After opening the letter, Xiong Tingbi quickly looked at it, and the expression on his face gradually became more and more serious from the beginning.

The letter given by the emperor is an imperial edict. Although it is a private secret letter, it is of the same importance.

In this letter, Zhu Youxiao first affirmed Xiong Tingbi's military achievements; secondly, he praised Xiong Tingbi for not letting down his trust. But at the end of the letter, he talked about the key to the matter.

Xiong Tingbi was also very clear about this. His Majesty clearly told him to be cautious. At this time, remember that arrogance will be defeated. His task is to defend Liaodong. As long as he can ensure that Chenyang and Liaoyang are not lost, other things are not important. Don’t think about sending troops or attacking. The Ming Dynasty cannot withstand another defeat, and now the most important thing is to be safe.

Xiong Tingbi knew that His Majesty was afraid that he would repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Sarhu. Once there was another defeat like Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty's strength in Liaodong would be completely lost. At that time, it would be passively beaten. Once Chenyang and Liaoyang were lost, Jiannu completely cleared the way to advance westward and could attack Mongolia at any time. The Ming Dynasty could only watch and could not stop it.

In the original history, the only thing that could play a role in resolving was Mao Wenlong from Pidao.

Because Mao Wenlong existed and Yuan Keli came to support him, they were able to restrain Huang Taiji and prevent him from going west to fight Mongolia, or at least he could not fight with all his strength.

After Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, Mao Wenlong's men completely surrendered to Huang Taiji. This led to Huang Taiji being able to completely let go, and no restraint was left whether it was attacking North Korea to the east or attacking Mongolia to the west.

Under such circumstances, the battle situation becomes increasingly unfavorable.

What Zhu Youxiao wants now is not to regain Liaodong. With Xiong Tingbi's strength, it is impossible to regain Liaodong. Even if he can win a few battles, it is not very strategically meaningless, so Zhu Youxiao does not allow him to take action randomly.

If you are blinded by this victory, you can easily make bigger mistakes.

The Liaodong army is now very morale, just because they won the city. This is different from the field battle. The Liaodong army is not tenacious enough and they really face hard battles, so they can't do it. In other words, there is no problem in fighting with the wind, and it is easy to have problems if they face the wind.

When Xiong Tingbi saw this letter, he didn't know what expression he had on his face.

In fact, Xiong Tingbi was also very happy over the past period of time. Although he has not yet been floating, he has already contemptuous of Jiannu.

In Xiong Tingbi's view, Nurhaci was already dead, and Jiannu was not in trouble. When he cleaned up, he would definitely be able to recover Tieling, Kaiyuan and Qinghe. At that time, Jiannu was completely blocked by him.

This is actually a sign of the expansion of troops during this period. Xiong Tingbi wanted to try and touch him.

Putting down the letter in his hand, looking up at Liao Zhong, Xiong Tingbi said, "Did the Jinyiwei look at me?"

You should know that in the Liaodong army, there are many people who are military supervisors. In addition to the military supervisor Wei Chao, there is the Jinyiwei in front of you. Before the war, the Jinyiwei suddenly changed people, and this is definitely the reason.

In fact, Xiong Tingbi shouldn't have asked this, but he couldn't help it. He is a straightforward person and doesn't like to hide anything in his stomach.

After looking at Xiong Tingbi, Liao Zhong was silent for a while and said, "There was no order given to us in the capital, but we just asked us to report it in time. This is also our responsibility. Your Majesty still trusts the general."

After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi felt much more relieved. He was now worried about His Majesty's suspicion.

If Your Majesty does not trust him, he will struggle in Liaodong in the future. The big reason why he was able to create such a situation in Liaodong is because His Majesty has never lacked money and food, and various new equipment has been sent to Liaodong.

The main reason why this battle was able to achieve such great results was that so many artillery added in Liaodong.

As long as you don’t lose your Majesty’s trust, it will be too late.

Liao Zhong looked at Xiong Tingbi and said directly: "Master General, you know the situation in the army now. Many people think that Jiannu is not a problem. But in the Battle of Sarhu, Jiannu was weaker than he is now, but what is the result?"

"Your Majesty is not not fighting, it's just that the timing is not right. The rebellion in Shandong just occurred just a few years ago. In the past year, there have been many famines everywhere, and earthquakes alone have occurred several times. The money and food in the court are very tight, and they really cannot support the war. As a minister trusted by Your Majesty, the general should understand Your Majesty's painstaking efforts."

In fact, Liao Zhong’s words should not be said. It was just that he had been watching Xiong Tingbi do his best in Liaodong, and Liao Zhong couldn’t help it.

These things are not considered too big secrets among the Jinyiwei. Xu Xianchun, the former commander of the Jinyiwei, had also been slapped down at this time. They knew better about the situation in the court.

If the imperial court had not made some money in Shandong this year, it would have been another sad year.

Therefore, what Liao Zhong advised Xiong Tingbi was considered a heartfelt word.

"The Grand Marshal may not know that His Majesty only eats four dishes and one soup for every meal in the palace, and has not added new clothes for half a year.

I'm convinced." Liao Zhong looked at Xiong Tingbi and continued, "Your Majesty has been saving money, and the construction in the palace has stopped, just to save and pay military expenses."

"In the past year, Liaodong's military expenditure has never been indebted, or even paid too much; food and salary have always arrived in time, and all kinds of military equipment have been sent to Liaodong in time, which costs money."

"At the beginning of this year, the northwest Mongolia invaded, and the earthquake collapsed many passes, which all cost money. There was really no money in the court. If a big battle really wanted to fight, the court would not be able to support it."

After hearing this, the expression on Xiong Tingbi's face eased.

He looked at Liao Zhong, smiled on his face, and then asked, "You are not an ordinary Jinyiwei, are you? An ordinary Jinyiwei should not understand these, and he would not say these things to me. What is your identity?"

"My identity is the Qianhu of the Jinyiwei." Liao Zhong said with a smile.

In fact, Liao Zhong is certainly not an ordinary Jinyiwei Qianhu, he is Chen Hong's man.

Among the Jinyiwei, Chen Hong has been secretly raising his own personnel, which is what His Majesty allows, and everyone in the Jinyiwei knows. The commander of the Jinyiwei dares not dare to interfere, and can only let it go.

These people are selected from the best, and they have been trained. They can be said to have extraordinary insights and abilities.

This time, Liao Zhong was selected to come to Liaodong because his ability was outstanding.

Xiong Tingbi obviously did not believe Liao Zhong's words. How could ordinary Jinyiwei have such insights?

What's more, Your Majesty eats four dishes and one soup in the palace. Such things are not something that ordinary people can find out. Even the ministers know that a thousand households in the Jinyiwei cannot know so clearly.

However, the other party was unwilling to say it, and Xiong Tingbi couldn't ask. He nodded and said, "I will write a question book for Your Majesty."

"This is the best." Liao Zhong nodded and said, "Master, some people in the court recently said that Your Majesty's reward for Liaodong is too strong, and the Master must be able to understand this matter."

"The Grand Marshal has been paying attention recently. Although the Grand Marshal has a clear conscience, he still tries to make the population as little as possible, as that will cause trouble for His Majesty."

"Your Majesty's life is not as easy as the Grand Marshal imagined. You are a close minister of the emperor and your Majesty's most trusted minister. You should know how to report the military kindness. You don't have to talk too much about this. If there is nothing else, you will leave."

Xiong Tingbi nodded and said, "You go."

After Liao Zhong left, Xiong Tingbi looked at his back thoughtfully, then shook his head, and walked straight to the desk on one side to start writing.

After leaving Xiong Tingbi's tent, Liao Zhong smiled. He knew that he had played a role in Xiong Tingbi's words.

You should know that when training in Beijing, how to say good things for Your Majesty is the top priority of training.

This subject is called promoting the power of heaven. As Your Majesty’s most loyal minister, you must always think about Your Majesty, learn to speak for Your Majesty, and safeguard Your Majesty’s power of heaven.

Liao Zhong was very satisfied with his performance just now. Obviously he learned well and did this well. He went back to report this matter secretly, which is his credit and he will definitely receive a reward.

While Liao Zhong fantasized that he would receive a reward, the capital was busy preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Although Zhu Youxiao felt sorry for the rewards given to his ministers, he still paid in full. Even the ministers who worked hard this year also had additional rewards.

At the same time, the court also issued a message that His Majesty would build a batch of houses in the capital for the ministers to live in.

As soon as this news came out, the entire capital was in an uproar.

This is a good thing that has never happened before. It is difficult to live in the capital, and it is not just a saying.

If powerful officials are respected by others, they will naturally be able to buy a house in the capital; if ministers with wealthy families are naturally able to live well.

But there are many people who are not like this. There are many Qingshui yamen in the capital, and many censors have even missed the point of selling question books. If you pay, I will help you write an impeachment question book. If you say you impeach, I will impeach whoever you say. This is actually a lot of things.

In addition, many people live a tight life, and a big reason is the house.

There were a lot of questions on Xie En. Zhu Youxiao listened to Chen Hong's report with satisfaction and nodded from time to time.

The purpose of Zhu Youxiao doing this is actually to appease him. He wants to demolish the academy and take back some land. These are all things that touch people's interests, and they may cause trouble.

If you release the news about the welfare housing in advance, you can make the ministers happy. Next, you can tell them that the land where you build the house is all during the demolition, and if you don’t demolition, you will have no land for you to build a house.

After receiving such news, you can imagine what the ministers will react. If there are benefits or no benefits, it will naturally be different. Zhu Youxiao believes that there will definitely be effect, at least it can play a differentiated role.

After waved his hand, Zhu Youxiao signaled Chen Hong not to read it anymore.

He stood up and moved his muscles and murmured: "I am really becoming more and more considerate of my ministers."

"It seems that I am not far from a wise king."
Chapter completed!