Chapter 2013 The crisis of Gui Zi Juan needs to be solved, and the palace has a sudden stroke.
Seeing that Feng Ziying's face looked a little ugly, Wu Yaoqing certainly knew what the other person was worried about, but there was nothing he could do.
The number of border troops in the three sides and four towns is as many as 400,000. In addition to the guards of various guard posts as reserve forces, the number of troops in the entire Shaanxi Province and Shaanxi Xingdu Division is at least 600,000.
The imperial court simply could not afford to support such a huge force, so it had to use various means to delay or even reduce food and salary, and even used this method to force military towns to reduce their strength.
This directly led to a significant decline in military discipline in the three sides and four towns, and their combat effectiveness was also greatly affected.
It was after my father became the governor of the three sides that he reorganized Qingyang, judged heroes based on their combat effectiveness, and then brought most of the northwest army to the Central Plains to fight. In other words, this was a way to feed foreign enemies, and it was considered that the three sides were reluctantly allowed to fight. Biansi Town was maintained.
However, the impact of the drought has been underestimated. Only now did Feng Ziying realize that the direct consequence of this severe drought in northern Shaanxi was that countless people had difficulty eating and had no choice but to rebel.
Shaanxi is not like Shandong or Jiangnan. In disaster years, refugees can still flee to the capital or to places that have not been affected by disasters. However, Shaanxi is located in the northwest corner. Once a drought like this strikes, basically the entire Shaanxi except the Guanzhong Plain and Hanzhong Basin will be affected. Except for a slightly better situation, almost all other areas could not bear it, and the people did not even have a chance to escape.
Because there are disasters everywhere, you may have to flee for half a month just to find a place to eat, and half a month is enough for you or your children to starve to death several times.
The refugee Feng Ziying alone is still confident that after arriving in Shaanxi, as long as he can mobilize the Northwest Army, he can quickly control the situation. However, if a large number of deserters and soldiers who have been eliminated over the years are involved, and even become the main force and backbone, this will not be so It's simple. If you want to completely eliminate them, it won't be settled with one or two victories.
Once the soldiers of the four towns and guards who had absconded and been eliminated were included in these rebel armies, they would soon become the backbone of them. And with their numerical advantage, with a little training, these rebel soldiers could be far away from the border troops. We can only rely on the guards to gain advantage in areas with weak defenses, and we can quickly defeat these guards.
“How is the situation in Guyuan Town?” Feng Ziying calmed down. Ningxia Town was not the most dangerous, Guyuan Town was.
Wu Yaoqing licked his lips and seemed to be considering his words. Feng Ziying glanced at him suspiciously: "What, is there anything you can't say?"
"No, sir, this subordinate is thinking about what to say." Wu Yaoqing rubbed his temples with difficulty and said hesitantly: "The situation in Guyuan Town is the most complicated. It is a border town itself, but its jurisdiction involves Gongchang Mansion. . Involved in civil unrest,..."
Feng Ziying was shocked, "Yao Qing, are you saying that the establishment is involved?"
This is a big question of right and wrong.
It is acceptable if only deserters or retrenched soldiers are involved. After all, the four northwest towns themselves have insufficient food and wages, and mutinies by sergeants are not uncommon. It is also expected that such deserters will be involved in rebellion.
But if the formal system is involved, it is a different matter. It means that the internal chaos in Guyuan Town has reached a considerable level, and the management of the local health office has also become corrupt.
Wu Yaoqing's face was tangled again, and he thought for a long time before saying: "I am not sure, but I believe that there are small groups of border troops and guard troops who are involved in the rebellion with some local powerful forces, but how many there are and how large they are. How big it is is hard to determine, because the drought in some places is really serious, and the dominant families in some local clans may also be desperate because they cannot support the livelihood of a large clan, so..."
Feng Ziying's face was gloomy. If even the local rich farmers and even some small landowners could not survive, it means that the disaster was extremely serious.
However, this was obviously not mentioned in the news sent back to the imperial court from the Shaanxi Chief Envoy.
The crises hidden in areas such as Pingliang and Qingyang may not have been truly exposed yet, and now everyone's main attention is still focused on Yan'an Prefecture.
Getting up and walking around with her hands behind her back, Feng Ziying subconsciously rubbed her face again.
This is the situation that he may face next. It is much worse than the situation when he first arrived in Yongping Mansion. At least the basic situation in Yongping Mansion is still controllable, while most areas in Shaanxi are already showing signs of getting out of control. .
"I understand, Yao Qing, I'm going to have to work hard for you in the past two days. At the same time, I need to organize my personal army. My father sent a team of people from the Northwest Army, but they can only deal with daily situations and stay close to them. You have to look for and arrange more manpower. On the other hand, you may have to write down the so-called problems you saw in Shaanxi and possible problems and countermeasures, so that I can take a look and think about it on the way to Shaanxi."
Wu Yaoqing stood up and cupped his hands, "I'll do it now. I have a suggestion. You may need to write a letter to the Governor, and ask the Governor to write to the generals of the four northwest towns, asking them to strengthen their control, especially in Guyuan." Here in the town, if the Governor has someone you can trust, I might as well give you a list so that you can contact them quickly when you take office in the future."
Feng Ziying nodded, "Well, I have an idea."
He has already imagined the situation to be very bad, but the situation is still beyond imagination. I wonder if the situation will worsen after he takes office? This possibility is very high
It will be at least a month before I take office. God knows what will happen in a month.
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“Baoqin, are you saying that Guo Qinyun approached the eldest girl and asked to meet her at Chongxuan Temple?”
Feng Ziying was a little impatient. Although she admired Yuanchun's body and looked forward to reliving old dreams before leaving, Feng Ziying was not happy when she heard that she was fighting for Guo Qinjun.
"Yes, your Majesty specially sent your servant to inform you that your Majesty, Queen Concubine Tsuen, has come to see you twice and wants to meet before you leave. Your Majesty, your Majesty probably has something to do with Prince Gong, and your Majesty cannot be the master, so I sent your slave here. He said, if it is possible, then we can go to Chongxuan Temple tomorrow. If the master refuses, then I can go back and reply."
Hold the piano and dare not raise your head.
Feng Ziying snorted softly, "Hasn't Prince Gong already entered Qingtan Academy? I have done everything I promised them, what else do you want? If you want to reach the sky in one step, do you have the strength and ability?"
Hold the harp and keep silent.
“The eldest girl is inclined to meet Concubine Guo?”
Of course Feng Ziying is willing to meet Yuan Chun, but meeting Guo Qinyun means that tomorrow's meeting with Yuan Chun will be meaningless, so he has lost interest. To put it bluntly, he is just coveting Yuan Chun's body.
“The empress must have listened to your advice, but the empress said that it’s okay to meet her once. Anyway, you won’t promise her anything easily, so just listen.” Baoqin whispered.
Feng Ziying hesitated a little, but finally nodded. It would be good to see Yuan Chun before leaving. As for Concubine Guo, he didn't care too much.
As soon as he leaves, everything in the capital city will be far away from him, and his influence will gradually weaken until he returns to the capital. This is an indisputable reality, and Guo Qinyun should understand this.
Seeing Feng Ziying nodding in agreement, Baoqin felt relieved, and then said: "Empress will arrive at Chongxuan Temple early tomorrow morning, and Empress Tsuen Fei may not arrive at Chongxuan Temple until You time, and Empress Tsuen Fei may have to go to Chongxuan Temple in the morning. Several other empresses, together with the princes, went to Longfu Temple to pray for His Majesty."
Feng Ziying's heart moved slightly, "Miss, don't you go to Longfu Temple to pray for blessings?"
"Only the ladies who have princes will go, and the others who have no heirs will not go." Baoqin explained.
"I understand, I'll be there in the morning." Feng Ziying nodded, "Bao Qin, while I'm gone, you have to take good care of the eldest daughter, and also make the eldest daughter calm down and not get too close to the people in the palace. Qiu Shi'an and Zhou Peisheng are not good people. If they take Quan back to the palace, they may cause some troubles in the palace. Xia Bingzhong will definitely give up and be careful not to get into trouble."
Huo Qin glanced at Feng Ziying and said softly: "Then why don't you make it clear to your Majesty in person?"
Feng Ziying laughed, "Why, do you think it's not easy for me to tell her? I'm worried that she won't listen and will get hot-headed when the critical moment comes. If you remind her by your side, she can accept it."
Baoqin kept silent.
All in all, it's Yuanchun's temperament problem. Logically speaking, he should be a calm and generous character, but Feng Ziying didn't expect that Yuanchun gave him the feeling of being a little restless. If he was slightly provoked or provoked, he would be ready to move, feeling that There is a lot of potential for everything, but don’t think about how there are so many good things in the world that will be your turn?
"Uncle, in fact, the original temperament of the empress is not like this..." Baoqin was about to walk out of the door, then he stopped again, turned around and said: "The people in the palace are all those who follow the influence of others and flatter others, empress. I was also tortured like this by Concubine Su and Concubine Mei,..."
Feng Ziying's heart moved, "Mei Yuexi is also here to seduce the older girl?"
Baoqin hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "But the empress also knows that Concubine Mei just doesn't want others to help the other concubines, so she is particularly arrogant now. I heard that the imperial court also intends to make Prince Lu the supervisor of the country." , Concubine Mei is very powerful now, and everyone in the palace is giving way to her."
It seems that Dai Quan's return has indeed emboldened Mei Yuexi, and Dai Quan does have enough old capital to run the business for Mei Yuexi. At least Dai Quan still has some influence in the Shangsanqinjun and the Beijing Camp. However, if Dai Quan thought that he could still dictate to the court like he did during the Yuanxi period, he would probably be in trouble.
(End of this chapter)