Yang Chaojin was silent for a while, then raised his eyes to look at Yang Zhen, then reached out to touch the tea bowl on the small table beside him, but at this time, the small table was already empty.

He looked at the empty coffee table, shook his head, smiled bitterly and sighed again: "It's really sad that the state affairs are like this inside and outside the country!"

After saying this, Yang Chaojin had nothing to say, and Yang Zhen didn't know what to say at this time. He just called Ma Keqing over, cleaned up, and served tea again.

After Ma Keqing left, Yang Chaojin seemed to have come out of his extremely depressed mood. Seeing that Yang Zhen was just accompanying him, sitting upright and speechless, he said:

"General Yang, there is no need to be cautious! When the prince came to Ningyuan earlier to announce the decree, you called the prince uncle, and the prince also recognized you as his nephew! But in our family, it is the justice that the prince has looked up to since he was young in the palace.

Son, you and I are not outsiders to each other, so there is no need to be formal!"

Seeing what Yang Chaojin said, Yang Zhen thought about it and said to him: "The reality outside the pass is like this. It's not just a day or two, but a year or two! The princes and saints far away in the capital must also know about it, and the saints can't do anything about it.

What can I do, father-in-law? Look on the bright side and don’t sigh!"

As soon as Yang Zheng finished saying this, he heard Yang Chaojin let out another long sigh, and then heard Yang Chaojin say to him: "Although it is said like this, when our family thinks about these people just taking money and not working, we can't swallow this breath in our hearts."

ah!"

After Yang Chaojin said this, he immediately shook his head with a wry smile, took a deep breath, and said to Yang Zhen: "Forget it, forget it, what you said is right, let's look at the good news!

"By the way, I, Yang Chaojin, come from a family whose original surname is Yang. You, General Yang, are also surnamed Yang. You and I are both sons and nephews of princes. From now on, we should treat each other as brothers! Our family was born in the first month of the 36th year of Wanli.

Man, where are you, Mr. Yang?"

When Yang Zhen heard what Yang Chaojin said, he naturally had no reason to refuse, and immediately said: "In that case, the last general will be as good as the father-in-law! - The last general was born in the twelfth month of the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, and is almost three years younger than the father-in-law.

age!"

"In this case, our family is three years older than me, so let me ask [Biquge www.biqusa.vip] to be your elder brother!"

Yang Chaojin was very happy to see Yang Zhen agreeing readily. Of course, he left Beijing and came to the outside world with Wang Dehua's various instructions.

One is to ask him to take a closer look at what Fang Yizao and Yang Zhen are doing and whether they can be trusted. If they are trustworthy, Wang Dehua will cooperate to help Fang Yizao and Yang Zhen prevent this disaster.

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Secondly, they also asked him to come over and deal with Fang Yizao and Yang Zhen. If Yang Zhen was available, they would try to establish a relationship and get close to each other so that he could be placed in Liaodong in the future. Otherwise, Wang Dehua would not be able to rest assured to fully support Yang.

Vibrate.

Yang Chaojin came with a mission, so of course he was very happy when he saw Yang Zhen being so successful. The previous unhappiness caused by Zu Dashou's threat to give up his job was immediately dissipated by more than half.

"My dear brother! Your family was originally from Liaodong. You have been back to Liaodong for several months. You must have experienced the situation outside the customs! Now my dear brother, you have led your army across the sea, marched behind enemy lines, and returned in triumph.

You must know what is true and false!

"All these things make my brother feel that only what you say can be convincing! Tell me the truth, can the Donglu be destroyed and Liaodong be pacified?!"

Yang Zhen was shocked when he heard Yang Chaojin ask this question. Could it be that the higher-ups in the court had a new opinion on the Liaodong issue?

"Brother, are you asking this question because you have doubts in your own heart, or are you asking on behalf of your younger brother, Prince Shishu? Or maybe it is because the Holy Emperor has a new intention in Liaodong?!"

"well--!"

Yang Chaojin sighed first, and then said: "Since you and I have become brothers, we are not outsiders. Brother, please say something inappropriate!

"The emperor was trapped in the financial difficulties of the imperial court, and he actually had the idea of ​​giving up Ping Liao. However, the emperor was determined to be Yao and Shun, but he was always subject to the disputes in the court!

"It's okay for Qingliu in the imperial court to sit down and discuss matters, but how many of them really understand military affairs, and how many of them have been to Liaodong!? Everyone talks about military affairs very well on paper, but they don't know that the world's food supply is exhausted, and they can't support it at all!"

Having said this, Yang Chaojin looked at Yang Zhen and said: "It's not that the Holy One's mind has changed. The Holy One wants to be Yao and Shun, so how can he give up Liaodong?! - But the elder brother himself, and of course Prince Bingbi, wants to know these things.

Listen to the truth!"

After Yang Chaojin finished speaking these words, he paused and stared at Yang Zhen, as if he wanted to see through Yang Zhen's mind. After a while, he said again:

"Good brother! I trust you, brother! Tell the truth, can the Donglu be destroyed, and can Liaodong be pacified?! How many years can it take for the Donglu to be annihilated, and how many years can Liaodong be pacified?!

"You don't have to have any doubts! My brother once risked his life to advise Prince Bingbi that if the Donglu could not be destroyed in three to five years and the Liaodong could not be pacified in three to five years, it would be better to abandon Ningjin and send tens of thousands of Liaozu troops to

Retreat four hundred miles and defend the mountains and seas of Jizhen with all your strength!

"In this way, the Holy Spirit will have a strong army within the gate to destroy the bandits. At the same time, there will be no need to transport millions of grains, wages and military supplies outside the gate. The situation in the world may be reversed in one fell swoop!"

Yang Chaojin, who didn't look amazing, actually said such words in front of Yang Zhen, but Yang Zhen was shocked and sighed in his heart, and at the same time, he doubted whether this Yang Chaojin had lived in two lives like himself.

Yang Zhenzheng was secretly guessing who this Yang Chaojin was, but suddenly he heard him ask: "Brother, what do you think of this strategy?!"

When Yang Zhen saw him asking, he was silent at first, and then suddenly stared into Yang Chaojin's eyes and said, "Mr. Jiang said that since ancient times, when fighting outsiders, one must first settle down at home! Brother, have you ever heard of this?!"

Yang Zhen stared into Yang Chaojin's eyes, his heart filled with tension, apprehension and fear. He couldn't tell whether it was worry or hope.

After hearing Yang Zhen's words, Yang Chaojin was at a loss for a while, thought for a while, and finally said: "Mr. Jiang?! But he is also the father-in-law named Jiang in the palace?! - Although I have never heard anyone say this, but

It makes sense if you think about it carefully! That’s right! Since ancient times, when fighting outside, we must first settle down inside!”

Yang Chaojin's reaction and his subsequent questions made Yang Zhen secretly relieved, and he immediately replied with a smile: "That's right! That's right! When I was under Governor Lu's tent, I heard from a father-in-law named Jiang.

He said such a sentence, and it was so insightful that my little brother still remembers it!"

At this point, Yang Zhen has concluded that the Eunuch Yang in front of him is just picking up Wang Zaijin's words in an attempt to impress Wang Dehua.

Of course, Yang Zhen still agreed with the statement itself. If Emperor Chongzhen and the Gonggun princes in the court could make up their minds to cut off the wrists of strong men, the Ming Dynasty might not be able to come back to life.

Yang Zhen thought of this and saw that Yang Chaojin was still waiting expectantly for his answer. He said in deep thought: "What my brother said may not be impossible with reason! But it's hard to say with emotion!

"The Holy One is determined to be Yao and Shun. If you ask the prince to persuade the Holy One to abandon the border and give up hundreds of miles of territory to the Manchus, how can the prince dare to say this? If the Holy One is angry and the government and the public attack, the status of the prince will not only be unprotected, but will also be lost.

I am afraid of the fear of life and death!"

"You don't need to worry about this! You just tell the truth. Given the current situation, if the court goes all out, it will take a few years to annihilate the Donglu, and a few years to restore the entire Liao Dynasty?!"

When Yang Chaojin saw that Yang Zhen confirmed his statement, he immediately seemed to have found a close friend. He looked at Yang Zhen with bright eyes. Regardless of the conditions Yang Zhen mentioned, he just asked the previous questions.

Because the answer to this question is directly related to whether he can finally convince Wang Dehua, and through Wang Dehua, try to convince Emperor Chongzhen.

If the Donglu can be wiped out within three to five years with hard work, then Emperor Chongzhen will never go to great lengths to change his tune and easily give up the territory of 400 miles outside Shanhaiguan. On the contrary, Emperor Chongzhen will definitely continue like a moth to a flame.

Invest endless manpower, material and financial resources on the battlefield outside the customs.

If so, Wang Dehua would not have risked being criticized by the government and the public to persuade Emperor Chongzhen to make this humiliating decision.

However, Yang Zhen's answer was destined to disappoint Yang Chaojin.

"Brother, to be honest, if my younger brother had died on the way to rescue Songshan, then nothing would have happened. The Donglu could not be destroyed, and Liaodong could not be recovered! But my younger brother is not dead!"
Chapter completed!