Before starting to tell, Qi Jiguang subconsciously glanced at Cao Aijin, who was sitting very quietly on the stone bench, expressionless, like a wood carving and stone sculpture in the temple.

"Brother Qi, but it doesn't matter, there are not many people I can fully trust, and Xiao Cao is definitely one of them."

"I know, it's nothing...... Zhou Chen is the Qianhu of Jinyiwei who is responsible for Liaodong affairs, he has been working there for four or five years before the old man went to Liaodong, he has known each other a long time ago, except for a little greedy for money, he is a very capable person, I have always had a good impression of him, after arriving in Liaodong, he cooperated tacitly, and he repelled the barbarians several times, which is not unrelated to his timely intelligence work. ”

Qi Jiguang explained a little and then began to tell, Zhang You listened quietly, he knew that this was just the background, and the show was still to come.

Cao Aijin was still expressionless, but he was relieved because of Zhang You's words just now, others may not understand Zhang You's position in Zhu Yijun's mind, he is the steward of the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Yijun gets along day and night, so he naturally knows that in Zhu Yijun, Zhang You is definitely not just a courtier he *favors* trusts, but also a friend, a brother, and an indispensable figure.

Many things can be reflected, such as the last time Zhang You went to Nanjing without saying goodbye, although Zhang Juzheng later entered the palace to explain in person, but if it wasn't for Zhu Yijun taking Zhang You too seriously, it would be impossible not to be the slightest angry, but to keep him a secret according to Zhang You's words.

There is also the loss of Liaoyang this time, and the impeachment of so many people by other *favored* ministers, even if it is just to calm the anger of the public, Zhu Yijun has already taken him down, and it is impossible to have such a silent attitude now.

In addition, Qi Jiguangzhi was locked up and imprisoned, on the surface, he wanted to severely punish Qi Jiguang after his anger was angry, but in fact, it did not have a hidden purpose to protect him.

What is all this for, isn't it because Qi Jiguangzhi was appointed as the chief soldier of Liaodong, and it was recommended by Zhang You.

What a glorious thing it must be for a courtier to be able to make the Son of Heaven think about everything? Ordinary people can get half of Zhang You's honor*favor*, and it is estimated that they will laugh out loud in their dreams.

But Cao Aijin also knows that Zhang You's energy is by no means just that. As far as he knows, since the news of the defeat of Liaodong came, and the courtiers began to write to impeach Zhang You, in the harem, including Empress Dowager Li, Queen Wang, Concubine Ning, Zheng Shufei, Li Rongconcubine, and many nobles have spoken well for him openly and secretly.

Yes, Zhang You is now just a small commander of the four-grade brocade guard, but Cao Aijin knows best, it is just that he is still young, and if he makes more contributions in the future, even if he is rewarded as a hereditary prince, Zhu Yijun will definitely not be stingy.

is such a person, just said that he is one of the people he trusts the most, how can it not be exciting?

He didn't forget that most of the people who can become the steward of the Qianqing Palace today are also stained with Zhang You's light.

Not to mention the ups and downs of Cao Aijin's ideology, Qi Jiguang's narrative continues: "...... After attending your wedding, I did not stay in the capital for long, and returned to Guangning on the fourth day of the ninth month, and the next day the governor Li Song sent a letter saying that the barbarian troops had been found in the area of the Liao River and the Hunhe River, and I naturally did not dare to slack off on such a major event, and hurried to Liaoyang, and after arriving, I found that there were indeed barbarian troops in the area of the Liaohe Hunhe River, so I ordered the troops of the guards to assemble and prepare to meet the battle.

The enemy was personally led by Tumen Khan, with a minimum of 30,000 troops, and began to attack Liaoyang on the night of the sixth day of the first month, when the guards had not yet arrived, Liaoyang only had two thousand pro-troops and five thousand garrisons with me, but since I arrived in Liaodong, I began to implement the chariot warfare method, these months have achieved initial results, plus there is a city to follow, not only did not let the enemy get cheap, but also won a few small victories, but unfortunately the other party has a basis for advancing and retreating, coming and going like the wind, I have no way to take them.

Zhou Chen arrived in Liaoyang on the eighth night of the first lunar month, mainly to send information, saying that his men had discovered the barbarian grain and grass storehouse, and Li Song and I, who were worried about the war, were naturally overjoyed when we heard about it, and after some discussion, it was decided that I would lead a thousand elite soldiers to burn it......"

"As a result, you only found out that there was no barbaric grain and grass storehouse at all, but a trap prepared by the enemy, right?" Zhang You finally interrupted Qi Jiguang, and when he saw him nodding, he couldn't help asking, "Why do you have to go?" You are a dignified Liaodong commander-in-chief, can't you just send someone there? ”

"Originally, Chen Peng was stationed in Liaoyang, brave and good at fighting, and it was most appropriate to send him, but unfortunately he was hit by a stray arrow on the first day, and then Li Song said let me go, he is the governor of Liaodong, so I naturally don't want to disobey orders."

Zhang You frowned: "And then?" How did Liaoyang fall? According to you, even if you are ambushed, you only take a thousand elite soldiers with you, and the rest of the men will be enough to defend the city...... I remember you just said that the strange soldiers, it must have something to do with them, right? ”

"Yes, under the leadership of Zhou Chen's subordinates, I marched more than 300 miles to the place mentioned by the intelligence, and sure enough, I saw mountains of grain and grass, guarded by heavy troops, but the precautions were not strict, and I later learned that it was simply for us to see. Because I trusted Zhou Chen too much, I didn't think much about it at the time, after lurking for half a night, I launched an attack in the middle of the night, but the people and horses just entered, and before they could light the fire, the grain and grass burned violently by themselves, the arrows were like rain, and the sound of killing shook the sky, and the enemies who should have fallen asleep had already been prepared, until this moment I understood that I had been fooled, and hurriedly led the troops to break through, and when I ran to almost dawn, I actually encountered no less than 5,000 ambush soldiers, fortunately, my subordinates desperately protected ......"

Speaking of this, Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up, probably recalling the tragic situation at that time, and he couldn't stop talking.

Zhang You waited for a moment, feeling that his mood had calmed down a little, and then continued to ask, "And then?" Naturally, you successfully escaped and returned to Liaoyang, and after arriving in Liaoyang, has Liaoyang been lost? ”

Qi Jiguang nodded heavily: "It was too late when I went back, the enemy army had already broken through the city gate, and when I met Chen Peng who broke through, I knew that the city gate was not broken by the barbarians from the outside, but was opened from the inside by a group of Jianzhou barbarians in the city." ”

"Jianzhou barbarian? When you say strange soldiers, are you referring to them? Zhang You asked in surprise, he never expected that the culprit of the loss of Liaoyang was actually the Jianzhou Manchu who would not appear on the stage of history until at least a few years later.

A name jumped into his mind Nurhachi, will all this have anything to do with you?