Yu Ren suddenly remembered that he had just befriended Yuan Chonghuan and Brother Yuan, who was also a fan of the Donglin Party. And he came today, it seems that he also has the purpose of "pulling votes" for Brother Yuan to help the Donglin Party, so it seems a little inappropriate to sit firmly in the audience and watch the excitement. In the future, if this matter reaches the ears of his elder brother Yuan, he will have to break off his friendship with himself.

Thinking of this, Yu Ren hurriedly sat up straight, ready to pull Lu Xiangsheng, who was at the same table with him, to give Yang Dacai on the stage some support, but saw that Yang Ju had slowly raised his head and said:

"When Mr. arrived at Jiaxing Mansion, he saw a side newspaper copied from Jingshi, so he had to give up this lecture and hurried back to Beijing."

Yang Ju's answer was very clever, he directly bypassed the unexplained mystery of the year, and talked about the immediate problem that most people are more concerned about.

"What side newspaper?" Sure enough, as soon as Yang Jucai spoke, several people in the audience asked at the same time, compared with the old things that Shen had always mentioned in Wansong Academy, they were obviously more interested in the current affairs.

Yang Ju glanced at the audience, and after a long while, he said: "It's a side newspaper about Liaodong copied from the Jingshi." ”

"What's wrong with Liaodong?"

This time, even Li Xianzhong, who was sitting with the students of Wansong Academy, couldn't help but ask eagerly.

Liaodong is his home, and he naturally cares more than anyone else.

Yang Ju glanced at Li Xianzhong, he didn't know that the young man in front of him was a member of the most powerful Li family in Liaodong.

"Lord Yang Hao, Lord Yang's four-way army has completely failed. The Jurchens first annihilated more than 30,000 juniper men in Salhu, and Juniper's general army was killed in battle; Then they defeated the Marin Department at Shangjian Cliff, and then surrounded and annihilated Liu Ling's department at Abu Dari, and Liu Ling's general army was killed in battle; When Li Rubai heard the news, he fled back to Qinghe Fort in a panic. The 130,000 army of the Ming Dynasty was almost wiped out. Yang Ju sighed heavily when he said this. The last few sentences were extraordinarily heavy.

As soon as this news came out, the audience was in an uproar. Because of this expedition to Liaodong, there was a lot of movement, and the four most famous generals in the current dynasty were used, and the team was also the most elite team in the Ming Dynasty. This expedition with elite soldiers and fierce generals has long become a major event of concern to the whole country. Whether it is in the imperial court, or in the people, in Beijing or in the southeast. It can be said that even the small people in the countryside have heard of it.

However, in the minds of the vast majority of people, this is a completely asymmetrical battle. It's like killing chickens with a knife. In their minds, the Jurchens were nothing more than uncivilized semi-savages living in the mountains and forests of eastern Liaodong, who could not even cultivate fields. To deal with such a group of people in the mountains and forests who live with beasts all day long, it is almost like hunting.

Think about it! We went hunting in the mountains, but we brought with us an army of 130,000 men, and we were equipped with advanced firearms such as cannons and birds. There are also four of the country's bravest hundred battles to lead the team. Even if you think about it with your toes, you can understand it!

However, the end result surprised almost everyone. The 130,000 army of the Ming Dynasty, the most elite tax, was actually defeated by a group of barbarians who had lived in the mountains for many years, and they were defeated very badly. This ending is not only unacceptable to everyone in terms of practical consequences; Psychologically, the Ming people, who have always regarded themselves as the great powers of the Celestial Empire, are even more unacceptable.

"No way, no way, this must not be true. You must be spreading rumors. My dad ......" Li Xianzhong in the front row was excited. But as soon as he said this, he was suddenly pinched heavily by Tang Zhe next to him. This time, Li Xianzhong woke up. He finally realized that it was not suitable for him to admit that he was Li Rubai's son at this time and on this occasion.

Because, the current Li Rubai is no longer the Li Rubai who was highly respected in the past and had made countless military exploits for the Ming Dynasty. He became a disgrace to everyone. How can you run away in a fight! How could my Ming soldiers be so courageless that they would be frightened by a group of barbarians and flee without a fight!

Shame, shame. Such an outcome is even more unacceptable to the people than defeat.

Just when Li Xianzhong was sad about the news of the sudden defeat, Tang Zhe had already stood up. He asked Yang Ju, "We don't know if what you said about the side newspaper is true or false." Let's just assume it's real! ”

As he spoke, Tang Zhe pointed to the cloth hanging behind Yang Ju, on which were written the iconic lines of the Donglin Party: the sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the ear; Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything is concerned.

"You Donglin Party members are concerned about everything, showing the appearance of a false saint who takes the world as his own responsibility. Let's not discuss whether it is right or wrong for you to conceal your nature and deliberately behave like this. Since you take the world as your own responsibility, then right now, the imperial court has suffered such a big defeat, if from the point of view of your Donglin party, what do you think the imperial court should deal with? ”

Yang Ju looked at Tang Zhe. He could see at a glance that this Tang Zhe was in the same group as those people who deliberately embarrassed him. Of course, this is also easy, because they all have the same sign on their tables: Wansong Academy. And Yang Ju also saw that this person should be the leader among these people. Because the seat he was sitting in was the main seat in the center, and at their table, only he and Li Xianzhong were seated, while the other tables were full of eight people.

For this leader of Wansong Academy, Yang Ju did not dare to be careless.

"What is this Taiwanese brother called?" Yang Ju said very politely. Although he was repeatedly embarrassed by the people of Wansong Academy, Yang Ju did not show dissatisfaction at all. Because he knows that this Wansong Academy not only represents the scholars of Hangzhou, but also the scholars of the whole Zhejiang. They are the most important base for the Zhejiang Party to cultivate its successor forces. Therefore, it is not surprising that these people want to embarrass him as a subordinate of the Donglin Party. It would be strange if they didn't embarrass him. At this point, Yang Ju has already been fully mentally prepared.

"In the lower Tang rut."

"It turned out to be Brother Mingxing. Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! Yang Ju didn't answer Tang Zhe's question immediately, but set up with him first. He said Tang Zhe's words in one mouth, which is equivalent to telling the other party, I still know about you. At the same time, instead of calling Tang Zhe's name, he called his cousin, which is also a kind of respect for the other party. This is also a signal of goodwill released by Yang Ju. Because he came to Hangzhou this time as a substitute teacher, not only to teach this class, but also to have a more important mission.

Tang Zhe didn't buy Yang Ju's account at all. "Brother Yang doesn't need to be polite. You haven't answered me yet, just the current crisis in Liaodong, if you Donglin people are in power, what do you have to do to be able to protect the safety of the Beijing division and the safety of the emperor? ”

Yang Ju thought for a while, and then said seriously, "If we Donglin people are in power, we will suggest to the emperor that we make an exception to reuse officials with military talents, and then send people to step up the recruitment and training of new soldiers in Zhili." At the same time, Yang Hao, who lost the battle, and Li Rubai, who fled timidly, were severely punished to rectify military discipline. ”

Tang Zhe sneered, "The Jurchens defeated my Ming Dynasty's most elite 130,000 army in one fell swoop, and it can be said that the entire Liaodong is already in danger. Once Liaodong was captured by the Jurchens, it directly threatened the safety of the Jingshi. Yang Caizi's general remarks don't seem to have much effect! What's more, there is a saying in the military family since ancient times that a thousand troops are easy to obtain, but a general is hard to find. Now, I have lost two or three of the most courageous famous generals at once, even if I can train new soldiers immediately, who can I give them to lead? The Li family has always been a prominent family in Liaodong, and has always been a famous general.

If General Li was severely punished according to Yang Caizi's method, then although the entire Li family in Liaodong did not dare to complain, they also had a dislike with the emperor and the court because of this. When the time comes, the Li family will not be willing to fight to the death to serve my Daming. Without the Li clan's Ming Dynasty, it is equivalent to losing 100,000 elite soldiers. Where do you let the emperor go to find that battleable general? ”

Yang Ju originally wanted to win over Tang Zhe. However, on the issue of how to treat Li Rubai, he completely disagreed with Tang Zhe's views. Although he knew that if he could win Tang Zhe's support on this trip to Hangzhou, it would be half the battle. However, this does not mean that he can trade principles in exchange.

"Listen to Brother Tang. Do you think that as long as Li Rubai is let go and let him make up for his mistakes, our Ming Dynasty will be able to win against the Jurchens? Yang Ju's tone was no longer as polite as just now.