Wang Xiangqian asked Zhang Zongheng suspiciously: "Did the old man know about the matter of the Yanghe peace negotiation, it stands to reason that Hudun Tuhan is more anxious than us, why hasn't he replied for a long time?" ”

"The lower official has already arranged it, and the big tent of Hudun Tuhan outside the monolith mouth should be known," Zhang Zongheng was also a little uneasy, he turned his face to a military attache and asked, "Wang Guozhong, are you sure to hand over the letter to Hudun Tuhan's big tent?" ”

"My lord, the last general will send the most intimate Aha to the Hudun Tuhan big tent, there will be no mistakes, maybe Hudun Tuhan is fighting a decisive battle with the Mongolian right wing in the Ebula River, and he can't take care of peace for a while." The general hurriedly replied in stammering Chinese.

"Hudun Tuhan is no longer in the Ebuha River, he has already won a big victory over the right wing of the troops, crossed the Yellow River, and Ordos will soon fall, this is the news that Li Guerrilla has just brought." Song Tongyin said loudly when he came in, followed by Li Yu.

"It's so fast! Hudun Tuhan actually has the strength to win the battle and offer the expedition, is this news reliable? Wang Xiangqian gasped and asked.

Song Tongyin nodded at Li Yu, Li Yu stepped forward and replied: "Lord Governor, the last general will be Datong Zhenjingyu guerrilla Li Yu, this news was received before the last general went out, the last general knew that the military situation was like fire, so he has been sending capable scouts to explore the line from the Ebuha River to the Yellow River, when the last general's scouts came back to report, they also brought back several scattered Tumertes, this news is undoubted, and it is said that the Shunyi king Bu Losttu, the leader of the Hara Anger Bai Yan Taiji has been killed, Ordos Jinong Erlinchen surrendered, and the current right wing of the army is completely annihilated, The Han army has crossed the Yellow River and is sweeping Ordos, and the last general has ordered the scouts to step up their investigations, and the subordinate departments have also entered the alert. ”

As soon as Li Yu's words were finished, the people in the hall whispered, no one expected that the Han was so strong, the Ming side had not moved, and the battle over there had been over, Wang Xiangqian closed his eyes again, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at Li Yu and asked, "You are the Jinglu guerrilla Li Yu who sheltered the remnants of the rabbit?" The little doll is very young, the official asked you, how many subordinates do you have now? How many elite cavalry are there? Can I fight with the Han? ”

"The last general currently contains more than 40,000 Tumut and Bansheng Han people, and can transfer more than 5,000 capable and strong people, but the last general lacks weapons, no food and grass, and the population and horses are not full. ”

Wang Xiangqian glanced at Zhang Zongheng very strangely, Zhang Zongheng's face immediately turned red, and shouted at Li Yu: "This official is the governor of Datong, your people and horses have not been inspected by the imperial court, what is the reason to ask for food, didn't this official open the horse market for you?" You can't rely on the court for everything, you have to think of self-reliance, you are an official of the court, you should think more about the court. ”

Li Yu muttered unconvinced: "It's not that we don't want to check, the adults have never mentioned this, a cow in the horse market can't be exchanged for two stones of grain, and we are not starving together." ”

Wang Xiangqian waved his hand to shut everyone up, this account will be endless if it is settled, and he asked Li Yu again: "Jingyu guerrilla, let me ask you again, what is the strength of the Han Dynasty, you and Hudun Tuhan are in-laws, but there is a way to persuade him to sue for peace." ”

"The people who insert the Han are very tired, hungry, and poor, and it's okay to deal with the scattered Mongolian right wing, but they don't have the courage to fight against the Ming Dynasty, I fought with them when I was in the Jin Kingdom, almost every time I fled, and I was defeated in a battle, adults don't have to think about it, as long as Hudun Tuhan comes back from Ordos, he doesn't need adults to look for him, he himself will take the initiative to come to the door, and he doesn't need the last general to persuade him, and the last general and Hudun Tuhan's in-laws don't count, it was his sister who forced me to marry her."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, Wang Xiangqian smiled and pointed to the two military attaches in the hall and said: "You can escape from the Jin Kingdom to serve the imperial court, this is very good, the two of them are the same as you, Datong Fuyi General Soldier Wang Mumin is from Hara, Xuanfu Fuyi General Soldier Wang Shizhong is from Yehe Department, although you are all Yi people, but you can belong to our dynasty and be loyal to the Ming Emperor, and I will not treat you badly." ”

"Boss, Li Guerrilla is not a barbarian, he is a son of a military household in Yulin, his father and brother have sacrificed their lives for the country, he himself joined the army in the army to serve the imperial court in Liaodong as a teenager, and his brain was broken in the war before he fell to the place where he was built a slave, God has eyes to let him return to his homeland, this is another story of Ma Fang in my dynasty." Song Tongyin hurriedly corrected Wang Xiangqian, Li Huai begged him to take care of his younger brother when he left, Song Tongyin felt that he was really sorry for the old man's younger brother and his favorite general to compare Li Yu with the two filthy guys next to him who couldn't even speak Chinese.

Wang Xiangqian's eyes lit up, of course he knew that Ma Fang, the fierce general of the Ming Dynasty and the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, Song Tongyin could compare this person to Ma Fang, which was enough to see that this young man was not an idle person, he nodded and said: "Let's discuss it here today, let's not rush first, wait for Hudun Tuhan's action." ”

When everyone dispersed outside the door, Wang Xiangqian suddenly stopped Li Yu: "Jingyu guerrilla stays, this official still has something to ask you." Li Yu hesitated, Song Tongyin pushed him, and Li Yu quickly stopped and agreed.

As soon as everyone left, Li Yu was introduced into the study, and it didn't take long for Wang Xiangqian to be helped in, he had already taken off his official uniform and changed into a green cloth robe, and when he saw Li Yu, he smiled and said: "Doll, you are so tall!" You must have fought a lot of battles, right? The old man has also stayed in Liaodong for a few years, come, let's sit down and talk about Liaodong. ”

Li Yu helped the old man to sit down, he stood aside very honestly and waited, the old man smiled and beckoned him to sit beside him, the old man and the young began to talk about their respective stories in Liaodong, the old man talked about his past scenery and was full of energy, endless words, Li Yu sometimes interjected two sentences, which made the old man laugh, the two gradually pulled into the distance, Li Yu also told the old man about his experience in Liaodong, the old man listened to it with relish, sometimes sighed, sometimes applauded.

The old man couldn't help but say, "Doll, you are really similar to Ma Fang!" Ma Fang has been living in Tatar since childhood, you are also in exile to Jiannu and Tatar, Ma Fang was raised and valued by Altan Khan, and you were also regarded as a son and nephew by two generations of chieftains, Ma Fang returned to his homeland to serve the imperial court when he became an adult, and you also ran back from Liaodong thousands of miles away to join the army, and both of you are good at cavalry combat, Ma Fang became a fierce enemy of Altan Khan after joining the army, a generation of famous generals of my Ming Dynasty, you will definitely become a fierce general who will serve Jiannu in the future, this should not be providence! ”

Li Yu lowered his head and hesitated for a while and whispered, "Old man, I don't want to fight with Zhu Shen!" ”

"Do you like them? But they have done too many bad things, and God will punish them. ”

"I don't like them to kill and rob, but they are my elders and friends, and I can't do anything to them." Li Yu's head lowered even more.

Wang Xiangqian's face changed, but soon returned to normal, he said lovingly: "Doll, I can see that you are a kind-hearted child, there is nothing wrong with you not wanting to kill, however, I believe that if those Jiannu kill and loot in front of you, you will definitely hold a knife to stop them, okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about what kind of person the old chief ** Hachi and the Sibeile Huang Taiji you respect." ”

"They are all remarkable, they can be regarded as eloquent, the old Khan is as heroic as a god on the battlefield, he fights with courage and courage, no one can defeat him, but I don't like him, he seems to have no way to solve things except killing and robbing, Sibeile is different, he is a good man, kind to people, and intelligent and learned, he is willing to help the poor Zhushen, Han people and Mongolians, in Zhushen is deeply respected, Sibeile is different from other Beile, he does not like to kill and plunder, he wants to make peace with the Ming Dynasty, End the war and let the people live a peaceful life. ”

Wang Xiangqian sighed in his heart, this child is still too naïve, how can there be any good people in these troubled times, but he likes this child more in his heart, he deliberately asked: "Do you want Daming and Jiannu to make peace?" ”

"Of course, if there is no war, the people of both countries can live a peaceful life, grandpa, isn't that good?" Li Yu replied confidently.

Wang Xiangqian smiled, I'm afraid many people can't understand such a simple truth, he thought about it and asked: "This truth is not wrong, but some people think that Jiannu is just a group of rebellious barbarians, taking advantage of the chaos to steal my Ming Liaodong, they have a small population and weak national strength, and the Han people in Liaodong are oppressed and killed by Jiannu and have their hearts to our dynasty, as long as our army has sufficient food and salary, well-equipped, and the commander of the battle has the right to arbitrary, Liao's can be pacified within five years." ”

"That's nonsense, the Ming army didn't even dare to fight the Han Dynasty, where is the opponent of the Jin army, I fought with the Ming army when I was in the Jin country, the Ming army didn't dare to fight with us at all, they would just hide in the city to save their lives, if we didn't afford to die, the Ming army couldn't even keep the city, and the Han people in Liaodong would not support the Ming army, Zhu Shen hurt them very hard, they hated Zhu Shen, but they were more afraid of the Ming country, Sibeile let the Han people divide their homes, give them land, severely punish Zhu Shen, Han officials bullied the Han people, the poor still have a place to live, and the Ming army came back, will those lands still be given to them? Which Ming officials can guarantee that they will not oppress them? ”

"So, won't my Ming Dynasty be able to defeat Jiannu?" Wang Xiangqian was a little angry, which end of this kid is it? opened his mouth to say that he and Jiannu were "we", and he despised Da Ming so much, but what Li Yu said was the truth, and he couldn't find a reason to refute it.

"It's not that there is no way, it's that the imperial court may not use it," Li Yu peeked at Wang Xiangqian and continued: "The first way is to fight people, although Zhushen is good at fighting, the population is too small, they can't afford to die, and the national strength can't be compared with the Ming State, if the imperial court can select good generals to train 100,000 elite soldiers, take the initiative to attack, and launch an offensive in two or three years, you must dare to go deep into Liaodong to fight a tough battle, and it doesn't matter if you lose the battle, as long as you bite the Jin army and fight hard, everything you go will be eroded, Even if it is a few defeats like Salhu, it is the Jin State that can't hold it in the end, and the Jin army will definitely be defeated in the end, this is a battle to the death, and only those who are dead-eyed can do it, and they must not use smart people, so it is not impossible to level Liao in five years. ”

Wang Xiangqian shook his head again and again, this method is the most simple and practical, but the Ming Dynasty can't play at all, it's not that the national strength can't do it, but the Ming Dynasty has too many smart people from top to bottom, and there are too few dead eyes, so he can't do this job, Li Yu continued: "Another way is to fight the national strength, now the defense of western Liaoning is simply Hulai, from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan two hundred miles, from Ningyuan to Jinzhou two hundred miles, Jinzhou to Daling River and nearly a hundred miles, the Ming army in western Liaoning spread out on such a long front, according to the fortified city and defended, what is even more absurd is that the Ming army can not fight field battles, This is equivalent to hiding in the nest and waiting to be beaten to death, then it is still a fart! It is better to shorten the battle line, withdraw all the troops and population, and it is best to withdraw to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan in one breath, so that the battle line of the Jin State will be extended for 500 li, and the national strength of the Jin State will not be able to support a long-distance battle for a long time, and even the troops can not be stationed in Jinzhou and Ningyuan for a long time, so that the Mongols will definitely have to enter the Ningjin area to live and live, and the Jin State will not be able to rob the population and property of the Ming State, so they will not have the capital to appease the Mongols, and the Mongols will definitely be willing to take refuge in the rich Ming State if they want to eat together, and the Ming State can concentrate financial resources and troops to defend the border wallAt the same time, he supported the Mongols to deal with and confront the Jin State, and the Jin State would definitely collapse in the last ten or eight years. Li Yu finished his tirade triumphantly, and then asked embarrassedly: "Grandpa, is it a bit immoral for me to think like this." ”

"Doll, you can understand better than the cabinet ministers and governors of the imperial court." Wang Xiangqian smiled bitterly, he likes Li Yu more and more now, this little hairy boy thinks of the idea of lack of virtue and almost coincides with what he thought in the appointment of the governor of Jiliao, the old man was excited, and pulled Li Yu to accompany him to lunch, when Li Yu left, the old man also told Li Yu to stay in Yanghe for a few more days, and come over to chat with him if he has nothing to do.

Old man Wang couldn't sleep when he was excited, he shook his head when he remembered what Li Yu said, even a doll understands things, how can those ministers in the court who are full of economy can't figure it out, when he first arrived in Liaodong, he found that the situation in Liaodong is very different from the one circulated in the Guannei, the situation here is much more complicated, the Han people in Liaodong have been miserable after decades of scourge by Gao Huai, the chief soldier Li Chengliang, and the people of Liaodong regard the Ming court as an enemy, and the so-called Jiannu is not a pure barbarian, It is a group of semi-Sinicized Zhushen and Zhushenhua Han people, they have a more intimate connection with the people of Liaodong, the old chieftain ** Hachi almost smoothly occupied Liaodong with the support of the people, and the Ming army that was driven out of Liaodong is a decadent state, Liaodong's guard system has been broken, military households have become tenant farmers oppressed by officers, soldiers have become beggars without food and clothing, Wang Xiangqian does not see the slightest possibility of this army to restore Liaodong.

Wang Xiangqian has been mixed in officialdom for most of his life, from the court to the locality, from the north to the south, large and small official positions have been done all over, he has taken a very realistic approach, in fact, it is the second method that Li Yu said - fight for national strength, Liaodong after several fiascos such as Liaoshen and Guangning, Wang Zaijin, who is also a local official, succeeded Xiong Tingbi as the Liaodong Economic Strategy, Wang Zaijin is also a pragmatic person, the two worked closely together to quietly change the Liaodong strategy of the imperial court, and a series of new measures were adopted, and the Hudun Tuhan formed an alliance, Assist the Han to threaten Houjin from the flank, pacify the Mongolian Hara, lure the Mongols to the vicinity of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and most importantly, withdraw the Ming army to the Shanhaiguan line, and implement immigration clearance from Ningjin to the Dalinghe line, and all the population and property were moved to Shanhaiguan.

But at the critical time of the implementation of the plan, the emperor Sun Chengzong came, completely vetoed the strategy of Wang Xiangqian and Wang Zaijin, and put forward the slogan of "Liao soil to raise Liao people, Liao soldiers to guard Liao soil", to not give up an inch of land, restore Liaodong, Sun Chengzong with the support of the emperor and courtiers to drive away Wang Zaijin, as the governor of Jiliao, Wang Xiangqian was squeezed in Liaodong and had to return to his hometown, as soon as he walked on the front foot, Sun Chengzong went to the court to cancel the official position of the governor of Jiliao. Wang Xiangqian hated Sun Chengzong when he thought of him, this idiot was used to staying in the Beijing court, so he didn't want to open his eyes to see the actual situation, it was easy to shout slogans, but would it really be as you wished? In whose hands are the Liao people and Liao soldiers? In the hands of Li Chengliang's disciples and grandchildren, those Liaoxi generals will pounce on the people of Liaoxi like wolves, the land will become their private property, the people will become their subordinates, and the soldiers will become their domestic slaves. What made Wang Xiangqian feel schadenfreude was that Sun Chengzong's retribution for this stupid man came quickly, the defeat of Liuhe made Sun Chengzong, who blew through the cowhide, appear in his original form, and he trained the Liao soldiers to be defeated miserably, and the car camp he built with a large amount of imperial court money disappeared without even a bubble, and Sun Chengzong himself returned to his hometown Gaoyang in disgrace.

Wang Xiangqian went to Shanhaiguan first this time, he wanted to see how arrogant Sun Chengzong's little follower Yuan Chonghuan would be, what disappointed him was that Yuan Chonghuan, who also likes to brag, was completely depressed, full of the word "Fu", and there was no more madness to shout to recover Liaodong, Wang Xiangqian estimated that this guy would not grow - Yuan Chonghuan boasted that he was bigger than Sun Chengzong, claiming to be five years of Pingliao, I am afraid that in addition to the ignorant little emperor, even he didn't believe it, Wang Xiangqian had already seen through these people who were born as officials in the Jingshi Hall, and they shouted very loudly, but they were confused when they started to practice, such as Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Datong who was transferred from the Ministry of Officials, who was obviously not as flexible and pragmatic as Song Tongyin, the deputy envoy who was a local official.

Wang Xiangqian thought of Li Yu again, this kid hasn't been in officialdom is different, simple and kind and endearing, when he calls himself "old man", it makes people feel very warm, this kid has suffered a lot, and he still has to try to help.