Chapter 1965 Gui Zijuan’s connections are spreading, and the fighting spirit is raging
Fang Youdu left, but Feng Ziying knew that this matter was not that simple.
The Jia family is the top tier among the four princes and eight princes of Wu Xun. Although it has declined, the role and influence it can exert is far less than that of the Prince of Beijing County, the Prince of Nan'an County, the Niu family and the Wang family of Zhenguo. Mr. Jia Jing is more or less a prominent figure in the capital. Now Jia Jing and Jia Zheng are both officials in Nanjing. Even if Jia Zheng has handed in the certificate of surrender, Jia Jing is also secretly communicating, but the outsiders don't know.
How can we explain this to the world if we can release people easily? How can we convince the other rebellious criminals who are still in custody?
Fang Youdu can find a reason to suggest something and speak out, but he doesn't have the ability to push for such a thing and take advantage of the situation. This requires a strong person to push it, and Feng Ziying can't do it yet.
After all, this is an internal matter of the Three Laws Division, and all aspects must be managed in place to reach a compromise and balance.
Feng Ziying is not willing to make herself the target of public criticism because of this incident, especially when she may have to leave Beijing. It is inevitable that as soon as she leaves, someone will start to dig up old scores behind her back, even Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia. You can protect yourself, but there will definitely be hidden dangers.
This is not just a simple bad reputation, but something that can easily be used against others. That’s why Feng Ziying called Fang Youdu over and discussed how to remove himself from the perspective of the legal system to avoid future troubles.
Fang Youdu still has the goods. After being immersed in the Ministry of Punishment for so many years, he is like a fish in water. He is very familiar with the various internal rules of light and darkness, and he immediately came up with countermeasures.
Divide the cases into three levels according to the nature and extent of the cases, classify them into categories, and handle them individually. This will reduce the pressure on the court and make it much easier to promote.
In addition, regarding the issue of Shi Xiangyun, he had already figured out his own intentions and used Jia Mu to terminate the engagement, thus eliminating the possibility of being further dragged into the trap by Sun Shaozu. As for Shi Ding and Shi Nai, it was much simpler. The previous ones, Sun Shaozu, are not the same.
Shi Xiangyun's problem is indeed more troublesome. Sun Shaozu is listed as the fourth person among the generals under Prince Yi Zhong after Niu Jizong, Wang Ziteng and Chen Jixian. In the case of Chen Jixian's secret conspiracy with the court, he can even be ranked third. Among the three of them, Shi Xiangyun, as his fiancée, is definitely a key offender. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to escape. Even if Feng Ziying wants to operate, he will have to use a lot of connections.
It can be said that both the Sanfa Division and Long Jinwei have to lobby for some work.
Long Jinwei is relatively simple. Lu Song is a sensible person and will definitely help him in such matters and make himself owe him a favor.
There is Han Xu in the Ministry of Punishment. Although Liu Yishen is not that close to him, he is not going to feel sorry for himself on this matter.
There is Qiao Yingjia at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who is enough to settle the matter.
I am not very familiar with the chief officials at Dali Temple, but there is a fellow who serves as the temple chief in Dali Temple. Zhou Chaorui, who is also from Linqing, was a Jinshi in the 39th year of Yuanxi, two subjects earlier than Feng Ziying.
In Dali Temple, the most respected person is the Temple Minister, followed by the left and right Shaoqing, and then the Temple Prime Minister. The Temple Prime Minister's position is slightly lower, but he is still considered a key figure.
Zhou Chaorui is also from Linqing, and the Zhou family is also a large family in Linqing. They have always had contacts with the Feng family. However, the Zhou family is an heir of poetry and calligraphy, and the Feng family is a noble martial artist. Therefore, although they had contacts in the past, the friendship was not deep until Feng Ziying came to Qi Yongtaihe. Qiao Yingjia's disciples only started to move around. After Feng Ziying passed the Jinshi examination and was admitted to the Hanlin Academy, there were more contacts.
The reason why Feng Ziying has an impression of Zhou Chaorui is because Zhou Chaorui is a famous person in Linqing. Like Zuo Liangyu, he is one of the most outstanding figures in Linqing in the late Ming Dynasty. He is the star of Tianwei in the Donglin general record in the late Ming Dynasty. He is a double-whip general and once served as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. However, in this life, he took up a post in Dali Temple early and was just the Right Temple Minister of Dali Temple.
The status of the Temple Minister is second to that of the Shaoqing. He can be regarded as an auxiliary and assistant official. He is of the fifth rank, which is not low. Moreover, how capable this role is depends more on your influence in Dali Temple.
And Zhou Chaorui can be regarded as a young talent among the scholars in the North. Compared with Feng Ziying, he is only twelve or thirteen years older, in his early thirties, and is the same as Geng Ruqi, the former official of the Ministry of War who is now in the Chongqing Prefecture. He is known as Feng Ziying before. The two heroes of Dongchang Prefecture were the two most outstanding young scholars in Dongchang Prefecture at the end of Yuanxi Dynasty.
Therefore, this is the network of teachers, classmates, students in the same year, and colleagues from the same hometown. They are closely woven into a dragnet that affects the officialdom of the Zhou Dynasty. To accomplish things, without these connections, no matter how big Feng Ziying is, That's not the case.
By the end of the day, Long Jinwei, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had all been dealt with. However, Han Xu gave him another scolding at the Ministry of Punishment. Naturally, he said that he had been busy working on such things all day long, and it was harmful to him. The image made Feng Ziying have no choice but to bite the bullet and listen to Han Xu's education.
In the meantime, it is inevitable to say that the situation in Shanxi and Shaanxi is not optimistic, which means that the countdown to Shaanxi has begun. Although Qi Yongtai and the others have not formally discussed this matter with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, looking at the situation, It's just a recent thing.
It's not that I'm afraid of hard work, but I feel that I'm the chosen one, so why should I endure hardships and hardships? Isn't it better to stay in the capital and be pampered, strategizing, and winning thousands of miles away?
But in reality, there are not so many protagonist haloes. Even if there are, they still obey the general trend.
Feng Ziying is also very aware that in this era, personal power is weak and fragile. She has not yet reached the peak, so she must obey the overall situation and make sacrifices for the group.
What's more, going to Shaanxi is far from a sacrifice. In the minds of the big guys, it is more like a test, exercise and tempering for oneself, paving the way for a higher level in the future. If it were someone else, this kind of You can't ask for an opportunity, so there's no reason not to take it.
Besides, if you are not used to it, to a certain extent, you are used to the family life here, with virtuous wives and beautiful concubines, rich clothes and fine food, opening your mouth when food comes, stretching out your hands when clothes come, thinking of a dragon and two phoenixes, hugging each other, doing whatever you want, How pleasant would it be to let me pick it up?
It seems that not much has changed after going to Shaanxi. Baoqin, Miaoyu, Xiuyan, Ping'er, and Qingwen are not satisfied. Are the five women really going to die of exhaustion on the bed?
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Like a giant beast gathered with countless soldier ants, He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji's troops rolled in, surrounded the entire Linqing City, and quickly launched an all-out attack.
Yang Zhaoji took the lead in launching an attack in the Tianning Temple area, which is adjacent to the southernmost point of the entire Linqing City. In a sense, it is also the weakest defense area of the entire Linqing City.
The north of Linqing City is wide and thick, but inevitably narrow, shaped like an inverted triangle, and the inner city is also on the north, so He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji decisively gave up the attack on the north. It would have been too costly.
The west is not a good place to attack. The Wei River cuts off a section of the entire west. It is not difficult to capture the Xiyanmen and Jingximen areas, but if you do, you will have to cross the Wei River. If Linqing defends If the army defends the bridge, a fierce battle will inevitably begin at both ends of the bridge. This is an unbearable burden for Linqing City. The losses will be immeasurable and will definitely cause great losses to the attackers.
So after He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji discussed it, they adopted the strategy of feinting in both the north and west, sending hundreds of people to launch a feint attack, which could contain the defenders to a certain extent.
No matter how small they think the possibility of attacking from the west and north is, they cannot rule out that if they are really attacked, it will be dangerous to be surrounded by enemies on all sides, so they have to send considerable troops to defend the North City and the East City. , this is a test for the Datong Army, which itself has insufficient strength.
Yang Zhaoji’s southern offensive is also a feint, but this feint must be made real enough.
If you want to be serious enough to convince the defenders of the city, you can only use real swords and guns and fight with all your might.
“Artillery ready!”
Amid the smoke and dust in the sky, Yang Zhaoji was wearing armor and gazing ahead with squinted eyes.
Siege warfare is difficult to fight, and the price paid can be imagined, but Yang Zhaoji knew that necessary sacrifices were inevitable.
He chose the entrance to the city along the Wei River as the assault point.
Weihe entered the city from here, splitting the entire southern city into two parts. The east side was the main city, and the west side was the auxiliary city. To be precise, it was a remote area. He concentrated his forces to attack the main city area.
Twelve bronze cannons were deployed along the canal. Many of the crenellations on the city wall had collapsed, and corpses were scattered all over the city. This was the price paid by both sides.
As the small flag was waved, the bronze cannon that had already adjusted its angle roared again. The whizzing projectiles hit the wall with strong kinetic energy, bringing up thick smoke and dust, and the entire city began to shake visible to the naked eye. .
Yang Zhaoji nodded with satisfaction: "Very good! The Fire Gun Team moves forward and clears the way for the Spear Team and Sword and Shield Team!"
Walking along the canal, the ground is rugged, and the weeds and shrubs have long been cleared away. The gunfire team did not form a group according to the original formation, but spread out along the terrain, forming uneven attack fronts. It's just that they still maintain their original formation in terms of distance.
Zhao Kefeng pursed his lips and felt the coating on his tongue was a little bitter. He waved his hand suddenly and the fire cannon team began to advance in an orderly manner. The fire cannons and arrows on the city wall flew down, but they could not stop the fire cannon team below the city from advancing.
(End of this chapter)