Yuan Yingtai, courtesy name Dalai, was born in Fengxiang and belonged to the Donglin Party.

In Zhu Youxiao's memory, the Yuan Yingtai recorded in the history books was a smart and determined official, good at water management and financial management, and an expert in logistics. However, he was not good at commanding and fighting, and his planning and deployment was very poor.

The content of the title book is very simple. Yuan Yingtai visited Liaodong on behalf of Xiong Tingbi. He believed that Xiong Tingbi should be lenient and caring for the people, and changed many of Xiong Tingbi's strict military disciplines. It coincided with the Little Ice Age, and many Mongolian tribes were hungry, so many went to the fortress to beg for food. He also promoted women's benevolence, resettled many victims of the disaster from various Mongolian tribes, recruited rebel generals and soldiers, and accepted them as soon as they came.

Therefore, in the title book, Yuan Yingtai talked about many advantages of doing so: firstly, recruiting these people will prevent them from surrendering to the enemy; secondly, these people are Mongolians, good at riding and shooting, and brave and good at fighting, so they can be used as Expand the number of troops in Liaodong and expand border defense.

Yuan Yingtai has placed people in the two major fortresses of Liaoyang and Shenyang. This booklet is a report on the one hand, and a reward for merit on the other.

After taking a look at the cabinet vote below, it turned out to be a commendation. Zhu Youxiao immediately smiled and reached out to tap the question book in his hand, but his eyes were as cold as ice.

Is this how Shenyang and Liaoyang were lost? Among these people, it is inevitable that some of them are secretly used by the enemy, or some of the enemy's spies are inside. Do you, Yuan Yingtai, know that?

Is it so easy to resettle the victims? They have even been resettled in Shenyang and Liaoyang. You, Yuan, are really not afraid of them causing trouble!

The key point is that these are not refugees from the Ming Dynasty, but Mongolian refugees. How to solve the problem of food consumption? Give them food every month and live together with the people? How to solve the conflicts between the people of the Ming Dynasty and them?

If I remember correctly, these people stalked and plundered, "making the residents suffer". Arbitrarily settling these refugees from the Mongolian tribes would be seeking death!

Even if he did not come from time travel, Zhu Youxiao knew that this would not work. What kind of fuss did the refugees in later generations make? What was the final result of those countries that accepted refugees with the slogan of justice? How grateful were those refugees?

Stop making trouble, did the Ming Dynasty accept Mongolian refugees? The Ming Dynasty only needed slaves, not refugees. Moreover, the Western Jin Dynasty moved south and the barbarians caused chaos in the north, which has left a bloody mark in the historical data!

Let’s not talk about these distant ones. Even in the original history, on March 20th in the first year of Tianqi, which is now two months later, the Jianzhou rebels will attack Shenyang in a large scale, and the Mongols will begin to wreak havoc and attack. The defenders finally cooperated with each other, leading to the fall of Shenyang. Chief military officers He Shixian and You Shigong died in battle, and the entire 70,000 defenders were wiped out.

Chief military officers Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui and others led more than 30,000 troops from Zhejiang, Sichuan and Tujia chieftain private troops to help the Liao Dynasty. They fought fiercely with the rebels in Hunhe and were defeated and killed.

Yuan Yingtai removed the defenders of Fengji, Weining and other fortresses, and tried his best to defend the general base of Liaoyang. He diverted water into Hao, lined up firearms along Hao, and defended the army on all sides.

He personally commanded the commander-in-chief Hou Shilu, Li Bingcheng, Liang Zhongshan, Jiang Bi, Zhu Wanliang and others to lead 30,000 troops five miles out of the city to fight.

Due to the division of troops and the fact that all the elite troops had been lost in Shenyang and Hunhe, the official army was at a disadvantage in the battle. They were defeated by Nurhaci's 60,000 cavalry and lost a lot of troops.

The Hou Jin spies set fire to the city and destroyed it. The rebels dug the west gate of the city to drain the Hao River, divided their troops to block the east water mouth of the city, and defeated the reinforcements of the generals. After only holding for three days, Liaoyang fell. Yuan Yingtai was defeated, and he hanged himself facing south with his official seal to apologize.

This period of history left a deep impression on Zhu Youxiao. Yuan Yingtai had no talent but was appointed to a big position, and eventually lost more than 100,000 soldiers in Liaodong and the world. The first crime was that he only used people.

Thinking of Xiong Tingbi who was recuperating at home, Zhu Youxiao's fingers gently tapped the handle of the chair.

Historically, Xiong Tingbi was classified as a member of the Chu Party, and it was recorded that he served as the right minister of the Ministry of War on behalf of Yang Hao to conduct military campaigns in Liaodong, recruiting exiles, purifying military orders, building chariots, repairing firearms, dredging trenches, repairing cities, and garrisoning the city.

It is said that he is seven feet tall, courageous, good at military affairs, and good at shooting bows and arrows from left to right. However, he has a hot temper, an upright nature, likes to curse, and is unwilling to be humble and humble, so public opinion does not highly recommend him.

Historically, Xiong Tingbi was killed and passed down to the Nine Sides, and his end was miserable.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao gently put down the question book in his hand, looked up at Chen Hong, who had just returned to Qianqing Palace, waved for him to come over, and then said: "Inform the cabinet, prepare the decree for the cabinet, and ask Xiong Tingbi to reply." I am the minister of the Ministry of War, and I will conduct a military expedition to Liaodong. I will set off immediately. I will not delay my visit in vain, as I will be severely punished. Yuan Yingtai, who was responsible for the military affairs of Liaodong, was transferred back to Beijing and has another appointment."

There is another appointment, but Zhu Youxiao has not yet figured out how to use it. In short, Zhu Youxiao just wants to transfer Yuan Yingtai back.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go right now!" Chen Hong agreed, bowed and retreated very quickly. Although he was a little tired, he didn't dare to say anything. He didn't dare to neglect what the emperor told him to do. .

Starting from the Ming Dynasty, Zhongshu Sheng and the Prime Minister were abolished, and the emperor was directly in charge of the government affairs of the six ministries and hundreds of departments. In fact, the emperor also served as the prime minister, which expanded the monarch's arbitrary power to its peak. However, this was only the situation in the early Ming Dynasty, and Ming Taizu had personal characteristics ( Such as having a strong desire for power, being suspicious, having rich experience in governing, being energetic, etc.).

However, the subsequent emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not possess these characteristics and abilities, and they were unwilling to follow suit. However, it was inconvenient to openly violate the "ancestral precepts", so what should we do?

In this case, after transformation, the cabinet system gradually took shape, playing a new role in restricting the monarch's arbitrary actions.

At this time, the cabinet looked like a dying old man, lifeless. Chen Hong quickly arrived at the duty room of the cabinet.

In the duty room, Liu Yijing, a cabinet bachelor, was chatting with Han Kuang. As both cabinet bachelors, the two had a very good relationship. They were both Jinshi, and they represented the same interest class. Naturally, There is no major contradiction.

Liu Yijing looks like he is in his early fifties, but his beard is already a little gray. During his years as an official, he has worried a lot about the court.

When they saw Chen Hong, they were slightly startled. Did His Majesty have something to say?

"I've met Liu Gong!" After seeing Liu Yijing, Chen Hong bowed and saluted. Although Chen Hong was Zhu Youxiao's chamberlain, he still had to show due respect to Liu Yijing, the chief assistant bachelor of the cabinet. This is the number one civil servant in the world.

"Servant Chen!" Liu Yijing also said with a smile: "But your Majesty has an order?"

Chen Hong nodded, raised his fists above his head and said, "Your Majesty has spoken."

Everyone did not dare to neglect and looked a little nervous. They quickly bowed and saluted, waiting for Chen Hong to speak.

"In accordance with the decree of the cabinet, Xiong Tingbi has been reinstated as Minister of the Ministry of War, and he will conduct a military expedition to Liaodong. He will set off immediately. No delay will be allowed, as he will be severely punished. Yuan Yingtai, who will conduct a military campaign in Liaodong, will be transferred back to Beijing and given another appointment." Chen Hong said in a loud voice.

"I'm waiting for the order!" When Liu Yijing and others heard that Xiong Tingbi was about to be summoned, they were all stunned, but they did not dare to neglect and quickly agreed.

It's one thing if you don't agree with the emperor's ideas. You can give advice, but you can never refuse to accept the order. They took this oral order next.

Chen Hong nodded, and then said with a smile: "The decree has been announced, let's say goodbye!" After saying that, Chen Hong clasped his fists and left. He didn't want to have anything to do with the people in the cabinet.
Chapter completed!