Chapter 2608: Gui Zi Juan each has his own unique plan and fierce move
"Great Khan, Beijing Central has made a lot of efforts, including "Today's News", "Northern Daily" and "Jiangnan Times" in Nanjing, which have successively published some people's views and remarks, both in Beijing and Jiangnan. It caused some repercussions. It is said that this caused a controversy within the Zhou cabinet. It was because Feng Keng's Liaodong strategy was considered to be too costly and sold the entire Liaodong to merchants. There were also discussions within the Zhou court... "
Abai and Netu made a special trip back to Liaodong to report the situation, leaving Laoliu Pagoda behind in Zhou Dynasty.
Nurhachi sent his two sons, Abai and Tabai, into the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which also shows how much he attaches importance to collecting internal intelligence of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Abai was originally mediocre, but after spending a few years in the Great Zhou Dynasty and being responsible for intelligence collection work with Netu, his performance became better and better, and he was able to come up with some of his own insights and opinions.
Although many of his ideas and opinions are not necessarily mature and cannot be compared with Netu, Nurhaci knows the quality of his son. The third child has performed much better than before, even far exceeding Nurhachi's expectations, so he Only then did he send Laoliu Pabai to sneak into Dazhou.
Tabai and Abai were both descended from concubines. The Zhaojia family and the Niugulu family had already fallen out of favor, but they were their own heirs after all. Nurhaci also hoped that the other party could perform better. No matter what he does in the future, he would be very important to the Eight Banners. The nobles also have a better explanation.
Tabai's situation is similar to that of his own Abai. They are both mediocre and have nothing to do in the tribe. They are not as smart and smart as Daishan and Huang Taiji, nor are they as brave as Chu Ying, Mang Gurtai and Abatai. Therefore, Nurhachi has never been liked by Nurhaci.
Now seeing that Abai went to Dazhou and practiced with Netu this year, the situation has greatly improved. Nurhachi also handed Tabai to Netu, asking him to teach Tabai as well as he taught Abai. It can be considered an experience.
It’s just that I didn’t expect that less than a year after Tabai went there, the situation here would be reversed, and the intelligence collection on Da Zhou’s side would become more and more important. This time, Netu and Abai were called back together. Nurhachi wanted to Qi Qi personally listened to the information that Netu and Abai had so that he could make judgments about future war arrangements.
Netu made a report on all aspects of the intelligence obtained in Beijing. In particular, he felt that the Great Khan seemed to attach great importance to the debates within the Zhou cabinet and talked about it in great detail.
"As far as I know, there is some controversy within the Zhou cabinet about the postponement of the Liaodong war. However, Feng Keng is a disciple of the chief minister Qi Yongtai and the cabinet minister Guan Yingzhen. Among the six cabinet ministers, these two must support Feng Keng, and the second assistant Gu Bingqian currently has a close relationship with the first assistant Qi Yongtai, so it is impossible to object. The most prominent conflicts with Qi Yongtai now are mainly Li Sancai, who is ranked third among the cabinet ministers, and Li Sancai, who is ranked last. Tang Binyin, these two people were very dissatisfied with Qi and Gu. Li Sancai probably had a strong dissatisfaction because he failed to become the second assistant, while Tang Binyin had always been a relatively unpopular character because he originally belonged to the Wan Tong Emperor lineage. , so the two are now joining forces..."
There are some situations that Nurhaci has known for a long time, some contents that Nurhachi knows roughly, and some things that he has brought back recently.
"Although Li Sancai ranked third in the Zhou cabinet, he has very senior qualifications, second only to Qi Yongtai, so he dared to compete with Gu Bingqian for the position of second assistant. In addition, he was in charge of military affairs in the Zhou cabinet, so He also has a greater say in the war in Liaodong. Another cabinet minister, Huang Ruliang, was born as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He is currently assisting the second assistant Gu Bingqian in managing finances, that is, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Commerce. He was originally more supportive of Feng Keng, but now because of the Great Zhou Dynasty The war in Hebei is over, but Northern Zhili and Henan will suffer heavy losses due to the Bailian Rebellion, including Shandong, so they are in urgent need of investment in the construction of relief and road and water conservancy facilities. The Ministry of Revenue is in a hurry and intends to reduce investment in the Liaodong war, so now Huang Ruliang's Attitudes have changed,…”
Netu gave a very detailed introduction, which shows that he has put a lot of effort into this aspect and is also very familiar with various relationships within the cabinet.
“Netu, are you saying that Huang Ruliang has a great say in wealth?”
War is about fighting for money and food. Nurhachi knew this very well. If Feng Keng did not receive strong support from the Zhou Dynasty in money and food, he would not be able to persist and might change his ways.
Netu also spent a lot of money in the capital. He had many friends with some officials in the seven departments in the capital and even the Ducha Yuan, including some martial arts disciples and clan relatives, so he knew a wide range of information.
“In other words, if Huang Ruliang feels that the Liaodong war is taking too long and costing too much, he may urge us to end the war earlier?” Nurhachi asked again.
Hearing the meaning of the words of the Great Khan, Netu became cautious: "Great Khan, this is hard to say. Firstly, Huang Ruliang has always supported Feng Keng, and the relationship between the two is said to be very close. Secondly, Feng Keng came to Liaodong to fight. It is said that he also received strong support from businessmen. The businessmen contributed a lot, so Feng Keng handed over many things such as land and ginseng harvesting rights to the businessmen, so he did not completely rely on the support of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court..."
Nurhachi shook his head slightly: "It is certain that the merchants gave Feng Keng a lot of support, but it mainly focused on the construction of docks, roads and workshops, and did not directly give Feng Keng money, food and soldiers. This needs to be noted. The Great Zhou court also Merchants will not be allowed to directly give money, food, troops and horses to Feng Keng, so Feng Keng will not make such a mistake, otherwise the Procuratorate of the Zhou Dynasty will impeach Feng Keng."
Netu suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "The Great Khan is right, this is a forbidden act. Feng Keng is a disciple of Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen. He will not understand this and will not make such a mistake."
"So once the attitude of the Zhou court changes, it will definitely bring some pressure to Feng Keng." Nurhaci stroked his beard and nodded, "If Feng Keng is smart, he should look for opportunities to change, and from now on, their and our military strength In comparison, we actually only have 60,000 troops on the northern front, of which 20,000 are new soldiers. However, the Great Zhou Army has 80,000 troops in Liaodong Town alone, and the additional 20,000 reinforcements from Ganning Town have already been They have every advantage over us, it’s not that they don’t dare to fight us, it’s just that they think this kind of war of attrition is safer and less risky.”
“What the Great Khan means is to use various means and strategies to force him to change his strategy and fight with us?” Netu probably understood what Nurhachi meant.
"It's not just forcing. What you did in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty is forcing. The signal I asked Chu Ying to send here is a temptation. In addition, the Great Zhou Army itself has an advantage over us, and Liu Dongyang is indeed A veteran who is experienced in battles, even if it is the American and European Chu Ying, has a great chance of winning against us. In this case, I don't believe that Feng Keng can endure it. "
Nurhachi clasped his hands together tightly and looked into the distance like an eagle looking at its prey. The coldness was mixed with a bit of cruelty. "I want to give him enough confidence to make him feel that he can defeat my Jianzhou in one battle." An elite main force who can make achievements in one battle will make his official career brighter and more promising..."
Netu Na Na said: "Great Khan,..."
Nurhachi didn't say anything in depth. He just waved his hand and turned his eyes back to Abai, who had been silent all this time: "Third brother, what did Netu just say, do you have anything else to add? In addition, what I just said, do you think how?"
Abai hesitated for a moment, seeing his father's eyes solemn and deep, not allowing himself to shirk, and thought for a while before saying: "Liu Dongyang is a veteran of hundreds of battles, and Feng Keng is a general. The battle between them also allowed us to win Jianzhou." He came to Anle Prefecture, but he suffered a lot in Tielingwei, and he showed enough patience and tenacity for more than a year. My father wanted to force him to fight us, and my son was worried that he might not be willing to do it. The court of the Great Zhou Dynasty alone Maybe he can handle that little pressure, or at least be able to handle it this year? As for eldest brother being used as bait, Erchen is worried whether the other party will believe it? Will it be self-defeating? "
Just these few points raised by Abai made Nurhachi very happy. No matter others thought Abai was suspicious or cautious, Nurhaci was very satisfied that his son's mind was already quite careful and careful, and he considered the problem. It is no longer as simple as before, but can be sorted out one by one, which is good. It is not in vain to hand him over to Netu for polishing.
"Abai, you are right, but the situation is so harsh that we have to take this step. If we have to fight with him, how do you think we can make him allay his doubts and fight us boldly? battle, and at the same time, do we want to win this battle?"
This question has gone beyond the scope of Kaojia Bai, and even Netu and Abai were a little surprised.
Logically speaking, this question should be asked to Daishan or Huang Taiji. Both Netu and Abai knew that these two were the successors in the eyes of the Great Khan, and Abai himself had never expected to be able to compare with his second brother and eighth brother. Fight for position.
But since Father Khan asked him, Abai naturally couldn't say that he couldn't answer or didn't have an answer. This would not only leave a bad impression in Father Khan's mind, but also even anger Father Khan. Besides, he went to a place like Da Zhou. For a long time, Abai was not without ideas. Even if he could not succeed the Great Khan in the future, he would at least fight for the title of a leader of the Baylor banner who could govern.
(End of this chapter)