Xu Hongru is willing to cooperate, which is really good news.
The remaining worry in Zhu Youxiao's heart disappeared with Cui Yingyuan's memorial.
Now everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.
Next, we only need to arrange for a person with good reputation and prestige among scholars to arrest Xu Hongru and bring him back to Beijing, so as to silence the world's literati.
However, because Zhu Youxiao vigorously rectified the imperial court in the past two years, some famous and influential Confucian scholars were basically killed.
For example, leaders like Gao Panlong and Gu Xiancheng, who were known as the Beidou of Shilin Taishan, were killed as early as when he took the throne.
The Donglin Party also suffered a devastating blow, not to mention the members of the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties.
After forty years of Wanli, it was suppressed and fell apart. Only Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant at the time, survived and maintained that ridiculous appearance.
Although Fang Congzhe is still alive, his influence and prestige are limited to members of the original Three Party members.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao really couldn't think of anyone who could stand up and take the blame.
After thinking hard, Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to summon officials and ministers and ask them if they had similar suitable candidates.
After multiple inquiries and investigations, the candidate was finally determined.
That is Liu Zongzhou, who is famous in history.
Liu Zongzhou was a Jinshi in the 29th year of Wanli. Although his official qualifications were not deep, his official status was not high.
But he is quite famous and influential among scholars.
Secondly, he has always maintained a neutral attitude.
Although he had a close relationship with the Donglin Party and participated in many struggles of the Donglin Party, overall, he was considered a rare loyal minister in the late Ming Dynasty.
If I remember correctly, this man later died on a hunger strike, vowing not to surrender to the Manchus.
Maybe his ability to do things is not that great, but in terms of character and morality, there is no problem.
In order to wipe out the Confucian family as soon as possible, Zhu Youxiao immediately drafted an edict and sent it to Liu Zongzhou as quickly as possible, asking him to go to Beijing to face the saint.
At that time, on the grounds that people's livelihood in Shandong was difficult, he was given the official position of governor and asked to go to Shandong.
At that time, all we need to do is to run the Dongchang well and let Liu Zongzhou capture Xu Hongru, and then great things will happen.
At the same time, he issued another edict to Xiong Tingbi, asking him to send more people out at night to collect information on slave creation and explore the route of entry in the past few months.
Liaoyang continued to let Li Songping and Gu Bingqian expand the military supplies warehouse to ensure the supply and logistics of the army.
At the same time, the garrison and generals were also replaced.
General Zhou Xingwu of the Huben Battalion was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, responsible for this choke point.
Shanhaiguan is really too important, Zhu Youxiao cannot let his back be in an unstable factor.
If there is really a change in the capital, they will block Shanhaiguan and they can only watch helplessly from Liaodong.
Isn’t that how Emperor Yingzong was deceived back then?
The mutinous generals were stationed at Zijingguan and Datong Town, which were the only places to enter Beijing. Yingzong had no choice but to follow them and return to the grassland to gather troops. It took more than a year to fight back.
But what's the use of calling back then?
The officials and ministers of the imperial court no longer want you as the emperor. They have established a new emperor. As long as you cannot enter Beijing, there is nothing you can do.
Zhu Youxiao didn't want to end up like this, so it was inevitable to send his confidants to garrison.
The purpose of building a storage base in Liaoyang was to prevent someone in the DPRK from cheating him by playing tricks on grain, grass and military supplies.
After arranging all this, Zhu Youxiao thought a lot more. After confirming that there were no loopholes, he turned his attention back to Liaodong.
Although he fought this battle with all his strength, as long as there were no changes in the pass and he was not taken out of the way, there was basically no possibility of losing.
What kind of bullshit is he invincible? Even Boarskin himself doesn’t dare to brag about it.
That is to say, the Ming army's equipment was too poor, they neglected battle formation training, and there were many problems such as lack of food and sound, which resulted in the army being chaotic and low in morale, which led to the phenomenon of breaking into pieces at the first touch.
Facts have proved that as long as food, military pay, and equipment training are ensured, the Ming army can press Jiannu to the ground and rub them.
The Jiannu were only white-armored soldiers and regular flag men, and they looked a bit tough, but the other Aha and the like were really not that good.
But now, the situation of the Ming army has already changed, not to mention that it has an elite army of hundreds of thousands.
The soldiers in Jiubian Army Town were able to receive Xiangyin at least every month. He didn't pay much attention to the northwest towns, but at least Datong, Xuanfu, and Liaodong towns, he paid special attention to them.
Every time the sound is sounded, the eunuch is responsible for recording it, the royal guards send it out, and there are also accompanying civil servants and many spies to ensure that the sounding silver hair is delivered to the soldiers.
At that time, Li Chengliang only kept 8,000 servants in captivity, and his father and son were able to control Liaodong.
Even if the current Liao army is not as powerful as Li Chengliang's servants, they are more than ten times the number. If they can be defeated, he can commit suicide on the spot.
"Long live my lord, it's getting late, so let's have dinner and rest early."
Unknowingly, it was already dark, but Zhu Youxiao didn't notice it at all, which shows how fascinated he was.
After hearing Wang Chaofu's reminder, Zhu Youxiao asked casually:
"How are the harem and middle palace going during this time?"
"The concubine is no longer involved in the affairs of the foreign court. She either chants sutras, chants Buddha's name, or rests in the palace every day."
"The Queen does know how to ask questions, but not much. She mainly asks about Long Live Master's situation."
"Then send someone to ask the queen to come to Qianqing Palace and have dinner with me."
It has been more than a month since he was assassinated. During this period, Zhu Youxiao transformed into a top otaku and never left the Qianqing Palace.
He and the Queen have never met, and it’s time to maintain their relationship. He doesn’t have a son yet, which is a fatal problem.
However, the longer he was an emperor, the more Zhu Youxiao was able to understand what the Ming emperors did and the various bizarre deeds recorded in history books.
It is really not easy to be the emperor. The danger is too great. If you are not careful, your tablet will be placed in the Ancestral Temple.
It can be seen from one incident how deep the water in the Ming Dynasty palace was.
There is no emperor who lives in the palace for a long time and works hard day and night, but his life is not short.
Just like Xuanzong, Yingzong, Xiaozong, including myself in history.
On the contrary, the two emperors, Emperor Sejong and Emperor Shenzong, who did not go to court and did not show their faces, reigned the longest, and their lifespans were second only to Taizu and Chengzu.
This is not a so-called genetic problem at all, but a human factor.
As long as these emperor's brothers and sisters could grow to adulthood, only a handful of them were short-lived.
Although Zhu Youxiao did not understand the real cause of their death, it could always remind him not to let down his guard.
As a result, he only dares to eat the food cooked by the eunuchs around him, and he dares not touch anything else.