After returning to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao sat in his chair.
Obviously, imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel. I'd better just wait and wait for option three!
"Your Majesty, the cabinet has just submitted a memorial with the victory report from Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong." Chen Hong looked at Zhu Youxiao with a slightly serious expression on his face.
"Good news?"
When Zhu Youxiao heard the word "good news", he was not happy at all. Instead, he was very surprised. After being surprised, he became deeply worried.
In Zhu Youxiao's view, the Ming army in Liaodong had no chance of defeating the Jurchens. This was not a problem that could be solved by replacing one person, even if that person was Xiong Tingbi.
Then this Liaodong victory report might turn into a defeat report. Now Zhu Youxiao is really worried about this.
Once Shenyang and Liaoyang are lost, we will be in trouble.
The strategic locations of Liaoyang and Shenyang are extremely important. Their existence can effectively encircle Nurhaci, directly restrict him and prevent him from attacking from all sides. This is very important.
After receiving the victory report and reading it, Zhu Youxiao's worries finally disappeared without a trace.
The battle report above is certainly not a victory, but the situation I was worried about did not occur, so I can indeed breathe a sigh of relief.
After confirming that Liaodong was safe, Zhu Youxiao finally had time to think about the meaning of this victory report.
After a while, Zhu Youxiao smiled bitterly and shook his head. It was obvious that Xiong Tingbi was testing him!
"This Xiong Tingbi!"
But it didn't matter. No matter what he thought, he had indeed made a contribution. As long as Shenyang and Liaoyang were saved, it was a great achievement.
Looking down, I saw that the cabinet also gave a draft.
What was written above was not an acknowledgement of Xiong Tingbi's contribution, nor was it a commendation of his merit, but rather it said that Xiong Tingbi was suspected of lying.
Because the Liaodong Governor Xue Guoyong also submitted a memorial, in which he wrote that Xiong Tingbi was unruly, arrogant, and abused his power. At the same time, he was afraid of the enemy and lied about a great victory.
Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, then put Xiong Tingbi's paper aside.
There's nothing wrong with the cabinet's proposal. After all, someone impeached Xiong Tingbi, and the person who impeached him was the Liaodong Governor, so you can't just ignore it.
But there was a trap here. According to the cabinet, they should send senior officials to Liaodong for verification.
If the verification is true, then the court will naturally commend Xiong Tingbi; if the verification is not true, then Xiong Tingbi will naturally be punished.
Although this proposal seemed fair, Zhu Youxiao knew that it was intended to bury Xiong Tingbi.
If I take it seriously, I'd be a fool. Who should I send an important official to investigate?
As long as someone was sent there, it would be a blow to Xiong Tingbi's prestige.
Besides, can the people sent say good things about Xiong Tingbi?
You can call this a great victory or a coward, because strategically you did win and crushed Nurhaci's plot; but tactically you were indeed cowardly and refused to fight, only daring to defend the city. All these combined could be used to accuse Xiong Tingbi of being cowardly and unwilling to advance.
Sending someone to investigate such a subjective matter? Zhu Youxiao must be crazy to think that.
After a moment's silence, Zhu Youxiao said directly: "Fight back!"
If the emperor is satisfied with the opinions given by the cabinet, he will naturally approve them with his own hand; if the emperor is not satisfied, he will naturally send them back and ask the cabinet to draft their opinions again.
This time, Zhu Youxiao directly rejected the opinions drafted by the cabinet.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly agreed and said respectfully.
Although this incident had some impact on Zhu Youxiao's mood, he was still in a good mood. At least the situation in Liaodong was temporarily settled. Shenyang and Liaoyang were not lost. This was the best outcome.
As for Xiong Tingbi's defeat of Nurhaci, Zhu Youxiao had never thought about it at all, because Liaodong simply did not have that strength.
Zhu Youxiao didn't care about the disputes in the court at all. If talking cannons is useful, then what are the cannons for?
In the next two days, there was once again a trend of impeaching Xiong Tingbi in the court.
Looking at the question books in front of him, Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly.
Why does it feel like Xiong Tingbi has stolen someone's wife or robbed someone's child? These people seem to want Xiong Tingbi to die.
Putting the question book aside, Zhu Youxiao stretched lazily.
He was not in the mood to continue looking at these things. Instead of spending his time, he might as well think about what to eat for lunch.
"Your Majesty, Qi Jin requests to see you." Chen Hong came to Zhu Youxiao's side and saw that Zhu Youxiao seemed to be in a good mood, so he spoke quickly.
Zhu Youxiao was immediately overjoyed. Qi Jin is here? He's finally here!
He couldn't help but stand up and said quickly: "Pass it quickly."
Zhu Youxiao had high expectations for Qi Jin.
Qi Jin was no idle second-generation rich kid, but a true warrior on the battlefield. He had been with Qi Jiguang in the army since he was a child, and had repeatedly made military achievements, rising from a centurion to a garrison commander, a guerrilla, and a lieutenant general.
At the beginning of the Wanli period, he followed General Liu Jing to conquer Guanxi. He was the first general to reach the city of Goryeo and was promoted to deputy general for his first merit.
Such talents must be used well. At the same time, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel fortunate that he traveled through time now. If he had traveled through time a few years later, Qi Jin and the Qi family army would have been gone.
Such an ace force must be expanded. Zhu Youxiao has already made plans and will expand it by 20,000 people in the early stage.
Qi Jin will train these 20,000 people, and when they are trained, they can be sent to Liaodong to fight as a trial.
The 3,000-strong Qi family army fought the Battle of Hunhe, which is known as the bloodiest battle in Liaodong. So what kind of battle could 20,000 people achieve?
Zhu Youxiao was very excited, really very excited. Although he was very excited, he still sat down and waited for Qi Jin to come in.
After a while, Qi Jin walked in from outside.
He was dressed in armor, with a bright red cloak tied behind him, and looked very tired. It was obvious that he had gathered his troops in Jizhen and rushed all the way to the capital. Moreover, it seemed that he did not rest after arriving in the capital, but went straight to the capital.
After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Qi Jin bowed down immediately.
"No need for formalities!" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile. Looking at Qi Jin at this time, Zhu Youxiao felt both relieved and regretful, but more of it was anticipation.
When Qi Jin stood up, Zhu Youxiao finally spoke: "Qi Aiqing has traveled all the way to the capital and must be very tired. You should rest more."
As Qi Jin listened to Zhu Youxiao's gentle words of comfort, he suddenly felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
How many years have passed? What has happened to my family since Zhang Juzheng's downfall? What has happened to my uncle? What have I been through?
Could it be that the Qi family has finally waited for a wise leader?
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