Yuan Yingtai, also known by his courtesy name Dalai, was from Fengxiang and belonged to the Donglin Party.

In Zhu Youxiao's memory, Yuan Yingtai, as recorded in history books, was an intelligent and resolute official, very capable in water conservancy and financial management, and an expert in logistics, but he was not good at commanding operations and was very poor at planning and deployment.

The content of the memorial was very simple - Yuan Yingtai replaced Xiong Tingbi as the governor of Liaodong, and believed that he should be lenient and loving to the people, which changed many of Xiong Tingbi's strict military disciplines; it happened that the Little Ice Age occurred, and the Mongolian tribes suffered from famine, and many of them came to the Great Wall to beg for food, so he showed mercy and resettled many victims of the Mongolian tribes, recruited rebel generals and soldiers, and accepted those who surrendered.

Therefore, in the memorial, Yuan Yingtai mentioned many benefits of doing so: first, recruiting these people would prevent them from surrendering to the enemy; second, these people were all Mongolians, skilled in riding and shooting, brave and good at fighting, and could be used to expand the Liaodong military force and expand border defense.

Yuan Yingtai has already placed people in the two major fortresses of Liaoyang and Shenyang. This memorial is a report on the one hand and a report of achievements on the other.

After taking a look at the cabinet's proposal, Zhu Youxiao suddenly smiled and tapped the book on his hand, but his eyes were cold as ice.

Is that how Shenyang and Liaoyang were lost? Among these people, there must be some who are secretly being used by the enemy, or there are spies among them who are acting as traitors. Do you, Yuan Yingtai, know this?

Are the disaster victims so easy to resettle? They're even being resettled in Shenyang and Liaoyang. Are you really not afraid of them causing trouble?

The key point is that these were not Ming refugees, but Mongol refugees. How would they solve the problem of food shortages? Should they be given monthly food allowances and allowed to cohabit with the people? How would the conflict between the Ming people and them be resolved?

If I remember correctly, these people were robbing and plundering, and "the residents suffered." To arbitrarily resettle these refugees from various Mongolian tribes is to seek death!

Even if he hadn't traveled through time, Zhu Youxiao knew this wouldn't work. What kind of commotion did the refugees in later generations cause? What was the final outcome for those countries that accepted refugees under the pretext of justice? How grateful were those refugees?

Come on, the Ming Dynasty accepted Mongol refugees? The Ming Dynasty only wanted slaves, not refugees. Furthermore, the precedent of the Western Jin Dynasty's southward migration and the Hu people's rebellion in the north has left a bloody mark in historical records!

I won't dwell on these distant events, but even in the original history, on March 20th of the first year of the Tianqi reign, two months from now, the Jianzhou rebels launched a massive attack on Shenyang. The Mongol surrenders began wreaking havoc and attacking the defenders, ultimately leading to the city's fall, aided by internal and external forces. Generals He Shixian and You Shigong were killed in action, and the entire 70,000-man defending force was annihilated.

General Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui and others led more than 30,000 troops from Zhejiang, Sichuan and Tujia chieftains' private soldiers to the Liao army to provide assistance. They fought a fierce battle with the rebels at Hunhe, but were defeated and killed.

Yuan Yingtai withdrew the garrisons from Fengji, Weining and other fortresses, and focused on defending the main base in Liaoyang. He diverted water into the moat, deployed firearms along the moat, and surrounded the area with soldiers.

He personally commanded the generals Hou Shilu, Li Bingcheng, Liang Zhongshan, Jiang Bi, Zhu Wanliang and others to lead 30,000 troops five miles out of the city to fight.

Because of the division of troops and the fact that the elite troops had been almost completely lost in Shenyang and Hunhe, the government army fought at a disadvantage and was defeated by Nurhaci's 60,000 cavalry, losing a lot of troops.

Later Jin spies set fire to the city, causing damage. The rebels dug the western sluice gate to drain the moat, divided their forces to block the eastern water inlet, and defeated the generals' reinforcements. After only three days of defense, Liaoyang fell. Yuan Yingtai, defeated, hanged himself facing south, holding his official seal in apology.

This episode of history left a deep impression on Zhu Youxiao. Yuan Yingtai, who had no talent but was entrusted with a major task, ultimately lost Liaodong and over 100,000 of the strongest soldiers in the world. The primary culprit was the person who employed him.

Thinking of Xiong Tingbi who was recuperating at home on the pretext of illness, Zhu Youxiao tapped the handle of the chair lightly with his fingers.

Historically, Xiong Tingbi was classified as a member of the Chu Party, and it was recorded that he replaced Yang Hao as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War to govern Liaodong, recruit exiles, rectify military orders, build chariots, manufacture firearms, dredge trenches and repair cities, and guard Dagu.

Rumor has it that he was seven feet tall, courageous, knowledgeable in military affairs, and skilled in shooting arrows with both hands. However, he had a hot temper, a straightforward nature, loved to curse, and was unwilling to be humble, so public opinion did not approve of him.

Historically, Xiong Tingbi was killed and his head was sent to nine frontiers. His end was miserable.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao gently put down the memorial in his hand, looked up at Chen Hong who had just returned to the Qianqing Palace, waved him over, and then said, "Send the order to the cabinet to draft an order to reinstate Xiong Tingbi as the Minister of War and the Governor of Liaodong. He must set out immediately and must not delay or neglect the matter. He will be severely punished. Yuan Yingtai, the Governor of Liaodong, will be transferred back to Beijing and assigned to another position."

This was another appointment, in fact, Zhu Youxiao had not yet figured out how to use it. In short, in one sentence, Zhu Youxiao wanted to transfer Yuan Yingtai back.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go right away!" Chen Hong agreed and retreated with his body bent. He was very fast. Although he was a little tired, he didn't dare to say anything. The emperor ordered him to do it, and he dared not neglect it.

Starting from the Ming Dynasty, the Secretariat and the prime minister were abolished, and the emperor was directly in charge of the government affairs of the six ministries and hundreds of departments. In fact, it was equivalent to the emperor serving as prime minister concurrently, which expanded the monarch's autocratic power to the peak. However, this was only a measure taken by the Ming Taizu under the situation in the early Ming Dynasty with his personal characteristics (such as strong desire for power, strong suspicion, rich ruling experience, and abundant energy).

However, the later emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not possess these characteristics and abilities, and were unwilling to follow suit. However, it was inconvenient to openly violate the "ancestral teachings". What should they do?

Under such circumstances, after transformation, the cabinet system gradually took shape, playing a new role in restricting the monarch's autocracy.

The cabinet at this time looked like a dying old man, lifeless. Chen Hong quickly came to the cabinet's duty room.

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