Xiong Tingbi was put on death row, in the innermost part of the cell, and the cell leader led the way and took Yue Su outside a cell.

Yue Su looked in, and there was an elderly man in his fifties sitting on the grass pile inside. Originally, Yue Su thought that since this Xiong Tingbi was a military general, he must be five big and three thick, and when he saw his person, he knew that he was actually a scribe.

Xiong Tingbi was born in the imperial examination of the Eight Classics, a native of Wuchang, Huguang, a poor family when he was young, herding cattle and studying, relying on hard work, he was admitted to Huguang Township to try Xie Yuan, and the following year he was a jinshi. This solution is real.

"Father's ......"

"Father's ......"

As soon as they saw Xiong Tingbi inside, Xiong Zhaogui and Xiong Hu shouted loudly.

Xiong Tingbi had already heard the sound of footsteps, but he didn't open his eyes, and when he heard the shouts of his son and daughter, his eyes immediately opened. His eyes, the essence of the light, were full of excitement, "Zhaogui, Hu'er...... Why are you here......"

"Father, we beg Lord Yue to come and save you, as long as Lord Yue intercedes with the emperor, the emperor will definitely pardon you." The brother and sister said excitedly.

"Lord Yue? Which Yue-sama? Xiong Tingbi hadn't heard of Yue Su, but after a glance, he had already seen the crane complement on Yue Su's body.

A big man, there are a few people in the court, Xiong Tingbi basically knows everything, but the person in front of him really doesn't know. At such an age, he can rise to such a high position, what kind of person? His eyes were staring at Yue Su tightly, Yue Su also stared at him, the two looked at each other for a long time, Yue Su arched his hand and said: "The governor of Henan, Shao Bao Yue Su has seen Lord Xiong." ”

Xiong Tingbi also reacted at this time, got up and saluted: "The person who beheaded on behalf of him, how dare he be called an adult, Xiong Tingbi see Lord Yue." ”

"Lord Xiong doesn't have to be polite." Yue Su said, turned his head to look at the old man, waved his hand, and said, "Open the prison door." ”

"Yes, sir." The cell boss hurriedly took out the key and opened the cell door.

As soon as the cell door opened, Xiong Zhaogui and Xiong Hu were the first to rush in, hugging their father and crying. Yue Su followed into the door, but he just stood aside, waiting for the three of them to let go before he said: "Lord Xiong, your matter Ling Gongzi and Ling Yi have already told me that you are a general today, and the country is employing people, if you are cut here, it will be a loss to the imperial court." The ministry plans to go to heaven to listen and intercede as much as possible, hoping that the emperor will be able to pardon the adults. ”

Xiong Tingbi hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Excellency, Tingbi is unforgettable. ”

"Your Excellency is polite, and I heard that when my lord was stationed in Liaodong, he made it difficult for the Tartars to cross the thunder pond by half a step, which made the enemy chieftain frightened, and the headquarters was very impressed. The Tartars are mainly cavalry, mobile surnames are strong, the plains are very sharp, the adults advocate defense, and now the Sun of Liaodong is also arranging the Guanjin defense line, aiming to hold on. However, the Ministry has always believed that blind defense is not a long-term solution, and the adults can have a good plan to annihilate the Tartars in one fell swoop. Yue Su asked bluntly. This is a quiz to see how you Xiong Tingbi answers.

Xiong Tingbi has always been the main defender, but Yue Su now asks him how to attack, if this was before, he would definitely not be able to say, with the current combat strength of the Ming army, take the initiative to attack, and it will not be able to compete with the Tartars at all. But at this time and that time, Yue Su is the only person who can save his surname, this is testing himself, if he can't come up with some way, how can he be worthy of the words "let the enemy chief be frightened".

Xiong Tingbi thought for a long time, and finally said: "If you want to take the initiative to attack, you have to do it, but you can only wait for the time to move and attack steadily." My Ming Dynasty does not trade with the Tartars, the Tartars are poor, everything can only be robbed, our army guards Ningyuan, Jinzhou, do not let the Tartars cross a step, in the long run, the Tartars have nothing to do, they will inevitably detour into the Central Plains to loot, then it is our opportunity. The Tartar soldiers are few, in and out of only tens of thousands of people, every time the army is sent to loot, they must all be brought, as long as they take advantage of the time when the Tartars enter the Central Plains to loot, in the name of revenge for the Yehe Department, the soldiers of Guanjin will take Shengjing directly, Mao Wenlong's army will attack Hetuala, the enemy city is empty, it is not difficult to succeed, once it is broken, it will be all the Jianzhou Jurchen clan. When the Tartars lost their foundation, they were like the lost dogs, and they did not dare to covet the Central Plains, so they were set to return in a hurry. Our army is based on the city, and the imperial court will send troops out of the pass to encircle it, even if it cannot completely annihilate the Tartars, it can also make it become a rogue, and it is difficult to become an atmosphere. ”

Xiong Tingbi only estimated this idea, and he was not sure whether it was successful, but at the moment of life and death, he could only say categorically.

Historically, Huang Taiji once made a detour to Shanxi and plundered along Yanjing, and Yuan Chonghuan retreated to defend, but did not engage the enemy, so he was killed. If you besiege Wei to save Zhao and take Shengjing directly, I don't know what will happen to history? You must know that it is impossible for Yanjing City to be captured, and Nurhachi fell under the small city of Ningyuan, not to mention the huge Yanjing. And Shengjing has few soldiers, once it is captured, one will disappear and the other will grow, and history will be rewritten.

Yue Su had quelled the rebellion in Guizhou, and also knew the military, so to speak, to contend with the Eight Banners cavalry head-on, the Ming army would be defeated, but as Xiong Tingbi said, wait for the opportunity, avoid the real and make it virtual, seize the Tartar lair, and then slowly consume, the Ming army will win in the end.

Yue Su didn't say anything more, and arched his hand and said: "Lord Xiong, wait for Yue Su to go to face the saint and save the life of the adult, it may be possible, but if the lord wants to reinstate the official, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it for a while." ”

For those who are about to die, it is the greatest luck to be able to live with their surnames, and compared with life, official positions are no longer important. As long as you don't die, you can't guarantee that one day you won't be used again. And looking at Yue Su's meaning, it seems to be the same, wait until one day to start the army again, and you will recover yourself.

This time, Xiong Tingbi took a deep look and said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord." If Tingbi can get away with it, he will definitely live up to the grace of adults. ”

"Lord Xiong doesn't have to be like this, the headquarters is also for the country."

Yue Su left the prison of the Criminal Department, and on the way out, he found that the group of people who had gathered to gamble and drink had gone back to their respective cells, and the two girls in Zhang Zhongxin's room were gone, and even the furnishings in the room began to toss outside.

Who doesn't know how powerful Lord Yue is, if he dares to continue, it is estimated that he will be even more unlucky. Even if you "know that you can change it" now, I don't know if Lord Yue will be spared.

Back in Shuntian Mansion, Yue Su first asked Yang Yishan to draw up an excerpt from what he saw in the prison today, put it on his body, and then called Mu Tianjiao to go to the 'Sude Palace' together.

'Sude Palace' was designed by Yue Su, and Li Haoran supervised the construction, where it is, I have already gone to see it, but I haven't gone in. It is completely a combination of Chinese and Western style, and it is sighing in the entire Yanjing City.

When he came to the door, he asked someone to report, and after a while, he passed the decree inside, inviting Yue Su and Mu Tianjiao to enter.

The eunuch led the two to a castle in the middle, and in the hall on the first floor, a banquet had already been arranged. Carpenter Zhu and Zhang Yan waited here, and saw the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers first, and the four of them sat down, and the emperor took the chopsticks first to show the beginning of the banquet.

During the banquet, the four of them chatted while eating, and for some reason, Zhang Yan always praised Mu Tianjiao from time to time. However, the atmosphere at the scene was very harmonious, there was talk and laughter, and Yue Su told the emperor two more jokes, which made Carpenter Zhu laugh.

Seeing that the time was ripe and the emperor was in a good mood, Yue Su suddenly changed his words and said, "There is a man named Xiong Tingbi, I don't know if Your Majesty has heard of it." ”

"He, I know, is the guy who lost the entire Liaodong with Wang Huazhen. Now it has been condemned to death by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and one day, it will be cut. I don't know why Aiqing mentioned this person. Carpenter Zhu asked curiously.

"Back to Your Majesty, this morning, Xiong Tingbi's children came to my house to pay New Year's greetings, begging the ministers to speak on their behalf, hoping to face their father's death. The minister inquired about this Xiong Tingbi, and heard that he had a good reputation, and when he first served as the Liaodong Economic Strategy, he did have some skills, which made it difficult for the Tartars to cross the thunder pool by half a step. Later, he served as Liaodong Economic Strategy for the second time, because of the discord between the two Liaodong Economic Strategies, Wang Huazhen did not follow his words, which led to the funeral of the whole line of Liaodong. The minister thought that it was a pity that this kind of general died. ”

Xiong Tingbi has no ability, Carpenter Zhu doesn't know, but he believes in Yue Su, since Yue Su said so, then this person must have the ability. "According to Aiqing's meaning, it is better to fulfill his surname, which is beneficial to the country."

"That's what the minister thinks." Yue Su nodded and said.

"During the Chinese New Year, Aiqing rarely asked for one thing, and it was for the country's social welfare. Well, just pardon him. Aiqing, you say, let him come out and do something? Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"Now that there is Lord Sun in Liaodong, there should be no worries, but in the Henan area, the Dragon Gang is rampant, and it is very hateful to dare to assassinate Weichen. The minister thought that it was better to temporarily transfer Lord Xiong to Henan to assist the minister in suppressing the bandits. Yue Su said.

"According to what the Qing family said. Since he wants to be released, for the New Year, don't let him squat in prison. Zhu Youxiao immediately shouted: "Liu Mingguo! Spread my will, put Xiong Tingbi out of the prison of the Criminal Department, and handed it over to Yue Aiqing for use. ”

The emperor said a word, Xiong Tingbi's head was saved, Yue Su wanted to continue to see what he saw in the prison of the Criminal Department today, and play it to the emperor again, but at this time, Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Yue Aiqing, the matter of the brother always makes the Qing family embarrassed, and the mourning family is very unhappy. ”

As she spoke, Zhang Yan raised her glass at Yue Su.

The queen's face, how could Yue Su not buy it, and hurriedly raised his glass and drank it all.

"The Qing family works hard for the country and shares worries for the emperor, which is really the mainstay of my Ming Dynasty.

While speaking, the eunuch had already poured the wine full, and the two of them raised their glasses again and drank them all.

After two cups in a row, Yue Su had no choice but to take it back when it came to his lips. After all, he is a courtier, and the queen apologized to him, which has already given him a big face, and if he doesn't know how to raise at this time, today's banquet is hard to guarantee that it will be dissolved.

So, Yue Su changed the topic, and everyone talked about some inconsequential things.

(To be continued)