"If the official army is defeated in Liaodong, 'Ping Liaoce' can play a miraculous role in front of the emperor, but if the official army wins, then it can only arouse the emperor's disgust."

Under Li Hongyu's concerned gaze, Wu Liangsi's face was cloudy, and then he looked at Li Hongyu with a serious expression and asked, "Could it be that the official army will be defeated in Liaodong?" ”

"My lord, how does the combat power of the main force of the official army compare with that of Hong Wuye and Yongle Ye now?" Li Hongyu knew that Wu Liangsi was moved by what he said, and now what made him entangled was whether the Ming army would be defeated in Liaodong, so he asked after a deep sigh.

"Not as good as the period of Hong Wuye and Yongle Ye, when the Ming officials and troops crisscrossed the territory, the four seas surrendered, and the border barbarians were respectful to the Ming Dynasty." Wu Liangsi thought about it, frowned and replied, it is an indisputable fact that the combat effectiveness of the Ming official army is declining day by day, and he has nothing to defend.

If it weren't for the fact that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army had decayed too much, Liaodong would not have been able to make waves for the Jurchens, not to mention, the Liaodong Metropolitan Division had a total strength of more than 100,000 according to the establishment, how could the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong be the opponents of the Ming army?

It's a pity that the military system of the Ming Dynasty made the military households suffer from the bullying and enslavement of the military attachés, coupled with the hereditary military positions below the Wei commander, which made the soldiers not have the slightest progress, so the wind of military households fleeing from various places became more and more intense, and the training of the soldiers in the guard was slack, and the morale was low, and the soldiers of the Hongwu and Yongle periods were very different.

So much so that the imperial court had to pay the soldiers who fought when they were fighting, so as to improve morale and enable the soldiers to fight bravely on the battlefield, which was very different from the original intention of Emperor Hongwu to establish the cantonment system.

Today, it is thankful that the Liaodong Dusi, which has nearly 100,000 establishments on the surface, can have 20,000 or 30,000 troops, which is really stretched for the vast Liaodong region, and it is of course more than enough to deal with a single local tribal force, but it is helpless in the face of an enemy of Houjin's strength, otherwise Jin would not have captured Fushun City and other places so quickly.

"My lord, although the students don't know the details, the reinforcements who went to Liaodong must have been drawn from various garrisons, and they were put into the battlefield before they were reorganized and drilled, and it was difficult for each other to command and dispatch, which was extremely unfavorable to the battle situation."

After listening to Wu Liangsi's words, Li Hongyu looked at him worriedly and said, "What is especially worrying about the students is that Yang Jingluo will divide his troops to attack the Jurchens' lair, so that he will inevitably be broken by the Jurchens. ”

"The war in Liaodong is in a hurry, and the army is gathered in Shen Liao, presumably it will be difficult for all the grain and grass to arrive for a while, plus Yang Jingluo has a contempt for the Jurchens, and he is bound to want to decide the situation in a war, so he will definitely divide the troops."

As he spoke, Li Hongyu's face sank, and he looked at Wu Liangsi and said, "Therefore, the student thinks that the official army will definitely lose this time!" ”

"This matter is very important, this official has to go back and think about it, and then give you an answer after thinking about it."

Seeing Li Hongyu's look of hesitation, Wu Liangsi frowned and said, after all, the impact of this matter is too great, he has to think carefully, and he must discuss it with Guan Yingzhen and Huang Yanshi.

"There is Lord Lao!"

Li Hongyu hurriedly got up when he heard this, and bowed to Wu Liangsi respectfully, although Wu Liangsi did not agree to this matter but did not refuse, which has made him very satisfied, you must know that at this time, this "Pingliao Policy" is a considerable risk, and if it is not good, it will anger Emperor Wanli.

"It's time for dinner now, let's eat first, and then talk about the cases of Wuchang and Taiyuan." Wu Liangsi smiled when he saw this, waved his hand to let Li Hongyu sit down, and then shouted at the messenger outside the door, "Come on, bring lunch here." ”

After lunch, Li Hongyu left the military department, and Wu Liangsi, as the military department, was busy with official business, so naturally he had no time to receive him.

On the way home, Li Hongyu sat in the carriage and closed his eyes to recuperate, the reason why he wanted to go to the "Pingliao Policy" was naturally to show off in front of Emperor Wanli, but in addition to competing with the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party, there was another important purpose, that is, to have the right to command the army.

Although the five military governors coexisted with the six departments when Taizu of the Ming Dynasty founded the country, the status of the military attache continued to decline since the Tumubao Change, and the commander of the army gradually changed from a military attache to a civil minister, which is often said to be "suppressing the military with literature".

If Li Hongyu wants to gain a foothold in the chaotic times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he must firmly grasp the military power in his hands, so he naturally wants to show his military talent to the Wanli Emperor and the civil and military officials in the court, so that he can become the commander of the army in the future.

Just when Li Hongyu was sitting on the wall of the car thinking about the next plan, the carriage suddenly stopped, he thought that he had arrived at home, so he stretched lazily, opened the curtain and got out of the car, because he was going to pass through the inner city, he naturally had to go home.

"Huh?" After seeing the situation in front of him clearly, Li Hongyu couldn't help but be stunned, what appeared in front of him was not Li's house but a teahouse.

Li Hongyu couldn't help but look at the coachman, only to see the coachman standing there with an embarrassed face, kneeling down with a plop, bowing his head there and saying nothing.

"Li Jieyuan, please!" At this time, a big man standing at the door of the teahouse stepped forward and made a gesture to Li Hongyu to invite in.

"Who is your master?" Li Hongyu's brows furrowed slightly, it seemed that he had been calculated, so he asked quietly, wondering who was waiting in the teahouse.

"My master is an old friend of Li Jieyuan." The big man smiled slightly when he heard this, "Li Xie Yuan will know who my master is when he arrives in the private room upstairs." ”

"Old friends?" Li Hongyu's brows furrowed again, he really couldn't imagine that he would have any old friends in the capital.

However, since the other party's kindness is difficult, how can Li Hongyu be scared away, he doesn't believe that anyone dares to be unfavorable to him, Huguang Jieyuan, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, that kind of words is tantamount to asking for his own death.

Therefore, Li Hongyu glanced up at the teahouse, and walked in with the big man, he wanted to see who the other party was.

"Li Jieyuan, please inside." Coming to a private room on the second floor where several elite men were guarding the door, the big man who led the way pushed open the closed door and made a gesture of invitation to Li Hongyu.

Li Hongyu took a deep breath and strode into the room, and the door behind him immediately "creaked" shut.

"Li Jieyuan, don't come to harm?" There was a small suite in the private room, and a handsome boy in white was sitting there making tea, and when he saw him come in and take a look at him, he picked up the teapot and poured tea on the two teacups in front of him.

"You...... Why are you here? Li Hongyu was stunned for a moment, looked at the boy in white dumbfounded, and only came back to his senses after a while, walked forward quickly and stared at the boy in white and asked suspiciously, he was very surprised that the boy in white appeared here.

"This capital is not your family, why can you come to this county lord and not come?" The white-clothed boy raised his eyebrows when he heard this, threw a big roll of his eyes at Li Hongyu, and then pushed a teacup in his hand, "Taste it, this is brewed by the county lord himself." ”

Li Hongyu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, walked over and picked up the teacup and drank it, where is he in the mood to taste tea now, the person in this world who gives him the most headache is the white-clothed brother in front of him - Zhu Wanting, the county lord of Zhaoxiang.

Zhu Wanting, who is the lord of the county, is rude and willful, bold and reckless, and often acts recklessly, especially this little girl likes Li Hongyu, which makes Li Hongyu stay away from her, he doesn't want to provoke Zhu Wanting, otherwise he will definitely cause unexpected trouble.

"How's it going, is it delicious?" Seeing Li Hongyu pick up the teacup and drink the cow, Zhu Wanting looked at her with a smile and asked, looking interested.

Li Hongyu drank all the tea in the teacup in one go, and was about to open his mouth after a few clicks, Zhu Wanting suddenly had a cold face, glared at him fiercely and said, "This is the first time that the county lord has made tea for others, don't say it's not delicious!" ”

"It's delicious, it's the best tea I've ever had." Li Hongyu sighed helplessly when he heard this, not to mention that the tea made by Zhu Wanting was really delicious, so he replied with a smile.

"Try it, these pastries are a tribute to the palace." Zhu Wanting suddenly smiled, motioned for Li Hongyu to sit down in the seat next to her, and then pointed to a few plates of delicate pastries on the table with a smile.

"Tribute?" Li Hongyu couldn't help but show a curious look when he heard this, looked at the plates of pastries and sat on the seat opposite Zhu Wanting, picked up the pastries and tasted them in a big gulp.

Zhu Wanting supported her chin with both hands, and looked at Li Hongyu who was eating there with relish, if it weren't for Li Hongyu and Wu Liangsi who didn't eat much at noon, he wouldn't have eaten so much at this time.

"County Lord, why did you come to the capital?" After Li Hongyu ate a few pieces of pastry, he picked up the teacup pushed by Zhu Wanting, drank two sips of tea and swallowed the food in his mouth, looking at Zhu Wanting suspiciously, he never thought that Zhu Wanting would come to the capital, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Go relatives!" Zhu Wanting smiled when she heard this, blinked her eyes and replied, with a little cunning in her smile.

"County Lord, what is the matter with the next visit?"

For Zhu Wanting's answer, Li Hongyu could only smile bitterly, there are many royal families in the capital, so Zhu Wanting has a lot of relatives, God knows which relatives she is going to go, he doesn't want to dwell on this kind of question, and then his face turned pale and asked quietly.

"Let's chat!" Zhu Wanting smiled when she heard this, looked at Li Hongyu and said in a coquettish voice, "The county lord has just arrived, and he is not familiar with the place, so he naturally wants to chat with acquaintances!" ”

"County Lord, the exam will be held in more than three months, and I will be busy preparing for the exam, so I am afraid that I will not have time to accompany the county lord in the future."

Li Hongyu suddenly had a crying and laughing look on his face when he heard this, he thought that Zhu Wanting was looking for something for him, but he was just accompanying her to pass the time, so he said solemnly.

"That's a shame!" Zhu Wanting couldn't help but roll her eyes at Li Hongyu when she heard this, how could she not hear Li Hongyu stay away from her, and then her eyes flashed a few times, and she shook her head with regret, "It seems that this county is mainly looking for others to chat." ”

"These pastries are for you." As she spoke, Zhu Wanting stood up, glanced at the plates of pastries on the table, and walked away.

"I wonder who's going to be unlucky?" Li Hongyu looked at Zhu Wanting's departing back with some astonishment, and was secretly surprised in his heart, he didn't expect Zhu Wanting to leave so easily, and he couldn't help but shake his head secretly in surprise.