Sun Chengzong secretly came to Jingshi, and Zhu Youzhen summoned him on the platform.

Zhu Youzhen sat on a tall mahogany chair, his eyes level, meticulous.

Under the guidance of Xu Yingyuan, Sun Chengzong came to the platform, and saw that Zhu Youzhen was already sitting and waiting, he opened his old legs and knelt on the ground: "Minister Sun Chengzong knocked on the emperor, long live my emperor!" ”

"Teacher, you don't need to make this big gift!" Zhu Youzhen got up from the chair, helped Sun Chengzong up, and asked him to sit down on the chair that was slightly lower.

Xu Yingyuan made Sun Chengzong a cup of hot tea, then closed the door and went out, leaving only the two of them on the platform.

"When Professor Chen was the first emperor, although His Majesty was an observer, His Majesty was young at that time, so he wouldn't have any impression of the content of Chen's teaching, right?" Sun Chengzong believes that Zhu Youzhen is at most an auditor, not his official student.

"The teacher said well, I was still young at the time, and I didn't understand what the teacher said, and I forgot most of it later." Zhu Youzhen picked up the hot tea in front of him and blew it, "But there is no end to learning, and I still learn a lot from the teacher." ”

Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youzhen blankly, not understanding what Zhu Youzhen meant.

"Teacher," Zhu Youzhen turned his words, "When you were in Liaodong, Jiannu failed to plunder an inch of land, snatch a grain of grain, and kidnap a Han people from the Ming Dynasty, and these are what I want to learn from the teacher." ”

"Your Majesty...... Under. Sun Chengzong has long been teary-eyed, what Zhu Youzhen said is what he is most proud of, but the court at that time could not see his military exploits, not only did he not have any rewards, but also forced to disarm and return to the field, if he was not the emperor, I am afraid that he would have been poisoned by Wei Eunuch. In the past few years, in Baoding for the elderly, these glorious achievements can only be boasted with young grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

"Teacher," Zhu Youzhen handed over a piece of white silk, "The imperial court is not all deaf and blind, some people will always remember the teacher's achievements, and the people of Liaodong will always be grateful to the teacher." ”

Sun Chengzong wiped away the water stains from the corners of his eyes, and his mind was also relieved from his memories, "Your Majesty summoned the ministers from Baoding, not to catch up with the old ministers, right?" ”

"Teacher, don't you understand?" Zhu Youzhen personally poured a cup of tea for Sun Chengzong, "I am not satisfied with the current situation on the front line in Liaodong. ”

"As long as His Majesty is recruited, the old minister is willing to return to Liaodong and Nurhachi, no, Nurhachi is dead, it should be Huang Taiji duel outside the gate." Sun Chengzong's face regained a murderous aura, as if he had returned to Liaodong, and it was not Zhu Youzhen sitting in front of him, but his opponent Huang Taiji.

"The teacher is already sixty-five, if the teacher is tired of saddle horses again, how can we be embarrassed by the juniors?" Zhu Youzhen stopped talking, "If you face off with Jiannu, what does the teacher think is the chance of winning the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is stupid." Sun Chengzong was prostrate on the ground.

Zhu Youzhen helped Sun Chengzong up: "Does the teacher know what this place is?" ”

"Platform." Sun Chengzong's eyes lit up, what an honor it was to be summoned by the emperor on the platform, he was Zhu Youxiao's imperial teacher, and he had never enjoyed this kind of treatment.

"Yes, this is a platform, and no third person will know what we are talking about, except for you and me. Teachers don't need to be restrained, they should know everything, and they should say everything. ”

"Your Majesty, it's the old minister Meng Lang." Sun Chengzong felt that although Zhu Youzhen did not say the result of the showdown with Jiannu, he had actually given, "If the Ming army is three times that of Jiannu, in a decisive battle in the field, the victory rate is only one percent." ”

The winning rate is only one percent, and it is still three times the number of opponents. Zhu Youzhen was not surprised, Sun Chengzong did not brag, nor was he humble, "If you go through Jiliao again, what should the teacher do?" Do you want to build a fort outside the gates? ”

"Your Majesty, this time, that time. At that time, the Ming Dynasty occupied Ningyuan and Jinzhou outside the pass, and could rely on the advantage of the city wall to fight against Jiannu, and now, the Ming Dynasty has no place to stand outside the pass. Sun Chengzong shook his head slowly, "If you let the old minister pass through Jiliao now, the old minister can only guard according to the Shanhai Pass." ”

"I still can't take it back outside the gate."

Sun Chengzong looked a little lonely, outside the customs of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, he spent nearly 10 million taels of silver to build hundreds of fortresses, but they had already been demolished and burned by Jiannu, and in the end he could not stop the pace of Jiannu. But this is after he left Liaodong, and he can't help it.

"Teacher, if you guard the Shanhaiguan, with the current military strength and national strength of the Ming Dynasty, how long can you defend it?" Zhu Youzhen didn't dwell on the past, time can't go back, he focused more on the present and the future, how long can Shanhaiguan stop Jiannu? How long can Jiannu give him to form a new army?

Sun Chengzong slowly raised his head and looked inward: "Gaodi guards the mountain customs, about two years, if the old minister is guarded, as long as his body allows, he should be able to guard it for five years." ”

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but smile bitterly: In the history of later generations, almost half a year later, Zhu Youzhen had a platform play, "Five Years of Keliao", how confident was Yuan Chonghuan at that time? And today's Sun Chengzong can only guard Shanhaiguan for five years, can his own intervention only speed up the nirvana of the Ming Dynasty?

"Teacher, why is there such a big difference?"

"Your Majesty, Gao Di guards the Shanhaiguan, only knows how to blindly retreat, never take the initiative to attack, Jiannu is outside the Shanhaiguan, will not be threatened, they will attack when they are idle, and retreat when they are tired, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty must always be vigilant, they must be exhausted. In a word, the initiative in the war lies in the construction of slaves. Sun Chengzong paused for a moment and found Zhu Youzhen looking at him.

"What if the teacher is in Shanhaiguan?"

"If the old minister guards the Shanhai Pass, he will inevitably go out of the customs with a small force from time to time and attack Jiannu, although there is a loss out of the customs, but the loss will not be too great, and Jiannu will not stay outside the Shanhai Pass for a long time if he is harassed by our army, so that he will advance and retreat, and win time for defense."

"The teacher is saying that this is to advance and retreat, and attack to defend?" Zhu Youzhen gradually understood what Sun Chengzong's "active defense" was, and Gao Di's "passive defense" was clear at a glance.

"However, this is not a long-term method, Your Majesty, my Ming army can't go out of the customs to fight a decisive battle with Jiannu, and Jiannu basically comes and goes freely outside the customs. Over time, there is no barrier in the world that cannot be broken. This is what Sun Chengzong said, Shanhaiguan can only be defended for five years.

"What is the long-term method of the teacher?" Zhu Youzhen stared at Sun Chengzong's face, the old age spots were already very obvious, and he risked his life to guard Shanhaiguan, and he felt very unbearable.

"Your Majesty, the minister is old." Sun Chengzong lowered his head, the lord was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, but he had left the court for many years, and there was really no good way.

Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, he was crooking his neck to think, Sun Chengzong's thinking was not all right, even if he could hold Shanhaiguan, Jiannu could also make a detour to Mongolia and enter the customs from the Great Wall of Xifengkou, there were thousands of passes on the Great Wall, and it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to have heavy guards everywhere. The key is Guangning outside the customs, if the Ming Dynasty can recapture the Guangning City outside the customs, then if Jiannu wants to enter the customs, there is only one way to Shanhaiguan.

"Teacher, according to the Shanhaiguan, is there a more suitable candidate than the teacher?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has been away from the court for many years, and he is not familiar with the newcomer." Sun Chengzong's eyes were full of expectation: "The old minister has the courage to beg His Majesty to let the minister go to the front line in Liaodong again, even if he is a pawn." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded slowly: "If the teacher is allowed to guard Shanhaiguan for two years, can you absolutely guarantee that Shanhaiguan is safe?" ”

"Two years?" Sun Chengzong was stunned for a moment, "If the old minister guards it, it will be absolutely fine for two years." He has already made a quick calculation, just the harassment of his small army has made Jiannu unable to figure out his movements, and when Jiannu fully understands, I am afraid that two years will have passed.

"If the teacher can ensure that Shanhaiguan is safe for two years, Liaodong will be worry-free!" Zhu Youzhen sighed secretly, Jiannu, I want to settle accounts with you.

"Your Majesty, the old minister dared to ask, what about two years later?"

"Teacher, would you like to listen to my Pingliao policy?"

"Majesty?" Sun Chengzong was taken aback: "Could it be that His Majesty already has a way to deal with Jiannu?" ”

"I said it, and the teacher helped me to refer to it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister listens!"

Zhu Youzhen drank his saliva and was ready to make a tirade, but he felt that it was not right to think about it, the platform was right, it should be Sun Chengzong's idea, "As long as the teacher can stop Jiannu in Shanhaiguan for two years, at that time, I will form an army that can fight Jiannu in the field." ”

"So fast? Your Majesty, can these armies really fight against Jiannu? Sun Chengzong's pupils dilated suddenly, and then he narrowed his eyes and frowned slightly, he had been away from the court for a long time, and he didn't know anything about Zhu Youzhen's recent actions.

"There is no doubt about this, the teacher." To explain this matter, there is no time, and it is impossible to tell the ins and outs, so that Sun Chengzong slowly understands, "Once I have formed this army, I will definitely send them to Liaodong." ”

"Liaodong?"

"If their combat effectiveness is comparable to that of Jiannu, we will fight with Jiannu, rely on the population advantage of the Han people, and slowly recover Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and even Guangning, and push the front to Jiannu's lair."

“……”

"If their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of Jiannu, they can regain Shenyang in one fell swoop, drive Jiannu back to the forests of Changbai Mountain, and let them live a wild life of gathering and hunting again."

"Is this true?" Sun Chengzong was attracted by the prospect depicted by Zhu Youzhen, but he did not know when Zhu Youzhen's wish would come true, "I hope that the old minister will be able to see this army outside Yang Wei Pass in his lifetime." ”

"Don't worry, teacher, you'll be able to see you!" Zhu Youzhen's expression was relaxed, and he was not angry at all because of Sun Chengzong's suspicions, "After the formation of this army is completed, it needs to be tested on the battlefield, and Liaodong is the best testing ground." ”

"陛xià." Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youzhen, although he was young, his face showed a maturity that was not commensurate with his youth.

"Teacher, what's wrong with my Pingliao policy?" Zhu Youzhen didn't care, Sun Chengzong was dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty, but I don't know when this army will ......" Sun Chengzong supported him.

"I have already said that this army, the teacher does not need to doubt it." In order to convince Sun Chengzong, Zhu Youzhen had to do a foolish deed, "I have been forming this army for more than two years. ”