Chapter 1615 Renzijuan Thunder falls and looks northwest (1)
September in the northwest is already full of autumn, and the strong and weak wind blows the big bamboo sticks erected on the high platform.
Hands on the iron helmet on the armrest, Feng Tang throws away Feng Zuo who wants to help him hold the arm, flips the saddle and flies on the horse, then reprimands: "Why, do you really think I'm old?"
Feng Zuo withdrew expressionlessly, and He Shixian and the others beside him laughed, "Your Excellency is only fifty years old, how can you say you are old? According to Your Majesty's situation, it is not a problem to surpass Li Chengliang."
Feng Tang stroked his beard and then raised his head, "Let's go, everyone must be waiting impatiently."
Immediately, Feng Tang leaped on his horse and whipped up his whip, raising a cloud of smoke and dust. Several riders behind him also galloped to keep up with him.
He Shixian was slightly behind, while Xiao Ruxun walked side by side with him.
Of the four Northwest generals, He Shixian, the Yulin general, has the most seniority, and Xiao Ruxun, the Gansu town general, is the most capable.
In addition, Guyuan Town’s Commander-in-Chief has resigned and is waiting to be heard from the Ministry of War. Ningxia’s Commander-in-Chief is temporarily vacant and has not been appointed. However, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qi Bingzhong is also a strong general. Although he is also of Mongolian origin, he is loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was Feng Tang who recommended Chai Ke to take office after he went to Ningxia.
Xiao Ruxun looked at He Shixian's step by step with disdain.
This He Shixian is Feng Tang's dog, but he became rich thanks to Feng Tang.
In terms of ability, He Shixian can only be said to be average, but because of his loyalty, Feng Tang immediately promoted He Shixian from deputy commander-in-chief to the position of commander-in-chief. He, who was still serving as deputy commander-in-chief of Jizhen at the time, did not agree with this.
He took it for granted that he was promoted from Deputy Chief Soldier of Jizhen Town to Chief Soldier of Gansu Town. In terms of qualifications, ability, and prestige, he, Xiao Ruxun, was not afraid of anyone. Of course, he also had to admit that he and the Feng family who had been entrenched in Datong for decades There is no comparison, nor can he be compared with Feng Tang, who served as the commander-in-chief in Datong and Yulin, but compared with people like He Shixian, he thinks he is more than enough.
Glancing at Qi Bingzhong who was silent on the side, Xiao Ruxun felt that this guy seemed to have been won over by Feng Tang.
The position of Ningxia Town Commander-in-Chief has always been vacant. When Chen Jingxuan was in office, he repeatedly nominated Jiang Zian, deputy commander-in-chief of water transportation, but was suppressed by the Ministry of War.
Jiang Zian is the direct son of the Jiang family of Pingyuan Marquis. He was promoted by Chen Jingxuan when he was the commander-in-chief of water transportation. He originally wanted to promote this confidant when he served as the governor of the three sides, but unexpectedly he was rejected by the Ministry of War.
Now that Feng Tang is here, Qi Bingzhong naturally wants to fight for the position of Ningxia Commander-in-Chief. In addition, the current Commander-in-Chief of Guyuan Town has been resigned, so Feng Tang has the right to recommend two commander-in-chiefs, although the court may not necessarily I agree with Feng Tang's recommendation, but just one recommendation is enough to make people grateful and win over people's hearts.
Xiao Ruxun also had to admit that Feng Tang was still quite prestigious in the northwest. Before the others arrived, Liu Dongyang, Tu Wenxiu and Xu Chao, who had always been unruly, became much more honest.
According to his opinion, these rebels were so arrogant and domineering that they should have been dealt with long ago, but the court was so lenient. It may not be a good thing for Chai Ke and Feng Tang to surrender these people again by recruiting people.
Having rebelled once, these guys will always have a rebellious heart. If there is no strong person to suppress it, it will be difficult to control this group of people.
But now it seemed that Feng Tang was confident. Xiao Ruxun wanted to see how Feng Tang could subdue these people.
He seemed to be aware of Xiao Ruxun's inner dissatisfaction, but He Shixian didn't care.
This guy does have some skills, but not long after he came from Ji Town, he started to make a lot of noise in Gansu Town, which also aroused the dissatisfaction of Liu Dongyang and the others. Various small-scale soldiers made troubles and even mutinies occurred one after another, but this guy Not afraid, the hard steel came down, but it became a fuse.
As Guyuan Town also began to become agitated due to the defeat in Bozhou, the imperial court even understood the intention of abolishing Guyuan Town, and Ningxia Town soon fell into chaos. This echoed from afar, making the entire northwest situation begin to be turbulent, and Chen Jingxuan could not control the situation. , we can only retreat sadly, and only Mr. Feng can suppress this situation.
From He Shixian's point of view, Xiao Ruxun's lack of understanding of the situation in the northwest, his overly tough methods and lack of sufficient prestige, and his eagerness for success were the biggest reasons for this incident in the northwest.
"Haha, Liu Dongyang and the others are indeed thorny. I think it was because of them that Shi Guangjue lost his head. Although he returned to the imperial court, it is of course unrealistic to say how friendly and trusting they are to people they don't know or understand. But The Governor is different. The Governor personally negotiated with them face to face. Liu Dongyang and the others were dissatisfied, but they did not dare to make mistakes in front of the Governor."
He Shixian's tone was very firm, and Qi Bingzhong also caught up and continued: "Liu Dongyang and the others have been working **** the Hami Sandbank for several years. Even if there are some edges and corners, they should be smoothed out a lot, right?"
Xiao Ruxun snorted softly, "These thieves will not change their nature. If they were not dealt with with strong measures, I am afraid they would have gone to **** long ago."
As soon as Xiao Ruxun said these words, He Shixian and Qi Bingzhong couldn't help but frown.
After all, Liu Dongyang is still your deputy commander of Gansu Town. Although he is firmly isolated from Hami and Shazhou outside Jiayuguan, he is still nominally your deputy Xiao Ruxun, but you use the language of "thief general" to position him The other party, this is undoubtedly an unacceptable humiliation.
It's no wonder that Liu Dongyang and the others never deal with you. With this attitude, I would fight you to the end.
"Master Xiao, be careful. If these words spread, I'm afraid there will be another turmoil." Qi Bingzhong couldn't say anything about Xiao Ruxun, but He Shixian didn't have so many scruples and said with a straight face, "Master Xiao, if you want to sit firmly in our northwest , we still need to respect each other.”
Xiao Ruxun glanced at He Shixian sideways and said coldly: "I don't need to bother you, Lord He. Xiao has never been afraid of anyone from Xuanfu to Jizhen, and from Jizhen to Gansu. If the army doesn't have some means, then... It’s best not to eat this bowl of rice, Xiao is really settled in Gansu Town.”
He Shixian shook his head. This guy is indeed smelly and tough. Even if you have some skills, you still need time to slowly accumulate and let others understand you. You are so arrogant. People with such a good temper would have some Can't accept it, let alone Liu Dongyang and Tu Wenxiu who are either gloomy or irritable?
Qi Bingzhong also shook his head secretly in his heart.
He actually had a good impression of Xiao Ruxun, because he did have some military skills, but He Shixian was right. Men from the northwest have always been wild and rough. If you get to know each other, everyone will recognize your ability. If you are more arrogant, people will think that this It's your style, but now that everyone is relatively unfamiliar and even somewhat hostile, acting like this can easily lead to conflicts. Fortunately, He Shixian has a good temper, and there is also the Governor above.
He is a descendant of the Mongols, but the Great Zhou Dynasty has never had much prejudice against Mongolian generals. The Kuaibai rebellion is a special case, and generals like them are still highly valued.
In particular, Feng Tang promoted many Mongolian generals when he served as the commander-in-chief in Yulin, so the Mongolian generals in the four northwest towns all supported Feng Tang. When Ningxia rebelled, the court's suppression of the rebellion was so smooth, to a large extent, it was also related to Feng Tang. Tang's role as the commander in chief of counter-rebellion had a lot to do with it.
For example, Ma Kongying, who is galloping next to Feng Tang, is also a Mongolian general. He was originally a descendant outside the border wall of Xuanfu. Feng Tang was promoted from a garrison when he served as the general soldier of Yulin. Now he has He is a general, and it seems that he will be reused if it doesn't work out this time.
Feng Tang rode his horse and whipped his horse, and walked quickly into the martial arts arena.
This is a high platform built with huge trees on a flat dam outside Qingyang City. The first batch of tribes transferred from the four towns should gather here as the first part of the training and martial arts exercises.
Looking at the dark formations arrayed in three arrows below the high platform, Feng Tang nodded slightly.
From the moment he set foot on the northwest road, he was already considering the advice his son gave him.
Ziying's conclusive words put a lot of pressure on Feng Tang.
According to common sense, the newly appointed governor will first familiarize himself with the situation, and then, after appeasing the majority, choose one or two thorns to kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, and finally stabilize the situation.
But Ziying's judgment made Feng Tang a little uneasy. If something really happened in the second half of the year, he was still calming down and winning people's hearts in a step-by-step manner. In the event of an emergency, he would have to reorganize the army and deal with the situation. It was too late to do anything.
There are several risks that Ziying deduced. In addition to Prince Yi Zhong's rebellion in Jiangnan, it also includes whether Niu Jizong will take advantage of the Xuanfu army to take advantage of the situation. Although Feng Tang thinks this possibility is unlikely, he really thinks that both sides Are Ji Town, Datong Town and even Shanxi Town just decorations? But Ziying said not to underestimate Niu Jizong's hard work in recent years and Prince Yi Zhong's original connections in the military, so Feng Tang did not dare to say that there would be no such risk.
In addition, Ziying also mentioned the issue of whether the Tumut people, Ordos people and even the Chahar people would take advantage of the situation to cause rebellion, which Feng Tang was also unable to say.
Although the Chahar people did not get much advantage last year, they finally broke into the border wall, which greatly increased the reputation of Lindan Batur in their tribe, and the Tumut people's Bushitu and Suangtaiji are still there. Confrontation, but it is also impossible to rule out the possibility of someone luring the two troops and allowing them to harass the border.
Ziying also mentioned the huge impact that this year's severe drought may have on Shanxi and Shaanxi. Prefectures in Shanxi and northern Shaanxi, especially from Pingliang, Qingyang to Yan'an, are experiencing terrible drought conditions. Feng Tang has not had a more intuitive view before. However, along the way, he realized that the threat posed by the drought was greater than that of Prince Yi Zhong and Niu Jizong. By this winter, if the imperial court did not provide enough relief, there would definitely be trouble.
(End of this chapter)