Chapter 1100: Chaos in the Gengzi Volume (Supplementary Update)
Thirty miles away, Tianshou Mountain is where the tombs of the emperors of the former Ming Dynasty are located. However, for the Zhou Dynasty, although the tombs of the emperors of the former Ming Dynasty are also well protected, they are not forbidden areas.
Duan Chenggong stood in front of the camp with a sword in both hands.
The soldiers around him are camping, but the ranger scouts have already dispersed.
He didn't want to be involved in these things, but he couldn't avoid it.
When he received a letter from Feng Ziying, who could be considered a distant nephew, he was still struggling.
Although they are distant nephews, the Feng and Duan families are actually one. The Feng family is not from Datong, but it has been deeply involved in Datong for more than 30 years since Feng Qin. In addition, Feng Tang married the legitimate daughter of the Duan family of Datong, and the Duan family also Relying on the influence of the Feng family, they gradually got rid of the pure merchant family and transformed into a powerful gentry.
It is precisely because of the influence of the Feng family that some of the Duan family's children can join the army and study. In the past ten or twenty years, the Duan family has still passed the examination of seven or eight scholars, and the Duan family who joined the army There are more children, among whom Duan Chenggong is the best performer. To sum up, Duan Chenggong and Feng Ziying's mother are descended from the same great-grandfather, and they have not yet released the fifth server.
As a staff general stationed in Pingzhenchuan Fort in Datong, he did not spend much time dealing with the Chahar people and the Outer Khalkha people. Most of his time was spent confronting the Tumuts. However, in recent years, the Tumuts have become more An Fen, so this time he suddenly received an order to march westward, and the order from the Ministry of War arrived before the order from the General Soldier, which also shocked him. This was against the rules.
According to the regular system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, orders from the Ministry of War generally go to the Governor's Mansion first, and then to the General Soldier, who issues the order. It is unheard of for the Ministry of War to directly issue orders across the levels of Governor and General Soldier, so when he receives the order from the Ministry of War, he He didn't even dare to accept it. He didn't leave until the same order came from the General Military Mansion with a signature, but he still realized that there was no order from the Governor-General's Mansion.
Orders issued by the Governor's Palace to the deputy generals, deputy generals, staff generals, and guerrilla units in border towns must be signed by the general, otherwise they will be invalid. As long as they are mobilized within the jurisdiction of the town, the general does not need to obtain the governor's consent in advance, but the governor can If the two parties disagree after the fact, they will have to submit it to the Ministry of War for a ruling. At that point, either the commander-in-chief will be dismissed, the governor will leave, or even both parties will be dealt with at the same time. So under normal circumstances, it is difficult to go there. step.
If the transfer is across the governor-general's jurisdiction, it must be approved by the Ministry of War. In an emergency, it can also be confirmed by the Ministry of War afterwards. However, if the Ministry of War does not agree, the governor may be held accountable.
In short, this transfer was completely out of the norm. The governor's order came last. Duan Chenggong's troops had already arrived at the Zhenlu Guards and were approaching the boundaries of Xuanfu Town. At that time, all the ministries had already begun to enter the boundaries of Xuanfu.
Duan Chenggong vaguely knew what secrets there were here, but he knew that this was by no means as simple as the Ministry of War, and should involve deeper issues.
It wasn't until he received Feng Ziying's letter that Duan Chenggong realized the danger here, but at this time he realized that he was deeply trapped in it and could not get out.
Sighed, Duan Chenggong asked casually: "Where did the front end arrive?"
“My lord, the front is already less than three miles away from General Liao’s headquarters.” The guard outside the tent replied.
"Order to camp on the spot. You must get too close, but you need to keep track of their movements at all times. If there is any movement, report it immediately."
“Yes.” The guard immediately went to give the order.
The confidant guard beside him raised his head in confusion and asked: "Sir, what is the purpose of this move?"
"I don't know what it means. I'm probably worried that Mr. Liao will be taken advantage of by the Outer Khalkha people if he acts rashly, right? Mr. Liao is an impatient person, and the Outer Khalkha people are cunning. We have already suffered a big loss before we were taken advantage of. They broke through from Zhousigou and Sihaizhi. If they stumble again on the Changping side, I'm afraid even the Governor will have a hard time explaining to him."
Duan Chenggong explained casually.
There is no need to let the people below know too much about these inside stories, even I can barely understand them.
As a rising star of the civil service in the political arena of the Great Zhou Dynasty, no one dares to underestimate such a pair. In particular, Feng Ziying's future is favored by many people, and they all believe that her future achievements will far exceed those of her father.
"But we seem to be a little far away from the other troops. The behavior of the Xuanfu Army is very strange. The Waikakarkha people seem to be retreating, but the Xuanfu Army turns a blind eye and keeps moving eastward. Even the subordinates can't understand. ”
Duan Chenggong also knew that the strange actions of the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army could not be concealed from others. When the Outer Khalkha people obviously did not have much fighting spirit, the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army, with more than 100,000 troops, actually had a tacit understanding like this. , this is simply equivalent to a sit-in war.
There were not many surprises in the Mongols' actions, but the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army had a chance to deal with the Outer Khalkhas. At the very least, they could expel the Outer Khalkhas from the Shunyi-Changping Prefecture line.
But now the Xuanfu Army seems to have been guarding the Datong Army. At the same time, the Datong Army knew that the Xuanfu Army would definitely have the upper hand in the subsequent battle, but still pressed hard to bite the Xuanfu Army. This is more like a A game of mutual supervision is common.
"Don't ask so many questions, just follow the requirements from above." Duan Chenggong waved his hand, "I believe the other ones will follow soon. Everyone should keep the necessary distance and stay in peace."
Indeed, Duan Chenggong was unwilling to fight with his colleagues. He believed that if the Xuanfu army continued to take action, he would also receive new orders. As for what the new orders would be, he himself did not dare to think about them.
To the east is the capital city. The Mongols are still lingering in the north, but something is going to change. People have to suspect that there is some unpredictable conspiracy here, and they are all pawns in it, even the chess players. No one can see clearly what it is.
While Duan Chenggong was struggling in his mind, several units of the Datong Army seemed to have received a certain signal and began to act one after another, but the paths and methods of action were different.
Some are marching eastward, stopping and advancing; some are approaching a certain unit of the Xuanfu Army, keeping a distance and monitoring each other; some are traveling all the way, bypassing Changping City, and reaching Gonghua City between Changping City and the capital. He even made contact with the Jizhen Army stationed there.
Feng Ziying stood in front of the study window with her hands behind her back, staring out the window.
"grown ups."
“Wen Yan is back?” Feng Ziying turned around, “The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn’t stop, how about it?”
"The letters from several departments have been sent, but the reactions are different." Wang Wenyan nodded, "Most of them remained silent and did not reply. Mr. Duan understood the reply, Mr. Qin nodded, and Mr. Zhang Then he sneered, and Mr. Sun smiled and said nothing..."
This was all expected by Feng Ziying. Needless to say, Duan Chenggong, Qin Keguang was his father's old subordinate and had a relatively close relationship. At least he would be touched after reading the letter. As for Zhang Shiyan, although he had a relationship with his father in Datong Town, it was not a close relationship. Too close, and even closer to Ma Gui. Later, he was transferred to Xuanfu Town. He was obviously dragged away by Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong. As for Sun Shaozu, this guy is extremely cunning and cannot be impressed by a letter of his own.
"Well, it's almost done. That's all I can do. It's just a letter. It doesn't say anything. I understand everything. People who pretend to be asleep will naturally not wake up..." Feng Ziying shrugged, "The emperor and the cabinet and others It’s not like you’re pinning your hopes on me alone, it’s just a matter of whether you have dates or not.”
Wang Wenyan also laughed, "That's how much the emperor and the princes rely on you."
"It's not necessarily a good thing to rely on more people." Feng Ziying smiled, "Of course, it's definitely a good thing now. I'm a civil servant."
Wang Wenyan also smiled and nodded, "Your Excellency will take the path of a cabinet minister in the future. The Emperor and all the princes understand it."
"Okay, I have done everything I should do. Now it depends on the performance of Niu Jizong and Chen Jixian." Feng Ziying said leisurely: "Theoretically, I should retire at this time. Well, the main thing is whether I have achieved success or not." It’s hard to say, it might become a sin.”
"No, according to the character analysis of Chen Jixian in classical Chinese, although this person is calm and cautious, he is also a suspicious person. I guess it will be difficult for Prince Yi Zhong to convince him to make rash decisions when the situation is unclear. , of course, it is not ruled out that some of his men were attracted by Prince Yitada. Prince Yitada has been spending a lot of money recently, and he doesn’t know where he got some support..."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying became a little wary. Prince Yi Zhong was going to fight Emperor Yonglong. The biggest problem was that he had no great righteousness. Without great righteousness, it meant that no one was willing to bet on him. However, those warriors who were leaning towards him were actually Those who want money, and the only money they can get out are gentry and merchants, "Is there any sign at Haitong Silver Village?"
"There hasn't been much movement. The amount of money coming from Jiangnan has indeed increased. However, in addition to Haitong, three more banks with merchant backgrounds from Jiangnan have been opened in Beijing in the past six months. They have also received approval from the Ministry of Household Affairs and have settled in the capital. , except for one of these companies, which is relatively normal, two of them are very secretive and their scale does not seem to be large. However, when the business in Beijing is basically monopolized by Haitong, they actually continue to persist. I suspect it should be with Prince Yi Zhong and Some gentry and merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have some connections..."
(End of this chapter)