucket, and it couldn't be fully taken into account at all.

sighed slightly, and said, "The old man also feels the same way as the father-in-law's difficulty!" It's just that Liaodong is too big."

After a pause, he said: "My father-in-law can return to Beijing with confidence, and when I turn back, the official will order someone to send 50,000 taels of silver and 2,000 deniers of grain and grass first, and ask my father-in-law to think of a way in the capital for the rest!" ”

Fifty thousand taels of silver, two thousand deniers of grain and grass, sounds like a lot, if it is only the defenders of Tieling, it may be okay, but as more and more displaced people come to Tieling for refuge, these money and grain are not enough to do anything.

However, Ye Xun also knew Xiong Tingbi's difficulties, so he couldn't force him too much, nodded and said: "In this way, our family has thanked the adults here first, but our family still has a request, that is, after our family leaves, I want to ask the adults to appoint the former Tieling Wei to experience Gao Ying, and Gao Daren to temporarily act in charge of all matters in Tieling."

Listening to Ye Xun's words, Xiong Tingbi also smiled, this person respects each other, this Ye Gonggong has outstanding ability, deep background, and the most rare thing is that he is also humble and abnormal, and he is also very respectful to him, the master of Jinglu, if he vetoes Ye Xun's proposal again, it will be too uninteresting.

"Father-in-law Ye can return to Beijing with confidence, all matters in Tieling are in accordance with the instructions issued by the father-in-law before, the old man will never interfere, and the old man will give Gao Ying an order when he turns around, and he will temporarily take the position of commander of Tieling, but with the experience of directly jumping to the command, I am afraid that it is not easy for the military department to pass, and I am afraid that this matter will also fall on the father-in-law."

After getting Xiong Tingbi's exact reply, Ye Xun's heart finally put it in his stomach, and he nodded: "Thank you in this way, my lord, our family has our own methods in the capital, and the last thing is about the Tartars."

Hearing Ye Xun finally mention Tartar, Xiong Tingbi's expression also became solemn, and said: "Salhu is newly defeated, looking at the battlefield in Liaodong, only the father-in-law wins, so this official also wants to hear the opinion of the father-in-law."

At this time, Ye Xun didn't have the heart to be modest, and said slowly: "I have a few words, Lord Xiong will refer to them in detail, if you think it is feasible, you might as well do it first."

"Avoid the real and attack the false, the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase"

Listening to Ye Xun's words, Xiong Tingbi was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought...