The reason why Zhu Youxiao had the confidence to do this and say such words was that all his troops had returned, even Xiong Tingbi had returned.

The entire Liaodong war was over. After pacifying Liaodong, his army had not suffered much damage. And once Liaodong was stable, he could devote his strength to it.

The only thing to do now is to see how much food he has left and how long it can last. This is a very important matter. If he has enough food, he can deal with some disobedient people on the Mongolian grasslands.

But now that he has Korchin, he doesn't need to do all this. He just needs to use his army to maintain deterrence. If there is any problem, he will close the door and let Korchin go. Whoever dares to disagree this time will be destroyed.

Zhu Youxiao was not worried about anything else, but he was worried about the five Inner Khalkha tribes.

Nurhaci once forced the five Inner Khalkha tribes to do so, but they did not agree and turned against Nurhaci. In the end, the two sides fought a mess and the five Inner Khalkha tribes were defeated.

As a result of this battle, two of the five Inner Khalkha tribes were annexed, one tribe was eliminated, and two other tribes defected to Ligdan Khan and were later annexed.

But now, it is the Ming Dynasty's turn, and the five Inner Khalkha tribes may not necessarily agree, especially the Zalantu tribe, which has a more tough attitude.

But there is another problem here, that is, the Ming Dynasty is not Nurhaci. Zarut and Nurhaci have a grudge, so there is a reason why he wants to use that incident to turn against him.

Zhu Youxiao felt that the more important thing was that the Zalut tribe did not want to fall out with Ligdan Khan. Although they had separated, they still believed in their bones that they were all Mongolians, with the same roots and origins. Ligdan Khan was still the Khan, and they could not betray their Khan.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao had to make preparations for both scenarios. If the Zarut tribe did not come this time, then he would defeat them.

With the cooperation of Khorchin and the strength of the Ming army, there would naturally be no major problems. After they were eliminated, things would be much easier and no one would dare to disobey.

However, there was only one Khorchin left in the east, which made Zhu Youxiao a little worried. But there was no other way, he couldn't just leave the five Inner Khalkha tribes there, right?

If someone doesn't listen to me, what's the point of playing with you?

So we can only hope that the five Inner Khalkha tribes are not crazy.

Wei Chao, who was beside Zhu Youxiao, heard the question and quickly said, "Your Majesty, the inventory is already underway. Lord Sun said it will be delivered in the next two days."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, turned around and instructed Wei Chao, "Send an order to Guangning Governor Wang Zaijin, asking him to come here."

"I'm going to meet him. I didn't see him twice when I went to Liaodong, which is a bit unpleasant."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao said quickly.

In the past few years, Wang Zaijin has done a very good job in Guangning. Compared with the original historical Wang Huazhen, he is far more capable.

The defense system Wang Zaijin built in Guangning was exactly what Zhu Youxiao had imagined: high and deep walls, food storage, trenches and bunkers outside the city, and various towers and sentry posts.

Although a lot of money has been spent in recent years, the effect is very obvious, that is, no one dares to attack from that direction. Because before you can attack the city, most of your people will abandon you.

This made Zhu Youxiao very satisfied.

Zhu Youxiao liked the kind of ministers who could loyally carry out his orders and complete their tasks perfectly.

It has been several years since he came to the Ming Dynasty, and he has met many ministers of all kinds. What Zhu Youxiao fears most is the ministers who are very talented and can talk eloquently, because these people often have their own ideas.

To put it bluntly, scholars of this era all have a strong desire to demonstrate their ambitions, and they are very determined. If you assign them a position, they will always want to achieve something, but this achievement may not necessarily be what you want.

They will do what they think is right and act according to their own ideas, without considering the overall situation. They will not obey arrangements and always think that this is the right way to do it.

In the original history, the situation in Liaodong was like this. Sun Chengzong and others all felt that Liaodong could be conquered and that a defensive posture was not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

It sounds exciting, but in reality it is far from the case. This is what Wang Zaijun advocates.

The Ming Dynasty no longer has the energy to spend more time fighting this war in Liaodong. There is nothing worth gaining in Liaodong itself, so just let them fight and wait.

The internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty are very important and need to be addressed.

Liaodong suffered heavy losses after the Battle of Sarhu. It was sufficient to maintain the defensive strength, and there was no need to spend more money to build these things.

This kind of cowardly words naturally did not meet the expectations of Emperor Chongzhen. For Emperor Chongzhen, this was too embarrassing, as he wanted to do something big in his heart.

It is not an exaggeration to describe Chongzhen as having great ambitions but little talent.

Thus, Wang Zaijin was doomed. His success was unsuccessful. The Ming Dynasty's continued investment in Liaodong provided opportunities for embezzlement from top to bottom. This final straw completely broke the camel's back, as the finances, already on the verge of collapse, were completely broken.

There was no money for domestic disaster relief, no money for domestic rebellion suppression, and the soldiers could not receive their salaries. Shanxi officially became a mess, and the entire Ming Dynasty collapsed.

Finally, we also forget that when Wei Zhongxian was in power, he was able to extort a lot of money from various officials through his hands. Although he was scolded, he had money to spend. This kind of thing was often done when the emperor's power was weak.

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