Zhu Youcheng and Wei Zhongxian came to the living room. The servant had already prepared a table of delicious food. Zhu Youcheng couldn't help but move his index finger. He had been marching outside these days and had a relatively simple meal. In addition, after running for a day yesterday, his stomach was even more greedy. However, his mother Wei Honglian did not come out, so Zhu Youcheng could not eat it first.

After a while, Wei Honglian coaxed Xiao Guozhong to sleep, came out and saw it, and said in surprise: "Dad, Cheng'er, why don't you eat?"

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "It's not your son yet. My grandson's word "filial piety" is the first. If you don't move your chopsticks, he will never eat it."

Wei Honglian said a few words of grudges, but she felt happy. She hurriedly sat down, and personally prepared a piece of food for Wei Zhongxian, and then picked up a little food by herself. As soon as she put down her chopsticks, she saw Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youcheng eating like evil tigers and eating them voraciously. It turned out that at noon, these two were very restrained in the palace and were not full.

Zhu Youcheng picked up a large piece of beef, put it in his mouth, chewed it for a while, and then he heard the servant report: "Mr. Gao Digao, the Minister of War, asked for a visit."

Zhu Youcheng was not choking to death, so Gao Di came too early. He knew that Gao Di would come to ask Wei Zhongxian for help, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

The beef could not be up or down, and it was stuck in the middle of his throat. He pounded his chest and finally swallowed the beef. Otherwise, the first Grand Secretary who was stuck in the history of the Ming Dynasty would have been freshly released.

Wei Zhongxian put down his chopsticks and said, "Please come in."

Wei Honglian heard that a minister was visiting Wei Zhongxian and knew that they were going to discuss major issues, so she hurriedly returned to the inner room.

Zhu Youcheng ignored it and continued to chew.

Gao Yi's face was depressed, as if he had lost his parents, and walked into the living room in a daze.

As soon as he entered the living room, he fell to the ground with a "thump" and cried: "Save me, the factory!"

Wei Zhongxian was the admiral of the East Factory, so everyone called him the Lord of the Factory.

Wei Zhongxian pretended to be surprised and asked, "Mr. Gao is honored to be the governor of Liaodong, and he is considered a rank of officials. Why do you ask our family to help you? Is there anyone in the capital who dares to harm you?"

"Mr. Factory Master, please don't make fun of the lower-ranking officials. Since the Battle of Sarhu in the 44th year of Wanli, there have been few Liaodong rulers who have died well. The emperor did not promote my official position, but it was clearly forcing me to die. Can Master, please persuade the emperor to take back his life? The lower-ranking officials are really not the material for leading troops to fight."

"How can the emperor change his orders every day? But are you ready to take office?"

"What are you going to prepare? I have prepared a bottle of crane red. When the city was broken, I committed suicide by relying on medicine, which can be regarded as loyal to the country."

"One bottle is probably not enough. It's better to prepare a dozen bottles, and each person in the family will have one bottle." A faint voice came from the Eight Immortals table.

"You..." Gao Di was extremely angry. He had seen this man staying at the Eight Immortals table and keeping eating wildly, but Wei Zhongxian didn't say anything. He knew that this man was probably a close confidant of the factory man and did not dare to speak. He could only look at the diner with a killing look, wanting to force him away. Unfortunately, the man's eyes were always on the table. He didn't pay attention to Gao Di at all, and he was in vain.

"Oh." Gao Di said in his heart, "Just eat, just eat, but now I'm almost forced to death, and you still have the intention to tease yourself. It's really a good thing for uncles and an aunt to bear it."

Gao Di ignored Wei Zhongxian's presence and said angrily: "You are cruel and ruthless. The defeated general will kill me at most. Can you kill all the whole family?"

"That's not necessarily true. Although Sun Chengzong wasted a lot of gold and silver when he was in charge of Liaodong, he did not lose his troops and humiliate the country. When Gao Da Ren went to Liaodong, Jiannu broke several cities and massacred all the soldiers and civilians in the city. He would inevitably not be suspected. Gao Da Ren secretly colluded with Jiannu and convicted the case for the crime of rebellion. Well, let's kill the nine clans in scammers."

Zhu Youcheng was just trying to scare Gao Di. Gao Di was an old official, and he would not have been fooled, but he was also a little worried that the emperor would be deceived, so he could not argue. He once remembered that his former Liaodong governor Xiong Tingbi almost moved. He had many political enemies in the court, and when they were in trouble, he would be in trouble.

Gao Di looked closely and knew the person who spoke, and it was Zhu Youcheng who was the triumphant man. He was blessed to his heart and bowed deeply to Zhu Youcheng, saying, "The top scholar is an expert in marching and fighting. Please give me advice."

Zhu Youcheng took the towel handed over by the maid, wiped his mouth, wiped his hands, and asked slowly: "What do you think the situation in Liaodong is now?"

Gao Di replied without thinking: "The danger is like a burden. The Guanning Jin defense line is a vertical defense line, and several cities are like a string of candied haws, extending northward. Lord Sun Chengzong meant that if the enemy wants to attack Shanhaiguan, he must first attack Jinzhou. Once Jinzhou is surrounded, Ningyuan soldiers can rescue Jinzhou. Similarly, Ningyuan is surrounded, and Jinzhou soldiers can rescue Ningyuan. However, the forefront of all this is based on the fact that the field ability of the Ming soldiers is equal to or greater than that of Jiannu. However, the battle of Liuhe proves that the field ability of the Ming soldiers is much weaker than that of Jiannu, Jinzhou, and Ningyuan once surrounded, it is an isolated city. When Liuhe was defeated, Ma Shilong lightly launched a border provocation, angering the thief chief Nuer Hachi. The possibility of conflict between the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu was greatly enhanced, and the Guanning Jin defense line became a useless rib that cannot be defended and irrevoked."

"Jiannu attacked the Ming Dynasty, but was inevitable. It is September now, and there is a hint of coldness. It can be expected that this year's winter will be particularly cold. To get through the severe winter, the Ming Dynasty must work hard and prepare enough food and grass; to get through the severe winter, the Jiannu must work hard to rob and rob people. The soldiers outside the pass are so weak, thousands and hundreds of fights, and they are still defeated so miserably. The Ming Dynasty is rich and weak, and if Nuer Hachi doesn't rob the Ming Dynasty, who can he rob? Sun Chengzong has sufficient food and grass in Jinzhou, Youtun, Dalinghe City, and Juehua Island. No matter where he captures, the winter of Jiannu will be very comfortable."

Gao Di's face changed drastically and he said, "What should I do... this? Do I really want to take Hedinghong to take office?"

"If you can't defend it, you can withdrew. Withdraw all the food, grass, weapons, and soldiers to Shanhaiguan, and with the strong city of Guan, resist the attack of Jiannu. The people of Liaodong have been killed by Jiannu. When Sun Chengzong was in charge of Liaodong, I tried to prevent the court from moving people to Liaodong, so now there is no rooster crowing thousands of miles away. Jiannu cannot find supplies along the way, and the teacher and the old man are tired, so he will definitely not dare to attack Shanhaiguan."

"But there are four hundred miles of land outside the pass, and they are abandoned. Will the emperor say that I am afraid of the enemy, lose my power and humiliate the country, and dismiss me from my post?"

"Haha, don't worry about this. Why didn't the emperor move out of the pass? He just knew the water in these four hundred miles of land. If Jiannu didn't fight, the land of the Ming Dynasty was east of the Liaohe River. When Jiannu came, there were wars everywhere to the east of the Liaohe River. Therefore, it is certain that you were criticized by the emperor, but it is impossible to dismiss the post. As long as you keep the food and weapons and weapons in Liaodong, Jiannu will be very sad this winter, and his strength will be greatly weakened, laying a solid foundation for the Ming Dynasty to recover Liaodong in the future."

Gao Di was moved, but Zhu Youcheng didn't have much say in the court. Is his words trustworthy?

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Zhu Youcheng made his mark in the Battle of Cangzhou. His strategic vision and military command were discovered by the emperor. His opinions were basically the emperor's views, which we can guarantee. And don't worry, if we have our family in the court speak for you, you don't have to worry about the impeachment of those corrupt scholars."

Gao Di nodded and said, "Okay, the officials will set off early tomorrow morning to go to Liaodong to supervise their withdrawal."

Zhu Youcheng sneered: "I want to go slowly when I die, but I won't send you off."

Gao Di's terrified expression changed and asked, "Why did the top scholar say this?"

"The generals of Liaodong are now in a big way. How much can they share the silver of 3 million taels per year? Once they return to Shanhaiguan, the military pay will probably not be very profitable. As the saying goes, cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. If Gao Da went to Jinzhou to supervise the withdrawal of troops, accidentally causing a salary riot, or a "Jiannu" raid, Gao Da Da buried his bones among the green mountains and clear waters of Jinzhou, it would be a good thing. But if Gao Da Da issued an order within the pass, the Liaodong warlords did not have the strength and determination to fight against the court, and they could successfully complete the strategic task of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields."

Gao Di's expression was solemn, and he arched to the ground and said, "The top scholar is indeed very knowledgeable, and I am ashamed of myself."

Zhu Youcheng added: "The generals of Liaodong each have their own ulterior motives, and may have other behaviors that are beyond our expectations. Mr. Gao, if there is any unexpected situation, please inform us."

Gao Di looked at Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian nodded slightly, and Gao Di agreed loudly. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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