Chapter 1035 The clouds are about to rain (End)
"Your Majesty, the situation has been brought under control. It was because the Fifth Army Battalion believed rumors that Paoze was captured by the Mongols. The court pretended not to know. The Mongols demanded ransom, but the court ignored them and wanted to kill the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp. ." Zhang Huaichang, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, reported with a sullen face: "The Shenji Battalion went to deal with it. The two armies fought near Anren Grassland, but no weapons were used. Only more than a hundred people were injured and seven died."
Emperor Yonglong's face was frighteningly gloomy. Although the situation was under control, things were broken. Tens of thousands of people in the Beijing camp were captured by the Mongols. What to do with these tens of thousands now?
The Mongols asked for silver. How could the court get such a huge sum of money, up to millions of taels, and Emperor Yonglong didn't want to give it out at all. He had long wanted to dismantle the scourge of Jingying that was constraining him. Now, How can we give up this good opportunity?
But this kind of thought can only be repeated deep in the heart. Even if some of the courtiers understand their intentions, they cannot admit it. They can only let them do it without saying anything. Even if someone mentions it, they will have to use other reasons. Explain the past.
Originally, the Ministry of War did a good job and finally deceived the old guys from Jingying. Chen Jixian also put in a lot of effort. The Fifth Army Camp took the lead and sent out 40,000 soldiers. This is why the people from Shenji Camp were willing to attach themselves to it. Another reason from.
However, Chen Jixian was a little too obvious when arranging people. Basically, those who had a weak relationship with him or had conflicts were arranged.
This is of course because everyone feels that this is a rare opportunity to earn extra money for their subordinates. Anyway, the initiative is in their own hands. If the situation is not good, they can arrange their own itinerary, and the arrangements for Jizhen are still in control. With the power of veto, under such circumstances, if you don't dare to go out, it will be too ridiculing, and your reputation in the capital city will be really bad, so countless people are vying for this opportunity.
But many things have to be viewed from two perspectives. If you think it is good at first, you can find various reasons to think it is beautiful. But once things go wrong, if you think about it carefully, all kinds of unfavorable factors will emerge. .
Before something happened, everyone thought that Chen Jixian couldn't afford to offend this group of people, so he gave them this good job. But once something happened, conspiracy theories would naturally come out.
Think about it, Chen Jixian has been the general of the fifth military camp for several years. In the absence of the Jiedushi of the Beijing camp, he, the general of the fifth military camp, has the power to order the entire three camps. Although people like Liu Guoquan are arrogant, how can they compete with him? If Chen Jixian's arm wrestling was really a good one, then Chen Jixian should have fought for one or two opportunities for his direct lineage.
Now that the matter has been exposed, and there are people who are fanning the flames, the finger is pointed at him. This is what makes Emperor Yonglong most angry. He finally succeeded. If he spends a lot of money to redeem these wastes again, the court will not only spend a lot of money to redeem them. He lost money and lost face. More importantly, if these people returned to the capital camp after they came back, wouldn't he be stealing the chicken but losing the rice?
Unless these people come back, they cannot enter the Beijing camp again.
However, the boss spent so much effort in instigating such a large force to force the palace, and I am afraid that these back-up men have been dealt with long ago. It is also very dangerous to really provoke the hostility of the soldiers of the Beijing camp and their 100,000 or 200,000 family members against him. .
At this time, Emperor Yonglong fully realized why the more than 100,000 people in the Beijing camp were in such a state. It was not like this in his own era, but decades ago, but his father and even his grandfather never considered touching them. , in fact, they and their families have become a decisive force in the capital city, and a single move can affect the whole body.
The population of the capital city is only over one million, but the total number of the capital camp and their relatives is 200,000, accounting for almost 20%. Who dares to ignore such a huge force?
"What's the opinion of the Ministry of War?" Emperor Yonglong suppressed the annoyance and anger in his heart and said in a low voice.
"I have discussed with Zishu that in order to avoid causing turmoil in the capital, this matter is irreversible. How to deal with it, we think it still depends on the outcome of the negotiations between Yongping Mansion and the Inner Khalkha people. We have arranged people here I went to Yongping, on the one hand to understand the progress of the negotiations, and on the other hand, to convey the court’s intentions to Yongping.”
Zhang Jingqiu was also extremely passive by this matter. He also knew that the emperor must be very dissatisfied with this matter, but this had nothing to do with the Ministry of War.
Where did this news come from? It is definitely not clear if we investigate now. On the surface, it seems that there are only a few people who know, but in fact, if we want to investigate carefully, at least dozens of people can be involved. It takes so many people to know. It is basically impossible to find out who leaked the secret.
The question is who has the ability to incite the soldiers in the capital to go out and cause trouble. This is the key.
Chen Jixian must be responsible, but three days ago Chen Jixian claimed that he could not afford to be ill. The emperor also sent the imperial doctor to see him. He was indeed suffering from foot disease and the swelling was severe, making it difficult to go out. But he did not expect that something like this happened to this joint. matter.
Now that Chen Jixian has returned to the Jingying barracks despite being ill, the situation has stabilized and nothing will go wrong again. However, the impact has spread. Everyone knows that tens of thousands of people in the Jingying camp were captured by the Mongols. How will the court deal with it? , directly related to the stability inside and outside the capital.
"Your Majesty, if this matter is postponed and slowed down, the people will know that the court has not ignored it and is actively dealing with it, and the people's mood will slowly ease..." Zhang Jingqiu explained: "Besides, if there is a certain degree of concern, In the end, we might as well let Ziying go back to Beijing."
Seeing Emperor Yonglong looking over, Zhang Jingqiu glanced at Zhang Huaichang, the censor of Zuodu, who had his eyelids lowered. Seeing that the emperor had no expression, he pondered for a moment and continued.
"I'm thinking that since Ziying dares to interview Zaisai, it must have made the people of Inner Khalkha dare not talk about a fight, at least in Yongping Mansion. In many cases, the Ministry of War also needs to further understand the details. As for the details, if we can get a better result through negotiation, then why not? At that time, the emperor can also ask Ziying about her specific situation and give instructions."
Zhang Jingqiu's words made Emperor Yonglong realize that there should be some leeway in how to deal with the tens of thousands of captives in the Beijing camp, but the specific strategies and conditions needed to be considered.
Zhang Jingqiu also realized that Feng Ziying must have considered the subtlety and complexity here, so he asked You Shilu to pass the news to the Ministry of War first. The official document from Yongping Prefecture to the General Affairs Department did not mention this.
This Feng Ziying has really learned the style of the old fox Qiao Yingjia in some aspects. He is watertight and flexible, and is much more flexible than his other master Qi Yongtai in this regard.
Zhang Huaichang also heard that there was some tacit understanding between Zhang Jingqiu and the emperor, especially Zhang Jingqiu's meaningful pause.
However, he pretended not to know and waited quietly.
Zhang Jingqiu was the emperor's loyal supporter. At one time, the emperor also wanted Zhang Jingqiu to join the cabinet. However, neither he nor Zhang Jingqiu could do so in the end, and Li Sancai took the lead.
Zhang Huaichang didn't want to have anything to do with the emperor's final disposition of the capital camp. However, tens of thousands of people were captured by the Mongols in the capital camp, which triggered public turmoil in the capital. As the censor of Zuodu, he could not ignore it.
It is the responsibility of the imperial court to bring back the tens of thousands of captives from the Beijing camp, but what to do with them after they are brought back is a matter for the emperor and the cabinet to consider. Zhang Huaichang only cares about the first half, and the second half is not his responsibility.
Of course Zhang Huaichang was also very curious about how Feng Ziying discussed the disposal of these Beijing camps with the Inner Khalkha people.
Zhang Huaichang is becoming more and more interested in Feng Ziying. As the only representative of Liaodong people in the court, Zhang Huaichang has no other wish. He just hopes that Liaodong will not only stay firmly in the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, but also get rid of the current situation. Being in danger of being watched by foreign enemies at any time is his core goal and responsibility as a Liaodong scholar and official.
Now it seems that the Feng family and his son have this kind of atmosphere. Compared with Li Chengliang before, people can see more hope.
So after Zhang Huaichang came out of the palace, after thinking for a while, he sent someone to send a message to Qi Yongtai's house.
In the capital city, almost all the officials are surrounded by dragon guards, which is also a tacit secret among everyone.
However, the Dragon Guard also has many restrictions. Once discovered by the officials, they will be expelled in various ways quietly. The Dragon Guard cannot complain, and everyone maintains a tacit understanding and harmony.
This is not to say that there are no contacts between officials, but according to the rules of the imperial court, the contacts between officials should be open and honest, rather than being involved in private affairs. Therefore, it is not taboo for officials to visit each other, and it is also allowed to invite each other to watch operas and listen to music together. .
Zhang Huaichang did not want Feng Ziying to be too prominent in such a matter, but he also did not want Feng Ziying to go against the emperor's wishes on this matter.
But now that more than 50,000 Beijing camp prisoners have fallen into the hands of the Inner Khalkha people, they are tied to Feng Ziying's negotiations with Zaisai, which means that no matter what, Feng Ziying has become a key figure in this matter. Whether it is a merit or a fault, Feng Ziying will not be able to escape responsibility in the future.
Under this situation, it is even more necessary to think carefully about how to satisfy the emperor, at least to prevent the emperor from being hostile to Feng Ziying, and to avoid the backlash of public opinion and public opinion in Beijing. This is really a test. Work.
In this situation, he needs to coordinate his position with Qi Yongtai. If something happens, they can take action in time to calm it down.
(End of this chapter)