Chapter 628: The spring is cold and the passing water is pale (Part 1)
Early February has just passed. Outside Bianliang City, the wilderness that had just experienced a military disaster woke up from its slumber. Grass buds are growing and thousands of trees are competing for spring.￠￡,
By the small river in the distance, a group of young people from the city were gathering and camping on the grass. There were guards guarding them all around. From a distance, it seemed that the atmosphere of poetry could be heard.
Ning Yi and Hong Ti walked onto the grassy slope beside the woods.
"...Taiyuan has been besieged for nearly ten days. However, when I saw His Majesty in the morning, he never mentioned sending troops. Han Jing spoke, but he only said to be patient...I heard someone say that you have something to do in the city.
, I’m a little worried.”
"Your Majesty wants to touch Lao Qin."
"Um?"
"Qin Shaoqian is in charge of Wu Ruiying, Qin Shaohe is in charge of Taiyuan, and Qin Siyuan is the real right minister... I have inquired carefully in the past few days, and there has been news in the palace that the emperor wants to reduce power. But the current situation is very embarrassing. The war has just stopped, and Lao Qin
He is a hero, he wants to retreat, but the emperor won't let him."
"...He doesn't want Taiyuan anymore?"
"He wants it, but... he hopes that the Jurchens cannot attack it."
"..."
The wind blew across the grassy slope, and on the opposite side of the river, someone laughed, someone read a poem, and their voices floated over with the spring breeze: "...The strong man leans on the sky and slays the horse, and the loyal soul dances the long sword with blood... He comes with thousands of swords and knives, and steps on them.
The jackal's laughter..." seemed to be a very passionate thing, and everyone cheered in unison.
Ning Yi watched from a distance. After a while, he sat down and pulled a few grasses in his hands. Hongti also sat down next to him: "So... where are you, Li Heng? What's your position in the capital?"
Originally, it is in the right line..."
“I don’t know how far it will be cut at the moment.”
"The emperor... mentioned you today."
"Um?"
"There is probably some speculation about our relationship. When I came here this time, Han Jing was mainly responsible for the deployment and command of the brothers in the village. He won over Han Jing. He appointed him an official and made a wish to make him settle in Beijing. He also persuaded me to settle in Beijing.
Choose a husband."
"The emperor has his own intelligence system... You are a woman, and he can still win over you like this. It seems that he will give you the position of commander of the capital. He has spent a lot of money. But secretly, he also has some provocative intentions."
Ning Yi said this expressionlessly. The review of Wu Rui Camp was this morning. Two days earlier, Qin Shaoqian was recalled to the capital to perform a duel, trying to free up the command authority of Wu Rui Camp. In today's review, Zhou Zhe
Wurui camp has various official titles, and Luliang Mountain's rebel army is a top priority.
This time when everyone from Luliang Mountain went south, Han Jing was the de facto commander. Although Hongti was called the leader, she actually had no regard for her superior martial arts. However, she was still weak in commanding the military formation. Ning Yi knew that some people in Beijing speculated that Han Jing was the leader.
The de facto leader of Qingmuzhai, Zhou Zhe is not a mediocre person.
After meeting everyone after the military parade, he could roughly tell Hongti's temperament and everyone's dignity as soon as he sat down. The reward given to Qingmuzhai at that time was to let Hongti and others decide to fill in their names, and at least they could start an army on their own.
In terms of Confucianism, it is enough for thousands of people to honor their ancestors.
In addition, for a large number of properties in the capital, rewards are the core. He wants these people to live near the capital and guard the Yellow River defense line. This intention has not yet been finalized, but it has been revealed in a subtle way.
Ning Yi had never participated in the review, but he knew the general details clearly.
"If I live in Beijing and choose you as my husband, I'm afraid he will have to make the decision for me." Hongti, who was sitting next to him, smiled, but then suppressed the joke, "Li Heng
, I don’t like the news very much. What are you going to do?”
"Taiyuan is still holding on. I don't know what it will become." Ning Yi said this with a gloomy face, punched the ground, but then shook his head, "People's hearts can be changed, but it is also the most difficult to change.
There is no way to deal with the emperor. Lao Qin is still sending him information through various channels. If the emperor can get this awesome information,
After getting out of the corner, maybe things can turn around. But time is running out. Chen Yanshu’s troops have not arrived at Taiyuan yet, and we have not even set off. The news that Taiyuan has been breached has not yet come.
, but to be honest, from now on, anytime I receive this news, I won’t feel weird.”
"Li Heng..."
He used to strategize, always calm and indifferent to emotions and anger, but now in front of a familiar woman like Hong Ti, his gloomy expression continued, which showed that there were a lot of accumulated emotions in his heart. When he was with Xia Cun,
It was different. Hongti didn't know how to comfort her. Ning Yi glanced at her, but smiled again, dispelling the gloom on his face.
"Don't worry, I have no sense of belonging to this country. I just feel it's not worth it for some people. When the Jurchens went south, people like Zhou Dong sacrificed their lives to assassinate Zong Han. How many people died in the Battle of Bianliang, and
Those who died in front of me outside this city, in Xia Village. In the end, stay safe.
"Original, intrigue. In fact, I have experienced all these intrigues..." He said this, and smiled again, "If it is for the country, the country, it is okay to intrigue, it is normal, but when I think of those dead people
At that time, I felt...uncomfortable."
Hongti bent her legs, stretched out her arms and sat there without saying a word. In the poetry meeting opposite, I don’t know who said what, and everyone shouted: "Okay!" Someone else said: "Of course I have to go back to petition.
!”
Someone shouted: "Who wants to go back with me?"
In the past few days, there have been a lot of calls for war in the capital. Today, the emperor inspected the meritorious troops outside the city, and some people took it as a precursor to sending troops. These young men held a poetry gathering, and they must have said this. After a call, everyone began to get on the carriage and return to the capital.
Went to join the petition. Ning Yi and Hong Ti looked at this scene with mixed feelings in their hearts.
"If something can be done, just do what you thought before. If it can't be done..." Ning Yi paused, "After all, it is the emperor who wants to make a mess. If something can't be done, I will make the next step for Zhuji."
…”
"Huh?" Hongti turned to look at him.
"Split the Zhuji and the Secret Investigation Department, try to peel off the previous official connections, and then use Lao Qin's official connections to re-open. The next focus will be shifted from the capital, and I have to leave..."
"...Where are you going?" Hongti looked at him for a moment and then asked.
Ning Yi smiled bitterly: "Maybe go back to Jiangning. Or maybe... I have to find a place to avoid the disaster of war. I haven't thought about it yet."
"Then Lu Liang..."
"I won't leave you behind, I will always find a way."
Ning Yi smiled, as if he had made up his mind, and stood up: "I can't hold the sand. I just threw it away. I couldn't make up my mind before. If the chaos really comes to this level, I should make up my mind. That's right.
There is nothing we can do about it. Although Luliang Mountain is at the border, it is
It is difficult to use troops because of the situation. We only need to strengthen ourselves. If the Jurchens go south and swallow up the north of the Yellow River, then it will be a waste of money. It will not matter if they surrender to the Jurchens in name. They can take the benefits and throw the bombs back. If they want more, when the time comes
You can hit it again or transfer it again."
Hongti frowned: "Then if you are in the capital, if the right prime minister really loses power, will anything happen?"
Ning Yi also frowned slightly, then shook his head: "I don't think we will kill all the things in the officialdom. As long as Lao Qin can live, no one knows whether he can make a comeback. If his power is reduced, that's it... Of course, there are still
We haven't reached this stage. Lao Qin showed weakness and the emperor refused to accept it. Next, you can also complain about illness and old age. You can't be unkind. I know what I know, don't worry."
"Then...what about us? Otherwise, we say that the siege of the capital has been lifted, and we directly return our troops and head north to Taiyuan?"
"This is difficult to do." Ning Yi smiled bitterly, "More than a thousand of you, go to Taiyuan and die. It's better to stay in the capital and receive some benefits."
Hongti also nodded: "It's good to have someone to take care of you."
There are a lot of things going on in the capital. In recent times, not only the city has been tense, but also the conflicts between various forces in the Wurui camp have been tense. Although these people from Luliang Mountain have experienced the strictest discipline training, in this situation, the daily politics
Education, where Hongti is in charge, is still not
I can relax. Fortunately, after Ning Yi took over Luliang, the material conditions of Qingmuzhai are not too bad, and the future is promising. Ning Yi not only gives people good treatment, but his ability to draw cakes is also absolutely first-class. Otherwise, as soon as he comes to the south
In this colorful world, I don’t know how many people are unwilling to leave.
The two chatted together for a while, lingering for a while before they separated.
Back in the city, the rain started to fall again, and the atmosphere in the Bamboo Chronicles also seemed gloomy. For the people at the lower levels responsible for publicity, and even for the residents in the capital, the situation in the city was extremely gratifying. They were united and united, which was heartening.
Excited and generous, everyone thinks
Come, in such a warm atmosphere, it is a certainty to send troops to Taiyuan. But for these people who are more or less exposed to the core information, at this critical node, receiving information about the intrigues among the upper echelons of the imperial court is nothing less than a slap in the face.
It's chilling.
To reach this stage, the Prime Minister's Office has not experienced storms in the past. But the nature of this time is obviously different. If a tree is as beautiful as a tree in the forest, the wind will destroy it. This is common sense. Only after overcoming difficulties can we achieve success.
It is common sense to have higher power. But this time, Taiyuan was still under siege, and the news that the power of the Right Prime Minister was to be weakened came out from the palace. Apart from being helpless, everyone could only feel cold in their hearts.
Next, it is no longer a game, but we can only hope that the emperor at the top will be soft-hearted and open-minded. In political struggles, there are many situations where sympathy from others is required. Whether you are a loyal minister or a loyal dog, you will gain something.
The method of trusting the emperor is often the case of gaining power and losing power with one word. Qin Siyuan must have a good grasp of the emperor's character if he can reach this point, but whether he can reverse it this time depends on the person next to him.
All we can do is wait.
After all, in this court, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others are powerful, and there are also powerful officials such as Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, and Li Bangyan, and there are courtiers such as Gao Qiu who rely on the emperor to survive. No matter how powerful Qin Siyuan is, his methods
No matter how powerful you are, it is impossible to confront this interest group head-on, to consider taking on the difficulties, and to coerce the emperor to order the princes.
At least Ning Yi knows that Lao Qin has used many methods. In the old man's resignation letter, he lovingly recalled his past friendship with the emperor, and his ambitions before the emperor succeeded to the throne.
The subsequent plan to destroy the Liao Dynasty, the emperor's efforts to govern, the painstaking efforts here, etc., etc., etc., etc., this matter was of no use. Qin Siyuan also visited Zhou Zhe several times in private, and actually gave in and resigned... But all
It's no use.
At first, everyone thought that the emperor's refusal to resign was because he was determined to re-employ Qin Siyuan. Now it seems that he is determined to suppress Qin Siyuan.
If things really come to this, Ning Yi will have no choice but to leave.
He had already started making plans in this area. At the same time, after returning to Zhuji, he began to mobilize the elite experts around him, gathering the strength of dozens of people, and asked them to set off for Taiyuan immediately.
If the city of Taiyuan is destroyed, try to bring Qin Shaohe back to the south. As long as Qin Shaohe is alive, the Qin family will have an extra foundation.
In the gloomy spring rain, many things are as disturbing as flies flying around, disturbing people's nerves from two completely different directions. If things can pass, they will be in heaven. If they cannot, all efforts will fall apart. Ning Yi
He has never had any contact with Zhou Zhe, but based on his previous analysis of the emperor, it is hard to be optimistic about what happened this time.
At first, he only planned to assist Qin Siyuan and not enter the court. This time, he truly realized the trouble of tens of thousands of efforts being destroyed by one thought. What's more, even if he had never seen it in person, he could imagine what Taiyuan was going through at this time, the human lives
Perhaps dozens, hundreds, thousands, or tens of millions are dying, but in the peace here, a group of people are running for power.
If you can't do anything about it, just leave.
That night, he sat in front of the window and sighed softly. His original trip to the north was no longer for his career, but just for the dead people he saw during the war and a trace of compassion in his heart. After all, he is a descendant.
No matter how much darkness I have experienced, I still can't stand such naked tragedy and death. Now it seems that all this effort is ultimately meaningless.
With this in mind, he faced a large amount of information from the Secret Investigation Department and continued to sort it out. These things were all secrets about various officials during the Southern and Northern Expeditions, including Cai Jing's corruption in seizing power.
, buying and selling officials, including Tong Guan, Cai Jing and others who worked together to send money to the north, buy cities, and a series of other things, he sorted out and connected all the filings and evidence. These things were completely taken out and attacked.
Covering half of the imperial court.
The emperor might know some things, but he would never know them in such detail.
Even if you are cold-hearted, you still have to have the last resort.
When this kind of thing is taken out, it can be big or small. It is completely unpredictable. He is just sorting it out. How to use it is left to Qin Siyuan to operate. In this way, he lay down at his desk and sorted it out, until the cockcrow sounded and the east gradually turned white. February 12th will always be
In the past, February 13th of the 14th year of Jinghan arrived, followed by February 14th and 15th. The situation in Beijing was changing day by day.
In the north, it was not until February 17th that Chen Yanshu's troops arrived near Taiyuan. They set up a formation and tried to relieve Taiyuan. On the opposite side, the troops stood still while Chen Yanshu kept sending letters asking for help, and the two sides faced off again.
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A few days later, the reply to the request for help was sent back to Chen Yanshu.
Taiyuan City, under the siege of the Jurchens, has been reduced to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The reinforcements that the weak people in the city hoped for in the last light will never arrive again. (To be continued...)