Chapter 1734 Ren Zijuan transfer
While Feng Ziying was still boosting the morale of the people below, a passenger ship had passed Linqing quietly.
“Your Majesty, in front of you is Dongchang Mansion, and beyond that is Zhang Qiuzhen.” Wang Zinian whispered when he saw Prince Yizhong standing in front of the open window of the cabin with his hands behind his hands and looking at the river bank.
"Well, it's a great country, but it has to be ruined by a group of pedantic people who are limited by the so-called righteousness. Isn't it hateful?" Prince Yi Zhong did not look back and said leisurely: "In fact, Gu Shi and Ye Xianggao also made it very clear that Jiangnan He is the root of Gu. He is also from Jiangnan. Gu has no prejudice against him. There will definitely be a place for him in the future cabinet. Even if he is the chief minister, it is not impossible to consider..."
Wang Zinian, who was standing behind Prince Yi Zhong, shook his head slightly. How is this possible?
Tang Binyin has been planning for many years and is determined to win the first assistant position. Ye Xianggao cannot be ignorant. It would be a humiliation for Ye Xianggao to serve as Tang Binyin's assistant, even if he is the second assistant. How could Ye Xianggao possibly do that? accept?
The prince still thinks of the estrangement between these literati too simply. It is not some nonsense orthodoxy, it is just a cover, it is also a matter of face and honor.
Tang Binyin has always been dissatisfied with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe.
Involution among scholars in Jiangnan has never been a new thing. The internal "Xuan Faction", "Kun Faction", "Zhejiang Faction", "Fujian Faction" and "Jiang You Faction" are also fighting endlessly.
In the thirty-sixth year of Yuanxi, Tang Binyin and Shen Guanyin failed in their struggle, and their transfer from Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel to Minister of Hubu failed, and they were forced to take up the post of Minister of Rites. They have been grudges ever since. Emperor Yuanxi abdicated, and Emperor Yonglong succeeded him. His path to advancement was cut off, so he simply retreated and waited for the opportunity. Now that he had finally bet on Prince Yohitada, how could he give in when such an opportunity came?
Now the people in Nanjing have long been eyeing the candidates for the new cabinet. Tang Binyin has long regarded the first assistant as the one in his pocket. The position of the second assistant is fiercely contested by Miao Changqi, Zhu Guozhen and Gu Tianjun. Jia Jing, Zhen Yingjia and others are also competing for the position. They all craned their necks to look at the position of a cabinet minister, but there could be no positions for Beidi scholars and Huguang scholars among the cabinet ministers. This would have to eliminate two more. But there are too many monks and too little gruel. Where is enough?
Seeing that Wang Zinian did not respond, Prince Yi Zhong didn't care.
He didn't know the inside story here. In fact, even if he promised Ye Xianggao a position of chief assistant, it was just verbal. When it was actually implemented, it would cause huge waves. He couldn't give up working for him for countless times. Tang Binyin was waiting for him, while Zhu Guozhen and Miao Changqi were also staring at him.
But if a new cabinet is to be formed in Nanjing, the necessary balance is necessary.
For example, if a position is not given to the Northern Scholars, it is almost a clear indication that the northern provinces will be excluded. That is absolutely impossible. Even if a position is reserved, this must be done.
And the Huguang gentry is the key to win over him. There are no Huguang scholars in the imperial cabinet, and Guan Yingzhen only gets a useless minister of the Ministry of Commerce. The Huguang gentry is very resentful, and it is a good opportunity to formally win over them. , it depends on who is willing to cooperate here.
Everything is difficult to handle, but since we have taken this step, there is nothing to say. We must go to the end. Prince Yoshitaka does not believe that he cannot succeed even in such a situation. It is God's will.
"There are Shuici warehouses from Linqing to Jining. How is the replenishment of the warehouses here?" Prince Yizhong suddenly asked: "The imperial court in Jingtong Ercang is slow to replenish its warehouses, but what about the situation of Shuici warehouses?"
"As far as we know, there is still a huge shortage. The court has not been able to thoroughly investigate this, and there is great resistance. This is a good thing for us." Wang Zinian is very clear about this, "Our insider report said that Linqingshui Sub-cang The shortage is at least 30%, and the situation in Dezhou and Jining may be even worse."
Prince Yi Zhong shook his head, "Even if there is half of the position, the quantity is not small. If I want to completely seal the hope of the imperial court, does Chen Jixian dare to go north along the canal? While the Xuanfu army is still restraining the Jizhen army, , go up the river and capture Shuicicang on the Jining and Linqing sides first?"
Wang Zinian was surprised. He did not expect that Prince Yi Zhong's attitude suddenly became so radical. He hesitated and said: "Chen Jixian's attitude has always been a bit vague. If we push too hard, we are afraid that he will turn to the court." Over there."
Prince Yi Zhong turned his head and said, "Under the current situation, he still dares to turn to the imperial court. If the situation is not good in the future, won't he stab us in the back? We are going to take advantage of this situation to force him to quarrel with the imperial court. To clarify the boundaries, whether you want to be the governor of the Beijing camp or the governor of Xuanda, you have to come up with some certificates of surrender, right? Get out of the fifth army camp in despair, just stay in Xuzhou, just waiting for promotion ? How can such a good thing happen in the world? Empty the food from the Shuici warehouse along the river, and I want to see how the imperial court survives this winter!"
Prince Yi Zhong's attitude was extremely tough, and Wang Zinian also felt that it made sense.
Chen Jixian's issue is a difficult one for several parties. This old fox speaks righteously and truthfully to every party, but no one knows exactly how he will choose.
“Your Majesty, in terms of water transportation, I’m afraid we still need the cooperation of the Water Transport Governor’s Mansion.” Wang Zinian reminded.
"Well, Gu also knows this. When he arrives in Yangzhou, Gu will summon Zhu Guozhen and Jiang Zian and order them to act quickly. Chen Jixian will prepare for battle."
Prince Yi Zhong suppressed his inner anger. He also knew that if Chen Jixian was to send troops north to attack Shandong immediately, he would definitely find various reasons to shirk it. However, assisting the cavalry soldiers to set up defenses along the canal and then snatching food would always be a good idea. is that OK?
Seeing that Prince Yi Zhong did not lose his temper because of his anger, Wang Zinian felt a little relieved.
We are still confident about water transportation. Zhu Guozhen is a die-hard Prince Yi Zhong and wants to join the cabinet. The governor of water transportation is just a transitional one, while Jiang Zian is the chief military officer of water transportation. The Pingyuan Marquis Jiang family, Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong all belong to A powerful martial arts family that supports Prince Yoshitaka.
"The problem of water transportation is not big, and the troops stationed along the Shandong Canal are mostly water troops, and the garrison at the garrison is thin." Wang Zinian introduced: "Chen Jixian only needs to cooperate with the water troops in Dezhou and Linqing. We can directly take over Shuicicang, and the Governor's Office of Water Transport can send water ships to transport the grain back to Xuzhou and Huai'an."
Prince Yi Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling less depressed in his heart, "I didn't expect that Niu Jizong fought so poorly in this battle, and was actually hindered by a group of Beijing soldiers. It was really beyond my expectation. Fortunately, the move south went smoothly, but Niu Jizong should also know that it is not appropriate to rush south in such a hurry. We should moderately block it in Baoding and Zhending, and then enter Shandong and we will be safe."
Wang Zinian heard the implication of Prince Yi Zhong's words and asked hesitantly: "Do you mean that the Xuanfu army will be stationed in Shandong?"
Prince Yi Zhong did not answer, but was silent for a while before slowly saying: "This still depends on Niu Jizong's thoughts and the performance of the Xuanfu Army, but I think that retreating blindly is not a good strategy. Shandong has a canal running through it, and transportation is convenient. , the supply is smooth. If we control the front line of Linqing, Dongchangfu and Jining Prefecture, we can threaten the Daming, Zhending and Hejian to the west, and control Ludong to the east. The canal can be completely used by me..."
“But if the Jizhen army goes south, what if the imperial court mobilizes other border troops to go south?” Wang Zinian couldn’t help but ask.
"That's better. How many border troops can the imperial court mobilize now? Does the Jizhen army dare to go south? In addition to the Jizhen army, which can mobilize tens of thousands of people, does the Liaodong town dare to move? That means Shanxi Town and Yulin Town, but they Far in the northwest, where do the supplies of grain and grass come from? We have blocked the water transportation, and they are in chaos without fighting, and they still come all the way across Henan? Can it be done?"
Prince Yi Zhong seemed confident, "If you really dare to do this, I'm afraid these troops will mutiny and rebel halfway. You must know that Niu Jizong had been preparing for a year or two in advance in order to arrange the supply problems for this way south. The court was in a hurry How can you do it?"
Prince Yi Zhong seems to be quite reasonable, but Wang Zinian does not think so.
Although the imperial court is old and struggling, when faced with a real war, it may still be able to display a different level of efficiency than usual.
As far as he knew, Feng Tang had been training troops in the northwest for several months, and had taken hundreds of thousands of taels of silver away from the court. It was said that a lot of it was used to purchase grain and firearms. This was obviously preparation for war. Wang Zinian was Some people are curious that Feng Tang acted like this so early. Did he expect this situation at that time? This is obviously impossible.
"As long as Niu Jizong's army comes, I believe Chen Jixian will know which side he is on."
Prince Yoshitaka added one last sentence.
The Xuanfu army, on which Prince Yizhong had high hopes, was indeed rolling southward at this time.
Except for one unit still west of the Yu River, the main force of the Xuanfu Army has rapidly moved south.
On the eighth day of October, the Xuanfu army moved south from Zhuozhou and entered Baoding Prefecture.
On October 11th, he passed Rongcheng and Yue'an Prefecture. On October 15th, he arrived at Li County and threatened Hejian.
On October 18, the Xuanfu army's vanguard entered the eastern counties of Zhending. Shenzhou, Wuyi, Hengshui, and Zaoqiang counties were all controlled by the Xuanfu army, and were only one step away from Linqing.
"Commander, do you really want to capture Linqing?" The horse roared in the wind, and the flag was hunting. Niu Jizong rode his horse up a mound, followed closely by Sun Shaozu, who also rode his horse to follow.
"Dalang, I not only want to capture Linqing, but I also want to capture Dezhou!" Niu Jizong stroked his beard and smiled, "Everyone thought I was going to keep going south. Even the prince probably thought so, but they didn't think about the supplies from the south. How difficult it is, but with the canal, it is different. Dezhou, Linqing, Dongchangfu and Jining Prefecture are lined with Shuicicang. This is a gift from God to our army. If we can't take it and use it for my use, wouldn't we be extremely stupid? ?”
(End of this chapter)