When Xiong Tingbi heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. It seems that his prestige has spread quite far, and even this unattractive businessman knows it.

However, Mao Fugui's next words made Xiong Tingbi very unhappy, and he even wanted to shoot the case and argue with him. However, in the end, he still relied on his identity and did not do so.

I heard Mao Fugui continue, "In my judgment, if there is another person in this world who can defeat the Jurchens, it must be Yu Ren." ”

Yu Ren deliberately pretended to be a little surprised at this time and asked, "Which Yu Ren?" ”

"It's Yu Ren who just helped the imperial court quell the Shandong Rebellion in Shandong! This is a man with whom I had the privilege of meeting. His Pingliao strategy is also the most reliable one of the various Pingliao strategies I have heard so far. And judging from his repeated performances of defeating the strong with the weak in the Shandong Rebellion, he does have the strength to ensure that he can do it. ”

Yu Ren pursed his lips deliberately. "No, it won't! I heard that this Yu Renke is only twenty-three or four-year-old, which is about the same age as me. How capable can he be? Could it be that he can be more beneficial than Lord Xiong Tingbi Xiong? Lord Xiong was the only one who had ever repelled Nurhachi's attack. ”

Yu Ren's question was also said by Xiong Tingbi on the side.

When Mao Fugui heard this, a smile appeared on his face. "Yu Xianggong, don't underestimate your surname. He's no ordinary man. If nothing else, just talk about one of his wars in Shandong, and you can know his ability.

When Yu Ren first arrived in Yanzhou, Yanzhou was surrounded by 200,000 troops of the Smelling Fragrance Sect overnight. At that time, all the officers and soldiers in the city were frightened, and they only thought about how to open the city and surrender. And it was at such a moment when the army's morale was unstable, Yu Ren led fifty horsemen alone, and he forced a round of killing from the army of 200,000 Wenxiang Sect, which greatly increased the confidence of the defenders in the city, and finally held Yanzhou and dragged the main force of the Wenxiang Sect. And made the most important contribution to the pacification of the final Shandong Rebellion. ”

Yu Ren listened to Mao Fugui's words, he could only be silent, his cheeks were not thick enough to boast, although this was just acting.

Xiong Tingbi on the side heard this and couldn't help but take a deep breath. He knew very well that if what this middle-aged man said was true, then this one thing alone was enough to prove that this young man named Yu Ren was stronger than himself. Back then, I had done such a guts thing.

It was after the Battle of Salhu, when Xiong Tingbi was the first commander of Liaodong, and because of the defeat in Liaodong, people were panicked everywhere, and countless people dragged their families to flee for their lives, whether it was officers and soldiers or ordinary people. It was under such circumstances that Xiong Tingbi only took dozens of horsemen to Shenyang, the forefront of the time, to investigate the military situation and face Nurhachi across the city.

This matter has always been something that Xiong Tingbi is proud of. However, at that time, he must have not confronted the enemy head-on, but compared to Yu Ren's army of 200,000 by dozens of horsemen. Then he's too far away! Yu Ren was able to lead dozens of horsemen to break into the army of 200,000 and calmly kill them, which required not only far more courage than ordinary people, but also almost terrifying martial arts.

Xiong Tingbi knew that if he swapped with him, he wouldn't be able to do it.

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi couldn't help but have a little admiration for this Yu Ren. He was about to ask the middle-aged man more about Yu Ren, but he heard the middle-aged man say again.

"As for the strategy of leveling Liao, Yu Ren mentioned it at a meeting of the Donglin Party more than a year ago."

Xiong Tingbi heard that Yu Ren had also proposed a strategy to level Liao, and he couldn't help but prick up his ears again.

Yu Ren also pretended not to know and responded, "Let's hear it!" ”

Mao Fugui said, "Back then, Yu Ren proposed in front of Zhao Nanxing and other Donglin Party members that if you want to pacify Liaodong, you must first continue to adhere to Xiong Tingbi's method of defending instead attacking in western Liaoning. It's just that these alone can only be kept for a while. Therefore, it is necessary to be in harmony with the odd.

It is also necessary to establish two bases on the sea in Zhenjiang, Lushun, and Jinzhou, at the mouth of the Yalu River, with the Shandong Peninsula as the main rear, to contain the Jurchens from the east. When the Jurchens marched westward, we attacked his lair from the east; The Jurchens went on an expedition to the east, and I fled to the sea, leaving them unable to attack. The Jurchens had no ships and had no way to fight a naval battle.

The land of Liaodong occupied by the Jurchens is narrow and the people are poor, while I am a great land. If they continue to hold each other like this, the Jurchens will undoubtedly cross. Within twenty years, the Jurchens would be self-defeating. ”

When Xiong Tingbi heard this, he couldn't help but gasp in his heart. He couldn't help but admire the good plan of this man named Yu Ren. He only thought of blocking the Jurchens' defensive moves, but he didn't think that with the offensive of the strange moves, he could completely defeat the enemy.

At this time, Xiong Tingbi realized for the first time that in this world, there was another person who was more suitable than him to pick up the burden of Liaodong.

Thinking of this, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He thought that those guys would not be able to do without him, so he deliberately took the shelf. It seems that this is not the case. If they knew that there was another guy named Yu Ren with such talent, they were afraid that they would have told themselves to stand aside a long time ago.

When the time comes, he will have nothing to rely on, and those who have offended in officialdom over the years will definitely take the opportunity to take revenge on him. He could do it himself, and if these people were more vicious and involved his family, he would regret it.

At this time, Mao Fugui said again, "I heard that this Yu Ren has entered Beijing." He was originally Zhao Nanxing's son-in-law. It seems that this time the Donglin Party must be sacrificing his killer weapon to deal with the arrogant Jurchens. ”

Before Mao Fugui finished speaking, he saw Xiong Tingbi on the side throw down the fishing rod and run home.

Yu Ren saw Xiong Tingbi's clumsy running back, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a chuckle.

Xiong Tingbi trotted all the way home. He wanted to go home and quickly change his clothes to see Yang Lian, but he didn't expect that before he got home, he bumped into Yang Lian on the street.

When Xiong Tingbi saw Yang Lian, he hurriedly grabbed his hands.

"Wen Ru, take me to see Mr. Zhao."

In this way, Yu Ren used one of his small plays to successfully lure out Xiong Tingbi, a stubborn donkey. But Zhao Rui's struggle with his father is far from over. Although Zhao Nanxing believed Zhao Rui's fake show, he didn't let people take her home.

Seeing that the day of going home was far away, Yu Ren finally let Zhao Rui move out of the small inn. After all, the place is too small. They can renovate the guest rooms, but they can't change the size of the house. Yu Ren was worried that Zhao Rui had lived in such a place for a long time, which would be detrimental to the child in her womb. So she was forced to move to a big inn.

Then, they rented a family's yard in Beijing and took Zhao Rui over.

Xiong Tingbi went to Shanhaiguan very smoothly, and he still did his Liaodong strategy. But soon, Yu Ren heard bad news. The Ministry of War did not give Xiong Tingbi much real power. Because of his disagreement with Wang Huazhen. Wang Huazhen fought the main battle, and Xiong Tingbi insisted on the main peace. In the end, the cabinet and the Ministry of War discussed together, and the imperial court decided to support Wang Huazhen.

As a result, the more than 100,000 horses in Liaodong were controlled by Wang Huazhen, but Xiong Tingbi was able to control only 5,000.

When Yu Ren heard the news, he couldn't help but be anxious.

At this time, it is already the middle of winter. Yu Ren knew that the Jurchens generally launched a major offensive in the middle of winter. Although Xiong Tingbi is still the manager of Liaodong, the real power is in the hands of Wang Huazhen. The two of them attacked and defended, creating a situation of discord. If Nurhachi finds out about this news, he will inevitably take the opportunity to attack.

Yu Ren hurriedly found Wang Wenyan and told him the prediction that the Jurchens would probably send troops to Liaoxi this winter or in the first month of the following year. And tell them that the current situation in Liaodong is very dangerous. I hope he can persuade Zhao Nanxing and Ye Xianggao to let Wang Huazhen change the strategy of the main attack and adjust it to focus on defense.

Wang Wenyan attached great importance to Yu Ren's suggestion, but Ye Xianggao disdained Yu Ren's suggestion, he was convinced that Wang Huazhen could quickly end the battle in Liaodong, and was unwilling to blindly take the defensive.

Yu Ren listened to Wang Wenyan's reply and knew that he couldn't convince Ye Xianggao.

Seeing that another big defeat was inevitable, Yu Ren couldn't help but feel anxious.