Chapter 2520 Gui Zijuan takes a multi-pronged approach
Feng Ziying went around the Meridian Gate and met Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe, Qi Yongtai, Li Sancai, Zhang Huaichang and others in front of the Dazhou Gate.
Obviously, the four of them have not really accepted Tang Binyin and Miao Changqi. The sudden attack like today by Emperor Wan Tong in collusion with Qiu Shiben caught the cabinet by surprise. Who dares to say whether Tang Miu and the others are here to cause harm. ?
“Ziying, how is the situation?” Ye Xianggao was still neatly dressed, but Fang Congzhe and Li Sancai were a little disheveled. It was obvious that the sudden change made them panic.
"The fighting is mainly concentrated in the west. The battle at Xihua Gate is fierce. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold on. The Fifth Army Camp is too strong. He Zhisheng's Warrior Battalion doesn't have enough men and horses, and the Fourth Guards Battalion takes the opportunity to cause chaos. Zhang Jin’s flag-bearing guards did not dare to move lightly..."
Before Feng Ziying finished speaking, Zhang Huaichang had already answered: "The flag-bearing guards cannot move. If the enemies attack the east and west, and the Dazhou gate is broken, it will be dangerous. I have asked Zhisheng to leave the city and go to Tongzhou to fix the frontier guards and Shenwu." The central defender is undergoing training, so he can be brought in for some use."
"Mr. Huaichang, the troops of the Dingbian Guards are not enough to fill the gaps. The troops of the Shenwu Central Guards went to Xianghe ten days ago to merge with the Yingzhou Front Guards for training, and the people from the Training Department still have to go for review."
Feng Ziying's words poured cold water on Zhang Huaichang again, and he quickly asked: "Are the people who appointed the border guards still there? It's a bit of a calculation."
"There are only more than a thousand Dingbian guards. This year's recruitment has not started yet. In the early stage, the Dingbian guards were all added to the Jizhen Army." Feng Ziying shook her head: "They are all old, weak, sick and disabled. We are ready to recruit new soldiers. These people must be deported.”
Listening to the conversation between Zhang Huaichang and Feng Ziying, the four cabinet members all had gloomy faces. Fang Congzhe couldn't help but said: "Huaichang, Ziying, aren't there any other available soldiers in the city? Didn't the cabinet ask you to attack Beijing in the early stage?" Have the battalion and the Shangsanqin Army made adjustments? It’s been so long, why is there still such a big situation?”
No wonder Fang Congzhe was angry.
In his opinion, the imperial court treated the Ministry of War very favorably in the early stage. Whether it was food, salary, or personnel power, it was almost satisfied. This was done before Emperor Wan Tong ascended the throne.
I didn’t expect that in the end, such a big mistake would happen and I would be so passive.
He was awakened by someone in Yin Zheng and escaped from the back door of the house. He was almost blocked by soldiers from the fifth military camp on the way.
Finally, under the protection of the guards, he took a small alley from the side of Qianshi Bridge, detoured through Ma Xiang Hutong, and fled in panic.
I didn't dare to go to West Chang'an Street, but went directly to Rongxian Alley and then quietly ran eastward and got behind the Long Jinwei Yamen.
That area has been controlled by Wang Chenghu’s Shenji Battalion and is relatively safe.
Now his house in Anfufang has been surrounded by the fifth military camp, and the whole family is blocked in the house.
Although he didn't believe that the Fifth Army Camp would dare to harm his wife and children, the dignified Second Assistant was actually kicked out of the capital city and escaped with urine on his ass. How could he not feel embarrassed and angry?
Neither Zhang Huaichang nor Feng Ziying can answer this question.
How can it be as simple and easy as imagined?
The three major camps of the Beijing camp and the fifth army camp have more than 30,000 and close to 40,000 troops. Shenshu camp and Shenji camp each have nearly 10,000 troops, a total of nearly 60,000 troops. In addition, the Shangsanqin army has more than 10,000 troops, a total of 70,000 troops. With more than ten thousand troops, this is the main military force guarding the entire capital city and even the imperial palace. In other words, this is what the previous dynasty called the Forbidden Army.
Among these people, although the Beijing Camp experienced a relatively strong reconstruction after the First World War of the Santun Camp, most of the soldiers are still from the surrendered soldiers who were released by Zaisai. In addition, the supplementary soldiers are also from the surrounding guards, so the personnel relationship is extremely complicated. , almost concentrated in Beijing.
Personnel adjustment does not mean that you just change a few commanders, commanders, commanders, and commanders. If you don't change the middle and low-level military attaches, the command will not change even if the military generals are changed.
That's why Feng Ziying took great pains to take the first big step by taking advantage of the opportunity before the new emperor was established. No one dared to object too much, and then took small steps slowly, leaving some room for some people, and everyone tolerated it. , and then the third step is adjusted in place.
It should be said that the effect of this is still very obvious. It can be said that except for the fifth army camp and the fourth guard camp, which cannot be adjusted in one step for special reasons, the Shenshu camp, the Shenji camp, the flag guard and the warrior camp have all been basically stabilized.
In this way, the Kuang brothers entered the Shenji camp to replace Qian Guozhong's department, and the Shenji camp was firmly in their hands.
The Fifth Army Camp is also mixed with sand. Qi Yongxiao can bring in another group of troops, so that the Fifth Army Camp can control the five troops. In addition, Qian Guozhong brings this one, which can further dilute Qiu Shiben's influence.
It was a good idea, but they did not wait for you to come and tighten the noose step by step. The third step was not completely in place, and now the table was overturned.
Li Sancai, who was still in shock, calmed down a little when he heard Fang Congzhe blaming the military department he was in charge of, and then continued to tell Zhang Huaichang and Feng Ziying.
"Brother Zhonghan, you can't blame Huaichang and Ziying. In fact, they have done a good job. Who would have thought that the White Lotus Sect has penetrated the Fifth Army Camp so deeply? The initial investigation by the Ministry of Punishment and Long Jinwei only said that it would be involved. When we arrived at the Beijing Camp and the Shangsanqin Army, by the way, the same goes for the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and the patrol camp. Who would have thought that Qiu Shiben would fall to the emperor's side so quickly..."
"If it weren't for the two Ganning troops and He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji brought in by Tu Wenxiu, the Fifth Army Camp would have already broken into Xihua Gate. The Shangsanqin Army was not originally designed to deal with troops like the Fifth Army Camp , originally to prevent thieves and bandits like the White Lotus Sect in the capital from attacking the palace. The total number of the three pro-armies was only 20,000, but the fifth military camp and one army were close to 40,000, and their combat effectiveness was not comparable. How to compare?"
Li Sancai said a few fair words. Fang Congzhe also realized that his demands were too high and stopped talking. Ye Xianggao then returned to the topic: "Huaichang, Ziying, how is the situation now?"
Zhang Huaichang looked at Feng Ziying. She only found out about the sudden change overnight after Feng Ziying sent someone to deliver the message. However, he believed that since Feng Ziying sent someone to deliver the message, countermeasures must have been taken at the same time.
"The key now is that the main force of the Fifth Army Battalion is attacking Xihua Gate. Although He Zhisheng's Warrior Battalion can rely on the palace walls on the front line of Xihua Gate to defend for a while, but I estimate that it will not be too long, and it will fall at noon today at most." Feng Ziying's tone remained unchanged, "I have sent orders to garrison the nearest Jizhen. It is estimated that some troops can arrive at the city tonight, but we may not be able to hold on until then. Once the fifth military camp enters the palace city and joins the emperor, , I’m afraid our fate will be either to become an official or to be imprisoned.”
No matter whether he becomes an official or is imprisoned, everyone here is not afraid. No matter what Emperor Wan Tong does after regaining power, the lives of everyone here are not worried.
This is the benefit of civil servants. Even if everyone here is caught and imprisoned, they will eventually be pardoned.
At worst, don't think about being in office this time, but the cabinet and the seven-ministerial procuratorate are not run by Shilin civil servants. At most, Tang Mu will become the first and second assistants.
But of course everyone here is not willing to go to that step, and they are not yet at the point of surrendering.
"That's it?" Zhang Huaichang said dissatisfiedly: "This is not enough."
"In addition, the first unit of the Shaanxi Guards arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday and was still outside Deshengmen. Originally, I was considering using Qian Guozhong to replace Shenjiying. I also sent someone to pass on the order to let them enter the city through Deshengmen and join Yang Zhaoji. Attack Qiu Shiben's personal camp together, and strive to defeat Qiu Shiben's personal camp before the warrior camp is defeated, forcing it to draw troops to defend its retreat..."
Of course Feng Ziying didn't stop there, "Also, I also asked someone to meet with Qian Guozhong and promised him this matter. Let him serve as the commander of the fifth military camp and let him lead his troops to defect and attack the rear of the fifth military camp."
This aroused the interest of everyone present, and Li Sancai couldn't help but said: "Just agree, but what will Qian Guozhong do?"
Feng Ziying smiled bitterly and shook her head: "It's hard to say. He was originally supposed to be removed, but now that the situation is like this and he has to be used again, it is inevitable that he will be resentful and hesitant, half and half."
"Is there anything else?" Li Sancai still had more to say, "Everything that can be used should be used now. Don't have any scruples. You can agree to any conditions first."
"There is also Gao Wenxiu's place in the Fourth Guard Camp." Feng Ziying mused: "Although Gao Wenxiu ran with Du Keli, after all, he was not as resentful as Du Keli. He was more passively following Du Keli. If If someone can find Gao Wenxiu and persuade him to stop, then the Fourth Army Camp will be in chaos, and it will take a lot of time for the Fifth Army Camp to capture Xihua Gate."
Ye Xianggao looked at Feng Ziying and said word by word: "Who can persuade Gao Wenxiu?"
Feng Ziying hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "I'll ask King Zhongshun for an interview. He has close ties with the Gao family. The Gao family of Linchang Bo also invested in Taihe Bank under the introduction of King Zhongshun,..."
"Oh?" Only martial arts disciples like Feng Ziying can understand these messy relationships within the martial arts. Almost no one among the civil servants pays attention to these. Ye Xianggao nodded: "Go and talk to Prince Zhongshun about this matter. Our commitment will not change after that, so he can rest assured.”
Feng Ziying also understood that this was to reassure herself that King Zhongshun might not trust the cabinet, but he could trust his own words.
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