Lu Xiangsheng was training troops in Luoyang, and when he heard that the emperor had urgently summoned him, he knew that something big had happened, so he immediately handed over the army to Cao Bianjiao, and returned to Beijing with a light horse.

"Aiqing has worked hard." Looking at Lu Xiangsheng, who was haggard and haggard, Zhu Youzhen said softly.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "For the sake of the king's worries, the responsibility of the minister, I don't know why His Majesty summoned the minister?" ”

Zhu Youzhen told what happened in Ningyuan, saying that he was going to replace the Jiliao Governor Wang Zhichen, and Sun Chengzong and others recommended Yuan Chonghuan to replace Wang Zhichen as the new supervisor.

"Lu Aiqing, if you are asked to supervise Liaodong, can there be a strategy to level Liao?" Zhu Youzhen asked expectantly.

Lu Xiangsheng was silent for a moment, and shook his head slightly: "The minister has only heard about Liao affairs, and has not had in-depth contact, and there is no good strategy in a hurry. Moreover, the minister thought that Yuan Yuan was more suitable than the minister. Yuan Yuan has been in Liaodong for many years, and Jiannu has fought many times, and is well versed in the situation in Liaodong, not only understands the details of Jiannu, but also knows the temperament of the generals in Liaoxi. ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Lu Xiangsheng to think that Yuan Chonghuan was suitable.

Yuan Chonghuan is suitable or not, let's not say for the time being, the key is that the Jiliao Governor can be said to be the first governor in the world, and his power is greater than that of the six Shangshu, if he is the governor of Liaodong, he must at least hang the title of squire of the military department. Lu Xiangsheng is now the fourth rank of the Zuo Du Imperial History, which is equivalent to several levels in a row, but Lu Xiangsheng was unmoved, which made Zhu Youzhen feel a little surprised. Lu Xiangsheng is not a person who covets power, fame and fortune!

"Your Majesty, it's not that the minister intends to shirk, but the Praetorian Guard is newly established, and more than 10,000 recruits have been recruited in Henan, and the minister is unwilling to give up halfway. And in the minister's opinion, the hope of my Ming Dynasty to pacify Jiannu is not in those border armies in Liaoxi, but in the new army of the Praetorian Guard! ”

Afraid of being misunderstood by the emperor, Lu Xiangsheng directly said his intentions, not that he was unwilling to go to Liaodong to be a supervisor, but that he was unwilling to leave the new Praetorian Guard army that was recruited and trained by himself, and he was more optimistic about the future of the Praetorian New Army.

Zhu Youzhen smiled: "Lu Aiqing, if there is another year and a half, will the Praetorian New Army be able to fight Jiannu?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng said without hesitation: "Of course you can!" In another year and a half, the minister will definitely be able to train another 20,000 new troops. The best soldiers, the most sophisticated firearms, the most generous salaries, the most rigorous training, if you can't fight with Jiannu after a year, then what face does the minister have standing in front of His Majesty! ”

Zhu Youzhen was very pleased: "Very good, very good, in this case, Aiqing came to see." ”

Zhu Youzhen walked to the map of Liaodong: "I have an idea, Aiqing can refer to it together, is there any possibility of success?" ”

"Since the defeat of Liaodong and the loss of the Shenliao Plain and southern Liaoning, our Ming army can only retreat to the Liaoxi Corridor and rely on the fortress of Xiujian City to resist Jiannu, and the field battle has never been victorious. However, although the defense line of western Liaoxi is solid, it can only defend and cannot be aggressive, and Jiannu may not necessarily attack western Liaoxi if he wants to invade the Ming Dynasty. ”

Lu Xiangsheng's body was shocked when he heard this: "Your Majesty is saying that Jiannu will make a detour from Jibei or Xuanda to invade?" ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded: "Isn't this possible?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng pondered for a moment and said with difficulty: "Yes." The minister heard that just this year, Jiannu has subdued many Mongolian tribes such as Horqin, forcing Lin Dan Khan to flee west in a hurry, fleeing to the west of the Hetao, now there are almost no opponents in the eastern Mongolian steppe, it will not take much time, Huang Taiji can subdue many Mongolian tribes, then it is completely possible to lead the Jiannu army to detour through Mongolia, from Jibei across the border wall to invade ......"

Thinking about the consequences of that, Lu Xiangsheng shuddered! The main force of the Ming border army is almost all on the first line of Ningjin in Liaoxi, and they ignore Jibei very much, mainly because the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan and the Ming are friendly, and they all regard Jiannu as their enemies, and the Ming Dynasty is an ally, and they will not invade the Ming Dynasty at all. But at present, Lin Dan Khan is defeated by Jiannu and is moving westward, and the grasslands in eastern Mongolia will fall under the control of Jiannu, and Jiannu can choose to bypass the defense line of western Liaoxi and invade from Jibei. And the impregnable defense line of Liaoxi will become a joke at that time.

It's a pity that the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have set their sights on Liaoxi, thinking that as long as they hold Liaoxi Jiannu, they will not be able to invade. But no one looked at the steppe to the north, and no one thought about the serious consequences of Lin Dan Khan's defeat by Jiannu.

And His Majesty is only eighteen years old, and his vision is so far-reaching, he can see through the overall situation, which makes Lu Xiangsheng very amazed. It is really a godsend to the Holy Monarch in Daming, and Daming Zhongxing is also expected!

"Your Majesty, you should shift the focus from Liaoxi to Jibei, and send important ministers to pass through Jizhou as soon as possible to repair the defense line of the Great Wall to prevent the invasion of Jiannu!" Lu Xiangsheng said anxiously.

Lin Dan Khan has been defeated by Jiannu and moved west, Jiannu will soon integrate the Mongol forces, I heard that the chief Taiji of Nanu is also a masterpiece, far-reaching, may not be able to see the emptiness of Jibei, I am afraid that time is running out!

Zhu Youzhen shook his head slightly: "There are thousands of miles on the north wall of thistle, and there are dozens of mountain passes that can enter and exit the grassland. ”

Lu Xiangsheng was depressed when he heard this, yes, the Ming Dynasty used all its financial resources on the defense line in western Liaoning, and the treasury was empty year after year. Besides, how many troops do you need for more than a thousand miles of defense line? Although there are tens of thousands of troops in Jibei now, where is Jiannu's opponent, unless, unless the newly trained Praetorian Guard New Army is pulled to Jibei!

Could this be the purpose of His Majesty's summoning of himself to Beijing? Do you want to deploy the Praetorian Guard in Jibei? Lu Xiangsheng guessed, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and his blood boiled involuntarily. The powerful Jiannu fought against and expelled the Jiannu from the country, this is the purpose of his hard training!

However, the next moment, Lu Xiangsheng found that he had misthought the emperor's intentions.

"Why do you have to defend? It will take a year and a half for Jiannu to integrate the Mongol tribes, and it will be possible to invade next year at the earliest, and at that time, my new army of the Praetorian Guard has been trained," Zhu Youzhen raised his spirit, pointing to a certain point on the map, "The population of Jiannu is only hundreds of thousands, and the strength of the Eight Banners will not exceed 100,000. ”

Looking at the location on the map, Lu Xiangsheng gasped: "Your Majesty, is this too risky?" What if Jiannu besieged Beijing? ”

Zhu Youzhen said angrily: "Then I am in Beijing, acting as a bait!" I just ask you, is this strategy feasible? ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded heavily: "It is naturally feasible to encircle Wei to save Zhao, if there is no accident, it will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to Jiannu!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to ask for help, lead the new army of the Praetorian Guard to attack the nest of slaves, plough the court and sweep the holes, smash the Yellow Dragon, and create slaves in one fell swoop!" Lu Xiangsheng said enthusiastically.