Chapter 1099 Undecided on the Geng character volume
Chu Qi shook his head, "Your Majesty, although the Xuanfu Army can solve the problem of the Beijing camp in one fell swoop, the Datong Army follows the Xuanfu Army closely. Do you think the Emperor is not prepared?"
"Didn't Niu Jizong say that he just didn't have much confidence in the Datong Army? As long as they remain neutral, it's not difficult to do, right? Moreover, the Datong Army is not monolithic. The several armies that came are not affiliated with each other. He declared openly The Great Governor, doesn't even have this little influence? In the past few years, I have spared no effort to support him in his work, is this the result?"
Prince Yi Zhong can be regarded as a middle-aged handsome guy, at least in much better condition than Emperor Yonglong. Although he is also in his fifties, he looks well-kept and powerful, with tiger eyes, high cheekbones, and a short beard. Even when angry, it still gives people a very graceful feeling.
"My lord, I'm afraid it's not as simple as we thought. If you can control it, Lord Niu will never move." In fact, both Chu Qi and Prince Yi Zhong knew the whole story. "The emperor must have something behind the Datong Army. , Even Master Niu has supporters in Datong, but in this case, it is difficult to distinguish between loyal and traitorous, temporary defections, and stabbing in the back are not uncommon. Your Majesty, we cannot take such risks."
The two military towns of Liaodong Army and Datong Army are the most difficult to control among the nine border towns. It can even be said that no one can control them casually.
This is the leader of the two mainstream factions in the Zhou army system. Most of the generals from Jiubian and even the inland guards are derived from these two factions. As the first ones to bear the brunt, Datong and Liaodong also have fierce internal competition and have not formed a real An absolute leader. Of course, the court would not allow the formation of such a leader.
Even though Li Chengliang of the Liaodong faction and the Feng family of the Datong faction were the best among them, they could only be said to be representative figures. Just like the Ma family, who was born in Datong and grew up in Ji Town, they straddled the two major factions and were neither convinced. The Feng family was also dissatisfied with the Li family, so the court needed such restraint.
Even so, the Feng family was deliberately suppressed by the court after Feng Qin's death. After Feng Han died of illness, he was not even granted a title. Feng Tang was even dismissed directly. It was not easy to find a Yulin general soldier to re-employ. Up, but compared with the heyday when Feng Qin served as the commander-in-chief of Datong, it is no longer the same.
The same story also happened to the Li family and the Ma family.
Once Li Chengliang loses power, the court will no longer allow the Li family to have leaders. This is the purpose of transferring Feng Tang to Liaodong. It not only removes Feng Tang from Datong, Shanxi, and Yulin, where the Feng family has the strongest influence, but also takes advantage of the situation. Use the power of the Feng family to squeeze the Li family in Liaodong.
Similarly, Ma Gui's attempt to recruit the general soldier of Jizhen was rejected by the court. Both Chen Jingxuan and You Shigong have downplayed their factionalism.
In a sense, Feng Tang can be reused because Feng Tang only has one son, Feng Ziying, and Feng Ziying has obviously given up the possibility of his son inheriting his father's career and embarked on the road of civil service. The power of the Feng family is no longer possible. Only by continuing to the next generation in the army can the court use him with confidence.
Of course, whether it is the Feng family, the Li family, or the Ma family, they still have a considerable foundation in the land of Jiubian. If they encounter one or two powerful figures like Feng Qin and Li Chengliang in the family, they can still shine for a while, but in general In terms of people, they no longer have the ability to influence the situation.
Especially now that China and France have been abolished, and logistics are more dependent on the support of the imperial court, they all need to obey the dispatch of the imperial military department, and there is no chance for a single force to dominate.
It is very difficult for a martial artist like Niu Jizong, who was born in Beijing, to have much influence in Jiubian. In Chu Qi's view, through Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong serving two consecutive terms for several years, he has been in the position of governor of Xuanda. With his own efforts, it is already very rare to be able to control most of the troops in Xuanfu Town.
This is also an achievement that Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong can achieve only if they are both veteran generals and are extremely skillful. I am afraid that it will be difficult for others to achieve it, but it would be too difficult for Niu Jizong to win even Datong Town.
Of course, the prince did give Niu Jizong a lot of support, whether it was gold and silver, ways to make a fortune, or personal connections.
However, Datong Town is not as good as Xuanfu Town. Xuanfu Town is an area where the Datong and Liaodong factions intersect, and because it is too close to the center of Beijing, even Jingying Wuxun's party has some infiltration, so Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong added Yi This result was only possible with the support and efforts of Prince Zhong.
But on the Datong side, Feng Yima and Ma Er have always been the most powerful, which means that the Feng family is the most powerful, followed by the Ma family. It would be difficult for Jingying Wuxun to get involved.
Prince Yizhong looked uncertain, "If the Feng family can be used by Gu, then Gu may..."
Chu Qi said nothing.
What Prince Yi Zhong said is true. If the Feng family is willing to endorse Prince Yi Zhong, then the Datong Army will indeed be very confident. This is not a rebellion, but a family matter of the Zhang family. Whoever goes up and down is Zhang. His family reigns supreme in the world, let alone Prince Yoshitaka who has been the crown prince for 20 years. Do you really think he has no influence at all?
But why do the Feng family stand on your side now? His son has already taken the path of a civil servant. Even if he is on both sides now, the worst possible outcome is that Feng Tang will lose his job in the future. He is already in his fifties, so it doesn't matter if he just quits his job and goes home.
"Your Highness, the Feng family is unwilling to take sides now because they can't see the situation clearly. If Your Highness can show strong strength in the future, wallflowers like the Feng family may not fall to us." Chu Qi could only comfort the other party.
"Then now I can only sit here and wait, there is no other way?" Prince Yi Zhong exhaled. He also knew that he was a little impatient, but he was really unwilling to face such a good opportunity in front of him. Even the Mongolians Everyone is willing to help, how can I not be heart-pounding?
"Your Majesty, let's take a look at Master Niu. This was originally outside of our plan. If there is a chance, it would be great. If not, we don't have to force it. It would be bad to expose our strength and plan. I I believe that as long as we follow our plan, great things can be expected." When saying this, Chu Qi was also full of confidence.
Hearing the words of his close advisor, Prince Yi Zhong felt more confident. He had not considered this opportunity originally, but Niu Jizong took the initiative to suggest that he could consider it this way, but whether it would work or not, it was up to Niu Jizong himself to decide.
As Chu Qi said, the most important thing now is to preserve your strength and avoid being exposed. After so many years, you must not reveal your whereabouts at the last moment.
Changping City.
In the dark gatehouse, a gleam of light appeared, and there were numerous figures.
Niu Jizong rubbed his face fiercely to calm himself down.
The matter was so important that he did not dare to make a decision lightly.
He can be sure that if the matter fails, the man over there will definitely push it away completely, leaving no trace at all. Everything is just his wishful thinking.
But if we don’t take this chance, how will the court and the emperor deal with us when the Mongols retreat?
Perhaps you will temporarily immobilize yourself, or even paralyze yourself. When you relax, you will quietly dismiss yourself, and finally deal with yourself.
But now we have to take this chance, but we are not sure.
Just as he was thinking about it, a subordinate walked in quickly from outside the door, "Sir!"
"what's up?"
“Duan Chenggong’s troops suddenly moved eastward, leaving Longhu Terrace and reaching the Tianshou Mountain line.”
Niu Jizong's heart tightened, and his eyes quickly moved around the map, and he found Tianshou Mountain, which is not far northeast of Changping Prefecture and is almost directly adjacent to Liao You who was stationed at Hongmen.
"Duan Chenggong didn't say any reason?" Niu Jizong gritted his teeth. He knew that Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke would not let him go so easily, and they still took action. However, Duan Chenggong himself always treated him well. Before he sent troops from Datong, he I also gave him 30,000 taels of silver, just to stabilize him. As long as he could not participate in the Longhutai side, I would be much more sure.
"He said that he found a large group of Transkalkha cavalry east of Longhu Terrace and was worried that they would launch an attack on all the Liao friends at the Red Gate, so he followed them to form a rivalry with all the Liao friends to prevent enemy attacks. ." The subordinate's answer made Niu Jizong furious, "Bullshit! Does the Outer Khalkha cavalry need him to fight? It hasn't moved for half a month, and now it suddenly starts to move, this guy!"
The subordinates were silent.
Among the several troops who came from Datong, Niu Jizong could only master one. Among the five divisions of the Xuanfu Army, he could master up to four. Only one was placed on the periphery by him and would not affect the overall situation. But if Datong In addition to Duan Chenggong, three of the five armies have been secretly recruited or given secret orders by Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke, so it would be risky for him to lead the Xuanfu army directly into the capital city.
He can enter the city through Guangning Gate or Fucheng Gate, then the Datong Army can enter the city through Desheng Gate or Anding Gate. Chen Jixian, an idiot, doesn’t know what he is thinking. Is it because he cannot control the five military camps or is he himself? In other words, hesitant and indecisive?
Niu Jizong was hesitant. It was indeed difficult to make a decision. If the other three units of the Datong Army were as strict as they initially showed, he could give it a try and enter the city at lightning speed to eliminate Qiu Shiben's Shenshu Camp in one fell swoop. And those **** like the Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp, Chen Jixian's Fifth Army Camp will naturally follow suit. Even if the Datong Army reacts, it will be too late. As long as the overall situation in the capital is grasped, Niu Jizong dares to judge the various departments of the Datong Army. I would never venture into the city again.
But I am afraid that if the Xuanfu army moves, the Datong army will also move. The strange behavior of Duan Chenggong's department is a sign.
(End of this chapter)