Everyone present was stunned. Why did the emperor become wise? Let’s make trouble, let’s talk about the emperor’s wiseness, and the emperor can spare you?

Emperor Tianqi was so happy that he said, "Zhu Aiqing, why do you say I am wise?"

Wei Zhongxian felt relieved. Zhu Youcheng was really amazing. He pulled Emperor Tianqi out of his angry mentality in one sentence. Look, the title has been changed, from Zhu Youcheng to Zhu Aiqing. It seems that if there are two or three sentences, you can become Chengdi again - but, don't tease him, isn't it better?

Zhu Youcheng broke out in a cold sweat, and his power was indeed unpredictable. Although he had imagined every word and every move he gave advice yesterday, he was still a little scared when he saw Emperor Tianqi's angry look.

He lay on the ground and said, "The Emperor said a famous saying, "That is why I said the Emperor is wise."

"Oh, which sentence?"

"I dare not say it."

"Do you dare not even retell me if I say something? Where do you fear it?"

"I am afraid that the emperor will turn against you."

After all, Emperor Tianqi was smart and Ruida. He immediately understood that Zhu Youcheng was pleading for Xiong Tingbi. He wanted to refuse, but he wanted to hear what famous saying he said, so he said, "Say it, I forgive you for being innocent--I promise not to turn against you."

Zhu Youcheng's legs were numb and said, "Master, can you let me stand up and say? The legs were numb."

"I didn't let you kneel down at all. You were guilty of being a thief. Okay, get up and say."

"The emperor just said, 'Is this your hindrance? Is it true that I wrote it like this?' This is really a famous saying that is not easy for a thousand gold."

Emperor Tianqi wanted to learn from others to stroke his beard and nodded, but he felt empty-handed, so he had to touch his smooth chin and nodded, "My brother is right."

Everyone present suddenly felt relieved when they collapsed. Emperor Tianqi finally changed his words and called "Brother Cheng". The dark clouds in the sky suddenly disappeared. Wei Zhongxian and King Xin kept winking at Zhu Youcheng and gestured to him to stop saying the wrong words to stimulate Emperor Tianqi.

Zhu Youcheng seemed to have never heard of it - of course he couldn't hear it. Who dared to interrupt in front of Emperor Tianqi? The two of them were performing pantomimes - he continued: "Just just as the emperor put a good piece of painting paper for Xiong Tingbi in Liaodong, and also added good ink, asking for money and grain, but the expected picture did not appear, and Liaodong was so decayed. The emperor naturally criticized Xiong Tingbi, the master of painting, and asked him why he had not drawn good paintings."

Emperor Tianqi nodded and said, "Brother Cheng, your words are deeply loved by me."

"The emperor is naturally criticizing him. Well, Lao Xiong, what's wrong with you? Your character "Wen" and the horizontal line in the middle, hey... The character "Wu" and the slant hook, hey... The character "Shuang" and the last stroke are simply... the most outrageous is the character "Zhi". Can the dot still be called "Du"?"

Zhu Youcheng repeated the words criticizing Emperor Tianqi's calligraphy just now, but the target of criticism became Xiong Tingbi.

Emperor Tianqi blushed like a pig's liver, and he naturally heard that Zhu Youcheng used calligraphy to metaphor his unreasonable accusations against Xiong Tingbi.

"I didn't restrain Xiong Tingbi."

"Of course the emperor did not restrain Xiong Tingbi, but others did this. Wang Huazhen was the Liaodong patrol patrolman. As soon as he arrived in Liaodong, he snatched power and undermined Xiong Tingbi. Xiong Tingbi's orders could not even be issued by the Liaodong Jinglifu. How can he direct the war?"

"However, it is always true that Xiong Tingbi discarded millions of square miles of land in Liaodong overnight. With this, it would be not an exaggeration to kill immediately."

"Emperor, Xiong Tingbi is named Liaodong Jingli, but he only has 3,000 soldiers under his command, and most of them are old, weak and remnants. With this force, even if he guards a million square miles of land in Liaodong, he cannot defend even if he guards an isolated city. Wang Huazhen handed over 30,000 elite soldiers to Jiannu and slaughter them. In the entire territory of Liaodong, only three thousand soldiers were left by Xiong Tingbi. At this time, not to mention Xiong Tingbi is a veteran on the battlefield, even a new recruit who has never been on the battlefield knows that the correct choice at this time should be to evacuate quickly. Otherwise, Xiong Tingbi will be the right choice.

Once Bi is trapped in the lonely city, then Jiannu will surround Xiong Tingbi. When the court hears the news, it will definitely send troops to rescue him. Jiannu ambush the court reinforcements and surrounds the points to attack the aid, and the court will suffer greater losses. Moreover, Xiong Tingbi did not flee in a panic, but instead retreated strategically. He asked Liaodong soldiers and civilians to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and retreat to Shanhaiguan. Therefore, Jiannu could not get any supplies east of the Liaohe River and could only withdraw his troops. If I was right, Jiannu will definitely have weak troops east of the Liaohe River. If the court sends troops to recover a large area of ​​lost land."

Emperor Tianqi remained silent. He had received a report from the Liaodong General Wang Zai Jin that there was no trace of Jiannu east of the Liaohe River. However, Wang Zai Jin did not recommend regaining the land in Liaodong. Because if the land in Liaodong was regained, the people would be moved and the troops would be divided into guards. Liaodong was vast and poor, and the people would be able to calm the people and replenish the troops, which would waste huge military pay. Moreover, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not able to fight in the field. Jiannu came back and could only defend themselves by the city. The people outside the city would be massacred by Jiannu. Shanhaiguan was in a natural danger and only needed a small amount of troops to guard. No matter what Wang Zai Jin's opinion was, at least it was certain that Xiong Tingbi's policy of firming the walls and clearing the fields was successful.

"Does the emperor still remember the second batch of Jiannu's work captured by the Xizhen Fushi? What was their purpose in Beijing? It was to encourage the Donglin Party to chop Xiong Tingbi. If Jiannu was not afraid of Xiong Tingbi, why did he bribe him for fear of his death unhappy? By the way, Jiannu also said that if it is possible, it is best to protect Wang Huazhen. One kills and the other protects, who is loyal and who is traitorous. Do you still know that? Emperor, don't be the one who is loved by the enemy, and it's the one who is happy."

Emperor Tianqi's face remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with scattered emotions.

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was intent, Zhu Youcheng struck while the iron was hot and said, "Since ancient times, it has been said that punishment cannot be given to the doctor. Xiong Tingbi was entitled as the Minister of War and was an important official of the court. If he paid the price of his life because of the loss of Liaodong, who else would be willing to be the Minister of War from now on?"

Zhu Youcheng was not a false threat. Since Xiong Tingbi was killed, the position of Minister of War has become a hot yam, and no one wants to accept it. It is not for the ministers to escape. There were few ministers who served as Ministers of War in the late Ming Dynasty who had a good end. Many people were unable to push their back doors to not be Minister of War. After three or five months, they quickly resigned and left. For example, in the sixth year of Tianqi, Li Chunye worked hard and finally climbed to the second rank. Unfortunately, he was Minister of War. After a year of worry, he spent a year. He used the excuse that his mother was old and wanted to go home to serve his mother, and hurriedly left.

Emperor Tianqi was silent for a long time and finally said, "Parent Wei, let Xiong Tingbi be released. However, the death penalty has been spared, and the living crime cannot be escaped. He will be demoted to the people and will never be used. Also, although Wang Huazhen made contributions to the Ming Dynasty, his merits have not been concealed. Let's hand them over to the Ministry of Justice for trial."

After saying that, Emperor Tianqi sighed and asked, "Brother Cheng, I have received a report from Liaodong that Jiannu could not find supplies east of the Liaohe River and has now returned to west of the Liaohe River. What do you think should I do now?"

Zhu Youcheng pondered for a while and asked, "What did the King of Liaodong Jingliu say in the King of Jin?"

"The king reported in Jin that he suggested giving up the land outside the pass, defending Shanhaiguan, and using natural dangers to resist the attack of Jiannu. At the same time, he made friends with Mongolia, opened up the Ming and Mongolia markets, and purchased Jiannu heads from Mongolia, driving Mongolia to conflict with Jiannu."

"Weichen thinks that Wang Zai Jin's suggestion is good. It only takes a small number of troops to guard Shanhaiguan, which can save a lot of military expenditure. The acquisition of Jiannu's head from Mongolia is a strategy to drive away tigers and swallow wolves. Suppose a Jiannu's head is priced at 5 taels, and we train a soldier, and only military pay is 12 taels a year. If we add military weapons, it will be more than this price. Moreover, a soldier may not be able to cut off a Jiannu's head, so this business is worth it."

Emperor Tianqi's face was gloomy. Didn't he know that Wang Zaijin's plan was wonderful? But the Emperor of Ming Dynasty never abandoned his territory. When he came to him, he threw away millions of square miles of land. Even if the people did not scold him, they would not explain it to him when they went underground and saw his ancestors.

"Zhu Youcheng, you are also a child of the Zhu family. You know that the Ming Dynasty never ceded land. I cannot be such a foolish monarch, so the land in Liaodong must be recovered. Think about what can I do?"

"Emperor, it is easy to recover land, but it is very difficult to defend land. Now Jiannu has already shrunk to the west of the Liaohe River and sent troops to recover east of the Liaohe River. There is no problem with defending it. But what to do if you send 100,000 soldiers, the military expenditure per year is 1.2 million taels, which is still the minimum standard. It is not easy to transport outside the pass of Liaodong, and it is not easy to transport it. With food, grass and weapons, how much does it cost? Without three million taels, you can't defend Liaodong at all. I don't know the total tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty, which is about four million taels. If you transfer three million taels to the Liaodong defenders, what should I do in other places?"

"Can I only be a fool?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the Jinyiwei West Fushi? Weichen risked his life to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers two years ago. Why? Isn't it just to defend the territory for the Emperor Jingbian?"
Chapter completed!