Huang Taiji's analysis made Nurhaci nod in approvingly.

For a moment, Nurhaci stood up and looked at the ministers of Zhubeile and said, "The Four Beile are right! Ben Khan has also been an official in the Ming court and knows what these Ming court bureaucrats are. They are not willing to suffer losses. Even the emperor, I should not let them suffer losses."

Immediately, Nurhaci ordered Li Yongfang: "Li Yongfang, immediately send reliable people under your command to invade the Ming court and give these officials some benefits, especially those censors and officials of the Ministry of War, to find ways to urge Xiong Tingbi to solve us as soon as possible, and that we have already been very sad and have little power to fight."

Li Yongfang immediately replied: "Sister obeys the order!"

Then, Nurhaci ordered: "In addition, we will buy and win over some border generals in Liaodong and civil servants in Liaodong, so that they can find ways to provoke conflicts between their guest army and Liao soldiers. If it were like the Li family slaughtered the southern army back then, we would have to make these guest army unable to stay in Liaodong without us taking action! We will continue to win over the Shanxi merchants and let them find a way to smuggle some iron tools and grain for us, and we will say that we are willing to pay double the amount on the original price!"

Nurhaci said, and then he showed a sinister and cunning smile.

Li Yongfang replied again: "Abide by the order!"

Nurhaci then waved his hand and said, "If you buy these people's silver and jewelry, come to Ben Khan for it! What I, Dajin, lacks the most now, is these gold and silver jewelry!"

...

"Master Sima, what our master meant was to try to urge Xiong Tingbi to resolve the matter in Liaodong, rather than to make Liaodong a war of attrition according to his intentions, and not to add taxes to His Majesty. All this involves the interests of the people in the world, so please think about it carefully!"

Xu Shilin, a Qing Guest who suddenly came to visit Zhang Heming, Minister of War, explained to Zhang Heming the purpose of coming to the capital.

Zhang Heming glanced at the gift list in front of him and couldn't help but ask, "But what if Xiong Tingbi is defeated again because of my urging?"

"The Grand Sima Da blames Fang Congzhe for saying that you did not agree with Xiong Tingbi as the strategy! The defeat today is not your Privy Councilor's responsibility, but the mismanagement command! Because your Privy Councilor is also planning to save money and food for the court, not out of selfishness; in addition, our master and his disciples will also protect the Grand Sima! Is the Grand Sima really going to let the Liao matter remain unresolved and let the emperor have a reason to exploit the gentry and the military ministers to rise?"

As Xu Shilin said, he bowed to Zhang Heming and said, "The status of our scholars and officials is now all based on the Grand Sima! I also asked the Grand Sima to make the world's plan, not just for one person!"

Zhang Heming nodded solemnly: "You are right. This Liao incident cannot be delayed like this. If it can be resolved quickly, it will naturally benefit the country and the people. If it cannot be resolved, it would be better to abandon all the places outside the pass. I will write a letter to Xiong Tingbi to let him solve the Liaodong incident as soon as possible, rather than sticking to Shenyang all the time!"

"The Grand Sima Gongzhong is in charge of the country, and I admire him very much in my late life! He is the pillar of the country!"

Xu Shilin flattered Zhang Heming.

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"After I went to Liaodong, I gave my hand to the magistrate Xiong Tingbi, telling him what I mean, I would rather not underestimate the enemy to advance in a year! Don't rush to fight the Eastern Lu, nor do I think about completing my achievements in one battle. I support his strong walls and clearing the fields and trapping the enemy's army. This time I send more passenger troops to aid Liao, not to ask him to solve the Liao incident as soon as possible, but to let him coordinate and dispatch the passenger army to consume the living power of the Eastern Lu through wheel tactics. The purpose is not to recover much lost territory. When the living power of the Eastern Lu is almost wiped out in the future, the lost territory will naturally come back!"

Although Zhu Youxiao had already issued an order to let Qin Liangyu and others go to Liaodong to participate in the war, because Qin Liangyu and others still had to wait for their Baigang soldiers to enter Beijing and then go out of seclusion together, Qin Liangyu and Chen Ce had not set off yet and were still staying in the capital.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao summoned Qin Liangyu and Chen Ce and others to leave the capital and gave them some important matters.

"Tell Xiong Tingbi that I only have five requirements for him: First, do my best to avoid the escalation of the conflict between the army and the local Liao soldiers; Second, avoid the dispute between the military magistrates; Third, give certain freedom to the military officers of each battalion, so that they can consume the strong men of the East Gate, and only kill those who are afraid of war, not those who are defeated; Fourth, prevent spies from infiltration; Fifth, pay attention to safety, all the Jinyiwei I have sent him are innocent family members, and they are not by his side to monitor him but to prevent accidents."

Zhu Youxiao continued to instruct.

Qin Liangyu and others all bowed to it.

Therefore, the next morning, Qin Liangyu, Chen Ce and others left the capital with Zhu Youxiao's instructions to Xiong Tingbi.

It is the first lunar month now.

Zhu Youxiao entered his own era.

In other words, the Ming Dynasty entered the Apocalypse Period.

And this first year is naturally the first year of Apocalypse.

Zhu Youxiao remembers that in March of this year in history, Yuan Yingtai, who replaced Xiong Tingbi as the strategy manager, did not listen to You Shigong, and Tong Zhongkui and other generals, blindly expanded border defense, arranged surrendered troops, and rebel generals. As a result, a large number of Eastern Seizure spies were involved in the army, resulting in the important town of Shenyang and Liaoyang, the capital of Liaodong, falling one after another, which made the Eastern Seizure Nurhaci move the capital to Liaoyang. From then on, Eastern Seizure had the basic foundation for competing for hegemony with the Ming Dynasty.

But in this world, Zhu Youxiao did not let Xiong Tingbi lose his position as a strategic person, and even cut off Wang Huazhen, who caused trouble for Xiong Tingbi in history. Therefore, he did not know whether the history of this life would change, whether Shenyang and Liaoyang would fall, and whether Nurhaci would be favored by God to continue to become bigger and stronger! And whether the general trend of history can really change.

However, Zhu Youxiao hopes that his efforts can change all this.

Zhu Youxiao has finished his first Spring Festival in the Ming Dynasty.

But now, because Zhu Youxiao had just ascended the throne, and he cleaned up the inner court, he also took this opportunity to release a group of many palace maids with unknown origins or who could get married and stay in the palace for a long time. Therefore, this Spring Festival this year was not very lively. Apart from Keshi, no one like his family accompanied him to celebrate the festival.

It is worth looking forward to that Zhu Youxiao has issued an edict from Fang Congzhe to select concubines from all over the country starting from the first day of this year.

When Zhu Youxiao thought of his soon-to-be-married queen, he was curious about what his future queen would look like, what kind of character, and what he liked?
Chapter completed!