readx; Ever since he saw the dense warships in the dock with their guns facing the sky, Zhu Youzhen felt that the governor of Denglai, Lord Yuan, must not be very interested in North Korea. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info didn't expect that although he had seen through Li Zhenyan's identity as a North Korean, he didn't have the slightest displeasure, and picked her up with a smile, and said leisurely:

"North Korea is a great place! Its place is surrounded by the sea on three sides, the north faces the Yalu River and the Tumen River across the east of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, it is 2,100 miles long from north to south, 900 miles wide from east to west, the mountains and rivers in it are magnificent, the products are abundant, so it has the name of 'three thousand miles of splendid rivers and mountains'. During the Hongwu period, the king of his country, Li Chenggui, asked Taizu to give him a name, and Taizu gave the name "Joseon" because his country was in the east, and he first received the glory of the rising sun, which means "the country of the bright sunrise". The old man made an envoy to North Korea a few years ago, and he still remembers the green rice fields, the quiet Han River, and the fragrant Myoxiang Mountain. ”

Of course, Zhu Youzhen has never been to North Korea, but he was fascinated by Yuan Keli's words, and he really wanted to see the beautiful scenery of North Korea in this time and space. Li Zhenyan was even more proud when she heard Yuan Keli praise her motherland like this, and her anxiety was slightly alleviated.

After a pause, Yuan Keli squeezed his eyes at Zhu Youzhen teasingly and said: "Especially North Korean women, they are all gentle and demure, hard-working, and resentful, compared to my Ming women, they are not much better, and they can be a good couple." The old man doesn't want to ask you two what the story is, but now that they have come together, You Gongzi must cherish it. ”

Zhu Youzhen and Li Zhenyan both blushed, and just wanted to explain a few sentences, but they didn't know how to speak, but they were even more ambiguous.

Yuan Keli's tone turned cold, and he looked at the east and said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that the Korean monarchs and ministers don't cultivate virtue and politics, and they just make the great rivers and mountains into a miasma, and the national strength is weak. During the Wanli period, the Japanese invaded the country in a big way, and if it weren't for the imperial court sending a large army to help them several times, I am afraid that North Korea would have already perished. But the person in power does not think about the great grace, but secretly communicates with Jianyu, which is very hateful! That's not all, now it's actually doing the abolition of the establishment, and I don't even take Daming in my eyes! Dare to salivate and come to the old man to intercede, let the old man beg the court to give him canonization, I really don't know what Ayayang-kun thinks! ”

Li Zhenyan saw that Yuan Keli was angry, she trembled with fright, and knelt on the ground again. What Yuan Keli said is irrefutable, and Zhu Youzhen doesn't know how to exonerate Li Zhenyan.

After a while, Yuan Keli changed his kind face again, and picked up Li Zhenyan again and said: "This girl doesn't have to be afraid, the old man is talking about the rulers of North Korea, and it has nothing to do with ordinary people." ”

Li Zhenyan has a hard time, because even if she is not a "ruler", she is also a relative of a "ruler". Seeing Yuan Keli's attitude towards the situation in North Korea, Li Zhenyan was almost desperate.

At this time, it was time to hold the lamp, and the two just wanted to say goodbye, but Yuan Keli resolutely refused to let them go, and he was determined to stay in the yamen for hospitality. Zhu Youzhen also wanted to take the opportunity to say a few good words for Li Zhenyan, so he happily agreed.

His own officials went to the inn to deliver letters, and Yuan Keli held an open-air banquet in the backyard of the government to entertain Zhu Youzhen and Li Zhenyan. At that time, it was already early autumn weather, and the governor's yamen was located on a hill, with a salty sea breeze blowing slowly, which can be described as "the night of the heavenly steps is as cool as water", which makes people feel happy. Li Zhenyan was preoccupied, just eating silently, and Ren Yuan Keli and Zhu Youzhen talked about it.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen did not dare to directly discuss the situation in North Korea, and that would be too abrupt. Since this is to deliver a letter for Lu Xiangsheng, of course, the topic will start with Lu Xiangsheng first.

After listening to Zhu Youzhen's detailed introduction to the battle of Luoyang, Yuan Keli was full of praise for his senior disciples, and said without worry: "What Gongzi You said is good, Jiandou is brave, but he lacks strategy and overall vision. As he said, the decisive battle with the old slave is completely out of his mouth. "The Art of War" has a cloud: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Jiandou only knows himself but does not know the other, how dare he talk about victory or defeat. ”

"It seems that the Governor knows a lot about Jianyu." Zhu Youzhen took the opportunity to lead the topic in this direction.

Yuan Keli stroked his gray beard and smiled: "The ministers of the court and the central government only focus on Ningyuan and Jinzhou, but that is only a frontal battlefield. According to the old man's opinion, with the current strength of the officers and troops, it is impossible to defeat Jianyu on the frontal battlefield, so he can only take a defensive position. However, Denglai and the Liaodong Peninsula are across the sea, and there is a Phi Island in the construction of elbows and armpits, these two places may as well be called the side battlefield. Jian is fierce and stubborn, and it is impossible to bargain with it head-on; But on the side battlefield, there is still a lot to be done! ”

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen listened carefully, Yuan Keli explained to him: "Phi Dao, also known as the Dongjiang River, is a small island at the mouth of the Yalu River, eighty miles northwest is the Liaodong Peninsula, and the east is across the sea from the Iron Mountain in North Korea. The Han people of Tieshan accounted for seven, and the Koreans accounted for only three, because they were repeatedly burned and looted by the Jian, and the heart of resistance was extremely strong.

In the first year of the Apocalypse, Mao Wenlong led less than 200 people to raid Zhenjiang, and was driven away by the Jianlu army, and had to wade to the sea to settle on Phi Island. However, he found that he could attack and retreat here, and he could go to Tieshan to recruit Han people to join the army, so he focused on management. Today, there are tens of thousands of people on Phi Dao, and from time to time they attack the rear of Jianyu and make repeated gains. Mao Wenlong was also promoted to the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town for his military exploits, and hung the seal of 'General before the conquest', which was controlled by the old man. ”

Zhu Youzhen listened and thought: This Mao Wenlong is also very famous in history, but what makes him famous is not his military exploits, but that he was "killed" by Yuan Chonghuan, the later Jiliao Governor. In the previous life, there has always been a great debate in the historiography circles about whether Yuan Chonghuan should kill Mao Wenlong. thinks that it should not be killed, and strongly emphasizes the strategic role of Phi Dao in Houjin; thinks that he should be killed, saying that Mao Wenlong has self-respect for his troops, does not want to forge ahead, and military discipline is very corrupt.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen asked tentatively: "According to the opinion of the governor, the imperial court should focus on the way of General Mao?" ”

Yuan Keli shook his head lightly after hearing this: "Mao Wenlong, the old man knows it well. Since the occupation of Phi Dao, he has become more and more arrogant, constantly asking the court for food and salary, and the achievements reported are also exaggerated.

Therefore, in the old man's opinion, Mao Wenlong can be used, but not greatly used. The reason why the old man wants to control the Dongjiang River is precisely because he is constrained by food. If Mao Wenlong does not listen to orders, or even plots against him, the old man only needs to cut off the sea, and Phi Dao will die without a fight. ”

Zhu Youzhen was shocked when he heard this, he thought that Mao Wenlong was a general like Lu Xiangsheng who could turn the tide. Hearing Yuan Keli say this, he is obviously a warlord with a small eye in his eyes, whether Yuan Chonghuan kills him or not, I am afraid it will have no impact on the crisis in Liaodong!

After pondering for a long time, he asked suspiciously: "But didn't Lord Governor just say that there is a lot to be done on the side battlefield?" ”

Yuan Keli smiled mysteriously and said, "This is something else. The stakes are very high, please forgive the old man for not being able to say it clearly! ”