When Li Hongyu came to Zhao Xin's bedroom, the light was still on in the room, it seemed that Zhao Xin had not rested yet, she not only had to be busy with the affairs of the academy, but also went to the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu to serve, and the affairs were busy, not to mention pastime, and even going to bed early became a luxury.

Wang Tieniu was just about to knock on the door, Li Hongyu stretched out his hand to stop him and asked Wang Tieniu to retreat first, he had already thought about giving Zhao Xin a surprise.

However, to Li Hongyu's surprise, he knocked on the door twice in a row and there was no response in the room, so he reached out and pushed it, and the closed door creaked open.

Li Hongyu hesitated for a moment and walked in, and when he saw a scene in the house, he couldn't help but be stunned, and his eyes showed a look of great apology and pity.

In front of the desk not far away, Zhao Xin fell asleep with her hands supporting her forehead, and the dancing fireworks on the oil lamp on the side clearly presented her tired face to Li Hongyu.

Because she slept too deeply, Zhao Xin couldn't hear Li Hongyu's knock on the door, which shows how tired she has been during this time.

Looking at the sleeping Zhao Xin and Li Hongyu's fists couldn't help but clench, clenching tightly, the scene in front of him was obviously not what he wanted to see, and his heart swelled with infinite apologies and an indescribable sadness.

"Alas!"

Staring at Zhao Xin who was sleeping for a while, Li Hongyu sighed in his heart, and his clenched fists slowly loosened, the so-called people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, since Zhao Xin is his fiancée, then he can only suffer and prepare for the troubled times in twenty years.

Then, Li Hongyu stepped forward and gently picked up Zhao Xin who was sleeping, put her on the bed on the side, took off his boots and pulled the brocade quilt to cover her.

During this period, Zhao Xin only muttered a few words and was not awakened by Li Hongyu's movements, which made Li Hongyu feel distressed again.

For a girl, Zhao Xin is now under huge psychological pressure that other women can't bear, and many men are willing to bow down compared to her.

"I'm sorry, I'll try my best to make it up to you later." Li Hongyu stretched out his hand to brush away Zhao Xin's messy hair scattered on his forehead, looked at Zhao Xin's tired and delicate cheeks, and said solemnly, if Zhao Xin changes into women's clothes, I don't know how many men will be crazy about it.

Then, Li Hongyu leaned over and kissed Zhao Xin on the forehead, he knew that Zhao Xin had paid too much for him, and this kiss expressed his apologies.

After adding some charcoal to the brazier to make the room warmer, Li Hongyu glanced at Zhao Xin in his sleep, gently closed the door and left, now that he is back, he has to take the burden on Zhao Xin's shoulders, which is originally his responsibility.

Although Zhao Xin has already fallen asleep, Li Hongyu will not just leave, he will enter the palace tomorrow to meet Emperor Wanli, so he must be prepared, so he can introduce relevant matters to Emperor Wanli at that time, after all, those tax officials are in charge of him, of course he must know the current situation of those people.

Of course, this kind of thing is difficult to **** Hongyu, he went to Zhao Xin's study, and checked the teaching progress set by Zhao Xin and the exam results of those new tax officials overnight, so that he could have a more intuitive understanding of the current situation of the academy.

Early the next morning, Li Hongyu, who slept in the guest room of Huaguang Academy for a night, changed into an official uniform and entered the imperial city, preparing to go to meet Emperor Wanli.

After entering the Forbidden City, Li Hongyu did not wait long, and was soon announced by the Wanli Emperor to the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Wanli felt a little lucky, if it weren't for Li Hongyu's self-recommendation to go to Liaodong to sit down, then the battle situation in Liaodong would have been extremely bad, he really couldn't understand how the Ming army was defeated during the Salhu period, and Li Hongyu, who had never been on the battlefield, won battles one after another.

"The minister knocks to see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live." In the East Warm Pavilion, Li Hongyu knelt down and saluted the Wanli Emperor who was sitting on the warm couch to watch the recital, and the Wanli Emperor looked much older after not seeing him for more than half a year.

"Aiqing is flat." Emperor Wanli smiled slightly when he saw this, put down the music in his hand and asked the chamberlain on the side to show Li Hongyu a seat, wanting to know what good news Li Hongyu could bring him when he came back this time.

"Your Majesty, after two years of great war, Jiannu has been exhausted, and they can no longer launch an offensive in a short period of time, and their siege ability is very weak, as long as our army sticks to the city, then they will be helpless."

After taking a seat on the stool brought by the chamberlain, Li Hongyu reported to Emperor Wanli in a deep voice, "The minister has read Xiong Jingluo's plan in Liaodong, as long as he holds the Liaodong defense line, then Jiannu will not be able to go south, and he can only go north to fight the Mongols. ”

"Can the Mongols trap the slaves?" Emperor Wanli breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then asked with a frown.

Although the strength of the Mongolian army is much higher than that of the Houjin and the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian soldiers is not weak, the various Mongolian tribes are scattered and fighting for themselves, and the large forces alone are divided into three, namely Monan Mongolia, Mobei Mongolia and Moxi Mongolia.

As the Great Khan of the Mongol Khanate, Lin Dan Khan was only able to control the Mongol tribes that were closest to the Chahar tribe among the left-wing tribes of Mongol Desert, and tribes that were far away like the Horqin tribe were not something that Lin Dan Khan could mobilize.

Therefore, the Wanli Emperor was a little worried that the Mongols would not be able to withstand the attack of the Later Jin, and then the Later Jin would develop northward, so that Xiong Tingbi's defense line would not be able to trap it, so that it would have a chance to breathe.

"Your Majesty, if Lin Dan Khan can make a decision to deal with Jiannu as soon as possible, so that Jiannu cannot go north, the minister feels that Lin Dan Khan has half a chance to defeat Jiannu."

Li Hongyu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then said solemnly, "According to the minister's understanding, Nurhachi is good at buying people's hearts, winning over and dividing many Jurchen tribes, and he will definitely do the same to the Mongols, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable the situation will be for Lin Dan Khan." ”

"Lin Dan Khan wishes that we would fight to the death with Jiannu in Liaodong, so that we can reap the benefits of the fishermen, how can we fight with Jiannu!" Emperor Wanli frowned even deeper when he heard this, although he and Li Hongyu both knew that Lin Dan Khan should not raise tigers to cause trouble, but Lin Dan Khan didn't think so now, but wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight so that Da Ming could follow Jin Huo.

"Your Majesty, the minister has also thought about this issue, and I don't know if the emperor will agree to an idea." Seeing this, Li Hongyu bowed to Emperor Wanli and said in a deep voice, he had naturally thought of a way to deal with it.

"Oh?" Emperor Wanli was a little surprised, looked at Li Hongyu with interest and asked, "Let's hear it." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has dealt with Lin Dan Khan, and he is bent on reviving the Mongol Khanate, but unfortunately the Yellow Sect converted to the Red Sect, which in turn alienates the Mongolian tribes who believe in the Yellow Sect, otherwise we don't have to worry about Jiannu going north."

Li Hongyu groaned for a moment when he heard this, and then said in an orderly manner, "Therefore, the minister grasped Lin Dan Khan's intention to revive the prestige of the Mongol Khanate, and was ready to persuade him to conquer the Warat people in the west of Moxi, and only by pacifying the Warat people can he truly become the Great Khan of the Mongol Khanate." ”

"Expedition to the West?" Emperor Wanli's face showed a look of surprise, and he felt that Li Hongyu's proposal was very bold, but with Lin Dan Khan's current strength, could he go west?

"Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, among the Mongol tribes on the left wing of Monan, the troops that Lin Dan Khan can mobilize are the Inner Khalkha Department in addition to the Chahar Department, plus some small tribes, and he can no longer mobilize the troops of the Horqin Department and other departments."

Li Hongyu knew Emperor Wanli's thoughts, so he opened his mouth and added, "Therefore, the minister thinks that our Ming Dynasty should push him and send troops to go west with him, so that he will be tempted, and the Ming Dynasty can also solve the border troubles in the northwest." ”

"Send an army west?" Emperor Wanli frowned immediately when he heard this, he naturally wanted the northwest to be stable and destroy the Moxi Mongolia and the right-wing tribes of the Southern Mongolia that had been attacking the border, but the finances of the Ming Dynasty could not support the two battlefields of Liaodong and Northwest at the same time.

"Emperor, the courtiers have considered that if only 20,000 sergeants are issued, the military expenses of 30,000 taels in one Chinese New Year's Eve are more than enough."

Li Hongyu saw that Emperor Wanli's brows were furrowed, and he knew what he was worried about, so he opened his mouth to explain, "The minister thinks that if the Customs Department is established, it will be enough to come up with this military expenditure." ”

"You mean, the Customs Department will bear the military expenses of the Western Expeditionary Army?" Emperor Wanli looked at Li Hongyu with some surprise, knowing that the Customs Department had already borne the tax of two million taels, and it would not be easy to increase it by another 300,000 taels.

"The minister has confidence!" Li Hongyu nodded solemnly when he heard this, "No matter what, the minister will find a way to raise the military expenses that the imperial court wants." ”

"Who do you think will be the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army?" Emperor Wanli saw Li Hongyu's resoluteness, the corners of his mouth couldn't help flashing a smile, he liked Li Hongyu's momentum to not admit defeat, so he asked after thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, the minister found some young military attachés who were brave and good at fighting in Liaodong, and thought that they could take on the great task of conquering the west." Li Hongyu had already prepared, and said quietly when he heard the words, "The minister has a deep feeling in Liaodong this time, and the official and military system is too outdated and extremely unfavorable to our army, so the minister wants to train the new army to see how effective the western expedition is." ”

"How to train the new army?" Emperor Wanli was immediately interested when he heard this, and he didn't think that Li Hongyu was talking about it, after all, Li Hongyu unexpectedly defeated the Houjin army in Liaodong, and his military talent had been shown in the battlefield of Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, the ministers will write down a detailed recital and present it to the emperor." When Li Hongyu heard this, he bowed his hand to Emperor Wanli and replied in a deep voice that the establishment of the new army could not be explained clearly in a few words, and there were many questions involved, so he had to make proper preparations before he could answer Emperor Wanli.

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