Chapter 918: The Taoist Talks About Governing the Country

As for those who have never dealt with Sun Chengzong, the emperor, Wei Zhongxian is of course happy to see the impeachment of the other party, especially if it is not yet an impeachment carried out by his subordinates.

Zhu Youxiao put away his lazy posture when he heard this, stretched out his hand, and Wei Zhongxian, a man in plain clothes, sent the notebook to him with great discernment.

When he opened it, the emperor couldn't help frowning.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about the strategic and tactical debates in the article, and in this regard, all the ministers of the DPRK and China who boasted that they knew some art of war had already broken it and crumpled it many times, and it was nothing more than two choices: war and defense, but there were supporters on both sides, and they had not yet come up with a meridian unitary.

Zhu Youxiao is inclined to defend in his heart, but his teacher's strategic deployment costs too much, but it is on his heart.

After all, the court is short of money, and there are rats running in the inner pocket.

Reading the recital book, the face of the Emperor of the Apocalypse was cloudy for a while.

After a while, he said:

"Master Sun is highly respected, and his art of war and strategy are also clever, but the Liaodong defense line does cost a huge amount of money, and the Hubu side has been crying poor in front of me for three or two days, but my internal money can't bear it!"

Wei Zhongxian, who was waiting on the side, was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said:

"Then what is the emperor's plan?"

Zhu Youxiao understood the meaning of his companion when he heard this, and he also knew that Wei Zhongxian and his teacher Sun Gaoyang had some problems with him.

If Sun Chengzong chooses to stagnate the defense plan, then follow the meaning of Li Lusheng's recital in the military department, and take it to the cabinet for discussion, and most of those cabinet ministers will support this.

However, he was actually willing to support his teacher's plan in his heart, because if he gave up halfway, wouldn't all the previous efforts and expenses be in vain? And this may also lead to adverse consequences, so that Jiannu's side will continue to grow.

But if Sun Chengzong is not stopped from continuing like this, the cost of the imperial court will be unbearable.

At this moment, I heard a clear voice from the side:

"Although Sun Gaoyang's strategy is inevitably a loss of money and labor, but there is also a stupid way to deal with the situation in Liaodong, now the enemy situation is unknown, and our situation is unfavorable, so step by step, see the move is the best policy. Anyone who dares to talk about intrigues, or say 'five years of peace', is most likely an invitation to buy fame, and Your Majesty can degrade and kill him! ”

As soon as these words came out, the first two people were all shocked, because the emperor was here to enjoy the cool and read the book by the way, only Wei Zhongxian and a few guards were on the side, and even the waiting chamberlains were waiting behind the palace and did not dare to come closer.

In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the internal ministers such as the celebrant eunuch, who had the right to wear red, the imperial city was still very afraid of other eunuchs interfering in politics.

That's why this sudden voice startled the two of them, and then Wei Zhongxian, the great eunuch who leaned towards the government and the opposition, suddenly scolded:

"Who is here to talk nonsense and dare to talk about state affairs?"

He also thought that it was the behavior of some chamberlain or guard, and it was not uncommon for him to try to get in this way before, but most of them ended up being beaten to death by a random stick.

Who knew that with a flower in front of him, a young handsome Taoist wearing a dark feather robe and a red Taoist robe stood just a foot away.

"Well, how did you get into Ouchi? Where are you left and right, don't take it with me yet! ”

When Wei Zhongxian saw this person appearing silently, he couldn't help but be frightened in his heart, his pupils contracted, but he still pretended to be calm on his face.

But seeing Gao Jingfei wave his hand, the guards who had just arrived after hearing the sound suddenly stood on the spot as petrified, but the anxious look on their faces showed that they were not intended.

Seeing this, Emperor Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian on the side both chuckled in their hearts, but Tianqi is also an emperor who has experienced the three major cases, and he has his own heavenly spirit and calmness, but Wei Zhongxian on the side has an anxious face, and he stands in front of the emperor when he takes a step.

Just as he was about to be reprimanded, he saw the young Taoist Shi Li and said:

"Qin Lang, a disciple of the Huashan faction, has seen His Majesty the Ming Emperor and Duke Wei!"

Hearing that the Taoist reported to his home, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was not so shocked, looked at the Taoist and asked:

"I remember that there is a ban in the Jingshi, and those who practice are not allowed to decree and decree, and they are not allowed to cast spells in the Jingshi City, let alone in this imperial city, could it be that the people of Qin Tianjian and Daolu Si are not able to be coaxed?"

Gao Jingfei smiled and explained:

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, I have another relationship with Daming, luck is connected with Daming's national fortune, as long as you don't have malicious intentions with Your Majesty, you can enter the imperial city to cast spells, others estimate that only the Sanfeng Zhenren who has soared has been sealed by Taizu Chengzu, or has such permission!"

Although he didn't understand the reason for this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was relieved when he heard that it was not that the ban was invalid or that there was an omission, but that it was just a special case of the Daoist in front of him.

Wei Zhongxian also calmed down at this time, but he thought about it more, not only curious about what the other party was talking about, but also extremely jealous of the Taoist in front of him.

However, in front of the emperor, it was not his turn to call the shots, so he could only stand beside the emperor and stare at that person with vigilance in secret.

Zhu Youxiao suddenly became interested in this Taoist who broke into the palace, and asked again:

"Huashan faction! Wei Daban, I remember that since I founded the country in the Ming Dynasty, I shouldn't have rewarded the Taoist priests of the Huashan faction, right? ”

Wei Zhongxian immediately replied:

"The slave maid remembers that in the twenty-second year of Hongwu, Taizu built the Huashan Mountain Gate, and in addition, all dynasties only sent incense and edicts, and there were no other rewards."

Zhu Youxiao listened to it and gently pulled the clothes that were shocked into a cold sweat, looked at Gao Jingfei and asked:

"What you said just now sounds a little reasonable, let me ask you, now that the imperial court's finances are tight, how should you do anything if you want to calm Liaodong?"

Seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse quickly regained his composure, Gao Jingfei also had to admire, and it was estimated that it would take a while for ordinary people to calm down.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao's red regular clothes also made Gao Jingfei look more pleasing to the eye.

Gao Jingfei didn't answer immediately, but waved his hand lightly, and a few guards over there suddenly returned to normal, and as soon as they got out of the stiff state, they shouted and wanted to come forward to arrest this bold Taoist priest, but they were stopped by Wei Zhongxian.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse also said softly:

"Retreat outside!"

So a few guards could only bow back with some confusion.

Waiting for the idlers to leave, Gao Jingfei slowly spoke:

"I have a rhetorical question to ask Your Majesty, did Sun Gaoyang's strategy stop the situation in Liaodong from deteriorating?"

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse heard this, his heart moved, and he really thought of the changes in Liaodong where Sun Chengzong had supervised Liaodong, and suddenly his face showed a slight hint of surprise.

And Wei Zhongxian, who was not dealing with Sun Chengzong, wanted to refute, but he had nothing to say for a while.

Indeed, discerning people know that after Sun Chengzong took office, he sent generals to garrison Jinzhou, Xiaolinghe, Songshan, Xingshan, Shitun and other places, expanding by 200 li, and dismissed You Shilu, Li Bingcheng and other generals, cut 17,000 old and weak soldiers, and saved 680,000 expenses for the imperial court.

At the end of April, Nurhachi was afraid of the power of Sun Chengzong, and even abandoned the new capital Liaoyang, and moved north to Shenyang.

You must know that Liaoyang at this time is the veritable capital and the largest city in Liaodong, and it is the thousand-year-old city of Liaodong since the Warring States Period, and Shenyang Weiqi was only the acropolis of the military guard built because of the geographical location of the confluence of the Liaohe River and the Hunhe River.

It can be seen that Sun Chengzong's strategic layout brought pressure to the Houjin side, so that Nurhachi had to move the capital to avoid its edge.

However, because Sun Chengzong supervised the rectification of military affairs in Liaodong, it affected the interests of a group of warlords, generals and even the imperial court and other related aspects on the Ming side, so that their behavior of enriching their own pockets was affected, and the Donglin Party also had a large interest in the Liaodong defense line, so the Manchu Dynasty seemed to be attacking Sun Chengzong, and only a few officials with public intentions who could not bear the damage to the interests of the Ming Dynasty wrote to support.

The interests involved in this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse may not be completely clear, but he also knows a little bit about it, but as the emperor, he seems to be powerless about this situation.