Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 156
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"No wonder His Majesty specially set up the Fengtai and Xishan camps, and even issued a decree to recruit those Sichuan and Zhejiang soldiers back to the capital without any discussion. He also sent people to recruit new soldiers. It turned out to be to gather a large army to aid the Liao Dynasty."

In the cabinet, in the official room of the Second Assistant, Han Xu said with a complicated expression: "I'm afraid that His Majesty noticed Xiong Tingbi very early on. He even suspected Xiong Tingbi and had privately submitted a memorial to the emperor. If it hadn't been like this , Why is Your Majesty so concerned about Liao affairs?"

"I'm afraid that's the case."

Liu Yishen frowned slightly and said in a low tone: "I'm afraid that this time the troops stationed in Fengtai and Xishan camps left Beijing for Liao with such great momentum because His Majesty wanted to suppress the Jianlu rebellion and then stabilize the chaotic Liao affairs. "

"But things are never that simple."

Han Xu was slightly excited and said: "Nowadays, there are so many affairs to be resolved in the country. After Bi Ziyan took office as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he will also stop the apportionment of Liao salary. Even if he wants to suppress the Jianlu rebellion, how can we solve the problem of money and food?"

"The imperial court has owed a lot of military pay to those soldiers and horses who originally guarded the Liao region, not to mention the guest troops from various ministries who aided the Liao. Now His Majesty has sent tens of thousands of troops to the Liao. How can we squeeze out this part of the money and food expenses?"

"How can fighting be so simple?"

"The soldiers and horses have not yet used the food and fodder. Your Majesty is so arbitrary and has sent tens of thousands of troops to Liao without discussing it with the superiors. Is it possible that the stability of Liao can be ensured by relying on those newly recruited soldiers?"

Various ministries were stationed in the Fengtai and Xishan camps, and they were ordered to leave the capital to aid the Liao Dynasty. This incident caused quite a stir in the capital and even had a greater impact.

Previously, many civil servants who had affairs in foreign dynasties were very excited due to the influence of the transfer to the official position, but now they are mostly focused on this matter.

People have gregarious characteristics and will be affected by the environment or events, and then change their attention. Especially when sudden events involve many people, the transfer will be more complete.

It was precisely because Zhu Youxiao knew this that he specially ordered the main force led by Chen Ce and Tong Zhongkui to aid the Liao Dynasty to create such a massive power.

This is not only to protect Qi Qin's partial army, but also has many other hidden plans, and affecting the public opinion in the capital and the capital is just one of them.

"Your Majesty is closed-minded and prefers to act arbitrarily. What's the use of saying this?"

Liu Yishen frowned and said: "Right now, I am worried about two things. First, if the army that is supposed to leave Beijing to aid Liao really rushes to Liao, what impact will it have on Liao?"

"Secondly, if an army like Xiong Tingbi Ruozhang comes up with something that shouldn't be thought of, it will definitely not be a good thing for the country..."

"Second Assistant is worried that Xiong Tingbi might..." Han Xu was startled and looked at Liu Yishen in surprise. He just said that but stopped.

"It's not impossible."

Liu Yishen said with a sad expression: "Your Majesty's understanding of Liao affairs is too shallow, the characterization of the Saarhu War case, and Yuan Keli's actions were too reckless.

Thinking about the memorials submitted by officials in Liaodong a few days ago, one of them accused Xiong Tingbi. I really can't understand why His Majesty gave Xiong Tingbi a royal flag.

So many troops to defend or assist the Liao Dynasty gathered in various parts of Liaodong, especially the Liaozuo front line. But once Xiong Tingbi took office as the Liaodong manager, could he turn around the chaotic Liao affairs? "

Han Xu fell into deep thought.

Whether it is the current court or the previous court, there is no unified thinking on Liao affairs. You have your thoughts and I have my understanding. If there are any changes in Liao affairs, the court can This caused great controversy, which also made many people in the DPRK have opinions and dissatisfaction with Xiong Tingbi's Liaodong economic strategy.

The current situation of Liao affairs is not only the local problems in Liaodong, but also the problems of the central court. The two are intertwined and influence each other, making the Liao affairs increasingly complicated and confusing.In the past, Zhu Youxiao did so many things. In addition to maintaining the stability of the court and making the Donglin Party more independent, he also tried to divert the court's excessive attention to Liao affairs.

In a central court without unified cognition or thought, if you say something to me, even if Xiong Tingbi didn't say anything outrageous in Liaodi, he would probably take the blame and resign.

Why?

Xiong Tingbi failed to achieve the expected goal!

The purpose of letting you take up the post of Liaodong Manager is to let you shoulder the role of a fire-fighting hero and make changes in the Liao Dynasty as soon as possible, so that everyone can be accountable.

But some people, after staying in the central court for a long time, can no longer see the suffering and difficulties in the local area. They don't think there are any problems in the local area.

Daming just encountered some small troubles, wouldn't it be better to solve them in time?

There are too many undercurrents lurking in the capital, and there are also many turbulences lurking in places.

Luoyang is thousands of miles away from the capital.

"Shocking!"

In a side courtyard of Prince Fu's Mansion, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor and the Admiral of the West Jishi Factory, Fang Zhenghua, looked at Hong Chengchou with a complicated expression, "Ni Fan actually did so many evil things in Luoyang before. The interior of a Prince Fu's Mansion The gold and silver items stored in the treasury are actually more than the internal money!!"

"Mr. Hong, are you sure you want to submit the memorial to the emperor and rush it to the capital like this? Your Majesty..."

"I know Governor Fang's worries."

Hong Chengchou, with a solemn look on his face, said at this moment: "But has Governor Fang ever thought about why Your Majesty condemned me and Governor Fang to come to Luo to inspect Prince Fu's Mansion?"

"Isn't that just knowing Nifan's temperament?"

"If Ni Fan did all kinds of evil things while he was in Luo, out of various concerns, even if we just want to sympathize with His Majesty and not let His Majesty be upset by it, we go out of our way to conceal some of the truth. Is this really okay? "

"Mr. Hong, stop talking."

Fang Zhenghua waved his hands and said, "That's what our family mentioned. This time we went to Luo to inspect Prince Fu's Mansion, Doctor Hong was the main one, and our family was the auxiliary."

The reason why Fang Zhenghua had the reaction just now was simply that he encountered too many embarrassing things after arriving in Luoyang and during the inspection of Prince Fu's Mansion.

They annexed land, forced good girls into prostitution, robbed civilian girls, loaned money, invaded official land...

During the years when Zhu Changxun ruled Luoyang, it seemed that these illegal things were either personally instructed by him or secretly done by his subordinates.

I don’t know how much blood and tears are hidden under these piles, especially the Shantian fields under the name of Prince Fu’s Mansion, which are unimaginable.

"That being the case, the secret memorandum submitted to the imperial court should be sent to the capital by reliable personnel as soon as possible." Hong Chengchou looked at Fang Zhenghua, bowed his head slightly and said, "There are many things at the moment that require your Majesty's decree." Okay, otherwise many people’s grievances in Luoyang and even Henan will be effectively resolved..."

(End of this chapter)