Yu Ren suddenly remembered that Brother Yuan Chonghuan, whom he had just made friends with, was also a fan of the Donglin Party. And he came today with the purpose of "getting votes" for the Donglin Party members on behalf of Brother Yuan. He was taking pleasure in others' misfortune. It seemed inappropriate to sit quietly in the audience and watch the excitement. If this matter came to his brother Yuan's ears in the future, he would have to break off the relationship with him.

Thinking of this, Yu Ren quickly sat up straight and was about to pull Lu Xiangsheng, who was sitting at the same table with him, to give some support to Yang Ju on the stage. However, he saw that Yang Ju had slowly raised his head and said:

"When he arrived at Jiaxing Prefecture, he saw a side newspaper copied from the capital, so he had to give up the lecture and hurried back to the capital."

Yang Ju's answer was very clever. He directly bypassed the unexplained mystery of that year and talked about the current issue that most people are more concerned about.

"What side report?" Sure enough, as soon as Yang Ju said it, several people in the audience asked at the same time. Compared with the past events of Shen Yiguan's years mentioned by Wansong Academy, they were obviously more interested in current affairs.

Yang Ju glanced at the entire audience, and after a while, he said: "It's a side report about Liaodong that was copied from the capital."

"What happened to Liaodong?"

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

Liaodong is his home, so he naturally cares about it 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.

"Master Yang Hao Yang's four-pronged army was completely defeated. The Jurchens first annihilated more than 30,000 Jun Jun soldiers in Sarhu, and Jun Jun died in battle; then they defeated the Marin tribe in Shangjian Cliff. Then they surrounded and annihilated Liu Ting's troops in Abdali, and Liu Ting's general died in battle; Li Rubai fled back to Qinghe Fort in panic after hearing the news. Ming Dynasty's 130,000-strong army was almost completely destroyed." Yang Ju sighed heavily after saying this. The last few sentences seemed particularly heavy in tone.

As soon as this news came out, the whole place was in an uproar. Because this time the expedition to Liaodong was very loud, the four most famous generals in the current court were used, and the team was also the most elite team in the Ming Dynasty. This time it was equipped with elite soldiers The expedition of powerful generals has long been a major event of concern to the whole country. Whether it is in the court or among the people, in the capital or in the southeast. It can be said that even the common people in the countryside have heard about it.

However, in the minds of most people, this is a completely asymmetric battle. It is simply killing a chicken with a sledgehammer. In their minds, the Jurchens are just uncivilized semi-savages living in the mountains and forests of Liaodong. They don't even know how to plant fields. To deal with such a group of people who live with animals all day long in the mountains and forests is almost like hunting.

Think about it! When we went hunting in the mountains, we brought an army of 130,000 people, equipped with advanced firearms such as cannons and blunderbuss. We were also led by four of the country's most valiant and famous generals. This result, even if You can think clearly even if you think with your toes!

However, the final result surprised almost everyone. The most efficient army of the Ming Dynasty, 130,000, was actually defeated by a group of barbarians who had lived in the mountains for many years, and they were still defeated miserably. .This ending is not only unacceptable to everyone in terms of practical consequences; psychologically, the people of Ming Dynasty, who have always regarded themselves as a great country, are even more unacceptable.

"Impossible, impossible, this must not be true. You must be spreading rumors. My father..." Li Xianzhong in the front row was excited. But when he said this, he was suddenly pinched hard by Tang Che next to him.

This time, Li Xianzhong woke up. He finally realized that he was not suitable to admit that he was Li Rubai's son at this time and on this occasion.

Because, now Li Rubai is no longer the highly respected Li Rubai who made countless military exploits for the Ming Dynasty. He has become a shame in everyone's heart. How can he run away in a cowardly fight! How can my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty do this?

He was so fearless that he was so frightened by a group of barbarians that he fled without a fight!

Shameful, so shameful. Such a result is even more unacceptable to the people than defeat.

While Li Xianzhong was feeling sad about the sudden news of defeat, Tang Che had already stood up. He asked Yang Ju, "We don't know whether the side report you mentioned is true or false. Let's just take it as it is.

It’s true!”

As he spoke, Tang Zhe pointed at the cloth couplet hanging behind Yang Ju, which had the Donglin Party's iconic lines written on it: the sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading could be heard; family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs, concern everything.

"You Donglin Party members care about everything and act like false saints who regard the world as your own responsibility. Let us not discuss whether you are right or wrong in covering up your true nature and deliberately showing off. Since you regard the world as your own responsibility,

As your own responsibility, now that the imperial court has suffered such a huge defeat, from the perspective of you Donglin Party members, how do you think the imperial court should handle it appropriately?"

Yang Ju looked at Tang Che. He could tell at a glance that this Tang Che was in the same group as the people who had just tried to make things difficult for him. Of course, this was easy, because they all had the same sign on their table:

Wansong Academy. Moreover, Yang Ju also saw that this man should be the leader among these people. Because the seat he sat in was the center seat, and only he and Li Xianzhong sat at their table, while other tables

It was full with eight people seated.

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

"What do you call this brother?" Yang Ju asked politely. Although he was repeatedly embarrassed by the people from Wansong Academy, Yang Ju did not show dissatisfaction at all. Because he knew that Wansong Academy not only represented Hangzhou

Scholars can also be said to represent the scholars in Zhejiang as a whole. They are the most important base for the Zhejiang Party to cultivate successor forces. Therefore, it is not surprising that these people would embarrass him, a disciple of the Donglin Party. If they did not embarrass him

, on the contrary, it was strange. At this point, Yang Ju had already made full mental preparations.

"I'm Tang Zhe."

"It turns out to be Brother Mingxing. Nice to meet you!" Yang Ju did not answer Tang Che's question immediately. Instead, he got close to him first. He said Tang Che's name in one breath, which was tantamount to telling the other party,

I still know you well. At the same time, calling Tang Che by his cousin instead of his first name is also a kind of respect for the other party. This is also a goodwill signal sent by Yang Ju. Because he is acting as the teacher this time

Coming to Hangzhou is not just to teach this class, they also have a more important mission.

Tang Zhe did not buy Yang Ju's account at all. "Brother Yang, there is no need to be polite. You haven't answered me yet. The current crisis in Liaodong is. If you Donglin people are in power, what should you do to protect the capital?"

His safety, His Majesty’s safety?”

Yang Ju thought for a while and then said seriously, "If we Donglin people are in power, we will propose to the emperor to use officials with military talents in an unusual way, and then send people to Zhili to recruit and train new soldiers. At the same time, we will fight against each other.

Yang Hao, who lost the battle, and Li Rubai, who fled cowardly, were severely punished to improve military discipline."

Tang Zhe sneered, "The Jurchens defeated our Ming Dynasty's most elite army of 130,000 troops in one fell swoop. It can be said that the entire Liaodong is in danger. Once Liaodong is captured by the Jurchens, it will directly threaten the safety of the capital. These words of Yang Caizi

General remarks don't seem to have much effect! What's more, military strategists have said since ancient times that a thousand armies are easy to obtain, but a general is hard to find. Now, I have lost two or three of the most brave and famous generals in the Ming Dynasty, even if they can be trained immediately

Who can lead the new soldiers? The Li family has always been a prominent family in Liaodong and has always produced famous generals.

If Mr. Li is severely punished according to Yang Caizi's method, then although the entire Li family in Liaodong dare not complain, they will also have a rift with the emperor and the court. When the time comes, the Li family will not be willing to risk their lives to serve the Ming Dynasty. No

Li's Ming Dynasty is equivalent to losing one hundred thousand elite soldiers. Where do you want the emperor to find a general who can fight?"

Yang Ju originally wanted to win over Tang Che. However, he completely disagreed with Tang Che on how to treat Li Rubai. Although he knew that if he could win Tang Che's support during his trip to Hangzhou,

, which is equivalent to half the battle. However, this does not mean that he can exchange principles.
Chapter completed!