I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Seeing the ministers speaking like this, Zhu Youxiao immediately nodded with satisfaction.

Now that Jianlu was destroyed, Zhu Youxiao had enough time and energy to carry out internal reforms.

Therefore, in this adjustment of the six cabinet departments, he specially called Xiong Tingbi and Yang Lian over.It was because of their ability to take on responsibilities and act.

Especially Yang Lian, who punished corruption in Liaodong and was selfless.According to the report from Jin Yiwei, the Liaodong official circles regarded Yang Lian as the living king of hell and were extremely afraid of him.Therefore, he appointed him as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, with the purpose of rectifying the administration of officials.

However, these are all instructions I have to make to Yang Lian and others alone. Today I met Xiong Tingbi and Yang Lian for the first time, and I still need to understand and confirm some situations in Liaodong with them.Thinking of this, he looked at Xiong and Yang and said slowly:
"After the Jianlu were pacified last year, the guest armies such as the Jingying Camp continued to clear out the rebels in Liaodong, and it was not until this year that they gradually set off to return to their respective bases. Chen Liangbi led the Jingying Camp, as well as the Sichuan Army Commander Chen Liangce, Deputy Commander Qin Bangping, and Zhejiang Camp Commander Qi Jin and others also arrived in the capital ten days ago, waiting for the prisoner presentation ceremony. The rest of the guest army also set off from Liaodong.

As far as I know, after the guest troops stationed in Liaodong leave.The number of troops in Liaodong is also much smaller. In the north, there are only Haixi Camp and other units under the command of Kaitie Commander and Shun Commander, as well as the Liaodong elite (mostly from Jiading Camp) under the command of Shenyang Commander, and their number is only about [-]. .

Now that Liaodong has so many troops, I don't know whether it can handle the invasion by Horqin, Bahrain and other troops. I am very worried.In addition, I also received a report saying that Yue Tuo joined forces with Li Erzhan's old troops in the north of Korea in an attempt to promote Lord Gwanghae's son. I wonder if this is possible? "

Xiong and Yang have been paying attention to these two matters and have already made plans in their minds.Now seeing the emperor asking, Xiong Tingbi stood up immediately and said unhurriedly:

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the military strength in Liaodong is different now. Shenyang, Kaitie and other troops are elite soldiers who have fought for a long time. They are not afraid of Horqin's troops.

Besides, now that the Wengjishit tribe has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, when I left, I had already sent people to define the boundaries of the Wengjishit tribe and ennobled Alzhai and all the Taijis in its tribe.With their help, Horqin may be easier to deal with. "

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he didn't say anything. He knew all these things, but he was more concerned about Chahar Lindan Khan's actions now.

After finalizing the Mongolian strategy last year, Zhu Youxiao asked Jin Yiwei to keep an eye on the Chahar, Horqin and other tribes.I want the two of them to fight, and Ming Dynasty will reap the benefits.

But he never expected that Lin Danhan would stretch his crotch more than he thought. Originally, he had to deal with Horqin with Daming.But since the Ming Dynasty annihilated the Jianlu, he has never mentioned the annihilation of Horqin.

So Daming was not in a hurry and kept delaying until now.But there was still no sign of Lin Dan Khan sending troops, which really made Zhu Youxiao a little confused. Could it be that Lin Dan Khan was afraid.

"Xiong Aiqing, now that the Ming Dynasty has enthroned Arzhai, does Lin Danhan have any opinions? From last year to now, he has been trying to deal with Horqin. Why hasn't he sent troops yet?"

"Your Majesty, since the Jianlu were annihilated, I have gained a lot of prestige in Liaodong. The wild Jurchen Sauron and other tribes who previously submitted to the Jianlu have also sent envoys to pay tribute to express their submission. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with canonizing the Wengjishit tribe. This kind of thing has never happened before. It happens all the time, so naturally it’s not Lin Dan Khan’s turn to object.

It's just that since the Jianlu annihilation, Lin Danhan has really done nothing.According to my estimation, maybe he also wants to reap the benefits? "

Sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman?

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

What Xiong Tingbi said provided a new idea, allowing him to figure out the reason why Lin Danhan did not send troops.

Lin Danhan made a small calculation. He probably thought that after the Ming Dynasty wiped out the Jianlu, the next step would be to wipe out Horqin.So he wanted to wait until the Ming Dynasty sent troops to defeat Horqin, and then send troops to clean up the mess. This would not only eliminate Horqin, but also reduce casualties. This wishful thinking was too loud.

But thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao's impression of Lin Danhan became even worse, and he also felt that he was very ridiculous.

The chess pieces on the chessboard also want to be chess players, without weighing how much they weigh.

"Very good, Lin Danhan's idea is quite beautiful, but I don't know if he has the ability. Just wait a little longer. If Lin Danhan doesn't take action yet, then we will take action. We will kill Horqin and the Bahrain tribe first, and then we will Against Lin Dan Khan.”

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to delay it anymore. Since Lin Danhan didn't want to do it, he would do it himself and take care of Lin Danhan when the time came.

Xiong Tingbi wanted to say something after hearing this, but Yang Lian glanced at him and signaled him not to say anything, so Xiong Tingbi could only give up.

"What about North Korea?"

"What your Majesty just said is true. Now that Yue Tuo and others arrived in North Korea, they got in touch with the old North Korean ministry and prepared to take root and never leave. Before I left, North Korean General Cao Wenzhao issued a document mentioning this matter.

It is said that the Yuetian tribe and the old tribe of Gwanghaejun are now entrenched in Hamgyeong Province in the north of North Korea. The Joseon court has been defeated after several annihilations.So he came to him again and again and asked him to send troops to exterminate.But the court had always ordered him not to act rashly, so he didn't know what to do for a while. "

Listening to Yang Lian's explanation, Zhu Youxiao smiled knowingly, thinking that he secretly let Yue Tuo escape to North Korea, which made it very difficult for Cao Wenzhao to do.But even so, Zhu Youxiao will not save North Korea now, so let Yue Tuan jump first.The more muddy he muddies the waters of Korea, the more Ming Dynasty will benefit from it.

"I know about this, but just after the war, the troops and horses have rested, and mobilizing troops is not as easy as before. But I have already discussed it with the cabinet. Once the prisoner presentation ceremony is over, I will send the Liaodong General Soldier to congratulate Shixian. Lead troops to North Korea to completely annihilate the Yue Tuo tribe and eliminate future troubles forever."

Seeing that the emperor had set the tone, Yang Lian and others stopped saying anything and immediately nodded in agreement.

After Horqin finished talking about North Korea, Zhu Youxiao had nothing more to ask.But Yang and Xiong looked at each other, and then Yang Lian took out a question book from his sleeves, held it above his head with both hands, and said slowly:
"Your Majesty, since the incident of corruption in Liaodong occurred at the end of last year, I have been ashamed and aware that I have betrayed your Majesty's trust. Fortunately, your Majesty ignored the previous suspicion and handled the matter with me. Now, after three months of investigation and handling, the whole matter has now been solved. The investigation revealed that the list of corrupt officials has been handed over to the court.

However, the matter of confiscating the property could not be completed until I left office, so I registered all the names of the confiscated properties in this inscription. I have ordered people to escort the items to the capital, and I believe they will arrive in the near future. "

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he immediately became interested and immediately asked Zhang Chang to bring over the question book.

"The ministers and others arrested the former Gaizhou commander Tongzhi Bian Weipeng and other generals, as well as members of the Liu and Tian families in Liaodong. After two months of searches, they found 6205 million taels of family property, more than [-] acres of land, and the remaining gold Silver utensils and farm property are worthless.”

More than 600 million taels?
After hearing Yang Lian's report, he paused as he was about to open the question book, secretly thinking that this amount was really large enough.The amount of silver lost alone exceeded the previous year's wages.

However, he had long expected that a large amount of stolen money would be copied, so he was not surprised by this incident.Then he opened the question book without changing his expression and started reading.

But Yang Lian's title book not only contains the amount of stolen money, but also contains many surprises.

During the process of searching his house, he also found many grain sales account books that he had not had time to destroy.Among them are detailed records of how the Liu and Tian families in Liaodong colluded with Liaodong generals to resell military rations starting from the 46th year of Wanli.

In order to maintain high grain prices, they even hoarded it and colluded with Bian Weipeng to allow the grain and grass shipped to Gaizhou by the Chief Secretary of Shandong to rot and become inedible, and in the end they were all forced to dump it.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao's face became increasingly livid, secretly thinking that these people were really Ming Dynasty Cystozoa.I worked hard to save money and transport food, but in the end they were embezzled or even wasted.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao immediately became furious. Regardless of everyone present, he suddenly threw away the question book in his hand and yelled:
"Extremely shameless, extremely shameless! How could there be such a person?"

"Your Majesty, calm down and don't hurt the dragon's body."

Seeing that the emperor was so angry, Ye Xianggao and everyone immediately knelt down to remonstrate.

"How can this make me calm down? No wonder the Liao people had the four hatreds of the Liao people before. Among them, there are three big families in Liaodong: Liu, Tian, ​​and Zhang. They are deeply rooted in Liaodong. They collude with corrupt officials and exploit the people. The people are miserable. , now it seems that there is nothing wrong at all.

I originally thought that after disposing of the Zhang family in Liaodong the year before last, others would restrain themselves.Unexpectedly, not only were they not afraid, but they were even more greedy.He actually colluded with Bian Weipeng and others, and even dared to withhold and resell the military grain shipped to Liaodong, and even preferred to let the grain sit instead of sending it to the front line.

This will make the soldiers who fought in the past think and the common people think.No wonder the price of food in Liaodong is so high, I'm afraid they might be such a hindrance. "

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he looked at Ye Xianggao and immediately told:
"The cabinet sent a decree to the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, instructing them to conduct strict interrogations. All those involved in the corruption case in Liaodong will be severely punished."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Ye Xianggao knew that the emperor was angry and did not dare to persuade him casually, so he quickly handed over his hand and said yes.Yang Lian naturally knew the contents. When he saw these account books for the first time, he was also shocked.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Now these people have been arrested and brought to justice. The court will deal with them. No evil person will be allowed to go unpunished."

Hearing Yang Lian's relief, Zhu Youxiao immediately shook his head.

He knew very well that this was just Liaodong.

He knew very well that in the great Ming Dynasty, this kind of corruption must be commonplace. He couldn't put an end to it at all. All he could do was to find and investigate each one.

Thinking of this, his desire to reform the Ming Dynasty became even more urgent. (End of chapter)