Chapter 2047 Gui Zi Juan returns to his homeland, and dangerous news spreads frequently
Although Feng Ziying and his entourage tried to keep a low profile when entering the city, this was no secret at all to Datong military and political officials.
The Feng family itself was a well-known family in Datong. In addition, Feng Ziying was a Jinshi in high school, entered the Imperial Academy, and finally became the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture at an early age, which has already become a good talk in Datong.
This time Feng Ziying was awarded the imperial envoy and went west to inspect Shaanxi, which naturally attracted even more attention.
Ordinary people may not know it at first, but the scholars are proud of it and rush to spread the word, so soon the whole city knows about it.
So when Feng Ziying and his entourage entered the gate of Datong City, they attracted countless people to welcome and watch, which was a great scene.
Under such circumstances, even Wu Yaoqing and the others could not stop him, and it was impossible for Feng Ziying not to show up.
If someone wants to assassinate someone in this situation, the risk is quite high, but if he can't retreat because of this reason, Feng Ziying cannot accept it.
Therefore, Wu Yaoqing and the others could only **** Feng Ziying into the city on horseback with sweat all over their bodies, and walked along the street to the original Feng family's old house in Datong. Feng Ziying dismounted and thanked her father and fellow villagers one by one. Wu Yaoqing and the others were hanging in the air. Take back your heart.
If someone were to ambush in secret places on both sides of the street with heavy firecrackers or crossbows and launch a sudden attack, it would be difficult for these assassins to escape, but the possibility of Feng Ziying being assassinated and injured was also quite high.
However, the assassin may not have expected that so many people in Datong City would come to welcome him, nor did he expect that Feng Ziying would dare to ride a horse in such a grand manner with so many people surrounding him, so he did not make preparations and reaction.
The Feng family has been in Datong Mansion for decades. Of course they have an old house, and it is only a stone's throw away from the General Military Mansion, separated by an intersection and facing each other from a distance.
Since Feng Ziying left Datong ten years ago, she has never returned to Datong, and naturally she has never returned to her old residence. Now that she has returned to her old residence, she feels a lot in her heart.
He grew up here from the time he was born to the age of ten. Of course, he spent a lot of time patrolling the border with his father, and only two-thirds of the time he actually stayed in the mansion.
At that time, my father never thought that he would be able to read a book or even become a high school scholar, so he only thought about inheriting his father's business, imitating the previous two generations of the Feng family, continuing to work hard in the army, and securing his position as the first family in Datong. Therefore, in Feng Ziying's sixth year, When I was 2 years old, I started to follow my father to patrol the border forts.
But Feng Ziying didn’t understand it at all at that time. She was too young. It was purely because her father wanted Feng Ziying to feel the atmosphere of the battle in advance.
Ma Chun and his entourage took their leave after sending Feng Ziying to the mansion. By the way, they also conveyed the invitation of Yang Yuan, the commander-in-chief, to host a banquet in honor of Feng Ziying at the commander-in-chief's mansion in the evening.
Feng Ziying also happily accepted the invitation.
Yang Yuan cannot be regarded as his father's direct descendant, but he was born in Liaodong, and because he disobeyed orders during the Japanese Rebellion in Imjin, he was almost killed by the commander to establish his authority.
Thanks to Feng Tang's intercession and mediation, he was able to escape and was able to serve as the commander-in-chief of Datong Town. Feng Tang also contributed a lot.
Yang Yuan's appointment as the Commander-in-Chief of Datong can be regarded as a choice acceptable to all parties after the Feng family no longer serves as the Commander-in-Chief of Datong.
Theoretically, Yang Yuan was Li Rusong, a direct descendant of Li Chengliang. After the fall of Li Chengliang, it was difficult for Yang Yuan to be reinstated according to common sense. However, Feng Tang finally recommended Yang Yuan because Yang Yuan did have some skills in fighting.
Although the Feng family was kind to Yang Yuan, Yang Yuan did not treat the Duan family too favorably. Feng Ziying could understand this point.
This must be an instruction from the imperial court. It finally broke the Feng family's monopoly. Naturally, the Duan family cannot be allowed to become the spokesperson of the Feng family to control Datong's military affairs.
Wu Yaoqing and his party felt much more relaxed after staying in the mansion.
It is much easier to provide security here. The city of Datong Mansion itself has high walls and thick walls. It is much more difficult for assassins to escape when they enter the city. Feng Mansion also has high walls and strict fighting. At that time, the general soldier and his family lived there. , and there are personal soldiers stationed there, so safety is naturally the first priority.
A large family got off the carriage. Even though they had only stayed here for two days, Baoqin, Miaoyu and Xiuyan were all smiling.
It was really hard to walk all the way. It was not easy to get into a big city, and this was still the Feng family’s old house, which was equivalent to returning to my own home. The feeling was certainly different.
Originally, only a few people were left to guard the old house of the Feng Mansion. This big family suddenly moved in, and they were in a hurry. Fortunately, this big family all brought their own maids and servants, and there were also guards and soldiers who followed them. Although it was busy, But nothing went wrong.
Feng Ziying wandered around the house with great interest.
After sitting in the hut for a while, Feng Ziying came out. It seemed that after this experience, she truly became that Feng Ziying.
The General Military Mansion is also a revisit to the old place.
In fact, they lived in the General Military Mansion for several years. It was only when their uncles were serving as the General Military Mansion that Feng Tang's family lived in the old residence of Feng Mansion.
Yang Yuan is not young anymore. Judging from his gray beard and hair, he is estimated to be at least in his fifties.
Calculation is almost the same. He was a general during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion. He was probably around forty at that time. He was young and powerful. He made great achievements in the Battle of Byokjeokwan. However, he was defeated in the Battle of Namwon because of lack of troops. If Feng Tang hadn't begged for mercy on his behalf and atone for his sins, he would have been beheaded by Ma Gui immediately.
Even so, he was demoted to a civilian position. This restoration was not only due to Feng Tang's recommendation, but also because he was a member of the left guard of Dingliao in Liaodong and a fellow villager with Zhang Huaichang, the Minister of War.
Yang Yuan came to Datong, so naturally he would not be as good as the Ma family, but the Feng family did not take much advantage, but the Ma family, Feng Ziying saw that this situation might be about to turn around.
Ma Chun came to greet him on behalf of Yang Yuan, so he was naturally regarded as a confidant by Yang Yuan. It is estimated that Ma Chun may become the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong, which Duan Xirong longed for.
When Feng Ziying arrived at Zhongzongbing Mansion, Yang Yuan was already greeting him at the door.
Theoretically, he is not subordinate, but Feng Ziying is an imperial envoy, and has the status of minister of the Ministry of War and censor of Qiandu. Although Yang Yuan is old, he dares to neglect him.
Seeing Yang Yuan greeting him respectfully at the gate of the mansion, Feng Ziying did not dare to be too embarrassed, so she dismounted her horse and walked quickly, and then bowed her hands in salute. Yang Yuan also quickly returned the salute. Both sides gave way to each other for a while, and then Yang Yuan smiled and said Introducing Feng Ziying to a group of senior generals in Datong Town.
Feng Ziying also met them one by one, including Ma Chun and Duan Xirong.
“Master Feng has been entrusted by the imperial court to go west to inspect Shaanxi, which is also a blessing for Shaanxi. The current situation in Shaanxi is quite bad and has spread to our Shanxi side..."
After three drinks and five dishes, the scene gradually became lively. Yang Yuan stroked his thick beard under his chin, and then began to talk about the news that Feng Ziying wanted to hear most.
"The news coming from Puzhou is that the rebellion in Tongguan area is raging, the situation at Fenglingdu is very tense, and there is also a turmoil around Longmendu. It is said..." Yang Yuan paused.
Feng Ziying's heart tightened. Although she knew the situation was not good, there was no news about the details of his journey. He had to rely on people like Yang Yuan to find out.
“It is said that Hancheng has been lost.” Yang Yuan’s face was gloomy.
Hancheng is the county town closest to Longmendu in Shaanxi. If Hancheng is lost, the rebel army will be able to obtain relatively abundant supplies. I am afraid that the thieves will become even more powerful. No wonder Yang Yuan's face is not good-looking.
In theory, if the Shaanxi rebel army crosses the Yellow River eastward, the direct impact should be on Pingyang Mansion. Datong is far away in northern Shanxi. The task of the Datong Army is to guard the border wall and deal with the Mongols. Even if it is really necessary to counter the rebellion, it should be more Shanxi Town (Taiyuan Town) in the south is the right place to send troops.
But now Shanxi Town has lost tens of thousands of people due to Su Shengdu and is still recovering. Once the Shaanxi rebel army enters Pingyang, it is difficult to say whether the imperial court will let Datong Town also send troops south.
“Mr. Yang, when did Hancheng fall?” Feng Ziying thought for a while before asking.
"There should be this rumor 20 days ago. We have to ask Pingyang Mansion for details." Yang Yuan smiled bitterly, "Qingxiao (Chai Guozhu) and I are mainly focusing on replenishing our troops and training them. There is not much Spend more energy caring about other things, but Shanxi and Shaanxi are one. Once Shaanxi is in chaos and cannot control the situation, we will be affected. We dare not care, but we are unable to interfere. "
It doesn't matter what matters to you. This is also the mentality of the military generals in the surrounding areas.
It is said that Shanxi and Shaanxi are integrated, but no matter how chaotic there is in Shaanxi, it is still Shaanxi. Even if there is chaos in Pingyang Prefecture, it has nothing to do with Shanxi Town and Datong Town. It should be dealt with by the local guards, unless ordered by the court.
It was useless for Feng Ziying to talk to Yang Yuan about this topic. Datong was too far away, so the only one who could really help was Chai Guozhu in Shanxi Town.
Feng Ziying still doesn’t understand the situation, like a blind man touching an elephant, it’s all a blur.
This also determined that he would not go to Xi'an Prefecture for the time being, but would first clarify the situation in Yan'an and the northeastern corner of Xi'an Prefecture near Yan'an.
He didn't want to sit in Xi'an City and act like a deaf and blind man, letting the people below him fool him.
The originally strong atmosphere was brought down by just a few words. Yang Yuan didn't want to do this, but he couldn't get around this topic. Feng Ziying was not one to mess around, so naturally she wanted to get something from herself. Knowing the truth, he couldn't hide anything.
"Master Feng, the situation is indeed very difficult. Alarms have been circulating in Pingyang Mansion. I have also written to the Ministry of War to remind the court to prevent the chaos in Shaanxi from spreading to Shanxi. However, there has been no response from the court. Qingxiao and I We have also exchanged opinions, and we are still preparing to train the guards on the line from Hejin to Jizhou, just in case." Yang Yuan continued.
(End of this chapter)