Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 265 The Will of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty Arrives in Liaodong

Tian Le silently looked at the expectant emperor, and then looked at the elderly Xing Jie.

Being born at the wrong time is probably the biggest regret in the hearts of some old officials in the court who still have the ambition to serve the country.

Thinking back to the days of Taiyue, he entered the cabinet at the age of 42, and became the chief minister six years later. During the ten years of the New Deal, the Empress Dowager trusted him, the late Emperor respected him, and all officials bowed to him.

It is hard for Tian Le to guess whether Taiyue hopes to assist an emperor like the current one. But it is certain that the current emperor hopes to have more Taiyue in the court, who are capable, ambitious and responsible.

It is a pity that most of the ministers who gradually climbed to high positions after the eleventh year of Wanli and now play an important role in the court neither have that kind of sharpness nor are they accustomed to fighting for power.

Tian Le knew that he was not as good as Taiyue Gong. No matter which hospital he was sent to, Tian Le was confident that he could do a good job.

However, state affairs are complicated and the problems are multifaceted. The emperor needs at least several people like Tian Le in the core.

And if there really could be another talent like Taiyue Gong... Tian Le looked at the emperor who was chatting and laughing, and thought that he would probably not be reluctant to appoint only a real prime minister.

But over the thousands of years, how many sage kings and wise ministers have there been?
Therefore, it is more reasonable to divide the various aspects in this way now.

Although a good prime minister position was waiting to be filled, the emperor still could not wait for enough wise ministers to come to the central government.

This situation must be broken.

The imperial carriage moved slowly forward. Starting from Beijing, to Zunhua, the northeastern corner of Shuntian Prefecture, it had to pass through Tongzhou, Sanhe, and Jizhou.

The emperor's itinerary also included passing through Malanyu Pass, seeing the border wall, and then going to Zunhua east of Malanyu Pass.

It is only a dozen or twenty miles away from the border wall. Between the border wall and the military industrial park east of Zunhua City, the Tianshu Camp is making preparations.

Yu Dayou's son, Yu Zigao, Marquis of Jingyi, has been in charge of the Tianshu Camp for more than five years.

Since the first year of Taichang, when the Beijing Camp held a competition to prepare for the Tianshu Camp, one hundred elite soldiers were assigned to the Tianshu Camp every year, and there are now six hundred in total.

Over the years, more people have been recruited from various channels, including the Jinyiwei, Shangzhiwei, the garrisons in the hinterland provinces, and the military examinations.

In the third year of Taichang, the three armies of the Beijing Camp went out for training, and they all came back in the autumn of the fourth year of Taichang, and they also supplemented the troops of two thousand households to the Tianshu Camp at one time.

Today, the Tianshu Camp only has 3,000 soldiers. Except for the border troops, most of the elite troops from the Beijing Camp, the Imperial Army, and the local guards were gathered.

For more than six years, the emperor directly controlled the Yongwei Camp and the Tianshu Camp, and the Privy Council managed the Jing Camp. This was the capital for Zhu Changluo to open up the situation in the next step.

This opens up the situation in a physical sense.

The imperial edict had been delivered, and Yu Zigao appointed two guerrilla generals under his command and the lieutenant general of the central army who was directly under his command.

The left and right wings each had two generals, plus one of the two generals of the central army, and five captains were also there.

Another commander of the central army was Zhang Shenwu, who was on his way to accompany the emperor.

"I understand your order." Yu Zigao looked at them. "In addition to inspecting the Tianshu Camp and the Military Industrial Park, Your Majesty is here to make arrangements for the foreign vassal envoys to come to pay homage."

He pointed at the map behind him and said, "The location is north of Santunying in Jizhou Town and west of Luan River. Jieyuan, you and Wang Mingshi go to Jizhou Town first to arrange the construction of the temporary palace, and come back in three days to welcome the emperor together."

"The last general takes command!"

This Jieyuan is called Jieyuan, and he ranked first in the military examination in the 11th year of Wanli. Now, he serves as the guerrilla general of the left side of Tianshu Camp with the military rank of Weizhishi.

Wang Mingshi won the first place in the provincial military examination in the 25th year of Wanli, and the first place in the joint military examination in the 26th year of Wanli, becoming the second top three military examinees in the Ming Dynasty after the late Yin Feng. He was previously a captain in the Jinyiwei, and now he has been transferred to the Tianshu Camp, serving as the right guerrilla general of the Tianshu Camp.

Yu Zigao first arranged for the two of them to communicate with the governor and general of Jizhou Town to supervise the construction of the imperial palace for the foreign vassal envoys to pay homage, and then asked the others to tidy up the camp affairs and prepare for the emperor's inspection.

This time, they will practice the new firearms at the military industrial park and the new battle formations that arise from them.

"All of you are elite soldiers from the Beijing Camp. Every year, you are selected to join the Tianshu Camp. This time, not only will His Majesty take a look, but the Privy Councilor and Ningyuan Marquis will also take a look." Yu Zigao ordered solemnly, "Don't lose face!"

"Don't worry, Commander!"

It can be seen from the configuration of the generals and officers in the Tianshu Camp that they all came from military examinations.

For example, another captain of Yu Zigao's central army was Huang Chaopin, who was also the top scorer in the military examination in the 22nd year of Wanli and a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli.

In addition to testing martial arts, another feature of the Ming Dynasty's military examination was that it also tested literary skills.

In other words, one cannot become a military scholar solely by relying on martial arts.

This certainly represents the emperor's higher requirements for the Tianshu Camp. At least it cannot be like the traditional army in the past, but must have stronger ability to learn and accept.

Although Yu Zigao did not have a military background, he was preparing for the exam. With the favor of Yu Dayou, he directly inherited the title of Marquis of Jingyi, but in the past few years, his ability has also been recognized by his generals. The Tianshu Camp began to prepare, and Zhu Changluo had just arrived at the Jizhou Post Station.

Jizhou is Jizhou, and Jizhou Town is Jizhou Town.

Today, the four counties of Zunhua, Pinggu, Yutian and Fengrun are all under the jurisdiction of Jizhou.

After meeting with the Jizhou prefect and other local officials, Xiong Tingbi came to Zhu Changluo.

He came here specifically from Liaodong.

"I would like to ask Your Majesty for your well-being."

Zhu Changluo looked at him with a smile: "Get up, I'm fine. It's been almost two years since I went to Liaodong, are you used to it?"

"I am young and I am not afraid of the bitter cold of Liaodong."

After Xiong Tingbi stood up, he thanked the emperor for giving him a seat, and then looked at the emperor with gratitude.

After passing the imperial examination in the 26th year of the Wanli reign, he was still only a seventh-rank official in the 28th year of the Wanli reign.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was first appointed as the Right Censor of the Military Affairs Department, in charge of preparing for the reorganization of the Beijing camp.

He was then sent by the emperor to serve as the key censor of Nanzhili's academic records. In the fifth year of Taichang, after another inspection of Nanzhili gentry, he was actually promoted directly by the emperor to the position of Governor of Liaodong.

He was promoted directly from a basic seventh-rank censor to the fourth-rank Right Censor-in-Chief. Of course, he was able to serve as the governor of Liaodong because of his other identity.

Xiong Tingbi was the top scorer in both civil and military examinations.

He also took the military examination and ranked first in the Huguang military examination.

At first he wanted to join the army directly, after all, he had failed the Huguang provincial examination twice.

However, after winning the Huguang provincial examination in the 25th year of Wanli and becoming a Jinshi the following year, Xiong Tingbi still embarked on the path of a civil servant.

And now the emperor has appointed him as the governor of Liaodong, naturally because he values ​​his ability in both civil and military affairs.

Xiong Tingbi, who is 39 years old this year, also holds the title of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and it is obvious that he will be a member of the Privy Council in the future.

"Then let's talk about what we have gained in Liaodong over the past year, especially the movements of the Khanate and the Jurchen tribes."

"Yes!" Xiong Tingbi became serious.

The emperor entrusted him with an important task, so naturally he asked him to pay attention to some things in a secret letter early on.

Zhu Changluo believed in Xiong Tingbi's ability and strategic vision, and that he was in his prime and ready to make great achievements.

"I have been ordered by the Privy Council to attach great importance to post stations this year..."

He came here as the Governor of Liaodong to participate in the Privy Council's specific planning for the next step.

Of course, exchanging letters and memorials is not as good as face-to-face discussions.

We need to take into comprehensive consideration what strategy to adopt when foreign vassals come to pay homage, and how the entire Liaodong, Xuanda, and western borders should be coordinated and deployed in the next step.

At this moment, the envoy arranged by Fang Congzhe, the Right Vice Minister of Rites, had just left the border wall.

Further east of Fushun Pass and not far upstream along the Suzi River is the city of Hetuala.

In the third year of Taichang, Nurhaci "moved the capital" here. Although he has officially established a country and called himself Khan, he still has this dream in his heart.

The envoy has not arrived yet, but the news has already arrived.

Hearing what his third son Abai said, Nurhaci stood up and asked: "Do you want all the Jurchen tribes to go to the north of Jizhou Town with all the imperial edicts to pay homage?"

"It's true. The imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty has already left Fushun Pass and will arrive in two or three days. The border patrol officers asked around and found out that it was because of the Ula tribe. Father, my elder and second brothers are leading their troops to attack Yihan Mountain City. What should we do?"

Nurhaci clenched his fists tightly.

After the great victory in the Battle of Wujieyan, it was a good opportunity to defeat the Ula tribe in one fell swoop.

But now that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has issued an edict, will he obey it or not?

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