Chapter 674 The true face of Father Wu Zijuan
Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't even laugh or cry, "Dad, where did you think you were going? How could your son ever be such a person?"
"Hmph, what kind of temperament do you have? Doesn't my father know? When I was in Datong, I used to ask my aunt in Datong all the time about where to go and what it meant to live in the same family. How old were you then? Your mother almost killed you. Peeled off..."
Feng Tang had a look on his son's face, and he was also somewhat relieved to see his son grow up.
"Now that you are older, dad will naturally not care about you. It's okay that the two daughters of You family are Hu daughters, but what does it mean for you to be raised outside? Don't you have a few girls in your house who were given to you by the Jia family? Isn’t that enough for you?”
Feng Ziying was speechless. What impression did he have of those scenes when he was in Datong?
At that time, I was only eleven or twelve years old. How could I understand these things? I was already in Linqing when I traveled through time. How did I know that I was so miserable in Dasi?
What kind of Datong mother-in-law, who lives in the same family, even I have never tasted it now? Yangzhou Shou Ma is so famous, how many businessmen wanted to give me two warm beds, but I flatly rejected them. Why is it that no one cares about such things?
Why does my father remember so clearly what happened when he was a child, and why does my impression of him become so bad?
“Dad, no, I...”
"Okay, Ziying, there's no need to explain. Dad didn't say anything to you. You are seventeen years old and it's time for you to get married. When dad came back, he had already sent a letter to the Shen family. Your marriage will be scheduled for At the end of the year, the Lin family can only wait until the filial piety period has passed, which is more than two years. The girls in the Lin family are about the same age. Your mother said that the Lin family also has a daughter from a concubine who seems to be fertile, so she should marry her together. ?”
Feng Tang waved his hand, obviously not wanting to hear Feng Ziying's explanation anymore. Feng Ziying was also helpless, "Yes, but..."
"Well, let's set your wedding date first. Your mother is also anxious, and so is your father. Maybe my father will not be able to come back if he goes back to Liaodong. You have to let your father hold his grandson so that he can rest in peace." Feng Tang Jingran sighed, "If that doesn't work, you can get the two daughters of the You family back, or spend some time on your girl in your house, and seize the time to give birth to a son. Your father will feel at ease even in Liaodong."
“Dad, how can it be so unbearable?” Feng Ziying said in a deep voice: “The situation in Liaodong is certainly dangerous, but it is not without room for improvement. My son always feels that as long as the Zhou Dynasty can concentrate its power, it is definitely not something that the Jurchen Mongols outside the Pass can do anything about.”
“Hmph, do you think you are the only one who is powerful and Li Chengliang is a fool?” Feng Tang shook his head.
"Dad, at the time of Li Chengliang, the Emperor's mind was not in Liaodong at all. In addition, Li Chengliang also had some problems himself, which led to the current situation. But now the Emperor has seen this situation. As long as we can gather our strength and prevent Li Chengliang from being allowed to The Jurchens in the state unified all the Jurchen tribes, and the world outside the pass is still our Zhou Dynasty..."
Feng Tang glanced at Feng Ziying and said, "Well, the current emperor is indeed wise, but the emperor is already over fifty, and his health is not very good. What about the next one, what if he is also like the emperor?"
These words were too heartbreaking, but Feng Tang didn't care. There were only two of him and his son, and since he had decided to go to Liaodong, he had to make many things clear to his son. He could no longer hide his head and tail like before.
"Dad, my son feels that your reluctance to go to Liaodong is not entirely due to the situation in Liaodong, right?" Feng Ziying asked slowly: "Do you have any other concerns?"
Feng Tang was happy that his son had grown up, and some of his political acumen had begun to slowly emerge.
"Well, Ziying, you are right. Dad does have some other concerns, and they are not entirely due to the Jurchens." Feng Tang raised his head slightly, as if he was considering something, and then said after a while: "What do you think? What is the current situation of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor?"
"The Emperor and the Emperor?" Feng Ziying was startled for a moment, then seemed to have figured out something, and then said after considering it: "Are you worried that there will be some internal problems within the Zhou Dynasty?"
"Ziying, my father remembers that during the battle between the generals of the five military camps, you once said to my father..." Feng Tang seemed to be lost in memories, "Actually, you should have had some feelings at that time, yes, for me My father would rather go to that corner of Yulin and serve as the commander-in-chief than stay in the capital city. The position of general of the fifth military camp is even more unacceptable..."
"So dad actually doesn't want to go to Liaodong because he is worried about getting involved in the dispute between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor? The position of General of the Fifth Army Camp, well, Chen Jixian, my son knows and understands it, but how can Liaodong be involved?" Feng Ziying Somewhat puzzled.
"Hmph, it would be fine if you really asked your father to be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, but this is asking your father to be the governor-general of Jiliao!" Feng Tang sneered, "Chen Jingxuan was originally the commander-in-chief of Jizhen Town, no matter how you look at it, it will be his turn. It might not be a happy thing for him to become the governor of the three sides before he became the governor of the three sides, or it might not be a happy thing for General Li Jizhen to become the governor of the three sides, but he went there suddenly, don’t you think it’s strange?”
This was beyond Feng Ziying's understanding. After all, it was difficult for him to understand the mystery of this kind of adjustment of generals in the army.
"Chen Jingxuan is not a martial artist of the same generation as our ancestors. Their family was only established in his father's generation during the Tianping period, so he has nothing to do with the martial arts of the Four Kings, Eight Dukes, Twelve Marquises, or even those of us who followed Taizu to conquer the world. , so it’s hard to say, but at least it has nothing to do with the Supreme Emperor. Logically speaking, the Emperor should reuse him..."
Feng Tang's voice was a little dull, "Ziying, the position of Chief Soldier of Jizhen is too special. When Chen Jingxuan left, this position became vacant, but the Ministry of War did not appoint a new Chief Soldier. What do you mean by this?"
"A special location?" Feng Ziying came back to her senses, "Are you saying that like the Xuanfu General Soldier, it is too close to the capital city?"
Taking a deep breath, Feng Tang nodded thoughtfully: "Jizhen is the backing of Liaodong. There are nearly 20,000 elite troops stationed in each of its guard towns. It can not only respond to Liaodong, but also reinforce western Liaoning. It is a strategic military base. The land is no less than the Xuan Mansion."
“What do you want to say?” Feng Ziying was a little confused.
"Ziying, you should also be able to see that although the great Zhou Dynasty used civil servants to control military affairs, once the situation got worse, the civil servants would be unable to control the situation. After all, all the civil servants who had been on the battlefield had withered and there were only two left, and this The position of Commander-in-Chief is an important position in the Zhou Army that directly controls military power. It can be said that its importance is even more important than that of the Governor. The soldiers in each town may not know the Governor or the Ministry of War, but no one does not know their own Commander-in-Chief. To deploy troops, you have to pass the test of the chief soldier." Feng Tang Youyou said: "But now the chief soldier of Ji Town is actually vacant. Do you think this is weird?"
Feng Ziying hesitated for a while and then said: "Could it be that I want you to serve as the commander-in-chief of Jizhen?"
"Humph, how can your father also serve as the commander-in-chief of the two towns? If your father does not concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, how can he be the governor of Jiliao?" Feng Tang said angrily.
“Then the commander-in-chief of Ji Town...” Feng Ziying roughly understood the meaning.
Chen Jingxuan was transferred at this time, and it seemed that he was promoted. But what does it mean that he was transferred at such a critical time? It shows that the emperor is worried about Chen Jingxuan!
But wasn’t Chen Jingxuan promoted by the emperor? Without Emperor Yonglong's support, how could he have gone from being the chief water transport officer to the important position of chief officer of Jizhen?
How many soldiers are under the control of the Water Transport General Army, and how many soldiers are under the control of the Ji Town General Army?
How can such a promotion be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility if one does not trust it? But now he has suddenly been transferred to another position, and he would rather leave the chief military officer vacant.
"You know people and faces but don't know their hearts, Ziying, who can tell clearly under the interests?" Feng Tang lamented, "The problem is that this has posed a problem for my father. There is a vacancy in the general army of Ji Town. This is close. More than 20,000 troops are divided into a few subordinates. Do you think I should make adjustments or not make adjustments when I take office? If I make adjustments, your father and I are not familiar with each other, so who should we believe?"
"Dad, there's no rush, just take your time." Feng Ziying could only explain. He didn't know anything about the situation of the generals in the army, so naturally he couldn't make any suggestions.
"Take your time?" Feng Tang glanced at Feng Ziying, "I also want to take my time. Give me two or three years, and I can naturally adjust slowly. But what if they don't give me two or three years? "
Feng Ziying's heart tightened.
He naturally knew who his father was referring to by "them". It might be the Supreme Emperor, Prince Yi Zhong, or even the Emperor. If he wasn't careful, he would be plotting against others, and if he wasn't careful, he would destroy his family and his clan. What a disaster.
This kind of battle for the right to inherit the throne is even more dangerous than facing the Jianzhou Jurchens. No wonder my father is so nervous and has a headache and is unwilling to come to Liaodong.
How good it is to be the governor of the three sides, but it will never be the turn of the Gansu, Ningxia, Guyuan and Yulin troops. When the time comes to mobilize the troops of these four towns, the situation will probably be even crazier than during the "Jingnan Campaign" in the previous Ming Dynasty.
"Moreover, how many of the deputy generals, staff generals and garrison guards in Liaodong Town and Ji Town are not from Wuxun? As the same saying goes, knowing people and faces but not knowing their hearts, who can do it until the most critical moment? Can you tell the difference between loyal and traitor clearly? Who can I trust?" Feng Tang slapped the table with his palm, "So I told Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke that it's okay for me to go to Liaodong, I want my people."
Feng Ziying then realized that her father was taking retreat as a way to advance.
"What do you mean by Ji Zhen..." Feng Ziying was also a little nervous.
"Ziying, didn't I ask you before, who do you think has a better chance, the Supreme Emperor or the Emperor?" Feng Tang Youyou said: "Don't mix personal feelings. I know that the Emperor values you very much, but as long as our Feng family does not collapse, , whoever thinks this emperor will still value you, but if we make a mistake, he will still value you, but at that time even he himself can't protect himself, who can control our family? "
Feng Ziying felt a chill in her heart. Looking at her father's expressionless face, maybe this was the true side of her father?
(End of this chapter)