Chapter 1969 If Ziying doesn’t appear in the Guizi scroll, what will happen to the common people?
The news that He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji's troops in the north of Linqing City had jointly captured Linqing City was immediately spread back to the center of the capital, causing a huge shock in the center of the capital. Many newspapers including "Today's News" published the news on their front pages. , and also invited some wild political commentators to comment on the matter in newspapers, and also mixed in the opinions of some Ministry of War officials.
It has to be said that the court now needs such a great victory to boost people's hearts. The drought in Shanxi and Shaanxi has brought about civil uprisings, rebellions and the spread of plague, which has affected the hearts of the people in the entire North. In the capital region, every time there is a disturbance, every tree and plant will be at war. , and the stalemate in Shandong has directly affected the public sentiment and prices in the Gyeonggi area, especially food, salt, oil and other livelihood supplies, which have been rising all the way, which has made the court unable to sit still.
The victory of this war was like a long drought, which suddenly calmed down the restless mood in Beijing. In particular, some "political commentators" in newspapers began to analyze "reasonably and well-founded" The further war situation suggests that with Linqing being captured and fierce fighting still taking place in the old city, Dezhou and Wucheng controlled by the Datong Army will become isolated cities that are difficult to control from beginning to end. The northern front army will quickly launch an offensive, and it will soon be possible. To recapture the area north of Linqing, even Dongchang Prefecture will be within the attack range and will be recaptured soon.
At present, Nanjing's control areas in Shandong are mainly Dongchang Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture, two prefectures along the canal, and the southwest of Jinan Prefecture. Three prefectures, such as Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou, are still under the control of the imperial court, but the imperial court does not have the power to control it. Qingzhou launched an attack, so before the Northern Front Army launched its attack, the entire Shandong Province was actually in a subtle split situation, and everyone did not interfere with each other. This situation did not exist until the old city was attacked and captured by the Northern Front Army. Starting to be broken.
Such a huge piece of good news, while exciting, also covers up a lot of bad news coming from Shaanxi.
In fact, in the few days before the recapture of Linqing, the imperial court encountered several saplings.
On April 23rd, a section of the rebel army captured Luochuan. This section of the rebel army quickly swelled to more than 20,000 people and began to move south to Yichuan. Yichuan was in emergency.
On April 29, another unit of the civil unrest rebel army left Ningzhou (now Ning County) to the west and threatened Pizhou (now Bin County), causing shock in Pizhou, Yongshou, Qianzhou, and Chunhua. Xi'an Prefecture and Shaanxi Chief Minister Si's emergency letter flew to Beijing like snowflakes.
On the eighth day of May, the three rebel armies met in Yichuan and made a move southward to threaten Hancheng. This also caused an uproar in Shanxi across the river, and the Chief Envoy of Shanxi also reported to Beijing for help.
By this point, the civil unrest in the entire northern Shaanxi region had spread to many prefectures and counties in Yan'an Prefecture and Qingyang Prefecture, and had a tendency to develop towards Xi'an Prefecture and Shanxi Prefecture, which also caused shock in the entire DPRK.
But now everyone knows that the key lies in the situation in Shandong. Fortunately, the Battle of Linqing came like a timely rain, which greatly relieved the anxiety of the princes in the court and allowed the princes in the court to have the energy to consider how to deal with Shanxi and Shaanxi. The situation is a mess.
"The imperial court sent several waves of people to understand the situation. Now the Shaanxi chief envoy is in chaos, and people in Xi'an are panicked. The right chief envoy of Shaanxi Gao Yang and Gao Jiande are ill and unable to see things. The left chief envoy Lu Chuan and Lu Zijian He is an idiot who likes to talk loudly, but his character is headstrong. He had previously vowed that he could stabilize the situation in Shaanxi. When the rebel army attacked Yichuan, he was so scared that he peed his ass. He wrote three letters a day to the Ministry of War asking for help, and the east road was in chaos. The army was moving south to Hancheng again, and he was worried that he would be surrounded by rebel troops in Xi'an. He actually thought of withdrawing to Tongguan. I don't understand how this kind of guy allowed him to preside over Shaanxi government affairs. , Ye Fang and you are very responsible for this!"
Qiao Yingjia was so angry that he even lost his grace in front of Feng Ziying.
"Qiao Shimo is going to be so angry that I don't think the situation is that bad. Judging from the situation of the three rebel armies going their own way, it seems that they have not reached an agreement, but are seizing territory on their own. However, this rebel army on the eastern front is indeed a threat. If it goes south to Hancheng, it may really threaten Tongguan, and it will also bring a bad demonstration effect to Shanxi in Hedong. The drought in Jizhou and Hejin in Pingyang Prefecture will also be It is very serious. The small group of rebels caused by the civil unrest has the potential to start a prairie fire. I am afraid that we must pay great attention to it. Otherwise, if it spreads and becomes a distant echo in Hexi, it will be dangerous."
Before Feng Ziying came, he specifically asked Sun Chuanting, who had returned from Shanxi, to collect relevant information from the Shanxi military newspaper of the Ministry of War and give it to him, and he had a general understanding of the situation in Shanxi.
According to his judgment, as long as the Shanxi side can stabilize the situation and resist the rebel forces moving south at the Tongguan and Puzhou front lines, then the situation will not be so bad that it is out of control. The key is that the Shaanxi side seems to be in a bit of chaos now. Under such circumstances, it is extremely easy for the enemy to take advantage of you.
"Well, it's a shame that Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe are still chattering, saying that you are too young and incompetent. Brother Chengfeng and Li Sancai have communicated twice, but this old fox refuses to offend Ye Fang and the two of them. I am willing to express my position." Qiao Yingjia sighed sadly.
Feng Ziying did not expect that there would be discord in the cabinet over the matter of patrolling Shaanxi for him.
"Master Qiao, if there is really another suitable candidate, then the student may not necessarily have to go." Feng Ziying smiled and said: "It's not a good job to go to Shaanxi. The student just married a three-bedroom wife. In case of contamination Doesn’t the plague hurt people’s hearts?”
Qiao Yingjia snorted, "They have also worked hard to select some candidates, but they also know that this is a heavy responsibility. If it is not done well, it will be a disaster if one or two people are in trouble and spoil the situation. So I was entangled in every possible way. If this person has selfish thoughts, it will be difficult for him to deal with things in a fair manner."
Feng Ziying knew that Qiao Yingjia was very dissatisfied with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, and even criticized Qi Yongtai's attitude. She believed that Qi Yongtai was too soft when facing Ye Fang and did not dare to argue with them.
But Feng Ziying also knows that Qi Yongtai is also difficult. Ye Fang, one of them is the first assistant and the other is the second assistant, controlling the overall situation. Moreover, Li Sancai has an ambiguous attitude and is obviously sitting on the fence, so it is difficult to rely on Qi Yongtai alone. Get enough support in the cabinet.
The governorship of Shaanxi seems to be a hard job, but once you do it well, it is equivalent to building a ladder for yourself to go straight up. Even Ye Fang and the two of them can't stop themselves from rising to the top, especially when their age advantage is here. , they need to think more about their Jiangnan scholars, so it is reasonable to refuse to agree to patrol Shaanxi by themselves.
Just dragging it out like this is not a long-term solution, and the longer it drags on, the uglier the situation will become, and the more troublesome it will be to clean up in the future. Shaanxi Chief Minister Si Zuo, Chief Minister Lu Chuan and Feng Ziying are aware of it. It is said that Lu Song is also acquainted with Governor Long Jinwei. I have some relatives, so I can be considered a local, but in fact, I don’t have much contact with him.
This man was very fond of success and had a somewhat extreme personality. Sometimes he was arrogant and headstrong, and sometimes he was as fearful of enemies as a tiger. He had a bad relationship with Xiao Yijie, the Shaanxi Provincial Commissioner for Punishment and Prosecution, and often complained to each other.
After listening to Qiao Yingjia's complaints for half an hour at Qiao Yingjia's house, Feng Ziying realized that her desire to serve as governor of Shaanxi was far from simple. It also involved internal games within the court, and was even promoted to Jiangnan by Ye Fang and his wife. The future hopes of the scholars and northern scholars have risen.
He is already far ahead now. If he is given another chance, who among the young scholars in Jiangnan will be able to compete with him in twelve or twenty years?
This makes Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and others not think too much. They are not only the first and second assistants in the court, but also the leaders of the Jiangnan scholars. They also need to think about their descendants.
While thinking about the complicated relationship here, Feng Ziying returned to her house in low spirits.
Shen Yixiu also noticed that Feng Ziying was in a bad mood and never mentioned it when he accompanied Feng Ziying to eat. He didn't ask about it casually until he went to bed.
"The two pavilion elders Ye Fang are too narrow-minded. Whether they are scholars from the south of the Yangtze River or scholars from the north, they are all court officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This Shanshan-Shaanxi chaos is not just Shanshan-Shaanxi chaos, but a Shanshan-Shaanxi chaos. It was the chaos of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Allowing the Shanshan Chaos to rot, it hurt the vitality of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now the Jurchens are still looking at the north, the Mongols are still in trouble, and there is the White Lotus Sect. There are so many internal and external troubles, but they are still contained. It is not a blessing for the imperial court to be in the same family." Shen Yixiu was not polite, it was related to her husband's future, and this was also a neutral opinion.
Feng Ziying was a little surprised. He was a good wife who had extraordinary knowledge, but it was rare to see such a sharp analysis.
"Now we can only wait. I originally wanted to lobby in many ways, but now it seems that it will be counterproductive..." Feng Ziying said thoughtfully.
Shen Yixiu nodded slightly: "My husband has considered it right. It is not appropriate to ask too many questions now. We might as well take the opportunity to rest and wait and see what happens. I feel that if the situation in Shanxi continues to deteriorate, the court will think of my husband sooner or later."
Feng Ziying laughed and spoke cheerfully, "You said that as a husband, you can't get out of trouble, just like the common people?"
"Such matters cannot be delayed for too long. It will not exceed a month at the latest. There will definitely be a result. Ye Fang and I will think it through eventually." Shen Yixiu replied firmly.
(End of this chapter)