Yu Ren didn't say anything. Wang Wenyan, who was standing beside him, saw that Zhao Nanxing was angry, quickly winked at Yu Ren and reminded him to follow Zhao Nanxing's words.

Yu Ren pretended not to see it. Although Yu Ren sometimes laughed and seemed to care nothing on the surface, he was actually a very principled person in his heart. Just as later generations commented on Lu Duan, a minister of the Northern Song Dynasty,: he was confused about small things, but not confused about big things.

Although he really wanted to marry Zhao Rui, he also knew that today's discussion was completely different from the one in the Hangzhou teahouse. The people sitting today were all people who held the power and had an important influence on the North Korean bureau.

If you want to cater to Zhao Nanxing, everything will follow his wishes. The consequences are likely to be that they will eventually make wrong judgments and ultimately affect the end of the Ming Dynasty. In the smallest way, the events in Liaodong are related to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty, and in the big way, the rise and fall of the world.

Perhaps in this world, he is the only one who truly understands the horror of the Jurchens invading Guanzhong, which means that more than two-thirds of the people in the Ming Dynasty will be massacred in this war.

At this time, he thought of what a predecessor said: There are those who destroy the country and those who destroy the world. The two are essentially different. Yu Ren knew that he could not be perfunctory in such matters in order to fight for a marriage with Zhao Rui, and to harm the country and the people for his own selfishness.

Seeing that Zhao Nanxing suddenly became excited, Zuo Guangdou quickly came up to persuade him. "Teacher, don't be angry! Let's listen to him finish his words and hear if there is any reason. If it is reasonable, we will consider it again. If it is unreasonable, it will not be too late to scold him."

Zuo Guangdou is very familiar with the Zhao family and has long seen that Yu Ren is sitting with Zhao Rui just now. Although Zhao Rui was wearing men's clothing, Zuo Guangdou still recognized him at a glance. Zuo Guangdou has also heard of Zhao Rui's affairs. Now that Zhao Rui is particularly close to Yu Ren, he naturally guessed that they have a different relationship.

In this way, Zuo Guangdou also guessed some of Zhao Nanxing's thoughts. He regarded Yu Ren as his son-in-law, so he was particularly strict with him. Of course, he also knew that a large part of Zhao Nanxing's harshness towards Yu Ren was for them to show him.

After Zuo Guangdou persuaded Zhao Nanxing, he said to Yu Ren, "Let me tell me, why does it take twenty years to recover Liaodong?"

Yu Ren glanced at Zhao Nanxing and saw that he did not speak anymore. Then he said, "The terrain of the Liaodong Plain is flat, which is conducive to cavalry fighting. The Jurchens' cavalry is the most brave, even the Mongolian cavalry, and they dare not shake their sharpness. My Ming Dynasty was known for infantry formation battles, and the cavalry has never been my leader. In addition, our dynasty has never paid attention to cavalry for many years. If we start from now and choose a good general, within three years, we can form an elite cavalry of ten thousand people. The elite of these ten thousand people can face the Jurchens.

But dear sirs, the Jurchens' cavalry are no less than 60,000 elite! If the war starts in full swing, our 10,000 cavalry will be severely damaged. If infantry assists, since the Jurchens are cavalry, they are too mobile. If our army goes deep into the Jurchen territory, it will definitely cut off the food route for the Jurchens. At that time, if we want to fight them, they may not fight us.

Our speed is far less than them, and it is easy for them to sneak attack our food route. The food route cannot be guaranteed. No matter how many soldiers are sent, they can only go to die.

It would be difficult to build a larger cavalry elite, subject to national strength and without twenty years of preparation. In order to attack the Huns, Emperor Wu of Han promoted the whole country's strength for decades. Although the Huns moved north, they were ultimately unable to be completely eliminated. Decades later, they rose on the grassland again. However, the Han Empire suffered a great decline in national strength.

Therefore, this is an extremely dangerous road. Even if we win, we will have to pay a huge price. If we fail, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The other road is a combination of both the right and the strange, with defense as the right and attack as the strange. On the east side, the Liaoxi Corridor continues to adhere to Xiong Tingbi's strategy of using defense instead of attack, and on the west side, another surprise soldier set off from Denglai by boat and built a base in each of the Zhenjiang areas on the Jinzhou of Lushun and the Yalu River.

Because Zhenjiang has the Yalu River as a support, we can provide food and grass to it from the water. This place is connected to North Korea, which can prevent the Jurchens from annexing North Korea to the west. Although North Korea has always had weak military forces, their warships still have certain combat effectiveness. Moreover, more importantly, if the Jurchens annexed North Korea, then North Korea will become the granary for others' Jurchens.

Establishing a base in Jinzhou, Lushun can not only support Zhenjiang and restrain the Jurchens from the rear, so that they cannot attack our Ming Dynasty from the west with all their might, but also prevent them from ramming our Shandong Peninsula from the sea."

Yu Ren stopped here. The adults present nodded repeatedly. Especially Yang Lian, he believed that Yu Ren's strategy that was consistent with each other was the best solution to Liaodong.

Zhao Nanxing pondered for a while, looked up and asked Yu Ren, "How long does it take to pacify Liao with your strategy?"

"Twenty years." Yu Ren said simply.

When Zhao Nanxing heard this, he immediately put down the teacup in his hand, "That won't work. We don't have that much time. Can we get faster? At most, it's only ten years."

Yu Ren shook his head.

Zhao Nanxing looked around and said, "Maybe you will think I am making things difficult for him. But I can't do anything about it! You are all people who have lived in the court for a long time, so you should understand. At present, the emperor has a great trust in our Donglin Party. But who can guarantee that this trust can last for twenty years? If we set this policy of pacifying Liao and others in power in the future, we will inevitably overturn all the policy we set today.

By then, how will the Liao incident be restored? The Liao incident is not only a military issue, but also a political issue.

Ten years is the greatest limit for us to ensure the national pacification of Liao. The safest time is five years. We can wait for five years every six years for the Beijing inspection. Therefore, this policy must be changed."

Yu Ren didn't speak because he knew that he had no choice but to defeat the Jurchens within five years.

At this time, Zhou Jiamo, who had been sitting aside, suddenly interrupted, "So, can we borrow the wisdom of our predecessors, value the Mongolians, use them as pioneers, and suppress the Jurchens. The Mongolians have always been poor, and we only need to provide them with some rice, grain and cloth to pull them over.

With the Mongolian cavalry as the vanguard, we will assemble troops to eliminate the Jurchens in five years, right?”

When Zhou Jiamo said this, he was obviously a little unconfident. While talking to Zhao Nanxing, he went to see Yu Ren.

"This strategy is absolutely not available. If it was ten years ago, this strategy might be feasible. Now, Nurhaci has married Mongolian tribes many times. However, our Ming Dynasty only used small profits as a temptation. If we value Mongolian people, we will definitely be sold by Mongolian people, and the disaster will not be far away."

Zhao Nanxing slapped his desk and said, "What a brave man. What is this place? How can you be so rude? You said that your Liao Ce is the best, but others are not as good as you? When Zhang Juzheng was in power and used the Mongolian people to restrain the Mongolian people, wouldn't it be very successful? Didn't there be intermarriage between the Mongolian tribes at the beginning? In my opinion, Master Zhou can consider this strategy. In this way, we cooperated with the Mongolian people in western Liaoning and could eliminate the Jurchens and recover lost territory in five years."

When Yu Ren heard this, he couldn't help but get anxious. "Mr., this strategy is absolutely not available! The Mongolians cannot trust it, and it will be a disaster for them to believe!"

Zhao Nanxing glared at him in anger, "Take it out for me."

Yu Ren is still talking about it, and Wang Wenyan has come over. "Forget it, brother Yu, the elders must have their considerations, so don't talk about it anymore."

"But, what if Lord Xiong insists on using defense instead of attack?" Yang Lian asked.

"Then replace him. If he is disobedient, he will replace him with an obedient one. In short, our goal is to slap Liao in five years, and to fight the war of attrition with only defending but not attacking is too slow."
Chapter completed!