Chapter 1515: The cause of disaster caused by Xinzijuan (supplementary update)
Feng Ziying was so dizzy thinking about it that she couldn't find a suitable explanation.
He felt more and more that his background was still too shallow.
There are many forces in the capital, and my father used to avoid them because he was afraid of being involved in the whirlpool. He just wanted to hide in the border town to stay away from these right and wrongs. He didn't pay much attention to these things in the capital. Now he suddenly wants to think about it. How can we do this in a short period of time if we grasp these details?
Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing are both based in the south. They have only been in Beijing for a short time. They can only understand many things on the surface, but they still haven’t explored the deep inside things.
Like Concubine Wu’s family, such as the brothers Wu Tianyou and Wu Tiande, what are their origins? Is there any other force behind them? Is it just a simple ordinary martial arts?
Is it true that Concubine Wu, like Jia Yuanchun, was included in the harem by Emperor Yonglong in order to win over Wu Xun?
Then why did the Emperor Renshou suddenly speak out again? Was it the Emperor's intention or the concubine's personal intention?
Although the concubine was not the biological mother of Emperor Yonglong and King Zhongshun, they were raised by the concubine. Emperor Yonglong still cared about this nurturing grace, but if it involved a struggle for imperial power, that would be another matter. So it's really hard to judge the real reason at this time.
Feng Ziying felt that among Jia Yuanchun and his group of concubines who entered the palace and were later ennobled, although Jia Yuanchun was used by Emperor Yonglong to win over Wang Ziteng, it seemed to have no effect, but the same was true for several others? I'm afraid that may not be the case, at least the identity of Concubine Wu is very suspicious and not simple.
I and Zheng Chongjian chatted about the war in the southwest for a while, but I was still not very optimistic.
The integration of Yang He's Jingxiang Town was very difficult. Although Guyuan Town was defeated and was required to be integrated into Jingxiang Town, this group of people has always been incompatible with the Huguang soldiers in Jingxiang Town, which made Yang He very uncomfortable. .
Sun Chengzong achieved relatively good results in reorganizing the Sichuan local guards, and he won successive battles with Yang Yinglong's Bozhou Army. However, these were not decisive battles. The scale of the battles was small, and Yang Yinglong was very cunning. Once the battle started, When things didn't go his way, he took the initiative to retreat, relying on the advantages of time and place to deal with Sun Chengzong. However, Sun Chengzong had limited troops and could not get the cooperation of Yang He, Jing Xiang's army and Wang Ziteng's Denglai army. He also won first and then lost, so he had to retreat.
The war is now in such an embarrassing stalemate.
These tumultuous affairs in the court made Feng Ziying a little frightened. He always felt that it seemed to be foreshadowing something, but he could not see through the truth behind the fog.
Zheng Chongjian left, leaving a lot of questions behind, which made Feng Ziying not in a good mood.
But Feng Ziying also knew very well that she was not a god. Even though she knew some historical trends before, this Zhou Dynasty thing did not exist in the history of previous lives. In the book "Dream of Red Mansions", there was only a vague mention of Prince Yi Zhong and the present-day There are some secret relationships between the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor, but the specific circumstances are not mentioned at all, leaving it up to the readers to guess.
I have not yet come to this time and space and have slowly figured out the general joints here, but I cannot know the more specific details.
One thing he can understand is to act carefully and at the same time strengthen his own strength as much as possible to avoid being unable to cope with the situation at the last moment.
My father's move to the northwest to seize military power was a precautionary measure. No one knew which day the Zhou Dynasty would erupt in a struggle for the heir apparent or the throne. By then, the weaknesses of civilian power might suddenly be exposed. , there is no army in hand to rely on, and I really have no confidence.
I came home from the government office sadly. My good mood to see my old classmates was completely ruined by the bad news brought by Zheng Chongjian.
Returning to the house, I met with my father and received the news that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs finally agreed to allocate only 700,000 taels of silver. Although this amount was a bit higher than the initial estimate of 500,000 taels, it was still far away from Feng Tang and The eight hundred thousand taels of silver set by Feng Ziying was short, but this was the best result that could be achieved.
“When is dad going to leave?” The father and son were having lunch alone and talking in passing.
Su Xie's two aunts and younger sister have returned, but the relationship between Feng Ziying and the two aunts is very weak. However, the younger sister is almost thirteen years old and is very close to him, making it difficult for Feng Ziying to feel indifferent.
"Father, as long as you stand firm in the northwest, no matter what happens in Beijing, our Feng family will still be safe. Besides, isn't there still a son here? Doesn't father still believe in his son?" Feng Ziying said with a smile. .
"Well, be careful after I leave. The first batch of grain purchased by Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants in Huguang has already been on the road. I estimate that this batch of grain will be almost there by the time I arrive in Ningxia." Feng Tang warned: "Follow-up There are still two or three batches of grain. Ziying, please help us hurry up. I will prepare the funds from the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate the first batch of silver to them, lest these Shanxi businessmen really think that we, father and son, are going to take advantage of it. They’re cheap.”
"No, Wang Shaoquan and the others know the importance clearly." Feng Ziying also smiled and shook her head, "Of course, disbursing it earlier will allow them to be more proactive in delivering the second and third batches of food. Father, I don't think the second and third batches of food are necessarily in place." If you want to transport it to Ganzhou and Yinchuan, you can put it in Pingliang or Yan'an."
Feng Tang paused with his chopsticks and said, "Ziying, are you so sure that the Northwest Frontier Army is going to enter the Central Plains?"
Feng Ziying's meaning is very clear. The two towns of Ganning and Ningxia do not need so much food. Maybe the main force of the army in the two towns of Ganning and Ningxia will move eastward, so it will not be appropriate to transport the food to Yinchuan or Liangzhou.
"Father, didn't I tell you everything? The elites from the four towns were deployed to practice martial arts on the front line in Pingliang and Qingyang. The purpose was to prepare for the elimination of the old and the weak, but in fact it was to take precautions. As for the Tumut people, my father had a way. Say hello to Bu Shitu and Su Nang and make them calm down. My father should be able to do it. As for the Mughals, I believe Liu Dongyang and Tu Wenxiu have been in Hami and Shazhou for several years, and they must have contact with each other. , If it really doesn’t work, it’s not impossible to give up Hami temporarily,…”
Feng Ziying's casual tone was unacceptable to Feng Tang. He frowned: "Ziying, do you understand the responsibility for losing the land? According to the law, I must be executed. Your father and I cannot bear this responsibility, how dare we give up so easily?"
"Father, I am saying that as a last resort, maybe Liu Dongyang and Tu Wenxiu have better countermeasures, but they must deploy enough elite troops to station troops in the east to prevent unexpected events." Feng Ziying said with certainty, "Maybe there At that time, no one would even care if we lost a Hamisha state?"
Feng Ziying's pessimistic tone made it difficult for Feng Tang to accept it. Even though he admitted that some of his son's analysis and judgments were reasonable, there were still many uncertain factors. It was hard to say what the probability was.
The meal was also a bit dull. At the end of the meal, Feng Tang suddenly remembered something: "I heard at the Ministry of War that Chen Jixian was going to go out to control Huaiyang, and the Fifth Army Camp was going to arrange someone else to serve as a general, maybe Qiu Shiben."
“Ah?” Feng Ziying was surprised, “Father, didn’t you say that Wu Tianyou is also possible?”
"Oh, have you heard about it too?" Feng Tang also knew that his son was well-informed. "Wu Tianyou is a father who I am not familiar with, but the situation of the Wu family is somewhat similar to ours. Neither of them was the first to follow the martial arts of the Dragon. They are not the same as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. People like the Second Marquis are not the same kind of people, and they have some connection with us. Do you know where the Wu family is from?"
“Where are you from?” Feng Ziying was very curious.
"People from Jining Prefecture live along the canal with our Dongchang Prefecture, just a mile away from the water." Feng Tang said with a smile: "Although the Wu family is from Jining Prefecture, they also moved from other places like us, but we came from Suzhou The Qing Dynasty was very early, but they were later, but their ancestral home is Xuzhou."
Her father's introduction suddenly made Feng Ziying realize. No wonder Wu Tianyou was nominated as the general soldier of Huaiyang Town. If his ancestral home is Xuzhou, it would make sense. The main recruitment area of Huaiyang Town is in Xuzhou, which is also the north gate of South Zhili. But if you want to It is unrealistic to be able to become the commander-in-chief of Huaiyang Town just by relying on this.
"Then if Chen Jixian takes over as the commander-in-chief of Huaiyang Town, who will take over as the general of the Fifth Military Camp?" Feng Ziying realized that Emperor Yonglong really wanted to completely control the three major camps of the Beijing Camp. The Fifth Military Camp was the most powerful among the three major battalions. After all, it was still To control it in the hands of someone he absolutely trusts.
"Perhaps Qiu Shiben." Feng Tang pondered for a moment, "I heard that the emperor intends to let King Zhonghui serve as the military governor of the Beijing camp."
"What? King Zhonghui?" Feng Ziying was greatly shocked. It is not that the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot hold such important positions, but this obviously has some risks. Unless the emperor absolutely trusts them, after all, they are all members of the Zhang family. If this is the case If a prince covets the throne, he will be in big trouble.
Maybe it was because of King Zhonghui and not King Zhongshun. After all, King Zhonghui had been idle for so many years. He enjoyed eating, drinking, having fun, flying eagles and running dogs, singing operas and listening to music, but he was not interested in government affairs. Unlike King Zhongshun, who often served the emperor. Make suggestions.
Seeing that Feng Ziying seemed to be thoughtful and understanding, Feng Tang nodded, "The emperor's health is getting worse, and he may have more ideas. However, King Shou, King Fu and King Li seem to be hesitant all the time, or maybe Not very satisfied,…”
"Are you satisfied with Prince Lu or Prince Gong?" Feng Ziying sneered. The three adult princes looked down on him, but they liked an underage Prince Lu. Well, maybe there is also Prince Gong, who is here to play at this time. Once it comes out, isn't it the cause of trouble?
"But to be honest, the reputation of King Shou, King Fu and King Li is not very good, especially King Shou, and King Lu does look very much like the emperor in his youth." Feng Tang seemed to be recalling the past decades ago, "Prince Gong also They are more like the emperor than King Shou, King Fu and King Li, so it’s no wonder the Emperor is hesitant.”
(End of this chapter)