Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 808: In this life, we must make the Ming Dynasty free from war
"Both of you calm down first."

Zhu Youjian knew that he had to step forward. If he didn't, conflicts would inevitably arise between Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi. Once things got to this point, it would be detrimental to the Ming Dynasty and would have no benefit at all.

As a vassal of the Ming Dynasty who was highly regarded by Zhu Youxiao, and as the grandson of the King of Tang, he became the first royal minister of the Tianqi Dynasty and was ordered to go to the court to resolve the rebellion of Li Zong.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian knew more than just the situation in Korea. He was aware of the strategy surrounding the Pan-Northeast. As the Governor-General of Liaodong selected by the emperor, Xiong Tingbi would not easily change his position within ten years.

During this ten-year term, Xiong Tingbi had only one thing to do, which was to develop and safeguard the Ming Dynasty's pan-Northeast rights and interests, ensure the continued development and governance of Liaodong, and make Liaodong an important part of the Ming Dynasty's rule.

It was precisely because of this great strategy that the war in Korea took place, and why he went to Korea to provide assistance to Liaodong.

"Your Highness, I understand Xiong Dutang's intention of coming to Korea." Under the gaze of the two, Zhu Youjian lifted his sleeves and said calmly.

"We want to stop the Jianlu's eastward expedition and then break the Jianlu's plan to recruit junior soldiers through frequent conquests, plunder the women and children of the savages, and maintain the elite and bravery of our troops."

"Your Highness is aware of the situation in Liaodong. Right now, immigration from the interior, state-owned farms, the expansion of highways, the improvement of water conservancy, the construction of ports, the development of industries, and other matters are all being implemented in full swing. Therefore, even if we confront and fight the Jianlu, we can only do so around the southern part of the desert. The Liao garrison troops cannot leave Liao and go to the Ciluwei area."

Xiong Tingbi nodded.

If there weren't too many things to do in Liaodong and he was afraid that it would affect the development and governance of Liaodong, he would not have bothered to come to Korea to find the stubborn Sun Chengzong.

There was nothing he could do.

Under the overall situation, the Western Front can contain the Jianlu, but what about the Eastern Front?
It's totally out of reach!

The only way to get there is to use North Korea as a springboard.

Xiong Tingbi also knew that doing so would lead to a lot of uncertainty during the period, but he had already selected the main force for the battle with Jianlu.

It is the new Eight Banners led by Liu Xingzuo.

To ask the New Eight Banners to fight against the Old Eight Banners, the Ming Dynasty would simply offer some gold and silver rewards, and then select a few of them to reward generously. The rewards would be huge.

"Your Highness is also aware of Elder Sun's thoughts."

Zhu Youjian continued, "Without your majesty's order, the army that aids Korea cannot leave Korea without permission. Xiong Dutang was indeed reckless in this regard."

"Your Highness..."

When Xiong Tingbi heard this, he immediately told Zhu Youjian, but as he was speaking, Zhu Youjian shook his head at him, so Xiong Tingbi kept silent.

"But I want to ask you two, whether it is the war against the enemy, or helping Korea resist the enemy, or helping Korea suppress the rebellion, why did Your Majesty make these decisions?"

Zhu Youjian glanced at the two of them and asked a question, "In the final analysis, Your Majesty does not want to see the people of the Ming Dynasty being invaded by war and then living a precarious life, right?"

"Lord Sun, from the time when Korea was in chaos to the current rebellion, you should know better than anyone what Korea has been through, right?"

"How many people in Korea have been forced to leave their homes and families, and how many people have lost their lives? I'm afraid it's impossible to count them. If this happened in Ming Dynasty or Liaodong, how would you feel?"

Sun Chengzong's brows furrowed.

Having experienced a lot in Korea, he had thought about these things. If this situation really happened in Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that more people would die.

Hundreds of thousands of people?

Millions of people?

Millions of people? Sun Chengzong didn't dare to think about it. If so many people really died in the Ming Dynasty, what kind of turmoil would the Ming Dynasty experience? What kind of difficulties would it face!
It was precisely because of this that Sun Chengzong wanted to fight the Korean war well. He wanted to avoid this situation at all costs, which would happen under the Ming rule.

If Li Ni had not been suppressed and was allowed to seize the throne of Korea, Korea would no longer be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but would be extremely hostile to the Ming Dynasty!

No one else had thought of this kind of thing, but Sun Chengzong had.

He was the chief commander in North Korea's fight against the rebellion.

He has to consider things that others cannot consider.

"Even without the emperor's order, the army that aids Korea cannot be withdrawn."

Sun Chengzong sighed and looked at Zhu Youjian and the others and said, "The maintenance and immigration of Pyeongan and Hamgyong Provinces require manpower, and the suppression of civil unrest in Hwanghae Province and other places also requires manpower. A new round of rotation will begin at the end of this month, and the encirclement and suppression of Li Ni will gradually turn into a hard-core battle. Your Highness, what do you think I should do?"

Xiong Tingbi frowned. He didn't expect that the situation Sun Chengzong was facing would be so complicated. If this was the case, then the bilateral alliance would have to be adjusted.

"All matters concerning immigration and suppressing civil unrest, Lord Sun, can be handed over to me, Your Highness, for responsibility. If I fail to do my job well, I am willing to accept any punishment."

Zhu Youjian thought for a moment, then looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "It is time for the new soldiers and new troops trained in the Incheon camp to gain experience. From now on, there is no need for Lord Sun to worry about these matters."

"As for the bilateral alliance, I hope you two can discuss it calmly. You two are both loyal to the emperor and patriotic. I can see that. Liaodong has its own difficulties, and North Korea has its own predicament."

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"But no matter what, we can't just sit and watch the Ming Dynasty being threatened again, right? Since I came to Korea by order, I have only one long-cherished wish, which is to make the Ming Dynasty free of war in this life, to let the people of the Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer be invaded and threatened by foreign enemies!"

The atmosphere here changes.

Whether it was Xiong Tingbi or Sun Chengzong, they were both loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but they had different styles of doing things, which was more or less problematic in the eyes of different people.

But is loyalty just something you say?

No.

Loyalty is based on actual actions!!
"I think it's too simple."

In this atmosphere, Xiong Tingbi looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "If Lord Sun agrees to a bilateral alliance, then only Hamgyong and the rest of the country will need to cooperate. At the same time, the captured rebels and even the gathered refugees can be transferred in batches to Vladivostok, Shuangchengzi and other places."

"We will report the military situation to the Military Affairs Council as soon as possible. Please dispatch a group of elite soldiers from Liaodong to Korea to join Mao Wenlong, Liu Xingzuo and others in the campaign to stop the Jianlu."

"Of course, if we really can't mobilize troops from North Korea, then I will think of another way, Elder Sun..."

“We can do a bilateral alliance, but this cabinet will also impeach you.”

Before Xiong Tingbi finished speaking, Sun Chengzong interrupted him and said, "You, Xiong Man, are too impulsive. As the Governor of Liaodong, don't you know what this will bring to Liaodong?"

"That's what Elder Sun taught me."

Xiong Tingbi exclaimed softly, "Once this matter is resolved, I will submit a petition to Your Majesty to apologize for my crime."

Xiong Tingbi was aware of his own problem at this time. He felt that everything he did was for the good of Liaodong, but he did not care about other things. He did not know that if this was really done, it would bring many benefits to Liaodong, but on the contrary, it would also set a very bad precedent in Liaodong! !

"I will write a secret letter about today's incident and send it to the capital urgently."

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian looked at the two and said, "Now that the incident has happened, the most urgent task is how to coordinate this bilateral alliance. This is the top priority!"

(End of this chapter)