Yu Ren suddenly remembered that he had just made friends with Yuan Chonghuan and Yuan, who was also a fan of the Donglin Party. Today, he seemed to have the purpose of helping Donglin Party members "suck votes" for Brother Yuan. It seemed a bit inappropriate to sit in the audience and watch the fun in such a gloating way. If this matter is heard in his brother Yuan in the future, he must have a relationship with him.

Thinking of this, Yu Ren quickly sat upright and prepared to pull the Lu Xiangsheng, who was at the same table with him, to give some support to Yang Dazi on the stage, but saw that Yang Ju had slowly raised his head and said:

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

Yang Ju's answer was very clever. He directly bypassed this unexplained mystery back then, and talked about the problems that most people care more about.

"What side report?" Sure enough, as soon as Yang Ju said, several people from the audience asked at the same time. Compared with the old stories about Chen Yiguan mentioned by Wansong Academy, they were obviously more interested in the current current affairs.

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

"What's wrong with Liaodong?"

This time, even Li Xianzhong, who was sitting with the students of Wansong Academy, couldn't help but ask anxiously.

Liaodong is his family, so he naturally cares more than anyone else.

Yang Ju glanced at Li Xianzhong. He didn't know that the young man in front of him was one of the most powerful Li family in Liaodong.

"The four armies of Lord Yang Hao and Yang were completely defeated. The Jurchens first wiped out more than 30,000 Du Song's men in Sarhu, and General Du Song died in battle; then they defeated the Marin tribe at Shangjianya, and then surrounded and annihilated Liu Ying's men in Abudali, and General Liu Ying died in battle; Li Rubai fled back to Qinghe Fort when he heard the news. The 130,000 Ming army was almost destroyed." Yang Ju sighed heavily when he said this. The last few words seemed particularly heavy.

As soon as this news came out, the whole audience was in a big uproar. This time, the conquest of Liaodong was very disturbing, and the four most famous generals in the court were used, and the team was also the most tax-based team in the Ming Dynasty. This time, the expedition with elite soldiers and generals has long become a major event that the whole country is concerned about. Whether in the court, the people, in the capital, or in the southeast. It can be said that even the villagers have heard of it.

However, in the minds of most people, this is a completely asymmetric battle. It is simply killing chickens with a ox knife. In their minds, the Jurchens are just uncivilized half-savages living in the mountains and forests of Liaodong, and they can't even plant fields. To deal with such a group of people who are with beasts all day long in the mountains and forests, it is almost like hunting.

Think about it! We went to the mountains to hunt, but we brought 130,000 troops, and advanced firearms such as cannons and bird guns. We also led the team of four of the most brave generals in the country. Even if we think about it with our toes, we can still understand it!

However, the final result surprised almost everyone. The 130,000 army, which was the most tax-intensive army of the Ming Dynasty, was defeated by a group of barbarians who lived in the mountains for many years, and they were defeated miserably. This ending was not only unacceptable in terms of actual consequences; psychologically, the Ming people who have always regarded themselves as the great power of the Celestial Empire were even more unacceptable.

"Impossible, Impossible, this must not be true. It must be your boy spreading rumors. My father..." Li Xianzhong in the front row was excited. But as soon as he said this, Tang Zhe next to him suddenly pinched Li Xianzhong. This time, he woke up Li Xianzhong. He finally realized that at this time, it was not suitable to admit that he was Li Rubai's son.

Because now, Li Rubai is no longer the one who was respected and had made countless military achievements for the Ming Dynasty. He has become a shame in everyone's heart. How could he escape with fear and flee! How could my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty be so courageless that they were frightened by a group of barbarians and flee without fighting!

It's embarrassing, too embarrassing. Such a result is even more unacceptable than defeat in the war.

Just as Li Xianzhong was saddened by the sudden news of the defeat, Tang Zhe had already stood up. Did he say to Yang Ju, "We don't know whether the border report you said is true or false. Let's just think it is true!"

As he spoke, Tang Zhe pointed to the couplet behind Yang Ju, and wrote the iconic lines of the Donglin Party: The sound of wind and rain sounded and the sound of reading was heard; family affairs, state affairs, and the world affairs, and everything was concerned.

"You Donglin Party members all care about everything and show a false saint who takes the world as their own responsibility. Let's not discuss whether your concealing nature and deliberately expressing it is right or wrong. Since you take the world as their own responsibility, then the court has suffered such a big defeat at the moment. If you Donglin Party members' point of view, what do you think the court should handle it properly?"

Yang Ju looked at Tang Zhe. He could see at a glance that Tang Zhe was in the same group as the people who were just trying to make things difficult for him. Of course, this was also easy because the same sign was placed on their table: Wansong Academy. And Yang Ju also saw that this person should be the leader of these people. Because the seat he sat in was the main seat in the center, and only he and Li Xianzhong sat at their table, while eight people were sitting on the other tables.

Yang Ju dared not be careless about this leader of Wansong Academy.

"What do you call this Taiwanese brother?" Yang Ju said politely. Although he was repeatedly embarrassed by the people of Wansong Academy, Yang Ju did not show any dissatisfaction. Because he knew that this Wansong Academy not only represents the scholars from Hangzhou, but also represents the scholars from Zhejiang. They are the most important base for the Zhejiang Party to cultivate successors. Therefore, it is not surprising that these people would make things difficult for him, and it would be strange if they did not make things difficult for him. At this point, Yang Ju had already made sufficient ideological preparations.

"I'm going to Tang Zhe."

"It turns out to be Brother Mingxing. Fortunately, I met you!" Yang Ju did not answer Tang Zhe's question immediately, but instead approached him first. He said Tang Zhe's word "大", which was equivalent to telling the other party that I still know you. At the same time, not calling Tang Zhe's name directly, but calling him his word "大" is also a kind of respect for the other party. This is also a signal of kindness that Yang Ju took the initiative to release. Because he came to Hangzhou on behalf of others not only to teach this class, they have a more important mission.

Tang Zhe did not buy Yang Ju's account at all. "Brother Yang doesn't have to be polite. Before you answered me, just the current crisis in Liaodong. If you Donglin people are in power, what do you have to do to ensure the safety of the capital and the safety of the emperor?"

Yang Ju thought about it and then said seriously, "If it were our Donglin people in power, we would suggest to the emperor that we would prefer military officials with exceptional abilities, and then send people to recruit new recruits in Zhili. At the same time, we would severely punish Yang Hao, who fought the defeated battle and Li Rubai, who fled timidly, to purify military discipline."

Tang Zhe sneered, "The Jurchens defeated the 130,000 most taxable army of our Ming Dynasty 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. Yang Caizi's general words seem to have no effect! Moreover, since ancient times, military strategists have said that it is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is difficult to find a general. Now, our Ming Dynasty has lost two or three of the most brave famous generals. Even if we can train new recruits immediately, who can we give them to? The Li family has always been a prominent clan in Liaodong, and has always emerged with many famous generals.

If General Li is severely punished according to Yang Caizi's method, even though the entire Li family in Liaodong dare not be resentful, they will have a rift with the emperor and the court. At that time, the Li family will not be willing to fight to the death to serve my Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty without the Li family is equivalent to losing 100,000 elite soldiers. Where do you ask the emperor to find the general who can fight?"

Yang Ju originally wanted to win over Tang Zhe well. However, he completely disagrees with Tang Zhe's view on how to treat Li Rubai. Although he knew that if he could win Tang Zhe's support during this trip to Hangzhou, it would be half the success. However, this does not mean that he could exchange principles.

"I think Brother Tang's words. Do you think that as long as you let Li Rubai go and let him make up for his merits, our Ming Dynasty can beat the Jurchens?" Yang Ju's tone was no longer as polite as before.
Chapter completed!