Looking at the face of the young emperor who showed some depression and sorrow in front of him, Sun Chengzong sighed secretly in his heart.

The emperor took over a mess at a young age, and the construction of slaves in Liaodong was rampant, and after the battles of Salhu and Liaoshen, he already possessed most of Liaodong.

Xiong Tingbi in western Liaoning has repeatedly risen and fallen, and is still overtaken by Wang Huazhen, and the governor is not in harmony, and the Guangning front line is already full of hidden dangers.

However, the party competition in the court was fierce, and the officials attacked each other, not focusing on national affairs, but only caring about the party's differences and differences. There are even more sanctimonious people, full of benevolence and morality, but their behavior is greedy and shameless, and they even dare to fill their personal secrets in the name of drifting in the name of military supplies.

The Donglin faction controlled the court by virtue of its support, and the six ministries and nine secretaries were almost all Donglin, taking advantage of the court to control the imperial power, and meddling in the appointment of officials everywhere, especially the Liaodong Economic Fuzhi and the performance was more dirty.

These did not arouse Sun Chengzong's vigilance at that time, and he also deeply agreed with the generosity and justice of the Donglin Party.

Of course, this is also understandable, Sun Chengzong was not in an important position at that time, although he was the emperor, he was only a left concubine, and he did not have a thorough understanding of the specific situation of the Ming Dynasty.

When the war broke out in Guangning, the emperor quietly issued a central order, secretly mobilized people from all over the country, and even used factory guards to take down Wang Huazhen and give Xiong Tingbi the right to make decisions.

Regarding the emperor's violation of the rules of the court, Sun Chengzong also disagreed with it at that time. But it turned out that the emperor's haste to save Quang Ninh from power, thwarted Jiannu for the first time, and dealt a blow to Jiannu's momentum of repeated victories.

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, hundreds of thousands of Liao people, were preserved because of the emperor's arbitrariness. Hundreds of thousands of stone of grain and beans, countless materials, did not become the capture of Jiannu, and became the capital for its continued growth.

In the battle report afterwards, Sun Chengzong also had to admit that the emperor saved the crisis in Liaodong, so that the war situation was not corrosive and out of control.

Next, the emperor was strengthened by the victory in Guangning, and seemed to have seen through the essence of the Donglin officials in the court - usually impassioned, but temporarily without a solution.

By holding Wang Huazhen accountable, a group of civil officials who attacked Xiong Tingbi were expelled; With the help of Li Sancai's corruption case, a large number of Donglin officials were cleaned up.

The reuse of factory guards and non-conformist, the young emperor was not afraid of rumors and discussions, which was tantamount to going into battle shirtless and personally fighting against the civilian clique.

The power of imperial power is indeed irresistible, as long as the emperor is determined and not afraid of stigma, the civil official group will not be able to fight back under heavy pressure.

After Sun Chengzong was shocked, he also re-examined his student. I have to say that what the young emperor did was quite a legacy of Taizu and Chengzu.

It wasn't until Sun Chengzong was reused, became the secretary of the military department, and entered the cabinet to participate in politics, that he discovered how shocking the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's military administration were, and how stretched the Ming Dynasty's finances were.

It is difficult to guarantee even food and salaries, so how can the officers and men on the front line fight desperately and strive for victory?

The few months after taking over as the secretary of the military department were Sun Chengzong's busiest and most anxious time. The war in Liaodong and the rebellion in Lu'an, there were constant documents that needed money, food, materials, weapons and equipment, and he needed to raise and arrange them.

But the household department has no money, that is, there is no money. Sun Chengzong knew that the finances were a little insufficient, but he didn't expect to be so embarrassed.

This is Da Ming? With hundreds of millions of people, boundless land, nobles, officials, students, gentry, and merchants all living a very prosperous life, and the vassal states revered the heavenly kingdom of Hajj?

Inside! Without hesitation, the young emperor took out his private money, the reward for winning the battle, the full military salary, the sufficient grain and grass materials, and the weapons and gunpowder bureau that was almost equal to the reconstruction, all of which were solved......

Sun Chengzong looked at the young emperor's slightly frowning frowns, forced himself to put away his complicated thoughts, and arched his hand: "Long live don't worry, in the opinion of the micro-ministers, the eastward movement of the Chahar Department may not have much impact. ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled bitterly, did not speak, and waited for Teacher Sun to analyze and solve his doubts.

"Of course, the eastern captives will be destroyed, and the western captives will kill each other, which is also very beneficial to my Ming Dynasty. According to the current situation in Liaodong, if the Chahar Ministry persecutes other tribes, such as Khalkha, they will be desperate to defect, whether to choose the Ming Dynasty or the Dongyu......"

Sun Chengzong seems to have studied it, and it is in line with the thinking of the Ming people, the Jiannu rebellion should be destroyed, and the Mongolian tribes are not the real friends of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao blinked his eyes and listened patiently, Sun Chengzong was the idea of most Ming people at that time. Just like in history, Chongzhen took advantage of natural disasters in the grassland, cut off the city reward and horse market, and starved to death the Mongolian tribes.

It stands to reason that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, and the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol tribes is also a fact that cannot be changed.

But Zhu Youxiao did not agree that if he could rely on hunger, he could make the Mongol tribes submit. The northern nomads will not always be the enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years.

If the Chahar tribe defeated the pro-Ming Khalkha, the Ming army in Liaodong would have one less ally. However, Hudun Rabbit did not dare to fight against Houjin and could not help the Ming army.

What's more critical is that Zhu Youxiao wants to concentrate on exterminating Jiannu and does not want to interfere with Huduntu's actions by force. If the Chahar division moves east and clashes with the Khalkha department, the Ming army will be in a dilemma.

“…… Liaozhen advanced eastward, and the eastern captives did not dare to attack, which showed that the strength was greatly damaged after the two defeats, and the materials were scarce. Coupled with the oppression of the headquarters of southern Liaoning and Dongjiang, not enough troops could be mobilized to resist. They may also think that our army will not dare to regain Quang Ninh rashly, or they may wait for our army's supply line to lengthen, and then carry out a surprise attack......"

Jiannu seemed to have, probably, or had other concerns, Zhu Youxiao lowered his eyes, and vaguely felt that it was not as simple as Teacher Sun said.

According to the current strength of Liaozhen, it is not very sure to advance to Quang Ninh all at once. Xiong Tingbi relatively steadily occupied the right guard first, and then waited for the opportunity to recover Guangning after it was stabilized, and Zhu Youxiao also agreed.

Teacher Sun is still talking, which means to take advantage of the exchange of troops between the Chahar Department and the Khalkha Department, and take the opportunity to collect the Mongolian tribes and naturalize them, so as to strengthen the naturalized cavalry battalion led by Man Gui.

Zhu Youxiao listened with his ears, but his heart was searching for the doubts that had just emerged. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he finally thought of that possibility.

Fake newspapers, make up the news of mobilizing the elite of the Nine Sides to participate in the war in Liao, Jiannu should have seen it, right? This is a major military operation, Jiannu won't be frightened and dare not act rashly, right?

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes, the more he thought about it, the more likely it was. The border is so tightly sealed that there are very few channels for Jiannu to obtain information......

Wang Tiqian stepped forward to refill the tea for the emperor and Emperor Sun, interrupting the emperor's narration and the emperor's thoughts.

Zhu Youxiao took a sip of tea, his thinking was clear, and he felt that his judgment was almost correct. In this case, there may be a way, although absolute success is not guaranteed.

Teacher Sun also spoke dryly, took two sips of tea, and when he looked up again, he found that the emperor's face had become clear.

Could it be that his own explanation has had an effect, and the emperor already has an idea and no longer worries about it?

Before Teacher Sun could speak, Zhu Youxiao had already gotten up and said with a smile: "Teacher Sun is on duty, so you don't have to work so hard. There are some political affairs that are not urgent, and it doesn't hurt to press them. ”

Teacher Sun hurriedly stood up and arched his hand: "Weichen is still energetic, and he is not used to pressing down on work and making others tired. ”

Zhu Youxiao was a little helpless, turned his head and instructed Wang Tiqian: "Bring the ginseng presented by the Korean envoy to Master Sun." ”

Wang Tiqian respectfully agreed, leading the way, Zhu Youxiao turned around and walked out of the duty room.

Sun Chengzong sent it out, bowed down and waited, until the emperor walked away, and even the palace lamp held by the palace people was faintly visible, and then he turned around.

For the emperor's mind, Mr. Sun has seen it clearly for more than a year. Although there is a tactile side, most of the time he shows composure and composure.

Especially for the current two wars, it shows a calmness beyond his age. It is precisely this kind of impatience and impatience that makes the situation in eastern and southwestern Liaodong tilt towards the Ming army.

Of course, Sun Chengzong still had some opinions about the emperor's reuse of factory guards to crack down on officials, gentry, landlords, and students.

Although it was a financial embarrassment, and the emperor used this means to collect money for the sake of war, but in the end, the tradition and rules were broken, and his reputation would definitely be affected.

A generation of famous kings, why bother to tarnish their reputation. Or the means are more secretive, or let people top the tank, it's all a choice! The emperor's mental tricks and methods, the emperor should understand?

Sun Chengzong returned to the house and thought for a while, shook his head helplessly, picked up the pen in his hand again, and began to deal with political affairs.

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When Zhu Youxiao returned to the Qianqing Palace, he immediately wrote a secret letter to Xiong Tingbi, asking him to send troops to Guangning as soon as possible.

It may not be immediately heavy, it may only be thousands of cavalry. But it was necessary to make a temptation, or rather, to let Jiannu see the intention of the Ming army to advance to Quang Ninh.

Since Hudun Rabbit wants to receive the reward silver and Kaima City in Yixian County, Zhu Youxiao thinks that it is impossible to stop it. Mad cow disease is committed, and the veterinarian can't do anything about it.

But the Ming army could advance to Quang Ninh and still maintain contact and liaison with the Khalkha Ministry. In other words, there is still the possibility of the two joining forces to attack the Horqin Department.

At the same time, if Hudun Rabbit made a move against the Khalkha Ministry, there would be no obstacle for the Ming army to receive the Khalkha Ministry.

Zhu Youxiao also asked Xiong Tingbi to transfer Mangui and the naturalized cavalry to the north of Quang Ninh, and absorb the herdsmen of the Khalkha Department to act as a force to deter Hudun Rabbit.

Jiannu was most likely frightened by the news in the fake newspaper, and although Zhu Youxiao judged this, he was not very sure.

However, Liaozhen continued to advance eastward, and from the perspective of time, it was just right to respond to Liu Aita's anyway actions.

In turn, Liu Aita's anyway will also make Jiannu's siblings busy, and it will be difficult to concentrate on launching an attack on the Ming army that is advancing east to Quang Ninh.

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, and then added the matter of plotting against Liu Aita. He believes in Xiong Tingbi, although he is known as Xiong's big mouth, this kind of secret thing, I believe Xiong Tingbi will not reveal it.

But if it is not made clear, Xiong Tingbi will definitely have doubts about advancing to Guangning. Knowing that there will be drastic changes in southern Liaoning, Xiong Tingbi will naturally make a better arrangement.

Finally untangled and depressed, Zhu Youxiao stretched his waist and yawned. sat there again and thought about it, waved his hand to let Li Chengcheng, who was waiting next to him, go to rest, and he ordered the palace people to drive to the palace of Concubine Wang Liang to sleep.

A little distraught, he forgot to say that he would try Wang Liangfei's new skills in the evening. Zhu Youxiao looked at the starry sky and smiled bitterly, feeling that Concubine Wang Liang must have been very disappointed and lay down to sleep.

The palace lanterns accompanied all the way to Concubine Wang Liang's East Palace, and to Zhu Youxiao's surprise, there were still lights inside.

Moreover, Concubine Wang Liang quickly greeted her and gave a salute outside the palace.

"Love the concubine, let's be flat!" Zhu Youxiao was a little moved in his heart, he had been waiting for him, stepped forward to help Concubine Wang Liang with his own hands, and walked towards the palace together.

There was no trace of complaint on Concubine Wang Liang's face, but she was surprised and happy. The emperor came late, but he still remembered it, which shows that in the emperor's heart, he is still full of importance.

"Hooray." When Concubine Wang Liang entered the hall, she took Zhu Youxiao's arm and asked affectionately: "The concubine will give you a hot meal, you can taste it." ”

Feeling the body of Concubine Wang Liang leaning over, Zhu Youxiao smiled. Concubine Wang Liang insisted on exercising, and she had already received results, her body was much stronger, and she looked like a car.

Well, and that squat, pretty powerful.

Zhu Youxiao swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "I'm not hungry, I'll taste the craftsmanship of the concubine tomorrow morning, let's wash up and rest early!" ”

Concubine Wang Liang's face seemed to be red, and she turned her head and instructed the palace people to prepare fragrant soup and serve the emperor to take a bath.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the bed with his concubine's slender waist in his arms, his fingers supporting her chin, staring at each other, and laughing in unison.

Of the four daughters-in-law, only two are available.

Zhu Youxiao leaned over and kissed him, feeling that as the Supreme of the Ninth Five, he was not as good as the three wives and four concubines of a large family, and he was embarrassed to say hello when he went out.

Well, collect seven and summon the dragon. Make a wish, and the world will be peaceful......

Surrounded by the warm fragrant soup, Zhu Youxiao slowly closed his eyes, put his hands up and down, and enjoyed the exciting tender skin, spraying to his ears was the woman's panting breath.

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The night was deep, and the city of Fuzhou, thousands of miles away, was shrouded in darkness that covered the stars and moon.

In the General Soldier's Mansion, in the study, Liu Xingzuo and Liu Xingren, the third brother who came back to report the news, sat opposite each other, listening to Liu Xingren's report.

"Wang Bing is dead, he died of a violent illness, nothing is wrong." Liu Xingren said simply, a smile appeared on his face, and he let out a long breath.

In ancient times, it was not uncommon to die of a violent illness.

There were no injuries on the body, no traces of poisoning, and there was no autopsy or death certificate at that time.

Liu Xingzuo nodded, and also admired the means of calming Si Jinyiwei. The person did not die in the General Soldier's Mansion, but Cao Zhenghua led people to sneak into Wang Bing's Mansion to assassinate him.

Of course, this is indispensable for the cooperation of Liu Xingzuo, Liu Xingren and Jin Shengkui. eliminated this hidden danger, and suddenly made the Liu Xingzuo brothers relaxed.

Liu Xingzuo suddenly frowned, stretched out his finger and pointed outside, and stood up at the same time as Liu Xingren.

There was a knock on the door, and the interval had some characteristics, Liu Xingzuo breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that it was Jin Shengkui who led Cao Zhenghua back, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to open the door.