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Chapter 94 Preliminary Solution
Hong Tao dare not say that he has fought more battles than Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, but it is not that he has never seen the sticks of national wars. At the same time, he is also good at combining ancient and modern knowledge to figure out people's hearts. The most amazing thing is that he knows the results of many historical events. .

Therefore, Li Chengliang’s suggestion must not be agreed to, Kuandian Liubao must not be abandoned, and tens of thousands of immigrants must not move inward!But if you disagree, you must have reasons for disagreeing, and you must give specific measures, otherwise you will become a trafficker.

"Chen Ju, tell the cabinet that I want to meet Mr. Li. Now he is the Crown Prince and Tutor, who has contributed to stabilizing the situation in Liaodong. He is the Tutor of the Jin Dynasty and has the hereditary Jin Yiwei commanding the general affairs."

What reasons should be used to persuade Li Chengliang to give up his unrealistic fantasies and continue to serve the empire.Hong Tao felt that it was difficult to explain things clearly through official documents alone, and they had to communicate face to face.But you can't call her back from all the way without saying that you can't get promoted for the time being, so it's still okay to add a title and get some benefits.

"Wang An, have you found the person I want?" As soon as Chen Ju left, Hong Tao turned his head to the right.

"My slave has found it, long live the Lord to take a look at it..." Wang An's movements and expressions were a bit sneaky, and he took out a small paper ball from his arms.

"...Find a suitable day in the near future to take Dr. Yuan to the Imperial Manor outside Bei'anmen. Go in person and don't make outsiders suspicious!" The small paper ball was not only small but also tightly sealed with beeswax. Hong Tao crushed it and unfolded it. The more he looked, the tighter his frown became. He hesitated for a while before speaking, and threw the paper ball back as he spoke.

"My servant has inquired about it. Mr. Yuan lives in Xicheng. If I want to see you someday, my servant will wait at the door." Wang An quickly caught the paper ball and immediately put it on the candle on the desk to light it.

"Don't go to the door of the house, find a secluded place halfway." Looking at Wang An's strange face illuminated by the candlelight, Hong Tao tapped the table with his index finger and frowned again.

There are three names on the note, Sun Chengzong, Xiong Tingbi, and Yuan Yingtai. These three are the staged answers Hong Tao is looking for to alleviate the Liaodong problem.

Why three of them?Because the number of Ming Dynasty officials stored in Hong Tao's mind is limited, there are only three of them that he can think of who have made some achievements in the Liaodong military.

Why is it a relief and not a solution?Because Hong Tao believes that no one can completely solve the Liaodong problem. What he lacks now is not talent but time.

Most of the Ming Dynasty officials who grew up in the old bureaucracy were unable to keep up with their own pace, let alone understand their own ideas. It was almost impossible to get them to obey orders completely. It would be great if they could become a short-term community of interests.

If you want to completely solve the Liaodong issue, you have to wait until you completely solve the court issue and gain the absolute right to speak.Hong Tao roughly estimated that the shortest time would be ten years. During this period, he would do everything possible to delay the situation and prevent huge changes in Liaodong.

As a result, Wang An was secretly asked to investigate several times, and it turned out that the three of them were still in the imperial establishment and were all alive and kicking, which should be considered good news.

Sun Chengzong is indeed a real person. He passed the imperial examination the year he ascended the throne. However, due to the accession of the new emperor, the examination was stopped in the second year. He is currently teaching at the home of the guardian of the Bingbei Daofang.Xiong Tingbi's situation is slightly better. He passed the Jinshi examination in the 26th year of Wanli and is now the eighth-level supervisory censor.

One of these two has no rank, and the other has a low rank. If they are asked to go to Liaodong to take charge of their own affairs, even if the cabinet agrees, the officials will not agree.When the time comes, you can't openly scold the emperor, otherwise they will both be in trouble.In comparison, Yuan Yingtai, the current doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, is more suitable. He is very good at handling civil affairs and logistics work. If he can actively cooperate with the work of the Liaodong General Army, he will be a good combination.

In addition, the rank of the previous governors of Liaodong was not too high. The imperial court wanted to rely on the governor to check and balance the general soldiers, but was also afraid that the governor's complete suppression of the general soldiers would become another hidden danger, so it came up with the idea of ​​​​the governor having great power but low rank, and the general military power being small but having a low rank. A strange combination of heights.

As for whether Li Chengliang and the Li family are willing to cooperate with the new governor's work, Hong Tao is 50.00% sure that he can convince them. Anyway, nothing can be done to save Liaodong's unfavorable situation, so it is better to take a chance.If it succeeds, it will at least delay Liaodong for a few more years. If it fails, then we can retreat to Shanhaiguan and endure it.

But this matter must be carried out secretly, and the courtiers cannot know the inside story in advance.At the same time, we also need to talk to Yuan Yingtai in person to find out his temperament and see if he can and is willing to implement his arrangements.

"Long live Lord, Zhang Ran is here and has been waiting outside..." Just as he was about to go out to arrange work, Wang An stopped again and whispered a name.

"Hey... I'm confused too, let him in!" Upon hearing the name, Hong Tao patted his forehead with his palm, sighed and shook his head.

Ruling a huge empire sounds pretty glorious. Anyone with a platform of this size seems to be able to fly like a fish in the ocean and a bird in the sky. No matter how ambitious you are, you still have enough conditions to try.

In fact, this is not the case at all. The emperor's daily job is to find balance!Find a balance between countries, a balance between civil servants and generals, and a balance between the outer court and the harem.

He is simply a mason who never stops working. He has endless mud and endless chores to do every day, and none of them can be ignored.Happy grudges, bold moves, the embodiment of justice, sweeping the world... It can only happen after falling asleep, and there is no fucking beginning or end.

Most emperors cannot do it if they want to be able to answer every call in the court and have the state institutions at their fingertips. Swinging left and right, playing both sides, picking chestnuts from the fire, and suppressing the gourd and raising the gourd are the reflections of reality.

Even if I have rich historical experience and experience, I still cannot do without this set of things. If I want to make a breakthrough, I have to go through a long and dangerous process before I can succeed.

The "Tweening Order" was just completed at the beginning of the year, and the cabinet was mixed with sand. The internal affairs barely won a small victory.Just as he was thinking about how to run the Imperial Manor well and make the cake bigger so that more officials could join his small group, military issues were put on the table again and he couldn't delay them.

Compared with the "Tweening Order", the Li Chengliang family's problems are more difficult to solve and the risks are greater.I still don't know if my method will work, if my plan will succeed, but a small paper ball and a name bring up a new problem that also needs to be solved urgently, the value of force!
If you want to secure the throne, it is not enough to rely on political and economic means to unite vertical and horizontal forces. You must also have strong force value. One civil and one military force are like two legs of a human being, both are indispensable.

The emperor's force value has nothing to do with physical fitness or fighting skills. The basic factor of the strength of the force value is how many troops he can control and how he is not fettered by others.

(End of this chapter)