Chapter 949 Ji Zijuan’s good words are hard to persuade, so it’s enough
Sun Chengzong's words made everyone present take a breath of air-conditioning. Although everyone had already had this premonition, everyone couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling when they saw Sun Chengzong, who was known as the double wall of the Ministry of War, sounded so sure.
Yuan Keli pondered and said: "What Zhisheng said is also my point of view. Lindan Batur is very young. Even though he is somewhat ambitious, I am afraid that he is not up to this level in terms of strategy, wisdom and heart. There is no one among the Chahar people." A very outstanding person, we feel that the person who is the go-between is probably Nurhaci!"
Chai Ke slightly nodded his head, "Donglu, the Mongolian left wing, the Yang family of Bozhou, and other sneaky things that we can't predict now may appear. The eight years of Yonglong will be difficult."
"Sir, there is news from the Xingren Department that the Horqin tribe intends to marry Nurhaci. The two parties have been in frequent contact recently. The Zifang Division has passed the news to the Jiliao Governor's Mansion." Geng Ruqi said solemnly: "Now the Horqin tribe has Among them, the one who is most inclined to turn to the Donglu is Ming'an, the leader of the Left-wing Hou Banner. It is said that Nurhaci has proposed to Ming'an to take his daughter Borzigit as a concubine. Ming'an is very moved, but he has not done so yet. After making the final decision, our opinion is to let the Jiliao Governor-General's Office do its best to stop this matter, and not to allow the Horqin tribe and the Donglu tribe to form a stable alliance, otherwise the Yehe tribe and the Ula tribe will be in danger."
The only remaining tribes of the Haixi Jurchens are the Yehe tribe and the Ula tribe. Among them, the Yehe tribe is still strong, but the Ula tribe is already hanging on. If it were not for the full support of the Yehe tribe and Liaodong Town, it would have disappeared into thin air.
However, the position of the Ula tribe is too important. It happens to be at the contact node between the Jianzhou Jurchens and the East China Sea Jurchens. Once the Ula tribe is annihilated, the Jianzhou Jurchens can fully plot against the East China Sea Jurchens in the north. The threat to the Great Zhou Dynasty will increase sharply in the future. Da, Da Zhou cannot tolerate this.
"Do you think Nurhachi is plotting against the Haixi Jurchens?" Zhang Jingqiu suddenly asked, "Or is it Shuerhaqi and his son?"
There was silence in the hall, everyone was weighing and thinking.
The Haixi Jurchens are in the west, close to the Horqin tribe, but the remnants recruited by the Jianzhou Right Guards Command carried by Shuerhaqi are distributed north of the Hun River, in the area between Xiaoqing River and Chai River. Under the protection of the right side of Kaiyuan Guard, it is adjacent to Guangshun Pass, Jingan Fort, Songshan Fort and Chaihe Fort.
Now the Jurchen forces in Jianzhou have extended from the Kuandian Liubao on the Yalu River to the Liaohe Tao area, and have even squeezed the forces of the Chahar and Inner Khalkha tribes to the west. Because of this, the Horqin tribe has Will be so afraid of Jianzhou Jurchen.
"It's all possible." Geng Ruqi hesitated for a moment before expressing his judgment, "In fact, with the current strength of the Donglu, it is not a problem to destroy the Ula tribe or Shuerhaqi and his son in one fell swoop. Faced with such a sudden attack, Liaodong Town will We can’t react too quickly, we can say that we can only watch helplessly and have no time to rescue. The key lies in whether Nurhachi is willing to risk a complete break with Zhou Dynasty, or even a life-and-death situation.”
"In other words, once Nurhaci thinks that the conditions are ripe, he will not hesitate to destroy Shuerhaqi, his son and the Ula tribe in one fell swoop?" Zhang Jingqiu asked leisurely: "Then when will Nurhachi feel that the conditions are ripe? "
"Sir, this question is not easy to answer." Geng Ruqi smiled bitterly and said: "But my subordinates think that this time will be very dangerous. Once Nurhaci feels that it is difficult for Da Zhou to cope with the crisis in several aspects, I am afraid that he will make up his mind to go to war with Da Zhou. .”
Zhang Jingqiu took a deep breath. He also made the same judgment. He suspected that Nurhaci might be running a big game of chess. This move would probably be earth-shattering.
But Nurhaci will not take this step easily.
He also needs to weigh the pros and cons and consider that once the relationship is completely broken, Dazhou will block, suppress and attack it from all aspects. After all, Dazhou is still the absolute overlord in the land of East Asia. Compared with Jianzhou Jurchen and Dazhou , still too weak.
"In other words, if our poor performance in the joint siege against the Mongolian right wing, the Yang clan of Banzhou and the Donglu exceeds Nurhachi's cognitive bottom line, then he may change from what was originally just a normal bargaining. The "style robbery and annexation" operation turned into a charge to start an all-out war against the Great Zhou Dynasty." Chai Ke added and concluded: "These are two concepts and two natures. Once a breakthrough is made, there is no possibility of returning to the original status quo."
Chai Ke’s words were categorical and shocked everyone present.
“Ziying, you can foresee the changes in the situation in the southwest one year in advance. Now you are serving as a colleague in Yongping Mansion, which is the hub of Liaodong and the Central Plains. Do you have any comments or suggestions?” Zhang Jingqiu asked.
"My lords have already spoken in great detail before. I shouldn't say more about the reasoning. But Lord Chai also told me before that no matter how serious the adverse situation is, it is not too serious. But once it is ignored and underestimated, then It may lead to irreversible disaster, so I still have to say something." Feng Ziying said solemnly: "I personally experienced the Linqing Civil War six years ago. Later, not much news came out about this matter, but I know , the White Lotus Sect played a key instigating role in it, and the White Lotus Sect is found in almost every province in the Zhou Dynasty. Beizhi, Shandong, Nanzhi, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan are the main active areas. How harmful is it? The Ministry of War The Ministry of Justice and Punishment did not make accurate judgments one by one,..."
"…, the governments in various places also have different attitudes when dealing with it. Some think it is an ordinary secret society and can be banned. Some think it is hidden and withered bones in the grave, and it is not worth mentioning. But I think we may have underestimated Bai Lian. The harmfulness of the Eastern Mahayana Sect, the Wenxiang Sect, the Hongyang Sect, the Wuwei Sect, and the Bangchui Sect, as well as its variants. These secret societies travel from village to village and have wide connections, and some ambitious people are among them. Among them, if it is not curbed as soon as possible, its involvement is bound to be more widespread. And six years ago, I heard and saw with my own eyes that Japanese were involved. Please note that they were not Japanese pirates, but samurai who were registered in the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan. Their purpose is to spy on and evaluate the strength of the White Lotus Sect, and their purpose is worrying..."
Feng Ziying's words made Zhang Jingqiu, Chai Ke, and even Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli frown. It was obvious that Feng Ziying specially brought up the White Lotus Sect and emphasized it so solemnly, which made them feel a little incredible.
From their point of view, although the White Lotus Sect has some influence in the countryside, it is just a scabies problem. If these people want to cause trouble, as long as the local gentry raises their arms, it will disappear naturally.
As for individual ambitious people, such people exist everywhere, not only in the White Lotus Sect, but also in the ordinary countryside. Among ordinary people, there are still people who dream that they can be emperors. In the face of real purges by the government and attacks by the gentry, it is nothing more than The rolling water and snow were instantly annihilated in the grass and fields.
"Ziying, the Staff Department doesn't know much about the situation of the White Lotus Sect, but the Punishment Department does. According to our understanding, I'm afraid it's still not in the state you mentioned, right?" Yuan Keli said with a hint of his lips. He looked unconcerned, but his tone was gentle, "Whether it's the White Lotus Sect, the Hongyang Sect, or the Wuwei Sect, they are just stupid men and women in the countryside who were deceived by others. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, although such people are not It’s less, but it doesn’t become a climate.”
“The Li Qinggong, the Taiping Dao of the Later Han Dynasty, and the Ming Sect of the Meng Yuan Dynasty have all caused huge waves. We cannot take it lightly.” In fact, Feng Ziying had already felt the contempt for the White Lotus Sect, and he was sighing in his heart.
He is not from the Ministry of War, and if he talks more, he will probably annoy people, but he has to say it.
After the Linqing uprising six years ago, and the constant feedback from the hidden lines he had set up in the past few years, the White Lotus Sect and those mutant clubs have spread widely in the countryside of Northland, but it is true that not all of these clubs have Many of the people who want to rebel are indeed seeking a spiritual sustenance by forming a union. However, once such a society is used by careerists, the power it unleashes is no less powerful than the Bozhou Chieftain Rebellion. However, no one is willing to believe it now.
Yang Sichang couldn't help laughing, "Ziying, Dazhou is not the Later Han Dynasty and Meng Yuan. How can the White Lotus Sect, which relies on fooling and deceiving the stupid men and women in the countryside, compare with Taiping Taoism and Mingjiao? Both Taiping Taoism and Mingjiao are both With a fairly complete inheritance system and sectarian principles, people like the White Lotus Sect are not worthy of carrying shoes for Taiping Dao and Ming Sect."
Yang Sichang finally found an opportunity to show his face.
Sun Chengzong, on the other hand, frowned. He was from Gaoyang County, Baoding Prefecture, and the activities of the White Lotus Sect in Baoding Prefecture were also quite rampant. He also had some understanding of this, "What Ziying said is not unreasonable. This year is an eventful year, so we cannot be careless in the slightest." , we still need to be careful, and if possible, we should still send a message to various places through the Ministry of Punishment, demanding a strict investigation of the White Lotus Sect and its mutant societies."
Chai Ke also nodded, "This matter can be reported to the Ministry of Punishment. After Chu Cai comes down, sort out the situation about the White Lotus Sect and hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment..."
This is considered to be a great honor to Feng Ziying, and Feng Ziying has nothing to say.
"Ziying, you are in Yongping, and you should have some understanding of the situation in Ji Town. The Mongolian invasion to the south is quite large. Ji Town will inevitably lose sight of one thing and lose another. Liaodong is facing pressure from the Eastern invaders. What do you have? good suggestion?"
Chai Ke asked about the key point.
Feng Ziying also remembered the words of Emperor Yonglong in the afternoon and shook her head: "I can't say anything about this matter, but Liaodong may be better. Ji Town really needs reinforcements. Otherwise, once the Mongols fully break through, Yongping will not be guaranteed, and Mongolia People can also go south to Hejian, or break through from Fengrun and Liangcheng and cut off the canal. By then, the capital will be shaken."
(End of this chapter)