Chapter 109: Weaving the Mist (3)
Of course Zhang Xiaoqi understood the deep meaning of Guo Zhiqi's words. ★Pine*Luo*xiao★ Even if this impeachment seems quite absurd, and even if it is really sent to the court, given the current situation of the court, it probably won't be right
You can't do anything to Chen Kai no matter what you do, but with this bullet, you can always make people throw some weapons at you. Whether it's Chen Kai, the Zheng Group, or other Ming armies.
Zhang Xiao understood the idea, and the contents of the bullet spread quickly. At the same time, Guo Zhiqi set off overnight to Enping County to find Wang Xing. Once Lianchengbi died, Wang Xing needed him to hurry up and contact Wang Xing.
, in order to ensure that this help will not be lost.
The news spread from the governor's office of the fourth governor of Lei Qiong, a high-ranking official from Zhang Xiao, and spread like the wind to the rest of Guangdong.
The discord between the Western Guangdong Civil Service Group and Chen Kai is a well-known thing in the official circles of Guangdong and Guangxi. However, the discord between the two sides has always been at odds, even if they were in front of each other and did not give face to each other, but this has never happened.
He had impeached the other party to the imperial court, and the reason for the impeachment was so strange.
Zhang Yue and Guo Deng, who were stationed in Gaozhou Prefecture, were the first to bear the brunt of this. They were embarrassed, confused, and uneasy. In short, there was no positive feeling.
These two men, one stationed in Shicheng County and the other stationed in Shendian Guard, one in the west and one in the east, are separated by the entire central area of Gaozhou Prefecture. However, they invariably strengthened the defense level and sent detailed operations to Gaozhou Prefecture and neighboring prefectures and counties.
, just in case something unexpected happens.
They are indeed in contact with Li Jianjie, Hao Shangjiu and Ma Bao. Although they have not yet reached the point where Li Guangen has directly surrendered, these guys are Li Chengdong's old subordinates. Rather than being scattered around, they are naturally more willing to work together.
Chen Kai, a cunning, wise and wealthy man, hugged each other to keep warm. Especially Zhang Yue, who escaped from Guangzhou City with Li Jianjie and Li Yuantai, had seen Chen Kai's methods with his own eyes. The Qing army had taken a close look at it earlier.
If you dare to act rashly, since you can't integrate into the circle of the Ming army in western Guangdong now, you might as well make plans early.
Everyone in Gaozhou Prefecture had their own agendas after hearing the news. The news quickly spread to the hinterland of Guangdong and soon reached Chen Kai's ears. Chen Kai didn't pay too much attention to this. He continued to do what he should do, even through
Li Jianjie and Ma Bao's contact with Zhang Yue and Guo Deng did not stop there, and they looked completely confident.
"Impeach me? In the eyes of the imperial court, I am a member of the Zheng Group. By saying that I am annexing friendly forces, isn't it just to remind the princes of the court to be wary of the rapid expansion of the Zheng Group? I am not the one who should be scratching my head after hearing this news. I should be scratching my head after hearing this news.
It’s the Zheng Group that is.”
Picking up his pen, Chen Kai wrote down the rumor about the impeachment and sent it directly to the general's palace in Fuzhou. At this time, Zheng Chenggong was inspecting the situation of the newly built camp head in the camp outside the city, such as Dong Yougu, Zheng Jing
Such a wife and children are at home, but they are not qualified to open the private letter written by Chen Kai to Zheng Chenggong.
Zheng Jing is still doing his homework, and Feng Chengshi, who assigned the homework, is still preparing tomorrow's lesson plan in his study. In recent times, as he has become more and more stable in Zheng Jing's teacher's position, he originally fell to the bottom.
Feng Chengshi's popularity is also steadily increasing, especially after Zheng Chenggong established the Six Officials, some people within the Zheng Group have more expectations for Zheng Jing as the successor, so Feng Chengshi naturally has a rising tide.
sign.
Outside, Feng Xifan ran back in a hurry. When Feng Xifan came to the study, he immediately stopped, breathed softly, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and put the hurried energy behind him, and then he walked gently.
Knocking on the door of the study room with quick steps.
"Father, I heard that the people Chen Kai sent to Southern Gansu were all bound by an organization called the Tiandihui."
With the recovery of the southern Jiangxi area, the existence of the Tiandihui was inevitably exposed to the eyes of interested people. At this stage, not many people know about these existences, and Feng Xifan also heard about it from other channels, but
There is very little specific content, nothing more than a few words.
Like a monkey offering a treasure, Feng Xifan informed Feng Chengshi of the secret he had discovered. However, Feng Chengshi did not take it seriously. He only said that he already knew about it and continued to be busy with teaching tomorrow.
"Father, please tell me, what is Chen Kai thinking about this heaven and earth meeting?"
Hearing this topic, Feng Chengshi couldn't help but raise his head: "Probably another eunuch."
"Eunuch?" Given Feng Xifan's age, his knowledge of eunuchs comes more from his father's words. When he heard this word, his memory began to flow back, and then he was even more shocked: "
Is he going to be the chief minister of the cabinet in the future? But, how can he join the cabinet when he doesn’t even have any honors?"
As soon as he said this, Feng Xifan realized his mistake. Today is different from the past. In peacetime, there were also examples of non-common people entering the cabinet. Nowadays, in the court, common people have become a rarity. The rules are,
It was decided by man. If the Ming Dynasty were to revive, Chen Kai would be able to ignore the imperial examinations due to his meritorious service. Even if there were many material arguments, in order to win over such a capable minister and contain the inevitable expansion of the vassal town, the emperor would definitely give Chen Kai enough
The fame of joining the cabinet is not a justified reason.
Feng Xifan was like this. Feng Chengshi looked up and understood his son's sudden realization, so he did not continue to explain it. However, in his opinion, this heaven and earth meeting may have another layer of meaning, but Feng Xifan may not be able to
You can see it.
"Chen Kai is building his own eunuch party, not only to seize his position in the court in the future, but also to expand his own power here in Guoxing."
This existed at the same time. According to what Feng Chengshi saw, Chen Kai's improvement in administrative power benefited both the court and the Zheng Group. The chief minister of the cabinet in the court was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty.
The highest ideal, and within the Zheng Group, Chen Kai is still the number two figure, and he may not have the intention to compete with Zheng Jing a hundred years after Zheng Chenggong.
"If nothing else, Chen Kai will try to appoint more Tiandihui members to local official positions, and at the same time attract more officials to join the association. Today, when the country has established six officials to concentrate power, this is his last
Good idea."
There is a saying that only opponents can truly understand each other. Ever since he was appointed to run the Ordnance Bureau, Feng Chengshi has inevitably had a estrangement with Chen Kai. Now, this estrangement has long turned into a hostile attitude.
Therefore, when every move of Chen Kai was shown in front of him, he would continue to interpret it. In this way, he watched with his own eyes that Chen Kai took over Nangan and became the one who couldn't lose it. He also watched with his own eyes that Zheng Chenggong strengthened his centralization of power, and then
Seeing Chen Kai's layout of the Tiandihui with his own eyes, Feng Chengshi predicted the future while also thinking about how to compete with Chen Kai in the future, and he never tired of it.
"Xi Fan, do you know what the eunuch's biggest weakness is?"
"What father means is..."
"Yes, the strength of the Eunuch Party stems from Emperor Cao's favor for Wei Zhongxian. When Emperor Cao died, when Emperor Lie came to the throne, Wei Zhongxian died, and the Eunuch Party also collapsed. In the same way, as long as Chen Kai has no backer, he and he
His heaven and earth will be nothing to worry about."
This point obviously still exists in Feng Xifan's eyes. Apart from that, Zheng Chenggong's establishment of six officials has already weakened Chen Kai's strength. This is beyond doubt. In other words, Chen Kai's backer Zheng Chenggong may not be able to do so in the future.
Will continue to support him and fight in the court, then no matter how powerful Chen Kai's Tiandihui is, it will not be able to escape the fate of the eunuchs.
The establishment of the Liuguan system had a profound impact on the Zheng Group. Chen Kai was the first to bear the brunt, and everyone else would also be affected to a greater or lesser extent. This system soon came under careful investigation by the Qing court.
This spread to the ears of the original Fujian officials and marshals.
In the eighth year of Yongli reign, the Ming army launched a major counterattack against Fujian, causing the Qing government to be almost completely expelled from Fujian. Logically speaking, the Qing government must punish a province for its fall, but on the one hand, the war has not yet ended, and the Qing government in Fujian
The Ming army still controlled some passes to threaten the prefectures and counties controlled by the Ming army. On the other hand, as waves of messengers from Liu Qingtai and Tong Guoqi traveled between Quzhou and Beijing, the powerful officials in the DPRK and China began to fight against the Fujian civil and military forces.
The popularity of the killings also became lower and lower. Later, many people suggested that the loss in Fujian was due to natural disasters, not corruption. It was better to let them take advantage of their crimes and make meritorious services.
Along with the decrease in public relations, there was an increase in bribes, kickbacks from the Zhaofu Bank and the people's wealth and money exploited in the name of the Zhaofu Bank, which continuously enriched the coffers of the nobles in the process.
The first to get out of the trap were the Fujian Admiral Yang Minggao, the right-wing commander Shi Fu, and other generals who had transferred to Jiangxi. The reason was very practical, because the Qing government needed to use them to defend the passes between Jiangxi and Fujian and prevent the Fujian Ming army.
Invasion of Jiangxi. Next, Liu Qingtai failed to defend Jianning Mansion and lost Xianxia Pass. Naturally, he was dismissed from his post and returned to Beijing to wait for disposal. However, the Tong Guoqi, the Tong family had a deep foundation after all, so he had no choice but to be the governor.
, but there are still some people who serve in the army and perform meritorious service. After these two groups of big shots have temporarily decided on the disposal, the remaining chief envoy Zhou Lianggong, as well as the following prefects and counties, have basically solved the problem.
Some of them were dismissed from their posts and returned to their hometowns, while the rest also worked with Tong Guoqi and Zhou Liang in the Industrial Army.
This kind of treatment is not what Shunzhi wants to see, but in the politics of the early Qing Dynasty, the authority of the King's Council is still there, and the opinions of the nobles are like this. It is not easy for him to deal with those transactions just for the sake of a few slaves.
It is not in line with the tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers and within the Eight Banners that the innocent nobles are going against each other.
This was already at the end of the ninth year of Yongli. As a result, within a few months, Nan Gan was also lost. The nobles started shouting and killing the civil and military personnel of Nan Gan again. This time, it was the transfer of the clan.
The waves were higher than the waves, and it seemed that the people would not be angry enough unless they killed all the civil and military officials in southern Jiangxi.
"And that dog slave Suk Saha brought so many Eight Banners of Manchuria, but was defeated by Chen Kai. Did he grow up eating shit? What else is there for such a waste!"
I remember the previous battle of Changde. Suk Saha won unanimous praise from the Eight Banners with his outstanding performance. However, official circles are always so realistic. The winner is a hero and the loser is naturally a bear. Unless the background is profound,
The method of deceiving the superiors and concealing the inferiors has reached a level that can confuse right and wrong, otherwise it is never uncommon for someone to fall from the altar overnight.
Suk Saha is still in charge of military affairs in Ji'an Fucheng, but it seems now that his career is over, unless he can make meritorious deeds, but given the current situation, this may not be easy.
"I think that the internal minister Zhang Jia*Dasu is a strong general who followed the late emperor and is worthy of great use!"
Da Su, who was flying a yellow flag in Manchuria, worked as a bodyguard for Huang Taiji with Ao Bai, and the two had a close friendship. Over the years, Ao Bai quickly rose through the ranks and became Shunzhi's closest minister by virtue of his loyalty and courage to Dorgon.
Dasu's official career was obviously much more bumpy than him, but Obai did not forget this old colleague. After losing so many Eight Banners in Manchuria, Suksaha was bound to be transferred back to punish him. Instead, he succeeded Suksaha.
When the candidate for Saha was selected, because Hong Chengchou suggested setting up the Eight Banners to garrison Nanchang, now the Eight Banners are fighting over each other.
The nobles and ministers proposed several candidates, and in the end, Obai directly proposed Dasu. Compared with others, especially the previous suggestion that Yild, who was about to arrive in Zhejiang, be diverted to Nanchang, it was obviously not enough.
Yes. However, since there is a stalemate on this matter, Shunzhi's decision-making power will actually become greater.
"Ilde should continue to go south. God knows whether the pirates will continue to attack Zhejiang. It is not appropriate to move lightly at this time. As for General Annan who is stationed at the Eight Banners in Nanchang, let Da Su go."
The current problem was solved quickly, and the rest was left to the important ministers and officials in the court. After leaving the court, Shunzhi rushed back to the harem, where Dong E, who had just been included in the palace not long ago,
He has already been waiting in the imperial study room.
This Dong E family, because his father E Shuo has been an official in the south of the Yangtze River all year round, has been influenced and influenced by the Han culture in the south of the Yangtze River since childhood. He is talented and intelligent, good at reading history books, good at calligraphy, and has a unique charm, gentleness and understanding.
Renyi's demure temperament, beautiful temperament, and extremely high understanding were rare among the women of Manchu aristocratic families in the early Qing Dynasty. She was regarded as a close friend by Shunzhi at just one glance and was doted upon by Shunzhi.
At this moment, the beautiful woman was by his side, and Shunzhi had a heart-to-heart talk with her, and soon returned to the work of reviewing the memorials. At this time, Dong E was waiting by the side, but did not look at the memorials. This was the case until Shunzhi turned over.
After reading a memorial sent by Tong Guoqi, the former governor of Fujian, I found it interesting, so I called Dong E to read it together.
"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This is the rule of our ancestors."
Dong E fell to his knees, and Shunzhi had no choice but to let her go back to the interesting memorial.
"...The slaves have seen that the pirates who set up without permission are called Liuguan, but they are actually six tribes. Their intention to usurp the dynasty and establish itself is clearly exposed. With the establishment of Liuguan, the rebel Chen Kai's power will inevitably be greatly reduced. By then, Chen Ni
We must break with the pirates, just like Li Ni did to Sun Ni..."
Chapter completed!