Sun Chengzong came to the capital in secret, and Zhu Youjian summoned him on the platform.
Zhu Youjian sat on a high mahogany chair, looking at the same level, meticulously.
Sun Chengzong came to the platform under the guidance of Xu Yingyuan. Seeing Zhu Youjian was already waiting, he stepped away from his old legs and bowed to the ground: "His minister Sun Chengzong knocks on the emperor, long live my emperor!"
"Teacher, you don't need to give this big gift!" Zhu Youjian got up from the chair and helped Sun Chengzong to sit down on the lower chair.
Xu Yingyuan made a cup of hot tea for Sun Chengzong, then closed the door and went out, leaving only the monarch and his subjects on the platform.
"When the minister taught the first emperor, although your majesty listened to him, his majesty was young at that time, and he would not have any impression of the contents of the minister's teaching?" Sun Chengzong believed that Zhu Youzhen was at most an observer, not his official student. .
"The teacher said it right. I was young and didn't understand what the teacher said. Afterwards, I mostly forgot." Zhu Youjian took the hot tea in front of him and blew, "But there is no end to learning. I still learn from the teacher. Learned a lot from his body."
Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youzhen blankly, not understanding what Zhu Youzhen meant.
"Teacher," Zhu Youjian said, "When you were in Liaodong, Jiannu failed to plunder an inch of land, grab a grain of grain, or kidnap a Han nationality from Daming. These are what I want to learn from the teacher."
"Your... Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong was already crying. What Zhu Youjian said was what he was most proud of. However, the court at that time could not see his military exploits. Instead of receiving any rewards, he was forced to disarm and return to the field. If he hadn't been the emperor, I'm afraid he would have been attacked by Wei Wei long ago. In recent years, in Baoding Pension, these glorious achievements can only be blown up with young grandchildren and great grandchildren.
"Teacher," Zhu Youjian handed over a piece of white silk. "The imperial court is not all blind and deaf. Some people will always remember the teacher's achievements, and the people of Liaodong will always be grateful to the teacher."
Sun Chengzong wiped the water stains from the corners of his eyes, and his mind was relieved from the memory, "Your Majesty summoned the ministers from Baoding, isn't it to reminisce with the old ministers?"
"Teacher, don't you understand?" Zhu Youjian personally poured a cup of tea for Sun Chengzong, "I am not satisfied with the status quo of the Liaodong front line."
"As long as your majesty is called, the old minister is willing to return to Liaodong, and Nurhachi, no, Nurhachi is dead, it should be Huang Taiji showdown outside the Guan." Sun Chengzong's face resumed the murderous air, it seems that he has returned to Liaodong, sitting on him In front of him was not Zhu Youjian, but his opponent Huang Taiji.
"Teacher is already sixty to five. If you let the teacher be overwhelmed, how can the younger generations like us feel bad?" Zhu Youjian stopped talking, "If you fight Jiannu outside the gate, the teacher thinks, what is the chance for Ming to win?"
"Your Majesty, the old minister is dull." Sun Chengzong squatted on the ground.
Zhu Youjian helped Sun Chengzong: "Does the teacher know where this is?"
"Platform." Sun Chengzong's eyes were shining, and it was such an honor to be summoned by the emperor on the platform. He was the emperor of Zhu Youxiao and he had never enjoyed this kind of treatment.
"Yes, this is a platform. Apart from you and me, there will never be a third person who knows the content of our conversation. The teacher does not need to be restrained, and knows everything and speaks endlessly."
"Your Majesty, it's the old minister Meng Lang." Sun Chengzong felt that although Zhu Youjian did not say the result of the duel with Jiannu, he actually gave it, "If the Ming army is three times as large as Jiannu, the winning rate will be determined in the wild. Only 10%."
The winning rate is only 10%, or when the number is three times the opponent. Zhu Youjian was not surprised, Sun Chengzong did not brag, nor did he humble himself, "If you visit Ji Liao again, what strategy should the teacher use? Should you build a fort outside the pass?"
"Your Majesty, now and then. At that time, when Daming occupied Ningyuan and Jinzhou outside the pass, he could rely on the advantages of the city wall to fight against slavery. Now, Daming has no place to stand outside the pass." Sun Chengzong shook his head slowly, "If you let it now The veteran officials managed Ji Liao, and the veteran officials could only guard according to Shanhaiguan."
"Then it still can't be taken back outside."
Sun Chengzong seemed a bit lonely. In Ningyuan and Jinzhou outside the Guan, he spent nearly ten million taels of silver and built hundreds of fortresses, but they had already been demolished and burned out by the slaves. In the end, he could not stop the pace of slavery. But this was after he left Liaodong, and he couldn't help it.
"Teacher, if according to the guard of Shanhaiguan, how long can Ming's current military and national strength be guarded?" Zhu Youzhen didn't entangle the past, time can't turn back, he is more focused on the present and the future, how long can Shanhaiguan stop the establishment of slaves? How long will Jian slave give him to form a new army
Sun Chengzong slowly raised his head and looked inwardly: "Gao Di guarded the Shanhaiguan Pass for about two years. If the veteran guarded him, he should be able to guard it for five years as long as his body allowed it."
Zhu Youjian couldn't help smiling bitterly: In the history of later generations, almost half a year later, Zhu Youjian had a correct platform, "Five Years of Liaoning". How confident was Yuan Chonghuan at that time? But today's Sun Chengzong can only guard Shanhaiguan for five years. Could his intervention only speed up Daming's Nirvana
"Teacher, why is there such a big difference?"
"Your Majesty, Gaudí guards Shanhaiguan, he just knows to retreat blindly, never take the initiative to attack, build slaves outside Shanhaiguan, they will not be threatened, they attack when they are idle, and retreat when they are tired, but the soldiers of Ming must always be vigilant. , Must be exhausted. In a word, the initiative of the war is to build slaves." Sun Chengzong paused for a while and found Zhu Youjian watching him.
"What if the teacher is in Shanhaiguan?"
"If the old officials guard the Shanhaiguan pass, they will inevitably leave the customs with a small amount of force from time to time, and sneak attacks on the establishment of slaves. Although there will be losses when they exit the customs, the loss will not be too great. And the establishment of slaves will be harassed by our army and will certainly not stay outside Shanhaiguan for long. , So advance and retreat, you will gain time for the defense."
"The teacher is saying that this is advancing as retreating and offensive as defense?" Zhu Youjian gradually understood what Sun Chengzong's "active defense" was about, and Gaudí's "passive defense" was also clear at a glance.
"However, this is not a long-term method. Your Majesty, my Ming's army cannot go out and fight to build slaves. The building of slaves is basically free to come and go outside the customs. Over time, there is no unbreakable pass in the world." This is what Sun Chengzong said. Shanhaiguan can only defend for five years.
"The teacher, what lasting way?" Zhu Youjian stared at Sun Chengzong's face. The age spots were already very obvious, and he was very unbearable for him to risk his life to guard Shanhaiguan.
"Your Majesty, the minister is old." Sun Chengzong lowered his head, and the Lord was worried about the humiliation of the minister, but he had been away from the court for many years, and there was really no good way.
Zhu Youjian didn’t speak, he was thinking with his neck tilted. Sun Chengzong’s thoughts were not all right. Even if he could hold the Shanhaiguan pass and build slaves, he could detour through Mongolia and enter from the Xifengkou Great Wall. There are thousands of passes on the Great Wall, Daming. It is impossible to be heavily guarded everywhere. The key is Guangning outside the customs. If Daming can retake the city of Guangning outside the customs, then there is only Shanhaiguan to build slaves if they want to enter the customs.
"Teacher, according to Shou Shanhaiguan, is there a better candidate than the teacher?"
"Your Majesty, the old minister has been away from the court for many years, and the newcomers are not familiar with the old ministers." Sun Chengzong's eyes are full of expectation: "The old minister is brave, I beg your majesty to let the minister go to the front line of Liaodong again, even if he acts as a pawn."
Zhu Youjian nodded slowly: "If you let the teacher guard Shanhaiguan for two years, can you absolutely guarantee that Shanhaiguan is safe?"
"Two years?" Sun Chengzong was taken aback, "If the old officials guarded him, it would be absolutely fine for two years." He had already made a quick calculation. Just because of the harassment by his own small army, Jiannu couldn't figure out his own movements and waited for him to build a slave. I fully understand it, two years I am afraid it will pass long ago.
"If the teacher can guarantee that Shanhaiguan will be safe for two years, then Liaodong will have no worries!" Zhu Youjian sighed secretly, establishing a slave, I want to settle the general ledger with you.
"Your Majesty, the old minister dares to ask, what about after two years?"
"Teacher, would you like to listen to my Pingliao policy?"
"Your Majesty?" Sun Chengzong was startled: "Does your Majesty already have a way to deal with slavery?"
"I said it, the teacher will help you to see it in detail?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the veteran is listening!"
Zhu Youjian drank slobber and prepared for a long talk, but thinking about it, it was wrong. The platform was right. It should be Sun Chengzong who made the decision. "As long as the teacher can stop the establishment of slaves in Shanhaiguan for two years, then I will organize it. An army that can fight against Jian slaves in the wild."
"So fast? Your Majesty, can these troops really fight Jiannu in the field?" Sun Chengzong's pupils suddenly enlarged, and then he narrowed his eyes and frowned slightly. He left the court for a long time, and he reacted to Zhu Youjian's latest move. I don't know.
"Teacher don't have to doubt about this." To explain this matter, there is no hour, and it is impossible to tell the ins and outs. Let Sun Chengzong slowly understand, "Once I have formed this army, I will definitely send them to Liaodong."
"Liaodong?"
"If their fighting power is equal to that of building slaves, we will fight to build slaves, relying on the population advantage of the Han people, slowly regaining Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and even Guangning, and push the front to the nest of building slaves."
"..."
"If their fighting power is far better than Jian slaves, they can regain Shenyang in one go, and drive Jian slaves back to the forests of Changbai Mountain, so that they can once again lead the wild life of gathering and hunting."
"Your Majesty, is this true?" Sun Chengzong was attracted by Zhu Youjian's prospects, but he didn't know when Zhu Youjian's wish would come true. "I hope that the old minister can see this army outside Yang Weiguan in his lifetime."
"Teacher, don't worry, you can definitely see it!" Zhu Youjian's expression was relaxed, and he was not stunned by Sun Chengzong's suspicion. "After the formation of this army, it needs to be tested on the battlefield. Liaodong is the best test site."
"Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youzhen. Although young, his face showed a maturity that was not commensurate with his youth.
"Teacher, what's the problem with my Pingliao policy?" Zhu Youjian didn't care if Sun Chengzong was dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, but I don't know when this army..." Sun Chengzong supported it.
"I have already said that the teacher does not have to doubt this army." In order to convince Sun Chengzong, Zhu Youjian had to do a tricky business. "This army has been formed for more than two years."