After hearing this, Sun Chengzong's heart naturally warmed, but his face was still serious as he said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I am fine. This trip to Liaodong can be regarded as the fulfillment of a wish of mine. Now there are so many things to do, I dare not neglect them, for fear of missing something. But now that I have finished my work, I will feel much more relaxed in the future."

In fact, one of the main reasons why Sun Chengzong was so busy was because of Zhu Youxiao's delegation of power.

Zhu Youxiao was not really worried about his power falling into the hands of others, so he handed over many things to his subordinates, and Sun Chengzong was one of them.

Sun Chengzong was responsible for many of the affairs in Liaodong this time.

Zhu Youxiao was lazy and relaxed every day, so Sun Chengzong naturally became busy.

But Sun Chengzong didn't lie. He was indeed busy and had arranged everything that needed to be arranged. All that was left was to do things step by step.

For him, this kind of work is not difficult and does not take up too much energy.

"That's very good." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with satisfaction: "I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you. I want to go to Shenyang, and I want you to send someone to prepare it, and then we can set off."

Sun Chengzong was not surprised that the emperor was going to Shenyang.

Shanhaiguan is a really small place, and it's a fortress. There's no room for maneuver here, and nothing you do would be appropriate.

But Shenyang was different, the city there was larger and more spacious. In the past, it was inconvenient for the emperor to go there, but now he no longer had such concerns.

Sun Chengzong said, "Your Majesty is right. I wonder when Your Majesty would like to depart? I will send someone to arrange it immediately. If a date is set, we will also make some preparations in advance."

Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and said, "Then let's set off in three days."

Sun Chengzong didn't answer Zhu Youxiao directly. After all, the emperor's departure wasn't something that would happen overnight, and some things needed to be prepared in advance. Material supply, city security, and the emperor's guards all needed to be planned in advance.

After thinking about it for a while, Sun Chengzong had a rough idea of ​​the process in his mind.

Sun Chengzong said, "That's no problem, Your Majesty, don't worry. I'll arrange for immediate departure after I return. Three days from now, we can leave for Shenyang City early in the morning."

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear." Zhu Youxiao said gently.

Sun Chengzong nodded. The matter was over, but he did not say goodbye. Instead, he looked at Zhu Youxiao and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, don't you want to meet those people before going to Shenyang?"

The people Sun Chengzong was talking about were naturally the Mongols and Koreans in Shanhaiguan.

As news of the war continued to arrive these days, these people became particularly anxious.

Zhu Youxiao refused to see them, so these people began to harass the Ming officials, especially high-ranking officials like Sun Chengzong. It can be said that they were constantly being visited every day. Various people found various ways to get in touch with him, which made Sun Chengzong very annoyed.

He could tolerate what the emperor had asked him to do before. After all, it was the duty of a minister. If the emperor was lazy, they could not be lazy.

Sun Chengzong really didn't want to bother with these things now. He didn't understand what the emperor was going to do, and he didn't understand why the emperor was delaying meeting these people. Even if he was delaying, he had to give a reason, otherwise he would be annoyed to death.

After hearing Sun Chengzong's question, Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said, "It's not time to meet them yet. Let's postpone it for now. After arriving in Shenyang City, I will hold a ceremony to present the captives. At that time, I will invite them to watch. In addition, I will also hold a small military exercise, which is a good opportunity for them to observe."

"I'll see them after I've finished these things. Meeting them now is nothing more than bickering with each other, which doesn't make much sense. As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I don't bother to waste time on those nonsense. By then, they'll understand one thing: I speak, and they just listen."

Sun Chengzong did not think that Zhu Youxiao was exaggerating at all, but nodded in agreement.

This is how the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was, and this is how the Ming Dynasty should be.