Chapter 2560: Governor of Hebei Province, Dual Lines in the North and South
Lu Song's uneasiness stems from his old boss Gu Cheng.
With the support of Emperor Wan Tong, Gu Cheng began to recruit some marginalized people who were either deposed or kicked out by Long Jinwei.
Emperor Wan Tong set up the East Guard in the three buildings of the former Inner Palace Supervisor, Si Shejian, and Si Li Supervisor behind the Wansui Mountain. Gu Cheng was appointed as the commander of the East Supervisor, and he was nominally responsible for supervising the daily life of Long Jinwei. Work.
Now the Dragon Guard is still a royal eagle dog in name, but he has gradually lost control and has become a thug of the cabinet. Of course Emperor Wan Tong will not give up easily, so with Gu Cheng as the leader, he has won over a group of internal supervisors and also recruited external ones. Many people were recruited to set up the Dongjianwei.
Although the headquarters of Dongjianwei is located in the imperial city, its actual office location is in a house on Baimi Xiejie on the edge of Shichahai Sea. There is also an office next to the Xizhao Temple in Chongnanfang in the outer city.
Feng Ziying didn't quite understand why the cabinet would agree that Emperor Wan Tong would come up with such a thing similar to the former Mingdong Factory, so she also mentioned it to Master Qi. Master Qi was non-committal and just implicitly mentioned that on the surface, Things are always better than what is hidden, and this is when Feng Ziying suddenly realized.
If you insist on pushing Emperor Wan Tong too hard, Emperor Wan Tong may break up or find other dangerous tricks. Now give him an opening and let him toss.
Everything is under your nose, and all the forces in Beijing are under control. No matter what the East Supervisor wants to do, whether it is to win over, bribe, spy, or collect intelligence, they can all be aware of it. , Long Jinwei can just match his wits and courage.
There are five cities of troops and patrol battalions here plus Shuntian Prefecture, which can't turn the sky upside down.
Maybe there are people from Long Jinwei, Xingbu, and Shuntian Prefecture who have broken into the East Prison Guard now. Who can tell clearly?
Anyway, if everyone just keeps doing this kind of infiltration and counter-infiltration work, how much impact will it have on the imperial court? On the contrary, it can make Emperor Wan Tong feel more at ease, let him have some thoughts, and at the same time let him understand where the limits of his power are.
The cabinet gave Feng Ziying half a month, mainly to wait until Yuan Yingtai came back to hand over his duties, and also to allow Feng Ziying to do some things that needed to be done first.
There is a huge war between the north and the south. The Chahar people in the north are intensifying their troops, while the war in the south is stalemate. The whole land of Hebei is on fire and needs to be exterminated urgently.
However, if the logistics and material support are not in place, the relevant information is mastered, and the minds of the generals are united, Feng Ziying does not think that she can be much better than Yuan Yingtai.
Since it was determined to use the Beijing camp, Feng Ziying naturally wanted to mobilize the power of the Beijing camp.
The Jingying Jiedushi is still King Zhonghui, but he is only a nominal role and has nothing to do with the overall situation. Even the deputy Jiedu envoy Xiao Ruxun and Feng Ziying don't care much.
The fifth military camp now has Ma Chengxun, who can be regarded as a veteran. Feng Ziying hopes that he can live up to the Ma family's reputation. Qian Guozhong and Tu Wenxiu were transferred from the Shenji Battalion commander to his deputy, but Tu Wenxiu's military strength was higher Of the two battalions of Gan Ning troops he brought over, one was his nephew Tu Chaofeng as the battalion officer, and the other was Tu Wenxiu's direct descendant Luo Guozhang as the battalion officer. Feng Ziying was relatively reassured about this.
Shenshu Camp and Shenji Camp have just been adjusted. Many generals are his former subordinates or his father's subordinates, and the soldiers are mainly sergeants from the northwest. This is something Feng Ziying is more relieved about.
The Fifth Army Camp is the main force that bears the brunt of the attack. The two Gan-Ning Army units under Tu Wenxiu's command and the Beijing Camp previously rebuilt by Yang Zhaoji and He Huchen are all fighting troops, which is enough to make people feel reassured. In addition, the Northwest Army that was subsequently split off will be added. Most of the entire fifth military camp was occupied by troops from the northwest system.
Ma Jinbao's Shenshu Battalion all came from the Guyuan Army. It was originally the merger of the Guyuan Army and the Shenji Battalion. However, as Ma Jinbao continued to bring in the Guyuan Army for blood exchanges, the current Shenshu Battalion basically has no foundation. It's the Guyuan Army.
Shenji Battalion is a little more complicated. Tu Wenxiu was transferred to the command of Shenji Battalion, and a part of the Northwest Army was transferred to supplement it. In addition, Wang Chengwu brought in the elite of the Shaanxi rebel army who surrendered, so these two units can also be regarded as the Great Northwest system.
Because of this, Feng Ziying proposed to the cabinet that the Beijing camp should be used to counter the rebellion, and he preferred to retain the main forces of the Xuanfu Army and Jizhen Army to deal with the invasion of the Chahar people from the north. They were obviously more capable of dealing with the Mongols. has experience.
After carefully sorting out the military commanders in the entire Beijing camp system, Feng Ziying felt more at ease.
Ma Jinbao, Tu Wenxiu, Tu Chaofeng and Luo Guozhang, He Huchen, Yang Zhaoji, and Wang Chengwu brothers are all considered their direct lineage or the direct lineage of their father. The total number of people in the Beijing camp is more than 60,000. If we add Liu from Jiangbei Town in the south With Baichuan's 40,000 people and an army of 100,000, Feng Ziying was confident that he could win this battle.
If you add in the Xuanfu Army's Ma Kongying Division and the You family brothers from Ji Town, Feng Ziying feels that if she still can't defeat this gang of White Lotus thieves, then she really should ask for military law.
But Feng Ziying does not need to worry now. The court's worries are still focused on the White Lotus Rebellion and the situation in Liaodong. Until these two problems cannot be solved, they have no time to think about other things.
Even if you are worried, Feng Ziying's status as a civil servant and her father's "retirement" are enough to relieve a lot of doubts.
Unless someone believes from the very beginning that he or she will embark on the path of becoming a powerful official or committing rebellion, this would be too exaggerated.
The Duke of Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. Xiangshi died at the beginning, who knows the authenticity of his body?
This poem also illustrates some truths. At least he is still far from the level of Wang Mang, and those generals and officers are all loyal and working for the court.
You can’t just put a stamp on them and throw them away just because they come from the Northwest or Datong lineage, right?
With only more than ten days, Feng Ziying had a lot to do.
The situation in the north is not yet in danger of requiring immediate emergency response, but some material preparation and troop deployment need to begin.
The Denglai Army has moved to the border line between Yongping and Shuntianfu, while the first part of the Jizhen Army and the He Renlong Department have begun to transfer to Niuzhuang and Dongjiang Town by sea.
“I’ve met the Governor.”
Feng Ziying also felt a little emotional when she saw two veterans who were decades older than herself saluting respectfully.
Not to mention Yang Yuan, he was a fierce general who fought during the Japanese Rebellion in Imchen, but he is now old. It is estimated that after fighting this battle, he will serve as the general of the Xuanfu.
Needless to say, You Shigong is an old acquaintance. He is in his prime, but he is still nearly fifty years old. Fortunately, his health is not bad.
If we follow the history of the previous life, Yang Yuan would have been beheaded by Magui after the Battle of Chungnamwon during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion. However, there were some changes in the war between the two sides during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion in this life. After the Battle of Byokjeokwan , the Zhou army had the advantage, and until later, the Battle of Nanyuan did not go like history, but the Zhou army won.
Yang Yuan is already in his early sixties, but fortunately his health is not bad. Feng Ziying saw from the Ministry of War files that he is already over sixty-seven. Although his beard and hair are white, he is in good spirits.
"Gong Juya, brother Shigong, we are not outsiders. There are only three of us today, so you can call me Ziying. I am also a disciple of Wuxun after all. You two are like this. The governor comes here, the supervisor comes over, and I I am really ashamed." Feng Ziying bowed and invited the two of them to sit down.
Yang Yuan and You Shigong looked at each other. This was the youngest governor in the history of the Zhou Dynasty and the youngest second-rank minister. They were a little surprised to treat the two of them with such courtesy.
Not to mention the status of the governor as their direct superior, the mere status of the civil servant of the Metropolitan Procuratorate Youdu Yushi was enough for the two warriors to respect him. However, this one was still as humble and calm as before, which impressed both of them. Heartbroken.
“Sir, this is not appropriate,” Yang Yuan said again.
"Mr. Juya, you are older than my father in terms of age and seniority. Brother Shigong has watched me grow up and is considered my senior. I am also a child of the Wu family. Although I have taken the path of a civil servant, I still have the same spirit in my heart. The blood of the Wu family, otherwise why would the court ask me to clean up this mess? Of course I am willing to come, but if I spend a few years in the comfort zone of the Jiangnan governor, I am afraid that I will become useless."
Feng Ziying's words immediately made Yang You and Yang feel much more relaxed, and their recognition of Feng Ziying suddenly rose to a very high level.
The other party is a top civil servant. To this extent and status, most people are reluctant to mention their origins in the Wu family, but this one doesn't care at all, and is even quite proud. This sense of identity that does not forget his roots, It was enough to make both of them heartbroken.
"Since the Governor said so, the two of us will ask you to call me Ziying." Yang Yuan should be more generous. Anyway, after fighting this battle, he will become an official in two or three years. There is nothing to be rigid.
"It should be so." Feng Ziying sat down, "I invite you two here today to discuss the next step of the war. Maybe you two know it. I am the governor of Hebei, and I am afraid that my main focus will be on the south. But from the intelligence from all sides It shows that Jianzhou Jurchens once again instigated the Mongols to harass northern Xinjiang. It may even turn out that some of our allies and quasi-allies, such as the Inner Khalkha and Tumut people Bu Shitu tribe, have some intentions. We do not rule out that the Outer Khalkhas and Horqin people will be involved, of course this is the worst plan."
Yang Yuan and You Shigong both nodded in approval. Yang Yuan had not been in office for long and was still familiar with the situation, but You Shigong was the commander-in-chief of Laoji Town and was very familiar with these conditions on the grassland.
(End of this chapter)