Chapter 974: Qualified Actor
Besides, the Mongolian army was numerous and powerful, but after all, they were mainly cavalry, and their purpose was more clear. They neither wanted to enter the Central Plains to seize the kingdom of the Zhou Dynasty, nor they had to fight with anyone. Robbery was the first purpose. This is his purpose to consolidate the position of the Chahar tribe in the Mongolian left wing and enhance Lindan Batur's own prestige among the entire Mongolian people.
Then avoiding the real and attacking the fictitious, and attacking on the move are their main methods of combat. The Mongols are definitely not willing to overcome difficulties, but sometimes they will make choices in order to achieve certain goals and achieve results.
From this perspective, if the Mongols encounter setbacks in Qian'an and Lulong, it is really possible to advance westward into the hinterland to the west of Yongping Prefecture and the eastern hinterland of Shuntian Prefecture.
Moreover, Liangchengsuo, Baodi and Tianjinwei in the southeast of Shuntian Prefecture, and even Jinghai in the north of Hejian Prefecture, are all close to the canal and have always been rich, and lack strong defensive cities. The Mongols will not fail to see this.
"Brother Rong, we still don't know the scale and momentum of the Mongolian invasion to the south. However, if it were me, I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist. I would rather think the worst about things. If you are in the Lutai and Beitang areas, If Zhuangzi can, it is best to make preparations now. When it is time to withdraw, people should be withdrawn first, and things should be packed and hidden in advance. The Mongols swept past like locusts, but if they stayed for a long time, they did not have much time and energy to check one by one and plunder them one by one. However, if there is no goal worthy of their attention, they may give up..."
Jia Rong hesitated for a moment. He was just looking for an excuse to inquire. In fact, he didn't think that the Mongols could reach the edge of the canal. That meant that the Mongols would have to go hundreds of miles away from the border wall. Could it be that Aren't you worried about logistical supplies and the Zhou army cutting off their return?
Feng Ziying can also understand the thoughts of young men like Jia Rong who have never experienced war. They all think that the Mongols are just a gust of wind. They can only plow grass and valleys on the side walls and dare not go deep into the interior. However, they forget that the Mongolian cavalry also occupied the Central Plains. , sweeping the world, its logistical supply capabilities are actually far beyond what the ordinary Great Zhou Bu Battalion can match.
If you really want to push it, hundreds of miles of land is not an insurmountable obstacle, not to mention the hinterland of the Central Plains, which is plain all the way from Yongping. With its mobility, unless the walls can be fortified and the wilderness cleared in advance, the Mongols will definitely They can get everything they want in Kaiping Zhongtunwei and the hinterland of Shuntianfu to the west.
Jia Rong did not expect that Feng Ziying would give him such an answer now, which made him hesitate.
"Brother Rong, I suggest you make arrangements for this matter in advance. Once the Mongols really break through the border wall and go south, I'm afraid it will only take three to five days to reach the canal line. If you have to pack up your way again, I'm afraid there will be some trouble. That's too late."
Feng Ziying said this. If the other party doesn't believe it and ends up suffering a loss, then he can't blame himself.
"Uncle, you said that Ji Town has a strong army, so why can't it resist the Mongolian invasion? There are still a hundred thousand troops in the capital city. The Mongols have been harassing outside the border wall for so many years, but apart from twenty years Before, we have never seen the Mongols break in in all these years. Once we have to move and hide all the people and things, it will take a lot of effort..."
Jia Rong still felt unsafe and wanted to get an accurate answer.
“Brother Rong, this kind of thing cannot be explained clearly in one sentence. The Mongols naturally had their reasons for choosing this invasion...” Feng Ziying didn’t bother to explain, it was up to him to believe it or not.
"But it has something to do with the situation in the capital?" Jia Rong asked abruptly.
Feng Ziying was stunned. He didn't expect that Jia Rong could ask such a profound question. He was a little surprised. He looked at Jia Rong for a while and then said in a deep voice: "Brother Rong, what do you want to say?"
Jia Rong stood up and bowed extremely sincerely, "Uncle, my father and I have been thinking about the future of Ningguo Mansion in the past few years. We always feel that Rongning Second Mansion is getting worse and has run out of gas. We also know the reason why it is difficult to maintain the current government. But here in Ningguo Mansion, my father and I are useless. We cannot study and are incompetent. We can only try our best to survive, so we also look forward to it. Can the uncle show us a clear path for Ningguo Mansion..."
Feng Ziying was inexplicably surprised. Which play did Jia Rong perform for her as soon as she came on?
He and Ning Guofu do not have such a good relationship. If you say that Jia Lian or Jia Baoyu sang this for him for the future of Rong Guofu, he can still accept it, but Jia Rong and Ning Guofu are not suitable.
However, these words can also show that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are not as absurd and playful as the outside world imagines, rather than without any consideration. They are also aware of their own crisis, but simply change it when they are unable to change or reverse it. I chose to escape, but when I found that I couldn't escape, and the crisis was getting closer and closer until it directly affected my own survival, I had to face it.
“Brother Rong, what you said is quite interesting. Why do you suddenly want to talk to me about this?” Feng Ziying said with a faint smile.
Don’t hit the smiling person. Before, they wanted to get in touch with you so that they could please Second Sister You. They probably wanted to take this opportunity to let Second Sister You enjoy the pillow air. Now it seems that it’s hard for me to reject others. Besides, let's listen to what this guy has to say.
Feng Ziying sneered in her heart. This guy is also an actor, and his acting is vivid. The more half-truths and half-falsities, or even nine truths and one lie, are the most touching and deceiving people. But does he think he doesn't know the origin of the Qin family?
Feng Ziying did not believe that Jia Rong would be so unwise.
“..., if the uncle could not instruct Jia Rui to find out the cancer of the Lai family for the Jia family, the Rongning and Ningfus would never have peace..."
There is no need to say such complete words, Feng Ziying is a little impatient.
“...My grandfather also called my father and me a few days ago and said that he was not going to die soon..."
Feng Ziying was startled. She leaned forward slightly and sat upright. This seemed a little different. Could there be anything unusual about Jia Jing?
In Feng Ziying's impression, Jia Jing was a character with almost nothing worth mentioning. He was born as a Jinshi, but fell in love with Taoism, then became a monk in Xuan Zhen Guan, and finally practiced alchemy until his death. The only thing that impressed him was his birthday wishes, and then his funeral after death. Completely indifferent.
It seems that there were some controversies about him in Hongxue, but at that time Feng Ziying thought it was just some far-fetched speculation. In this life, he also heard some news that Jia Jing seemed to be with the wrong person, and then took the initiative to become a monk to avoid trouble. Well, this To a certain extent, it is consistent with what some "red science experts" said, but now that Jia Rong suddenly mentioned it, it was definitely not a whim or a slip of the tongue.
Can this predict one's own life or death? Or is it a serious illness that is difficult to treat?
Feng Ziying said nothing, just watched Jia Rong's performance.
“My father and I don’t know what my grandfather meant by these words, but I feel that my grandfather seems to be worried, which is very different from when we usually see him...”
Jia Rong introduced the past situation in a somewhat verbose manner, which made Feng Ziying a little confused.
Until Jia Rong said goodbye and left, Feng Ziying still didn't fully understand Jia Rong's purpose.
Of course, not all was lost. Feng Ziying could tell that Jia Rong represented the Jia family in Ningguo Mansion and wanted to get closer to her. Perhaps the situation of Jia Lian, Jia Yun and even Jia Huan was a little bit harmful to Ningguo Mansion. Exciting, and the relationship between Jia Rui's gaining power and the capture of the Lai family and many other things with Ningguo Mansion gave Jia Rong some other thoughts.
I have to say that people like Jia Zhenjia Rong may be incompetent and reckless in their actions, but after decades of ups and downs, they still have some ability to observe the situation, be able to detect the decline of Ningguo Mansion, and be able to take the initiative to find and save Ningguo. He was a little surprised that the way of the government was just targeting him.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising.
The groups around Rong Ning's Second Mansion are the martial arts groups of the Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises. Of course, they also add the original four major families. But among the Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises, all the Four Kings and Eight Dukes are the same as the Jia family, except for the Bei family. Except for King Jing's Shui family and Zhenguo's Niu family, they are all in an irreversible decline. On the contrary, the Twelve Marquises and some of the martial arts who were not even included in the Twelve Marquises in the past are still somewhat impressive, such as the Feng family, such as the Wang family .
The only support they can find is within this circle. Can those families of scholars and civil servants still think highly of them?
There is still the Wang family to rely on in the Rongguo Mansion, and the eldest girl was sent to the palace. But now it seems that the treasure of sending the girl to the palace was a bit too much, and all the money was lost. Now that they are getting closer to the Feng family, the Xue family is completely relying on it. Come to the Feng family, look at the idiot Xue, and look at the second wife of the Xue family who even did not hesitate to make their legitimate daughter a concubine, it is enough to explain a lot.
The historians are trying to please the Shou Wang lineage, but it is hard to say what the outcome will be. If the wrong bet is made, the historians may also end up dead.
In this case, Ning Guofu’s anxiety is understandable.
It's just that Jia Rong's actions today made Feng Ziying a little confused.
Jia Jing and Qin Keqing, these two mysterious figures in "A Dream of Red Mansions" seem to be coming to the forefront. Before, I still ignored the Jia family of Ningguo Mansion, and even Jia Rong didn't seem to be the same as I thought before. He was so useless, but at least he was a good actor, and his performance in front of him was quite good. At least he successfully aroused his interest.
(End of this chapter)