Although it can't be said completely, the role of the Li family in this game of chess in Liaodong is undeniable and irreplaceable by anyone.

Not to mention that General Li has guarded Liaodong for 30 years, and he has made countless military exploits, which of the nine generals of the second generation of the Li family is not a battle-hardened and outstanding military achievement. You can't just ask for punishment just because you haven't fought a good battle! In this way, doesn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers of the world? ”

Yang Ju shook his head again and again. Brother Tang said this, Yang Ju did not dare to agree. The Li family is certainly the pillar of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. But it is precisely because of the prominence of his Li family that everyone in the world is staring at the Li family. If Li Rubai is defeated and flees this time, and the court will not pursue it, then in the future, there will be many people in the army who will follow suit.

If this continues, in the future, there will be a lot of generals who will fight against the Jurchens on the battlefield, and there will be a lot of generals who are cowardly defeated and flee. The soldiers don't have the heart to fight to the death, how can this battle be fought? ”

Yang Ju and Tang Zhe on the stage insisted on how to deal with Li Rubai's problem, and they had endless arguments. Everyone in the audience also insisted on one end, and they couldn't get rid of each other. Some people support Yang Ju's point of view, believing that Li Rubai should be severely punished. There are also many people who support Tang Zhe's point of view, believing that the handling of the Li family should be cautious, especially when the imperial court is in an eventful time and is just employing people.

Yu Ren touched Lu Xiangsheng's arm on the side, "What does Brother Lu think?" ”

"The Liaodong battlefield was not optimistic, but I never thought that it was so bad. The generals who are about to fight must be brave first, Li Rubai is cowardly defeated and fled, and he will be defeated without a fight, and he will not be forgiven. ”

Yu Ren nodded, he was probably the first of all to know about this result. However, as for Li Rubai's handling of the problem, to be honest, he really didn't think about it deeply. Until now, Yang Ju and Tang Zhe have raised the issue, and both sides have good reasons. Thinking of the history after the Ming Dynasty, it seems that I have not heard the name of the Li family, and even Li Chengliang, who was once the most respected and passed down as a myth by everyone, is rarely mentioned in the history books of later generations.

Yu Ren estimated that this should be because the Liaodong Li clan began to decline and was no longer the protagonist of the Liaodong chess game.

"What is Brother Yu's opinion?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

Yu Ren lowered his head and took a sip of tea slowly, and then said, "I think that the battle situation in Liaodong is already like this, and it cannot be changed. The most important thing at the moment is how to save the current crisis in Liaodong and prevent the Jurchens from coming to Shanhaiguan. That's what we should be most concerned about and consider at the moment. As for Li Rubai's handling of the issue, I think, can we hold off and discuss it later? ”

Lu Xiangsheng listened to Yu Ren's words and nodded slightly.

"What Brother Yu said is extremely true. Since everyone has not yet reached a unified opinion on how to deal with Li Rubai, it is a wrong idea to put this issue aside for a while. Brother Yu's thinking is really unique, and he is not bound by what he is looking for! As he spoke, Lu Xiangsheng sighed softly, as if he was dissatisfied with his failure to grasp the key points of the main issue in time.

Yu Ren saw that Lu Xiangsheng had just made a generous statement, but at this time, he seemed to be a little less confident, and he couldn't help but be a little strange.

How did he know that although this Lu Xiangsheng was a soldier, he was good at martial arts since he was a child, and he was familiar with military books since he was a child. At the age of fifteen, he assisted the Nanjing Navy Army garrison that went to Yixing to encircle and suppress the Taihu Lake water thieves, and broke through the water thieves' water village, which also became famous in the township.

Because of this, Lu Xiangsheng was praised by his classmates and friends in Changzhou as a handsome talent who could bring 100,000 armor soldiers. Not only that, but this Lu Xiangsheng is not bad at reaching out. Since he was a child, he invited a martial artist to teach him martial arts for a long time, and he can be said to be a famous talent in Yixing City.

But this time, when he heard Yu Ren's short words, he felt that compared with him, if he didn't say anything else, his grasp of the key point of the war was a little worse. For the first time, he also realized that he was not so mature in the military.

Yu Ren gently patted Lu Xiangsheng's shoulder and comforted: "Brother Lu doesn't have to be arrogant. It's just because I heard about the battle in Liaodong earlier than you, so I think more than you think. Brother Lu was unable to come to the battlefield in person, and he was able to foresee the danger of our army in advance, just seeing this is very rare! ”

"So, from Brother Yu's point of view, what should the imperial court do in Liaodong at the moment, which is the most appropriate?"

This time, Yu Ren didn't think much about it, because he had made such assumptions about the situation in Liaodong during his many discussions with Yuan Chonghuan in Changle, and devised a way to deal with it.

"I think that at this time, our army has suffered a new defeat. and the loss of fine taxes. If you want to immediately draw out another strong team to the north of Liaodong and compete with the Jurchens, it is not advisable. What's more, I'm afraid that at the moment, the imperial court will not be able to draw such an army.

Therefore, I think we should send an old general to gather scattered troops in Liaodong first and hold on to the city. First stabilize the situation in Liaodong, and then slow down the attack. After all, in Liaodong, we still have Shenyang, Liaoyang, and Guangning in hand. The fortress of the Liaoxi Corridor was not damaged at all. Although the Jurchens won a big victory this time, if they wanted to go south to break through, they would never be able to.

In my opinion, no matter how strong the Jurchens are, they will not be able to reach the land of a few cities. With my Ming Dynasty, it is only a matter of time before I want to defeat the Jurchens. It is important that we do not rush forward, nor can we be timid or avoid war. As long as the Jurchens are consumed, sooner or later they will be able to be brought down. ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded his head again and again, as if a student was listening carefully to the teacher's teachings.

At this time, on the stage, Yang Ju and Tang Zhe were arguing. At this moment, I heard a person in the front row suddenly stand up and shout, "It's useless to talk about nothing, it's better for everyone to compare." ”

Yu Ren hurriedly turned his head to look. The person who spoke was none other than Li Xianzhong. I saw that his eyes were wide open, staring at Yang Ju, as if he had some deep hatred with him, and wanted to swallow him alive.

Yang Ju obviously didn't know why Li Xianzhong was suddenly like this, but Tang Zhe knew Li Xianzhong's excessive performance. Li Xianzhong is obviously so angry because Yang Juli mainly punishes his father severely. However, Li Xianzhong's words also reminded Tang Zhe.

He hurriedly said to Yang Ju on the stage, "Yes! We are so empty arguments, in the end, we can't tell who is right and who is wrong, since ancient times, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. Since Brother Yang, your class is called 'Practical Application'. And Brother Yang is so eloquent about the battle situation in Liaodong, thinking that Brother Yang must be very proficient in military affairs. So, now let's see the means that Brother Yang uses! As the saying goes: it's a mule or a horse, take it out and slip away!

Whether it's you Donglin people talking on paper, or I, Wan Song Shizi, are talking in vain, let's know everything when we compare them.

Of course, I can't really provoke a war for us, under the command of you and me. But we can have a joust. I don't know if Brother Yang dares to accept it? ”

Yang Ju was stunned, this proposal was too surprising to him. He and Tang Zhe are obviously both scholars, and the dispute between the two scholars is really illogical to solve it in the end.

Yang Ju is a complete scholar, he has never practiced martial arts. For the competition proposed by Tang Zhe, he was completely unsure. However, he also knew that this time was an opportunity for him. If you want Wan Song Shizi, especially this Tang Zhe, to convince himself, it seems that it is not enough to just use his words. Only by winning Tang Zhe in the competition can he really convince himself. If Tang Zhe is convinced, then the entire Wansong Academy will also be convinced. If he can achieve this effect, it will be regarded as exceeding the task assigned by his husband.

Although Yang Ju was not sure about winning Tang Zhe, he was still unwilling to give up easily when he saw the opportunity in front of him.

Tang Zhe saw that Yang Ju was silent in thought, so he cast an even bigger bait.

"If Brother Yang doesn't object. I think we can also add some bets to the joust. If we Wan Song Shizi lose, all the thirty-two Wan Song Shizi who are here today will all be thrown into your Donglin Sect and officially apprentice to Mr. Qian. If you lose, I only ask that Brother Zhiyong not participate in the scientific examination again in this life. This condition is generous enough, right? ”

Yang Ju was shocked again. Tang Zhe's condition is too tempting! He will not forget that the most fundamental purpose of coming to Hangzhou with his teacher was to drop a bombshell in the base camp of the Zhejiang Party and cause differences in the thinking of the scholars within the Zhejiang Party. It is naturally best to be able to win one or two to their Donglin Party camp, and even if they can't, they must use the "practical learning" proposed by the teacher Qian Qianyi to suppress the "clear mind" Wang Xue of Mr. Mingyang, who is respected by most of the soldiers of the Zhejiang Party.