"General Zhao, I know that you have been in Liaodong for many years, and I have also talked with Yuan Shangshu about Liaodong more than once, at this time, recruiting you into Beijing, firstly, I want to commend you for your meritorious service in Liaodong, and secondly, I also want to hear about the situation in Liaodong, the words of the three families, each has its own strengths, and I very much want to know more." Zhu Youzhen said seriously.

"Your Majesty, this Liaodong matter, the end of the overall situation will not dare to say much, but the matter of military affairs, the last general also has some experience, since the battle of Salhu, my Ming Dynasty army will no longer be against the Jurchens, these years, say a self-deprecating word, our army was afraid of the Jurchens, the psychological side feels that this Jurchen is too brave, every time the Jurchens attack, they are timid, the battle of Liaodong, when the last general proposed a night attack on the military camp, many generals were frightened, not to mention the soldiers, although this time after the big break of the gold, but years of accumulated heart disease, It is difficult to cure overnight. Zhao Shujiao said.

Zhu Youzhen knows that the heart is difficult to say, the people's heart, the army's heart, this is the situation that every ruler dreams of, in the situation of Liaodong, the Ming army has been beaten for more than ten years, and they have been beaten out of the heart, although this victory let them know that the Jurchens can be defeated, but in the future, fighting with the Jurchens, the momentum is still a step behind.

"These things, Yuan Shangshu and Sun Jingluo have never mentioned these things to me, at this time, I heard General Zhao talk about it, it should be a big drawback, I don't know if General Zhao can solve it?"

"Your Majesty, the last general is extremely stupid, although he has been thinking about it for a long time, he still can't think of a way to solve it." Zhao Shujiao said frankly.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen knew that he was asking Meng Lang, in the war, the soldiers had a lot of fear, and they were facing the invincible Jurchens, this fear increased a lot, and wanting to eradicate it immediately was tantamount to a fool's dream.

Zhu Youzhen nodded: "I also know that this is not something that can be solved overnight, what I said just now is a little difficult for General Zhao." ”

"The last will be ashamed." Zhao Shujiao lowered his head and said.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said: "General Zhao is ashamed to say, Wang Chengen, declare the decree." ”

Wang Chengen, who had been standing outside the hall, heard Zhu Youzhen's words, and hurriedly entered the main hall with a little eunuch, who was holding the holy decree in his hand.

After the two entered the main hall, Wang Chengen received the holy decree from the little eunuch behind him.

Zhao Shujiao hurriedly stood up from the chair and knelt down.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, the battle of Liaodong, Zhao led the teaching to take the lead, and hit the Daishan Department hard, resulting in a great victory in Liaodong, I am very pleased, reward a hundred taels of silver, and a son of Yin is a thousand households in brocade clothes, and I admire this."

After Wang Chengen finished reciting the holy decree, he handed over the holy decree to Zhao Shujiao.

"The last general will thank the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live."

After Zhao led the sect to receive the order, he stood up, and Zhu Youzhen smiled: "General Zhao, where is your family?" “

"Tell the emperor that the wife and children of the last general are in Liaodi, and the parents are in Shanxi." Zhao Shujiao didn't know why the emperor asked this.

"I have rewarded you with a house, in this Beijing Division, it is not luxurious, but it is also said that in the past, the wife and children are in Liaodi, and it is inconvenient to pick them up, but your parents are far away from their hometown, and it is inconvenient to take care of them, so it is better to take your parents to Beijing and go home to save relatives, which is also more convenient."

"Received the Jingshi?" Zhao Shujiao's face was suspicious, he was a little unsure of what the emperor meant.

"General Zhao, don't think about it, I just want to avoid your worries." Of course, Zhu Youzhen's move was not to spy on Zhao Shujiao, but just to take his parents to Beijing and be able to be well taken care of, as the saying goes, wealth and nobility do not return to their hometowns, just like a night walk in brocade clothes, the emperor rewarded the house, which is also a great favor for Zhao Shujiao, of course, if Zhao Shujiao thinks more, it will also increase his troubles, so Zhu Youzhen spoke out to solve his doubts.

After listening to Zhu Youzhen's words, Zhao Shujiao was very moved, and also blamed himself, he really thought too much just now, although there are many commanders who go out to fight, they will leave their families in Beijing, and they have the heart of the emperor, but he is just a general soldier, and Sun Chengzong holds the power alone in Liaodong, and compared with himself, Mangui Mao Wenlong and others are not bad at all, at this time, he is not at all in a position that makes the emperor jealous.

"The last general is stupid, and I hope the emperor will forgive his sins." Zhao Shujiao hurriedly knelt down and said.

After Zhao Shujiao finished speaking, Zhu Youzhen smiled: "General Zhao, I will not forget the meritorious ministers, as long as you can protect your family and defend the country and be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”

Zhu Youzhen is the supreme ruler of the Ming Empire, and his identity is absolutely credible and infectious in his promises.

Zhao Shujiao was originally a loyal and patriotic person, and at this time, listening to Zhu Youzhen's promise to him, there seemed to be a flame burning in his heart.

"The last general will thank the emperor."

Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction, in his opinion, as long as there is no big mess in Liaodong, then no matter what the domestic situation is, the imperial court still has a way to deal with it.

Nanjing, Wu Minzhi's residence

Wu Minzhi was originally a nameless businessman, but since the donation of a lot of money, he has become a man of the year in Nanjing City, whether it is the elder of the six pavilions, or the local magistrate is a little impressed by Wu Minzhi, in their opinion, Wu Minzhi has been a businessman and the supreme ruler to get in touch, to be the first person to eat crabs, and often the first person to eat crabs The harvest is very large, given to the eldest son with the Jinshi background, this honor is a few people in the entire Nanjing City.

All of a sudden, the Wu Mansion was full of people, and there were countless officials and squires who came to the door.

Wu Minzhi himself was very frightened, his original intention was not to become a figure on the cusp of Nanjing City as today, the reason for his donation with the wealthy businessmen and squires was actually very simple, that is, when he was doing business, he often encountered difficulties from the government, and at this time the Shaanxi disaster, the whole country knew it, so he gave birth to an idea, if he donated silver and grain to Shaanxi, would it be looked down upon by many high-ranking officials in Nanjing, and he would not be troubled in the future.

The merchant will never do a loss-making business, donating these silver taels, first, he can get the blessing of the government, and the business is better, and second, he can also accumulate greater prestige among the squires, he did not intend to write to the emperor,

When he and many wealthy businessmen prepared silver and grain, they reported it to the Nanjing government, who knew that the Nanjing government felt that this was a good thing for them, so they asked Wu Minzhi to write a letter, which was sent to the cabinet by the Nanjing government.

But after Emperor Zhu Youzhen saw this letter, he was very happy, he had such a grace, and named his eldest son as a Tongjinshi, and had the capital to enter the office, but then there was boundless touting, which made Wu Minzhi's mood very worried, on the one hand, he was excited, and on the other hand, he was also a little scared.