As for the issue of Liaodong, after receiving Lu Xiangsheng's letter and good news, Zhu Youxiao held a small meeting with the cabinet and the six Shangshu to discuss the strategy of Liaodong.

Han Yi was the only one in the cabinet who believed that Liaodong should be pacified quickly and fought until Nurhachi obeyed. And Fang Congzhe felt that he should fight steadily and steadily, and first gain a foothold in southern Liaoning, Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong supported Fang Congzhe's strategy.

The three departments of the six ministries did not have much to say, while Xu Guangqi and He Zongyan, the secretary of the household department, and Huang Kezhang, the secretary of the military department, agreed with Fang Congzhe's point of view, they either knew the soldiers or the financial situation of the imperial court, and of course understood that it was best to take their time.

So Zhu Youxiao sent Li Chaoqin to live in Liaodong to deliver the decree, and personally wrote a letter to Lu Xiangsheng.

Li Chaoqin first went to Gaizhou to announce the decree, Zhu Youxiao first gave a reward of 500,000 yuan to the soldiers of the Guards, and then demanded that Gaizhou must be held, this is the bottom line, if Houjin increases the troops to attack, then Juehua Island will increase the troops to support.

Then Li Chaoqin took Liu Xingzhi to Fuzhou, Li Chaoqin is now a eunuch of Bingbi, originally it was not his turn to pass the decree, and it was generally enough to send someone casually, but Zhu Youxiao attached great importance to Liu Xingzuo's surrender, so he sent him forward.

Liu Xingzuo was named the chief military officer of southern Liaoning, in charge of the four prefectures of Jin Fuhai, and Liu Xingzhi and others were all appointed as generals or guerrillas, and they were also ordered under Liu Xingzuo. And Li Yangeng was named the head of the Che Driving and Cleaning Division of the Ministry of War, this is a civil official of the sixth grade, Li Yangeng is very satisfied, of course, not because of his official position, but because he can no longer be in Liaodong, so he doesn't have to fight against his father.

Liu Xingzuo was originally a third-class chief military officer in Houjin, but now his official position remains the same after he surrenders, and it is not like any Niu Lu can bully him in Houjin, of course he is not dissatisfied. The task assigned to him by Zhu Youxiao was to gather the Liao people south of Fuzhou, especially south of Jinzhou, to reclaim the famine, and to meet the needs of the southern Liaoning army itself.

Li Chaoqin was accompanied by a large boatload of corn seeds, sweet potatoes, and potatoes, as well as old people and various farm tools under the guidance of the Siyuan Bureau. As long as the South Pass is held, it is absolutely impossible for Jin to send people to rob the south of Jinzhou, so it is necessary to reclaim the land south of Jinzhou first.

In the end, Li Chaoqin came to Dongjiang Town, and Zhu Youxiao ordered Mao Wenlong to pay close attention to Houjin's movements, and once Houjin had the intention of invading Korea, he would immediately report to the General Staff.

Later, after Jin was frustrated in Haizhou and Tashanpu, Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai were reprimanded and punished by Nurhachi. But Nurhachi couldn't attack Gaizhou for a while, so he could only order Yue Tuo to guard Haizhou first, and not let the Ming army go north.

In this way, in southern Liaoning, the offensive and defensive momentum of the Ming and Jin will change, and the Later Jin will have to worry about the Ming army attacking north. The Han people in Liaodong, under the instigation of Yang San and others, continued to flee south from the places occupied by the Later Jin, and the number of people who fled to Liaonan far exceeded the number of people who fled to Dongjiang Town.

At this time, Wang Zaijin's heavy city was basically built, and the heavy city was completed, so that the originally impregnable Shanhaiguan added a golden lock. And the existence of the second division on Juehua Island made Houjin not dare to go to Shanhaiguan from the Liaoxi Corridor at all.

Later Jin was restricted from Liaonan, Liaoxi, and Korea, and at this time, Zhu Youxiao stepped up to put the last shackle on Houjin, and he sent Shi Bangyao, a member of the Ministry of Works, to Mongolia to negotiate with Lin Dan Khan.

After His Majesty Shi Bangyao resigned, he first came to Wang Xiangqian, the governor of Jiliao. Wang Xiangqian is over 70 years old and has gone through four dynasties. He had been dealing with the Mongols for many years, so Shi Bangyao had to come to him first.

The Yamen of the Governor's Mansion in Miyun, Wang Xiangqian personally greeted him at the door, which was extremely rare for him in his seventies, and it was a rare honor for Shi Bangyao.

Shi Bangyao got up and said, "Don't dare to bother the prince to greet him, the kid is ashamed." "Shi Bangyao is only in his thirties, and he can indeed be called a kid in front of Wang Xiangqian.

Wang Xiangqian smiled and said: "I didn't come to see you because you were a messenger, but I once heard that Er Tao (character) is a person with divine help, so I came to the door to see you." “

Shi Bangyao was once harassed by Shangguan and ordered him to demolish a big house that would take at least a month to be demolished within five days, but on the fifth day, a strong wind suddenly blew and completely knocked down the big house.

Wang Xiangqian said this is just a joke, in fact, this Shi Bangyao is an upright person, neither flattering nor bullying, and does not participate in the affairs of the Labang faction, Wang Xiangqian has always admired him, so he personally greeted him at the door.

After the two entered the room and sat down, Shi Bangyao explained his intentions in the future, Wang Xiangqian thought for a while and said: "There is actually no trick to the matter of taking care of the captives, and the captives are greedy and forgetful, so they can only be driven away by profit." “

Shi Bangyao said: "The prince has always advocated the use of silver to buy the head of the slave, so if the subordinate officials want to use the captives to control the slaves, how to behave." “

Wang Xiangqian asked, "How did the emperor explain you?" “

Shi Bangyao replied: "The emperor said, first, we can't fall into our prestige, second, we must not let the northern captives favor Jiannu, and the third is to hand over the northern captives at the smallest price, so that they can exchange their heads for silver grain." “

Wang Xiangqian nodded and said: "The emperor was born a saint, first used the king to defend the Shanhaiguan in Jin, then captured southern Liaoning, strengthened the Dongjiang River, and now sent you to contact the northern captives, so that Jiannu will be crushed to death, no need for us to fight, as long as they can't grab food, they will collapse without a fight." “

Shi Bangyao also nodded again and again: "That's true, now Jiannu has only one way to surrender." “

Wang Xiangqian smiled disdainfully: "Please surrender, then you also want us to approve?" Some ministers only know how to talk about benevolence and righteousness, but they don't expect that benevolence and righteousness also have to be divided into objects, such as Jiannu, which is different from Mongolia. If you don't die, you will suffer from it, and you must not do such a thing. “

Shi Bangyao said: "This emperor said that Jiannu must completely surrender, and then accept the adaptation, it is impossible to imagine that way." “

Wang Xiangqian smiled and said, "That's good, then the old minister will rest assured." If you go to the north, just follow the emperor's strategy, and I will find a few people who have been to Mongolia to accompany you, the north is bitterly cold, and they can take care of you. “

Shi Bangyao thanked himself, and then took the guide to Huanxiling, which is more than 400 miles away from Shenyang and is now the territory of the Mongols. Lin Dan Khan's camp was here.

Lin Dan Khan, also known as Hudun Tuhan by the Ming people, was the Great Khan of Mongolia, a descendant of Genghis Khan and the 7th grandson of Dayan Khan, now Chinese New Year's Eve. It's just that he, the Great Khan, could not make all the Mongols obey him, because he changed the Yellow Religion that the Mongols had believed in for many years to the Red Religion, and in February this year, the special minister who managed 30,000 households on the left wing, Sierhu Nak Du Ling Hongtaiji, had a disagreement with Lin Dan Khan, so he led more than 3,000 households to Liaoyang City and surrendered to Nurhachi.

He was now consolidating internally, so he didn't have much interest in an alliance with the Ming Dynasty. When Shi Bangyao explained the emperor's meaning, he said: "The Southern Dynasty is the Ming Emperor, and the North is the only one who is the Emperor, how can I be called the king everywhere?" I should be in first, and then outside. So in the dispute with Houjin, I still don't mix. “

All kinds of requests, thank you for your support! In fact, at this time, Houjin was not very powerful, and the real power was that Huang Taiji took over the throne and changed his attitude towards the Han people, and then a large number of traitors joined in before they became stronger. At this time, as long as Houjin didn't let him grab things, they would starve to death in Liaodong by themselves.