The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 177 The situation in Liaodong

Hearing his mother urging him to have a baby, Mu Xu stopped in his tracks immediately, and hurriedly ordered Hongxiu who was following behind, "Your concubine Shizi is here too, remember to send someone to meet you at the gate."

When Princess Changning heard that her daughter-in-law had also come, she was immediately shocked, then slapped Mu Xu's hand hard, and said angrily, "Why are you talking about such a big thing now? Really, the weather in Liaodong is bad, you What are you bringing her here for, if something goes wrong, what can I do?"

"Didn't Xu'er just come here, did you get angry so soon?" It turned out that Mu Jing had waited inside for a long time and didn't see their mother and son coming in, so he simply walked out to check the situation, and asked after hearing what his wife said.

Princess Changning said unhappily, "Your son, if you think about it, you can come to Liaodong by yourself, but you even brought your daughter-in-law along."

Mu Jing laughed, "What am I supposed to be? Wouldn't it be a good time for my daughter-in-law to come? I, a father-in-law, haven't seen her yet."

Princess Changning was too lazy to talk to the father and son, she turned her head and said to Hongxiu who was still standing there, "What are you doing standing here, hurry up and welcome the concubine Shizi over, and by the way tell the housekeeper to clean up the Jifu Hall where the son lived before After a while, call a few girls and women to listen to it."

Sending Hongxiu away, the family of three entered the hall and sat down. The first thing Mu Xu did was to care about his father's injury. Mu Jing replied happily, "It's just a skin injury, not even a bone. It's all thanks to you." The kung fu I taught before allowed me to escape the critical point."

Mu Xu rejoiced for a while, but fortunately, he didn't hide his secrets at the time, otherwise he might regret it for the rest of his life.

"By the way, my younger sister asks you, why do you suddenly think of Liaodong?" Princess Changning waited for them to finish speaking, and immediately asked.

Before Mu Xu could answer, he heard the voice of the servant girl outside the door, "The Concubine Shizi has arrived." Seeing that his mother's eyes had turned to the door, he simply didn't answer.

Fortunately, Princess Changning is not very concerned about this issue. After all, her son has already arrived, so there is no need to explore why he came. Her attention is all on Daiyu at the moment. , now her daughter-in-law, she still values ​​it very much.

As soon as the servant girl finished speaking, Daiyu and Hongxiu walked in. She came to her father-in-law and mother-in-law as soon as she came in, and bowed solemnly, "Mr. Lin has seen father and mother, father and mother Wanan!"

Mu Jing didn't care so much about Daiyu's appearance, what he cared about was her character. Seeing that she was graceful at the moment, without a trace of twitching, he couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, hurry up and excuse me, I can't come back because my father is busy with military affairs. Jing, so I specially prepared a gift for you, and I will let the girl deliver it in a while."

After Daiyu thanked her respectfully, Princess Changning pulled her to sit beside her, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked about their farewell in a low voice.Seeing this, Mu Jing said, "You two mothers are talking slowly here, and Xu'er and I will go to the study to talk about something."

But Princess Changning shook her head and said, "If you have something to say, just stay here and talk. I just took Yu'er to see how the Jifu Hall is being cleaned." After saying that, she took Daiyu and all the maidservants away gracefully.

Seeing that there were only father and son left in the room, Mu Jing asked, "Tell me, why did you come to Liaodong? Don't try to fool me. I received a letter from your grandmother the day before yesterday. I wanted to hide it for you. You didn't even tell your mother."

Mu Xu said seriously, "Father, the reason why I went back to Liaodong is because of the Jurchen incident. I received a letter from my father in Beijing a month ago, and I guessed at that time that my father's dispatch of troops would not go well. I was really worried. , so I found an excuse to my grandmother and rushed over."

For his son's explanation, Mu Jing was somewhat disapproving, "Those Jurchens were lucky enough to win a surprise attack, so why are you making such a fuss?"

Hearing that he really didn't take the Jurchen seriously, Mu Xu was afraid for a while, and thought to himself, it's a good thing I'm here, otherwise, with his father's attitude, I'm afraid he would have to suffer a big loss.

"Father, I remember when you taught me the art of war when I was young, you once said that underestimating the enemy's carelessness is a big taboo for military strategists. Why did Fujian of the former Qin Dynasty return after being defeated in the battle of Feishui? This lesson is not far away. Why is father still like this? Underestimate the Jurchens?"

Mu Jing was taken aback when he heard the words. How could he not know the allusion that grass and trees are soldiers? At this moment, after being persuaded by his son, he also reflected. If he becomes an enemy whose strength is comparable to his own, how can he be easily provoked at that time, and choose to advance lightly, which will eventually lead to the loss of soldiers and generals.Thinking of this, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and said with a wry smile,

"My son is very right. This time my father has indeed committed a big taboo of underestimating the enemy. I shouldn't underestimate the enemy like this. In the past, I always thought that the Jurchens were just a bunch of savages. Now that I think about it, Wanyan Chi killed me. Messenger, I just wanted to annoy me, but I didn't think about it at the time." Then he sighed sincerely, "My son has grown up!"

Mu Xu understood his father's personality and knew that he was not a stubborn person, so he had long been confident in persuading him. Now that he had already reacted, he comforted him, "People are not sages. The most urgent thing is to think about how to deal with the rise of the Jurchens."

"Since you have come all the way from Beijing, you must have already made a plan. As a father, I just want to listen to your high-level remarks."

"There is no high theory. I just know the Jurchens better than most people."

"Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. My son, you don't have to be modest. The moment you receive the letter, you can expect to be defeated by your father. It is already very remarkable." Mu Jing stroked the beard on his chin, feeling very happy in his heart. There are successors,
"Besides, after your reminder, I suddenly realized that the generals under the account didn't take the Jurchen seriously. Even this defeat, many people thought it was just a moment of carelessness, and many people persuaded you. I, after recovering from my injuries, I will send troops to wipe out the Wanyan tribe again, what do you think?"

Mu Xu shook his head, "As the saying goes, you don't think about victory, you think about defeat first. They only thought about the benefits of dispatching troops as soon as possible, but they didn't think about the consequences if the attack failed. The reason why our Dongping Palace can deter the surrounding tribes depends on generations The prestige that people build."

"Those surrounding barbarians have always feared power but not virtue. It doesn't matter if we lose a little for a while. Most of them will choose to wait and see at most, but if we lose again and again, they will definitely flock to us. At that time, we will face terrible It’s not just Jurchens.”

Mu Jing nodded in agreement with his son's statement, but he still said, "This is also my concern, but because of this, I want to give the Jurchens a thunderous blow."

"I know that my father wanted to kill the chicken to show the monkeys, so that the surrounding tribes are not ready to move, but you have forgotten that the Jurchens are different from those previous enemies. When I was in Liaodong, I often dealt with them, so I know them very well. Because of the harsh living environment, people have created extraordinary bravery. With the same number of people, if we don't use tricks, we have little chance of winning."

"Besides, when I came here, I met Geng Changshi. He told me that many Jurchen tribes have joined the Wanyan tribe. Now their strength may not be less than five thousand."

Hearing the news, Mu Jing stood up and took a few steps in the room. He understood that the consequences of what his son said had already been revealed. It must be his previous defeat that allowed the Wanyan tribe to establish its prestige, thus making other tribes Choose to cling.

The reason why he wants to listen to the opinions of his subordinates to send troops again, in addition to the reason Mu Xu said, there is also a more important point is that during the previous battle, he found that the Jurchens are very powerful. Future troubles, so I want to nip their threat in the bud while they are still weak.

At this moment, he deeply regrets his act of rashly raising troops without ascertaining the enemy's situation before. You must know that although their Mu family claimed to the court that they only had [-] horses, they actually only had about [-] troops, of which there were still [-] troops. It is foreign soldiers recruited.

Although [-] vs. [-] seems to have a good chance of winning, most of the troops are to guard Fengtian and other big cities, and only about [-] people can really be mobilized.

(End of this chapter)