Compared with Song Gun who learned about the recent major events in the world from the newspapers in his hometown, he had many news channels that brought recent events to him.
The army of more than 100,000 people from the Later Jin Dynasty bypassed the Guanning Defense Line, borrowed the road directly from Mongolia, and attacked the city all the way to the gates of Beijing. To be honest, when he received such news, he was in Yan'an Prefecture and was preparing to leave from Yan'an Prefecture.
Return to Shanxi.
As soon as he heard the news, he immediately changed his mind and decided to stay in Yan'an for the time being.
Jiang Wan definitely knew the news earlier than he did. He had no doubt about this. He was worried that if he left Yan'an Mansion at this time, if Jiang Wan felt that he was colluding with Hou Jin, then what happened to his Fan family recently?
, then it’s all in vain.
It's funny to say that during this period of time, the person in Yan'an who was most concerned about the battle situation under Beijing City was probably not Jiang Wan or Song Gun, but Fan Yongdou.
Once the Hou Jin people capture the capital, the world will change drastically. The Ming Dynasty will inevitably move the capital. Then, the north will be left to the Hou Jin people. The Fan family has been rooted in Zhangjiakou for generations, and he based on Jiang Wan's plan.
In the past six months, he has gradually drawn a clear line with the Hou Jin people. For the Hou Jin people, he was considered a betrayal. Once the Hou Jin people settled the accounts, he would have nothing but escape from the Fan family.
There is no other way out to Jiangnan.
However, if the city of Beijing had not been captured by the Hou Jin people, and the imperial court suffered such a big loss this time, everything from the border army to the Beijing army would definitely have to be purged, especially those who arrived after the Hou Jin troops arrived.
At that time, those who surrendered and led the way for the Hou Jin people must be severely punished and liquidated. Although Fan Yongdou did not do anything extraordinary in this incident, if the imperial court really wanted to liquidate such people, his Fan family
Definitely on the list.
All in all, in this war, whether he wins or loses, Fan Yongdou will have a hard time on both sides.
And now, the latest news he got is that the Hou Jin people have retreated, but in Tongzhou near the capital, the Hou Jin army is said to be still fighting with the Ming army, but there is no doubt that the Hou Jin people want to take down Beijing.
Already bankrupt, Ming Dynasty's reinforcements from all walks of life are gathering more and more under the capital city. The troops of the Hou Jin people are now fighting and retreating.
It can be said that basically, the war from last year to this year is coming to an end. Hou Jin has won, but the capital of Ming Dynasty is safe and sound.
More importantly, he learned the news that worried him the most.
The Governor of Jiliao, the commander-in-chief of the various reinforcements, and the "Yuan Manzi" Yuan Chonghuan, who was a headache to the people of the Later Jin Dynasty, had been captured by the emperor and imprisoned.
For him, this was an obvious signal. Just because of the ineffectiveness of the war, Yuan Chonghuan, who held the military power, was captured without mercy. Then, the emperor would liquidate those who surrendered their troops and generals.
Will there be too many party leaders like him who lead the way in liquidation?
He knew very well that no one in Shanxi would protect him, and even if someone did, they would not risk their own future and wealth to protect him. Under the emperor's will, such strong protection would have no effect at all.
rise.
He needed stronger protection, even the kind of protection that could change the emperor's mind. After thinking about it, among his connections, Jiang Wan was the only one who could reach this level.
Will Jiang Wan protect him?
It's hard to say. If Yan'an Prefecture continues to be short of food, his Fan family is indispensable here in Yan'an Prefecture. Maybe Jiang Wan will find a way to save his Fan family. However, with the current situation of Yan'an Prefecture and the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city,
, various villages, and even with the support of Sihai Commercial Bank, various agricultural tools and seeds have been distributed to the refugees. This shows that Yan'an Prefecture will definitely do a big job in farming this year.
Then, the status of the Fan family was not that important in Jiang Wan's mind. At least Fan Yongdou felt that it was not important enough to disobey the emperor's will and change the emperor's mind for the sake of the Fan family.
If he wants to change this situation, then Fan Yongdou can only make the Fan family more important in Jiang Wan's heart. It would be better if he and the other party can be closely connected and inseparable for a while. By then, Jiang Wan will
Wan protects him, and even protects Jiang Wan herself, without him urging her, Jiang Wan will definitely take care of it.
After thinking about it, Fan Yongdou still landed on the place that his businessman valued.
money!
Fan Yongdou is rich, very rich. Others may not know his net worth. They only know that he is rich, but they don’t know how rich Fan Yongdou is.
Let's put it this way, if Nanhaiwei is willing to ask for his money, he, Fan Yongdou, can afford to raise the entire Nanhaiwei army, including all the soldiers and horses, for three to five years.
Of course, Nanhaiwei didn't dare to commit suicide for money that he didn't want. The person who committed suicide last time was Shen Wansan, and he is still buried in Nanjing City!
Jiang Wan didn't want his money either.
When Jiang Wan first came into contact with him, he showed his intention to offer money. After all, "taking people's money to eliminate disasters" is a principle that works everywhere. However, Jiang Wan refused directly and instead
He made it clear that if he really wanted to use the money, he would directly take his troops to the Fan family to get it.
This was not a nice thing to say, and the topic was stopped on the spot.
Now Fan Yongdou wants to bring up this topic again, but he is very clear about Nanhaiwei's financial situation now. He is worried that if he raises this topic with Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan will misunderstand it.
With Song Gun as a filter, he filtered the silver and sent it to Jiang Wan. In this case, what Jiang Wan used was not his money, and there would be no misunderstanding, even if he knew about it in the future.
I am afraid that the source of this money is only gratifying and not suspicious.
If he really has something to do, please go to Jiang Wan and tell him the origin of the money. At least, for the sake of the money, Jiang Wan should help him a little bit!
…
The order finally came from the capital. It was not an order to mobilize troops, but a order to summon Jiang Wan to the capital alone.
The order was issued very urgently, "Enter the capital today", which meant that no matter what Jiang Wan was doing, he must immediately put down what he was doing and go to the capital to meet his king.
Also arriving at Yan'an Mansion with the decree was the latest imperial newspaper. This time there was a rough description of the Battle of Beijing. Jiang Wan saw the news about Mangui, saw the news about Zu Dashou, and even
He saw the news about Wang Chengyin, but he didn't see the news about Yuan Chonghuan.
In the words of the Di newspaper, the Battle of Beijing was a "complete victory and a heavy defeat of the enemy." He knew that if this was the case, Yuan Chonghuan would probably be in prison at this time.
He took his guards and hurried to the capital. Along the way, he was thinking about why the emperor didn't think of him during the war, why he thought of him after the war, and whether he and Yuan Chonghuan were imprisoned this time.
relation?
Obviously, all these issues can only be known after meeting with the emperor.