Looking at Xiong Tingbi with a peaceful face, it was hard for Sun Chengzong to imagine that this was the grumpy Liaodong Jingluo, perhaps his personality had changed a lot after so many years of repression, and he had let go of a lot of things at this time.

Smiling lightly, Sun Chengzong said lightly: "Xiong Jingluo was almost imprisoned this time, not only did he not complain and curse, but he looked like he had an epiphany, I really don't know what Xiong Jingluo experienced." Can you talk to the old man, the old man is very curious! ”

"My lord joked, although it was not a pleasant thing, but the lower officials were so happy! What Xia Guan saw this time was hope! Hope of the Ming Dynasty! Xiong Tingbi's face was relieved, and at this time, his mind was thinking of the young man and the young man's trusting eyes.

Slightly stunned, Sun Chengzong really didn't dare to imagine that Xiong Tingbi would have such a side, smiled, and said lightly: "Xiong Jingluo still didn't say anything!" The old man didn't ask anymore, I don't know what Xiong Jingluo thinks about the situation in Liaodong? ”

Sighing softly, Xiong Tingbi smiled bitterly, and said a little dejectedly: "The situation in Liaodong is complicated, many people will say so, but in the eyes of the lower officials, it is not complicated at all. Xiong Tingbi's eyes gradually became deeper and more ruthless.

"Oh, what do you say? The old man is curious? It was the first time for Sun Chengzong to hear such words, so he naturally wanted to know what was going on, he had just come to Liaodong, and it was better to know some of the inside information here.

"There are only three forces in Liaodong, the Mongols, the Houjin, and then our Ming Dynasty. Although it is known as the three forces, it is not the three forces, and Mongolia at this time no longer has the strength it had back then. Lin Dan Khan is like an old tiger, his teeth have fallen out, his claws are bald, and there is no threat, then we and Houjin are left. Xiong Tingbi's hand kept stroking the barrel of the cannon, his eyes were full of emotion, as if the cannon was his child.

Although he was very curious, Sun Chengzong did not speak, he knew that this Xiong Jing had something to say, and this had been hidden in his heart for more than ten years. This time, I want him to talk about it, and what he wants to say may be what he wants to hear.

"Hou Jin Xiaguan just doesn't say it, adults can also know that he is good at riding and shooting, good at field combat, and a typical Tartar combat style. Whether it was the Huns in the Han Dynasty or the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, it was this kind of warfare, there was nothing special, what the lower officials wanted to say was ourselves. Xiong Tingbi looked straight at Sun Chengzong at this time, his eyes were full of hope and determination.

"Xiong Jingluo said that the old man will never leak half a word!" Sun Chengzong's face suddenly became serious, and he promised Xiong Tingbi.

Shaking his head slightly, Xiong Tingbi smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, this case has not been closed, and Xiong's fate is not yet known, maybe he was beheaded, so naturally I don't care if the adult spreads it or not." These words of the lower officials are quite involved, do you really want to listen to them? Xiong Tingbi didn't know why he wanted Sun Chengzong to say this, when he saw the young man, he didn't open his mouth.

"Xiong Jingluo said that it doesn't matter what it is involved!" Sun Chengzong came to Liaodong this time, and he had no intention of going back alive. If he can recover Liaodong, it will naturally be good, if he can't, he won't go back to Beijing to see the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Nodding vigorously, Xiong Tingbi said slowly: "The most complicated thing in Liaodong is ourselves, it looks peaceful, the soldiers are strong and strong, but if you really study it carefully, there are not many soldiers in Liaodong who can fight!" Xia Guan gave a simple example to the lord, there are 30,000 defenders in Liaoyang City, which is an army that can fight, as for the others, it does not count. After deducting the false claims and empty salaries, there are also 25,000 soldiers who can fight, and of these 25,000 soldiers, a small part still uses swords from four years ago and wears armor from three years ago. Some of them are broken because of the war, and the soldiers wear single clothes, so how can they fight? The more Xiong Tingbi spoke, the more angry he became, and he patted the barrel of the cannon with his hand, and he didn't seem to feel any pain.

Sun Chengzong was stunned and motionless, he didn't expect Xiong Tingbi to open his mouth like this, and his heart was not only shocked but angry. When Sun Chengzong was in Datong, although there was also a matter of empty salaries in the army, he scraped with one hand, but it was far less powerful than here! The soldiers actually held such equipment, but they faced the brave and good Tartars, how did this battle be fought? Stretched out his hand and patted Xiong Tingbi's shoulder vigorously, Sun Chengzong said, "Xiong Jingluo, go on."

"The soldiers' salaries, for so many years, have never been paid in full, and after so many years, the soldiers are hungry half of the time!" Xiong Tingbi said that he was even more angry here, he had seen a hungry soldier with yellow face and thin muscles, and he also felt this matter.

Slowly shaking his head, Sun Chengzong also touched the cold barrel, and said in a deep voice: "The annual income of the Ming Dynasty is 3.2 million taels, and the annual salary that His Majesty invests in Liaodong is 4.1 million taels, so much money, the soldiers in Liaodong are still hungry, and the old man really doesn't know what to say." ”

Xiong Tingbi also nodded slowly, and said with a wry smile: "Many people can't see it, and they have written impeachment, but the twists and turns are like mud cows entering the sea, and there is no news!" Those who go to the top will soon be removed from the army and even beheaded on charges of one kind or another. Xiaguan has been in Liaodong for many years, and he has seen too many such things, although this Liaodong is not far from Jingshi, but it is also far away from the emperor of Shangshangao. Although the words were casual, Xiong Tingbi's mouth was full of bitterness.

"As a courtier, there are some things that shouldn't be said, but here are just you and me, and it doesn't hurt to talk about it. Wan Li Ye didn't ask anything back then, the major affairs of the imperial court were controlled by those people, and naturally no one paid attention to this matter in Liaodong. Your Majesty doesn't care, and those people don't care, as long as there is no big mess, it's nothing. Maybe they didn't look down on these wild boar skins in the first place, if they weren't indulgent, they wouldn't be what they are today. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and many things still don't understand, this is a big net, and we can't break it! Sun Chengzong's tone was not serious, but what he said was a little rebellious, but the old man's face did not change color in the slightest.

When he was in Beijing, Sun Chengzong discussed with the Emperor of the Apocalypse countless times, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse complained about his grandfather many times. Sometimes I get angry, and what I say is very ugly, Sun Chengzong's is just a small house and a big house.

Smiling lightly, Sun Chengzong continued: "But I believe in Your Majesty, I think there will be a move soon, maybe we can all see it." ”

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