Chapter 2396 Gui Zi Juan’s dialogue with King Feng is meaningful
Wang Ziteng raised his thick eyebrows slightly with a look of disdain: "Ziying, don't tell me this. Is this the reason why our martial arts are suppressed? Do you think if we can suppress the Mongols, defeat the Jurchens, or eliminate the Japanese pirates, Can civil servants make us proud and feel equal to them? Haha, their point of view is that to conquer the world, it is the military men who should come, and to govern the world, it is the civil servants who should come. If the rabbit dies and the dog cooks the bird, the bow will be hidden. There is no point in raising so many military men. "
Feng Ziying couldn't answer this question yet. Fortunately, Wang Ziteng didn't want Feng Ziying to answer.
"Okay, if you don't want to support them, then you have to give everyone a way out. They often lay off border towns, or downsize, or even simply default on the officers and soldiers' wages. Have there been less mutinies over the years? What's going on with the rebellion in Ningxia? Is this the benefit of civil servants managing the army?"
Wang Ziteng sneered again and again, "It is said that it is the national policy of the Great Zhou Dynasty to control the military with civil servants, but when this dynasty was founded, this was never said? It is not because these civil servants later had their own interests, or were afraid that the military men supporting the emperor would threaten their status, let them They didn't dare to bully the emperor so they came up with this idea, but it happened that the somewhat confused emperor believed in this and abandoned his martial arts. He felt that without civil servants, the country would not be able to survive, and the world would be in chaos. Damn you! Do you think I did a bad job as the right minister of the Ministry of War? Or do you think I can't do the job of governor of water transportation? Besides, military men should do the things of military men, and civil servants should do the things of civil servants. Isn't this necessarily a contradiction? But why should civil servants do their job? But you always want to put our warriors to death?"
Feng Ziying's heart moved slightly. This Wang Ziteng still had some knowledge. Without the support of the warriors, the status of the warriors was weakened, and the pattern of civil servants controlling the military was formed. The emperor would no longer have a solid backing to rely on, and the game with the cabinet would be at a disadvantage. It was a disadvantage, especially when the civil servants were relatively united and had the same interests. It was obviously difficult for the emperor to fight against such a large group.
Without the ability to overturn the table, the emperor could only rely on patience.
Of course, the emperor also has some methods available to win over divisions and disintegrate the unity within the civil servants, instigate factional struggles within the civil servants, and then draw one faction to fight another. Under certain circumstances, this method can also be effective, but if the fundamental problem is not solved, as long as it encounters If there are people with strong abilities or a sense of the overall situation among the civil servants, it will be difficult for the emperor's method to be effective.
It's just that it doesn't make much sense to talk to Wang Ziteng now. He is a civil servant now, and under the current situation, Wang Ziteng and the others have lost the confidence to bargain with the court. The advice I gave him should be pertinent. He can Understand that at least I can embrace him and the wealth of his Wang family and the existence of the old Denglai army.
"Shibo, I understand what you said, but you and I both know now that no one can solve the contradictions and shortcomings involved, at least for now. As for the future, who can say clearly." Feng Ziying's tone was quite playful, "Let's talk about the current matter now. Shibo will hand over the military power. I can represent the court to give you and the Wang family a dignity. You and the Wang family will not be classified as traitors, and you can also get the reward." How about a reward from the imperial court, and the Wang family can also receive some assets back?"
Wizi Teng did not pay attention to what Feng Ziying said after that. He seemed to hear the hidden meaning of the first half of Feng Ziying's words: "Ziying, since you know the shortcomings, you are also a martial artist..."
"Okay, Shibo, I said, now is not the time to discuss those things. Let's talk about you and the old Denglai Army first, okay?" Feng Ziying smiled softly, "Let's talk about the most realistic things, leaving the green hills behind. You don't have to worry about not having firewood, right? The Wang family is still a big family, why do you have to feel sorry for yourself? "
Wizi Teng exhaled a breath of turbid air, stared at Feng Ziying for a long time, and then said in a low voice: "Ziying, you are only twenty-two, right?"
Feng Ziying nodded but said nothing.
"Okay, I'm only fifty-two this year, and I'm still in good health. I won't worry about living for another twenty years. I'll wait." Wang Ziteng snorted heavily, "I'll do as you say, find someone." Come and take over the Denglai Army, I will make them obey orders, it is best to find someone who can convince the public."
“How is He Renlong?” Feng Ziying asked tactfully.
"Humph, you are from Yulin again? Are you not taboo?" Wang Ziteng glanced sideways at Feng Ziying, "Very good, I can rest assured if you leave it to him, and so can you."
Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank Shibo for the imperial court for eliminating a military disaster and saving the lives of tens of thousands of men. As for Niu Shibo..."
Zhi Teng raised his head and said after a long while: "I will send him a letter. As for whether he will listen to it or not, I can't guarantee it. Everyone has his own ambitions and cannot force it."
"Shibo's letter, I believe Niu Shibo will listen to it." Feng Ziying smiled with contentment, "Niu Shibo and Shibo also know the opportunity and do what they know they can't do. They are not wise people. Niu Shibo has always been wise, so he should pay attention to the good intentions of you and me. , leave it to be useful."
Wang Ziteng stared at Feng Ziying, wanting to take something else out of this guy's mouth, but he was already a third-rank minister, only twenty-two years old, and given a few more years, he would be a top minister who would join the cabinet and become the prime minister. Human, is it possible?
But if it was impossible, he always felt that there was a hidden meaning in saying this, otherwise why would he say this to himself?
Feng Ziying saw the other person's eyes like a vulture, and smiled faintly: "The days are long. Both Shibo and Niu Shibo can take their time to watch and wait. Just like Shibo is in good health, Niu Shibo is also in good health and will live another twenty years." It’s no big deal.”
Feng Ziying waved her hands nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter if others know. What matters is that people believe it."
Wang Ziteng was choked by this sentence, and after a while he shook his head, "Ziying, no wonder people say you are a monster. Sure enough..."
“Shibo, don’t say that. I am a serious scholar, a second-class Jinshi and a shujishi. I was an editor of the Hanlin Academy. Shibo’s words like this make me seem like a deviant..."
"A serious scholar? Really? Is this how scholars behave?" Wang Ziteng chuckled, with a hint of ridicule on his lips, "Ziying, what's going on between you and Sister Feng? She and Jia Lian are together. Died, why did I get involved with you again? And I gave birth to a son for you? You are also a third-rank official after all. Logically speaking, she is my niece, and the divorced woman has a miserable life experience. I shouldn't say this, But it’s not suitable to be with you, even to be your mistress, and to give birth to a son. Do you think Qiao Yingjia’s presence can protect you from being impeached by the censors?”
This immediately hit Feng Ziying’s vital point.
He didn't expect that even Wang Ziteng knew about this matter. It was just that he had an affair with Wang Xifeng. Even Wang Ziteng knew about the birth of his son, which was embarrassing.
But then I thought about it, the current head of the Wang family is Wang Ziteng. Wang Xin and his wife, Lai Wang and his wife were both brought over from the Wang family by Wang Xifeng, and even Ping'er. I'm afraid Wang Xin and Lai Wang have always been in contact with the Wang family. , they could hide Wang Xifeng's affair from anyone, but it was really difficult to hide it from Wang Ziteng.
Seeing that Feng Ziying smiled and said nothing, Wang Ziteng didn't care.
He knew that his niece was unusual, not only had a strong personality, but also had a strange appearance.
A fortune teller has long said that ordinary men simply can’t bear this woman. How can a loser like Jia Lian tolerate her?
If the Jia and Wang families had not already been united and shared weal and woe, he would not have agreed to Wang Xifeng marrying Jia Lian.
I never thought that Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng would finally reconcile. On the surface, it was said that Wang Xifeng was too hot-tempered and Jia Lian couldn't bear it. Wang Ziteng guessed that it was probably Jia Lian's own health that couldn't bear it, so he simply found an excuse to divorce.
However, Feng Ziying is still young at the age of a woman, and Wang Ziteng would have been too lazy to ask before, but now Feng Ziying has given Wang Ziteng some thoughts, so she has to ask more questions.
“I didn’t expect Shi Bo to know such a trivial matter, haha,...” Feng Ziying saw Wang Ziteng looking at him and couldn’t find the right words to explain for a while.
It can't be said that Wang Xifeng seduced me and then she became pregnant, right? That's too ridiculous, and he often travels between the capital and Tianjin Wei, staying at Wang Xifeng's house, and with spies like Wang Xin and Lai Wang, he can't hide this from Wang Ziteng.
"Ziying, you are a womanizer. Just have a drink. Don't indulge. Sister Feng's side is like this. It seems unreasonable for me to interfere. You can take care of yourself. Don't go too much, so as not to hurt your body. ." Now that the words were open, Wang Ziteng had nothing to avoid, "Sister Feng has been seen by fortune tellers since she was a child. She has an unusual body. Don't indulge in it and be unable to extricate yourself..."
Feng Ziying did not expect that Wang Ziteng even knew about such things, and was secretly frightened. She wondered if Yuan Chun had a strange body, did anyone know about it?
But no one has tasted it except himself, and I don’t know if the Jia family was sent to the palace because Yuanchun had also been seen by fortune tellers and had strange appearances?
If this is the case, Wang Xifeng, Jia Yuanchun, and Busia Mara were all predicted by fortune-tellers, and my aura as the protagonist of the time traveler is really worthy of the name, at least in terms of women. That’s it.
"Be more caring, uncle." Feng Ziying really didn't want to talk to Wang Ziteng about such things. Although the other party had good intentions, how could such a private and public discussion be appropriate?
Wizi Teng didn't say much. He only needed to remind him, "If I return to Beijing, I will live in seclusion. I will just take a sinecure position in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. I don't need any rewards from the court."
Feng Ziying knew that the other party understood the meaning of her words and nodded secretly.
(End of this chapter)