Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 47
The tavern is not big, and from this point alone, it can be seen that Xiong Tingbi is not a person who likes to make public.

A plate of mutton, a plate of boiled peanuts, and a pot of burning knives unique to the north. This is the feast that Liaodong Jinglue Xiong hosted for Ye Xun.

The banquet looked a bit shabby, but in Ye Xun's eyes, he felt a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that Xiong Tingbi had already passed more than half of the test, and the rest was how to guarantee himself before he left. What has been done has not been overturned.

Xiong Tingbi has a mighty appearance, with a heavy face, a Chinese character face, and slender eyes, which gives him a sense of calm and prestige.

In history, if Xiong Tingbi hadn't been impeached by officials continuously, he wouldn't have resigned from his position as Liaodong Economic Strategy in a fit of anger. As soon as he left, Shenyang was occupied by old slaves.

If it weren't for these, Xiong Tingbi would not have made the mistake of moving all the Liao people into the customs later. Therefore, Xiong Tingbi still has a good way to govern Liaodong. What Ye Xun has to do is to try to ensure that he will not repeat the mistakes of history.

"I have admired Xiong Jinglue's name for a long time, and our family is very polite."

Ye Xun's posture was very low, and he bowed to the ground as soon as he entered the door, which gave Xiong Tingbi enough face.

A simple etiquette has raised Ye Xun's status in Xiong Tingbi's heart by a large margin. You must know that although the eunuchs are not in power at this time, aren't the guarding eunuchs all over the place with eyes above the top and no one in their eyes?
This little eunuch named Ye Xun made such great achievements and managed Tieling in an orderly manner, but he didn't show any arrogance at all. How could Xiong Tingbi not be respected?
Nodding and laughing, he said, "Hehe! Eunuch Ye, please sit down. I have heard of your father-in-law's name for a long time. I didn't expect him to be so young when we met today. Please don't be offended by your father-in-law."

Now that they both intended to make friends, the atmosphere became much more harmonious. Ye Xun thanked him and sat opposite Xiong Tingbi.

From the moment Ye Xun entered the door, Xiong Tingbi has been observing Ye Xun's every move. From the etiquette just now to the present neither humble nor overbearing, it all shows that this little eunuch must have received good training. There is a department that trains eunuchs to read and write, so it is certain that this little eunuch must have come from the emperor's side.

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi poured Ye Xun a glass of wine with his own hands, and said with a smile: "When the old man was governor of Liaodong, he liked to burn knives. After returning to the capital, no matter what wine he drank, he felt dull."

Ye Xun also picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Hearing what Master Xiong said, our family has found a bosom friend. This burning knife is strong, powerful and full of stamina. In this bitter and cold place in the north, it is the sweetest drink. It is also the best drink in our family." My favorite, Lord Xiong, please!"

Xiong Tingbi also picked up the wine glass, and the two looked at each other with a smile, everything was silent, and they drank the wine with their heads up.

Although it was a small banquet, it did not prevent the two of them from chatting, but the banquet was quickly interrupted by Jin Yiwei's messenger, and the news sent was already in Ye Xun's expectation.

"Your Majesty urgently invites Ye Xun to Beijing!"

Xiong Tingbi was also very surprised to receive such news. Under such circumstances, both of them had no intention of drinking.

According to Xiong Tingbi's thinking, Ye Xun should drop everything and rush to the capital immediately.

It's just that Ye Xun has too many things to explain, so can he just leave?

At this time, it has entered April, the weather is getting milder, the breeze is blowing, and the air is already filled with the breath of spring.

Ye Xun ordered people to arrange a messenger, and he himself invited Xiong Tingbi to walk to the top of the city.

The construction on the city wall is still going on. The craftsmen are methodically raising and strengthening the city wall. Looking down from the city wall, there are temporary tents built for refugees outside the city. All the tents are surrounded by fences, forming resettlement sites one by one. .

The people in the resettlement site were similar to those in the city, and they were all busy in a hurry, a busy scene.

Seeing Xiong Tingbi's eyes looking out of the city, Ye Xun smiled and said: "Tieling City is small and cannot accommodate so many people, but it is very difficult for the people to be killed by the Tartars, so we have to accept it. Our family thought, people If there are too many, if they are left idle, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no troubles, so I found something for them to do."

Xiong Tingbi nodded, and said: "Eunuch is doing a good job. Looking at the work done by these common people, is it because Eunuch plans to build a fort outside the city?"

"My lord is clever. You can see our plan at a glance. Yes, our family plans to build forts outside the city. We will build a fort every ten miles, and then connect these earthen fortresses into a line, so that we can build another fort outside Tieling." Form a line of defense, advance and gradually erode the occupied area of ​​​​the Tartars, and defend to echo the army in the city."

"If the Tieling region is consolidated, it will be able to form horns with Shenyang and encircle Hetuala. Speaking of which, our family will ask Mr. Xiong to take care of this place!"

Of course, Xiong Tingbi knew what Ye Xun was talking about. He came to Liaodong, and the imperial court did allocate part of the salary, but the dual use of the money in the huge Liaodong was just a drop in the bucket, and it was impossible to fully take care of it.

Sighing slightly, he said: "My father-in-law's difficulties, I also feel the same! It's just that Liaodong is too big."

After a pause, he continued: "Eunuch can go back to Beijing with peace of mind. When I turn back, I will order someone to send 5 taels of silver and two thousand deniers of grain and grass first. I will ask Eunuch to think of a way in the capital for the rest!"

5 taels of silver and [-] deniers of food and grass sounded like a lot. If it was just the defenders of Tieling, it might be okay, but as more and more refugees came to Tieling to seek refuge, these money and food were not enough for what to do.

But Ye Xun also knows Xiong Tingbi's difficulties, so he can't push him too much, nodded and said: "So, our family has thanked the adults here first, but our family has another request, that is, after our family leaves, we would like to invite the adults Appoint the former Tieling guard Gao Ying and Mr. Gao to temporarily act in charge of all matters in Tieling."

After hearing Ye Xun's words, Xiong Tingbi also smiled. This person is a man of mutual respect. This Eunuch Ye has outstanding ability, a profound background, and the most rare thing is that he is extremely humble. He is also very respectful to him, a master of economics. , If he rejects Ye Xun's proposal again, it will be too ignorant.

"Eunuch Ye can return to Beijing with peace of mind. Everything in Tieling will be done in accordance with the instructions issued by the father-in-law before. The old man will not interfere. When I turn around, the old man will give Gao Ying an order to temporarily act as the commander of Tieling. I am afraid that it will not be easy for the Ministry of War to pass the promotion of the commander, and this matter will have to fall on the father-in-law."

After getting Xiong Tingbi's definite answer, Ye Xun finally put his heart into his stomach, nodded and said: "Thank you sir, we have our own way in the capital, and there is one last thing, which is about the Tartars."

Hearing that Ye Xun finally mentioned the Tartars, Xiong Tingbi's expression became serious, and he said, "Sarhu has a new defeat. Looking at the Liaodong battlefield, only the father-in-law was victorious, so I also want to hear the father-in-law's opinion."

At this time, Ye Xun was not in the mood to be modest, and said slowly: "I have a few words, Mr. Xiong, please refer to them. If you think it is feasible, you might as well do it first."

"Avoid the real and attack the weak, the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy camps and we harass, the enemy is tired and we attack, the enemy retreats and we pursue"

After hearing Ye Xun's words, Xiong Tingbi was taken aback for a moment, then fell into deep thought
(End of this chapter)