Chapter 957 Ji Zijuan is in chaos
Niu Jizong's unkind words left Wang Ziteng unable to reply.
Why doesn’t he understand the mystery?
The establishment of the Denglai Army has encountered various obstacles from the cabinet to the Ministry of War, and he has been required to focus on establishing the Denglai Navy fleet rather than the Denglai Army.
What does the Kedenlai naval fleet mean to you?
I don’t know much about navy, so isn’t Shen Yourong getting a free advantage?
Shen Yourong was recommended to him by Feng Ziying, and he was a talented naval engineer. However, after a few contacts with him, Wang Ziteng realized that it was useless.
This person is a bastard. He only thinks about how to strengthen coastal defense and how to bring the maritime control from Kugu (Sakhalin Island) - Ezo - Liaonan - Denrai - Ryukyu - Dongpan - Nanyang to the imperial court. While under control, he even sketched out a grand plan for himself to include the connection between the former Ming Dynasty's Xuanwei jurisdiction in Myanmar and Nanyang. His appetite was so big that Prince Teng was dumbfounded.
He then understood that Shen Yourong had no intention of thinking about anything else and could not use it for himself.
The Denglai Army is his foundation. Wang Ziteng knew that when he left the position of Jiedushi in the Beijing Camp, it was actually a ruthless move by the emperor. But at that time, the emperor and the Supreme Emperor reached an agreement, and the successor was another It was Niu Jizong, he could only accept his fate.
As expected, I was kicked from Xuanda to Denglai. It seemed that I still took care of both land and water, and I also allocated enough money. It was called a Denglai army with both land and water, but the military power was greatly weakened.
Niu Jizong was also kicked out of the Beijing Camp and sent to Xuanda University by the same old trick. He could only hide in Xuan Mansion.
It can be said that although he and Niu Jizong still have some influence in the Beijing camp, they have been greatly weakened.
“Then we have to go.” Wang Ziteng said calmly.
Niu Jizong was silent.
Can I not go?
The reason?
Unless you want to rebel.
That is really asking for death. If a military governor disobeys the military orders of the imperial court, will your subordinates listen to you?
There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. Under the premise that Emperor Yonglong still occupies the absolute right of justice, anyone who dares to challenge will be dead.
Wang Ziteng knew very well that he had no choice.
“When do you want to get on the road?” Niu Jizong asked slowly after a while.
"Let me go back immediately to rectify the Denglai army. We must set off before the end of July and arrive in Huguang before the end of August. It is estimated that the Ministry of War will judge that Yang Yinglong will start an uprising in September or October. They are a little worried about Yang Yinglong, the Chahar people and the Donglu capital. There is a connection."
Wang Ziteng's words made Niu Jizong's eyes light up, and then he lowered his eyelids and thought, "We will set off at the end of July, and we will encounter the rainy season on the way. It is not impossible that the time will be postponed. By August or September in Huguang, maybe..."
Wizi Teng’s expression remained unchanged, “Brother Jizong, what do you mean?”
"Ziteng, we have come to this point, can't we still be at peace with each other?" Niu Jizong said leisurely: "The prince has been so active in this short period of time. Tang Binyin took his most famous disciple Han Jing to the south of the Yangtze River. In Jinling, Traveling back and forth between Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanchang, Baima Academy, Chongwen Academy, and Shuangqiao Academy held lectures, and invited many famous Jiangnan masters to attend the lectures. What do you think this is doing?"
“The emperor is really in poor health?” Wang Ziteng frowned when he heard Niu Jizong brazenly re-calling Prince Yi Zhong his old name from more than twenty years ago. “There is no news from the Imperial Hospital.”
"The emperor will not let outsiders know his true situation." Niu Jizong said calmly: "But some people still know about his situation in the palace."
Wizi Teng ignored the other party, "If the emperor can be seen through so easily, I'm afraid he won't be able to sit in this position."
Niu Jizong was stunned, "Are you saying that the emperor intends to release this news?"
"I'm afraid only the emperor himself understands whether it's true or not. The fact that he released this news shows that he does have some health problems, but it's hard to say if it's not as he intended to show it. Maybe it is, maybe it's not..." The prince Teng shook his head, "But he must have a purpose for spreading this news."
"At least we don't have this ability now. My Denglai Army has been transferred. How much can your Xuanfu Army control? How much can you pull out from Datong Town?" Wang Ziteng sighed, "If the Ministry of War Are you moving the capital camp out of the capital city?"
“Ah?!” Niu Jizong was shocked, “Who dares to do this? What’s the reason?”
“The Mongols are invading south, and Jizhen is short of troops. Is it okay to mobilize the Beijing camp to assist in defense?” Wang Ziteng said indifferently.
"Who will defend the capital city? What if the Mongols break through the defenses of Ji Town and attack the capital city?" Niu Jizong couldn't believe it.
"Brother Jizong, in fact, we all understand that the Mongols' attempt to break the capital city is purely a dream, and it is nothing more than the people's will and the emperor's disbelief. If the emperor is not worried, the people's feelings are unlikely to fluctuate much, then What else is there to say?" Wang Ziteng felt that Niu Jizong was a little pedantic and hadn't understood it yet.
“You are saying that the emperor wants to take this opportunity to seize the capital...” Niu Jizong felt a little chilly.
"Who says it can't be done?" Wang Ziteng sneered, "These soldiers in Jingying can really be regarded as an army in the capital city, but outside the city, do they still count? You and I have both been military governors in Jingying. They know the situation of this group of people very well. The city gate is closed and there are no other troops in the capital city. They can indeed be arrogant, but outside the city, the Mongols and border troops may not be used to them."
The rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty state that except for the troops in the Beijing camp, no other frontier troops or guards are allowed to enter the capital unless they have a special order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be regarded as treason.
Therefore, there are only the Jingying troops in the capital city, such as the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, the Warrior Battalion, etc., which number only a thousand or eight hundred people. Their strength is too divided and weak, and it is difficult to compare with the tens of thousands of Jingying troops.
“I’m afraid the Supreme Emperor won’t agree?” Niu Jizong calmed down.
The troops in the Beijing camp are direct descendants of the Supreme Emperor. Although the Emperor is now in charge, if they want to transfer the Beijing camp out of the capital, it will undoubtedly be against the Supreme Emperor's will.
“It stands to reason, but if the emperor has this idea, I’m afraid the emperor won’t be able to stop him.” Wang Ziteng shook his head.
Niu Jizong listened attentively.
"First of all, there has been no change of generals. Now, haven't the Emperor and the Emperor decided on the choice of the Governor of the Beijing Camp? Chen Jixian is just a general of the Fifth Army Camp who is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Beijing Camp. Whose person is he? I'm afraid that both the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor have I’m not worried, but I can only accept it temporarily.”
"Secondly, asking you to go out of the city to help defend Ji Town does not mean that you will not come back, which makes sense; thirdly, if the Mongols really invade from the south and the imperial court has a decree, but you are unwilling to fight, the civil servants in the capital city will Public opinion is so fierce that no one, including the Supreme Emperor, can bear it!"
Niu Jizong understood that the emperor was trying to coerce the public opinion of scholars to suppress others. If anyone dared not obey the edict, he would be standing on a high moral ground, which would be impressive, and it would be difficult for the emperor to oppose him.
“Then you have no choice but to go to Huguang.” Niu Jizong sighed with emotion.
“Brother Stepzong, you should have something else to say.” Wang Ziteng glanced at the other party. This old fox was still playing tricks on him.
"Let's take it one step at a time. There may be changes." Niu Jizong also didn't believe that Prince Yizhong would not express anything to Wang Ziteng. This guy was just like him, no one would make it clear, and no one would tell him until the critical moment. I will take the last step, because everyone knows that after taking this last step, there will be no chance of looking back.
“By the way, has Shi Nai come to see you?” Wang Ziteng asked.
“Shi Nai?” Niu Jizong asked in confusion: “What is he looking for me for?”
"He has followed the path of King Shou, and may be appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong Mansion." Wang Ziteng glanced at Niu Jizong with some confusion. What was Niu Jizong doing? Even if his focus was on Xuanfu Town, even if Shi Nai was running towards Datong. The deputy general of the town went there to make money, but as the governor of Xuanda, he should also intervene.
"Huh?" Niu Jizong was taken aback, and his face darkened, "Shi Nai came to Datong to be the deputy commander in chief, so he can make money, right?"
"They were just trying to make a living. Shi Ding owed 30,000 taels of gambling debt outside and hid himself from people. There were only a few women in the Zhongjinghou Mansion, so they went to the Baolinghou Mansion. , which made Shi Nai very embarrassed, but although this person is a little greedy, he has some tricks to win over people's hearts..." Wang Ziteng said with a sinister smile.
“You mean...” Niu Jizong understood.
Because he wanted to firmly control the Xuanfu side, and the Datong side was the Feng family's base, and the current Datong general was at odds with him, he never had the chance to intervene in Datong.
Shi Nai was not good at fighting or doing anything, and he was also greedy for money, but he was a good hand at recruiting bribers. Otherwise, he would not be able to get through the relationship with King Shou. If this person could be put to good use, he could win over Datong. The troops and horses should be treated as waste.
"Well, don't underestimate King Shou. King Shou worked so hard that he only accepted an inkstone worth less than a hundred taels of silver from Shi Nai." Wang Ziteng raised his head, "None of the emperor's sons are fuel-efficient lamps. King Fu frequently went to Qingtan Academy and Chongzheng Academy to give gifts, become apprentices, listen to lectures, and have fun. King Li, do you know what you are doing? He went to Dahuguo Temple twice to pray for the emperor, and then turned around and accepted the **** again. The daughter of a concubine of Yingqiu Shiben was made a concubine..."
Niu Jizong took a breath of cold air. Qiu Shi was originally the most important person in the Beijing camp, second only to Chen Jixian, the general of the Fifth Army Camp and who was now in charge of the Beijing camp.
"And King Lu, who has just grown up, proposed to the emperor that he is willing to go to the fifth army camp to train and start from a small flag. His courage is commendable..." Wang Ziteng chuckled quite playfully: "Brother Jizong, your Majesty I have given birth to some good sons, do you think they can help the emperor recover from his illness quickly?"
(End of this chapter)