Chapter 1049 Jizijuan Yiyi (End of this volume)
In the end, Ye Xianggao sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the imperial court still needs to redeem the soldiers in the capital. Most of the families of these soldiers have been soldiers in the capital for generations and have settled in the capital for several generations. One hundred thousand taels of silver bought their loyalty to the court and the emperor, which is worth it."
Ye Xianggao’s potential words were not spoken, but everyone present could understand.
If the imperial court is unwilling to pay the money for redemption, and the merchants are even less likely to pay the money, then not only will the thin trust they have just established with the Inner Kharkha people be destroyed, but the Inner Kharkha people may eventually turn to Feng Ziying. As the letter said, thousands of Mongolians who felt they had some value were taken away and the rest were released on the spot.
These people will eventually return to the capital and nearby counties. They and their families will think that they are working for the imperial court, but in the end they have been deceived and betrayed by the imperial court. They will then develop resentment towards the imperial court and can easily be bribed and exploited by people with ulterior motives. .
Emperor Yonglong may be more concerned about these people being used by people like Prince Yi Zhong, while Ye Xianggao and the others are more worried about these people being attracted and used by secret societies such as the White Lotus Sect. The harm and risks caused by the influence and infiltration of these secret societies are unimaginable.
In view of Feng Ziying’s warning to the White Lotus Sect before the war, the Ministry of War has already forwarded the situation to the Ministry of Punishment, Long Jinwei and Shuntian Prefecture.
Although it didn't last long, the news coming back from Long Jinwei and Shuntian Mansion was shocking.
Not only is the White Lotus Sect very rampant in the suburbs of Beijing, there are also many people who believe in it even in the capital city. This situation is even more prominent among the refugees from Baoding, Zhending, and Hejian after several major disasters. , many of them have been stranded in the capital for a long time, which has become a major hidden danger.
And this is only a glimpse of the situation. The real situation is probably ten times more serious, especially now that refugees from Huairou and Miyun are wandering around and heading towards the capital.
Ye Xianggao couldn't even imagine these situations being mixed together.
Emperor Yonglong said solemnly: "What about the affairs of the generals and officers?"
This amount of money is too large, and the ministers in the palace can vaguely know the thoughts of Emperor Yonglong, so they just ignore it, but is this appropriate?
If you ignore it, most of the Wu Xun families can come up with money to redeem their lives, and many merchants are definitely willing to guarantee loans for them. In their view, these Wu Xun families have deep roots in the military, especially when it comes to border businesses. Without the care of these Wuxun families, tens of thousands of taels of silver are expensive, but this "investment" is a timely help and is still quite cost-effective.
Ye Xianggao was silent. This matter was indeed difficult to deal with. Whether to redeem or not to redeem was very difficult.
When Fang Congzhe thought about spending one or two million taels of silver for this bunch of trash, he felt as if his flesh had been ripped out. Seeing that Ye Xianggao was silent, he stepped out and said: "I thought the 80,000 troops from the Beijing camp were sticking to the Three Gorges." The fortified city in the camp was actually attacked and destroyed by the Mongolian army of 40,000 in one night. If the soldiers were said to be innocent, it could barely be justified. Even if these generals escaped back, they should be held captive by the Dragon Guards and held accountable for their dereliction of duty, let alone redeemed. Return? Of course, if his family is willing to redeem it, the court will not stop it. As for the merchants who are willing to guarantee the loan, I think it cannot be let go. Whether these merchants are willing to pay for it or guarantee it, it is clearly for these reasons. They leave with their identities as people, and even hope that these officials will be reinstated, or if their relatives are still serving as officials in border towns and provincial guard posts, they can take this opportunity to establish connections and seek personal gain..."
Fang Congzhe's words reached the heart of Emperor Yonglong, but on the surface he could not express his position on it. It was no secret that civil servants did not like these warriors with military honors. It was not uncommon for those who spoke more fiercely, and many imperial censors also criticized them heavily.
“What does Zhang Qing mean?” Emperor Yonglong glanced sideways at Zhang Huaichang.
Zhang Huaichang sighed secretly in his heart, still don’t understand what the emperor means?
The emperor was not willing to offend the Wu Xun group, but also wanted to uproot the influence of this group of Wu Xun in the Beijing camp, so he naturally showed that he couldn't stop.
Fang Congzhe, however, was naturally unwilling to pay the money for the sake of the next work of the Minister of Household Affairs, who was about to fall into the Jiangnan group of scholars, and his second assistant in charge of finance, and now he had to add another one. To put a fire on it so that this matter can be concluded, but has the emperor not considered the backlash from Wu Xun in this way?
Emperor Yonglong's face was expressionless, but the strange look in his brows still revealed his inner mood. He was slightly relieved and satisfied, but he was also still a little worried.
After all, this is not an attack on a certain martial artist, but almost on the entire martial arts group, which is bound to trigger a counterattack from the martial arts group.
Of course, I can use civil servants, especially the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, as swords and spears to launch this offensive, and even deprive these people of the opportunity to regain control of the capital camp, but the warriors are not stupid, and they can naturally see this. With his own shadow behind him, I'm afraid his attitude will become more intense. The key is, will this give Prince Yoshitaka an opportunity?
Thinking of this, Emperor Yonglong hesitated again.
The reason why I am not publishing the bullets to impeach Niu Jizong is because I don't want to cause an unpredictable storm at this time. Now the army from Xuanfu Town is continuously entering the Gyeonggi area, joining forces with the army from Jizhen to fight against Chaha. Niu Jizong worked extremely hard for Er and the Outer Khalkha army. Even You Shigong reported in the secret compromise that Niu Jizong personally led the army to deploy defenses on the Changping front line, suppressing the advance of the Outer Khalkha army.
Although this is not enough to offset his previous guilt, if he were to be touched at this time, would Niu Jizong break the pot or even do other things?
Although the Shenji Camp and part of the Fifth Army Camp were annihilated in the battle of Santun Camp, Chen Jixian's Fifth Army Camp still maintains the most elite main force of more than 30,000 people to compete with the Shenshu Camp that he can control. If he does this, will it be impossible? Will it arouse the feeling of sadness in the Fifth Army Camp?
What will the martial arts disciples in the Xuanfu Army and Jizhen Army think?
The Xuanfu army came in too fast, which also worried Emperor Yonglong. He was no longer sure how much control Niu Jizong had over Xuanfu Town. Within a few years, Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong were in the same position as the governor of Xuanda. Teng Nuo was worried that they would stay in this position for too long, but both of them were very skillful, and Xuanfu Town was also a border town where martial arts disciples gathered, so many things were really hard to say.
Emperor Yonglong frowned subconsciously when he thought of this.
Zhang Jingqiu glanced at Ye Xianggao who was hesitant, Qi Yongtai who was frowning slightly, and Li Sancai who was expressionless. He had already figured out some of the emperor's thoughts. Fang Congzhe and Zhang Huaichang each had their own considerations, but this question was not easy to solve, but in this situation In this situation, the emperor was in a dilemma.
"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter is extremely involved and requires long-term consideration. Moreover, Feng Ziying also mentioned in the letter that the conditions for the ransom demanded by the Inner Khalkha people have changed many times and have not been finalized. There are also some additional conditions. In addition, Huang Degong's Ministry is currently out of office. There is still no news about the rescue of Caojiazhai at Xifengkou. The people of Inner Khalkha are not without the idea of seeing the situation. The key now is to hold on to the Changping-Shunyi-Pinggu defense line. If we also fall on this line, maybe Inner Khalkha People will change their minds and really want to cooperate with the Chahar and Waikarkha people to lead their troops to the west."
Zhang Jingqiu's words made Emperor Yonglong and all the ministers change their expressions. They were too alarmist. Ye Xianggao took the lead and said: "Jingqiu, didn't Feng Ziying say that the Nei Khalkha people would no longer obey Lin Dan Batur's orders? "
"Master Chief Assistant, what I say is that it is based on the limited results that the Chahar and Outer Khalkha coalition forces can achieve. But if the Chahar and Outer Khalkha coalition forces really break through Changping - If the Shunyi-Pinggu defense line reaches the capital city, I'm afraid the Inner Khalkha people will have to consider whether we still have the ability to withstand it? Maybe the capital city will fall. In this case, the Inner Khalkha people You can abandon the agreement of intention with us at any time and lead the army westward to support Lin Dan Batur. After all, if you can capture the capital city, it will be a supreme honor for every tribe on the grassland, and the gains will be far superior. Regarding what he can get now, and he may also evaluate whether Da Zhou’s strength is as strong as he showed before,..."
Zhang Jingqiu’s words were pertinent and powerful, and everyone was a little shaken.
Although the Inner Khalkha people have reached an agreement, they don't know much about the Inner Khalkha people, and they have never seen Zaisai. The fact that Zaisai can make such a huge concession under such advantageous circumstances makes them a little suspicious. What if the Inner Khalkhas suddenly break their promise at a critical moment, or are simply instructed by the Chahar people to paralyze their own side?
That would be a disaster.
"What do you think of Jingqiu...?" Emperor Yonglong took a deep breath. He had considered too many internal issues before and seemed a little too optimistic in this regard.
"It's better to recruit Feng Ziying back to Beijing to meet and listen to his judgment on the five inner Khalkha tribes. You can also listen to his views on the situation in the capital camp. At present, the eastern part of Shuntian Prefecture is almost blank, and the Jizhen Army has no We have enough troops to defend, so we have to think more..."
The court meeting broke up and not many substantive results were achieved, but everyone knew that as long as the Inner Khalkha people could be stabilized and not involved, the Xuanfu army would continue to come in and stabilize Changping. On the front line, the Datong Army is also on the way. It will be beneficial to Dazhou if time delays.
The messenger sent to Yongping set out at night to recruit Feng Ziying to return to the capital.
(End of this chapter)