After the end of the court meeting, Zhu Youzhen left a group of important ministers to go to the Yangxin Palace to discuss matters, the central cabinet ministers, Li Guopu, Yuan Chonghuan, Guo Yunhou, Wen Tiren, Zhou Yanru, Beizhen Fusi, Jinyiwei commander Luo Yangxing, Hong Chengchou, the commander of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, Cao Wenzhao, the chief officer of the three major battalions, and some military attachés and generals in Beijing, the most important of these people is Guo Yunhou.

Fighting, on the one hand, look at the strength of the army, on the other hand, look at the supply of grain and grass, the Houjin Eight Banners are powerful, on the one hand, because their military strength is really strong, on the other hand, these guys do not need grain and grass, go out to bring a few days of rations, if there is no food to rob, so the Jin army attacked quickly, because in their rear, there is no one to press the grain at all, which is also their advantage, and the Ming Dynasty as the royal army, even if the grain and grass are cut off, the superior officials must restrain the soldiers below, It is not allowed to rob the people of food, of course, this has also become the shackles of the Ming army, if you want to go on the expedition, grain, grass and cotton clothes are the top priority, and the preparation and deployment of these things are all completed by Guo Yunhou, which shows the importance of Guo Yunhou.

In the palace of nourishing the heart, Zhu Youzhen sat on the dragon seat, took a sip of tea with a teacup, put down the teacup, looked at the officials standing at the bottom and said: "The matter of Liaodong is a major event of the country, but the disaster relief in Shaanxi is also urgent, so the price of grain in the south must not rise, otherwise the court will not be able to afford it, I have secretly ordered Nanzhili to supervise Liu Mingchang and let him strictly control the grain market, but I still can't rest assured, Guo Fuchen, I asked you to select a capable official from the household department, go to Nanzhili, and assist Liu Mingchang in controlling the price of grain." ”

Anyone can panic, but Zhu Youzhen can't have the slightest panic, of course, Zhu Youzhen's composure, but it gives the courtiers a kind of confidence, look at the emperor's strategy, we only need to charge into battle, we can ensure that the Ming is worry-free, of course, this is also what Zhu Youzhen wants.

"Wechen obeys." Guo Yunhou answered softly.

Liaodong is going to have a war, if the most pressure is Sun Chengzong, then the second person is Guo Yunhou, a town guarding the frontier, facing the battlefield, and Guo Yunhou is not inferior, facing a war without gunpowder, prices, food, silver, these many things, in the war period is particularly important, and Guo Yunhou has to bear a lot of responsibility, of course, these responsibilities are unshirkable responsibilities, although Guo Yunhou is more than half a hundred years old, but the uninhibited arrogance of the scholar is still three points, just when the court needs, Guo Yunhou didn't dare to give up lightly, just thinking about doing his best to repay the country's kindness, in fact, Guo Yunhou is indeed capable, in the last life, the cabinet auxiliary ministers and six Shangshu often rotated, but Guo Yunhou's position has not wavered, on the one hand, because Guo Yunhou is dedicated to the country, on the other hand, the Ming Dynasty can not do without him.

Zhu Youzhen nodded and continued: "Yuan Fuchen, I know that you understand the military affairs of Liaodong, and you have also seen the battle map of the Liaodong defense line arranged by Sun Chengzong, do you think there is any negligence." ”

"Qi to play the emperor, this line of defense map, although Wechen has seen it, but when Wechen is in Liaodong, there is not much change, the only thing that makes Wechen puzzled, is Phi Island, Mao Wenlong is a general stationed in North Korea, and the grade was also crowned as a chief military officer three months ago, more than 13,000 troops and horses were stationed on Phi Island, Wechen felt that there were too many troops stationed here on Phi Island, thinking that North Korea, the Korean royal army could reach more than 40,000 people, and my Ming soldiers were less than 8,000 people in North Korea. But Lord Sun put the most elite division of a hundred battles on Phi Dao, Mao Wenlong only led less than 8,000 soldiers into Korea, this ......" Yuan Chonghuan said when he was happy, he suddenly thought that this is a taboo for soldiers, the front line of war, no matter how arranged, how to march, they are all based on the local situation, many battles in the Ming Dynasty have the responsibility of the central court to intervene, and he has left Liaodong for a year, at this time the war is coming, he really should not question Sun Chengzong's ability in front of the emperor, figure this out, Yuan Chonghuan changed his words and continued: "Of course, this is just Weichen's own speculation, Weichen is stupid, and he has not yet seen Lord Sun's intentions, but Lord Sun has guarded Liaodong for decades, and the emperor should trust Lord Sun, he will never let the court down and disgrace the emperor." ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled secretly in his heart, of course he knew that what Yuan Chonghuan was going to say at the beginning was not a good thing, he had been an official in the Beijing center for a year, and he had really grown a lot, and his personality was much more stable.

"Of course, I believe in Sun Jingluo, but this is the first war since I ascended the throne, of course, I am a little apprehensive, and I want to ask Aiqing."

Yuan Chonghuan's worries about Zhu Youzhen is very clear, although North Korea is a vassal country, theoretically it is the land of the Ming Dynasty, but he is not, a paper covenant has tied North Korea to the chariot of the Ming Dynasty, but whether this car will always be with his own heart, no one knows, the heart of defense is indispensable, pull up North Korea, just to better impress Mongolia, that is the real hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry, from Sun Chengzong mentioned the tripartite alliance, North Korea is already a flag that can be discarded casually, and the political significance is far greater than the practical significance.

"Hong Chengchou, Cao Wenzhao."

The two got up and went out of the ranks.

"Wechen is here."

"I don't know when this battle in Liaodong will start or end, and the three major battalions are always ready and must not slack off."

"We're in command."

"Since the disaster in Shaanxi, Jin Yiwei has entered Shaanxi to supervise Chang'an Cheng's announcement of the political envoy and Li Shuo's disaster relief, but there has been any news."

Hearing this, Luo Yangxing stood up and said: "Emperor Qi, the disaster in Shaanxi is different from the past, Jinyiwei sent a secret letter to Weichen a few days ago, Lord Li is sad every day, almost sitting in the governor's yamen, this time there is a change in Liaodong, Lord Li should be anxious, Weichen has written with Lord Li two days ago, I hope he will pay more attention to his body. ”

"Yes, should, there are humane women who are difficult to cook without rice, I will not let him five meters, I have already issued an order, cut the palace again, save 50,000 taels of silver in the treasury, and also deliver it to Guo Fuchen, let him use it for disaster relief in Shaanxi, all Aiqing, compared with the people in Shaanxi, we have no hunger, compared with the soldiers of Liaodong, there is no danger of life. Solid, I hope that all the people love Qing, can serve the country wholeheartedly, the imperial court for Shaanxi every month to draw up disaster relief food and money, must be delivered as scheduled, the front-line soldiers' cotton clothes and quilts, food and ordnance are also not sloppy, military affairs, is a major event, the way of life and death, what the court can do is to make the soldiers hungry, not frozen, the rest, is to do their best to obey the destiny of heaven. In front of these important ministers, Zhu Youzhen confided his true thoughts for the first time.